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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01
BIGGEST RALLY OF
THE INDEPENDENTS.
A. B. Cole, Candidate for Mayor,
Asst U. S. Dist. Atty Allen and
Others Made Notable Speeches.

An audience which filled Ditt-
mann's theatre to OVERLOOKING at
tended the rally of the Independent
party Saturday night. The meeting
was noteworthy on account of the
many stirring addresses. the close
attention paid to the orators by the
audience and the general good order
which prevailed.
The first address of the. evening
was made by A. B. Cole, the indie
pendent candidate for mayor. Mr..
Cole remarked upon the absence of
personal bitterness which had
marked the campaign, and said that
the only thing the Independents
asked was a clean election next
Tuesday. Mr.. Cole further stated
that he was a candidate for mayor
as an exponent of progress, and
called attention to the fact that the
city had made rapid strides during
its two years under the present In
dependent administration. There
are no personal issues in this cam
paign," said the speaker, 1.-The only
wish of the Independent party is to
build a city"
Mr.. Coles remarks were trans
lated into Spanish by Collector OF
Customs r. B. Creager.
Assistant U. s. District Attorney
Noah Allen spoke of the charges of
pernicious activity made by certain
prominent citizens against local fed
eral oficeholders. The judge spoke
in scathing terms. lie said that
when a time came that a citizen OF
the United states could be deprived
Of his right to exercise his peroga-
tive as an American citizen, then
God help the country. Judge Aliens
remarks aroused the audience TO the
widest enthusiasm.
James NJ. Dryer next addressed
the audience. Mr.. Dryers remarks
kept his audience in a constant up
roar of applause, and the part Of mis-
speech which advocated the re-elec-
ton of Joe Crixell as city marshal
was received with the loudest APP
plause.
Other enthusiastic speeches were
made by Senior Gonzales, Pauline
Preciado, editor of FL Porvenir,
Eberardo Torrez and Alfonso Reyes.
In addition to the large crowd Of
men present at Saturday nights
meeting there were about 200 ladies
present.
The usual big t0rchilght parade
preceded the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01
Still Time to Enter.

1t is not too late for the farmers
to enter the contest for crop prizes
offered by the Texas Industrial Con-
gress. All applications mailed TO
the congress at Dallas not later than
April / will be accepted. One hun
dred and %forty-two cash prizes,
ranging in amounts from $50 to
$1,000, are offered for the largest
yields of corn, cotton, kaffir corn
and milo maize.
This is the last call' and ''you
will have TO hurry" if you want a
chance at these prizes. The compe-
tition is free and ope nto all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01
Elect Louis Cobolini mayor, and
insure a progressive and economical
city government.

Preparations for the anti-fly cam
paign are beginning early this sea-
son, and indications are that all
over the country the coming summer
the flies will lead a very precariOus
existence. Science having assured
us beyond doubt that the fly is the
harbinger Of death, poisoning human
beings with the germs of typhoid,
tuberculosis and other deadly
diseases, the people in general have
got it in for the fly"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01
Vote for Louis Cobolini for mayor,
and get your moneys worth.
New High Water Mark.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn, March 31-The
Mississippi river at Memphis made
a new high water mark at seven
O'Clock tonight. 1t registered forty
and four tenths feet. The old record
was forty and three tenths. The Of
fetal forecaster predicts a further
rise Of two feet. A force Of men are
busy building the levee higher to
protect the north portion of the city.
The water tonight is within
eighteen inches of the top Of the
levees protecting this district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01
In For it Either Way.

Minister-Now, Tommy, suppose
your did something wrong and were
asked if you did it. what would you
say?
Tommy dunno.
Minister-You don't know Why
Why What would become of you
if you told a lie?
Tommy-The devil 'ud get met.
Minister-That's right. And what
would happen If you told the truth.
Tommy-T'd git the devil.-Hol-
lands Magazine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01
Vote for Louis Cobolini for mayo,
and get your moneys worth.
The Reason.

