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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
A MONSTER OF THE DEEP.
An Immense Stingray Caught
With Hook and Line at
Galveston.

Galveston, July PA sting
ray weighing 103 pounds and
measuring more than six feet
from nose to tip Of lis tail and
four feet from the end Of the
other, was hooked at the Brick
Wharf this morning by Chas.
Byron, a negro fisherman. It
took five men to land the fish.
When landed Ire struck it on
the head to kill it when seven
small stingrays made their APP
pearance from within the big
one. After this catch, Byron
hooked another stingray. This
one was about half the size of
the big one and was a male, the
larger ono being a female. Elk
perts in piscatorial matters say
that this is the largest stingray
ever seen in these waters, and
the manner Of the catch and the
circumstances attending it is
decidedly remarkable. Tonight
Byron has his stingrays on ex
hibition at the Beach Hotel Pla-
"a, and they are attracting
5lasge esowess
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29


THE national political situa-
fion presents a most peculiar
appearance at present and fur
nishes material for much specu
lation. Should Bryan receive
the full populist and silver
vote in addition to the demo
cratic vote,~ his election is most
probably assured. His running
mate Sewall, not having been
Endorsed by the populists. how
eyer, renders his election decid
~ less certain. Surprising that
no compromise should be ef
5ected with The populists, by
which the substitution of Sewall
for Watson may be effected, it
seems possibly that the repnbli-
can candidate for the vice
presidency, Mr.. Hobart, may
receive tue largest number OF
votes and be elected TO that of
flee. Should this stale Of affairs
result in the election of a demo
cratic president and a republi
can vice president, the same
conditions which existed under
the original law governing cleo
tons of these two officers, when
the vice president was always
of II different political BELIEF
from that of the chief execu
tive Legislation under such
condition was often but a game
Of cross purposes, and would
certainly be SO again, Will
Bryan in the white house and
HOBART presiding over the sen
pspc
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
SAYS the Globe Democrat

SATs the Globe Democrat:
"An increase Of nearly 100000
in the number of immigrants
who arrived in this country
during the last fiscal year
signifies that even the bllghling
effects CT Democratic rule do
not suffice to prevent foreign
ers from coming here to better
their fortunes" That is a nice,
fair, candid way of putting it.
isn't it9
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
TEXAS COWBOYS.
An Association Formed at Sey
mour With Four Hundred
and Fifty Members.

Seymour, Tex, July 90
The cowboys reunion opened
to day with tbs largest crowd
Of visitors ever assembled in
any town in Texas west Of
Forth Worth. The first thing
on The programme was a per
manent organization of the
cowboys, which was effected.
Fl. T. Dougherty of King Coun-
ty was elected president; j. Il.
Glasgow of Seymour, treasurer;
John w. Powers of Throck-
morton, secretary. In two hours
after the organization was eff.
fected there was an enrolment
of about $50 mem bers, which
will be materially increased be-
fore the reunion adjourns. I'm
der the organization it is to be
known as The Texas Cowboys
Association, which will meet
annually. Seymour has been
selected as the place Of meet
ing next year, which will be
called by the president at such
time as he thinks will be most
convenient for the members to
attend.
At 2:3O p. m. the crowd, head
ed by the Seymour Band, one
Of the finest in the State, MARCH
ed TO McLean's Grove, in the
suburbs of the city, where the
address Of welcome was de-
livered by J. II Glasgow, which
was an able and happy effort.
1t was a great disappointment
to all present to learn that eX
Governor Ross could not be on
hand to address the meeting
He had accepted the invita-
ton some time ago, but
telegraphed his inability to
come on account Of some pres
sing business on his bands as
president of the State Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College.
His place was supplied, how
ever, by Rev. DR.. John Claggett
of Waco.
Excursion trains will be run
tomorrow from Fort Worth and
other points east which viii
greatly increaSe the attend.
ance.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29

JOE BAfLEY's announcement
that be wouldn't run for con
gress because he couldn's sup
port Bryan seems to have been
only feeler put out by him to
test his popularity in his dis
trict. Tue result must have
been highly gratifying. He has
gracefully consented to accept
a denomination; and now every
thing is lovely and the goose
hangs high over in that dis
irict.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29

