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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-19

MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSEI.S-The fol
lowing movements of vessels have been reported
to the Navy Department
ARRIVED.
March 1.-THE Peoria New-York. the Hartford al
cape Hayden.
March Is-The MAJ slower at Washington.
SAILED
March 1.-The Baltimore from Hampton Roads for Pen
acola the Yankton from Norfolk 10 search FOR wreck
March IS-The from san Juan for sanchez the
Cincinnati from Che Cheruulpo. the Newark
the Detroit and the Montgomery from Pensacola Tor
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
NOTES ON NATIoNALITIEs.

Tame snakes are used in Morocco
to clear houses Of rats and mice
Russia has the most rapidly increas-
ing population of any country in Eu-
rope.
Dogs in Hamburg are taxed accord
ing to size. The bigger the dog, the
higher the tax.
The language of the republic OF
Hayti is French, while the language
of the republic Of Santo Domingo, on
the island Of Hayti, is Spanish.
The average age OF the Japanese
navy isl over than that of any other
navy Of the world. No one over 20
years old is accepted for enlistment.
The average height is five feet four
inches-less than the average height
Of any other navy in the world.
A German society has lately pub
lished an interesting paper on the sub
ject Of ecclesiastical anathemas
launched in the middle ages against
animals. Among the maledictions
cited is that Of a pastor of Dresden,
who in 1859 cursed the sparrows for
distracting his congregation.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
CARS minister
slain BY A bomb
Won PLEHVE KILLED BY AN
ASSASSIN WHILE DRIVING
IN ST. PETERSBURG.
BODY MANCLED AND
CARRIAGE SHATTERED
Coachman Also Slain and Several Per-
sons Injured Murderer Is Arrest
ed-Ohcial on Way to Visit Emper-
or When Tragedy Occurred.

st. Petersburg, July 29.-Minister of
the Interior Won Plehve was assassinat-
ed Thursday morning while driving to
the Baltic station to visit the emperor
at the Peterhof palace. A bomb was
thrown under the minister's carriage,
completely shattering it. M. Won Plehve
was terribly mangled. The crime was
committed at ten O'Clock.
The coachman was killed and the
wounded, and maddened horses dashed
wildly away with the front wheels OF
the carriage, the only portion of the
vehicle remaining intact. Immediately
there ensued a scene of the widest con-
fusion Police and gendarmes hurried
up from every direction and vast crowds
gathered about the spot where the man
gled body of the minister lay weltering
in his blood The roadway was
strewn for hundred yards with the
wreckage of the carriage and pieces OF
the red lining of the minister's official
overcoat A few yards from M. Won
Plehve's body lay a shapeless heap OF
the coachman's remains.
Tragedy Occurs in Crowded Spot.
The tragedy occurred on the "a
ialkonski prospect, broad thorough
fare leading up to the Warsaw depot,
whence the road turns sharply to the
left toward the Baltic railroad station.
The exact spot at which the outrage oc-
CURED is just before the bridge spanning
the circular canal, on the other side of
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
Snugglers.

Special agents of the treasury de.
partment have unearthed a systematic
scheme of smuggling along the North
ern Minnesota border near Rainy lake
and vicinity.
While nothing official is given out, it
is learned that Canadian manufactured
articles, including hardware, clothing
and other wearing apparel has been
smuggled into Minnesota and sold tc
country people at prices much less
than they can purchase the same class
of articles on this side Of the border.
It is claimed that two or three profes.
sional smugglers from New York and
several Canadian brokers promoted the
enterprise and they are soon to be TAX.
en- up to Justice.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04

Frederick Cogswell, Of Cambridge,
Mass, who has just resigned as =
superintendent of schools, was an in
structor for fifty years.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
Canada's Attractions.

The Dominion Exhibition is ono
that attracts hundreds of thousands
each year. This year it will be held
in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada), and
with the material assistance given it
by the Dominion Government, it will
be one of the most successful ever
held. Besides the number Of special
attractions that will be offered. there
will be brought together an exhibit
of the Agricultural and Industrial re-
sources of Canada such as is rarely
attempted by any country. Visitors
will be there in large numbers from
the United States, owing to the low
rates offered by railways, connecting
with the Canadian roads. It is ex-
pected that Hon. Clifford Seton. Min
lister of the Interior, will be there
on the opening day to declare the ex.
hibition open. A splendid opportunity
will be afforded by this exhibition to
meet friends. Hotel accommodations
will bs quite ample.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
Shorthorns at the Fair.

