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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19
LOCALITEMS.

c. H. Maris left this morning
for Corpus Christi.
w. B. Linton left this morning
for Corpus on a business trip.
Lon. c. Hill left this morn ing
for business visit to San Antonio
]. A. Champion, of Santa Maria
was registered at the Rio Grande
yesterday.
NJ. F. Tanning, flour man from
Fort Worth, arrived in Browns
vile by yesterdays train.
~ Fresh supply of Huyler's just
received at Botica del Aguila.
11-9-tf.
w. ]. Carnohan, roadmaster of
the St. L., B. & NJ, came down
on a hurried visit yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. D. Hill have
taken apartments at the Putegnat
homestead on Elizabeth street.
Special rates OH blankets and
comforts at the International Steam
Laundry 11-15-21
Geo. w, Kendall is making
numerous Improvements on his
residence on Washington street.
c. Balduff, the Arroyo merchant
who has been spending some days
il. the city. left for his home this
morning.
TGpok land for tent OF sale in
tracts of 5 acre or more Office
under Masonic Hall on Levee
street Peter G. Ructer.
DR.. ]. NJ. VILLAINS and wife, of
San Antonio, left this morning on
a tour Of inspection al Kingsville.
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19
ST. L. B. & M. R.R
PASSENGER TRAINS.

No. l leaves Brownsville every
day except Sunday at 7:30 a. m.
No. 2 arrives in Brownsville
every day except Sunday at 4:25
p. m.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
No. II leaves Brownsville Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
only, at $50 a. m.
No. II 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. III.
JEFF n. MILLER,
Vice-pres. and Gen. Man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19
Rio Grande Railroad.

On and after Sept. 18th. regular
trains over the Rio Grande Railroad
will leave as follows:
Leave Brownsville daily g a. m.
Arrive Point Isabel 1915 a. m.
Leave Point Isabel 3 p. m.
Arrive Brownsville AIS p. N.
AUG. CELAYA,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19
JANE B. WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers ( Aaxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfr0 & Hicks, Wells &
Hie9s, Wells, Stayton & E-Ieberg
I buy and sell Real Estate and
investigate land titles. ! complete
abstract OF al titles 81 record n
Cameron County, Texas
Practice IN all state and federal
courts. when especially employed.
Land Litigation and corporation
practice.
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become popular and for which she
wrote the words. The poem, which is
entitled "Visitors.' consists of but two
stanzas and describes the woes Of a
small boy whose playmates ''come in
to lunch and stay till after tea,' who
take his marbles and break his toys
and to whom he must be polite, what
ever they do, because they are visitors.
He concludes he will go to some other
boys home and be a visitor himself.
Secretary Hay is devoted to his beau
tiful daughter. and the affection be-
tween the two has been especially
strong since the tragic death Of her
brother at Yale university, by a fall
from a window, three years ago. AS
Helen Hay Mrs. Whitney was very
popular at Washington. She was
clever as an amateur actress and was
much in demand for her elocutionary
talent. She wrote beautifully in both
prose and verse and in the latter show
ed a rhythm and depth remarkable in
one Of her age. Several volumes Of her
writings have been published. She
could talk with statesmen and surprise
them by her knowledge Of affairs, and
out Of doors she was known as quite an
athlete. She was married to Payne
Whitney. son Of the late William G.
Whitney, former secretary of the navy,
in 1902. and before the latter's death
soon after her marriage was great ia
vorite with her father-in-law 1t is
said that when Secretary Whitney
heard Of his sons admiration for Miss
Helen Hay he gave him every EN-
couragemert to go in and win. She Is
a strong fayorte with her bachelor
uncle by marriage. Colonel Oliver
Payne, who gave her 100000 in cash
on her wedding day and numerous 9th
er valuable gifts. She was presented
not long ago to the king and queen of
England
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MORALITY IN ART.
AN OLD QUESTION RAISED AGAIN BY
SCULPTOR BIONDpS SUIT.

