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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-12
MEXICAN MISCELLANY.
Prince KhevenhulIer the Recip
lent of Much Attention
at the Capital

Mexico City Jan. 8.-Many
disagreeahle incidents are oc-
eurring daily by reason of the
warm partisanship shown by
the Mexican masses for Gu
bans and their openly display
ed antagonism for resident
Spaniards. Leading Cubars
here consider Prof. Starr of
Chicago as prejudiced in his
views OH Cuban independence
and asks why if Cubans are
not IN STAIRS opinion ht to
govern themselves, autonomy
should be for a moment con-
sfdered by the Spanish govern
r7ent. Cubans here do not be
Ieve Spain intends to carry
out her program OF reform.
They are practically unanimous
for Independence and then an
nexation to the United States.
Prince khevenhuller and
she Princess are being quietly
entertained here. They have
called on President Diaz and
family and have been most cor
daily received. The prince
having been here under Maxi
milian's Empire. and having
taken an active part in the
civil war raging at that time,
feels that it would be indicate
FOR him to express his views to
newspapers. He visited at
Oueretaro and all places made
memorable by the sjeges and
vent with his travelling COM
panions to the bill of Bells,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-12
A FINE POINT AT LAW.
Election of an Arkansas State
Senator Is Brought In
Contest.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. O.
A very fine point will probably
come before the Arkansas
Legislature for decision when
the Legislature meets next
week. The office of Senator
from the Twentieth district
may be declared vacant
by Governor Clarke and
the Senate called upon to
decide a contest. A short time
previous to the last election
Hon. A. B. Williams of Wash
ington county, the hold over
senator. died, and as it was
only a short time until general
election no especial election
was called. A, A. Gibson of
Hope, a Democrat, and w. A.
Hayes of Prescott Populist.
were nominees OF their res
pective parties and Hayes was
elected.
Gov. Clarke is now said to
declare that the election was
not legal, as it was held with
out proclamation of the Govern
or, who was not notified of the
death of Senator Williams I'M
til to day.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-12

where Macmillan was shot,
and declined the dinner offered
him by private citizens.
His visit in connection with
the recent decoration bestowed
on the President Of the repub-
lie by the King of the Belgians,
brother of Empress Carlotta,
is taken to imply that the reap
proachment between Austria
and Mexico will come about.
Austria, since the execution of
Macmillan has never appoint
ed a minister here, but the En-
peror of Austria has repeated
ly shown marked distinction to
Mexican officers who served
under Macmillan when they
have visited Vienna.
Local Austrian residents,
some of whom came over with
Macmillan and remained here,
are paying many graceful at
tentions to the prince.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-12
A TERRIBLE VOYAGE.
A Rhode Island Man Nearly
Starved and Alone at
Sea.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. s.
As the United States revenue
cutter Boutwell, was approach
ing the mouth of St. Johns
river late last evening the
lookout discovered a cat rig
ged yawl flying a flag of dis
tress. One of the BoutwelTs
boats was sent to investigate
and found a sailor on the bot
tom of the yawl unconscious.
He was wasted to a skeleton
and his mouth was on his max
ed forearm, as though he had
tried to drink his own blood.
He proved to be Capt. Chas.
Herman of Providence, R. l.,
who left that place Nov. I, &C
eompanied by Chas. Gladding,
in the yawl Cocf1evo for a
cruise along the coast of Flo
rida- When they left Charles
ton, on Dec. ~, they were
blown out to sea. Their pro
visions and wafer were soon
exhausted. Last Friday, Her.
man thinks it was, the light
house on ADastia Island was
sighted. By this time Glad
ding was crazy and put off for
shore in a boat attached to
the Cochevo and undoubtedly
=
was lost. Herman remem
bers nothing else and must
have become Unconscious
shortly after Gladding left
The Cochevo then drifted with
its unconscious mariner until
discovered by the Boutwell,.
Herman weighed $50
pounds when he left Provid
ence. He now weighs only
IIc and is so weak he can
hardly raise his hand.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-12

