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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-09

WHILE you are ali talking about
your Crowded Corpus Christi,
Busy Brownsville, Hustliug Hous-
ton, Sanity San Antonio, Winning
Waco, Doughty Dallas, Frisky
Fort Worth, what is the matter
with Luscious Laredo with her
two pound grape fruit, oranges to
beat the band. and train upon
drain load of suculent Bermudas?
Laredo Times.
Nothing the matter at all, unless
1t may be growing pains.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-09

CHRISTMAS trees will be the
most interesting form of arbori-
culture within the next few weeks.
These wonderful trees, which bios
som and bear fruit the very day
after they are planted, never cease
to excite the most intense interest
and admiration.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-09

No country weekly newspaper
can now be published at 81 per
year, and few will show a profit
at 81. so per year. There was more
profit in subscriptions at 81 per
year FIVE years ago than there is
now in the same paper at 81 per
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-09
Address 81 ffOke Smith.

Tor perhaps the first time in the
history of Chicago a southern gov
ernor has been invited to address
r-aes meeting in support of a
Iocai reform.
eSmith. governor of Georgia,
ans secretary of the interior in
CIeveiand's administration, has
been invited to aid the Chicago Law
and Order Leagues crusade against
Sunday saloons.
Visiting Cards-HRRALp Printery
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
LIGHTNING KILLS
0NE; HURTS OTHER
Farmers Take Refuge in Barn
and Are Later Found.
One Dead.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

DANVILLE, VA, August 10.--Green
L Craddock, a prominent farmer of
Rockingham county, N. Gu was instant
" Killed, and Bud Williams, a young
farmer OF the same section, seriously
injured, by being struck by lightning
yesterday. The two men were return
Ing from 1,eidsvillc, n. g., In a wagon,
Wien terrific rain ard electrical storm
came up. They tied their horse and
sought shelter in barn on the planta-
ton OF j. 4. Burton. The men were
found by Mr.. Burton, both lying pros
trate under the shed-Craddoc dead
and Williams in an unconscious condi-
ton. The latter revived, and will like
ly recover. Mr.. Craddock was about
fifty years of age. and leaves wife
and nine children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
CHAPLAIN JONES
L. AGAIN ON ST AND
Is Questioned Pointedly About
Number of Small Bills
He Owed.
IDENTIFIES PROTESTED NOTE
This Piece Of Paper Is Said to
Have Been the Cause Of the !.
Trouble.
Especial to the rlmes.plspe.eho

! NORFOLK. VA, August lo.--The
court-mnrtial Of Chaplain Harry w.
Jones, U. $. NJ, on charges of scan
dalous conduct and falsehood. con
tinucd to-day without startling de-
velopments, or the bringing out Of
anything not revealed In the presen
tation Of the case by the prosecution
The chaplain again occupied the
witness stand to-day in his own be-
half lie was questioned closely as
to several small Bills which 1T is
alleged he owes. and for which checks
given were protested.
His most important testimony Of
the day related to a note made by
himself for $3.50 and payable to j.
H. Cook, OF Newark, N. j. The note
was long past due and was protested
Repre- sentatives made by Jones to the
Navy Department as to this note
| after Cook had complained OF it's non
| pa yment are responsible for the pres
ence of the charge of falsehood II
| the specifications OF the indictment
against Jones.
After the chaplain had identified
| this note, court took an Adjournment
| that the chaplain might have an OPP
| portunty to secure certain paper:
which he desired to introduce as ex'
hibits in his behalf, and later ad
iourned at 10 o'clock until Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
BURGLAR IN STORE;
TOOK ONLY COCAINE
CONTINUED from First Page.

