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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
nryan'. rlopinH Niece

The recent olopomont OF Miss Laura
n. Millson, Of Salem. H., with John
Louis Martin, Of a nolghborlng village
has attracted unusual attention because
the clipping glrl Is a niece Of william
Jennings Bryan. Her mother Is the
eldest sister OF the democratic leader.
The bride ia Il and the groom 10.
The couple were ochoolmates and
played together In carly childhood and
always have been very much devoted
Their early childhood friendship rip
cacd into love, and for years there had
been an understanding between them
that they were TO become man and
wife. Last spring they arrived at the
conclusion tina, they would be happier
togeihcr than apart. and the young lady
informed her mother that they had
decided ehor,ly 10 assume marital ties
MIRA Millson. OF course. objected and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
BUILT HIS OWN CHURCH.
4 Clergyman Who Developed Into /.
CARPENTER.

50 W"" hNNeioped Into
Carpenter.
On the slant OF the unfinished roof
with his toes on the beam. his knees on
another, a hammer IN his hand and a
six-penny nail In his mouth. Is m odd
1iluaiion In which 10 Ind a clergyman.
says the San Francisco Enquirer. Yet
that Is how found the Rev Henry
Victor Morgan. pastor Of the First
Christian church OF Alameda. lie was
wearing a carpenters apron with the
pockets full OF nails; his shirt sleeves
we're rolled up and his coat was care.
fully folded acr0ll a.newbuck under
tree. The roof Asllnging 10 "A
the roof Of a 9 IN. sorner Of
San Jose and ....-.sa AM o,Seaaeda
Il Is church 10 house ins lock ana
he Is spending his vacation bulldlnr
H. An uncommon way OF spending va
eation-bui Il la the way OF an unoom.
mon man. we had 10 have a church"
he explained with doprecatlng modestv
as he backed down the ladder 10 have
q chat with me. and as I am prc,ty
handy with tools and fond Of manual
labor | thought Il would 10 me jus, as
much rood to put In my vacation
building a church as 4, would 10 70
mountain climbing or something Of
that sort When money Is as scarce
as II Is now Il is easier 10 labor thar
Il Ia TO raise the funds TO pay the IA.
borcrs. The members OF the congrc.
cation are taking a lively interest In
the building. and here are some OF
them working with me-" and be polnt.
cd out Elder Bower In a pair Of over.
alla and a populist straw hat hols,lns
boards TO the ridge Of the roof ana
Brothers Brown and Thompson srog.
Ing and hammorlng away eagerly Ms
boys with a brand now chest Of tools
we expect 10 have Il ready 10 hold
services In early this fan. Whom the
building Is finished there VIII M no
debt hanging over H. Everything /,
paid for as We 20 along. To be aurc
We had TO raise the money 10 buy
building materials as We needed them
but We have not bough, FOO, of lum.
Der unless the money was in sight 10
pay for It. This buildlng"-it is
large. airy redwood structure over M.
" feet long and thirty wide-"wiu
serve as a church until we can pu, an
a better one, then II will be moved to
the back Of the lot and used as a sun.
day school room"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

One Of the most pathetic cases o,
suicide which has been recorded In
some time occurred In Brookline. Mass.
the other day. While passing through
an out-of-the-way portion Of Hollywood
cemetery, a Brookllne citizen stumbled
against the body OF a woman. In the
eress was a bottle OF morphine tablets.
Medical experts declared that she died
IRON morphine poisoning and that Il
was undoubtedly a case OF cuiclde. In
a large wallet In her pocket was found
the deed of q lot In the cemetery. II
was made out TO Margaret Flynn.
There was also a receipt which showed
she had paid s33 for the lot the same
day. Nobody know who the woman
was. The suicide was evidently very
deliberate. The grave she had paid for
was dug for the lonely woman and she
was laid at rest In the spot she had Sc.
lected.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

A Brooklyn woman whose taste for
peculiar things has been well de-
Yeloped. now wears a human skull as
a bonnet She Is proud OF her curious
bonnet chiefly because Il IS unique ana
the consciousness that Il cannot be
easily duplicated by her onvious sis
tefs adds not a little 10 her feminine
Joy. About n month ago the lady's
husband, well-known physician OF
the City Of Churches brought home
human skull. which the woman laugh
inely placed on her head. saying:
How Is this John. for a stunning ef-
fectY by Jovef" replied the husband:
the effect IL certainly stunning But
the authorities would arrest you n you
appeared on the street IN that sort OF
headdress." There the matter dropped
But the wife. full OF a new idea, had
the skull carefully cleaned and pol
lahea, and. with a deftness known only
to the hands OF woman, fashioned an
affair OF skull. feathers. and ribbons
which. when completed. was rs orig
inal an arrangement as one could i'm
asine. The woman attracts much at
ientlon on the street.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

Miss Armstrong was fashlonably
dressed. has q lnc figure and would
be very pretty were Il not Tor a sullen
expression ana heavy eyebrows run
ming straight from eye to cye. Unul
last April che was assistant postmls-
tress AZ North Tarrytown. She was an
active church worker and highly re-
spectod Her father. Bishop Arm
strong. used TO be postmaster OF North
Tarrytown and made his son Frank
his assistant Frank was caught rob
hing the mails and served a term In
the Eimlra reformatory. Old Bishop
Armstrong. kccnly feeling the dis
grace. resigned and the Villagers pc
iltIoDed Tor .sa appointment OF James
n. Sw.fG who had served before.
siHrough kindness Mr.. Swift appointed
Miss Armstrong daughter az the ex-
postmaster. HIS assistant Tho mail Is
taken from North Tarrytown 20 larry
town by messenger and the inspectors
put four marked 81 bills Ia letter AZ
North Tarrytown. When the pouch
reached Tarryiown The latter was there
and me money was gone The lnspec-
tors az once Insisted on searching
Postmaster Swift aud his assistant
The postmaster had $50 IN his pocket.
but no marked BILLS. while on Miss
Armstrong was found the marked
money She claims the postmaster
gave q her On change for a s. bin. |
i.o whole affair is complicated and |
ihe roaldonis Of that part OF the coun- |
i} are much excited.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

There was laughter such as oven
comic opera never evoked In the court
Of special sessions In New York tho
other day. The young woman who
was the cause had never been In a
court Of justice prior to her appearance
as q witness, She took a position with
her back to the jury and began telling
her story to the court The justice said
to her; Please speak to the jury. miss:
the men sitting behind you on the
benches" The wliness at once turned
around. says the New York Times
story. and. making a polite bow 10 the
jury, said, with perfect gravity. Good
morning. gentlemen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10


Thousands OF false diamonds are sold
yearly In London. People OF an ranhs
buy them. a nobleman is IN lmmed,-
ate want Of cash. and must and n
somehow. lie will, perhaps turn 10 hls
family diamonds. Possibly fiOOoo
could be raised on them. lie tnkea the
iewelry on to the false diamond pro-
WIDER, has the real stones removed has
the false ones put In. and deposits the
actual gems with some ono as a sccu-
ri,y for a loan. No ono ia a BIT tho
wiser. His wife appears IN her jewels
Just the same as usual II she didn't
her husband would be made BANKRUPT
by his creditors the next week.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

Rugby at a time when Rugby was the
great public school, In 1860 he was
royal chaplain. sided with Gladstone In
the dlsesiabllshmont OF the Irish
church, was fellow Of Ballot. was Gre
atod bishop OF Exeter. hampton lee
turer FOR Oxford, and, In 1855. bishop OF
London. The highest step has Just
bcon taken.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

Mr. and Mrs. WIN Meadows. living a
few miles from Granger. Tex, LEFT
home n couple Of weeks ago for visit
70 Bell county. They left a bureau
drawer full Of hen eggs. and on their
return last Tuesday upon looking IN
the drawer. to their great surprise, in
stead OF the eggs. the drawer was fun
Of chickens. and the Granger Times
sdds I'VE would advise them 70 70
into the chicken bnalncss and use their
bureau Tor an incubator"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

palace. The emperor. whom toid a
the affair. oyinced the utmost CON-
posture, merely ordering extra Ruarda
to DO stationed about the grounds and
cautioning the servants to solne any
Intruder, White Lady or otherwise
whom they found prowling about
London Daily Mail.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

