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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28

ness of burning down property
in Gretna.
Last night the gang was
caught setting fire to a disorder
~ house, occupied by negroes.
They defied the police and did
their work right under the eyes
Of two policemen. Later Gustav
Raphael, Frank Sirahl, nephew
of the sheriff, and James White
sides were arrested and lodged
in Jail. Freye was captured
some hours afterward, and
while bringing him to Jail his
captors were over 20 vered ard
their prisoner was taken from
them. That was the last seen OF
Freye until his body was found
this morning.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
A WIDOW. S MOURNING,

A widow who wishes to be pro-
perly gowned chooses the material
known as Eudora cloth, which is
really the finest brand of Henrietta,
and as it can be gotten in different
weights is adapted to all seasons.
OF course the jet black when
trimmed with Grape looks almost
like navy blue. A suitable toilet
to be worn during the summer
shows skirt of Eudora cloth made
after the received flaring STYLE and
having set in at each side of the
front width two side plalts of Grape
that extend from the waist to the
edge of the skirt. The bodice is a
round draped one with high collar
of Grape and a plat of Grape coming
Just down the center of the front
in loop fashion, its end being con-
cealed under Grape belt. The
sleeves are of the cloth and shape
into the arms and have for finish
three narrow folds of Grape, while
on the outer edge of each are set
six small Grape buttons. The bon
net is a modified Marie Stuart, made
of Grape, with dull black strings
rather broad and a white widow s
cap showing from under the edge.
The veil is of the best English
Grape, which is rea ly the only kind
worth buying, and for the first
three months it is worn over the
face and reaches a most TO the edge
of the skirt in front and within two
inches of it at the back. At the
end of three months the front porr
ton is thrown back and carefully
draI e so that the two portions fall
over in the back in a very artistic
manner. Over the face there is
worn round net veil bcrdered with
Grape, and this round veil with the
Grape veil thrown back are proper
for the next nine months. When
travelling one is permitted to lay
aside ones veil and simply wear the
ordinary black silk one, such as is
liked by all women. Perfectly plain
crepon is chosen for indoor W ar
and makes very beautiful house
gowns, as it falls gracefully and is
particularly obliging in lending
itself to most artistic curves.-La-
dies Home journal.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
Lahlnohe.e Voice.

Lablache had the most magnificent
bass voice ever known to the lyric stage.
II had a compass of two octaves, from
Z fiat below to E fat above the bass staff.
lie was g man of prodigious size and
strength, and his voice was proportional
to his physical dimensions. Nothing
was able to overcome or drown it, and
through the tones of the largest chorus
it doomed out as Justify as though alone.
More than once he broke window pane
by the strength of the vibrations caused
by his monstrous voice.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
FIELD AND MARINE,

This glass is most useful, both as a
Marine and Field Glass. 1t has
achromatic lenses, three in each side.
finely mounted and covered with black
morocco leather, and has great magnify-
ing power. 1t is provided with sun
shades and brought to focus by turn
ing the thumbscrew until the object
becomes clear and distinct. Every
Glass Is sold with a tine leather case and
shoulder strap. sent registered free by
mail On receipt of 5000; worth sI4 90,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
HERE Is YOUR CHANGE.

To secure an education in the lead
ing Blu lie College of Texas. III the
Interest ofthe young men and = uDg
ladies of ibis community and cur
subscrib0-s Wa desire to call atteu
ZION to the Scholarship Contest
which is being go faV0rably ceceived
by the Texas press. snd that is Great
il Q such widespread interest among
our young people.
Grfus' College of Commerce Of
Austin. Texas. lie IF ,ritg to some
QUE, chauce TO secure free educa-
tiop. This institution is high grade
and up T. dnte 10 every respect. lis
pupils waste no time 10 copying al
cient IDEAS, from text books copy
righted "before the war" Their pu
PTS w. L. in BUSINESS w rk III bhsi,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
GREVAuER OPERA GLASS.

Opera Glasses are now used nos
only for the concert hall, theatre
or opera hotBse, as being portable
and easily carried IN the pocket, but the
posses sor of one will find it a useful
companion at the seaside, river or coun-
try excursions and he race course. The
above has achromatic lenses, leather
covered bodies, fitting in flexible leather
case; the latest. Sent registered by maiE
ireeson receipt of $500; worth $1,000.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
| a Willie Opera Glass,

This Opera Glass is suitable for
'ahies' use having Mother-of- Pearl
covered bodies. and can be had either
IN White. Oriental or Black Pearl. The
mountings are handsomely finished in
nickel plating and gilt. The whole.
fitting in flexible leather case with
achromatic lenses forms useful res
ext. Sent registered free by mail or
receipt Of $500; worth $1,000.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
FIREBUG LYNCHED.

