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

1t appears that in some details OF
the accident in which Captain
Cooper Walker so nearly lost his
life, in Brazos Santiago pass last
week, THE HERALD's report was
not quite accurate. 1t was Cap
tain August Thorsell and not the
life saving crew who rescued the
drowning man. A letter from
Captain Thorsell brings the follow
ing information regarding the &C.
currence:
Monday. May 2, at obOut two
D. m. the schooner Leman No. )
was outside the bar and Cooper
Walker sailed ont to Padre Island
in the sloop Ell Mar and l went in
the sloop K. T. Cooper stopped
and hoisted range flags on my
ranges on the point OF faore Is
land. l went out over the bar in
the sloop K. T. and Cooper fol-
lowed me, but when he got on the
bar where the surf was high, the
Ell Mar turned bottom up. l came
back with the K. 7. and went
alongside the Ell Mar in the high
breakers, at the risk of losing my
boat. but saved the life of Coop
er Walker and also of Antonio
Valente's son, and l brought them
home to Point Isabel. The sloop
K. T. was not hurt.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-10

Tommy-Papa, didn't YOU say
it was wrong to strike any one
smaller than YOURSELF
Papa-Yes, my son. It's both
wrong and cowardly-
Tommy-Well, 1 wish you d
write and tell my teacher. l don I
think she knows it.-Chicago
News.
Butter. Cheese, Potatoes, Lem
ons and Oranges at Leo Wise's.
5-lC-tf.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-10
fLoGGING WITH WATER
How the Hose Was Substituted For the
Lash In Oregon.

The cold water cure has recently
been adopted at the Oregon State
Penitentiary with apparently salts
factory results. For all practical
purposes fogging has been aband-
oned. No rule has been establish
ed prohibiting flogging, and if a
case should be presented in which
all other punishment failed, the
lash might be resorted to. but this
is contingency not deemed prob
able. The cold-water cure has
been found effective in some very
obstinate cases.
The cold-water remedy consists
of stripping the prisoner to the
skin and turning upon him a
stream of cold water from an or
binary garden hose. The infection
of the punishment is not as brutal
as flogging. 1t leaves no scars or
permanent injuries. and the pun
ishment ends the moment the wa
ter is turned off. A prisoner who
has been subjected to the punish
ment once wants no more OF 1t,
though he may be smiling within
few moments after the ordeal IS
over. Governor Chamberlain and
the prison authorities are highly
pleased over the result of the ex-
periments, for they have been de-
sirous of abolishing the whip.
Only one prisoner has been fog
ged during the administration.
That man was a trusty and had
run away, and upon being captur-
ed was given the penalty always
imposed in such cases up to that
time. Since then two prisoners
have been punished with the cold
water remedy. One of them was
big burly negro. When he came
to the prison he was assigned to
work in the shops, but refused to
obey orders. He asserted that he
did't have to work and wouldn't
work. He was taken to the bath
room, stripped and stood IN cor
ner. The first squirt of water from
| the hose brought out shrek that
was evidence of the effectiveness
of the remedy. After trying for
half a minute to dodge the stream
of cold water, the man gave up
and began to beg and make prom
ises. The punishment ended.
he went to work and has given no
further trouble.
The other prisoner subjected to
the water cure was a white man.
For several months he had been
giving trouble, and seemed to ind
enjoyment in disobeying rules,
even when he gained nothing by
| it.. Small penalties did no good.
and he was finally warned that
another Offense would bring severe
consequences. A few days later
he deliberately violated an import
ant regulation and was sent to the
bathroom. He began to beg before
the water struck him. and before a
pailfull of water had been used he
was completely subdued. Before
he had dressed again he was laugh
ing over the punishment, but his
subsequent conduct has proved
that he doesn't intend receiving a
second dose of water cure.-Port-
Land Oregonian.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-10
Henry Schoenfeld
CONTRACTOR
Builder

Estimates Given on all kinds
Of Construction. Plans and
Specifications Cheerfully Fur
;nishej on Application. - ~
SATISFACTION - GUARANTEED
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-10
MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
And Stockholders Of her St. Louis
Brownsville & Mexico Railway Co.

