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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04
FISH REPORT.
Interesting Data on the Indus
try in Galveston Bay.

Deputy Fish and Oyster
Commissioner J. o. Sheldon
makes his report for the IL
months ending June 80, 1896,
as follows:
One hundred and twenty
seine licenses were issued: In
Galveston county SO, Harris
county %, Brazoria county 8,
Chambers county l and Jeffer-
son county 1. There are in actual
use 81 surf seines on Galveston
island and 90 bay seines scat
tered all over the bay, giving
employment to about $50 men.
Owing to the freeze of Febru-
airy, 1894 (Which destroyed the
fish all along the coast), the
catch is far below the average.
The surf seines caught 3d.
600 pounds and the bay seines
about 100000 pounds, making
a total of 100000 pounds
brought to this marke...
Of oyster licenses 40 were
issued: Galveston county 139,
Brazoria county "A, Harris
county 9, Chambers county 6,
Jefferson county 9.
Of sail boats 112 and OF skiffs
% were engaged in the fisheries,
giving employment to 400 men.
On account of the scarcity
and bad quality of the oysters
less than the usual amount was
caught. The total amount did
not exceed 10000 barrels. The
average price ranged from 35
cents to S1.25 a barreI.-Gal
weston Tribune.
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500 REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is a.
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the canstitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials Address
F. j. CHENEY s. Co, Toledo, ..
81 Sold by Druggists, Is cents.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04
BRYAN'S ITINERARY.
VIII Leave for New York Next
Friday-Stops in Chicago.

Lincoln, Neb., July 3I-Mr.
Bryan today announced his it,
nerary for his eastern trip to
meet the notification committee
from the democratic national
convention in Madison square
garden in New York August
IL. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will
leave Lincoln on Friday, Aug
ust 7, arriving in Chicago on
Saturday. They will stop over
Saturday, leaving Chicago on
the Pennsylvania road at mid
night Sunday, reaching Pitts
burg Monday night. They will
stay over night in Pittsburg
and leave for New York on
Tuesday, arriving in New
York Tuesday evening. The
national committee will meet
in New York at the time of the
notification, and campaign
work will be discussed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will
go to Bath and visit Mr.. Sc
wall. The return trip will not
be arranged until after the
New York meeting. Mr..
Bryan is not making any dates
for speeches at this time, and
will not do SO until after the
meeCng OF the nauonal COM
mittee. He has received many
invitations to speak in almost
every state. To each he has
given the same answer-that
he would make no appoint
ments until after the meeting
of the national committee. A
dispatch this evening from
Amos J. Cummings, the New
York congressman, says: The
Tammany executive committee
has just indorsed your nomin-
alton. My personal congratu-
lations.'
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SILVER is THE ISSUE.

Bath, Me-, July 31.-Mr.
Arthur Sewall expressed him
self upon the issue of the cam
paign in an interview today, in
which he said:
.The only Issue of the cam
paign is free silver. The repub-
licaBg have been.trying to force
the tariff to the front, but can
not do it. 1t is such a second
airy issue that. the people are
not thinking about it. The peo-
pie want prosperity, which is
having every man at work and
I'll the wheels moving. The
people have tried high tariff
and low tariff and matters have
been continually growing
worse. The democratic party
has decided that the trouble
lies in. the financial system and
che remedy is the remonetiza-
ton of silver. The people have
decided the same way and
what they want they will have,
and what the people want is
right. It can not be otherwise"
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BRYAN'S RESPONSE
TO A LAW GLASS,

Charlottesville, Va, July 30.
Immediately after Mr. Bryan
Had been nominated at Chicago
the summer class at the Univer
sity of Virginia telegraphed
congratulations as follows:
Gas a body of young men to
q young man; as a class Of
young lawyers to a young law
yer, the summer Law class of
the University Of Virginia, 80
strong send You their most
hearty congratulations"
To-day the following reply
was received from Mr.. Bryan:
81 thank you for your good
wishes SO kindly expressed. ]
trust that your connection with
the University founded by
Thomas Jefferson may lead you
TO initiate The public virtues of
the founder of democracy in
America. w. j. BRYAN"
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LOOK OUT FOR
STINGRAYs.