New. Orleans, La, June Of
Grrtna, a small town just across
the river was the scene of a
mysterious lynohiBg- last night.
The victim, was John. Freye,
aged % years. His body was
found dangling to. telegraph
pole. Freye belonged to a gang
If Young men who made a bust
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
The Correct Term.

"Do You know the count actually ad
dresses her in public as his treasurer"
Treasure? His English is little
off. He means investment. Indian
apoliI Journal
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
WHAT is A LETTER 2
Some Points Not Generally
Known About Foreign
Mails.

Most people have supposed
that anything sealed against
inspection and delivered to the
post Office constituted in effect
a ''letter," which at the regula-
ton rate of 2 cent postage per
ounce the mail service would
be obliged to forward to its
destination. So far as the
domestic service is concerned,
this snpposition may be cor
rect, and would St en- to be
implied by the wording of
official decisions, which de-
clare that sail matter sealed or
otherwise closed against in
spection is also of the first
class" But with the foreign
mail service, at least, the con
dition is different. A provision
in the postal treaty spe, ities
that letters ''in their usual and
ordinary from" are to be for
warded at a given rate. Just
what constituted the usual
and ordinary from" has not
till now been defined and off
cially declared, and this is the
way in which the definition
was brought out:
A Boston architect offered at
the pc t Office in that city a
sealed roll addressed to the
Commissioner Of Patents at
Ottawa, Canada, on which the
proper amount of postage, at
letter rates, had been paid.
The clerk in charge of the
window declined to receive the
roll as a letter, and no the
matter being referred tow him
Postmaster Coveney decided
that the term letter is to be
construed to mean and en-,
velope of any size, but fiat, as
is the usual letter. The OBJ
iector did not think that this
ruling and dennltion Of letter was
correct, and gave his opinion that
letter was a package containing
personal matter Of no salable value. -
The matter being referred to the
authorities at Washington for deci
sion, the Superintendent of Foreign
Mails in due time forwarded a de
cision embodying the joint opinions
Of Canadian and American postal
authorities, to the effect that ''the
therm letter, in its usual and ord :
nary form, is to be construed to EN-
brace sealed packages consisting OF
an envelhns Of any size, but of the
usual letter shape, and its contents
but that rolls or a package not in
closed in an envelope as the word
envelope is generally used, cannot
ne considered to be "a letter in it.
usual and ordinary form A sealed
package in the form of roll i:
therefore, not entitled to transmits
sion in the mails-exchanged between
the United States and Canada; ant
your Office was correct iii declining
TO receive heSraled roll mentioned.
This would seen to.seItle the mat,
ter as to what constitutes a lette
within the meaning Of our posta
treaties.-Ihe Paper World.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
A STORY OF ECKELs.
He Remembered With Graf
itude the Man Who
Was. Kind to
Him.

"Cast thy bread upon the
waters and it shall return to
thee after many days" 1t would
appear in what follows that
the bread returned in time for
the second generation. Many
years ago. as related to a
writer for the Star, Comptroller
Eckels was d small boy in
Illinois. At this early age he
had a taste for trade. His
father was. welf-to-do, but the
coming Comptroller had a
strong notion of making money
for himself. The easiest
avenue of commerce which
opened to his young feet was
the apple trade. He was but
s'yeaEs old at the time, and it
was his won't to occasionally
wend his way to a farmer of
the neigh borhood who had an
unusually fine brand of apples,
and buy a. basketful, and then
sell them at 3 ripe advance
over original cost.
In this way theyoung Eckels
amassed a boyish fortune There
was one thing which he always
recalls 10 the credit of the
n-rmer. 1t would seem that
the old. agriculturist had a
warm place IN his heart for
boys, land he alwaysgave young
Eekels about twice as MANY
apples for his money as the
market naturally called for.
In fact; he sold apples to young
Ee2els~ for about 80 cents on
the dollar, and this low rate
on fruit very much assisted the
youthful merchant in money
making.
This, as stated, was long ago.
The old farmer has been dead
these years, but he has a son
older'than Comptroller Exchels.
who is now practicing law in
New York City. And a good
lawyer he is; capable, thorough
not, perhaps, growing tremen-
dously rich at his profession.
When Eckels became Comp
troller of the Currency he was
aware of the whereabouts and
professional fortune of this
sonof- the old farmer who had
so favored him in the apple
business
In memory of the farmers
generosity Comptroller Eckels
hasseen. to.it that a great deal
of the New York, law business
which had its emanation in his
department has fallen.into the
asofi the son. 1t may be
safely and conservatively said
that as the direct result of the
fathers Iberality this son in
the last two years has made
several thousand dollars, and
has been brought into a law
practice which VIII swell his
professional earnings for years
to come. Bread on the wafer
ir'the guise of former apples,
wiiigh'might in the aggregate
dsSe cost the old farmer father
a dollar, is today returning to
, tie son to- the extent Of
tlEoEsandsof. dellars.-4Yash
ington Starr
FTRERUG4 TIYNCHEne
The sun., 1895-02-08
A New Man.

