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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-05
The Brownsville Herald.

ey Brownsville Herald Publishing Co.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-05
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.

WEDNESDAY. MAY >. 1903.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-05

Official County and City Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-05

NJ. J. Slattery, Manager
Airs. Jesse o. Wheeler. Editor
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-05
Luis Ramirez i. \. Morris
Ramirez & Morris
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Luis Ramirez
REAL ESTATE AGENTS

We have some choice lands for
sale in the Rio Grande Valley of
Texas. also some choice town proper
purchaser. We can locate you at
most any point in three counties
Cameron, Hidalgo and Starr. We also
clear, pillow and do fencing
Give US a bid on your work-Any
information in regard to the Valley.
You may call and see us OF write us
at
SAN BENITO OR CHAPLIN. TEXAS
Correspondence Solicited
Evening star., 1909-06-24
BUTTON DAY REPORTS TAROY
DELAY IN MAKING RETURNS
HINDERS THE COMMITTEE.
Sales at District Building Amounted
to $3.50 and Those at Big
Printery to $275.

But for delay on the part of many of
those who had buttons for sale on Button
day, the committee of the Fairgrounds
Association in charge of the work could
make more rapid progress in concluding
its labors. Money is being received all
the time, and IS, 400 has already been de-
posted in bank. There are several hun
dred dollars in the cash drawer at the
headquarters which have not been de-
posted.
1--WE are badly handicapped by the
failure of persons to make returns" Sec
retary West said today. 1.-The account
ing should have been finished long ago.
and would have been if all those who
sold buttons had been reasonably prompt
We are preparing a delinquent list today
and will send for the returns which are
not In by tonight. Thousands of but
tons are still out and unaccounted for
The District building. which was han
died by Louis c. Wills, reported today
with about $3.50, while the government
printing office, where Miss Smoot and Mr..
$275 to the committee.
In a statement James E. West. secre-
tary of the Fairgrounds Association,
says:
oversight proper credit has not been
given to Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter for her
faithful services as vice chairman of the
button day chaperon committee. Mrs.
Rafter for ten days contributed her time
as a volunteer worker and both Mr..
Moses and myself and other members of
the committee appreciate greatly what has
been done. Please do what you can to
correct this matter. The committee also
desires to thank those whose names are
the following list
John B. Dickman, w. F.. Roberts & Co.,
National Publishing Company. Sudwarth
Printing Company. Byron s. Adams, Il.
E. Farnum, Miss Kate Smoot, govern
writer Company, w. j. McNally, man
ager; Royal Typewriting Company, Rod
ney NJ. Jones, manager; Oliver Typewrt-
ing Company. George w Peck, manager; !;
n NJ Minnix, Herman c. Metcalf, Miss
Molly Nixon. Miss Evelyn Haynes. Miss
Lucy Ashby. Miss Mabel Towner. Mrs. f.
Giifilian, Mrs. E. r. Gasch. Miss Mason,
Miss Holeman, Miss Francis c. Johnston,
Mrs. Q: Nj; Drown, Mrs. E. n Brown,
Miss Mary Pond. Mrs. Anna Grant
Fugitt.
The Playground Association received to-
day ST.3O as a contribution from group
of little GIRLS living on Columbia road
who recently gave a lawn .fete in the
interest of this work. The little girls
are Dorothy Boucher, Mary Buckner.
Evelyn Buckner, Florence Reynolds and
Thera Sturgeon.
w S. Richardson, 14th and streets
northwest sent in $17.60 as the proceeds
of the sales of soda water at his new
fountain Button day.
Messrs. w. j. Boardman and Theodore
W. Noyes each sent check of $50. The
proprietors of Kings Palace sent check
of So. and write that they had planned
to sell buttons on Button day" but
owing to the death of their mother the
store was closed Saturday and Monday.
The committee expresses its thanks to
Edmund A. Varela of the Carnegie In
stitution for his assistance on Button
day
Evening star., 1909-06-24
CHUNG AND CHU GAIN
MARKED FOR DEATH |

