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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-02-10
Civil Service Examination.
Custom House,
Brownsville, Texas, :
February 3, 1898. J

The Z. S. Civil Service Commits
sion announces that on March ),
1898, an examination will be held
in Brownsville, Tex, for the posi-
ton of Mounted Inspector in the
Customs District Of Brazos de San
tiago, with headquarters at Browns
vile.
The examination viii consist of a
very light educational test, and in
addition thereto applicants wall be
required to file special vouchers
showing their knowledge CT the
Mexican language, and of the coun-
try mebraced in the Customs Dis
trict of Brazos de Santiago; as well
as-their ability to read brands, and
their experience in Craftsmanship
and craftsmanship.
Persons desiring to enter His ex-
aminations shoRld at once apply to
the secretary Of the board of examin-
ers at the Custom House at Browns
Vile for application blanks (Form
1913, and the necessary voucher
blanks, which should &c properly
executed and promptly fled with
the secretary Of the board at Browps-
vile.
| Atten.foa Is invited 10 the fac:
that it is tie practice of the Depart
nent to appoint only those persons
who arc legal residents of the place
or vicinity where the vacancy exists
No applications VIII So accepted
after the hour of closing business Oh
February 26.
4. j. BRowxE,
Secretary Soard Civil Service Y
ansiaeras
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CAN YOU PRONOUNCE
THEM?

/ he NJ!
From the Critirion.
The following paragraph
contains expaetly 100 words,
and, if you wish to have a lit
tie pIeasurable excitement,
you will find it comparatively
safe to offer almost any one
SIS or $50. that is to say fifteen
or twenty cents a word for
each word 10 the paragraph, if
he will promise to pay you 81
for each of its words that he
fails to pronounce correctly:
Cleopatra, isolated in the
oasis, soon became acclimated
and had ample leisure to con-
template all the economic de
tails Of her inextricable sword:
! he wound resisted the al
opathic misogynist, who gave
a courteous diagnosis and
hunbly craved precedence for
a tiny idyl m the form of a vase
with an aesthetic, acoustic APP
paratus. This told fAe news
like a book, but it might have
been a dog living in squalor,
from the look she launched at
him when be wrote down his
address. Saeate her breakfast
ard then fraternized with a ma
tionaI expert IN appendicitis,
who attended the obsequies- .
wERsT is what hiss given Hoods
ssa Sazsaparilla the largest sales IL
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dallas. texas. Dec. Io.h 1881.

DalIasj FeGaSf Dec. IUih IoJi-
DIR. HARIER MEDICINE CO, Day
ton, o.
Dear Sir=I gave the conteuss Of one
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my little siz-year=old son who was
conval,scing from a severe spell of
fever, ard found it had wonderful
effect in Strengthening him AMI build
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Oriental hotel Barber Shop
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LOst:-A salftaire diamond ring
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1850" y liberal reward will be TO
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office.
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THE Eng which the Germans
have suddenly discovered in
American fruit is said 70 be
American competition. Il is an
insect that is especially nox
ious to the German producer,
buejs decidedly friend to the
consumers in Deutschland.
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unccr.r,n Disease.

There Is no disease more uncertain II lis
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
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therefore most difficult To make 3 correct
diagnosis. No matter Hnder what disguise
dyspepsia attacks you, Browns Iron Bitters
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tie stomach, blood and nerves. For sale by
Cali Dealers
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Your
Physician
Aims
"All Dealers

to put all his knowledge, expert
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BE fair to your doctor ana to your
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here Phey will be compounded
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of drugs in this part of the state.
Everything Of the finest quality
that money can buy or experience
select.
BOtiCa DEF Leon.
jill. PUTEGNAT Pm. q.
Manager.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
DIPLOMATIC "FEELER. g
Europe Wants to Know Whether
United States Would Give Up
Samoan Interests.