3. o. Cowan, secretary of the Ameri-
can Shorthorn Breeders association
has just completed a trip of several
weeks during which he has visited
many breeders in the Northwest and
finds that conditions are exceptionally
good this year for the best cattle exhibit
at the state fair ever seen in Minnesota.
His trip was made with special refer
ence to the auction sale which takes
place at the state fair, it being the
custom to examine all animals before
they are accepted for sale.
The fair opens Aug. 20 and closes
Sept. 3.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
Two Ambassadors Back.

New York, July 29.-Bellamy Storer,
American ambassador, to Austria-Hun-
gary, and Charlemagne Tower, Amer
ican ambassador to Germany. were
among the passengers on the steamer
Deutschland, which arrived Thursday
from Hamburg. The Deutschland had
favorable weather all the way across,
and made the passage in five days, II
hours and AZ minutes, maintaining an
average speed of 1882 knots per hour
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Low Rates.

The department commander of the
G. A. r. has secured the low rate OF
$25.75 from the Twin Cities for the
round trip to the national encampment
to be held at Boston during the weeh
of August Is. This official headquar-
ter's train will leave Minneapolis Sat-
urday, August 13, at a. NJ, and st
Paul at 9:35 a. M. The train will be
made up of Pullman standard and
tourist cars, and go through to Boston
without change, via the Chicago &
Northwestern, Michigan Central, New
York Central and Boston & Albany
roads. At Niagara Fallsf stop OF
three hours will be made Sunday aft
ernoon. The train is scheduled to
reach Boston at Z a. m. Monday morn
ing, August l..
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
I Is Not a Candidate.

New York, July pa letter from
Former Secretary of War Elihu Root
to Gov. B. B. Odell, in which Mr.. Root
stated that he could not be considered
candidate for governor and couiG
not accept the place, was read Thurs
day at a conference here of republican
state leaders.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04

which both stations are situated. The
bomb-thrower must have known per-
fectly we'll that Minister Won Plehve
would pass the spot, for the minister
makes his report to the emperor every
Thursday. The Internal machine was
thrown with deadly accuracy, and the
assassin was favored by the fact that
traffic here is always of the heaviest.
owing to the crossing of lines of surface
cars and the continuous stream OF heavy
trucks. M. Won Plehye was always ap-
prehensive of attempts upon his life and
used to drive rapidly. The coachman,
however, was compelled to go slow at
this point.
Explosion Is Terrific.
The assassin in laying his plans evi-
.dently foresaw this circumstance and,
while the minister's coachman slowed
down, threw the bomb. The explosion
was terrific and practically annihilated
the woodwork of the carriage. The
horses tore off. dragging the axle and
the front wheels. The animals, though
infuriated by the wounds they had sus-
tained, had not galloped far before they
fell, with pools of blood under them
The minister's servant. who was also on
the carriage box, was badly wounded,
and two officers who were driving by
in a cab were injured by flying splinters.
The assassin himself was wounded in
one eye. He took to flight. but, accord
ing to- the latest reports, was overtaken
and is now under arrest.
The news of the ira gedy spread like
wildfire throughout the city, causing
CONSERVATION everywhere. Police re-
serves were hurried to the scene from
all parts of the city and the various de-
partments were instantly notified.
Emperor Hears News.
The prefect of police modified the EN-.
peror of the tragedy Immediately upon
it's occurrence The emperor, who was
at the Villa Alexandria at Peterhof,
was greatly affected by the news, COM
ing, as it old, atop of the bad tidings
from the seat Of war, fears of interna-
tional complications and the strain in
cident upon the hourly expectation of an
event so close to the fathers heart.
The emperor almost broke down when
he was Informed of the minister's muir
der. Whatever may have been the mo-
tive for the crime, nothing but the ut
most indignation and condemnation OF
the assassin's act is voiced anywhere
Crime Connected with Former Plot.
The first hurried Investigation of the
police seems to connect the crime with
the plot which was frustrated by the
explosion at the Hotel Du Nord April
13. in which Kazanoff, one of the con-
spirators, was killed by the accidental
explosion of an Internal machine which
at the time, it was said, was intended
for Won Plefve On that occasion a
companion of the conspirato- who was
killed escaped. Owing to the frightfuI
force of the explosion on that occasion,
which completely wrecked the room.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
State Wins Suit.