He-Do you think Miss KaIoncs Ia
prcttyJ
She-Allss Kaioncs3 Oh. she Isn't
bad looking glrl-when she has a veil
on.-Somerylllc Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

This pneumatic business" sighed
the wind. with dolcful sound. makes
me tired"
Aud Oxygen aud Hydrogen fell on
each others necks aud melted into
tcars.-Omaha Woild-Ilcald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

Aunt Emcllne-'rommy. hold your
tongue!
Tommy after a faithful irlaD-T
can't. Aunt Emcllnc. It's too slippery.
--Someryllle Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

Irate Papa tau tho clock strikes D.
Aln't Mary's fellow gone YETI
Mamma Judge by the length Of his
stay that he Is. badly omaha World.
Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

In the Dominion OF Canada there are
about 10000 militia The permanent
military forces consist 81 about 1000
srsilcry, infantry and cNvalry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
MARY FRENCH FIELD.

Tho Daughter OF the Chlidrcn's Poet
Makes Her Debut NJ Reader.
Miss Mary French Field, daughter OF
Eugene Field. made her debut as a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

1GHT Rev. Frcder-
ick Temple. the
new archbishop Of
Canterbury. has
reached the summit
Of the ambition OF
all churchmen IN
England very late
In life. The new
prlmato Is IS years
old. His path TO
fHa mouufalu fnu
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
THE RITZ REV. TEMPLE.
NEW ARCHBISHOP OF cANrER-
BURY.

his Position In the Church Of England
Equivalent 20 That Of Leo XIII. In
he Church e. Rome A Liberal
Thinker.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

'IR1' JUN I7WNE0 MIMI IN
planned TO take her daughter 70 Louis
vile, KY. for visit On the day they
were TO denav, the mother took m.
and sent her daughter 20 visit alone.
Martin went with her and they were
married at Jacksonville. Ind. the IA
nous western Grelna Green. Now
they are waiting for the palernal wrath
10 Bubside.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

How little fraows Of hls coun-
s ,,s%s"-''l''s ''' In country
NIAtA|E4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

American Apples In England.
The receipts In britain OF Canadian
and United States apploa up to Oct. 10
aggregated about 100000 barrels,
aGalnsl 5000 barrels last year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

COMBINATION has to- tno lac, two
OF three weeks possessed the souls OF
pm ne Inmates OF the royal palace AZ
nefi'n, for the historical ghost OF the
noaenzollena has once again made
Peg appearance. Her last vlait was In
is's. iait Leiore little Prince Waldo
mare fatal fall from the palace win
cow although there arc rumors Of
t'antesa Anna Of Dlammode-ior such
!. NC iaay'a name having visited the
. 7. house prior 10 the deaths O.
Is e'prelFn William l. and Freder-
~ she Was seen by one OF
lains Ia the long cor
Il were. from the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
LIve rhIns worn a. Iewelrr.

Women have taken 10 wearing Jew.
elry that Is alive and crawling. There
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10
ID ABOUT WOMEN.
QUEER DEEDS DONE BY THE
cENTLER SEX.

Indiana Girl was Careless About the
wedding iIour-A Live Turtle Worn
for nroaeh-A bonnet Made Of
Human shun.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
very much impressed with the whole

very much impressed with the whole
affair
at may not be generally admitted by
old Californians, but it is nevertheless
true, that horseracing is in its infancy on
this coast, and is yet to see stimulus that
will not only amaze the old residents but
greatly delight the devotees of the sport.
Already it. is taking hold of people who
never believed that horserace was any,
thing other than hippodrome, but square
dealing and reputable men at the head of
such a venture will always win out to the
satisfaction Of verybody.
"Peeple ask whether or not the track is
on paving basis. 1t would seem so from
the way they are putting up improve
ments, and pushing every possible advan-
tage to the front that may arise from per-
feoting the track and its contiguous at
fractions. The stables are the finest that
can be built for the purpose, and we all
know that every modern convenience can
be found there.
This meeting will close for two weeks
on Wednesday next, and the Bay District
meet will open for two weeks. [ think it
is safe to say that when Ingleside comes
in again the practice track will be
ready for use, and if it ever comes to the
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
WARWICK WESTON DEAD.
An Eminent Underwater Passes Away
and Is Buried at Sea

