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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Adjourned Court to ucsr rght News
from the So Louis Globe-nemocatl
4 rather peculiar Incident occurred
IN Judge Z1chritzs court yesterday
Afternoon during the trial % JACOB
Fschcu. charged with assault 90 kiu.
whoa ilo ucwsloys began passing Che
Four Courts crying their extras about
the Hrat. the jury seemed TO lose an
interest iu the ease. and squirmei
ucryous,y in their seats Al were
anxious to hear the result and several
times some OF them called Deputy
sheriff Ruler and asked him who won
Attorney John l. Martin, who is de-
Tending Fischeu, noticed the unCosi-
ness OF the jurors. and. rising from bis
chair. Toe asked judge Zachri'z 90 sus-
pend proceedings long enough Tor him
To go downstairs aud learn The result
ot thc 0ght so be- could inform the
jurors Judge Iacaritz replied that 90
would to something out % thc ori'u-
Ury. bIt as hp himself WAS anxious 90
knew thc same thlnE hc would Euat
che wish When Attorney Martin r-
turned lc announced that rtsimmals
bad won loo fourteen rounds Tas
seemed to satisfy tho jurors ana ilo
trial was resumed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

left wife aud Daughter aud Went
West 20 seek Fortune.
This might have been an Enoch
Arden tale. but II isn't Indeed. Il
would have been n the Mary Of this IN
cident had married a second time. but
Mary didn't. says the New York World.
Thirty years ago they came to Vine
land. n. j.. and Sc, up their houaehoid
goods IN the midst Of the pine forests.
There we're Captain Moses 3. Lucas an
old-tlme ship captain, retired. his good
wife. Mary b. Lucas. NJ. d.. gradu-te
Of the Boston schools. and their daugh-
ter Lucy. They bought a farm tract
built a little house and set 10 work 20
clear away the woodland Two years
Of this satisfied the old sea captain. IN
whose veins flowed the rowing blood o,
o seafarlng man One lay he faced N
good wife saichel IN hand.
I'm goln out west. Mary" said he,
TO seek my fortune It's too dead
rusty here 10 suit me-"
They sent him away with tears and
blessings. After he had gone Dr. Lucas
braced herself Tor a bout with fate.
She decided 20 clear the land herself.
and as her skirts disconnected her fhe
put on bloomers. the first IN all likeii-
hood In south Jersey. and her daughter,
when she reached womanhO0d, fol-
lowed suit Ignorant people guyed the
two loae women. Boys threw stones az
them. But the Lucases kept on, and In
the course Of years they carved a hne
little farm out % their woodland tract.
Once In a great while there was an Op-
portunity for Mrs. Lucas 20 practice
her profession. and when the village OF
Pleasanton arose on the site OF what
was a single store she secured quite a
neat liti!e practice Years passed. No
word from the captain The woman
mourned him as dead. Recently there
stepped from a train AZ vineland
gray-haired. woll-io-do looking man Of
&c.
Know a party by the name % Lucas
Mary d." he asked Of q hackman.
ITO be sure" said the latter cit
right ni And the nag was soon hob
bling over the roads toward Plea-ant-
Vile Enoch Arden-for 90 was he
stuck bis head ont Of the wladow aud
gapcd. What had been rough pine
woods was now wcll-clearcd farms.
40 bis own door the vehicle drew up.
/ Two elderly women In bloomers. partly
covered by their short bingham apr, rs.
came out
Must De a mistake. Drive on. said
I Captain Lucas.
No. tais iE The place" rlld the
driver
The old man looked again. What.
Mar Is that you?" BE- asked.
For the love Of heaven. us Moses
ah ecricd. Welcome hcme. my dear.
But Worcn't you a long time comlngg"
Hand and hand they went into the
house. No chance FOR an Euosh Arden
situation. Lucas told them that he Wa
a lumbcrman Of Eureka. Cal. and lad
plenty % money 20 make them com.
Portable the rest Of their lives.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

