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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
Some Have Already nsen Tnsd aad
Others wm FenoW.

Some Hsvs Already nsen Fnsd aad
Others wiu FanoW.
Plttsburr. Aug. 1.-THE threatened
suits against the New York and Cleve-
and comptny for retaining the wages
Of their striking miners have been
commenced Il Is anticipated that
about $50 suits will result. Each Will
be for salaries ranging from sib TO so.
which represent two weeks pay.
Three suits were entered before Alder
man ropls yesterday. The hearings
were hxed ior next Saturday and the
outcome viii be- watched for With great
interest. a. ii involves the legality OF
the ron-clad contract and the right TO
withhold he wages oi the striking
employees.
In addition 20 the civil suits entered
against President ~ p. be Armltt by
bis former employees for wages. three
criminal suits have been brought
against samuel De Armltt a brother
Of the pre- lldcnt
Mrs Sauna Cortol. who was eylcled
on saturday by samuel De Armltt. ha.
brought a criminal suit. charging e..
sault and battery. She says IN her
charge that her husband was not al
home. ant DE Armltt took her BY n,
shoulders and threw her out of N,
house. She says he held a halchcl
above her head and threatened to KIN
her. Her two children Zone slckl
were thrown from The house. Johr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Alvin. Tex. Aus. i7.-Ed Derviti
known a. "Old Red" vas killed here
Monday mornlneaoinahridudtxcmfNypv
yosiintion before the Justice court Of
some gambling trUuble. and when court
was called Dcrvitt started acr0N from
the express once When about % feet
from the front OF thc Alvin butcher.
sh9r. two doors from fhg justices Of
fce. a gun was fred from the next room
o'fhe justices once and Dervitf turned
and an back toward the express Office.
When be had run some 20 feet another
gun was fired. and he sank 30 his knees.
recovered. ran acrues the street and fell
on the gallery of Jones saloon. dying in
about 70 minutes. The constable was
az the door Of che Justices Office. and
when che first gun was fired ran toward
r. The second discharge located che
trouble. ana he came out OF the room
with q douhlc-harrcl gun IN bic hand.
empty and hot. and = Nairu was placed
under arrest. This is slld 90 be the re-
suit OF an old ieud.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Philadelphia. Aug. William c
Wilson. AGED about s. years. proprietor
OF Wilson's circulating library. wa
hruially murdered late last night IN hil
pllcc OF business. The crime was cyl.
IDENTIFY committed by thieves who de.
hbenioly lay waiting for their victim
and afcy murdcrlng him accomplished
their purpose o. robbery. The weapon
usei was a heavy hammer. which
crashed through Wilson's skull. n,
murderers had also drawn a tovc
tightly acrOsa the throat oi their vic.
ilm. strang'ing him. Aner loo,lng ths
place Of an money that may have beer
there theY made their escape without
leaving a clsw 10 hcir identity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18
LITTLE MONEY SECURED.
Omsials ~ Topeka Noiiasd That the
Robbers Made . water Haul

Omeiais ~ Topeka Nsiinsd That the
Robbers Nads . water Haul
Topeka. Aug i7.-B. T. Lewis. as
alstant general manager OF the Santa
fe road received a report this morn
ing which stated that the train rob
hers. who held up the Santa Tc train.
ga not get any money. The train was
boarded a. Edmond BY two or three
men who climbed over the engine tank
end covered the engineer with reyolv-
trs a. soon a. the train LEFT the sta
ton, commanding him 70 stop At the
next road crossing The engineer
obeyed and Al the road crossing Eve or
Elk men we're fOund IN waiting, Some
q the men commenced hring as soon
a. the train stopped for the purpose Of
keeping the passengers and tralumen
In the cars. while others entered the
express car They commanded the ox-
press messenger 10 open the safe. but
being convinced he could not end after
an attempt 20 blow the safe open with
dynamite failed. they ordered the en-
ginser 10 hit the road" and disap-
peared.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18
MARITAL LAW IS ON.
Il Has Been Declared In Several
townships Around Pittsburg.
DEPUTIES TAKE THE ROAD.
All Persons Who do Not Leave when
Ordered vni ne Arrsstsd-camPs
% the strikers WIN Not Bs
Invaded for the Present

