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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

revered and highly gifted painter, Ben
jamin West. ESQ" which was held ut
the deceased presidents house In Lon
don In 1924. bringing the highest prices.
The Paul and Barnabas" now hang
ing over the main stairway Of the
Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine Arts,
and which was originally painted as
one OF the decorations OF King George
Ills Intended chapel at Windsor Cas-
tie. Is said to have brought fSGo;
Death on the Pale Horse" the glgan-
tic canvas which transiixes the eye OF
the visitor as he enters the Academy.
brought $4,000; and Christ Rejected
Vests masterpiece. also owned by the
Academy. brought $4,000. These are
remarkable prices. stlll another OF
Vests famous pictures. Christ Heal
Ing the Sick" now hangs In the Penn
syiyania Hospital. The original pic
ture was purchased by the directors OF
the British institution Tor $4,000. THIS
the artist copied. making a few
changes. and presented copy TO Phil
adelphia In 1902 The career OF Ben
jamln West Is the frst and greatest ro-
nance OF American art. As OF the
lives OF many great men sprung from
humble origin. great deal Of tradition
surrounds Vests early years so much
40 that n Is hard to separate fact from
fancy. Some very remarkable stories
arc related Of the strong prediction
for art manifested by BENJAMIN while
atill q prattling child. Some blogra-
piers claim that he began to draw the
family portraits at six; others say at
seven. Gait. who hequeathed to pos.
terity Life Of West. compiled from
materials furnished by himself. Is pro
fuse In anecdotal "reminiscences relat
ing to the childhood OF West. which
whether they be accepted as authorl
tatlye or not. make extremely interest
ing reading. A copy Of this book
qualntly hound and time stained, pub
Ilshed In Philadelphia In 1916, lnformi
as that the branch Of the West family
TO which the artist belonged was de
scended from the Lord Delaware VIII
distinguished himself In the wars o
Edward III. and particularly under thu
Black Prince. at the battle OF Cressy
About the year 1861 the West family
embraced the tonets of Quakers. Col
James West the friend and companion
IN arms Of the patriot Hampden, Is sat
10 have been the FIRST proselyte OF tn
family. The Vests emigrated TO Am
erica In 1893. Thiriy-nlne years late
lin Benjamin West was born Il
what was then the nelghboring count,
OF Chester. near Springfield, whIcl
Thomas Pearson. his maternal grand
father. 30 named because large sprin
OF water vas discovered In the nrs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Joshua NJ. GOar. who will be one OF
the Cincinnati clubs pitchers this sea
son. was born Jan. 81. 1870 at New
Lisbon. Ind. and learned to play ball
on the lots around his home. after
wards playing with amateur teams at
Cambridge City. Ind. His professional
career began with tho Muncle club Of
the Indiana State League. In 1890,
which finished second In the race for
the ponnant Of that league lie was
re-engagcd by that club for the sea-
son Of 1891. In 1892 he was with the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14


second president OF the Royal Aeade-
my. who died in 1920. Of the collection
Of pictures and remaining works Of
BENJAMIN West The sale In Itself u
probably not OF extraordinary artistic
interest. since Vests most ambitious
productions have long been permanent
ly placed: ye, the fact that seventy
eight years after the painters death
there remains a collection OF his pic
lures sufficiently important 20 be Of
fered at public sale will direct attention
TO and revive interest in the remark
able career OF the painter Who al
though American born. by the lncom-
prehenslble revolutions Of fortunes
wheel attained TO tie post Of the high
est Official distinction In English art
the presidency Of the Royal Academy
who was born In a humble farm house
not fifteen miles from Philadelphia,
yet whose earthly remains were depoi.
tied with reverential pomp In a caihe-
dral tomb-in 81. Paul's-bes de Sir
Joshua Reynold and Sir Christopher
Wren. Especially interesting Is the
announcement to Philadelphians. where
West frst established himFeli as a por-
trait painter. and where are now 10 be
found his best works. those which at
the first sale Of the "unequaled collec-
tlon OF historical pictures and other
admired compositions. the works OF the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

