The Brownsville Daily Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 269, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 14, 1898 Page: 3 of 4
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- Saturday May 14 I9S.
NOTICE.
Oxace of
-lg Kio Graude Kailroad Cd.
iJrownsville TexaMay 32th 189S.
The btockholders of thfs Com-
Japr-5re hereby notified that the
ANiVJAL GENERxL MEETIAH
Avill be held at the Company's Ofn re
tip-stairs on the 12th d& ofJulyj
18 at 12 o'clock 3L for the election
rofficers and for the purposes pro-
ii'ded In Article 35 of the Bj-laws.
F. KrVADUl.L.A
faecretar'.
AKOUT TOWN
Bolognd sausage with saur kraut
al3ouis.
Fresli olives in pinl bottles at
Lucio Bonis.
"We regret to learn that .Miss Mar-
garet Lorber is ill.
The finest cigars and fresh tobac-
co at Lucio Bonis
Goto theBotica del I eon for s
cool refreshing drink of delicioua
Boda water.
Good-sized watermelons were on
sale at the market this morningnt
37 cents each .
Bonis received by this steamer
olives in kegs and buttles pickled
onion5? and cheese .
fOU NEED Hood's SarsapariTia
s if your blood is impure your app3
tite gone your health impaired. !Noth
ing builds np health like HOOD'S
A detachment of Mexican infant-
ry under Lieutenant Santiago John-
son left Matamoros Wednesday for
jguard dutj at the mouth of the river
near Bagtilad.
- Great straw hafsale sf JwormanJs.
. sale at Vr ' KJ
(formerly Bloomberg & Mph'alT.0 : J.V commn-
Fine straw hats of all kiiid5-atex!
tremely low prices sold very cheap
to closo out stock at once.
'ifyon. want to see the destruction
of the battleship Maine go "to 2Vtrs.
Jvrause's and et one of those realis
tic pictures which can li red with a
cigarette and shows how tiie thing
was done.
The best kind of shoes often sple
because some polish is" applied
which ruins tho leather. TJhis cpn
be prevented by using Whittemort
goods all kinds of polishes in black
and colors for sale at Mrs. H. Bol-
lackrs.
The juveniles enjoyed a delight-
ful hop last evening at the opera
house. Quite a number of oung
folks ranging from three year old
tots to those verging on.tho jear-s of
grown up people; were in attend-
ance anl all had charge of the affair
spared no efforts to make Jt a suc-
cess . Good nitric was furnished
and dainty refreshments were serv-
eO. A number of grown up mem-
bers of society were present and en-
jojed it as much aa their juniors.
PURELY PERSONAL'.
Dr. J. S . Siriith is in (own tc'daj-.
The county school teachers are
in town in full force today.
Mrs. Er B. Barton ot Hidalgo'
came down on Thursday's train to
visit relatives.
J. B.McAHen lias relufned from
'Hidalgo on account of the illnes o'f
his mother Mrs. John McAlleu
Who is reported seriously ill.
Emilio Bennevendo tho weH
f known Matamorosx merchant left
last Wednesday on a visit to Monte-
fey in company with his son Rob-
ert. 3fr Benuovendo's business in
Matanroros is in charge of Mautfel
OaTdenas Agniiar.
r Thousands arc Trying It.
la order to prove the groat merit of
Ely's Cream. Balin tho most efTeclii e cure
for Catarrh and Cold in. Head -we have pre
pared a gonerous trial size for 10 conts i
ut at of your draggle or sena lu cents to
ELY BROS. 56 Warren St X. T. City.
I saHered fronrcaferrh of the worst kind
Wer since a boy and I never hoped for
care but Elv'h Cream Balm seems to do
en that 3Iany acquaintances haxo use J.
it "vnth "cisellent results. Oscar Ostrnn.
0 VVarren Ave. Chicago III. -
33y"s Cresra Balm is ilio acknowleJgcd J
are for catarrh and ccntaira no cccaiu
mercury nor any iniurloas' d-ig. Pxlce
Qc?ht. Atdraggists-crliysia.V I
Woald.Be Colonels: t f Port to-Prevent Kity tl f9
The editor Is in receipt of ijlefter
from an ami friend who recently
W
ier io Aiumta ua. xrom wnicti met
following interesti-n extracts ard
taken
Everything is lively hero . This
is the hub or center of the war
urea; even linn; in"connection wih
the war movement passes from or
through here which keeps things
stirring. Most of the battles how-
lover are fought in the loca! news-
paper ofiisps where tho best and
ablest generals reside .
