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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05

from every person, firm Or assoeiEs
ton of persons pursuing within the
city limits any OF the Occupations
taxed by the laws Of tie state Of
Texas, one half Of the Stale AK imz
posed on such occupation sntje.t to
such limitation and restrictions as
may be imposed By the laws a the
state.
Section ?. That each and all Of
such taxes shall be payable in Unit
ed States currency or in duly regis
tered city warrants.
Section 3. That the said tax here
In provided for shall be required by
the city collector to be paid before
any person, firm or ASSOCIATION shall
be allowed TO engage in any occupa-
ton coming under the provisions of
this ordinance.
Section {. That any person firm or
association of persons who shall
pursue any occupation taxed by this
ordinance without first having paid
the tax herein provided for and re-
CURED, shall on conviction be fined
not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars.
Section 5. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances which conflict
with this ordinance are hereby re.
pealed.
Section 8. That this ordinance
shall take effect from and after it's
publication as required By Law.
Adopted in open session Of the City
Council Dec 3Ist. 1896 by unanimous
vote.
Approved Dee. stst- 1896,
TRoMAs CARs0s, 1ayor.
NJ. B. KINesBURY. secretary
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05


FRoM evidence adduced al
tke inquest upon the death Of
fhe feFe Joseph McCullagh Of
the St. louie Globe Democrat,
fl ia beiieved that he committed
suieide. He had been heard to
say that when man out lived
his usefulness he should die,
and vas suspected of attempt
ed suicide few days before
his tragic ending 1t is much 20
be regretted that man of bis
position and influence, even
though broken in health and
compelled to cease active work.
should end his useful aud hon
urabIe career with the crime Of
self destruction. Such an OK.
ample in an age when so many
mfsgnided people have come TO
epeard suicide as almost a legi
climate way to end ones sor
o,kan This swfuI crime is
fast becoming al too frequent,
must bear evil fruit. It would
kave been drawer in Mr.. Nc
CaFlsgh had be borne his attic
sions patiently 10 the end, aud
by his fertiiude and resignation
shens the world that he could
live nnder evil fortane as we'll
as good instead Of hurrying
his sopl before the God that
zavs II weight with the sin
81 s4is naFder, aud the greater
sic 8FEaps of influencing
eesk fellow oertals TO commit
~ - ne deed. 'ei'hon shalt not
XIII, vas The command which
~ sfed down frnm Sinai's
se;ss,iz. and has come sonnd-
ies dessn the ages 10 as and
vii 81 on down TO future gen
erasions< And to bil ones self
IS no less q violation of ,his
bar aaa to destroy any other
creature made 10 the image of
Sod;
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05

MANY men are given to
swearing of on New Years
DAY, a''o many others are given
TO swearing of and on, when
eyer the notion strikes them.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05
THE TOLLGATE
WAR IN KENTUCKY.

HarrOdSburg, ny, Lee. D.
"A mob of between forty and
sixty men, armed with shot
guns and axes, rode through
Mercer last night and chop
ped down tollgates. The gate
keepers were warned not TO
repair the gates or collect
any more toll under penalty
of being burned out.
The mob passed through
this city at 2 o'clock this morn
ing, en- route..ifor Macksville
from Harrodsburg, and they
destroyed every gate in the
line of march. At Salt river
one mile from here, Dave Bar.
nett, a gatekeeper. was made
to chop down his own gate,
and he was told to notify the
turnpike DIRECTORS that If the
gate was repaired and money
collected, the raiders would
not only burn the toll house,
but the private property of the
board of directors. These
gentlemen have ordered the
gates repaired, and toll will be
collected by an armed guard,
if necessary. The same warn
ing was given at some of the
other gates.
Over 800 toll gates have
been burned Of chopped down
since the turnpike war began
in Washington county three
months ago, and as yet only
five arrests have been made.
No convictions resulted from
these. The gates destroyed
represent 500 miles of t#rn-
pike, valued at 100000,
and the state and county au
tErorities have furnished no pro
lection whatever.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05
REEEEV-ED By
A. P. B Ar & E 3 ~
On IaSt Steamer


