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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
THE FOURTH CAVALRY BAND,

The people at Tyler have most en-
Enthusiastically received the Mexican
4th. Cavalry band, which splendid
organization has been permitted
through the courtesy Of President
Diaz to plfy at the great fruit expo
sition. The Tyler papers, which
have been kindly sent to us by Car
los G.. Nordhausen, the accomplish
ed interpreter who accompanied the
band, give gloryihg reports daily OF
the performances of the band. In
the opening address of Mayor Sharp
at the exposition, he refers to it an
follows:
"We rejoice that the same splendid
Mexican band that furnished such
magnificent music for us last year is
with us again. We send greetings
to all the peoele of Texas for this
national courtesy Of the Republic of
Mexico, and return our sincere
thanks and sense Of gratitude to the
president of the republic for grant
ing the universal request for their
presence. We welcome the best of
all bands and every member of it,
and tender you the hospitality and
privileges of our city"
In subsequent number, the Dem
ocrat- Reporter gives the band the
following complimentary notices:
"The Mexican band is in splendid
trim, greatly stronger than it was
last year, and it does seem that their
music Is sweeter and more enchant-
ing than ever beforS. The people
who were present yesterday after
noon had fair opportunity to judge
whether this is SO or not, as they
rendered some of their best selec-
tons then"
"Dixie always brings a yell; and
when rendered by the Mexican band
it simply sets the people on fire."
"In his address of welcome yester-
day afternoon President Cone john
son said that president Diaz has
sent us the very best band on this
continent" and we guess he is right
about 1t :"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
STORM AT LAREDO.

The Laredo papers report a baby
cyclone in that city last Friday even
ing which did considerable damage
to property. The wind was accom-
panied by a slight fall of hail being
followed by a heavy rain. Some
large buildings were blown from the
foundations or otherwise Badly in
jured, large trees we're blown up by
the roots, fences and walls blown
down and houses unfoofed. Among
the damages reported are mentioned
the following:
Residence of e. E. French blown s
feet off its foundation
Wall of brick building formerly
occupied by Davis, Caden & Co.,
blown down. being struck by light
ming which wrecked the foundation.
Brick engine house and sheds al
A Thaisop's brickyard almost conf
pletely demolished.
New steel flag pole at Fit. McIn-
tosh bent, and a large water tank
back of the officers quarters blown
down.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
800 REWARD $I0e.

The readers of this paper will b9
pleased to learned that there is az
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages
and that is Caiarrh. Halls Catarrf
Cure is the. only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrl. Cure is taken INFER
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 constitu--
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 faila to cure. Send
for list or testirnonials. Address
EJ.1 CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
!" 6 old by Druggists, Is cents.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
ALL THE PEOPLE
County Clerk

Should keep themselves healthy and
especially care should be given to
this matter at this time. Health de-
Ponds upon pure, rich blood, for
when the blood is impure and i'm
pOverished diseases of various kinds
re almost certain TO result. The onea
true blood purifier is HOODS Sarsa-
parilTa. By its power to purify and
vitaIize the blood # has proved it.
self to be the safeguard of health,
and the record of remarkable cures
effected proves that it has wonderful
power over disease. 1t sct6ally and
permanently cures when all other
preparations fail tt do any good
whatever.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
PERHAPS.

Henry Labouchere gives this
as the authorized dictionary oil
discomfort:
What is creations A failure.
What is life9 A bore.
What is man9 A fraud.
What is womanf Both q
fraud and a bore.
What is beauty9 A decep
ton.
What is love9 A disease.
What is marriagel a mis-
take.
What is a chiIda A nuisance
What is the devil9 A fable.
What is good9 Hypocrisy.
What io evilG Detection.
What is wisdoml Selfish
ness.
What is happinessp A delu
sion.
What is friendships Hum
bug.
What is generosity9 fmbe
cility.
What is money! Everything.
What is every thing? No
thing.
Were We, perhaps, not hap
Pier whsa SO were monkeys7
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
REPUBLICAN SENA-
fORIAL CONVENTION.