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1909-06-24


Leon $500. he said. the amount was 500
and he had given 1t to Leon the day be-
fore the murder.
Rivals Quarreled at Sigel Home.
Chung told of a visit he made at the
Sigel home few days before Elsie Sigel
was slain. Leon Ling was there and
| after a time Chu Gain arrived. Leon
and Chu Gain had quarrel, Leon say
ing he did not want the Mott street
Chinaman to call on Miss Sigel. Chu
Gain would not leave and Leon, in fit
of anger. walked out, declaring that he
would get even.'
The two letters received by Chu Gain
within a week after the incident mar
rated by Chung were shown to him. They
were anonymous, and contained threats
against Gnu Gains life unless he ceased
his visits at the Sigel home
Chung was asked if he could identify
the letters, but whether he did or not
the police would not say. Both letters
were signed THE Chief.".
During the inquiSitiOn of Chung Sin
the fact was brought out that Chu Gain. s
brother took a message from Leon one
day about three weeks ago, in which Chu
iSigel again or he would be carved up"
Leon had met Chu Gains brother in
Chinatown, and told him to be sure to
deliver the message
word was conveyed to Chu Gain, but the
latter did not heed the warning.
Quang's Chloroform Theory.
Quang Wick Nam, the interpreter, ad-
vanced the theory yesterday that Elsie
was lured to Icons room and that Leon
chloroformed her in an attempt to over
come her. Elsie did not recover from
the chloroform, and Leon called to Sin
to help dispose of the body.
When District Attorney Jerome was
asked about this theory, he said:
when a girl is found with a rope
wound around her neck and tied as tight
ly as it can be tied, it is natural to think
of strangulation.'
Assistant District Attorney Ward said
that no evidence of chloroform had been
found and that it would not be possible
to confirm such a theory while the hand
kerchief was still missing. But both the
district attorneys office and the police
were insistent that Elsie should be consid-
cred beyond reproach.
1t was said positively that no evidence
had been found which in any way indi-
Gated that Elsie had ever had any rela-
tions with the Cinnamon that were not
in accord with her character as mis-
sion worker.
A high official of the police depart
ment said that while the letters of Elsie
to Leon were, many of them. silly love
letters, they were nothing more. He said
that he thought Elsie was a rather fool
ish young girl who had been thrown a
great deal with Cinnamon, much more
than with white men, and that she had
become infatuated with Leon.
Afterward she met Chu Gain. Gain
was man of some standing in the COM
munity, while Leon was a cheap gambler
and confidence man. Thereupon Elsie
told Leon, it is thought, that. while she
loved him. she was afraid she would
have to marry Chu Gain.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
DISCREDIT new "lOVE" LETTER
POLICE INCLINED TO REGARD
1T AS A JOKE.
Suspicious Cinnamon Seen Near
Alexandria-Chine Government
May Offer Reward for Fugitive.

Opened by mistake is written on the
back of the letter turned over to Inspector
Boardman last night by a clerk at the
National Hotel.
The letter is addressed to Mr.. William
Leon, National HOTEL and was mailed
in Boston Tuesday at 3 pm. and received
here at o O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t
was not turned over to the police, how
ever. until after 6 o'clock in the evening.
1t reads:
Dear Ling: Meet me restaurant, All
Lee. 9th avenue near Sth street, New
York, Saturday night o'clock. good
time. Portland boat leave Sunday. Port
Evening star., 1909-06-24
Dignitaries at de Martens Funeral.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 24.-The
funeral of Frederick de Martens. profess
or OF international law at the University
of st. Petersburg. who died in this city
June 20. occurred at st. Peters Lutheran
Church this afternoon. Foreign Minister
Iswolsky and many other high function
aries of the government were present, and
wreaths were sent by the university and
several learned societies Of Russia.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
How Elizabeth Protected Home In
dustries
from the London Chronicle.

BY the statute of thirteen Elizabeth,
every person above the age of seven
years and under a certain degree was
obliged on Sundays and holidays to wear
a woolen cap made in England and fin
ished by some of the fraternity cappers"
under the penalty of IS I'D for every
days neglect. They understood how to
support native industries in those days.
Evening star., 1909-06-24

First Office Boy-De boss grand
mlidder died last night
Second Office Boy-Gee, I wonder II
he's goin to de ball Same-Phiiadsl-
phia Record
Evening star., 1909-06-24

Chung WabbIes IN HIS story.
Chung claimed to be unable to give
the police any further information on
this line than has already been told
but from the fact that in some points
he changed the story he told in Mr..
Evening star., 1909-06-24
A. ovERHoLT & CO.. pistiIlers. PIITsBuRs. PA.