The Mayor Of Brooklyn, who yesterday
vetoed the Aldermen's resolution to re-
woke the license Of the Brooklyn railroads,
was not the same Mayor who, when the
roads wero first tied up by the strikers,
stirred up the inevitable lswlessness i'm
pending by saying that he was In sympathy
with them. CHARLES A. SCBIERKN, who
replied to the Aldermanio representatives Of
the rioters organization that their illegal
act was capable OF no effect Except mis-
chief" and that he should see to it that the
" fundamental right of every man freely to
work on such terms as satisfy him, shall be
recognized and protected" Is magistrate
Of law and order, OF faithfulness to the i'm
partiality OF his public trust, and entitled to
che public respect.
We congratulate Brooklyn that after an
unexampled turmoil the Mayor has thus
finally asserted the fundamental principle
Of equal rights and liberties to all, and
We particularly congratulate the Hon.
CHARLES A SCHIEREN
The sun., 1895-02-08
MUHICIP-iL REFORM.
Some Ideas or a Frank Philosopher r

From the Daily Press, Republican.
The Power Of Removal bill makes the Mayor OF the
city Its autocrat He will lack only the power OF life
and death TO realize the dream OF stuart prince
Is alleged that public approves and requires
the enactment OF this bill and nobody to have
strength OF mind enough TO deny IT, We shall go so
far as to say, however that II is undemocratc and
dangerous. When the boss rises from the ashes
OF Nov he will md things very much to his liking
Spasmodc reform is full OF pers, and tho most
serious tendency 10 centralLe power the theory
that that 10 the way TO NIX responsibility This idea
has been behind all the absurd and conflicting changes
which have been made In our plan OF municipal gov.
ernment during the last thirty years Instead OF oper
Atlng to simplify and purify they have proved TO bs
each better tool In the hands OF the politicians And
the lesson ~ all sthat nothing will take the place OF
a6eneral and constant attention on the part Of the
public 10 the every day obligations OF citizenship
The Power OF Removal bill may be all right for
Mayor Strong and for the existing situation. But
permanent feature OF city government Ia Just about
the most vicious scheme that could be Invented.
When our present spasm Of Indignation Is over ana
We have been ulled sleep again and the forces OF
corruption come sneaking and smirkins TO the front
with the present band OF refoTmers footing their
praises and hdrpsr'S Weekly printing their pictures
and calling them the New TammAny" what a har-
vest OF JOY ana other things this power OF removal
win provide for them!
The sun., 1895-02-08
The Depths ofIndignat,on-

To TIIf EDIToR OF THE SUN-Sir, The best thing wa
poor mbeclle Brooklynltes can do Is to form vigil
nnco COMMITTEES for our own protection. our police
HFe no good as rule and the police only excite
the contempt OF fairmiudcd people. Blood. .thtr,ty
rioters are allowed 10 beat and murder the poor half
starved a"i 'hinly clad nonnnion men who trying
to earn an honest living at the peril OF their lives
Tho question Is where a vigilance committee shouId
start IN to regulate matters Whether with the Police
Justices, Commissioner weles the police or vim the
mnrler"nS rIotcrA Such as GHynor, who encourage
h''"FH'r a 'hry dare should not escape the halter
Let somebody cell a meeting for the formation ~, !.
Peace Committee" and you viii see thero is some
HE LETT In brooXlyn yet that is willing to shouder
nnSket and Use It where Il viii do the most cood
whe'h'r Il be- upon m'n OF high or low degree
""''''' '"'''"' F'sh ia 'his country quite yet
4 GEEATGRASpsuN OF THE REyo,rr,oy
The sun., 1895-02-08

