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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-01-15
TAKEN BACK TO
CORPUS CHRISTI.
Alleged Murderer Of Judge WEIGH Re.
manded without Bail-Testimony
In Habeas Corpus fearing.

Alberto Cabrera, charged with
the assassination of District Judge
WEIGH at Rio Grande City in No
vember, 1906, who was remanded
to custody without bail by Judge
Hopkins at the conclusion of the
habeas corpus hearing at Rio Gran
de City Saturday, was taken back
to Corpus Christi Sunday, and
placed in jail there.
The hearing in this case con
sumed several days, a considerable
number of witnesses being examin-
ed. The Caller gives the following
report of some of the testimony
given at the hearing:
One witness for the state gave
direct testimony, stating on the
stand that he saw Cabrera and
another man creep up to a window
of the room occupied by Judge
WEIGH and fire a shot and then
run away.
Other testimony was adduced by
the state tending to show that the
shot which caused the death of
Judge WEIGH was fred through the
window. When the body of the
dead judge was found in the morn
ing he was lying on the left side
and the shot had entered the back.
The conclusion reached by those
who examined the body. noting
its position, was that the shot was
fired through the window.
The officers who made this ex-
animation gave testimony during
the hearing and testified that such
was their conclusion.
Another circumstance indicating
that the shot was fired through
the window was the finding Of a
dent in one of the Stats of the
blind.
The blinds were closed at the
time of the shooting, but there was
a broken Stat. The dent was found
in the lower side of the slat above
the broken one, and the theory is
that this dent was made by the
gun when it kicked. )"
The defense placed witnesses on
the stand to prove an alibi, these
witnesses testifying that Cabrera
was at the headquarters of the Re-
publican club on the night of the
shooting, specifying the time that |
they had seen him there.
After the hearing of testimony, |
the court, as above stated, remand
ed Cabrera without bail.
Cabrera has been in the Nueces
county Jail since last November.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-01-15
Where to Get Perfumery.

Botica del Leon, Matamoros, has
the best perfumes on the border
A supply of the following we'll
known standard brands of perfumes
have just been received: "Gravier,
Houbigant. Roger & Gallet, -
Pinaud,' L. F. Piver,' and
Legrand."
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LIST OF LETTERS.

The uncalled for letters remain
ing in the postoffice of Brownsville,
for the week ending Saturday
January II, 1908, are as follows:
LADIES LIST.
Cantu Srita. Genoveva, Chap
: man Miss Hattie, Cardenas Sra.
Maria G., Cabosque Maria c. de,
Coffin Miss Rebekah, Eregullin
Sra. Doroteo, Ferguson Mrs. Audy,
Garcia Srita. Cesaria, Colder Mrs.
Geo, Garcia Sra. Gregoria, Gar
cia Miss Maria Ernestina, Con
zalez Srita. Maria, Garcia Miss
Olivia, Cara Srita. Rosalia, Ora
cia Sra. Rafaela A. de, Holdeman
Miss Louise, Knox Miss Helen,
Lampert Miss Minnie, Lopez Srita.
Rosa, Lowe Mrs. w. A, Mendoza
Srita. Guadalupe, Nuckles Mrs.
Ada, Piedra Srita. Selestina, Sims
Mrs. Carrie Shaw Mrs. Lucy,
Self Miss Lucille, Stephens Miss
Laura G., Trevifio Sra. Huene L.,
Tamayo Srita. Ines, Tauregui
Srita. Reyes. Trevino Srita Sara.
GENTLEMEN.
Anti1l J. W.. Asmussen Jesse S.,
A1vares Manuel, Brown A., Be
dolla Gustavo. Bergman Henry,
Belts Harry Barrientes Manuel 60,
Bland W. E., Cortinas Antonio,
BeIleha Charles, Esquire Andres.
E,rnandes Nigel, Cullen Aurelio,
Garcia Adolfo. Garcia Brigido,
Gray Claude r., Gonzales Fede-
rico. Cara Casper, Gray Joe. D.,
Ganick Mox., Gonzales Marcelo,
Garcia Nicolas, Hamilton Allen,
Mays Allen, Mikkelson Deodore,
Hall J. M. Honeycutt Luther,
Jacobson Torn J.. Kassell J. NJ. T.
King Monty, Lopez Federico Mar
tines Mecindo. Marines Zotero,
Ortiz Eusebio, Perez Emilio, Pine
da Geronimo. Peres Sebastian,
Richardson a. H.. Richardson J.
: b, Recio Lorenzo. Sullivan Har-
die, Stevenson John, Schickling
John (2), Traeder Albert, Taylor
III. T., Tumlinson Jack, Treviio
Louis, Wilson Charles. Womack
M. G. Wilson Robert, Wells R.
c., Vasquez margarine, Zachery
HI, We Con. de Espana.
/. NJ cons calling for the above
letters please say advertised.
+. B. SHARPE, Postmaster.
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the better