STINGRAYS.
From the Philadelphia Press.
A great many fishermen
think it is sport to catch skates,
but there is considerable an
noyance in the slingray. These
fish have the same general ap-
pearance, long wingfns and
sharp whiplike tail, but the
stingray has a broader head.
The stingray carries a small
bony harpoon in the upper
part of its tail, and a blow from
1t is almost as dangerous as
the bite of a rattlesnake. Geo.
Branson, OF Camden, had an
unpleasant experience last
summer with a stingray, and
skillful surgeon, and fer a time
he was in a dangerous condi-
ton
Mr.. Branson is good fisher
man and knew the danger that
lurked in the tail of the stin-
gray. He was in a boat.
and caught one. The fish were
biting good, and he did
not pay much attention
to the dangerous fish. As
he moved in the boat, he
felt a singing sensation in his
in stop. and when he glanced
down he saw the fish had fast
ened its harpoon TO his foot,
cutting through his shoe. His
friends hastened to his assis-
lance, but,as is the case general
ly the barb..of the tish's harpoon,
which is about 3 inches long
and like a small paw, broke
off. He was in great agony,
and by the time he reached
home his foot was swollen to
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04
NEWSPAPERS IN
THE CAMPAIGN.

In the present campaign, the
newspapers will be the great
est of educators in teaching the
voters Of the land tho proper
way TO view the political ques-
lions OF the day. The Republic,
of ST. Louis, is without doubt
the most able instructor pub
Jished on the Democratic side,
as it explains in almost every
issue by editorial or learned
article why the mass of the
people should vote for the
Democratic Presidential candi-
date. IN addition, it prints all
the news of the doings of both
parties and all the speeches of
statesmen. The Republic is
only So a year. 81 30 for 3
months, or IS cents a month by
mail. Semi Weekly Republic
800 g year.
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NOTICE.
Office Of County Clerk of
Cameron County Texas
July 18th. "a. d. 1896.

Proposals for furnishing and supplying medicines
to county prisoners and paupers for and in the
county of Cameron Texas.
Sealed proposals for furnishing
and supplying medicines to county
prisoners and paupers for and in
said county for the year ending Aug
ust 3lst. 1897, and to other persons
in the interest of public justice W hen
so decreed by this court during said
period will be received at my office
on or before 8 o'clock a. IN. August
10Th. A. -. 1896. All bids should
be addressed to the Hon. county
commissioners court of Cameron
county Texas. The court reserves
the right to reject any and all blisd
JOSEPH WEBB.
County Clerk.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04
SENATOR AL
LISON'S VIEWS

Algonia, Iowa, July 31.-A
letter from Senator Allison has
been received, in which the SEN
ator expressed the belief that
an international agreement on
the subject of bimetaIIism is
probable within g reasonable
time and says the belief rests
first upon the desirability of
such an agreement. Rich pre-
cions metals are necessary as
the basis Of value and of the
worlds commerce, which can
not be carried on without a
reasonably fixed value of ex-
change. The senator proceeds
to justify is views by citing the
evidences of the growing BIZ
metallic sentiment in Great
Britain and Germany, and con-
clupes as follows:
"The silver question is a
vital one in a world wide sense,
and international bimetallism
is making rapid progress in
Europe, and il we make no mis-
take now is likely to produce a
practical solution whereby sill
yer and gold will again circu-
late at q practical parity in
value at an agreed ratio.
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Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Cod Medal Mdwinter Fair. Sar Francisco
All ADour Love.

'Say, I'm in love, confided the faro
dealer to the lookout during a lull in
the play.
"Why. you don't know what love
liz, I" laughed the lookout
Don't you believe it" retorted the
dealer. Love is game that Cupid
deals He has crooked layout, and the
bank wins every bet. If you copper a
case in his game it's sure to win; if you
play a case open it looses, and you re in
big luck if you don't get whipsawed in
every turn. If man calls the turn it's
! 10 10 shot he drops dead New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
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AFLOAT IN A
COCKLESHELL.
Mariners Crossing the Atlantic
in a Small Boat Sighted in
Mid Ocean.

