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With the Pleasure Craft.

The power launch belonging TO Capt
Tony Schroth is being overha uled and fit
ted for service on the river with the pleas
ure feet during the season. In addition
TO giving the boat a general overhauling
Capt Schroth is having her fitted with
now eighteen horsepower gasoline en-
CINE that will. it is believed. make the
craft much faster and add to her eff
cheney cruising craft. Her owner will
use the boat for hunting and fishing trips
on the river during the summer months.
DR.. Greer. owner of the bugeye launch
Javelin. which is laid UP at Alexandria,
is having the boat fitted with a sixteen
horsepower Standard engine, replacing a
gasoline engine of smaller power. The
Jarelin is being fitted for service and will
be ready to so into commission In few
days. She is used by her owner for long
cruises on the bay and river.
The power launch Isabelle. belonging 10
Capt. Joseph Chivals of this city. Is haul
ed out on the marine railway at Reagan's
'boatyard to be cleaned and painted ad
made ready for active service on the
river. The Rosalie will be ready to go
into commission next week and her owner
will use the launch for trips down the
river to his former home.
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In the Lighthouse Service.

The lighthouse service steamer Ma pie
has completed buoy work for the present
in the lowe. part of Chesapeake bay and
is at Baltimore for stores and fuel pre-
paratory 20 taking up buoy work in other
parts OF the bay. The tenders just now
are employed in changing the channel
marks from those used in winter to the
summer time ones and in repainting the
spar buoys which were cut and SCARED by
drifting ice during the past winter.
The lighthouse service steamer Holly.
Capt. Miles. WHICH brought Inspector Lloyd
TO this city Wednesday from tour among
the light stations on the Potomac, sailed
yesterday for buoy work on the bay. On
the way down the river ii is stated that
the buoys will be looked over and one
lying in mdchannel off Gunston wnar IF
will be removed.
Inspector Lloyd announces that John F.
Hudgins, keeper of the light sta ton at
Craney Island. in the mouth OF the Eliza
beth river. has been detached from duty
there and sent to the Wolfe Trap light
station on lower Chesapeake bay as as
sistant keeper.
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BISHOP FOWLER DEAD
NOTED METHODIST DIVINE HAD
BEEN ILL A LONG TIME.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, March 2o.-Rcv. Bishop
Charles ii. Fowler Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church died this morning at his
home at 33s West I'D street
Bishop Fowler had been i'll for long
time out had beer critically i'll only
since last Wednesday. His death was
due TO heart failure resulting from
q complication Of diseases. He had been
III Ill health for two years. but during
nearly all that time he took more or
Is: active part in the affairs of the
church As late as two months ago he
salt able TO make journey 10 Mime
apolis where he presided a the dedi-
cation OF the Fowler Memorial Methodist
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REVISION
MR.. BELVIN ADVOCATES THE
AID vALoREM DUTY.