No man who is a citizen of the
United States deserves the least
consideration, if he refuses to pay
his poll tax, and thereby forfeits
his right 10 vote. Aside from all
other phases of the matter, the
very fact that, if an election for
raising bonds for public improve
ments should be called during the
wear the citizen will want to have
a voice in the matter, should
prompt all to pay the tax and re-
tain the right to vote.
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Tommy's Error.

Mrs. De Smythe Tommy. do
you want some nice plum Jam?
Tsmmy-Yes, mother.
Mrs. De Smythe--I was going
to give you some to put on your
bread but I've lost the key to the
pantry.
Tommy-You don't need the
key, mother. I can reach down
through the window aud open the
door rom the inside.
Mrs. De Smythe-That's what l
wanted to know. Now just wait
TILL yt-1r father comes home. --Ex.
Ciea cotton rags wanted at TIE
HRRALI Office.
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Attention! Homeseeckersl!

In addition to being agent for
the sale of the land belonging to the
San Benito Land and water COM
pany. have most of the Hicks
lands for sale. I can offer home
seekers some exceptionally fine
bargains in lands near the town of
San Benito.
w. o. COLEMAN.
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Who Can Beat It?

Mr.. Ed Box of Isabel. Texas,
passed through from Rockport.
His No. 2 Dempster we'll machine
recently made "a inch we'll at
Sebastian. Who can beat it?-Cor-
pus Christi Caller.
And the we'll is dandy, too,
almost equal to Kennedy gusher.
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BROWNSVILLE will have to take
hold of the sidewalk question in
earnest, if she is ever to attain the
proportions of city. And the
sooner the matter is attended to,
the better.
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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY IS, 1908.

PAY that poll tax, or you will
have no more voice in the govern
rnent under which you live for tie
next year than any Chinaman or
Ian.
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of all kinds go to THE HERALD.
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The uncalled for letters remain
ing in the postoffice of Brownsville,
for the week ending Saturday q,
January II, 1908, are as follows:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-01-15
'dIDDVIy

Of course you understand how he
made the blunder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

national treasury. All they have re-
|quested was an appropriation to create
and sustain an adequate government
exhibit for the display of military and
naval appliances and the products OF
the Philippines and Alaska. The rest
the citizens of Seattle, and the state
|of Washington generally, propose to
do for themselves.
If they shall adhere to this deter
mination they will deserve credit for
the manifestation of type OF self
reliant public spirit that has been
somewhat unusual in similar under
takings of late. They have also pro-
claimed that under no circumstances
will there be any delay-that the ex-
position designed to attract the atten-
ton of the country to the rich resourc-
es of the north Pacific coast and the
SURPRISING importance of securing the
commercial dominance of the United
Estates on the Pacific ocean, shall open
ION time,' with everything in readiness
for visitors.
Compliance with these two announce
ments would make the enterprise
unique 1t would also be apt to prove
a profitable advertisement. A goth
century exposition which did not ap-
peal to the government to help pay its
bills, and which had its buildings com
pleted and its exhibits in place when
the opening date arrived, would be a
decided novelty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
Woe in Galesburg.

