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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-17
CREATED A BREEZE.
Florida Legislature Memorial
ICES Congress to Build a
Monument at Appomat-
tOX.

Pensacola, Fla, April ~
The action of camp Ward, con-
federate veterans of this city,
at their meeting Wednesday
night, in denouncing the pas
sage of the Appomattox res
olutions by the Florida legis
lature, is creating quite ii
breeze, and comments ale pub
lished to-day from members of
the camp protesting against its
action on the ground that the
meeting was hastily called,
without giving notice Of its OBJ
ject, and that only ten or
twelve out of a membership of
over one hundred were present,
and, furthermore, that the res
olution passed by the legisla-
ture was not read to the camp
and had not been seen by the
members, and that the matter
denounced is not contained in
the resolutions passed by the
Legislature.
Following is the resolution
passed by the Legislature:
Senate concurrent resolution
No. 13.-A memorial to the
congress of the United States
asking the purchase of APP
pomattox for purposes of a ma
tional park and the erection of
a memorial monument therein.
Whereas, the third Of a cen
fury has gone by since the first
shock of battle in the war be
tween the states, which cul-
minated at Appomattox; and,
Whereas, no differences of
blood divide us, nor differences
of language separate us, nor
differences of section part US;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate and
house of representatives of
Florida that our senators and
representatives in congress be
requested to take immediate
steps toward securing the pas
sage of a bill providing for the
purchase of Appomattox for
the purpose Of a national park.
Resolved, further. that said
bill provide for The erection by
the government of memorial
monument upon the historic
spot where General Lee sur
rendered to General Grant, as
a tribute to the valor of the
American soldiers who fell on
both sides of the great contest
an as evidence to the world that
sectionalism no longer holds
sway in our nation-that we
know no north, no south, no
east, no west, but unite with
pride in devotion to one great
common country
1t is suggested by members
that another meeting of the
camp be called to reconsider
the resolution.
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-17
THE TERMS OF PEACE.
News From Toxic That the
War Between China and
Japan is Practically
Ended.

Washington, April 12.-Ad-
vices received at the Japanese
legation today from Toxic indi-
cate that an understanding has
been reached between the Jap
anese and Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries and that the news of the
definite conclusion of peace may
be expected at any time.
The exact terms of the peace
can not as yet be ascertained,
but it is understood that in re-
sponss to the urgent and re-
peated requests Of the Chinese
plenipotentiaries for an abate-
ment Of the demands originally
made on them, the Japanese
plenipotentiaries have granted
some concessions.
Brief as the dispatch from
Toxic is, it marks the close of
the Chinese-Japanese war, bar
ring the possibility, of course,
of some unexpected hitch at the
last moment. The announce
ment of the exact terms of
peace is yet to come, but from
what is known Of the negotia-
tons thus far, the general ma
ture of the peace is evident. 1t
was officially announced yes
terday that the terms being in
sisted on were as follows:
1. Independence Of Corea.
2. Permanent session of the
island of Formosa to Japan.
3. Indemnity of 3OO,OOO.OOo
taels, Chinese money.
4. Permanent occupation of
Port Arthur and the immediate
surrounding territory.
5. A new Japan China treaty
opening Corea to commerce.
The two terms which have
caused trouble of late years are
the permanent occupation of
Port Arthur and the payment
of 3OO,OOO,OOO taels. While no
information is available and no
statement whatever regarding
the terms of peace can be OBJ
tanned, it is probable that it is
on these conditions the Japan
.ese plenipotentiary commits
sioners have yielded. Just how
much they have yielded on the
occupation of Port Arthur may
have vital consequence. If they
have yielded it entirely it re-
moves Japan from all occupa-
ton of the main land and from
the strategic command Of the
Gulf of Pc Chilli. leading to
Pekin.
at one time Japan was will
ing to occupy Port Arthur for
a term of years, and this may
be the middle ground of the
agreement, although it is nee
essarily conjectuted at present.
The purpose Of a temporary
occupation, it is said, would be
to prevent China from re-arm
ing and retaliating against ia
pan for term of years at least.
If the money demand has been
reduced little significance will
attach to the fact except that it
will tighten China's burden.
Old ua1vc1oa,oa,.e Gov eoIo 90
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
TERRIBLE, BUT HARMLESS.
The Happy Outcome of an Encounter
with a Maniac.

