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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
DRIVEN MAD BY TORTURE.
Trightfsi Practices In saEhansn, Rus.
s,a's Penal settlement.

sia's Penal settlement.
From the London News. The pres
ence Of batch OF convicts In Odessa.
Russia. for deportation to saghalien
has occasioned the publication OF varl-
Gus accounts OF the treatment received
by the prisoners In that island. ana II
Tie numerous stories are true Sag.
halien must be veritable inferno.
Eyewitness relate that common
sight 10 that OF shackled human beings
yoked 10 a huge cart whose weight
tries the strength OF their underied
bodies TO the uttermOst These men
are demorallzed by the brutality Of
their surroundings and the cruelty Of
the officials. who are ever ready 70
have recourse 10 the knout 10 enforce
submission. An attempt 20 escape Is
punished with ten years extra impris-
onment. and II needs only one or two
failures 20 break away TO bring ab0at
an unfortunate prisoners residence In
this slough Of despond" One form
OF treatment Is the coupling Of the
shacklea which ensheath prisoners
ankles to a wheelbarrow. This the
victim must drag night and day for
months perhaps TN the iron lnhames
the flesh and the legs moriliy. His
comrades may mercifully soak the fec.
and forcibly pull on the hands-a pro-
cess which Is attended with the most
excruclating agony. but which Is cag-
erly borne The knoutlng Of man IL
a scene OF incredible barbarlty. The
victim Is mounted on a specially con-
strucied wooden horse. and his back
Is barred. The scourgo Is applied with
such violence that al each stroke
pieces OF flesh are torn away and the
blood from the wounds hcspatturs the
face OF the oxccutioner Such Is the
horror OF Saghallen that men and wa.
men 80 mad aud lunatlrs are 10 he
found hiding In quiet places Al the
women are more or les merted.
Their lot Is peculiarly unhappy. Trey
ara given 90 the bachelor CONVICT
men whom or thr mu.t r they
have never seen before Even tho q
Nr. rel no. cunvicis 'oss their reason.
as witness the story Of Nile Naumofi.
This lady had devoted her NJ 10 me
rescue = children In his unha ruy spo'
and for years had snr ad n light a a
comfort around her. but IN a rarox sm
Of madness induced d. the so "a r.
turing SURROUNDINGS. shot horse T. Her
work was taken up by three other Ia.
dies. one Of these shot her 20. the see
ond went raylng mad and the thlrI
married a wardcr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

Ell Balllnger. SO years old. OF Hin
ton, W. Va. was tortured the other
night by three robbers. who tried 20
make him tell where he had his money
hidden. They bound his hands and
feet and gagged him by stuifng a hand
kerchief into his mouth Then they
searched the house for money. bu, sue
ceeded In finding only co cents. BE-
lieving that a large amount was hid
den somewhere on the premises they
told the old man that they would burn
him alive unless he revealed the hid
Ing place Of his treasure he assured
them that go cents WIS positively ill
the money IN the house. The rohhcu
removed his shoes and applied nra 10
his feet in their efforts Co force him to
tell lie continued 10 protest that De
had no money After watching hIm
wrlthc In agony Tor several minutes
they placed the gag back into hls
mouth and locking the door lcft hln.
Tie Is in "a critical condition The conn.
~ court has offered a reward Tor the
capture and conviction % che robbers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
nlr asla sror, trnm slh.r,..

Russell z Dunn, a mining engineer.
who has Just returned from siberia.
declares that the mineral wealth az
the head waters Of the Amur river Il
very large. he developed some min
INK properties FOR French syndicate
In the mountains from which flow four
streams that feed the Amur Near
that place placer miners we're taking
out fortunes that make the Klondlke
seem poor. Out Of one gulch not over
two miles long coarse gold aud mug
gets am lnting 10 tio.OOl.OOO vera
taken. The country Is no place for
prospectors, however. as only COM
pany can get concession. All placer
mines are worked by the government.
San Francisco Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

4 terrible and bloody tragedy oc-
CURED iu a cottage house no the corr
ner Of Germanlo and CASTOR avenues.
East Dallas. whore Mrs Emma Smith
Kept a small boarding house. There
boarded with her two men, James
Roswell and james barton Boswell
walked into Mrs smiths noon and
shot her n the throat The man
turned ON barton. shooting him twice
ln the body. aud then blow his own
brains out falling dead. Both TIE
wounded people will die.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

saving Down OlAat Piae Tree In ,he
Minnssota Woods.