the man who is suspected of having
entered and robbed the home of Mr.
Oliver C. Schofield, Z South First
Street. of about s125 worth of jewelry
on Friday night. The theft was COM
mitted, 1t is believed, shortly after 0
o'clock when the family, with sew
eral friends, were In the front base
ment room engaged In conversation.
The entrance to the front OF the
house had been left open, and 1t Is
thought the marauder entered In this
way,
Whoever the man was, he was n
hold burglar, and knew his business
we'll, for, when. about 0 o'clock Mr..
and Mrs Schoteld returned upstairs,
they found both Gas Jets burning
brilliantly, and the room in the
greatest disorder.
An examination of the room showed
that the bureau, washstand and sewing
ma chine drawers had been searched,
trunk had been broken open, and the
bed clothing had been torn from the
mattress in n search for jeWelry
Among the articles stolen were Il
watch and chain. valued at $45; a lockei
and chain, valued at $25; a gold brace
LET, valued at Sis, and four gold rings
valued at about $40 each. One of the
| stolen articles has been located, 1t Is
|believed and the police are waiting
orly for Identification by the owners
to be assured that they have some o.
the missing, property. This clue may
lead to an early arrest.
Other RObhcries.
Several robberies have lately occurred
south of Main Street. and the police
arc hard put to it to run the offenders
| to earth. Last Tuesday night the HON,
OF MIR. Dorsey l.. Morris. No. Z IIas
Main Street, was entered, and none.
Was stolen. Katherine MArtlett, a it'll
white girl. living at No, 106 East Mali
| Street, was knocked down by Il ncgr,
girl, and her necklace, valued at sac
| was taken from her.
Tie thief was caught later in tn
day by Policeman Palmer, and denti
/ fed as Marie Richardson. of No. 0 Mort
First Street, The mother OF rnenegr
[child had the necklace but she CAV
i 1t up when told 1t had been stolcr
On account Of her youth. tile girl wa
not arrested,
Moesta's store and the store OF n
IN. Batkins, both located on Mai
street, between First and Secon
streets, have also been entered b
sneak thieves, and the proprietors sa
4 that the loss has been considerable.
Tho police are no less worried tina
the cltizen1 but they are workin
|diligently, and IL Is expected that Al
rests will soon follow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
PREPARE FOR
ENCAMP MENT
General sletzer Expects Iha
More Than One Thousand
Men Will Attend.

ESTOwN EXPO ITIoN
GROUNDS. VA. August 1o.-This was
an off day at the fair as far as con-
ventions or special features are con-
cerned. The regular program was
carried out.
Major General w. H. Sle'tzer, of
Cleveland, O., co mmanding the Uniform
Rank, knights of Maccabees of the
World: Acknowledgement J. r. Zmunt,
Colonel E. H. Putt, of Cleveland, and
Quarterma er-General c. r. NIcIlim-
ME, of Norfolk. were here to-day ar
ranging for the encampment of the
Uniform knights. which Will begin
here tomorrow.
General Sletzer expects that more
| than 1000 men will be here in the
encampment. Their arrival VIII begin
Tomorrow at noon and they will. con-
tinue coming until Monday afternoon
The Kentucky contingent Will be the
| first to arrive. Arrivals are also en-
lpected from Washington, Baltimore an'
New York tomorrow afternoon. Fou
hundred from Ohio are expected on ;
j special train to- morrow night.
| The national convention of the
/ knights Of Maccabee's will be hello
in the Auditorium Monday.
+. Work on the east arm of the Gov
eminent Pier at the exposition Is pro.
| crossing rapidly. and will be com
! pleted within few days. Electrician!
are now busy stringing wires over the
entire pier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
MASS OF WORDS BUT
FEW IDEAS YIELDED &:
Attempt to Examine Alleged
Poems i'll Kline Case Anything
but Satisfactory.

RALEIGH. N. c.. August 1o.--The at
tempt to examine the alleged poems
In tile trial OF r. ~. Kline, the railroad
contractor, in the Federal court at
.Greenville to-day. encountered mum,
.berless obstacles. The witnesses could
speak no English at all and the In.
5terpreters could do little after. It
puzzled the Judge. stenographer ana
everybody else TO get. an .lntelllglplle
idea out of the mass of words.
lZeb Bland, who was at the railroad
camp wher the foreigners. We're ar
rested, testified that when the warrant
that the men who wished to remain
in the camp should step to one side
OF a lima. the remark being made at
the same time that the others would
be sent to jail Difficulty was expert
senced in Identifying the poems by the
numbers BY which they We're designat-
ed in the warrant.
The trial will be resumed Monday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
HAY FOR DANIEL
FOR PRESIDENT
Seventh District Congressman
Thinks Virginia Senator Would
Make Good Run.
I,Y WALTER EDWARD HARRIS