ANOTHER contract has been
made by the Arkansas Pass deep
water company for the con
struction OF two thousand feet
more of bfeakwater, and active
operations have again begun at
the pass. This looks promising,
and the prospects are that the
work will be pushed until the
promised twenty feet OF water
IS obtained over the bar.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
STANDARD'S RUSSIAN
DEAL.

schemes and that it is out after
the whole earth, the New York
Herald prints the following:
"Independent oil men were
rouch concerned over the re
ported acquisition by the Stand
ard Oil Company of a large in
terest in the Russian oil fields,
as men Toned in the Herald. 1t
was assumed that the purpose
of the Standard was to place
itself in a position to more
readily divide the oil territory
of the world according to its
own liking.
The Herald two years ago
called attention TO the propos-
ed deal between the American
and Russian interests, but it
fell through because the Stand
ard was unable to guarantee
that the independent interests
in America would be prevent
ed from disturbing the territory
allotted to the Russian COM
panies. Various revisiops of
the original plan have been
suggested during the past two
years, but nothing came of
them until a proposition was
made by the Standard to pur
chase controlling interest in
the combination of Russian
companies, represented by the
Nobels and Rothschilds.
The Nobels held out for a
high price, but, according 10
private advices received on this
side they agreed to sell a limit
ed amount of shares, constitnt
ing less than one half of the
total. The Standards agents,
however, had an opportunity
to buy enough elsewhere in or.
der 10 give them the coveted
power. It is net definitely
known whether the deal has
been consummated, but indie
pendent oil men, judging from
recent developments, believe
that the prize has been secured
and that the next step will be
to get control of all the concerns
that handle the products of in
dependent oil companies in
America The Standard will
then be in a position TO put on
fhe screws and make it difficult
for competitors to find a mar
ket on this side. The indepen-
dent oil men dispose of most Of
their products in Germany"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
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Stomach, sometimes called waterbrash,
and burning pain, distress, nausea,
dyspepsia, are cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. This II accomplishes because
with its wonderful power az a blood
purifier, Hoods Sarsaparilla gently
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, invigorates the liver,
creates an appetite, gives refreshing
sleep, and raises the health tone. In
cases Of dyspepsia and indigestion it
seems to have " a magic touch"
"For over II years I suffered from sour
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
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with severe pains across my shoulders;
and great distress. l had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
spells came oftener and more severe. 1
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effects
from trial of Hoods Sarssparilla, that 1
took several bottles and mean to always
xeep it in the house. am now able to
10 all my own work, which for six years
have been unable to do. My husband
aud son have also been greatly bene-
tied by Hoods Sarsaparilla = for pains in
the back, and after the grip. gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine"
Mrs. PETER BURBY, Eeominster, Mass.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
THE GOLD PRODUCT.
1t Is Likely to Be Larger Than
Ever for the Next
Fifty Years.
From Popular Science.

IOLD OpuidI OSicuOO'
It is now evident that the
production of gold for the next
fifty years will be altogether
unprecedented. This produc
tion has been vigorously slim
ulated by fresh discoveries of
mines, by new and cheap min
ing processes and by the fall of
silver, leading miners to pay
greater attention to the other
metal. The operation of the
latter factor lis best seen in
Colorado, where the production
of gold rose from S5,300,000 in
1892 to 1882, 900 in 1893, and
to about s12,O0O,OOO in 1894.
The production of 1895 in Col
orado is confidently expected to
reach S2O,000,O00. The Direct
or of the Mint is of the opinion
that the production OF the Unit
ed States rose from S93,O14,9S1
10 1892 to about 100000 in
1894, while other good authori
ties put the production for 1894
at S50,OGO,000. The annual
report of other great producing
countries shows a large increase
of late years. In the notable
article in the North American
Review" Mr.. Preston states
that the worlds production of
gold for 1893 was "the largest
in history, amounting in round
numbers to Sl55, $1,000" The
product of 1894, however, very
largely exceeded-probably by
% per cent-the product Of
1893. There is scarcely any
assignable limit to the gold
known to exist in the world, or
even in the United States. 1t
is eaid that simply by the re
moval Of the restrictions on
hydraulic mining California
can produce half a billion of
gold. The quantity easily OBJ
tainable in Colorado is stupeB-
dous. Other parts of the Unit
ed States are also rich, while
Australia and Russia probably
possess q stock equal to our
own and are increasing the an
nual output every year.
But the most surprising and, so
to speak, revolutionary facts re
garding gold than haze recently
come to light are those concern
ing the great Witwaterstandt
mines of South Africa. There
the gold is found in enorm GUS
quantities and in a oheaply
workable from in a new geolog
licaI situation-"'in strata the
component part of which are
piece of quartz held together
by a clayeycement."
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded no'o Medal Ntidwinter Fair. Sar Francisco

