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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-29
B. M. A. Scored
A Great Success
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Continued from page l.;
variety. and some were very anus
ing indeed. The local hits gener-
ally went home.
The latter part of the program
was of a miscellaneous character.
Miss Eta Kowalski and Miss BIZ
Kingsley rendered excellent piano
selections. Mr.. Julian delighted
all with his fine bass solo, and re-
sponded to a very hearty encore.
Joe Celay's violin performance was
greatly enjoyed. He also pleased
the audience with response to an
encore. Mrs. wilkins fine soprano
was particularly admired. in the
song La Tortorelle." The pro-
longed applause called forth an
other song from her which wa.
equally fine.
One feature not on the program
but which was quite above the or
binary in an amateur entertain
ment, was the comic act by Gle
ment R. Kirby and Victor Schrei'
Der. MIR. Kirby's makeup, as well
as his acting, was quite profes'
sional. Mr.. Schreiber's singing
was also unusually good.
The Anzaldna band rendered
some effective music during thu
intermission.
David L. Spero brought dowr
the house with his character song
Mariooch." He was made III
quite artistically at an Italian frui
vendor. The applause after this
number was very enthusiastic.
The concluding feature Was ln'
performance by two artists latel,
arrived from the North, L. E
Wood and NJ. II. James, who dis
played their talent and aired thei
views upon Brownsville, her PEG
| ME aud institutions. in The Ed
itor and the Artist"
The dance which followed wa
another very enjoyable part OF tn
evenings entertainment. Al
who. attended were unanimou
in praising and thanking the asso'
citation for a very delightful time
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-29

IRIS encouraging to note that
xbe city fathers have decided to IN
rest ia some Beaumont oil with
-vt.;ct, to fzht the festive mosquito.
The gentleman with the bill Will
.seou be given notice to move out
eof Brownsville.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
BRILLIANT Scene
Brings 10 Close First Business ses'
aicn Of Catholic Missionary Con-
qrc---orsnd Reception.

CiIagc. Nov ia brilliant
scene brought Ia a close tonight the
first day's business session of th"
First American Catholic Missionary
Congress Under bower Of flower
and waited upon by members of The
Catholic Womcn's League Of America,
distinguished prclaies were given a
reception at the Auditorium Annex
u. FaIconio. apostolic delegate 20
the United States. Archbishop Quis
Icy aud a score OF others prominent
IN the church. formed In long line.
whilc the visitors passed. 10 frw .
greeting and kissing The hands of me
visitor
Falcnnio wore the simple garh q
The Franciscan monk. which appear
Cd n striking contrast 10 the Ornate
robes of the Other, church dignaiaries
uts attended. ana Of ihe hriDiant eos
tanss II tbc society people,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
COMPtRS WILL
NOT PAY FINE
DECLARES HE WILL GO TO JAIL
IN PREFERENCE lF FOUND
GUILTY IN CONTEMPT CASE
PENDING AGAINST HIM.

Denver, Nov 16-President Com
pers at the afternoon session today
of the American Federation of Labor,
declared that if he was found guilty
and fined in the contempt proceedings
against him at Washington he would
go to jail before he would pay fine
or before he would allow the Fedora
tion 10 pay any fine for him. He
criticised the courts for their labor
decisions aud dcnfended his course
during the recent campaign,
Il owe allegiance TO no party h.
declared. Il am a trade unionist. May
trade unionists always be right but
whether right or wong | am with tn"
trade unionists.'
The report Of the committee on the
treasurer report recommending that
the executive committee take up the
proposition of placing its funds
where they may be removed from
danger Of attachment, was approved,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
MRS. GUINNESS
LETTERS READ
lAMpHERE CASE PROCEEDS RAP.
lDLY-A. X. HELGELEiN is
STAR WITNESS.
FEARED FOR HIS LIFE
Refused to Come to Guinness Farm
Thinking He Would Meet Same
Fate as Brother-Threc Let
ters Received BY Him,

