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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

MT with . Riae HAN. hut Il Wa. Only
Tribe.

hit with q RIFE HAN. but n Was Oniy
Tribe.
RUFF Bronson lcolorcdl recently
drove below the Illinois Central incline
to dump a load Of trash In the river,
says the Paduoah News. Capt New
Roberts. the well-known steamboat
man. repaired 20 the bottoms on the
north side 10 try a new Winchester Of
3s-callbcr Ju-t a. Capt Roberts drew
head on a stalk Of ironwood and
pulled a trigger RUFF moved into range
from behind a gravel bank about 275
feet away. There was a crack from
the rifle and an exclamation from
RUFF. The heavy ball had hit him on
the forehead somewhat above the eyes
with an the force OF heavy charge OF
powder. The negro did not even fall
down He wiped his brow with an OLD
handkerchief and drove on toward the
river bank. The morning after he told
reporter about H.
"Yesslr. someihln' hit me In der
head and den heard a gun 30 Oh. a.
fus' | thought a hornet had stung me
Il felt kinder that way"
did you fall down. Rufe7"
Nav. sir: but de bullet sort Of
pushed my head over ter one side. but
dat az all Dis mornin' my head kinder
ached a leeile. but rso been workln'
all day, My heads peeled a leetle bl,
and skinned up. but not 'nun ter hurt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

10 commit them formally 10 the soci-
ety's care pending the examination Of
their parents In the unlted States court.
For some time the section Of the
West side IN which the Barnards live
had been flooded with bogus small coin.
and complaints poured into the Score,
Service bureau In the Federal building
and 10 police headquarters. Butchers,
bakers. grooerymen. saloon men, deal
eu In dry gocds-even street car con-
ductors-had been frequently victim
lEed. the coin In most cases being Of
fered In good faith by regular custom
ers. who had received Il In change from
various sources.
Secret Service Agents Esqulrrell.
Flynn and Henry were assigned TO In
Festlgate these complaints and trace
HE bogus coin 10 lie original source OF
Issue. The officers finally discovered
that all the bad money passed through
the hands Of Henry Barnard. his wife.
Charlotte. or their little daughters
There we're apparently no conieder-
ates or partners charged with putting
the coin IN circulation. a. d usual In
most counterieiting combinations. The
bad coins we're all OF small denomina-
tlons-ten. twenty-five and ffty cent
pleces-and they were put out In a
small way. chiefly In the purchase OF
the daily supplies and the payment Of
the other household expenses OF the
Darnarda.
The secret service men hardly en-.
pected 20 hnd CONTRIBUTING plant
They were certain. though. that they
would capture a stock OF bogus money
They had triced Il back TO the Bar
nards through many channels Tn,
home OF the family Il on the hrst floor
rear. The officers assured themselye.
that Barnard and his wife were both al
home at o'clock one night, and wher
they had done 90. broke In the door ant
placcd them both under arrest Tn,
father. mother and the two little girii
we're taken TO the Oak street station
and technical charge OF vagrancy wal
booked against the children. Tn,
AGENT went % set them. and when Oh,
mother understood that they were q
b. taken from her she made a terrible
scene. She attacked the agent vicious
b and nearly tore the little girls q
pieces IN her ondoavor 20 drag then
away from him. The secret service Of
ncers were obliged 10 use force TO sub.
due her.
A search OF the house brought "a
ilrht a large quantity Of bogus coins,
a. well az the moulds. burnishers. dies,
milling stamps. crucibles and other APP
planes used in their manufacture
rho coins were OF three denomination
ten. twenty-five and nfty cent pieces
ana their workmanship was good. Just
how much bogus money was captured
ne secret service men win not say
when Agent King took the two little
rlrls into the police court they weps
utterly ana begrcd &c be sent back to
heir mother. They are both pretty
,hildren aud have the appearance OF
,arlnr been well cared for BY their pa
snts The Darnards have lived for
ONE months a. No. 5ss West Forty
onrih street. and have always borue
good name IN the nslshbofhood
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
Zoe. Ea.uy SEGA BY ssar,hnsn,.

with the object Of making a practi.
,al test a. 10 the value Of the search.
light as a protection Tor the entrance
Of a harbor. a series Of experiments
have been conducted al Plymouth
England. The torpedo notla. AZ.
tachod TO that port. tried to enter the
harbor without being discovered By
the military forces on land. A. the
torpedo desiroyer came within the
range of the well-dchncd area Of the
scarchlight beam. they we're al ars,
only family visible, but az they ap-
preached the forts they we're distinct
y seen from stem TO stern. In actual
warfare no diflculty whatever would
have been experienced In disabling
them from one or more Of the numer.
Gus deicnsos located near the entrance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
TRIPLE MURDER.
Arthur Palmer KIN. IIls Mother. Brot,su

Arthur Palmer Kills Ills Mother. Brotsss
and sister.
Arthur Palmer. OF MAmaroneck. who
murdered his brother. Leonard J.
Palmer. and shot his mother and sister
Gertrude. At LArchmont. n. Y. the 9th
er day. and then disappeared after the
triple shooting. has not been caught
yet. His mothers ante-mortem state
ment. a. well as that Of the daughter
Gertrude. we're taken. In them they
admitted 20 Coroner Banning OF Mount
Vernon that they were shot by Arthur.
but that was all they would say. They
tried TO shield him. and would not make
any statement that would 90 TO show
the motive Of the deed. From outside
sources. however. Il has been ascer.
tained that during the last two years
there has been more or less trouble In
the family owing 10 the marriage OF
Arthur. who took FOR a wife a servant
girl who resided In Larchmont Their
family relations are said not TO have
been pleasant Arthur managed the
farm where the Palmers lived on
Weaver avenue. He had a milk route.
lie Is - years Of age. and IL a typical
farmer In appearance. When he lei,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
ENoLIsH AS SHE IS TAPPED.
Curious sign. on shops and Canned
Goods.

Goods.
The Rev. Masazao Kagaren brought
me a present OF a tin OF native pre-
served aprlcots put up AZ Nagano. bear
Ing the inscription. This apricots Is
very sweetest" says the Rev. Walter
Weston In Mountaineering In the Jap
nnese Alps" Another tin think II
was a sort Of Japanese beef extract
was stlll more remarkably inscribed.
"All the medicines OF our company
used to sell are not only manufactured
Of the pure and good material. but also
unless the article are inspected by the
superintendent. they not sealed. II IL
true that their quality Is best II there
was suspectlon about Il. trust an OF
ncial examination. II even In the
slightest neglect the result IL not good
our company should be responsible for
II. Beware the trademark sealing-wax
and wrapper OF our company" In this
connection | may remark on the curl
GUS signs In English % composed In
cheerful Independence OF outside help.
! have seen the equivalent Of the Eng
llsh Managing done here" rendered
The machine for smoothing the
wrinkles In the trousers and Wash
man. ladies only; Clothing Of wom-
an tailor. ladies furnished In upper
story; INSTRUCTED by the French
horse-lecch" this adorned the door OF
a veterinary surgeon and referred TO
the tuition under which the gentle
man was lralnedl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

-Four men were found dead In Bos.
ton the other morning. victims OF as.
phyxlatlon by Illuminating gas. The
nrst two were Bartender Walter Hines
and an unknown companion In a room
at Edward 2. slyes lodging house,
Two nearly empty whisky bottles IN
the room probably explains why one
OF the two gas jots had been loii
turned on. Two men were also found
dead IN a house on Dwight street. They
we're Richard l. Benning, a telegraph
operator at the Western Union once
about As years old. who boarded there
aud Walter Sample. photographer
AGED about "a. whom Benning took
home with him. There were indica.
tlons that the two had also been drink
Ing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

old Italian opera. "Bereniee,' and put
ting Il on the stage. as II was done az
Padua in 1860. There were three
ehoruses. one OF knights on horseback
another OF 100 soldiers on foot, and a
third Of 100 girls. The triumphal pro-
ccssion was led by forty horn-players
and sixty trumpet players. who we're
followed by standard-bearers. pages.
hunters. Turks, Moors, two lions, and
two elephants. Berenlce's triumphal
chariot was drawn by six white horses
and was followed by twelve other char
lots. One OF the scenes showed a for
est In which boars. deer. and bears
were being hunted. another. the royal
stables. with 100 horses. In the final
tableau a large golden globe descend
ed from above. and while II lowered
IN the air there came out OF Il six
smaller blue globes packed with girls
representing the various virtues and
singing a celestial chorus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
THE TWO BELLS.
q In Harmony aud Jared on
-. -. Mn. Mn


There was young woman with a
musical ear sitting In a corner OF the
cable car. SAYS the Washington Star.
Several times she looked up with curl
Gus surprise as the conductor rang the
bell TO register fares The bell did not
always sound the same. Sometimes Il
had dull. changing tone. and every
now and then Il came out sharp and
clear She was a demure little creature
with blonde frizzes. and she became so
interested In the variations played on
the bell that she quite neglected the
paper-coyered novel which lay In her
lap-a novel which she was evidently
not reading for the FIRST time. for she
had opened Il at random and when she
had dropped II TO listen 70 the bell she
never troubled herself to ind the place.
hut In the course OF time she reached
a more interesting portion OF the work.
There were things that she apparently
desired to remember. for she took a
lead pencil from a small bag and began
to mark passages here and there. The
old gentleman with white side whlsk-
era who sat opposite her hoped that Il
was a proper book for young woman
to read and the angular woman. who
was somewhat Hurried. owing to an un'
successful effort TO pass an out-oi-dai'
sOda-water ticket for car fare. was sur,
that Il wasn't She rode almost TO th'
end Of the line Just before the cal
finally stopped she took out note
book The conductor happened Il
come TO the front Of the car and h
glanced at what she wrote. Il was thu
number Of his car. As she walked TO
ward the railway Office he opened th'
door that looked out on the front plat
form and said to the motorman: 1T
all up. Jim"
Il told you somebody would note IN
difference In the sound OF those wv
BELLS"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
onrln Of aIsrensaesls..

"I.orenEaccio." by Alfred de Musset
which "a now az the Theator De n
Renaissance. with Sarah Bernhard In
the leading part. has an interesting
history. NJ. dc Musset was a years
old when he wrote "LorCnEacclo." II
was while he was In Italy. he arrived
In Florence In August. 1884. and there
while In search OF themes for stories
that would revlviiy an almost forgot.
ten past. he came upon a manuscript,
written by Varchi. the chronicler OF
tho sixteenth century. II contained
the history. with all details. Of the
tragic end OF Alexandra a Medlci. thS
tyrant. assassinated by his cousin 10.
renEo. From this chronicle De Mussc.
drew "LorenEaccio." Alexander Du-
mas employed the sane tragic story IN
hia "LorcnEino." profSc.d without sue
cess IN Paris In iSts. 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
NEWSPAPER WIT.

mig accident at the theater last
night" WHAT" Scene shlfter fell
on the roof OF Elsinore Castle and
crushed Yorlck's skull philadelphia
North American.
Il shall hold him In sweet remcm-
brance" said The po,entatc Of Bwkplo.
he could hardly have done otherwise.
Even al home the young missionary
had been spoken OF as one OF excellent
taste. Cincinnati Enquirer
Watts-Dcca your wife believe the
stories you tell her to account for your
being out 40 ato1 Lushiorth- she
does, How IN thunder do you work
~" Il tell her l was susy gettlng
drunk. Indianapolis Journal
Two or three young women who are
interested In Art were discussing the
other. ibid you ever see anything like
the color Of her eheeksf" And yet
some men admire them. One said 10
me the other evening that they looked
Just like peaches" THE Ideal What
did you answeri" Il said that he was
probably right; that Mamie was noted
for being good at stlll-llfe atudles"-
Washington Star.
An uptown girl o, very tender years
came home from a nelghbor's house
eating a large banana Il Amt agoln'
10 play with Mabel no more" abe
promptly announced. "whyf" asked
her mamma Gauss she called me
names" why. what aid she call
youf" "she called me a banana
sneak" "A banana neakf Why did
abe call you thatf" cause ! aneaked
her blgeoal banana" And ehe vent
q eating ll--cleyelsnd PLATA Dealer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
Nailed nnr.s.hns. ON m.r r,r,.

An item Of news comes from a vi
lage near Tomsk. whore lives a black.
smith named rcmeyadon. His wife
had been perslstontly unialthful. and
finally her husband dragged her TO HI,
forge the other day. tied her up by an,
hair. then shod her with a pair OF iron
shoes which be had specially made foi
the purpose. The woman naturally
tainted when the nails were driven In
TO her feet and would have died had
she not been rescued by the villagers
The rescucrs oontented themselvc,
with turning the husband over to a,
local authorities, who released him
after two days Imprisonment tn,
news comes by cable-from London
Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

There was stage director With
Henry Irving last season whose cock.
ney dialect out-Cheyaliercd Chevaller
Il will be remembered that In Louis
XII" there are a number Of husky.
looking men who take the part OF
BurgundlanS Supers are engaged for
these parts. and II was the place Of
the aforementioned stage director to
drill them. In the second act these
Durgundians. six IN number, exit from
Louis presence. casting upon him
chances Of rage. etc. Al rehearsal one
DAY the supers were being drilled In
their parts BY the siage director and
when Il came 10 the exit he explained:
As you 20 out you must look az i'm
With eyes OF ate" The Burgundians
started and then stopped. Ono Of
their number. with a puzzled look,
asked: Say. AR. A.. how can six
Of us fellows look AZ Mr.. lrving with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

utes, so she earned $3.50 FOR each min
ute OF actual work. The president OF
the United states works a year for
$4,000. during which period he directs
the political affairs OF 70.O00.O0 peo-
pie. But Melba's income for seven
months last year amounted TO $3.50. 900.
Ye, she began her musical career sing
Ing at ponay readings In Australia
for compensation Of sixty-two cents.
or two and six pence a night Colonel
Mapleson says that he used TO employ
Jean De Reszke for $50 a week. A,
present the tenor's income Il 5000 a
week. or at the rate OF over 100000 q
year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

Hillary Bell youches for the aecu-
racy OF these salary statistics. Grand
opera stars receive ten times the sal
airy earned by actors. The best Of our
players is glad to earn $500. or, at the
most. $500 a week. Nine. Calye re-
oeiyes 81 800 a night. and Jean Do
Reszke generally takes $500 as his
share OF a single performance. The
other evening Melba sang only ten min
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

hings versatile. no role. however diff
ioult. has daunted her. though Il has
aot followed that she has achieved
uccess In all her undertakings. Miss
8ateman Il a woman Of great energy
and ambition. Perhaps her cleyerest
performances were those she gave
Ehlle In Louis James company Miss
3ateman Is not a genius. but she Il a
trustworthy and intelligent interpreter
u many familiar stage characters. She
ias a ponchant for Shakespearian roles.
which seldom seem fitted to her style
Or her stage methods. The fact that
she Is sincere covers. however. a multi
Jude Of hisirionic sins.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

were coualbutu 70
tho care Of the Gerry Society. There
vas really no hardship In this; Il was,
IN fact, the most merciful thing that
could have been done with them. for
their father and mother were on the
following day arraimed on the charge
pr making counterfeit money and Will
IN all probability have to go 10 prison
for a long term OF years. These two
rhildren. Francis. aged 10. and Char
}otte. aged s. might also with equal
proprlety be sent 20 jail. were Il not
that their tender years protect them.
while the father with his moulds and
diea and chemicals converted base met
al into seemingly good fragmentary
coins. the little girls laid themselves
amenable 10 the law by passing the
same. Sometimes Il was the neighbor-
ing butcher or grocer that they gave the
shining fifty and twenty-five cent
pieces. Of which papa always seemed 10
have plentiful supply. and frequently
these apparently favored children were
allowed 70 change the coins at the con-
fectioner's or the pie mans. There was
never any lack OF pennies In the hum
bic home OF The family OF Henry Bar
pard IN the big fat house At No. bS5
West Forty-f9urth street. Whenever a
small purchase was necessary one Of
the children. or the mother. and some
times the father. wen, out with brigh;
metal coins which came from some APP
parently inexhaustible stock In the
back room. and returned with the arti-
cles and handfuls Of small change. But
At last Il had 10 end. and the magic
wand Of the fairy which kept the house
hold supplied with cash was rudely
broken. Government secret service de-
tectlvea discovered and made a raid on
the counterieltlng plant. arreSiing a
whole family.
The story came 10 light when Agent
King OF the Gerry society produced the
two little girls At the Center street po-
lice court and asked Magistrate slmms
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

1T Is shameful" exclaimed the ac-
tress TO whom the manager-star owed
money. but will get even with him
some time"
What do you propose TO do-sue
him.
and give him the benefit OF all that
advertlsingf Neveri" - Washington
Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
HANGED ron TERRIBLE CRIME.
William N. hoe Mounts the scaaold
smiiingiy.

william NJ Hoe Mounts the scanold
smilingiy.
William NJ. Roe was hanged at Napa.
Cal. the other day for murder. Roe
smilingly mounted the scaffold, smok-
ing a cigar. and did not falter when
HIS legs we're strapped and the black
cap adjusted. The crime for which
Roc. alias Moore. suffered death was
the murder Of Mrs. John l.. Greenwood,
Feb. .. 1891. His companion In crime,
Carl Schmidt. IL undergoing a life SEN
tenoe at San Quentin. Roe and Schmidt
went 10 tho Greenwood home, 1--WE
miles from Napa, On the evening OF the
day mentioned. They found Mr.. Green
wood at home alone. They bound and
gagged him and carried him into the
house. While they we're doing this
Mrs. Greenwood drove into the yard.
she having been 20 a neighbors after a
paper. She stepped upon the porch
and was about 20 open the door when
one OF them came out. Mrs. Greenwood
stepped back quickly and fell from tho
porch. Roe following. The woman was
dragged TO the porch and into the
kitchen. and her hands and feet tied.
Both she and her husband we're COM
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

An actress OF rather indifferent meth
ods. but one who has succeeded In
pleasing provincial audiences is Lillian
Lewis Her best work was In the play,
AS In a Looking Glass" She belongs
10 the class known. In the parlance
Of the Rialto. as a road star" Miss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

To hold a cake Of soap ready for use
a new device has an indos,ructlble
open-mesh net. hanger into the lower
part Of which the mouth Of the net O.
gathered and locking device for %.
curing the ends, the whole being ias.
tened to the back OF a scubblng or
flesh brush.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

Hlcks-"Young spodkins seems to
be always busy." wicks-"Yes. he's
busy enough: but he liant able to make
any money" Hicks-"Probably not.
II he was he wouldn't be all the time
working TO earn it"-Boston Trans
crlpt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
Victory Bateman.

Victory Bateman made her debut in
eomic opera roles and then essayed
the Interpretation Of various charac-
iors In a repertoire presented by Cres-
ION Clarke Miss Bateman IL above all
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

Diamond and pearl necklaces
brooches and bracelets are conspicu.
Gus feature OF evening dress thia sea.
son.
Turrapln are groving abundant II
south Carolina waters as a result o
nrolaellon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

Wesley Dorsey. an aged colored man.
who was once the slave oi Peter Shat.
fer OF Frederick county. Nd. has Jus,
been declared the principal heir Of his
former master, and Il 70 receive tiT5.-
600
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
NEW MONTE CRISTO.
ECCENTRIC PRINCE WHO LIVES
ON THE ISLAND MAJORcA.
left Gayety Of tile Austrian Court
l. an Artist aud Author lie
FINDS Material for Pen and Pencil
First Visit Ca Malorca.

u A c II + l. o X
prince. n NJ o nte
Crlsto In wealth. a
a royal hermit de-
voted TO art and
literature. and the
m Ost eccent trio
member OF eccen-
trio Austrian roy
atty. Is his imperial
highness. Louis
Salvador. archduke
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

"You oawnt set down no hxed rule
O. conduct In this life" said old Wiz.
gins, the BARLEY Nov orator. Samson
got into trouble cause he 90, 10 hair
cut. and Absalom got into trouble
cause he didn't-Tit-n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
SOME LATE NEW THINGS

The use Of a crossed drive chain, run
ming over driving pulley and an adj
Unstable idler pulley and then around
a pair OF drums attached 20 the front
and rear aKlcs OF the car. TO be used In
stead OF ioothod gearing In propelling
the car. has Just been patented. The
power used Is electricity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

eyes OF eighth" Mlss Terry shFiekod
Sir Henry dropped his cane and stared
and the res, OF the company laughed
for fully five minutes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
THEATRICAL LETTER.
CURRENT SAYINGS AND DoINos
OF STAGE FOLK.

Maurice Grau the Victim Of sugges-
tion from the New York Post Doing
Double Parts Evils Of Cookncy Dia-
iect-some salary Statistics
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

Miss Mary Phillips Of Urban. Pa, wa
bitten by a pet dos three weeks ago
and has now died from hydrophobia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

HE New York
Evening Post
makes the happy
suggestion that II
Maurice Grau
should ever lose
the great singers
who now make
opera possible in
New York.he might
create a sensation
byproducinga very
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

An invention which will prove useful
10 ticket agents or any one having a
large number Of tickets 10 be disposed
Of rapidly Is a case 10 hold the ticket,
In the side Of which Is a spring slide,
which when pushed toward the end Of
the box brings the ticket on, through a
slot one at time. one side wall OF the
box being held by springs In order 20
keep the tickets pressed against tho
tide.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
BABES AND BAD COIN.
TAUGHT HIS LITTLE ONES TO
PASS COUNTERFEIT MONEY.

a whole Family Taken Into Custody
Flooding Their NelEhborhood with Had
Quarters. Dimes aud fifty Cent Pieces
--Passsd by the Children.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
- Wo children both

Wo children both
New York girls.
we're last week
taken from what
seemed 20 them a
comfortable home;
separated from. no
doubt. anectionate
parents. as the chill
dren wept bitterly
at the parting, and
were consigned 10