that the visit OF a relative. who be-
came interested In the drawings and
confronted her that she gladly forgaye
him. He had made. not a mere copy
but new composition Of his own from
two Of the engrayings which he had
colored from his intuitiye feeling for
the right tints. Sixty-seyen years aft
erwards the picture hung In the same
room with the painting. Christ Re.
Jected." and West, It Is said. declared
that there were inventive touches Of
art In his juvenile essay which In none
Of his subsequent efforts he had been
able to excel Young West was sent
TO Philadelphia 60 school, where ho
had the advantage % the excellent In.
struetion Of Doctor Smith. the provo i
Of the college. who was q fine classical
scholar. and who Influenced the mind
OF his youthful disciple In the classical
bent noticeable In after time There
was little In the creed Of the Friend,
auaplolous to tho fine arts, consequent
~ when West returned to Sprlngncl,
AZ the age ~ 10 the question of hi
future vocation was solcmnly weighed
In family council. and meeting Of a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Come. gentle spring, ethereal mIldness,
come!
Come buds. come showers. with all
your yernal showing
Come quickly, for our new girl Is too
dumb
To learn 10 keep the furnace Ere go.
ingl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Fire insurance companies have all
sorts Of experiences. and their officers
can tell many curious stories. One OF
the queerest fires fell within the busl-
ness Of the Connecticut Fire Insurance
company OF this city. recently. A
house was set on IRE by bathtub, and
the bathtub was set on fre by a poul'
tice. a man In a western city was SUI
ferlng from q bad cold. and his wife.
at the doctors orders. prepared a ponl-
tlce for his chest when she started
TO put II on Il proved too hot. Ae-
cordIngly. she took II to the bathroom
and set Il into the bathtub to cool.
This happened to be fine tub lined
with celiulnld. which served as a sort
Of enamel. The heat Of the poultiee
started the cellulold a-golng. and the
burning tub set things going general
~. The department was called out.
and the house was well wet down, for
which the company had to pay. This.
80 FAR rs known. Ia the first instance
on record where a bathtub set a house
on fire or where a poultlce kindled q
bathtub. Hartford Courant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Out OF the twenty baseball stars who
made the Spaldlng around-the-world
tour nine years ago only three are now
In active service. Tom DAILY IL Mil
waukee's second baseman. Tom Brown
captains the Washlngtons and plays
in the outheld and Jimmy Ryan Is still
with the Chicagos. Ed Williamson.
Martin Sullivan. Ed Crane and James
Fogarty are dead. John Tener Is In
business in Plttsburg. Mark Baldwin
is physician. Long John" Healy
twlrls club on the ST. Louis police
force. John Ward IL O successful law
yer Fred Pfoner has an Interest In
a Chicago billiard room. Hanlon man
ages the Baltlmoros. Manning owns the
Kansas City club. Arson Is on the re.
tired list. Bob Petit plays in the New
England league. Earle coaches college
teams. George Wood aspires TO be a
National league umpire and Carroll has
faded from view into obscurity
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14
u. Knew ~. tn.lne...

Mrs. strongmInd-"w BY don't you go
TO work."
Tramp-"Please. muu| ! made sol
emn vow twenty yeari ago that I'd
never do another stroke OF work tlll
women was paid the same wages as
men. "-Tlt-Blts
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

interview Lewis said There Is feel
ing against the ball player by those
not conversant with him and his sur
roundlngs. This Is especially true OF
church people. and II IA wholly WRONG.
I think Il arises from what Ia seen OF
the ball players In the minor leagues
In the minor leagues the young men
incline to be sporty. They have not
yet settled down. In many cases they
have come straight from their homeS
The scenes. the surroundings, the at
mosphere are new TO them. ! thought
the tough element prevailed In pro-
fessional baseball as | knew II In
1926 and 1896. think that the morals
OF the ball player. evea In the minor
leagues. have been steadily improving.
and, as a rule. the young men In those
organizations conduct themselves very
creditably. There Is not the restraint
among the younger class OF players.
however that there Il among the play
ers Of the National League. There the
men have TO be In hrst-class condition.
The discipline Is better. and the men
are under better control Then. again.
many OF the men are married and
have families. was most agreeably
surprised when Joined the Boston
club. | naturally thought that my
surroundings might not be entirely
congenlal. that there might be feel
ing against me because was college
bred. but / was wholly mistaken.
can testify that the gentlemen OF the
Boston club are fully as moral, II moi
more so. than those you will ind IL
college. Their conduct on and OF thu
field Is fully as gentlemanly Az yoi
will find Is the case with the colleg'
men. Tho use Of foul language d
marked by It's absence, and have no
seen an instance OF intoxlcation sine
I have been with the team"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