Plttaburg. Aug. i7.-Martial law has
been declared In Plum, Ration and
wilkins townships by Sheriff Lowrey.
Three mlnoa OF the New York and
Cleveland CAS- Coal company are In
these townships and all roads leading
10 them will be pairolled by bis depu-
ties. Persons who cannot give salts
factory account Of themselves will be
ordered 10 leave the nolghborhCod. and
upon refusal will be arrested
The sheriff will not attempt 70 break
up the camp OF the strikers until court
has passed on the question. but no one
will be allowed on the oompany's
property who fails 10 have a pass
signed By superintendent De Armitt
There are now nearly 500 men In
camp al Plum Creek. The large In
osulIous g Tssnu3 sug dmuo a. ssuoio
IN provision and the men are hungry,
There were p evictions near Plum
Greek.
Passenger on the train from Pitts
burg TO Turtle Greek say a man who
gave his name as John Monroe. said
he was from the Osceola mine and an
nouncod be was going 10 klll sam De
Armitt. TIE claim d made there are
q number o arrests In the vicinity Of
the mines. Who are after the De Ar
mitts. The, are not IN camp however.
Samuel d. Armitt Is under arrest by
the sheriff Neither be nor the sheriff
will say for what but the strikers say
g is 10 prevent his arrest By any con-
stable. which would be impossible a.
long az he Is In the sherihs charge.
Sixteen n ore men went into Pluu
Greek mine The strikers say only p
men AZ AZ work while the company
say the haze $50 men.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Wheeling. W. Va. Aug. 1.-THE
strikers show material gains IN an
sections of West Virginia In the
Wheeling district there Is not o miner
working while on the other side OF the
river the last man except those who
are 10 furnish coal Tor water and cleo
trio light plants. will be out tonight.
In the Kanawha valley about 300 men
have gone to work. but more than that
number left their work. IN the Nor
folk and Western region organizers
have gone to work again ami In sufl-
clen' numbers % prove effective. The
leaders are getting onto the United
States court inlunctlouE and they 10
longer cause alarm 10 organizers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Manltou. Col. Aug. i1.--Wm. y.
Felts has mystoriously disappeared.
His hying machine. with which be
was TO have attempted the flight from
Pixies Peak 20 Colorado Springs. is
stlll housed Al the top Of the peak.
There have been rumors that Felts
nerve waa becoming shaky. which
was onset BY the statement from the
professor that he was waiting for a
clear day.
Felts went down the mountain
slde Friday afternoon. stating that L,
vas going for walk. since whloh
time nothing has been seen or heard
Of him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Galveston. Tex. AuE. 1.-THE resi-
douce " Mrs Kate Gallagher was dis
covered 0n Gre early yesterday morn
ing Aflcr the flames were snhducd
tho body OF Mrs Gallagher vas found
on a bed badly burned HsF throat
had been cut with q razor. Tho iugu.
Oar vein was severed. The face was
hlackoned and shrlvcled b. the fro
but the hair was not burned away.
The limbs and body were oharrcd and
hiaCktnod. hut not consumed. Virgil
Gallagher, af1d "a. son Of the dead
woman. il under arrest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Corlol. her husband. also sues De Ar
mlfi for assault. ne says that after
eylctlng his wife and children and
throwing his household goods into the
road De Armltt took away with his a
gallon keg Of wine end q tiG revolver
Of Cortols. and has since refused 10 re-
turn them. Wrlta and warrants will
BE- served on DE Armitt.
In q quarrel between deputies al
Camp isoatlon Deputy Carr was shot
BY Captain Anderson. Anderson ls Al
liberty.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

otumva. "a. Aug. i3-ny che
breaking OF a coupling chain the cars
In the mine Of the Mapcilo company Al
iliitman 20 men were more or less bad.
~ injured. three Of them fatally.
The 900 men employed IN the mine
were on a train OF Is cans going down
an Incline from che moath ~ the shaf.
% their places Of work. when ne coup.
llng between the hai fwo cars broke
letting me rtsi down the grade. The
cars struck a curve In ne track and che
men an oars were piled together 10 a
hear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18
th.rr.a Nm rr.ln mr..,l,r.

GreenvilN. Tex. AUG. i7.-Tho on.
GERS have arrested and put IN iall ST.
mon Morris. Jim Cunningham and
Babe White. an Colorcd charged with
wrecklnr ths trails OF the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas road near Caddo
Mllls last Thursday night John
Wltherspoou. also charged. gave lufor.
nation against the men.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Richmond. Tex, Aug IT, Another
tragedy was enacted in thls oitv by
which Prod Williams was shot and IN
sianily killed. The dlmcully occurred
over some trivial analr Jake No
blea "a IN jail. Both are negroes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

Caleavilie. Tex. Aug lI.--Mose and
Tom Cavitf were arrCs.cd and Jailed on
an ind,cmcn, OF thc Erand jury charg-
Ing then with arson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

0aiesviile Tex. Aug IN r. Al
tum. WHO WAS Elven eight ycars on q
charge of Incest. was gIantcd nov
trial
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18
MANGANIC WAFER.

Nov 3. the time % drink freely Il
Natures Remedy. MNNGANfC
SODA WATER. Ia which form
Il is a palaiahle AMI refreshing
drink, a Mid Aperienl, a Splendid
Tonic, Appetizer and Blood
Purifier. II vii heal the sick
aud make the well strong, and II
taken IN time may save you . se-
we're spell Of sickness. Delivered
anywhere In the city At ooc a case.
PLAIN Soda Al SOC.
&. q. PARSONS,
Sole Prophet and Botiler.r
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18
IN STATIONERY.

Just try 10 match our values In Tens
iuk and Paper with those anyone else
h Rryan is offering. ! have laid In
a sloct Of stationery that ! have taken
,pscisl palns 10 select and suit TO The
nssae oh n, patrons. an they have 10 DO
h A make their selection. which Is rory,
sssv. from the handsome STOCK We are
''''Ia' &. !. FOUNTAINS Drug Store.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-18

; in charge Of MR. F. W. MeCoNNIoo al .ame old Stand
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-07

"Wil you excuse me for one mo-
ment?"
'Wot are you up to, miss| ae said
apprehensively.
Il want to speak to him.
ooh" with relief. Il don't mind
that"
While Lady Staplehurst was making
the ~gondolier resume his ordinary eX-
preston Mr.. Apps thought and thought.
The couples p~romenading after the
waltz looked curiously at him.
It's the funniest show you was ever
in, 'Enry," said Mr.. Apps; you're 'av-
ing 'em on toast, you are; but you'll be
gled to get upstairs agen. You want
them diamonds. that's wot you want.
Time means money to you. 'Enry."
Lady Staplehurst hurried toward the
doorway. \ murmur of amusement
went through the room as the guests
saw Il new arrival in the costume of a
police constable, accompanied by a man
in plain clothes. Mr.. Apps, thinking
over his exploit. gazing abstractedly Mt
his boots, regretting their want of pol
ish. did not see them until the plain
clothes man tapped him on the snoul-
der.
What, Apps again." exclaimed the
man.
"Ius." said the burglar, Disconnected
ly. "Ius, it's Apps again. Mr.. Walker.
And vurry glad you are TO see him, I've
no daght."
always a pleasure to meet a gentle
man like you said Mr.. Walker. cheer
fully, as he conducted him toward the
doorway. Eve wanted to run up
against you before"
Much cOmmotion in the ballroom at
the diverting little scene. General
agreement that Lady Staplehurst was
Il perfect genius at entertaining.
But, loveliest girl" said the Condo
lier confidently to Lady Staplehurst.
isn't this carrying a joke rather too
far? That's Il real detective
Il know" said the loveliest girl, trem-
bling now a little. That's a real burg
lar, too"
"A real"
Yes, yes. Don't make a fuss. don't
want the dance spoiled. Take me down
to supper, like a good fellow."-London
Tit-Bits.
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old he was, and when he said, Sever
ty-one," she replied, "That is my NV
too" So she shook hands VIII np'
and told him she would paint ue pE
lures for him at once. Nine, BOnDeI
related this incident to her visitors a'
added: "Mr. Belmont is a great Deus
crat, isn't he? When will he be elec.s
President of the United States' '.
evidently thought his chances were 'u'
good, but Mr.. Vanderbilt told hi y
thought they were about as good as ".
own, and his he considered palnuT
small; so Nine. Bonheur was enllgn''I
ed on American politics. AT TINS uue =
says Mr.. Avery, 'she did not seem az,
old. She had a refined, woman! law
and a very sweet voice. Her temp',
ment was bright and gay, and her u"'
ner charming."-Century
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SPEEDING BEFORE THE GALE.

been known to attain a speed of nearly
lOO miles an hour, while it is no uncom-
mon thing for an ordinary iceboat to
jog along at Il speed of fifty miles an
hour. While flying at Il high rate of
speed the least turn of the tiller may
cause the boat to change its course, cap
sizing it, or, perhaps, running it into
some obstacle.
Like sailbOats. iceboats are of various
designs, each having some particular
advantage, but invariably the owner
Will tell you that his is the best possible
method. The momentum of Il boat de-
ponds largely upon its size and the
breadth of its. sails in proportion to the
dimensions Of the boat. Nearly all
standard boats are rugged alike, or near
~ so, but the cheaper boats are more
Tor experiment and are often arranged
Inherently. Most people imagine that
AFTER the first heavy fall of snow ice
boating must be dispensed with. but
such Is not the case. The iceboats are
so constructed that they will plow
through a foot of snow, the skates being
attached to Il fange which raises the
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worked by water power at a grai
financial saving.
A Glimpse of Rosa Bonheur

Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Avery Wei
down to By one morning to see Nine.
Rosa Bonheur at her country place Oh
the outskirts of the Forest of FOntaE.
bleau. Her well-appointed trap met
them at the station, and carried then
to the house in time for luncheon. Nns
Bonheur poured out their wine for then
herself, and they talked of the fOIeS
and the beautiful surroundings Of hs
home. yes" she said; but hn
them cutting down trees in the fOnS
sometimes, and every blow Of the Al
hurts my heart" She had met Mr.. Az
gust Belmont, and had received con,
missions from him to paint two picture
when he was United States minister 4
The Hague. She had told him that 81
was exceedingly busy and couldn't
paint them very soon, and he had SAID
How long must | wait? One yeai-
two years? l am getting old, and
want them SOON" She asked him A'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-07

Lord Jeffrey wrote of the American
inventor and philosopher. "He never
lost sight of common sense" Philip G.
Hubert, Jr.. in a sketch of Franklin IN
MS recent book, Inventors saws:
Nothing in nature failed to interest
hlm,' and a catalogue of his achieve
mentS, showing his activity and re-
source, is conclusive proof of the truth
of both statements:
FRANKLIN inspired and established the
Junto. the pleasantest and most useful
American club of which we have
Knowledge.
lie founded the Philadelphia library.
parent of a thousand libraries. which
marked the beginning of an intellectual
movement of endless good to the whole
country.
lie first turned to great account the
engine of advertising, Indispensable in
all modern business. ,
lie published Poor Richard" a rec
ord of homely wisdom. in such shane
that hundreds of thousands of leaders
were made better and stronger by if.
lie created the postofice system of
America, and was Tie first champion
of a reformed spelling.
He invented the Franklin Stove
which economical fuel, and he suggest.
ed valuable improvements in yentilo-
tlon and the building of chimneys.
He robbed thunder of it's terrors. and
lightning of some of it's power TO de.
stroy.
lie founded the American Philosonhi-
cal Society, the first organization in
America of the friends of science.
lie suggested the use of minera,
mahures, introduced the basket willow
promoted the early culture of silk. and
pointed out the advantages of white
clothing in summer.
lie measured the temperature of tho
Il Stream, and discovered tha+
northeast storms may begin in tho
southwest.
He pointed out the ADVANTAGE 81
building ships in water-tight comma r+-
ments, taking the hint from tba Chi
nese' IL first urged the use of oil os a
means OF quieting dangerous seas,
Besides these great achievements
accomplished largely as recreation
from his life-work as economist and
statesman, Benjamin Franklin belnad
Tue Whoie race of inventors by a re-
mars tina has been of incalculabla
value and comfort to theorists and
the world over. When soma
IL spoke contemptuously of Mont.
golfers balloon experiments. and ask
ed of what use they were. the great
American replied in words now his.
.orlc, "of what use is a newborn
babe?" 0orn
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ICE YACHTING ON LAKE WINNEBAG0.

body of the boat about eighteen inches
above the ice.
An lceboat is simple in construction,
being in the shape of a triangle. There
are three skates under it, two Of which
are at the front. The fore runners are
generally much heavier and larger than
Is the nine runner, for the reason that
they Deal a larger proportion of the
weight. The tiller is at the extreme end
OF the boat, so that it requires little
force to steer the boat. The average
mead Of the iceboat is from - to IS feet
long, and from 8 to s feet wide
Inc spar IS at the bow of the boat and
the sail projects half way over the bow.
Most of the boats have only n sail.
winch consists of about 80 yards of can
vas, but in many instances a lib. fore
sail and topsail are used. All sails NAV
be reefed.
There will be a greater variety of ice
boats this winter than ever before.
They range from the small boys boat,
Which may be considered a toy. to the
larger ones which carry nearly as much
canvas as do some of the large schoon.
ers.
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ORT
ICE BOATS SKIM THE NORTHERN
FROZEN LAKES.
Go Faster than the Wind, and Because
of the Great speed Are Difficult to
Manage-Danger Lies in Cracks and
Obstacles.
On Wings of Wind.

With winter comes the ice, and there
is nothing that affords more sport than
a well-cOnstructed icebOat in the hands
of an experienced person. Ice boating
is not as dangerous as some other sports
on the ice, but one must always be on
the lookout for cracks in the ice, logs of
wood and other obstacles. The iceboat,
under favorable conditions, travels
nearly ten times faster than does the
ordinary sailboat, and therefore it is
more difficult to handle. They have
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many times over, is We'll mn,-,,,
the case of the COmstock siIr.I
, which, n according to the Age s,t II q q
was much troubled with us. Ss
though situated in a mountaiD "a'ef |
Try The engineers suggested Cog
driving a tunnel through the I tln'
only could the mines be dr,ln aI I
the troublesome overHowin nsl, usl,. |
utilized. A tunnel was 9oo @a.s
made the overtiowing waters IL !
joining stream We're divertad Sl Y
smart mart to the bottom of the mIp s'' y.
i''oo feet under the level, and ip ~ ~
Der excavations at the bottom a. !
shaft were placed several peltan VI ~ Y
wheels against which this beavv 10y y
OF water was directed. Tho y
drove electric generators, wbi.t !
turn, by an electric cable runr,''
the shaft, drove electric motors !
in this way all steam machiDn'1 y
dispensed with, the expensive cs. !
all fuel avoided and the entire nn r~
machinery done away with. But n.y.
than this, the entire mines can n,- - t,
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Chinese Tea Shops.

The tea shop in China is an impOl 1r,
institution, for it serves as a Nv
depot where people go to hear tne Ia
gossip; it is, moreover, a Ous ..s
house, where men buy and sell, U.S.
the financial situation and olle,"
make it serve the purpose of a ciup'
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Worked by Water pouo-

The Importance of employing good
engineering skill. where, although the
nrst cost of professional fees is large.
the amount may ultimately be saved
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Gut flowers will keep very fresh If a
small pinch of common saltpeter is put
III the water in which they stand. The
end of the stem should be Il Off n
htue every day to keep open the alb.
sorbing pores. az
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Ink Stains.

1t is said that when ink is SMILED
upon a carpet or anything made Of
woollen the spot should immediatelv no
covered with common salt. When this
a absorbed all the ink it will. care
tuily take it off with an old knife or
spoon and apply more salt. Keen do
ing this until the ink is all taken IN
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Born ON Christmas Day

On Dec. % there were born 81 m,
Newton, William Collins, the nD ~.
poet; Richard Parson, the gre'
and classical scholar.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-03
AN OLD HIGHLAND WOMAN.

She Was Not Going to Leave the
"Auid BIZ"
She had lived near Mortlach for CT
years, and although the proprietor Of
fered her and pressed her to take a
charming cottage mile or two farther
down the glen Betty would not bulge,
says Good Words. 81 have been here
the maist O. ma days, and I'm no gaen
TO leave the auld bit" She had been
there alone through all the rigor~of
last winter, and what must it not have
been with the bitter frost, the bowling
storms and the wreaths of snow!
"Eh, sirs, it was tarrible cauld," She
told us, "and rats were maist awful l
hae seen them when I lookit cot O. ma
bed sittin', lots O. them, roun' the fire.
catchcd two dizzen O them in ae day
in the trap-they were that hungered."
Her favorite word was "tarrible." Does
the minister come to see you?" "That
he does, and we had meetin' in the
farmhouse the other day, and sic tar
rible lot O. folk! I'm sure there were
12 or H." "What will you do, Betty, if
next winter is Us bad?" That's what
fears me, but the Iecbors arc tarribie
guild to me ard they say that if it comes
On hard they'll just carry me 10 their
ain house." Many little gifts were left
for her by the lady Of the manor and
the last word heard was: och, but
we're a. tarrible kind to mel"