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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-09-14


enemy. In regard to the character
of the men of his command, Guam
trell asserted that they were cap
able of any act and, as an example,
related how one of his followers
cut open a negro and, thrusting
his hand inside of the body, while
the negro was still aliye, jerked
the quivering heart out of the
flesh. He also told many anecdotes
of the deeds of the James and
Younger boys while they were
members of his band.
Quantrell also confded to Win
tiers that President Jefferson Davis
of the Confederate States disap-
proved of his acts. He told of how
Davis summoned him to Richmond
and expostulated with him regard
ing certain actions of the band.
Quantrell, however, asserted that
his only reply to Davis was that
there were a good many things
existing of which the head of the
Confederacy did not approve.
Ouantrell, at the time he en-
countered Winters. had with him
a history of his life, written by
himself, and dealing with his guer-
rilla warfare. During the ride, he
read extracts of this work and Mr..
Winters says that the accounts Of
the raids conceded with the ac-
counts that were given by the
newspapers.
An interesting incident of the
ride was occasioned by the party
encountering a troop of Federal
Cavalrytnen about six miles from
Victoria. Quantrell, at the time,
was walking. whip in hand. by the
side of the oxen drawing the cart.
On being addressed by the troop
commander, who inquired as to the
distance to Victoria, Quantrell re-
piled that it was FIVE or six miles.
The officer cursed him for liar
and then rode on. Quantrell, look
ing after the man, remarked that
he was unable to resent the insult
at the time but that he would re-
member the man.
1t was then that he informed
Winters that he had made applica-
ton to the President of the United
States for a pardon and asserted
that, in case he was pardoned, he
intended becoming a good citizen.
Quantrell left Winters at San
Antonio, saying that it was his in
tention to seek refuge on a ranch
in the territory tributary to that
city until he received news from
Washington. This was the last
-aas, 0f i,ir,, h, XIT5rfarc
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-09-14
fOsRntreII In San Antonio.

GroesbeGE, Tex, Sept. In
.-nunection with the recent Guam
tren agitation, S. Winters Of Groes-
beck. Texas, relates an interesting
episode in the famous guerrilla's
career which brought him into con
aact with Mr.. Winters, says a cor
seesvordent of The Express. Mr..
'ZgInters statement is substantiated
BY Will Guide of Pearsall, who also
participated in the affair. Accord
l7oE 10 MIR. Winters, Quantrell was
5u San Antonio in 1866.
In that year Mr.. Winters was
-freighting" from Indianola to
San Antonio and, according to his
statement, was in Indianola during
she last days of June of that year.
when he was preparing TO leave
she place with a wagon load OF
tFrsight, he was accosted by two
men, Who came ashore at that
zoiut from a small schooner. These
zen he learned were Quantrell and
E1an from Georgia and they were
Sesirous of accompanying him to
San Antonio. Winters informed
ehem that he was forced to make
the trip very slowly, but, as they
assured him that they would be
zatisfed, he allowed them to ride
an the wagon to the Alamo City
On the way to San Antonio, NJ.
Winters says, Quantrell told him
Of tue raids made by the guerrilla
Hand inside of the lines of the
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Anacostia and Vicinity.

Another step is about to be taken by the
District authorities looking to the securing
of the necessary land to construct an ap-
proach in Anacostia to the new bridge now
being built across the Eastern branch. The
decision to form the approach by an eX-
tension of Monroe street, provided by
Congress, means that the street will have
to be extended through private property
the owners of which have already received
an offer for their respective holdings, it is
stated. from the Commissioners of the
District 1t is stated, however that no
one has deemed the offer acceptable, SO it
has become necessary that the question
be otherwise disposed OF. The persons
having property interests in the area affect
ed have now been summoned to appear
before Chief Justice Clabaugh. in Equity
Court No. /, the 9th instant, it is under
stood when further proceedings will be dis
cusse6.
last evening in the annual Easter ball held
at the Government Hospital for the In
sane. The dance was given primarily for
the amusement of the patients and the
employees of the hospital, many of whom
had friends in attendance.
Juvenile egg-rollers from this section
found yesterday the slopes of old Fort
Stanton, near Anacosta, an Ideal spot for
their pastimes.
At a meeting last evening in Masonic
Hall of Anacostia Lodge, No. q, F. A. A.
NJ, the degree of master Mason was con-
ferred, there being one candidate. The
ceremony was followed by the serving Of
refreshments.
Rev Charles o. Isaac pastor of the Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church. depart
the session Of the Baltimore annual con-
ference.
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For the Exposition Service.

