Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 18, 1906 Page: 1 of 4
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BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERAL
VOL. XV. NO 40.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SATURDAY AUGUST IS 1906
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
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D. B. CHAPIN
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FARM AND; RANCH HARDWARE fr
JUnahles' us to
Buy the Best Goods -
At the Best Prices
And five the best Satisfaction.
It is worth- your while to try us.
E. H . CALDWELL.
Corpus Christi Texas.
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ATTORNEYAT LAW
HIDALGO TEXAS
Y MUST GO"
Our remaining Straw hats. Prices on
these Straws have been Smashed to
Smithereens. Hats 50c and up now 25c.
F. W. Seabury
ATTORNEV-AT-LAW
Rio Q-ande City Texas
Will practice in the District Courts of
Starr Hidalgo Zapata and
Webb Counties.
DR. C. H. THORN
Dentist
jSF"0&ce opposite The Herald.
TELEPHONE 51
Brownsville
Texas.
BROWNSVILLE
IS INDIGNANT
DEMANDS FOR PROTECTION IGNORED BY
STATE OFFICIALS.
Even More Urgent Telegrams Are Sent to Austin and Washington
Today. Copies of Previous Messages Which Have
Elicited Almost No Response.
WHITE ELEPHANT
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V. L. CRIXOL. Proprietor.
First-class Liquors Wines
Cigars. Polite Attention.
Market Square
Brownsville. Texas
E. H. GOODRICH SON
....MANAGERS....
Cameron County
Abstract Company
Choice Lands and City Property.
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& "THEY HAVE BEEN HERE
iiicrsi now22?Ji.e way "tor "the fine line
f felt and wool hats soon .due to arrive.
"LEST WE FORGET"
Let us again remind you that in times of
peace or otherwise one needs clothes. If
you need shirts hats clothing collars
ties etc. you want "THE GOODS" and the
place to get them is at the "FAMOUS."
"Ask Your Friends. ' '
SPERO'S
COMBE BLDG. NEXT TO P. O. BROWNSVILLE TEXAS gSg
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COMPETENT PHARMACY
ESTABLISHED 1865
Botica del Leon
....You Want the Best
Your Physician aims to put all his knowledge expen-
ence and skill into the prescription he writes. It is an orcle
for a combination of remedies which your case requires. He
cannot rely on the result unless trfe ingredients are properly
compounded.
Be fair to your doctor And to yourselt by bringing your
prescriptions here. They'll be compounded only by registered
pharmacists who are aided by the largest stock of drugs in this
part of the state. Everything of the finest quality that money cac
buy or experience can select.
J. L. Putenat & Bro.
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Union Bakery
John Thielen Manager
RreuL.cnitCTkftSrr "Etc Made
From Choicest Brands of Flour
Elizabeth Street Brownsville Tex
Laulom & Simo.
DEALERS IN
Fine Wines Liquors and Cigars.
The Best in the Land.
. Always Ready to Accomodate Visitors.
Information as to Boats Etc.
Cheerfully Furnished.
Point Isabel. : : : : Texas.
The citizens' committee held an-
other meeting this morning at
which it was decided that as the
state aud federal governments had
paid almost no attention to the
messages sent to the various offi
cers appealing for aid in
tecting the city of Brownsville from .
further outrage as well as in the!
investigation of the crime commit-"
ted against our people by federal
soldiers the committee would send
other and more urgent appeals to
to the same officers. At the same
time it was decided to send to the
press of the state copies of all tele-
grams which have been sent by
the committee appealing to the
state in general for sympathy and
aid in the critical condition which
confronts the city of Brownsville.
In accordance with the decision of
the committee in order that our
ywrjfcijniuf be fully informed as to
what has been donejjgirbehalf
copies of all telegrams seniSiVj3i
. ' . L signed a rommittee of citizens ap-
received have been furnished The pointed at and by a massmeeting
Herald. They are as follows: ; of the people of Brownsville held
Aueust 14. To Adit. General! in the Federal Court House in
Lanham is waiting advices from
Adjutant General Huleu before
acting and Senators Bailey and
Culberson have wired Secretary of
War and doing everything in their
power to aid us. Please immedia-
tely wire me situation full. Will
pr0. ; come home at once I can help our
peopie any way. .signed; JAMES
B. Wells.
- Aug. 15. Hon James B. Wells
Dallas Texas: Committee of Citi-
zens have been investigating and it
is their unanimous opinion that no
effort should be spared to have ne-
gro soldiers removed at -once. The
attack was made .by a conspiracy
of the soldiers. We cannot tell
when they may break out again.
They cannot be trusted. Doinin-
guez's arm amputated. Many have
sent their wives and children away
and those remaining nervous and
apprehensive. Prompt action by
Governor should be taken.
John Barvlevt County Judge.
TO THE PRESIDENT.
Brownsville Te-:as August 15
1906. To Theodore -Roosevelt
President of the United States
The under-
"fehington
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FOR SALE
High Grade Durham and Here
ford Bulls Cows and Heifers.
Reasonable Terms Delivered.
ADDRESS
P. S. Waterwall Rockport Tex.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
TUNED AND REPAIRED
Piano Action Work a Specialty.
Keeps on hand piano
Strings and felts.
GEORGE KRAUSSE.
Residence on Levee St.
JAMES B.WELLS
cAttorney
at Law
Successor to Powers & Maxan
Towers & Wells Wells & Reutfro
Wells Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks Wells. Stayton & Kleberg
I buy and sell Reai Estate and
investigate land titles. A complete
abstract t- all "itles of record in
Cameron County Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts when especially employed.
Land Litigation and corporation
practice.
Hy B.Verhelle
SADDLE & HAR-
NESS MAKER . . .
Repairing a Specially.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
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Special Notice!
B MURDOCK
Architect and Builder
Plans and Specifications Furnished FREE
If Work is Awarded to Ale
CALL AT THE HERALD OFFICE
Hulen Austin: Negro troops with
out provocation broke out of gar-
rison about twelve o'clock last
night and shot up town in general
killing one man and severely
wounding Lieutenant-Police. Also
riddling many residences leading
hotel store-houses and other places
with bullets. Our citizens are great-
excited and demand immediate
removal of soldiers or further and
worse trouble anticipated. To this
end most earnestly solicit your as-
sistance and ask that you come
here at once and make thorough
investigation in behalf of citizens
of this State. Please advise Gov-
ernor hereof and answer. John
Bartlett County Judge; Frederick
J. Combe Mayor; James A.
Browne Alderman.
HIS ANSWER.
Austin Tex. Aug. 14. To
Hon. John Bartlett County Judge
Cameron County: Your telegram
this date I have taken this n.atter
up with Federal officials and will
do all I can to relieve the situation
please keep me fully informed by
telegraph. HuxEN Adjt. Gen.
P. H. Yasey.
PAINTER
All Kinds and Classes of Work.
Estimates Given.
OFFICE AM) SfiP: Ti'tkirjn Blft IJtfc .U
August 14 To Hon. James B.
Wells Dallas Texas. Negro sol-
diers broke out of garrison about
twelve o'clock lat night without
provocation and shot up town
generally killing Frank Natus
severely wounding Lieutenant-Police
Joe Dominguez killing his
horse. There are at least fifteen
bullet holes in Louis Cowen's
house many shots also fired into
Miller Motel store under Wells'
office saloons stores and other
buildings. Citizens will hold Mass
Meeting this morning to have
Government remove said troops
from here. Solicit aid of Culber-
son Bailey Garner and other
friends immediately for such pur-
pose; for if said troops remain
here further and worse trouble
anticipated. Great excitement in
town. Show to Governor Lanham.
Answer. (Signed) John Bartlett
County Judge; Fred J. Combe
Mayor; James A. Browne Alder-' terTorized
this city on Tuesday the four-
teenth instant to investigate the
attack made on this city by negro
troops now stationed at Fort
Brown adjoining the city after an
almost continuous session of two
days find as follows:
That at a few moments before
twelve midnight on Monday the
thirteenth a body of United States
soldiers of the Twenty-Fifth Unit-
ed States Infantry colored num-
bering between twenty and thirty
men emerged from the garrison
enclosure carrying their rifles
and abundant supply of munition
and at once begun firing on the
town and directly into dwellings
offices stores and at police and
citizens. During this firing one
citizens Frank Natus was killed
in his yard and the lieutenant of
police who rode towards the fir-
ing had his horse killed under
him- and was shot through the
right arm which has since been
amputated at the elbow. After
firing about two hundred shots the
soldiers retired to their quarters.
After the most diligent inquiry we
find that no shots were fired from
the town into or towards the gar-
rison nor any provocation given
for the attack.
We find that the negro soldiers
who have been stationed here only
a few weeks have taken-exception
to the fact that they have been re-
fused liquor in the saloons at the-
same bars or counters as the white
citizens and that a few days ago a
negro soldier was knocked down
for rudely jostling a white woman
the wife of a federal officer off the
sidewalk.
We solemnly assert that no other
provocation in any shape or man
ner has been given to those sol-
diers since their arrival here.
We find that threats iave been !
made by them that they will repeat
this outrage. We do not believe
their officers can restrain them
there being but five commissioned
officers.
Our condition Mr President -is
this: Our women and children are
and our men are prac
tically under
I waichfulnes.
constant alarm and
No community can
than a
man; Doctor j. ti. rlorence. btate
Quarantine Officer; Celedonio Gar
pi :rr. o r r-i r
za. oum; ocrKe v.ni :s:ajjd th;s strain for more
ui iroiivc-; rraiik. vv. rvio;.e vuy few days
Attoruey- " We look to you for relief. We
THE ANSWER ask yQa tQ tfaese rr0)ps flt
Dallas Texas August 15 To once removed from Fort Brown
Hons. John Bartlett F. J. Comue and renlaced bv white soldiers.
and others. Your wire of yester- We appeal to you as Corn-
day has caused me grave concern mender-in-Chief and as President
Public Instr; George Connor
Chief of Police; John G. Fernan-
dez Banker; Frederick J. Combe
Mayor; James A. Browne. Al-
derman; J. H. Florence State
Quarantine Officer; J. O. Wheeler
Editor Daily Herald; William
Kelly Chairman Citizens' Com-
mute. TO THE GOVENOR
Brownsville Texas August 15
1905 To Hon. S. W. T- Lanham
Governor Austin Texas. Mon-
day night August thirteenth about
twenty United States Stroops broke
out of garrison at Fort Brown
fully armed with government rifles
supplied with abundant amuni-
tion shot up town generally kill-
ing one man severely wounding
another and shot at a number of
citizens riddling many houses
with bullets. Committee compos-
ed of fourteen of the most conserv-
ative men of Brownsville appoint-
ed thereto by mass-meetiug of
citizens of leading professional
men merchants aud our other
best citizens have been thoroughly
investigating matter for two days
and find that there was no overt
act on part of any citizen of
Brownsville to cause such treat-
ment at the hands of said soldiers;
the whole affair seems to have been
a deep-laid plot and premeditated
design to kill and intimidate our
citizens. Besides soldiers who en-
tered town many shots were fired
from barracks in garrison. Com-
missioned Officers appear to be un-
able to apprehend the guilty par-
ties and knew nothing at all of the
soldiers' actions that night. All
of our citizens specially women
and children are greatly excited
and almost demoralized. Many
familes fearing more and worse
trouble are leaving town. Soldiers
threaten to break out again
we feel that should they so desit
commanding officers in
will be absolutely powerlt
Therefore we representing all of
the citizens of Brownsville and as
citizens of the State of Texas ap-
peal to you as our governor and
most earnestly request and implore
you to immediately demand of the
federal authorities the immediate
removal of all negro troops now
stationed at Fort Brown as we all
fear that our lives and the safety
of our wives r.nd children are
greatly endangered by reason of
said soldiers' presence here. Yon
must act at once as the situation is
very grave. If you think best we
recommend that you send General
Hulen here immediately to in-
vestigate entire situation and we
will lend him every assistance in
our power to facilitate the same.
(Signed as above by committee.')
Messages of practically the same
effect as that sent the governor
were sent to U. S. Senators Cul-
berson and Bailey omitting that
part relating to General Hulen.
No reply was received to these
three messages save a line or two
from Culberson saying
Your telegram is received and
shall have immediate attention
The committee after waiting two
days then sent the following:
Aug. 17. To Hon. S. W. T.
Lanham; Austin Texas. Please
refer to our telegram of fifteenth.
The excitement among our people
is not subsiding. The fears of our
women and children cannot be al-
layed by argument They feel un-
safe while the negro troops are in
our midst. We cannot stand the
tension arising from their fears
and the constant watchfulness it
makes necessary. We implore you
to act at once for our relief and to
answer this immediately.
By order of The Citizens Com-
mittee William Kelly Chair-
man STILL NO ANSWER.
Still no answer has come from the
governor or from any other official
addressed save the brief ones not-
ed above. This morning the com-
mittee filled with resentment
which is shared by all of our citi
zens and in response to the pop-
ular clamor for immediate action
on the part of state or federal au-
thorities for the iclief of the town
met as stated and drafted the fol-
1 awing urgent message which were
filed this morning:
TO THE PRESIDENT
Brownsville Texas August 5 3.
lo Hon. Theodore
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I have done evervibis-.e ncssible onr whoV rspnnlf. Tnfc prtw It-..-j. V I
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Washington D. C We appeal to
torrne speeay protection-ot our County Judge; Frank W. Kibbe
people and the prevention of re- Citv Attorney.- Olpdnnin fW
petition of such outrages. Governor Sheriff; E. H. Goodrich Supt.
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 18, 1906, newspaper, August 18, 1906; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147236/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .