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its adoption until 1852. The American
| colonies, of course, We're bound by the
action of the mother country. Countries
| acknowledging the Greek faith nave
never adopted the revised calendar, but
it has been announced that Russia in
tends to make the change in 1901, when
the next century begins.
1t has been thought by many that
the Julian calendar was sufficiently ac-
curate for all practical needs and that
it was great blunder to change it.
This is undoubtedly true from the
standpoint of the historian as much UNI
necessary confusion in dates has result
ed from it. Twenty years ago a prom
inent astronomer wrote: "As the end
of the century approaches, the question
of making the 1900 leap year, as usual
will no doubt be discussed, and it Is
possible that some concerted action may
be taken on the part of leading nations
looking to return to the old mode of
reckoning" But the year 1900 has come
and the time for discussion has not been
improved. Inasmuch as the change has
| been made, whatever it's wisdom at the
time, it would be unwise to make an
other change. Indeed, 1t would be we'll
night impossible, for concerted action
among many nations cannot be easily
secured unless the need is imperative.
GREGORY'S ARBITRARY CHANGES
The arbitrary change which Pope
Gregory also made, viz, the omission of
| ten days from the calendar, so that the
day following the 4th of October, 1882,
became the 18th instead of the 9Th has
produced great confusion in dates Of
history, because his decree was not uni
versally followed 1t is probably to re-
medy this confusion in Russian dealings
with other countries, rather than from
belief in the superiority of the Greg
orian calendar, that has induced that
nation to make the change
1t is often assumed that the Pope's
action was simply because the errors
of the calendar had been accommodating
since the time of julius Caesar, But he
did not correct the error which had ac-
cumulated since the reign of that mon
arch, IL days, but only 80 much of it
as had occurred since the council of
Nice, 1926 A. d. His purpose was purely
ecclesiastical, not scientific, and he
wished the decree of that council rela-
tive to the fixing of the Easter festival
to be carried out in both spirit and
letter. That festival must follow the
full moon, which occurs next after the
time of the vernal equinox. In his
time the equinox came about the 10th Of
March, while at the time of the Church
Council, which decided upon the method
of reckoning, it came on March 21st.
The eastern and western churches have
frequently observed the church festivals
on differtn days on account of the differ
ence in their calendars.
The peculiaritiee of our calendars are
historically. Some of them,
such as the arrangement of the number |
of days in the several months could I'M
doubtedly be improved But the pres
emit calendar will probably be used I'M
for many centuries-Winslow
Upton in Providence Journal.
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RUSSIA'S CENSORSHIP.
1t Surpasses the British as Much as
That Surpassed Ours.

1t Surpasses the British as Much as
That Surpassed Ours.
A correspondent in Russia writes 1t
| is only during the Christmas and New
Year holidays that British residents in
this country are disagreeably remind
ed that the Foreign Press Censor is
armed with dissecting knife as well
as with an obliterative 'Caviare' brush.
1 With the latter we are but too well ac-
quainted all the year round; with the
former chiefly during the season Of
| Christmas and New Years gifts, when
| 1t is customary for the friends and re-
| latives in England of British residents
! in Russia to send the little ones out here
| all kinds of pretty picture books, &c.
| Within the last week I have been shown
| upward of a score of such books, many
! of them simple pictorial A. B. G. edi-
lions, all utterly destroyed by the CEN
sor's knife. In every case the knife had
been used to slit open the paper and
linen bindings, presumably in search of
concealed revolutionary literaturel And
this carving, and Sitting, and slashing
process is so clumsily performed that 1t
it impossible for an expert binder to
restore the books to anything like pre-
sentable form I saw yesterday an Or
binary and innocent pictorial wall cal
endar such as are issued at Christmas
by grocers and colonial shopkeepers in
England. 1t was cut into shreds and
patches, and might just as well have
been destroyed off hand by the censor,
The curious thing about these petty and
wanton censorial outrages is that hum
dreds of copies of the same children's
Christmas books as those dissected
piecemeal when addressed to private
persons, and not meddled with by the
censor when imported by duly licensed
foreign book seller.
Here is another instance of the absurd
and veXatious vagaries of the unspeak-
able Russian censor A neighbor of
mine purchased some three months ago
The Daily News edition of Dickens. The
books have been lying at the censor's
office for month past, although it is
perfectly well known to the officials
that the great English writer nowhere
refers to Russia. All Dickens's works
are nov translated into Russian. Per-
haps in another month or so the official
will grant his imprimatur to my neigh
Dor. but there is no use in attempting
to hurry the censor, who is tchinovrik
against whom no appeal or protest will
carry--London News.
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New York.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
Notice to Tax Payers Improvement
District No. 3.

