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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

Ne Proved to Is More Thau shs Dsn-
sl.t maa narssiasd Fur

iie Proved to iis More Th.n the nen-
tlat IIad larxalasd For.
A good story Is told Of Judge W. d.
Greer. 4 prominent lawyer Of Paducah,
says the Paducah Standard Once dur
ing a visit 10 81. Louis he had a severe
attack Of too,hache. He sought den
lists Office and was met BY q young
man who was scrupulously neat and
.lean. The latter bowed suayely and
the Judge began:
4 believe you profess 10 Be able %
extract teeth without painf
Yes. SIR" was the reply. and n
don't do Il IN refund your money"
The Judge was seated In the opefaf-
ing chair and the last thing be rcmem-
bers was the dentist INSERTING SINAI.
tube In his mouth. he Epi dose y ~
and became unconacioua. When ne f+''s
10 the young man was under 'Anis
hls ersiwhlio apoticsa shirt ana eoiia'
rsversl with blood and his clothes toli
m almost beyond recognition. re va
desperately waving the iudee on. say
lne an the while. Get out Of hcrc
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

Ffaaes. EasIana ESD lHa Eatat 1iafes
Espsnsnce 4h'se siuma'laa nlosaN
The situation Ii Waa1ia.lon just aow
calls e mind o. legislative deadlock
In EnEland during The laal pai||ament.
whsn De hoa1e Of eo,e0ons ISN'T np
Measure after measlz " TO be met
BY the hopelesaly large tory opposition
In the house Of lords. says the Review
Of Reviews. Anairs have nos reached
the pass In ENGLAND whfre he liberal
tariy can never hopeto enact an I'M
poriant law except BY means Of threats
which would make the house Of lords
feel is own existence 70 be In danger.
Al the moment when these words are
written The iong-girwing dlselsenee ~
senllmeni between Ihc French senate
and chamber Of deputies has resulted
In very critical and Stubborn locking
Of horns. In France tho senate repre-
sents moderate republlcanIsm Of the
steady. conservative sort The cham
Der Of deputies has been growing even
more radical and 1oeiaIlatic. until at
length radical majority has found rs
way to the front IN a radical cabinet
under Prime Minister Bourgeois. Thls
cabinet has taken a kind Of action re-
spccting the Investigation Of the south
orn railway scandals that meets With
The dlsaDproval OF the senate. Repeat
ed votes have shown the senate's lack
Of confidence IN the ministry. Ia ac-
eordance with she theory Of the French
government. and IN accordance with
an former precedents. the cabinet
should have resigned. But. inasmuch
as the chamber OF deputies has voted
as strongly In favor Of the Bourgeois
policy az the senate has v,ted against
Il. Premier Bourgeois informs Presl-
dent Faure that he Is satisfied with the
approval Of the deputies and proposes
70 ignore the senate The situation q
the most peculiar and In some regards
the most dangerous one that has ariarN
In the practical working OF the FreH
constitution since the present rc2ul
vas founded a quarter Of a cent
ago. Thus everything IN the natur
a serious legislative and political ~ F.
that has occurred In the three 81
constitutional governments Of Engla
France and the United States Wit
the past year or two has grown chic
ont OF the wide difcrenco Of charactsl
and sentiment between the two halvel
OF hicameral legislative system. u
4 England the one real question Of inter
nal constitutional reform. upon which
an other reforms must walt. Il that o.
a complete recastlng Of the house q
lords. IN France and the United State
the principal remedy Tor The presen
strains and deadlocks must Be found Il
the better education Of public oplnion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16
THE
CROOKED. MOUTHBD FAMILY

