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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

sdllia, No, June ig-The power
house Of the sedalia Electric Railway
and Power company was struck By
lightning burning out the dynamos
and leaving the city IN darkness. The
wind twisted number of buildings
on their foundations. and trees IN an
parts Of the city were broken down.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

New York June l9.-James Caylog
assistant postmaster at New York
since 1850. died suddenly Friday even
Ing 40 his home here, AGED 20. Mr.
Gayler devised tho registered pack.
axe envelope" stin IN use. which ha.
been the means OF saving millions Of
dollar To the public
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Larned Kas June 10 The tornado
that swept through the northwest part
oi this county and Rosel Village. Il
miles west OF here struck and almost
completely wiped out % existence tive
grain elevators. every house In the
place being swep, away.
Al and near Jetmore the storm did
considerable damage % buildings and
crops
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Sulphur Springs. Tex. June iS.-The
daughter Of A. W. Formby, a promi-
nent farmer living ten miles south
from town. was drowned. The young
lady was missed from the house and
the family began TO look for her, The
body was found In well located In the
yard She was about % years OF age.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Texarkana. Tex. June i9-sam Ne
poy Long. a Chinese laundryman was
arrested and carried to jefferson 70
stand trial before the federal court.
The charge against Long ls that he has
not the necessary documents prcscrlb.
ed by the law Tor his residence upon
this soil.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

covlngton, Ky, June ie-lmmedl-
ately after prayers Friday morning
Miss Amelia nser, aged % years. went
into tAe parlor aud cut her throat
from ear to ear with her brothers
razor. She was wealthy. popular and
educated, The ooroueg's verdict was
temporary insanity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Memphis June ia lightning
storms Of unusual severity visited
western Tennessee and Arkansas AZ II
O'Clock Friday night Telegraph and
telephone wires were prostrated. but 80
far as can be learned there was no loss
OF life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
THE CLOSING SCENES.
TsEas LssisiAturs Passss All uins Ask.
ID Tor Except oas

"a Aof iAeept oas
Austin. June -Cspl)-The clos
Ing scenes Of the special session at
noon today were Wild and woolly All
the bills embraced In the governors
last message. save the bll prohibiting
gate sysiems ~ Tezls railroads. were
parsed and signed mp before that time
The senate killed the gate system on
a direct vote.
The bin correcting errors IN the fee
bin passed al this session was SLOW
being enrolled and did not reach the
house until i2 O'Clock. Awaiting lts
arrival the house was In perfect pan.
demonium for an hour
The eXcursionisis 20 Nashville Iefi
az 1870. about 75 strong and while the
legislature does not adjourn sine ale
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
there will be no quorum on hand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Quincy. H.. June 1.-Two men kill
ed by lightning near Taylor station
No. They we're james L. Smith who
lived on the farm OF Mrs. James Jar.
reit aud Samuel II. Hickman who
boarded with him and worked on an
adjoining farm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Paris, June ia cyclone swept
over the villages Of Bczons and Co.
lombes, near this city. Friday after
noon. Houses collapsed. trees were
torn up, telegraph wires were broken
several people injured and much sen.
eral damage done.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Paris. Tex June ia mad dof
was killed near this city by a teamstei
on the Boggy road. The dog attacked
his team, but did not bite them. The
driver killed the beast with a stick
Of wood thrown from bis load.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
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Twenty KILLED and D Ehty Wouhisd
Paris, June Twenty people wer,
killed and so injured in the cyclone
which swept over villages Bcssons at
Colombus and Asnlrcs Friday after
noon,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
checked to Death

Gainesville, Tex. June &c. II.
vinton, a musician Of this city. died
suddenly here, having been choked to
death By tonsllltiA lie was m but q
few hours.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

nenlson, Tex. June is.-Adam
Hornback executed a ohaitel mortgage
naming Walter S Neylns as trustee
The estimated liabilities are $1,000 te
t1000. with assets about the same.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