The assessment of local Improve
ment District Number Three, TeXar.
kama, Arkansas, was filed in my Of
ice on the 9th day of January,
1900, and the same is now subject to
inspection,
j T. MURPHY,
City Recorder and Clerk of the City
Of TeXarkana, Arkansas.
lexarkana, Ark Jan, 10Th, 1900
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
SMALL PoE strUA7Iom

Wevtiled ,he dilfareut localities
on the West Side where small p,x
cases are said to prevail, I'm compa-
ny with Mayor Hhliu, aud can
sum mp the situation as follows:
There are seven flags ont at differ.
emit places all al houses occupied
byca'ored people with the exoep.
.Ion of one, ON Maple street. We
found only one of the subjects in
bed unless the-case on Maple street
is confined to bed. The colored
people said to be afflicted were out
in the yard aud said that there
was nothing the matter with them
and that they had never been In
bed and were not broken out. AL
though the signs we saw did not
amount to a though hardly the
Mayor had on whiteyuards tthese
places aud every prGautiou is be-.
ing used known to stieuce and good
sense to. keep the dfease confined
to the quarters whate now isolated
Tdereported case ia the county jail
was broken out on Saturday even
ing and sent TO the Boston pest
house in a hack and the prisoners
all vaccinated and we learn all
made microscope Saturdaynight.
After seeing what we did and
making the inquiries we did, we are
satisfied that the West Side author.
tiles are doing all they can tostamp
out the disease aud there is no
cause for alarm.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
G6RmAU OUT FOR BRYAN.

Washington, Fea Is, -E.z-Sen-
ator A. P Gorman, Of Maryland,
who was at the capital to day for
the first time since the present
session of Congress. assembled, in an
interview with a Post reporter said
that all his Efforts heretofore had
been directed against the reuom-
lnatiou of William j. Bryan as the
Democratic candidate for thesPresi-
dency believing it would not be
wise
He was now convinced, he said,
that nothing can prevent his selec-
tion as the head of the Democratic
ticket He certainly, added Mr..
German, "has the people behind
him to a remarkable degree"
Asked if be would support Bryan
if nominated, he replied Ger
tainly supported him in 1895 and
I shall support him again this year.
L do not propose to desert my
party,
Mr. German said his party's
prospects were improving, and that
the Nicaragua Canal treaty and
the Philippine problem were help
ing the democrats,
The passage Of the Currency bill
he also thought would help the
Democrats, because it would re.
move danger Of free coinage Of sill
yer and bring back to their party
The men who left it in 1896 on the
silver issue
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19

The fayorite cathartic is Hoods
Pills. 25c. 5
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
Notice

DR. Reed, of the Board of Health
Of Tezarkaua, Texas, informs me
tbat all cases Of small pox are now
Quarantined and under strict guard.
This is commeudable aud under the
new Board OF Health, consisting Of
Drs Reed Talbot and Mcmahon,
every care will be given the situa-
ton
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19

GIL Appleton, Justice Of the peace
N. D., says, "DeWitt's Early
Rscrs are the best pIls made for constI-
patton We use no others" QuIcRly cures
allllyer and bowel oubles Embry Drug
Go. 129
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
I 10 lw
Contractors Here.

There are eight big contractors
here to-day TO bid on grayeIing ou
streets Each one bas deposited
q certified cAecI, tbat he has com.
piled by placing a $1,000 in bond
that bis bid is genuine and he viii
be able TO perform the work These
men are here from Little Rock,
Shreveport Garrison, Texas, Fort
Worth, and other places, We are
also informed that a gentleman ia
here from Chicago to buy the
bonds. Everything looks bright at
tbis time for the work, 60 be pushed
speedy
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
a Rare Bargain.