Fresh California evaporat.d fruits.
Prunes, mince meat, pigs feet, sour
krant, preserves jelIies, Spanish olives
in kegs, pickles, roasted peanuts, citrons
currants, dates, raisins, fine assortmsnt
of candies, extracts, Scotch bacslao.
resh grated coeoanut, cocoanuss. 6nee
rcackers, fresh fruits and new California
pears, peaches, aPricots. ETC., In heavy
sy up.
VIII receive by next steamer, cram
berries, peach and apricot jelly. etc
VIII keep on hand 4 fresh line OF
groceries, at lowest price. Also fine furz
rituTe-. Give me call.
A. P. BARREDA
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AIIENT MULE.

Victoria Times.
A Daily Times man, stroll
ling down the streets yester-
day, encountered a scene that
would in large cities, have
been a proper subject for the
Society For The Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, and cogi-
tating upon the cruel scene
could not resist the ternpta-
ton OF putting his thoughts
into rhyme something as fo.-
lows:
IF / were a mule
And some blame fool
Would dare to lash me through
A dead tough road,
With a great big load,
I'll tell you what I'd do:
l wouldn't crow,
But l just lie low
And keep most mighty mum
Till | got a chance,
When I'd kick his pants
Clean into the kingdom come.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05

An ordinance TO levy q tax for the
year 1895 to provide for the in
terest and sinking fund of the
bonded Indebtedness OF the city Ct
the year 1889. BE it ordined by
the City Council OF the City of
Brownsville
Section l -. That for the purpose Of
paying the interest Oh and creating
a sticking fanl for the bonded in
debtedness Of the city of the issue
of 1889, there shall be and is now
hereby levied, for the year 1896,
upon all property without the city
limits subject to taxationS an annual
tax of twenty-five cents on every one
hundred dollars valuation.
Section 2 That said tax shall be
paid in lawful money of United
States.
Section g. That said tax shall be
paid on or before the 3Ist. day of
March 1897.
Section l. That this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its
passage.
ADOPTED in open session Of the City
C uncil Dec. 18th 1896 by u. .aniinous
vote.
Approved Dec. 3rst. 1886.
TAoMAs CAsseN, Mayor.
Attest
NJ. B. KsesBvar, Secretary.
An ordinance to provide for the levy
AMI collection of City occupation
taxes for the year 1897.
Be it ordained by the city council
of the city of Brownsville =
sec'ion I.-rhat there shall be
levied and collected for the year and
foF si,s uss ana bs.uses IS tie .isy
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05
NOTICE..

Until further notice the first
National bank will discount city
school vouchers 6 per cent, and
county school vouchers at 8 per cent.
Teachers wishing to arrange for the
discount OF their vouchers at above
rates Will piease notify bank before
Jan LIST
j. d. Anderson, Cashier.
Brownsville, Dec Il, 1896.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05

TRIAL OF COL. MOVES.
A general court martial is
soon to convene for the trial
of Lieut.. Col. Henry c. Noyes
md Cav. The colonel is charg-
ed with the non-payn1ent of a
judgement of a civil court, en-
tered twelve years ago. With
a full knowledge of all the cir
cunstances of the case during
the past eleven years the
authorities now order the off
Ger before a general court
martial. The action of the
first administration of tie war
department III the face of the
face of that adjutant general
in 1885, Gen. Sherman in
1886 and Gen. Sheridan in
1888, with all the papers before
them, decided that it was not
a proper case for the action OF
fbe war Observation-Disclosures.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05

Coop resolutions should be
marked "perisha BIe''-they are
very hard 20 keep.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05
CITY ORDINANCES.