Joliet, lll. June Nearly 2OOl
men empolyed In the Joliet quarry
have gone on q strike for an Increase
Of pay from ti.25 to $3.50 per day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

got at Jno. q. rabor's IL a "a thing
Of beauty and joy forever just look
At the handsome aud stylish stock OF
Iraps, phWion-, buokhoards, snrreys,
ate. that they are displaying IN the
greatest variety. The taste displayed
IN design, oolots aud styles OF thefe We
hlcles, besides the lowuess OF price Tor
such hne work, makes them very At
tfaesive.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

just look NJ that shirt. Was ever
its equal seem Such beautiful linen,
such splendid workmanship. lts easy
90 sec it anne from CCultcr's, and a.
Il cnme from Coullet's IT, SURF 10 "a to
perfection, How useless Il d. Tor others
70 try 10 compete with him In gents
furnishings. ANY woman can see a. a
glance the superiority OF his shirts, col.
lar, cul', ties, handkerchiels, under.
wear, etc, and On can most men. one
of two things is certain. either others
cannot compete with Coulter in gents
furnishings Ia either quality, tasle, OF
price-or u they can, they don't
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20

than iIlled cannon The sta.
iionery yol use may travel the world
around crying The story Of your care.
lessness and thoughtlessncss. Nice
stationery Is one mark Of good breed.
ing aud refinement which even the
pOore Of us can alord when prices
like ours are made.
L.. i. FOUNTAIN.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-20
soME TIME AGO

R.J. FOUNTAIN tied high prices
TO the tail Of a balloon AMI sent them
fying 10 some other county. Other
druggists looked al its departure with
sorrow and long faces, hu, the people
smiled with uncoucealcd pleasure,
Asis pretty well known, T.. ]. foun.
tain keeps lhs hcst stock oi drugs In
the city and srl.s them, a. well a.
prescriptions, a. the lowest prices,
while Tor Druggists sunaiies, syIing
~, perfumeiy, soaps, brushes, and all
druggists ,undries he is simply uHai.
touchabls.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-03