He had been Boosting Of his family
tree. and Miss Cayenne interrupted
with the inquiry:
Isn't Il something like the orchid?"
In what respect
"Ail branches and no roots. Wash.
lngton Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Diamonds may be black as well as
white. and some are blue, red, brown,
yellow, green, pink and orange; but
there Ia no violet diamond. although.
In addition to amethyats there are sap
phlres, rubies and garnets Of that color.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

stage. this may possibly be the la<4
opportunity 20 witness the finished Al
Of her performance.
An enthusiastic contributor IN shf
Theatrical News delivers himself -
the following: For two months CHAR
lotte Behrens lay at deaths door IN shl
Hotel Harrington. Port Huron. Ths
Manteli company went It's way 10 All
the contracts made by the manage
ment and keep faith as far a. possible
with the public. who had been informed
that the players were coming. For !
few nights the star would appear. then
be would be called back to the llttl(
town In Michigan, aud the audlenel
would be Informed that the idol theJ
had paid to see could not appear. al
he was by the death bed Of his wife
and the public was grumpy: they "A
not hear,lcss. but they were dlsaps
pointed. and then a ray OF hone would
come. and the actor would again jolr
the troupe.
How hard II IL TO work when vou.
heart Il sad. when some one dear M
you Is sick unto death. dying pcrhapsl
many player has been forced 10 ri
on with his part when he knows thas
the one be loves best In all the world
Ia gone forever God help You theI
when you must be gay. Oh. the tor
ture. the suffering. the dread desolal
ton In your soul: the grief grows an
H. you could scream In your agony
but the cOnventlOnalitles OF life kee,
you silent. There IL work 10 be done
no time for walilng and tears AZ
we know. II you cannot work. otherf
will There are always willing one
TO crowd you out. to crush you n they
can. 80 there Ia no time for tears. OF
with the mask then. the cold inner
alive mask Of successful make. belleve
Hold II tight and let no hin, OF sui
fcring CLINT through II. The eyes o
the world are 80 keen. 80 cruelty pene
trailing. Keep your woes to yourself
there la no sympathy when you wan
II. There is work 10 be done. no tim
Tor means BE gay. merry. eyel
though your heart breaks. Mon Die
what am ! aaylngl She is deae
Keep on playing.
The following statement Of condl
tiOn Of affairs brought about by mi
acts Of hitherto respected and truste
theatrical manager anreared an ~,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

What will do more to make the game
clean than a dozen disciplinary boards
is the agreement signed by the mag
mates to uphold the umpires and punish
the klckers and rowdlea on their own
teams-that is, II the magnales live up
TO It all summer Springfield Union.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SOME SAYINGS AND DoiNos
IN sTAoELANp.
Helena modIesta fs About 90 Retire
from the stzEs-story % This Great
Actress Lite ON and on the stage
Other stage Notes.


HIS eminent act
ress was born IN
CracOw. the old
capital OF Poland
In 1876. and went
upon the stage In a
small town In Gal
icia. In 1861. Two
OF her brothers
were actors. a third
vas a musician
and conductor. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Rosa Bonheur, the great French q
imal painter, acquired her great
cillty Of portralture by studying hor,
in the country fairs, which she after
ed In mans attire She also haunt
slaughter-housea. and communicate
with her studio she had a stable wi
pens for goats and sheep
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14
wall.