"Phe number of people one meets
hero who are willing to serve the
counhyis surprising but all are
willing to go in as commissioned of-
ficers. The lowest grade so far that
any are willing to accept is tint of
captain and very few of them. But
in the higher grades they are very
numerous and when it comes to
colonels I believe there are enough
to make a whole army corps7 w
TEMPERATURE 11ECOR1X -For
the week ending Frida
My 13 1S98 taken at Fort Brown.
Date Max Mm Mean PrHcip.
May ?. ...79 "oS. ...21 00
8.. ..79 63.. ..16 O3
. 9--- 83 C6....17 133
10 82 Q2....16. 40
- 11. ...81.. ...-.58... .23 .00
12.. ..87 59----2S 00
23. ...S.. 67. ...18 00
For the corresponding week in
1S97.
Date Max Min Mean Prccip.
May 7 84 6s i9 ..00
8. ...S 66... .i7 00
9... .88 6S ...2Q 00
10 87 71 j6 0J
11 84 70. 14 10
12 go 65 20 08
13. .-.91 05... .26- 00
Olitfreli Notice.
V Sunday after Ea-ter Mdv 15
Series at the church of the Advent
SS.ISMJTT - sr -
nipaSa-iSTOr.lorning prayer with
aornTOTT-apprxJprjate to "JliiiinrTa "
and specialcollection for the pro
posed monument in honor of the
brave men who went down with
the ill fulled battleship. Erening
service at 7:30 o'clock. Suudav
school at 9:30 a. m. All are cor-
dially invited. Come to church
when the church boll callis what
the church bell says to ail.
LIST OF LETTERS.
The following uncalled for let-
ers remaining in the post office of
Brownsville for the week ending
May 14 1898 aref
X.ATIES.
Ashe "Mary P.
Gorham Roxie Mrs.
Hoss Annie Miss
Rodriguez M. iTelipe
Cortef Ygnacio
Fiorez Juau Garza
Liendo Julian 'J revino
Maldonado Franco
Martinez Anastacio
Otcgon Fabian
Ogeda Dimas
Perez Senoil
Ruiz Felis
Viilarreal Juan
Vega Jose Ma.
VRafael Pena
Persons calling for the above let
ters will ploa'sesay advertised.
Yfix. J.- KussELT Postmaster.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrli
tiiat contain Mercury
D
as mercury av3 11 surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely der-
ange the whole svstem when enter-
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from ropu-
table physician as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them.
Hall's Catarrh Cure manufactured
by F J- Cheney & Vo.m Toledo" O.
contains no mercury and is taken
infernally acting directly npon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
sjstenr. In buying Hall's Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. It
is taken internal!)- and mado in
LToledo Oh io b V F. -J. Chener &? Co.
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Testimonials ftee .
Sold by Druggists price 75c. per
bottle.
Hall's Family Fills arfr-fha besf
r . ? E? T . r". ffB . -...; iAoK A Jj5J-vcvet si. V3JM v .-Sk
v&mnenn mq MrnarQm imc-?rm Ei? i:sn- uvcuu sssv jgfe
film fhfi Cane fta vsrda Saiianrnn. San sco Mar -e- &&& m$k -
Admirarlohley-drdsred !o Reinforce Sampson with
All Possible Hasfe-A Great -Naval Battle
- inimineni-Anisrisan Troops Win the
' - First Battle en the Soil of Cuba'
BATTLE EXPECTED HOURLY
Sampson Ordered to Sink or Cap-
ture tiis Spanish Fleet .
Washington ' May 14.
Commodore Sampson ha's
been ordered to find the
Spanish fleet and sink or cap-
ture it. The two fleets must
ncnY be very near each other
and a battle wilt take place to-
day or to-morrow without
doubt. Schley's flying squa-
t . jj
dron is now steaming rapidly
. . .
towards Sampson s fleet to aid
.
if necessary in subduing the
Spanish.
THE FIRST LASD BATTLE.'
Soaniardsand Americans Have
an Engagement Hear Cnbanas.
Key West May 14. The
first battle on Cuban soil be-
tween Americans and Span-
iards occured yesterday near
Cubanas. Foi&y soldiers of
Company E First Infantry
were xfwgagd- Three Span
iards were killed and many
wounded. One American was
woundea a newspaper cor
respondent.
Spanisa Losses' at Cieni'aegos
and Manila.
Madrid May 14. The offi
cial report of the battle of Cien-
fuegos which occurred last
Wednesday places the Span
ish loss at four hundred killecf
a"nd the "American loss at four.