LaPorte, Ind. Nov. lG,-Thc Lam
phere case progressed rapidly today
and when the court adjourned this
evening the state had presented con
siderable testimony intended to con.
meet Lamphere with the death OF Mrs
Guinness and her children.
The sair witness today was A. X.
Helgelien, Of Aberdeen, S. d., who
identified three letters written bS
Mrs. Guinness to him during Marcn
and April, this year, in which refer
ences to that crazy Lamphere' are
made.
Likewise these letters portray the
methods employed by the woman III
alaying the suspicious Of relatives OF
persons she is alleged to have muir
dercd.
Even with Andrew Hclgelein lying
dismembered in her private buryi2g
ground, she was asking his brother,
A. X. Helgelcin, to come to LaP0rt@
TO investigate and bring plenty OF
money with him. That she had de-
signs on his life, too, is confidently
believed by that man.
During the reading of the letters
Lamphere kept his eyes glued to
te face cf Prosecutor Smith most Of
the time. 1t was the first time h
had hear the letters.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
FAMOUS HORSES AT AUCTION


New York. Nov. l6.-Many' eele'
br5ter racing aud show horses were
on@ths list 10 be sold at the annual
~Old Glory sale which vas opened
in Madison Square Garden this morn
ing md will continue through the
greatir part Of the week The prumi.
.neBce of teh. horses 10 be disposed Of
led to marked interest in the coca
sior and number of well know
horse nen. from various parts Of the
I-nite States, and Canada were
present Prominent among the con
signn ents is the entire Dresmwold
racing stable Of Arnold Lawson. for
merly the property Of Thomas W
Lawson OF Boston.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
NEW ISSUE OF STAMPS.

Washington. Nov. ie-The new Is
sue of postage stamps viii b. placed
on sale at the leaking postohiye
throughout the country today Ihe
denominations are OF ]. 2. 3. :. ;, O.
s. 10. -. Il and 80 cents and 81
Or the one cent stamp is thr heai
Of BENJAMIN Franklin in profile from
Hcudon's bust All the other denomi-
nations bear the head 0f Georg.
WashingtoE in profile from Houdon
bust The border designs Of all thf
denominations are ideHtieai the heaa
being an eIlipse o. end. vita laure
leaves on either side The size Of TIE
stamps is the same as those in uss
lfers tcfore-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
WAS NANCY BROOKS, WHO DIS
EMBoWELED HER SISTER
BECAUSE or TORN DRESS.
SALOON MEMS CASES
viii Be Heard Ir County Court--case
of Walter Davidpe Continued
Petit Jury &C Grand
jury.

Circuit court, with Judge Butler on
the bench, yesterday resumed the
business of the October term wheJf
twas left by Judge Duncan when he
adjourned before the election. The
Ircw petit jury reported for duty and
began work on the criminal cases re
Imaining on the docket. This jury
will be empaneled as a grand jury
this morning, to consider the cases of
prisoners who were placed in jail
slice court adjourned.
Saloon Mems Cases.
Tho eases Of the saloon men
against whom true bills were found
by the regular grand jury have been
assigned to the county court and VIII
be taken up there after the adiourh-
ment of the circuit court. II is un
derstood that the saloon men will con
test the cases, having retained stron@
counsel to defend them, and they VIII
demand jury trials. But il is stated
also that they will seek to have their
cases continued till the March term
Of the county court
Yesterdays Proceedings.
When court adjourned last evening
the cases of Clarence and William
Hall negroes, were OH trial. The
prisoners are charged with robbing
David Ross, the upholsterer, who re
sides on Fifteenth street. Lawyer
Magee is defending them with all his
might. When court adjourned the
evidence was all in and the argu
mnuts had been made II will go te
tire jury this morning, Cases disposed
lof yesterday were as follows
The damage suits of Mrs. Gus Helm
aud Mrs. James Il. Sproat against the
Illinois Central railroad resulting
from The tragic deaths of their huS-
bands who were killed by the cars
while at work switching, were set,
tied out of court and were ordered
stricken from the docket, It is undei-
stood that the plaintiffs received the
sum Of $1,000 in each case.
The murder trial of Walter Day
idge was continued on his motion in
order to allow the defendant time to
secure attorneys.
John Phillips was fined S2J and
costs and given five days In jail for
stealing money from the Mcknight
Keaton Grocery company
Andrew Anderson pleaded guilty to
a charge of OBTAINING a child aud was
sentenced to the reform school
The plaintiffs took a noon-snit in
the ca so Of J. ". Cant vs.. l.. VI
Roach and l.. y. Roach.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17

PRESENT AFFIDAVIT STATING
IMPARTIAL TRIAL is IMPoS-
sIeLE UNDER p r e.s MI
STAT OF PUBLIC OPINION.

