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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-12

Mr.. Bingaman, the piano man,
was down to Point Isabel this week,
returning this morning.
Miss Sophia Weller spent day
or two very pleasantly this week at
the Point, coming home today.
Cash paid for old gold and silver
S-13. Rutledge Jewelry Co.
In conversation with members of
the Marine Hospital Corps today.
THE HERALD reporter learns that
some opposition is being encoun-
tered in the work. Just why any
intelligent person should object to
having the mosquitoes killed on
his premises is one of the queer
things of life, and such action on
the part of citizens renders the
work of the Corps useless, as there
is no use to kill mosquitoes in one
house, when the next yard fur
nishes a breeding place, and the
owner forbids the officers entering
the premises. Our city council
should take the matter up and pass
an ordinance authorizing the health
officers to enter the premises and
fumigate and oil all barrels, water
holes and other places, where the
pests are known to breed. Such
an ordinance would not require
FIVE minutes time nor work hard
ship on any one, and the destroy
ing of mosquitoes might prevent
an epidemic of yellow fever, which
would prove horribly fatal in the
present unsanitary condition of our
city. The city of Laredo is now
one of the cleaneSt in the state, and
it is said to be almost impossible
to find a mosquito in the town.
Brownsville could be made equally
as clean, and if it is not done and
an epidemic of yellow fever breaks
out, almost martial law will be
declared and the town cut off from
out side communication. Better to
cooperate with the health officers
and rid the town of the pests, than
to wait until necessity demands
some drastic measures. It is bet
ter to have your premises thor
oughly cleansed now than to
wait until some fatal NAL
ady strikes the town when all the
trees, vines shrubbery, ETC., will
be cut down, dug up and other
wise gotten rid of, for when Uncle
Sam takes things into his own
hands there is always something
doing. A word to the wise ought
to suffice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-12

CARPENTER AND BUILDER.-Con-
tracts taken for both frame and
brick buildings, and all other work
in my line. Also painting and re-
pairing. Cypress cisterns made to
order. Address, w. S. CoRKILL,
Eleventh street, bet. Elizabeth and
Levee streets. Brownsville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-12
Tourist Rates.

The Frisco System will issue,
during the Summer months, Tour
ist roundtrip tickets to various re-
sorts and locations-the Noun
tains, Lakes and Seashore, at great
ly reduced rates, with ample re-
turn limit.
Call on nearest agent, or address
Passenger Traffic Department
Saint Louis.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-12

Fine Wedding presents at Rutl-
edge Jewelry Store. 8-13.
Col. u. Lott returned over the
St. l., B. & NJ. from Corpus last
night, where he has been for the
past few days.
Full line of new, up-to-date sill
verware, cut glass and jewelry at
Rutledge Jewelry store. S-13.
Gen. Manager Jeff N. Miller, of
the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mex
ieo road, is expected in the city
tomorrow, on a tour of inspection.
Cut glass, diamonds, silver and
silver plated ware at Rutledge Jew
elry Store. S-13.
Make your horses sleek and fat
by feeding oat chops from Bar
bour's.
See the half page of Hancock &
Hendricks, furniture dealers. IA
TIE HERALD today. This firm has
opened frst-class furniture store
in Brownsville. and promise to
make it to your interest to trade
with them.
John Closner, Sheriff of Hidalgo
county, accompanied by his wife,
are registered at a local hotel today.
They have recently returned from
the worlds fair, and saw many
wonderful things, which made the
trip profitable as well as pleasant.
They will go to the point this af
ternoon for a short stay by the sad
sea waves.
Honest goods at honest prices,
Rutledge Jewelry Co. S-13.
New oats, ground oats, corn
chaps, cracked corn and chicken
feed, at Barbours feed store. 85tf
A refreshing shower fell in the
city today.
Chas. Champion, the merchant
from Point Isabel, was in the city
today and called at THE HERALD
Office. Mr.. Champion has plans
already completed for the erection
of an ice and cold storage plant six
miles from the Point on the bay
shore. The house will be of wood,
25x50 feet, the ice plant will be of
3-ton capacity, and is to be used
for storing fish, oysters, ETC., for
shipment. Mr.. Champion informs
us thatIthe machinery is already on
the ground, and work will COM
Immediately.
Joe F. Cunningh ham from Kan
sas City, arrived in Brownsville,
last night by the St. L., B. & NJ.
w. G. Moore of Waco is in the
city for a few days.
Freshly ground meal from this
years corn, at Barbours feed store,
Woodhouse Bldg. 8-5tf
G. w. Chandler and wife of
Eagle Lake, are late arrivals in the
city, on tour of inspection.
ALFALFA, NORTH TEXAS
OATS AND Ell CAMPO HAY,
Brownsville Transfer Co.
Judge n. G.. Kittrell left this
tor his home at Houston,
being due in court there Saturday.
Judge Kittrcll expressed much ap-
probation of Brownsville and
Brownsville people. Said of
Brownsville that he had never seen
50 attractive place that had not
had a railroad for years instead of
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-12
LOCAL ITEMs.