A lot of land cn Cornhill, in
London, with a front Of "a feet,
facing the Bank of England,
was sold recently at a price
equivalent to I2,26o,ooo an
acre.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29

The United States spends
ESQ, 900 a year on its weather
bureau; Great Britain pays e16,
600; France, $4,000; Russia,
el3, 900, and Germany, eli, 200.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
while, let the children of light learn les

while, let the children of light learn les
son.
If all this organization is necessary to
obtain result which will stand for four
years only and men count it worth the
cost, should not work that is to affect
the eternal destinies OF men be equally
systematic?
There is not space here to recount all
the advantages that come from the dis
trict rallies and the organized work.
They rangeirom that school that reports
a new blackboard as result Of a rally
to those towns which report revivals as
the outgrowth of their house-to-house
visitation, Two whole counties are now
organized and probably Others will be
in line before the convention in Buring-
ton in October.
There Is no work in the state better
entitled to support than the work of our
State Sunday School Association and
whatever ones views upon the currency
question his gifts to this association
should be sixteen dollars where now they
are one Vermont Chronicle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
WANTED. FOR SALE, ETC.

[Small advertisements will be inserted in
this column in reading matter type at the
rate of two cents word for the first inser-
ton and one cent word for subsequent in
sertions. Cash must accompany the order.
WANTED, reliable and willing girl for
general house work. Apply to Mrs K.
Lewis, % Central street, st. .Johnsbury,
Vt.
rs CENT Book FOR 20 CENTS. Mar
ion Harland's famous Talks to Ladies'"
with articles on dressing, health, COM
plexion, food and exercise, by the great
est writer's Send ten two cent stamps
to the Trade Company, Boston, Mass
One thousand to $4,000 to loan on
good security. Address a." CALIFORNIAN
Office.
G. A. X. VETERANS can save So to $40.
The Canadian Pacific railway, 800
lne," have just published neat and very
comprehensive itinerary of the trip to
the 3Oth national encampment at St.
Paul, showing clearly how veterans and
their friends can save SIS to $12 by using
that line, and announcing extra and
special accommodations for this particu-
lar occasion. Copies may be obtained
by addressing H. Colvin, 1877 Washing
ton street, Boston
PICS FOR SALE. Thirty young pigs for
sale. S. J. HASTINGS, Passumpsic.
For SALE. Fine fox terrier pups. F.
c. Beck, st. Johnsbury.
F. \. Scott pays cash for maple sugar.
For SALE, the house and lot of the late
John w. Prescott pleasantly located in
Paddock village Suitable Tor two fami-
lies). Desirable for home or for invest
ment. Inquire of P. L. Pierce, st. Johns
bury Centre, Admir-.
144 PER CENT NET PROFIT has been
divided among the members ofour Finan-
cial Trust Department since last Septem-
Der. Savings banks pay 4 per cent per
year. We have earned and paid an aver
age of 16 per cent per month, and the
future promises great returns. Accounts
of 500 and upwards accepted. Write
for full particulars. Hughes & Co.,
Bankers, So Broadway, New York City.
For the next week we shall sell lard for
eight cents pound; salt pork 8 pounds
for dollar. All other pork in the same
proportion. Campbell Brothers, Citizens
Bank Block.
RICH DISCOVERIES OF GOLD at Cripple
Creek, COL, and elsewhere, are being
made daily, and the production for 1896
will be the largest ever known, estimated
at Two Hundred Million Dollars. Grip
pie Creek alone is producing over One
Million Dollars month, and steadily
increasing. Mining stocks are advancing
in price more rapidly than any other
Stocks, and many pay dividends of from
35 to so per cent They offer the best
opportunity to make large profit on
small investment.
John |. TalIman & Co., 40 Broadway,
New York, are financial agents for the
Prudential Gold Mining Co., and others
in the famous Cripple Greek district.
They will send you free interesting par
ticulars of the Mining Companies they
represent also their book on speculation
in stocks, grain and cotton, containing
many new and important features.
Send for these books at once if you are
interested in any form of speculation or
investment. They may prove profitable
to you.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
Harvest Excursions.