Brown-"There Is no rest for tho
wicked" JOnes-"The righteous worry
them So -Plck-Me-up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Gently: Skipped with 1900 belon
Ing 20 the members Of Miss Philade
phia company. Owing TO our man
ger. Junius Howe. abscondlng with Il
receipts Of our last three weeks q
gagementa. we are compelled 10 give
benefit for the assistance OF the stfan I
ed members" The receipts amountf
TO about seven hundred welcome ID
lars, and Miss Philadelphia will kno
better than to wander 30 far Gro
home In the future.
After CHANGING over the long list
"legts" who have entered the vaud
villes II IL relief to learn OF wand
william" who proposes 10 appear upt
the legitimate stage. Miss Frank
Russell has decided 10 give up playit
dates. and will hereafter appear
opera.
The accompanying portrait 10 o mo
excellent likeness ~ Miss Maude shel
idan, the clever soubrstte Of the -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE GAME
Tsnney HAS oniy One oood Opinion Of
the Professional Hall Piayer-Cin-
elm 8s New Piteher-Rowdy naii
Laldvat Comisksy's Door.
Tsnney's Tribute.

COLLEGE player II
a rara avis on the
professional dia-
mond. Fred Ten
ney. an aiumnus OF
Brown. and Ed
ward NJ. Lewis.
who made an ex-
cellent showing at
Williams. are both
members Of the
Boston team. how
agar In n recent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14
] NJ GOAR

Anderson (lnd.) club During the sea-
sons Of 1898 and 1894 he was once
more with the Muncie club. In 1895
he played with Toledo. In 1896 Pitts
burg purchased and released him, and
he finished the season with Grand
Rapids. Last year he played with In
dlanapolls. from which club he has
been transferred TO Cincinnati. lie IL
Ave feet nine inches high and weighs
about 1916 pounds. Last season he waa
considered ono Of the best pitchers In
the Western League.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

The National league was indeed for
Iunate when II enrolled John T. Brush.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14
A ROMANCE OF WEST.
THE LIFE-sToRY REVIVED BY
AN AUCTION.
SECOND sale Of Ms wetk-Ths Little
Quaker hoy who became Rich and
Famous Msa-ns Wa horn In Penn
sylvania-


URPRISiNG and
singularly interest
ing IL the an .
nouneement receiv-
ed from London Of
q sale by Messrs.
Christie. Manson &
Woods. the we'll
known English
auctloneers. under
instruction Of the
Representatives Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

The following statement Of a condI
ton Of affairs brought about by nj
acts Of a hitherto respected and truste
theatrical manager appeared on IN
dodgers" issued by the stranded Mis-
Philadelphia company In Seattle n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

Laid At Comiskey'a Door.
We must all don our hats to
Charley comiskey as q manager. cap
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

The watehmakor'a advertisement
a timely announcement.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-14

MAUDE HHENIDAN.
via Bldwell company. Miss Sheridi
was with Daniel sully the season
1soi-95. and was afterward with d
Boucicault- MARITIME company. She Is
young actress of promise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-16
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM.
Spaniards Will BE Sent Home Under a
Neutral Flag.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Colonel Hecker.
who is in charge of the transportation
service of the War Department, is now busy
trying to arrange for the conveyance home
to Spain of the Spanish soldiers who sur
rendered in Santiago. There is a disposi-
ton to appeal directly to the great steam
ship transportation lines to make bids to
carry these people, The adoption Of such a
course would relieve the government of a
great responsibility. 1t would put the
Spaniards under neutral flag, which
would insure their reception without diff
Guilty at home. and it would relieve our gov
eminent of the necessity of sending with
the prisoners the heavy guard that would
be required if they were conveyed on United
States transports. Economically, 1t was
thought the proposition was a sound one
Assuming that the companies charged the
usual passenger rates for soldiers, the trans
fer could be affected at cost not to ex-
coed $500 900, a sum which is probably less
than would be the cost of the service If I'M
dertaken directly by our government. But
a disagreeable complication has arisen from
the fact that reports indicate that yellow
fever exists among the Spanish troops as
well as among our own, and it is feared
that if these reports are we'll founded 1t
may be difficult to induce transportation
companies to undertake the task OF con-
Veying sick soldiers and those who had been
exposed to infection. There is also doubt
whether the Spanish authorities would al
low the men to land on Spanish soil.
Adjutant General Corbin said that all the
necessary rations to care for the Spanish
soldiers were now in place for immediate
delivery at Santiago. 1t is presumed that
the quartermaster's officers will avoid the
enormous undertaking of transporting these
supplies over the mountain trails by sending
these supplies by vessels into the harbor to
the city of Santiago. This, II is believed
can be done safely, as the terms of surren-
der will doubtless require the Spanish to in
dictate the location of the mines in the har-
Dor. 1t is expected that the great body Of
refugees that fled the town on the threat Of
bombardment will now return, and great
of food supplies. General Shafter has been
allowed to exercise his full discretion in
dealing with these refugees, and while he
maintenance, he will, without doubt. spare
as many rations as possible from his own
stores to aid these unfortunate people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-16
NO OVERTUREs FOR PEACE.
President Mckinley, However, Hopes
for an Early Cessation of HostiIities.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The subject Of
peace was not mentioned at the Cabinet
meeting to-day, and it can be authorita-
lively stated that the President has not re-
ceived an intimation from any official or
even semi-ofiicial source that Spain desires
peace on any terms that can be entertained
by the United States. One prominent men,
Der of the Cabinet said that Spain was rap
idly losing ground by not seeking to make
terms, and added that 'she seemed to have
no ability to make war or capacity to make
peace" 1t is stated by Secretary Day that
there is no truth in the published report
that peace negotiations have been opened at
Washington, led by Sir Julian Pauncefote,
assisted by the Russian ambassador and
other diplomats.
President Mckinley, however, gave ex-
preston to-day to a strong hope for an
early peace. Responding to congratulations
on the success of the Santiago campaign he
said: II hope for early peace now" In the
course Of other interviews, he gave voice TO
the same sentiment, not expressing his en-
tire belief, but a strong hope that peace
would come
The dispatch from Madrid announcing the
royal decree suspending individual rights in
Spain was quickly communicated to the
ilesluehl' anu was read at the Cabinet
meeting, but not discussed AS in Madrid.
1t was generally taken to mean imminence
of move by the Spanish government for a
cessation of hostilities. 1t was received in
this Interpretation with great satisfaction.
put In the absence of definite official assign
ment of the Spanish motive. the admins
tration. while strongly hoping for it. is not
ehtirely expectant of so satisfactory an out
come. One member of the Cabinet ex-
pressed his opinion that the issuance of the
decree at this time indicated the end was
not far off, but he was not sure that that
was the Spanish intention He cited the
frequency of misconstruction of Spanish
motives and the intentional misleading as
TO the course it intended to pursue At the
same time he took hopeful view of the
situation, and thought the royal pronunca-
mento might, in the exigency of the Span-
ish case, prove to be the entering wedge in
peace movement
Senator Cannon, of Utah, who had talk
with the President, does not take an en-
tirely roseate view of the outlook Il hope
for peace as a necessity" he said "but not
by the willing and voluntary action of the
Spanish Ministry and royalty Whoever
makes the first proposition there ruins him
self. He only builds a bridge on which
others will cross. There are few with the
nerve and courage to undertake the initia-
tive in the present temper of the Spanish
populace." He believed, however. the royal
decree possibly signified a move in that d
rectiOn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-16
For Aged and Infirm Negroes.
Washington Post,

We are very glad TO see that Senator
Pettigre'v has secured the passage by the
Senate of the bill to provide home for aged
and infrm colored people, and we trust that
nothing will be allowed to delay it's enact
ment into law.
1t is to the credit of the Senate that this
excellent N easure encountered no opposition
from any quarter The fact proves that all
parties recognize the countrys obligations
to a race enfranchised under stress of
great national crisis and Saddled suddenly
with the responsibilities of citizenship
There can be doubt that owe much
to the negroes, and that, morally speaking
and the helpless among them. The genera
ton that has sprung up since the may
perhaps be left to look after themselves
but many of those who were emancipated
and enfranchised thirty years or so ago suf-
fered much more than they gained in the
transaction. They were deprived of their
natural protectors and furnished with no
freedom and self-support, trained to depend
ence, destitute of any fitness for the strug-
gle of life, they We're presented with the
mysterious bauble of emancipation and at
the same time left like so many children to
encounter the complex difficulties of exist
ence. What Senator Pettigrew has now
achieved should have been done long ago.
1t is only because the colored people are
so kind and generous among themselves and
so averse to posing as objects of public pity
that we have not had this matter brought
home to us before.
1t remains only to organize the charity
so that 1t shall be conducted on a high
siderations The institution is called for by
every consideration of duty and propriety.
The one thing needed is to have Ii operated
with intelligence and honesty.