The following ordinances were
read and passed by a unanimous
vote, viz:
An ordinance to provide for the levy
of a tax for City purposes for the
year 1886. Be it ordained by the
City Council of the City of
Brownsville:
Section l. That for the purpose of
defraying the current expenses of
the city government for the year
1896, there shall be and is now
hereby levied on all property sub
ject to taxation within the city linn
its, an annual tax OF twenty five
cents on every one hundred dollars
valuation.
Section 2. That said tax shall be
paid in lawful money of the United
States or in duly registered city
warrants.
Section 3. That said tax shall be
paid on or before the 3lst. day of
March 1897.
Section 4. That this ordinan &c
shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Adopted In open session Of the City
Council Dec. 18th. 1896 by unanimous
vote
Approved Dec. 3Ist. 1896,
Thomas CARSON, Mayor.
Attest:
III. b KINGsBURY, Secretary.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05

Or. Prices Cream EsaE-zsE EsSeIsssss
Awarded Gold H-dsg SGs5vvisr-r s'.gr. - s-szes
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05
Attest

An ordinance to provide for the levy
of tax for the year 1896 for the
improvement OF roads, streets and
bridges within the city limits. Be
it ordained by the city council Of
the city of Brownsville
Section L. That for the purpose of
improving the roads, streets and
bridges, within the city limits, there
shall be and is now hereby levied
for the year 1896 upon all the pro-
perty subject to taxation within the
city an annual tax Of fifteen cents on
every one hundred dollars valuation.
Section 2. That said tax snail be
paid in lawful money Of the United
States or in duly registered warrants
of the city.
Section 3. That said tax shall be
paid on or before the 3Ist., day OF
March 1857
Section 1. That this ordinance
shall take effect from and after IFS
passage.
Adopted in open session OF the City
Council Dec zSth. 1896 by unanimous
vote.
Approved Dee. 3Ist. 1896,
THOMAS CARSON, Mayor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21

England, would most Of the wealthy
class have to run their pedigree, per-
haps including Mr. Oliphant himself,
to find the ancestor who, under his
scheme, would have gone heirless to his
grave in celibate confinement? In this
country we would have today
no Lincoln and no Peter Coop
er had there been some gov
ernmental commission three eener-
ations ago to sift out the unfit" from
the capable half" Project the family
record Of almost any family in this
country by lines upon a diagram whose
base line should be the division be-
tween the unfit" and the capable
half" and mark the fluctuations in
three or four generations. Up from
below the line would spring some ex-
ceptionally endowed ancestor to soar
among the eapables and gather wealth
to be dissipated by incapable offspring
who would descend below the line or
hover along it. And in what manner
is the idle. useless, profiigate person
of wealth to be distinguished from the
equally idle. useless and profligate
tramp when this division of the capa-
bles and the units is to be drawn? We
apprehend that difficulties would fol-
low any such attempt to interfere with
the universal plan.
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conjunction! What an association.
what rivalry for the man who once
held entranced the most brilliant audi
ences of Washington by the spell of his
oratory! And even in this decadence
he is no longer supreme; for no one can
question, who read the reports, that
the ex-champion. being in his own ele-
ment, where he could show himself
both natural and sincere, eclipsed to-
tally as ring reporter the former pres
ident of the United States senate
There is no lesson which it will better
repay the youth Of the United States
to study than that taught by the career
of this man. His shameless denial OF
the place of moral obligation. his con-
temptuous rejection Of the simple NOR
al laws that have directed the progress
of thousands of years and made human
association possible, his cool theft
of a brilliant grafton of Bossuet,
which he delivered as his own
production for funeral euio-
tected. the whole history Of the man
as public character, exhibiting genius
Of high order without one vital prin-
ciple behind it, and his swift and unin-
terrupted fall to the lowest depths,
warn men of the fate that awaits them
| in a moral universe. Art is long and
| time is fieeting For a little space men
! force themselves to the front and con-
quer what the world calls success by
| hypocrisy OF chicane, but behind and
| above the clouds that veil the CEN
| turtles stands the resistless, unfagging.
avenging power that was before ma
! tions came, and will be when our CEN
! fury sleeps with those of the unnum-
| bered past. Men come and go, peo-
pies rise and fall, but the moral order
| stands supreme. Upon the forehead
of him who denies it there is stamped
Cain. The abyss yawns for him. He
who dies fighting for the things that
make for righteousness in a nation
| holds his own secure. Upon the most
brilliant prodigy who fights his way to
some high pinnacle against the princi-
pie that is Incorporated in the living
universe itself, there falls, soon or late.
| the soaring bolt of utter failure and
his utmost hope is to be covered quick
ly with the kindly ashes Of oblivion.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
BOARDING THE LION.