In order to give everyone an opportu-
nifty to see the grand crops i'll the West
ern states and enable the intending set
tier to secure home, the Chicago, Mil
waukee &, St. Paul R'y has arranged to
run series OF harvest excursions to
South and North Dakota, and to other
states in the West, Northwest and South
west on the following dates: July 81,
August 4 and Is, September l, 10 and
20 and October and 20, at the low rate
Of two dollars more than ONE FARE for
the round trip. Tickets will be good
for return on any Tuesday or Friday
within twenty-one days from date OF
sale. For rates, time Of trains and fur.
Their details apply to any coupon ticket
agent in the East or South, or address
Chas. A, Brown New England Passen-
ger agent, Boston, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14

Sunset Home. Following is the list
Of gifts received at the Home from July
LIST to Aug, list.
Flowers, Miss Sadie Cameron. Mrs. Z.
Hall, Henry lde.
Table supplies twenty-five boxes of
currants, two boxes of blackberries, a
box Of gooseberres, two quarts OF rasp-
berries, two two.quart cans of canned
apples, three glasses of spiced goose
berries and a desert OF watermelon. The
donors were Mrs. J. Alvord, Mrs. H. c.
Bates, Mrs: l.. Bingham, L. F. Brown,
Mrs. ]. E. Curtis of Waterford, Mrs. L.
Hall, Mrs. H. Paddock, Mrs. d. D. Pat
terson, Mrs, c. E. Putney, Underclyfle,
Mrs. f. Underwood and Mrs. G. c.
Waterman.
There were given an abundance of
peas, sufficient quantity of string
beans, four dishes of beet greens, four
cucumbers, one and one.halt lbs. onions,
three lbs. beets, six small turnips, four
heads of califlower from Undercliffe),
one-half peck of new potatoes; rhubarb
and lettuce were frequent neighborIy
gifts in their season. Sundries were
cake, a pie, a dozen doughnuts, nine fine
trout (Irom E, HalD, one lib. tea, two
lbs. coffee, eight and one-half lbs. sugar.
Donors, Mrs. {. c. Bingham, Mrs. J. X.
Bonett Mrs. d. Boynton, Mrs. J. Bru-
nette, Mrs. G. Burnham, Mrs. Henry
Fairbanks, o. II. Graham, Mrs. E. Hall,
Mrs. T. Hall, Mrs. S. Mastin, Mrs. c. H.
Newell, Mrs. c. Z. Putney, Mrs. T.
Rckaby, Mrs. A. NJ. Kicker, Mrs. G.
Spencer, Mrs. c. M. Stone, Undcrclyfie,
Mrs. E. D. White. The usual extra Sun
day quart of milk from A. Ladd and the
daily quart from Mrs. D. d. Patterson.
All these contributions, the smaller as
well as the larger, were most acceptable
and helpful, and are gratefully acknowl-
edged. Thanks are also due TO Mrs. c. Syl-
vester for several pieces of china ware, to
Miss A. Gorham for CATERS, to E. & T.
Fairbanks & Co. for wall paper, and
especially to Mr.. Gingras for gratuitous
papering favor kindly repeated from
last year.
By order of Mrs. T. NJ. Howard,
directresS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
Fatal Accidental shocking accident

