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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-05

Old iron for sale. Apply at this
omce
Ring off, Will you, and don
keep the operator guessing when
your are through talking
Fox SALE-Three lots in Browns
vile, one block from passenger
depot Also 90 house blocks.
Apply to A H. Weller. 7-25 If
The Elite barber shop has been
moved next door south Of the First
National Bank, and PRESENTS cool
and inviting appearance in its new
. location
NJ don't YOU surprise your
horse with feed Of Barbour $
mixed chops corn and oats.
8-23-tf
George and NJ. Z. Cole, com
.mercial travellers who have been
here several days, left this morn
ing for Corpus, going by hack TO
Raymondville.
Your chickens viii lay if you
feed them on Barbour's cracked
corn. 8. 23-tf
Notwithstanding this has been
called a dry country, rain continues
to come, several nice showers fall
ing last night and this morning,
with very lattering prospects for
more.
For RENT-Two-story brick
building on Elizabeth street, cen
trally located, cellar under build
ing. Call on or address w F. Den
nett. ISIS
Try Barbour 5 cracked corn tor
your horse or chickens, It's the
stuff. S-2+-tf.
DR.. Thorn was entertained here
Monday night by his uncle J. B.
Jones. The doctor was returning
to his home in Brownsville from
the big fair in St. Louis. Alice
Sun.
Truck land for lent or sale IN
tracts of 5 acre, or more. Office
under Masonic Hall on Levee
street. Peter G. Rucker.
a party consisting OF Judge
Stanley WEIGH, Judge and Jos. K.
Wells and c. c. Pierce, left this
morning for Raymondville. by pri-
vate conveyance, and viii take the
train for Corpus Christi, JOS k
Wells returns to Baltimore TO re
sumo his studies.
The building recently vacated
By the Elite barber shop Is being
fitted up and will be occupied as q
millinery store.
For Sale-Rice bran and chicken
feed at Rice Mill SLIT.
Furnished rooms for rent close
=, Plenty of cistern water. Ap-
\at Herald Office. If.
e Manteo arrived of the bar
orning at s O'Clock, from
rf on and New Orleans. She
| UG 50 tons of freight and two
The ship has not been
X Y on inside. but the pilot
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-05

We've got it--Corn chops, Ga
chops, mixed chops, cracked corn .
Bright top folded Barbour $ Feed
Store. 8-23-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-05
THE WEATHER.

Brownsville, Tex, Oct. ;, 1904
Tonight and Thursday showers; cooler.
Thursday light to fresh variable winds,
becoming northerly on coast.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-05
ST. l.. B. & M. R.R.
PASSENGER TRAINS.

PASSENGER TRAINS.
No. l leaves Brownsville every
lay except Sunday at $50 q. m.
No. 2 arrives in Brownsville
every day except Sunday at 4:25
D. m.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
No. II leaves Brownsville Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
only, at $50 a. III.
No. y Arrives in Brownsville
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, only, at 7:15 p. m.
Nos. ! and 2 pass each other at
Rudolph at 1888 p. m.
JEFF \. MILLER,
Vice-pres. and Gen. Man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01
TRIUMPH OF AN ARTISTS SKILL
The Tedious Process by Which Secretary Hays 900 Painting
of a Madonna by Bo1tceH Was Transferred From Wood
to Camuas, Required Months OF Patient Samdp9
be,irg by Careful Steady Fingers

Not everybody would want the re-
sponsibility of transferring a $4,000
painting from wood to canvas, for the
task of patiently sandpapering the wood
away from the pigment must be nerve
wearing occupation. When Secretary
Hay discovered that his valuable Bot
ticelli Madonna was cracked, he was
in despair. The old. masters painted
many Of their great pictures on wood
and wood will crack after 400 years,
and a cracked picture is practically
worthless from an artistic standpoint.
Mr.. Hay, after many inquiries and
disappointments, at last found a man
in New York who was willing to under
take the task Of separating the picture
from the wood on which it was painted
and transferring it to canvas without
injuring the picture in any way. II
was impossible to remove the paint from
the wood, so the only possible way Of
preserving the picture was to take thu
wood from the paint.
The artist began by placing hundred
of slips of the thinnest tissue pape
over the painting and they were hel,
to the paint by a thin, watery paste
The slips were pressed down between
: the paint ridges, for Botttcelli knew tn
art Of making the pigment stand out il
relief to accentuate certain lines. Thes
slips of paper were nodded into an
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

