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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
FIRED ON A STEAMER.
American Weasel shot at on the Coas,
Of NicarAgua


New Orleans, May l2-The steamer
Rover plying between this port and
the ports OF Spanish Honduras. was
ired on by a Nicaraguan man-of-war.
Nay 6. while four miles from port Cor
Tea snd narrowly escaped being hit
lmidships.
The Rover also brought the infor-
nation that II was rumored In omoa
and other government points that tho
American consul at Port Cortez. Mr.
Alger. had been shot but no particu-
ars we're obtained. The fact that his
lags we're not flying when the Rover
EFT the port II taken as an indication
hat this Is really 80 and that possibly
Port Cortez has passed into the hands
u the government. although Il 10 said
hat the reyolutlonlsts at that place
are principally Americans and En-
glishmen. well armed ana vastly su.
)erior 10 the forces OF the Honduran
government
News was received In this city sew
sral days ago that the tug boat Lucy
boat Lucy y. converted into a gunboat
BY the Nicaraguah forces. had left
1luehelds under command Of Gen.
Reyes. armed with two unmounted
cannon and manned with 90 Aanana
suffers whom Reyes bad pressed into
service by taking them from the plan.
,atious on the Ramara river
Reyes left for Port Cortez with the
ayowcd intention. L is said. Of as
ilsting the government Of spanish
Honduras ia the task or recapturing
Port Cortcz operating IN conjunction
with the Honduran forces which we're
supposed 10 be advancing upon the
port from the direction OF Om1a. 10
was the Lucy b that nred upon the
steamer Rover. and Without provooa-
tlon. while the Rover had the Amerl-
can Gas dying az the masthead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
CLOSING ON HAVANA.
Cubans Attack the Outpost Of the
Spanish Troops.
IS AN EVERYDAY AFFAIR
LveIy Morning Numbers Of Wounded
Government soldiers Are Taken -
the Hospitals s-Iown, Ralded
and - stroysd By Hsbsia

New York, May IA special to the
World from Jacksonville. Fla. says 4
band Of Cubans under Delgado encom.
passed Havana Saturday and Sunday
firing AZ the outposts. Sunday night
the firing was heavy for over an hour
and 70 Is said that several Spanish sol.
diers we're killed and wounded and
that the Cuban loss was still greater
The Cubans are making frequent ad.
yances around the outposts with their
cavalry and every morning from 10 70
20 wounded Spanish soldiers are TAX.
on into the city hospitals
General Garcia and Rabi In Santiago
de Cuba province are active In fact.
they control the entire province out
side of the fortified towns.
The town Of Cayul. IN northerly San.
tiaro DE- Cuba was ralded by the In
surgonts supposed 10 De from General
RabIs forces recently and almost total.
ly destroyed although within a mile or
80 OF several thousand Spanish troops.
The storehouses were looted. the
blockhouse was burned and most of
the stores and buildings IN the place
beinr piihged and burned
In most sections of The province Of
Santiago Dc Cuba the rlclhcos are
planting their regular crops a. they
feel confidence 10 the strength oi tho
Insurgents 20 protect them This l.
the great stronghold of the rebellion Al
present and General Weyler has been
greatly worried over the success Of the
InllIgonl- al EarLnn- noLnL. thera-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

sherman, Tex May u Medical
authorities have long conteHd,d and
dispensatorIes have quoted lettuce as
containing the sleep-producing proper
ties Of opium without lts after Effects
Of headaches. etc A demoustrst.on
that e Is a powerful opiate took place
On this city Ed Hlldsbraud. a we'll
known young grocer. ate quite a deal
Of Il and within a few hour lapssd
into a deep sleep, from which he was
awakened only through vigorous ef-
forts Tie is all right now. but Tor a
while his condition was considered pre-.
carious
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
ATLANTA SENSATION.
A Society Young Man Under Ar
rest For Highway Robbery.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
Merchant Charges Him with Hold
Ing Him ~ aud Idsntihs. Him.
Police iinds Other Evidence
aud Are Inv.stigAting.

/ Atlanta, ia. May 12.- Frederlcl,
Jackson Cunningham, a young man OF
ligh social position. Is In prison here
,hargcd with highway robbery and as.
sault with Intent % XIII. Last Satur.
day be staggered into a police station
in West End a fashionable Atlanta
suburb near which he resides. mad
with blood dripping Eom two bullet
lolcs IN his body. told a story Of hay-
ng been held mp by highwaymen a few
moments before. Ills account Of the
afiair was entered on the police blot
Ter along with a score % others Of a
similar nature recently placed there
aud be- was carried 10 his home in an
ambulance The best Of medical atten-
lion was given him and on Sunday he
was said 20 De on the road 10 recoy.
sry
Shortly after Cunningham had len
ihe police station on saturday Chas
a. Stanford prosperous merchant.
came ln with his clothes all bloody
and told similar story of having been
b'ld up by h.ghwaymon The police
'oui him home Boo O. patrol wagon and
a small army of detectives was put 10
V0fk ou the case
Highway robteri,s lu tsat see lon OF
Che city have been very frequent OF
atc on sunday tho police took stan.
ford t1 the residence of Cunningham
with O y.cw 90 getting from them as
near as possible a description ol their
assAI.auis. neither having been able TO
lI that before When stanford saw
Cunningham De- said that the police
need look no further Tor the man who
bad shot him He SAID that Cunning.
ham himself was the culprlt He was
positive % this. not only because OF
.ho young mans personal appearance.
but because of the location o. his
wound De said that be had been ap-
preached by the robbers from behind
and when they attacked him be had
shot the one nearest him twice under
tho arm. The mans companion had
shot stanford and both had then run
away
Cunningham did not lCsJ biz nerve
during this startling announcement.
bui denied Co., accusation with ylEor
Tho police were both as.ouuled and
mystaed. hut later made o. search OF
ac ground on which ths shooting was
alleged hy Stanford o. have taken place
ana found O. lat Mafk bearing Cum
u.ushama initials lying To- the mud.
They then placed Cunningham under
arrest aal are nov busy trying % To-
cate bis companion
The news created d tremendous sen
a'iou but % is believed by the police
that Cunningham was 'ne head of O.
gang 70 YOUNG men equally well con-
ucct1d. who have been guilty of the uu-
mor0us highway r1bberiss reported
during thc last few days 10 Auanas
suburbs
Cuuniugham's father is wealthy
cotton planter living at Cascade. q few
miles outside 90 the city.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
r.,t Reply to Essla,a

London. May IA special dispatch
from Cape Town. says The reply Of The
Transvaal government 20 the note from
the secretary ot state for colonies Jo.
'eph Chamberlain insisting upon the
observance of the London convention.
Is defiant in tone u insists. the dis.
patch SAYS upou the right OF The
Tunyaal 20 demand arbitration on
the question m dispute and also upon
Us r.ght 20 pass an alien immlgration
law and asserts % this risht Is dis.
puted arbitration is the best meaps
OF arriving az a settlement Of the
question.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

wichita Falls. Tex. May l2.-Mrs. J.
n Bernard who at Archer City abou,
three weeks ago was adjudged Insane
was sent here to be held ln the county
JAIN until a place In the asylum could
be secured Tor her. when the jaler
opened her cell 10 giye her her break.
fast yesterday he found her hanging
TO the crate on the door dead. The
crate on which she was hanging was
not as hiSh as her head. A plsce Of
her shawl had been used She was
- years old and had raised family
Of four children.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

Sunset Tex aay i2.-The hcayics,
rain Of the season visited this section
Monday evening The wind blew
quite a gale and the water came down
IN perfect torrents for about an hour.
Near Salona, Elk miles northeast q
here there was a small torngdo. which
demolished one houee Ia which two
young men were stopping one Of
thema Alonzo Kennedy. had hls lex
broken and ankle dislocated The
other Mr Thompson was not se-
tIously hurt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS.
Mother ant son Meet Ansr L,as
Separation

Dodge City. Kan. May r. william
Van Ness. aged 20 years. and bic
mother. have been united here after
being separated for II years. An aunt.
Mrs RugElcs Of Topeka. accidentally
obtained knowledge of Van Ness
whereabouts through ono of hlf letters
which fell into the hands Of friends Of
hers IN youngstown. Ohio.
Seventeen years ago Mrs. Van Ness
was compelled 10 plsoc her three year
Did boy In the LeAyenworth home for
'riendless children. her husband hav-
ing died and lei' her with biz family.
Willie was adopted BY family named
Locke. and taken 10 Ceutfnlia. ul..
where he lived Tor years Al ten years
u agc he left home. coming 90 Missou-
u iic worked az Lamont. No. until
a few days ago when he first learned
y the whereabouts Of his mother.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
aWINEs, LIQUORS AND CIGARs.h n

ton:
go slow with your high duties aud
don't try 90 protect too many. II you
Jet every body toto the protection ring.
there will BE- nobody outside 20 prey
upon and We will have 20 prey upon
each other. Don't make the mistake
Of taxing raw material too high. We
wouldn't mind IL II we could sell our
goods and charge the tax over to the
consumer. But when the tax u 90 high
that We have % make our priccs almost
out Of sight We have found that We can
not sell NJ many goods because the peo-
pie cant afford % wear cloihes-tlfat
Is, woolcn clothes. which are the only
cnes worth considering. because they
are The only oncs which we manuiac-
ture. Our solicitude for the dear Amer
lean consumer Is such that we do not
wish 70 compel him TO clothe himself In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
URGE MODERATION.
wOoiea aaasfacturers Oppose nigh
Dates on NooI.


Some Of the severest criticisms not
only Of special duties and clauses, but
OF the whole accurued protective sys-
TEN, come from the protected manufac-
turers themselves In their struggle with
opposing interestS Mr.. S. y. ID. North.
secretary Of the woolen Manufacturers
association, IA now and always has been
a stanch protectionisL As such be be-
lieyes that the T0.000,0O0 consumers OF
this country are legitimate subjects for
plunder and that the manufacturers
arc the proper persons TO enjoy the pro-
tccuon plundcr.
The free wool experiment " hich We
have been trying Tor three years, be-
sides being an object lesson In the way
Of cheap woolens, has taught the
woolen manufacturers that they can
make a. much OF more profit with free
wool and moderate protection, which
permits people Of moderate means %
wear real woolen Coods, than with high
duties on both wool and voolens which
rcstrict the use Of voolcns 20 pcO-
pie In good circumstances. The manu-
facturcrs therefore display more than
their usual modesty and patriotism In
the advice which they are giving 70
congress. Mr.. North Is IN Washington
20 voice the manufacturer patriotism.
Herr Is part Of his advice as taken from
the Washington correspondence Of the
Dry Goods Economist;
am free 20 say the blll is Tar from satis-
factory TO the Woolen manufacturers The
chief fault Il 20 be found with the raw
wool duties, which are 90 high that our
manufacturers vii ma themselves soroly
embarrassed ~ ia true the committee has
provided compensatory duties which are
probably sufficient 20 Offset the duties on
raw wool, but the ditlculty viii be, in my
opinion, that the very considerable in.
crease In price which must be- made 20
cover the additional cost VI raw material
viii have the enect OF cutting down COM
sumption 10 an extent that viii be dlsas-
trous 90 the manufacturers 40 not con-
tend that the rates on wooden manufac-
tures IN the bill are not suificient 10 protect
~ against too severe foreign competition.
but The limit of the consumers purchas-
ing power must control him IN buying
Noolen manufactures. Nnd fear the rates
of the new hin viii very materially restrict
consumption.
This is practically saying 10 Dlngley,
Aldrich and The other seryanta OF the
protected manufacturer at Washing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

Midlothian Tex, May i2-whn.
Walter and Fred Finley. brothers.
aged 10 and Is years. were scuaing for
the possession OF target ride. the
sun was accidentally DISCHARGED.
shooting Walter the younger. In the
forehead resulting In almost instant
death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

Palestine. MAY y Thomas Revens
who las run an engine on the lnterna.
tlonal and Great Northern Tor the past
twelve yeas VAS standing on the
track at Oakwoods while some cars
were being switched and his attention
was diverted from the switching by
some small boys near by and one Of the
trS struck him the car passing over
both ~ his legs. lie was brought I'm.
mcdlately 10 the railroad hospital here.
but never revived from the shock.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

New York, May l2--Judsment has
been entered against Thomas Henry
French, the theatrical manager. in m.
Nor ct his .ather, Samuel French, Tor
Sse.seo This makes mere than St4O /.
OOO a. the amount repre- snted In cases
against tbs manager.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13
CUBAN RECRUITS.
Colonel Hsrrimun says over Fourteen
Hundred Eniistsd AZ Kansas City.

Hundred Enlistsd AZ Kansas ctr.
Kansas City. May y. Colonel d s
Hartman. who has been recognized
here a. western representative OF the
Cuban iuta 90 this country. Is authority
for the statement that 1850 men have
been recruited Tor the Cuban army In
Kansas City and vicinity aud are now
waiting 60 be transported % Cuban
soil. Many Of these recruits have al.
ready made their way 10 the gulf coast
he SAYS and arrangements have been
made 90 send them al to Cuba between
now and fall. when the yellow fever
season in Cuba will have been passed
Colonel Hartman also stated that an
American volunteer legion of 5000
men is now being recruited al various
points iu this country for service with
the Cuban patriots
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

Sulphur Springs, Tex, May 70 The
cast-bouud freight on the Cotton Bel,
was wrecked near Ridgeway, caused by
the hrldgc over a creek giving away.
Eleven cars were dltched piled on one
another loaded with coal Que man.
the calabOofc brakeman. was hurt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

LulIug. Tex, May l2-As n special
train was crossing salt branch. one
mile from Lullng. Il ran over Felix
Terrence. rl aged Mexican. Knocking
him on the trcstle against some plling.
killing him instantly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

the skins Of beasts. which are neither
fashionable nor healthful. Iet IA
not tax him 20 death. Let us
he reasonable and encourage him
10 n'e and wear clothes. by
20 doing We can keep our mills run.
ming and give employment 10 American
Workingmen at American wages. which.
after all Is the chief object aimed al
by us protested manufacturers. by.
ron W. Holt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

Memphis, May i2,-Colonsl H. c.
Rector, commercial agent OF the Cot
ton BELT railroad, died at bis home In
this city. aged 81.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-13

Now is the time 10 buy your cyp,,ss
eislerns The best are made hv QUO
Doehme' lJl I'm
The sun., 1897-12-19

will Attend John j. Cooper's Tu-
neral.
Dr. Cooper, the custodian of the Fed
rfai Building, together with the mem
bers Of his force in the collectors de-
paltlnent, will attend the funeral of
JchnJ }. Cooper, the victim OF the explo-
sion. f''
The funeral will take place from his
fathers residence at Chcswold.
,G; Todd, formerly of Elkton, but now
Of this city, would like to play any man
in Wilmington game Of 50 ball pool for
any amount Of money. Address Sport
ing Editor Sun.
The Wilmington Steamboat Companv
is having it's freight house enlarged and
IS also having a double freight wagon
Theodore Brown, Of No. SOB South
Jackson street, car inspector at the
West Yord, was injured about the head
yesterday by being struck by a cal.
The sun., 1897-12-19
Misses Sara and Margaret Ia,


N sses Sara and Margaret Eas !
oh.nn, D1'., were in the city yesttl
N'ss Nay kimble, of Appleton,
was v!sAor here on Saturday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Levi A. Moore of II.
nei., "trt among the visitors in
city yesterday.
Ill" r2-Hi2" "c2';ly meeting OF
'.nge .Ax -A"so, III IN of DelaWarr
. Ell !a'.s N !. l.! the Builders
iha''s,. il. i. II, .zeI, of PhiJatlelr
"''o -" 70 n'T'&HDken was unabI
90 rent. A1t,csses were madJ
- A. sten!c.4 ;on and G. + S,eJ
",''' Of i'hi'ade pnia. The sn,iect
,"s "d was "Ii e Adams Tax Bill AM
i@1yasistc@ci2.l." :"
The sun., 1897-12-19
Church Notices.

DELAWARE AVENUE BAPTIST Nn;n II,
corner of Delaware avenue ;.ia Wet
streets, Rev. William A. Wat -, =. T.,
pastor Preaching, Sunday, H. 8. NJ,
and 7.45 p. m. Preaching bytL ~. l.,
revival services in the evening IA, / -
tism; Sunday school at . p. ~, a..
prayer meeting at $50 p. IN. Mrn',. v
evening inquiry meeting ut 7.30. r..l1g
meeting, "Wednesday and Christian ~.
deayor, Friday at 7.45 p. IN. All a,e
cordially invited to these services. SET,
free.
WEST PREsBYTER1AN Church, corner o..
Eighth and Washington streets, the
Rev. A. N. keigwin, d. D., pastor. 1890
a. H., and 7.3Op. m., preaching by the
pastor;2 p. m. Sabbath school; 6.45 D.
H., NinAr,i,t!i I.,,l,a.,n.
TRINTy-At the 1920 o'clock service
the vestry choir will sing the TIE Deum
in + by Andrew Swart; also the Christ.
mas anthem, $50, God, Our God Has
Come" by Patterson Haines. On
Sunday at the evening services
Crookshank's service will be rendered.
At st. Johns on Christmas Day the
programme will be professional, Adeste
Fideles; Fe Deum, +. Barrett; ,Jubilate,
A. Sullivan; "Shout the Glad Tidngs."
:. II. Morrison; Sing, Sing Oh Heaven"
G. Simper; Communion service, ii,
Woodward; male quartette "Softly Night
is Falling" Sevento!d Anthem, +, II.
Morrison.
At Old Swede's Church there will be q
carol service at midnight on Christmas
Eve. On Christmas Day there will be
an early celebration Of the Holy Com.
munion at six o'clock a. IN. At lODa,
m, the anthem, "Sing, Oh! Heavens"
by Simpler, will be sung, and the Tie
Deum, in "F," by Metcalf
The Paulett Fathers close mission, for
men and women. in St. Paul's Church,
Fourth and Jackson streets, this even
ing
Sixteen hundred women and seven
teen hundred and fifty eight men re.
celved sacraments of penance and Holy
Communion during the mission closing
tonight, making tota! of 1850 people.
The sun., 1897-12-19
~ -'' o"ra".f Of This Oppor,ul

"'''i ol This OppOrtu3
u ,rH': Vel, scientific optican,
war y CT" #, Wi'rinrtor. viii
iron. DSceIhDer 10Th to January, LIST
sPectaclcs and eye glasses for s. a
ir,o,s!l,tIvei!y r, during that time only. ,
wen VIII examine your eyes free
ao1ust the glasses by a scientific met
The sun., 1897-12-19

We the oversangune that unless courts change
their attitude completely their minds considerations of
public welfare which they have been pretty uniformly closed
through long years rapid transit litigation there chance
hope.
The sun., 1897-12-19

THE bicycle that affects the nasal membrane total
stranger Sois pares in the nerosse lumbcaes and
the adductor pocs they should visit the Greater New
York they will be promptly and ptessy handed the
authorities
The sun., 1897-12-19

AS the purpose which really attracted for the original Els
worth bill whatever respectable support it received that
also be attained otherwise everybody who pretended de-
pore the abuses of publicity refused buy the journals in which
publicity abused the abuses would very
The sun., 1897-12-19

ANOTHER injured in the West Yard last night He
was taken out and they are ready for the next.
The sun., 1897-12-19

THE total duable imports for the month November
$2o5So5 In November Of last year they only
38a The increase this year was therefore, $721669 The de-
fc in the for November this year he under
But Mr. Dngley goes calmly with his iteration
that his bill will be perfectly satisfactory
imports become normal They normal year
ago. and they larger, and the deficit still grows
The sun., 1897-12-19

For any political party try back the wheels of Civil
Service Reform and impose the old pos system upon the Nation
again will be ofte soe experiments faulty ever nduged
in
The sun., 1897-12-19

HAyr talks Of deposng its President Sim Sam, but will
probably think better and allow him go ael end vnd
cate his administration Thu fact til It i. .::ckei
down under the OF the German gu, Tchny against
him. Under the circumstances AexanI@t # ::ac on pauo
da Napoean George Wahin gto wcl l.c done the
thing. 1t is impeachment -. }ar, virtue civic
WORTH administrative cap biuT Ct 81 non al that lie yielded
superior force mortiyin the c lent the esbies
of his spirited country filings VII, hlrDeu once in
to republics rates ct any cor Destiny may yet
smooth the down of Simon Sans darkness till smiles
with revvng beam of prosperity and popularity and the bad
half hour he recently went through ought to be balanced by
such compensation
The sun., 1897-12-19

ATTACHED the bill prohibiting American citizens from pelagc
sealing clause prohibiting the importation into the United
States of "ur seal skins taken the mentioned in this
act" The purpose of this clause is to make peagc sealing
profitable by cutting off the principal market for the SKINS
is entirely within right and the only objection the
that stringent enough be fully effective There
still stealing industry around the Shetland Islands
another off the of South America These large
how authorities distinguish between the catch in
place and that in another? The b to be effective ought
prohibit the importation such skins whatever shape
whatever Very likely such prohibition would render the industry
Improbable that peagic sealing would without further
ado and from any sleeves correspondence
which, observe Mr. Foster has made fresh contribution under
date of December charging the Canadians with tunnels gborly"
acts in the winning style Of former communications
The sun., 1897-12-19

published every the and distributed thronshom
Wm State Delaware by authorized sutcrp
uld besens pubcat ion Office by mail telephone
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-19
Treacherous Cape Cod.

Nobody knows how many vessels have
cen wrecked on Cape Cod since the
leak December day when the Mayfower
bundled Race point and sought shelter
b what is now the harbor of Province
bwn. The number is very great, how
|ver, and the loss of life on this most
dangerous part Of the whole New. Eng
hnd coast has been something appAlling.
l list, admitted to be incomplete, Of
be wrecks since 1878 shows that 151
|essels, including three steamers, have
|one to pieces on the pitiless sands of
he cape, and, had not the waves always
fastened to remove the evidences of
|heir work, the shore all the way from
|hatham at the elbow of Massachu-
BITS elbow, to the crook Of her bent
and would be piled high with the ribs
nd planl1ing of shattered vessels. A
'lrge proportion Of the cape's victims
Re coasting schooners, with only an &C.
hsional bark or brig. These disasters,
'lerefOre rarely attract much attention,
| ut they are tragical none the less, and
|lmost every storm adds to the number
i dreadful stories which the lighthouse
|eepers and members of the life saving
'Brvice have to tell-New York Times.