New York, July S1.--The
two daring navigators who left
New York Jure 8 in the cock
leshell boat, Sosodont, IS feet
long, to cross the Atlantic, are
all right. In their fraiI little
craft, they were sighted on July
10, in longitude 31:55, by the
American liner Indiana, Capt.
Thompson. and asked to be re-
ported. The daring mariners
appeared to be in the best Of
spirits, and required no assist
ance whatever from the Indiana,
although provisions and water
were offered them. The sight
Of so small a boat in mid ocean
was rare, and at first the off
GERS of the Indiana though it
was some sbipwreck crew that
had : taken to the life boat.
Capt. Thompson said yesterday
that the position in which he
passed the Sosodont was about
S44 miles from Fastnet. Both
men were perched in the stern
sheets Of the boat, and were
clad in oil skin suits, as the
spray was coming directly over
them. They expected to reach
a channel port some time early
in August, should the weather
remain favorable.
The craft on which these
men are making the perlious
trip is of their own design, and
is very broad. but draws not
more than 8 inches of water.
They when leaving New
York sixty days provisions.
The water is carried in four
tanks. two forward and two aft,
and the provisions, principally
canned goods, are stored in
water tight compartments. Capt
Thompson, Of the Indiana, took
great pains to telegraph the in
formation to New York, where
the families Of the daring mar
liners will learn of their safety.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04
TIE RI%l1 =.

From the days of Be- ion,
II" The dark and Bloody Ground"
To the days when homes and gagenss
In the bluegrass land abound;
Since it sent its leaden messengers
To bring the savage down,
We have blessed the good old rifle,
OF Kentucky and renown.
1t is long and grim and rusty,
And out of date its lock,
And tarnished are its mountings
In brass upon its stock;
But we love the ancient weapon
Resting high against the wall
That old Kentucky rife
On the buckhorns in the hill.
BY the date and letters gwen
On its butt we understand
That our grandsire was its master,
And in his sturdy hand
1t cleared the way for progress,
Thro' many savage fray,
To where tits dumbly hanging
On the buckhorns there today.
Thro' trial and the wilderness,
His faithful guard and guide,
Twas cherished by that hardy soul
And twas his boast and pride,
Now, 'mopg the rich requests he Left
The dearest OF them all
Is the long Kentucky rifle
On the buckhorns in the hill.
indianapolis Journal.
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TAKMAET wheels into line
in support of Bryan and Sewall.
Tammany is a power in the
land.

IT IS rumored that Qneen
Victoria will abdicate in favor
sof the Prince OF Wales. This
swould be fair and graceful on
Cher part. The weight of many
s'.years sits heavily on the head
sof her majesty and the Prince,
Shavi1g sown a large acreage of
swild oats and reaped the crop
is probably we'll qualified to
rule the British nation.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04
A. Regal Bridal Gift,

A good story is told of the late Baron
Hirsoh- A charming young girl, we'll
known in London society, married an
equally well known guardsman. Neither
was overrich. The baron's wedding
gift-at the instigation of the Prince of
Wales-was special train to Constan-
tinOple and back for the honeymoon
and three weeks stay at the best hotel
~ Gnnstantinople. London Tit-Bits.
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FOR SALE.

No. II Fairbanks platform scales,
GOO pounds, as good as new, cost sSS
.. S. currency Pair Fairbanks coun-
ter scales, with solid brass scoop,
cost sic U. S. currency, both will be
told for $50 U S. currency. Apply
as Rio Grande railroad Office.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04

Gambling eggs is the one iBfalnh1e
way to test them. This is done in 3
dark room with a candle, gas or electric
light When the egg is held close to the
light, if fresh it will appear piniish
yellow, and if otherwise it will be dot
ted with opaque spots or be entirely dark.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-04

NJ. Leahy, agent for the Stempel
Fire Extinguisher will receive a
large consignment of these excellent
onthe next steamer. Now
is your time to place orders and pro-
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lend.
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By doing good with his money
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rO RErT