over the reliefs and depressions, and
then thicker slips were used, until a
great. thickness was obtained. When
the panel was reversed on level sur
face the. artist began the actual work
of removing the wood.
Sandpaper was used entirely, and it
was months before the wood was re-
duced to only a thin layer, which lay
over the paint. This was the critical
moment, for if the sandpaper was used
too vigorously the paint would be in
jured. Great caution, patience, keen
eyesight and steady nerve triumphed
at last, and left the paint lying in its
bed Of tissue paper. The last vestige of
wood had disappeared in powder.
The painting was carefully smeared
with an adhesive substance and then
backed with a heavy, stiff linen canvas,
and the whole placed in an even tenn
perature to dry. When at last it was
considered safe, the tissue paper slips
were carefully removed. This also took
careful fingers, but when it was ac-
complished the picture was found to be
unframed. The colors were undimmed,
and there was no sign of rubbing or
smearing. A coat of thin varnish was
applied. and the Botticeli masterpiece
hangs again in Mr.. Hays Washington
home, practically preserved for all time,
and showing no sign of its recent severe
| treatment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

nothing but haze of white smoke,
VISION Of lurid faces and black forms,
and sharper than them all, the figure
of Barre himself bending over the body
Of the insensible girl. Then, amidst
the babbling of voices, and the sobbing
of women land the cry Of the man,
which was the most bitter cry imagin-
able, heard the words, "Stop the stu
dent in the black coat--he has shot
Mademoiselle! -
But the girl lay dead, with bullet
thru her heart. =.
The tragedy at the operahouse was
talk for many days in Paris; but the
assassin was never taken, nor indeed,
heard Of. The police inclined to the
hhs sys that bT aeedFn n he hea
of the riot; and to this theory most
people inclined. But there was large
sympathy for NJ. Georges Barre, who
lay near to death for many weeks after
/ the shock, and who quilted the, capital
| subsequently to take up his residence IN
London, told him the story the
he was well enough to hear it; but, ik.
the police Of Paris who had it also,
i could see that he did not believe a wore
4 Of it, He sold me the topaz bracelet
\ however, and I have it to this day, fol
\ I want the courage to sell it.
Of the italian I never heard again.
saw him last Immediately after tn
, drama Of the ball.. when he lurche,'
away from me, wringing his hand
: pitifully, begging me to tell his stor.
, to the police, and crying that a ours
| was upon him. But take it, in cor
) junction with his confession, as a littl
curious that madman, described a
$ an ecclesiastic Of Savona, should hay
3 thrown himself before train in tn
: Care du Nord two days after the deaf
: of Mile. Bernier.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

Joseph. who summoned him for that
purpose, the German emperor and the
king kin Of siam and bis family: His ia
NOUS painting of "Venus" was pur,
chased by the Siamese monarch, and
now hangs in the palace at Bangkok.
Cell is professor at the Royal Academy
honor to be one Of the three artists who
have the right to Judge contestants for
entrance into the Framers' gallery, Of
the Uffizi. He was born at Lucca, but
has always lived in Florence. He IS
now a man Of IS, Of striking appear
ance, and is the owner Of what is SAID to
last portrait Of himself is to be exhib,,
tied In the Uffizi gallery with those Of
Raphael, Rembrandt and other masters.
Cell exhibited a triptych of the Pas
sion Of Christi at Dresden last year,
receiving the grand prix.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

Professor Educard Cell, whose por-
trait of Mark Twain has just been hung
in the Italian section in the Palace of
Art, at st. Louis, is the leading portrait
PAINTER RAJ Mt T Of Italy: He was introduced to
soiourn in Italy, by the Chevaliet Victor
Zeggio, prominent member Of the
Royal italian commission to the st..
Louis exposition. Mr.. Clemens was
persuaded to give the artist five sit
tings. The painting is one Of three
which Professor Cell was invited to ex-
hibit at St. Louis, the other two being
study Of head-and a "Portrait of a
Lady, Of the three, the Mark Twain
is pronounced the finest.
Professor Cell is portrait-painter to
the court Of Italy, and has painted
many royal subjects, including Emperor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

Under the miscroscope the residuuml
Of dried tears is found to be a beautiful
mosaic Of crystals, most of the shapes
being ferns and crosses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01
VALUABLE ROGS.

Sir Richard Sankey estimates that Ire-
lands boys contain the equivalent of $780,
600, 900 tons of coal, and he advocates
creating power for varied industries by
converting the fuel into electricity on the
spot. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01

CHEAPER THAN USING MATCHES.
Modern Society.
'Smithers says he lights one cigar from
another now, he smokes so much"
IT don't wonder, considering the kind
Of cigars he smokes"
"Why?"
Matches would cost more"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
POLICE MAKE RAID
ON BELDEN PLACE
Twenty-Six Women Are Taken Into
Custody by Captain Duke and
His Squad.