While much of the talk of tariff revis-
ion now heard is of a general character,
dealing with the subject in the most COM
prehersive terms. some of the business
men of the country are already at work
to direct the reform sentiment into lines
Of actual performance. Thus Mr.. w.
Wayne Belvin of New York, who has
been an earnest. unfiagging tariff re-
former for many years. and who has been
spending few days in Washington.
when he discusses this subject and
strikes a once into the heart of the ques-
ton. He is well known as an advocate of
the ad valorem duty as against the spe-
ci1c. and he believes that If this principle
is followed III the next reimbursement of
the tariff rates the country will be ma
terially benefited without bringing injury
to any established interests. especially IL
the two forms of duty are combined. In
Mr. Belvin said:
Il can show you in an instant the effect
Of this compound ad valorem and specific
duty on wooden goods. The law provides
that on all WOODEN goods valu, d at 50
cents pound or less there shall be pa
a specific duty of 30 cents a pound. The
duty on wool is I'D cents and that evens
the thing up for tho manufacturer. Say
then. an advalorem tax Of rs per cent is
added to protect the manufacturer. The
result is that the per cent increases as
the cost of goods at Leeds falls below
50 cents, because 50 cents Is made the
unit for paying the ad Valorem duty.
Goods at 50 cents in Leeds will have TO
pay a duty Of IL per cent to land in New
York. but here is piece which cost A.
cents yard In Leeds. The specific and
adj valorem tax combined on that is "A
cents yard just 100 per cent, against 20
per cent for the higher priced goods.
Another Illustration.
Here is another Illustration" and Mr.
Belvin referred to the report of Carroll
l.. Wright. Commissioner of Labor. for
1885 Turning to page % he pointed out a
long table showing the per cent of duty
paid on all classes Of wooden goods.
Here" he said. lis a table showing
that the per cent of custom taxes in
creases steadily as the cost of goods at
Leeds decreases. English broadcloths
cost there $500 On that specific duty
of b cents pound and an ad valorem
duty OF 10 per cent are paid. This makes
a total tax OF 10 per cent because the spe-
cfic is only 10 per cent of the cost. That
is for tho highest priced goods. Now
take the lowest priced cloth. which IS
the kind the laboring classes most largely
use. You never see them in the broad
cloth suits costing $3.50 pound in Eng
land or $40 in New York. The lowest
price for cotton-warp goods in Leeds is
IS cents. according to this table. On tilat
the same specific duty OF SIS cents a pound
Is paid that is paid on the $3.50 goods
An AL valorem tax OF s., per cent is also
charged. This makes the total duty ot
the 45-cent cloth 81 cents or $50 per cent
Of The cost in England. 1t makes the
cloth cost the laborer Sis when it can
be bought in England for - cents The
tax on the rich mans goods Is 30 per cent
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VICTIM OF TRICK.
Secondhand Dealer Swindled by
Two Men Yesterday.

Abraham Pfutiwski. who conducts a
second hand store at 5O7 Az street south
west. reported to the police yesterday
that he had been swindled out of $40 by
two men. of whom he gave the police a
good description. Pfutiwski told the
police that one of the men entered his
store and asked him IL he knew where
there was a store for rent in the neigh
borhood. While lie was talking another
man came In and display a watch and
a pair OF supposed diamond earrings.
He wanted to sell the articles to the
dealer, but the latter refused to buy
The man who entered first suddenly be-
came interested and offered $50 for the
lot. The second man. however. held ont
for SIS. The man with the articles for
sale thereupon asked the storekeeper for
loan of $50. handing over the watch
and earrings as security. The pair left
the store together, and that was the last
seen Of them
Headquarters detectives have been as
signed To the case.
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ONE LONE BRYAN MAN
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS NAME
CONVENTION DATE.

NEW YORK. March 30.-One lone sup
porter of William J. Bryan voted yester-
day at the meeting of the democratic
state committee in the Hotel Victoria
against the following resolution. which
was adopted by vote of 4s to 1. one OF
the fifty members of the committee beng
absent and unrepresented:
Resolved. That We, the democratic
state committee OF the state of New York.
hereby call upon the democratic electors
Of the state to choose as their delegates
TO the national convention OF the party
the ablest and strongest men in their
ranks and to send them to the conven-
ton unfettered By conditions and I'M
pledged and uninstructed as to candidates,
to the end that they may help TO select a.
the standard bearers OF the party the
men best qualified by character, expert
ence and training to advance and protect
the welfare OF all the people of this coun-
try.
April ID in Carnegie Hall.
Another slap for Bryan was the selec-
ton of April IA for the holding Of tn.
state convention which Is to select the
four delegates from the state at large To
the Denver convention. Mr.. Bryan's press
agent had announced that he would begin
tour hero April 20. and would speak
for d week throughout the state stirring
UP sentiment. w men THIS TOUR was al
ranged it Was thought that the convention
would not be held until May 1. After the
committee had adjourned yesterday after
noon IL IVES announced that Mr.. Bryan
would change his plans and reach New
York April 10. SO as TO get in a few
speeches before the convention meets Tn.
convention is to be held in Carnegie Hsll.
In their general discussion before the
committee met the committeeman eN-
pressed the belief that Gov. Johnson OF
Minnesota was the man the democrats
should name.
The meeting proper lasted less than
three minutes
CHICAGO, March 20.-When Mr.. Bryan
was told of the action of the New York
democratic state committee and was
asked whether he had any comment ~
make, he replied: None whatever.
thank you for the information. but I
have absolutely nothing TO say with ref
erence to u.
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NEGRO SUES RESTAURANT.
Yale Student Alleges That Food
Was Refused Because of His Color.

