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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04


the III precincts OF this city give
Bryan 1875, Mckinley 29S9.
Missouri. Twenty-four precincts
outside St Louis give Bryan 1868,
Mckinley 1918. For governor, Ste
phens, dem. 1894, Lewis, rep. 1910.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS precincts
in state, including % in st. Paul
give Mckinley 62ll, Bryan 1857.
NEBRASKA. :.
Omaha Fifteen precincts in Ne
braska outside Douglass county give
Mckinley 1896, Bryan 1925. Three
precincts in this county give McKin
ley 266, Bryan l9S.
GONE REPUBLICAN.
Chicago.-It is estimated the city
of Chicago will give Mckinley 55,-
1000 majority. Seventy precincts out
side Cook county give Tanner IL,
724, Altgeld 1927. Eighty-two pre-
cincts in Cook county give McKin-
ley 6S,253, Bryan 123,S93, lowering
1I55, Palmer 454.
TEN STATES CLAIMED
New York.-The Herald claims
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia,
Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, In
diana, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Iowa as
sure for Mckinley, and probably
North and South Dakota. His cleo
ton sure.
Forty-eight precincts
give Mckinley 7426, Bryan 424S.
NEW YORK CITY.
New York.-In 1920 out of 1879:
Idistricts in this city, Mckinley ha
1860, Bryan 1858, Palmer 54,O3
making McKinley's plurality abou
: 10000,
Georgia will give Bryan $1,000 t
10000 majority. The October stat
election gave democratic maiOrit
Of 5l,0O0
u IL UTAH.
Y BRYAN carries Utah by 10000 vote
Il Both parties claim tho legislator,
-e which elects next .. S. senator.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Is In I65 towns Bryan has 1856
lg Mckinley 5I,S2s, republican gai
of 26,690 compared with ~.
n FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC.
u Observation-Disclosures Arries Elk
1 rida by $1,000 votes.
Missosrl.-Thirty precincts
rs state outside St, Louis give Bryc
G 1856, Mckinley 2900. For goyernc
er Stephens 4Ilg, LOWS 1867.
We Montana. Seventeen procinc
give Mckinley $50, Bryan 2276.
It. Minnesota.-In I0l precincts, i
IL Guiding 65 in St. Paul McKinl
We 1854, Bryan I0,I2A
~ CALIFORNIA.
The 2377 precincts heard frc
give Bryan 1900 majority.
80 Iowa.
-, Eighty precincts give Mcllini
1876, Bryan S77l. Republican :;
cts 25G5.
H. Chicago.-Einety- live precincts
Cook county give Mckinney 1868
Bryan IS6,@o5.
iot Dallas, Texas.-The towns q
~, precincts Of North Toxas give y
,al- Kinley 1877, Bryan aud oewail o.
Bryan and Watson 2oG7, Palmer
lem Culberson 1870, hearby o652.
van ARKANSAS.
.ov- In 1879 voting precincts in ArA
can sas. indications are the state \
ted give Bryan $4,000 to 10000 major
ajo- MCKINLEY CLAIMS
New york.--Es,imated returns
nets dictate Mckinley carries Come
ave cut. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, keI
Pal -. ,,.;n. ,,,ssochpsctts Michi.
lfii- Minnesota, Nebraska, New lia
shire, New Jersey. New York, y
,- Pennsy lvania, Rhode Island, Ten
noo see. Vermont, Wisconsin, 265 elect
votes, ard Bryan wins Alabama
i nni III
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04

II hardly know" she faltered.
your French is pretty rank, but -
Detroit TIibune.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04

Dr.. Price Crca5U Baking Powda-
yVerl,s's Frsr s,se 'ssSs A~gsss
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04
Doubtful.

shall I sly au revoir, md not good
by?" he whispered soulfully.
Her long lashes swept her damask
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04
TIE LATEST

A telegram received by
Messrs. Bloomberg & Raphael
at three this afternoon from
New York says: MCKINLEY
elected"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04

