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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-04-04

tiers, which is not good, viii be
benefited by or sunny Climate.
Thetwo gentlemen were delighted
with their visit here, their exper-
fences being totally different from
anything in the past. Matamoros,
with its quaint old buildings and
curious customs was never ending
source of delight, and they carried
away many souvenirs of both sides
of the river.
The Palace Ice cream parlor, ice
cream business and all my soda
fountain business are now II the
hands of two experienced men. On
and after April /, you will have
the attention in all departments of
professionals in these lines-no bet
ter to be found in the state of
Texas. The best not too good
for Brownsville, is my motto.
Palace Ice Cream Par1or,
The Texas Confectionery,
]. NJ. ROGERS, Prop.
3-29-4-4
Huyler's mixed fruits. Botica
del Aguila. 4-1-tf.
The man who said oats would
not grow in the Brownsville coun-
try should see sample brought in
by Jas. B. McAllen yesterday.
They grew along the railroad track
where the teams were fed. The
shown has grown since the
freeze in February, and measures
thirty seven inches in length. The
heads are beginning to fill out and
show indications of early maturity.
For RENT-One dwelling in good
on Washington street; also
one dwelling in good repair on JEFF
ferson street. Apply at this Office.
3-18-tf.
: Huyler's chocolates. Botica del
hguila. 4-1-tf.
Roy o. Elan, of Corydon, Iowa,
Guy w. Elan, Moulton Iowa, D.
H. Elan, and D. A. Trickler, Bloom
field, Iowa, are in the city on a
prospecting tour, and are immense.
ly pleased with this section. They
will stay here several days provid-
ed their tickets can be extended,
and if not they will return to-
The gentlemen are visit
ing Matamoros today.
We are sole agents for Hpy,-- S
Rotica del Aguila. 4-1t-f.
Last Saturday night about Il.
o. clock during the festivities at
Santa Cruz, after a good deal of
booze had beer disposed of, two
brothers, Emilio and Melecio vi
Llarreal, who are in charge of boats
IT the ferry, were unceremoniousIy
by Casiniro Rosas. who
had imbibed more than his share
Of mezcal, and the boatmen were
rather badly used up. Rosas bit
two of the fingers of one of the
men very severely. The police ap-
peared on the scene, arrested Ro-
sas and took him to jail at Matamo-
ros. On account of the two men
being IN charge of their boats, they
were allowed to go, OH promising
to appear in Matamoros Monday.
They did SO and were completely
exonerated by the police. Rosas
was placed in solitary confinement,
where he will remain several days,
after which he will he brought up
for trial.
Huyler's cream peppermint. Bo.
tea del Aguila 4-1-tf.
Catholic Knights of America.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-04-04
B. L. Cam, Sec. P.

Spring time is here with all its
sweet singers. So is the Singer
Man here with the sweetest Singers
in the world Ladies, did you ever
hear this machine sing? Now is
the time. P.J Campbell, Agt.
.3-24-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-04-04

Old newspapers for sale at TIL
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-04-04

Defy Spring with your heavy, unconfort
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-04-04
Baptist Missionary Society.

MERCER G. JOHNSTON
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
One Negro Man Killed And
Two Others Hit By
Bullets.
GENERAL FUSILLADF.
So Many Shots Were Fired
That 1t Is Not Known Who
Did the Killing.