fdldi ACSluCuL.-h SHOCKING dSClueHl
occurred about II o'clock last evening at
the Paddock Village railroad crossing,
by which May Ellsworth and Alice
Varney were killed. In attempting to
cross the track the train in some way
collded with the team, entirely demol-
ishing the buggy and instantly killing
Miss Varney while Miss Ellsworth re-
ceived injuries from which she died
this morning
Miss Ellsworth was domestic in Sher-
if Sideways family and Miss Varney
was attending the summer school.
Neither of the girls knew of the crossing
and their team had crossed the track
before the freight train came up.
The horse became frightened and
threw the ladies under the train in front
lust as the seventh car in the train was
passing. Miss Varney was completely
cut to pieces. Miss Ellsworth lost both
limbs and was otherwise injured.
Miss Ellsworth was 20 years old and
came from Sutton. ermother has been
notified of her sad death and is on her
way here.
Miss Varney was about 20 years old
and second cousin of L. Sideways.
She had been staying at ]. ]. Rhodes
through the summer school.
This terrible accident has shocked the
whole community.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
The State Sunday School Work.

The battleis on and the gold giants and
the silver giants are calling their COM
rades to the fray. The common people
look on in wonder and if they can find
the truth, will follow it. Each party has
its central committee and an organiza-
ton, extending to every state and reach
ing every remotest town and precinct.
In any place where the result is at all
doubtful, every voter will be seen and
effort made to ascertain his convictions
and to change them, il necessary Mean
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
St. Johnsbury Academy. The trus

st. Johnsbury Academy trus-
tees of the Academy and other friends Of
the school have received letters from all
over New England congratulating the
school on it's excellent choice of princi-
pal, and under Principal Comstock's
leadership brighter future is certainly
coming to the school. Some have
thought that it was Principal John
Comstock of the Chelsea Academy that
was engaged, but the new principal is
Principal David Young Comstock, and
he and his wife are expected here next
week. The house lately occupied by
Principal Putney is being refurnished,
and Principal Comstock and his wife will
stay at L. w. Rowell's until their house
is ready.
The trustees have issued two very
attractive folders about the school,
which may be obtained upon applica-
ton. One circular calls attention to the
general standing of the school and its
great future, and the other tells about
the teachers training course. The latter
includes history of education, compare
tive educational systems, elementary
psychology, school management and
principle and practice. This course will
prove very attractive and has been
heartily Endorsed by the state superin.
tendent. The prospects for a large
attendance when the Academy opens
Sept. 1 is very good,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more gener-
ally needed when the languid, exhausted
feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid
and sluggish and the need of a tonic and
Alternative is felt. A prompt use of this
medicine has often averted long and per-
haps fatal bilious levers. No medicine
will act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion, consti-
patton, dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
so cents and 81 per bottle at Flint Bros.
Drug Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
RECENT DEATHS.
Hale.

The death Of William Holbrook Hale,
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. John o.
Hale of St. Johnsbury, occurred in Boston
Tuesday, at the Massachusetts General
Hospital. Mr.. Hale had gone to the
hospital to have an operation for APP
pendcitis. The operation was performed
on Sunday, but he never rallied from the
effects of it. The remains were brought
here Wednesday morning, before many
outside Of the family had heard of his
death. Mr. Hale was % years old,
graduate of our Academy and had
recently graduated from the Boston Col
lcge of Pharmacy. He had just secured a
good position in the drug store of J. b.
Godding at Boston and had brilliant
future before him.. Since graduating
from the Academy and before entering
the Boston college he was a clerk III
Arthur F. Walkers drug store, where he
made many friends by his genial ways
and courteous manner. His death is a
great blow to the family and they have
the sincere sympathy of a very large
circle OF friends The funeral was held at
his old home on Summer street yesterday
afternoon conducted by Rev. DR.. A. Fl.
Heath OF whose church Mr.. Hale was
member. The Mahogany Quartette
furnished music and there were number
of beautiful floral tributes from class
mates, both here and in Boston, from
business and social friends and Others.