The iron fireproof steamer jamestown,
belonging to the fleet of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, depart
ed yesterday morning for the big ship
yard at Newport News, Va, where she is
to be painted and put in good order for
a day route between this city and Nor
folk during the jamestown exposition.
1t Is stated that the steamer will be at
the shipyard for about three weeks, and
when she returns to this city she will
be ready at once to take her place on the
route. Capt. r. Bailey Reed left here in
command of the jamestown, and Mr.. D.
W. Cox is in charge of her engine room.
George Uhler, inspector general of steam
vessels of the United States, and Mr..
John Callahan, general manager of the
Norfolk and Washington line, were
among those making the trip from this
city to Newport News aboard the James
town.
The steamer Norfolk of the Norfolk
and Washington route has been at New
port News for a week past undergoing
an overhauling. and soon as she re-
turns to this city the steamer Washing
ton will go to the shipyard to be over
hauled for the heavy travel looked for
during the exposition.
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DECLINES TO ADOPT
CENTRAL LABOR. UNION VOTES
DOWN TWO PROPOSITIONS.

Two amendments to the constitution of
the Central Labor Union We're voted down
by the delegates at it's meeting in Typo
graphical Temple last night. The first was
one offered by Delegate Feeney of the Book
binders, defining the duties of the adjust
ment committee, and providing for pay for
those who serve on the committee.
The other amendment, offered by Secre-
tary- Organizer De Nedrey, provided for a
label order of business. 1t was as fol-
lows
First meeting-All members whose cloth
ing bears the union label will please rise.
All members who insist that union clerks
wait on them will please rise.
Second meeting-All members who pur-
chase only union made cigars and tobacco
will please rise. All members who patroniZe
union barber shops, union saloons, union
beer. will please rise.
Third meeting-All members whose hats
bear the union label will please rise. All
members whose shoes bear the union label
will please rise.
Fourth meetng-An members whose
shirts and collars bear the union label Will
please rise All members who buy union
label bread crackers and cakes Will rise.
Fifth NIGHTINGALE members whose work
ing clothes and overalls bear the union Ia
bel will pIeace rise. All members who take
the official labor paper will rise. All mem
hers who demand the union working cards
or buttons will please rise.
After considerable discussion, some OF
which was rather heated, one delegate say
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Damage to Machinery.

For several months past large supplies
of gravel, used in the asphalt work and
in roofing of the exhibition buildings at
the jamestown exposition have been
shipped from near Bromes wharf in the
st. MaryS river to the exposition
grounds, but the shipments are being de-
layed owing to the temporary disable
ment of the grsvel-loading plant. The
gravel Is dug from the bed of the creek
and loaded on barges and schooners to be
transported to Sewell's Point. Reports
coming from St. Marys are that some or
the machinery used in getting out the
gravel broke down last week ana tnat
work is suspended while repairs are be-
ing made. The schooner John McGinnis
of this city and the schooners Rover and
Robert McClintock are at the gravel beds
waiting to load. The damaged machin-
cry will be repaired and work resumed
within the next day or two.
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ing that the amendment was altogether too
radical it was rejected by close vote.
Hodcarrieds' Auxiliarv,

Hodcarrieds' Auxiliary.
The delegates from the hodcarriers, COL
ored, reported that that organization had
organized an auxiliary, composed of the
mothers, wives and other friends, the pur-
goods and to purchase the same wherever
possible. The announcement of the forma-
ton of this organization was received with
interest by the delegates and its career will
be watched by the organized labor of the
District, as well as in other cities. it being
the only body of it's kind in existence.
The Carriage and Wagon Workers re-
ported that the forty-eighth week Of their
strike had passed and it was practically
settled; that the strike assessment had been
reduced, most of the men having found
On motion of a delegate from this union a
sausage and provision firm was removed
from the I'VE Do Not PatroniZe List of
the Central Labor Union.
Secretary-O Organizer De Nedrey was in
struced to send out with his quarterly re-
ports, query to the organizations animated
with the Central Labor Union, requesting
information as to whether not parade
of labor forces on Labor day snouIo
be one of the features of the ceieDratioh.
It is expected that the celebration TINS year
will be more elaborate than heretofore, as IL
will also be the celebration 0, .ne .Sn'n
year of the existence of the central BODY:
The preliminary work OF preparing LOT
Labor day will, 1t is expected, begin wlthin
the next two weeks, and one of the fea-
lures, il it can be arranged Will be speeches
by w. j. Bryan and Senator Beverage of
indiana it being pointed out that both
these gentlemen have recently shown a
friendliness to organized labor-Senator
Beveridge in his proposed child-labor legis
lation. and Mr.. Bryan because Of his gen.
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Waists, soc.