The Snubb1ng of the "Saturnalia" by
Case of the "Bacchante" by Mac
Monnics-Where Critics Disagree.
The suit brought by the Italian sculp-
tor, Ernesto Biondi, against the Metro
politan Museum of Art in New York
city recently was of a very unusual
character and the controversy precip-
itated by it was singular one. Bion
di is the sculptor of group entitled
"Saturnalia." which the museum Sc
cured for exhibition about two years
ago. When it was placed Oh view in
the sculpture hall it incurred the criti-
cism Of members Of the National
Sculpture society, on account of which
the museum management relegated it
to obscurity. Then came the suit Of
the sculptor against the museum trus
tees asking 100000 as balm for injury
to his artistic reputation. He claimed
that the museum was under contract
for public exhibition Of the group for
one year. The suit brought to the
championship of the snuDbed sculptor
members Of the Sculpture society who
disagreed with the criticism expressed
in regard to the work, with the result
that the museum authorities decided
to reconsider their action and restore
the group to it's former place. The
opinion had been expressed by those
who disanproved the work that it was
Objectionable from moral standpoint.
Biondi was at work for many years
on the 'Saturnalia.' When it received
the Grand IriX at the Paris exposition
Of 1900 and a replica Of it was pur-
chased by the italian government for
the National gallery in Rome he felt
| that his reputation was firmly estab-
lished. The group was exhibited at
| the Pan American exposition in Buff
| falo in 1901.
The subject Of the work is ii scene
on the streets Of Rome during the old
heather festival of the saturnalia.
The group has nine figures. In the
center stands a gladiator and at his
side his wife, patrician woman. A
priest is tuunting the woman of noble
birth because Of her marriage beneath
her station, and her little son has
raised hand in protest against the
insult to his mother. The pagan priest
shows in his attitude and expression
that he has been celebrating the fes
tival of Saturn with some abandon
and one Of his companions, also ;
priest. has just fallen PROSTATE in con
sequence Of overindulgence in wine
Other figures in the group portray
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their moral support. The present gov
ernment is doomed. 1t is certain that
it is only a question Of months or per-
haps only weeks when it will have to
face a general election. Mr. Chamber
lain, who broke up the Liberal party,
has broken up the Unionists. and there
is no doubt that an election will result
in the defeat Of the government. Out
of this defeat will come the extra pow
er that Ireland needs. With eighty-tive
votes il the imperial parliament Ire
land will be able to swing as it likes.
She will control the house Of commons
and with those votes will be able to
purchase the freedom that belongs to
her and her people. The signs point to
our getting something in the direction
Of home rule.
when our opportunity comes want
the party to be strong financially, and
l have come here for the purpose Of
asking the auxiliaries of the movement
to aid in getting together a fund that
will enable us to carry all the seats to
which we are entitled in Ireland. The
land purchase bill is working well, but
slowly. Say fifteen years from now
the whole Of the land in Ireland will
have changed hands, with some eXcep-
tlons. There will be some landlords
who will not give up their holdings,
who will not sell and who will have to
be compelled to do so. There are some
defects in the bill, but in time they
will be remedieG."
The leader of the Irish party is a
man of magnetism and strong person
ality in every way. He is tall, mus
cular and sturdy with wavy black
hair and lustrous gray eyes. He was
born in 1856 in the famous county of
Wexford. his father. William Archer
Redmond, having been one of the
banded gentry Of the place and a rep
resentative of his borough in the Brit
ish parliament for many years. Mr..
Redmond was educated at Dublin uni
versity and on leaving it entered the
bar, becoming one of the most success
full Of its Junior members. The young
Irish landlord was elected to parlia-
ment, and. attaching himself to the
land movement then agitating the
country, he separated from his class
and took up the cause Of the oppressed
peasantry. His patriotism and forensic
abilities soon drew him into pro1ni-
nence in the movement. When the
division came in the Irish party on
the fall OF Parnell, he sided with the
faction that remained with the former
Seader.
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seen in the streets of Rome during
this popular festival, and the work rs
a whole is intended as study OF hu-
man nature In the opinion of many
critics it conveys Il wholesome lesson.
Better k.,oWn sculptors than Biondi
have had to submit sometimes to Snub-
bing of their works. One Of the most
widely celebrated Of recent cases Of
this kind was that of the "bacchante'
Metropolitan museum, but which was
made originally for the Boston Public
library. 1t was rejected by that insti-
tuition because it was considered by
the trustees to offend public morals. 1t
is little singular that the MacMon
MES "Bacchante," which was snubbed
by Boston because Of it's alleged vul-
garity, should have been placed in the
most prominent position in the sculp-
ture gallery of the Metropolitan mu-
scum while the same management rel
egated the "Saturnalia' to the store
rooms because it was supposed to Of
fend moral standards. The coincidence
illustrates how opinions may differ Oh
such a subject even among persons of
educated taste and high moral ideas.
The "Bacchante' of MacMonnies is
the figure of woman exhibiting en-
joyment of free, exuberant life Ac-
cording to the intention Of the sculp
tor, at least, the figure typifies simply
enjoyment of physical pleasure and is
not, as some have supposed, an exalta
ton of wantonness and dissipation.
An amusing objection was made to q
work Of sculpture executed for the eX-
position at Charleston, S. c., in 1902 by
Charles Albert Lopez, one of the cham
pions of Signor Biondi The work Of
Mr.. Lopez for the worlds fair at ST.
Louis, the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo and for the appellate court
building, New York. brought him much
praise, and he has won several notable
commissions in competition with art
lists Of the first rank, but his group for
the Charleston exposition failed to
make a hit. 1t represented the negro
race. and colored people connected
with the exposition criticised it on the
ground that certain figures in the
group that We're partly nude should
have been clothed in trousers and other
articles Of modern apparel instead of
the scanty garb Of slavery days.
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Won In Spite of Herself.