San Francisco. Nov. l6.i-The uihl
of Abraham Rucf on charge of brib.
cry. progress Of which was intes.
ruptcd last Friday by the auempte i
assassination Of Assistant District AT
torneys Honey. was resumed today.
By The interposition Of an affidavit
4hat drought forth that it would b.
nnpdssfl,Le TO secure fair and I'm.
l.artial in the present state Of pubh.'
opiniou. the defense secured con
iinuancs until tomorrow at "hich
time the prosecution will file eoHHiei
efidaviis
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
ALARM IN FRANCE
Over increasing Number of German
5all3ns Landing on French Soil
Termed yeritssie Peril

Parss. Not. fe.2A Paris paper
states that the French government Is
alarmed at tho increasing inuhber Of
balioo1ss manned bE German officers.
uhich hsve been making deseents in
France recently and have beeH max
ing diplomatic Representations 10
Berlin Ga this subject Continuin ;
the papers. say these representations
20 far have proved In vain and Frsnce
is COT adering the question Of taking
vigorous STEPS TO stop what is term
Cd a veritable peril
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
47,OOO HEAD OF STOCK
Received st crssso stock Yards
Ycsierosy-Lsrgest N History
of the asrket

tHfeat1. Srr. 1f -W fHe estimated
feures given ouf by tho officials 81
fLe afock yarls prove accurate. Chi
caeo received more cattle today thar
r1 anr other dar iu The history Of Oh.
market Late hure- placed receipts
at $1,000 In sflitiCn to this al re-
cords fcr receipts Of live stock in on
Fav vas broken the number % e.
loads of live stock being placel ar 2
=. car
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
MIGHT CAPTURE GANG
South Bend Authorizes I4sve A..
rested Two PostoHoe Robbers
a-n Are AFTER others.

south FeuI Ind $oF. 1G.-uo-
s.lorments today Boz tte fls."fn post
flee robbery satur.a- ufEht l1di-
cate that the autbCrtils have Sc
ru-eI evidence uhteh is erpectei %
razI .o the capture Of the entire
r4rr Who broke into the prstofiCe
rarf a-d carried suav large qua-u.
tics cf stamps. Two arrests arr said
to haze been made
One Of thr ueuarrestT- D. EH1Hn
in rullce Circles as Detroit Whitley
AMI t-r afhrr i- stranger here.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
AMERICAN WOMAN WAS
FRIEND OF EMPRESS.

Pasadena, Cal, Nov. l6.--"I LOOK
upon the death of the dowager enl-
press of China as personal loss,
said Mrs L. H. Conger widow of ex'
Minister to China r. II. Coneer, to-
day. when my husband was United
Ctates minister TO China | had spec
ial opportunity Of becoming acquani'
ed with her. Since | returned to this
country and since Mr. Conger's deatn
| have frequently received messages
OF friendship from her admire
her greatly She was truly a remark
able woman. We went TO China In
1898, and shortly after our arrival ~
Peking the doWager empress gave the
first audience 10 foreign women ever
given in the kingdom, She had never
even seen % foreign woman aud the
audience was naturally very formal.
I saw nothing after that of her until
after her return to court from exile
lin 1902 At that time was dean g.
the Women of the Foreign EnbassJ,
a position which | held until We lct'
China I'm 1908. The position gave ne
occasion TO see great deal Of the
dowager empress, and advantage 10
which her friendly regard for tni>
country gave added force. was a.
lowed my own private interpreter.
and my interviews were frequent an
/ in a sense quite intimate. She WaS
anxious TO learu. and showed wondcr
B ml knowledge Of outside Affairs. par
lucularly as relating 10 this country
Relates Several incidents.
/ Mrs. Congcr relates number Of Ia.
stances showing the dowager EN-
press friendship for her entertain
.mem, and ratohnilness and care ot
guests. and her READINGS 70 compic
with requests for autographs ami otr
or favors. In conclusion Mrs. Goa
ger said Of the dowager cmpcesss
she had tender heart, ,ol We
nan. and 10 associatme With ifer'
learned more OF the true Ctnes"
. ciarsetcr than m any other Way~
utver talke.I religion vi7h hvr II
would have been uuVf-e. When we
icamc away from China the aoNas,5
empress bestowed ON -me thr >peel'-
orIer Of ths decoration Of th- bouhi'
Z Dragon the FIRST ever presented %
woman. since coming 10 PssadenA
q have hal message from the GOV
|srer empress and from the princes or
-ra c1ar showing thai their friend
shin stIH continued am very sorf'
To- hear of The loVager empires
death. She vas my gooi friend
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
SUGAR PRICES
MADE BY TRUST
is ALLEGATION MADE BY SECRE.
TARY WRIGHT IN TARIFF
HEARING.
STAND PAT" ATTITUDE
Assumed BY Beet Sugar Men
Wright Champions Free Entry
of SUGAR From Philippines
Cuban Sugar Menace.

Washington, Nov. 1G.-The alicga
tion that the so-called sugar trust
controls the price paid the grower
and the price charged the consumer
of sugar Secretary of War Wright
putting himself cn record as a cham
pion of free entry for Philippine
sugar, and the general stand pat
attitude of the beet sugar growers
who appeared before the ways aud
means committee Of the house, were
features Of today's hearing on the
revision of the tariff as 1t wauld al
feet srgar.
Secretary Wright based his con
teption for the free admission OF
Philippine sugar on his declaration
that "it Is not possible that the phil
ippine Islands could supply the ac-
tual increase in demand for sugar,
year by wear. in the United States.
adding that before the beet sugar in
ldustry is in the slightest danger 1t
must be increased from 100000 tons
anpsally to 2.l0e,G,to. and from the
anpual reports II would take fifty
years to do this
Chairman Payne indicated that the
possible action of the committee with
regard to the sugar schedule would
be to recommend that certain
amount of Philippine sugar be ad-
mitted free of duty each year, and
that the present tariff be imposed on
any above that amount. He told
Secretary Wright that the menace. If
any, was from Cuban sugar which
enjoys a reduction in tariff of 20 per
cent He also intimated that the
uue stion of philippine tariff was so
important a question that It might
not be considered as being strictly a
part Of the work of the revising the
Dinglcy tariff but would be taken
up separately
The beet sugar people say that
the American Sugar Refining com
pary has no interest In their fac
tories" said Secretary Wright re-
Cerring to the so-called trust yet
three years ago they said a trustee,
understood to represent the Amcri.
can Sugar company, owned ~ per
cent. of the stock OF all the beet
sugar factories That may be the rea-
son why the beet sugar industry in
this country has not grown, rather
than the importation Of Cuban sugar.
There has been no reduction in
prices Of sugar IN number Of
years"
Representative of the beet sugar
manufacturers of the west asked that
n, present tariff be maintained. or
lf changed that IL be increased,
claiming that the margin Of profit
on beet sugar was too small to per.
NIT Of any competition with foreign
rehucrs.
| r. r. Hathaway representing The
/ Michigan Sugar company. charged
/ that 4. T. Atkins Who will appear 20
morrow representing the Cuban
sugar growers. not only prophesies
but threatens a revolution in Cuba
witch would result i'm the annexation
OF Cuba aud uithnBtc free trade. Il
the request for a-reiuction is not
granted"
The hearing wi,I be continued TO.
imrrr0w-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
= ..~.; =. -.fs- 9 @ssl! ENivl
LEADING JAP OFFICIALS CLOSE.
~ OBSERVING SITUATION
AT PEkiN.
COOPERATION OF U. S.
Expected BY Mikado's Government IN
Protection of Jap interests, and
in Case History Repeats
Itself.

Toxic, Nov l6.--The announce
mcnt of the death at Pekin of beta
the emperor and dowager empress
has been received here. 1t is gci
orally believed that the emperor died
after the dowager and some news
papers xepress this opinion while
others assign sinister causes for th2
death. The emperor u
Japan, who Is Attending naval r.
view at Kcbo, sent a message OF
sympathy to Pekin, as also did tn
..ambers of the cabinet, All flags a.
Toxic are at helf mast,
Considered Opportune.
Among the many we'll informei
persons it is believed that the do@-
ager had been dead many days. The
emperor undoubtedly was sick, but
the life of the dowager empress was
threatened by his adherents during
his lifetime as the emperors Wei
known liberal views had caused til
dowager to deprive him of powe
The death Of the dowager empress b.
fore that of the emperor would have
left him free to advocate the revival
of the reform movement which was
drastically vetoed by her, and there.
fore the emperors death Is regarded
as opportune by conservatives.
Leading Japanese officials undoubf
edly are closely observing the situa'
ton aLsf'ekin. There is every indlcS
ton that Japan is fully prepared
eyentualities in China in order
protect her interests should rep
tion of history occur, but II Is u's.
lieyed that she expects the advice aud
cooperation of America.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
ASKED FOR SPEEDY PUN'eT-
MENT-ExoNERATES EVERY
ONE IN HIS EMPLOY.
25 PE0p. E WILL lose
Aqare gate of 100000, But Exact List
VIII Not BE Known For Sew.
eral Days, Says Com
claimants Attorney.

Chicago, Nov. lG,-Peter Van
yhssi1gen. a real estate dealer, for
years classed among the first OF Chi-
cago.'i prosperous and reputable
bsdus ness men, today confessed 10
having obtained through forged
deeds and notes more than 500 900,
and few hours after his arrest or
his own urgent appeal to be punished
was sentenced to the penitentiary.
Less Than Four Hours
The arrest, indictment, confession
and sentence occupied less than four
hours.
Taken in the midst of business
from his Office desk shortly after
noon. Van Vlissingen appeared be-
fore the court and in tears confessed
that for IS to 20 years he had been
securing money through the sale of
forged documents and that, though
he had bought back many of these
spurious instruments without detec-
tiou, at least % people would lose
an az gregate of more than 100000
through the paper he has not yet re-
deemed.
In forging the notes, he declared,
he had perfected an unique device.
this consisted of plate glass desk
TOP so arranged that by an electric
light thrown up from beneath he
could readily trace from the originals
forged signatures onto worthless
paper.
Asked Speedy Punishment.
Throughout his arrest and sentence
sshe prisoner inatfe no effort TO defend
himself but only asked that his pun
ishment be speedy. His term in the
peniteutiary was fixed as indetermi-
nate from to ID years.
The specific charge which led to
the arrest of Van Vlissingen today
was the forgery of mortgage notes
T. ]. l.efens and William c, 5. Seipp
who have offices in the same building
as that occupied by Van Vlissingen,
bough. the notes. The notes, for
$4,000, held by them were signed by
the names of Joseph and Bertha
GrOssilan.
Became Suspicious.
As vas otcusmary Van Vlissingen
copied the forged papers from the
origin lis which he disposed of to
other buyers. Lefens and Seipp said
they lrst became suspicious of the
notes last Saturday. but took no ac.
tion until today.
Con ,ulting with Assistant States
Attorl ey Barbour they decided to de-
lay NJ longer, aud todays proceed
ings followed. All of Van Vlissingen's
accounts were turned over to the
Chica % Title and Trust company,
pendil an investigation of the exact
extent of his defalcations.
Francis Lackner, counsel for the
complainants, said tonight that it
would be impossible for several days
10 make a complete list of those who
will b. among the losers.
Takes All Blame.
The notes on which Van Vlissingen
was Indicted we're not due until 1911
and Il was believed that as i'm many
previous Instances, he intended to
pay tlem up before they could lead
to discoveries. - -
After bis arrest Van vlissingen
made a Nriiten statement that he
alone is responsible FOR the irregp-
larities n his onice and eSoneratiug
all persons who have at any time
beer in his employ. -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
The PhiIo,opher Of Folly.

I'd rather have my rich relatives
pony up While they're alive. says the
Philos Opher Of Folly. than to depend
on what they are going TO leave me.
In other uords. can't take the VII,
for tire deed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
SPELLS REAcTIoN.

New York Nov. 1e.-Desrite the
fact that late cable REPORTS f- m
Peking declare the regency - Prince
Chun in China following the death
Of the emperor and dowager empires
Il mems yeriod of progressive -
fo.rns ard the introducticn of MANY
western methods into 'Ne imperial
uaiace- Members Of he Chinese re
form associstion Of this citv. an. q
is said. throughout the world are in.
clirea % believe that the sudden
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
NeT eoats aruer.

Vile the tonnage OF the feet Of the
Gres Lakes is increasing. the num-
Der a craft is decreasing. owing to
the srestsr capacity Of the newer
bosts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17

The Associated Press. the greatest
usus gathering orgsnizati0n IN the
uorl1. supplies the Cairo Bulletin
Win Its tsleErsphic Bzs ssrFica
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-17
son IS BORN TO
DUCHESS oE cHAULNEss

Paris. Nov 1s-The uuchess iie
Ctsuines. who Formerly uas MIS-
Treodora shonts. Of New York gave
birth 70 q son 81 her hoIle here 10
dsy-