Saving Down Giant Piae Tree In the
Minnssota Woods.
! had my eye on a grand old pine
standing a little way from any OF hls
fellows. a monarch In the forest. Il
must have been a hundred and forty
feet, perhaps more from the t0pmost
point N its Glossy green coronai down
TO the dead goldenrod In the snow nt
lie base. II was about three feet Ia
diameter at the ground, so tall. 30
strong. so straight. noble tree In
deed, In very truth n king OF the for
est II was the result OF the life
which dwelt In the tiny black. winged
seed which was lost to view more than
a century and a half before. while
! was admiring the splendid proper
lions OF the tree three men came To-
ward me. One was a brlght.eyed fell
low, short OF stature and swarthy OF
skin. looking like one Of the Chippewa
Indians whose home this forest had
been nobody knows how many centu-
rles. lie looked the tree over sharply.
stepping TO this side and to that. eyed
Il critically from various points OF
view, and then with a small. sharp
AK cut a keen cash In the trunk about
a foot above the top Of the dead gold
onrod In the snow lie was an under
cutter. a man whose business Il IL TO
cut into the tree on the side on which
Il should fall. so that Il may not be
broken IN the fall or lodge In the
crotch OF r7Other tree. The cut on the
side of the tree ls the guide for tho
sawyers. The other men. bearing
big saw. began cutting down the pine.
saving steadily aud powerfully
through the fragrant yellowlsh-whiie
trunk Now and then the undercutter
would step mp 10 them to see how
they were progressing When their
saw had passed the heart 81 the pine
he placed a small bright steel wedge
IN the path Of the saw and drove y
In. Look out there now" came tho
call Of the undcrcutter az he looked In
my direction ! made a quick scram-
bic through the deep snow. ncarlg
tumhling over q hidden log. aud grab
bling my camera rs ! went. I had no
intention Of staying IN the immediate
vicinity. for I had seen trees like thia
fall before. and ! knew Il was a risky
thing 10 stand hard by. Tho best d.
rected tree will sometimes veer m
ne In lts fall. and woe 10 the one who
stands below o. Many an experienced
woodman has been killed ln just such
a place. many a one has been caught
and pinioned. perhaps TO escape with
only broken logs or ribs. In second
more the noble pine came crashing
down through the branches Of the
other trees. falling upon the iruzen
earth with a noise which drowned All
the other noises Of the forcst--a roar
which echoed and re-cchoed through
the long dim aisles Of the forest Ike
the booming OF some mighty cannon.
adc-W. s. Harwood IN 81 Nicholas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
RESCUED"

Eilh a glass when the full neon
tells Al last upon the water with a brill
llancy only known In our northern la
lludes. put the glass to my eye-one
glance was enough.
Forward thercl" I shouted AZ tho
100 Of ms voice. and with one bound
I reached the main hatch. and began
10 clear away the little cutter which
vas slowed away In the ships yagl
Mr farkin had received the glass
IRON my hand. 10 take a look for him
self My Godl" he said In a whisper.
g. be set 10 work to aid me In getting
nut the boal-''my God. there are two
rhlldren on that cake Of lce!"
The men answered my hail. and
walked lazlly AFT. In an incredibly
short space Of time we launched the
futler. into which Mr. I.arkln and my
self jumped. followed by the two men
Uho took the oars. rugged the tillor
and the mate sat beside me In the
stern sheets
DO you see that cake Of Ice with
something black upon Il. lads2" ! cried
pull me alongside Of that. and III give
you bottle Of rum each tonight. and a
month's extra wages when you are
paid Oh
The men bent 10 their oars hut
their strokes were uneven and feeble
They were used up by the hard duty Of
The preceding fortnight. and Though
they ava their best the boat made no
ne more way than the tide. This wa
n long chase. and Mr.. Larkin. who wa,
suffering AS he saw how little vi
gained cried out "Pun lads. rr dou
bic the captains prize; Two bottles Of
rum ana two months pay, pun. lai.
Coz the love OF God. pull''
A eonvulslye effort az the oars tol,
how willing the men were 20 obey, hu
me strength OF the strong men wal
gone. one OF the poor fellows WASHED
az twice In recovering his oar. an,
then gave out. the other was uearll
a. far gone. Mr. larkln sprnng for
ward and seized the oar.
"Lic down Ia the bottom OF th'
BOAT" said be- to the man. "and. cap
tain. take the other oar we must rov
Cor ourselves"
took the second mans place; Lar
Kin had stripped 10 his Guernsey shirt
and a. he pulled the bow. waited 70
the signal stroke. Il came gently. hu
firm. and the next moment we wor
pulling a long. steady stroke, Gradual
Increasing IN rapldliy until the WOO
seemed to smoke IN the oar-loeks. W
Kept time. each by the long. doe
breathing Of the other. Such pul
We bent forward until our faces d
most touched our knees. ana thsi
throwing all our strength into 70
backward movement. drew on the %
untll every inch OF the space ooVere
- TIE sweep had been gained, Al 81
err stroke the boat shot ahead Ike q
arrow discharged from a bow. To'
Ne worked At the oars Tor fifteen ma
nles: Il seemed 20 me AZ many hour
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

said aE eAhoitor at The salvation ar.
my "opon air. meeting in CHICAGO the
other night "A experienced religion
three years ago and haven't spoken a
proiane word since, and, good people.
I have followed a business here where
the temptation TO swear was always
powerful strong. During these three
years I have done nothing but 10
around and put up stoves" A shou, OF
praise God went up from the other
brothers and sisters.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