An Eminent Underwater Passes Away
and Is Buried at Sea
News was received in this City yester-
day of the death of Warwick Weston,
general manager OF the New Zealand
Insurance Company, on the steamer Rome
While on his way to India. 1t was a great
surprise to Hugh Craig, who is general
manager of the company's United States
business, and to several of the local under
writers who. were intimate friends of the
deceased.
The dispatch announcing Mr.. Westons 8
death was rather meager of details, as it
stated only that he had died December IL
near Colombo, and was buried at sea.
Mr.. Weston was well known in San
Francisco, having visited this City
repeatedly and at frequent intervals for a
all eminent authority On fire and marine
insurance as we'll as a successful under
writer. 1t has been said of him by local
underwriters that he was as intimate with
risks in San Francisco as in Calcutta or
Auckland, and all this special knowledge
ne carried in his brain.
He made complete circle of the globe
every other year TO examine personally
the various agencies of his company, and
| through that means became familiar with
insurance affairs in different counties-a
knowledge possessed in such full means, so
1t Is said, by no other man. During his
visits to San Francisco his pleasant person
allty endeared him to a number of
insurance underwriters, club men and
members of the mercantile community.
Mr.. Weston was about 60 wears of age
and native of England. He was general
manager of his company for thirty years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
ATHLETES UNDER OATH,
Amateur Players Must Make
Affdavits That They Are
Genuine.
The Pacific Association to Make an
Investigation Into Prominent
Clubs.

The investigation committee of the
Pacific Amateur Athletic Association of
the American Union met last night in the
Olympic Club and began an examination
which athletes have declared may cause a
rumpus the like of which was never before
experienced in amateur athletic circles.
Members of the committee said they
meant business, and that might be con-
strued to mean that no influence or
social standing of amateur athletes could
affect the attitude of the committee
toward men who had violated association
rules and thus passed into the professional
class.
The committee consists of John Elliott,
Olympics; w. R. Berry, Reliance; N. F.
Humphreys, South End Rowing Club
and w. F. Jaunet st. Marys College.
These censors, for such they really are,
met to formulate plan of action looking
toward the investigation of amateur
athletes and amateur teams suspected of
having violated rules restricting amateurs
After long discussion it was decided to
summon thirty-two amateur athletes,
managers of the University of California,
Reliance and Olympic football teams,
OLYMPIC Baseball Club and class A and
class wheelmen, who are about to enter
the proposed DaseDall cluD, TO appear
before the committee Tuesday night and
virtually show cause why they should not
be adiudged professionals and SO thrown
out of the Amateur Athletic Association of
the American Union.
A notary public will be present Tuesday
night and each member subpenaed to
appear shall on that occasion make affi-
davit that he did not violate the amateur
rules. and if unable to account satisfac-
torily for his contests in the year 1895 he
shall be declared professional athlete.
Glass A and class B wheelmen are about
to enter in ball games, and as the commit
tee regard class B men as professionals it
will declare class A men who compete
with them professionals also. By this
action the men will lose their standing
in the League of American Wheelmen,
which will support the local association in
regard to classification of amateur and
professional athletes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
THE NATIONAL CLUB.
An Association for the Advance
ment Of Physical Culture.

An Association for the Advance
ment of Physical Culture.
a new athletic club has been formed
which will be known as the National Club
of Physical Culture.
j. Ross jackson is the president and
under his watchful eye and able manage
ment the new athletic organization should
flourish. The Mayor has given the Ma
tlonal Club permission to hold boxing con-
tests not to exceed eight rounds in con-
junction with other kinds of indoor sport.
such as wrestling, gymnastics, fencing. etc.
The first entertainment will be given on
the evening OF January 81 at some hall yet
to be named, possibly the Auditorium,
and the proceeds of the entertainment
will be handed over to the managers of
the Children's Hospital. 1t was stated
last evening that an endeavor will be made
to-day TO match Danny Needham and
George Green for an eight-round contest,
to be decided on the evening in question.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
SWAN IS GROWING POOR,
He Says His Business Brings
Him but $500 a
Month.
Unpaid AlimoDy and Unpaid Interest
Make Him a Defendant in
Court.

