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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
WORK OF CONGRESS.
DIr. Hill of This State Opposed to Freq Coinage.

z DIr. Hill of This State Opposed to Freq M Coinage.
 &M Washington Feb. 11.--On motion of Hoar, rep, of Massachusetts, it Hswas ordered that on the 22d of Feb &5ruary (Washington's birthday) imme- Ediately after the reading of the journal, a$'washington's farewell address be read Nfsto the senate by the president pro tenn %pore.
 @ The vice president laid before the sen- # Kate the resolution heretofore offered by
 Mr. Quay to recommit to the finance # #committe the house traiff bill with it's Aconsented that the resolution should
 -go over without action, so as not to in- x terfere with the consideration of the
 bill tomorrow, MT. Morrill, chairman of the finance committee, having given
 snotice of his purpose to ask the senate
 to act upon it.
 & The bill as to the distribution of yseeds was then taken up and MT. &FVests (dem., of MissourD substitute for fsit was agreed to and the bill, so amend eked. was passed without division. It
 sauthorizes and directs the secretary of "a rriculture to purchase and distribute lfvaluable seeds for the year 1896, as has
 been donein preceding years. He is to zsprocure the seeds by open purchase or TSscontract and shall not pay more for
 them than reasonable and fair price. # At the close of MT. Blanchard's s
 Sspeech a message from the president 8on the subject of the imprisonment in 2France of ex-Consul Waller of Madagas- lear was laid before the senate. M MT. Allen, pop, of Nebraska, and MT. #FVest, denl., of Missouri, again took up " he question of the secretary or agrlcul- ztures action in reference to seeds.
 MT. Hale, who desired to proceed with $ Ehe urgency deficienc ybill, remarked s:fhat the senate had to-day disposed of skthe sed bill and that the discussion was &aow over a caput mortum.
 MT Allen, pop, of Nebraska, sharply
 Criticised the senator from Maine and
 3he committee on appropriations for at saA empting to control the proceedings. He ridiculed Mir. Hale for assuming that svhen he entered the chamber ''every esther senator is supposed to take a Eoack sea. and tamely submit to die 2. .ation and, perhaps, obstreperousness
 sIntil the committee on appropriations
 has got through"
 He objected to this practice of giving the senator from Maine an opportunity
 to stand like slave driver and crack shis whip.
 Mir. Hale. in replying to Mir. Allen, 'Thnade no show of irritation. He was
 anxious. he said, to get on with the bill
 They were now in the third month of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
GOLD WATCH AND PIN.
Stolen From the Rev. w. L.. Phillips' Resi-
 dence on Orange Street.


 The residence of the Rev. Watson L.. Phillips on Orange street was entered about o'clock last evening. gold watch and diamond pin belonging to Mrs. Phillips were stolen. The fact that there had been a burglary became known in a peculiar manner. A man, who did not tell his name to the police, was passing the Phillips residence when he saw a suspicious looking character making haste to quit the premises. He at once notified the police.
 A detail of men was sent in search of the thief. When the patrolmen arrived at MT. Phillips house they found that it was not known by the family that there had been a burglary and thought that a mistake had been made. It was found later, however, that the watch and dia- mond pin were missing. The matter is in the hands of the detective force.
 The value of the articles stolen was $50.
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DECLINES TO ARBITRATE
CHEAT BRITIIN'S FIRM STAND ON THE VENEZUELAN M1TTERS.