"Oh, yes said the president Of
the small arms factory, 1--WE are run
ming our plant day and night
ION way orders?" inquired the
guest.
mo, no. We re merly filling the
demand occasioned by the destruc-
ton of those confiscated r~evolvers by
the New York police."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Hotel HoYt.

s. JimeneZ, Kansas City, Mo; ID
Rathburn, San Antoio; r. z. Mitch
ell. San Benito: w. G. Yerrid, Den
yer. Colo; w. b. Stone, San Benito;
s. E. Stamlin, Sinton; James Neil
Sinton: Hugh Kemper, Harrington
II. NJ. McGill, Fort Worth; Robt. II.
Traylor, San Antonio; VIM. Ten
nant, Tampico, Mex; Gus Tempel
Mercedes; w. w. Anderson, Kings
vile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01

Brownsville must have a deep
water port, in order to share in the
benefits of the great Panama canal.
CObolini is the mar to help us most
effectively in securing deep water.
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Inc Miller.
H. Ewing, San Benito; z. Y. Hol-
land, San Antonio; G. A. Blalack
and wife, Brashear, Mo; y. Patter-
son, Brashear, Mo; J.. w. Jacobs,
Corpus Christi; w. d. Lading, Mer-
cedes; ken Toddin, San Benito; w.
A. Menger, San Antonio; Z. F. Row
son, San Benito; Mrs. Morrow Hen
derson, Chickasha, Okla; Bessie Lud-
lam. Harrington; Mrs. J. L. Young,
Harrington; Mrs. A. w. Gilmore. Har-
lingen; J. d. Flmyng, Boston; j. M.
Walters, Kingsville; Ray Neblett,
Fort Worth; c. w. Falvey and wife,
Lufkin: L. w. Foegin, Lufkin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01

Elect Louis Cobolini mavor. and
insure a progressive and economical
city government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-01

AS mayor of Brownsville, Louis
Cobolini will be in better position
than ever to look after our deep
water interests.
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
SPORT.

Purses aggregating 100000 will be
given for the fifteen weeks racing
Of the Intermountain Racing Associa-
ton at Great Falls, Mont.
Carlton r. Gardner of New York
and San Friscisco won the lawn ten
mis- championship of the Orient at
Manila
Iowa State University leads the
Western Intercollegiate Rifle Shoot
ing League and Minnesota and Cali
fornia are tied for second place as the
result of this weeks matches.
George Kirkwood of San Francisco
was awarded the decision over Benny
Kaufman of Philadelphia after ten
rounds of fast boxing at Oakland, Cal
A body which plans to assume ma
tional control OF soccer football is be-
ing organized in New York under the
title of the American Amateur Foot
ball Association. H. Agar, a New York
expert, who was formerly president
of the New York State Soccer Associa.
ton, will head the new organization
which will have affiliated with il all
the amateur associations and leagues
of importance in the country
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
To Finish Laramie Road.

Greeley. Colo.-Negoiations are
practically completed by the officers
and directors of the Denver, Laramie
4 Northwestern railroad for raising
$6,000O,000 with which to compile .e the
road from Greeley to Kent, Wyo..
where are located the coal fields OF
the Wyoming Coal Company,
q subsidiary company. 1t is said the
bond buyers will assume control of
the road, and there will be new
board OF directors and several new
executive officers, although President
Charles Scott Johnson will continue
with the company. In event the bonds
are noated, the money will be avail
able almost Immediately, and con-
struction work will be started April
Is. Upon completion of this part Of
the work new bonds will be issued and
the road extended to tap rich iron de-
posits held by another subsidiary com
Iany in the Semenoe mountains OF
Wyoming.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
GEN ERAL.

Thomas A. Edison recently cele-
brated his sixty-fifth birthday and de-
clares he feels only twenty-five.
Three million persons in central
China. are on the verge of starvation,
according to statement just issued.
Thomas F. Ryan is now credited in
Wall street with being in complete
control of the American Tobacco
Company.
The price Of beer will be advanced
from SOC to 81 a barrel by several
Milwaukee breweries because OF the
increased cost OF hops and other raw
materials.
Truman C. White, former justice of
the Supreme Court, who pronounced
the death sentence on Leon Czolosz,
assassin OF President Mckinley, and
presided at many notable trials. is
dead at Buffalo. N. Y.
Three army motor trucks on an en-
500-mile trip to Fort Benjamin Har-
rison Indianapolis. The machines are
operated by soldiers and each carries
5000 pounds Of sand.
The vacancy on the Supreme Court
bench. the fifth that has occurred in
the present administration. probably
will be filled by Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor Chas. Nagel OF St.
Louis. President Taft is expected to
send the nomination of Mr.. Nagel to
the Senate within q few days.
The national park bill recently in
troduced by Senator Smoot is to re-
ceive early attention. This bill asks
for a central authority to control all
national parks and scenic reserva-
tions, and recommends that appropri-
ations be made Immediately available
for Development of these places.
That a perfect stranger could walk
into the National City bank, of New
York, which is backed by the Stand
ard OIL millions, officered by Stand
ard Oil men and conducted under
Standard Oil methods, toss a forged
check for $4,000 to the paying teller,
get the money and walk out again
without being detected would be de-
clared impossible by nine out OF ten
men in the financial district. Yet
this is what happened in that great
banking Institution recently and all OF
the resources of William J. Burns and
the Pinkerton Detective agency, which
have been retained by the American
Bankers Association, have failed to
find the slightest clue to the man who
played this trick on the most careful
ly conducted banking institution in
the world.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
Minor Mention.

I Minor Mention.
A baseball club has been organized
at Longmont.
Denver showed q gain in building
operations during January.
The Boulder County Grange recently
held business session in Niwot.
There Is a plan on foot to establish
in Greeley q municipal coal yard.
The Mesa county farmers have or.
ganized . permanent Farmers Insti.
tute
In La Plata county in 1911 there
were SO marriages. 20 divorces and 173
births
Santa Fe Trail Band of Pueblo is
a newly organized municipal band in
Pueblo.
resident OF Gunnison. died suddenly in
that city.
A box factory is to be erected at
Pueblo and started by the middle Of
the summer.
Very few farmers attended the
Farmers Institute recently held at
Grand Junction.
John Eaton and c. Smith Of Estes
Park have been arrested for killing
deer cut OF season.
The price OF eggs in Denver has
taken drop. selling at % to 26 cents
per dozen wholesale.
Miss Luella McGalpin OF Weld coun-
ty has been appointed nurse in the
Panama canal service.
The Colorado Realty Dealers Asso-
ciation will hold its annual convention
in Denver in April
The liquor question will be submit
ted to the voters OF Evans at the COM
ing spring election.
Ezra Snyder, aged sixty, who was
badly crushed by boulder in the Port
land mine at Victor, died.
Hugh T. O'Reilly. financial secre-
tary OF the Denver lodge OF Knights
of Columbus, died recently.
The estimated production OF the
1912 crop of Steamboat strawberries
is placed at fifty carloads.
The Larimer County Fair Associa.
ton is being organized for the purpose
of holding annual fairs at Loveland.
E. l.. Brown has been elected vice
president Of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, with headquarters in Denver.
All but two OF the Palisade land
owners have signed the contract for
the right-of-way for the highline canal.
The $4,000 stock in the store OF
the Bell Mercantile Company OF
Yampa was practically destroyed by
fire.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
WESTE RN.

The coal famine in Nome. Alaska,
has been relieved by the army post
there, which supplied the inhabitants
with eighty-two tons.
Three children were burned to
death one man fatally and one wom-
an seriously injured in a mysterious
explosion which destroyed the home
OF Isaac Smith, a farmer living near
Maxwell, la.
The sixty-two miners entombed In
the Bunker Hill mine at Sutter Greek.
Cal, by cavein in the mouth OF the
shaft were rescued after a night OF
desperate work by miners from near
by mines.
Two persons were killed. and six
others injured, one seriously at lola,
Kan. In a collision between a Missou-
ri Pacific passenger train and q street
car. The dead are Mrs. William
Short and Mrs. Anna Coblantx.
Broadcast warnings against accept
ance OF fraudulent San Francisco
postoffice money orders have been is
sued following discovery OF the theft
Of 100 money order blanks from a
sub-station in San Francisco. The
thieves also stole the substation
money order stamp.
Shunted about from place to place
as the result of the long government
investigation to determine whether he
was leper or not, John r. Earle, for
merly of Washington, d. c., has been
located at Summit, near Tacoma,
Wash, and will be fenced in on an
acre of land.
Discussion as to how much money
a young man should be earning be-
fore he marries led to a remarkable
discovery in frugality in Chicago. Mrs.
Hannah Krueger, wife of day labor
er, has raised three children on an in
CT me of $40 week and deposited 81
each week for six years.
Thousands OF protested land en-
tries in the West are to be taken in
hand at once by the Interior Depart
ment and pushed toward settlement
pursuant to an orf.er issued by Sec
retary Fisher as result of pressure
exerted by Representatives Taylor OF
Colorado and Mondell of Wyoming of
the House public land committee.
Twenty eight hundred entries in Colo.
orado alone, some of which have been
under cloud OF the governments
rubber stamp" protest system for
years are to be certified to the Land
Office at once, with reason why they
lave not beer examined by govern
ment agents.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
COLORADO STATE NEWS

