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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

ed her company donncd her JeI-
fey costume Of the salyationiS''
and proposes 20 devote the resi-
OF her ne TO .ihc saving OF SOUS
Miss Ward was converted In Ports
mouth not very long ago sno hAa
attended several meetings OF the s''-
walton army 10 that seaport town. p''
was not much impressed until one ua'
when. according 10 her own story an'
felt o touch On her arm and, thih",
Ing Z. was one Of tho soldiers, iurh''
around and boheld the Savior In shin
ing light At the same time she un-
derwen; a marvellous change OF ieel-
ms She was overcome with great
Joy tnat found an outlet In sobs ana
tears. She went straight 10 the front
and was az once converted. The next
day she disbandcd her company. can
ccled an her engagements ana ihai
night addressed a large meeting IN the
SalyatilniFts' hall NJ Portsmouth. Her
conversion and sudden change OF ca
recr astonlshed the people OF the city
She will ncyermore set foot IN the
alter. Miss Ward Is a pretty woman.
She made hog debut In the haymarket
Theatcr In London twenty years ago
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

closed the doors Of the siill OPEN vault,
leaving the marks Of his blood-staincd
hands upon the pavement oui and down
into the street. up TO his Office meet
ing Morrison and the others. and after
washing some traces uf the blood from
his hands and face. went home
The nght 20 save Diapers neck viii
be a bitter one. he has considerable
property and u understood to have
wealthy relatives In ". souri,. Ills
home was formerly In Louisiana No.
where his father was q pension agent
Diapers connections IN jacksonville
were Of the very best he was a pop
ular man. a member Of the Masonic or
der and the G.. A. r. Upon bis con-
nectlon with the Masons many base
the belief that be- will escape The oX-
trome penalty oi the Law. u has
charming wife and daughter who NOV
cd In the best circles in tho city They
we're an members 81 the rre .byterlan
church. and on the might 90 ,he murder
Mrs. Draper and her daughter were at-
tonding a service 90 prayer while the
crime was being committed
on the other hand lla 'nrs was
equally prominent 80 orc Uu. De-
had been one OF the social leaders 90
the town. but after hIs soIourn in Min
ncapolis q few yDm ago. where be
failed In business. and bis return i1
jacksonville. be- became moro retired
and rarely went out lle was also a
Mason
Draper attempted suicide by hanging
IN his cell Monday night following his
arrest. lie took one Of the sheets from
his cot IN the cell and twisted 10 into
rope. lie carefully adjusted a knot
about his neck. and the other end about
a hinge in the door. and Jumped from
his cot into the air. he had not placed
the moose rirht. and The result was ter
rlhlo strangulatiun. instead of broken
neck. as was intended. Fcllow-prlfon-
ers heard his struggles and gave the
alarm. Draper was rescued and phy-
sIrlans summoned who soon revived
him. The next day Do made o full con.
fcssIon 81 having KILLED Hastings ilIs
plea will be seli-dofcrsc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

Sir Walter Scott and Colerldge once
met at a select literary dinner, The
latter rccl,ed some OF his unpublished
verses. which we're received with un-
bounded applause for the purpose Of
showing Scott that In the opinion OF
cultured people he was by no means
the first poet OF the age. After q while
somebody frigldly invited him 10 rccite
something Of his own, The great Scots
man replied good-humorodly that all
his poetry had already been published
but that he would willingly recito
some excellent verses he had recently
read IN a provincial paper They were
he grand and terrible stanzas entitled
Fire. Famine and Slaughter" Faint
applause followed. and was succeeded
by lofty and bitter criticism. until
Coletldgo exclaimed impationtly-"For
heavens sake let Mr. Scott alone.
wrote those vorsesy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

and relief funds pour In both from the
government and from charitable indi-
yiduals relief funds which never. In
anything like their fun amount, reach
the people Tor whom they are intended.
Finally there Is always a promotion.
by way of 'rccompcnco Tor public
services" conferred on the officers uu-
der whom an cmbaukmcnt has been re-.
paired All this may sound incredible.
but So wen known is d Ia China that
there is a popular saying which runs
"The best cure Tor the Hwaug 10 and
the ba, safeguards against floods
would be- TO bchoad an the officials and
leave thc river 90 ITSELF"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
cHiNrsr coRRuPrIoN.
oncIais who Drown Thousands Of rso-

