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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Jackson. Mlss.. Sept. fS-lt is
learned that IN addition 10 tearing up
the track OF the Alabama and vlck-
hurg railroad a short distance west Of
the city Friday night. a crowd alsc
burned the trestle on the same road ne
same night. Meridian having consent
cd to an trains TO pass through that
city, the Alabama and vieksburH
regular train passed here Al D. m
yesterday going to Meridian. The
spscd of the train was not greater than
four miles per hour. whereas the road
had been ordered 10 run their trains
through here at a 20-milo rate. Not
only was this order willfully disrcgarl-
ed by the road. but the train actually
stopped In the heart Of the city In
dlrnatlon Is at fever heat here. and The
people say. II necessary "a compel the
Observance Of their reasonable Quarar-
tln regulations. they viii burn every
bridge between here and Vlcksbure
The city authorities say II yellow fever
n introduced Into this city 4 VIII b1
By the unlawful disregard OF their
rules. a. In this cane.
AZ a result Of the destruction u the
tracks and culvert on the Alabama
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19
YELLOW FRVER CASES.
Eight New Victims at New Orleans
and Several Elsewhere.
TWO DEATHS ARE REPORTED
Oas Was a. New Orleans and ans
Other ~ Hsbils- situation n Ocean
sprlaes Net EaeeuraEiae nj
iori Appeals FoF Aid.

New Orleans. Sept. IS. The fever
situation in New Orleans assumed
q somewhat more serious aspect yes.
terday. when six Of the 81. Claude
cases were declared TO be yellow fever
and the board OF health officially an.
nouneed the appearance Of eight cases
and Of these one death. This cast
gloom on the situation. but this was
dlapelled somewhat later IN the day BY
a down pour Of rain. which came at
time when the authorities were food.
ing the cutters from wateFpluga In
cleaning up the city.
Il came when IL was needed most, for
the pressure Of the reservoir became so
small taat factories and private con.
Germs did not hayo the necessary
pressure 10 an their boilers. For two
or three hours the raia came down In
torrents The principal streets of the
city became raging rivers The gut
ters were washed out. the mud and dirt
Of streets washed on and In the rear Of
the city where the elevation Il less
than IN the business section the water
rose 10 high from the rain that Il food
Cd the frst floors Of many Of the stores
and houses.
Il vas q godsend. Nobody com
planned and the doctors we're elaied.
Besides a cool spell is promised 10 fol-
low the rain and this adds TO the ami.
versal grasihcatlou.
The corridors Of New Orleans hotels
look like banquet halls deserted. +"
The guests are all gone and the hopes
Of hotel people rise and fall In couso-
nance with the reports Of the board Of
health. Last night a trip through the
different hostelries Of the city demon
straied what effect the yellow fever has
had on the business Of New Orleans.
The 81 Charles was deserted and there
were only three names on the register,
where. ordinarily. there would be two
pages this time Of the year The
0runevald bad to close lia elegant new
dining hall. only lately orened 10 the
public Al every hotel the registers
were almost barren of names and the
guests few.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19
ru, ssr,shsls. IN sar.s,

Alpine. Tex. Sept. is.-The family Of
]. r. Bennett came near helng fatally
poisoned Friday while at breakfast
through poisoned sugar, strychnine
having been placed In he sugar BY a
negro girl Of IS. who was brought here
two months ago from Dallas by Mrs.
n. W. Reynolds. The poison was de-
tected through the bitterness Of tea
swetlened with the poisoned sugar.
The sugar bowl had iust been realled
hy AR. Bennett. thus covering the
slrychnlne more than an inch a. that
the nrst few spoonsful taken from The
howl contained very little Of the pols-
on. Dr. Hines was called and admin.
ls,ercd proper antidotes. None Of the
family suffered and serious inconven.
lenco from the poison. The girl pro.
duced the bottle that had contained n,
polson She d nov IN Jail awaiting an
examining trial
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Denton. Harbor. Mich, Sept iS.-
Tho Flrst National hank Of this city
dld not opSu for business today and
National Bank Examiner Caldwell of
Detroit. IA In charge About iso.oeo
Il due dcposltors and Il Is gcncrally be-
lloved CO per cent win be about a.
much as viii be realised Tho suspen.
sion was not wholly a surprise. pe.
p0slta decreased about $4,000 the past
three months. The banks capital
stock was $4,000 with surplus %
$4,000. james Bailey. che cashier,
makes no statement except that IN hls
opinion dcpositors viii be paid IN iuil.
There was a crowd of anxious deposit
tors about the doors. thew attribute
the hanks embarrassment chiefly 70
had loans.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Ocean spdlugs. Miss. Sept. is.--The
situation here Is not encouraging. Mr
Braniford who was reported better. is
IN very critical condition. Several
Of the dengue patients have taken q
turn for the worse. although none oi
them are considered a. critically 20
There are seven new cases OF prevail.
ing fever reported. Total number nov
sick. 25
Al Scranton. Misa. there are no new
cases and the sick are reported a.
doing we'll
Al hugsta. Miss. Rev. T. 5. Powell.
Of Brandon. died Of yellow fever. Nc
other cases OF fever here.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19
lore boz LIE TRACK.

citissus ia Mississippi Rsssrsins -
Feres Against the nallrsass
Jackson. Mlsa. Sept. iS.-A body Of
citizens made an attemp, 10 destroy
the Pearl river bridge on the Alabama
and vlckaburg road. The officers had
been warned and the bridge vas
strongly guarded. while the aulhorl-
ties were engaged In guarding tho
bridge the party Of men proceeded 10
the coal ohutes. west Of the city. and
destroyed the track for some distance.
The trains had orders TO pass jackson
At the rate Of 20 miles an hour. Il ls
understood that superintendent Bond
Of vlckaburE told his engineers "a pass
Jackson a. eiowiy az they pleased. The
train TO Meridian which passed here at
6 p m. ran At the rate Of four miles an
hour. This caused the trouble aud
more damage n threatened.
The station agent reports the train
leaving here AZ 6 p. m. tied up this side
Of Meridian BY similar tearing up Of
the track.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

iiiloki. Miss. Sept iS-The city
council has adopted resolutions calling
on the public for aid. stating that all
factories and other industries have
el.sed down. thus throwing an the Ia.
boring people out Of employment; that
nearly an the sick are Of that class
and unable 20 purchase medicines and
other things necessary IN such emcr
gencics Therefore an appeal u made
TO the public for subscriptions TO be
used for the purchase of medicines.
ETC.. for the sick who are unable 70
care for themselves The appeal Il
signed by Harry T. Howard. mayor,
and the members Of the council
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Governor MsLsusiu Denied Admission
Jackson. Miss. Sept. is.-Ths
governor OF the state Is denied
admission 10 his capital city. This
is the unique states Of AFFAIR
that existed In Mississippi early
this morning AZ a result Of the trou.
blesome times IN which people now find
themselves. Governor McLaurin. nj
the outbreak OF the yellow fever. wa
IN the Interior OF simpson county
from which place he proceeded TO bis
old home In Brandon. Being anxious
a. return to the state capitol ho made
application 10 the city board Of health
for permission 10 enter the city. which
was promptly declined by that board
There is a general quarantine rule
against persons entering the city and
the public officers had 20 respect Of
persons IN enforcing The rule
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19
CHOICE ABOUT IT.

NJ. oesr says We wni Accept Ne Pa-
siiioa Except Collector ef Customs
Portland. Ore. Sept. iS-T. T. Geer,
who was Friday appointed by the pres
ldent 10 be registrar Of the land ofics
At Oregon City. has written a letter to
the Oregon delegation In congress de-
clining 70 accept the ONCE Mr.. Geer,
who was a candidate for collector Of
customs AZ Portland. states that he vill
not accept the land once appointment
or any other federal ofiice except col
lector Of customs for the port Of Port
land.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19
r.-,r oa.r.sl-n .n b. Lln..

Orange. Tex. Sept. is-About 90
persons are now at the state line quar-
antine station six miles north Of Or
anEe There are two ladies. one China
man and one doctor They have an
ample supply Of medicines aud proyl-
sions. but as there Is no sickness Of any
kind the doctors presence is not re-
oulrcd. There are no communications
except by mail
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Washington. sept is Genera, FitH.
hugh lee. consul general to Cuba, had
long consultation with The proEidCnl
today General Lee carefully re-.
viewed thu situation In Cuba and OK.
planned at length an points upon which
either the president oy Secretary Al
ser asked for information General
Lee gave his own views very freely 70
the president. but after the interview
was very rctlcent about the nature Of
che report he had made.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19
AT AN ALARMlNe RAE.
rwssty-Oas New Cases sf Ysrsw Yesss
nepsrted "a Edwards

rvsaty-Oas New Cases sf yellow yesss
hepsFted "a Edwards
Edwards. Miss. Sept. iS Twenty.
one new cases OF yellow fever here
since last report Thirty-nine cases
here are nov pronounced yellow fever
b. the doctors- The rapid spread Of
the disease h remarkable. Five Ga.
uents are In the country. The dlseasa
is nov well distributed throughout
the town Several new cases are r..
ported, but not yet passed upon BY the
physicians. which viii doubtless swell
the total to about 80.
The general condition Of all Of tho
worst cases l. improved and none arc
now considered dangerous
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Mobile. Ala. Sept. iS.--No new cases
are reported here. but one Of the yel-
low fever patients died II the disease.
Tho quarantine against Mobile has
Increased in severity No trains on
ne Mobile and Ohio railroad hereafter
viii stop either In Alabama or Miasls-
slnpl. when originating In Mobile
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

ilnd vlckhurg railroad. Governor Ne.
ianrln ordered out the capital light
guard Of this city In order TO prevent
any further destruction OF The proper.
~. The number Of men composing
this company IN ordinary times Is
about 80. but not more than 10 or ~
could bo found
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Fiwood. ind... Sept is.-The lamp
chimney manufacturers signed the last
years scale OF uagea and the factories.
two here and one at Alexandria. VIII
start next week. giving employment 10
400 hands.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

Consiantlnople. Sept lS-The treaty
Of peace between Turkey and Greece
vas signed here this aitcrnoon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-19

"I'"E"""E '"I'1"I = E'''I""'I''
Washington, Sept. is.-The prcsld,nl
has appointed Charles A. Dickinson q
New York to be consul at Constantine
nle.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26
Rag Smoke for Wounds.

The smoke of wooden rags is a cure
for the most dangerous wounds A lady
ran Il machine needle through her fin
ger. She could not be released until the
machine had been taken to pieces, and
it was found the needle had broken
into three pieces in the flesh. The
process Of extraction was most difficult,
the pain reaching the shoulder. and
danger of locl1iaw was feared. Wooden
rags We're put. on burning Goals, and,
by holding the finger in the smoke, all
pain was driven away and never re-
turned. though the finger took long
to heal. The smoke and smell of the
burning rags may be unpleasant, but
that is a slight drawback compared
with the danger of lockjaw. or great
pain and consequent fever. Another in
stance was the cure of Il wound in
hiced by an enraged cat, which tore
the flesh from the wrist to the elbow
and bit through the fleshy part of the
hand. One 1ninistration of the smoke
extracted all the pain, which had been
acknowledgements Weekly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26
A LONG BURROW.
TwO-Mile Tunnel Excavated by an
Industrious Mole.

Down along the river bank after the
water had receded into a narrow chan
Eel, through which it tumbled and
c6died and beIched up great rings, there
was left a broad sand fiat. This sand fiat
fell off in broad steps, in which here and
there were left shallow pools. Big,
snarly river stumps Of trees, probably
grown many miles up the river, had oc-
casionally stranded. after floating
down on the rivers surface, and gath
cred piles Of driftwood about them.
Barrels and boxes of all sorts of strange
plumber were to be found. and it is not
altogether unlikely that one, by look
ing closely, might have found more
than one article of value.
The sand had dried down as hard and
firm dis on any Atlantic beach 1t was
springy, too, just the thing for brisk
walking. And walking on it was a
JOY. There was neither jostling elbows
nor sweet smells nor sounds, just the
gray sky above, the damp wind and the
yellow river oOzing along a stones
throw away.
bic little ridge or welt. 1t started in the
| sand where the last river bank had be-
gun just before the river receded.
| Above it the grass hung over the five
| foot bank, and towering aloft was Il
| large cottonwood tree. The welt ran
straight out toward the river 1000
! yards or more. then turned west and
wound i'll Il waving line up stream. For
nearly two miles it could be followed,
weaving here and there. never disap-
| pcaring below the surface and never
changing in appearance. until it sud
denly lost itself in another bank OF
sand against which it had run. 1t was
the burrOw of Il mole. And who knows
but the little blind turnover is still
working his way through half of Clay
| county to find the end of the bank. Or
maybe he started upward after awhile
and came out in the middle of some
farmers frozen garden patch or corn
fieid.-Kansas City Star.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26

and 20 armed men, headed by the sher
if. together with the banker and the
zailcr. Immediately proceeded to the
wharf to secure boats with which to
board the Ranger.
The schooner was nowhere to be seen.
AS they were marching up the wharf
one OF The deputies remarked: Sheriff,
speaking Of Il pock-maTked man being
enc of them, there's pock-marked
man runs this bar: jim Holland is the
name he goes by here; he's been under
suspicion some time.
well go i'll, then" said the sheriff,
and interview him"
Mol was found behind the bar.
"Whcrc's Jim Holland, my good wom
an?' said the sheriff.
- b'ain't yer good woman. We guy. I
were Jim Hollands bad 'un. but 'e's
skipped"
'Whcre has he skipped TO. woman? ]
am the sheriff
The skeriff? An what do We want Of
Jim?"
The bank was robbed last night, and
two murdcrers taken from the jail.
Jim were not there, sheriff: 'e's too
hic Z coward r 'ad good bit Nv
money about 'un last night wen e eft
here, an be slleered e were kilt an!
robbed. LeastwiSe wen e left ere e
soy:
MOL. 'ere's bill of sale fer this
ere gin mill If anything 'appens ne
y,,1,'1I boya nm 'Orpc
Poor Bill-er Jim-'c were great
man for 'ome, sheriff. \ nice, quiet,
peaceful 'ome. SEE Jim, fer our ole age,
Mol, is all as we want, and now sllerifT.
TO think that 'e's gone-'e'd never left
ONE. skc-iff. unless 'ewerc habducted.
abducted. woman, do you think any
one would abduct Jim Holland"'
Il knows it. sheriff, he were hab-
! Quoted onc't before"
WHO abducted him then: asked the
sheriff.
"She were Poll Blaisdell. She were
! Younger nor |, an 'ad more money nol
! did then. an she habducted him; but
he come back TO his Moh agin. skeriff.'
Come, men." said.the sheriff. there's
| nothing 10 learn here"
After they had gone. Mol turned
glass of gin:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26

Something About the Repu taticn and
Misunderstanding in Fresh Water
In New York markets Rhode Island
scallops have a reputation for excel
lence that may or may not be deserved,
for in that city Oyster Bay asparagus"
is a label put on almost all punches of
that vegetable as soon as the product
of New Jersey arrives; all small hard
CLAIMS are Little Neclls," although that
part Of Long Island does not market
over $4,000 bushels in a year, and the
quality of tenderness and flavor varies
as it does with blue Point" oysters. a
term now used for most small oysters,
as Saddle Rock is for large ones, al
though no oysters have been taken
from that rock in 20 years. So much for
reputation; but the expert house
wife looks the different lots of scallops
over, passes by the white ones, and buys
those of u yellow tint. The fact is that
the meat of the scallop is naturally a
faint yellow, but soaking whitens and
Injuries it. This soaking in fresh water
is done to make them swell and meas
ure more. and it increases their bulk
by about a third until the frying-pan
has done its work, when they will be
found TO have shrunken to less than the
original size; hence it is best to avoid
the white meats if possible. It's proba-
bic that the price for the unwatered
scallOps would be better if all shippers
wOuld agree to stop the practice, and
then all scallops would be Rhode
Islands" although market men say that
some from that state are W&tered. The
! practice is a bad one, because it Injuries
| he sale of the meats, as may be seen by
comparing the prices in the markets
FFhe scallop is never shipped alive in
the she'll, because it breaks easily and
| does not live more than day or two
! out of water; besides, being so bulky
the freight would be higher.-Fred
A[ather, in Appletons' Popular Science
| Monthly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26
a LITTLE NONSENSE.

An inscription is said to have been
put on Mont Blanc reading: Notice
This hill is dangerous for cyclists. =
Tit-Bits.
1t Seemed Endless.-Pastor-" how
did you like my sermon on Eternity
last Sunday?" Parishioner-"Se Sermon?
Why, it seemed to be more of an object
lesson. Truth.
-Edith-'Kate is going to marry
Kammack, the photographer" Bertha
isn't that nice? Il viii be right in
his line to have her always look pleas
art BOSTON Transcript.
"A Sad Truth-'The best type of
man always comedies that woman is the
noblest created being" ''YesT And
then he acts mad because the first baby
isn't Chicago Record.
Comparing Notes.-'HOw's bust
ness?" asked one street fallir. Not
very brisk replied the other. ''Sold
a1ything?" only three or four peo-
pie so far. "-Washirgton Star.
How did you happen to become
such pronounced vegetarian? asked
the OLDEST Innd All LILY SuO-
scribers paid that way" replied the
country editor-Yonbers Statesman.
Sometimes said Uncle Eben, "de
man dat pays hundu'hds OBJ dollahs foh
flags an decorations ain ez much oh er
patriot ez de one dat goes quietly long
an pays is taxes an serves on de jury
wifout kiclIin'." Washington Star.
Letting Him Down Softly.-'You
refuse to marry me- he said, bitterly,
because L am poor" ''Well, yes" she
replied; lit would pain me too much
to have people hurt your feelings by.
saying that you married me for my
money" -Philadelphia North Ameri-
| can.
-'And you have found Paris charm
| ing?" said a Paris doctor 20 two Ameri-
can ladies. "Just great" replied the
mother. We've been here a fortnight,
and we've seen everything and every
body" Then the daughter chimed in:
Eyes, as ma said yesterday, if we stopped
here much longer, we should become
regular parasites. "-Household Words
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26
The Marbiehe2u IioYs.

Speaking of boys reminds me of Il
story which Polly told me the other day
when she came up from Marblehead
Neck to cheer my malarial gloom. 1t
seems that Marblehead boys have the
reputation of being the worst in the
state, and worthy minister who went
there to fill a vacant pulpit one Sunday
had occasion to verify the truth of this,
for on his way to church he as uD-
mercifully hoOted and stoned. -Nlled
with righteous Indignation, the worthy
divine remarked from the pulpit in
mournful tones upon the depravity
manifested by the old towns boys.
Some time later he again visited the
place, and this time he met with no
insults, and did not even see q single
hoodlum on his churchward walk. Be-
ing just man, he desired to praise as
well as blame, and so he said that he
was truly rejoiced to see that the youth
had seen the error of their ways. and
had turned aside from the path of evil
doors. Thereupon arose a small boy in
the gallery. who shrieked forth in glee-
ful malignity: Don't you believe it
They've just gone down TO Barnegat &c
stone funeral, and when they come
back won't you catch it!'-Boston
SATURDAY. Evening Gazette.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-26

The slaves were lowered in boat
that the planters had along side to con-
yev them ashore, and when the last
one had left the deck of the schooner,
and he last planter was seated in his
boat, then Black Beard gave the order:
up anchor, and away!"
where away, sir?"
For the island" said Black Beard,
as the anchor was raised above the wa
ter's surface.
All sails were set, and the schooner
swung round. caught the breeze, her
sails filled, and she was off, But there
were now shouts and signals from the
boat-the formerly terrified negroes
had evidently told the tale Of their alb
duction from Charleston, and of the diff
ference in the appearance of the
schooner from what it presented when
they boarded it, to clean oranges for
fifty cents thousand, or fifty cents a
hundred
The shouts and cries increased, and
the boat headed about, the oarsmen
pulling with might and main towards
the schooner.
\ stalwart black whiskered maA
stood at the stern of the William Il.
Niles, and as he raised his hat politely
from his head, he said:
'Goodby, Altemaha. Your waters shall
never again be cleft by the William 3,
Niles, but they may be by the craft be-
meath my feet-this is your first visit
from Black Beard"