The Miller's Hotel building hay
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which often bite off your hooks,
and break your. rod in their
struggles. The best plan to
pursue when you are in a
boat and find you have a
skate on your line cut off the
hook and let the fish 60.
MEXICO NO CRITERION.
In addressing the st. Louis
silver convention Mr.. St. John
the New York banker said:
Mexico is no criterion for the
United States, for the reason
that she has a foreign trade
Indebtedness of about S20,0O0,-
900 annually in excess of the
value of her exports Of cotton,
sugar, coffee, hides and the
like, which must be paid for in
the surplus products of her
mines. Her silver, therefore,
goes abroad as merchandise,
and at a valuation fixed by the
outside world. The United
States, on the other hand, is q
nation of 10000, 900 of people,
scattered over a territory seven
teen times the area of France.
A single one Of our railway
systems, the Erie, exceeds the
aggregate railway mileage of
all Mexico. We offer an en-
ployment for money to an
aggregate greater than the
worlds spare silver will furn-
ish US. Hence our silver money,
at home and abroad, will be
valued as the money OF the
United States.
The opposition threatens us
with a flood of Europe's silver
upon our reopened mints. We
answer, Europe has no silver
but her silver money. Her sill
yer money values silver at from
3 cents to z cents on the dollar
higher than ours. Hence the
European merchant or banker
must sacrifice from 5 to z per
cent Of his full legal tender
money in order to recon at our
mints. Europe's silverware
carries in it the additional value
of labor. the manufacturers
profit.
They threaten us with a food
of silver from the Far East.
We answer that the course OF
silver is invariably eastward
and never toward the west.
British India is a perpetual
sink Of silver, absorbing it,
never to return by.sfrom $50,
100000 to 100000 worth
every year. Ard India's alb
sorption of silver will be en-
larged by the steadiness of
price for silver fixed by our
reopened mints.
They threaten us with a "sud-
denretirement of 5000, 900
gold with the accompanying
panic, causing contraction and
commercial disaster unparallel
ed" We answer that our total
stock of gold other than about
or S15,000.00O cir
on the Pacific coast is
already in retirement.
FOR RE.F-T.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
but was assured by that gentleman
that he could talk, order or no.

but was assured by that gentleman
that he could talk, order or no.
Mr.. Matthias thought it necessary for
democracy to adopt free silver in order
to have campaign issue. If national
democracy adopted Sound money"
they would be just like the republicans
which awful contingency, Mr.. Matthias
viewed with intense alarm. The
principle of the thing did not seem to
worry the gentleman very much, but
he was greatly concerned about the
tissue"
John Connrady was next and
said his say about the resolutions.
He did not like them one bit and as
surred his hearers that he would never
vote for 16 to silver.
Then j. X. Evans addressed the
chair, and as this Nestor of Audubon
county democracy arose, the chairman
suddenly concluded thai speeches took
up too much time, and established a
three minute rule. This rather dis.
concerted the speaker but he went on
bravely, and put an addition onto his
speech began in '92.
Then some dozens of orators desired
to be heard and loudly demand ed their
rights. While the chairman vainly
raped for order, Brother Jesse X it'll,
who was not delegate, arose from his
place in the audience, and reminded
the convention what the "Good Book"
said about brethren dwelling in unity.
However, neither the "Good Book" nor
unity" were under discussion and ON
the pointed invitation of several dele
gates Mr.. Keith subsidized.
Mr.. WOnn then spoke to the question,
and in the one mild speech of the day,
urged the adoption Of the resolutions.
A vote, by townships, was then taken
on the motion to table the resolutions
WHICH failed. In the direct vote on
the adoption of the resolutions the
townships voted, Audubon, for, 3
against; Cameron, 4 for; Douglas, 4 for,
l against; Extra, for, IL against;
Greeley, 5 for; Hamlin, for; Lincoln,
for; Leroy, 10 for; Melville, 5 for;
Oakfield, 5 for; Sharon, 7 for; Viola,
against. Total, SO for, 20 against.
A motion prevailed to appoint com
mittees of three members each to
select delegates to the several conven-
| tiOns.
The delegation to the Dubuque con
ventiOn is made up of the following
gentlemen: o. p. Tyler, +. ID. Allen,
ID. W. Matthias, 5. A. Graham. John
Ward, VIM. Wonn, J. E. Mcclure and
Thos. Kelly. ---
The REPUBLICAN was unable to
learn the make up of the other delega-.
tions. The secretary carried away the
minutes of the convention and none
Of the local democrats seem to know
who the delegates are.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
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