Near Pee Dee Saturday night, or
rather at 100 Sunday morning, a
general shooting ARRAY broke up a
festival at the U. B. F. hall, which
was crowded with negroes at the
time the shooting began. There
had been a barbecue during the
previous day, given by Tibb Davie
and there was more or less drinking
INDUCED in.
Suddenly in the midst of the fes-
tivities a negro man named Oscar
White, a foreman on Mr.. Ed Jones'
farm, threw a bottle of beer against
the wall, smashing it to pieces.
Ed Greenwade and other negroes
began shooting at White and a
fusillade followed, many shots being
fired. The number was estimated
at from rs to 100.
There was a stampede some jump
ing from windows and others running
over each other at the door. When
the fight was over and the smoke had
cleared away, Oscar White was
lying dead just outside the door and
two other negroes were wounded.
Marshall Averitt was shot in the
neck and in the stomach and will
probably die. John Chambers was
shot in the hand, but not dangerous
ly hurt.
1t was reported that Jennie Dulin
was also shot, but this proved to be
a mistake. She was probably hurt
in the flight from the room, but was
able to keep on running.
Some of the negroes did not stop
running until they reached their
homes three miles away. The
drunken rowdies ran outside and
shot after negroes who were disap-
pearing in the darkness.
The body of White was left where
he fell until nine o'clock Sunday
morning, when it was taken away
Coroner Allensworth arrived or
the scene at noon and held an in
quest.
Jack Howell testified that Ec
Greenwade shot five times, but not
at White. Tibb Davie said Green
wade shot three times. But little
else could be learned. The jury
found verdict fixing the crime OF
Greenwade and charging him witt
smurder. A warrant has been is
sued for his arrest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
Bill Barker, COL, and Arthur
Miles Show Poor
Workmanship.
NEGRO SLIGHTLY HURT.
Miles Now in Jail and the
Negro Is Laid Up With
Bullet in Foot.

Seventh and Main streets was the
scene Of a duel between Arthur
Miles, white man, and Will Barker,
negro, last Sunday afternoon
about 2 o'clock.
1t is said that the principals in the
the affair have been employed by
the Cumberland Telephone company,
and during the past week had been
working on one of the country lines,
Barker being the driver of the
wagon that carried the workmen
back and forth from the city. Barker
is said to be quite 'ticklish" and on
the return of the hands to the city
Saturday afternoon one Of the men
in the wagon "tickled" Barker
when he struck backwards with his
whip, the lash striking Miles, the
white man.
From what we can learn, it seems
that the little episode in the wagon
had engendered bad feeling in both
of the men, or, as subsequent re-
marks by Miles indicate, particular
ly on the part of Barker. 1t is said
that while Miles was in the fruit
store at Virginia and Sixth streets,
ne asked some one to loan him a
pistol. Being asked what he wanted
with it, he replied, "that negro out
there has been following me-" AT
ter some one had loaned him a pistol
he went out on the street and told
Barker not to follow him any more.
Getting as far as Seventh and Main
streets, Miles saw his man coming
toward him, and one version Of the
duel is that Barker jumped behind a
telephone pole and drew his pistol.
Another story goes that Miles drew
his pistol before the negro got be-
hind the telephone pole. Reports as
to which fired the first shot are con-
fiicting, but neither of them is liable
to become a rival of Buffalo Bill.
Barker's shot went wild of its mark,
and Miles shot was too low for
serious damage, as it buried itself in
the Negroes left foot, breaking tive
or three bones. Barker was put on
bond and Miles was taken to Jail to
/ await his examining trial before the
county judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
Alleged Violation of Ken
lucky Insurance
Laws.
REBATING is CHARGED.
Cases Will Not Come Up
Until Next
Term.

The Commonwealth now has seven
suits pending in the Christian Cir
cult Court wherein the State Life
Insurance Company, of Indianapolis,
Ind, and it's agents, G. G. ClaypOol
and M. G.. Caldwell are made defen-
dants. These suits were brought by
C Commonwealth Attorney, Hon.
Denny P. Smith. The substance of
the petition is, briefly: That the
said defendants are doing general
life insurance business in Kentucky,
and that two of its agents, Claypool
and Caldwell, within one year before
the filing Of this action, unlawfully,
wilfully and knowingly made a con-
tract with parties named in this ac-
ton, other than is plainly expressed
in the policy of life insurance
issued. And that said defendants
did offer, pay and allow to said par
ties as an inducement to take said
insurance a valuable consideration
which was not specified in the con-
tracts.
The payment or allowance, it is
alleged, is violation of the laws of
Kentucky and against the peace and
dignity of the Commonwealth, and
is what is known as "rebating" on
the premium of a life insurance pol
icy.
There are sven suits of the same
character, the grounds for each be-
ing the same, and a judgment for
$500 in each case is asked for.
These cases will probably create
quite a sensation in local life insur-
ance circles and the outcome will be
watched with general interest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
ACTION POSTPONED.
County Committee Reports
Progress, But Asks
Further Time.