The republican senatorial conven-
iron of the 23rd. district is hereby
called TO meet at Brownsville, Texas
on the Bird day of August 1896, for
the purpose Of nominating a candi-
date for senator from said district,
electing a chairman of the republic
can executive committee for said
district; and performing such other
business as may properly come be-
fore it. The basis of representation
is the SAME as heretofore fixed by
the state executive committee; and
under this the counties composing
said district will be entitled TO the
following REPRESENTATION: Cameron
z, HidaIgo 9, Starr 7, Zapata l,
Webb and Encinal 8, Duval 2, Nue.
ces 8, Aransss 2, San Patricio l.
W. n. LINTON,
Chairman Rep. Executive Committe
23rd. District of Texas.
Point Isabel, Texas, July II, 1896.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
CUSTOM HOUSE BUSINESS

Tie business Of the Brownsville
custom house, for the fiscal year end
ing June 3Oth., 1896, exhibits gra-
tifying increase in all transactions
AS showing this growth; the follow
ing comparative statement between
the two fiscal years, ending, respect
lively, June Both, 1895 and June 3Oth,
1896 is kindly furnished by S. a
Belden, statistical clerk;
Years 1895. 1895.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
NOTICE.
Office Of County Clerk of
Cameron County Texas
Inl,. 1Sth II 1909


July 10Th. -. ID. 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 31st. 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 9 o'clock a. nj. August
10Th. A. y. 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 bids.
JosEPH WEBp.
: County ClarE
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
b .r.naeinr tn ELF Others.

The stage had not passed El Sau2
ND to 8 o'clock p. m. The wires are
not working and no further intelli-
gence is obtainable at time of going
topress.
NJ. Leahy, agent for the Stempel
Fire Extinguisher will receive a
large consignment Of these excellent
machines on the next steamer Now
is your time to place orders and pro-
tect your property from the Fire
tiend.
THE HERALD would like to secure
correspondent in every precinct in
the county, one who will report the
happenings of his vicinity weekly,
such as marriages, births, parties.
condition of crops, etc.
Much compliment is heard by
those who have grape vines of the
bees destroying the gapes. IL any
one knows a way to prevent these in
sects from eating grapes THE Hers
AID will be pleased to publish the
remedy, FOR the benefit of local
grape-growers.
Just now everybody is beginning
to take Spring Medicine. And it
is good thing thing to do provided
you take Simmons Liver Regulator
the best Spring Medicine. It's a
sluggish liver that clogs the system
and makes bad blood. A dose day
of Simmons Liver Regulator will
make a new man out of you, and a
new woman too. Look for the Red
z on the package. 1t is Simmons
Liver Resulator you want.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
NOTICE.
Office of county Clerk of
Cameron county, Texas
July 18th. a. ID. 1896.

July 1Ol0. II. ~. 1850. ]
Proposal and applications for Office of county ply
stefan.
Sealed proposals Cor 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 Te2as 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
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
A CHILD ENJOYS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action,
and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs,
when in need of a laxative, and if
the father CIR mother be costive or
bilious, the most gratifying results
follow its use so that it is the best
family remedy known and every
family should have bottle.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15

Silver coin imported. not included in
above statement, 1895, $56,99s. 1885,
$67;I2s.
The above figures show that the
customs district of Brazos Santiago
has rapidly become no small Factor
in the collection of Uncle Sans re-
venue and reflects credit on the COL
lector of customs and his efficient
force of deputies and employees.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
$500 REWARD.

A reward of $4,000, U. s. curen:s
cy is offered for the arrest and
conviction of the assassin of my
ather Michael Schodts.
Mrs. n. 1. ARMSTRONG.
March ,, 1896.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

Monterey, Mexico, July 11.-Jddge
Lucio Cervantes, Federal Judge for
the northern district of Tamaulipas
arrived in town yesterday and will
leave tonight for Mexico to confer
with the president on matters of
great importance TO the judicial
branch of the government. After
spending some days in Mexico he
will VISIT Oaxaca his former home.
Laredo News.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
REPU BLICAN REPRE-
SENTATIVE CONVENTION,

The republican convention for the
Seth representative district, compos
cd of tho county Of Cameron, Iii
daIgo, Starr and Zapata, is hereby
called to meet at Brownsville, Tex,
on the Third day of August, 1896,
for the purpose of nominating two
candidates for representatives in the
state legislature for said district. and
for such other business that may
properly come before said conyen-
ton. The basis OF representation
fixed by state executive committee
is hereby adopted and Hereunder
said counties are entitled to dele
gates as follows: Cameron 7, Iiidal-
go 2, Starr 7, Zapata 1.
r. b. RENTFRo.
Chairman Rep. Executive Commit
tee, S5th. Representative District
Brownsville, Tex, July Ii, 1896.
me- -, r,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
FOR REHE

The Miller'o Hotel building hav-
ing been completely repaired is Of
fered for rent for hotel purpose d
Reasonable rates. Apply to Fran.
Disco YfNff7s1
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
Gladness Comes

With a better understanding of the
w transient nature of The many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists. j,
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed, If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one .should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
SPECIAL SALE.