night The feature address of the evening
was by Rev. b. A. Abbott of Baltimore,
whose subject was ''Consecration for
Service"
Evening star., 1909-06-24

clared that the money that he had given
Leon Ling was not borrowed from Chu
Gain. as he had said Tuesday, but that
it was his own money Instead of giving
Leon $3.50. he said, the amount was 500,
and he had given 1t to Leon the day be-
the
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
Murray Wants Pardon

Among the seven new applications
that will be heard Friday at the
meeting of the state board of par
dons, appears one from John Muir
ray, who is serving a ten to fifteen
year term for the murder of John
Davis. following a quarrel over ditch
rights. Murray was sentenced by
Judge Garrigues from the Weld
county court December 81, 1907.
and is subject to parole March, l9l 4.
The murder occurred in the vicin-
ity OF Mead. Murray is originally
from Tennessee. A petition was cir
culated in the vicinity of the crime,
but few signatures were obtained in
behalf of Murray. There is not
much danger of his being released,
say the exchanges from that section
of the county.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
HAS AUTOMOBILE
ON RURAL ROUTE
LASALLE MAN Is PRoGitt>sN'
Probably Only Carrier ON Ecr"r" :"
Use the Auto
,Beebe Draw special)

rho mail man who has Route NO.
out of I.aSaIle, is probably the
only rural mail carrier on record
who makes his rounds in an auto
mobile The long daily trips IN
every kind of weather has Always
been a problem, since few horses
can stand the travel for any lehsth
of time and man who could make
n regularly ON Il wheel could get
hlg money running marathons OF
doing something else useIul. sun
there are only few mail carriers
who have a pocketbook of suf'icieh'
sizo TO attempt the automobile solu-
ton of difficulties. 49,, -,
II A, Edie is the man with the
and his first day out was
unlucky In faet' rhmor
has lt that he finally telephoned 10
town for his team and the horseiess
was hauled home in dis-
rroco. But as a bad besihhihe'
makes a good ending, there are un-
JnmhtadIy bright days ahead Tor
Ar rdie and his automobile.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
CURRIER CORNER
VALUED At $32o9o
JURORS STRIKE HAPPY MEDIUM
Individual Estimates Added and the
Total Divided by l2

1t is said that the manner in which
the jury in the Currier condemna-
uon suit arrived at their conclusion
and placed the value ut $4,000.
was mathematical problem. They
each put down ON piece of paper
the amount they considered reason
able and after adding the amounts
divided 1t by ~ to find the average.
The jury seemed to strike moe
happy medium than might be gained
from the diversified opinions of SON"
nity business men OF Greeley who
placed the value all the way from
$4,000 to $4,000.
IT this corner had not been Sc
'ected for n postotiice site, there
would have been no way to get rid
o' the old shacks for the next twenty
years, or until the youngest of the
helrs became OF age. An award of
ahNthing less than $4,000 was con
sidered victory for Attorneys
churchill and Haynes, who repre-
Sehted the government
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
UPRIGHT Of WAY
IN UNION COLONY
HAS ONLY TWO HUNDRED FEET
Decision of Federal Court Won't
Hold in Greeley

In referring to the case In the SUI
preme court in regard to the 4oo
feet of right-of-way through the
state of Colorado, Henry T. west
says:
"The grant by congress to the
Denver Pacific Railway 4 Telegraph
company could not and did not grant
n right-of-way through what is now
the City of Greeley for the reason
that before said right-of-way was
granted the United States had sofa
and decided some of the land IN Gree
lev over which the road passes III
regard to the width of the r,sht-oi-
way the deed from John Evans
president of the Denvcr-Pacihc Ra'l-
way a. Telegraph Co., to Horace
Greeley, trustee for the Union NoE
ony. only reserved the right-ot-""'
through said land of 200 feet as P''
their original grant from cohsresS'
On pages $40 and 5Ai of the Welu
county records. dated April III, ls'o'
In book appears the entry 'o""
Evans to Horace Greeley, trustee
Consideration. SS1 ,05S.5S. CONVEYS
80 pieces of land in ana ABOUT ,"'
town of Greeley. After deser,oi"s
the land the following reser'a''o''
Is made: Reserving to SAID coh'pan
and its assigns the risht-ot-waS ~,
said railway 200 feet in wia'n ","
in manner and form as proN'uou w
acts of congress in relation theret'.
IL doesn't make any difference =
their grant was thousand ieet W'o
they have decided to the colony an
but 200 feet. so the decision OF NV
federal court means nothing !" ~
gard to Greeley or Sixth avenue
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
AN ANCIENT PUNCH
BOWL AT WEDDING
INTERESTING HEIRLOOM
Figures IT Marriage Of Mr.. and MIS-
Hine OF Ault
(Ault Specially