Everybody said that Il was pity
about the slacks. Mother Slack was O
kind-heaued, good soul. and Father
Slack would 40 ont Of his way any day
Tor the sake Of being nelghborly. n
was the same way with Comfort slack
ana Joyful slack. who were the only
children IN the Sihck family. Comfou
would have been a pretty girl " she
had only taken pains with her hair aud
her ilngor nails. SHE was thirteen.
Joyful Slack. who was eleven ycari
old, was even more careless Of his ap.
pcaance than his sister was But. 10
his quiet. Idle way. be- seemed always
happy and eonicnted.
THAT Is the trouble with those
Shcks," the nclghlors said; they take
things too easy. They cont seem 20
have any ambition. What a pity"
This was what the nclghbors said
when the Slack family frsi moved into
the nclghhorlood. After q few months
they began 10 ay things that were not
quite No pleasant On the AFTERNOONS
that the sewing circle met ut Mrs.
Qlickslelfs next door TO the mlnisl RS.
the ladies' compared their experiences
with the different members Of the
Slack family. aud grew quite indlg
nani
why" said Mrs. Quicksicp. ~ Mrs.
Slack has borrowed nay haiirous once
,he has borrowed them atty times.
And she Is forever sending Comfofi
over 10 our house for a cuplul ~ ~.
gar 'fnid the minister's wife.
Il wouldn't mind leitlng her have
ms best set 81 silver spoons once in q
while. when she has company uncA.
ifstcdly." said MIS-. Scales. whose nus
hand keeps the drug STAN on the eur-
ncr. -hut when she seiids over Tor ns
ls.si ,lamnsk tnblecluih aud napkins.
that ! never nsa except on Christians
aud Thanksgiving. Il Is too much.
rally think some one should speak "a
her quite plainly"
"Mf. Slack h just ~ had. sad one
of the other ladies' lie u ioteyei
sending over 90 borrow my husband ,
hammer. or his Jaw. on some nails. 81
homeihlne of that Kind Why doni
they huy these things Tor themselves
rhcy Seem 90 be- la comfortable cir.
cumsinnrcs."
u begin 10 think that the Shcks ar'
chronic borrowers said the minister
wife. n hey came hrrr from SINAI
town IN the West. you know. aud ] VA
lersinud shat ever, body horruwa Of
everybody else oui therc
But what can We DO about hf sai'
AlrH ouicisirp "lf we refuse a. ien'
Them things they will think u u b.
cause We consider ourselves too guol
10 arsoclatc with ihem And you know
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

please. Sic. NJ Neither sent Ne over
a. Ask aNur uofher--
Mn Slack h. always asking " there is
rot something We wish u borrow from
lrr"
ia ~ very annoying" said ali the
ladies Ia chorus
while liis talk had been going co..
Mrs. In rills listened aud scwcl an
lu dlvulc.
DO tell us what you think about a.,
Mrs. pills." said Mrs Qulcksicp, at
ienrih. your husband tells us what
% do when wc arc sick, aud now you
ought 10 b. uhle 10 tell ~ what a. do
alloui these borrowers
A ihe lhc ladr's "a lau, hr,l. 1hd
Mis- rms answered;
Il ifcmhlc t0 think what VIII happen
b. the Stacks when they take % Into
their heads 90 borrow 81 us. Ny hus'
land has heard ahuui them aud threat.
fus the most terrible thugs
an the other ladies thought that the
quicker DR. pllls gave the matter bis
intention. the better Il would be- Tor
an concerned. and then the sewing cir
Gle hrokc W for the LAY.
~ fNtNlh WHY NiiNNhN ANAN AAri Aft
FILLS had hardly taken ol her thlnrs
when Comfort slack ran over 10 shy
that they had company for supper, ai,l
would hc very much Obliged u Ma
p.lls would lend them some preserves,
81 aomethlng. fni dessert.
~Nhat's ihatF Numbered Or pillS.
taklng his pipe ont Of his mouth.
II lcasr. sir" said ConfoIt slack.
making her best bow % the doci0r'
please. sir. my mother sent me over To-
usk Your mother or / mvan. your
yonr-" and here comfort stopped.
frightened 90 the dOctur's angry luuAs
"Ccrininlyw ruan'd tho doctor MY
dear. give the child a car of those
lulnoc preserves you made last ialL
"iiui. uy dear said the doctors
wife. "they arc very go"
.Vrrv well them. slormcd tlle doe.
tor. II win ru and get them myself"
iint hcfolr be- Ncut in the pirlry iui
tlie preserves the doctor sicinrd into
his study and Slipped small bottle
into hls pocket Ills wife followed
him to the pantry. aud saw him sprnS
h. something uul Of ih' bottle Into ths
preserves.
"Bui. my dear" said Mrs IN rllls
l"ynu will
"Nousonsrr Numbered the doctor
Its Just the Kind of medicine lhos,
Stacks have needed for a long time.
aud she carried the Cnn Of qulncc pre-
serves into tie hall AMI gave lt 60 tom
fort. win, made another bow and wcn
hhnic as fast a. she could run.
The Slarks didn't have company that
night. after all. hui they concluded {,
cal the oulncc preserves themselves
for fear they would spoil.
'Secms 10 me they're a trii,c tart,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

Some forty members 81 brooklyn so
clciy were considerably surprised the
other day upon receiving Invitations TO
progressive cuchre party. "lhe game
to begin In brooklyn and end In Ia
maica." There may have been other
card parties ION wheels" bat this Is
certainly the first trolley card party
TO attract attention, aud ,ie novelty of
the idea has aroused considerable tn
tcrcst. Probably brooklyn is the only
city At present In which the scheme
can he carried out ~ Il necessllatcs
something better than ordinary trolley
cars 20 insure comfort as wcll a.
pleasure. Il 40 happens that IN the
Long Island annex of "ircntcr New
YORK" there arc two street ears of ap.
proved parlor ear models. Tho interior
~ each ear Is finished In mahogany.
Each has hullcts and small cabinets
IN each corner. So that on trips III suf-
neieul length luncheon can b. served.
The ceiling Il ~ light cream with gold
trimmings. the iloor ls covered with
handsome rugs aud the cane chairs ar,
fitted with plush cushions The por-
there's and hlugings az the windows
are In blue and old gold The exterior
of each ear d painted royal hluc. The
cars arr nlttci with hair elliptic and
spiral springs and standard air brakes.
ID Is said that they arc the finest trol-
ley cars Ia usc With these surround.
ings Il h nO wonder that the nine-mllc
ride 10 Jamaica. where supper was
served. was greatly enjoyed. The two
ears In use attracted much attention
an alonu The routn N, N.as,. -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

"oh look az iaai man with ring In
his nose" fald Mrs. Snaggs 20 her hus,
hand. "ilc must De foreigner don't
you lhlnkT'
"Eiihcr a foreigner ca yachisman."
IMPLIED Az. Snaggs
sNhai makes you think he may be a
vachismauy
"lle has his center barred. rlttsburg
Chronicle. Telegram.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

falhsiir aifile stsae af Df|aF Nsat
sl6e
TIE aas train ahead Of q. bad .|I'tE
IN opoa switch and been d||ehed ga
Two passengers Here killed outright
and I'VE ar llt others more o. ie4. q
lnrod. says the Detroit Free Press
The killed and injured wsre lfins pn
the depot platform aa our train came
%. and among the latter was pIoIta
slonal tramp who had bean sir1iln1 f
ride. After the doctor bad looked hIp
over the vagabond. who had not lost
consciousness Tor q moment. smiled
laintiy and asked.
wall. pard. what's the verdict q lhe
Jury"
you ara hsdly hurt. was ne reps.
n know that. I was rleht u ne
squeeze when the two cars cum -
gether. I'm a. fat AZ q pancake. WIN
{ ever tramp agin3"
''I'm afraid not"
Ar my legs ong"
No, you are fatally injured now
ever"
THAT means I'm a gonerf~
"Yes."
wall. I'd hev liked 10 got over this
and had sunthln 70 talk about and bras
over. bat amt doin' no klckln. Ny
pard was on the car ahead Was he
hurty
NO: here be IA"
Al that moment a ragged. unkempi
and typical vagabond came forward and
bent over the victim and asked:
wall, Jim. they say you hev 70 goi
Yea"
How ye fellln' over ~"
"sorter No use to kick. Tom"
That's right; you never was ne
kicker. nohow. Got any frlendsf
"No."
want word taken to anybody"
mo"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16
MISCELLANY.

Measure zoe feet on each sldo and
you win have a square acre within an
Inch.
Postage stamps iirst came into use
IN England In the year isto: IN the
United States. IN 1877.
The highest range Of mountains Il
the Himalayas. the mean elevation
being from 1890 10 1900 feet
The largest inland sea is the Caspian.
between Europe and Asia. being 100
miles long and 270 miles wide.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

BODY. when he bad finished be roe
ap and said:
That's Il, Jim. and hin I do anytbin'
morcfT
Nothing more for him" answered
The doctor. as be looked down upon The
pale face. Your partner Il dead
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

I've done anyttifk %
Tor Il"
The young man obtruded his he
Tor moment. glanced reproachluI
about at the demolished furniture AMI
bis own sorry plight. wavored for
moment and then exclaimed: PAY foI
get out Of here!r
Il seemed that the judge under IN
influence Of the gas had cleaned on
the establishment and the DENTS
didn't set the tooth, either.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

Does the new woman DO what her
grandmoihgrs didg Knill-Seatlle
acknowledgement.
The proper height for lady 10 raise
her skirt on a muddy day. Is a little
over two feet
A wise man is he who asks 4 s
deal Oh advise an takes bcry. = : ,
hlt-Thomas Cat. krREE
A mllkman ought 10 mat !. Sc
porter. for be takes 20 pun :
llly.-seatlle Post-lntelliel &
lle indignantly hope
own mind
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

Eight hundred Boston brewery wor
Frs have left the X. Of L. and ioin
the A. r. Of l. \
The trades unionlsts Of Los Ang9
Cal. are boyeotiineg The Chinese
Japanese restaurants
Switzerland. a pure democratic
o. government, has had bu. so6 81
IN thiru-hve years, and Of thosL-
Evening journal., 1896-05-30

form on French street. with the right Of
the hrst division resting on Fourth ;
second. right resting on Fifth. The
column will move at 3 p m. The route
will be up Fourth to Market, to Eleventh
to Delaware avenue. to Soldiers Monu
ment; countermarch to Eleventh and
Market and dismiss
The formation will be as follows:
Platoon OF Police.
Martial, II ID. Fntriken and aids, Joseph
Duhy aud Lewis II. Cooper.
FIRST DIVISION
Colonel !. p. Wick ersham. Commanding
Hyatt's Military Band.
Companies A and @, First Regiment,
n. G ID.
SECOND DIvIsIoN.
Daniel Ross. commanding; Aide. Peter
Nc Alaer.
Smyth Post Band.
Department Comm inder Williim b. Norton
and stan.
Thomas a. Smy TIA Post, No. /
Williem O. Mcdowell, Commander.
National Guard Drum Corps.
Admiral = X. DUPONT Post, No. 2.
Firing party composed OF Garfield Camp,
IONS OF Veterans
Henry llmmerm m. Commander.
Brunswick Drum Corps
Phil sheridan Post No 20.
George II. Pratt. Commander.
Boys's Br gace from tho Highlands.
The Stock Exchanges are closed to day
and local br. kers are doing nothing on
the wire
The city irseasurer's and city auditors
Offices are closed today.
The new Federal Bdllding aud the
Office attached thereto are closed TO day,
superintendent NeAry, Secretary spru
ance. Foreman Dunlap aud ths workmen
taking the day of.
Union Park was opened to. day. The
First Regiment Band furnished music
and a novel and high class vaudeville
entertainment Was Plven by en- excsllent
including Remington brothers,
Frsnk Guy, comedians; Dllks and Wade,
musical com, dians; Miss Annie Gross,
vocalist; Spencer brothers, comedians
and dancers. and Frank Bowers
The pupils OF So. P4uls r c. School
this morning went TO the old and new
Cathedral cemeteries and dedicated the
graves OF the dead soldiers there with
flowers.
Evening journal., 1896-05-30
INFLAMMATION NEWS NOTES.

The Jackson and Sharp Company has
turned over five summer cars TO the VIII
mlngton City Railway Company.
For second hand furniture At rock bottom
prices 90 70 Conway Sixth and Lombard Sts.
Memorial services. musical and o-atoricel
Ia character. Will DO neid at Association Hall
To- morrow afternoon.
TIE Standard Gil Company's steamer
Ma verlck. recently repaifed at Wilmington.
grounded . lille entering he hdrbor at Viii
M gton, n. c.. yesterday. She may be
4 )ated TO day.
For a good Is cent meal 20 TO the City
Restaurant $40 King street.
A large quantity OF railroad ties FOR the
p. w & B. railroad are being received frofn
ST Peters, Chester county. Pf.
-Rivermen report vast swarms OF mosque
tos on the Delaware river, preparing to make
tteir annual invasion Of the cities
II you wish a good cement pavement go
to Simmons and Brother, us Market street.
Presiding Elder evils e. Barrett. ID. D..
will preach At Union Nj. E. Church At 1890 TO-
morrow morning.
The ferry boat ~eaver Tail was given a
dock trial At the shipyard Of the Pnsey and
Jones Company yesterday morning. The
trial was very satisfactory.
DIR. Hsackes. superintendent OF nel$--s-s
state Hospital says il WAS not he who cX-
alnintd John Hafkins's lek With A-rafs.
Evening journal., 1896-05-30
WILLIS HELD FOR MURDER.

The Coronor's Jury Renders Its Verdict to
That Ensct-The Evidence Backed BY
the Confession.
The c,roners jury which sat yesterday
Ia the case Of the year old solored
daughter Of Thomas Willis. found dead
near Corner Ketch, returned the follow
ing verdict:
Resolved. That the child found upon
the farm OF James Harkins on Saturday,
May 23 was the infant child Of Thomas
Willis, Callie Willis By name, aud It came
to It's ath on or about May 1896 at
the hands Of its father, Thomas Willis. Z"
When the verdict was announced Willis
did not move, but continued TO talk with
several around him. Willis WAS brought
back to Wilmington during the afternoon
aud Coroner S.idhAm Committed him TO
New Castle all without bail for trial at
the next term OF court.
Coroner Stldham, Deputy Chandler
Detectives McVey and Vital, Captain
Thomas A. Kane, Deputy attorney
general Cooper and StenogI Apher Guyer.
were present at the hearing, which was
held a the house OF John X Chambers
at Milford X roads The i1ry was ss
follows:-John K Chambers. foreman
William Hsrkins. James Hsrkins A J.
WhitemRn. @. O. Hopkins Joseph
Under~ooJ William Esstburn. and l.
NJ Whlteman
The witnesses were John DsnnlsoD,
Willis employer; William Talley, whose
Initials we're on the shovel Ella Bnlah
and Abram Peterson. who worked with
Willis on tho Dsnnison farm; Mrs
Martha Shockley, who had cared for the
child. and whom Willis told that Lo was
going to take the girl 20 his cousin near
West Grove. Pa. Mrs. Jennie Howett
who s4S Willis near the place where the
body was found; Norris Mlssner who
also saw Willis with the child Harley A
Mousley, who also saw the two; Thomas
Harkins who found the body. and his
son, James H.. who was With him
Emmanuel Williams and Schuyler Elmer,
Hho testified TO conversations with
Willie; Deputy Coroner Chandler, who
told oil bis getting the body; Detectives
Witsil and McVey and Captain Kane
who told OF tbe confession by Willis that
he killed the child by drowning.
The evidence was ample 60 convict
even II Willis had not confessed. and the
state detectives are entitled TO great
credit IN securing IL.
Evening journal., 1896-05-30
THEY ONLY STOLE A BROOM
BUT 1T WILL KEEP THEM IN JAIL
TILL SEPTEMBER.

A May Party which Resulted IN the Ar
rest Of the Givers-Moors Claimed His
wife Was Sick and it Will BE Investi-
Rated-Other Gases in Municipal Court.
A broom worth 25 cents will cost the
taxpayers Of the county of New Castle
dearly aud just because the court does
not meet until September. Two men in
search Of driuk, William Mccormick
and William Maher BY name. abstrIctsd
q broom from In front OF David Leshom' g
store at Front and Market streets.
Officer Maloney saw the act aud arrested
the pair They had nothing to say when
arraigned and Judge Ball held them Ia
1900 each for upper court
Gsorgianna Banner and Joseph Rowe
had May party on Garasche lane yester.
day afternoon Officer Lyons, hearing
that there was considerable disorder
there, mcuntsd bis bicycle and went to
the scene. He arrested the pair and they
were Arraigned this morning. They
pleaded not guilty and were given till
evening to prove their innocencs.
John Moore, Of DaPont's Banks, was
arrested for disorderly conduct. He said
he was drunk but pleaded that his wife
was dying and asked for mercy. BE was
fned so and costs. but Judge Ball d.
rected that an investigation be made Is
to the wife's condition and II the
prisoners story be true he would be Al
lowed to 90.
William. alias "Reddy" Powell, ar
rested BY officer Maloney. drunk at Sec
ond at Poplar streets. and John, alias
"Bucky" Reed, by Officer Lyons. pt
Market street bridge. we're each SEN
fenced to So and costs. Neither has
been out Of jail long enough to read the
papers
james Murray, arrested by Officer Ma
loney at Water and Shipley Streets,
drunk, was hned-$l and costs
Joseph Kirk, arrested by Ofiiser Floyd.
drunk on Church street, was alio we'd to
20 by paying 81 aud costs
Evening journal., 1896-05-30
THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE
Blindfolded Goddess Spends a
Busy Decoration Day.
SUPERIOR COURT IN FUEL SWING