WAsHINGToN. u, c., August los
~ am for John Daniel for the Demo,
cratic nomination TO the presidency,
provided he desires the honor, said
Representative James Hay, of the SoX--
epth Virginia District. to-day. !
cannot say that the Senator desires
to have the nomination. He would
make q good run. He has national
reputation, and is popular in the North
and West as Well rs In the south
Culbersol would make u line candi-
strength i'ut whether 4 Southern
man Is nominated to first place on the
tickle t--aud | believe was about the
FIRST man tc advocate this in a public
interview | had with you two years
ago--I 10 think the time has come Tor
the South Ia assert itself and demand
at least that we be given the second
Democrats Of the South furnishing the
votes for the national ticket, and be-
ing compelled every time TO allow the
North and West to dictate the nom
inccs.
II do not believe Southern man Of
1.-THE right sort" continued Mr., Hay,
would lose a single vote. because Of
his coming from south of the Poto-
mac or Ohio La fact, | believe there
are many Democrats Of the North who
would prefer to vote for southern
man, ~
~ api rot saying all this because q
Mr.. Bryan who seems, now to be lead
ing the field" added Mr., Hay. u aal
| Inclined to think he viii be nominated
| But II he Is, Democrats OF the south
should insist that a Southern man pc
| nominated TO the Ylce-DresidencY."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
IMPROVEMENT Of
JAMES RIVER NOW


Committeeson Rivers and Harbors. and
as consequence a member OF the con-
ference committee. Now 1t so happens
that the Senate usually votes for two
dollars for river and harbor impro ye
nents. where the House votes one dol
lar
When the bill was finally sent to
conference the three Senators would.
of course, stand pat for the Senate
amendments. OF course Represents
tive Dovener wanted to see the West
Virginia rivers improved, and there
fore he would promptly capitulate to the
Senate side of the fight This has
always given the Senate amendments
as to West Virginia Improvements an
early majority, with result that the
Little Mountain State has always got
ten everything both houses voted it.
When Senator Elkin was Secretary
OF War he had the engineer depart.
ment of the army make ex-
| haustlve plans for the betterment of
| the commercial waters of West Vir-
ginia and the Ohio River, and be has
been putting these plans into legisla-
! ton right along since that time. III
this he was strongly seconded by Rep
| resentative Dovener. But the people
of the Wheeling District saw fit tc
retire Dovener, and there will hardly
be such smooth sailing In the getting
Of West Virginia appropriations In the
| future.
Virginia had not single case Of
two conferees on any given matter
|of legislation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
nom MACK HAND sLAsnER.
piitsburs Police Believe They Have Mad
#fH.ttaI ImuOrinnt Arrest,

s. plITSBuRG, PA August lo---ln Rapp
Guy, ihe Italian arrested Yesterday, after an
exciting chase, for the alleged assault on
Mrs Mary Baruka, of Allegheny. tho police
believe they have made an important cap
ture Mrs Barnka told the authorities that
Guy was accompanied by another man when
he came to her house, and that this man
held her while Guy slashed her face. She
also said that Guy told her he was "the
head of Allegheny and that he was boss
Tho police believe Guy may be the loader
OF q Black Hand society, and detectives VIII
search his room and try to learn from his
papers IL It Is true, Mrs. Baruha to-day
identified Guy az her assailant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
.1Iosr11.,BLB R1cnMoND.-
Party Tell. of Rccen

Visit to This City.
Wa mare tre sees FHa t heya ehdng n
paper, The Times-Dispatch, announced
our expected arrival, and SO we were
recognized. at oncep eandg the next Day ~
they published our picture taken IN
Washington on the Treasury steps, and
an interview as follows:
New Englanders Delighted With Their
Southern Trip, and Especially With
the Beauties of Rchmond-Will
Richmond is the finest yet" was
the unanimous opinion of the prize
winning party from bridgeport, Conn,
who spent yesterday and last night IN
strong, arrived yesterday morning. and
went at once to the Richmond Hotel,
where their rooms were already en-
gagged, and where they received a cor
afternoon going about. the city, and
were delighted with their treatment
everywhere. Mr.. Frank, w Bralth-
waite. one Of the successful prlZe-Wln-
Iners In the newspaper contest. talked
enthusiastically to Times-Dispatcl
representative last night SAYING INA!
their trip to Southern cities had been
Ian eye-opener.
said:
1--WE arc both surprised and delighted
with your beautiful city, although We ex'
pccted to find 1t interesting The hosptablt
ling at the Confed crate Museum, where the
lady in charge told us that she had beer
looking out for us all day, have quite cap
| tivated tho members Of the party. me
museum in the old Jefferson Davis Mansion
proved a most interesting spot. We spen
| the evening driving about your tree inef
streets, and your people everywhere made u
fec. at home, and gave us a GOOD impress
| sion of RlchmOnd's ar-famed hospitality.
.If there is one thing moro than anothe
1 that we congratulate you on 1t is.your beau
ltifu' trees and your evident pride IN pro
]tecting5 them You certainly have a beauti
| fu! city. This is first visit here. W.
leave for the jamestown Exposition IN tn
i morning, going by boat, and spending tn
lday on the James River. We shall stop 70
a while at Jamestown Island en- route. w
eAl:.ct to start back home next Tuesday b.
/ the Old Dominion line
i This paper was carried on board tn
! steamer (being a morning paper) and w
4 were instantly Identified by the passengers
/ Bridgeport Comm Telegram.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
SOME YACHT CRUISES
TO JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION

NEW YORK, August lo-Talk Of
tacht cruises TO Jamestown in Sep
tember now fills the air. The Indian
Harhor Club Will have ono, and 80
will the Brooklyn Yacht Club. In
the ranks of the Brooklyn organiza-
ton there are whisperings of defec-
tons of such yachts as Shamrock and
other large schooners. Unless club
LOYALTY increases, the fleet of boats
which bears southwark will be rather
small, at least In point Of large
schooners. Indian Harbor yachtsmen
report good prospects for the run TO
Norfolk under the ausices OF the
Greenwich organization.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
MORE MECHANICS OUT.
.Tic-UY Of building Trades Growing In

"a - .-----
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 10
Acting on orders from the executive
officers Of their unions, 100 more union
mechanics Joined the building trades
strike hero to-day. According 10 inc
labor leaders, every building under
construction where non-union me-
chunics were employed is now tied up
trhe Employers' Association claim that
they have been able TO fiji the places
Of All the strikers with the exception
OF brickluyers. The union men declare
that the strike VIII be extended next
Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

operation of the Hartman system, who
jolred HarriInanSon his trip
MIR. Hartman %Announced that She would
Inspect the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific rords after his vacation
Are you worried about Attorney General
Bonaparte's threat against the Hartman
IS stem and the results of the Interstate
Commences COMMISSIONS investlgation?" he
was asked.
II am not thinking about these things 1t
present, or any other business matters" he
replied. "They not on my mind"
Mr.. Hartman said lie did not care to dis
cuss these matters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
SANITATION ron TUBERCULOSIS.
Rules Issued by the state Board o
Health of Texas,

y NEW ORLEANS, LA, August TO-
special from Houston, Ten, to-day de
scribing the rules issued by the Stat
Board of Health to govern sanitation
for tuberculosis, says
'Tuoercular victims nre not al
lowed employment in any public
building in any school, church or
bakeshop or slaughter- house.
"Burap is prohibited for a floor
covering; passengers on trains are
not allowed to wash their teeth
over wash basins and careless
handling OF ice to be used In wa
ter coolers is made an otfense.
Floors of public buildings must
be swept every day after being
sprinklel with wet snWdust with
formaldebyde. Boarding house,
hotel and restaurant Ice boxes
must be secured with acid once
a week.
IN jails u prisoner must have
5000 cubic feet Of air per hour,
walls must be whiteWashed every
month and painted every SIX
months
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
CHURCH SEXTON
DRUNK IN CELL
Begged Hard to Be Let Out S,
That He Could Be in His
Place To-Day.
"Woncher lemm,

"Woncher femme go, sergeant? I
gotter go to church in de mornin',"
said William II. Watson to the desk
sergeant in the Second Police Station
last night
Whatever want to go to church
for?" asked the sergeant.
'Tse sexton,'' said the drunken nen
gro, naming one Of the leading church-
es in Richmond, "and Use .gotter clean
and fix up for de white folks.
locked UP, unless he can be bailed, and
Watson had nc friend Forthcoming last
night, He seemed much worried about
morning, and he went to his cell In
tears.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
BIG COUNTERFEIT HAUL.
Officers Raid Den and CAPTURE Five Men

OFFICERS Raid Den and Capture Five Men
and Apparatus.
Il LNIONTOWN. PA. August 1o.-Tn raid
on an alleged counterfeiters' den at Smith
field. Pa, day. five men were arrested Il
large number OF moulds captured and big
quantity of spurious coin found concealed
ahcut the place. The men We're all foreign
ers. 1t Is claimed that the plant hns been
III operation several weeks, as the neishbor-
hood has been flooded with counterfeit
money.
The authorities have been on n still hunt
fo- the couuterfeiters for some time. and
believe all implicated have been captured
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
KNAPP-GARDNER.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Take

NEW YORK, August 1o.--Marun A.
Knapp. chairman of the Interstate Com
Gardner. daughter OF the late George z.
Maynard, of Syracuse were married to-day
a: the Hotel Manhattan. In this city, In the
presence OF a few family friends by Bishop
EDWARD c. Andrews, OF tho Methodist
Church
Mr. and Mrs. Knapp loft later for Spring
Like Beach. y, j.. where they will remain
FOR a few weeks. Upon their return to
Washington they will reside at stoneleigh
/ Court h.---
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
LIGHTNING KILLS
HANOVER FARMER.
Baird Blackburn Struck by Bolt,
While Son Is I'm
harmed.
-------.-----.--
AhIlnlI nnMr nN crApha
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY STORM.
City and Outlying Districts
Swept by Wind and Rain.
Cow Killed Near Laurel.