] will for the next few days give
some rare bargains in a broken
stock Of groceries formerly owned
BY o P. Browner, at his stand on
West Broad street, also have sey
eral counters a large lot of sheIv-
ing, delivery wagon and horse
with harness one self-register-
Ing ana m assuring oil can,
seven barrels Of molasses, seven
barrels Of vinegar aud a lot OF
other things which must be con.
ysrted into money right away II
you need anything in the above
line see me-
JouN YARBRoUGH,
l-l0.lw Salesman
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
A smnll Rlazo

This morning the two fire compa
nIes we're called to report at a fire
on the corner of sth aud Spruce
streets thesame being occupied BY
S, Henry All the furniture was
taken out Of the house and the
aames were put out before much
damage was done
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19

Don't irritate your lungs with a
stubborn cough when a pleasant
and effective remedy may be found
in Ballard's Horehound Syrup,
Price 20 aud SOC.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
H. r.. WEnsrER. NJ. ID.
Quarantine Officer, Texarkana, Ark

Col Tom Mays, who has Travelled
all over the country, says of Tex.
arkana "You have a town here
that should have ten mlnufactur-
ing enterprises where now you have
one The Colonel said that Tex
arkaua had the best railroad ship
ping facilities Of any city he was
ever ia. and the rates being favora-
bic, the city could become a manu-
featuring center il only the people
would try
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19

Lewis Dennis, Salem Ind, says, "lto
dol Dyspepsia Cure dld me moro good than
unwilling over took lt digrsts what
you cut md can nOt help but cure dyspep-
sa and stomach troubles, Embry Drug
"a l22
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19
would try.

"He that Seeks Finds" He that
takes Hoods Sarsaparilla finds inits
use pure blood good appetite good
digestion and perfect health, 1t
cures dyspepsia, scrofula salt
rheum boils, pimples and all blood
hum0rs
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19

Why not resolve to trade with the
Lambeth Grocery Company for
1860 This company will treat you
Light. u
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19

The best OF everything the mark
t affords, at Huddlcston Bros
meat market
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-02-19

II J. Travis agent Southern r, r.. Se-
lima. Ga, writes: 81 cannot say too much
u praiseO one Minute Cough euro. I'm
my case it worked Ike q charm Tbeous
y hnrmlcs remedy thHt gives Immediate
results. CWns coughs colds, Group, bron-
ahtIs, and an tmoat aud lung troubles.
lmbry Drug Go. l22
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
THREE COMMANDERS
Editor FuIIen, Now Sick At
Hotel Dieu, Mentioned For
the Postmastership
At Carlsbad.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Among
the nominations sent by the president
to the senate today are the following:
State epartment-Robert W. Nc
Wade of Pennsylvania, to be consul at
Canton, China.
Navy-Tob be commanders Lieutenant
Commander Williams M. Kimball;
Lieutenant CommanderW William 3. Day;
Lieutenant Commander John @. Will
son.
Marine .corps-To be colonel, Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry G. Cochrane; to
be assistant paymaster of the navy,
John D. Bennett, of Texas.
Postmasters: New Mexico-Louis
o. Fullen, of Carlsbad Qate Eddy.
Texas-Clinton J. Farrell, Vernon;
Charles r. Bone, Beaumont; J. w.
Shotwell. Lufkin: Kittie l.. Edwards,
Smithville; Frank Houssels, Childress;
Jeanette D. Mcconnell, Jacksboro.
Color ado-John c. .Twomey, Denver.
The news of his renominstion for the
Office of postmaster at Carlsbad, N. M,
which was sent to the senate by Presi-
dent Mckinley today, reached L. o.
Fullen at the Hotel Dieu this after
noon.
Mr.. Fullen was brought to the hos
pital Oh Saturday night, last, suffering
from stroke of paralysis. His condi-
tion is serious, but his physician, DR..
believes that he will recov-
er from the stroke. Mr.. Fullep's con-
dition today was reported to be about
the same as yesterday.
Mr.. Fullen is a young mau. He has
been editor eff the Pecos Valley Argus,
at Carlsbad, for number OF years, and
is an influential citizen of Carlsbad.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
TOBACCO MEN
Planning How To Raise the Price OF
the Product In the South.