President Kruger is taking long
chances. Not content with putting
himself in a position where he is likely
on the smallest provocation to make a.
meal for the British lion, he has, it ap-
pears, induced the Orange Free State
to come over and be eaten with him.
The treaty relations of the various in
terests in South Africa are so complex.
and the ambitions of the powers so
diverse. that it is difficult to judge Just
what effect the new African federation
will have. Presidents Kruger and Stein
doubtless had some well defined plan in
mind when they decided to join forces
and invite comomn fate but the plan
on it's face does not take the world into
their confidence. England would make
no more difficulty over two small South
African states than one, and interior
ence on the part of any of the powers,
Germany in particular, is hardly more
likely in one case than In the other.
The news of the confederation, which
it is now stated positively has been
made, has one clear meaning. 1t points,
as have various circumstances and
events of late, to the fact that a crisis
in South African affairs is not far dis
tant. 1t is an open secret that the
Beers have been making prepare tons
for war. and within few days an an
nouncement in the house of commons
showed that England was aware of the
fact. On the other hand, too, Joseph
Chamberlain has not been idle, and but
for the unexpected gravity Of the Gre
tan crisis q decisive move might have
already been made. Affairs in
the Transvaal cannot go on indefinite
ly as at present. The only question IS
| as to the form the overt act. on enc
side or the other, will take. Kruger's
latest move may not hasten the end,
but 1t is probably important in it's
| bearing and may move England to i'm
mediate action as soon as affairs in
Europe allow her to look for new trou-
bles. John Bull has never made anv
! positive exception Of considerations In
absorbing territory. This should be re-
membered. If President Paul has over
looked the fact, he has made a mis-
| take
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not to depend upon mere acquaint-
ance or the chance attraction of the
attention of the passer-by. Carrying
on their bushes in this way, these men
make a thorough success OF it, and
find themselves neither ruined nor seri-
ously hampered by the undoubted sue
cess of the department store. In the
natural course OF things We may ex-
pect to see, without any interference
by the legislature, a revival of the
small store eor OF the big store devoted
to its own selected line.
The small store, In which everything
is kept from pins and needles down to
tobacco and salt pork, will be found
principally in the country. The stock
of general merchandise will exist in
cities only in the department store.
But after the present stage has passed
by the survival Of the institutions that
are now demonstrating their ability,
as we'll as their right to exist, the COM
petition of the department store will
strengthen, rather than weaken, the
work of the merchant who selects that
branch of trade for which he has pc
culiar ability and caters to it, Such
man has his field, from which he can
not be ousted. He will secure his own
line of patronage. On the old, safe
principle Of '1et alone" business may
be trusted to develop not only nat
urally, not only for the greatest good
of the greatest number, but so that the
big business emporium, the great in
stitution devoted to the sale of a spe-
cial article and the small merchants
shop will all exist tremendously and
profitably side by side
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
JAPS ARE ANGRY
At the Charge Tint They Have De-
Signs on Hawaii.