The State of Minnesota has won the
final appeal in the contest fol
title to the thirty-seven-acre tract ot
mineral land on the Mesabe range,
which the state auditor estimates has
at least 2 100000 tons of iron ore on
which the state will receive a royalty
of 25 cents per ton. The state auditor
received decision from Secretary
Hitchcock of the United States depart.
ment of the interior holding that the
tract in question is swamp land and
therefore the property of the state un-
der the swamp land grant Of 1860.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
News Notes.

E. A. Nelson of st. Paul browns
while bathing at Forest Lake.
st. Paul Salvation Army gives 1,10o
children an outing at Como Park.
The Red Mems carnival and great
council will be held in ST. Cloud.
The congregation of Wesley M. E..
chapel will erect a church at st. Paul.
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
memberships jumped up $500 over
night.
George Godbout, one of the South
ST. Paul strikers, dies from carbolic
acid poisoning.
A Crookston man pulled 3o-pound
mud turtle out of the river the other
day, and turtle soup was on the bill
of fare that day.
Albert johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Johnson of Crookston,
was drowned in the river sunday
evening. He was a good swimmer
and strong for his eleven years.
During the storm of Sunday even
ing, lightning struck the large barn
of Nels H. Olson, near Rushford, and
set it on fire, totally destroying it,
together with seventy tons of hay
and all his farm machinery. Loss
over $4,000; insurance, 5000.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
A Lucky Man.

Chamberlain, s. D., July 29.-Wil-
liam Mccormack, of Lancaster county,
Pa, was the lucky man to draw the
first prize in the Rosebud land distri-
button here Thursday.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
An Old Relic.

A relic of the fifteenth century in
the shape of a pony cannon has be-
come one of the valuable possessions o1
the University of Minnesota through
the generosity of Captain Stacy of Ft.
Smelling and Major George Fl: Morgan,
commandant of the University Cadet
corps.
The feldpiece was brought from the
PHILIPPINES by Captain Stacy. He pre-.
sented it to Major Morgan, who in
turn decided to make it part of the
university museum. 1t weighs ESQ
pounds and was in all probability used
in the early days of Castilian conquest
and settlement of the islands.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
Found oG a Log.

Men employed on the Shevlin-Car-
penter boom, Minneapolis, were sur
priced, when they started to work, to
discover women desperately hanging
to log. She was Immediately rescued
and removed to the city hospital.
Further than volunteering the infor-
nation that her nameis Jessie Shorley,
the woman refused to explain.
It was learned from different persons
living on Plymouth avenue that
woman answering to her description
was seen to walk out on Plymouth ave-
nue. bridge at about o'clock, but the
workmen employed on the east end of
the bridge aver no woman crossed at
such an early hour of the morning
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04
BURGLARS at Fire.

The general store of S. FL. Blake, at
Long Lake, was burned early in the
morning.
It is believed that the store was fired
by burglars who entered the place,
blew the safe and then fired the store.
The Minneapolis fire department was
telephoned for assistance but deemed
it unwise to send apparatus because of
the distance and delay in loading.
The whole village was greatly excited
as it feared that the whole village
would burn down.
The Tomahawk., 1904-08-04

John o. Heald, of Orange, N. j., Of
fered $1OO for the best Yale song, but
none received came up to his expecta-
tiOns.
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PERSONALS.
JON Sic went to the POM yes-

John Simo went to the Point yes
terday.
]. N. FuIlinwider, of Yturria, IS
a visitor to the city today.
Arthur Blind was a passenger to
Harlingen this morning.
Miss P. Champion came up from
Point Isabel yesterday afternoon.
S. L. Dworman left this morning
for q several days visit to New
York.
Simon Celaya and B. G. Steg-
man were passengers to and from
the Point yesterday.
Max E. Jesse, representing a
San Antonio piano dealer, left this
morning for other fields.
T. H. Abbott, a drummer from
San Antonio, is in Brownsville to-
day rustling business.
Louis Champion and c. Laroche,
jr., returned to Point Isabel yes
terday after a short stay in the
city,
DR.. F. G. Kimbrogh, of Salado,
spent a short while in the city, and
was an outgoing passenger on to-
day train.
E. G. Boutte, of New Iberia,
La, who is employed at the Clos
ner plantation, arrived in Browns
vile last evening.
Fred Truwit, the jolly San An
tonic drummer, left this morning
after spending a few days here on
business and visiting relatives.
J. Dreyfuss, the New Orleans
drummer, returned yesterday from
a several days trip through the Hi
dalgo and Rio Grande City coun-
try, and left this morning for home
! Col. Hudnall, special treasury
agent, who has been here several
months, left this morning for Sar
Antonio, where he will spend the
/ holidays. He expects to return
here after Christmas, but not to re
main permanently.
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The HidaIgo Branch.