s W;ls gIr. once followed tto work
mon from her fathers estate when the,
went home to their dinner. because
she was very fond ot a kind Ola man
who was one OF thgm when he looked
from bis door and Jaw her sitting 0a
a log waiting Cor him. be- Invited hsr
20 80 into tbc cottage She looked .n.
saw the strange faces around tho ta-
Die and hcsIiatei When De urged her.
she raised her sweet iage aai .u-
quIrcd
is there any mother here's
EYES my dclr there's mother
here" ho answered
"Oh. then 400 go in. Cor I'm no,
afraid % there's q mother there"
Her ,bills experience had told hcr
she could place confidence ia mo,h-
cr's sympathy a hum, may bc small
ana mean. uut Do % is tbg .hru, 90 q
mothers la,o 90 .aa happier place than
o. ram,, would o.. uiyhus, ,a.s blessed
presence Et5uEgNst
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Tk iuIuNus lug ,uua Onward U-
lyIutga ,ey APPLY ,l, foolish and
r.uiul habit %. ,AaEg.au1u THAT is sl
prevalent lu.i nov
Two yuauE l.rls frli 90 thc ylyar.,g
auI ht.Uasaos 81 youth Wo. .u 30
street ear They greeted each Other
with real school g.rl yauayyucss. asI
one aiJ 90 tae other
u never v.s so sad 90 see any oac
in my Hio"
"Nud I've lust been dying Co 500
your vas ,aa reply from tUc b-liau
aud hl1ow.ae gIrl who was certainly
m he Wl aHaa 10. health 90 taat DAD.
mcut
GLOW 1o yru lo. anyhow"
"Ob' Ibr o. perfectly iuul tU'I"
81 near. IicI HHa ru. 'a.. WOODS"
90 ugsr1y ylurH.l ga1 n.s.I e
hci oG"
"I know. Dc mlte ono 'o.' nar'g..
ly vr,i.a,I Mamma ha o. b0uH.
,oll'
"Wryc boon having a rrsu'ar hosn.-
tal at our house. Iut 20 horribly cold
tolaya'
Fearful ! thought ! should pgr-
fen before The car came along
"My fcrt are exactly Ike Jumps NJ
Ice don't believe that they'll over
be warm again"
Have you seen Mabel Reed late
lyG'
Not for ages. It's certainly two
weeks. anyhow. since I saw her Tn
crazy TO see her"
so am l. And u seems like an ot"r-
nifty since ! saw Helen. ia give ih'
world to see her How trlghoul'y
slow the car Is going could 30 ias'
ter on my hands and knees"
$50 could I. ] hate To DRAG olnn
20. like 20 60 like lirh,nIug.'
And 20 the conversation ran on.ca'l
girl telling what was certainly unuu.
every time she smoke
What a reckoning Aerc Will be foI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07
JENNY LIMBS GRANDSON
the Youngest ~ the Maude Chl irrn o.
uriliant musiei,n.

ur.ulant Musician.
4 writer In The ladies' Home Jcurrai
inter, stiugly tells % The Daughter OF
Jenny Line" Mrs Raymond Maulc
~ her home llic ana hcr children
two sons and a daughter These grand.
children oi the famous Swedish N.glt.
iuElc' arc hught aad intoIc1tius
'Itc boys arc fuc. hollihy splendid
looking fellows of whom ans mother
mIehf Usll o., proud Victor. The eta
0.t vao De- tho rOIscn O. Che Princes
Christian o. almost "a yclag man. ana
ChHr..H. lfr yCaug.t of thc Mlud1
.hfHtl FL. IH DIS .fly teens Between
ths i.n ..m. GV..If'a LInd. the on-
'l Gro %. flr amIt .0lrug the gllni.
u1.hUs u.n, Au Che children have
. great Ua. Tor music witch IS
scarcely umr s.ur hut 10 Is in Charlie
aa,U o. specially te,giuTol De plays
brilliantly. end has. moreover a beau
um voice There o. 90 course. the
fear that bis voice may lose lu beau.
~ when g breaks. but u @ does not his
mother intends that he shall enter the
musical profession. so that there may
yci be- worthy SUCCESSOR to Jenny
Lind from among her descendants
Mrs Maudc Is devoted TO her children.
lut d Is between her and her daughter
that a specially close affection exists
They have been almost inseparahlc ey.
e. since her earliest childhood
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