Entered at the PostOfsceVat Brownsville, Texas
SIS secOud-ciass Mail Matter
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04


sas. indications are the state will
give Bryan $4,000 to 10000 majority
MCKINLEY CLAIMS
New York.--Es,imatcd returns in
dictate Mckinley carries Conne,ti-
cut. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, kentu-
cky Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, New liamp
Shire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio
PENNSYLVANIA, Rhode Island, Tennes'
SET. Vermont, Wisconsin,, 268 electoral
votes, and BRYAN wins Alabama, Af'
kansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana
Mississippi, Missouri, south Carroll
ma, Texas, Utah, Colorado, l0l cleo
{toral votes. The vote Of California
Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Montana
Nevada, North and South Dakota
Oregon. Virginia, Washington AM
wyoming cannot be predicted, ow
ing to insufficient rotarns.
Chicago Chairman E. I
Stppnensou. republican stat
j committee OF Tennessee, tele
/. GRAPHS Chicago headquarIerl
"iIlayipg1 vote ever known /
: his state. Ny advices from a
i parts Of tie state are that M
j. K.nIry viii carry Tennessee b
10000 plurality.
@ NewYork -Th4 Hrrald give
; Mchlniey's majority ia King
= county Al $4,000 Uuit-h PREF
local bureau sAys "Mch'nie
is has undoubtedly carried IA
city 10y $4,000 plnrailiy j.
$50 If g,ci uf sis ,itv r4un'
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
ARCHDUKE FREDERICK.

on the Partisan stage. For some time there has
not been single piece presented, not even at the
Comedie FRANCHISE, TO which II was possible TO
take q young girl without offending her sense OF
decacy The well-known and popular actress
Nine Samary, deserves the credit OF having es-
tablished at the Galerie des Champs Eysees. In
the Rue de Ponthieu theatre. which has been
christened "The White Theatre" and upon the
stage OF which are presented none but plays that
are absolutely free from everything calculated
to offend the young girls who, with their moth
ers constituted the principal portion OF the audi
ence. Curiously enough. the clubs were well
represented In the latter, the men, most OF them
conspicuous on the turf, on the boulevards and
In the Monde ou ron samuse," apparently de-
irving keen enjoyment from the radical change
from the highly favored dramatic fare of which
they have obtained a surfeit during these last
few weeks. The young girl Of the period may
esteem herself particularly fortunate. for ut no
epoch has there been so much done for her as at
the present day. There IL, for instance. the
"Revue des Jeunes Files" magazine which
contains only such articles az are suited for the
literary consumption OF young girls and there
are likewise large number Of new novels being
published daily which bear on the right hand
corner Of the title page q species OF stamp inti-
mating that the book Is for young girls. The new
order constitutes q promising sign Of healthy
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
THE DAY OF PALMS.
oLp-rIME PROFESSIONS OF PRIESTS AND
PEOPLE.


Tho observance OF Palm Sunday has about II
nm aptness a simple dignity and poetic oeau'S
that are all its own. Its ceremonies "ie
tinct and appropriate to ITSELF ihey
An. md touching picture in a way that IS lifting
- ,,,u -, meaning Moreover, Palm Sunday
4, avn q, tho few DAYS In the calendar that nave
oh..rvances and Qualifications Of purely Christian
,-.o,r Easter dates back to pagan celebration
a, the return of spring. the rising OF the year
% a new life. after the death Of the winter. But
palm Sunday has q deep tenderness OF meaning
IN commemorating what might safely be caneo
the last purely happy incident IN the lie oi
Christ His triumphant entry into Jerusaie'h'
when the people strcwed palms In his way anu
cried: blessed is He that cometh IN the name
Of the Lord!"
From the nature Of the incident which 1t re-
calls II IA natural that the most distinctive iea-
tire of the observance Of Palm Sunday should De
q procession. To-day and in this country I" 10
chiefly marked by the distribution OF palms "
the people In the churches. but II may DC u.s.
suned that when this custom began II was '"'
preliminary Of procession 1t 10 not easy 10 say
however, Just when the procession OF Paim oun'
Cav began to move There Is no certainty OF II
earlier than the tenth century. though II may
have begun In the eighth. and in the East men
century. The people Of the Middle Ages loved
pictures and shows and the Church was always
ready TO provide them, especially In such ways
ma 10 help II enforce Its own principles ana les
aons The priests tried to reproduce FOR the peo-
ME the scenes Of the life Of the Saviour ana OF
Old Testament history In such crudely dramatic
WAYS as should force them on their minds ana
fix them in their memories. 1t was sort or
kindergarten religious instruction for childish
population
There was no time when this could be done
more simply and effectively than on Palm Sun
day. The procession representing the entry OF
Christ into Jerusalem was all that was needed:
better yet, 1t was procession in which the peo-
pie themselves could appropriately take part
and best Of all. with the waving palm branches
II became pretty spectacle. In It's use IN artisuc
symbolism apart from its connection with Palm
Sunday the palm has always been the badge
of a MARTYR Yet it is actually less the symbol
of martyrdoIn Itself than OF the triumph over
death Always then. In the procession or Palm
Sunday or elsewhere. it may be said TO be the
emblem OF triumph.
TIE people came into the church--the people
who were to make up the old Palm Sunday pro-
cession-ond they saw the palms that the priests
that they were themselves 10 have were piled on
-, south steps Of the altar. After the palms
had been blessed they were distributed TO the
people and the procession took Its way from the
church through the streets Of the town and back
10 the church again. II was not always or every
where that such procession could be as dgnfed
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