NEW HAVEN. March 2O-Philip NJ
Thorne. a negro. who is a junior in the
Yale law school. has brought suit against
Grennon Bros. restaurant keepers, charg-
ing that they refused to serve him a meal
because of his color
Thorne belongs in Charleston. S. c..
where his father is a real estate dealer.
He said that Booker r. Washington has
offered to come TO this city and help fight
the case for him.
Yale professors have become interested
in the suit Thorne said that his room
mate in West Divinity Hail. ]. G. l. Ish, a
junior in the academic class in Yale. had
also been unable 20 get anything 20 eat i'm
the same restaurant because OF his color.
1sh comes from Little Rock. Ark. where
his father Is principal in a school. Thorne
said he wanted to find out in the courts
Just what rights and privileges a negro
had under such circumstances.
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Maryland Bars Christian Science.

BALTIMORE. Md. March 20.-After a
long contest the state senate yesterday
passed a bill, preventing Christian Sci
en;ists Or faith Eealers from practicins
in Maryland without the diploma of reg
ular physicians. The bill has already
passed the house. and now goes 10 the
governor for his approval
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 2O.-The ma
tional convention Of the United Mine
Workers Of America today completed its
discussion Of the report o. the scale COM
mittee by sections. The first section
adopted today was the one which ievies
an assessment OF 50 cents per month on
all members of the organization.
CARRINGTON. \. D., March 20.-Fire
which started in Hunts billiard hall early
today burned Hunts building. the Mer-
chants Hotel, Walker & Co.'S hardware
and furniture store. the Beatty Hotel tho
First National Bank and several other
buildings. LOSS, &1JO.0OO
NEW YORK. March 20.-A1 grades Of
refined sugar were advanced 10 cents 4
hundred pounds today.
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Now 4o,18o Copies
The Sunday Star
Sunday, March IS, 1908. 40, 100
Sunday, March II, 1907. .a5.427
Gain, 4,753

The undisputed claim that The
Sunday Star has a larger local
circulation by over 10000 copies
than any other Sunday newspaper
In Washington 10 absolutely true,
and Is made after a careful Inves.
t;qation.
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Gain, u coils.

Advertisers in recognition Of the
superior quality and quantity Of
The Sunday Stars circulation used
twenty-seven columns, or nearly
four whole pages. Of advertise
ments In last Sundays Star more
than in the corresponding Sunday
a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-20

OF the cost, that on the poor mans is Is!
per cent. I think this represents the
monstrous charge of specific duties. II
they are wiped out by placing wool on
the free list and only ad valorem duties
on WOODEN goods are charged the other
details OF the tariff legislation can be
easily arranged. They would naturally be
adjusted to the tariff on WOOL
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Fin opal Church.
His last public appearance was AT Met
rorolitan Temple Sunday folio wing Wash
irgtons birthday wlen he took part in
Washington memorial service. His
last visit TO his Office in the Methodist
building on Ith avenue. WAS made last
NonGay Wednesday he vas stricken
win the illness which resulted in his
sssth early today.
u was expected that he would b"
nut on the retired list al the session OF
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services. He struggled with death hand
many would have succumbed to the dis
ease, while he fought on bravely to con-
quer it,
All present then rose and sang the
hymn Servant of God. Well Done, Rest
From Thy Loved Employ
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Thurman to Hang at Norfolk.

RICHMOND. Va, March 20.-Leo C..
Thurman. the murderer OF Walter p. Do
sen. will hang for the crime committed by
him in Norfolk more than two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-20

That was the announcement made by
Gov. Swanson yesterday after die had
gone over the case and considered all the
affidavits and new evidence adduced by
Charles 4. Thurman. brother of the muir
derer. Gov. Swanson dictated a letter to
Sheriff John r. LAWYER Of Norfolk di-
recting him TO proceed with the execution
of the sentence of the court. The man
will be hanged in the Norfolk jai! yard
Friday Of next week
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Mamma ITO Freddie Just returned from
call upon his aur; l--SNell Freddie what
did aunte say?
Freddie disgustedly)-Don't, Freddie
Town and Country
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Advertising Gain

Sunday. March Is. 1908. .143 co.'s.
Sunday, March II, 1907. .1fe coils.
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Minister'S Stock of Raimc0ats.

