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BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD.
VOL. XVII. NO. 365.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12. 1909
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STOVES and
Unexcelled in Quality and Finish
Aloderate in Price
Sizes and Prices to Meet AH Demands
HICKS HARDWARE CO.
Best town in Lower Rio
Grande Valley
We will pay 5100 Reward to any town in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley of the same age which will show the same amount of busi-
ness done in the same time based on monies received for freight
shipments in and out.
La Lomita Ranch
Irrigated Lands
These Irrigated Lands which are now offered for sale comprise
some of the very best land in the valley; rich sandy loam most
elevated of any land in the Rio Grande Delta consequently the
best and easiest drained. Good railroad facilities. Our second
lift canal north of the railroad is complete and by December 1st our
second lift pumping plant will be in operation. We still have
15000 acres of land for sale none of which were ever overflowed
and the possibilities of which have ben proven during the past two
years. . .
If you want an irrigated farm under the most favorable conditions
or a town lot in one of the most prosperous new towns in Texas
address
CONWAY & KOIT
HIDALGO COUNTY
SUGAR PLANTER
FROM HAWAII
STUDYING SUGAK 1X1USTKY ALL
OVEK THE WORLD.
KNOWS SUGAR FROM A TO Z
Declares Lower Rio Grande Soil
Richer Than Hawaiian and He
Thinks Prospects For Industry
Here are Excellent.
To The Herald.
San Benito Texas Nov. 11. San
Benito had two very interesting vis-
itors the first of the week in the
persons of 31 r. and Mrs. W. G. Owg
of Pahala Hawaiian Islands. Mr.
Owg' is manager of one of the enor-
mous suear n'antations on the Is
lands and is a man that knows sugar
from its infancy to the present day.;
Mr Owg was shown around San Be- I
nito and adjacent country and took
n prpnt Heal rtf nleasure in seeinsr .
evervthing. He traveled to this
country just to view the pro-
gress of the sugar cane industry.
In fact he has just made a tour
of the whole world you might say
to study the growth of sugar cane in
the different coi'itries. and the roin-
ner of treating it during its growtn
the ways of combatting insects
which affect cane etc. His travels
included Cuba the Philippines Java
and several other places.
Mr. Owg remarked that several
years ago his best acre on the whole
plantation under his charge in Ha-
waii produced $1030.00. He admits
however that Hawaii had her begin-
ning line anything else and the Rio
Grande Valley has got to learn tne
business like Hawaii did after hard
work and the expenditure of a lot
of money. Hawaii is full of "bugoL
ogists" that get paid well and he
remarked that it would be a good
idea to have some here too. He said
that in comparison with tne
soil of Hawaii the soil of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley is richer and he
expressed the opinion that the pros-
pects for the success of sugar cane
here are excellent. It is a knojvn
fact that the expenditure for fertili-
zers for cane plantations in-the Ha-
waiian Islands is something enor-
mous. Practically Endorse Peary
Washington Now 12. Command-
er Robert E. Peary is scheduled to
deliver a lecture before the pat-
tonal GeocraDhic Society this ilven-
imr This invitation is DractitNly
RANGES t
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MISSION TEXAS
an indorsement of his claim of hav-
ing reached the top of the world and
practically all of the members are
known to concur in this view.
PRESIDENT TAFT AT
MIDDLETOWX
TODAY.
Attended Installation of New Wesley-
an University President To Hart-
ford Later.
By Associated Press.
Middletown Conn. Nov. 12.
President Taft arrived here from
New Haven over the N. Y. N. H. &
H. Ry. at S:15 this morning.
President Taft's visit to Middletown
was primarily to attend the instal-
lation of Dr. Shanklin president of
the Wesleyan University. The city
however prepared an elaborate mil-
itary and civic parade in his honor.
Vice President Sherman came with
the President from Washington.