In the battle of Manila offic-ial
reports place the Spanish loss
at three hundred killed and
six hundred wounded.
Kocbelort's Suggestion.
New York May 14. The
World today published a Paris
special saying that Henri
RocheforL suggests in this pa-
per tliat Spain and Italy should
become republics and ioin the
French republic forming a tri-
ple Latin alliance to offset the
probable Anglo American al
liance.
LONDON WAR RUMORS.
Britain and France May Figlit.
Spanish-May Bomboard
Charleston.
London May
1:4. The
stock exchange closed
pes
simistic. War rumors were
freely circulated. Members of
the government prophesied
war between France and Greatj
Britain within a month. Accord-
ing to the reported plans of the!
Spanish admiral when
ne nears tnat the two
American squadrons are
tn
btLrrfbtcV C1&srh&ix&;
unite in operating against him . 'WS.Si&SSSSSSSL ' Key West. The
U -vi .-.. 4 r j 1 . . 1 taken. For icfclr chiidrcii or overvrorked ' J
lie may uy lu civuiu tuein ana. men jt haano eqnal. 3so bam& gtocld ba I rive af-
SPANISH 3TAVAL
INTELLIGENCE
Vdmiral Cerveras Was to At-
tack Our Coast Cities. But
- Manila's Fate Chang-
ed His Plan .
Madrid. May 14. The naval
authorities are devoting- their
time to lamentinof that the
first class armored cruisers
Almirante Oxuendo. Vizcava.
Teresa and Crjstoba
Colon and the three torpedo
boatdestroyers Furor Terror
andfPluton were- not ordered
to ioin the reserve fleet at Ca-
J
diz -23 to go across the
. . .
ocean to aid in an attack
agdilSt Sampsons squadron.
ttAomiral Cervera's move
ments since he left Cape- Ver-
de islands have now been
made known. He first head
ed forJSt. Pierce -New found-
land where sealed instruc-
tions to await him. Colliers
were to meet him to supply
his coal bunkers. His instruc-
tions were to raid Portland
Boston and Newport if Samp-
son bombarded Havana in or-
der to draw him off. News of
tnlTSSrtilsL ofrMan ila ho w ev er
changed' the plants.
TVfc V--. ... x
Notbhig Heard of S.inpson.
Washington May 14. No
reports" from sampspn so far
today.
SpaniSh Fleet Siglited'
Washington May' 14- The
Spanish ship has again been
sighted one hundred miles off
the coast df Venezuela going
1
west A movement to sur-i
prise the naval officials here it
is thought what they ar after
and it is 'thoroughly believed
the Spanish fleet desires to
avoid an enjag;ement The
fleet when sighted was going
at full speed having- macfe
600 miles since last heard irom
off Martinique two days ago.
It is now believed the fleet is
making for the United States
battleship Oregon now dis-
abled in Bahia Brazil.
Dying ol'Starvation. i
Key West. May 14. News
has -just been received here
from Havana saying tha: the
recohcentrados are dying from
starvation. Cartloads of the
dead are 'taken daily through
theSpanish lines:
Sides With. Uncle Sam.
New York May '14. A
special from Rio Janeiro says
that the radicals in the cham-
ber of deputies have about de-
fcided to declare in favor of the)
United States. .
i ValnaMo to "WTom-!.
Especallv T&Inriblft fn wtopd is TX-mrrr-jt
Iron Bitters. J3seksphe vaaiiwr bcadacha
y .iiwvilj.uci.m mites iiicj'iiWUOL ytbC-
nesa una ine glow el health cosnes io tie
Xithtfdt Broni3 Jroa EitfSrs.
For sale by
VVaSt.-jcj"
an Fra'ncfsco May 4." E
taordmary precautions are
taken by the officers of the
Oregon at every port visited
on her journey to join Admiral
Sampson's fleet at -Key Wst.
This is known by. a letter re-
ceiveclhere fo-dayTrom an of-
ficer of the ship. It was written
at Calfao. As soon- as aport
was approached sentaes were
doubled at every point of ob-
servation all approaching
boats were warned of 'fre-
quent soundings taken and
when a1 Suitable place was
ound the anchor was dropped
As sooogas theanchor cable
had finished rattling through
the hawse hales two steam
launches manned by w;ell arm-
ed marines were lowered over
the sile. The launches then
steamed in oppesite'difections
around the battleship never
1 ceasing" their constant jgtrol
night or 'day until the anchor
was once more weighed.