Notice is hereby giwen that. the
regular annual meetings of the direc-
tors and of the stockholders of the
St. Louis. Brownsville & Mexico
Railway Co., will be held at the
Office of the company, in Corpus
Christi, Texas, on Tuesday, the
seventh day of IIne, 1904.
UaIAH LOTT,
President
H. w. ADAMS,
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H. w. ADAMS,
Secretary.

Reyes and Nunez, paper hangers.
Samples can be seen at L.
Kowalski'S Office. 4-1-tf.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-10
Travels By Rail Now.

Mr.. John G.. Kennedy returned to
his ranch yesterday, going via
Robstown and Kingsville to Sarita.
He comes and goes all the way by
rail now; a big change in the mode
of travel is taking place between
here and the 10 yer country.-Cor-
pus Christi Caller.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-10

Read THE HERALD's want
column. New ads, every day.
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WANTED-Yoa 10 know that II will PAY you
10 figure with the Brownsville Transfer Company
before contracting large quantities osfpight or
building material.
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TO TRADE-A large. hanging lamp. with
shade. for standing lamps Of equal value Call a
THE HERALD Office.
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FOR RENT-FURSIsHED Rooms Apply TO J.
Porter. Adams street. opposis E H. Goodrich s.
Son
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The Brownsville Transfer Co. bays aud sells
hcrses and mules. A written guarantee goes
with every animal sold Call ON US before buy
ing. Cor. ilth- & Madison sts>
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-10

FOB SALE-A few sacks of seed eorn--F
Chameleon
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For SaEE-Ny entire household furnishings.
incluing uz,zight Piano. also. borses and runa-
bout Cal AZ first quarters next ice plant in the
post NORMAN E. Kendall
-1-rwk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
Mr., CROMER WOULD FIX
STATUS OF SUBSTITUTES
Amendment in the Interest of
the Rural Mail Delivery
Service.
WILL BE SENT TO SENATE

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Representa-
tive Cromer believes that the status of
substitute carriers on rural free delivery
routes should be definitely fixed He pre-
pared an amendment while the postal bill
was in the House designed to remove the
present chaotic condition of affairs, but
owing TO the excitement that prevailed
among members at the time the vote was
taken on the rural amendment Mr.. Cromer
was unable to get a hearing Mr. Cromer
calls attention to the fact that under the
present system each carrier has a sub
stitute with the result that i'm localities
substitutes do not get enough work to
justify them in entering the service. The
same rule applies, of course, to points
where only one route is i'm operation, but
ia such cases it is necessary to have Il
substitute for each carrier. Mr. Cromer's
proposed amendment would apply to places
where three or more routes are in opera
ton, and would be particularly effective in
localities where the county system is in
operation. Mr.. Cromers amendment reads
as follows:
THAT on and after July l. 1904. substitute
letter carriers of the rural free delivery
service shall be appointed one for each Of
flee from which rural free delivery ema-
mates, and IL there be more than three car
riers at any postoffice then there shall be
appointed one substitute for every three
carriers or major fraction thereof Said
substitute carriers shall be appointed by
the pOStmaSterS from whose offices such
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
RUSSIANS DENOUNCE
INTERNAL MACHINES

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2S.-Large
crowds gathered before the bulletin boards
to-day to read the official accounts of the
second unsuccessful attempt of the Japa-
nese to bottle up the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur. Lieutenant Krinizki's heroic at
tack on the enemy's fire ships and torpedo
boats and the action of the three Russian
officers in boarding the burning steamers,
extinguishing the flames and cutting the
wires connecting with the Internal ma
chimes evoked enthusiasm, while the almost
universal exclamation applied to Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff as the people turned away
was ''Molodetz" which might literally be
translated He's dandy" The action of
the japanese In making use of Internal ma
chimes has aroused Indignation. No further
details have been received except that the
injury to the torpedo boat destroyer SLIM
from grounding is slight and that 1t can
The Associated Press has received con-
firmation of the report that Admiral Max
aroff, during his reconnaissance of the Ell
lott islands, captured a Japanese vessel
towing a Chinese junk. but the vessel was
a small steamer, not a gunbOat. The crews
were taken off. after which both vessels
were sunk
Lieutenant General Stoessel, in command
at Port Arthur. has issued order forbid
ding civilian functionaries to desert their
offices and seek places of safety during
bombardments. General Stoessel sarcas-
tcally observes that he has not seen them
at the batteries when the enemy was at
lacking.
The Emperor has telegraphed to Vice
officers and men of the torpedo boat SLIM
with the st. Georges cross for their valor
In the repulse of the Japanese attempt to
block Port Arthur.
The government is ordering the construc-
ton of an immense dock at Port Arthur,
10 be completed in four months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
BRITISH COMMENT ON
NIEU-CHWANG DECREE