WASHINGTON. March 2O.-The statements
made by ex-Minister Thurston. Of Hawaii. to
the press, regarding the dangers which he
alleges Hawaii has cause TO dread on account
OF the influence of the Japanese, has aroused
some Indignation among the Japanese in this
city. They say Mr.. ThurstOn is mistaken
both In his facts and his conclusions.
'It can be stated in the most positive
TERMS said d. w. Stevens. counsellor Of the
Japanese legation. that the japanese gov
eminent has no designs upon Hawaii, and it
can be asserted with equal emphasis that
there is nothing in the present or In the past
or present condition Of the affairs ~ tho
islands which in the remotest degree just!hes
such allegation. Several companies have
been formed in Japan for the purpose OF pro-
noting emigration, not only 10 Hawaii but
also TO other countries where emigrants are
In demand. But neither the Japanese minis
ter. as stated by Mr.. Thurston. nor other
Japanese officials have any connection with
those companies. which are exclusively bust
ness concerns
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
power Is often only a politicians scare
crow to brighten the timid with.
A BAD ..RnsToRATIoN.n

The appointment Of Pow Clayton
as minister 70 Mexico will tap the
fountain Of expectancy, so long dam
med up, in the breasts of all of the
notorious old gang who made the most
of their opportunities in that period Of
moral relaxation that obscured the
fame Grant won on the battle field with
the cloud Of scandals that hung over
his administration Of the presidency,
with one of which Clayton's name was
associated. that had it's airing in the
term of his successor. Clayton Is a
survival Of that thrifty. INSCRIPTIONS
set of men who became prominent and
influential in the Republican party af-
ter the war by exploiting the opportu-
mites the reconstruction policy gave
He was one of the gang that won noto-
riety and infamy by carpet-bagging the
Southern states until the stencil they
raised by their shameless corruption
made presidential support of them no
longer possible. AS soon as federal
ger disappeared. but they made hay
while their sun shone.
Clayton and Dorsey were a pair of
these buccaneers who made the state Of
Arkansas their prey. After manipulate
ing the state with bonds and land
grants, each sought a wider field in the
United States senate, Clayton entering
in 1871 and Dorsey in 1873 They each
cultivated the opportunities which a
seat in the senate opened to them.
Dorsey, emboldened by success, was
less cautious than his colleagues; but
when the star route scandal burst upon
the country Clayton's name was asso-
ciated with Dorsey's and Brady's as a
partner in their ''eXpediting" jobs. al
though he escaped the indictments that
were found against the others. He was
up to his neck in 1t: Dorsey went In
over his head. Each followed the ex-
ample Of the speaker Of the house and
made himself useful to the pro-
motors Of the Little Rock & Fort Smith
AS@hAWOJb Sct%olHl6, diSOp IAelI
TO windward When Hayes let go Of
the carpet-baggers, Dorsey and Clay
ton both dropped out Of sight, except
as the former was in the public prints
during his trial. Dorsey to remain so.
while Clayton grasped the remaining
possibilities by refitting the Republican
machine in Arkansas to be q power In
Republican national conventions and
in the distribution of federal patronage
whenever his party was in power If
their closer relations in the cabinet
should make John Sherman and Rus
sell Alger chummy enough to drop into
"reminiscences of the convention of 1888.
we apprehend that one or the other of
them, or both, might relate some in
teresting stories of Mr.. Clayton and his
manipulation of Southern delegates. It
would be interesting now to know If
Secretary Alger's name does not ap-
pear among the indorsers of Mr.. Clay
tons application for the mission to
Mexico or something else as good. It
is pity that President Mckinley has
revived these old memories of the I'M
happiest days of his party by pushing
this survival of the predatory gang
again thus prominently into notice.
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TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Forecast for
Sunday: Internationally fair; cooler in
northern portion; northerly winds.
Wisconsin-Light rain or snow, followed by
clearing weather; slightly cooler; northwest
erly winds.
North Enthusiastically fair; cooler in east
ern portion; nOrtherly winds.
South Dakota-Fair; variable winds.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY fair; westerly winds,
shifting to southerly; warmer in northern
portion.
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legislative enactment. 1t can control
where law would be innocuous, by SIM
puryeyors of the nauseous. When pub
fishing filth ceases to pay, these car
rion crows Of the press will cease their
scavenging.