4cbs OOO all CO VI louus IWO tuuSI
from city hall of Brownsville, sill l.
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and
horseshoe affiuent of such resaca
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 80 acres now in irrigation
with pecan, walnut, chestnuts
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherry
japanese persimmon, fig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be sub-divided
into 5 or 10 acre lots, giving each
ABUNDANT water supply, there being
a depth of 5 to Is feet of water all
seasons of the year. Price SO to
S25 per acre. according to location.
Will sell in a body at special rates.
I'd. 80 pieces adjoining, one of
200 and the other of 100 acres, stu
ated on Resaca Rancho Viejo, five
miles from city hall on mail road.
Both pieces almost surrounded by
water of 10 to 15 feet In depth, 40
acres under irrigation. This land
is eqdal to if not superior to the
Mississippi bottom lands, and can
be made a paying investment for
fruit orchard or truck gardening.
Can be sub-diVided into 5 to 10
acre lots Price $40 to $25 per
acre; whole tract on special t,r.ns.
Sd. 100 acre tract two miles
from the CITY of brownsville. on
resaca. with good water supply.
Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. Alluvial soil.
TO one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is q paying in
vestment. Sold In bulk only. Price
$40 per acre.
4th. $4,000 acres in one body,
having a frontage of about six
Miles ON thu Bic G c:.::.. Railroad
pm the south, and the Arroyo Col
orado on the north. Well timber
ed along the streams and lakes; ba~
lance prairie. Includes within its
limits the famous battle fields of
PaIo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Arabic and pasture. Price 50, per
acre.
5th. A tract adjoining No. 4,
which together with that tract will
include 100000 acres in one body
very desirable. Special terms to
colonizist.
9th. 10000 acre tract about
three miles, from the Arroyo Post
Office. This land is well timbered
and watered, soil alluvral, adapted
to fruits, cotton, corn, cane, etc.
Special terms to any one buying
tract, obligating to colonize.
9TH. 1900 acre tract. fronting on
the Rio Grande. sbout twenty miles
from Brownsville and 8 miles from
Santa Maria, 800 acoes under culti-
walton on low lands on river front.
All good arabic land. Price So per
acre.
9Th. 725 acres. trisngulsr form,
fronting on Rio Crande, Is miles
above Brownsville good land. Well
watered. Price $4,000.
9Th. Numerous tracts of pasture
lands from 1000 to 5000 acres each
in different parts of the county.
10th. This is a very desirable
place for a small fruit or truck farm,
containing 1O5 acres, with new
brick dwelling of 6 rooms, frame sta
bic and other ont houses, and large
underground cisterD: three miles from
Brownsville Oh Resaca de ia Palma
on the county road.
The herald., 1897-11-07

NOTRE DAME, Ind, Nov. 2.-(Special
Correspondence to The Herald.) In no
country of the world is there to be found
more interesting and unique aggrega-
tion of battle-scarred veterans than
those forming the very latest post to be
added to the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, which will be known as Post 529 G.
A. r., department of Indiana. The COM
mander of the post is the Very Rev. Will
liam L. Corby, by whose consent the
story of its conception and formation is
made public.
The members of the new post are all
brothers and priests of the Order of the
Holy Cross of the University of Notre
Dame. In all, the members number only
eleven, but among them are men who
have won imperishable fame and honor,
and whose records are the most re-
noWned of the war. In the autumn of life,
with the days of battle, bullets and bayo-
nets long since past into a mere memory,
these veterans have suddenly aWak-
ened in the quiet of their university
home to the fact that there is a forgot
ten bond of sympathy between them. All
had gone to the front in the sixties and
fought Naliantly and with distinction.
What more appropriate than that they
should organize themselves into a post
Of the Grand Army? A meeting was
called and arrangements made for the
formal mastering in of the new post
with fitting monument of enthusiasm
At seven o'clock of the evening of Oc-
tober 5th the priest-post was declared a
part of the Grand Army, amid much
Chearinp "a L in N md 1,
The immense concourse of people who
gathered to cheer the soldier priests saw
under the folds of the flag that were
draped on the platform a collection of
as splendid specimens of humanity as
ever paced the ranks of veteran army
In the center beamed the genial face of
Post Commander the Very Rev. w.
Corby, once chaplain of the Eighty
eighth New York volunteers, known in
war times the Irish brigade. Although
a non-combatant, Father Corby per-
formed deed at Gettysburg that made
him the idol of the army. During the
hottest fire of the battle, Father Corby,
mindful that his duty lay with the souls
of men, called the boys of the Irish bri-
gade around him, and mounted on a rock,
while shot and shell and mimic balls
burst and whizzed on every hand he gave
absolution to the troops. This was the
only occasion known on which a priest
gave absolution to brigade of soldiers
under fire, and the fame of Father Corby
spread through the army in consequence
TO the right of the brave old chaplain
sat Father w. A. Olmstead, formerly
ieutenant-colonel, Second infantry.
New York volunteers, and colonel of the
The herald., 1897-11-07
TO 1roRe 1zA1oNHA ATrRAc HATrENr1 -