At seven this evening the presi-
dent will leave for Hartford to ded-
icate the new state armory there
and lead the state ball in the new
nuuaing. me wesleyan installation
ceremonies were held in the Middle
sex theatre and President Taft's ad-
aress wnicn was delivered extem-
poraneously came next to the last
on the long program.
STEINHE1L TRIAL IS
NEARING THE END.
Accused Woman Scathingly Denoun-
ced by State Counsel in Concluding
Speech.
Associated Press.
Paris Nov. 12 Many well dressed
women managed to gain entrance to
the court room today to hear the
concluding arguments in the trial of
Madame Steinheil for the murder of
her husband and stepmother.
The state counsel Trourard Rillo
became increasingly severe in denun-
ciation o fthe prisoner. At the con-
clusion of the description of the night
scene when the widow made false
statements to the journalist the pro-
secutor shouted: "She can't tell the
truth because she is guilty" where-
fupon the defendant half rose from
her seat and then sank back; burying
her face in her hands.
St. Joe the Terminus.
By Associated Press.
St. Joseph Nov. 12. -Beginning
November 15 St. Joseph will be the
eastern terminus for freight trains
on the central branch pt the Mis-
souri Pacific railway. It is under-
stood that on January 1st St. Joseph
will be made the terminus for all of
the passenger trains on . the central
branch.
NEGRO LYNCHED
SHOT AND BURNED
MURDER OF WHITE WOMAN IS
AVENGED.
Night of Terror Follows Crime of
Two Negroes in Illinois City. White
Wife Murderer also Lynched. Un-
der Martial Law.
Associated Press.
Cairo 111. Nov. 12. This city has
just passed through a night of ter-
ror and mob rule.
Monday afternoon Miss Anixa
Pelley a young white woman of Cai-
ro was assaulted and then murd-
ered by Will James .mil Arthur Al.
xancler. two negroes living here.
James was captured at Belknap
brought to Cairo and lodged in
jail. After nightfall a mob marched
upon the jail broke down the gate
overpowered the guards and dragged
James out of his cell. WhfD cap-
tpred at Belknap and while being
brought to Cario he had absolutely
refused to make a confession but
when the rope was placed around his
neck and he was given a last chance
to make a statement he said "I kill-
ed her but Alexander took the
the lead "
Then the rope was thrown over a
steel arch and pulled up mainly by
women jerking the negro off the
ground. When a few feet in the air
the rope parted and James came
tumbling down.
The mob by this time h?1 Decome
so impatient that they fell upon the
negro and riddled him with bullets.
After this the body of the negro
was dragged more than a mile
through the streets to the spot where
the crime was committedd and
burned. The fire was started by a
young woman but before it was ig-
'nited the negro's head was cut off
and placed on one end of a pole the
other being stuck in the ground.
His heart was taken out and cut up
into small pieces and passed among
the men as souvenirs. Pieces of the
rope with which he was hanged after
being soaked in his blood were also
handed about as souvenirs. This
morning there is nothing left of the
negro's body but a pile of bones but
large crowds of women are visiting
the spot.
The lynching of Henry Salzner
a white man for the brutal murder
of his wife on August 15 last is a
rebuke to the delay of justice. The
people asked for immediate trial and
ever since the case was put off by
the court dissatisfaction has been
universal. Salzener killed his wife
with an axe but she recovered enough
to state: "He did it" before dying.
A great crowd of women in the mob
loudly called for Salzener's execu-
tion. The body was left lying in the
the street suntil morning when it was
claimed by Salzener's father.
Arthur Alexander the negro impli-
cated in the attack upon and murder
of Miss Anna Pelley by the confes-
sion of the lynched negro James
was also safely lodged in the county
jail this morning by officers.
Alexander was secreted in the city
by officers who put a policeman's
uniform on him thus helping him
to escape detection. The mob learned
that he was in the jail and could
easily have taken him out but made
no attempt to do.
The city early today was calm and
quiet no signs being visible of the
mob's work byt he casual observer.