The Happy Outcome of an Encounter
with Maniac.
He was passing the asylum, medi-
tating deeply on his own affairs. when
he saw the wild-eyed, blood. thirsty
looking maniac dash through the
gates into the road. He turned in
stantly, and his cruel eyes were on the
peaceable wayfarer, who, to his in
tense horror, saw that the lunatic was
making towards him-perhaps with
murder in his heart
What was he to do?
To stand and cope with the power
full strength of madness would be sui
cidal.
He had but one chance-a slim one
at the best-but he would try it. Act
ing at once upon the thought, he
turned and ran with the swiftness OF
deer down the road. But the mad
man was not to give up his promised
prey SO easily, and gave pursuit with
such vigor that he was soon within a
few yards of his victim, who. strive as
he would, could not increase the dis
lance between them.
In grim silence the chase continued
the heavy breathing of the maniac
drawing closer and closer to the af-
frighted ears Of the poor wayfarer, who
began to give himself up for lost. His
strength was fast giving out, and he
knew that his race was nearly run.
In imagination he could already feel
the deadly grip of the mailman about
his throat and see the exulting look in
the murderous eyes. Terror, for mo-
ment, lent new vigor to his feet, and
he sprang forward with a determine
ton to battle his relentless pursuer in
spite of the near proximity OF the
heavy breathing, which he could now
feel upon the nape of his neck. hut
unfortunately his foot at that instan,
struck a stump, and he plunged forward
upon his face with a cry OF horror.
He knew that his last moment hac
come, and he offered up silent prayer
resigning himself to the fearful fate
from which he felt nothing, now
could save him.
In a moment the maniac was upor
him-a wild, demoniacal yell OF lout
laughter echoed in his ears, and he fel
himself suddenly struck upon TIT
shoulders; at the same time volc'
screeched out in apparent glee:
Tag; you're TIN. Y. World
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
Cumberland's Great Trick.

On the journey from Vienna to St
Petersburg, Cumberland. the we'll
known anti-spiritualist and thought
reader, entertained his fellow-passen-
gers by guessing their thoughts. One
of the travellers, a Polish Jew, who
took the whole thing for hoax,
offered to pay Cumberland the sum o!
fifty rubles if he could divine his
thoughts. Visibly amused, Cumber'
land acceded to his request, and said:
You are geing to the fair at Nizhni-
Novgorod, where you intend to pur'
chase goods to the extent OF twenty
thousand rubles, after which you will
declare yourself bankrupt and COM
pound with your creditors for three
per cent" On hearing these words
the Jew gazed at the speaker with
reyerential awe. He then, without
uttering a syllable, drew out of the leg
of his boot shabby purse, and handed
him the fifty rubles, Whereupon the
great magician triumphantly inquired:
"Then have guessed your thoughts,
eh?" No." replied the Jew, but you
have given me brilliant idea. Pod
mokcer Wochenblatt
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
SHE CHANGED HER MIND.
And She Did 1t In Such Mean
Way Too.

And She Did 1t In q Such Mean
Way Too.
A Harlem girl put up an Hful mean
Job on a society youth. Hostetter Me-
Ginnis had been paying Miss Esmer-
elda Longcoffin so much attention that
the only proper thing for him to do
was to propose. He had, however, IN
the meantime, made the acquaintance
of another girl he liked better. he
was in hopes If he did propose to Es-
merelda, that she would refuse him.
hence he was delighted when she said
one evening:
IF 1 should ever marry, it would be
to large, handsome, blond gentle
man."
"Ah." sighed Hostetter. 81 am small
and dark and ugly. You would never
marry me, would you, Esmeralda?"
"Of course l would, Hostetter, my
own true love-" exclaimed Esmerelda,
wrapping her arms around his neck.
And now Hostester is talking OF going
to fight the Chinese to get out OF the
scrape.-Texas Siftings.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
IN A LITTLE GIRLS ROOM.
suggestions for Making Fit Setting for
the Small Daughter.