stay after a cool, delightful month
or more spent there.
What about that excursion to
Corpus.
See the Racycle at Johnson ..
Talk up that excursion to Cor
pus Christi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Vivier and son
returned to the Point this after
noon.
See the ad of Benjamin Kowal-
ski in THE HERALD today.
Truck land for rent or sale in
tracts of 5 acre. or more.
Peter G.. Rucker.
Sarita Celaya is much better than
she was few days ago.
The Racycle is the finest and
most substantially built wheel
Johnson has it. -6-2.tf
M. w. Dickey is able to be out
again after a several days siege
with fever.
S. E. Morrison is in the city
from Fort Worth looking at the
Brownsville country.
Piano, vocal culture and draw
ing, at the Presbyterian Mission
School, beginning next September
/. Apply to Rev. L. G. Mora. 7-3
The best built wheel is at john
son s-The Racycle. 6-2-tf.
J. P. Odom and wife spent day
or two at the Point this week, re-
turning this morning. They report
a good time generally and the bath
ing especially splendid.
WANTED-1OO cars bones, all
kinds of junk, bottles, metals, scrap
iron, and manila rope. Louis
Kaminsky, Junk Yard, Houston,
Texas SO I'm.
Manager Stegman, of the Browns
vile Telephone Co., tells a HER
AID representative that all the poles
have been set, the wire and insula-
tors are arrived, and all that is now
needed to begin stringing the wire,
are the cross arms which are lit
tie slow in arriving. The delayed
material will doubtless arrive this
week, when work will begin in
stringing the wires. Mr.. Stegnan
saws the line will be in working or
der by the 1st Of October.
The best fruit tablets in the
market can be found at the Botica
del Aguila. 5-19-tf.
Bright top fodder at Barbours.
Don't let that Corpus Christi ex-
cursion drop.
Fresh new corn meal at Bar
bours.
Finest Blue6elds bananas at Leo
Wise. S-l1 If.
Louis Kowalski has a new sign
on the front of his recently oc-
cupied building near THE HERALD
Office.
For SALE-Three lots in Browns
vile, one block from passenger
depot. Also 90 house blocks.
Apply to A. H. Weller. 7-25 If /
Botica del Aguila now has fresh |
supply of Huyler's candies. Go
and make your selection while they |
are fresh. 5-19-tf
It's a good thing, push it The
excursion to Corpus.
J.. H. Gibbons of Gonzales, came
in last night. and viii remain a
few days.
See Rutledge for anything you
want in the jewelry line. Every /
thing warranted as represented or
money promptly refunded. SIS. /
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-08-12
JAMESB. WELLS
attorney
at Law.
JAMES B. WELLS. President

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks, Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & Kleberg.
1 buy and sell Real Estate and
investigate land titles. A complete
abstract of all titles of record in
Cameron County, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts, when especially employed.
Land Litigation and corporation
practice.
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R O Grande Railroad.

On and after June 1st. regular
trains over the Rio Grande Railroad
will leave as follows:
Leave Brownsville daily 5 p. m.
Arrive Point Isabel 6:15 p. m.
Leave Point Isabel a. M.
Arrive Brownsville SIS a. m.
AUG. CELAYA,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
A SPLENDID
entertainment

The sacred dramatic cantata Queen
Esther will be presented on an elabor-
ate scale on the evenings OF March IS
and 70 at a. b. hall. All the features
Of costuming, acting and music have
been arranged upon the lines of ancient
Oriental splendor and magnilicence.
Expense in the preparation has been
lett out of consideration. The part of
Queen Esther Will be taken by Mrs.
Loda Frazier Hays, IA musician Of rare
ability and experience. a feature will
be the dancing of the king majdens
in catchy costumes, and the chorus of
80 well trained voices will be something
never before heard in Nome, Tickets
are now on sale at Kelly's at popular
prices.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
AN ILLEGAL
APPOINTMENT

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. THE de-
partment of justice has allowed the
claim of George b. Grigsby for salary
for the months of May and June, 1903,
Grigsby was acting district attorney
and was removed by Judge Moore, and
John l.. McGnn was appointed in his
place. The removal of the acting dis
trict attorney and the appointment of
his successor by Judge Moore is held
by the department TO have been illegal
and unnecessary. The decision of the
department debars McGinn. Judge
Moore's appointee, and his assistants
from securing pecuniary consideration
for their services.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
Sad News From Chicago.

