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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

Tho appalling disaster which befell
81. Louis and the surrounding towns
together with the tornad0es which de-
yastaicl sections OF Iowa. Kansas and
Texas few days before has again
called attention to the death-dealing
storms which at times visit the Mis-
sisslppl River Valley.
There have been few disasters In re-
cent years which have resulted In the
loss OF as many human lives ana as
much property az the storm that struck
-. Louis. When the loss Of life In the
other storms OF the previous ten days
is considered In connection with the
one at 81 Louis. tornadoes seem more
terrible than war
There have been more people killed
by the recent storms In the West than
have met death while battling for
Cuban freedom. Il takes the Spanish
army. the Cuban insurgents. and the
latter's ally. yellow Jack. about
month 10 XIII as many people a. were
hurried 10 their death within a Few
minutes during the awful storm last
Wednesday nighi.
The average man has a mlsconeep'
ton Of the difference between cyclone
and a tornado. a cyclone Is a wind
storm which covers a vast area OF ter
ri,ory. The wind al such time attain'
a velocity OF from 80 to so miles an
hour These storms frequently cover
several States. and while they are
often dangerous and destructive Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

fopnlar icl thc, thc circular motion
Is ncco -ry fc1iuro OF The tornado.
Prof Hagen n,yc the following de-
icr'piiua OF ne formation OF typical
Western tornado.
On quiet bat very hot afternoon
here suddenly appears In the south
,Nost horizon an omlnous, grcenish-
slack cloud. The sky "a almost clondless
overhead. and there Is a gentle south
N.nl blowing towards the general
rorm. which almost Invariably will b.
'ound TO tie northwest and about .our
hundred miles away. Occasionally lisht
leecy cirrus clouds. also generally from
ne south. poss Tar above ones head.
Suddenly ;ho black cloud draws near,
,reecded by tremendous mass OF dus,
and a terrible roar llkcncd TO the
following OF a million mad bull" OF
% "tae passage Of ten thousand trains
II cars through a unnel' IS heard.
This Characteristic roar Is usually
,eard 90 least fifteen minutes before
he arrival OF the tornado. and. IN com
junction VITA other gns. gives ample
Warming Of i,s approach.
The cause OF this roar ls not easy %
determine Il Is like continuous
oar OF thunder. Il is without doub.
ZONE msaii,ration Of electricity. and
Z has been heard in a vio'on; thunder
storm. TIE Wind nov blows violently
rom a western point. but O. is hardl,
proper 70 say that d shifts to the west
a. the cause OF the west wind has nc
connection with that OF the previous
current from the south. Almost i'm
nedlately the tornado. often ushere,
n by a fearful peltlng OF hail. Is upol
A. on the south side the destruction
ntends oftentimes to l.O0O feet or eyei
quarter Of a mile. while on the nortl
Ode one may stand with impunit
within 400 or coo feet OF the creates
destruction.
Where there are 30 many confiictin
actions regarding cyclones some 4
Acn must Of necessity be wronl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

she was not OF that class OF indiyiluala
III, alb.no has eyes with the iris def
Client In the black or blue or hazel pig
menL but In this girls case the iris
does not lack color. The albino Is also
SAID to lack the strength Of other per-
sons. Title Hardy Is remarkably
strong. The albinos are deficient not
only In physical development. but IN
mental capacity But Title Hardy "a
better developed and possesses a
stronger mind than 90 per cent cf ths
children OF her age.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

