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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-07
Houston is undergoing a mud
singing municipal complain.

Mr.. Roosevelt wants the repub-
Iican national convention to have
no federal Office holders in it. As
it is a cut and dried Roosevelt con-
vention anyway, the Office holders
of the party will not be necessary
and, of course, it would look better
without them.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-07
TEXAS NOTES.

Nearly half a million passes have
been issued by Texas railroads dur
ing the past year.
Starr county last Thursday re-
deemed $1,000 of her court house
bonds which were held by the gen.
eral state school fund
The trip from Chicago to San
Antonio, distance of 1885 miles
BIZ rail, was made last week by
Charles Spalding, who came to San
Antonio to see his mother who
was critically i'll.
4 large number of meseekers
arrived in Texas last week by
special excursion trains.
Miss Ida Lee Cowden of Midland,
Texas. who had lost her voice thir-
teen months ago, recovered it re-
Gently on being frightened at
supposed burglar, Which caused her
to scream loudly. She had been
treated without effect by specialists.
A strong gale did some damage
Last Thursday at San Antonio, Fort
Worth and other Texas points.
A Hearst club has been organized
nv the labor unions at FL Paso.
A6ood Beginning.
Nav Gidday-Fm going to write
a love-story-
Nell Giggles-The idea! What
it going to be about!
May Gidday-Oh, I don kno"
vet but I've selected a lovely name
for the heroine.
vANTED-A boy to Learn the print
ef, trade. Good opportunity Tor DO
Who is ambitious and not afraid to wor'
Apply At the HERALD Office
Go to the Botica del Aguila to
Huvlers, candies. A full assert
ment now on hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10

VLADIVOSTOK, March 9-"Long life to
our great sovereign and to great Russia"
So concludes the commandment of the for
tress in a proclamation to the citizens rep
resenting the Emperors congratulatory
message to Vladivostok on its baptism of
fire March 6.
The inha bitants celebrated the receipt of
the gracious message last night with gen.
eral rejoicings, professions along the
streets, the band playing patriotic airs and
the people, including the officers, singing the
national anthem. A crowd assembled in
front of the commandantS residence and
he came out and read the text of the En-
peror's message amid a storm of cheering
To the messages of the Car the COM
mandant of the fortress added: I'm bring
ing to your knowledge the precious words
of the Car, L wish to express my heartfelt
gratitude for the good order and tran
quillity you have maintained, and for the
readiness shown by you in fulfilling the
onerous duties imposed by warfare. Not
only have you uncomplainingly complied
with all the requirements of law, but you
have done more From your wives, sisters
Mercy, and many of you have joined the
foot and mounted corps raised by the town.
Whatever forces the insoent foe may bring
against the town and the fortress we will
be found faithful and true servants of our
father the Car. Before the eyes of all
Russia, and even before the whole world
we will ever be ready TO bare breasts
in the defense of the stronghold on the
shores of the Pacific which has been en-
sovereign and to great Russia; hurrahl"
The Car, in his message congratulating
the defenders of VladivoStOk, expressed his
conviction that they would all make a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO
SELL NAVAL SECRETS

PARIS, March 9.-The Figaro this morn
ing gives great prominence to the recital
of an alleged attempt to sell French naval
secrets to Japan, which, however, has semi
officially been declared to be unimportant
This communication was made through
news agency.
According to the Figaro story, a certain
noncommissioned officer has been arrested
in the matter, and the paper alleges that
a woman is also concerned. 1t adds that
one important document is missing al
though this statement has been semi-offi-
cially denied.
A high official of the ministry of marine
has informed the Matin that there has
been no betrayal of French naval secrets.
The facts which gave rise to the story are
as follows: A certain noncommissioned
officer was placed under arrest charged
with serious neglect of duty. AS he was
reported to have associated with suspicious
persons, an investigation was made and ii
was ascertained that he had INDUCED in
clandestine betting. An inventory of the
documents in that section of the ministry
where this man was employed was made
but none missing. The nature of his
duties made it impossible for him to have
access to secrets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
AMERICAN ARTISANS
AIDING THE RUSSIANS