% Gaa'i IgHR that sou WIIl hc able
'1 d1 mr-a u.'h lm. said o. father go
.fc pra.pli oi s.too, Go whom be-
U1I brought Dis son as a pupil. he is
s1 1000 OF mischief
"u1es he tell the tru'b'' asked the
principal 'Caa I always rely upon
bis World"
"Ob. yss" said the father he s.
honest, be- viii ton the truth. even
when s, s against himself. you may
depend u.on that"
Then Ne can manage him" said
che principal. "hc will make a manly
man" And DO asa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07
pirauon Of tho skin have been known
TO affect them.
my.,srlou. rh.nomsu.rn tn. Persian Golf

Mysterious Phsnomsua IN the Persian Golf.
In his recent address as president OF
the British Institution OF Electrical En-
glneers. Sir Henry Nance said that In
the Persian Gulf one occasionally Wit
messed natural phenomena which to
the untrayellei might appear ineredi-
bic. In the midst OF the mountains
near Mussendum he had seen during a
thunderstorm such displays Of light
ming az banned description. lie had.
al certain seasons OF the year. OBJ
served tho water In the bay-which
was large enough 10 hold all the neets
OF the world-present exactly the APP
pearance Of blood. Not many miles
from Musscndom he had witnessed
mysterious lre-circles fitting over tho
surface Of the sea 40 a speed Of one
hundred miles an hour. a phenomenon
which no one had yet been able to ex-
plain. While steaming along the coast
OF BeloOchistan. he had been called
from his cabin az night 10 observe the
more common phenomenon OF a milky
sea, the water for miles around being
singularly white and luminous. In the
same locality the sea was, for short
periods. as n putrId. the hsh being
destroyed In myriads. 40 that 10 pre-
vent a pestilencc. measures hal 20 be
taken 10 bury those cast up on the
beach. This phenomenon was doubt
less due 10 the outbreak Of a subma-
rine volcano and the Liberation Of sui
I phuretted hydrogen. In these waters
/ iellyhsh were as large as footballs. AMI
sea-snakes OF brilliant hue we're met
sith In great numbers On one occa-
sion a swarm Of sea-snakes forced
their way up one OF the creeks IN Kar-
achi harbor. apparently FOR the pur-
pose Of having a battle royal for the
ground between high and low water
mark was thlckly covered with their
bodies. 90 positions which betokened a
deadly struggle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

There De- something radically Vroni
In this Drafting system. which. couple
with the farming law. is being abuse,
by che Smart Alccks The only prac
IDEAL remedy Cor the abuse OF the draft
Ing and farming statutes is the to'a
abolition Of both and a return 90 On,
original system % acquiring bali PLAY
crs by purchase The gradual groWtl
of The evils and distortions Co Whicl
tho farm ana thc iIai, are suuiogto,
aW ultimately result in the r,s,or
alton of tby purchase law,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