The Democratic County Commit
tee met yesterday with rs of the
20 precincts represented. Chairman
West, of the sub. committee, report
ed progress, but said the ticket was
not completed.
The subcommittee asked to be
discharged, which was done and
after some discussion another was
appointed and action postponed till
July 81. The convention was also
ordered for the same day, as in the
former action.
The new committee is composed of
Chairman Jas. West, j. B. Walker,
j. w. Riley, T. D. Jameson and F. l,
Fraser.
1t had meeting yesterday after
noon and all details are we'll in hand.
A ticket will be named next
month.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
THIRD REPRIEVE
For Vermont Woman Muir
derer Until Dec. 8.

Brattleboro, VT, June 25.-Re.
prieve until December 8 for Mrs
Mary M. Rogers was signed this af'
ternoon by Gov. Bell, and for the
third time the woman, who was to
have been hanged Friday for the
killinff of her husband, was saved
through the operation of the gov
errors power in staying the execu-
ton. The reprieye was granted in
order that the case may be carried
to the supreme court of the United
States for constitutional questions
which were raised at the hearing be
fore Judge Wheelock, sitting al
justice of the United States circuit
court.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
Skull Crushed.

The dead body of an unknown ne
gro man was found lying near the
L. & N. railraad track, about two
miles South Of Warrington, yester-
day morning. The negro's skull
was crushed. No papers were found
on his person, by which he could be
identified. 1t is not known whether
he was struck by the train or was
murdered by some one and placed
along side of the track. The coroner
was notified and went to Manning
ton to hold an inquest, but had not
returned when we went to press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27

Walter Bradley, aged 10, was cut
in eleved places at Owensboro Sat.
urday, by Tony Richey. They were
wrestling and Richey began cutting
the boy before he realized that the
man was mad.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
CAMPAIGNING
Ten Days Series to Be Held
In Hopkinsville.

Rev. ]. o. McClerkan, of Nash
Vile, and his workers, will begin a
series of meetings here July z. The
campmeeting will be held in a tent
on South Walnut street, near the
Sharp homestead and there will be
three services each day-morning,
afternoon and evening. The services
will last about ten days. Everybody
is invited to attend.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
Two Negroes Stop Balls but
Neither is Serious
ly Hurt.
NO ARRESTS YET MADE,
But Authorities Will Investi-
gate and Sift Matters
to the Bottom.

Sunday was day for shooting.
In addition to the two shootings
given elsewhere, the day was made
lively by the colored population
in the neighborhood of Walnut
Grove church, on the Bradshaw road,
seven or eight miles from the city.
There was quite a gathering of
negroes at the church and all seemed
to be getting along smoothly until
two of them, Jim CARROT and
Thomas Tuck got into a quarrel over
some trivial matter. 1t is rumored
that there was but little waste of
words until pistols were drawn.
Some of the rumors in circulation
say that several pistols were drawn
and when the first shot was heard
the crowd began to seek cover before
a general firing began; that probab-
ly half a dozen took a hand but most
of them proved to be poor marks
men. When the report first came
to the city it seemed that two or
three Of the belligerents had bitten
the dust, but an investigation de-
veloped that only two negroes had
been injured. Jim CARROT received
a slight wound from somebody's gun
and Tom Tuck stopped another ball
from pistol in the hands of another
unknown party.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
His Shot Fatal.

At Winchester, KY, June "a.
Matt Tracey, son of S. P. Tracey,
superintendent of schools of Powell
county, to-day it is alleged, shot and
fatally wounded young man named
Ware, son Of ex Sheriff P. w. Ware.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
NARROW ESCAPE.
of Two Hopkins County
Ladies Struck by Lightning

A buggy in which Mrs. Walter
Windeligan, of Darlington, and Mrs.
Buck Oates, of White Plains, were
riding Friday, near Nortonville, was
struck by lightning and demolished.
The horse tore loose and ran away
and Mrs. Wimbledon was rendered
unconscious, but soon recovered.
Mrs. Oates was uninjured. Mr..
Oates was in another buggy little
ahead of them. The ladies are
daughters of Mr.. E. F. Blakley, of
this city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
THIRTY APPLICANTS
For Certificates to Teach
Colored Schools.

At the examination of colored APP
plicants for certificates to teach in
the colored public schools of Chris
tian county held here Friday and
Saturday, there were thirty appli-
cants. Of this number twenty sew
en- are females. The papers will be
graded by the board this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
Brothers-in-Law Killed Him.