Ry an error Capt Hopkins was credited
with having entered the yaCnt h*Nelt
May in Thursdays regatta, instead Oh
Capt. Edward Jones.
To-day being q recognized legal holiday,
the postofice WIFI be closed. excepting ~.
one hour. between 8 and 10 a. N. The mai
carriers viii make but one delivery duIins
the day.
one of the pretty decorations which
elected considerable adriring comment
was the Illuminated star winch nuns LII
me3iately under the center or the FIRST
avenue arch. II was placed there ay me
Seattle Gas and Electric Light company.
The balloon ascension of Prof. Frank
Miller which took place yesterday dIte.
noon from the corner OF second aNeiGs
eral thousand people. The vino haa uiso
ovt so there was no difficulty IN IN
flating the balloon, which. when reieaseu'
rose in an almost direct line 10 an eNIaot-
binary elevation. The parachute MAS cut
loose ana the professor landed saIe9 on
western avenue. The balloon fell III the
same neishborhood and was uninsufeo-
An unexpected incident last evening fur-
rlshed POSSIBLY as interesting an event 20
the visitors as any portion OF the resa !t y
vyere lined with people awaiting the start
Ing of the bicycle parade, nre alarm was
turned In. The echoes OF the oeli were Sun
ringing i'm the air when the fire apparatus
CAV mo in sight. Down Second avenue rush
ed an engine which had been decoratec lor
the parade tomorrow. the Dig srass
stretched out in q run, the SPARKS nFlhS 4s
their steel-shod hoofs struck the hard
payemsnt. while the gong kept up It's I'M
reasinE cIamor. The occasion for the alarm
was insignificant. \ bono had been thrown
by some careless person among STOCK OF
fireworks in booth located IN ir.hx 81
Ter way and First avenue. TIE stock van
ished in smoke. hut no other damage was
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she losers batti.si 20 even matters up. bat
the sea O.se. shot over the mark. an
easy winner IL seven minutes, the dis
lance coveres bciug milo.
y shout OF triumph vent up ffo1f the
Indians on the shore who quickly 1foIFd-
Cd the aoat. The winners w&ru pulled
out Of their cAno, ~ their anthusia$riu
friends AIen and women Joined n The
cheering sra he sight vas oile 10 make
the lover Of uue sport GLAD that he hsd
Witnessed the race.
No less Interesting was the 'Isloctefl-
'uen's'' race. The women quickly suc-
ceeded the msa at the paddles, anu at
the word SO" they brought every enefg:
al muscle 10 the battle The Cyc.one
won thls time the course being covered
In eight minutes.
The winners OF The mems race received
20 and the Second canoe So. The kiootch-
men divided g purse OF So between them.
Following Is summary OF the other
events.
d4asnch race. prize SO coppass-W on by
the launch Greata, owned by KreIel-
sheifaer Bros Duck second Time. 1880
Rowing race. singles; first prize s1.50.
second $2.50Won By j. Torhas. ". j.
Doasy second.
Rowing race. doubles. first prize $50.
second s2.5o--Won by Torhus and Rock hn-
field: Bartlett and Sober second.
swimming race. Juvenile--Won by Roy
Gardner: Burton Haynes second. After
this race Gardner entered into the seIiior
race and carried of the prize.
Tub race. 30 yards. first prize s.. second
S2.50-Won by Fred Morley. a Stewart
second.
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sally sprearsd and rushed 70 the scere OF
trouble. shielding his face as he ran 10
ward OF any stray skyroeks-s. The crowd
wss running with him. and as the crash
continued pecple yelled ike mad
Some uisehfsvous fellow had thrown 4
bomb into . stand fun OF fireworks and
the explosive fortune Of .he SANDS pro-
prietor. Frank Anthony was beng de-
stroyss7- frank Anthony IS certainly
burning his money thought Willie.
He's making 2 spread while I. lasts
When he learned that the loss was $50 ne
felt sorry for such an uncharisable
thought
The parade had started meanwhile and
Willie rushed 20 his wheel. He found the
spot whore Il had hee1 left, but the wheel
was gone and with II the providential
friend. Willie ran up and down. coiEding
with wheelmen. dogs. babies and spec
tators. obhrious to angry stares from
people who could not understand hts Diff
t1cuity. While the grand pageant moved
on Willie wandered hitler and fhsther
distracted. and only when Il was all over
ard he stood in Pioneer place ready 10
weep with disappointment and anger. did
the providentiai friend put in an appear
ance. Explanations followed, no account
CT which WI! weary the reader. No
doubt many people wondered az the hat
less. disheveleG boy who was such an in
teresting side show for the great parade.
That was Willie His mother has him
now and the repair shop has the bicycle.
No word picture could do more than
justice 10 the parade Willie saw during
his lucid intervals. TIE start was rot
made until almost O'clock owing TO a
general Discrimination 20 start parade on
time. The long line CT $50 wheels was
led by a ouglSr. Frank Coombs. TIE pace
was set for the first division by c. ?.
Harrison and Frank Crawford on a hand
scEely decorated wheel. and for the sec