"Why is it," he asked, that the pref
test girls generally marry homely
men?"
do theyY' she replied. Il haven't
any idea Of ever marrying a homely
man-that is, as long as you and 1-oh,
DEAR what am l saying? mean that
I wouldn't care for you if you We're
homely, and-and-I'm so foolish L
let's talk of something else, please,
won't your
Being a game young man, however,
he spoke right out then and succeeded
in persuading her to be his.-Chicago
Record Herald
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Why He Could Not
Relieve Her Suspense
80 AYIII you be mine?"

~ AY11L you be mine?'
" AS she spoke, the tall,
handsome brunette with a
large passionate movement took in
hers the hand of the quiet but strange
" beautiful man she addressed, and
held it closely to her heart.
"My darling" she said, from the
first moment l saw you, l loved you,
and since then my passion has grown
by leaps and bounds, until now l feel
that cannot live without you. Oh,
relieve my suspense"
II cannot now," he murmured, with
downcast eyes.
'You must wait Perhaps next week
I can tell you.'
She sighed, while her whole frame
shook with i'll suppressed emotion.
''Must l remain in this suspense?"
she cried. "Why are you so cruel7
Why, oh, why cannot you give me your
answer now?'
The man she loved tapped his foot
| impatiently on the hearth.
because, dear" he said, "all my
leap year offers are not in yet. New
! York Life
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ways sailed homeward carrying the
best wishes Of his opponents, if not the
coveted trophy. 1t would seem that he
must be Of a most hopeful disposition,
for in spite Of the defeats his yachts
have met in American waters he has
decided to build another boat to COM
pete for the cup.
Sir Thomas Johnstone Upton was
born in Glasgow of Irish parentage.
His wealth has come to him chiefly
through his ownership of tea estates
in Ceylon, and his rise to his present
position in the business world shows
him to be a man Of exceptional capac-
ity, while his qualities as a sportsman
have made him popular on both sides
of the Atlantic. He is noted for his
generosity and is a prince Of good fel-
lows.
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THE IRISH LEADERS.
MISSION OF JOHN e. REDMOND AND
ASSOCIATES TO AMERICA
Moral ana Material Support From
This Country For Their Campaign
at Home Desired-Reforms In the
Direction of Home Rule Expected.

The visit to America Of John E. Red
mond and his associates of the Irish |
party in the British parliament is |
thought to mark a new step in the !
progress of Ireland toward home rule. !
Mr.. Redmond is now the leader of q !
reunited Irish party The differences
which for some years after the death !
of Charles Stewart Parnell caused di-
visions in the Irish forces in parlia-
ment and prevented effective work in
behalf of Irish reforms have been
thrust aside. Unity having been eff
fected once again. and a general elec
ton being not far away, the time Is
thought to be oppOrtune for a cam
paign Of education in America which
may result i'll both moral and material
support in this country for the Irish
leaders who are carrying forward the
battle at home. The delegation which
has come over with this purpose in view
is composed, in addition to Mr.. Red
mond, of Patrick O'Brien. Captain Il.
c.. Donelan and Conor O'I1elly. all. like
Mr.. Redmond, members Of parliament.
The immediate object of their visit
was to attend the recent convention in
New York Of the United Irish League
of America The American branch Of
the United Irish league was organized
three years ago by William O'Brien,
NJ p, and has since given much moral
and material assistance to the move
ment for Irish reforms.
With the close Of this convention the
Irish leaders started upon tour Of the
United States and Canada to address
meetings in behalf OF the Irish cause
and educate public sentiment on the
present status Of the Irish question
and the reforms sought in parliament.
In outlining the situation as it exists
today Mr.. Redmond said
II have been anxious to come here at
this time because of the election which
is impending at home and which must
give to the Irish party a power that
will place it in commanding position.
We need the sympathy of the people
on this side Of the water; we need
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FAVORITE OF MUSES..
Mrs. Payne Whitn~y, Daughter of Sec
IN to Ciffa

Mrs. Payne Whitnry, Daughter of Sec
retary Hay, Inhc-its Poetic Gifts.
The saying like father, like son"
should be paraphrased to like father,
like daughter to meet the case Of Mrs.
Secretary Of State John Hay. Though
Mr.. Hay is one of the ablest diplomats
Of his time, it is possible he will be best
His poetic gifts have descended to his
daughter, who has written good verse
and who happens to be talked of just
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permanent injury. However, the cat
always prefers to avoid unpleasant
ness.
The eye of Il cat looks like Il slit i'll
a green window shade and is used rs
the slit iS-fOr Schemcr to look
through.
A cat always looks as though could
it speak it would lie about it and is
sorry that it can't.
Cats can't help being cats, and there
fore the same charity should be ex-
tended to them that is extended to the
person behind the slit window shade.
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Hunor ona Philosophy
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
opyright. 1904, by Duncan NJ. Smith.
THE ONLY SHOW.

THE ONLY SHOW.
Shut up shop,
Drop
Everything.
Ring
OF on work.
Tell the clerk
It's his day off. Have the door sealed,
Leave the plow in the field,
The hod in the air
And prepare
To celebrate.
Unimportant things can wait.
Artistic and uncomfortable Sunday
And join the crowds. Where?
To the county fair.
Where did you suppose?
Goodness knows
That when it's there for the viewing
There is nothing else doing.
Where are there such delights
And sights?
Echo answers "Where?"
Only at the county fair.
Porkers of wondrous size,
Prize
Pumpkins, blooded stock,
A flock
OF sheep,
Cheap
Jewelry fakirs.
Merry makers,
Cheap lunches,
Pretty girls in punches,
Wise boys.
Several varieties of noise,
Horse races,
All kinds of places
To spend your cash.
To be rash
And reckless with your dough,
So,
Go,
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SHE MADE TWO EFFORTS TO GALL FOR
HELP BY TELEPHONE
two desperate efforts to call for help
by telephone. Her murderer wrested
the receiver from her grasp.
The nearest neighbor, mile away,
whom she called up, plainly heard the
sounds of violence and womans
Shrek for mercy. Then followed 81
lence so intense that the ticking Of a
clock on the wall near the telephone
was distinctly audible.
4 man who was accused Of the crime
was arrested: Tracks through the corn
fields We're traced to near his home.
Hundreds of angry farmers surround
ed tie Jail where he was confined. The
mob was powder mine, waiting mere
ly the spark Of leadership.
Before her death Mrs. Starbuck said
as her husband lifted her in his arms.
"He came in by that window and
dragged me out that way" She was
sinking fast.
"Who Gid itY asked her husband,
bending down to catch the faintest
gasp. She either did not hear or did
not understand. "Why didn't they an
swer? Twice l tri>l to call by tele
phone,' were her last words.
In the presence of the bodies Of his
wife and our-months- daughter,
which he had found in a nearby els
tern, the half crazed husband and ia
ther made a VOW of vengeance. II will
take no rest until the ones guilty Of
this awful crime have been punished!'
he said, lifting his hands and then kiss
ing the faces Of his dead wife and
child.
The postmortem developed that Mrs.
Starbuck's death was due to hem
orrhage of the lungs, caused by her re-
peated screams for help when she
stood to her armpits in the water in
the abandoned cistern where she was
thrown by her murderer. The baby
was drowned 1t is supposed that as
she was dragged from the window
Mrs. Starbuck caught her baby in her
arms.
One other man was suspected, a man
who had been in Jail for whipping his
mother. He was suspected because he
was seen with the other accused man
on the night Of the murder. The ac-
cepted theory is that three men were
concerned in the crime, though Mrs
Starbuck spoke of but one.
When arrested the supposed prnci-
pal in the crime turned pale and trem-
bled.
II know nothing about that MURDER"
he said before the sheriff told him his
errand. He told conflicting stories.
When asked regarding the contradict
ory character of his stories he said
that he had got up in the night and
gone out. "Before God, am innocent
Of this crime" said he as he peered
through the bars of his cell.
The crime was committed between
and 10 o'clock at night The strongest
evidence against the second suspect
were tracks found through the corll-
fields from the scene Of the crime to a
point near his home. Bloodhounds fol-
| lowed a scent for a mile and q half
from the cistern to hitching post.
Neighbors said three men were seen in
buggy there. Though the sheriff said
he did not seriously fear trouble, he
| and his two deputies and the chief Of
police were on duty at the Jail. all
heavily armed, and deputies sworn in
for the occasion We're within call. 4
dozen repeating rifles were at the Jail
10 be used in case of emergency.
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Murdered
At Phone
Woman Rang Vp"N Neigh
Dor When Affacked
by VILLAIN.
Came 600 Ldfe-->Sbe
Was 7brotvn INTO q CiSfern
With Her Child - Died
Calling For Help.

The fantastic play, "At the Tele-
phone" of a French dramatist was
enacted in real life in the atrocious
murder one night not long since of
Mrs. William NJ. Starbuck Of Newcas-
tie, Ind, and her baby. Between her
struggles with her assailant she made
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"Popley's baby is beginning to talk
now"
"Has he been boring you with some
stories about it?'
mo, but l sat next to him at the
lunch counter today and l heard him
say absentmindedly to the waiter,
'Dimme a jink O. water, p'ease.' ~
New York Press.
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Worldly Advice.

TO lose your temper doesn't pay.
It makes you lose your self respect
To weaken In your self control
And let your passions rage unchecked.
When you get mad you always say
Something you're certain to regret.
And angry language never helped
man to gain an object yet.
So keep your temper If you can,
No matter how you are provoked.
Don't initiate the cat and scratch
Because you are not rightly stroked.
lust stop and think before you speak;
You'll gain immensely by delay.
For SO perhaps you can devise
Some much more cutting thing to say.
-Somerville Journal.
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Taking His Time.

Taking His Time.
A famous novel writer,
An author up to date,
Was chatting with a caller
In manner most Sedate,
When suddenly he trembled,
His massive brow grew hot,
''IIa, ha! Ha, ha!' he muttered,
''At last I have n plot.
$50, please, dear friend" he added.
The while his strong frame shook,
"Excuse me fifteen minutes;
l want to write a book
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Mrs. Wise-This new girl Mrs. Hous-
keeps got must be a jewel.
Mrs. Newcomb-Why, she complains
about this one more than any Of the
others.
Mrs. Wise-Of course, she wants the
rest of us to think the girl isn't worth
stealing Press.
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Higgins-So you have been married
ten years? Tell me, do you think as
much of your wife rs you did at the
beginning?
WiE;yinSYes, indeetl--more; but, per-
haps, not in the same way.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT
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Concerning the Cat.

The reason that the cat walks in
such q quiet manner is because it does
not want to wake up any brickbats
When aroused brickbats have an in
convenient way of flying at cat and
colliding With it. This is annoying to
the cat and embarrassing to the brick
bat, although It does the brickbat no
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Love and money have each in turn
been accused Of making the world go
round, but labor alone knows how it is
done
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THE AMERICAS CUP.
Sir Thomas Upton. Who Will Make
Another Effort to "Lift'' 1t.

Another Effort to "Lift" 1t.
The courage and persistence shown by
Sir Thomas Upton in his career as
yachtsmon have challenged the admira-
ton Of the people of the United States.
The repeated defeats he has sustained
in his contests for the Americas cup
have been taken with such good grace
that the gallant Sir Thomas has al
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Mrs. Dinsmore--l wonder why Mrs.
Scadds got so angry when l said
never would let my husband dictate to
me.
Mrs. Chndwick-SI took it for
personal illusion. She used to be Mr..
Scadds' typewriter. New York Trib-
une
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Careless Artist.

"Do you think you can draw that
ball the length Of the table?"
"1'll have to, l suppose But don't
see why the artist didn't draw it back
there to begin with.''
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There are some people who never cn-
JOY themselves SO much as when tell
ing how i'll they have been.
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Appropriate.

1t wouldn't really be absurd
For us to call cold cash a bird;
We've all observed with sad surprise
With what surprising ease 1t flies.