AS companion bargain, offer large variety
of new White Lawn Waists, varously trimmed with
aces and ebroideres, at the very special price of
8@c. Regular values, ST.. so, S125 and S1.OO.
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The bottom of the Susquehanna river Is
covered with a thick deposit of coal at
many places, the fuel being washed down
from the mines. Persons living along the
banks of the river have followed the Gus
tom of recovering this coal from the more
shallow parts of the stream by means of
implements designed for the purpose, but
recently this gathering has been done by
one of the electric companies of the vicin-
ity.
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eral friendliness toward the labor move
ment. In the event these gentlemen speak,
1t Is expected that excursions from Balt-
more and nearby cities will be run into
Washington. Alexandria will also be asked
to take part
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Prol0mg Life

In hundreds of instances DR..
Miles Heart Cure has prolonged
life many years, after all hope had
been abandoned. 1t is heart tom
ic. By its Strengthening influence
upon the heart nerves and muscles,
the heart action is increased.
My heart weak and at times l thought
would die lost consciousness one morning. and
did not recover for hours. My wife gave me
whiskey and applied mustard. A friend advised
Dr. Miles Heart Cure. took two or three bottl
and it keeps the old heart going right along Have
never had one of those spells since l should have
been dead years ago had not found relief in this
valuable remedy W. H. SOULE,
Is Mount Joy St, Portland Me-
II first bottle fails to benefit, money back
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-22
BOOK NEWS

The Theater Magazine for March is
crowded with interesting matter and
filled from cover to cover with splendid
pictures. The literary contributions in
clude an article analyZing the art and
describing the personality of Ermete
Novelli, the great Italian tragediau,
who is to make his first appearance in
the United States this month. There is
also an interesting interview by Archie
Bell with Edward Grieg, the Nor
wegian composer, who wrote the Incl
dental music for Peer Gynt." Joe
Weber writes an amusing account of
his beginnings on the stage, and Ada
Patterson contributes one of her en-
tertaining interviews with John Forbes
Robertson. There is q reminiscent
sketch of John Philip Kemble, founder
of the famous Kemble dynasty, by
Hetty Gray Baker, and Edward Zegler
writes of the New York performance of
Strauss opera, "Salome." Frederick f.
Schrader, lately dramatic critic of the
Washington Post, takes up the inter-
esting question, Should the critic seek
acquaintance with the actor?" and in
another article the claims of Madame
Nazimova to distinction in Ibsens roles
are considered.
The April Ainslees is full to over
flowing with good and entertaining
reading. AS in the two preceding num-
bers, Horace A. Vachells serial story,
Her Son." continues to hold the lead
ing position. The success of this story
is assured; the April instalment brings
it to critical point which stimulates
the most intense interest. BeatriX
Demorest Lloyd is the author of the
novelette, very dramatic tale of New
York. entitled "The Martinache Mar
riage." There are a lot of good short
stories by Joseph C. Lincoln, George
Randolph Chester, Roy Norton, Eliza
beth Duer. owen oliver, Francis Met
calfe, George Hibbard and Weymer
Jay Mills.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-22
LITTLE ROGUE ITEMS
CAPTURED FOR READERS
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 21.-Niel Hota-
ling and Hugh Thompson left this
morning for Stanford, where they will
enter the track meet for the champion
ship of the state.
Unknown parties threw a huge piece
of cement through the plate glass bay
window in the home of Mr.. Bayles of
South Pasadena. A glass shower was
precipitated on the family circle, but
no serious results attended the ma
licious fun. The perpetrators are un-
discovered.
The Pasadena opera company as the
amateur company which recently pre-
sented the "Mikado" for a three-night
run in the local opera house is known,
will repeat the performance about
April Is with H. c. Saunders playing
the title role.
Issues of the local political campaign
will be discussed at an open meet
ing to be held in Woodmen hall Satur-
day evening. Seward A. Simons will
address the meeting on the taxation
question and Candidate Thomas Farley
of the citizens ticket will talk on the
question of municipal water.
The annual election in the newly
formed student body of the Throop
institute will be held tomorrow after
noon.
The rainfall of the last season, 1885,
totaled 25.17 inches. This season is
going to work in robust manner to
defeat that record and is accomplish
ing the end so well that it may rest
on it's laurels with record so far of
26O3, with more to come. Nearly an
inch in the last rainfall completed the
work of the weeping clouds and the
rain gauge has registered another rain
record triumph. .
Coronado Country CLUB Tor sport
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-22
Is Hostess at Farewell