From ,ag JuDa douns Hgu.ll
The belle, that lightning VIII no,
strike a feather bed was shown % bc
mistaken Bog an Incident OF the eiec-
trie storm OF Saturday. A Dol, struck
a chimney on the house OF Charles
Stcatcs. who lives on the nccrheld
road. Part OF o jumped TO the house
OF Bernard Huss and tore on the con-
ductor pipe. Tho other half went
down the chimney. ripped the plaster
and papcr from a bcdroom. and then
struck a feather bed. The bed was
torn and the feathers scattered abou,
the room.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Ny tga.s k,p, mr 0n Moalc,s front
'aray pare u. Coo day. GAYS Gen.
TWy. i,o showed himself The nor.
H"..D,.Ua r. eIrUsH, vigorous lr.
..u BIO I.HI. r.a Uta. .sata com.
u.r...s .a superior ,No...rs Even
Dr.. Co.,. H. a.-.. alI b0s rUau ts I1.
fu"..... h.H.H stood Ulm 90 tm,,
u s..' #H. Zoo .rHr.gs 900 ,y,ry ,a,
upon 1855. ....fu U.'I Doc t,u, r.re.
u t...u. .1 an points of ht
Ir.. Wl ..l tr ANA down upon the
N.d iu 800 nervous. restless manner
90. Hr watched the progress uf the op-
ruNoua ana made running comments
o0 ,lo actions OF hIs subordinate
aus agnluc nose and piercing ewes
gave h,u something OF the eagles
LOOK. gud added TO the interest uf his
personality. he had much 20 try him
upon this occasion. and u he was se-
we're In his rcprimands and showed
faults OF temper, he certainly displayed
no faults as a commander When the
battle was over, no one was more ready
20 make amends Tor the instances In
which he felt that he might have done
injustice 20 his suhordinatc6. lie said
90 them. sorry 20 hear YOU cannot
carry The works Get the best line YOU
can and be prepared 20 hold a. I sup
pCse sou cannot make any more at.
tacks. arl feel satisfied an has been
done TIA. can be done"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

a b.sl stuIer in che state % New
York. d, .s said. catches bis birds. un.
spoiled by sao, or fps.ue. by means
%, a baa1 mirror on sighting o. dc-
slrJH'c sgFi.C, iU q bush or tree. De-
directs sgaaash upon o. shifting his
aim a che bird shifts ana throwing
tan l,.ms as nearly as possible unto
iH eyes Iao BIRD gets toalJl and
supplied AaIgg within reach o, tb,
hunters hand and allows itself to b,
.lurhl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

manned until 1891. when he signed with
Milwaukee. In iS92-s3-9i he played
with Chicago. In 1895 he was a mem
Der OF the New York team During
the past season he was connected with
the Minneapolis team Of the Western
League. and greatly aided Il not only
In winning the pennant Of that league.
but also the Detroit Free Press" cup.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Official approval has lus, been given
io DO, Ugs, novel railway that uas ever
been built a balloon De- 60 Dee tac pro-
polling power uscI Boo carrying passca-
gems 90 and from the top OF the Hoch-
s.Uuncu mountain 40 Bll Rc.chcuhall.
q beautiful Watering place ln the Aus
tr,an AIIs The scheme is known as
90. aroH1tic railway and is the in-
ycguau OF on gnrIn,rr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07


