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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-02
KILLING AT WACO.
Brann-Davis Duel Last
Evening.
THOUGHT THAT BOTH WILL DIE.
Brann Shot in the Back.--A Fusilade
in which Five Men were Shot
The Greatest Excitement
Prevails in waco.

Waco, Texas, April l.-shortly after
8 o'clock this evening a deplorable
shooting ARRAY occurred between Tom
Z. Davis and W. c, BrAnn. The shoot
ing took place in front Of +. d. vii.
hams & Co., on south Fourth street.
The facts and circumstances leading
to II are difficult to obtain at this time.
II seems TO have been revolver duel
and each Of the principals was shot
and dAngerouly wounded.
The shooting attracted large crowd
and intense excitement prevailed in a
moment. Davis TO fell the sidewalk.
Policemen Sam Hall and Dune rushed
to the scene at once. Mr.. Brann was
arrested AMI taken to the city hall.
lie was badly wounded, having been
shot three times. lie was placed on q
cot and medical assistance summoned.
Davis Was taken to the cigar store OF
Jake French and laid upon the floor.
A bullet hole appeared near the right
nipple Of his breast, and he said thai
he Was also shot in the kidneys. Ills
wounds are said to he fatal. He lay
gasping on the door surrounded by
friend. aud physician.
An examination OF Mr.. Brann''
wounds showed him to have been shol
in the back below the shoulder blade
the ball coming out near the left am
pit. He Was shot again in the Iigh
groin, while third shot struck him il
the right foot. At this writing the ex
tent or effect Of wounds are problemat
zeal.
When the shooting occurred Nj
Brann was accompanied by W. II
Ward, Lis business mrnager.
Later.
At II O'Clock the situation was this
Davis was at the Pacific hotel, dying
Before dying he made an ante'morter
statement, that Brann and Ward ha
followed him about town, eursing an
; abusing him, and finally came to hi
. office snl began to abuse him.
Ward stated that lie and Brann WEI
I passing Davis office and he (WarC
heard some one say, "You ----
-" and fire.
Brann had been taken to his hon
in North Waco aud was Unconscious {
D II o'clock. Ward was in the count
e Jail under a charge Of assault TO wit
intent to murder His bond was tixe
at $4,000, which il was thought b
would give before morning. Ward
thought to have fired one Of the shot
E which struck Davis. lie was shot !
the hand, aud it is thought the sh,
: that struckhim was the one which b
Brann in the groin.
Five men were wounded, the thr,
already mentioned, and also stree. ca
man who was shot in the knee, and
musician from Kansas City, shot in Il
foot.
Brann emptied his Colts IS pist
, firing the last shots into OF at the pro
! trAte form Of Davis. Brann swoon,
at the city hall, and was taken. to h
beautiful home in north Waco, whe
at II o'clock, he was reported unco
scious.
There is great excitement in the eli
owing to the many bloody conflicts he
recently.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-02
Mckinley Uneasy.

The war excitement WAS yisibly in.
creased here yesterday by reports re
ceiyed by phone and wire. II was re-
ported Yesterday afternoon that Presi-
dent Mckinley il very much disap.
pointed at the reply made by Spain TO
the propositions made by this govern.
mcnt, and that he fears that war will
come. Tho report also states that
the senate iavors a direct declaration
OF war.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-02
CUBAN BONDS.
They Are Looking Up aud Are Quoted
as High AZ Sixty Cents.

New York, April The Press says;
Cuban bonds are looking up They
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-02
NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
spain Argues She Has the Right to
Dictate Terms OF Peace.

New York April IA special from
Washington to The World gives the FOL.
lowing outline Of SPANS reply TO the
note presented by Minister Woodford ;
"Spain neither accedes nor declines
President McKinley's proposals. She
makes counter argument that Spain
should herself be allowed to propose
terms as to what should be done regard.
ing hcr own territory that the United
States should not do 80. ."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR MAYOR.

