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and the march Of the squad up the al
ley.
-. The witnesses then follow armed
men up the alley to Fourteenth street.
where they shot into the Cowen house
and into the CARA house, which are
on either side Of the alley and On the
south side Of Fourteenth street, ana into
the rear Of the Leahy Hotel. on the
north side OF Fourteenth street. abut-
ting on the alley. Lieutenant DOmin-
guez, OF the police and Padron. d pO-
hceman. give evidence Is % the pres
ence OF soldiers on Fourteenth street
near these houses and their fring Into
II. which they Witnessed from the cor
ner OF Washington and Fourteenth
streets, half a block away; but their
, evidence d more important with refer
enee 20 the Miller Hotel, when Domin-
gaez came close 10 the men who did the
shooting. and was shot. the policemen
are grouped under the Miller Hotel Fit
| nesses.
g Proceeding up the alley, the next
witness Is Doctor Thorn. whose room
| was In mouse about the middle OF
| the block between Thirteenth and Four
| teenth streets, on the alley
a Next are the witnesses in the Nil
| Ter Hotel. at southwest corner Of T,hir-
teenth and the alley.
Other Important Witnesses
50 Eext are the WITNESSES OF TIL
mans saloon. on the alley between
Twelfth and Thirteenth. where Natus
was killed.
&c. The next witness Is Manuel Alonzo.
who says he saw firing at the corner
OF the alley and Twelfth street west.
toward the river the further point from
the garrison wall 70 which the evidence
traces squad.
Il. The witnesses indicate a division
of the squad on Thirteenth street. so
that part went up the alley 70 Tillman's
saloon and part went out Thirteenth
street 70 Washington. and up Washing
/ ton 70 the Starck house. with some con-
/ aiet as 10 wfsther the armed men re-
| turned by Twelfth street and the al
| ley or by Thirteenth street and he
alley.
| IS Then there Is a group Of witnesses
whose evidence is only general as 20
! the direction Of the sound Of the shots.
I beginning AZ the garrison and progress
| ting uptown and the time between Lns
! OF the firing OF the high-pOWer guns
| This includes a statement taken oy
| General Darlington, OF Francois l. OFT
mans. hospital sergeant.
| g Next follows, the testimony or W.T.
nesses who testify only 70 the dispose
/ ton and effect Of the lights.
/ 10. Then the testimony OF q group
| Of witnesses as 10 finding shells clips
| and bandOleer Is next.
! I'll. Then the testimony OF group
/ OF witnesses as 10 the bullet marks ana
1 the finding Of the bullets follows
II. Then comes the testimony or a
| port of the ordnance officers as 20 guns
ia. F7sIGiiy, there Is testimony OF
witnesses Of = miscellaneous character.
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Testimony of Seventy Witnesses
Called Before the Investigators
Roosevelt Sent to Brownsville