Miss Pearl Gleason of 1917 Wilton
place entertained last evening with q
musicale as a farewell to Miss Anna
McBeckley. who will leave April for
q nine months trip through Europe.
Misses Ethelwyn Fagg and Laura
Hills, pianistes, and Misses Christine
Clark, Laura Boutwell, and Mabel
Corey, vocalists, presented a delightful
program. Among those present were:
Mrs. Mamie Bennett Kilgore, Mrs.
George Saunders, Misses Florence
Thornburg, Gertrude Darlow, Cecilia
Gleason, Christine Clark, Mary A.
Johnson, Jesselyn Andrews. Dora l..
Nathan, Josephine Lancaster Clara M.
Rowell, Stella Beckley, Marilla Blan-
chard. Edith Wheat, Margaret Merver,
Emile Jackson, Laura S. Hills, Char
lotte Casey, Katharine Hilton, Marga-
ret Bloomer, Ella Brunscn. Mabel
Corey, Ida Munson, Susanna OFT, Lau-
ra Rothwell, Grace White, Mabel F.
Dunn and Ethelwyn Fagg.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-22
SISTERS LOOK ALIKE
AND so FOOL CLERKS
Special to The Herald.

PITTSBURG, March 21.=-By taking
advantage of their absolute similarity
of appearance, twin sisters living out
side of Pittsburg have been able to
swindle number of department stores
recently. They were finally trapped by
a fifteen-year-old salesgirl, and were
arraigned before Magistrate Brady,
where they told their story.
According to a prearranged plan, one
of the sisters would go into a store
during the rush hours and make pur-
chase amounting to % cents and ten
der $40 bill in payment. The clerk
would have the package wrapped up
and hand over the change and pack
age to the purchaser. The latter would
go outside and moment later her sis
ter would step up to the same clerk
and demand her purchase and change
The similarity of appearance would
fool the clerk, who, thinking she had
made a mistake, would correct what
appeared to be an error, and the Sec
ond sister would get another package
and $9.75. They tried the scheme on
Catharine Fay, 15-year-old salesgirl,
who at once detected the fraud. She
followed one sister outside the store
and saw her divide the money with
the other, and they We're both arrested.
The prisoners were fined $40 each ana
costs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-22
BEARD HOLDS MAN PRISONER
Catches Whiskers in Crack of Log He
Is Chopping-Dinner Horn Per-
suades Him to Cut Them Off
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
STAR LAKE, Mimi, March 21.-
John Mjellele lost a most luxuriant
beard, of which he was reasonably
proud, in a peculiar accident while
chopping wood.
He was splitting out cord wood and
his ak became fastened. He tried to
wrench it out, but being unable to
do so stopped down to get a better
leverage on the AK, He finally worked
it out of the split in the log. but as it
flew out the pieces of wood closed
upon his beard holding him a pris-
oner.
He tried gently to draw the beard
from the crack, but each movement
caused by the tenseness of the hair
He attempted to get his fingers into
the crevice of the log, thinking that
by the eXertion of his full strength
he might loosen his beard Again he
was foiled, his whiskers holding him
so tight that he was unable to reach
the end of the log where the crack
was widest.
He could not stand erect, nor yet sit
down without causing himself the most
exquisite pain, the only position in
which he could ease up the beard be-
ing a kneeling one beside the log.
Mjellele knelt by the log for several
hours hoping some one would come
along and release him. but finally,
hearing the dinner horn, he decided to
sacrifice the beard, and taking out
his Jack knife severed ii as neatly as
possible, close to the chin,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-22
JUSTICE CENSURES TWO
WOMEN FOR DRUNKENNESS
,nnnia1 70 The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 21.-There were
two sensational features to the trial
of Miss Liza Washington, colored, this
morning on the charge of drunkenness
and disturbing the peace The trial
was held before Judge Mcdonald and
the first sensational feature to develop
arose from that magistrates love for
the children.
Mrs. Margaret Wren, in giving tes-
timonv at the trial of the colored
woman swore that she was not drunk
when the officers took the negress from
her home in the neighborhood of East
Orange Grove avenue yesterday. Sub
seouently the arresting officer was
called to the stand and testified that
Mrs. Wren was lying on a couch In
the negress' home when the arrest was
made and that she was unmistabably
With a severity that has on former
ocea sons marked the magistrate s
manner when he has been aroused by
the Inconsistencies of testimony, Judge
McDonald turned upon the white
woman and censured her strongly for
drinking intoxicants and for swearing
falsely upon the stand. He said she
should set a better example Tor her
children. The woman could only pro-
test that her husband needed the lall
more than she did when the Judge
threatened to lock her up Tor three
DAYS as an antidote for alcoholism.
The negress was given sentence OF
thirty days in the county JAN on ae-
count of her orgy.
Two days Gymkhana at Cofona""'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-22
ELKDOM ENJOYS
NIGHT IN CORK
BLACKJACK COMEDIANS ARE
entertaining
Pasadena Audience Laughs and Enjoys
Huge Jokes Sprung by Antlered
Herd and Assistants at
Elk Minstrels
Pasadena Agency.
n North Raymond Avenue,
Phones: Sunset 1907, Home 212t.