Fifty-ninth New York Veteran vOlun-
teers. He is the surgeon and adjutant
of the new post. Father Olmstead was
brevetted for gallant and meritorious
service at the battles of Richmond, Va,
in June, 1862; at Glen Dale, Malvern Hill.
Fredericksburg, Petersburg and the
final campaign. leading in the capture
and surrender of General Lee on April 8,
1865. Father Olmstead enjoys the dis
tinction of having sounded the alarm
when the queer-looking iron-clad Merri-
mac steamed on its devastating cruise
up the James river. At the Chancellors-
vile fight Olmstead became commander
of the Second New York infantry when
his colonel fell with leg shattered by a
shell. He remained in command until
the regiment was mustered out, and af-
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1 get spell on, settin' here alone of a
night you know-here's a piece ] got a
start on, but never finished. 1t starts
this way:
"By Billton as THE sun was low.
A COW meandered, pacing slow
Quoth l, "What means this horned beast.
Thus proudly marching toward the east?
las thus | stood in reverie,
A man advancing came toward me-
A man who bore along the track
a coil of rope upon his back
"That's good" 1 said; that sort Of
truck has a market value'
"W'y, do you think so? just wrote it
to pass away the time. Y'u see, it's a
story about a mix-up out in Colorado.
Billion is the name Of the section house
The herald., 1897-11-07
FINNEGAN'S VICTORY
ooo-ooooooooo ooooooooo
Three hoboes had been hanging around

Three hoboes had been hanging around
the station and grounds for several days,
throwing grapeskins against the win
dow panes, picking flowers from the min
iature plaza, and acting generally fresh.
At o'clock the agent said to the night
operator and tower man:
You'd better make those fellows get
away if you can"
Say, ! guess you fellahs better get off
the company's property" said the tower
man with an Indifferent drawl, half
hour later
"Well get off when we get ready" re-
piled one hobo, with bravado.
Maybe you will, and maybe you
won't" said the tower man, as he went
upstairs. He returned with a shotgun,
loaded with buckshot. He spoke with
the quiet indifference of strength and
superiority:
See here, / amt a-gOin' to take any O
you fellahs' bluffs You better get off
the comp'ny's propty and stay off,
The three hoboes-shiftless vagabond,
doubles criminal-slouched away into
the darkness toward the city Who are
they? Where do they come from? Why
are there so many of them? What does
ture? What sacred ties of kinship, of
friendship, of patriotism, restrain them
from their evil bent? Is our future preg-
nant with cruel answer to these ques-
tionS?
The tower man went up stairs, where
the signal and switch levers ran up
through Sits in the floor, standing like
rows of rifles in an armory. The tele-
4, ;,,-+ ;a1y
ally, the day tower man sat reading a
paper. On long table lay a man snor-
ing.
"Ngkawh- -h-Pflh-h
Hear the ham snore. He's got about
eighteen loads behind him now.'
"Ngkhau- H."
Sugar beet eXtry comm round the
curve by Aurant."
gkawl-l-l-Pl-l-l-l."
"He's got his air brakes workin' now
-somethin' wrong with 'em, too"
w-l-l-Pflhoo-o oo-oo."
Gee; he needs little oil on that pis-
ton. There he goes"
"Ngllaw- w-WW-w-w-w."
Putting little sand under the (P-h-
l-l-l-) wheels"
A train Whistled in the distance. a
minute later an electric Dell Jingled on
the wall. The tower man ran to and fro,
yanking the levers back and forth with
energy.
"All aboard Wake up there! Change
cars!" he shouted, pulling at the feet of
the sleeper. Trains coming" The
snorer gave a final snort, rose, rubbing
his eyes, put on a transfer company's
cap, arranged his checks, took his felt
hat in his hand and followed the signal
man down stairs. The train chugged
and ratified in, stopped, registered, re-
ceived orders and went out. The night
man returned and made his entries of
record. "Eagleeye Terminus; man of
brains, Zury-not Missoury, but Mr.
Zury''-meaning engineer and conductor
Have a cigar" said the tower man,
settling himself comfortably on the table
to wait for the next train. II didn't
know you wrote for the papers. What do
you write-poetry? No? Did I ever
show you any Of my poetry? Sometimes
The herald., 1897-11-07