AIRS Mabel Gill Hine, bride of Roy
Hine of Ault. has come into the pos,
session of a cut glass punch DOW
thar las been in the family for over
1o5 ytars. The bowl descends from
erandmother to the Oldest grand
daughter. thus establishing unique
surrassion which allows the bowl 70
mas rom one branch of the family
10 mother in way unusual TO he''
Looms. Had the bowl been destined
for me oldest daughter, Mrs. t'ne
wonII not have been the reciPleh'
ma her mother is not the oloes'
daughter, although Mrs, Hine Is 'nt
oldest granddaughter, The hrS'
,,rrar. according to family ira"F
tf5ns was Mrs. Smith, sou'n'' u
woman who lived to the advanced
ora of 9S years. The present dono'
Is Airs. Wollery of Dover, the orioe
rraudmother, ,a,,
Arfbough the young people p'a""-
"a and succeeded in carrying ou'
.,erv Huiet wedding. they nave peV"
sbnv-ared with attentions SIM
1,rprslay night their respective par
nc Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Hlne ana
a.. and Mrs. A. l.. Gill gave recep-
,f,, 1f the home of the iorhie' '"'
,t.g nridal couple. The rooms We'c
t-.,ratcd with pink and white ca,
a.,.rns and potted plants The priue
,.r- -rarmingly gowned III p'nN
r.-.r Refreshments consisting U,
.., dad and cake were served an"
was distributed from the ms
p"' owl This bowl figures at an
n, emily weddings and has seen
mt many others as "o'''
So yns furnished by the SeipN
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
Going to California
(Ault Special)

Mrs. S. S. Poe left Wednesday
for California to visit her son, Perry,
who Is one of Uncle Sans sailor boys
and whose ship has put into Mare Is-
land for repairs.
Perry Poe, who is the second son
OF the family, .s only 1S years old but
has had his full share of the adven-
ture and sightseeing that makes a
naval training ship a paradise for
the boy with the right amount of
sand. The Ault lad has done consid-
cradle more than hold down his job
and admire the scenery, however,
having received number of promo
tions and his pay is more than twice
what it was when he entered the ser
vice. He now holds an important
place in the paymaster's Office
He shipped on the gunboat York
town when he entered the navy and
has remained with that boat since
Last summer was spent off the coast
of Alaska and this winter was spent
cruising in South American waters
AS soon as he knew that he was II
be in California, he wrote his mother
offering to send her the money i
she would come and visit him. HI
was home on a furlough about a yea
ago, and did not want to make tn
Colorado trip again.
Mrs. Poe will be Joined in Denve
by brother, Chas. Hoagland an
wife, who will accompany her t
California and remain during tn
summer. Mrs. Poe will remain ther
some time, visiting other relative
after seeing her son.
s. S. Poe is at present in Arkansa
and brother. Sherman Poe, an
Percy, the oldest boy. will look afte
things at Ault for the present. Ther
was q pleasant gathering of Mr.
Poe's friends among the Roy
Neighhors last night, the affair tai
lag plAce At the Poe resiAeAce. 81
received many good wishes for
pleasant journey.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
FACutTY AND SENIORS HAVE .
LIVELY GAME
NDLY HALF HOLIDAY
Tueedy Afternoon the Faculty OF the
oeese Normal Played Ball With :
seniors, With a Result
Oi 2d to 1S in Favor OF
the Seniors