4 small lot of Mems Raincoats made
of fancy mixtures and novelty cloths.
we'll tailored and correctly made. Sizes
-, and So only. Minister'S d. 40
prices. $40 and ST.. Our 5A 70
price. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Mems High-srade Raincoats. in dark
striped effects and herringbone worst
eds. extra well tailored and lined with
venetian cloth. Minister'S 90 ~.
prices. SO and SIS. 30. 10
Our price. observation-disclosures.
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LOCAL ITEMS

For 25c and S5c lodgings apply to
Mccain, fronting the depot. 6-27-tf
A buggy horse for SALE Works sin
gle or double Apply at Herald Office.
7-24-6
The city council met this after
noon at four O'Clock to appoint
public school trustees. 1t is un-
derstood several changes will be
made in the personnel of the board.
FOR SALE-New 3O-horse power
Platform Bed Motor Truck, solid rub
Der tires, carrying capacity 5000
to 1000 pounds. Speed one to fit-
teen miles per hour. Givens Pack
ing Co., Corpus Christi, Texas.
7-4-1m-dw
A change has been made in the
Brownsville Grocery company, w.
II. Clay having sold. his interest in
the business to c. A. Colgin, form
erly of Mexia. Mr.. and Mrs. Col
gin have come to make their home
in Brownsville, having taken the
Neale cottage on the corner of
Washington and Fourteenth SITS.
Another fine rain is reported at
the Galveston ranch SATURDAY. by
by the proprietor, Josiah Turner,
who was in town yesterday. Mr..
Turner says that this rain, like
that of few weeks ago fell over a
very limited area, but being
abundant at his place. Mr.. Turn
er says he has been praying for the
rain, and that is the reason he has
been so favored.
When in town a short time ago,
S. A. Robertson was robbed of a
handsome gold watch. which was
the gift of number of employees of
the Southern Construction COM
pany in 1904. The watch is in
scribed in such a manner as to be
easily identified. Mr.. Robertson
is especially grieved at his loss
more on account of the associations
than for the intrinsic value of the
watch, and is offering a reward of
of $50 for the recovery of the time
piece. The amount of the reward
should stimulate the officers to
trace the thief.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-28

The system of shorthand taught by
the Brownsville Business College is
adaptable to Spanish.
The gin has not been working for a
couple of days, but will start again to-
morrow. Manager Besteiro reports
cotton coming in very fast now.
Celebrated Passion Play tonight and
tomorrow night at Celford Theater.
Victor Schneider will sing "The Holy
City, an dother songs appropriate to
the views.
Don't fail to see the great Passion
Play, or Life of Christ at the Celford
Theater tonight and tomorrow. "The
Holy City" and other sacred songs
will be sung by Victor Schneider.
The new weather station at the
South Texas Gardens will begin reg
ular operations tomorrow, when the
first bulletin from Brownsville will
be wired to New Orleans. Browns
villenow goes on Uncle Sans wealth
er map.
The new order to transmit the mail
from Brownsville and other eastern
points for Brownsville and other
point nthe Brownsville road direct
ly owe rthis road out of Houston went
into effect yesterday, and the mail
from that source now arrives twelve
hours earlier than usual Patrons
of the road all along the line rejoice
at the improvement. This affects ev-
cry point on the Brownsville road and
a large number of people are benefit
ed by the change.
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Hundreds of people in the north
and west expect to come to the
Brownsville country in the fall, eth
or to invest or to improve land they
have already purchased in this sec
ton. Almost without exception these
people are regular subscribers to the
Weekly Herald, and it would surely
pay the leading land dealers as well
as other business firms all over this
section to carry an ad in the paper.
Those who come to buy land will
want to know about the land bar
gains, and those who come to locate
and improve their land will want to
know where to buy their household
goods and farm implements. 1t pays
to advertise, and there is no better
medium in this section than the
Weekly Herald. This applies to the
merchants of San Benito, Harrington,
Mercedes, Hidalgo, as well as those
of Brownsville.
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IT BRINGS RESULTS.
Ad in Weekly Herald Two Times
Brought Six Answers, Same Ad
in Large Northern Papers
Brought None.