LONDON, March 29.-Up to last night no
official communication had reached the
Foreign Office confirming the declaration
of martial law at Nieu-Chwang and Off
Gals are inclined to the opinion that this
indicated that the Russian government had
not yet sanctioned viceroy Alexief's action.
The declaration of martial law Is some
what anxiously discussed by the London
morning newspapers, among which the
question has arisen as to whether Russia
is DESTROYS of dragging China into the
conflict.
The Standard, recognizing that the neu-
trail powers may protest, considers that lit
will be difficult to refuse to either beIliger-
ent the right to regard strategic consid-
erations as paramount over all others In
Manchuria.'
The Morning Post considers that Russa's
action is calculated to relieve Japan of
some embarrassment by removing some OF
the difficulties Japan would have expert
enced In dealing with Nieu-Chwang In
the event of ii becoming necessary to at
tack the Russian forces at that point.
No further news has been received here
regarding the Port Arthur engagement
with the exception that the Daily Tele-
graphs Yin-KOw correspondent says the
Japanese bombardment badly damaged the
forward barbette of the Russian battleshp
Czarevitch. The correspondent adds: Ac-
cording to rumor, sixty-five japanese
transports, escorted by four cruisers, ap-
preached Nieu-Chwang Saturday and then
departed southwark. 1T is stated Viceroy
Alexieff will return to Europe in a few
days"
The Morning Posts Nieu-Chwang cor
respondent learns that the japanese will
| not land an expedition In the Lao liver
valley before April 20, as their transport
are still engaged in conveying troops to
Korea.
The correspondent at Shan-Hai-Kwan of
the Daily Mail asserts that the Chinese
have received official authorization to turn
| over to the Japanese the plant of the Shan
Hai-Kwan Railway.
| The Standards Tien-Tsin correspondent
| says that In compliance with Viceroy Alex
| ieff's demand the Tartar general at Feng-
| Tien has withdrawn his troops to distance
j of sixty miles from Mukden- He adds that
/ the Russians now left in complete con-
/ troll of the revenue and other departments.
The Wei-Hai-Wei correspondent of the
| Times says: "A Chinese junk which has
/ arrived here reports having seen on the
/ morning of March 2S eleven seaworthy Rus
sian vessels maneuvering in the vicinity
| of a Japanese fleet, which was also ma
neuvering. No sound of firing was heard
4 here"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
CITY PAVES WAY FOR
LOW STREET-CAR FARES
Council at Cleveland Submits Ordi-
nance for Extension of Rail-
way Franchises.

CLEVELAND, o., March 2s.-An ordi-
nance was introduced in the City Council
tonight submitting to the Cleveland Elec-
trio Railroad Company proposition for the
extension of its franchises until Jan. 1.
1924. upon satisfactory fare agreement
being arrived at between the city and the
company The city makes other PROPOSE
tons to the company, all of which tend to
make II less costly TO maintain its lines.
Among these are: The remittance of a
license of $40 per car annually; freedom
from being compelled to do certain paving
heretofore the rule; discontinuance of
bridge rentals: freedom from tax on earn
1ngs; no request upon the company for
financial assistance in the work of eliminat-
ing grade crossings of steam railroads along
the street car company's tracks. The
hoped-for agreement is to be arrived at
during a number of conferences between
the city officials and the street car people
TO be arranged as soon as possible. There
are blank spaces in the city's proposition to
be hlled up by the companys propositions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