Mrs. Seabert. the mother OF Clara,
says that about Z o'clock the other
morning. the girl left home for the resi-
dence OF Miss Andrews. a seamstress,
with whom she Is employed. When
the girl left her home she bid her
mother and sisters goodby. and taking
her lunch basket. started. as her mother
supposed, for her work. At o'clock In
the evening the girl had not returned.
and the parents became much alarmed.
Mr.. Seabert went to whore she was em-
ployed. only to find that she had not
been at work all that day. Martin. who
had been the childs Sunday school
teacher. and a great friend and con-
slant visitor ut the Seabert home. was
at once suspected. "a the father had
learned that he had been showing his
daughter considerable attention. taxi
ing her riding on the street cars, buy
ing her candy and fruits. and meeting
her as she was on her way to and from
work. and. as Mrs. Seabert says, writ
Ing her daughter notes"
Mrs. Martin. the deserted wife, Is
Frustrated. She says that while her
husband has always been kind to her.
yet she fears indeed. believes fully
that her husband has cloped with the
child when Martin left his home at
an early hour In the morning, he bid
his wife good-by. saying that he was
going TO visit his parents at Springfield
W. Va. lie was dressed In his best
. clothes. and carried a double-barreled
shotgun. Martin Is about q years old
! and has been looked upon as one OF
Cumberland's most respected men. III
, was an extensive property holder until
b several days before his disappearance
when he disposed OF a row OF six tene
ment houses. other houses In hii
wlfe's name were not sold. AZ Mrs. Mar
, tin refused TO sign the deeds. Th'
greatest Indignation Is felt. and botl
the girls father and the deserted Wife
brothers are on the search for the miss
ing man. The elopement has beer
= the general topic OF conversation on tn
streets. and the sensation has been tn
. greatest that Cumberland has expert
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14
III. Painful FRIEND.

Friendship may tire. ties Of Affection
be- ruiely broken, bat there Is always
one friend kind and true. and that Ia
He who sacrificed Has life Tor YOU No
years can weaken his love Tor you. Hs
has been with you from the FIRST. and
tie will be- with YOU al the end
whether We have strayed away from
Him or not Rev John NJ Kioly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

,ropsrty they lack the tremendous
force and concentration which makes
tornado dreaded.
Unlike the cylcone,,he tornado covers
very little territory. II Is the monster
whlrlwInd. Handicapped and with
twisting motion. which sweeps along
narrow path few rods In width. utter
~ wrecklng everything II encounters
A tornado lasts but a minute az any
ono place. and what damage u does ls
done In less time than Is required to
tell H.
Tornaaoes sometimes travel thirty or
forty miles before spending their force
often leaving a track but a mile or so
In length and only a few rods wide.
Winds are caused By what weather
experts call unequal distribution OF
barometric pressure. The air from the
places OF high pressure PUSHES into
the localities where pressure is low.
In some way the cold currents from the
north meet the warm air from tho
south. and a tornado Is born. lorna
ioes are almost invariably preceded by
.ycl0nlc storms. but a cyclone Is no
necessarily accompanied hy q tornado
Recent observations have des,roye,
some pet theories regarding tornadoes
The late Gen. ". 4. llazen chief 0
the weather bureau. believed tina, O
Is necessary for the warm ar TO noR
underneath ,ho cold ON On order ID
produce The conditions requisite Tor "a.
nnnel-shapcl cloud. he attacked "a,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

James OBoyle, former justice OF the
peace at Maltby. was held up. muir
dered and robbed In a mountain road
In sullivan county. Mr.. O'Boyle left
home three weeks ago with a horse
and wagon TO buy pigs from the farm
ers in Sullivan and Bradford counties.
He had about 500 on his person. A
farmer. while driving alons a tonsly
road In the mountains. tOuad the BODY
lying In the road. The threat had
hsea cut and all the mans vAluables
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

Anderson Barrett, farmer living
near Petersburg, Ind. committed sui.
eide the other day. We applied Tor
work al the saw mill operated by VIII
liam Flnney. aud. being told there vas
none. deliberately walked to the large
circular saw and threw himself upoa
H. Both arms we're cut on. his head
was severed from the body. and the
body was cut In two near the hips.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14
SOME or THE BIGGEST,

A &c "a Burmla ruby. the largest
ever cut. was sold "a Londou the other
day Tor $4,000.
Henry Schacht OF johnson county.
Neb., sold the other day d pet pig
weighing $50 pounds.
A steel plate 90 feet 3 inches long,
and feet wide has Just been made by
stockton England cjI.pany.
You know the dome Of ST. Peters
church In Rome is upheld by four piers
OF irregular shape. Well, each OF those
piers Is as big in sfor area Is an aver
age church In New York.
Piles from 100 to lO5 feet long are
used by the Tacoma Land company
They are cut from Washington Or
which has furnished piles 100 feet long
and two feet square at the butt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