Captain of Police Duke took initial
steps last night toward the permanent
closing of Belden place, notorious
alley running from Pine to Bush
street, between Kearny and Mont
gomery. Assisted by Sergeant Shaw
and sixteen patrolmen in citizens
clothes, he raided eight houses locat-
ed on the thoroughfare and arrested
twenty-six women. All were taken to
the Central police station, where they
were charged with vagrancy.
When the women arrived at the
prison Duke announced to them that
it was the intention of the police to
close the alley and that the houses
could be no longer used for their pres
ent purposes. He stated that arrests
would be made nightly and urged the
women to seek other quarters. Soon
after the women were booked an at
torne- arrived at the Hall of Justice
and the prisoners were bailed out at
the rate of $25 apiece. Several other
attempts have been made to close the
place, but after each raid the police
were prevented from going further on
account of the issuing of injunctions.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
HOLIDAY STAKE
FOR CREYHOUNDS
Special Event Will Be De-
cided at Union Coursing
Park on Monday Next

In accordance with a custom estab-
lished years ago. there will be no cours-
ing at Union Park on Sunday, Christ
mas day. A holiday stake will be run
on Monday. The entries were limited
to forty-eight greyhounds and equality
was sought in the selection of the dogs.
The stake bears an open look and tho
ultimate winner will be hard to pick.
The draw last night resulted as fol-
lows:
Sunnybrool VS.. Aeolus: Miss Green VS..
Checkers Mimico Runaway Actress; The
Sheriff VS. Rapid Water Rey Dare VS.. Dun
can; Forest Fire Miss Lucille; Dorothy M
vs. Kittleman; Jigamaroo VS.. Little Mercy;
General Dewet VS.. Foxhunter; Cranberry Sauce
VS.. Texas Mamie: Bella Lloyd VS.. Yellowstone;
Presto VS. Ina Cissus; Baby Aurora VS.. Siroc;
Belfast VS. lone Hill: Frisky Boy vs.. Idaho
Boy; Medea VS.. ouIcksand; Lucy Glitters VS.
Proper; Texas Hoo Hoo Story's Sister; Van
Nora VS. Ready Address; Mickey Free vs.
Graceful; Stingaree vs. May Tunnison; Fiery
Cross VS. Clover Blossom: Nellie Wise VS.. Nc
Henry; Becky Sharp VS.. Kalispel-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
STREET CAR TOSSES WAGON
AND HORSES INTO DITCH
Harry Ordway, the Amateur Fighter,
Badly Injured in the
MiXuD.

Pierpont Ordway, generally known
as Harry Ordway, a we'll known anna
teur fighter, came within an ace of
winding up his earthly career yester-
day. He was driving a team attached
to an express wagon up Ellis street
just east of Powell at $50 D. m.
yesterday when street car 1909, in
charge of Gripman Morton, ran into
the outfit.
Ordway; wagon, horses and all went
flying into the air and came down with
a crash into the excavation that is
being made along -ha north side of
Ellis street at point opposite Harry
Corbett's cafe. The struggling horses
kicked frantically and in the mixup
Ordway was hurt. It took about an
hour to extricate the outfit from its
position, during which time car traffic
in that street was entirely suspended.
Ordway's injuries were painful-a kick
in the groin and a laceration of one
ear-but he declined to go to the hospi-
tai, preferring to stay by his team.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

After all their desperate fighting on
Tuesday night Jimmy Britt and Bat
ting Nelson were on the streets yes
terday, showing slight evidences of the
encounter through which they had
passed. Britt had a slight cut over his
left eye, which the majority of the
spectators at the fight thought was
caused by Nelson butting him with his
head. When Nelson's attention was
called to this injury he said he distinct
ly remembered hitting Britt with his
right hand and that he hurt one of his
knuckles when he delivered the blow.
Nelson was unmarked save for an un-
natural pufflness about the nose. Britt
went to the matinee in the afternoon,
While Nelson strolled about the sport
ing resorts discussing the fight with his
friends.
Nelson has had the experience of
many other boxers who held out for a
particular referee and then thought
son is sure he should have had no
worse than draw decision, but it is
not on this score that he feels the most
aggrieved why didn't Roche referee
this fight as he did my fight with Cor
bett?" asked Nelson. I'm that fight he
let us go at it and made no attempt
either to pull us apart or to step be-
tween us. On Tuesday night he gave
me the worst of all the breaks and
must have hit him forty times in my
efforts to reach Britt while he was in
my way. I think he should have dis
qualified Britt for hanging on. as the
Queensberry rules state explicitly that
a man must not hang on. If we had
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