AbOut two weeks ago the men of
the Normal faculty challenged the
men 81 the senior class to a game
OF baseball. The challenge was i'm
medtateiy accepted and the game set
for MAY II. During the two weeks
both side have been practicing faith
fully every evening possible. For
the flrst few days the faculty seemed
to do hothng but timber up, and =
10 said much arnica was used. Great
spirit was evidenced at the game. by
the fact that there was the largest
crowd ever present in the grand
stand.
The Seniors were out in their caps
and had yells to suit the occasion
The fAculty ladies had organized q
rooter club with the enthusiasm Of
their school days. The Juniors and
high school students were present
alao, bur because the grades for the
term We're not yet in, they rooted
for the faculty and this left the Sen
iors alone TO root for their players.
Nevertheless the voices of the faculty
ladies. Junior and high school stu
dents were but as a bird trying 20
sing, compared with the trained
voices of the. Seniors, under the
splsndh leadership of their director
Al 3 o'clock both teams were
ready ,or battle and marched ou'
froa1IS gymnasium. led BY the Nor
nal ric6ltg hand in double file. eac]
faculty member taking his opponen
by the arm. The faculty player
wore military trousers and caps an,
the Scniors in blue shirts and blue
bloomers. In spite of steady wine
a good game was played, interestin;
to both the players and spectators
Notw hstanding the curves that tn,
mathematical department had work
ed out. the Seniors won by scor'
of % 70 Is. This game decided tn
championship of the school. 4
cleaner game was never played an
great credit is due the originator
captains and the two splendid um
pires
The purposes of the game were
two, 10 get in closer touch with the
students and to add to the students
Relic Fund" which is rapidly grow
Ing Both ends were accomplished
since he feeling OF frienoliness was
never better and because of the
large crowd in attendance, goo+
sum az added to the fund.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
RAILROAD PROPOSITION DIS
CUs6ED LAST NIGHT
A CASH BONUS DElANDED
Laramie People Want Loan Of $780,
900 OF Donation Of ga, 800 70
Bring Line to Greeley-SO-
liciting Committee Re.
ports Subscriptions

The soliciting committee for the
Denver-Laramie were entertained at
a banquet at the Unitarian church
Friday night and discussed the stu
alton and plans of communicating the
subscription here. a'-.---
The committee reported excellent
progress and will make a strenuous
effort in the next ten days to secure
the required amount.
The railroad people want either
loan of $25O,00O, or a donation OF
$62,5OO. The soliciting committee
report that it has large portion of
the amount and is hopeful of the
balance.
While the result Is pending the
grading outfits have all been moved
to Hillsboro and put to work on the
new townsite, laying out streets.
parks, etc. When the subscription
list is complete they will know which
direction to turn from Hillsboro.
The main argument advanced last
evening, in regard to the benefit to
be derived by Greeley. was the fact
that the road will have for several
years to come at least one carload
of eastern people each week. whom
they take to the coal fields as pros
pective stock purchasers. All Of
these men would be carried through
l1reelsy and ~ Nas cootenAeA thaa
once they saw this country they viii
remain here or at least invest in
property.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
CHILD OF j. s. WARMER, LIVING
NEAH WINDSOR
DEATH IS INSTANTANEOUS
On the Way to School Thursday the
Girl Fell into Cattle Guard In
Front of Train and Her
Body Gut in Two
Dies Instantly
Windsor Special

Last Thursday the 9 O'Clock pas
senger on the Colorado 4 Southern
instantly killed and horribly mutt
lated 1-year-old child, Eva, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. War
ner who live mile and half west
of Windsor The child fell into a
cattle guard, her body was severed
Just below the waist. and the entire
train passed over. This was all wit
messed by younger brother and
sister who ran screaming into town.
almost beside themselves at the
tragedy which they had Just seen
The three children were hurryins
along the track to school. This IS
their usual route, as 1t saves longer
trip by way of the road. and this Is
the first time that there has ever
been anything approaching an accl-
dent. The children are usually very
careful and keep a sharp lookout for
trains. Although no inquest has been
held, and it is difficult to get coher-
ent statements from the two younger
children, the awful occurrence OF
the morning is explained thus:
Eva was attempting to cross the
cattle guard and saw the train Mt
some distance ahead. The other
two had already crossed in safety
and she thought she had plenty OF
time to make the crossing also. But
one foot slipped between the boards
and she was unable to wrench it
loose That she struggled desper-
ately to get free before the engine
was upon her is borne out by the
made by one of the chill
dren that she finally fell and was
PROSTATE when the train reached
her. Death was instantaneous.
The parents are heartbroken over
the death of the child and over the
fearful manner in which she met
death. They have beeu renting in
the vicinity of Windscl OF the past
two years and came here 'r1m Fort
Collins. They are originally FROM
Oklahoma.