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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-26
THE DAILY HERALD
THURsDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 19Os
PERSONALS.

Col w o. Coleman made a bust
ness trip to San Benito this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Conway af-
ter a pleasant stay of a few days in
the city left this morning for their
home in Mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Gardner of
Cold Water, Mich, arrived in the city
last night on a prospecting tour.
While in the city Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
ner are stopping at the Riverside Ho-
tel
T. J. Vansant. J. w. Vansant and
". Y. Davis of Paris, Texas, all
came in on last nights train. They
are here to look over the valley with
a view of locating here.
S. A. Robertson of San Benito,
chief engineer of the S. A. & R. G.
Railroad spent yesterday in the city
in the interest of the new railroad,
returning home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Cunningham,
Miss Mate May and Mrs. C. T. Perry
all of Waco, arrived in the city last
night on a few days visit While
here they are stopping at the San
Carlos Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Chamberlain
and son, Edmund G.. of San Antonio,
who have been spending several days
in the city, the scene of the child
hood of Mr.. Chamberlain, left today
for tour of Mexico, via Hidalgo.
Congressman Edgar c. Ellis of
Kansas City, Mo-, after spending a
few days in the city returned home
today. Before leaving the Valley Mr..
Ellis purchased from Conway & Holt
a tract of land at Mission, the deal
being closed last night.
Jas. H. Kring. B. H. Raymond and
E c. Craig of Lyford arrived in the
city last night. Messrs. Craig and
Frazier, in company with John R. Box
and c. r. Davis. left this morning
for the Point where they so to enjoy
a couple of days duck hunting.
T H. Gideon and J. S. Scott of
Emmett. Kan; E. Usher. Hornbeck,
Tenn; MIR. and Mrs. W. S. Evans of
Branchport. y. J.; J. F. Hester of
Naponee. Neb., and J. Cullen of 81
bon. Neb., are among the many home
seekers who arrived in the city last
night on a prospecting tour of the
Valley.
Hon. Clarence T. Miller, L. S.
Consul at Matamoros. accompanied
BY Mrs. Miller, has returned from
Kansas City, and is again at his
post. Mr.. Miller was granted a
leave of absence for a month and he
and Mrs. Miller went to Kansas City
to spend it. their old home. While
absent, they also visited st. Louis
and Chicago and report most en-
ioyable time.
T. J. McCune, superintendent of
transportation OF the St. Louis,
Brownsville & Mexico Railroad, with
headquarters at Kingsville, is here
to spend the day at his home in this
city and eat Thanksgiving turkey
with Mrs McCune. Accompanying
him from Kingsville were Herbert
bennett, his secretary, and Wilbur
bennett. also connected with the
Gulf Coast Line, and who came down
to spend Thanksgiving Day with
their parents. All will return to
Kingsville tomorrow.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-26
Mexican Investments.

Mr.. J. H. Mason, who is staying at
the Miller Hotel predicts that there
will be more American money invest
ed in Mexican enterprises during the
coming year than has been heretofore
in any previous year, and more es-
pecially in mining properties. He
states that in the Guanajuato district
which is conceded to be the greatest
silver district in the world, in 1905
but 90 stamps were in operation, re
sulting in an output of but 500 tons
of ore per day. In 1906, 600 stamps
were installed increasing the output
to 23OO per day. In 1905 the value
of production was $2,50O,000 and in
1908 the value increased to $11, OOO,-
coo. At present the value of the
monthly output is 100000, result
ant in an annual profit of $4,000, 900.
His company, the American Mining n
Milling Company, has installed a 10
stamp test mill there, with complete
cyanide plant and are demonstrating
that they can pay 20 per cent on their
investment crushing ore left in the
stamps by former Mexican owners Of
one of the mines. His company is
anticipating installing 120 stamps
during the early part of the coming
year. and is in a position to show
! investors a safe, mOney-making pro-
position. 1t
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-26
NOBODY SPARED.
Kidney Troubles Attack Brownsville
Men and Women, Old and Young