\ snc IS WIi1nS 70 COnC6de some Fart ot the
 Disputed Territory-Corresponde Con
 cludes With Dispatches Exchanged Be- sf tween the Governments.
 N London, Feb. 11.-A parliamentary < paper hasbeen issued containing the cor s the United States since 1887 relative to %the boundary of British Guiana. This N Correspondence shows that the success $tsive ministries have taken the position H Hdescribed by the Earl of Kimberly in
 s1S95, namely, that Great Britain declines E@to arbitrate the question of the owner- sfship of the settled parts of the territory Exclaimed by Venezuela and does not &C., "a Ecept material modification of the pro- sE visional boundary of 1SS6. On the other <Ehand she is willing to concede without 2N)arbitration a large part of the territory
 scomprised in Venezuela's extreme claim # and to arbitrate the question of the
 ownership of the intermediate zone. M The correspondence concludes with N$dispatches subsequently exchanged by SxSecretary Olney and Lord Salisbury. 'HAThe first of these dispatches, sent x through Ambassador Bayard on Febru- Nsary informs Lord Salisbury that the N #American commission is sitting at SWashington and being in no wise an ar s sbitration tribunal, having it's duty lim- sSSted to ascertaining the facts, it has 3suggested to MT. Olney that it will be
 grateful for such assistance as could be M2obtainable through the cooperation of jsNNsreat Britain and Venezuela. There ys ore he applies to his lordship, if entire DIV consistent with his sense of interna- S .ional propriety, to furnish such docu- &1nentary proof, historical narrative in sl he unpublished archives, or other evi- zSElences within the power of the govern S%nent and also any facilities convenient |xSsy possible. The dispatch quotes part <spf Justice Brewers letter to Secretary ISOlney, and concludes that the purpose $Sbf the investigation is certainly hostile XAo none, nor. can it advantage any that N|Mhe effort to procure the desired infor- &na ton should fail of it's pupose, the sole
 poncern of the United States being a . .peaceful solution of a controversy be- 8ween friendly powers.
 MI Lord Salisbury replying on February
 E says, that any information at the fS,ommand of the government upon any NR subject of inquiry occupying the atten- ztion of the government of the United K Estates will be readily placed at the dis %posal of the president. He announces %sEhe collection of documents. for parlia- sanentary proceedings, and promises Mir. &{Bayard to advance copies as soon as &Mhey are complete
 *N MT. Bayard in communication dated AlFebruary 10 thanks Lord Salisbury and . assures him that the United States will Wappreciate his courtesy.
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Nearinga Crisis.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 1.-The senato- rial contest seems to be approaching q crisis. Five sound money democrats and as many conservatives want to make an agreement to let the senatorial election go for the session and turn at tention to pressing legislative business. Dr. Hunter is beginning begging for one more chance and if he gets it, it is thought unseating tactics will be inau- gurated tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
.ANNUAL MEETING.
Graduate Club Elected Officers Last Even.

ing.
 The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Graduate club last evening: Professor Thomas R. Lounsbury, president; Rev. T. T. Munger, first vice president; Professor P. s. Woolsey, second vice president; Walter Allen, J. H. Webb, A. M. Lewis, H. K. Blake, committee on admissions; pr. W. H. Carmalt, F. L. Bigelow, s. A. York, jr., A. K, Marrett, board of governors; J. K. Blake, treasurer.
 The receipts for the past year were $1O,46S and the expenditures $10,46S. There was reported s1,02950 deposited to clubs credit in the New Haven Saw ings bank. At the last meeting there were PAP members; there are now 270. The non-resident members number S6, total increase 52. Improvements were made during the year amounting to s1,262.2S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
Met and Adjourned.

There was no business to come before the board of selectmen last evening and that body adjourned after a brief ses- sion of ten minutes. A member remark ed as he left the room that it was the shortest meeting in the time that he has been connected with this department.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
First Gold Received.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The first gold received from the new bond issue ap- peared in the treasurer's cash to-day and was part of the first payment of 20 per cent. for the bonds. It amounts to s10,9S3.290 and raises the treasury gold reserve to S52,750,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
Wild Hogs in the Woods,

Hadlyme, Feb. 11.-Reports continue to reach here that wild hogs are roam- ing about the woods of North Madison and Guilford in large numbers. Several have been shot down by hunters. It is said that these wild hogs breed in large numbers in the swamps along the shores Iof the Hammonassett river.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
pa,er bv Henry souther.

Hartford, Feb. 11-Henry Souther
 read a paper upon the manufacture and physical treatment of steel before the 1Hartford Association of Natural Sci hnces tonight. Plans for the expansion s,f the society so as to extend it's benefits Ito all who may be benefited by the so- Ariety were discussed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
KeeIey Was Injured.