The Arkansas Valley Railway. Light
and Power Company have plans COM
pleted for a four-story building in Pu-
eblo
The new creamery at Windsor has
been incorporated with a capital OF
10000. The plant has been put into
operation.
Arrangements are being made for
the twenty-first annual meeting OF the
Arkansas Valley Fair Association at
Rocky Ford.
Hot soup is being served to the stu
dents OF the Longmont high school
who live too far away to go home for
lunch at noon.
Fifty million dollars will be spent
in Colorado and Utah during the next
five years by the Rio Grande railroad
in improving the system.
Acreage for cucumbers for pickle
company is being contracted for at
Greeley. Farmers are to receive $22
per ton for cucumbers.
Colorados Stationary Engineers
Association will celebrate its twenty
ninth anniversary in Denver with q
ball and reception.
The city OF Lyons has filed an in
junction to restrain the town Of Long
mont from using water from the St.
vrain river for power purposes.
Parents and teachers OF the public
schools in Pueblo have taken a stand
in opposition to the installing of pool
and billiard tables in the schools.
The Manitou school board has sold
$4,000 worth of bonds recently issued
for the purpose Of constructing a COM
tination gymnasium and auditorium.
At a meeting OF all the commercial
bodies OF the state in Colorado
Springs recently, a campaign was out
lined to attract tourists to Colorado.
Andrew Berglund, native Of
Sweden and resident OF Littleton for
thirty-eight years. was drowned when
he fell from bridge into a millrace.
Greeley merchants, believing they
lose thousands of dollars annually
through unjust freight rates, have
agreed to employ q freight rate expert
six months out of each year to ad-
Just the matter.
The County Commissioners OF JEFF
ferson county have appropriated $2..
500 to help pay for the construction OF
the new Lookout Mountain road that
will connect with the Floyd Hill road.
near Idaho Springs.
The new Western classification OF
freight rates. affecting may articles
thipped to and from Colorado and
which was to take effect February IS.
has been suspended until June. IA by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
FOREIGN.

The Empress OF Germany has ap-
pointed commission to look into the
state OF the beggar children of Ger
many.
After occupying the throne OF China
for nearly three centuries. the Manchu
dynasty, represented by the child en-
were issued, the first proclaiming ab-
dication; the second, dealing with the
establishment OF the republic. and the
third, urging the maintenance Of
peace and approving the conditions
agreed upon by the imperial premier
Yuan Shi Kai, and the republicans.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
ENGINE AND 10 COACHES ROLL
DOWN EMeANKMENT WHEN
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK.
ANOTHER BROKEN RAIL
NO DETAILED INFORMATION is
AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
AID RUSHED TO SCENE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service


Devils Lake. n. D.-Twelve dead
and score injured is the tragic toll
OF one Of the worst wrecks in the his
tory of North Dakota. according to
reports received here
The Oriental Limited on the Great
Northern was ditched at Doyon, six
teen miles east of here. No list OF dead
was available at a late hour.
The train. one of the finest operat-
ed on the road, left the track and
plunged down a steep embankment-
Tho engine and every one of the ten
coaches rolled over twice. landing at
the foot OF the steep bank.
Many OF the passengers were asleep
and had no warning of the impending
disaster The train was running at
high rate OF speed when 1t left the
rails
A broken rail is thought to have
been the cause OF the accident.
The Oriental Limited left here early
In the evening and was due in ST
Paul at S:45 the following morning.
AS soon as news of the wreck WAS
received here a special train was
made up, loaded with every physician,
nurse and undertaken available, and
rushed to the scene Of the disaster.
Full details OF the accident will not
be known until this train returns,
bringing the dead and injured.
There is no telephone or telegraph
service at the scene OF the wreck.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
Colorado Negro Industrial School.