beers Icoheat sail inds In Capture.
Early one morning recently Oscar
Pinkhnm and James Mcclure. TWO
young men q Dover Point. while walk
ms on the beach near the residence OF
the former, discovered hali-grovn
deer sitting on a cake OF Ice and leis-
urely floating down the Plscaiaqua
river A. soon a. they recovered from
their surprise they gave chase and with
assistance succeeded. after much effort.
In launching a boat from the lce-bouni
shore. The deer was soon forced 20
take 10 the short on the Newlngion
side. but a sudden impulse again
changed his course and for o second
time be took 10 the icy water Of the
river. this time 10 be captured with the
assistance OF other boaimen In the Vi
entity. The animal b. now on exhibit
ton at the residence OF Hon, Woodbury.
l.angdon. in Fox Point, In Newlngion.
and bears his strange experience and
captivity we'll Portsmouth Is. III
Chronicle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

taken. The horse ana wagon we're
In the woods near by. Mr.. o'Boyle
had left a farmhouse about ; o'clock
In the afternoon. and It Is supposed no
was attacked during the night Tho
decd Is attributed TO tramps.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14
rlLLle HARDY. owL-EYED.
4 brooklyn Girl TO whom Daylight 70
A. narknes4

4 brooklyn girl to whom Daylight 70
n narknea4
The ease Oh billie Hardy. a nine-year-
old girl. living with her father at No.
2s6 Central avenue. Brooklyn, hai
been brought to the attention Of a num-
Der OF prominent medical men. and the
doctors are at work trying to solve
problem. the solution OF which. they
say. will be Of great value to science.
Although Il Is known that the child Ia
suffering from hemeralopla, or day
blindness. there are many other things
connected with the case which are In
teresting the doctors. Little TITLES
head Is covered with silyery white
hair. The eyes are changeablc colors.
She has The figure. though not the stat
ure. Of a growa woman. and her ment-
al powers are remarkable. with never
days schooling she can read and
write. and Is a bright accountant and
ready calculator.
Among the neighbors little Tilli'
/ Hardy "a known as an albno. Bat
phys.cian who examined the GIRL said
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

HE is very gifted" said Mrs. Gush-
ington. Why. he can sit down and
write poetry by the yard"
Yes" replied the ehvlous rival. the
only diihoulty Is that the public reads
Il by the inch. Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

The ministry shoa,I yl0osJ the
minister. one should no, Gator the
mialstry unless before Cod Pc .cyls
that he can do nothing else Rev W.
u. Gelstweit
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

enced for many moon. John Martin.
father Of L. s Martin arrived In Cum
berland shortly after his sons disap-
pearance. from his home In Spring
field. W. Va. and stated that his son
had not been there nor had he heard
from him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

OWN under the
yiaduct at Twelfth
street the night
crows were waiting
TO felieye the day
men. and As these
veteran railroadcrs
loiterei around he
yardmaster's Office
OF the Mis- ouri Pa
cihc they fell a.
telling stories. says
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14
GONE WITH A PUPIL.
a SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER
FALLS FROM GRACE.

&. s. Martin. One Of the Most froml'
nent Msa % the Ancient Cl,y. Fails
Victim to the Smiles OF GlH
OF 10.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

5. RTIN. a
member OF council
OF Cunt erland.
Nd. and superin-
tendent OF tho
Kingsley NJ T. sun
day hool has
elopsd with Clara,
the icy ear-old
daugh er Of Charles
alert. DESERVING
his wife and family
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

During the receat troubles In JOhAH,
nesburE, one Of the Gre, aots OF the Of
6ciAls was 10 Gloss every saloon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-14

Christ never sent anyone to anybody
else who came TO him for help. = -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
Christ ian Endeavor Convention.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13 -
In two tents the worlds union
of Christian Endeavor controlled
the whole OF the morning program
while in the third suffering Ar
menia offered the sole topic Of dis
course. The congregations listened
with intense interest to the foreign
speakers with their strange names
and peculiar accents.
In the tents Of Washington, the
Armenian relief movement had
full sway and the committee
availed itself Of. the opportunity
presented by a number of the audi
ence to put forward their strongest
and most persuasive speakers with
promises and pledges Of pecuniary
aid and moral support Of their
cause. Rev. Wayland Hoyt, OF
Philadelphia, presided. Address g
were delivered by Rev. F. d. Green,
of Van, Armenia; Miss Rebeka
Krikorian, of Aintab, Turkey, the
scene of one of the massacres, and
Miss Margaret Leitch, of Jaffna,
| Covlon.
The last made strong impress
sion on the enthusiastic audience
by closing her speech with an
eloquent appeal to Americans to
aid the Armenians typified by her,
aud eucompassing Miss Krikorion
in the folds Of the American flag.
A feature Of the proceedings Of
this tent was the address delivered
by B. F. Mills, Of Fort Edward
New York, in which he treated
the Armenian question from itt
aspect as an international affair
and gave his views as to the proper
attitude Of the United States to-
ward 1t. In the course of his
speech, he made hostile illusiont
to United States Minister Terrell
because the latter had advised the
withdrawal Of American mission
aries from points Of danger in Ar
menia and criticized bitterly tn,
president and administration TO
failing to interfere in Turkey.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