If your little daughter is about to
move from the nursery into a room of
her own here are few suggestions as
to its furniture:
Have dotted Swiss curtain at the
window tied back with 'forget-me-not
blue ribbons. Let the little bedstead
be painted with white enamel and
1raped with a canopy of white Swiss,
though which blue silk lining should
show The bureau, which should cor
respond in size to the bed, Should also
be white, and, if ones bank account
will allow it, decorated in silver
The latest washstand for child's
room is of willow, painted in white,
with a deep hollow in the center
to hold the dainty bewl and
pitcher. In this room all the appoint
ments of the washstand should be of
white china. strewn with forget-me-
nots. In the corner of the room have
a baby divan covered with light blue
chintz and banked with white linen
covered pillows, ornamented with
blue silk frill. A little willow rocking
chair is another requirement. 1t
should be painted in white and have
the seat cushioned in light blue plush.
Cover the walls with a paper which
looks like a pompadour silk. 1t may
be cream white in color striped with
lines of forget-me-nots. Have plenty
of pictures on the walls, and carpet
of blue felt on the floor, half covered
by rugs, and the small girl who owns
this apartment can not fail to be hap
py.-N. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
To Prevent Mistakes.

The lady from Chicago took great
house in New York, fitting it up with
all the modern conveniences and
luxuries, including an English butler.
After he had been with her foS
month she called him up.
James" she said, severely.
"Yes, milady," he responded.
"You don't d:op your his, l notice,
when you talk"
mo, milady."
"You must"
~ cawn't, milady; I'm an educated
person" .
well. you've got to; that's one OF
the things pay you for. How are
these New York people to know you
are not a gentleman, If you don't?-
Detroit Free Press
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
r,a OLD MOTHER.


-. her climb the stair
siser da 1s mother, to the a..lo ~, reU there.
dear O,s to to keep with some o 1n e,oam.
- St, Within the 'n'''-S'0n''N 80. : -.
: Young that you w9usd s hands un-
~ s,s y odd, old things her wrinAi'N
tod; o.D. and yet endeared to me- q,
h-sasea sss Glove loves them so VINO NO" . ~
''' =, her gown, her cap awry .,.,r
b dust up ,.a in her rush-bottomed cnat.,
lent she sl sssarching for the days gone W
dim sy sss odd odd things thatshe mas earnef'"
there
.,. 70 her. A summer rain
dsy Ven " " tha shingles overhead
hi softly on W. W. called me by the name
oks to her sne = laughter long since dead
-, INV cheeks turned away
|th tears upva hair was in her hand,
bit Of sliken a. NOD Il out. heard her say:
as she sno NJ. hut God Will understand
,,,,d and this her shining haif'
be was my 1 naarn almost to see her race
snstlnes, Sc, seem earth a think, somewhere;
laid asr a III 'i hut God doth know the place
..,op,ess I stood there by the door sn. so,o.
s nv,.S and yet heard no'. w w soor
',' mo- q t suDs summer rain sung overhead
thought went through my heart now
mothers laterin sd f0o otoop an and XII Kiss
nat i blessed les face and sorrow-whi'eneo na'f'
no near that empty, pulseless day'
va " p We IT. IT, comes, God help the child she
.S So,'1 mt the chilling thought away,
= tlen en- t the latch and shut the creakina
door N. Y. Independent.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

in the public schools OF France A.2
per cent. of the pupils are shortsight-
ed, of Germany IS per cent, and
of the United Kingdom 20 per cent.
Lack of exercise seems the chief cause
"A small hospital of some twenty or
more beds has just been opened in
Edinburgh to provide means OF med
ical instruction and training in nurs-
ing for those who are to become deacon
esses in connection with the church of
Scotland.
According uto .aoFrench newspa-
per, there are in the French academy
three Professionals, Victor Cherbuliez-
Leon Say and M. de Freycinet; one
freethinker, Alexander Dumas; one
atheist, NJ. Challemel Lacour, while
nearly everyone of the rest is NOM
inal Catholic
Rev. Kevork Ardzrouni, who was
ordained an Armenian priest in Sep
TENDER, 1888, and whose influence in.
the Armenian church in Constantine
pie has been thorough for many years,
died lately at the age of 107 years. His
last sermon was preached Easter, 1899,
when he was carried into the church in
chair.
Since the death of DR.. Holmes there
are only four surviving mem bers of the
class of 1929 of Harvard, namely, DIR.
r. L.; Rev. Samuel May (the class Sec
retary), of Leicester; Rev. Samuel F.
Smith. of Newton, the author of
"America;' and Charles S. Storrow, of
| Boston.
The Presbyterian board of home
missions reports receipts from April
LIST to November 30th of 1915, 049, an in
crease over the amount for the pre-
ceding year of S102,O4l. The gain is
S66, $50 in legacies, $3s, S2s in the wom-
ems committee. 81 $50 miscellaneous.
There was falling off in the receipts
from churches of S5,549
The board of education of Passafc,
N. j., recently made the teaching of
cooking regular part OF the curri-
culum for the upper grades in the fe-
male schools. Recently twenty OR
thirty girls in one of the schools made
a salad. They then inadvertently ate
it, and every blessed one of them was
promptly taken sick. Hereafter they
will probably give the manufactured
product to the poor.
One of the best private schools in
Paris, the Ecole Monge, has just been
bought by the government for mil
lion dollars. The school was estab-
lished by private individuals in compe-
tition with the state lycees, and held
it's own in scholarship in the public
examination, it's mathema teal and
scientific training being especially
good. 1t was in financial difficulties.
however, and must have closed had
not the state interviewed.
The great wealth, either of the
Mormon church or of the individuals
at its head, has been again demon
, strated by the recent investment OF
$40, 900, 900 by the First Presidency
in new corporation called the Utah
company. This new company is to
operate coal mines, a railroad, bath
. ing beach and pleasure resort at the
great Salt Lake, and build, equip and
| operate telegraph and telephone lines
This is purely a church scheme, il
, which gentiles have no part, and is
: like the Zion Cooperative Co., to bt
managed to add to the wealth of th'
church.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
Comforting Assurance.