LIZARD. March %, $3.50 a. m.-Passed:
Graf Waldersee. from New York for Ham,
burg; Belgravia. from Hamburg for New
York
GIBRALTAR. March &-Arriyed
Hohenzollern. from New York for Naples
and Genoa.
NEW YORK, March 2S-Arrived: la
Gascogne, from Havre; Columbia. from
Glasgow.
CHERBOURG. March 2S.-Arrived: Kron-
prinz Wilhelm, from New York. for Bre-
men,
PYRAEUS, March 25.-Arrived: Grosser
kurfuerst. from New York.
LONDON March 2s-Arrived: Mime
sofa. from Philadelphia.
ANTWERP. March S-Arrived: Kroon-
land. from New York.
HAMBURG. March 26.-Arrived: Pre-
toria. from New York.
BREMEN. March 27-Arrived: Bremen
from New York
LEGHORN. March 26.-Arrived: Calabria
from New York.
HAvRE. March 2s.-Saied: L'Acquitain
for New York.
LIVERPOOL. March 27-Sailed: Caledon-
Ian. for Boston
PALERMO. March 27-Sailed: Victoria
for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
SUICIDE OF Il NAN WHO
KILLED 4 POLICEMAN

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 2S.-The dead
body of man who, before committing sui
eide by shooting himself, wrote a letter in
which he confessed to the killing of Police
man INHERIT at Muscatine. Ia, in the sum-
mer of 1896, and who signed his name as
Patrick j. McGrath." was found to-day in
a church at Six Mile, a small station few
miles west of Kansas City. McGrath stated
in the letter that he killed Nihert because
the latter had broken up his family and
that he (McGrath) had shot three other Of
ficers who tried to arrest him for killing
Nihert. McGrath said he wanted to clear
other persons who might have been arrested
for the crime
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
WORK on THE LAKE
BAIKAL ROAD DELAYED

ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-There is
general disappointment in military circles
because of the prospective delay in the
completion of the railroad around Lake
Baikal- 1t had been expected that Prince
Ehilkoff, head of the Russian military
railroad commission would be able to
push the construction so that the road
would be open April l, but ii is reported
that in the contracts just made IL is pro-
vided that the work shall be done by Aug.
j. Ii Is doubtful whether the railroad will
be completed even by that time
Prince Ehilkoff will reach st. Petersburg
Saturday next when he will discuss the
question of transportation with the military
authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
Japanese Victorious IN a Land
Engagement, but Lost so Killed

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
harbor guides in the river Lao are sus-
pended.
Seventh-Contraband of war is to consist
OF such articles as are mentioned In the
decree issued by the Car Feb. Is, defining
contraband of
A list of contraband goods then follows.
This list includes beans and bean cakes and
other foodstuffs The interference with
this traffic here, together with the opera
ton of Article g. referred To above, viii
stop Nieu-Chwang's trade; .u,,
Five ships which arrived outside to-day
and numerous others due VIII De unable TO
ship cargoes.
The opinion of leading foreign residents
and officials is that. although the rights OF
neutrals remain unaltered by treaty, Rus
STA assumes the power to annul these
rights, also consular jurisdiction and ex-
territOriality, rendering the position or for
eign consuls untenable IN come quarters
the order is regarded as an apparent chal-
lenge TO neutral powers, especially to
China on account of the appropriation of
her territory and that ii renders the
United States gunboat Helena and the
British cruiser Espiegle liable to an order
to leave port. The consuls will await in
structions from their respective govern
ments inasmuch as there is no law to guide
the consuls actions. The property and
trade interests of the foreign residents are
prepared to be abandoned.
TIEN-TSIN, March 2S.-Lloyd's agent at
Nieu-Chwang telegraphs as follows: THE
port is now open. Five junks have already
arrived, seven steamers are due Tomorrow
and several others are expected shortly.
THE Russians have not blockaded the
river up to the present.
There are no movements of troops and
| the town is in perfect order.
1.-The Espiegle and the Helena will un-
dock April 3
CHE-FOO, March 2s.-Five British mer-
| chant steamers left Che-Foo to-day foi
Nieu-Chwang, just before advices were re-
| ceived of the declaration of martial law
there by the Russians.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE
DISCUSSED BY RUSSIANS
Comments of the Press and
Views of a Diplomat on
! the Subject.
KING EDWARD FOR PEACE