Washington, D. c., Dec 12-The
United States government is not aware
that any arrangements have been made
for the transfer Of the title of the Sa-
moan islands to Germany, and being one
of the parties to the tripartite agreement
under which Samoa is now governed it
is not conceivable that any change in
the status of the islands can be made
without the knowledge of the United
States government.
The European publications. intimation
that Germany had acquired sole rights in
the Samoan group is recognized as dip
lomatlc Ieeler, being another of the at
temptS which have been made at inter
walls OF three months for the past two or
three years to ascertain how a change in
the established order as to Samoa would
be received i'll the United States. The
workings OF the tripartite agreement it
Is frankly acknowledged, have not been
entirely satisfactory to any one of the
three parties the United States. Great
Britain and Germany-but our govern
ment sees no feasible method yet of
bringing about a more desirable arrange
ment. This being the case, and the inn
portance of the islands as a port of call
for American shipping promising TO be-
come very much increased III the event
of the opening of an isthmian canal. the
government of the United States will not
consent to relinquish any of its rights
The German ambassador, DR.. Won Hol-
leben. called al the state department to-
day and had an interview with Secretary
Hay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
NEWS FROM HAWAII.
Suicide Of Soldier-Presiden Dole
to Pay a Visit to Wash
ington.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec 12-The
steamer City of Picking which arrived last
night from the Orient and the Hawaiian
islands, brought the following advices to
the Associated press from Honolulu under
date of December ):
Private Frederick WardeI committed
suicide on the Both ult by taking Il dose
Of carbolic acid. He was n years of
age, Il member of Co. X, New York vol
unteers. He was born in Poughkeepsie,
y. Y, where his parents reside.
Granville W. Wells, Co. NJ, New York
volunteers. died at the Military hospital
on the LIST. His body will be sent home.
The transport St. Paul left for Manila
on the 30th ult. President Dole will
leave for Washington on the Goth to be
present at the reopening of Congress early
III January.
Capt. Macdonald Of the wrecked ship
w. NJ. Starbuck, which was burned at
sea November ;, and his family, left for
San Francisco on the LIST on board the
bark c. ID. Bryant
Nothing has been heard of the second
mate and his companions. Island vessels
have been on the outlook for the missing
boat but without success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14

stances surrounding his death all the
more remarkable. Between his eyes was
deep depression that might have been
caused by the cut of q machete. while the
frontal bones protruded in a most notice
able manner. Under his chin was an
other striking scar.
Survived Terrible Wound.
When captured once by the Spaniards
and despairing of life, and fearing treat
ment TO which death would be 4 relief,
Gen. Garcia placed beneath his chin the
muzzle of his revolver, pointing it uD-
ward, and pulled the trigger The heavy
bullet went crashing through his head,
and came out directly above the nose, and
between the eyes. The fact that he could
survive such q terrible wound marked
him as man reserved for great deeds.
Last night his features were calm, and
with his gray hair, his aquiline nose, and
his strong, stern face, even his corpse
gave the expression of quiet strength and
dignity which marked him in life. Gen.
Garcia died away from his home, away
from his family and friends. His daugh-
ter is critically i'll at Macon, Ga, and at
her bedside is her mother. also i'll. The
son was the only one of the family pres
ent at the generals bedside, and the
daughter may not be notified of her
fathers death until she is better able to
bear the shock.
Sonora Garcia may be unable to leave
her daughters bedside to attend the flu
neral for lack of Il satisfactory excuse to
the daughter Of her absence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
WILLIAM BLACK DEAD,
Noted English Author Passes Away
Was a Prolific
Writer