200 dozen ladies' colored border,
hem-stitched handkerchiefs, SLIP
per dozen; worth $500
ELi0Ngrr1t & RfrrIfNi
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15
ABOUT TOWN.
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award

worries fafr fiiXnest AWaLT
There will be q late mail tonight,
The stage had not passed Ell Sauz at
three this afternoon.
Ice ceam will be served at Mrs,
Douglas parlors this evening after
five O'Clock.
We are much pleased to see j. L.
L.anAfulh on the streets again after
a severe illness of several weeks.
The MANY friends of Capt j. J.
Smith will be sorry to learn that he
is quite i'll at his home at TT. Brown.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-15

March ,, 1896.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
Vegetables From Abroad.

Among the foreign vegetables in our
market now is cabbage from Denmark.
which sells wholesale for $40 hum
bred. These heads are much more
firm and heavy than any home grown
cabbage, although the native product
is said to be sweeter. Beautiful new
potatoes have been coming from Hav-
ana for a week and bring Sc barrel;
old potatoes from Bermuda bring the
same price. Scotch magnums still sell
at higher prices than our native pota-
toes, being of larger size, more regu'
lar in form and mere evenly selected.
They are considered better than the
potatoes from either England or Ire
land, but not so good as those from
Germany. At present prices, which
are one-third less than they we're last
year, after the cost of sacking, trans
portation and duty is deducted, the
returns to the Scotch dealer can hard
ly be more than fifty cents barrel.
Last month 10000 sacks of these po-
tatoes arrived, but the market is so
dull that many of them are still kept
in storage.
From France we are receiving Brus-
sells sprouts at twenty-five cents .
pound, and caulifower at forty to fifty
cents head. Corn salad, chives and
escarole from the South make tho
markets green. Florida is sending
peppers, egg-plants, okra, beans and
peas, the last of which command as
much as IS to 50 bushel crate when
of the first quality. A few punches Of
Charleston asparagus, the first to
arrive here this season, sold last week
at $1.5O a bunch, but the quality.
scarcely warranted this extreme price.
Apples still remain scarce, although
they are held in considerable quantity
in the interior of the State. North
EN- Spies, Baldwin and Greetings
bring Sc barrel, while it is hard to
get Kings even at IS barrel.-GardeD
and Forest,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08

because of some misdeed alleged or
something he has said or misfortune
that has happened to him. Any Sc
rious accident in persons family is
made an excuse for muru. If his child
dies violent death, or his canoe cap
sizes and somebody is drowned, raid
is made on his property. Sometimes
everything he possesses is taken from
him, though nowadays the muru is
usually limited to his horses or cattle.
The plundering party may despon the
unfortunate family of all eatables and
other movables, spearing the tame
pigs and digging up the root crops.
This sort of proceeding is entirely law
full and regular. Indeed, the family
SO despolled would feel injured if the
muru was not carried out thoroughly.
However, this peculiar system is lin
tied and controlled to considerable
extent by the fact that man upon
whom muru is inflicted is entitled to
the privilege of returning the compi-
ment. Thus if A robs B, the latter
may with propriety take the damage
out of A by surprise party in kind.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
Supreme Bravery of Two Men.

The heroism of the two men, Heath
and Andrews-the one alad of twenty,
the other a man of forty-two-who
lost their lives in bravely endeavoring
to rescue comrade at the Pye Bridge
England) Chemical Works, deserves
something more than mere compll-
ment from coroner's jury. By some
accidental removal Of the packing or
plug in tube quantity OF carbonlc
acid had found its way into one OF the
'ssti1ls'' in which man named Greaves
was at work. The 'stills" are iron
chambers cased with brick and cylin-
drical, having diameter of five feet
and half, and the only way to de-
scend into them is by a man-hole at
the top. Looking down through
this aperture the little group of work
people who had been brought to the
scene by the cry for help could see
Greaves lying overcome at the bot
tom. Quick as thought Andrews
caught the rope and, instantly fol-
lowed by Heath, descended. Holding
their breath as long as they could,
they succeeded in Selling their COM
rade, and were drawn up near enough
to the aperture for man named Clay
to grasp them; but the dead weight OF
the men in a stupor was too much for
Clay's strength, and the poisonous
fumes were acting upon him also. 81
pulled" said Clay, ''till I lost my
senses. Ican't remember more till l
saw lot of men round the top"
Meanwhile Greaves and his two brave
rescuers had fallen back into the still.
Yet another and another effort to
descend was made by bystanders; but
it was found impossible to live in the
fumes, and they we're drawn back.
Finally the bodies we're recovered with
the aid of long iron rod with hook,
but unhappily the efforts of the med
ical attendant to restore animation
proved unavailing. Chicago Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
A Chinese Horror.