ST. PETERSBURG, March 9.-The en-
ployes of the Russian Westinghouse Com
pany have donated 1 per cent. of their
wages for war purposes, amounting 10
$500 monthly. The company has given
5000 and will duplicate the monthly Offer
ings of it's employees. Religious services
were held in the factory for the success
of the Russian arms, after which Director
Smith addressed the employees. warning
them not to believe the reports of American
hostility TO Russia.
The Novoe Vremya has a leader to-day
on coal as contraband. 1t argues that II
has been considered since the American
civil war, but now that England has coal
TO sell 10 Japan she objects.
Some interesting facts in connection with
the first japanese attacks on Port Arthur
are beginning TO arrive. In the main II
appears that the japanese shells Were de-
fectiye, and many of them, still unexploded,
were found lying about the streets. The
coal supply at Port Arthur is said to be
sufficient TO last the warships fer two
years, but the docking facilities are made
quate. The one large dock at Port Arthur
is unable to accommodate vessels of over
fifty feet beam. The Associated Press has
received chart showing the exact position
OF the warships during the bombardment
Of Feb. 8. 1t shows the three torpedoed
vessels aground near the entrance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
OPERATIONS ON LIND;
RUSSIANS OUTFLANKED

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The govern
ment here has received advices by cable
from Che-Foo, opposite Port Arthur, that
the Japanese land forces have appeared at
Flung Chang and at Tashan. No de-
tails are furnished. The first-named place
is about forty-five miles north of Antung
in Manchuria, and the latter is few miles
inland from the mouth of the Yalu river,
according to calculations of naval officers
here. They believe this movement has
placed the Japanese on the Russian flank
and perhaps in the rear of their line of
communication. 1t is believed yesterday s
attack upon Port Arthur and Talien-Wan
was a diversion perhaps to cover this eX-
peditiOuS land movement of the Japanese
forces, who were probably landed from
transports some point west of the Yalu.
YINKOW, March 9.-The British consul
strongly and officially urges the foreign
women and children to leave Nieu-Chwang
before the river opens. The British station
gunboat Espiege will leave as soon as
possible and will be replaced. The family
of the United States consul, Mr.. Miller,
will leave tomorrow.
1t is understood the neutral powers will
not embarrass Japan by the presence of
warshlpS in the river here, and therefore,
neutral interests at Nieu-Chwang will be
officially abandoned.
The tension among the Russians also con-
tinues. There circumstaptial native
reports of fighting east of the railroad and
there is strong evidence of japanese adj
vance.
1t is reported that the action of the Rus
slams in ordering Nieu-Chwang to be for
titled was due to the withdrawal of the
foreign warships, thus removing the last
possibility of the naturalization of this
port The Russians received by train to-
day two five-inch siege guns and two six
FOUNDER howitZers. They were unloaded at
the Nieu-Chwang railroad station.
SEOUL, March "a party of nine Rus
slams seized the Korean telegraph station
al Yung-Won to-day. 1t is reported that a
fight has occurred between Koreans and
Russians on the Korean side of the Tumen
rix
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
EIGHTEEN COMPANIES OF
MILITIA ORDERED OUT

COLUMBUS, o., March 9.-Including
eight companies ordered TO Springfield this
evening by Governor Herrick. there will be
on the ground by morning eighteen COM
panies of infantry, embracing six hundred
men.
Adj. Gen. A. Is. Critchfield detailed Gen.
w. V. McMakin. of Toledo. commander of
the First Brigade, o. y. c., to take COM
mand at Springfield. Col. e. S. Bryant, of
Bloomdale, and the following companies of
the Second Regiment were on their way
to Springfield this evening: Company NJ
Ottawa; a, F'fndlay; G.. Ada; X and c.
Lima; +, Spencerville Two companies of
the Third. Company L. OF Sydney, and
Company NJ, of Greenville. also were sent
State Fire Marshal Hallenbeck says he
will investigate the fires at Springfield
Tuesday with view of making prompt
prosecutions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
INDIANA NOTES.