and beautiful as that which could issue from the
doors Of st. Marks in Venice. but never any
thing can be amiss. when simpleness and duty
tender it," What the people did was all dohe
in simpeness and duty and II there were Things
In these professions which might seem TO us gro
tesque and rreverent. they did not seem 80 10 the
people who did them. and the Church or that cay
did not count them so.
To represent the Christ. a priest used to ride
in the procession on an ass carrying the Host.
Sometimes wooden was used instead or a
real one and then the figure on its back. repre-
senting the Saviour was also of wood. The whole
was mounted on platform with wheels and was
drawn through the streets by a rope. The people
threw down their palm branches before this
car as II passed. and eagerly picked them up az
ter the wheels had been over them. guarding
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
LEGAL STATUS OF A JOKE.

Champ Clark In The St. Louis Republic.
BY long odds the best anecdote teller-thouEh by
no means the greatest humorist-in the LIlld
was that honest and fiery son OF the Old Palmetto
State the Hon. Jasper Tabert-the man who re-
Gently by his declarations touching the late un-
pieasantness stirred to the very depths the patriot
Ism OF certain Republican members. who like
Colonel Mulberry Sellers. are always "for the Old
nag and an appropria tion.'
hereby acknowledge my Indebtedness to Talhert
for some OF the best campaign yarns ever told on
the stump; but II must be confessed, even by his
most ardent admirers that certain OF the South
Caronians jokes were hoary with age and badly
she.fworn.
The most fetching campaign story ever spun since
Momus began his merry reign Is the one about the
preacher reading his text from the Bible. two OF
whose leaves had been glued together by some mis-
chievous boy. The world knows Il by heart. It was
what H. Martin Williams would call "corker. -
Henry Grady told Il at that celebrated New England
dinner In New-York City In the speech which made
him famous wherever the English language is
spoken Grady himself. Colonel Christopher Elierbe
and Governor David A. Ball all have some claims
70 the paternity Of that Joke One day Talbert was
about half through Mr.. Reed came ambIins down
the aisle and said: INF Speaker. would like to
inquire for the sake Of Information II the Statute
Of Limitation never runs against an anecdote? 90
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
THE CARE or EASTER LILIES.

A NICE PROBLEM FOR THE FLORIST TO HAVE
THEM BLOOM ON TIME.
When the churches decorated with Easter
lilies next Sunday morning. 1t may be that some per-
sons will wonder why that flower blooms In 80 much
greater profusion IN one week Of the year than In
any other. They may think 1t strange that on
Easter be It early late the lilies are always at
their best. Florists would tell them that the time
ness OF these beautiful buds is OF the greatest
problems in the horticulturists business a matter
that requires end OF watching and calculating and
painstaking.
The bulbs are planted In pots some time In August,
and the stalks carefully tended through the fall
and winter TIL the buds begin appear In the spring
The OF the task depends upon the proper appi-
cation Of sunlight and temperature. II the towering
process 10 be slow warm greenhouse and full
exposure the necessary. but if the lilies
advance too rapidly they must be set In cool place
and muslin or canvas must Dc stretched over the
glass that covers them.
In the end II the enterprise has been properly man.
aged the flowers will be at their finest on Easier
morning and the plants will be sold ut the rate OF
twenty-five cents more for every bud.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

them afterward as charms against storms ana
lightning In countries where real palms were
not 10 be had, other kinds of branches ana
boughs were used instead In England. Tor IN
stance. willow boughs were the favorite subsu-
tute In some places. after the procession OF the
wooden ass over. boys were allowed 10 hre
the ass and its image rider from the sexton, 10
drag about the streets. while they begged Tor
pennies. Half Of all they go: was the pa? OF
the sexton. Before England became Protestant
these processions were extremely popular through
the country. and when King Henry VIII broke
with the Church Of Rome he specified the carry
ing OF palms on Palm Sunday as one OF the GUS
toms that were not to be discontinued. The FORM
al observance Of the feast was carried on I'LL
some time in the reign Of Edward VI. ana after
that II gradually fell into disuse
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