RALEIGH, N. c, Jan. Is. Much
interest is manifested in tomorrow g
convention of tobacco growers which
will discuss steps to raise the price OF
the product throughout the southern
states, which planters say has de-
creased in the last decade from 35
cents pound to II cents.
During the last few weeks district
conventions have been held in nearly
all of the tobacco-growing states for
the purpose of choosing delegates to
the convention to be held here to-
morrow, and every indication points to
q large and representative attendance.
A number of plans whereby it is
hoped that the income of the tobacco
planters might be increased will be
presented and discussed. One of the
plans that has been given much atten-
tion by those interested in the move
ment calls for the org ganization of a
company to buy the entire crop of
bright tobacco grown in South Carroll
ns, Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee. A provision of the scheme
stfpulates that planters entering the
agreement shall refuse to allow the
tobacco trust, which, the growers
claim, is responsible for the drop in
prices, to purchase any OF the product
for five years.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
FOR A FREE INSTRUCTOR
The Golf Club May Have One Sent
From Denver For Its Members.

The Golf Club May Have One Sent
From Denver For Its Members.
The Ell Paso Golf club has made such
progress since its beginning a few
weeks ago that the mem bership now
numbers seventy-fve. The links are
thronged on Sunday afternoons.
An offer has been made by the Den
YER house of A. G. Spaulding & Bro,
to furnish a free instructor under GER
tain conditions.
These conditions are simply that the
club pay his transportation and bis
hotel bill during the time he is here.
The offer will probably be accepted,
and a paper is now in the hands of w.
G. Walz, and this is to be signed by
members of the club who will con-
tribute to the fund for the instructor.
The man is an experienced golf player,
and is hired by the year by SpauldinR
& Brother for just such purposes.
The Golf club wants to make it's
links as fine as possible and to bring
it's players into best shape that it may
prove one of the attractions that will
bring visitors to Ell Psso.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
.STOCKMEN
in SESSION
More Than One thousand
Delegates At the Live
Stock Conference.
300,OO0,OO0 DOLLARS
Represented In Fort Worth
By Stockmen From Near
Iy Every State And
Territory.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 6.-The
| which was formed at a convep tion held
in Denver two years ago, is celebrating
the close of the ce ntury with a cOnveu-
tion cor aiming more than 1000 dele
gates. In connection with the convep-
tion is an exhibition of thoroughbred
and range cattle that for mum bers and
quality has never been exceiled in this
country.
Representative of the live stock in
terests of almost every state aud ter
ritory of the union occupied seats in
the convention hail at $3.50 this morn
ing when the gathering was called to
order by President John w. Springer
of Denver. After prayer had been
offered. addresses of welcome were de-
livered by Governor Sayers and by
various representative of the live
stock interests of Fort Worth and OF
the state at large.
President Springer in his annual ad-
dress summarized the aims of the as
sociation aud reviewed the successful
c9reer and rapid growth OF the organ
izatiop during the last two years. He
also outlined the work before the con-
veption and particularly emphasized
the Importance OF the question of ]eas-
ing the public grazing lands 10 the
stockmen.
Recording Secretary Charles F. Mar
tin reported that the associa tion now
embraced nearly 100 local and state as
sociations. The association, be said,
represented an aggregate capital OF
over $500, ,OOO, 900.
Tonight the delegates and their
friends will be entertained at
'smoker" at the Worth hotel.
A spirited contest for the next an
nual convention has developed, the
leading cities in the race being Chi
cago, Salt Lake City. Kansas City
Cleveland and Detroit.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
TWO CONVICTIONS
For Burglary In Judge Malthall's
Court Yesterday

The jury in the case of Char les
Csvanagh found Cavanagh guilty of
burglary late yesterday afternoon and
fixed his seq tence at two years in the
penitentiary.
George Morton, the sixteen-yesr-old
boy who was tried yesterday afternoon
In Judge Walthall's court upon a
charge of burglarizing the store of
Mrs. Whitney, on San Antonio street,
was found guilty by the jury and SEN
tenoed to the penitentiary for q term
of two years
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
OUR COLLEGES
A Movement Expanding Apprecla-
lion OF the Work.