west and Washington street on its east
The shooting was all done either behind
the garrison wall or in this alley. OF On
the streets where II crosses them. ex-
cept that which was done 70 Starek
House. on Washington street. beyond
Thirteenth street.
Trailing Marauders.
=. Beginning where the persons who
are alleged to have done the shooting
are said to have had their rendezvous
and the shooting at the rear Of the
barracks and behind the garrison wall.
the testimony follows them across the
garrison well 10 the street. thirty feet
wide. that skirts the garrison wal.
called the Garrison road. and describes
the shooting into the telegraph station
and the Martinez house that front the
garrison on this street just opposite the
garrison wall. ana into the Yturria
house. which is on the corner Of the
Garrison road and Washington street.
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were negro soldiers from Fort Brown.
and therefore OF the battalion Of the
Twenty-fifth infantry stationed there
Another conviction that forces IT.
self upon the mind from the reading
Of this evidence, especially that OF
those witnesses who testify with ref
erence 70 the beginning Of the firing
ana what took place along the garrison
road and behind the garrison WAL,
With the statements OF four or nvs wit
assses as 20 the firing OF bullets from
the upper galleries or porches of the
barracks fact eorrOboTated by the
alignment of bullet holes In the houses
along the garrison roads that what
took place on the porches and just back
Of the barracks, the volleytns, the
noise, The assembly Of the men, and
the walking along the porehes, could
not have taken place without awak1ng
and attracting the attention OF all who
were in the barracks, privatsS and nom
commissioned Ofacers, whether asleep
or not, and that It Is utterly impossible
that they should not have been aware
Of what was going on when the nring
continued for at least eight or ten min
utes thereafter. That guard which
charge, 900 feet from where the arst
nrlng took place should not have been
aware that this was the work OF their
comrades Is utterly impossible
There are many other ciTcums tances
which might warrant comment, but time
and space Will not permit
The sworn testimony OF every man OF
the battalion who was in the neighbor-
hood OF Fort Brown was taken and
. as IN the record originally submitted
In this each man denies that he engaged
in the shooting or knew anything about
a. In the face OF the evidence already
reviewed, the denials under oath by the
men OF The battalion do not overcome
or meet the overwhelming evidence that
men Of this battalion did do the shoot
ing, contained in the testimony already
submitted 10 the Senate and confirmed
by the evidence herewith transmitted.
Very respectful.
WM II TAFT,
The President. Secretary OF War.
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The evidence Is conclusive that there
were no guns except the Springfield
guns which would discharge the bullets
from the cartridges found. When this
evidence is carefully considered. II Is a
conclusive demonstration that the firing
must have been done by men with the
rifles of the Springfield 1903 model The
only Tihes OF this kind IN or near
Brownsville were IN the possession Of
the soldiers OF the three companies. b.
{. and ID. of the TWenty-nfth Infantry.
The suggestion that after the hurried
shooting which Was done, almost at
double-quick, and was finished cef tainiy
within ten or fifteen minutes, those VINO
did the shooting could have had some
other gun than the Springfield rife,
could have picked up the cartridge
shells Of that gun which were extracted
and thrown onto the ground as the
shooting progressed. and could have
then placed upon the ground or
planted shells of the Springfield rife,
obtained from the target range twenty
miles away certainly does not create a
reasonable doubt OF the fact that the
men who did the shooting we're negro
soldiers. even II the erect evidence be
ignored.
There Is a conflict as 10 the circum-
stances growing out OF the evidence OF
the Witnesses, which Is entirely natural
in respect 70 transactions during the
daytime, and still more natural IN respect
70 the transactions ana the direction OF
sounds during the night, and there are
some things about the evidence OF Nc
Donald, Mrs. Odin, and OF PFeciadO. who
testify with such detail as 10 seeing the
negro soldlers-the one al garrison wall.
the next at the alley Of Mliler's Hotel,
and the third at the TillmaH saloon
which in view OF previous sgStements,
shake some the weight OF what they say
Mrs Odin's statements bear evidence OF
being affected BY conversations with her
husband. and there is somewhat sus-
picious agreement as 20 exact details
between their Two statements. But tax
ing their evidence and all the other evil
dence. together with the Well-uigh
mathematical demonstration with re-
spect 20 the cartridges and bullets.
venture 10 say that no one can read
this evidence iudiciallY without being
convinced beyond a reasonable doubt
that the men who committed the outrage
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
CHINA FAMINE
CAUSING DEATH
OF THOUSANDS
Millions StarVe and All
Americans Are Ask
ed to Aid Them.

Fairly appalled, By tho latest reports
OF the terrible famine ia China 70 reach
the State Department and the Ameri-
can National Red Cross, officials OF the
great relief-g giving society have issued
fresh and stirring appeals 10 the people
OF the United States 10 come 10 the aid
OF the l5.O00,O00 natives who are homeless
and fOodless. the TaVagos OF starvation
accompanying disease claiming hun
dreds and thousands OF lives.
II conditions are not greatly improved
the list OF those succumbing threatens
10 run up into the millions before the
winter is over. Floods have wiped out
crops. homes. and all personal property
In vast area, and, driven frantic from
the absolute hopelessness of the situa-
ton, hundreds of fathers and mothers
are throwing their children into the
streams and committing suicide. Moth
ers are selling their babies for mouth
ful OF food.
According 10 the reports reaching
Washington. the conditions are the most
horrible OF any famine ever known In
that country. Determined that the
American people shall be made fully
COgnizant with the real situation, that
they may not only have opportunity to
contribute but may feel in duty bound
in a humane spirit 10 do what they can
70 alleviate the untold suffering in the
interior provinces Of China, Miss Mabel
BOardman, a member OF the executive
committee OF the Red Cross. who has
assumed personal direction of the relief
movement at the instance OF Secretary
OF War Taft. president OF the society,
makes an urgent appeal for aid.
The need is so great for aid In China
that if our people could only realize the
suffering and misery OF those poor men,
women and children. the response would
be prompt and generous" said Miss
Boardmau. IAN cash contributions
sent 10 the Red Cross can be expended
entirely for the purchase OF food sup
plies in the markets OF the big coast
cities IN China and the Pacific coast
cities of this country
% The reports state that there is no hope
for relieI before the ripeuiug of the new
crops next June, and the conditions of
these millions of people are expected 10
be indescribably fearful during the re-
mainder of the winter.
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In order 20 simplify the handling OF
the great mass OF testimony. Secretary
Taft treated IL as follows.
The evidence which is set forth be-
low includes the statements Of nearly
seventy witnesses. and in order that It's
force and effect may be weighed / have
directed the arrangement OF the testi-
m0ny OF the witnesses in groups, In SC
eordance with the order of time and
place and subjects with reference TO
which the testimony is given OF course,
az some witnesses testify with reference
TO several places and several subjects.
they can not always be separated. but
under each head is given a cross refer
ence which Wiu possibly be OF aid 70 an
Intelligent. consecutive. and logical
reading OF the evidence.
''The most important part OF the city
OF Brownsville in this case is the alley
which begins on the north side OF the
Garrison road, opposite the barracks OF
Company c, and runs north into the
town. crossing Fourteenth, Thirteenth.
and Twelfth streets The alley lies half
way between Elizabeth street on its
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
MRS. ELIZABETH AIKEN DIES,
A PNEUMONIA VICTIM