The last mail brought to George Il.
Bond. of thi, city, the sad news of the
death of his lO-year-old daughter,
Lucille. in the Chicago holocaust,
caused by the fire on Dec. 81, last, in
the Iroquoio theater, Chicago. Besides
his little daughter, Mr.. Bonds father
in-law, Benz. Moore, Mrs. Moore, their
daughter, Mrs. Hanson, and five other
relatives perished Mrs. Mate Moore,
sister of Mrs. Bond, and daughter.
Sybil, who were also in the theater,
escaped. Mrs Mate Moore is the wife
of Perry Moore, who was formerly with
sam Asheim in the cigar business AT
Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
Good Government Club Names Men for the
Various Municipal Offices.
FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTORS
A. H. Moore, j. j. Cole,
John NeStOr
W. A. Gilmore

placed on the federal officials so they
could be distinguished or tagged as be
longing TO any specific branch of the
federal machinery in Nome. The de.
nouncing Of the ''spoils system" was
coupled with pledge that "our nomi-
nees shall retain in office all employees
of the council and school board who are
competent, ETC."
After Ed Fleming had punched the
"platfOrm' a few times, it fell to pieces.
and Major Monroe and |. l.. Osgood
obliterated the remains. DR.. Linton
declined to become candidate for the
council, and +. S. Harrison, of the
Nome News, in lengthy communica-
ton, told why he would not become a
candidate for municipal Judge on the
clubs ticket.
1t was also stated that G.. j. Lomen
declined a nomination for school direc-
tor, and on motion, A. II. Moore, j. j.
Cole and John NestOr were nominated
by reclamation for the school board.
A ballot was then taken for council
men and municipal Judge. J. +. Giese
and w. Nj. Eddy were appointed judges,
and Elmer Reed and Harry Litvitz,
tellers. The ballot resulted: g. p.
GOggin. 81; II. =. King. 50; j 5. COPY,
80: l.. w, Suter, 76: Chas. +. Kruse.
81: 5. II. Stevens, GA; Sam Archer, 60:
+. b. Barthrop, 81: Louis Nigejjus. ii:
ID. Goodfriend, -: Il. j. Powell. %.
For municipal Judge: w. y. Gilmore,
36; H. f. Shields. 322: {. ID. Murane. 81.
1t is not known as yet how many of
the candidates nominated for the coun-
,.,tl l..
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
Nome Greatest Placer
Country in the World
NEWS OF OUTSIDE
The Nuggets Seattle COrrespOn'
dent Predicts a Great Future
For This Section.

Seattle, Dec. 27.-The sun is shining
brightly this morning, roses are in
bloom in the garden the grass is green,
and we had green Christmas. There
has been no snow as yet, and to think
what you folks in Nome have had be-
fore this.
The all-absorbing topic now is the
expected war between Japan and Rus
STA, which at this writing looks very
proba BILE. France, under her treaty,
will of necessity look favorably upon
Russia, while England will take the
same course with Japan
The new town of Bellingham came
into existence yesterday. and Fair
haven and Whatcom are of the past
Mayor Blacks instructions To the
chief of police was pointed and forci-
BILE public document. He pointed out
the law to him, and instructed him
that upon him, and him alone, would
rest the responsibility of the enforce
ment of all laws governing the city;
that gambling was felony: that
minors were not allowed in saloons.
ETC.. and that for failure to carry out
the laws he would remove him as fear
lessly as he appointed him.
Nome people now on the great out
side are scattered all over the States.
J. B. Harris is at the Palmer House, in
Chicago Judge G. S. johnson is in
Duluth, MINI. F. H. Thatcher and
Gene Allies are in Washington, d. c.
Tex Richard, Jim Beasley and w. j.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
FOR COUNCILMEN
G. P. Goggin,
H. P. King,
j. S. COPY,
L. ". Suffer,
Chas. E. kruSe,
S. H. Stevens,
Sam Archer