In Pekin, as in all Chinese cities, no
provision is made for the burial of in
fants; and the destruction of girl
babies, as well as of weakly children,
is well.known fact. A sort of wheel
barrow, however, occasionally gathers
up from the streets, where there is no
sewerage and receptacles of refuse, the
little bodies-many of them thrown
out with no care as to any lingering
traces of life. The contents of Wheel
barrows are dumped in fields outside
of the city, and the dogs and jackals
feast upon the victims of Chinese ten
derness. Meanwhile the hearts of all
the Christian missionaries in the city,
whom Mr.. Niche describes as breath
ing out the rage and fume of Moloch-
lists, were heavy and their hands busy.
They went to the field, through COM
mon agent, and in one week picked up
and cared for three hundred little
waits, from whom life had scarcely de-
parted or who were still alive! This is
but an incident. York Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
Has an Eagle for a Pet.

Some weeks ago s. B. Cooper was
out hunting when he came across a
black eagle. He finally shot it in the
wings with very fine shot. This made
it unable to fly, and SO he captured it
alive. Little damage was done by the
shot, and the bird has now thoroughly
recovered and can any day be seen in
its cage by the water tower. The bird
is young and a female.
The strange thing is that the eagle
has learned to like Mr.. Cooper. It
will come to him when he goes into
the cage, and he can handle it as much
as he pleases. 1t is wont to eat meat
out of his hand, and in many ways
acts unlike black eagles, which, the
saying is, can never be tanned.
The bird measures SIX feet nine
inches from tip to tip Of its wings,
and weighs about fifteen pounds
Bakersfield Californian.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
A Military. Philosopher.

Napoleon, in the course of his italian
campaign, took Hungarian battalion
prisoners. The Colonel, an old man,
complained bitterly of the French
mode of fighting, by rapid and desul-
tory attacks on the flank, the rear, the
lines OF communication, ETC., conclud-
ing by saying that he fought in the
army of Maria Theresa. ''You must
be DID," said Napoleon. eyes, I am
either sixty or seventy" WAS the reply.
"Why, Colonel" remarked the Cor
sican, ''you have certainly lived long
enough to know how to count years a
little more closely?" General, " said
the Hungarian, II reckon my money,
my shirts, and my horses; but as for
my years, I know that nobody will
want to steal them, and that I shall
never lose one of them. New York
SIM
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
A Giant Amethyst Found.

A huge amethyst, weighing twelve
pounds and measuring nine incAes by
five in thickness, WAS found recently
by Billy Norwood. Norwood dis
covered the stone on Granite Creek,
his attention being first attracted by
the brilliant display of colors spark
ling in the sunlight. The color takes
the most beautiful shade, aviolet-blue
and pinkish-purple, in one hexagonal
prism, which will measure about four
inches. A variety of tints are shown
through the balance of the stone, &C
cording to the mixture of peroxide OF
manganese when it was formed.
This particular specimen is Of the
hardest variety of quartz Or rock
crystal, cutting plate-glass almost as
neatly as diamond. 1t is more valu-
able as beauty specimen, probably,
than for commercial purposes. -Hel-
ena (NIontana) Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
Old.EaSliOnel MOlaSSes,

Old-fashioned molasses, the genu-
inc, dark-brown, saccharine, delicio Gus
adjunct of the corn pone and the slap
jnck, has become scarce article of late
years, and is likely to become scarcer
still. In fact, the old-time molasses
is scarcely produced nowadays, for, as
sugar-making machinery is improved
and the production of sugar increased,
the quantity and quality decreases.
Many planters can remember the day
when, to separated the sugar from the
molasses, the boiled cane juice was
placed ia barrels bored full of holes );
the moiasses drained out and the sugar
remained in the barrel. The ecntrifu-
gal machinery now in use separates
the sugar SO thoroughly that but little
molasses, and that of poor quality, is
left. Chicago Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-08
A New Punishment for Contempt.

Judge Woods, of Sioux City, Iowa,
took q very prompt and effectual,
though quite unusual, method of pun
ishing contempt of his court the other
dav. Arnt Olsen went into court and
demac led his fees for having testified
as witness in a case. The Judge told
him that the case having been APP
pealed, the fees could not be paid I'M
til it was settled. Then Olsen called
him a liar. The Judge grabbed his
cane, jumped down from the bench,
and hit Olsen over the head. Olsen
retreated, but the Judge followed him
into the street, belaboring him all the
way, until the cane was reduced t
.kindling wood, and Olsen was covered
with blood. So far as heard from, the
assault has not been noticed by the
authorities. New Orleans Picayune.