They are having great time in
Galesburg. Nine persons have been
arrested for violating the local option
law. The desire for beer this hot
weather has led some of the Gales
burgers to form societies, where by
means of winks, grips, passwords and
other signs they are able to commune
cate with each other in regard to the
foverpowering thirst that threatens to
master them.
The local option people, distrustful
! that something was going on, hired a
lprivate detective who came down from
Chicago, was duly taken into these
different societies, mastered all the
winks and grimaces, went about and
ldipped his nose in the different mugs
iabsorbed quantities of beer, gin, wills
Ky and rosy rum, made careful minutes
Iof the whole proceedings, and then re
ported his find to the temperance men
They have accordingly arrested nine
Iof the principal citizens of Galesburl
land are about to- grill them with al
lawful grill and make merry with thei
Ewoe Alasi that these things SHOULD
be and overcome us like a summer
IcToud, or words to that effect.
Galesburg has stood in the lime ligh
las a synonym for all that is lovely il
lreligion, all that is pure in morals an,
Iall that is rigorous in sobriety, and her
mine of the best citizens have been il
1.-THE habit of dipping their beaks in ros
rum and in listening to the voice o
1.-THE tempter.
| They are realizing the full force Q
1.-THE argument that local option in fore
lis prohibition in fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

II 1t be true. as reported, that the
scientific experimenters in John d.
RockefeIlers Institute of Research have
discovered the germ of spinal menin-
gifts and the means of prevention and
cure for that battling malady. there
will be reason for general rejoicing.
Mr. Rockefeller will deserve plaudit,
and the millions upon whom he has
laid heavy hand attribute will little
abate their resentment Even tainted
money may be put to the noblest uses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
Another Sian of the Times.

Another gentleman who is doing
some ground and lofty trembling not
only for his throne, but also for his
head and his harem. is none other than
our delightful friend the sultan of
Turkey.
Western. ideas are loafing around
Constantinople trying to look disinter-
ested, but the sublime one appears to
feel instinctively that they have de-
signs on his plush seat. Indeed, num-
Der of Turks have limited that the gov
eminent ought to be more like the nice
new one theNhave in Oklahoma. Some
who have ventured to make remarks
of this sort are still wearing their
heads. Others are not.
However. though everything seems
calm. the suit, old boy. should be
looking around for a nice soft finish
for himself before his subjects get real
busy and hand him one of the regula-
ton kind made for despots and war
ranted to wear in any climate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
Another Hughes Reform.

Governor Hughes of New York ap-
pears to be a genuine reformer, and
that is the reason why he will not be
nominated by the republican national
convention for president. The Chicago
convention will be dominated by the
Interests" and they have no use for
"reformers, either Of the La Toilette
or Hughes stripe.
Governor Hughes latest reform is a
law recommended by him which EN-
powers the state superintendent oil
banks to liquidate defunct financial in
|stitutions, and does away with receivers
and the vicious fee system which was
used by them to deplete any funds that
passed through their hands.
Formerly receivers were appointed by
the court on recommendation of the
attorney general Under the new law
the state superintendent appoints
deputy to act for him, and said deputy
is paid per diem salary. In winding
up the affairs of the Home bank o.
Brooklyn the deputy superintendent
earned in AZ days salary of 1866; ht
| paid $405.94 for clerical assistance ant
t$119.S6 for miscellaneous expenses
making the total for the whole opera
ton $1,190.S0! In handling the lega
question involved, only one lawyer wa:
employed, and he was an employe o
the department and got nothing extr;
for his services.
Comparing this with the fee system
where receivers and counsel are EN-
ployed, it may be shown that if thu
Home bank, with $4,000 capital, wa
lliquidated at cost of $685. paid to tn
deputy in charge, the liquidation of tn
Knickerbocker Trust company, witt
500, 100000 capital. could have been ae
complished for $4,000 paid to deput
superintendent, whereas the actua
amount billed by receivers and counse
for this work is 100000. although NO
yet paid; and the Borough Bank Q
brooklyn, with $3,000,000 capital, TO
S., 400. whereas the amount paid t
receivers and counsel under the fe
system for $50 days work was $40
leO0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
QUINCY GOES DOWN RIvEF
Diamond 10 Steamer Starts Regular
Packet Service This Week.