Chief Ju,tlce Lore Presides over One
Court aud Chancellor Nicholson Holds
Two-AD Epitoms OF the DAYS Doings
at the Court House.
Superior Court met at 10 o'clock this
morning The case OF CatbarIne M.
Flynn VS. the Uaited States Industrial
Insurance Company. WAS co ltlnusd until
Tuesday.
In the case Of James H Hoffscker
Jr. vs. John Il " Platt. argument Of a
rule to set aside the sheriff's sale OF Bu
ford's Mills was continued until Monday.
on account OF the absence OF the de
fendant's witnesses.
Continuance OF o similar rule until
Tuesday WAS made in the case OF Henry
B. Seidell vs. Sarah J. Provost
The rule to set aside a sheriff's sale IN
the case OF James Oberly vs. Laura NJ
Meredith Was discharged Forty wit
nesses we're summoned for to-day In
these cases bat none WAS put on the
stand
A decree OF divorce was handed down
In the case Of Charles W. VS.. Florence W.
Nickera0u.
During the term from fifteen to twenty
cases were settled twenty continued to
the September term by agreement, and
fully one half OF the list disposed OF with
out trial Not a case has been tried this
term, but several iuries of inquisitiou
have been drawn
In the case Of William w Sklddy vs..
the Delaware Lcorlce Manufacturing
Compsny, the chancellor declared the
company TO be insolvent, and, on motion
of Petor l.. G oper Jr., solicitor for the
com plainant, ordered and dscresd that
j Henry Grimm aud William Berl be
appointed receivers. and fixing their
boud In the gum OF $40 900
This order was subsequently annulled,
and next Friday set for the hearing,
other stockholders objectlng to the
receivers names
Cornelius Moynlhap, administrators OF
Patrick Rsynolda. licensed. made
return of sale which was oon-
irmed Enoch Conrad was permitted 20
resign and trustees OF the estate Of Rich
ard Oonard insane, and the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company was ap-
pointed In his stead
Colonel Nields made q motion to dis
miss the Injunction In the case OF John
HartmAnn, complainant against the Ss-
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Company.
trustees IL was refused and John II.
Rodney was appointed examiner to take
testimony, the hearing TO begin on June
lOth
The Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company, guardian Of Mary v West and
Jesse Sharp. was given an order to ex
pend part OF the principal for their
mointainance
Francis s. Bangs, guardian Of Henry
McComb Bangs, was authorlzsd to sub
scribe to plan Of reorganization Of the
st Louis and San Francilco Railroad
Company.
Evening journal., 1896-05-30
SUPERINTENDENT HARLAR'S MISHAP.
He Was Run Down BY Eoorcher at
Eleventh and West streets-rhe Rider
Kept On.

He Was Run Down BY a Ecorcher at
Eleventh and West streets-rhe Rider
Kept On.
Superintendent Of Public Schools David
W. Harlan Is bicyo but hs does not
believe In scorchers. Last evening he
had very narrow escsps from serious
accident. He left his nome ut No. 1i05
West street and was on his way down
town, when as he WAS crossing the cor
ner OF Eleventh and West, young man
came scorching along and collidsd with
Mr. Harlan throwing him down. The
cycler dashed away not even stopping to
see the result Of his act.
Two young men who were on the other
side Of the street carried Mr. Harlan to
bis home and GENT for DR.. Willard
Springer, who found bad cut over Mr..
Harlan's right eye, bruises on his face,
hands and limbs. but no serious ir aries.
It was found necessary to take two
stitches ia his forehead
A bystander Informed a reporter Of
the EVENING JOURNAL that over go BIZ
cycles passed that corner during 10 min
utes just prior to the accident and that
some $50 OF 300 wheels pass that point
during an hour In the early evening.
The identity of the scorcher has not
been ascertained