Kidney Troubles Attack Brownsville
Men and Women, Old and Young
Kidney ills seize young and old.
Come quickly with little warning.
Children suffer in their early years.
Can't control the kidney secretons.
Girls are languid. nervous, suffer
pain.
Women worry, cant do daily work.
Men have lame and aching backs
The cure for man, woman and
child.
Is to cure the cause.-the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys-
Cure all forms of kidney suffering
The following testimony proves it.
Mrs. J. J. Killing, Alb North Street
San Antonio. Texas, says: I'VE have
very high opinion of Doan's Kid
ney Pills in our household. My hus-
band used them and they were the
only remedy that had any effect in
removing the lameness in his back.
NV son. eighteen years of age,
strained his back when doing some
heavy lifting and constant backache
was the result. He also had fire.
duent headaches and felt generally
miserable. Doan's Kidney Pills soon
rid him of his suffering.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New Yor, sole agents 70 rthe United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's -
and take no other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Peonage Near Chicago

At Summit, 30 miles from Chicago, capitalists are engaged in erecting a modern and therefore immense manu- featuring plant. The site covers 124 acres, and these acres are enclosed by a high fence topped with barbed wire and guarded by armed sentries. h. side Is stockade, and inside the stockade are 125O peons, who claim they have been deceived and robbed unmercifully.
 Peonage charges have been brought against the owners of the plant, and the matter is to be investigated by a federal grand jury. But the result is doubtful. The color line cannot be appealed to. The republican party can not be rallied. The owners of the plant are rich and they are probably republicans and possibly campaign contributors. The laborers are up against a situation almost as ruthless in its makeup as any that Russia af- lords. It remains to be seen how they will be treated. They say they were charged 25 cents for shave, 50 cents for pair of socks worth cents and $5 for board worth much less. And all the while they were kept in debt and in the stockade. The millionaire com pany will tell a different story. Will the grand jury, sitting in Chicago, be- lieve the laborers or the capitalists? Is peonage near Chicago one thing, and peonage in the southern turpen- tine camps horse of another color?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
Many Immigrants Coming

Since October immigration has suc- ceeded emigration, and the latest re- ports are to the effect that there is to be a great tide of immigration during the coming year The steamship Amerika of the Hamburg-Ameriean line, now on the Atlantic, has in her steerage 1884 persons. This is the largest number of immigrants any steamer has brought to this country is more than a year.
 The three barometers of business are the iron trade, the gross receipts of the railroads, and the number of immigrants. In some way the last named ascertain what the prospects for work in this country are and they do not leave their old homes until they have some assurance that employment can be had in this country.
 The three barometers all indicate rising tide of prosperity, and the immigration barometer is perhaps the most optimistic of the three.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
STOLYPIN BEFORE
 RUSSIAN DUMA

St. Petersburg December 1S.-Premier Stolypin appeared before the duma this afternoon in defense of the bill dissolving communal institutions which is in grave danger because of a combination of radi- calls and conservatives. The opposition lacking a majority to reject the measure in it's entirety has selected as the weak est point to attack the second article malS- ing communal lands when divided the personal property of heads of families, and has proposed amendments substitut- ing the family for personal ownership.
 Premier stolypin declared that where individual initiative was hindered by com munal ownership in the free disposal of property, the individual should be the master of his land and freed from the vassalage of the commune.
 "It is not permissible" he said, ''to recognize on the one hand that the peo- pie are ripe to take over the free work ing of the land without guardianship, and on the other hand to insist that they are not sufficiently trustworthy to be allowed the free control of their property. The system of family possession cripples the will and the personal initiative and does not protect the rights of heirs of drunk ards and spendthrifts. Special laws must be made for the weak and degenerate.
 "One cannot raise the banner of ap- parent freedom only for the upper classes"
 Premier Stolypin contended that the adherents of family ownership were com hitting an error since all the govern ment efforts should be directed toward the employment of individual labor and personal ownership for the improvement of all the productive powers of the na- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
SALVATION ARMY
 CASE ON TRIAL

New York. December 1s.--James William Duffin, the eommander-in-chief of the American Salvation Army, testifying to- day in the trial of the suit brought by the Salvation Army of which Gen. Will liam Booth is the head, to restrain the other army from using the name "Salva- tion Army" declared that his army had never thought of using the Booth army present American Salvation Army was organized at Coatesville, Pa., in 1896. In 1897 the headquarters of the army was moved to Philadelphia, and the army now has 75 branches in the states of Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Colorado, Washington, Marylands Delaware, Penn sylvania and New York, with about 300 officers. The army holds property in Coatesville, Pa, which is valued at over $12,000.
 On cross-examination General Duffin said he had been in prison several times He was arrested number of times when he was with the Salvation Army and also when he was with the American Salva- tion Army, he said.
 He was once convicted of the crime of abduction with three other men and served six months in prison at Lancaster, Pa.
 Were you not driven out of Cleveland, O., by the action of the chamber of com merce?" he was asked by counsel for the complainant
 q was not" was the reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
The Panama Canal.

Many persons are beginning to take a practical interest in the Panama canal" said man who keeps in touch with mat ters of public interest.
 Already questions are being propound- ed and sometimes absurd answers are made in regard to the canals length, width and depth. It is well enough to say that the canal from shore line to shore line is Al miles. Including the channel approaches it is @ miles in length. The channel from the Caribbean sea side to the Gatun dam is 800 feet. The dam forms a lake of about 100 square miles and the channel length is 30 miles. At Obispo the channel narrows from 1000 feet at the dam to 300 feet and continues for a mile and a. half to the Culebra cut, where it narrows to 200 feet, though five miles of this. The locks are to have capacity of 900 feet in length 95 feet in width and will carry 40 feet of depth above the sills. For the summit level three locks with a lift of 25 feet will lift ships S5 feet, the highest surface level above mean tide to Obispo, the continental divide. From this point there is a rapid rise to the Culebra cut, which from it's apex is 33O feet to the bot tom of the canal, only so em200 feet of this is through more than slice of hill top. About one-half of the 900 esti- mated cubic yards to be cut will come from the Culebra cut"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
SPECIAL ORDER BY
 GENERAL MICKLE

New Orleans, December 1S-Adjt. Gen. William E. Mickle of the United Confed- crate Veterans has issued the following special order on the recent death of Gen. Fred L. Robertson of Florida:
 Special Order No. 8.-With keen sensa of personal bereavement the general com- manding announces the death of another great worker in the United Confederate Veterans Gen. Fred L. Robertson was suddenly summoned to answer the last roll call on Thursday. 10th instant. He had just passed his 64th birthday, hav- ing been born in South Carolina Novem- Der 21, 1S44.
 At the breaking out of the war he en- tered the service in the Second South Carolina infantry. Subsequently he was made an aid on the staff of Gen. Wade Hampton.
 Of late years he had been a member of the official household of the various gov- ernors of Florida, holding positions of the greatest trust and responsibility.
 Since the formation of this federation he had been a leader occupying offices Of importance at headquarters and render ing most efficient service. He was as- sistant adjutant general of the com mander-in-chief and secretary of the finance committee. He was a prominent figure at all reunions. Our cause has suffered a crushing blow in losing his services and these headquarters an ir- reparable loss. By command of
 CLEMENT A. EVANS,
 General Commanding. WILLIAM D MICKLE,
 Ad1utant Gen naalrefdfCehoSzasv sv-sUNN
 Adjutant General and Chief of Stafr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
PLANTERS UNITE
 FOR PROTECTION

Nashville, December 1S.-L. R. Davis, president of the new tobacco association at Hopkinsville, ky, has addressed the following letter to Felix c. Ewing, gen. eral manager of the Planters Protective association:
 Tt has developed that a number or citizens of Christian county, Ky, joined the Planters Protective association on ac- count of being intimidated. Their sole object In affiliating with your organiza- tion was to protect their property, and to prevent the night-riders from shooting into their houses and burning their barns, and perhaps taking their lives. Under these circumstances they feel that they have the right to sell their tobacco in our organization as their act in joining the Planters Protective association was not voluntary but was brought about on &C., count of the universal feeling of our coun- ty of fear.
 'Now, I write you to ascertain if the association will release from their pledges all members who will make affidavit that they joined the association on account of fear and to protect their property. It is my pleasure to remain, Yours truly,
 "L. R. DAVIS, President,
 Farmers Mutual Association" !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
LoSe MaIeSte and the White House

Because the Kaiser can be libeled it does not follow that even President Roosevelt can follow in the footsteps of his great prototype. Speech Is free here and so is the press, and no matter how many muzzles the Kaiser may fit to his subjects President Roosevelt can apply none to his fellow-citizens and make them stick.
 The latter announces that his Attor- ney General is about to decide in what manner lese majeste can be punished in this country, but not even a Bona parte can find a law on that subject. No President from Washington down had attempted to find one, and our American Bonaparte will find none.
 The sedition act of 1798 providing punishment for uttering false and scandalous charges against Congress or the President was soon repealed. and the federalist party that passed the law soon died. Since the day of the repeal of the sedition act 1t has been unwritten law in this republic that the governmest could not be libeled, and that individuals acting as officials should not be thin-skinned, for criticism operates to keep down license and dishonesty. The policy of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
1t never did hurt To lay down IikeIihoods and forms of hope. -2 King Henry ".
Mr. Underwood As a Cross Examiner

The member from the Ninth Ala bama district has been doing work daily that does not shine as speeches on the floor do, but it has been work that has served consumers far better than the average congressional speech does. He has taken in hand day after day the men sent to Washington by special interests to plead for high duties, and he has invariably succeed ed in demonstrating that high duties as a rule are not desirable. In some cases MT. Underwood has succeeded in covering the special interests with confusion after Champ Clark and Bourke Cochran had failed in that direction.
 It is generally conceded that some of the interests have not made good, and the impression is growing that some real revision will be reported by the republican members of the ways and means committee. No doubt the democrats will report a bill also, and between the two bills the consumers can judge the situation.
 Possibly the public will never know how much it is indebted to MT. Under wood as a cross examiner, but those who have read the bulky reports of the daily tariff hearings sent out by the ways and means committee know, and the bills to be presented in March may also show what he accomplished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
NEW PROCEEDING
 IN CONGRESS

Washington, December 1S.-(Special)- District Attorney Parsons of Montgomery has protested to the Attorney General against the passage of a bill introduced in the House by Representative Clayton of Alabama and favorably reported by the House judiciary committed MT. Clayton's s bill is to. relieve George w. Black and others from certain judgments against them rendered by the federal courts. They were charged with the offense of having cut timber from government lands. Re gardless of the unanimous report of the judiciary committee, MT. Parsons writes: 1:
 "The contention of Black and his asSo- ciates Is totally without merit and they should be required to pay the judgments which now stand against them. If these Judgments are to be set aside and the de- fendants relieved from any liability 1t seems to be totally useless to try to col lect any claim of this nature. Black s statement that he spent large sums of money in procuring the defendant, Gal loway seems absurd in the face of the marshals return on the execution of 'Eulla a bona, and I am confident that the marshars accounts on file in the de- partment in Washington will show that all of the expenses were paid by the United States" In conclusion Parsons says: "I hope you will do what you can to see that the bill does not pass"
 The Attorney General accordingly pro- tested in a communication to the speaker. The proceeding is unusual, as letters of this nature are rarely transmitted to Congress and become public property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
'. MICA. MEN ARE
 GIVEN BANQUET

The victors in the recent membership campaign of the Young Mems Christian association were banqueted last night at the Morris hotel, where a very elaborate spread was served, and some 30 young hustlers of the association gathered to talk of their experiences in digging after members.
 The banquet was in honor of the Office Mems team, Dan B. Williams chairman, which won the honors by making the highest score The team of the colleges and schools were also the guests, they having been close seconds while a num- Der of individuals who made the highest number of points were there to tell how they did 1t.
 The speeches while brief were witty and full of encouragement The members thought that because the campaign is ended is no reason to stop working, and they resolved to keep on boosting. The association basketball team came in for considerable congratulation on it's great victory of the night before, and the mem bers were impressed with the fact that all departments are now pulling together better than ever.
 Fulton B. Clark acted as toastmaster; with his usual bright -quips, jabs and jibes. Among the others around the table were J. L. Gundy, R. F. F. .Tarpley, P. B. Brown, c. H. Estes, J. T. Bostick, W. A. Patillo, Dan Williams and Paul West of the winning team; J. A. Turner, M. Davis, w. J. Caldwell, s. A. Ellis and James Webb, of the team on schools and col leges J. A. Berry, pr. J. G. Hopping, M. P Hollinsworth, P. B. Stevens, J. c. Hodges and W. c. Caldwell of the star ring individuals
 Secretary J. P Stubbs, and Physical Director Brown were the hosts of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19

government long has been to invite criticism, not to crush it.
 The federal government cannot be libeled, nor can federal officials as such. LibeI is a matter of state laws and state concern. The general gov ernment has not recognized libel since the sedition act was scratched off the federal statute books.
 The issue raised by President Roose- welt against Editor Rplitzer can be satisfactorily settled in but one way, namely, in a frank publication of the names of all who received a dollar of the $15,OOO,OOO paid to the new Pan anna company. President Roosevelt admits that our ambassador at Paris could procure the names. Let him do it. That is all the remedy that is open to the President. That may or may not vindicate him, but whether it does or not, it is what he should do after his unprecedented assault upon a citi- zen. If such a publication should sus- tain the Presidents contention, he may put Editor Pulitzer before the Ameri- can people in an unenviable light, and that would be all the lese maieste that our federal laws cover or contemplate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
1.-TWO MAIDS UPRoSE IN THE
 sHIMMERING LlGHT.D

By Austin Debson in December Century. "Qui gagne bataille
 Aura mes amours."
 "Qui I gagne ou qui I perde,
 Les aura touJours." Two maids unrose in the shimmering
 light
 Of the changing battle-morn; And one was tressed like the bird of
 night,
 And one like the ripening corn. Then outspoke she of the raven locks, And her dark eyes glowed like wine; "If he siay the foe, the knight I know, He shall win this heart of mine!" But softlier she of the yellow hair, And her blue eyes gan to fill; Though he gain or lose, the one
 choose
 He shall be my true-love still"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-19
RU MORS ABOUT
 RAILROAD CHANGES

According to persistent rumors there will be promotions on two railroads hay ing local terminals on January 1.
 The one Is to the effect that B. M. Starks, general manager of the Louisville and Nashville will be made third vice president and that Superintendent Brooks of Birmingham will succeed General Man ager starks. According to this rumor, Superintendent Wheeler of Nashville will succeed Superintendent Brooks.
 The other is to the effect that Horace Baker, general manager of the Queen and Crescent, will be made vice presi- dent, having in charge transportation and assuming the duties of former vice pres ident w J. Murphy. deceased. George R. Royall, general superintendent of the Southern at Knoxville will succeed MT Baker as general manager of the Queen and Crescent, according to this rumor Mir Royal, according to the same au- thority, will be succeeded by S. L. Harris, at present superintendent of the Knox vile division of the Southern.
 B. M. Starks, general manager of the Louisville and Nashville, when asked concerning the reports, declared that he would prefer not to discuss the matter. Horace Baker general manager of the Queen and Crescent, while in Birmingham Thursday, stated that while he had heard of the reports he could not confirm them.
 But it is peculiar fact that prac- tically every travelling representative that comes to Birmingham asks concerning the reports which are set out above. Everybody has heard them and it is generally believed in railroad circles that each of the promotions will occur either on January 1 or soon therafter.