Illness Of less than a week resulted
in the del.th yesterday OF Mrs. Eliza
Aiken at her home. 100 Four-and-a-half
street southwest. Mrs. Aiken had been
a resident OF Washington FOR more than
sixty years. She was eighty-seven years
old. and her death was caused By pneu-
monia. The funeral viii be held We'd
nesday morning az 10 O'clock from her
home. Father O'Rourke. OF ST. Domi-
mics Church, viii conduct the services
and the burial viii be in Rock Creek
Cemetery
Mrs Aiken was born I'm County
Louthe. Ireland. and came 10 this coun-
Try when a girl She is survived by
three daug lters. Miss Jane Aiken. Mrs.
Belle williams. and Mrs. Ellen Mitchell.
and two Sous. George r. and Joseph D.
Aiken. all O. this city.
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The bullets. However, were about the
same size rs the Krag- Jorgensen bullet.
and had the same mark OF the lands.
which Is four in number. but as al
ready said. the shells found would not
enter the Krag-JorE ensen chamber bv
an inch. and the evidence indicates there
was bat one Krag-Jorgeusen rife in the
neighborhood OF Brownsville and that
was owned BY . witness who testified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-14
Impeachment of
Witness Preciado
By Legal Record

Secretary Taft in letter TO the Pres
ident says:
IN my letter transmitting the add
tionaI evidence in the Brownsville case
Continued on Ninth Pagel
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transformed, in a few years. the prairies
OF southern Louisiana and Texas from
grazing ranges into great eXpauses OF
rice fields, with towns and cities and
railroads and great p pulati0n and
commerce. Where formerly nearly all
the rice was grown In South Carolina,
now Louisiana and Texas produce ten
times more than South Carolina. The inn
migrants who did that for us were
chiefly from Iowa ana Illinois.
Capital and immigrants do not seek
a land where conditions are such as
Tillman paints. Louisiana last year IN
creased its assessed valuation S51.otu,tlD'
its people are contented, prosperous, and
live under "a reign of law and order.
The Isolated exception no more makes a
rule there than in any other state
Tillman's Teachings.
..The state of south Carolina made an
appropriation of $4,000 last year TO in
duce desirable foreign immigration. A
shipload of the best German settlers
came-invited 10 this community where.
# Tmman is 10 be accepted at his word,
race war is inevitable, where 'condi-
lions are growing every day more aggra-
waited and where he fears direful trag-
edies viii multiply on every hand. and
blood will flow like water 1t would
have been fairer for the Senator 70
warn these people from such COM
munity, If he has drawn the picture in
honest cOI0rs.
But while the Senator in nursing and
fostering his negTOphODld. the men Of
the South are building factories, open
ing farms. retaining sWamps building
leVees against the floods of their great
rivers. double tracking their railroads,
building Industrial schools and agricul-
10 them Very soon they will retire the
demagogues- who deClaim against im-
aginary evils, and replace them with
statesmen. such as Hampton. McEnery,
Vance. and Reagan. the men who out
az ne ashes OF destruction led the South
into a career OF prosperity; who brought
ltcons.ruction out of chaos and who
had the wisdom 10 find remedy for
real evils while refusing 10 be misled IN
10 the chase after imaginary troubles.
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What South Is Doing

''The Southwest has been for years re
relving large white immigration.
Louisiana. through efforts OF Governor
Foster. adopted a progressive constitu-
ton, under which good government IS
assured and every man. white or black
can vote If he has the qualifications.
At the last election many whites We're
disfranchised for failure TO pay poll
tax Texas and Louisiana led an the
states OF the South, she past year. in
railroad construction. But has the
South Carolina Senator, preaching race
prefudice Induced an immigrnt or a dol
Tor 81 capital 70 enter the South?
Northern. people ana money have
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
STATE FUNDS GONE
LOUISIANA TAX COLLECTOR DIS
 COVERS BIG SHORTAGE.
CLERK AND slOO,Ooo ARE MISSING
This is the Third Defslcstion Found in Six Months in the Tax
 Department

New Orleans, La--A sloo,0o0 shortage was discovered in the ac- counts of the state tax commissioner in this city. The police are search ing for Charles F.. Letton, chief clerk to State Tax Collector John Fitzpat- rick. Let.on is charged with the dedication.
 This Is the third dedication in six months in the Louisiana tax depart ment The two previous shortages t0eaied nearl. slG0.0e0. and Wednes dav. for the second time. there is nc cIsw to the whereabouts q ihe missing clerk.
 \ cursory examination of the books ot Nr Letcoa indicated the deficit of asas slooaaa All the machinery of he police departments Of th!s and surrounding states are being used to ascertain Lettga.s whereabouts He has held the position for l9 years. and To record e.a be found O. any bond having been required Of him.
 Nr. Fitzpatrick said that he would maE- good an deficit n Lettoa's ac- counts
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
TRAGEDY OF A eRosnv.,-
Truly it Is ~everybody fo, u,
 New York. a

There were six in the s...
 Broadway surface car. xbieh a tss many However, everybody sh vas 'a cd the car seemed to take ~ ooa's that particular seat, So soma ,.y .sney b standing A very snau e'e alss erouehed on the end seat, a n-a.. .-sa u next to him. The small man s ". s'i 10 De very restless. and po asd for all the rest were pushing ,ss '.as' % ty girl, who necessarily ppsbas s p'ss a way that seemed to infar :. m h room was better than his con.. @ sis length, unable to endure Ii ans rIas 4 be all at once showed his s, Ass' under the rail and fell out anns."'. .lsss
 Mercy" screamed a nervo-' senser, has he committed s,,,o,s sss-
 I don't know, answered ,,a
 girl, but. anyway. I've po, ,t p's''l seat-.-N. Y. Press. ss
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
EARLE JOINS HIS AFFINITY.
Mss Kuttner Meets Artist at Ses
 Hsmrshire Home.

Bethlehem N F.-Frede-.ek Pia. nsy Earle. The art5sr. has 5oiue his affinity. Ms Julia Hut Ter. here q Der mothers home lie came secretly 5y way ot Hapl-0ood and Nil 21- discuss his Y.sl-. Mss kEztzer was q The dcer . meet Eim He entered. = ending -o-h hands Ten the doer was closed. Miss Hut,. ae= announced two days a@e tha' Earle would no come 10 New Hamp- shire Then sae said:
 Ne have talked | all owe aa have decided tA4; f would nst ba wise ]. would necessarily attract a. -e1lioa. and 1oa much attention has already been given 10 our a1a. z shall remain here uutli the md ,ha month. and meanwhile I do not exaect t0 see Mr Ear.e'
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
THREE BOYS HAD Eczeu,
Were Treated at oispensary-o;. E.. lmprose-sutfered Five noo,..
 Perfect Cure by cs,icu,.