George w. Allen, of San An
gelo, is at the Mahncke.
T. Wsyland Vaughan, OF Wash.
ington, d. c., is at the Menger.
Frank E. Wachtler, of Boston,
Mass, is in the city on his return
from Mexico, and is quartered at
the Maverick.
DR.. Webb and wife, Mrs. Cal
houn and children and J. w.
Howell and family, Of Bryan, are
visiting in the city. They are
guests Of the Maverick.
Mrs. Kate Schlessinger, &C.
companied by her granddaughter,
Miss Ora Parker, left today for a
visit to her son-in-law, Mr.. John
Then and family In Ssbinal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
WeddinU Rells.

At 80 p. m. last night at st
PauPs NJ. f. church, Mr.. lawson
Goings and Miss Emma King were,
united In holy mstrimony by the.
pastor Of that church, Rev. Dr..
Mack Henson.
Prof. O'Dell rendered the beautis,
ful instrumental selection, "The.
National Wedding Bells" as they
entered the edifice and at the closs
of the ceremonies pealed from the
organ the strains Of q beautiful
wedding march.
The bride was adorned in a beau
tiful white gown and wore q
wreath Of orange blossoms. The
church was we'll filled and hearty
congratulations were extended.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13

mann and John Heck at the in
quest on the death of Willie Heck,
and rendered verdict OF accident.
al killing.
"A petition Is being circulated
by the friends of the San Antonio
Zouave company to be presented
to Governor Culberson, requestin g
the state to equip the boys with
the necessary military accoutre-
ments. The petition is largely
signed.
The Letter Carrier association
Of this city at a meeting yesterday
elected A. ID. James as delegate to
the annual convention of the Ma
tionsl Letter Carriers Of America
which will be held in Grand
Rapids, Mich, September to II.
G. j. Fisher was elected as alter.
nate.
There were but twelve mem
bers at the range for the weekly
shoot of the San Antonio Gun
club at Lakeview yesterday, on
account OF the rain and heavy
roads.
j. NJ. Campbell is suing Frank
and Emma Simmang and J. T.
and d. T. Powell on promissory
note in the Forty-fifth District
court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
Death in the Flood.

AUGUSTA, KY, July 13.-The
heaviest rain known for years fell
here last night, doing great dam
age to crops and property and
turning the Big Bracken and the
Locust creeks into raging torre nts,
leaving death and destruction in
their wake.
Mrs. Henry Iusko, wife of a
farmer living on the Big Bracken,
was alone in the house, and seeing
the great wall of water coming,
rushed to the barn to liberate the
stock, but was caught by the flood
and drowned. Hundreds of acres
of corn and tobacco have been de-
stroyed, while barns, outhouses
aud fences were carried away.
All the turnpike companies are
refusing toll on account of the IN
safe condition Of the bridges and
culverts. Trestle work on the
new Brookville and Wellsburg rail.
road, washed away.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
At Bryan's Home

LINCOLN, Neb., July 13.-Dis-
patches to the effect that Mr..
Bryan had concluded to receive
the notification committee at
Madison Square garden, New.
York, set the Lincoln people wild.
Added to this was the quasi en-.
dorSement Of Omaha as official
headquarters during the campaign,
and as consequence many hearts
are today bowed down. Unless
some tangible condition is speedily
given to these rumors it is. ex-
peoted the ariior of maay enthusi-
astic people will be considerably
dampened. Local democrats say
he will certainly remain in Lin
coin, but they do not speak by the
card.
Sound money democrats here
are clam-like> in their silence on
political questions and conditions.
One OF the most perplsIing ques-
tions askebyd them is: allow can
Bryan. the nominee of the nation
al democratic convention fail to
see that a straight democratic
ticket is placed in the field?" So
far this question remains unan-
swersd by pepulists or democrats
OF the sixteen to one brand.
The populists Of the state held
their county conventions Saturday
to select state delegates. Senti-
ment was divided as to the en-
doDssment Of Bryan and fusion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
King Humbert and His soldfer..