wAsHINGToN, Jan. 16.-The con
ferehce of university and college pres.
idents to be held in this city early next
monthnromises to be of great i'm
portaSe 10 the educational world at
large.
The main purpose of the conference,
as stated in the call which has just
been issued, is to discuss ways and
means of securing in foreign univer-
sities, where it is not already given.
such credit as is legitimately due to
the advanced work done in American
universities of high standing, and OF
protecting the dignity of the doctors
degrees conferred by American institu-
tions.
The projectors of the movement ex-
pect the conference to result in 8
greater uniformity of the conditions
under which students may become can
didates for higher degrees in different
American universities, and also in
raising the standard of the weaker
American educational institutions.
Those who are taking an active in
terest in the work of preparing for the
conference include United Ststes Com
missioner of Education Harris, and the
presidents of Johns Hopkins, Harvard,
the University of Chicago, the Univer-
sity of California. the University of
Wisconsin, Leland Stanford. Jr., Uni
versity, the University of Michigan,
Cornell, Clark and Yale universities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
LUMBERMEN
To Visit the Leading Cities OF the
South

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16.-The In
diana Retail Lumber Dealers assOcia.
tion opened its annual session at the
Grand hotel today with larger at.
tendance than ever before. The Hoo.
Hoo order, q social organization of the
lumbermen, is also largely represent
ed.
This evening the visitors will be en-
tertained and tomorrow morning the
delegates will leave Oh their annual
excursion. The itinerary planned this
year includes visits to the leading
cities of the south.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
LOYA TOrE EXTRADITED.
Commissioner Sexton Decided This
Morning To Grant the Request
For His Requisition On Charge
OF Murder.
efuitelV

For His Requisition On Charge
OF Murder.
United States Commissioner Sexton
this morning held Isauro Loya, who is
wanted at Bofneteros. chihuahua, on q
charge of murder, for extradition.
The papers in the case will be forward
ed to Washington at once for the sig-
nature of the secretary OF state.
From the testimony which appears
in the court records, submitted to the
commissioner yesterday by Consul
Msllen, it appears that in July last
Loys, his brother Manuel, his cousin
Carlos, Encarnacion Villalobos and
others engaged in an alteration in a
saloon. The father o: the Loya broth
ers appeared aud induced the party
to 60 to his house and set
tie it peaceably. They went and
continued the argument, with the final
result of fight. Isauro Loya is charg-
ed with shooting a. Villalobos, miss
ing him and shooting Carlos Loya.
He became frightened, dropped his
pistol and ran, according to the wit
nesses. Then Manuel Loya, his
brother, took up the pistol aud
shot Villalobos. Manuel was ar
rested but Isauro escaped to
this city, where he was arrested in
November at the instance of Consul
Mallen and held for examination.
When examined yesterday he offer ed
no evidence, stating that he preferred
to wait until brought before the Mex
lean tribunals to present his case.
Commissioner Sexton decided that the
evidence submitted to him WAS
sufficient to- warrant the extra dition
of Loya.
A point brought out in the examina-
tion was the fact that while it was
me u toned in the papers that q warrant
had been issued by the authori ties for
1saurO LOya's arrest, no warrant nor
copy of q warrant accompanied the
papers. 1t is not the custom of the
Mexican courts to give the officer maxi
Ing an arrest q warrant. He is m erely
informed of it's issuance and instr ucted
to make the arrest. Commiss ioner
Sexton advised Consul Malien that n
order to conform to the extradit ion
laws copy of the warrant should &C.
company the request for extraditi on.
This Consul Mallen promised to have
done in future cases.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
MRS. LANGTRY' \
In the Leading Role OF 1.-The Degene-
rates" In New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Lilly Langtry
made her appearance on the stage In
this country after an absence OF sever
al years, at the Garden theater last
night in Sidney Grundy's play. "The
Degenera.es.'
The play is cleverly devised and the
plot develops around a woman who has
been ostraoised, but whose venture
some disposition stiil brings her a
cohort of admirers among profiigate
men.
Mrs. Lsngtry gave careful. intel
lectual Interpretation OF the leading
role and was well received by a large
audienca
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-16
SHIP SUBSIDY
Arguments In Favor OF sthe Bill
Made TOddV

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries this morning listened to ar
guments on the ship subsidy bill.
F. B. Thurston, Ez-president of the
United States Exporters associa tion,
was heard in favor of the pending
measure; also W. L. Boyce of Wash
ing ton.