London, Dec. 12.-William Black. the
novelist, died ut Brighton.
William Black was born at Glasgow il
1871 and educated at private schools. His
prominent characteristic was love of
nature. This first found expression in
painting, which ne studied for a time, but
he soon sought wider field, throwing
aside the brush for the pen. While yet
IN his teens he became 4 member Of the
staff of the Glasgow Citizen. He drifted
TO London and for Il while made a living
by writing sketches for periodicals. BY
the London Morning Star he was sent as
special correspondent to the PrusSo-Aus
trian war of 1866. For five years he was
News
His first novel was James Merle: an
Auto biography" which was fairly sue
cessful and had interesting qualities
Ibis was published in 1864 ''Love and
Marriage" was brought out four years
later, and III 1869 he published In Silk
Attire" In this book he threw away the
attempt to be scholastic and wrote Il
graceful story, full of those pretty bits
OF description of natural scenery that
ever afterward predominated in his work
be took his readers to the highlands Of
Scotland and to the Hebrides. set them
down among the heather or by the sea to
speculate with the rather co!orless charac-
tiers in his books on the mysteries of
love
He had something of the quaint humoI
OF the Scotchman, with sweetness and
pathos, the latter often overdraWn. But
he lacked dramatic instinct and his books
were pleasing rather than exciting
Among the most familiar of these are "a
Daughter of Heth," "The Strange Ad-
ventures of a Phaeton.' "a Princess of
Thule, "Madcap Violet" Green Pas
lures and Piccadilly,' macleod of
Dare" "Shandon Bells Judith Shakes
peare," That Beautiful Wretch"
white Heather and "In Far Locha-
Der" He wrote many other stories. his
complete works comprising some thirty
titles
Judith Shakespeare" was his most
ambitious work, but in his attempt to Vi.
taIize past age and at the same time
deal with the elements that make Shakes
peare king without second he won
only q success of estimation and showed
that he was out of his natural field. 1t
IS to those who love the hills and the sea
that the works of Mr.. Black most strong
ly appeal. He was master of delicate
touches Of description alike of scenery
and of persons, but he often substituted
the conventional passions of the melo-
dramatic stage for those of real men and
women. His books have been currently
popular all over the English-speakinc
world. but none of them has taken rank
among the masterpieces of fiction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
MILES WANTS BIC ARMY.
Lessons Drawn from the Late
War with Spain.
HIS RECOMMENDED
One Soldier to Each 1000 of Popula-
ton at Home and One to
1000 in Colonies,

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 12.-Maj.-
Gen. Miles appeared today before the
House committee on military affairs for
hearing relative to the proposed reor-
ganization and increase Of the army
Two bills for this purpose are pending,
one drawn by Gen. Miles and introduced
i'll the Senate as the HaWley bill and an
other introduced in the House by Chair
man Hull of the military committee.
At the outset Gen Miles addressed
himself to the general need of increasing
the army without reference to either bill
He said he had always favored the es-
Enlistment of a fixed standard for the
army The experience of the last year,
he SAID, had demonstrated that our pres
ent military establishment was made
quate to maintain our position as a first
class power. 1t was necessary now to
consider both our military requirements
at home and those in our new colonial de-
tendencies abroad. and also the rapidly
increasing demands made by our seacoast
Notifications. The latter, as far as com
pleted, required some 1S5 batteries of
artillery, and when the entire increase in
coast defenSes was completed 365 batter
les would be required
The war with Spain has shown pretty
clearly how many men would be required
Ien. Miles SAID. The war has required
$4,000 men for actual field operations at
various points. OF these $4,000 men
went to Manila, 10000 to Cuba and 1O,-
900 to Porto Rico. These were men act
ually III the presence of the hostile enemy
Since then there had been reinforcements
for garrison and other purposes
At the same time, the general pointed
out, the necessities at home must not be
overlooked, the entire frontier had been
stripped of troops during the late war and
complaints were coming in that lives,
families and property of those along the
frontier were jeopardized by this condi-
ton. In particular there were fears Of
an outbreak in the Sioux country because
of the absence of troops. 1t was not de
slrable, therefore, SO to withdraw our
forces from the frontier as to leave them
defenscless or TO invite disorder.
These considerations, said Gen. Miles.
had led him TO recommend q standard OF
one soldier for 1000 population at home,
with native troops on a basis of two ma
tive soldiers for every 100G population
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
COPPER ON THE JUMP.
Capitol Easily Interested in Hor1ghton
Mining Property.