ST PETERSBURG, March 8.-The pa
pers are all discussing the possibility of
better relations between Russia and Great
Britain through the intermediary OF
France. The Novosti continues TO insist
that the absence of conflicting interests is
bound to bring Great Britain and Russia
together because their alliance would be
TO the enormous advantage of both.
The Novoe vremya. however. declined
10 bury the Ratchet. still harping on per-
fidious Albion. and saying that Great Brit
ain has been trying to fasten her inter-
ested friendship upon all the European ma
tions in turn, but they all saw through the
game"
The Bourse Gazette says sarcastically
that while Russia is strong Great Britain
will not move. her attitude toward Russia
becoming friendly in proportion she re-
ceives news of the Strengthening or the
Baltic ports and the reinforcements or the
Russian army near the Indian frontier.
In diplomatic circles the possibility of
such a new triple alliance with Its far-
reaching consequences attracts CONSIDER
able attention, the opinion being tnat IL
IS not so fantastic as IL at first appeared
There is intimation from well IN
formed quarter that King Edward, who is
now practically his own prime minister,
sincerely harpors desire TO compose the
longstanding differences between Great
Britain and the empire of his nephew and
that while the time is not yet ripe for the
satisfaction of this desire the way is be-
ing paved for its contamination.
prominent diplomat said to the AS
ISOLATED Press: "A thorough understand
ing between Russia and Great Britain
would be the greatest possible guarantee
of the worlds peace and there is no reason
why the spheres OF their ambitions should
not be delimited. The mistrust of each
others purpose imposes upon both coun-
tries enormous and useless burdens. Rus
STA keeps three army corps and she has
built three railroads In order to exert
pressure Great Britain in India,
although IL Is patent that Russia could not
conquer India without the mastery of the
sea- Great Britain is compelled to keep a
strong garrison at Peshawar and to fortify
the Indian frontier in order TO Offset the
Russian forces in central Asia. The main
tenance of these ornaments involves what
Golden called panic expenditure equivalent
10 a capitalization Of 100000 pounds
sterling. Great Britain has repeat edly tried
to come to an agreement with Russia. but
thus far something has always come in
the way of such agreement. Lord Sails
bury used to say that Grent Britain and
Russia were like the fair prince and
princess whom the wicked magician al
ways kept apart, like two men CROPPING
in dark room anxious to shake hands
but unable TO meet each other. Personally
j think that there can be no Anglo-Russian
entente for the present, but sooner or later
IL Is bound to come"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
CZARINA IS THANKFUL
FOR AMERICAN DOLLARS

ST. PETERSBURG. March 2S.-The text
of the acknowledgment by the Empress of
the donation of 5000 by the Westinghouse
Electric Company to her fund for the sick
and wounded follows:
1T has been a pleasure TO her Majesty.
the Empress Alexandra Feodorvna, to ex
press her sincere thanks to the stockholders
OF the Westinghouse Company consisting
chiefly of citizens of the United States who
have placed 5000 at her imperial Majesty ;
disposal for the purpose of aiding the sick
and wounded soldiers in the far East. as
well as for their expression of sympathy
with Russia. which. at the present time
will have peculiar value IL is my pleasant
duty 10 inform you. sir, of this by her Ma
jesty's order. Please accept assurances of
my perfect esteem and regard.
COUNT ROSTOVTSOFF.'
The acknowledgment was sent person.
ally TO w. r. Smith. manager OF the COM
pany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
WOMAN UNDER ARREST
ON CHARGE OF FORGERY
Miss Nellie Mcguire Accused of
Representing Another Woman
and Borrowing $4,000.

PHILADELPHIA. March 2s.-Miss Nellie
Mcguire, daughter of Richard Mcguire. a
former ink manufacturer of New York,
was arrested to-day and held in $4,000 bond.
charged with forgery. She will be given a
further hearing on April 5. Her accuser
is Mrs. Henrietta A. Crosby. at whose home
Miss Mcguire and her mother had apart
ments. 1t is charged by Mrs. Crosby that
Miss Mcguire represented herself as Mrs.
Crosby and forged her name to several
mortgages, on which she borrowed money
to the amount of nearly $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
TRAITOR SENTENCED TO
QUICKSILVER MINES

ST. PETERSBURG. March 2s.-Captain
Irkorff. of the Manchurian commissariat
service, sentenced To twenty-five years
penal service for having sold information
In connection with the quartermaster's de-
partment TO Lieutenant Colonel Akashia.
ex military attache OF the Japanese lega-
ton at St Petersburg. will be sent to the
quicksilver mines at Merchinak Eastern
Siberia. 10 serve out his sentence. He has
a wife, two sons I'm the cadet corps and a
grownup daughter.
The papers in the case of Captain Leon
tisff. OF the Russian general stan. recently