It is not yet published officially,
but we have it from good authori
ty, that the Hidalgo Branch Of the
St. l., B. & NJ. will be fully com
pleted to Fordyce, It's terminus, by
the 18th. inst. It's also stated that
on that date a special train convey
ing the principal officials of the
road will pass over the entire line
on a tour of inspection. This news
is certainly encouraging. and a
consumation devoutly wished for.
Had it not been for the overflow in
September and November the
branch would have been completed
by the first of last month, and now
we would have been in connection
with the outside word. But it is
better late than never, and the con-
tractors and managers of the road
deserve great praise for overcoming
SO many seemingly insurmountable
difficulties in so short time. Hi
dalgo Advance,
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NOTICE.

Sealed proposals for the purchase
of the Market Revenue" of the
city of Brownsville, Texas, for the
year 1905, will be received at my
Office in this city, until Monday,
December 10Th, 1904, at 10 O clock
a. m. A copy of the Ordinance
regulating the collection of Market
dues as passed by the Hon. City
Council, May 25th, 1908, and I'M
der which these proposals are ask
ed. nav be seen at my Office. The
city reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. Proposals should be
addressed to the Hon. Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brownsville, Texas, and marked,
Proposals for the purchase of
Market Revenue. F" For further IN
formation apply to the undersign-
ed.
By order of the City Council,
FRANZ CHAMPION,
Secretary City OF Brownsville, Tex
as. 12-12-17.
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Alvin People Are JubiIant.

Alvin. Tex. Dec. 15.-The
Brownsville Railroad surveyors left
here this morning to make another
survey from here to Bay City. The
Alvin people are feeling very iubi-
liant over the prospect Of this road
coming via Al-in to Galveston and
Houston and are ready to do their
utmost TO secure same.
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Santa Claus has arriv-
ed at McDonaId's De-
partment Store.

Why not send THE HERALD for
one wear to some friend as a
Christmas present. 1t would be
an interesting and daily reminder.
Moore & Rogers confectionery
and bottling works ad appear to-
day. They want your trade and
ask for it in the proper way. At
Johnson old stand.
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NOTICE.
11-9-tf.

The regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of Brownsville, Texas,
will be held at its banking house
on Tuesday, January 10th, 1905,
at 4 p. M, for the election of
directors and the transaction of
such other business as may prop
erlv come before the meeting.
A. AsHHEIM, Cashier.
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Santa Claus has arriv-
ed at MCDOnaId's De-
partment Store.

III. Edwards, of the Hidalgo
Advance, is a pleasant visitor TO
the city.
We have large assortment OF
toys and holidays goods, and as
we are going out of business we
are offering the entire stock at and
below cost.
12-10-25. MRS. ]. DREYFUSS.
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Alamo Colleges.

Alamo City Commercial College
and Alamo City Business College
combined. Most elegantly equip
ped school South. Larger, greater,
better now than ever. Winter term
begins Jan. ), 1905. Send for free
catalogue. Address Shafer &
Downey, Proprietors. San Antonio,
Tex.
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LOCAL ITEMs.