RICHMOND.-The project to build
steam OF hot water heating plant here is
being revived and it is now said work will
be begun on 1T during the coming summer.
A franchise was granted by the City Coun-
Gil some months ago. Chicago men are to
back the enterprise. For the present only
the business portion is to be served.
LAFAYETTE.-Thoma and William
Settlers, young brothers at ST. Josephs
Orphan Asylum in this city, were returned
to that institution in starving condition
on Wednesday, having run away last Fri
day and lived without food since that time.
The boys were apprehended in Tilton, III.
by Detective Weinhardt, of this city.
GREENCASTLE.-Afte a hard fight in
NJ. Kern was awarded 81, 900 damages from
Arthur Stevenson, Jesse Young and Amer
icus Young for breach oe contract. The
complainant claimed that Messrs. Steven
son and Young had sold him goods and then
refused to carry out the deal.
BRAZIL.-A freight wreck was caused
on the Central Indiana Railroad just north
of Bridgeton Tuesday night by a fiange
ditched and badly wrecked The train crew
jumped and escaped serious injury Traf-
fic was delayed several hours.
LAPORTE.-The largest ice crop ever
harvested from the lakes surrounding La
porte has just been stored in the immense
houses of the two local ice companies The
quality this year is declared to be the
finest ever harvested, being clear as crystal
and apparently pure.
JEFFERSONVILLE.- city School
Board has elected Prof. Lewis +. Richards.
of Fairmount, Ind, teacher of science in
the high school, to succeed Prof f. l..
Orth, who resigned because of poor health.
Prof. Ortiz has returned to his home at
Edwards Ind.
CARBONDALE.-One of the most sue
cessful reVivals ever held here is in prog
ress at the Christian Church, conducted by
the Rev. w. f. Shearer, of Angola Ind
and Prof. McNay, of Nebraska. There have
been over 100 accessiOns to the church
EVANSVILLE. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Topf
among the old settlers of this city, on We'd
nesday night celebrated their golden we'd
cling anniversary with supper, entertain
ing large number of friends.
LEBANON.-The Republican city primary
has been set for March a. Lochinvar hall
has been selected as the place for holding
the urinary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
6coNcLupEp FROM FIRST PACED


surprise the authorities here. They natural
~ decline TO say whether Captain ReitZen-
STEMS squadron was outside Vladivostok
when the japanese appeared. but ii is now
firmly believed here that it was outside.
TOXIC, March at is believed here that
there has already been a decisive naval
engagement in the vicinity of Vladivostok
and tdings of it are anXiously awaited.
The japanese fleet did not ii is said go TO
Nladivostok for the purpose of lombard
ING the Town, but TO locate and attack the
armored cruisers Gromobo Rossia Rurik
and the cruiser Bogatyr, the Russian fleet
stationed there. 1t is understood here that
Nhen the japanese fleet arrived there on
Sunday last il found the Russian squadron
absent. II this is true it gave the Japanese
SQUADRON advantage in the way of avoiding
battle close TO the fnshore batteries, at the
same time putting il in a position TO pre-
vent the Russian ships re-entering the har-
Dor. IT is doubted that the japanese with
drew their entire SQUADRON unless the To-
II meant surrendering the advantage of be-
ing in position between the enemy and
sibility that the Japanese found the Rus
sian ships in the vicinity of POsSiet bay and
gave them battle there.
The names and number of ships in the
japanese squadron have been kept secret,
but it was probably sufficiently strong TO
divide into two divisions, the one to guard
Vladivostok and the other to cruise in
search of the Russian ships. 1t is said
that the newly purchased cruisers Misshin
and Kasuga are taking part in the present
movement off Vladivostok. The Navy De-
soon from Gen-Sang, where it was
planned that the fleet would call after the
operation involving an attack upon the
Russian squadron had been concluded The
Japanese are quite confident in the ability
of their squadron to Signally defeat the
Russian ships and laughingly say that the
big Russian cruisers which stand unusual
ly high in the water, make excellent tar
gets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
BABY CARRIAGES.
Trade Opens Up in This Line in
Early Spring.
WASHINGTON Times.