Pueblo.-There is being built here
an industrial school for negroes, which
Is patterned after the Tuskegee Insti-
tute, of which Booker T.. Washington
is president. The main buildings ara
being constructed on a twenty-five
acre tract of land near the city. On
this little farm, which is now being i'm
proved. the boys will be taught the
art OF modern farming, horticulture,
the grading of thoroughbred live,
stock and other useful things such as
printing, carpentering, engineering and
tailoring. The girls will be given
courses OF training in domestic SCI
ence, needle and fine art work and
music This will be called the Colo
RADIO Negro Industrial School. and has
been incorporated under the laws Of
Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
WASHINGTON,

Undismayed by the small appropria.
tion for carrying on aeronautics in
the army. the War Department let
contracts for five war aeroplanes.
The House passed an anti-loan shark
bill establishing twelve per cent. a.
the legal rate OF interest that may bs
charged by loan agencies In the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Comptroller Murray has ordered
that boards of directors of national
banks hereafter shall meet the federal
bank examiners At every examination
to discuss the affairs Of the institu.
tions, especially their loans and dis
counts.
President Taft's meditations on I'LL
ing the present vacancy In the Su.
preme Court were momentarily dis.
turbed by = communication from the
Woman's Suffrage Association OF the
District Of Columbia. suggesting that
woman be appointed.
A reduction OF the cavalry force of
the United States army from fifteen
W tSh IGtiAAChIo, Will q consequent
reduction of the enlisted force to the
army by $3.50 men, was voted into
the army appropriation bill in the
House after a bitter fight.
The Sherwood so-called "dollar-a-
Cay" pension bill was rejected by the
Senate committee on pensions, and
another measure, which would in
volvs an annual expenditure of $24,-
100000 proposed as a substitute by
Senator Smoot Of Utah, was adopted.
Worldwide Significance attaches to
the visit soon to be made by Secretary
Knox at the direction of President
Taft to the countries bordering on the
caribbean sea. European diplomats,
recalling recent speech Of Mr.. Knox
before the New York State Bar Asso-
citation. locked upon the proposed trip
with interest. That speech is being
interpreted as the latest notice given
by the United States that the principle
of America for Americans must be
observed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17

AS the result OF fire, four per-
sons were seriously injured at Hills
bcro, n. D.. and a property loss Of
about $4,000 was caused.
Just as the chaplain was about to
pronounce the benediction at the close
of the morning chapel service at the
state penitentiary at Lincoln, Neb.,
Albert Prince, a negro, under SEN
tence for assault with intent to kill.
attacked and fatally stabbed Deputy
Warden E. d. Davis. The warden re
ceived six wounds. He died some
hours later.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
Air Laws.

Wilbur Wright. at tea In Dayton.
said with q laugh:
Already there are air laws, strin-
gent as road laws. Without them We
should soon be seeing advertisements
like this:
1.-TWO dollars reward will be paid
by Mrs John Doe for Information lead
ing to the Identification of the aviator
on a Wright roadster who. while ny.
noon. dropped q can Of oil down my
chimney and completely ruined a plum
pudding l was cooking"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
Two suns at Same Time.

Greeley-One of the most peculiar
phenomena ever seen here was wit
messed at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon,
when two suns were plainly visible in
the sky. The sun hung well toward
the west, and at an angle of about 80
degrees east from 1t was another sun,
which appeared to shine as brightly as
the real one. The sky was partially
overcast at the time.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
Church Members Suspended.

Members of Presbyterian
churches in Chicago who became dis
gruntled at the minister and refuse
persistently to go TO church for one
year or more are to be placed on the
suspended roll OF the church and not
allowed privileges of membership II
the action OF the Chicago Presbytery
meeting is made effective.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-17
THE WEEKS NEWS EPITOMIZED

Bitter cold weather, with tempera.
lures falling many degrees below the
zero mark. has held sway over the
cords of years were broken in some
sections, notably in northern New
York, forty-one below being recorded
at one point in the Adirondack region
while temperatures of from twenty to
thirty-five below were plentifully re-
ported from state points.