Company K of Cairo is practically in
charge of the city. Company C of
Carbondale arrived at Cairo this
morning and with Company K of
Cairo has taken charge of the city
under martial law. All saloons are
closed by order of Governor Deenen
and absolute quiet prevails.
Cairo Filled With Troops.
Cairo Nov. 12. The arrival of
five companies of the State Mnitia
this morning apparently cowed the
spirit of the lynchers. No attempt
was made early in the day to storm
the county jail where Alexander is
confined. The jail is surrounded by
members of company "K" of Cario
and the different companies of mil-
itia as they arrive are being sta-
tioned along the streets where the
mob congregated during the night.
Five other companies of state militia
arrived before noon. It is expected
that the 800 men will be able to
prevent any outbreak tonight.
Gov. Deneen Directing Operations.
Chicago Nov. 12. Governor Dee.
nen retired at 3 o'clock this morning
to his apartments at the Union
league club after directing Acting
Adjutant General Dickinson at
Springfield to make arrangements for
rushing the Second Regiment to Cai-
ro early today in case there should
be another violent outburst of riot-
ing lollowing the night of terror in
which two men were lynched by a
mob of Illinois citizens.
SUGAR REFINING OFFICIAL.
General Superintendent American Su-
gar Refining Co. Resigned Yester-
day. Indicted Today.
New York Nov. 12. A sensation-
al development in the government
investigation of the sugar weighing
frauds was made public today when
James Benoernagel for many years
general superintendent of the Wil-
liamsburg plants of the American
Sugar .Refining Company today was
indicted by the Federal grand jury
in connection with the alleged
frauds. Bendernage's resignation
was accepted yesterday.
4TH GONFERENC
OF THE STATES
PREPARATIONS ALREADY IN
PROGRESS FOR THE EVENT.
TO BE HELD IN BUENOS AIRES
Tentative Program Includes Discus-
sion of International Code of Law
Compulsory Arbitration Aerial
Navigation. Wireless Telegraphy.
Washington Nov. 1 2. The fourth
of a series of great conferences that
are steadily strengthening the bonds
between the republics of the Western
hemisphere is to be held in Buenos
Aires Argentine Republic between
the 15th and 20th of next July and
already the Argentine government
which is to be the host in uis case
has been doing much to prepare for
the meeting. The date originally
fixed for the Fourth International
Conference of American States was
May 20th 1910 but the fact that a
great exposition was to be held in
the same capital in that month
which might overshadow the import-
ance of the latter. Morever the
month of Jul- being in the middle
of the Argentine winter is certain to
make the visit to Buenos Aires more
agreeable to the delgates from the
North.
The governing board of the bu-
reau of American Republics already
has dispatched to every South and
Central American capital a tentative
programme of the subjects to be
considered by the conference and the
various foreign offices have been at
work upon this with the purpose
of submitting objections or suggest-
ing amendments. Much progress
has been made and it is hoped that
it soon will be possible to promul-
ate the final program which accord-
ing to present indications will not
vary considerably from that prepared
by the board of governors.
The three preceding conferences
"have moved along the lines of least
resistance; that is to say the dele
gates have adopted as basic princi
ples such propositions as have sc.
cured the easy adhesion of tne great
majority but no effort was made to
coerce the minority of the states in-
to acceptance of rules which at first
presentation were obnoxious to them.
Instead when these were of real im-
portance they were thoroughly de-
bated and then remanded for furtner
consideration at the next conference.
In this way the conferences have
been made educational and experi-
ence has shown that a sound propo-
sition is almost certain to secure ad-
hesion. So it happens that the tenta-
tive program includes some subjects
that already have figured in the de-
bates of the preceding conferences.