Philadelphia, Feb 11.-John W. Keeley of the motor fame was run into by 8 runaway horse here to-day and pain fully hurt about the head. It is be- lieved that he will have recovered within two weeks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
ChOlerain Armenia,

Washington, Feb. 11.-An official re- port made public by the marine hospital to-day from Dr. Spiridion Seviatziane, the official representative at Constanti- nople, gives the information that chol- era has broken out in Armenia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-12
Louisville is Selected.

Baltimore Feb. 11.-Louisville has been selected by the L. A. W. con- vention as the place for the mid-sum- Ialer meet.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-14
$iOO REWARD 300.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
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 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
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, y.
90 Sold by Druggists, rs cents.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-14
YOU AND YOUR GRAND
FATHER

Are!removed from each other by a
span of many years, He travelled
in slow going stage-coach while
you take the lightning express or
the electric car. When he was sick
he was treated by old fashioned me-
thods and gwen old fashioned med
icines, but you demand modern ideas
in medicine as we'll as in every
thing else. Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the medicine of today. 1t is prepar-
ed by modern methods and to its
preparation are brought the skill
and knowledge Of modern science.
Hoods Sarsaparilla acts promptly
upon the blood and by making pure,
rich blood it cures disease and es-
tablishes good health
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. WNsLow's SooTHING Syrup
has been used for over fifty years by
millions Of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
1t soothes the child softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists in
every part Of the world. 25c. a bot
tie. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" and take no
other kind.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-14
PAN AMERICAN
CONGRESS.
Arrangements Being Made for
a Meeting in Mexico.

City of Mexico, Aug. TO-
The various ministers accredit
ed from the American nations
of this government met today
in the hall of the ambassadors
of the national palace to dis
cuss plans for the Inauguration
of the new pan-American con-
gress which has been called
under the auspices of Mexico.
The session was strictly pri-
vate and was presided over by
Foreign Relations Minister
Mariscal of Mexico.
A dispatch from MazatIan
tonight announces the death of
Diego Rosaa, Governor of the
State Of Sinaloa of yellow few
er. He recently arrived at
Manzanillo on the steamer
Mazatlan. No alarm is felt, as
the government took proper
precautions.
Charles Mccarthy, charged
with defrauding the United
States postofice department,
leaves for New York tomorrow
via Vera Cruz in charge Of In
spector Jacobs having been ex-
tradited.
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CAPTAIN FON-
TAME DEAD.

| LAME DEAD
Dallas, Tex, Aug. TO-
Captain Henry B. Fontaine
died at his residence Sunday
evening.
He was born in Louisville,
KY August II, 1887, and re-
moved with his parents to Gal
weston, Tex, when he was six
weeks old. When he was 2
years old his father died in
Galveston. He was raised in
the Island city and was educat-
ed in Cincinnati, o. He prac-
ticed law in Galveston until
the war began, when he went
to Virginia as a private and
was made adjutant Of the first
regiment Texas infantry,
Hoods brigade. TIE latter
part Of the war he command
ed a battery Of light artillery
in Green's division and saw
service in the campaigns in
Louisiana. In 1868 he went
to Tennessee where he was
made secretary Of the. Memphis
and Selma railway, of which
N. B. Forrest, whose sister he
married, was president and
the leading spirit. In 1888 he.
came to Dallas and was sec
rotary Of the Dallas North
western and Pacific railway.
He has resided in Dallas ever
since, A wife. and five chill
dren survive han1.
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COL. BRACKEN-
RIDGES GIFT.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. TO-
1t was learned today that the
donation of $4,000, made by
Col. G. w. Breckenridge OF
San Antonio to the University
and accepted by the regents, is
intended for a new dormitory
and mess building to be devot
ed to the women students.
Mrs. ALLEN c.. Smith and Mrs.
E. Randall Of Galveston were
appointed by the donor to SUI
Pervise its construction and
the money. The
building will be three stories
in height Of pressed brick and
will be located opposite the
school.
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NOTICE.
Office of county Clerk Of }
Cameron county, Texas :
July 10Th. a. ID. 1896. \

