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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
CLEVELAND DUcKHUNTlNo.
ne Il Down In virginia a. the Guest
Of Colonel walter.

ne Il Down In virginia a. the Guest
Of Colonel walter.
QUANTIco. Va. Feb. 2A-The tender
Maple. with President Cleveland end
party arrived OF Qaantico about $3.50
this morning and proceeded down
the river aud anchored in front Of the
small station on the Richmond. Fred.
orioksburg anu Potomac railway known
as Whitewater The president was ac.
oompanied by Commodore LAmberton,
DIR. Deyley and Attorney General Har.
mon. The party came down on the In.
vitation Of Colonel withors Walter &c
enjoy duokshooting from his blinds.
The colonel and one OF his guests.
Colonel Wright Rives Of the United
States army, went on board the prcS.
dent's boat soon after she anchored.
Arrangements were then completed and
BY daylight the president and his
friends were In the blind Decoys were
at once set and two men stationed on
shore with a small boat 70 pick up the
ducks as they were brought down.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
ADvcEs FRoh HAVANA.
The sranish Minister Receives News OF
several Defeats Of the Enemy.

several Defeats Of the Enemy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. gl-The Spanish
minister has received the following ad.
vices from HGvaia;
A few bands q Insurgents are now
marauiing % the north Of Tamico with
the intention Of divcriing the attention
Of the Spanish irooys and 10 permit
Gomez and Macoo 20 cross the MAian
Eas aad 20 enter Cienal Dc ZapaiA
The roads q it are guarded by the com.
mands Of Echague and Francis.
One Of the insurgent bands entered
the town % san Antonio dol Rio Blanco
and was defeated by the GuanAjara
battalion. that came from Mayari The
encounter took place on the Oviedc
plantation. The enemy lost thres
killed, four prisoners, eight horses and
arms aud ammunition. They carried
away several wounded.
Colonel Fortina combined operations
with Generals Aliecoa and Linares aud
Colonel Hernandez met opposite DE-
Aqua, the baud Of Maceo. reireatine
after having been defeated by Colonel
Hernandez The engagement lasted
one hour and six Of tho onemys men
woo killed. Tho government troop
arrived az Catalina with two men
wounded.
Knowing by the pport Of a spy that
the enemy was az the plantation Of II
Cato, Colonel Fortuna went to meet
thom. Tho enemy were intrenehcd In
a strong position formed in half circles,
according 20 their usual tactics. The
troops dislodgod them from the sides
by the Ere Of the artillery. The center
was taken by the infantry. The enemy
made a lastsiand, but was put 20 flight.
The losses % the enemy were 10 killed,
left on the ilsli. and about 80 that were
carried away, and many wounded. The
enemy tried % make q last stand. bui
were dispersed, retreating towards the
hills. The government casualties were
six soldiers dangerously wounded and
six others more or less wounded.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
NoT REPoRIEp coRREcTLY.
New York sun Get. a RakIng over Il
the ssnrte.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2t-MT Calm
ger. (Rep. N. II )chairman Of tho com.
mittee on pensions, rose to the question
10 personal privileges today In the senate
and In vigorous language denounced tho
publication In the New York Sun pur.
porting 70 report the action Of the sen.
ate in passing a number Of private pen.
sion bills last Tuesday. Il was asserted
that 100 bills were passed In an hour
with little or no attention or considora.
ton, few members only being present.
Mr. Gallinger declared this was a tissue
Of misrepresentation as ca bills were
passed In two and three.quariers Of an
hour and the total increase was fl2. .07a
per year. The senator was very causiic
concerning the violation Of journalists
privilege.
Mr.. Hoar (Rep, Masa.l added hii
opinion as 70 the care with which pen.
sion Legislation was guarded. each bill
passing inspection Of the senate aud
house committees, greater In number
than the membership Of the suprem'
court or the cour. Of appeals.
The house without preliminaries 70
sumsd consideration Of the Indian ap
preparation ell. The amendment Of
fered by Flynn. delegate from Okla
homa, 70 pay $4,000 (annuity due th,
semino!es) TO the Indians themselves
through an officer designated BY the in
terror department. was adopted. gym
alleged that under the present plan thil
money went TO Governor Brown. ant
these Indians instead Of getting money
received due bills, good At the Brown
stores.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
LUNCHES Hor lN SCHOOL.
The Bosion Idea wnl he Tried In the
New York schools.

NEw YORK. Feb. 24-Hot lunches are
70 be served in the public schools Of New
York as an experiment The idea orig.
inatod in Boston, and midday lunches
are now served 10 schoolchildron In thai
city AZ 2 cents per lunch. Superintend.
ent Jasper Of New York has given in.
structions 10 permit the sale Of hot food
by certain persons named by him. II Is
proposed 70 sell for2 cents a plate Of soup
and roll Of some kind Of sweet bread.
Tho menu may be varied according to
the demand, the only stipulation being
that the veniers must not ofier for sale
any but nourishing food.
The board Of education, II the expert.
ment Ia successful, will probably award
contract 10 some responsible caterer.
who viii supply all che schools In the
city with this class Of food. The lunch,
counters, it Is anticipated. viii b pat.
ronised by such childron as DO not care
10 20 home FOR lunch and prefer TO 10.
main In school A
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

MANSFIELD. O., Feb. 24-Mrs AZ. D.
HaTtor and children arrived hero yes.
terday from Philadelphia and went d
their home on Park avenue. The body
Of Mr.. harter, who suicided on Saiur.
day, was brought here from Fostoria
late yesterday. II Is announced that
Mr. Har,er carried $4,000 life insur.
ancc, Of which go 600 was In the Equi
table ESQ. 600 in the Northwestern. s20.,
600 In the Pennsylvania. $4,000 in the
Mutual Benedt Of New Jcraey, aud tbs
balance in the Mutnal Life Of New
-.-s a.i other coilnanies.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

ToRoNro. Feb. % james Scott. who
for the last 20 years had been one Of the
larges, retail merchants in Toronto
committed suicide by throwing himself
from tho Roscdale bridge into the
raviue below. a distance OF $50 feei
Disappointment in business Is said to
ho the causa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
coNaRr ssloNAL PRocEEoINes.
The House u working For an EaSiy
Adlsurnment al CnnEre...

AhN ANaAHN - WNNAANM NNN ~ lazy
Adjournment of Congress-
WASHINGTON. Feb "a The house is
pushing ahead the appropriation bills
with all possible speed with a view to
an early hnal adjournment A tardy 8
Of the IS general appropriation bills
have been sent % the senate. The In.
dian bill Is now under consideration
aud the Legislative. executive and judi
cial, next in order, is ON the calendar.
Tho naval and postoiiice bills viii be
brought in this week. Wasn these are
disposed Of bnt three will remain. the
sundry civil, general deficiency and for
tiacitions The house leaders are still
hopeful that some way can be found to
secure action on She tariff BIN In the
senate, but beyond that thoro appears
to bo htlo chance Tor general logisla.
ton excopi, perhaps, a bankruptcy and
-e--iti- r. nassna r.ilrn.a hill
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

CHICAGO. Feb 24-Mrs Mamie
Field, wife of Marshal Field. the Chi.
cago merchant. died yesterday at her
villa In Nice. Franco Mira Field has
b,cn In poor health for several years.
Tho immediate oAnsa OF death was per.
itonifis
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

HousroN. Feb. 2t-Nsws has been
received here from Tarking.on's prairie,
100 miles from Houston, that woman
has been killed by a panther. She and
her husband We're oncamped at log
ging camp on ,he Trinity river. Hs
was Out squirrel hunting. aud hsartns
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
ORDINANCE

ne II ordained by the city oouneil'oi the
city Il BRYAN
Sec. ! That 10 shall be unlawful
Cor any one 10 allow OF permit any OF
their live stock OF vhatcvor kind to run
at large within the incorporate limits
Of the city of Bryan.
See II. II any stock are found run
ming at large within the city limits, Il
,hall he tAedhiy % the city marshal %
impound and sell the same 10 the
highest bilhler fir cash, first giving ten
day- notice " ,a'e by written adver.
ti,ement posted iu three public plac,s
iu said city. The marshal shall have a
Zee Of one dollar for impounding each
ahimal, and the eXpeua1 oi feeding aud
taking carp oi same, TO be paid out IT
the proceeds ~ gllevsale, the remainder
TO e paid over tofthe city treasurer,
who shall place same 10 the credit oi
the tax and iinc fund o' the city The
owner may redeem said stock before
sale boy paying the marshars fees, or
be- may recover the residue OF the pur.
chase money by application % the City
Council within lhue months after sale
and furnishing sufficient proof Of his
ownership
See. III. That any one found guilty
OF the violation of Sec ! Of this ordi-
nance before the mayor nr recorder Of
the city hall he dnod not less than
i've nor mo,e than twenty-five dollars
for earh rnce. This ordinance TO
take effect 40 days from date
Approved and ordered published as
the charter directs this the 18th day oi
Feb. 1890 G. A. Adams,
Attest; Mayor.
A, d. Carr, S, b. Q.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

FRANKFORT. Ky, Fob. 2A-Tho
twenty ninth ballot Cor United States
senator rcsalted; Hunter. 80; Black.
burn. 49,; Carlisle, 3; Wilson, d; Bate,
4; MoCreary, T. Only % member.
were present
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

I.EAvRSwoRrH, kan, Fob. A.-rh,
eighteenth annual session OF the grano
lodge Of the Ancient Order OF United
Workmen Of Kansas Is being held herr
this week. Over 400 delegates are nov
In this city and dOable this number IA
expected.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

- ea.as' iusii5u " nis tunt, unusu -
found his wife under the paws Of
panther. the animal deyouring tho fee ,
Of her neck aud face. He killed the AMI.
mai. The woman was alone ia ths
tent when tho beast sprang uDon her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

NEW York, Fob. "a -Alanson Weed,
well connected, and once wealthy. died
suddenly last night Ia an Italian
lodg.nghouso in Broadway. He was .
nephew Of Thurlow Weed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

NEwnuaYPoRT. Mass Feb. 24-Jert
8. Allen, one Of the Oldest newspaper.
men in New England. IL dead. he was
IS years old. he was bachelor aud o
Mason.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

me probabilities are that tne CuDan
question aud the tariff bill will divide
tho greater par. Of the time Of the son
ara durins thia weak.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

81 Packard's Troy Steam Laundry Of
Houston Is the best ip the slate. Leave
your orders with Il. B. Lomax. limo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25

DR.. George r. Tabor has novel 10
the Col. Sims residence, where he can
found at night. Telephone 80. sat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
ooRsGTT AcosPTs THE Ole.

coR6ETT ACCEPTS THE OFFER.
win sign Articles aud Put Up Any
Forfeit Required By the oiab.
CLEVELAND, Fob. 9s--James J. Cor.
bet, was shown An Associated Pcess dis.
patch FROM London this morning
stating the BSlingbrOke club Of that
city would give n purse Of 5000 and
$500 expenses for a match between him.
self and FitEimmona Corbatt read it
carefully and then said;
Il viii accept the proposition. The
Associated Press may state that II the
Bolingbroke club will forward articles
OF agreement 20 me l will sign thcm
without delly. AZ 10 tho blud made
by that second rate Slavin. who has
been defeated about 50 times. more or
less. shall pay no attention 10 him, as
do not deem his idle talk wos.hy Of no.
tice In fact. Iwill listen 20 no proposition
from none now on except one that will
result In q hght between Fltzimmons
and mysolf. He u the mal the people
want me 10 meet, and he is the only
man am after.
II will deposit a. much money as the
Bolingbroke club desires TO guarantee
my sincerity In tais matter, and shall
anxiously await further word from the
officers Of that organization.
Corbett added this;
MARX what say. That man F.tz.
simmons viii never meet me. He il
simply bluffing for the sake OF adver.
tlsing; he expects 10 got ont Of Il "
The Aauuai sshsduls Mestlar.
NEw YoRK. Feb 9l-The annual
schedule meeting Of the National Base.
ball league which began here today
promises 10 BE- q very lively one, as
apart from che question OF schedule.
there are several important matters 20
b. adjusted Miner leagues have a
number Of grievances against the
national mAgnates and they want some
satisfactory plan adopted which will
prevent the the drafting Of players from
their clubs into those Of the league.
There viii Do no radical changes made
In playing rules this season. Some re.
vision may bo considered In regard to
the pitchers box, but its dimensions
viii not 10 altarod.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-25
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01
FOur Big Successes.

Having tho needed merit to more
than make good all the advertising
claimed for them, the follow wing four
remedies have reached n phenomenal
sale. DR.. Kings New Discovery, for
consumption, coughs and colds. each
bottle Observation-Disclosures Bitters,
the great remedy for liver, stomach
and kidneys. Bucklen's ArnicA
Salve, the best in the world. and DR..
Kings New Life Pills. which are u
perfect pill. All these, remedies are
guaranteed to do just what Is
claimed for them and the dealer
whose name IL attached herewith
will be glad to tell vUum more Of them.
Sold at l.. d. Browns drug store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

A. L. Cole Of Motley is branching
out In his business operations and
has established store at Sibley, ON
the B.ainerd & Northern Minnesota
railroad about twenty-five miles
from Brainerd. He will soon open u
store at Walker, which Ia on the
same line alittle over fifty miles II ON
Brainerd. The trade at these points
ia mostly from lumbermen and
woodsmen, az farming development
IL not yet far advanced. Various
branches Of the logging business
will he conducted extensively
there for years, as the Braine.d and
Northern traverses a heavily wooded
country.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel MichMels were
in the city Tuesday on their way from
the Twin Cities to their home at
Sank Center. They were returning
from a wedding trip. having been
married Mt the home n the brides
parents at Grey Eagle one day last
week. Mr.. Michaels has been en-
ployed rs foreman OF one of the
Northern Pacific bridge crews work.
ing in this city and vicinity for sone-
time. and has many friends and
acquaintance. They will make
their home ut Sank Center.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Isaac Kerr, the man who was
brought to this city Friday by
Mr.. Day of Brainerd, was suffering
from an attack OF double pneumonia.
and died at st. Gabricl's hospital
shortly after2 o'clock Saturday after
noon. Hehad been sick two weeks at
one of the logging camps of which he
was foreman, on the Brainerd &
Northern railroad, and was beyond
medical aid when he reached this
place. 1t is said that his home is in
Lothrop, Mimi. and it is probable
that the company for whom he has
been working will take his remains
there for burial.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Jas. Muncey was in the city Satur-
day. Hehas charge of the Platte river
drives, and says that the ice In now
all out Of the lakes at the head Of
that stream. It was the intention
to start hauling the logs across the
lakes this morning, but the wind
was unfavOrable, and it will be
necessary to wait until 1t shifts.
The plan to start all logs below the
lakes first was given up and both
the lake and riverlogs will he started
at one time, and one drive made.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01
Marvellous Results,

From u letter written by Rev. j.
GundernAn, OF DinlOndale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract:
II have no hesitation in recommend
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery. as the
results Were almost marvellous in the
case Of my wife. While ! was pastor
OF the Baptist Church at Rives
Junction she was brought down
with Pneumonia succeeding La
Grippe. Terrible paroxysms Of
coughing would last hours with
little interruption and it seemed as II
she could not survive them. A
friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work
and highly satisfactory in results"
Trial bottles free at l.. y. Browns
drugstore. Regular size SOC. and ST..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Judge Smith, Of tho district court,
recently decided in case to restrain
the payment bv the city OF Anoka
for street lighting and water, that
there were no grounds for preventing
the city from making the payments,
us the rates charged were not I'M
reasonable. While the question was
not, at issue in the case, the Judge
expressed an opinion that the city
could annul the contract IL it desired
to-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Ed. Mahan returned yesterday
from Motley. where he had been to
put in bids for recOnstructing the
two bridges that we're recently
washed out. He was the successful
bidder for the work of replacing the
two spans III the Crow Wing river
bridge, his bid being 1857. The
contract for replacing the Long
Prairie bridge was let to Hewett &
Co., for $446. Mahan's bid for this
work was $4SS, and out oi ak bids
put in his was next to the lowest.
The bids ranged az high as $3.50.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

A. Tar er had made arrange
ments IT, start up the Elk City flour
mill which has been idle for several
weeks on account of high water. 10y
steam power, but was COM
PEELED to abandon the project, az the
water again rose to such an extent
that 1t was impossible to run it.
The Mississippi is said to have risen
six inches yesterday. and there are
now three inches Of water in The
basement OF the mill. The large log
jam caused the water to back up,
and as soon as Il channel is worked
through 1t the water will fall suf1i-
GENTLY To allow the mill to start up
with water power.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Hon. A. +. Ferris, OF Brainerd,
passed through the city Tuesday
afternoon on his way home from his
Eastern trip. He had been in Phila-
delphia to prosecute n suit Of the
First National bank of Brainerd
against G.. F. Kindred. The case
was put off till October or November.
Mr.. F. visited New York and Wash
ingtOn. He met the Minnesota
senators and congressman, and
learned there was no DOUBT of the
passage of the appropriation for the
Gull lake government dam.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Mrs. I. E. Staples and children re-
turned Wednesday evening from
their winter trip on the Mississippi.
The steamer Flora Clark, on which
they Travelled up river from New
Orleans, reached Hastings Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Will Tubbs and family,
who were in the party, stopped at
Elk River for visit with relatives.
They all enjoyed Il very pleasant
winter. and declare the trip a great
success.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Mrs. Jos. BoisjOli returned to
Brainerd Monday with her children.
She did 80 Of her own free will, 1t ID
said, as the authorities here have
decided to ignore any claims she
makes upon this city In the future
for support. The outcome Of this
care is still in doubt, but this city
Ia not liable for her keeping, rs she
has never gained residence here.
and it now appears that 1t IL a
question for Brainerd and Belle
Pl airie to determine as to which Is
entitled to look after her.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

The police were called by telephone
to the depot Tuesday evening to eject
some one from the waiting rooms.
There was evidently some mlsunder-
standing between the night man and
the person whom he wanted put out.
The latter explained that he wanted
to go to St. Cloud and exhibited
money with which to pay his fare.
He was creating no disturbance 80
the police did not interfere with him.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

In response to an inquiry from the
chairman of the Democratic state
committee, F. w. Lyon, the member
from Morrison county, expressed a
positive opinion that the state COM
mittee should recognize Cullen as the
regular Democratic nominee for
mayor of st. Paul. Replies from all
the committeeman were published in
Wednesdays Globe.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

There was a rumor in this city
Saturday evening and Sunday that
Il man had been drowned In the Mis-
sissippi at Big Bend, about ten miles
up river, Saturday afternoon. No
one could be found who knew any
thing III regard to it, and the report
is evidently mistake. The story
may have started from the fact that
ALI DALEY, an employe Of. the Boom
company, had fallen off one of the
fat booms in the river ut about that
time, and brought samples OF clay
from the bottom Of the Mississippi
on the return trip.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

The citizens of Little Falls are
going in quite extensively for tree
planting this season. Jos. Vallard,
who furnished the trees for the court
house grounds yesterday. has con-
tracted to furnish nearly 500 shade
trees. to be set out by many Of the
residents at their homes. Nothing
adds more to the appearance OF a
city than nice, well kept shade trees
in the residence portions, and II the
present interest in this work con-
tinues it will be but n few years
until Little Falls is one Of the most
beautiful cities in the Northwest.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Saturday was regular monthly
market day. The weather and roads
were unfavorable and the attendance
Offarmers was much smaller than on
former market days A large num-
her of mich cows were :offered for
sale and several were sold at good
figures. A considerable number Ut
fat hogs were also on the market,
most of which were purchased by
local dealers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

u Mrs. D. Woodman and three
children, OF Denver, Col, arrived in
the city Yesterday. Mrs. Woodman is
a sister ri John Mcdonald and Mrs.
VIM. Batters, Oi this city. Miss
Josie Woodman. the eldest daughter,
Ia in poor health and intends to re-
main here for some time, in the hope
that the Minnesota climate will re-
store her former health.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

Prof. Boucher has been very
successful with his training school
for the handling of horses. He has
demonstrated that he understands
how to break colts and cure unruly
animals of their vicious propensities.
His lessons in this line are well
worth seeing as much valuable in
formation can be obtained by
watching his work. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01

.a Hon. B. F, Hartshorn, Of Staples,
was in tho city Wednesday. He
owns a large farm at Philbrook. on
the cutoff, and has lately been
looking to the sowing OF his crops.
He spends his time bet ween his farm
Mt Philbrook and his law office ut
Staples. He reports that the high
water::was destructive to the bridges
on the Long Prairie river III his