At Providence, KY, Friday, Gill
son league, a stock buyer, was shot
and killed by Bob and Joe Crenshaw,
brothers Of his divorced wife. There
was no witness except the woman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
Circuit Court.

The petit jurors were discharged
from further service Saturday and
this week will be consumed in the
disposition of equity matters. The
case of Mrs. Catherine N. Dinneen
against the city of Hopkinsville, was
on motion of the attorney for the
plaintiff, dismissed without pref
udice.
Court will adjourn Saturday,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
LOST THEIR CHILD.
Little Daughter of Thomas
Yancey Passes Away.

A little daughter of Mr.. Thos.
Yancey, who resides on the Green
vile road, about three miles north
east of the city, died Saturday night.
Deceased was one year old and had
been sick about ten days with bowel
trouble. The interment took place
in the family burying ground Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-27
Bank Of HOpkinSVille,
Capital Stock Paid in 100000.
Surplus $4,000.

Accounts of Individuals, Firms and Cor
oorations solicited, promising courteous
treatment and every accommodation consis-
tent with conservative banking. If you con-
template opening an account, or making any
change in present relations, we would be
glad to correspond with you.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01

500. Pc. manent road improve
ments, too, for which there was
an inslstent demand. called for
an outlay of s., 900, and other
items go to swell the excess
which are quite defensible. The
Board was confronted by condi-
tions and were not in a position
to apply theories. With the
June accounts fully entered, it
will be possible to submit COM
parative figures which VIII
show. in the main, that the
waste, if any can be established,
is due to the faults Of system
rather than to errors of jUdg-
ment. 1t is utterly unfair to
seek to create party capital from
the political complexion Of the
Board, as an utterly bipartisan
body, placed as its members
were. cauld not have done other
wise.
For expenses entirely within
their control they are, beyond
doubt, fully responsible and, we
believe, able to fully account,
but for OUTLAWS unforeseen on I'M
avoidable and not subject to re
view they are Mt open TO critl-
cism fair or otherwise. We be-
lieve it will be found that the
Board has striven to DO its duty,
according to its be t lights, and
that for its general conduct of
the county's concerns its de
Tense. if needed, Will be found
adequate. If light is needed,
turn it on full.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01

try Taft was compelled to CcnSurc Mr.
Lpomis for his indiScretion in engaging
in enterprises which might have placed
him in compromisingposition between
his duty as Minister and his personal
interests The President sent to Secre-
tary Tart scathing letter of rebuke to
Bowen, concluding with an order that
Mr.. Bowen be dismissed Reading be-
tween the lines Of the Presidents letter
it is obvious that his indignation against
Bowen was chiefly due to the fact that
Bowen, in pursuance of hobby regard
ing Secretary LoomiS' lack of hon
esty, was guilty Of thorough lack of
loyalty. Secretary LoomiS, on the other
hand, while guilty of indiscretion in
some directions has always been noted
| for his loyaly to the administration and
to the United States. Secretary Taft,
WAC conducted the investigation, is still
{ )nvinced of Bowens entire honesty,
although he is equally convinced that
he is almost a mon0maniac on the sub
ject of Mr.. Loomi&' character.
BY standing by his friend, Paul Nor
| ton, Secretary of the Navy, the Prcsi-
| dent has incurred severe criticism, but
the President is himself possessed of too
much red blood to look at many mat
! ters from a purely judicial standpoint,
| and he is in this instance completely
! convinced that Secretary Morton was
wholly and absolutely innocent of any
responsibility for the illegal rebates
! granted by the Santa Fe. The Pres-
! dent moreover gives great credit to Mr..
| Morton for the frank and manly stand
he took before the Interstate Commerce
Commission and attributes to Mr.. Nor
! tons testimony a large share of the sue
cess of the Government in putting a
5 cp to the praCtic of railroad rebates.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01

CHIEF ENGINEER WALLACE,
of the Panama Canal. has re-
signed to accept service with
the capitalists pushing rapid
transit in New York City. 1t is
charged that Mr.. Wallace was
tempted by the offer of Il much
larger salary, said to be 500, 900
per annum. The trans-contin-
entail railroads are said to be
back of the tender made to the
retiring engineer, rs it is to
their interest to retard the con
structiol of the Canal as far as
possible. Secretary Taft ad :,
ministered a singing rebuke to
Mr.. Wall ICE, charging him with
"yielding to the influence of
mere lucre," and "acting solely
for personal advantage" 1t
will require some ii ne to break
in a new Chief Engineer of the
work. but it it is purposed to
push it to completion, subject
only to unavoidable delays.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01