Proposal and applications Cor ofBce of county ply
sician.
Sealed proposals for medical and
surgical treatment of and medical at
tendance on the county prisoners
and paupers for the year ending
August 81, 1897, embracing post
mortum examinations, and all other
medical and surgical services of
whatsoever Kind, whether to the
county prisoners and paupers or to
other persons in the interest o. pub
lie justice where so decreed by this
court, will be received at my office
on or before 9 O'Clock a. m. August
Is, A. d. 1896.
All bids should be addressed to
the Hon. county commissioners
court of Cameron county Texas and
endorsed Proposal and application
for Office of county Physician.
The county reserves the right to
reject any and all bids
Joseph Webb,
County Clerk
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THE New York Journal

THE New York Journal fig
ages the election Of Bryan, af
eef giving the republicans
everything they can. hope for
aud allowing them even Illinois
and Indiana, States that have
heretofore been regarded as
necessary, at least one of them,
to democratic success. It fig
ures the electoral vote Of the
assured democratic States-the
solid South--at 1913. Added 10
that are the popnlist States of
Colorado Idaho, Kansas and
Nevada with an aggregate vote
of 20, making a total of 173
CoBceding to be affected by a
democratic bolt, although the
surrender of New York, at
least, is ronglF aud vigorously
protected against, Mckinley is
given the following States: Con
necticut, Maine, Massachusetts.
New Hampshire, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, Vermont, Wyoming. To-
tai 143. This leaves unplaced
the following States: California,
Delaware, Illinois,, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana, Nebraska. North
Dakota, Oregon South Dakota.
Washington. West Virginia,
Wisconsin. Total 1871. Coneed-
ing only California, Delaware,
MiaHesetay Montana, Nebraska
North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota Washington and West
Virginia fog Bryan, the elect.
oral vote would stand 226, a
majority. On the other hand,
illinois with an electoral vote
Of ~ is regarded as certainly
5snacratTe. On broader ground,
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DAY, AUGUST IA, 1896.
OVATION TO BRYAN

Never before in the history
of this country, has a nominee
for Office had such receptions
ON a journey as have been ac-
corded to W. J. Bryan on his
trip eastward to receive formal
notification Of his nomination
for the presidency. Even in the
strongholds Of the manufactur-
ers and money kings, who are
in favor Of the single gold
standard. there has been a
spontaneous outburst of en-
thusiasm that is simply amaz-
ing. People by thousands have
f1ocked to the train on which
Bryan has made his journey,
all eager for the privilege of
seeing, shaking hands with and
hearing him speak. In Ohio,
even at the home of Mckinley,
the crowd was as enthusiastic
as in any other state.
The versatility of the man
has never showed itself to such
advantage as on this trip. He
seldom repeats himself though
speaking repeatedly on the
same subject. His oratory is
faultless and is worthy of the
days of Clay and Webster.
His speech at PittsbHrg was a
model Of diction aud forcible
logic. His audience went wild
and gave a new demonstration
OF what has already appeared,
that Bryan is in, close touch
with the people. There is no
effort or elaptrap in his manner
or speech. He is deeply irabued
with the business of his cause,
and; there is an evident and
emphatic response from his
hearers everywhere.
There does not seem to be
any power on earth that can
stop.this Bryan wave.
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HUMAN SYMPATHY.

Dallas, Texas, August TO-
Five farmers with shot guns
today marched to town a white
woman followed by two little
children crying and turned
the mother over to the sheriff.
They charged her with stealing
two little pigs and two jars of
preserves. The woman stated
her husband was dying with
consumption, and her children
were crying for food and starv-
ing. She won the sympathy of
the crowd. and it is thought
that the charge against her will
be Withdrawn.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-14
MUssULMAN oUTRAGEs

MUSSULMAN OUTRAGES
London, Aug. 10-The Daily
News has a dispatch from
Athens which says: at An.
apolis, Pediada, near Her.
aklion, in the island of Crete
on Saturday, 1000 armed Mus.
sulmans butchered thirty un,
armed Christians in the pre-.
cinct of the st. John monastery
Several priests and women and
children were among the vic.
Tins. One woman was slaueht.
cred after pleading for bel
children and her husband on
her knees. Several churches
were desecrated and a priest
named Jeremiah had his ears
nose severed from hia head aud
was then burned alive on a pyre
of sacred pictures.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-14
AN OLD TEXAS
WAR RELIC.