Thus for instance will again come
up the subject of compulsory arbi-
tration. While the Hague Confer-
ence acceptedthis in principle it de.
clined to recommend a general treaty
of arbitration though strongly urg-
ing to the states represented the
making of special treaties among
themselves to carry out the idea. The
United States already has done this
with eleven of the other American
republics and the subject will come
before the Fourth Conference and re.
ceive further encouragement at the
beginning of the proceedings when
each delegation will be required to
report what action has been taken
by their respective governments to
carry out the wish of the Third Con-
ference. Another project broached at a pre-
ceding meeting which will be again
threshed out will be the establish-
ment of steam navigation lines con-
necting the principal ports of the
American countries on the basis of
a uniform system of contract.
The Bureau of American Republics
is to be strengthened and continued
for another ten years term of life
at least and it is hoped that the com-
mission of International Jurists will
be able to report something in the
nature of a code of international
law that w.. be adopted for the gov-
'ernment of the American Republics
in meir diplomatic relations. If this
report is satisfactory the Fourth Con-
ference will embody in a treaty this
basic code which is expected to have
the happiest results in the settle-
ment of any disturbing questions
that may arise in the future be.
tween ..:ie republics.
The Pan-American Railway postal
rates and parcel posts a uniform
system of collection of census and
commercial statistics and consular
methods supervision of food supply
the protection of the' public health.
and the regulation of rates of inter
national exchange are other matters
left by preceding conferences for
the consideration of that which is to
meet at Buenos Aires.
New and up-to-date subjects are
wireless telegraphy and aerial navi
gation for it has begun to be real-
ized by the governing board that
there will soon be need of regula-
tions for the government of these
new modes of communication and
travel. An effort also will be made
to arrive at some ' sound basis of
regulation of foreign immigration
and naturalization and to define
real neutrality in time of war.
The prospects for a sucessful con
ference are bright in the opinion
of the officials of the Bureau of
American Republics. One cloud
that threatened was the breach of re
lations between Argentine and Bol-
ivia. But it is belived that even if
the efforts now maKing to reestab.
lish these relations should prove
abortive yet as the host Argentine
SAN BENITO TEXAS
Is in the very heart of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Nineteen miles north of Erownsville on the main line of the St. Louis
Brownsville & Mexico Railway.
SAN BENITO
Is the most favored spot in this the most favored valley
on the Continent.
Forty thousand acres of rich alluvial soil varying fc-om a black saudy
silt to a rich chocolate loam.
The Only Gravity Canal in the Rio Grande Val-
ley the Largest Canal in Texas.
The San Benito gravity canal is 37 miles long averages 250 'eef in
width and 20 feet in depth. It is navigable its entire length afford-
ing cheap and convenient transportation for the products of our
farms. Bach of the six great locks in- this canal will pass boats 20xC0
feet. Musrotor boats and small pleasure craft ply our canal's
waters.
This immense channel affords storage for 31000 acre feet of water
We can store enough water at a single filling to last us four months
Storage and Gravity are the Two Most Neces
sary Conditions for Successful Irrigation.
The town of San Benito although only two years old has a population
of more than 1000 a complete water system cement sidewalks now
being laid two good schools with a corps of six competent teachers
churches stores and many permanent and expensive residences.
THE BUSIEST NEW TOWN IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Come to San Benito and see what has been accomplished in two years
seven thousand acres of our tract Id cultivation prosperous farms
in all directions. Many thousand acres more being cleared and pre-
pared for crops.
Write for Illustrated Booklet
SAN BENITO LAND & WATER COMPANY
SAN BENITOTEXAS.
ALBA HEYWOOD Pres. and Gen. Manager
Brownsville office opposite Miller Hotel.
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Leveling Subdividing Lateral Building Concrete Construction
Two year? First Asst. Eng. Panama Canal: four jears I.oe. Eng. lexical!
Central Ky. Mexico: nine sears irrigation and general engineering
work in Texas. New Mexico and Arizona.
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My experience is of value to you. Engineering has been ray life work. The in-
formation and knowledge I possess has been attained only by close study of condi-
tions. If you want to know the best way to irrigate our land. I can tell you.