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: Being a
disciple of Democrtos. the laughing philoso-
pher, ana not citizen Of tho United States,
enjoy myself immensely in this country, the
land of the fool and the home of the knave.
The Frenchmen have a saying. =" lie ridicule
tue" Here it is fashionable to make a fool of
ones here is the place for the Berlin motto:
" Elm jedes blamirt sich. gut er kannv
Your code contains about nine foolish laws to
every good one. and the legislative bodies are
continually adding to the former. 1t has como
to pass now that, after taking care OF body and
mind of the citizens in a general way. the law
makers are going to attend to the minor details.
lhey VIII regulate the wages and salaries OF the
citizens. the hours OF work and seep, the size
and form OF hats. the color, cut, and lining of
clothes; and the court reporter of the near
John Doolittle was fined SlO by Justice Cohn
In the Essex Market Police Court for exhibit
Ing his legs in light blue pants a color pro
merchant. was sent to the Island for thirty days
by the same court. The brim of his hat ex-
ceeded the legal width by one-quarter OF an
supreme disregard for law. She was caught
a pair Of brown shoes with high heels,
oM hess s0% Sre 0nss Pf Ss and
tho Justice was shocked to find that her stock.
ings were also OF an unlawful design. 1t being
her third offence the Court gave her the full
penalty of the law.
:" Mrs. BlOOdgood had her servant girl. Selma
Loreuzea, arrested because the latter refused
10 wear pettlcoats and nightgowns in the ma
uonal coOrs as provided by net of Congress-"
And SO forth ad libitum,
Truly, the Americans are the free and glorious
nation they claim 10 be!
q. AITERKNADE, l0l Rector street.
NEW YORK, Feb. q.
The sun., 1895-02-08
Pool and Billiards In q Church.

ADAMS, Mass, Jan. 26.-The Adams ConRre-
gational Church recently dedicated q congrega-
tion house and parsonage containing some radi-
cal modern features. The house, besides con-
tanning more completely the features found In
parish houses, has bowling alley, q WELL
equipped gymnasium, and billiard and pool
room, the most radical feature of all. Tho
auditoriun n has a platform with footlights, as
near an approach to a stage could well be built
In connection with church, even in the midst
of liberal Adams folk. The church has WELL
fitted kitchen, many tables. lots of table linen,
silverware. and dishes. 1t has reading rooms,
class rooms, and q study for the pastor.
The bowling alley is in the basement and is
always full OF merry youths at accessible hours.
The gymnasium in the attic is constant tly patron
lied. Last week a class of young men was or
Ranized and Prof Seeley OF Williams College
was engaged for instructor. The young women
have become jealous. and IL has been decided to
prohibit the use of the gymnasium by the boys
for several hours each day and turn IL over to
the girls. who are determined to form an athletic
association. too.
The church is not selfish. 1t has thrown open
the doors OF its fine Congregation House to the
whole community. believing that a bettering of
social conditions is n step toward publication.
There are one or two of the old conservative
element who look unfavorably upon the Con-
gregation House and its we'll -patronized pool
and billiard tables One says:
" BY and by there will be a saloon connected
with every church. IL you put in billiard tables,
long as the boys will play they had better play
church Yn
The sun., 1895-02-08
TIE corHnreHr oursrroM
cs-.s. Says Hsr Boek Publishers Hsv'
Hssn Ruined.

TORONTO, Feb. There is likely 10 be trouble
over the copyright question. deputation Of
publishers waited on Sir Mackenzie Bowel.
Premier Of Canada, to-day and asked that the
Government enforce the Canadian Copyright
act. notwithstanding the objection OF English
publishers. IL was said that the present stats Of
affairs has resulted In the almost total annhils-
tIon of the Canadian book publishing business.
The paper manufacturing business has also
been injured immensely owing to the imperial
act, which is practically prohibitive. Tho Eng
lIsh and American publishers arc trying to sup
press one of the largest and most extensive in-
dustries Of this country.
Premier Bowel said. I'VE believe that con-
federation gives us control over copyright We
must stand by our own act II we arc TO main
tain our rights. AZ far as possible we must get
protection for the Canadians. In references TO
bringing the present law into force. We have
prom lsed long ago that we will not do so until
tho whole matter has had the fullest considera-
tion In the Colonial ONCE"
Sir Charles Tupper, another member OF the
Dominion Cabinet who was present, said II
tho contention OF the imperial authorities IL.
correct the Canadian Confederation act 10 so
much waste paper and we have not responsible
Government. We are going to fight out the
question on these lines"
The sun., 1895-02-08
THE cH1coEA,s OWE sUaVIVoB.
A snau yellow Dog, snd His Ns.s, Ike
His Experience, IL Rough.