The Eagle 10 authorized to announce
CLIFF A. ADAMS
A. candidate for reelection 10 the
Office Of Mayor Of Bryan at the ensuing
city election TO he held Tuesday, April
y. ISIS.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

former every half hour and to the latter every hour Americans must send their letters to Key West by steamer, from there they can be telegraphed. But not from Havana.
 Soldiers are thick in the streets. Any one may stop you. You must answer their questions and give a satisfactory account Of yourself or you cannot go on. Short re- pies are punished by arrest. It IS now Spain against Cuba and America, So the Americans in Havana feel.
 The last report is that the battleship raine the cruiser Marblehead and the torpedo boats Potter, Ericsson, Cushing and Dupont are all under orders to sail tor here.
 Also that the Iowa, Indiana, Massachu- setts, Maine and Texas are ready to move down.
 We know that six other vessels Of the American navy are now also performing duties right in southern waters.
 The Detroit, Montgomery, Marblehead, Newport, Annapolis and Vicksburg are ai- ready in the gulf, scattered so that they are upon all sides of Cuba. We can al- most see them.
 One went to the eastward when the Haytian affair started. Another carried the Nicaraguan commission westward. Two more are looking for filibusters, while the others are "patrolling.
 The Columbia and the Minneapolis are held in roer"-'e at Philadelphia, the Puri- tan at N -. and the Amphitrite at
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

Port Royal. Too fsr from here!
 We are greatly cheered by the news that there are six cutters within easy sail of Havana, and three can reach Cuba within twelve hours from the time orders are received to sail. They are:
 The Winono, at Key West Fla, with six officers and thirty-two men. She carries one six-pound Hotchkiss gun.
 The Forward at Tampa, Fla, with six officers and thirty-two men, two 3-pound breach-loading rifles and one 6-pound Hotchkiss gun.
 The McClane, at Tampa, Fla, with seven officers, thirty-two men and two 20-pound Dahlgren guns
 The Colfax, at Savannah, Ga., with seven officers, thirty-two men and two 20-pound Dahlgren guns.
 The Boutelle, at Fernandina, Fla, with seven officers, 'thirty-two men and two 2O- pound Dahlgren guns.
 The Morrill, at Wilmington, N. C., with seven officers, thirty-two men and one C. pound Hotchkfss gun.
 The draught of these cutters Is from eight to eleven feet. and would enable them to nurse the shore of Cuba and penetrate the rivers, while their guns would be most effective in an ordinary shore attack.
 At the first arrival of an American wap ship hundreds will leave their homes pray- ing to board it, for we will feel that the Spanish-American crisis is reached. r SAMUEL MORRELL.
 United States Citizen.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

essary in order to prevent repetition of the riot of a week ago. The telegraph wires are busy, The oper- ators are clicking word to Washington
 and London Dispatches are sent to the
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

by the Cubans. Two dynamite guns mounted on small vessels were sighted off Havana today. They belong to the Cu- bans. The Spanish warships made no at
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

tone that Gen. Blanco has quietly pro- hibited them; and you can scarcely pur- chase a paper for love or money. They are bought up by the government as soon as exposed for sale. This is absolutely nec-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
THE SPANISH PRESS.


Madrid. March 2G.-A general i'm the
army who declines TO permit the US an
his name. said to-day that ii WAS lncfcdi-
bic that the report of the American t"'|i
of Inquiry into the Maine DISASTER sh"jl"
attribute the destruction of the vcssc. T."
Il submarine mine.
NO even among Sava@eS h" ;tSNef'
cd. "would such mines be placed III thtII
ports. Moreover. our own ships would
have incurred equal peril had the lnI2rS
been placed in Havana harbor. Mines
are only laid in time Of war and then
friendly nations are notified
la Correspondence De ESpana says
it understands that the government IS
occupied with certain new factors III the
situation. which it believes may give a
more favorable turn TO events.
II Corrco says the government is calm
in the Consciousness of having done lis
duty and is satisfied. The foreign press
has recognized this and Also the firm
ness with which Spain is resolved 80
defend her national right and honor.
FL Corrco adds:
.God knows if matters are bccomfa2
worse. which is possible. but the provo
cation is notorious and scandalous aud If
oneroHs solutions are proposed to MS. toe
country. CT massc. faithful 10 its tradi-
tons. viii rcpcl them
The Epoca says hat Spain * trying tu
prevent considering il 4 calamity and
h5r freely made important concessions.
such aS autonomy. in order to avert IT,.
SPAN. the paper continues. has not lost
Tor Il single moment her calm moderate len
but she annot consent to the pcrpr9uaI
intervention Of Americans and the Anne
1can government.
81 Hcraldo declares that without tie
intervention OF the United States ill.,.
Cuban resurrection would have boon
ftfucci To mere hriganda~o.
IF the revolt continueS.'' saws TT IT.t-
aldo. 1T is because the rebels 500 T..
America the hope Of an ill-Starrcd Irn.-
row for Spain, and while this honc rxi-r-
the 1nsrrrection will maintain SUFFICE.
strength slowly to consume orr blood and
moneys. Nar with tho United Stat
represents then the solution Of the uro1
leln which We must examine with tra.
quill minds
Ia National says it awaits calmly sl.
denoucmpnt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29