With shovel delving in the soil.
And sweating in laborious toil?'"
You see. Chumpsky, he saw the cow
and he knew 1t was Finnegan's. Then
he met the section hand and asked him
who paid him for hunting cows.
" Me name Is on the tn section book
says the terrier. and he winked at
Chumpsky.
I" My pay is good he made reply
And gazed ON me with leering eye.
For on the payroll is me name
Now do you tumble to the gamer"
"Chumpsky didn't want anything bet
ter than that; and when he reported it
to the roadmaster. Finnegan got yanked
up pretty strong. OF course that made
him all the madder and he laid for a
chance to get back at the agent.
up in that country the snow begins
along in August-little, light snows-and
by the middle of September the station
platform was all rough with ice, and
then a big snowstorm came and piled up
foot of snow on top of that. Chumpsky
he telegraphed to the superintendent and
asked him to order the roadmaster to
order the section boss to clean off the
platform. So the King Snipe-that's the
roadmaster-he got his orders from the
lie ttltSTdplS "
Finnegan to go up to Sturgis and clean
the snow off the depot platform. Chump-
sky took the message off the wire and
sent it down to Finnegan by track
walker.
"That message in Chumpsky's hand
writin' was like dynamite to Finnegan-
he was up in arms in a second. Him and
his three sons and son-in-law and the
- l. k<,O
and while the men cleaned off the snow
the old chaw went up to the ticket win
dow to argue the matter with the agent.
"Misther Chumpsky, yer wife is a She
divil,' says Finnegan to open the ball.
"'Git oud of here growled the agent.
"'Anny woman, to marry a Dutch
man. says Irish.
"'Mind your own pizness,' muttered
Chumpsky.
"'Yez are a snakin' thafe, says Finne-
gan. Dom the Dutch!'
1.-THE big Irishman turned and came
out the door, and before Irish knew what
was coming he was picked up and
slammed against the side Of the house.
Chumpsky played handball awhile with
the old man, and left him lying in the
snow. Then the three sons came to the
TtSCue. OIuHlPohy AhCt OhC Will CoSA4
fist and laid em out, and grabbed the
third an piled him on top Of the old man.
"Chumpsky weighed 250 pounds and
was strong as an OK. He was goo-na-
tured, but when he was mad he was
simply crazy. Before he got cooled down
he cleaned out the whole crowd-and he
did it up in good shape.
"Well, Finnegan goes and reports
Chumpsky for fightin'. The superintend-
ent he couldn't pass over a thing like
that, so he removed Chumpsky They
sent me down to relieve him, and found
out all about it. The grievance commit
tee took 1t up, and we went down to
Denver and chewed the rag with the
manager. Finally they give Chumpsky
another job, up in the mountains where
he couldn't keep his cows. His wife
went with him, though.
"Finnegan considered that he won his
point"
The signal bell tangled, an approach
ing engine whistled for the house track.
The tower man limped hurriedly about
among the levers, pulling one here and
there. Then he swung his lantern at the
window, and the train Changed in.
slowed down and stopped.
Good d-night!-come up again." said
the tower man. BEN DAVIS PIPPIN.
The herald., 1897-11-07

dict. whom the gunners Of the First
Pennsylvania artillery knew as James
Mantele, a brave and gallant soldier;
next to him stood Brother Ignatius, who
before he retired from the world was
known as Ignace Mayer. and as such
participated in many a hotly contested
charge with the boys Of the One Hun
dred and Seventh Pennsylvania regi-
ment. Brother Ignatius touched elbows
with Colonel William E. Haynes. who
is now dean Of the law faculty at the
university. Colonel Haynes entered the
army when very young. He continued
in service until the end Of the war and
was at that time with Company D,
Second Wisconsin cavalry.
He was fianked on the platform by
Brother Raphael, a priestly looking
man who in his younger days was a
dare devil soldier of the One Hundred
and Thirty-first Pennsylvania regi-
ment. and was known as James Man
tele. The white boards of Brother Cos
mos. formerly Nicholas A. Bath Of the
Tenth Maryland regiment, and Brother
Eustachius, once known as John Nc
Inerny. of the Eighty-third Ohio regi-
ment, completed the line.
kilograms Of congratulation from all
over the country were read after the
cheers that greeted the mastering in OF
the new post had subsided, and souvenir
tin cups were distributed around when
the exercises closed, in memory of the
days when hardtack was considered a
dainty meal and tin cups were deemed
a luxury.
After the enthusiastic ceremonies were
over the soldier-priests returned to the
quiet of their university home, but not
to be allowed to forget the mastering
night. They have been reminded of it
constantly by the receipt of letters and
kilograms from every part of the con-
tinent; letters from old comrades of
whom the quiet-living priests have long
since lost sight, letters of congratula-
tion and messages Of warm esteem from
the members Of the fast dwindling army
that is bound together by the unbreak-
able chain Of camp fire comradeship. It
will be long before Notre Dame resumes
its plain life again.
These members Of the new post are
not the only men from Notre Dame who
served in the civil war. A number of
them rest in their graves within the
shadows Of the schools walls. Among
them are the Rev. M. Dillon, P. Gillen
and Joseph Leveque. And not far Off
rests the well-remembered Mother An
gela Of the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
with many Of her nuns who ministered
to the needs of the wounded during the
war. Mother Angela was of the Sher-
man-Ewing and Lancaster relation. and
was cousin Of James G. Blaine's.
The herald., 1897-11-07