Washington Times.
For some reason not now known there
is always big increase in the demand for
baby carriages in March. The increase
has already begun. and tradesmen are busy
supplying the calls. And this year the
made to-order business in Washington is
greater than it has been in a decade. Not
withstanding the thousands of styles to
be had at the larger stores the average par
cnt wants something individual, and con-
sequently if he can afford ii he had the
vehicle mace 10 order. Said a tradesman
to-day:
Il have sold three twin carriages in one
day, and then not sold another for three
months. So don't commonly keep them
in stock, but make them TO order. For
merly ali twin carriages were made to carry
the children one at either end facing each
other; but nowadays twin carriages are
made with room 10 seat the babies side by
side at the back. This brings the weight
all over the rear axle and the higher wheels
and closer TO the handle of the carriage.
where it can be more easily and convenient
ly handled and managed
''Triplet baby carriages? In all the time
that | have been in business, and that is
many years, / have made but three. Trim
let carriages are made broader at the back
and narrowing toward the front to carry
two children at the back and one. facing at
the front. Triplet carriages can, of course
be made graceful and slightly in design but
in the comparatively rare instances of
triplets parents oftener use for their three
babies two carriages. Baby carriages have
been made to carry four children. but such
carriages are used only IN institutions
BABY carriages are now made better
than ever and IN greater variety, and
cheaper and more costly and with more
devices and attachments for the baby's
safety and comfort. All baby carriages
nowadays, or nearly all. including the
cheapest as we'll the more costly have
rubber tired wheels. for instance. and the
great majority of them are provided with
brakes that can be set on the wheels so
that the carriage won't roll away If left
standing on grade.
THE go-cart is the latest development
OF the modern baby carriage, and IL has in
fact TO a very considerable extent sup
planted the larger baby carriage. There
are baby carriage manufacturers that now
make go-carts only.
Baby carriages are made the year round.
but the great demand for them is in the
spring. summer and fall. say from March
to October So the lively trade in them
Will soon begin"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
WEIGHT OF METAL MONEY.
Few Persons Can Guess the Avoir-
dupois of a Package.
Washington Star.


1.-The weight of money is very deceptive"
said an employee of the treasury. For in
stance, a young man came in here one day
with a young woman. L was showing them
through the department and happened to
ask him if he thought the young girl was
worth her weight in gold. He assured me
that he certainly did think so, and after
learning that her weight was LOG pounds we
figured that she would be worth in gold S2S,
647. The young man was fond enough of her
TO think that was rather cheap.
Another thing that deceives many peo-
pie" he continued, sis the weight of paper
money. Now. how many 81 bills do you
think it would take to weigh as much as one
50 gold piece"
On a guess the visitor said fifty, and the
clerk laughed.
Il have heard guesses on that he said.
''all the way from fifty TO 500 and from men
who have handled money for years. The fact
of the matter is that with a s. gold piece on
one scale you would only have 10 put six
and one-half dollar bills on the other scale
to balance it.
THE question afterwards was put to sew
eral people and elected answers all the way
from twenty TO 1000. the majority guessing
from 500 to 500.
given at the treasury, il was figured that a
S. gold piece weighs ITO of an ounce avOir-
dupcis. The employee at the treasury who
handled the paper money said that Ito bills
weigh four and on-half ounces. That would
make one weigh 045 of an ounce, and be-
tween six and seven bills would balance the
gold piece"
on the proposition Of how much money
one can lift figures were obtained at the
treasury Where certain numbers of coins
were pIaced in bags and weighed as stand
ards for example the standard amount of
gold coin is $500, which weighs eighteen
and one-half pounds. while 800 in halves,
or 400 coins weigh eleven pounds.
Two hundred pounds OF coin money of
various kinds Is made up as follows: Silver
dollars, $2.617: half dollars. $. SIS: quarter
dollars. 50 657: dimes, S56l5.S0; nickels, s9l7
pennies. 1851.
In one-dollar bills the same weight would
amount to s1.1li.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
FRENCH COAST FORTS
TO BE STRENGTHENED

PARIS, March 9.--In pursuance of orders
issued by Minister of War Andre, active
work has been begun with the view of plac-
ing the coast defenses in state of readi-
ness. a hundred coast artillerymen have
arrived at Marseilles and occupied in
perfecting the harbor batteries, force of
naval mechanics is working on the island
approaches and the trials of various kinds
of heavy ordnance are progressing actively
at Marseiles and elsewhere.
These measures are not considered sig
nincant except as an indication of the de-
termination of the officials to have the coast
defenses in a state of preparedness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
PROTECTIONISTS HOLD
THE BALANCE OF POWER
British Cabinet at the Mercy, of
Friends of Former Secretary
Chamberlain.
VOTE IN THE COMMONS

