The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-08-22
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For tonight and Thursday, the
weather bureau predicts partly
cloudy weather with light souther-
ly winds.
Conductor Goode brought in
yesterdays passenger train over
the Gulf Coast Line, having just,
returned to duty after a months
lay-off.
Lieut.. Charles H. Rich of the
10Th. Infantry, who arrived with
his company yesterday, is an old
friend of Brownsville, having spent
quite a while here formerly, on
duty at Fort Brown. His many
friends here are more than pleased
to extend him the glad hand.
A meeting of the Business Mems
Club will be held this evening at
eight O'Clock for the purpose of
making arrangements for the enter
tainment of Congressman Garner
and the delegates to the various
conventions to be held here next
Saturday. A full meeting is desir-
ed.
The high water from the river,
which has backed into the lagoon
at Fort Brown, has overlooked the
greater part of the land enclosed in
the National Cemetery. Superin-
tendent Powers and his family have
been surrounded by water for sew
eral days. The trouble was due to
failure to close the sluice gates at
the mouth of the lagoon in time,
so Mr.. Powers says.
A large supply of fine tomatoes
from Saltillo, Mexico, was received
in Matamoros Sunday night. A
considerable supply of these toma-
toes was brought over to Browns
vile yesterday afternoon, and in
consequence at the city market
this morning there was an abund-
ance of fine, ripe tomatoes for sale
at much lower prices than have
been paid for this fruit for some
time.
S. W. Kearney of San Antonio
left this morning, after spending
several days here. Mr.. Kearney
was one of many who came to
Brownsville during our late trouble
to offer their aid if needed by our
people. He said there were twenty
FIVE or more men in San Antonio
who only awaited a wire from him
to bring them here, each armed
with two revolvers, ready to help
defend the town if necessary.
Many letters have been received
by private individuals and some bv
the Business Mems Club from
friends all over the state, offering
to come to Brownsville with arms
to assist the people in protecting
themselves. Nearly all offered to
bring others and one, a retired
army officer, offered to raise a com
pany of armed men and bring them
here if wanted. A telegram to
these good friends would have
brought hundIeds of armed men to
our assistance al any moment.
Great indignation is expressed all
over the state at the apathy of the
officials at Austin, and the I'M
warrantable delay in sending relief
TO Brownsville.
Contractors coming here lately
to secure Mexicans as cotton
pickers for farms in the interior
have not been able to secure nearly
so many as they want. This morn
ing only four were shipped out,
whereas hundreds were wanted.
The strict enforcement of the alien
labor law, as we'll as the immigra-
ton law, prevents the importation
OF lahorers from Mexico. If it
were not for, this, the contractors
might easily secure plenty of
laborers in Matamoros. 1t is said
that a great many over there would
gladly come to work in the Texas