doubt aaI unb,Ue, mean destrY,.
lion Co ans business. and "a man who
loses confidence in A.s own AFFAIR."
ends failure awaiting him iH a short
time. writes Esaugo.ls, Moody 10 hIs
bible class boz iho Ladies' Home Jour-
nal Uncertainty dislul.ides for work
and usefulness boz every spgcrs OF NE
To vas uncertainty aud doubt thai
caused tAe recent state OF depression
in uur business Interests. FIuanricrs
and economists lld rel ln their Views
regarding The political causes % this
feeling o' insecurity. but they generally
agreed Boo directly attrlbuflng the re-
verses tl the lack 0f assurance In busi.
ness circles Confidence is esssutili
t0 success iu every pursuit of life Ana
th.a sg.fau, truth o. u0 less eyiIea, in
tru,uai things than 10 a. In
temporal affairs The only Christian
Ui, chat s. useful to tAc Church OF GOD
auI tU .,.,nRuou iT tbp ono which ,a
assured % Its own salvation. Dis
trust ana uUHoIIgf moan sadness and
uufu ans .Hu.. u' IHy ana rot come
RI'a rH, .euaa knowledge To-. !u.e.ye.
..s aau SAVIOR with God
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Halfway up the stairs u stands.
And points and bockonn with its hands
From It's case OF massive oak
Like monk who. under bis cloak.
Crosses himself. and aighH alas
With sorrowful voice o. an who pass
'Foreycr-neycr' S,yer-fofeNer!'
by day its voice II low and light;
ilt in the silent dead % night
Distinct az a passing footsteps fan.
II echoes along the vacant hall,
Along the ceiling along the floor,
Ana seems Co say a. each chamber
door
"Forcyer-neyer' Scver-foreyerr'
Through days of sorrow and u mlrth.
Through days N death and days OF
birth.
Through every swift virissitude
of changeful time. unchanged Il has
Ana az 10. like God. u all things saw.
II calmly repeats those words ~ awe
Forever mover! Ncycr-forcycrg'
IN that mansion used 10 be
| Freo-hoartei Hospitality
| His great fires up the chimney reared,
| Tie stranger Toasted 40 hls board.
/ But like the skeleton az the feast.
That warning umcplrco never ceased
'Foreycr-ncyer' Neyer-foreyer''
There groups % merry children played.
There youths ana muiieus dreaming
strayrd.
| . precious hours o golden time.
/ And af'iurnrs ~ love and time
Even a. O. misrr counts hts gold.
I Those hours the ancient tlmerlecc
told
"Forcvcr-ncvcr' Scyer-forcyerr
From that chamber. clothed IN white.
| The hrIi" came forth on her wedding
night.
I There ln that silent room below.
I IN" dead lny in his srraul NJ snow:
I And in the hush that followed the
prayer
Was heard tho Ola clock on tho stair. -
'Forvyer-noyor' NeNcr-f0reycr'
I an are scattered now and fed
Some are married, some are dead;
And when ! ask with thr0hs 0f pain
An when shall they 40 meet a-ainF
A. in the days long since gone hy.
Tho ancient tlmcpiece makes reply
"Foreycr-nevcr' Ncyer-fOrcNer'
Never here. forever there
/ Who're an parting pain and care.
And death and time shall disappear
Forever there. but never hcrc'
The horologue n eternity
sayeth this inrcrslutlv.-
"Forcyer-ncycr' Neycr-forrvrr~
-Long'ellow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Minneapolis. Is a veteran OF rcpuia-
ton. Tie was born June n. 1866. az
brooklyn. n Y, and learned TO play
BAH with amateur teams In his native
city lie played with number %
scmi-profcssional teams az brooklyn.
and gained considerable local rcnown
before he was engaged by the Brook
lyn Club for the season Of 1855. In
1857 he played with Scranton. from
which club no went IN 1855 % the
philadelphia Club. with which be &c.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07


bch Ind my chair
From the level line % cornnoldH fair.
The smooth green hcdgerows level
bound
Not a furlonr oif-the horizons bound.
And the level lawn where the sun all
day
BurnH-"Ovcr the hills and far away
a little bird sings above my bed,
And ! know N could but llft my head
/ would see the sun set. round anu
grand
Upon level sea and level sand.
While beyond the misty distance gray
IL over the hills and Tar away
] think that little bird will sing
over a grassy mound. next spring,
where something that once was mo-
yen leave
~ The level sunshine morn ana eve
hut shall be- gone. past night past
dag.
over the hills ana Gar away
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

A travelling evangelist In the west
has an assistant stationed outside his
meeting places, and every time he
brlngs down a fresh sinner he slgnala
70 this man. who sends up a skyrocksi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Jimmy heard Tommy Jones was
IN nearly an the holidays Johnny
Yes. and. whs.'s worse. he got well Just
In time TO 80 TO school.-Bosion Tray.
eller.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07
THE NATIONAL GAME.
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
or TIRE FAVoRiTE SPORT.
The nusic Case IL sim Causing Trouble
In the Major League III Manager
Jim Mutrle In Hard Luck Rad
bournes widow Denied.