PASADENA. March 21-Elkdom en-
Joyed itself this evening and with Elk
dom a packed opera house had good,
jovial time.
1t was the Elk minstrel show, and
the production was tinged with enough
of the vaudeville and opera to make It
attractive and agreeable to all tastes.
The house was of a goodly size. It
would have been better had the theater
been larger 1t was all the Pasadena
opera house could do to accommodate
the crowd.
In the minstrel department of the de-
partment store production there was a
good stock of jokes and they were
sprung in an up-to-date approved
style that left no doubt in the minds
of the lucky ones who had obtained
seats that they were really laughing
at good humor when they roared after
each sally.
B. c. Crandall was interlocutor. The
following completed the cast: Tambos,
Walter Simons, Carl Gibbs, Charles
Morris, Robert Allen; bones, Edward
Off, William Schneider; soloists, Mr..
McManus, p. G.. Trowbridge. Arthur
Smith. c. ]. Crandall, r. H. Miller,
r. c. Hastead, Louis Sage, John Short,
Tom Nestor, F. Spier. w. II. Lind, Mr..
WlllldlnS ana Mr. IedDall.
Vaudeville in all it's glory for the
gallery gods was ushered in in the
second part of the production. The
vaudeville was greeted even more up
roariously than had been the minstrel
production, if that were possible.
Zachariah Aldrich gave the first turn
on the minstrel boards, metamorphosed
over into vaudeville boards. Now Zach
sang a song which would appeal to the
world. 1t was my Dear Old Califor-
MIA" 1t was illustrated by II. A. Par
ker. which is saying something for
Parker.
Sherry Powell let loose a few bird
calls and followed by a few whistles.
it was fine The audience ate 1t. There
We're no cat calls to answer and If any
one brought in any vegetable bouquets
they forgot to throw them.
w. II. Maloney and H. G. Berls
varied the program with a lively mo-
ment at mortal combat with the foils.
The fois were not sharp, but the COM
bat was mortal. Sure of it.
F. E. Runyon played a cornet solo.
Koh1er and Muller gave their original
Seco." 1t was rendered in English as
she is spoke, and the famous Dutch
comedians Qocal fame) forgot to get
tonguetied and speak Gretchenish.
Messrs. Williams, McManus. Tedball
and Smith did some fine quartet stunts.
Mallaney and Dunbar appeared as
comedians of high class. DIR. Tracy
gave the famous II o'clock toast of
the Elks and won a storm of applause
The crowning effort of all was the
opera. Miss Willy Smyser, Miss Flor
ence Bland Leroy Jepson and Frank
w Seager sang selections from "Mar-
tha." 1t was given the glad hand and
very much appreciated.
Two days Gymkhana at Coronado