onciais who Drown Thousands Of feo-
pie for Personal Gains.
How much Occidental politicians
have yet 10 learn from the Chinese In
the way OF official corruption is SET
forth by DR.. sun Vat Sen In the Fort
nightly. Referring to the calamity 81
floods. he says There Is an Official
known as the Hotaochung-tu Wlceroy
OF course OF the rlyerl. with large
number Of subordinate officers, whose
special duty Il Is TO preserve ana Keep
In order the banks Of the river ana
10 guard against accidents. by seeing
that the embankments are adequate
and sound. These officials are now
ever. practically without salary. ana
have purchased their positions nj I'M
menae cost They must, therefore,
make money. and this they can DO IN
many ways when an ombankment
bursts and has to be reconstructed
Thus Il Is their constant nope that
floods may come. and. far from taking
precautions TO VIiNfhA NHN.'
Wsltauons. which lay waste whole
provinces and cost thousands OF lives
they actually take care to produce "a
food by artificial means II, for the de-
malds Of their ruthless cup.diiy' Ma
uro seems too diI3tory In the matter
When there ls not enough rain TO make
the river overflow i,E banks. Il is quite
common for men 10 be sent out to
damage the cmlankments, and so
cause ian accident" This is source
Of profit in a variety Of ways. First
there is the pay received for repairing
.s. breach. then there Is the profit OBJ
ed by docking the wages OF tho
workmon employed and employing
fewer workmen than are supposed "a
be paid, and yet another ON the cost
Of materials. etc: then the lack Of food
consequent upon the destruction OF
rlce-hclds causes widespread distress
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
ELrcrRIcIrY on cAMALs.
TovinE Vessels by Means Of Motors oa
the Banks.

TovinE Vessels by Means OF motors ca
the Banks
Americans have good grounds for
thinking that they have evolved In the
system which has been adopted for inc
Erie canal the best method OF proper
ling boats electrically yet known says
the Plttsburg Dispatch In this meih-
cd. Il will be remembered. the motor
travels on a cable running along the
tow-path. and Il Is under the control
Of a man seated upon H. While In speeo
attained and general efficiency thlS
mode Of canal propulsion Is far ahead
OF the best European Developments
some experiments In this directloh'
which are reported as having taken
place on the Bourgogne canal In France
are not without interest Two meth
DDS were tried, one OF which was called
the "ruddor motor" The motor was
contained In a light detachable metal
box forming part Of the boats helm
and working q screw attached TO the
shaft. running at about 300 revolutions
q minute. The entire outn, mounted
complete weighed about iSop pounds.
In the second method there was om-
pI0yod thrCe-wheelcl electric
motor car running ON the bank OF
the canal on a fixed track and towing
the boats along In the usual way by
means uf a rope. a motOrman was ear
/ ricd on the ear. which weighed about
I tNu tons Current IN both eases was
conveyed to the motors from an over
/ head wire. Both systems gave a speed
Of about two and one-half miles an hour
/ In towing single bargcB. ana the motor
car towcd three barges In string
| Weighing AS tons. at a speed Of one
aud one-iourth miles an hour. In re-
/ porting on these results a government
commission expressed itself as pleased
with the ready way IN which the
barrcs equipped with the rudder mo-
tors answered their helms. and also
stated that the towing car ran perfect
ly well on the bank without excessive
strain. On the whole. the preference
was given 90 the latter method. al
though the fact that II required the
services OF an attendant who would
be OF no use on the barge was regard
ed a. a decided disadvantage No trou-
bic was experienced with the canal
banks from any wash Of the rudder
motor, and Us use leaves the bank free
for animal traction or other purposes.
but stlll the tow car. d was concluded.
gave the best results an around.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