Houghton, Mich, Dec 12.-[Spccial. l.
The excitement over copper mining
stocks is greater than it ever was. All
copper stocks are advancing in price at
a great rate and new companies are be-
ing organized daily. When company is
organized to develop a prospect where
even trace of copper is found the stock
is subscribed for before it can be print
ed. With the copper market in it's pres
ent condition it will prove comparative
ly easy matter to interest capital in
schemes for the development of mines on
the north shore, where splendid indca-
lions are known to exist at many points
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
SOME BEGGARS GAIN WEALTH
Example Of European Mendicants
Who Left Fortunes.

The wealthiest known living profession
al beggar, Simon Oppasich an Austrian,
was born without feet or hands, and
sympathy for his infrmities brought hi@
a liars large fortune in the shape of aims. Ig
1880, when he was II years old, he had
saved $4,000, and in 1888 he had in
creased his fortune by speculation to
E25, 900 in cash and about 100000 in
Trieste and Parenzo. estates. Since then
he has quadrupled his wealth by specl1-
lation on the bourse.
When Tori, a Well-known Italian beg
gar, died last year, bank books, securi-
ties, gold and silver and other articles. to
the value OF upward of 100000, were
found IN his rooms. His heirs were two
nepheWs, who had been existing in a
state of miserable poverty for years.
beggar who died in Auxerre, France.
in 1895 was found to have bonds to the
value Of 1 100000 francs in an old trunk,
and 400 bottles of wine of the vintage of
1890.
The French seem to be a generous ma
ton, tor IN the same year an old wom-
an, who lived in Wretched garnet in the
Rue de Sevres, Paris, died. leaving gov
eminent securities representing an annual
income of Ell, all made by begging.
A beggar named Gustave MarceIin of
Avignon died in November, 1892, and left
100000 in French government bonds. to
be divided equally between the city and
the Bureau di Renaissance, the great
French charity society.-London Mail
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
DISCOVER GRAIN STEALS.
Inspector Baker Unearths a Conspir.
acy at Duluth.

Duluth, Mimi, Lee. 10-[ Special. /
Evidence that indicates the existence of
q conspiracy to steal wheat from cars
arriving at the elevators to be unloaded.
in which railroad and elevator employees
are implicated, has Deen unearthed by Spe-
cial Agent Baker of the Northern Pacific
railroad, who has been in the city for
several days investigating the matter.
Exactly how extensive the operations of
the conspirators are or have been is vet
question, but so far as present revela-
lions throw any light on them,
they appear to have been CON
@idCrable. ard the steal may
be found to reach gigantic proportions.
AS an indication of the extent OF the
business, it may be stated that within a
few days past a certain West End feed
dealer has, it is asserted, sent three car
loads of wheat to a cleaning elevator.
Mr. Baker found lot of men and boys
at work sweeping cars in the company's
yards yesterday afternoon, and endeav-
ored to make some arrests. A large
crowd of the sweepers gathered around
him armed with clubs and coupling pins
and told him that If he attempted to ar
rest any of them they would mash him
to a jelly. They said that they had paid
for the privilege Of sweeping the cars;
and told him that he had better get out
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
AFTER EXPRESS COMPANIES
Freight Commissioners Think Add;
tiona1 Legislation is Needed.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE Ma
tional Association of freight commission
ers held it's second annual session IN this
city today. Among the subjects which will
be considered will be resolutions on the
following subjects: That express compa-
MES should be made amenable to the inter
state commerce law and be required to file
schedules of rates and also contracts and
agreements with railroad lines; endorsing
the anti-scalping law; pledging the aid of
the association to the railroads to pre-
vent legislation needlessly injurious to
common carriers favoring uniformity of
freight classifcations and consolida tons
of classification wherever possible. and
urging Congress to declare specifically
that express companies shall pay the war
revenue tax
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
A MICHIGAN TRAGEDY.
Mad Deed of a Farm Hand, Who
Completed His Work by
Committing Suicide.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 1O.-A special to
the Journal from Free Soil, Mich, says
that a man named William Hitchings, Il
brother-in-law of John Hunt. farmer
who lived about two miles west of this
place, killed Mr.. Hunt, Mrs. Hunt and
their hired man, Thomas Hayward, yes
terday afternoon and then cut his own
throat. Hunt and Hayward were in the
woods cutting wood and Hitchings split
ting it, when the latter struck Hunt with
his axe, killing him instantly.
Hayward started to run, but fell, and
was struck by Hitchings while he Hay
wardl was lying on the ground, he be-
ing killed instantly. Hitchings then went
TO the house and killed Mrs. Hunt by
stabbing her in the neck with a jack
knife. After killing Mrs. Hunt, Hitch
ings went upstairs and cut his throat
from ear to ear and must have died at
once, judging from the way blood is
splashed about the room.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
JEWELLERS BRING SUIT.
LondonerS Claim that They We're
Cheated Out of Part of the
Burden Reward.