LONDON, March 9.-During to-night's
session of the House of Commons Duncan
V. Pierre OiberaD, after calling attention
to the public utterances of Chancellor of the
Exchequer Austen Chamberlain and other
members of the government on the fiscal
question, moved that this House, noting
the continued agitation in favor of protec-
tive preferential tariffs, which is en-
couraged by the language used by certain
of his Majesty's ministers, deems it neces-
sary to express its condemnation of any
such policy
Mr.. Pierie's motion was debated for three
hours, and the arguments covered mainly
the previous ground of fiscal discussion
Herbert Asquith. the principal opposition
speaker, drew from Premier Balfour the
admission that he had withdrawn the mem
orandum presented TO the Cabinet advo-
eating prefential tariffs and tax on food
Mr. Pierie's motion was finally rejected by
$50 votes to 249, and loud opposition cheers
greeted the reduction in the government
majority. In the division sixty National
lists and twenty-six free-food Unionists
voted against the government.
As an offset to the motion made in the
House OF Commons by Mr.. Pierre, Premier
BalfOur put up Conservative member of
Lite mouse, JOnn Lloyd wharton, to move
an amendment approving the ministerial
declarations OF the fiscal policy, as includ-
ing neither a general system of protection,
nor preference based on the taxation of
food. Chamberlainites TO the number of
one hundred held a hurried and informal
meeting this evening and as a result they
1ntimated to the government that unless the
Wharton amendment be withdrawn they
would abstain from voting on the Pierre
motion. AS this would most certainly have
led to the defeat of the government, Mr.
Wharton's amendment was withdrawn.
The incident proves that Premier Balfour
can hold office only by consent of the pro-
nounced protectionists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
NAY HAZE BEEN KILLED.
Chicago Police Asked to Look for
North Dakota Postmaster.

CHICAGO. March 9.-The police OF this
city have been asked To find j. f. Wyatt
of Paris. N D.. who is thought by his rela-
tives TO have been murdered in this city.
Wyatt. who is postmaster at Paris. left
home last December for St. Paul, where he
sold a herd OF cattle and then wrote 10 his
friends in Paris that he was going TO Chi
cagO. re sold more cattle here and received
large sum of money for them. He said
While here re was going TO visit bis father
~ Westville. Pa He has never appeared
IN Westvilie and nothing has been heard Of
him since he sold his cattle in this city
No clew TO him has been discovered - -et-
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" Aoi1iNGlONs March 5.-f OIeCdSI lOI
Thursday and Friday:
Indiana-Rain on Thursday; colder in
south portion. Friday fair; brisk southeast
winds becoming nOrthWesterly.
IllinOis-Rain on Thursday, turning to
snow In north portion; colder. Friday Tair;
brisk southeast winds, becoming northwest
erIy.
kentucky-Showers and colder on Thurs
day. Friday fair
OhiO-Rain and warmer on Thursday. Fri
day fair in western portion; rain IN east
ern portion; colder; brisk southeast winds,
becoming nOrthWesteTly.
Wisconsin-Rain in south, snow in north
portion on Thursday; colder in west por-
ton. Friday fair: brisk east 10 northeast
winds. becoming nOrthwesterly.
IOwa-Rain and colder on Thursday. Fri
day fair
Kansas-Falr and decidedly colder on
Thursday. Friday fair.
MinnesOta-SHOw and colder on Thurs
day. Friday fair; brisk northeast to north
winds, becoming nOrthwesterly
South DakOta-Fair and much colder on
Thurs lay, preceded by rain or snow in
early morning. Fair on Friday.
Nebraska-Fair and mucn colder on
Thursday. Friday fair; warmer in west
portion.
North DakOta-Fair on Thursday. preced-
ed by snow in south portion. Friday fair
and warmer.
Lower Michigan-Rain in south, snow in
north portion on Thursday. Friday fair
and colder; brisk TO high east winds, be-
coming northwesterly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
SECOND TRAGEDY OF
HIGH LIFE IN BERLIN
Commercial Traveller Shoots Wife,
Son and Self Because>of Their
Financial Difficulties.

BERLIN. March 9-Another family trag-
edy similar TO the Beseke case occurred to-
day at PankOw, a suburb of Berlin Theo-
dOre Brambach. a commercial traveller
took his wife and son to the circus on
Tuesday evening, and after returning
home the family sat down 10 supper After
his wife and son had gone to bed, Bram-
bach turned on the gas, but the rooms
were too well ventilated, and his plan of
death failed.
This morning Brambach shot his son and
his wife and then himself. having previously
sent servant TO a friend with letter ex-
planning his act
Brambach, like Lieutenant Beseke had
lived far beyond his means. and had be-
come involved in financial difficulties