in ! metallic casket and sent 10 heS
Nest on Saturday. Thence 1t VIII Inc
Jisnnsed Of az decided by the relatives oI
the deceased Ill the United States.
Two Of the eight Whitehead torpedoes
carried nv the Maine have been ecoyer-
81 These were aft. The other SIX were
probably destroyed
Regarding the ne Of dynamite by the
contracting wreckers. Captain S!Gsbec
said to-day:
More has been made out of the mat
ta,. than WAS warranted by the facts,
which are simply these. The contractors
asked me permission to Use dynamite III
small quantities.. and also asked leave u
use dynamite tape. u blow OF protubef-
anccS. angles. etc. where the W~fechaee
is 50 entancled that It + very dlnicult
TO hoist. There never was any lnten-
t1on 10 use the explosive III large guam
titles to destroy the wreck. | submitted
the request Of the contractors TO Consul
General Lee for him to ask permission
from the Spanish authorities. ana aiso
asked for orders from the United States
Navy Department. Both our own and
also the Spanish authorities refused the
necessary permission. That IS all there
was to the matter.
The result Will naturally delay the
work in removing the debris and also.
if * possible. npcersitate the use of more
hosting apparatus. 1t IS probable the
wrcckers wished most 10 Use dynamite
or dynamite tape. 10 get the top off the
wreck 50 that the ten inch guns could be
hoisted out.
The Fern. it is believed. will stay here
and afford quarters for Lieutenant Com
mandcr Wainwright.
\ letter from Consul Brice. at Matan-
zas. says Mr.. Saynor. his successor. adj
vi>es him that he expects TO arrive III
Cuba about April /.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
PILOTS, PATRIOTIC OFFICER.



Wilmington. y. C.. March 24.-At a
special meeting Of the Cape Fear Pilots
Association. held at South Port With
Capt. Il. \. GriSSom presiding. and Cap
tain j. j. Adkins as secretary. the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas it appears to this body that
a wal IS very probable between the Uni
ted States and Spain and that men Of
our calling can he Of valuable service to
the country. therefore be II.
Resolved. by this association that we
tender our services as q body and our
pilot plant to the President Of the Uni
ted States and the Secretary of the
Navy in case of war with Spain.
We also assure the Secretary of the
Navy Of THAT we stand ready to render
to the Navy Of the United States such
aid and assistance as Our knowledge of
the coast from New York to Key West
and ports Of the Gulf of Mexico make
possible. also inland route from New
York to Savannah. We recall with
pride the great service rendered by our
pilots 10 the Confederate States during
the civil Mt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
EORI1-ElGHI MEN PERISH.
steamer Greenland Among the lee III
A Terrible Storm.

st. Johns, \. f., March 2G.-I
Steamer Greenland, returning from
sea hshery, put into Bay d. Verde
,iisil ana reported that OF Wc6ncr.
ias'. "lieil among the ice .lpee. while
crew We're travelling about 4hc t9r~
search OF seals. ii terrible stanl ar.
accompanied by Il binding SNOW. ua
'iil'eo rapidly, and a severe froSt. i
lleiilpers OF the crew who were ol
ICE could not regain the vessel and vs.
exposed to the weather throughout
n!sht ana all Of the leyt dav. Fo'
e'SiI men persisted and between fl
"ho siAty were SO badly frost 81
ma. the amputation of one or more
'neir llnbs will have to be upder.ou
III OF them. Yesterday the Green's
succeeded in recovering the bodies of
u ele victims but the remaining - ".
buried beneath the snow drifts.
FROM the circumstances Of tbe dis
" IS feared that other steamers a.
suffered III Il similar manner The ,
- III Il terrible state of excitement.
".S;'ster is tho worst recorded in t
history of the scaling Industry. VI.
- He victims We're married.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
S\GNST.A IS HOPEFUL.