London, Dec. 10.-Streetors, the jew
elers of Bond street, have instructed John
Cakes, an attorney of New I ork, to COM
mence proceedings against /. Townsend
Burden to recover the balance of the re-
ward in connection with the robbery of
jewels from the Burden mansion in 1893,
when about $4,000 worth of jewelry was
stolen from the house by servants. A
reward of $4,000 was offered by Mr..
Burden for the recovery Of the jewelry
and the thieves were arrested III April of
the following year after having offered
some of the iewelry for sale to the Street
ors, who communicated with the police
The Bond street jewelers. say 1852 out Of
the promised f1400 is unpaid.
The police here have made a further re-
coyery of jeWelry stolen from the Ouch
ess of Sutherland Three-fourths of the
jewels stolen from the duchess have now
been recnrprnd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
DEATH Of Cen. GARCIA.
Che Of the Great Leaders Of Gu
ban Rebellion Passes Away.
HERO OF MANY BATTLES
Died III Washington, Where He was
Seeking Aid for the Anti1-
liam Republic.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 12.-Gen. Ca
lixto Garcia, who escaped death in many
battles in Cuba, and upon whose head
Spain often placed a price, died at the
Raleigh hotel Sunday morning. He was
one of the Cuban delegates who came to
Washington to discuss plans for the flu
ture government of the island.
Gen. Garcia was one of the great lead
ers of the Cubans in their rebellion,
though he was a Spaniard by birth, and
went to Cuba as Spanish colonel at the
time of the ten years rebellion. He
went there to help put down that rebel
lion. but became dissatisfied with the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
Expensive Ornamen1ation.

The bearskin Of an officer of the Scots
guards costs over $50, the helmet of lieu
tenant of dragons a similar sum, and the
sable busby, plume and ring proper to an
officer Of the hussars runs into a sover-
eign more. The gold-embroidered shout
der belt and pouch of one hussar regi-
ment costs Ii guineas, and the dress
jacket of an officer Of the Horse artillery
amounts to what appears to be the ridicu-
lousy unnecessary sum of S115. The en-
broidered scarlet tunic of a Queens aid
de-camp reaches nearly to $3.50 in price.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
DEAD ON HIS BEAT.
Whether a Cleveland Patrolman
was Shot by Burglars or Killed
Himself is Not Known.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 12.-Patrolman Jo-
seph f. Spurney Of the Third precinct
station has been found dead on his beat,
in an alley near the corner of Woodland
and Case avenues He was lying in q
pool of blood with bullet-hole through
his brain. His revolver was lying by
his side with three chambers emptied.
The case is shrouded in the deepest mys-
terry. Whether Spurney was killed in the
discharge of his duty by burglars or
committed suicide is not now known. He
was 80 years old and leaves a wife and
five children