THE Towson News, edited by
Harold Scarboro, and backed by
Robert Garrett, Secretary Of the
Navy Bonapartr and otherprom-
inent Republicans, has been
started at Towson. 1t is a well
prin ted and we'll edited paper,
and should find Il wide field for
the display of its influence.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01
TIE Independent Democra

TIE independent Democrats
of Queen Anne's county are out
for blood and roundly denounce
the local "Machine." They have
gone on record against the Poe
amendment and are pledged to
do all in their power to bring
about its defeat.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01
NEXT YEARS TAX RATE

The subject of largest local
interest, just now, is the tax
levy for 1905, made on We'd
nesday by the County Commits
sioners. The situation was such
that the Board had but two al
ternatives-either to provide at
once for the county's needs and
obligations by levying an
amount sufficient to meet them
or postpone payment of a por-
ton of the indebtedness and de-
fer work requiring to be done.
Little, if any, advantage would
have accrued from deferring
payment of authorized obliga,
tions, and the Board acted wise
ly in resolving to meet them as
promptly as possible.
To meet the needs of the sit
uation the Board found that
tax rate of $1.2O on the 500
would be required. Much of
the Indebtedness requiring to be
met was unforeseen and unavoid-
able. The last levy was made
npon calculations of average or
binary expenditures, but sew
eral of the items were greatly
swollen during the year from
causes over which the Board
had no control. Public roads,
for instance, were allotted 800
600 in the last levy but required
an outlay of approximately $27,.
600 additional, Court expenses,
over|fh the Board had little
.-1> ,~sthss were swollen in
aeces on tha,p IL, lessons known TO
~cult to say when ! the new school
SIM une 4, indiana no for ins, which it was
II cost 10 per cent. Of her original value, or )Ool
'proximatey $650,00O. Ten years Is long
me In the life of a waaship. She will need
thorough overhauling then, even II she has
It had 1t before. There Is good deal of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


| WASHINGTON, ID. c., June "a, 1905.
| The President not content with hay
| ing instituted negotiations which prom
| Use to bring about peace between Russia
AMI Jap an, is now trying diligently to
arrange an armistice between the OPP
| posing armies. OF course the subject,
| partaking as it does of military char
| acter, is a most delicate one, and the
President could not urge the arrange
ment on either power unless he were in
| a Dsition to offer some guarantee with
regard to the attitude of the othc",
| which he obviously cannot do. He is,
II evertheess, presenting in the strongest
pc ;sible light the humane side of the
proposition and the pity of it if more
lives should be lost at Il time when per-
m lncnt peace seems to be in sight.
At present there seems to be little
likelihood that the Pre- sdent's humane
efforts will prove successful because of
the insistence by Japan that she cannot
risk loss of the strategic advantages
she now enjoys in Manchuria without
some more definite and frank indication
from Russia that she desires peace than
that Nation has thus far given, even in
her somewhat equivOcal response to the
Presidents identical note. Russia on
the other hand pursuing her time hon
ored policy of avoiding every semblance
o: frankness in her diplomacy, positively
refuses to commit herself. Japan,
somewhat naturally, assumes that Rus
STA will be compelled to adopt more
reasonable attitude when the battle for
which Oyama is now preparing has been
fought. This view is generally shared
in the diplomatic corps in Washington,
but there is, naturally, deep regret that
the battle which must inevitably result
in fearful loss of life, cannot be pre-
vented. There are few diplomats of
more sanguine temperament who insist
that it may be possible for the President
to succeed in his humane negotiations
even where any other man would fail.
The President and Secretary Taft
have between them brought the Loomis
Bowen case to close AFTER very thor
ougr ;S igation of ery pfs,,eof ..aa
81 q exopsre of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-01
MONEY TO LOAN

$4,000 to lean at per cent. in sums to suit
upon first mortgage on real estate. Apply to
WIN. s. EVANS, Attorney,
Apr. l-tf Elkton, Md.