Throughout the stay in port
nobody except port officials
was permitted to come
anywhere near the battleship
and even they were compelled
to show their credetiaisand ex-
plain their business to trie vif-
ilant launch crews before- be
ing allowed alongside.
z Captain Clarke was deter-1
mined the writer said to take
no chances. His orders were!
strict and were being carried
out night and-day with all the
vigilance that well diciplined .'
rjvScers -ancL men could -con
trtbiite.S4aaiss:?urpose-? of clothn eciuiP-
J said were all anxiousiJor?'-
vice and never seen perlectly
happ unless the Oregon was
steaming at lull speed in the
direction of the scene of con-
flict TflEOATH.
Text of the Oath Taken by-
Troops When They
" Muster In.
Camp Marbry Tex. May
10. The following is the oath
admistered by the mustering
officer: "I do solemnly swear
(or affirm)thaf I will beartrue
faith and allegiance to the
United States of America and
that I will serve them honestly
and faithfully against all their
enemies whomsoever; and that
I will obey the orders of the!
President of the United States
or the orders of the officers ap-
pointed over me according to
the Rules and Articles of War
ROWAN HAS SAILED'.
Should xrrive with fSp's and
TIans at Key West To-
morrow. Nassau May 10. lieuten
ant Rpwan who was sent hv
this goyern men f to Caha to'
get maps and pMns with Gen-jl6an
eral Cellazzo; Colonel Hernan-
dez and eleven Cubans sailed
this morning from quarantine
on the' schooner Fearless for
should ar-
Key .West tomorrow
s:ta
-essssei fcnr vn .
ts Jl3iS3w?''
isa saa;
2? EV-i.i
Both the method and reeoits whsa
Syrup of Fis is taken; it la pleasant
and refresbmf? to the taste and acta
geMiy yet promptly on the Sidneys
.w .v -w. . .... .. .
tern eSectnally dbpeis colds head-
aches and fevers ad ctnes habitual
constipataon. Syrnp of Figa ia tiro
ordV remedy of its Hind ever pro-
dncedv pleasing to the taste and ac-
effects prepared only from tbe most
healthy and agrseabienbatsaces its
many excellent qualities conrmezn it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy knofrn.
Symp of Figs is for sale ia 50 -
cent bottles by all leading drag-
gists. Any reliable druggist -who
may not have it on hand "will pro-
cure it promptly for any one wjk
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CMUFmm no syrup c&
SAff FMHCSQO GAL.
IQU1SYIU KY. tfZM G5St M.7. -
WHAT
V2 w'f
bL COST.
Nearly Seven Millions Neces-
sary to Move Troops.
Washington May 10. 'I he
Post correspondent got unof-
ficial but absolutely accurate
information today from the
Quartermaster generaPs" office
that the approximate ammount
for all purposes necessary ro
equip - and concentrate the
army at Tampa and other
points of embarkation are as
follows: Authorized for mules
harness and pack nules $343-
342; estimated cost of trans- "
portation of troops' to 'Pampa
Mobile Mobile New Orleans
and OTatanooga $750000;
merits 995-7o8.
BHITISaTjJI.L TURNED;
BACK.r
On Board the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Kata
SpencerfOrT Cardenas May 9.
The British s?ea-npr Strath-
dee Captain Gtirren attempt-
ed Lo run-the blockncle yester-
day hut was overhauled by
ih gunboat Machias. The
captain of the Straihdee claim-
ed the vessel was loaded witli
sugar and that he had on board
ia nurauer or Spanish rein-
gees from Sagua Ta (iratrde.
He also said the steamer was
bounded foi Matanzas whore
Ft was desired to disembark the -refugees.
The commander of
the Machias was skeptical of"
this 3tory and warned tho cap-
tain of theSirathdee that ff Ijh
attrfnipted to take the 7e3el
into Nfatanzas she would he
firecf upon whereupon ihe
Si rath dee put about and uteau
nd aw4iy in thedireciTon of New
York.
WATCHING TQti AliER:
ICAH WARSHIPS.
Port an Prince -Hayti May
10 The minister of the imHricir
received a dispatch from mo!
St. Nicholas saying two Anier-
cJpsis
warslup & f"-re and "
tuai a cjpaniali reshel is watch
mg
outside.
The
annonuca-
mfintJs "otTully credited.
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Wheeler, Jesse O. The Brownsville Daily Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 269, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 14, 1898, newspaper, May 14, 1898; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth116266/m1/3/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .