Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 6, No. 179, Ed. 1, Monday, February 17, 1908 Page: 2 of 6
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AMERICAN FLEET EXPECTED TO
REACH PORT OF CALLAO TO-
DAY OR TUESDAY LAST
STOPPING PLACE
Being Made By the Govern entand
People of PertTFor the
talnment of the Officers an9
Bluejackets Country of
Historic Interest
Special to the Herald
Washington D C Feh 17 The
American battleship fleet is expected
to reach the port of Callao today or
tomorrow thus marking off another
leg of the long trip from Hampton
Roads to San Francisco Callao will
be the last stopping point until the
fleet reaches the coast of LowerCali
fornia
Recent advices received here tell of
elaborate arrangements being made
by the government and people of
Peru for tfie entertainment of the
American officers and bluejackets
No country yet visited by the Ameri-
can fleet offers such scenic beauties
or is surrounded with more historic
interest than the land of the Incas
the scene o the golden conquests of
Pizarro and his followers
While the fleet is anchored in the
harbor of Callao the Americans will
be taken to the capital city of Lima
where they will be officially received
by President Pardo and entertained
on a grand scale The Americans
will find little of special interest in
Callao that city resembling in most
respects the other ports along the
western coast of South America It is
a comparatively small seaport with
the usual quays and wharves ware-
houses and terminals The residen-
tial part of the town is built in the
old Spanish style Like most sea
ports Callao is filled with merchants
and traders of all nationalities and
contains colonies of Germans Spanish
Italians English and Americans
There is some manufacturing done
there but the shipping is the chief in-
dustry of the inhabitants The most
of the modern terminals and transpor-
tation facilities have been built with
English and American capital
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many characteristics
differing radically from anything with
which they have heretofore met It
is one of the most historic and pic-
turesque cities on the continent
The journey from Callao to Lima
occupfes less than an hour There
are two railway lines connecting the
cities one English the other Ameri-
can The route extends through a
fertile valley on the slope of the An-
des Beyond Lima the line rises to a
height greater than that attained by
any other railway line in the world
Lima is picturesquely situated on
the banks of the Itimao a mountain
torrent at the end of a valley whose
enclosing hills rise on one side of the
town The heart of the citys activi-
ties is the Plaza Mayor or public
square on two sides of which are the
principal arcades and shops of the
city while the other two sides are
taken up with the historic cathedral
and the residence of the archbishop
and the government buildings and offi-
cial residence of the president of the
republic
The residence of the president call-
ed the Casa Verde is a low building
painted dark green with white fac-
ings and occupies one entiio side of
the square It is chiefly interesting
from the fact that it was the home of
the old Spanish vicoioys and it was
in one of its rooms that the great
captain Pizarro was assassinated
The cathedral which is a much
mote imposing edifice is a veiy large
and curious building of grand propor-
tions It is approached by a great
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flight of stone steps and is flanked by
two large towers of the Spanish Jes-
uit type The cathedral like nearly
everything else to be met with in
Lima is a reflection of old Spain
The entire city in fact affords the
best example of a sixteenth century
Spanish town to be found in South
America
While it is of great historic interest
the city of Lima possesses few archi-
tectural merits Many of its finest
buildings were either destroyed or
damaged be > ond repair by the victo-
rious Chileans or by the revolution-
ists The facade of the cathedral is
pitted with bullet holes and many
other prominent buildings bear the
marks of sanguinary strife
President Jose Pardo who will be
the central figure among the enter-
tainers of the American naval officers
is one of the most Interesting personj
alities in South America He Is the
embodiment of the progressive sp
whjch in the pn ° t few years has dm
wonderi
sources of Teru and place It a
of the times He is a warm adm1
of the United States and has lent tfl
aid of his influence in making it pos-
sible for American capital to find a
safe investment in Peruvian railways
power companies and in the rich
mines which are unexcelled in any
part of the world President Pardo
was elected in 1904 and his term of
office will expire this fall
Bryan In Hoosier Capital
Special to the Herald
Indianapolis Ind Feb 17 At a
banquet in his honor at the Claypool
Hotel tonight William J Bryan will
make the first speech he has deliver-
ed in Indiana in some time While
no doubt has been felt regarding the
favorable attitude of Indiana demo-
crats towards Mr Bryans presiden-
tial aspirations his followers thought
that a personal visit from the Ne-
braska leader would do no harm es-
pecially as the state convention to
select delegates to Denver is but lit-
tle over a month distant
Tonights banquet is to be attended
by many leading democrats from
over the state including the thirteen
district chaiimen making up the state
committee John W Kern of this
city former democratic candidate
for governor will act as toastmaster
and it is expected that both Thomas
Tiggart clinii man of the national
committee and Stokes Jackson
chaiiuan of the state committee will
be present
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Candidate Cards
Mr Candidate if you want a card that
looks neat and talks straight from the shoul-
der let the Herald have your order No delay
and they are right when you get them The
prices are like the cards just right Plenty
of cards on hand and more coming
SPORTS OF THE WEEK
Monday
Opening of automobile show at
Cleveland Ohio
f Annual meeting of the stewards of
the Great Western Circuit at Chicago
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Tuesday
Johnny Coulon vs Cooney Kelley
10 rounds at Peoria 111
Automobile road race from Jackson-
ville to Miama postponed to March 9
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Wednesday
Opening of tennis championships at
Coronado Beach Cal
Racquet championship tournament
opens in Boston
Annual bench show of New England
Kennel Club opens in Boston
Thursday
Annual Motor Boat and Sportsmans
Show opens in Madison Square Gar-
den New York
Webb and Tressider meet on the
Wanganin river New Zealand in a
match for the professional sculling
championship of the world
3 Opening of bench shows in Colum-
bus Ohio and Bloomington 111
Friday
X Opening of New Jersey automobile
show in Newark
Annual spring meeting of Southern
League at Little Roclc
Conference in Chicago to form a
federation of American aero clubs
Saturday
Mike Twin Sullivan vs Stanley
Ketchell 25 rounds at San Francisco
Grover Hayes vs Spike Robson
6 rounds at Philadelphia
St Louis Browns start on their
spring training trip
California Librarians
Special to the Herald
San Jose Cal Feb 17 San Jose is
entertaining for four days the annual
meeting of the California Library As-
sociation The general meeting is pre-
ceded by a three days institute meet-
ing devoted to Instruction in the ele-
ments of library methods The insti-
tute opened today and will continue
until Wednesday when the general
sessions of the association will begin
Librarians from many parts of the
state are already here to take part
and many more are expected within
the next day or two
Among those who have accepted in-
vitations to address the association
eting are Governor James N Gil
dwariLJSmtt state superlntend
fct
California Federation of Womens
Club Melvin G Dodge associate i
lan of Leland Stanford Jr Univer
sity and Milton J Ferguson assist-
ant state librarian
Cleveland Auto Show
Special to the Herald
Cleveland O Feb 17 The annual
show of the Cleveland Automobile
Dealers Association opened today in
the Central armor with every avail-
able foot of the floor space in the
big building occupied with exhibits
The show is pronounced the best
ever seen in this part of the country
and far eclipses the previous shows
seen here in the number and variety
of the exhibits The latest models of
all makes and description of motor-
cars fill the main floor and wings of
the building The banquet hall and
galleries contain a great assortment
of motorcycles bicycles and automo-
bile sundries and accessories The
show will continue all week
Bank Cashier on Trial
Special to the Herald
Portsmouth Va Feb 17 The
case of Alexander B Butt former
cashier of the wrecked Peoples Bank
of Portsmouth was called for trial
today Butt is indicted on twenty
two counts Among other tilings he
Is charged with receiving deposits
when he knew the bank was insolv-
ent falsification of the books of the
