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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25
HISTORY OF TEXAS COUNTIES.

Austin. Tex. Aug 22.-Captain
Harry Haynes, the we'll known
newspaper man of this city, will
soon issue in book form a com
plete history of the names of Tex
as counties. He has almost com
pleted writing the work. It will
be the first of its kind to be pub
lished and in addition to the rare
interests of its historical data it
will prove of great value as work
of reference. 1t will give in brief
form a statement of the creation
and in whose honor each county
of the State was named. Captain
Haynes is authority upon Texas
historical matters. He is an en-
tertaining writer and his friends
predict that his forthcoming work
will be in great demand.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25

it has, owing to its great extent,
developed and extensive business,
with San Antonio as Its market
The railroads built through
this area have largely III their de
velopment of the sections through
which they run contributed to the
growth of San Antonio by either
passing through that city or max
ing it their terminal, in either case
bringing into this market the pro-
ducts along their lines and enabling
the merchants of that city to sup
ply the requirements of the people
occupying the county traveTsed
by such railroads.
A large territory southN ard
from San Antonio to the Rio
Grande river, a distance of about
220 miles, and in maximum width
about 100 miles, has not been pene-
trated by any railroad, SO that con-
sequently it is undeveloped. This
condition is due in part to the ap-
prehension generally prevailing
that owing to the arid climate of
the country south of San Antonio
the soil was unproductive and con-
sequently not susceptible to profit
able cultivation, and only suitable
for raising of stock on ranches,
with the possible exception of a
narrow strip along the coast, and
the eastern portion of the Rio
Grande valley.
The results, however, obtained
by parties south of San Antonio on
snail farms in the raising cotton,
corn and other crops would indi-
cate that if proper facilities for
transportation by rail were furnish
ed very large section of the ter
ritory south of San Antonio could
be proftably cultivated and deve,
oped.
In the districts where, by riv-
ers and artesian wells, irrigation
can be carried on, the results of
will, of courst. be high
y profitable These general con
iitions naturally suggest the de-
of the construction of a
abroad southwark from San An
onio, almost centrally through the
stated. /"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25
Approved. John Rlaroan.

An old Washington gentleman
tells story which he overheard
President Lincoln repeat, and which
he believes has not been published.
During one OF his busy reception
hours when the President was talk
ing first to one, then to another of
the many who filled the room in the
White House, 4 gentleman asked
if any news had been received
from John Morgan, whose Con-
federate cavalry were raiding
Kentucky and Ohio. Wen catch
John some of these days" re-
Piled Lincoln. 4 admire him. for
he is a bold operator. He always
goes after the mail trains in order.
to get information from Washing
ton On his last raid he opened
some mail bags and took POSES
sion of the official correspondence.
One letter was. found from the War
Department to a lieutenant in
Grants army. Il contained a cap
tain's commission for him. Right
under the signature of A. Lincoln
the audac;ous Morgan wrote, APP
proved. John Morgan, and sent
the commission on its way. So
there is one officer in our army
whose commission bears my sigma
ture, with the approval of that dare
devil rebel raider y
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25
HER0's GRAVE FOUND.
The Grave Is That OF Lieutenant Summers
Who Fought in the Battle of
San Jacinto.

San Antonio. Texas, Aug. Is
The grave Of a hero of the battle of
San Jacinto was discovered last
week by partyof San Antonio men
who were OH visit to the rice belt
below Houston. This grave, they
say, bore every indication of neg
lect. and they believe that the sol
der who lies beneath it, though
officer under General Sam Houston,
has been forgotten in the passage
of the years.
The grave itself had disappeared.
though the tombstone remained
with weeds. It had been
thrown aside IN the excavation Of
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25
an, aCt1ng rna1Or.
a Famous klind Man.

The name of John Metcalf OF
Knaresborough, engineer and rod
maker, is in these feverish times in
danger of lapsing into undeserved
oblivion John Metcalf was blind
from the age Of six years until he
died. Yet as a boy and man he
invariably displayed a high spirit
ed courage. He was a true sports
man, a fine swimmer, and hard
rider 10 hounds. 1t was his soli-
tary walk from London to Harro-
gate by = way unknown to him
that first turned his attention TO
roadmaking. The roads in these
days were very bad. He obtained
authority from 5arliament to i'm
prove this stat, of things when he
was so years old. In Yorkshire,
Lancashire, Cheshire and Derby
shire most of the principal roads
were made by him. He built the
bridges and leveled rough places.
Some of the plans were made for
him by others, but usually he de-
signed them himself, and he did
his own surveying. He climbed
mountains, trudged along on the
edges of preoipices, he crossed
swamps and morasses, waded
through boys and forded rivers, re-
lying wholly and solely OH the long
staff that was forever in his hand. |
He died in harness, full Of years
and laden with many ,honors, at the
great age of 90.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce the
name Of the
HoN. JNo. y. GARNER,
IS candidate for reelection to Congress
from this, the Fifteenth District, subject
70 the action of the democratic party.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25
the Brazos canal

the Brazos canal.
The stone bore the inscription
Battle Of San Jacinto, Lieutenant
W X Summers, died October Is,
1910. aged 81 years The hero
sleeps.
The date indicates that the Of
fcer died several years after the
battle, but Texas histories sllew
his name enrolled in company B of
the volunteers as second lieutenant.
Captain A. Turner commanded the
company, the command taking
part III the famous battle under
command of Lieutenant Colonel
Henry Millard and Captain John
NJ. Allen, acting major.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-25
AN IMPORTANT PROJECT.
Colonel Polk to Build Great Railroad,
and to Settle Country as Well.

San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 22.-
San Antonio is to have new rail-
road-at least the opportunity will
be given San Antonians to have
ore. If conducted, it will be the
long wished-for railroad operating
out of San Antonio into and
through Atascosa, McMullen, Du
val and Starr counties. It is said
that if the road is not built out of
San Antonio it will be the fault
alone of the business people and
citizens generally.
Colonel L. J. Polk, until very
recently and for several years vice
president and general manager of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad, and E. A. Garvey, an
engineer and contractor of large
experience III railway construction,
are in the city and ready. under
reasonable conditions, to arrange
for the construction of the line, as
outlined above. The territory into
which they propose to build is very
much in need of transportation.
The building of this road from
San Antonio to the Mexican border
does not cover the far-reaching
plans Of Colonel Polk. Not only
does he intend building the road,
but to populate with thrifty farm
ers that section it will traverse.
Colonel Polk has expressed himself
to that effect. Further than that,
connection IS to be made at the
Mexican border with the Mexican
National railway. This would give
San Antonio commercial houses a
new field in the country the Mex
lean National opens with its new
north line.
If occupied by a railway which
is to have It's headquarters and
northern terminus at San Antonio,
this comparatively undeveloped
Texas territory will not only de
velop rapidly, but be of vast com
mercial Importance to this city.
The statement of Colonel Polk
gives a fair idea of the magnitude
of the proposition which he has
had under consideration for the
last six months. But few were. I'M
til very recently initiated into the
plan, and they, like Colonel Polk,
have the greatest faith in the ulti-
mate resources that would come of
it. It IS generally accepted the
country to be traversed by the pro-
posed railway overiies the artesian
belt and thereby making it doubly
for homeseekers.
E. A. Garvey, associated with !
Colonel Polk, has closely studied
the situation.
Visitors to San Antonio, he
said, are impressed by the great
ness of the city, the elegance of its
buildings, cleanliness of its streets, :
the beauty of its plazas and parks, y
and the purity of its atmosphere '
and water.
The growth of San Antonio $
had excited general admiration and !
wonder. The sources of such con- {
tinued development are perhaps {
best realized by a contemplation of !
he vast territory from the south c
East, south, west and northwest of
hat city. which has been tributary t
o It. and though this territory IS c
or the most part sparsely settled, |
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
MONTANA NOTES.