The Quincy arrived here yesterday
on its first trip from Dubuque to st.
Louis. George Lamont, the local Dia-
mond 10 agent, boarded the boat here
for st. Louis. Mr.. Lamont has not
missed this first trip in % years. The
boat will start from st. Louis with the
regular traffic business Wednesday, ar
irving here Friday morning.
The steamer j. s. took an excursion
to Muscatine yesterday, with about
1900 people on board. Tonight the
street car men will give moonlight
excursion out of Davenport. The boat
will leave Rock Island at SIS.
Tomorrow the ]. S. leaves for Gin
ton, and will gradually work its way
up to st. Paul, conducting excursion
trips. The sboat is expected to return
to the tri-cities about July /.
The Quincy was down. The J. S
passed north and south, and the Ruth
| went up through the draw. The Helen
Blair was up from Muscatine.
The stage of water was stationary al
1i.9 feet.
w. H. Lamont, agent of the Da
mond 10 line, has appointed Lyman
Stewart of Davenport to handle the
special excursions ever the tri-cities
These excursions are special feature
OF the river trips, thus giving the ex
cursionists chance to see the differ
ent places of interest. Mr. Stewar
will also solicit other short excursion
trips.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
that is involved in these pulp and pa
per duties.
Bryan Bigger Than the Republican
Party at the Outsct.

-
1t has not been recorded before in
the counry's history, at least in so
conspicuous a degree, that the pros
+pective presidential nominee of an op-
position party has attracted SO much
consideration in the eyes of a great
political assembly as Bryan is this
moment developing in, Chicago. How
will this or that move. affect the can.
didaey of Bryan, what in the plat
form, of who as the running mate OF
the head of the ticket will. prove best
equipped to meet and combat the &C
|knowledged democratic leader, are
problems attracting more attention by
the republican convention. than the
mere questions of avowal of political
faith or ordinary expediency. Through
tout every discussion of the situation
lin the republican papers of Chicago
appears the undercurrent of fear o.
Bryan. Taft acknowledges it, Presi
dent Roosevelt shares it, and so dc
all the experienced political students
and writer's and likewise the republican
politicians who are not SO blind thai
they won't see.
Apart from the real significance o
the situation thus brought forth the
natural inquiry awakened is if Bryan
attracts so much attention in the re
publican convention how much more
will he attract in the democratic con
vention next month--and Throughout
the country for the next four months
| Bryan is a bigger man than the en-
tire opposition party at the very out
set of the campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
Hurnor ane Philosophy
A NEGLECTED PARENT.
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH

Remember your mother!
How often the plea
Is made to the youth
When from home restraint free,
But who comes around
With a word to the lad
To ask him to also
Be kind to his dad?
The mother Is praying
He Will not go wrong,
Rejoicing to hear
He Is getting along.
1t seems that the father,
From what we can learn,
Is never supposed
To be yearning yearn.
Remember your father
With pangs of delight
Who spanked you so kindly
To train you up right,
Who always allowed you
To toy with the hoe
When boys who were neighbors
Went off to the show.
Remember your father!
Though far, far away,
Don't send him too often
The bills you can't pay.
Write home to the pater-
Respect should be shown
Forgetting to ask him
Sometimes for a loan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
Thinks It Saved His Life.

Lester NJ. Nelson of Naples, Maine,
says in recent letter: 81 have used
DIR. Kings New Discovery many years.
for coughs and colds. and l think 1t
saved my life. l have found it a re-
liable remedy for throat and lung CON-
plants, and would no more be without
a bottle than would be without
food" For nearly 40 years New Dis
covery has stood at the head of throat
and lung remedies. AS a preventive
of pneumonia and healer of weak
lungs it has no equal. Sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
Americas Next Exposition.