bank the swearing to false state-
ments to the state corporation com-
mission embezzlement and grand
larceny of funds aggregating nearly
200000 and criminal mismanage-
ment which brought about the wreck
of the institution and the loss of de-
posits
Hughes League Organizes
Special to the Herald
New York Feb 17 Promotors of
the Hughes League of the United
States met in conference at the Man-
hattan Hotel today to choose an ad-
visory committee and otherwise com-
plete its organization The league as
its name implies will aim to piomote
the presidential boom of Governor
Hughes General Stewart L Wood
ford former United States minister
to Spain has been chosen president
of the league
Some Fine Beef
The Parlor Meat Market has just
received a hundred fine stallfed beef
cattle and they are now being served
to pleased customers Call at the
market and see the fine fat beef on
display 12tf
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9REAL
REAL ESTATE and
FIRE INSURANCE
We take this method of expressing our appreciation to our many
friends who have so kindly given us their business the past year
Our business has been far better than anticipated and of course
we contribute our success to the favors shown us by our friends
We are starting out in the new year with some real bargains in
Real Estate
20V acres in the city limits already cut up into lots and block
streets and alleys Price cash 2500
295 acres nice unimproved land 5 miles from town on one of the
most prominent public roads of the county if sold at once per
acre 400
2 lots in Burkitt Broyles and Cooks addition each 7500
3 nice lots in North Palestine 250 Cash will taise them
50 acres 3 miles north of Palestine 20 acres in cultivation 35000
MANY OTHER BARGAINS
WE SHALL BE PLEASED TO HAVE A SHARE OF YOUR FIRE
INSURANCE BUSINESS
RENT HOUSES A SPECIALTY
FORTUNES IN FIG ORCHARD
Texas Figs are Worlds
Fair Winners
The famous Fig Preserves made at Aldine near Houston are the
finest and best known in the world One important thing which
must not be overlooked is that the fig orchards here never fail to
produce large profitable crops
One Acre Set in Figs and
One Town Lot Both for
GENERAL SALES MANAGER
316 Kiam Building
230
Payable 10 down 10 per month without interest no payments when
sick clear warranty deed in case of death Local cash market for
fruit Single crop pays for land and lot Money back in 3 years
with annual income for life Better than banks bonds or life insur-
ance If you want to enjoy life in South Texas under your own
vine and fig tree or make a small safe profitable investment
write for particulars AGENTS WANTED
HOUSTON TEXAS
Out to Buy
Either one piece or many you
should call on us and get our prices
on new or second hand articles
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
We repair your furniture of any and every kind and manu-
facture Box Couches and Shirt Boxes to your order We
also have our Transfer Line in connection with store and
are prepared to move pack and store or ship your house-
hold goods All work will be given prompt and careful
attention Call and see us at No 100 Main street the
A H Bailey od stand
Our Phones are 358
Residence 284
WYATTVFRRON FURNITURE JND TRANSFER GO
We have none in our own work We are the only HOME
TAILORS our own work Suits from S2500 up
Special Order Clothes
We have decided to take your measure for that kind also
It will be Competition There
Its a side line with us the kind of clothes others have charged you
a good tailors price for we are ready to show how cheap you can
get them The best of that kind 250 to 750 a suit cheaper than
any competition
Appel Tailoring Co
know we do what we promise to do A
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ACfilNERY
Should you need Cotton Ginning Cane Grinding Saw Mill or other
Machinery or repairs for same it matters not by whom made Dilleys
can save you time trouble or money perhaps all if you will consult
them You are desirious of building up Anderson County give proof of
it by first giving home factories employing home labor an opportunity
to serve you and then all things being equal give them the preference
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SITTINGS BY APPOINTMENT
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V., Jr. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 6, No. 179, Ed. 1, Monday, February 17, 1908, newspaper, February 17, 1908; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth68524/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .