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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

From the Detroit Free Press: On
his return from Dayton o.. Secretary
Rein Orr. OF the National Association
OF Street Railway Men. said he was
highly pleased over the outlook for an
Interesting convention. which he ar.
ranged for while IN the above city.
ne visited a regular meeting OF the
Trades Assembly. and after explaining
nus object In the city a resolution was
passed donating the use Of the as.
sembly hall for the convention OF the
street car men. He observed during
the session Of the Trades Assembly
That vigorous effort was being made
by that body 10 have business men
close their respective places ~ business
az D. M. Their reports showed a de.
'ided success In that direction. thereby
securing for the clerks an opportunity
70 spend their evenings az home or
10 healthful recreation. Sir. Orr also
visited the associations az Toledo. o..
ana Fort Wayne. Ind. and found
great deal Of interest manifested IN
trades unionlsm IN both cities. Each
OF the locals Of these two cities will
pc represented IN the coming conyeu-
ton. Tie says that very encouraging
reports are being received daily from
an parts OF tho country. and that
good attendance VII De had al the con.
yent.ou.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

In az the Martins new home. lie was
drunk and found the mother ana Clara
alone lie began 20 make threats thai
he would KIN the whole family h
Clara would not consent 10 be his wif,
Tie looked long az Clara and started
20 kiss her Clara grabbed her mis-.
iol. and when the smoke cleared away
Bill lay dead on the cabin door
In the same settlement lived YIN
ONO, From the time ONO urst met
Clara Martin he made love TO her. and
ole month after the last killing Justice
Jamison made the two husband and
wife. ONO was a trappcr and hunter.
besides a retired cowboy. In his daily
vacations his wife was always by his
side. She could beat Bill ONO riding
and shooting. and could tic a steer In
less than half the time that he re.
quired for the same Job. Ten years
passed away and Hugh n. Martin and
his wife were laid under the sod Of
Colorado. The fame OF Montana for
wealth had reached the ears OF Bin
ONO. and he sold out his possessions
ana with wagons. ponies and wife
started Tor n new home. lie nrst SCI.
ued near Butte. on q cattle ranch ONO
ana vile engaged themselves to the
ranch owner TO punch cattle. and they
Followed The business many months.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

From p,nusy lSauia Gnt. Some ,ln.
ago Grit printed a picture Of one OF IA,
electric carriages introduced in Lon.
don, England where comglav IA,
established regular omu.hla ANA sr..
cial service routes This form CONVEX.
ancc Is now .u practical usa Boz pbl8.
dclphIa Ncu Yort. Boston Ch.csss
and other large cities uf mo Union
whore paved streets Hr, the rule A
concern which has begun tte manu-.
iuriuro uf these vehicles ur "a I1rr.
scale has established h..I.Hlrfsrs bon
New York CITY. % d. as y,' only boz
its Infancy and has only ab1u. "a dozen
vehicles 0n exhibition az Dos saf,s-14ns
These arrived from phl.I...4.4 v0,r.
the factory is situated. about two .Kesl..
ago. Since then they have been 1psr.
ated about The streets There is , ma.
tor vehicle which. ON sept m l>qt
made a i've mile run 40 tho N8r-ar,,.
s'tt Park races. iH Providence n
in n minutes aul 90 seconds Tho
average time per mile was two min.
utos u seconds and % covered the di..
anco az the rate OF little more than
% miles au hour. establishing record
Tor motor vehicles Tho harslms and
surveys IN use are Fitted with two n.
horse power motors both attached no
the front axle. one 20 each wheel ana
driven Independently The coupe lis
furnished with two two.horse power
motors After 10 minutes practice. say
The manufacturers. man Who has
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04
process as now pursued by English
manufacturers.


Tho by-products OF The Pittsbnrr Gas
works, says the Post Of that city. nay
the expenses Of that profitable ostab-
lshment and leave itn receipts for gas
clear gain. Concerning by-prolucts OF
other industries. It is said that those
OF OIL fehnories are both profitable and
valuable: and the molasscs of beet SUI
gar, once considered and treated as
comparatively OF no account. now sup
piles very considerable quantities OF
potash and alcohol. Ole.c acid. n resi-.
due Of stearino making. is now utilized
IN soap making. The mother water Of
iaIt works furnishes much useful ma
terial' the soapy liquor In which raw
wool has been washed Is made 10 pro.
duce large quantities OF grease known
as Rheims grease" for soap making.
ana, IN fact, nearly half the weight OF
some heccos is OF a substance which.
treated with an acid. gives the Rheims
grease
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

There Is great difference In "a,
degrees OF severity embodied In len.
clad contracts" says John Nepri5s
president o. the Miners intern,tIo1,i
Union THE ideal ironclai cortr-r,
can be- found in coal Fields ana syss
che price Of mining the hours of l,-
Dor. The price o. mining supplies ,ba
house rents and prohibits empi,v..
from belonging 90 a union of their
rraiiEmen or attending public or pri.
'a'o meetings OF hblr.ur men which
are held for the purpose 20 llsussIrr
methods calculated 90 amel.1nts tbsl-
own er their f,llovmcn's condition I'm
i.e. j. was such q contract that made
'hs treat Hooking Valley strike OF
l',i-N' The largest ana h.tisrest ever
known Ia the coal fields 90 this caun-
Try. ln northern Illinois tho ironcl,l
contract. with tho restricting features
relating % organization ana peaceful
assemblarc eliminated. has been in
'osu. 'ur years and o. yet The same
Aat irlc In Jackson county. Ohio. UNI
~ l'iely and O. g. true Of many paris
~ Fcnnsy.yania auI other mining
s'a'ea. The irouclad contract system
pas always arcn a bone % contention
between mine operators and mine
"o7kei. t1' o. Is passing lway. and
Win The approach u better commercial
ana industrial conditions % viii tin
'll' disappear Work and orsanlza.
.ioa strong enough 90 do the workers
VIII Is ihe great pauacoa needed 90
eliminate This and many other evils
watch aiilct our wage workcra"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

The strange uuU.IInmoa OF the
Chinese 'o afford help ro O. drowning
man. or amy one DO #olu'c p,rl of bi,
life otherwise Be- based urou a bslIs,
that Che ghost ~ The last man Killed
always acts as "va,camlu" Of the
hl4os or pursa'ary into which. accord.
ur to Chin belief ths spirit OF tho
departed hr. enters. and from which
Dee can only he relieved ty the arrival
OF @ fresh glgst d. therefore a man.
.iic h' saved from accidental death
'he spirit OF fHo person who died im.
med.aiely before him 90. Iu manner
cheated ont of hts relief and win AS.
anr,dly haunt The person whose mis-
placed humanity has condemned /, TO
q fresh term % dismal stryludc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

That the impression IS growing
among economists that well-1aid labor
is The cheapest Is evidenced by a lee.
turc delivered recently by a. T.. Outer.
bridge. Jr.. before the students OF the
University OF Pennsylvania. al Phla-
ielphia The lecturer made several
statements quite interesting 10 the OBJ
servers % developments To- the wage
question.
lie took the ground that American
manufacturers had grown 20 such an
extent that enlarged markets have be-.
come a necessity he urged the IN.
creased expectation OF our mauuiac-
iured products. and. in the course OF
bis remarks. cited an Instance proving
the superiority OF Well-pa.d labor over
labor which is unlor-pald Within ths
past few years several large manufac.
iurcrs. thinking 20 avail themselves OF
cheaper labor abroad. have established
branches % their works in different
parts Of Europe. The result IN each
ease proved a surprise. American la
Dor though highly paid. L. so much
more efficient that Dc has been shown
20 Do cheaper Ga the end Exact imi-
tatlons o. manufactured products have
been made in France. but they have
cost more than the imported genuine
articles.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

The peculiautics OF the chlorine In.
dustry as now conducted are due To tho
recently improved methods by which
the ammonium chloride is obtained I'm
a crystallIzed state from the solution
as produced IN the ammonia soda pro-
cess. the effect being 10 lower the tenn.
perature Of these solutions consider.
ably below freezing by means OF 10.
frigerating machinery The ammon.
ium chloride Is then vaporlzed In long
cast-iron retorts, lined with thin Doul.
ton tiles, aud the yapor Is taken from
these reiorts TO large upright wrought.
iron cylinders. which are lined with a
considerable thickness o. nre brick.
and are hllcd with pills" made ~
mixture Of magnesla and potassium
chloride mixed with certain amount
OF china clay, On passing through
these PILLS the chlorine In the vapor Ia
completely retained. setting the am
monla free; hot air Is subsequently
passed through, which In lts turn sets
free the chlorine. the pills being then
ready 20 docompose more ammonium
chloride. and So on In continuous cy-
Gle This briefly according 20 tho
London Chronicle. Ia the perfected
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

Methods Of Swiss workmen furnish
an Interesting contrast with those ,t
Che energetic American artisan. Take
Che matchmaker. for instance. saws 4,
writer iu Casters Magazine He D..
ccives The parts from the manuf,r.
iurer in the rough. takes them d, bfs
home, puts his bes, individual SKIN An.
20 the finishing and assembling ana
hrings the completed watches Ia hls
employer The latter lnspects m,
work, and cut % a batch o. say AZ,
watches he selects ave or six as wor.
Thy ot bis own attention ani nuts tho
others into the regular trade under
some general trade name. The So.
'ecied watches De readlusts WORKING
over them ior days. weeks and months
before he considers them worthy 40
bear hts own name, and Il Is these
watches which go TO those who not
only have the money 70 buy. but ais,
The patience 10 wait
4 prominent firm OF American tow.
elcrs In Switzerland. chatting under m.
inconvenience Of this old world meth.
Cd OF doing things. sought 10 lntrn-
duee American methods. and see n ~.
highest grade Of Swiss watches eoul5
not be made more metholicany A
factory was built. euticlns rates =,
wages were offered to the most skin.
ful workmen, aud the experiment was
tried. But, alas the Swiss workmcn
soon found that no regular wages
could pay him Tor his less u liberty
To be on hand when ;hc whistle blew
In the morning, 20 have his stated
hour Tor dinner and hts fixed hour fo-
quitting at night-thosc restrictions NJ I
could not long stand Formerly he I
had worked when he felt like q. and I
when he was paid Tor one Job he tool
bis time 10 begin the next generally
until his funds ran low. The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

Last summer u PARIS ccrtala hus.
band ana wife We're brcakiastIug al "A
little out OF The way restaurant whcr,
they we're iatci % encounter tho
TOUCHES, piece of tcefstcak their teeth
had ever tackled "WcII. knew that
70 was common 90 revolutionary
times. remarked the wife. "bu, I
thought tha' u was an over now
What was common" asked the hYs.
band, between chews. Horse stc,k
instead OF beet, was the answer "surc.
g this article before Us isn't OF bo.
vine origin. its equine peligrc, ,s
plain as daylight" No. long ,,ter tb,s
the same husband and wifo were
hreakiasiIng one morning ia ireland
The steak served them was A. possi.
Ole. tougher than that that had 81, ior.
mcnied their teeth Ia the French cam.
ital All remarked tho wife "a,
rot the horse In Paris and In Ireland
We get the saddle. Kansas civ
Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04
GEORGE Z. GORDON.

VIII be a stranger among strangers.
There is none % whom be can turn for
sympathy for aid or even for the op-
portunity OF making a living. More
over. there will come 20 him, as never
before. perhaps the realization that
bis life, with an the opportunities
which q might have held. has an but
passed away.
Gov. Morton. before the expiration OF
his term. commuted the NE sentence
Of George z Gordon. now In Dame
mora prison. 10 hfty-two years. 40
that be will be released on May next.
the time OF for good behavior being
allowed. Gordon was sentenced In this
city In 1886 TO life imprisonment. after
conviction Of the murder Of a stock
drover by the name OF Thompson in
the West Albany cattle yards. Gordon
was a resident OF Greenbush and vas
IS years Of age when convicted.
The application for pardon has been
on Me In the executive chamber for
twenty years and was signed By some
OF the most prominent people and pub
llc officials IN Rensselaer, county. Cor
don IS al present the prison librarian
al Dannemora. and his good conduct
during bis long confinement. together
with the fact that he has always con-
tended that he did not commit tho
crime, led 10 the governors favorable
action on the application Tor clemency.
Under the Law az that time a person
charged with murder could not testify
In his own behalf. hut he then de-
elafei his innocence. He was convict
cd ON circumstantial evidence consld,
cred strong.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

and ou opening her eyes met The gaze
oi ihe dreaded Ed Smith. who held o
long knife over her.
You know what want. Clara ONO
ho said.
The woman bounded from The sofa
ana smith made a plunge 40 her with
Dds knife The keen edge SPLIT hen
dress and cui The skin. a hard strug.
sie took place The woman vas with.
out weapons. but she made "a tight For
minute both fought Ike wild beasts
Then Mrs ONO got near Der bed and
snaichoi up Der pistol from the nil.
i1". smith knew how Clara ONO could
handle a pistol be- made rush AZ
Ter, uui she knocked him away and
plt O. lu'ig, iu bis side The blooI
began 90 n0w. Both she and smith
H're soon covered with &c. but they
fought on. Around and around IA,
room they went. each watching
chance 90 end 'he others ufe Mrs
ONO got another shot. but smith then
knocked the pistol from her hand The
second ball entered bis leg.
Meantime smith had cut her apron
and dress into shreIs. Finally a nun
OF wind blew open the door and the
woman broke away from the mans
felt the keen edge OF the knlfe pass
grasp and ran into the yard. She had
gone about twenty PAGES when she
down her back bringing out the blood
She turnci around and again faced
smith ln her light Mrs ONO had SELF.
cd another pistol bui smith Knocked
b, from beg hand and 8, sank into the
snow There was a struggle Tor the
possession o' the weapon. The woman
knew that b0r time bad come 10 smith .
-ot Dis hands on tho pistol and smith
knew that DIS zoe depended on keen.
ng her away from o. Around through
Pie snow they fought iu desperation
The womaus hair six feet long. was
lurging in The snow. % was clotiel
With frozen blood mixed with sn,w
mel ice. She rrgained her pistoi
smith made "a FINAL plunge. but was 60
weak that Dc staggered. Mrs ONO
'.lcel the pistol against his head and
.rsd. one minute later smith Law
lead iu the snow and Mrs. ono Law
bot five feet away. unconscious Tw,
.ouu aftcrwari Bu ONO returned
lone and found bis wife where 49,
.ad fallen. Two weeks after This on.
ounter Clara ONO was arrested by tbo
hcrin Of Butte Tor the murder al El.
ward smith She was acquitted ana
De citizens Of tho town made her ,
resoni Of a $3.50 watch. which an.
arricd mp 20 the day 81 her death
.'icr the opening Of the Cherokee op,.
It Mis-. ONO lived near Perry ON
AZ lie time OF her B,,,h
be had In her bureau the pistol tho
lnody skirts and the tattorrd apr,p
him she valued as mcmcutoes Of ber
ietory over I'D Smith on February IA ,
500.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

A farmers boy at Hillhurst. Wash.
discovered the decomposed body OF A
man In a clump Of bushes about A mile
from town. In one OF his pockets was
a check TO a valise. which had heeu
sent from Seattle last April. In tho
Nailse were found silk underwear and
a number OF photographs. mark on
one OF which indicated that Il had been
taken In ST. Louis. The letters o TT
were found upon one piece OF under.
wear. Near the body were found an
empty whisky bottle and a two-ounce
bottle with the cork out. There waa mo-
evidence OF foul play and II Is consId-
ered probable that the man committed
suicide A brand on the coat indicates
that Il was purchased OF A. Garland
Howell, Mich.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

Later ONO purchased a ranch and Al.
wife was hls head cov-puncher. In
1886 ONO sold Out his ranch ana set.
Tied In the Little Black Jall canon. six.
teen miles from Bhtlo. ONO cut logs
on the mountaingj and rolled them
down into the r lon whore they were
loaded on wagoI TO be hauled to
Butte. lie had 1 BIN ten TO forty men
IN his employ. ~ among them was
Edward Smith bout thirty years old
who had lived I'm Rochester. n. Y
smith remained IN Omo's employ two
years Once when ONO stayed late In
Butte on buslVess and Mrs ONO vas
lhe only woman In the house. Smith
Knocked al hef room door There were
a dozen men gleeping in the house al
lhe Time and Mrs ONO had no fear.
she fastened TO the door thinking her
husband was there. but instead she
found Smith. lie said he wanted o.
TAX with her. Mrs. ONO told him 10
say what he had to say and Smith tried
TO push his way into the room.
ONO dismissed Smith and the logger
went away breathing threats. Il,
told Mrs. ONO that he would get even
with her For three months nothing
was heard from Smith. One evening
Mrs ONO was taking a nod on the
sofa, when somebody entered. Tho
woman was half reused. but she
thought the person who had come 10
was her husband The next momen,
she was aroused by a man kissing her
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

The actions OF an organization In
shelby county. Indiana calling them.
selves White Caps" Is causing consId.
cradle complaint, and the grand Jury
VIII be called together 20 investigate
taelr proceedings The other morning
Hiram Fox. a prominent young farm
'r received a letter informing him that
" he persisted ln contcndine for his
interest 10 a ease In court be would be-
murdered. Friends came 20 the city
ana Indignantly demanded that the
Riand jury be- convened aud the guilty
parties be tcrctcd out Later In the
LAY q was learned that Claude Mcnon.
a'd' an inonensiye resident. a witness
Tor Fox, had opened his door one morn.
ms TO hni a note which read:
II you are In this community twentv.
Tour hours from nov We will hang Won
to the first tree In sight.
WHITE CAPS.
This so frightened Mcdonald that Al,
that has been found Of him was his
coat, hat and vest on the banks OF Fla,
Rock river His body has boan
searched for without effect. Great on.
element exists over the affair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04
rwsI,e-Ysar-nIa nlrlIo.,.

On March 9 the parents Of l2.year-oia
Elya Ham placed her aboard the cars
a. Nandalia, Ark, and tagged her by
a note pinned on her coat TO her grand.
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Washington Nor
RS OF Linion.twenty-thrce miles south
east OF TeTe Haute, Since her depart
ure from Arkansas she has been as
completely los, as II the earth had
swallowed her. The relatives are wit.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

And wonder at beauty. ~ gorgeously
his throne
Lavish ana squander-for why should
We say.
THE sweat ~ the Door ana the blood -
the bravo
Pour wine into foht.fs ali .-,,g,.9 .,.t,t
gems
Wea, pearls ON vo.,r ,,.fi,,. s,,1 ,....,i.
on your hens.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

a good thIug 10 keep children from
throwing on the bed clothes AT night
and catching cold IS new invention
bed clothes fastener designed 10 be
fastened 20 the head Of wooden bed
stead by a screw. or around a brass
bed post hy cord with a ring and
snap hook This device Is 30 construct
ed that gripping arms cannot hurt the
most delicate textures. and can De ad-
lnsted 10 light or heavy ana bulky cove
'rinss. The grip arms take hold OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

%" clothes 90 something 20. Ic same
"aA as sl8roHlcr rlreu hold stock
.Hss ud' with o. hinged joint between
Dee two arms one 20. tbe arms is fa.-
tened io tbe elastic 90 0Ha ,uI. which
Dos also ratchet ful.a,I groove tr
mage 'ho booked end o, ttc other
Fm The clothes ar, tb1s fastened .n
ind ihr ao'ic' closed tightly % hold
hem up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

Levi II. Rogers, aged 81. who r~.
Gently died at Perry. Okla. had elrbt
wives Of as many natlonalltles Tbev
we're American, Mexican. bohemian
indian, Creole, German. Italian and
negro. The last was very hlsek
weighed 900. and Rogers said she vas
the best wife Of the lot.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

factory plan dii not work for Ion
and the idle building now bears silent
testimony 10 the Swiss love for indie.
pendenoe. which ls as much a factor
IN present lie as It has been in past
history.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

Ing letters 10 all parts OF the country.
circulars have been scattered broad
cast and three railroad companies. ov-
or whose lines the sirl Is supposed to
have passed, have detectives at work
upon the case. but as yet there has been
found no clew.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

Your money or your lIie!" shouted
the foo,pad.
'Eavens mani exclaimed the Enc.
llsh duke who had married an Amer.
can heiress "cawn't you see 'av.nt
me wife with me?"-Phlladelna,a
North American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

The Tramp Ito passing cltigcn,-
III ] had me fare sir. I could get a
Job In brooklyn"
The CitIzen-"You don't mean 70
say they'd let YOU wheel a baby car.
r.ageg"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

RS CLARA ONO.
one Of the most
widely known Cow
boy" women that
ever rode a bron
cho died at Perry
the other day She
was a little moro
than fifty years old
and was as good
a shot as any WOO
man In the west.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04

IE treasure like
water So noble
ana great
pend the wealth NJ
the world o.
increase your
estate
De- up your tenn
Piles NJ marble.
and raise
olumns and domea
that the people
may gaze