been let alone we would have been
fighting ourselves free in two or three
rounds.
NELSON DISCUSSES REFEREE
ut was agreed upon and announced
that we would break at the order OF the
referee. The latter must have had
different idea, as his first act was TO
take off his coat, vest, collar ana neck
tie, apparently prepared to struggle
with us. There never was time during
thefight thatI was dazed or in any dan
ger of going out In order to draw
Britt's fire l deliberately dropped my
hands on a couple of occasions and
feigned grogginess in order to tempt
him into mixing with me. The moment
l started TO punch he went back to his
holding tactics and reduced my ef-
fectiveness. Britt is not hard hitter,
as there was no steam in any of his
blows AS an evidence of this there
is not a sore spot on my body to-day"
The. friends of Britt saw many
chances he overlooked. He paid a lot
of attertion to Nelson's head after ne
found that the Dane could not be hurt
there. He had many chances TO send
in a right to the heart, but he seemed
to overlook them entirely. He worked
his way out of a corner once in clever
style. but several times after that he
let Nelson corner him and did not try
to sidestep the Dane as he rushed IN
head down. Britt fought from the
start like a man who had made up MS
mind to stave off defeat by every
means in his power rather than take
q chance of scoring decisive victory.
RECEIPTS ARE DECEPTIVE
Although the attendance was prob
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
DIC EIGHT AETERMATEI
BOXERS SHOW NO MARKS
AFTER DESPERATE FIGHT
Nelson Complains That the Referee Re
duced His Effectiveness by His Actions

ably the largest numerically ever gath
cred at a fight here, the receipts did
not come up to the expectations of the
fighters. The tickets when counted
showed gross receipts Of $3.50 OF this
the fighters share was S14.795. OF this
Britt received SSS77. while Nelson re-
ceived $591S. The clubs share was
$12, los. The expense OF promoting the
affair was about $1,000, leaving a net
profit to the club Of about $4,000.
The club managers are already hgur-
ing on fights for January and Febru
ary The application of the San Fran
cisco Athletic Club for the January per-
NIT will come UP before the Super
visors' Police Committee this after
noon. Alex Greggains is anxious to
match Britt and Jimmy Gardner. II
Britt does not want to fight next month
the Hayes Valley Club would like to
handle a fight with him as principal in
February.
Young Corbett's popularity with the
public was attested by the reception
given him in the ring on Tuesday night.
In view Of a possible engagement he
will settle down to-day, probably at
ShannOn's villa, near San Rafael. and
will go through a severe course of train
ing under the direction of Frank Nc
Donald. EIe expects to work so hard
this time that he will bring himself
down to 126 pounds, a notch he has not
reached in many years. He figures
that the amount Of work he will do to
bring himself TO. that figure will put
him in condition to fight for his life
He is willing to meet Britt or Nelson at
1S2 pounds. the weighing to be done
az o'clock on the day of the fight.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
BUREAU OF INFORMATION
FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUBS
New Plan Soon to Be Instituted by
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker
of Denver.

DENVER, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Sarah
Platt Decker, president of the Nation
al Federation of Womens Clubs, to-
day announced that she had about
completed arrangements for the es-
tablishment Of a bureau of informa-
ton. Information will be collected
concerning the work of women in this
country, their clubs, their reforms
and all the matters in which they are
interested. From time to time bull
letins will be sent out. These bulle-
tins will contain messages from the
president and general information
concerning the work of the federation.
Any questions will be answered if
they are sent to the official bureau.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
OLDFIELD CUTS
RECORDS DOWN
Auto King Sets New Marks
at Distance From Two
to Nine Miles Inclusive

LOS ANGELES, Dec 21.-Barney
Oldfield succeeded in lowering all auto
mobile records from two to nine miles
at Agricultural Park track to-day. He
failed to reduce the one, two and three
mile records on the first attempt, but
on a subsequent trial he cut the two
and three mile figures. The records. as
they stand, are as follows, all being
new except the one-mile:
One mile, Sly. seconds; two miles.
las 2-5; three miles, 239 As; four miles.
1886 3-5; five miles, 4:29; six miles.
5:22 %; seven miles, 6:15 4-5; eight
miles, 1903 1-5; nine miles, S:04.
The nine-mile record was the onlv
one not held by Oldfield, up to fifty
miles, and to-day's trial reduces it by
Is seconds
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
Partners Fall Ont.