station, bout a mile an a half down
from Sturgis, little station out on the
edge of the desert. The station agent
was a Dutchman that we called Chump-
sky-hs real name was some kind or
Dutch conglomeration that the boys
couldn't set.
can old terrier named Finnegan was
section boss-a reg'lar 1S-karat chaW.
Finnegan had a daughter that was 4
mighty fine girl-she run the section
house, and worked like a slave, and
made money for the family. The mother
and sister didn't amount to anything.
"Well, Chumpsky, he got stuck on the
girl, and wanted to marry her. But old
Finnegan and the old woman and the
The herald., 1897-11-07

sons and son-in-law, they was all agin
Chumpsky because he wasn't Catho-
lie, and because they wanted to keep
the girl at home to work like nigger for
them. Well, the girl. she wanted
Chumpsky all right, so she went down
the road on a visit to her cousin, and
the Dutchman he went down and mar
ried her, and they went to Denver on
trip, and in about two weeks they came
back and set up housekeeping.
''Then the fun commenced. Finnegan
was mad all over, and y'u know how
those old terriers are. Well, for the next
three months it was hell. They both
kept cows-Chumpsky an Finnegan-
and both sold milk, and they got mad
The herald., 1897-11-07

Billion twice a day to see about thu
water tank. and one day he met section
hand going along the track. This is tn.
way wrote it:
" My frhend' I said, what causes now
That angry frown upon thy browY
He answered me in accents plain:
1 seek a cow-perhaps in vain.
Twas Misther Finmegan ordIeresl me
To wander forth as thus you see
To hunt COW that far from home
May saints confound her-loves to roamv
" BE OF good cheer. my friend said.
For up the track she lately sped.
But say! to whom will thou appeal
To reimburse thee ON this deal
Thou whom 30 lately with mine eyes
] saw engaged In tamping Ties
The herald., 1897-11-07

terwards re-enlisted as veteran. When
the stirring days of the war had passed
into history, Olmstead took up the study
of medicine, and afterwards entered the
University of Notre Dame. With his
white, pointed beard and his erect mill
tary carriage Father Olmstead looks
every inch the old soldier, in spite Of his
clerical garb.
To Commander Corby's left sat the
Rev. Peter Cooney, Chaplain of the new
post. Father Cooney was formerly
chaplain Of the Thirty-fifth Indiana
regiment He followed the fortunes of
the regiment through the war, and won
the medal he wears by services as
conscientiously rendered land as useful
to the army as any performed by fighter
or non-combatant
The herald., 1897-11-07

Next to Father Cooney sat Brother
John Chrysostom, q. stalwart, white
bearded ex-soldier, whose comprades Of
the army know him by his fighting name
of Mark A. Wells. AS Mark Wells, of the
First company. Fifty-fourth Pennsyl-
vania volunteers, he served all through
the war and took part in many Of the
fiercest battles.
At the other end Of the front row Of
seats the grave and scholarly-looking
face of Brother Leander was seen. Off,
GERS and men who are living will know
him as James McLain of the Twenty
fourth infantry. United States regular
army. Brother Leander is the only
member Of the post who was a soldier
by profession when the war broke out.
In the rear rank stood Brother Bene-
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and jealous about their cows and their

and jealous about their cows and their
milk customers. Old Finnegan, he
made up his mind he would get Chump-
sky fired, or moved to some other sta
tion. So every chance he got he would
report the agent to the superintendent
Then Chumpsky, he would report the
section boss to the road master. Dutchy
would want to make some ice cream
some day, and he'd go in the cars anl
fake a piece of ice out Of the water
cooler. Finnegan, he'd find it out, and
report him. Then Irish sent section
hand out to hunt stray COW, when he
was DRAWN pay from the company, and
Chu1npsky reported that to the superin-
tendent. Chumpsky had to go down to