The inquest over the remains OF
Frank Trites, who was shot by his
wife during scuffie at Butte, was held
and resulted in the woman being ex
onerated.
The secretary Of the interior has or.
dered the withdrawal from entry OF
$4,000 acres of land in Montana for
addition to the west Little Belt noun.
tain forest reserve.
According to an announcement made
by Canadian Customs Inspector Lang
ley, the Canadian government will
throw open the east Kootenay reserve
to settlement on May II.
Albert Paulson, who lives on q
ranch east Of Kalispell, met his death
recently as the result of a peculiar
accident. a chain, breaking while he
was operating stump puller.
Within a short time engineers will
shipments bring the tonnage for the
begin running the state line between
Montana and Idaho. This line will
be very difficult to survey. as it fol.
lows the crest Of one Of the highest
and most rugged mountain ranges in
the United States.
Despite the denials of John Mac.
Ginniess. F. Augustus Heinze's chief
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
OREGON ITEMS.

= The Commercial hotel at Baker City
was destroyed by fire recently.
A heavy frost through the lowlands
Of the wheat belt did considerable
damage.
Ten thousand bushels of wheat at
Warren will be shipped in few days
to New York.
George Eppinger was drowned ten
miles below Huntington recently, by
his boat capsizing.
A fire destroyed the mill Of the Day
Lumber company at Portland. From
there it spread to the Ira F. Powers
& Co. mill.
Fred Hern, formerly a resident OF
Los Angeles, CAL, has been drowned
in the Nehalem river, following the
accidental overturning of his boat.
While one robber climbed over the
bar and distracted $40 at Hilgate, an
other kept six pair of hands up and
incidentally shot John Thompson In
the right ear. Both robbers fed.
An organization of stock raisers,
whose primary object is to contend
against the epidemic of mango preva-
lent among range horses in western
Umatilla county, has been formed at
Echo
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
IDAHO ITEMS.

The postofice at Glens Ferry was
robbed recently.
Standpoint is to have water system.
Pipe laying has begun.
The town of Clifford Is having more
satisfactory growth this year than
ever before.
The death Of Keith w. White re.
Gently marks the passing Of another
Of the old pioneers of Idaho county.
The death Of Mrs. Lucy A. Wallace,
wife of Colonel w. R Wallace. for
whom Wallace was named, occurred
at Seattle last week.
Richard Pierson, a rancher living
on the opposite side of the Occur
d'Alene river, about three miles from
Harrison, is missing.
Harry Nall, aged 81. was struck by
a Northern Pacific engine at Gem,
and sustained injuries to his spine
which resulted in his death.
Andrew Fogarty. a half breed In
dian, was married recently to Sallie
Hutchins, half Indian and half negro.
Fogarty until recently was under ar
rest on charge of numbering John
Brown. we'll known Indian.
The body Of the four year old daugh-
ter Of ]. Lundgren, who fell from the
bridge at George gulch, near Burke,
April 10 and was drowned, has been re-
covered in some driftwood $50 yards
below where she had fallen into the
stream.
Lewiston. Idaho, May 18Th. B.
Toward, travelling salesman, after
an extended trip through the Neg
Perez and Camas prairie countries,
says the whole country is in better
condition this year than ever before.
The acreage Of grain is greater, there
are large number of cattle. sheep
and hogs.
The authorities at the Indian reser.
walton have been notified that congress
has made an appropriation of $4,000
to be used in the suppression of the
liquor traffic on the Indian reserva
ton. 1t is understood that a special
officer will be appointed for the Nez
Perez and Occur d'Alene reservations
who will have no other duty than to
spy upon and detect Illicit liquor deal
ers, whom he shall arrest and bring
before the federal court. This oficel
shall be paid $3.50 a month.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
British Columbia Notes.