\ Richmond and the outlying vicinity
season Friday evening and night, and
no little damage was done by the tor
rents OF rain and tho high winds. Many
trees were blown down or struck by
lightning ono man was killed, COW
was killed. electric light wires were
blown down, and wild rumors Of other
casualties went the rounds, adding fur
ther excitement to what was already
moro than n sufficient evil for the day.
In the city all tho streets, particu-
larly tho lower part of Main. We're
badly washed by the continuous down
pour. and in many places tho wires
were blown down, and those parts OF
the city Immediately thrown into dark
ness.
Fhrmer Killed.
In the neighboring villages and the
nearby rural districts rain fell In tor
rents. The wind howled about the
fields and through every crevice Of the
farmhouscs, and the farmers listened
and shuddered, thinking of their crops
of corn exposed TO the storm. Fortu.
nately, damage to crops was not large
and the rustics awoke to find smiling
sun and greening fields.
one fatality occurred in Hanover
county, however, where Baird Black
burn, while loading wagon with corn,
was struck by bolt Of lightning and
Instantly killed. He was horribly dis
figured by the bolt. which Glove hi
tongue. broke both Jaws and other
wise mutilated the face and the body
of the man SO that he was unrecogniza-
ble Though standing but few feet
from his father. Leander, his son, was
unframed. Mr.. Blackburn had been
engaged in truck farming a number
OF years, and was known to large
number OF persons IN the city and
county. He leaves three daughters
Misses Eva, Iva and Lizzie Blackburn
and two sons. Leander and Ray Black
burn. The funeral Will be held a,
10 o'clock this morning.
Slight Damage Elsewhere.
Damage was reported in other sec.
tions Of the State. At Laurel lightning
killed COW belonging to Mr.. Harvey
and also stick several trees at thai
place. Some damage was done along
the Richmond, fredericksburg and Pc
tomac Railroad. There was a washou
of the ballast between Wood Lane
and Guineys. Major Michael ]. En-
right, deputy United States marshal
reported that the downpour was yer,
heavy in Goochland. but that little
real damage was inflicted.
some little Inconvenience was cause,
10 the other railroads though Their
was nothing serious The Chesapeak
and Ohio Railroad had small wash
out at Diascund, which caused della,
Of twenty minutes to the trains. an,
the Seaboard Air Line had a llttl
trouble with Its wires
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
Congestion Of Lungs.

Edward Lawson the negro who was found
dead Friday night at the corner of Ninth
and Cary Streets, died. 1t was decided ycs1
terday, of congestion of the lungs Tho
body was taken Brown Brothers. UNDER
tGl<ing estahlishme MT, and was buried yes
terday afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
BISHOP or LONDON
TO VISIT AMERICA
He Will Bring Bible, Gift Of King
Edward, to Old Williams
burg. Va. Church.

LONDON. August 1o.-The Bishop of Lon
don, the Rev. DIR. A. f. w. Ingram, who
viii present to old Bruton Parish Church a,
Williamsburg Va. the second Oldest church
In America, the Bible which King Edward
has given to 1t in connection with the
jamestown Exposition, will leave England
for America at the end of August, and vii
visit the principal Canadian cities, and New
York. washington, Richmond, Va. and Bos
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
GOLD DUST STOLEN FROM
REGISTERED POUCH.

FAIRBANKS. ALASKA, August lO.--
Meagre details have been received of she
theft OF Afty-nine pouEds OF gold dust, val
ued at $4,000. from registered mail sack
between Eagle and Rampant. The sack
OF iginally contained eighty pounds. There
is nc clue to the thief
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
MIR. Notion Nominated,

Especial TO The Tlmes-D1spatch1
FREDERICK'S HALL, VA Angus,
Notion was almost unanimously nom.
mated for the House of Delegates In
the primary held throughout Louisa
county Thursday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
INJUNCTION is DENIED.
Federal Judge Refuses to Restrain Com.
mission

NEW YORK. August 10.-Tho application
OF the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroad for an Injunction restraining the
Erited States Interstate Commerce Commits
sion from enforcing an order compelling the
railroad to deliver oil to an independent
firm In Brooklyn was denied by Judge La
ccmbe in tho United States Circuit Court
To-day.