There was a good part of yesterdays
session of Department 3 of the Supe-
rior Court taken up when Jabez
Swan, the ex-Railroad Commission
er, was on the rack. His ex-wife
was suing to have him compelled to live
up to an alimony contract or go to Jail for
contempt of court.
When on October9, 1894, Mrs. Swan upon
a cross-complaint secured divorce on the
ground of cruelly Swan signed an agree
ment by which he was bound to pay $500
month alimony, $21 a month interest on
a $500 mortgage until May 10, 1895, and
then the mortgage itself He kept up his
payments until April of last year and then
he dropped to $50 a week with no interest.
Then when the time came around he did
not pay the mortgage.
He was cited 10 appear under a compre-
hensive 'order to show cause" and ne ap-
peared yesterday. He told a tale of woe
seldom equaled.
The clothes he had on his back had been
worn for six months, he said, but an equal
time must elapse before ne could purchase
more. The shoes he had were weather.
beaten and almost in fragments, but he
said he had no others. Matt Sullivan,
Mrs. Swans attorney, questioned this
statement and also the witness, and he
found that Jabez had worn a different pair
on Thursday, but had put his old ones on
yesterday.
1t was also gathered, after judicious
questions, that Swans business was going
to the dogs. He used to earn $1,000 q
month, he said, but that was when he was
q Railroad commissioner. OF this sum
$3.50 represented his salary from the COM
mission, $3.50 was what he received from
his advertising privileges at the ferries,
and $500 he received from his business.
But politics changed and cost him $3.50
month. Signs were ordered from the ferry
depots, and that cost him $3.50 month
more, and now he and his partner were
struggling along on $500 month. OF this
his partner received 25 per cent. He had
paid alimony as long as he could, he said,
and to pay more would be to drive him to
bankruptcy.
Sullivan questioned him very closely,
and finally referring to his administratio n
asked him if he had not told his ex-
wife that he had received at stated periods
goodly sums from the railroad. Mr.. Swan
said he had not Then he was asked if he
had married his second wife the day after
the divorce He said no, he had not On
the second day after then. No; not on
that, either. Then on the third day? Mr..
Swans wrath grew as he said mo" again;
but to the next question he admitted that
he found a second wife eight DAYS after
his divorce.
The case was taken under advisement
until the court should figure out how
much Swan should pay. In the mean
time an execution for $4,000, principal and
interest, has been issued to protect the
$4,000 mortgage.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
THE GRAND JURY.
n Long Session and Conference With
District Attorney Barnes-Cano
and the Jurors

The Grand Jury held a regular session
yesterday afternoon. Only one Juror of
the nineteen was absent. The session
lasted for nearly three hours, and during
much OF the time District ATTORNEY Barne s
was IN the room advising The Jurors or Civ
ing them sucn information as thew desired
1t is known that many communications
were read and discussed, but it was as
serted by several persons that nc partic-
ular line of investigation had been adopted.
Enrico Cano was called to the iury-roo m
and remained short time He was he
fore the Grand Jury of which Oliver Ed
ridge was foreman, but did not convince
that body that his case demanded inyestj-
cation. Mr.. Cano entertains the belief
that conspiracy has been formed to in
lure his business and place his life in peril.
He is possessed with the notion that among
the conspirators are certain jewellers who
are bent on destroying his trade with Cen
tral American and Mexican purchasers of
jewelry. He says that he was assaulted at
the Occidental Hotel, badly bruised and
battered and then arrested for disturbing
the peace. He says that an evening paper,
which published some time since an elab-
crate story of Jake Rudolph's career, ran
picture OF himself to illustrate the story.