from the other members OF the House OF Haps-
burg who are, generally speaking. amiable and
unaffected In their intercourse with those who
are not of Imperial rank. His eldest daughter.
the Archduchess Marie-Chrstne. a godchild or
her aunt. the Queen Regent Of Spain, married
about a year ago young Prince Nicholas Ester
hazy. The union was not Of a morganatic char
acter for the Esterhazys belong to the so-called
mediatized families. that Is TO say houses that
have once enjoyed sovereign rank. and which
are therefore admitted TO mate terms OF
equality with reignlng houses. Moreover. the
Esterhazys might now be Kings OF Hungary
had they so willed, for the first Napoleon made
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
A NEW DISCOVERER OF AMERICA.
From The Geographical Journal.


To sum up briefly. The shortest route from the
Old World to the New Is from Cape verde TO Brazl.
Winds and currents tend to carry snip across.
There is therefore. an Inherent probability that "a
portugucs, vessel should have been driven on 10 me
brazilian coast. This actually happened TO Cabral
I'm 1900 II might have happened al any time aiter
ships bega,. 10 round Cape Verde. That cape was
frat rounded in lt45. In l4f Il remarkable map was
made by BlancO showing the most recent Portu-
guese discoveries. On II a long stretch OF coast
line Ia shown southwest from Cape verde WIN t az,
inscription saying that II 6 authentic, ana iUVo
miles 10 the west. The only land In such a position
ia south America. The discovery must nave Deen
made between l4l5 and Ii4S. 1t Is recorded that an
unknown island was found far TO the west IN ls4I.
on the nrst map dealing with the Atlantic Ocean
after Banco's map large island n iound IN tne
position Indicated by Bianco. The Portuguese had
good reason for not troubling much about such an
Island. until the Papa Bull Of 1893 with ita line OF
Tordesillas Treaty OF 1894 by which The line was
have been based on knowledge OF the exstencs OF
there is evidence 70 show that they publicly claimed
here set forth are tenable the interesting and I'm
covered by the Portuguese IN or about the very very
year In which Columbus Is believed to have been
born; Without removing one iota from the real
merit OF Columbus. II would add the crowning
laurel to the already great glory OF that marvellous
man, Prince Henry the Navigator, who. II Ia par
donable TO remember. was half an Englishman
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

reaction against the prurlency that has been so
noticeable In 50 many phases OF faris'ah '''e III
recent years.
THE CELEBRATION OF M1D-LENr.
Md-lent was celebrated on Thursday win h"ch
pomp. in spite OF the frighifu rainy weather,
which. perhaps. was not altogether inappropt"'r
when one remembers that th.s festival II par'icu-
IarIv sacred to the divinities Of the washtub.
For weeks the washerwo omen OF Paris. b"loHsinb
10 every one Of the different metropolitan ar
queen and these queens In turn have assembled
and chosen from their number the queen "i
queens who constituted the principal feature -
the great procession that stopped Tor the I'm"
ali the trafic in the streets Each district wash
house has triumphal car decorated IN W,
most gorgeous style. drawn by Richly onphrisoheH
horses. escorted by knights OF arn'r ana nus',
clans in historical costumes. "hlle p'iN"r'
aloft is the district queen. SURROUNDED ~ h"r
courticrs and ladies IN waiting. The great CEN
ire Of attraction was. Of course the queen ot
queens who sat a golden thron" about thIrty
feet high her chariot being drawn by RUSSIAN
horses and escorted by Russian cuirassiriN ana
by Cossocks. ON pas sing he t'ysee Ia'ac' "n'' =
IN. procession halted IN order That she nlisht
salute the President Of the Republic. she received
from NJ Faure a handsome diamond ana sapphire
bracelet. The interest In the procession was con
siderablv enhanced by the students following In
the wake The denizens Of the Quarter Latin
showed themselves full Of fun as ever
The Chambers have just voted Jaw suphit'.c 9l
by the Govern ment. the object Of which is -
reorganize and extend IN every direction the
tclegraphic communications OF France with TOT
eign countries. At the present moment nearly
all the submarine cables of the world are under
the control Of the English and II VIII scarcely
be credited that the Government here. In ofder 10
communicate by telegraph with It's possessions
on the West Coast Of Africa. In Madagascar. In
Cochin China. and In Tonqun can oniy 90 50
over English lines. the dispatches going and re-
turning passing in almost every instance
through the London office. This is intolerable es-
pecally In view OF the rivalry which exists be-
tween England and France In Africa ana Asia.
The new law provides for the laying or new
cable between Brest and Boston. and for one
:, from Boston to san Domingo, whence II VIII com
mum, ,cate with the lines already In existence In
| the West Indies and Antilles. There Is also pro-
| vision made for connection between the lines
| OF the Great Northern System, which traverse
| Siberia TO Pekng Vladvostock and Shanghai.
| with the French telegraph system In Cochin
| China by means OF whicn the Paris Government
| will be able to communicate with Cochin China
| independently Of the English cables.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