In year from now the people of
Seattle expect to have the projected
Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition in act
|uai operation. Unlike the promoters of
the jamestown enterprise, which prov
ed SO depIorabie failure with respect
to public. attendance and financial sol.
yency they have announced that they
did not ask either loans or gifts from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

Born in California, of Maryland an
cestry, and present citizen of Massa-
chusetts, John Hays Hammond, as an
announced candidate for the republican
nomination for the vice presidency
gives certain spectacular interest to
the political game. He Is a great min.
ing engineer, but hardly such cteady
goer as parties are fain to insist upon
in looking about for possible presiden
tial timber.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

Betty in the reception room of the hos
pital. fingered near Moreton's bedside
during her stay aud escorted her to the
entrance when she departed.
And. oddly enough. he found many
excuses for sitting with Moreton and
learning more about 1.-The kids" plucky
fight for education and self support.
Before the first year of his sentence
had passed the ex-boss read young
Lindsay's secret. and one night after
Betty had paid her usual call the two
men talked it over.
Mind you. she amt anybody. Nei-
Their she nor know where she sprung
from. So it's up to you" said Moreton
warningly and yet with loving anxiety
in every word.
Young Lindsay studied the cracks in
the flooring for few seconds. and then
he turned resolutely to his patient.
''She's true blue. There are not many
,, like her, no matter what sort of blood
was behind her. and I'm going to take
chances if shell have me. And, what
is more. am going dawn to see her to-
| morrow when I'm off duty"
as it all right, BettyT'' inquired the
ex-boss as he stroked her hand tender
ly' the next time she came. rs 1t all
right, little girl! 81
The girl smiled into his anxious eyes.
''Oh, Mr.. Moreton, do you think I'm
half good enough for him?"
Mind that. will your inquired the
| invalid, as If addressing an audience;
then he drew the girl close. Let me
tell you something. Betty. He wouldn't
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
Speaker ]. G. Cannon who imagin

Speaker J. G. Cannon who imagines
he is candidate for president, has
arrived hastily on the scenes of po
Iitical activity on a three-fold mission,
apart from his own little boomlet
One is to prevent tariff revision
plank in the platform, one to fight
postal savings, and another to block
such reference as may be favorable to
the interests of organized labor
Grand old man, that man Cannon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

The biggest of jokes of the national
republican convention this week, re-
poses in the candidacy for the presi
dency of Cannon of Illinois and Knox
OF Pennsylvania. The party would
not dare to nominate either if there
was not another aspirant in the field
In either instance it is merely a graf
ification of vanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
1oniqht.

If You would enjoy tomorrow take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets tonight They produce an agreea-
Die laxative effect, clear the head and
cleanse the stomach. Price Is cents.
Samples free at all drug stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

Governor Hanly of Indiana is said
to be having a hard time finding any
thing in the record of Vice President
Fairbanks to~dweil upon favorably in
presenting the Indianian to the repub.
lican convention as a presidential can
didate. Small wonder. Governor Hanly
is an honest man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15
The nearer the approach to tariff

revision the more beauties the repub.
lican organs are finding In the existing
system. Even some of the republican
organs that are in the American News
paper Publishers association, and that
a little while ago Joined in the demand
for repeal of the duties on pulp and
paper. are beginning to discover much
danger In the democratic movement for
tariff reform. Such is over, they may
be expected to resume the demand, at
least for that feature of tariff reform
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

Failing to get into the lime light by
other means, Chauncey M. Depew
has written for publication his remin-
iscences of republican national conven-
tions-and the most interesting part
of it is that Chauncey acknowledges
Teddy as some pumpkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

The great effort in Chicago this
week will be not SO much to nominate
Taft for the presidency by the repub-
licans. as to prevent the nomination
Of Teddy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

And Joseph B. Foraker, he, too, was
considered something of a fighter a
while back. But there is nothing
doing even with the fire alarm, when
Big Bill. once sits down upon an op-
ponent in his own party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

Temporary Chairman Burrows of the
republican national convention is in
a predicament.- If he does not, men
vention mad. If he does, he will make
il crazy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

THAT man" Roosevelt is the great
est source Of anxiety in the ranks of
his own party at the present moment
of any politician the country has ever
produced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

Looks like a cinch that we are to
have the Taft brothers before the
country for few months at least
Bill, apparently, is not big enough by
himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-15

Speaker Cannon has opened head.
quarters in Chicago, and says he is
there to stay. Who expected him to
get any further?