Each piece of land needs to be irrigated and treated differently. Lands ary they
slope in different-directions: some portions are high others low. You need the advice
of an experienced and successful engineer to build your laterals. hese things I can
positively do. You are not experimenting if I do the work. Fourteen years cf n
perience to back ray claims. I am at your service. Harlingen. Texas.
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self as the representative of all tne
American republics and waiving an
personal considerations gracefully
extend to Bolivia tne invitation
which wouM secure the attendance
of her deJfSates at the conference.
HURRICAXE PLAYED
HAVOC AT KINGSTON.
I tail ways Telegraph and Shipping
Suffered Torrential Hains Fol-
low Storm Heads for Bahamas
By Associated Press.
Washington Nov. 12. The hurri
cane which struck the island of Ja-
maica last Saturday was central this
moraine nortneast oi Jamaica De-
tween Cuba and Hayti an isj
moving slowly in a north j
easterly direction toward the wind -
ward passage heading almost direct
for the Bahamas and Bermudas.
New "iork Nov. 11. The follow-
ir mpssnA wns received todav by
the Central and South American Tel-
oirmnh Hn frnm tne wireless onera.
tor on board the steamer Prinz Wil-
helm at Kingston Jamaica: to roo tne oanK yesterday morning
"Just received from Jamaica the is charged against Thomas Hall a.
following dispatch signed Pyers: mere youth in years known here as
"Operator steamer Wilhelm nine the "boy bandit." The boy who is
p. m. Thursday. Wednesday's hur- still in jail at Jeffersonville where
ricane followed Thursday by unpre-' he was taken for safe keeping takes
cedented rainfalls. Railways washed ; his arrest coolly and seems quite ub-
out. Telegraph crippled cables concerned.
broken. United States naval vessel ! The theory is advanced that the
Eage smashed into pier and towed lad is insane but his father who
out by cruiser Scylla with slight dam -
age. United Fruit Company s steam-
ers Bradford and Amende ashore.
Former still aground latter floated.
No damage was done to Wilhelm."
dime novel heroes.
MOVK FOIS NEW THLVL ! The condition of President Wood-
IX DOUGHERTY CASE j ward and James Tucker Fie negro
! chauffeur is practically unchanged
Filed By Counsel Late This After- j today. The former is in a serious
noon Argument on Motion AVill j condition and his phyecans are non-
lie Made Tomorrow. ive"3'' The negr iS DOt esPected-
A motion for a new trial in the
case of the -.te against Marcellus
Dougherty convicted on Wednesday
last of murder in the second de.
gree was filed in the District court
late this afternoon by Judge Jas.
B. Wells attorney for th edefend-
ant. As the present session of Court
lasts but one more day the motion
1 will necessarily be argued tomorrow.
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MURDER AXD ATTESTED HANK
KOUBEKV OF YESTERDAY.
HIS IDEAL OF THE DIE NOVEL
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President Woodward's Condition
Very Serious Xegro Chauffeur Not
Expected to Live Murderer Takes
Arrest Coolly.
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Louisville. Ky. Nov.
12. The
murder of J. Garry Fawcett cashier
Tf the Merchants' National Bank of
ew Albany Ind. and probably fatal
wounding of the president of the
same institution an dalso of a negro
chauffeur in the sensational attempt
hves in Louisville says he is not. 'He
is just mean the father declares.
The only other explanation of young
Hall's deed advanced thus far i? that
he was trying to emulate his ideal
Hank Janitor Arrested.
New Albany Ind. Nov. 12. The
negro janitor of the Merchants' Na-
tional Bank was arrested today
pending investigation into hi" report-
ed complicity with Thomas Hail in
the attempt to rob the bank tester-
day. The negro admitted thf boy
through a rear door- of the ank
but claims he compelled him to do sp
on this occasion woujd regard her-
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