WAR RELIC.
Waco Times.
There is a relic of the war
in possession of a member OF
Pat Cleburne camp of more
usual interest. 1t is a strip of
tent cloth woven at Waco for
the use of the confederate
hospital at Mobile, Ala. 1t
was used as a bandage for a
broken limb, and when the
soldier recovered his wife used
the the bandage for stifening
for a dress body and in that
way it was preserved. The
brand of the Waco mills is
still visible on the cloth. 1t is
probably the first cloth ever
turned out by a southern mill.
There we're no cloth mills in
the south when the war broke
out and the government at
Richmond, Va, authorized
Captain Earle of Waco and
others to get the necessary
machinery in England and
bring it over. The looms and
spindles were brought to the
Texas coasts a blockade run
ner, and after lodging the
federal gunboats a landing was
made and the equipment was
hauled to Waco in wagons and
the cotton mills were soon
started. Nothing but coarse
textiles were attempted. The
Waco cotton mills proved a
great boon to the southern
confederacy.
1t is probable that the cloth
presented Pat Cleburne camp
is the only piece left of the
great quantity woven during
the war. The old Waco cot
ton mills are still in existence
and the spindles and Icons
brought from England in 1862
are in pretty good order still.
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TALLYlNe PlNEAPPLEs.
Quick Work Done In Handling the Frui
on the New York Wharf.

Quick Work Done In Handling the fruits
on the New York Wharf.
Tho pineapple season lasts from about
March l to about Aug. /. New York
gets pineapples from the Florida keys,
from the West Indies and from the Ba-
hamas Some come in steamers, some
in sailing vessela Pineapples from Ha-
yana by steamer are brought in barrels
and crates Pineapples brought in sail
ing vessels are brought mostly in bulk
hot thrown In loosely, however, but
snugly slowed, 90 that as many as pos
sible may be got into vessel
On the wharfs here pineapples
brought in bulk are handled with great
celebrity. Men in the hold of the vessel
fill buShel baskets with them and hand
the baskets up on deck, where they arc
passed along and set up on the string
piece of the wharf. The trucks in which
they are to be carted away are backed
down handy. A box Of suitable height,
and which is as long as the truck is
wide, is pleoed at the end of the truck.
& man standing near on the wharf lifts
the baskets from the stKingpiece and
sets them up on this box. Two men
stand at the box, each with basket of
piReapples in front Of him, to count the
pines and throw them into the truck
which has racks at the sides; lengths Of
board are placed across the end as the
load rises Two men stand in the truck
to level the fruit as it comes 70 them.
The two counters are experts, and they
work with treat rapidity and steadiness,
keeping pineapples going all the time
Each man picks up two pineapples at a
time, one with each hand and gives
them toss into the truck, both men
counting as they go along, one after an
other, zone, =" tive, :" three, four"
five" and so on up, each count mean
ing two pineappleA When they strike
"one hundred" the tallyman makes
straight chalk mark or the end of the
truck that stands for 200 pineapples,
While he is making the chalk mark the
other counter keeps right on, and he may
have got up 10 1.-TWO" or three" again,
for il takes second or two TO make the
chalk mark, but by that time the tally
man is at it again Ginning in with
-four" and away they go together
again, counting up rapidly toward an
other hundred. If q man ON the load
finds a specked pine, he drops it over
the side Of the track into basket that
stands there, and says; Zone out The
tallyman losses in one without count
ing, to keep the count good
AS fast as the counters empty the
baskets they push them of the box, and
the man at the stIingpiece sets up full
one in its place and the counters keep
the pineapples going without cessation
At the Sfth hundred the talIyman makes
mark diagoaally across the four he
has already made, in the commonly
used method of taIlying freight; but
these five marks here stand for 1000
On double truck there are
usually carried from 1900 to $500
pineapples; on single truck, from
2, 900 to {, 500.-New York Sun.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
twrrdfS CnTd Nefsf rrfi.paHHer Psf. San Erapei.ao
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CHOLERA INCREASING,

Cairo, August TO- Cholera
again shows an increase and
anxiety is felt on account of
the absence of reports from the
comp of the Egyptian forces on
the Nile. 1t is feared that a
serious condition prevails, there.