RANK DE HAss
robson, presi-
dent Of the Cloye-
land Club. Is quot
ed as saying In a
recent interview
"The New YORK.
club was undoubt-
edly right when Il
disciplined Rusle.
and any other club
would have acted
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

The hig Cat the Little Cat and tho
Alligator a Common Fauit In Chu.
dren a Mothers sympathy a Potent
Factor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07
I'm THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
some Remarkable Facts Concerning
Costly Gems Mysterious Phenomcna
In Per.lan cult speech suddenly I,o-
stored Picking. from Exchanges.
The ola clock on the stairs.

o ~ T. w n a T
back from the
village street
Stands the old
fashioned coun
try scat
Across itg antique
portico
Tall poplar trees
their shadow i
throw.
And from its sta p
ton IN the hall
An ancient time
piece says %
all.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

The sports sake. and could hardly Dc
prevailed upon 90 abandon o. ;or al
occupation with double the salary.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Billy nahlcn, before signing his
contract with the Colts. aid in cold
blood and with malice aforcthought in
form Uncle Arson that he had no use
Tor Chicago, and that d was a jay town.
and that be was sick OF IT, lie also
observed TO Jim Hart that he would
leave the Windy City on the first train
u he could secure his release. nahlon
Is prciudiccd On favor Of New York and
would like to be a Giant
Manager Tcboau. OF the Cleveland
team. has signed Sockalcxis. who was
formerly with the Holy Cross Col.
lege team az Worcester. Mass. lie Is
am ou,acldcr. and a full bloodod In.
dian.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Catcher William Shuycr. who was
drafted ty the Ciug.uulu club from
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

LITTLE bird few
my window by,
rWiNt the level
street and the
level sky
The level rows OF
houses tall.
The long low sun
on the level wall
And an that the
little bird aha say
Was. over the
hills and ia q
away
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

an are scattered now and ned.
Some are married. some are dead;
And when ! ask with thrOha nf pain
An when shall they all meet a-ainF
A. in the days long since gone hy
Tho ancient timepiece makes reply
Forever never Never forever
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-07

Hallway up the stairs Il stands.
And points and bcckoun with its hands
From It's case of massive oak.
Like q monk who. under bis CLOAK.
Crosses himself. and HighH alas
with sorrowful voice O. an who pass
"Foreycr-ncycr, S,yer-foreNer!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-17

their votes into our ballot boxes under
our state constitution. 1t is true that
whilst the United States, through Con-
gress, holds the exclusive right to
make citizens by naturalization, the
several states have the exclusive right
to regulate suffrage, and has so done;
but he is a natural idiot who thinks
or contends that person, for instance,
a Chinaman, an Indian or japanese
or any other person, was entitled to
become a citizen under the laws of the
United States, can nevertheless take
his preliminary oath, and become a
lawful voter under the constitution
and laws of Texas.
Can a person not entitled to natur-
alization under the laws of the United
States, swear, without committing per-
jury, that it is bona fide, this intention
to become a citizen of the United
States? or how can any officer endure
or allow such a person to take such
oath before him and give him a certi-
ficate thereof, without being guilty of
issuing a fraudulent naturalization
paper, under the laws of the United
States and mourning at least five years
in the penitentiary, in the U. S. courts?
When an applicant for naturalization
presents himself to an officer to take
his first or preliminary oath, that Off
Ger must be absolutely certain that
said applicant is a person entitled to
naturalization or suffer the consequent
ces of his act, to-wit: a criminal pros
ecution in the L. S. courts. Because
we call these people Mexicans, it is not
to be considered that we do not know
them to be Indians and of Indian orig
in; now are we to suppose that Presi-
dent Diaz or any of the ruling classes
of the republic of Mexico are anxious
that their subjects shall flee into the
United States, and become citizens
thereof?
There are among US some good men,
who have an idea that while there is
no act of Congress under which the
Indian population of Mexico can be
naturalized,yet by that same treaty be-
tween the United States and Mexico
they may be made citizens. This is
not a sound idea for two reasons.
First. Treaties are made by the Sen
ate of the United States and the pres
ident, whilst the power of naturaiiZa-
ton is exclusively in Congressman any
treaty that undertook to make citi-
zens Of aliens would be void. CSee
Minors Institutes, 130 United States
VS.. VelattO I'd Dallas, $40. Houston VS..
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