BENTON HARBoR, Mich, Jan. 27.-In n warm
corner Of the big railway freight house stands z
wicker basket In the basket, which is filled
say to The basket ZONE, Rough" and the cover
pops open and thirty-ive pounds OF yelplng.
your hands And that little yellow dog. with
his snappy eyes and his ccstatic yelp Is the only
EeSs EESS HPE ' SSs % rS% and s's%T. snS
but very much alive and very glad Of y, for de-
Gus enthusiasm whenever voice he knows says
Farmer solom Cutler heard a great scratch
rose s to build the flre last Tuesday morning. He
opened the door and Rough. covered with ice
solom Cutler picked up the bedrageled little
waif and carried it !enderly into his wife,,s bed;
promptly got out box Of ointment with which
Rough was as anointedi NJ, 1t Then I they put him in
Rough was never beautiful. lie is little and
SySil,enr .nd he has es' ,I thnt can only be
foot long and his hair is touztied and tangled.
His eyes are OF a washed. out green. Altogether
have spoken Of Il him as ornery." but he is is
bright wonderfully brlght-and possessing an
yeilous. Rough's appearance OF chronic and
long-standing hard luck was several degrees
hands. His skin was cruelty frost bitten, one
OF his paws was frozen. and he was covered with
ice from the tip Of his little russell nose to the
Farmer Cutler lives at .Pottowotamie Park,
eight miles north OF st. Joseph. IL is only a
little station, and the Inhabitants thereof are
composed mostly of the occupants of the Cutler
farmhouse. So II was late Thursday evening
when Farmer Cutler heard the Chtcora had gone
down. lie and his wife compared notes. They
mad heard a steamer blowing distress whistles
four short blasts, n pause, and four more blasts
AS they sat down to supper Monday night.
They heard the distress whistles several times,
and went to the door TO look out They saw the
lights Of vessel heaving up and down way out
in the lake.
=, guess she must be two miles out" said
Solon. 81 guess she is," said his wife. Then
they slammed the door and sat down to supper.
Thursday night, when told about the wreck of
the Chicora, he at once thought OF Rough. He
had been wondering where Rough could have
come from: They took the basket and the dog
and drove into Benton Harbor. do you know
this dog ~ he said to a sailor he met near the
docks. Lord, yes; that's Rough. Where did
you get himY" Cutler told the story, and the
sailor said that Rough must have come from the
wreck Of the Chicora.
1t seems that the dog has great fancy for
lake travel All the year round he goes back
and forth between Benton Harbor and Mlwau-
kee on the Graham d Morton ships. He loves
the water, the boats. and sailors, and the sailors
love him. He went with the Chicora on her last
are sailors who remember seeing him
leave the dock and pass onto the main deck
and he is the only living thing to come back
from har
The sun., 1895-02-08

The woman politicians of Colorado are
pressing to the front. The Denver papers give
astonishing accounts of them. They push
through the Legislature the bills which they in
troduce; they are Presidents of political clubs
and bosses of districts IA woman may be a boss;
they serve on juries; they deliver red hot
speeches: they hold plenty of offices. and want
more: they make the men stir around. The
Governor is afraid OF them; the Democrats are
gOOd-natured toward them; the Republicans
take advantage of them: the Populists turn
away from them as traitors; ex-Gov WAITE
talks about them In way they don't like.
There are no other woman politicians like those
of Colorado. The men there are up to the neck
in politics: the women are In politics up to tho
top OF the flowers that decorate their high hats.
In Nevada, the women vote and can hold office;
hut the Nevada women have never pushed much
to the front in politics, and their influence upon
parties and upon legislation has been slight. 1t
Is the Colorado women alone who know how to
shake up things The only privilege at their
command which they have not yet taken ad-
vantage of is that OF Joining the militia: but
they are not likely to remain long out OF the ar
mories, for some OF their leaders want to get up
regiment. When got up II will be, so far az
we know. the only regiment OF women outside
OF Dahomey. They certainly cannot wear the
costume OF the King OF Dahomey's woman body
guard, not in the winter time.