Last weeks Boundary mines ore
year over the 100000 figure.
Despite the advances made BY new
er mining camps in British Columbia,
Rossland produced 43 per cent of all
the metals mined in southern Koote-
nay and southern Yale in 1908.
The LIE Roi company, operating the
big mine at Rossland. has been giving
attention lately to the problem Of wa
ter concentration to cut out the excess
Of silica which has been raising the
cost of smelling. Three furnaces are
in operation at the Northport smelter.
From official statements by the man.
agement of the Spitzee mine at Ross
land it is demonstrated that the prop
erty is in an exceedingly satisfactory
condition.
H. G. Pemberton, business manager
for the Montreal & Boston Consoli-
dated. is arranging for resumption of
work at the company's plant. He re-
ports the deal for consolidation prac-
tically completed, and that as rapidly
as possible a great smelling industry
will be developed. Two furnaces will
be put in commission as soon as stores
Of ore and fuel can be assembled.
Just what the LIE Roi company pur-
poses doing In the immediate future
is puzzle to Rosslanders. Develop
ments expected ere this have not ma
terialized, the officials have not taken
the public into their confidence and
interest runs high as to the probable
immediate outcome Of the present sit
uation. The smelter has four furnaces
IN full blast, and the mine is shipping
$50 tons daily, but beyond this little
Is known. The crew at the mine has
been further reduced and now num-
bers only 1875 men. Many rumors are
afloat, but nothing definite can be Sc
cured
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
MccoY.o'BRIEN FIGHT.
After Six Fast Rounds, Declared .
Draw.

After Six Fast Rounds, Declared .
Draw.
kid" Mccoy and Jack O'Brien Sat.
urday night fought one Of the most
scientific six round bouts ever seen
in Philadelphia at the Armory. At
the close Of the bout it would have
been a difficult task to pick the win.
ner. Mccoy had the better of the
third and fourth rounds. while O'Brien
had the kid" in trouble at the close
Of the fifth round and also in the sixth
Mccoy was visibly in distress at the
end Of the sixth round. He repeated.
ly ran away from O'Brien. and made
no attempt to counter when O'Brien
led. There were no marks on Mccoy,
while O'Brien's left eye was bleeding.
O'Brien's blows lacked force, and this
fact alone probably saved McCoy's
being knocked out. O'Brien landed the
greatest number Of blows, but McCoy'e
punches had more steam.
Both men weighed in at 8 O'Clock
In the afternoon. The beam was plac.
ed at 1853 pounds, and both were well
within the limit.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
MINES AND MINING NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Labor Trouble stlII Exists Down In
coIorado-coeur d'Alsns Output 10
Greater Than Ever-e. c. Mines
eusy-Accldent and Personals.

Colonel Robert ]. Hamer of New
York has been examining placer
ground on the Columbia river east of
Marcus, both on the east and west
banks. Mr.. Hamer is manufacturer of
a machine for saving fine gold and
magnetic iron. He said he would
establish a plant on six-mile bar, east
Of Marcus, at cost Of about 100000;
and would be back here in about 60
days from New York, where he has
returned.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.

A gigantic tooth from some pre-
historic animal, presumably the nam.
moth or mastadon, was found at Pom.
eroy recently. The tooth is the back
tooth Of the lower Jaw, and is finely
preserved. 1t measures 7x7x4 inches
The executive committee of the Spo
kane interstate fair has decided def.
nitely to hold downtown show or ca:
nival in the evening during the fair.
The citizens Of Chelan have decided
to hold a three day Fourth OF July
celebration, this year. commencing
July 4 and ending on the night Of the
9Th.
The yearly appointments of teachers
in the Walla Walla schools for 1904.
05 have been made, all the old teachers
with one or two exceptions being re-
elected.
F. B. Wilson has purchased a choice
tract of wheat and fruit land near Gar.
field for $55 per acre. This is the high.
est price ever paid for land in that
locality.
The Universal Congress of Lawyers
and Jurists will meet this year in ST.
Louis under the auspices Of the Louis
lana Purchase exposition and of the
American Bar association. The con-
gress will meet from September 20 to
80, inclusive. George NJ. Forster Of
this city is vice president Of the Amer.
lean Bar association for the state OF
Washington.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18

lieutenant and vice president Of the
United Copper company, that there is
nothing to the reports Of q pending
settlement of the issues between Mr..
Heinze and the Analgamated Copper
company, the developments give color
to the statements that the long and
bitter copper war is near an end.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
Rights of the Insane.

There will be hope for the passage
of d law concerning the rights of per-
sons charged with insanity AS the
law now stands, the possibility of
grave abuse entering into proceedings
cannot be overlooked.
The tendency TO regard as a crimi-
nal one who gropes in mental dark
ness is one of the lingering yestiges
of brutality surprising that of the
savage. The most bloodthirsty tribes
decline to abuse the crazy. These are
protected from violence White pris-
=oners among such savages have saved
themselves by feigning madness.
First of all toward an unfortunate
OF this class is feeling of sympathy.
When person whose faculties have
been clear realizes that a cloud is
stealing across his vision, the realiza-
Non is bitter as the verdict of science
that he has fatal malay. He can
imagine the time when no longer he
VIII be able to differentiate the truth
ful impression upon the senses from
the fantasies and hallucinations OF an
eyer-troubled dream To him an asy-
lnm has all the horrors of prison and
tomb combined
The possibility that through spite or
greed or ignorance a person should
be charged with insanity and sent,
after hasty and insufficient examina-
lion, TO an asylum is not for an in
slant TO be tolerated Every safe
guard for the individual in respect of
this possibility is a safeguard to
society as well.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
.PITIfUL CONDITION
OF PEOPLE IN GUAM
Secretary of Navy Preparing Report
Which Will Set Forth Facts of
the Situation.

Realizing the pitiful condition of the
people on the Island of Guam. Secre-
tary Morton is having a special report
prepared to acQuaint members of Con-
gress with the facts.
The report is TO be issued in booklet
form. with pictures. If suitable photos
can be procured. There VIII be contained
in it all the annual reports of the naval
governors who have held sway over the
island
OF these there were four, Capt Peter
Leary being the original ruler of the pic
turesaue little isle. One OF the most
exhaustive reports was that prepared by
Captain Schroeder, who preceded Capt.
C. l. Dyer. the present governor
Commander Potts also ruled the island
for 4 time Two OF these officers are
now in Washington. They nave related
TO Secretary Morton the pathetic need
of the islanders for aid OF substantial
character and Congress will be asked. II
not actually to appropriate money for
them to at least arrange such con-
vention that the islanders will be en-
couraged 10 build up their own indus
tries and become self-supporting-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
Libel On Womanhood.

weekly paper, famed for saying
mean things from seemingly proper
motives, has chosen to libel Vermont,
and especially the womanhood of that
State. 1t remarks that the people of
that Commonwealth are TO hang
woman February 8, and that not an
other woman has petitioned against
the execution. On the contrary,
women are declared 10 have applied
for Tickets OF admission to the spec
hcls.
In regard to the last part, we have
no hesitancy in expressing an utter
disbelief That the averment is
libel on the sex is apparent. There is
nothing in the conduct of modern
womanhood to justify the conclusion
that any part of it, in the domain OF
fespectability, is morbid, degraded,
and cruel, as a desire to witness the
hanging of a sister would indicate.
AS to the general insinuation that
Vermont is culpable in condemning
the unfortunate creature, the asper-
ion Is almost as unjust. The necessi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26

ty that has arisen is greatly to be de-
plored. Vermont does not, however,
have tendency to encouragement OF
assassins. The natural repugnance to
dealing out the extreme penalty to
woman was, nevertheless, generally
felt. The matter was called to the at
tention of the legislature, and there
exhaustiyely discussed. Had there
been developed single circumstance
that could by liberal construction have
been deemed in mitigation, doubtless
such clemency would have been
shown. But the crime in every aspect
was brutal, deliberate, and the motive
wholly base and sordid. There was
nothing upon which plea OF clemen-
cy could rest but sex alone. The
woman herself had banished all
chance for letting sentiment that
is never wholly absent, hold sway. Men
do not want to treat the criminal fe-
male exactly as they treat the male of
her kind. They defer to the fact that
she is a rarer type. Yet wheE one has
deliberately chosen a bestial plane,
and wrought hideouS evil, she has
thrust away her own chance for
mercy. A body of thoughtful legisla-
tors, elected for the purpose of safe
guarding society by the framing of
laws, could not with consistency pass
special act to undo the effect of laws
that had by results been shown, de-
spite harshness of terms to be wise
and beneficent.