"D'ye know" said Flooding Pete,
I'm gittin' Uneasy about myself? I'm
pittin' skeart fur fear the way l fills
the fiowin' termater can'n ruin me
prospecks. Am l whut ye'd regard ez
a hard drinkers"
Meandering Mike looked at him con-
temptuously and answered; Nav.
"Honest?"
"'Course it's honest. A man couldn't
be furder from a hard drinker,n you
are. Ye're de easiest drinker l even
saw IN my life."-washington Star.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25

"Shiminy cracky! Dat bicycler' en-
claimed the big fellow, his fat sides
shaking with uncomfortable laughter.
''She's de boy vot done de business. /
guess Turpit don't laugh some more
about my shanging works vid you,
hey?"-Myron B. Gibson, in L. A. w.
Rulletin
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
!, RACE FOR A CLAIM.
~ q Bright Wheelman Beat Oid
Man Turpit.

Trunk full of books and bicycle
de rather a queer outfit to start a
n with. but they were all l had
,ar 7 settled in the Jim River
llev OF course did not buy them
that purpose, but l happened to
"a them, and not much else, when
4 school and went west for my
That country was just beginning to
tract settlers then, and liking the
oks of the level prairies clad In
Al Of blue joint" as tall as mans
ad, l lost no time in fling a pre-
hutton on the best quarter section
mid find. I had my pick for miles
and down the river when filed in
ugust, but before winter settlers
line in with rush and sod shanties
bd dugouts dotted the prairie in all
|rections. Still there was plenty OF
nd and nearly every settler filed his
Exemption on one quarter while ne
kserved another one hundred and
xty acres adjoining to be taken as
bmestead after he had lived on his
Exemption the six months required
law before he could prove up"
hich was necessary before filing a
Dmestead.
| 1t was too late in the season for
breaking" when / reached Dakota,
BID as should have little use for a
am before the next spring, l thought
wise not to have any live stock to
bed during the long winter. The idea
man running a farm with a
BICYCLE was very amusing to some OF
y neighbors. My bookish notions,
|po, were not considered good form
|nong pioneer people, and Isoon be-
hme known far and wide as that
plege dude with a wheel" This
Unused rather than annoyed me, for /
lot along very nicely and derived no
|nd of practical use and enjoyment
rom both books and wheel. l built a
pd shanty like the rest, hired a
|eighbor to haul stove and
luantity of provisions from the near
st town, and began keeping house.
'nce or twice a week / wheeled
wenty miles to this same town for my
nail An old stage road running up
nd down the river passed within one
undred yards Of my door, and no
There in the world, think, was there
yer finer road for wheeling There
'ere no ruts, no mud or stones, OF
and-nothing but two broad paths, as
mooth almost as an asphalt pave
lent' and as springy and noiseless as
MY a track made of tall grass pounded
own into tough, firm sod can be.
'agon wheels did not cut through
I'd make narrow rut, but played
ere and there over a breath of two
'es or more on each side of a slim
ZIP OF standing "blue-joint."
coming back from town one day q
run old fellow who held a claim a
nie north of mine-"old man Turpit'
'eryone called him came up behind
= with a lively team of four-year'
lds | never liked the old chap any
% well, and it was plain that he had
O'ning but contempt for me and my
cunt.
an
why don't ye give that thing away
"a ,, git ye boss o. some ACCOUNT" he
' .leS out as he ratified mp.
oh' this suits me very WE'LL" / re
ied' banteringly. 81 like q horse
now"
Inc old man gave sniff of con
'mp1' and popping the whip over hi
aus cut out into the tall grass to pas
:. but somehow he didn't get past
.ougn he whipped and shouted til
= ar was fairly blue; and when
Anied in at nv place and raised mi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-01
Bellinghan Bay News.