The above is the municipal ticket
nominated by the Good Government
Club on Thursday night. The meeting
was harmonious, and about 100 mem
bers of the club were present.
The speeches were few, the only ones
that were heard being brought out by
the introduction of a set of resolutions
or "platform, prepared, it is said,
by member of the present city coun-
Gil ring. The introducer of the reso-
lutions was +. j. Maynard. When a
vote was taken they were rejected, only
one vote being recorded in the affirma-
tive.
The resolutions were rabid to de-
gree: and were evidently so insincere
that f. +. Fleming, Maj. Monroe, |. L.
Osgood and others, in brief speeches,
ridiculed them out of existence. Briefly
the resolutions favored 'honest and
economical government, denounced
the "spoils SYSTEM" shylock bankers
who fatten off city warrants, a one per
cent. assessment on property, wide
open" tOwn, "p!enty of light, "a free
ferry, patent for the town,te, and it
was also required that ''all nominees
should subscribe their names to this
platform of pledges before being rec
ognized as official candidates of the
club. The "resolutions' also "decried
the notorious interference of certain
federal officials in Nome with our mu-
nicipal affairs, but there was no brand
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
WINS The
FIRST ROUND

J. w. Albright on Thursday received
telegram from F. E. Fuller, dated
Laceyville, Pa. Feb. 20, to the effect
that the Juneau land office had sus-
tanned the Nome-Sinook Mining Com
pany in their application for a patent
for the Arthur placer claim, at the
upper end of the sandspit. The city OF
Nome filed protest, but the land Office
overruled it and rejected the plat of
the TOWNSHIP. filed by the city, on the
ground that it should have been pre-
sented by a trustee appointed by the
secretary of the interior, and no such
appointment had been made.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
Native Named Joseph
Austin Arrested
CHARGED WITH ACT
Victim a Little Girl Not More
Than 9 Years 0Id.-LiyeS
On Belmont Point.

y young native about IS or 10 years
old, whose American name is Zoe
Austin, was arrested Thursday by
Deputy Marshal Cody and booked at
the federal Jail on a charge of rape.
The victim is the little step-daughter
of a native half-breed called Charley
Smith. She is less than 10 years old.
Smith and his family live on Belmont
Point, and last Monday Austin went to
the cabin while Smiths wife was alb
sent and outraged the little girl.
Smith, although half-breed, is not
used to the ways of American law, and
Thursday he met George Matson and
told him of the outrage. Smith, how
over said he sabed the law, and that
was the reason he did not kill Austin.
He was directed to the district attor-
ney's office. and Austin arrest fol-
lowed.
Austin speaks good English, can
re d and write, has visited the outside,
and has gained considerable prestige
among his compatriots as prize
fighter. He is native of Cape Prince
of Wales. The extreme penalty pro-
vided for crime of this kind is i'm
prieonment for life.
The preliminary examination of
Austin i, set for Tuesday afternoon at
> o'clock
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12

McMurray have gone to South Africa
Jack Underwood is in job printing
Office on Fourth avenue. Dick Ryan,
w. B. Hastings and Captain Ferguson
ire here. Segerstrom and Hagen, the
jewellers, are here, looking for loca-
ton. Jim Murphy is out of the hos
pital. J. w. Kelly was operated on
for appendicitis recently, and is doing
nicely. Frank Rooney, of the Pro-
gresso Trading Company, is wintering
here. Jack Jolley is at the Northern
Hotel. DR.. o. f. Searle lives on Ninth
avenue, as does E. C. Houston. Col.
w. Il. Perkins is here. Capt. Rosene
is in Russia. George T. Williams went
East for the holidays.
Latest reports say that there were 30
passengers on the Discovery. The cut
ter Rush reports finding her hull at
Indian island, near Cross sound.
The Meteor is here at last, and is
discharging the cargo intended for the
n. A. Il. & T. Co. at Nome. The tug
Tyee towed her from Dutch HarbOr,
and they had very rough trip OF it,
The steamship Roanoke is tied up at a
dock here, and the Oregon is running
from Portland to San Francisco. Sc
attic papers reported the schooner
Zenith frozen in in Golovin bay, but |
earned recently that she had arrived
safely at Port Townsend.
No Nome mail has arrived as yet.
Postmaster Stewart informed me a few
lays ago that some ST. Michael mali
had arrived.
The Times had an article recently,
under date Of Dec. TO- from Nome, say
ing that the city council had purchased
the Hoxsie lot and that the town was
bankrupt; that S. to the pan was
struck on Nos. 6, I and 8 Solomon river.
The Nome country is spoken of in
Seattle as the greatest placer country
in the world. This means, | take it,
that capital is bound to look with more
favor upon Seward peninsula and that
investments will be made.
Nome merchants need have no fear
of losing the trade of the mining men,
as they all seem well posted as regards
the cost of living in Nome, and very
few goods will be purchased here to be
taken to Nome.
| understand the Miocene Ditch Com
pany have received generous offer
for their properties, but the offer has
not been considered, and they expect
to push construction work in 1904 as
vigorously as in 1902 and 1903.
The King Solomon Mining Company
will soon have stock on the market for
a ditch down the east fork of Solomon
river. The matter is already before
Eastern capitalists. A. l.. Y.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
RUSSIANS
ARE ANGRY
u dispatch to THE NUGGET.