peer OF Eug..El aul hereditary carr
marshal and chief 1uUer %. tho king-
dom. says ODE SOS York Journal
Lord Talbot as he o. called in The
sour quarters % 'ho globe arrived here
oa Monday luI won't t0 "a ao,el where
boo remained until l.t night Then
Doe l.t N.a Yur. lal proceeded ON h.a
Way to discover .Io north pole W.lh
hIm were his brother Arthur and bis
valet Belts. clifton is closely con-
ucc.cI With hali O. dozen OF the best
nmuIse oi tbe English nobility and Be-
very wealthy young man. lie is
about % years OF age. iail. slender and
ultra-Enr.ia lu dress aud manner Il
is said that o., enc time bis income
amounted 20 something like a million
q year. but that his debts became SO
appalling that be signed over his prop
criy. or the most 90 %. 10 his creditors.
reacrving Tor bis own use the modest
annuity ~ $4,000 Talbot ls. with all
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

the books. Tie was known TO be the
only man not connected with the Of
nce force who was In possession Of tho
vault combination. This combination
was changed for the reason that Judge
4 Kirby wanted 20 catch the thief For
Z twcnty-one nights ex-Chlef Of Police
Lige Goodrich slept In the oflleo with
a tulrs-oye lantern and a revolver. but
no one ever came. Goodrich was con
vlrced that the nocturnal intruder was
aware that the place was being watched
ana vas lying low. lie expressed this
belief On the presence OF judge Kirby
"He won't come while I'm there"
said Goodrich referring 90 Draper
You'd better dlscharge me Ger O while.
or else gei someone else
This was agrcod 10.
During ibis same conversation Hast
inss remarked tha, Dc was down town
cyOy ultbi and that be- would drop
IN ana see n hc couldn't catch the fci.
low.
"You1 better go armed" advised
Goodrich "That man is dangerous and
yuu nnow De hates YOU"
T.h idea struck Hastings as being
ridiculous Hc vgs 40 ola soldier. aud
naturally o. courageous man. he pooh
rrolel the dsugCr, and So 10 was sot-
tiei that De- would keep hts eye on 'hc
Office wednesday night, the night OF
the murder. was an ideal one for
pf0wInE about unseen Something
was wrong at tho Uatcrworks. and the
electric light plant could not run. The
town was dark as pitch. u was ralu-
inr hard and a perfect gale was sweep
ing from tho nwIries and across ibr
cts Hastings must have realized The
opportunity offered, Cor desn't, the wc.
weather. he ltft Die boarding house NE
Ter supper and came down town. BE
uas seen ty nr Frank o. Norhury at
9.Cf O'Clock. across the street from bis
Office. DC vas alone 40 me saw him
50 90 BE oclco. hu' O. is prcomed That
b. wen, there almost Immediately, f0r
An lees than a half hour Draper was
fcen on che street hy Al Morrison aud
John Pine. covered with blood
Draper was already az tho vaults In
judge KiThy's Office when Hastings nm.
locked the downstairs door and began
usccnding ihe dark stairway 80 tho
cop Of thoso stairs there Is a ha1 Pass
inr down this. entrance De- made into
judge Klrbys Office Through a door 20
ths right The vault s ln the back
room. whore a lirht co1ld only be seen
from me rear 90 The building.
Draper saw when Hastings entered
flat Il was an up with him. There
must have flashed across hls mind me
Slon % himself end be family dls.
~ ty me exposure which would
follow. There may even have
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

20 young woman WAC occupied the
same pew Tho prizes, le'i che pulpit
walked down 90 the pew and asked
Wc,ch o. be- Jil no. know enough TO
behave Ike q gentleman boo church
WeIch says De started 10 leave the
church when Father S'anc struck him
IN the face and added aiyorward that
ne regretted that he did no, kick him
dowuFtalra.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

a. Julia In THE ilunchback." The
elder sothern soon aficrward engaged
her as his leading lady. 90 take the
place Of Mrs Kendall. who was then
Madge Robertson. Miss Ward also
played with Blackstone Ga many import
ant pieces. aud became known 10 the
people OF the United States, when she
toured this country In East Lynne.
She vas leading lady Tor Nine Mod
Ieaka when Forbes Robertson and VII
son Barrett were with the company.
She Is a widow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

Charles Davis Of Cummings. y. D..
who last several pigs during the snow
storm Inst Thanksgiving and found
one of them about tto months ae1.
now tells stranger story s,lIl To Die
own amazem,nt Doc found another of
bis PIGS which was alive lud sim lives
after being buried ne days u wac
found only by the thaviur of the snoa
n few DAYS ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

come to him The thought that the peni-
tertiary awaited him. His most hated
enemy stood before him. exultant az
having AZ last cornorcd him. where ne
could heap disgrace and contumely
upon his head Maddened beyond all
control. he rushed upon Hastings. cut
his wrists with the knife and thus rem
dered him powerlCss TO defend himself
Then the awful struggle Of life and
death followed Hastings battling with
his bleeding stumps. the other man
plunEing the knife into his body with
the rapidiiy Of a woodpooker tapping on
rotten limb. by and by came the
beginning OF the end. Hastings cX-
hausted By the loss Of blood, evidently
tried 20 escape from tie room. lie
took his keys from bis pocket In an ei-
fort 90 unlock again tho spring lock
between him and liie. Thoy must have
been torn from hls enfocblCd grasp. for
they were found ou the floor Exhaust
cd finally. too weak 20 stand. be sank
down into % chair between two others.
Painting. he lay there with bis arms
ouigtroichcd 20 either side. Tor there
are pools Of blood 90 show where his
I ne ebboi ONT 90 Dos wrists ends onto
The floor with DIS head thrown back
and gasp.ur Tor breath Do afforded an
opportunity for tho death blow. The
knife was plunged and ODE warm blood
spur,od in a torrent on tha carpet The
shock lifted him 20 hls feet Tho bleed
ms wrists were pushed back against
the wall behind him as be- Firaichtened
out. Then be- 'cll forward on his face
and died The murderer having hn-
lshed his hendish work having cut hts
enemy Ia 100 separate places. then
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

4 warrant was sworn ou, a' uNosro,
Mich. the other day Tor che arrest oi
Rev. Father Pctcr ]. Slarr OF ST.
Paurs Roman Catholic Church on COM
p,aiut OF Igmcs W,lch. a merchant OF
Counal. ,h.rsGs him with assault
and battery Welgh attended Nasp.u
aud Father sIanr lscrts fl.i De- was
dlEurlrs th. u0.'.ls ty NHsl ring
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

From thIs moment We part for.
ever" Dc hislcd
She turned upon him haughtIly. regal
oven In the hour OF her humiliation.
"Nn. Fitsmaurlcc Maurice-Mauricc, %
she answered. u am accustomed TO
exact weeks notice from an Of my
husbands o. Detroit Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

There Is q woman ln Buxton, Maine,
who is mc,aphor,cally Kicking herself
since Grover Cleveland went out OF
,Hgo she bias discovered that her late
husband was own cousin % Alr. Glove
lands mother
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

The bar6 True Love, built Ia Phila-
dodphla ia 1894. has been found upon
search 90 bo yoi snoat, in The capacity
20 coal hulk. on the river Thames az
london. oaragcl DO active trade az the
axe az 1888 years This discovery was
made through O casualty recorded In
the Maritime Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

ISIS ADA WARD.
a prominent En-
glish actress. has
forever abandoned
the stage TO become
a soldier In the
ranks OF the Saliva
ton army She Is
In dead earnest and
has given away her
beautiful stage
wardrobe. disband-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

The busiest telephoEs exchange Ia
the world Is IN Chicago. Il Is the Wash
mgton street exchange. whore the daily
average Is 10000 messages.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
OFF FOR THE POLE.
LORD" TALBOT. AN ENGLISH
MAN, AFTER MUSK OXEN.
Has spent Fortune Like Prince
Eccentric but clever writes Welt
Draws Well aud shoot. spiendidiy-
Universally Known.

HOSE IN this city
who like the repu-
talon Of being An
eomanlacs will
doubtless mourn
when they bear Of
TIE opportunity
they have lost Of
meeting j. Talbot
clifton cousin 70
t.e duke Of Nor
folk. the premier
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

The best augury OF a mans success
In his profession "a that Do thinks IL Is
The finest IN the vor.d.-Goorge Eliot
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
FIGHT TO DEATH.
rnE JACKSONVILLE TRAGEDY
WAS LITTLE NOPE.

r..sf terrible Struggle IN the Dark for
tha Mastery The Victim Received
taa Knife wounds and Gave UP the
battle When lie Died.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

knro,. Meyer. OF scrlps,own. Pa, has
perfectly sound apples that have been
IN ala cellar two ysars.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

s. IN SAN and held on his own comics
f|cn OF guilt HASTINGS was found in
nc law and abstract olice 81 judge T.
=. Kirby. where be had been placed 20
guard certain papers from mltilation
ana 20 catch n possible the person who
nd entered the place before and DANE
aEtd other papers Draper is also an
distract lawyer With his Office 10 the
lnmo building. He had. with Hastings
ID one time been an omploye Of Juds"
Kirby. and Il Is said The two had some
dimoulty which made thom enemies.
Blood was found on the stairs and on
ne knob OF Diapers Office door and
bis arrest quickly followed. The char
nctcr OF Hastings murder stamps Il a8
cnc OF the fearful deeds 10 the history
of crime. Il Was evidently the work
~ q man 30 beside himself with rage
that he knew not what he was doing
There was no cold premcdltaicd butch
cry. no evidence Of n gloating over the
horror or the blood letting Rage. al
most madness. Is evident In every pune
ture OF the dead mans body. The arm
that piled the knife must have kept al
iis Wild work until all but physically
exhausted. for there were 1913 cuts In
the various parts Of the corpse. The
principal wounds were located as fol-
lows.
Left arm. g. left forearm. 8: LEFT
hand. long cut back; left hand. 2
siabs: left hand front. index and mid
die finger incised. also second wound
on index: right forearm. long inclsion
obllque cut along toward elbow. start
ing Al wrist: left side body and near
10 backbone &c cuts or stabs. right
side. cuts or siabs right side Of neck
G. punctures into pleural cavity, Q. left
b thigh. 1 stab.
The body was not mutllated after
deaia. Evidently every blow that was
struck fell In the struggle ghlch took
place IN that room where the two men
were fighting To this feature more
than anything else Is attributed the in
tense interest which Is being taken In
jacksonville In Developments rs TO the
crime Hastings IL largely responsible
for bis own death by reason OF the fact
that he visited his oalce on the iataI
plght unprepared 10 meet an enemy
.-<IIe had been warned 70 be ready Tor q
fight TO the death. but he neglected q
and raid for this neglect with bis life
Draper had been suspected Of beinE
the man who was surrcptltlously visit
Ing Judge Kirbys va.li and mutllatinl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

which that esteemed peer refers 20 the
cousin Of the duke OF Norfolk In glow
ing terms
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
SHE JOINS THE ARMY.
AN ACTRESS BECOMES AN &C
TIVE SALVATlONlST,

Miss Ada Ward, Prominent English
Artistic. Dons the Poke nonnet sud
the Jersey Costume aud Has Quit the
stage Tu-ever.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

T was n horrible
murder. that which
occurred NJ Jack
sonyille. H.. recent
ly when a proml-
nent citizen OF that
town, Charles L.
HastinGs.was found
murdered. and Tor
watch another
prominent resident.
Charles L. Draper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07
AJUNKET PLANNED.
Railroad Assessors Want to Picnic in
Colorado at Railroads Expense.

It has leaked out that certain mem
bers of the state board of railroad as
SCISSORS are planning, secretly of course,
to have at least one grand junket be-
fore finishing the work of which they
have charge this year.
The arrangement is that the mem
bers of the board, their wives and fam
lilies, relatives and friends, shall all go
on the last trip. being the one during
which the assessors will estimate" the
value of the property of the Missouri
Pacific, while travelling across the
country in special train.
The Missouri Pacific tax commits
sioner, s. L. Highleyman, is preparing
to show the Fopulists and their farni-
lies a good time and will take them to
Colorado and return. The assessors in
Kansas have nothing to do with rail
road property in Colorado, so there is
no possible excuse for the tour being
extended into that state.
Mr.. Highleynan is the man who had
charge and paid the expenses Of the
trip Governor Lewelling and other state
officers took to the Worlds fair in 1898,
and he knows what is best adapted to
the pleasure of such a tour, especially
across a dry and sandy country such
as is found in western Kansas. Moth
ing will be omitted which will contrib
ute to a season of unaliOyed happiness
during this trip,