Bartho Hessel considers that he has
been misled and mistreated by Ferdi-
nand Jung and has sued for a dissolu-
ton Of their copartnership in the
Standard Bottling Company. Hessef
alleges that they agreed on November
II to go into business together, each
to contribute half of the capital.
When the contract of partnership was
presented it provided that Hessel
should put up $4,000 and Jung $2500,
but Hessel says he was induced to
sign upon Jungs explanation that the
wording of the contract was a mere
fcrinality and the original agreement
would hold. On December 19, when
they were ready for business, says the
plaintiff, Jung told him that he (Jung)
would have to have sole management
of the concern or would have nothing
to do with it. Hence, Hessel says,
they cannot agree.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
BAYNE DEFEATS GREEN
IN HANDBALL TOURNEY
Large Gallery Witnesses Excitlng
Match i'm the Court OF the
Olympic Club.

Fred Bayne defeated Monroe Green
in the handbaIl tournament last night
at the Olympic Club. Two games were
necessary \ to decide the match and
both were played at terrific pace.
Bayne was all over the court, smash
ing and killing like champion.
Green never let up at any stage and
Bayne was forced to do his best.
There was a large gallery present and
the contest was conceded to be the
best of the tournament. Bayne is the
class of the tournament and should
win first prize. Scores, Bayne, 21-21;
Green, 17-13.
In the second class F. w. Krone de-
faulted to l.. KerfoOt.
In the third class Kaspar Harris de-
feated II. G.. Selig in two straight
games. Scores, 21-12, 21-15.
Tomorrow night DR.. Converse and
Hugo Poheim will play for first class
honors. F. Barkan and r. Selig will
meet in the second class, while F. j.
Foran and M. j. Tansey will play in
the third class.
The games were refereed by "Hei-
ney' Cory and scored by Al Hampton.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
FIVE IN A ROW
FOR GOLD ROSE
Speedy Daughter of Gold
Crest Sustains Winning
Streak on Ascot Course

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.-Green B.
Morris two year old filly Gold Rose
started here for the fifth time to-day
and scored her fifth successive victory.
The distance was over the Slauson
course. and Gold Rose was held at 6
TO 5 throughout the betting. Sais was
looked upon to take the fast filly's
measure and was heavily played at to
2. while Ell Chihuahua found numerous
hackers at 5. Gold Rose went to the
front at once and never left the issue
in doubt Sais finished second and Ell
Chihuahua third.
Three short-priced favorites were
successful at Ascot, two outsiders and
one second-choice winning the other
races. Liberto, at II to /, surprised the
public by winning the first, and Ala
manson at 10 to ended the days sport
by beating the red-hot favorite in the
sixth. The winning favorites were
Tryon, at to 8; Gold Rose, at to 8,
and Club, at Ito 2. The latter horse
ran a great race, and won the fifth
event in hollow style. West Brook
field, at to !, annexed the second
race. Weather cloudy. track fast.
Summary:
First race. selling one mile-LAberto. 11o
20 l. second; Lustig, 106 (Dugan). to /,
third. Time. 1:43A. Frangible. Miracle II,
Huapala. Galsnthus, Tangible, Evermore and
Idalum also ran.
second race. selling. FIVE and half fur
longs-West Brookheld, 101 (KenD. 3 to !,
won: Cotillion. los (E. Walsh), to l. second;
Hndebrand. 103 Hildebrand). 10 to 1, third.
Time. los Mart Gentry, Doctor c. Maggie
Mackey, Spring Leaf and Tim Hurst also ran.
Third race, selling. one mile-Tryon, 102
Oawrence). TO 8. won; Potrero Grande, 1O2
(McDanieD 41z to /. second: Freesias, 90
Herbert). to i. third. Time, :43. Foxy
Grandpa, Tomhawk. Punctillo and Ed Guinz-
burg also ran.
Fourth race, slauson course-Gold Rose, 1os
(E. Walsh. TO O. won: SAILS, ia (Hilde-
brand). 2h TO l, second; Ell chihuahua, 103
(TruebeD to !, third. Time. 1:O9h. Home
bred and Felipe Lugo also
Fifth race, selling one mile and seventy
yards-Chub. 81 (Herbert), to 5. won: Rough
Rider. 81 CKnapp). 20 10 !. second: Evea g,
102 iHiidebrand), to /. third Time, :46lz.
Narro. Phyz and Autumn Time also ran
Sixth race. selling, six Observation-Disclosures
los fTruebeD. 10 to 1. won; Schoharie 112
CHildebrand) / to 3 second; Our Pride.
1O4 (FIent. TO ]. third. Time, 1:l5 Ten
dercrest. Miss Provo. Wager, Mordente and
John Hughes also ran.