Special dispatch to THE NUGGET.
ST. Petersburg, Feb 27.-The Bourse
Gazette today published a Washington
dispatch blaming the United States for
undertaking to lay d cable from t he
PHILIPPINES to Japan to prevent the
isolation of the latter in case the Rus
SANS cut the Shanghai cable. This is
the subject of bitter Russian attack
upon the government at Washington.
The Gazette says for this new breach
of neutrality the contention of the
United States that the laying of the
cable will be undertaken for the pur-
pose of improving trade relations does
not clear Americas skirts and inquiries
what America would do or say if Ger
many had run cable from Kiau-Chau
to Port Arthur or Nladivostok
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
FROM
JUDGE WATSON
The Judge facetiOusIy Refers to
Republican Convention Held
in Juneau Last Fall.


IHE NUGGET Is IN receipt Oh an IN
teresting letter from Judge a. Il. Wat
son. dated Chicago Dec "a last. from
,,h;oh ,ha fo,lowi,r x,roo.e ara rodo.
"'i0'' WIG 'o''o" lug W. aus III = ''''N''
81 have just finished reading an is
sue of your paper. published after we
had left, and since you were so thought.
full of me to make such kind mention of
my departure, feel that | must let you
know | lived to read it.
I'VE had very pleasant voyage
from Nome; we arrived in Seattle |
think, about the 18th. After spending
three days in Seattle, the party, com
posed of Judge johnson, MIR. Perkins,
DR.. Whitehead, MIR. Rudd and myself
went to juneau, and there attended the
convention. and ever since are singing
the old song that goes: There are two
sides to story, hear them both before
you GO 1t will be determined at the
national convention as to who are to be
the delegates
"As the holidays draw near my
thoughts wander to the North, and |
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
RAILROAD
WILL BE BUILT

Council, March lO.-News has been
received here that the proposed rail-
road between Council City and Golovin
bay, a survey for which was made last
summer, will be built, and work will
be commenced early next spring. The
company ha, been organized in New
Jersey under the name of the Boring
Sea & Council City Railroad Company,
:. Mccartney, +. 5. Bond and DR..
Alexander de Soto.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
The CASE OF
1t. KNUDSON
The Former Lieutenant in Close
Confinement at Vancouver
Barracks.

Washington, Dec. 2s Early action
is promised by the war department in
the case of Lieut.. knudson, 18th in
fantry, who is now in close confinement
at Vancouver barracks.
knudsOn was convicted by a court
martial several months ago on IA charge
of embezzlement the principal allega-
ton being that he stole commissary
funds from safe in his custody while
stationed at Fort Davis, Alaska. The
findings of the court martial were not
announced, but it is known that his
sentence was dismissal from the army
and term of Imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
The case would have been disposed
OF before this time had it not been for
the intervention of Senator Spooner, of
Wisconsin. who has talked with the
president several times IN behalf of
knudSOn. Mr.. SpOoner declares that
the verdict of the court martial was
not based on absolute proofs that
knudson took the money in question,
but merely on the circumStantia evil
dence that the money was missing from
the safe and that the accused officer
had the key. He declares the presi-
dent ought to disapprove the verdict of
the court martial.
General Davis, judge advocate gen
eral of the army, promptly approved
the verdict when it came to him, and
the matter now rests entirely with the
president and the secretary of war.
Queen Esther, Tlarch Is and 10.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
Queen Esther, rIarci1 Is and 10.
Mail From the North.

w. II. Clifford, the mail carrier on
the route between Nome and Death
Valley arrived Thursday night with a
small mail from kotzebue. He reports
everything quiet in the north. He will
leave Nome on his return trip March 10.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
Incorporated for 100000.

The Rowe Mining Company, which
holds extensive interests on Fox river,
has been incorporated outside as the
Golden Eagle Mining Company, with
5000, 900 cash in the treasury, which
will be used in opening up the com
pany's ground in an extensive manner.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
Kelly VS.. Pigeon.

Tuesday evening next at y. b. hall
Ed. Kelly and Harry Pigeon will tr!
conclusions in 20-round contest for a
lecision. Previous to the main event
there will be two or three preliminarie-
between local amateurs. Both Kelly
and Pigeon are in good form and an eX-
citing contest may he expected
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-12
An Inquest Held.

Candle, March IAN inquest was
held February % on the body of Rich
ard Smith, who committed suicide 10y
shooting on the previous evening, The
jury returned the usual verdict. Smith
came to Candle in 1901 from Western
Washington.