n pretty little custom In England on the saturday
before Palm Sunday. II was called going a-paim-
ing and 1t consisted In the young men ana
women going In parties to the woods to gather
sprigs OF willow. These were. Of course at 'his
season OF the year, the twgs bearing the h''ie
furry buds which children In this country cali
pussv-willows 1t seems likely at hrst glance
that this custom did not originally ociohs "
Palm Sunday or Saturday at all. but was an
adaptation Of the more familiar ana iihpoi 'A''
May Day observance. In this iand an" .'"e'
outside the Roman Catholic Church' fa'"' 'u
day means little. There Is some observance u :.
among Episcopal churches. but ior ,he ii'o',
part II IS allowed TO have only an aesthetic anu
n decorative signi1cance. merely suggesting. II
I, aoss aven that. the thoughts and associations
OF the time.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
WINGS AGAINST STEAM.
From The pittsburg Post.

Erie and Pittsburg trainmen are talking aoous
the curious race between an express train ana :
wild goose which occurred the other day between
Shadelapd and Summit. The veteran engineer. Iony
Welsh. was at the throttle. and when the CanadiSaa
honker came lazly soaring alongside the engine ana
challenged the ron steed to keep up with MIN.
Tony turned on the steam and made Il necessary
for the goose to flap his wings little harder ana
after getting % sight of the train he would set.
tie down in a field and walt for the express 70
catch up with him. He waited at Springboro. Con.
neautvllle and summit. and starting after the train
from these points. flew close 10 the coach windows
In full view OF all the passengers who crowded over
TO that side OF the train to observe the queer &C.
tions OF the bird. When the goose at one time sot
close TO the engine. Engineer Welsh pulled tns
whistle. and the bird was so badly scared that NJ
turned over In the air like tumbling pigeon.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

In some places the Iriests used to make little
crosses OF the palms and these were supposed
TO protect those who obtained them against
lightning There was curious little local ob-
sertancc In Cornwall The people there used TO
take their crosses of palm to the shrine OK our
Lady Of Nantswell. and when they had paid
small fees 10 the priest in charge. they were al
lowed TO throw the palma into the wei. II a
cross noated 1t meant that Its owner wouid i've
through the year and II II did not, II meant tha'
he would die AS the crosses must have been
reasonably light and generally sure to float. II
Is easy 70 see how this would become popular
form OF divinatlon II was also said In CornwaH
that ~ ANYBODY did not have palm In his hand
on pain, Sunday he would some time have his
hand cut on.
In 10 comparatively few years ago there was
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
APPROPRIATE TO AUTOGRAPH HUNTERS


Post-Express.
The unwilngness OF the late Lord Tennyson 70
respond to requests for his autograph is well
known A fine collection In Albion contains few
lines written by the laureates hand WHICH are
hlghly priced only for their value. but Tor the
dfiicuty with which they obtained. and which
are interesting for the humorous pertnence OF the
sentiment quoted by the author from one or MS
poems The first request Of the Albion man for .an
autograph Ald sentiment" was unheeded, and the
wrote again and to his third petition received a
reply IN a beautiful clear hand the words "A.
TennysOn Sentiment: ASK me no more
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

a definite offer Of the throne Of ST. Stephen TO the
Prince Esterhazy Of the day. with the object OF
seducing him from his allegiance to the Emperor
OF Austria. Prince EsterhaZy, however. con-
temptuously declined these overtures. feeling
probably that nothing would add to the prestige
or wealth Of his family. whose estates are almost
exactly. mile for mile. the size OF Ireland
At length there has come welcome reaction
against the improperly Of the pieces presented
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

Richardson, Of Tennessee, who loves Joke himself
was In the chair and promptly ruled that II never
did SO Talbert utterly oblivous Of Reeds sarcasm,
proceeded 10 the end OF his story and followed up
with a dozen new which convulsed his audi
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

reaction against the prurlency that has been SO
noticeable In 50 many phases OF PARTISAN ire III
recent