The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-17

pllutipAi OF kAL Hllh HAhAttaN HN"S'' "
Galveston.
The Brazoria Land and Cattle com
pany has increased its capital stock
from SEQ 900 to 100000.
Mrs. II L. Foster OF Chicago and
g. =. HStshes Of Galveston we're mar
ried AZ Chicago on the ist The par
ties bad been playmates at Andover.
Mas. Mrs. Foster welded some years
since and lost her husband about two
years ago. Last year she and Mr..
Hntrhes met FOR the first time In twenty
years and their engagement and mar
riage followed.
Albert sommerv.lle Of Alabama was
adiudged insane In the district court at
Edna. A year ago Sommeryille was
tried =: Edna on a change Of venue and
given the death penalty Tor the murder
OF biz cousin AZ Richmond. because she
would not accept bis attention. and had
becon, engaged 70 another young man.
After z ordering the girl sommery..le
attempted suicide.
/ The secretary Of state deposited IN
the r,ate treasury t22s5l29, the re-
ceip,s Of that department Tor May Most
Of this money gas payments Of fran
chi,e taxes from foreign and domestic
corporation. These taxes are due May
/. but no penalty accrued up TO May
70. All delinquent corporations are
now required 20 pay a penalty Of 81 for
each month that elapses after forfeiture.
ia addition to the regular tax. After
the expiration " ak months from date
Of forfeiture there is no way BY which
the forfeiture may be released.
Five monster consolidated freight To-
connective. have iust been completed for
the Santa Re railway. The total
Velrht Of each engine is 100 600 pounds
OF which $4,000 pounds are carried by
the driving wheels The cylinders are
aid. diameter at the smellest ring. and
2lX2S inches. The boilers are Of th'
straight top variety. Goa. inches in IN
they are - steel. the sheets being one
half ave-elghts and eleyen-siNteentf
inches IN thickness. The driving wheel
lie nny-ssyen inches In diameter. TIT
tenders can carry 5000 gallons Of waite
and seven tons Of coal They are SAT-
20 be the largest locomotives west o.
the Mississippi river except those USE
on the Southern Pacific 10 the noun
nin1u. sections 1gCailiornia.
Tho twenty-n,lil annual reunion %
Terry's rangers va. held a. Austin o
the t., and 1ud insts. with large al
tendance. Among other business trans
acted vas the appointing Of a commit
tee 90 memorial.ze the Indiana legis.a
mre 10 return o flag 10 the rangers nos
Ia the possession % that state also Goa
graduating John A. Claiborne. iarmerI
sdlutant Of the regiment. on his az
polniment as qulrtcrmaster general %
: The staff 81 Gen. Joe Wheeler. and "a
appolutmcnt OF a committee 90 rogue
the Texas delegation 10 congress 90 loo
out for Gen. Claiborne In the line Of p0I
sIble promotion. \ committee was aI
pointed 10 devise means TO erect
gtN ana monument Victoria Vas se,ec
ID Tor next years meeting. j. '
Brownson OF Victoria Was elected pres
dent: ]. G.. Booth. first vics-prcsiden
b. +. Burke OF Sweet Home, sccor
y!ce-rr,sllcnt. W T. Moore. of Den
iaR. Bridge. third yIcc-prssident, II.
. sullivan. OF Victoria. fourth ylce-pre.
y dent: W D. Cleveland. Of Hous;o
: treasurer: T. ". Lubbock, OF Housio
recording secretary W. II. Kyle, Of Vi
tora. corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Jennie II, Jackson Of Fo
\ Worth who has been attending q
} sem..oentennill jubilee Of spirItualia
= al Roch,7tcr. ~ y has been elect
A. one OF the delegates 20 represe
America 40 the international associati
of splIimalis.B. 70 be held in Lond
N juno 80.
. AT Dcnslon. on the 2nd inst W.
70 Linden. formerly chief Of the Ore
!. partmcnt. was stabbed In the abdom'
John HiXsln. a fireman, telephoned
n the police station. and an officer We
~ 10 the fire station and placed him D
ID. der arrest
.gf A 8-al has been closed at Fort Wol
90 whereby a 81. Louis arm becomes
ny purchaser Of tract Of land IN the 4
al mer city Il g. proposed 20 erect the
49, ON an elevator with a 100000 bus
49, eapac,ty. Work viii soon be 60
i'm mcnccd and proceed rapidly.
iisir During May the Dallas posioflce
~ cclpts were sll,79622. against tlO7i
ts O. for the corresponding month Of
"a year The amount Of second-class n
. ter handled within the last th
''' months increased from 10000 pou
v. In March 10 $4,000 pounds In May
- The remains Of the late c. A. G
Ia nochio. who died at Fort Worth on
S5 sofa ult.. were inferred at Marsl
- Delegations from several cities ate
M. ed the funeral Rev Father o'Ca
=, CHAN Of Little Rock, Ark. oileiatod
~. Bonham was visited by a storm on
: night Of the 3lst unit The Motho
'eI church, the finest religious edIhee in
-. atty, had the base Of the tower str
u" By lightning. shatterlng the heavy
eers and bursting every oleculc j