end division b. Howard and Walter
Allen. Great difficulty was found in
keeping back the spectators, " no crowoed
the line. this work being left TO Charles
Teaf1, j. g. Allen, Frank Dinghy D. q.
Invera11ty, r. NJ. Carr. George Mescham.
DR.. r. N EaInes and Fred Payne. These
men constituted The committee in charge
OF the parade.
The judges ~ere Chairman I. Rosentkal.
OF tie celebration committee. and y J.
Ballet. the wei known athlete E j.
DeswiieT .as given first prize TOR having
the most artistically decorated bicycle.
Tie line OF march was as given in the
Post-iateliigencer. the line keeping 10 the
committees prearranged plan with re-
n-arkable precision.
The Illuminated bicycle parade will be
remembered as one If the most glorious
features of the celebration.
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the performers, mos. Of whom wore thin
costumes, had he tsre-ity 20 appear.
The performance IS quite lengthy, and
consists principally Of marches, special
ties and grand finale in which an enemy
CT RE sical6e. owner OF Castle ROYAL
avenses wrong by blowing up the castle
and clipping with the aicalde's beautiful
niece. It has become so popular to leave
a thss.er Just before the elise Of a play
that many OF the crowd committed thai
error last evening. thus losing an inter
esting display of fireworks.
II the weather Will give The Carnival
OF Madrid half a show II will un6ouht-
eddy become popular. The spectator upcn
entering The spacious grounds finds him
self facing q stage 10 tse7long by % or 30
feet deep, a. the back Of which rises
Castle Royal. In from OF the stage is a
lake, which serves as reflector for a
long row Of electric lights. On either side
OF the stage II front. are large electric
searchHghts. The cost Of putting IN the
electrical appliances mus; have been con-
siderable. because they are really a feat
ure. The First Regiment band occupies
the east end OF The stage ana furnishes
music throughout the performance. The
beginning OF the performance is q grand
march II which guests arrive 10 celebrate
the marriage cf the lovely niece 70
prince. and then comes the bridal party.
dressed in fne clothes. TIE spectacle Is
gorgeous. The intended wedding gives an
opportunity 70 introduce the specialhes,
which, taken as whole. make good va
rlety show and circus combined.
First IS an exhibition Of trick bicycle
riding by the Martell children. some parts
or whi are GU - cl YER Ra and nlck
do a fairly good "knockabout' turn. and
then the Amazon march comes on. The
marching is good. but the number Of
amazons is too small for SO large a stage.
The Montagnons perform with heavy
pole. one balancing it while the other
climbs Up and down IT, 7, is good act
ard was we'll received Senior Brunilao
fills out the turn with clever club swing
ing. The Maveru brothers follow with
acrobatic features. The "Dsnse Eccen-
triaues." performed by Senoritss Maria,
Isabella, Dorita and Paula, is gay and
spicy.
The Roman ring act OF Richard Leonis
is one of the best things of the perform
ance. He does difficult turns and the
beauty OF his work is that he does them
in finished manner. The Zoyarous do
good trapeze work. and the Lindsey
brothers are clever on the triple hori-
zontal bars. One OF them is exceptionally
good.
The Zanfrella brothers do a daring act
on the flying rings in niid-air. 1t is worth
seeing. Vedas slide for life the same
that he performed on Pioneer place.
astonishes the crowd. The dances .hat
are on the programme preceding the
blowing Up OF the castle were cut last
night
The end comes when the castle is blown
up ard the fireworks go off. There are
all kinds OF rockets, bombs. pin wheels
and several beautiful set pieces. Last
night the most attractive of the last
mentioned were the United States Gag Il
crescent, a star. a circle within a tri-
angle and an advertising piece.
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ton of great disappointment frorh Hunts
friends, and before proceeding Lieut..
Wholley a.iked the mon II they had been
instructed To- execute 4 certain movement
"a they had done 1t in the contest. and
which he had found faulty They re-
piled In the Affirmative, and were ordered
back In the four. At this a great cheer
went up.
The four was then put through another
series of movements, and then Smith and
coornbs. OF Yakima. were ordered 10 the
rear. Another shout went up from the
members Of Company u. who were now
certain that the medal would fail Ia the
company. fsfter n moments refiection.
Lieut.. Wholiey announced that Coombs
and Hunt we're about equal In pro-
ficiency, and h., woIla therefore allow
the men TO a Jaw lots for the medal. The
straws were prepared by Capt. Adams
ard Hunt was lucky enough 10 win out.
He was warmly congratulated b. COMBS
and cheered by all ais fellow soldiers.
Three cheers and 3 tiger were then given
FOR Lieut.. Whoiiey and another for Com
pany -. The drili was over
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AT rftt LAKE.
Indian Casoe Races the T'casur. 81
che bays sport

The programme ~ aqua l. sports .,
Lake Washington yesterday was given
without 3 hitch although D. was souut
necessary Is cat out Two etruts nvta-
10 ,he iafeasas 81 the finish oi the guards
mems dril
The eseaf Il the dsy vas abe caaoo
.ccA for Indians THIS was patfrd .4
Immediately after THE launch 4aee vatr4
followed the competitive drt1t sehe com.
tsstsnts were PORE Madison s:ax~~ who
carried thesr ione narrow cauoee f., fre
t,osthouse aatd the shosts It tie Irlsau
spectators. Who had gathered 90 ets.,r ara
Winners Two canoes were II she yste
each manned BY eleven kuskv. stfaNe-
Shaulaered n1en. THE u~n ~are plain
clothes. with here aHa th,vc - hf1 ef eafar
e. rven things Up Capt Zach At4ss.
headed the arst tau6 ~ !m .auS Ga enc
canoe Cyclone. las tnen w've athlete
booking. we'll nuSciet au# active Ths
either rance was the sea- ogfef. srA v-ae
manned hy eleven braves. commanded o..
Cart William Peters
As soon "a the Hr4t 00aE vss fa tn-
water its occupant took e FOR varnsiug
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Hundreds upon hundreds OF people. IN
Ill the swelling crowd ran up into the
thousands, saw the fireworks display in
North Seattle last night. The hIumina-
ton was all that had been promised bg
the committee. besides being distinctly
novel. brilliant and appropriate
Other adjectives could be applied 10 the
display. but II one started 10 picture in
words the grand illumination all the SUI
perlatives in the dictionary would have
10 be brought IN play. This is the way
the crowd received the show:
'Ah-h-n~a-h-h-h-h!'
II was all right The heavens were black
with clouds that had threatened all lay
to spoil everything with a doNnpour CT
moisture. They came into good play last
night, however. forming a black curtain.
against which ths brilliant pieces showed
Respondent. like diamond against
piece Of black velvet
It was no ordinary pyrctechnical display
that the Immense crowd witnessed. The
man who saw the show and then said he
did not get his moneys worth was de-
cided bore, II indeed he existed at all
From First avenue and Harrison street
east 10 Fifth avenue the people stood IN
dark masses. crowding the sidewalks. fill-
ing little appraised knobs and stretching
themselves under the trees in the vacant
territory north OF Harrison street. The
fence surrounding the enclosure where the
works were set of was literally and COM
pletely packed with people.
10000 People.
Some one estimated the crowd az 10000
This was guess made by one Of the IRE
works committee, which was present in
force 10 see that everything went of all
right. The lowest estimate was 1860. -
place midway between these nsures would
not be far wrong.
Il was not until $50 that the workmen
under the direction Of Expert Squire were
put 10 work setting up the most expen-
siye pieces. Up to this time ii was feared
that the rain might Yet spoil every thing.
But the sky was dry, for a wonder. and
HoI a drop came down TO disturb the ar
rangements OF the committee. As a result
every piece on the programme was given.
and the crowd, after expressing its de-
Light in hearty and long continued APP
plause. scrambled Tor the cars. satisfied
with the show in every respect.
4 description % the set pieces would re-
quire a great deal OF space and the use of
a large number OF adjectiveS, again in the
superlative. George Wash .ngton astride
handsome charger was one OF the great
works that caught the crowd. 1t was
twenty fet high and the outlines OF the
figure were plainly visible blocks away.
When It burned into complete spiendor.
the crowd set up a cheer that ran from
reef 10 reef OF human faces ranging along
the side of the hill 10 the common in the
valley.
- letters. Seattle Welcomes You"
came first. after few preliminary rounds
Of rockets and bombs that went off in the
sky like the biggest guns or the largest
battleships in the navy. The report they
made was simply terrific.
A shield with the national colors was an
other catchy piece. 1t was appropriate
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fhe elittering line e.. wheels. while in the
square ~ front were thousands 81 people.
Pioneer place was almost packed. Two
clowns. who had sprung from no one
knows where were OF The band stand by
The grass plot doing funny tricks Fire
balloons we're ascending from the heart
81 the crowd and as they were consumed
ia md air cheer after cheer rclt the sir.
Wiiaa fe4t himself growing intensely *
cited tIe wanted "a shout. and the oppo~-
tuuitF caU3s. There was "a boom and sizz
and crash, followed by al the vat.linr.
thAncer}ug noises known 20 tire cataE aeue
OF trs~orks. Il came from the corner OF
fesle~ way and james street While gave
his wheel 20 a friend who had proylden-
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and took well. Another niece that caught
tho crowd was a kingly eagle. whose
feathers vera pictured in fire. Last on
the programme was a representation in
fire OF SnoQuaIrnle falls. which was re-
ceived with resoun6ing cheers. lasting sev-
eral minutes
But the rockets. showers. flower pots
and other sky-scrapirg pieces were Jas.
az good. When one OF the his ones was
sent shrizSiag into the air IL burst light
ing up the scene for blocks around with
: radiance light as day. There were pea
cock. parachute ard diamond rockets ga
lore. all decidedly novel and comprising
the very best speci mems OF the art Of fire.
works making. Tho peacock rockets
which sent out 81 immense green glow
were especially handsome while the para
chute rockets brought forth innumeTa tie
Ans" as they foated or I'm beautifully
colore3 spheres, burning in varied hues
for several minutes after the last expio-
sion q The device in MD mir.
The shooting hall was another novelty.
II was stretched on taut wire and
flashed back and forth for leo feet like a
beacon signal Some enc thoewht 4 was
q miniature airsh.p done in fire. Il met
with emphatic approval
Towards the end there was a burst of
volcanic works " red, white and blue
that lasted several minutes sn8 eTpaa-
slz q tAe patriotic significance Of the cei4-
h~afio1.
Chairman Cricht7u and Aase~s Scott.
&cfin1ls, Kerry and Spe Dcer IF the fire.
works committee. were present and per
se0aHy sgpe~.rtended fhe display They
were well satisfied with IL.
Tonight another grand display will be
given opposite the Z. II. Q. A. E-on13s.
TIE location Is more ceutrai than that
chosen Jest r5xet ara rare accessible.
Among the seq pieces VIA - taEt show
trE Magnolia BiuT w.t1 t1e forts on
shore re9si.nr IN ATTACK hy e m r1:er
va~sh.p. The display w.I exceed that @!
las, night in SET pieces snd aoyeit,es.