King Humbert, in the name of him
self, of Queen Margherita, and of the
princes of the royal family of Italy, has
given to the government for the fam
lilies of the dead and wounded soldiers
in Africa the sum of 100000 francs.
This sum is to be distributed without
distinction between the Italian and the
native soldiers, who fought side by side
against the Abyssinians. King Hum
bert has also expressed his intention Of
furnishing, If necessary, another sum Of
1000, 900 francs, in his name and that of
the queen, to be divided among the
wounded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
A Travelling Crematory.

A travelling military crsmatory has
been invented to dispose of the bodies
of soldiers killed in battle. It looks.
says the Buffalo Express, very much
like an army oven on a large scale, and
is drawn by eight horses. The inventor
"a Polish engineer) claims that this, ar
rangement would obviate any epidemic
arising from the burial of many bodies
in one place during a campaign. Ger
many-ever in the van of military inno-
vation-proposes to test the invention.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
Queer Experience at See.

A unique experience. even In the an
nails of the sea, was that Of the bark
Alice, which reached Portland, Me-,
after q stormy voyage Of 10 days from
Turks island, in tho Caribbean sea.
The bark carried cargo of salt, and she
had been out but day when 1t was
found that the salt had soaked through
into the water butts and every drop of
fresh water was spoiled. Tho captain
hoisted signals of distress and made
provisions for condensing water, but
ell he could do was to provide half a
cuuful a day mr. eacn - = Sas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
THE CAT WAS FAITHFUL.
Laid Down Its Life to Avenge the Death
of q Bird Friend.


Some time ago, in quiet little corner
way down on the Rue Royale, CHANGED
upon queer little Creole creature,
whom the neighbors called Mann
zelle." If there was ever any name
attached, it must have been in pre-
historic times, for now there is not even
a sign upon the door of the little bake
shop where Mam'zelle sells bread and
cakes to the neighborhood. Very good
bread and cakes they are, too, as can
testify, for recently have found Mann
zelle's cozy shop a very comfortable
resting place after mornings tramp
in quest of news. In this way have
come to be pretty we'll acquainted with
Mam'zelle and Pierre, the cat, and
Jeanne, the bird.
Pierre is handsome black and white
fellow, with noble head, and he and
the little canary, Jeanne, were about
the same age. Mam'zelle told me in
her pretty Creole patois how devoted
the two pets were to each other, and
1 myself saw frequent evidences OF
their kindly relationship. In a quiet
corner of the little shop have seen
Pierre and Jeanne taking their break
fast together from the same plate, and
by and by, when the cat would lie doz-
ing in the sunshine, the bird would
hop about him, or cuddle up snug and
comfortable between his outstretched
paws. When Mam'zelle was busy so
that she could not keep an eye on the
little birds safety she would swing the
cage in the doorway, while Pierre would
stretch himself on the floor beneath,
keeping guard over his friend. And
woe betide the stray cat that wandered
that way. Pierre was always on the
alert for squalls, and if a cat came
too near to suit him he would send
Jeanne hustling into her cage while
he chased the offending feline off the
street.
just this very thing happened yes
terday for the Tooth time, probably,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
How Lincoln Kept Books,

e In his early life Abraham Lincoln had
a primitive method of keeping books.
At the time his law partner, John T.
Stuart, represented the Springfield dis
trict in congress, Lincoln was forced,
much against his will, to keep an ac-
count of some kind. The plan he
adopted was somewhat remarkable.
When he received fee he divided it in
halves. His half he put in his pocket;
Stuarts portion he put in an envelope
and, labelling it "Stuart's half" threw
it into drawer until his partners re-
turn from Washington.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-13
Mr.. Yoakum in Town.

Mr.. BE-. Yoskum, the newly ap-
pointed vice-president and general
manager of the Frisco line, ar
rived in the city from Galveston
this morning, accompanied by his
private secretary, Mr.. CIV. Young.
Mr.. Yoakum, Immediately upon
his arrival, was the recipient of
many congratulations by his
friends, all OF whom are glad to
hear Of his promotion and hope he
will continue to make his home in
San Antonio.