Madrid, March .6.-Thc Ircw.r.
S.no1 Sa-aSta. i'll IN interview today 0
clar,7l the situation was not cl1t-a.
lie added: "priyItc advlccs from i..
Emitted States are contradictory. but hE
,areonol o%pinion. unofficial. ~ that
means still exist for preventing "a IN.-
ture with the United States.
senior Castelar,. the former NlW-iO"
and Hcpublican leader, editor of iun
GIobo. said:
Il do not believe war is possible. J
Ia MOI soc how Il democratic nation ah'
fine United State can declare N..
AGAINST Spain. | do not bclleNe ilr
nrnlin- question will furnish sutIlrlen-
motive
\ STRANGE VISIT TO ~SAGNStA
Madrid. March 2G. III Liberal tu"
organ Of the Premier, senior Na-a~''.
has published Il paragraph which Il III
tracing much attention. 1t says:
The alarmist impressions cohlln""
bate Yesterday evening. affecting ''...
official centres. The ministers saw n''"-
in. 10 relieve the situation OF ihid--
Thus. at II O'Clock u. m. when {" i"'
SON in the confidence of the QnorO
rrnent visited Senior Sagasta and ltId 81
long interview With him. great import
ance was attached thereto.
Senior Dupuy de Lone. the forWrf
Spanish Minister at Washington, has
arrived 1T Valencia. lie refuses To I0
:,4,rx:,u-.1
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
MUST NOT BLOW UP MAINE.


Blanco Refuses the Request Of the Cap
tain of The Battlcship.
Madrid. March 24.-A semi officia
note. just issued. says:
AT the Cabinet meeting yesterday
Senior Sa@asta Nhc premier) read Il ter-
gram from Captain General Rlanco,
saying that the captain Of the Maine
had requested permission to blow up tho
wreck With Dynamite. and that permits
sion to do so had been refused him.
The Cabinet empowered the Minister
for Foreign Affairs. tSenor Gullon) t
watch the situation with the view Of
seeing justice done, and defending thu
rights of Spain.
The Minister of Finance. lSenOl
Puigcerycr) declared Il resources were
sufficient for all war expenses until the
new chambers meet
The note is absolutely reserved III re
gard to the Spanish commission's repor
Oh the loss of the Maine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
DENIED By CAPT. SIGSBEE.

He Never Askod PERMISSION to DESTROY
the Maine Wreck.
Havana. March 24-The body of Lieu
tenant Friend w. jenkins. Of the Maine.
was found early this morning near tn,
torpedo tube aft. as it has been expected
would lie the ease. The remains. al
course, We're badly decomposed. though
not so bad as many Others found pre-.
yionsly since the explosion.
The body will be prepared for buria
as well as possible and will be enclose,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
Ml1DlAIIpN.

Berlin. March 2G.-FMc Ii....
Courier publishes 4 dispatch From y.
M today. saving that, ~accort1nG to
formation from the best source, j."
na,n mediation between Spain 81
>mcrica is being undertaken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
THE TERROR PROCEEDS

Norfolk. Va. March 26.-lhe w.
Terror. which put III here for p.
her way from New York IL Ky W
h,S proceeded. and Will Ia r|ajuts.
on her Way south III ohedience ft
orders issued by the Navy Depart
Yesterday TO change the color o1 ..
war vessels from white 10 black.
viii stop ut Charleston for more o
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
SAMPSON TAKES CHARGE

Much Excitement III Key West Over
Reported Notification to Span From
United States.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
WAR RISKS TAKEN.

London, March o4.-Business WAS
done at IloydS to-day i'll war risks. to
cover speculative accounts. ten guincas
per centum being paid against war
being declared between Spain and the
United States during the next six
months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
SIGSBEE CAN GO HOME.

Washington. ID. c.. March 24.-Orders
We're issued to-day detaching Captain
Sigsbee and other officers from the bat
tie ship Maine at Havana and ordering
them to proceed home and await orders.
Lieutenant Commander Richard VAIN
wright. executive officer of the vessel i
in special Shargc Of the wrecking opera
tons and will remain at Havana until
they are cOnclulel.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
MONEY CHANGERS FOR PEACl

London. March 24.-hc immincncce OF
the Cuban crisis has prompted financiers
to make efforts to avert war. .Amoye-
ment to this end is on foot in Lom-
bar street. and American bankers who
arc leading it are supposed to have thu
sympathy and perhaps the cooperation
Of tho RothSchildS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07
COMMODORE WATSON ON WAR
INTERESTING TALK TO & HER
AID REPRESENTATIVE.
Disappointed Because the War Ended
Before He Could Cross the Allan
tic With His Fleet.

Commodore Watson of the United
States navy passed through Ogden
Yesterday. en- route from Newport,
r. /. to san Francisco, where he goes
to assume command of the Mare island
navy yard.
Commodore Watson was seen by a
Herald representative, and he TAXED
entertainingly regarding the war and
expressed his disappointment at not
having been allowed to take his fleet
across the Atlantic. He also expressed
his regret at not having been able to
participate in the destruction of Ger
vera's fleet. Regarding the question
of raising the Cristobal Colon, Commo-
dore Watson expressed it as "a Samh-
ling chance, but the probabilities are
that it cannot be saved"
The commodore is u firm believer IN
the efficiency of the u and 13-inch
guns, and says, like Admiral Farragut,
"a ships best defense is a well-directed
fire on the enemy" The Spanish fire
was poorly directed. They elevated
their guns too much, and, when the
American ships approached, did not
change the elevation; consequent
" their fire was over our
ships. which is proven by the
excellent condition in which our
men-of-war emerged from the battle.
You could not tell by going around the
vessels that they had been hit. The
enemys fleet, on the other hand, eX-
cept the Colon. was completely de-
stroyed, the Vizcaya and Oquendo be-
ing completely burned out inside by
the explosions of the magazines and
torpedoes. The Colon, of course, was
not damaged by our guns, as she sur
rendered before being hit by any heavy
shot. Heavy armor plate is all right,
but no sooner is a heavier plate manu-
featured than they make new gun
which will penetrate it.
Il was unfortunate in not being in
the Santiago fight. l was there two
days before it occurred, and none of us
thought the Spaniards would be so
idiotic as TO attempt to come out, as
they were sure to be destroyed. 1 re-
turned to Guantanamo bay, about 80
miles from Santiago, and the first re-
port we got was that the Spanish fleet
had escaped. l went down immediate
ly, and when we got there the battle
was over. l was called on board the
Iowa by Captain Evans, where 1 met
the Spanish admiral and chatted with
him for a short time.
The Mare island navy yard is not a
new station for Commodore Watson.
Twice before he has been stationed
there, once as captain of the yards. He
is accompanied by his wife and four
children.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07
sHERIFF,s SALE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Third Judicial district Of the state OF
Utah, county of Salt LGiSe.-Henry w
Harris, plaintiff. VS.. Ellen NJ Kerr. David
Kerr NJ c. Moon. A. T Moon. George Z.
Winner. p. A. Hogan and Joseph NJ. Kerr
defendants. To be sold at sherin's sale
at the west front door of the county court
house. in the city of Salt Lake, county Of
Salt Lake, state of Utah, on Saturday
October the Sth. A. d. 1885 at the hour of
u o'clock noon. the real estate described
as follows, to-wit, situate in the city of
Salt Lake county of Salt Lake state #
Utah, bounded as follows: COmmenciLg
at a point ten 001 rods north from the
southeast corner of lot one % in block
ten 90 plat "A, >" Salt Lake City survey
and running north four and One-fourth
40 rods, thence west nineteen (19) roG.,
thence south four and One-QuaTter (3l)
rods, thence east nineteen Q9J rods to the
place of beginning. or so much thereof
as may be sufficient TO raise the amount
due to the plaintiff for the principal and
interest and costs of suit and expenses or
sale, and which may be held separate
without material injury to the parties in
terested. Purchase price payable in law
full money of the United States.
Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah, this 18th
day of September A. D. 1888.
THOMAS P. LEWIS.
Sheriff of Salt Lake County. Utah.
BY JOHN MONTGOMERY. JR..
Deputy Sheriff.
FERGUSON & Cannon. Attorneys for
Plaintiff