come TO He I1EKALD OIIIOC lO1
old papers. 15c per 100.
Millinery and notions at reduced
prices at J. E. Moore's. 12-15-21
A subscription dance will be give
by the young men of Brownsville
at the opera house tonight.
The Brownsville Telephone Co.,
now has phone connection with
Point Isabel, and rate is 25 cents.
Orange Grove, Woodmen Circle,
will hold their regular monthly
social meeting at the hall tomor-
row night. All members are prom
ised a pleasant evening.
All Red Men are called on to re
member the regular meeting to-
night. Nominations for new officers
will be made and it IS important
that every member be present.
The many friends here of Mrs.
H. B. Terry will be pleased to
learn that she and her daughter,
Miss Edith, will return to their old
home in Brownsville about January
/. They have absent about a year,
spending the time at Boerne, San
Antonio and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clay, and
their daughter, Miss Corinne, are
expected to arrive this afternoon
from San Antonio. They are rel
atives of McDavitt Bros, brokers,
and will occupy the Raymond cot
tage. Mr.. Clay was formerly sue
cessful business man of Kentucky,
but his health failed from overwork
and he is coming down to recuper-
ate. THE HERALD extends hearty
welcome to the family, and hopes
Mr.. Clay may be restored to health
by the salubrious climate here.
]. c. Scott, of Corpus Christi
arrived on yesterday train. He IS
well-known here, having at one
time edited a paper in Brownsville,
and later crossed lances with Hon.
John n. Garner in the race for
congress from this district. Mr..
Scott attended railroad meeting
at Rio Grande City a few days ago,
and reports a very enthusiastic
meeting. Prospects for Col. Polk 5
road from San Antonio to Rio
Grande City are very good, and
the people are to be congratulated,
James NJ. Reilly, of Mexico City
one of the contractors on the Mex
lean National railroad now being
constructed to San Miguel, was
guest at the Miller last night. Mr.
Reilly says work on his road ha:
been very much retarded first by
high water and later the inability
to obtain ties. He hopes now tina
troubles of this character are over
and the road will be finished in I
very short time. There IS a gaI
of only a few miles between the enc
of construction and San Miguel
and the calculation is to close thi
gap by the middle Of next week
Mr.. Reilly left this morning for tn
scene of work.
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Santa Claus has arriv-
ed at McDonald's De-
partment Store.
He Knew.
He Knew.

A clergyman was catechising a
Sunday school, and after informing
the children that the pastor of a
church is its shepherd, while the
members are the sheep, he asked,
What does the shepherd do for
the Sheep" To the amusement of
those present, small boy in the
front row piped out, Shears
them!"
il Moore is offering his entere
stock at reduced prices. 12-15-21.
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Just received a COM
pIete line of Hanan'S
shoes for men and boys
at McDonaId'S Depart
ment Store.

n. z. Cochrum, who IS truck
farming OH NJ. Besteiro' 5 place near
town, was i'll today with nice lot
of cabbage, and presented THE
HERALD a nice head. He has
about ten acres in cultivation,
most of which is devoted to cab
bage, with a small per cent of gen
eral truck. Mr.. Cochrum planted
his csbbage in July, and despite
the fact that old inhabitants said
cabbage would not grow on &C
count of the hot weather, he has
the real article to show that even
the oldest inhabi:ant" doesn t
know it all. The gentleman pur-
poses to plant his crops so as to
furnish vegetables the year round.
The cabbage head left at THE
HERALD Office is a large one, and
while not fully matured, IS ample
proof that the vegetable will do
we'll here.
On account of going into other
business, am now offering my
stock of dry goods, boots, shoes,
hats, notions, ETC., at rs per cent
discount. The stock is entirely
new and clean throughout.
12-12-17. ]. E. MOORE.
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Notice.

All bills presented for collection
BY the Union Construction Com
pany. must be signed by the gen
eral manager. F. ]. SARGENT,
12-12-22 General Manager.
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RI Grande Railroad.

On and after Sept. 18th. regular
trains over the Rio Grande Railroad
will leave as follows:
Leave Brownsville daily 9 a. m.
Arrive Point Isabel 1915 a. m.
Leave Point Isabel 3 D. m.
Arrive Brownsville Ais P. m.
AUG. CELAYA,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
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FREIGHT TRAINS.

No. II leaves Brownsville Tues
DAVIS, Thursdays and Saturdays,
only, at $50 a. m.
No. II Arrives in Brownsville
Modays, Wedne sdays and Fri
days, only, at IFS p. NJ.
Nos. l and pass each other at
Rudolph at 1888 p. m.
JEFF Y. MILLER,
Vice-pres. and Gen. Man.
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ST. l.. B. & M. R.R
PASSENGER TRAINS.

No. l leaves Brownsville every
day except Sunday at 1880 a. m.
No. 2 arrives in Brownsville
every day except Sunday at 600
D. m.
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Attention is called to change III
the ad of E. H. Caldwell in today's
HERALD.
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Santa Claus has arriv-
ed at MCDOnaId'S De-
partment Store.

See ]. E. Moore for dry goods,
ETC., at IS per cent discount.
12-15-21
A Missouri editor refuses to
publish obituaries of people who
while alive, did not take his paper
and gives this pointed reason:
People who do not take their
home paper are dead anyway, and
their mere passing away is of no
news. value. Tyler Courier.