Whatcom. Oct. 5I.-SpeciaI.-Frank
Bloom. living FIVE miles north OF Lynn
den. met with a painful accident yester-
day while cleaning a loaded gun. He was
swa55ing Il out with rag wound around
q ramrod. when the gun was discharged,
blowing the spiintered ramrod and A
charge OF shot through his. right hand.
managing IL so badly that Drs. Cross and
Axtell. who were summoned from here
to attend him. found 4 necessary 10 take
of the thumb and two fingers.
The time for securing bids for the con-
struetfon OF the normal school building
expires al p. m. tomorrow. November /.
Mos; OF the local contractors VINO have
figured upon the work say that the build
ing cannot be erected according 10 the
specifications for the maximum amount
fixed. $1,000. The trustees. however, hav-
ing been assured by their adviser Mr.
Carkeek, that IL can be, expect quite a
number OF bids.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-01
PROF. GREEN'S ANTAGONIST,
Savage Is Man OF Many Battles
After Ed Williams.

W f. Savage. who is 10 meet Professor
Green of the :. a. c. att the Assault
November Is, has good record. Although
born In this country. he went 10 Australia
when hut a lad and took up boxing soon
after landing in that country. and has
followed II moro or less ever since Al
together he has taken part IN some forty
two contests. He got the decision in every
case but one-his Ego" with Alexander
Stewart. In the second round OF this fight
he had his hand broken. but fought On
until the nineteenth round. when his doc
tor advised the men I'm his corner 10 throw
up the sponge. which they did.
Young" Critic. who a few DAYS ago
succeeded In doing something no one else
has ever been able 70 do. 'besting" George
Dixon. the little colored lad. failed to stop
Savage IN six rounds. as he agreed. Saw
age taking all the money. Among the
other good men he has stopped were Abe
Willis and Jim Lewis. Abe Willis fought
Young Critic two draws. one Of twenty
four rounds the other OF sixteen rounds.
Savage bested Willis IN twenfy-one rounds
and Lewis IN nineteen rounds Lewis died
twenty minutes after the fight, while be
ing taken home in carriage.
Savage is now looking for a 80 with Ed
Nv Williams. OF Portland, for any part OF
$50
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-01
TACOMA's NEW TREASURER.
Mr.. Odds Furnishes a 100000 Bond
and Takes Offlfa

Tacoma, Oct Especial. -F'rederick T
dds, who was elected treasurer OF the
city OF Tacoma by the council yesterday,
n place OF James W. MeCauley. removed.
today assumed his new duties. and took
charge OF his office. The finance commit
Zee. assisted by Comptroller Benham and
Deputy Treasurer Devere Utter, has been
engaged nearly ali day in checking up
TIE accounts of the outgoing. official. These
were found TO be correct, and at the nm
ish Treasurer Odds receipted for a.25z. 50
IN vouchers. cash and warrants.
The FIRST official act Of Treasurer Odds
was the appointment of Herbert .. Fish
hack as his deputy. Mr. Fishback was
formerly cashier of the Tacoma National
hank and has lately been in the employ
O, Philip Anderson. receiver of the bank.
Mr. Odds was born in Kentucky 50 years
ago. he came 10 Tacoma from Rochester,
Mlnn. In lSS7 he became a member OF the
firm Of Watson. Odds e. Co. who operate
. large -four mill here Mr.. Odds was one
Mayor Huson in 1898.
The new treasurer's bond in the sum az
fnso1was filed early this afternoon. signed
- the following Col. c. w. Griggs, $a'.-
ea. samuel Wilkesou. $1,000: George
BFepne. si5.0no. Peter Irving. $4,000. The
oiore Hosmer. 1900; NJ. j. Cogsweli. sl5,-
M
During tho interim between the outgo-
tag OF ex-Treasurer McCanley and the in
siAilation Of Treasurer Odds, Chief of Po-
liee u. o Smith was put In charge of the
office