Six answers to a small reading
notice in The Brownsville Week
ly Herald, at cost of not over
three dollars, and not a single
answer to identically the same ad
in two leading Northern farm pa
pers, one at Topeka, Kans., and
one at Minneapolis, Mimi, which
cost fifty dollars. This is the re-
port made by Col. Coleman, the
well known real estate agent of
Brownsville, on some advertising
which he did recently.
This may appear strange,
when it is remembered that the
Northern papers referred to no
doubt have much larger circu-
lation than the Weekly Herald.
And yet it is not strange. The
Brownsville Weekly Herald has
hundreds of subscribers all over
the North and West who are in
terested in the Lower Rio Grande
country, and who are constantly
looking out for land investments.
The Weekly has subscribers in
Iu4A Ly-OH0 States OIL the Union,
from Maine to California, and al
most every one of them either
has made investments here and
will come later to develop their
lands, or will come in the fall to
look for investments. There is
no doubt that it is one of the
very best advertising mediums in
South Texas, and THE VERY
BEST for any who have land or
other investments to offer in this
section. This is no idle boast.
Ask our advertisers. The sub
scription lists of the paper are
open to inspection by advertisers.
Advertise in The Weekly Her
aid for results.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-28

FOR SALE = Yznaga residence,
Leyee and Sth street. Also furniture
sold separately. Address Yznaga
Bros, P. o. B. 1874 7-15-2
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FOR SALE-Fine baby carriage
J. J. Perdoma, cor. Elizabeth and
18th c7-25-3
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FOR SALE General Store in good
town, within fifty miles of Browns
Vile Address X Herald office.
c7-25-6
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
For aIe-Miscenaneous

FOR SALE-Span of good horses;
spring wagon; double surrey and
harness Grande Valley Immi-
grafton Co. 4-9-tf
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$50 REWARD.

And no questions asked, for return of
gold watch lost in Brownsville on last
Friday night. Initials S. A. R. on
outside case and following inscrip-
ton on inner case: Presented by
employees of Southern Construction
Co., Christmas, 1904. to S. A. Rob-
ertson." Leave at Miller Hotel and
receive above reward. 5. A. Robert
son. 7-23-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-28
WANTED IN CORPUS CHRISTI.

A man who is wanted in Corpus
Christi, on charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons was arrested in this
city Sunday night by City Officer Vic
toriano Fernadez. This is one Antonio
Mariscal. Officer Fernandez landed
the prisoner in jail, where he will re-
main until taken to Corpus. 1t is ex-
pected that Sheriff Cara will leave in
a day or so with Mariscal to turn
him over to the Nueces county au-
thorities.
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Business Notices.
The Rio Grande Machinery & Man

The Rio Grande Machinery & Man
ufacturing Co., which will be located
on the corner of Levee and Eleventh
streets, will be opened up for bust
ness On or about the goth of August.
They will be prepared to repair and
make anything that is made of iron,
will make a speciality of repairing
automobiles and gasoline engines.
C7-25-3Ot
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HERALD WANT ADS

1 insertion, per word. -...---.-.-. lie
4 consecutive insertions, per word. &c
6 consecutive insertions, per word &c
10 consecutive insertions, or more,
for each insertion, per word &c
Matter set in "caps" will be charged
double the above rates.
No advertisement taken for less than
the price of Is words.
s@sAds run at intervals take the one-time
rate.
Cash Must Always Accompany
the Order.
Those who have replies sent in care
of THE HERALD must furnish stamps to
forward them.
Positively Ne Ads Taken by Telephone.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-28

AS a rule a mans hair turns gray
FIVE years sooner than woman's.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-28

The junior baseball team will meet
tonight at the Brownsville Under
taking establishment on Levee street
for the purpose of electing officers of
the team.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-28
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "a hours ending at eight O'Clock
today:
Tuesday, July Maximum 81;
minimum 76