My three children had ec,ar. five months. A little sore wo-,. :. . pear on the head and seemed -. itchy, increasing day after dsv - baby had had II about a week vs- the second boy took the diseasa =. few sores developed, then ,hs hi, boy took it. For the first three rO.rsl l took them 10 the N Disnass,- but they did not seem 10 ins-,-. Then used Caticura Sap and rr-e cura Ointment and ia a few rsss, they had Improved. ard when ,ss'. heads were well you eo4l3 see ro.sl,, cf the sores. Mrs. Kate Kejm s,, West 2eth ST. New York. x. Y Mn ], : and :, 1906
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
He Set q Date

A merchant in 8 Wisconsin tor, who had a Swedish clerk sent him 0a. to do some collecting. When he .. turned from an unsuccessful trip !. reported:
 Tim Yonson say he VII pay ven !. sells his hogs. Yim Olesen. he yill nsv ven he sell him wheat, and Bln Pset say he will pay in YanuazF.=
 Well, said the boss. that's h. first time Bill ever set date to psy. D!d he really say be would pay h January
 Yell. aye tank SC" said the clerk He say dat il ban a dan cold day vs, you get that money. tank tha, bsa in Yanuary.-HaEper's Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
4 Little courtship Comedy.

4 good-looking. well-to-do bachelor Of Manchester was being leased by some young women of his aequaint. ance for not being married. He said: I'll marry the one Of you whom on a secret vote you elect 10 be my wife. :" There were nine women in the com pany. Each one went into a corner and used great caution in preparing her ballot and disguised her handwrit- ing
 The result was that there were nine votes cast. each receiving one. The man remains 8 bachelor. the friend. ship is broken up. and the women. all mortal enemies. united in the one de termination that they will not speak to the man again.-The Tatler.
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
Nleknar,es for War Vess.lx

We had a ship called the Muriel. says the New York Press. and the sailors promptly dubbed her the Ner. " Hell The Georgia. as everyone knohss. is he jaw-Jaw The Peapsvl. Sania IS the Billy Penn. The Kearsarga Is the Cuss-Age. The Washington is Papa George. and, siagular,y enough Is commanded by Joha Adams. The Indiana is Red Annie The Terror is the Tear Her The Cleveland is Gro seT. The Des Moines 5s The Nine The Galveston is ShiEtwaist-a clever ht- The AmphitT!te is the Ample Tight The Solaee is the One Ace.
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
4 Faithful Friend.

Johnny can, come to work today, sir"
 Why not?'
 Hes troubled somethin awful Eih heat exhaustion. sir
 "Ah. yes. It's chronic, isn't it! "Ye-yes. sir
 But didn't I see him playing ball in the vacant lot this morning
 Ye-yes, sir. You see, when ns plays ball, sir, he forgets the pain sir
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
no--aa Mar.aa fo- E,nba-rla-.o..

&rR et1-v-sare slaSs=&f5ss g.s-.ss Goodwin. who has practzsed law hes= and ia nearby cities. Ras iiaze5 a1de. arrest Tuesday night B, iaz Ee5aes' af tae police Of Pl,tshurg
 Pa The police authorities here were iato5a-si 'hat Mss Goodwin Is want. es n Pirrsha.E o2 charges Of enbez. z.ene2,. and F2=s.lay night went ,4 Ter apartments The woman was 10, found a. the house bar was la.e- d..
 covered running across ( field towards some woods. where she was captg-t.3
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
WAR ON MODERNISM.
cnareHTen Declare l. Is to Be Foaar,
 to Ire Last Ditch.

PaE-s Fza1ce-Pope Plus Ks ae nncc.ation of modernism. marks a epoch i2 he Catholic ehaEeh's history iu he opiniea et the Roman c.e-xs throuehou. Europe.
 From PaFa Ieos policy of haI measures, tse present poatiF has b-o ken away forever Ex.end.ag fsza7z the whole z-a=.d hls attitude h .ae warfare between the church and he French government. hls followers p9lEHeai P.tls sands rather for bat .le Q h .ast ai.ch than for any eenHza'r which, .n h.s opinion ea dangers he integrity of the church 1asZas
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
. @Epioer7ics of Infant p,.,y.,

NeR Yers-Three or four nm c3e4 eases cf intan,ile paralvst, are being treated in al .he hos0jts,. here. ], .s sac. and probably as man, ;aofe oF physicians in priyare prac l-es- lA9etozs are particularly ln.er -s.e1 n tais epidemic of an os selre disease. because ihey do po, kno@ why f is epidemic.
The Forrest City times., 1907-09-20
Her Ssd Break.

Heres a pretty good coat. fl you want it. said fhe farmers wife. with generous smile.
 Young Hilary Wearinesse. the tramp, spoke politely. yet with some slight hauteur.
 Yer kindness. ma'am. he said. should be sufficient excuse for yer ignorance; but ye oughter know I can [ wear 10 sack coat with this here siiE hat"