AZ the recent banquet Of the New
Haven chamber OF commerce. Govern
or Cooke denied the old story that
Connectlcw once flooded the market
with wooden nulmogs ~ We are not
mistaken says the New Haven Res.
lister. this o. the first time any OH
clal attempt has been made TO relieve
the state OF this undesirable roputa-
ton, and u d Is properly followed M
will doubtless assume the proportions
OF public service"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

homestead that night Il was my In.
tcntion 10 XIII them and &c, back
home and In bed before day. got up
three or four times that night 10 KIN
them. but my heart failed me each
time. At daybreak I realized that Il
must be- done then or never. killed
James Pfost at the hog pen and then
returned 20 the house. where ! killed
old Mrs Green and Miss Matte. aud
tried 10 kin the other girl but she es-
capped" This last story Of Butcher
Morgan does away with the insanity
dodge and with the accompllce story.
both Of which he has tried.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
Two rhlar.n Mnri.r.h

Two young children of Ernest Cor.
nell were found murdered iu bed a.
oconomowoc Wis, The other morning
Their father was lying ON the noor
HE throat cu, from ear To ear. bat suu
alive he said De did not know whcth.
90 ho committed the murders or not
Cornell was drinking 20 excess one
John Lewis known as tho Horse skin.
aer' brought whisky TO his house and
induced him t0 drink g. Lewis BIAS
been arrested. 10 Is uncertain whoih.
cr h6 had O. hand in the murders or
whether Cornell killed the children
VhIlo crazy with drink.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

log Job near Estella. Pa. met with a
serious loss by the burning Of his
house the other morning The house
was left In charge % two men By ;he
names OF Shoemaker and Mclntire.
While the men were eating breakfast.
a box containing dynamite which was
placed under the stove 10 dry. caught
IRE. one Of the men tried TO carry tho
box out, but was forced to drop Il be-
fore reaching the door and In a short
time the room was aname. Miss Edna
Mclntire. thinking Of her young sister
who was asleep In the next room.
rushed In and carried her out IN her
nightclothes. The house was totally
destroyed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

The shorln-"The bows was all IN
favor Of maxim that reward Ter you
dead or alive. but I talked en- out OF
g." Plzon Rill-"lake. that was nigh
~ Kind OF you" Tho sheriff 'Oh. I
dono az they was any pcrtiyktr kind
ness about a. You see. nnl, v you
was brought IN dead wouldn't git 60
charge the county nothin' fer your
hoard and wouldn't Flt mo- Zee Ter han 3.
ln' YOU"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

Frozen Francis tmnllonairel-"wot
did you get In de way Of Christmas
presents. COM" CONCEALED Connors
lmultl-milllonalrel "Wheelbarrow.
gold dust. four big nuggets. and a deed
to forty-foot claim" r. r. (dls-
dainfully) -"Aw. shueks, yer Amt IN ~
! got hind quarter O. dog. three red
herrin's. an a can o ',omatoesl"-The
yellow Book.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
Mnls Cut On. aa.lsr. rhraal.

A mule cut a young mans throat In
Madison county, Georgia. last week.
Henry Hart was leading mule and
peellng an apple. The mule got fright
ened and jorked the young mans arm
back. bringing the knife across his
throat. making bad but not danger
Gus wound.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
Tell. Why u. Kuled a Family.

John Morgan. alias Rlinos. Jackson
county. W. Vas triple murderer. VINO
will be hanged al Ripley ON the 10th.
has made another confession This
time Morgan says he murdered bis vie
Tins because the Post girls had talked
shout his tMorganO family said
Morgan; when / went 10 the Green
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

Ethel g years oldl Mamma. " Get
big and marry. will I get a husband
like papa2 Mamma lsmlllngl Yes.
dear. Ethol-And viii then be a wife
like your Mamma-Yes. dear Ethel
latter a long. sad pausel Il believe IN
90 good and die young.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

"Humph, You needn't 60
around like that with your nose In ne
air Jus becalso you've been ter m
city" Joshua p" faint that. alnt
stuck up a blt Maria; but since my
sightseeing down ter New York burned
II kin gil q down agin. Yellow
Book.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

For days Ida Steele. a l6-year-old
girl OF Gloversville, n. Y. was af-
nicted with hiocoughs. 90 that her
death was momentarlly expected.
Hypno,lsm was tried a. a last resort
and the hlccoughn we're stopped.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

Belle Murray. aged n. Chicago giFl.
died Of a shock caused by coming face
to face with a burglar In her room at
midnight. The man threatened her
life and pointed a revolver At her.
She screamed and fell unconscious
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

There were some warm days In Ger.
many last summer. One day a Nu-
remhsrg brewery retalled eos hocollt.
err $500 Eallonsl OF beer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

fhe Barnnm giraffe broke its neck
on board ship while the circus was on
ia way TO England This leaves only
one OF the animals In captivity. Il
was valued At $1,000
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
Mormon. In Inlnel..

An attempt Ia being made by MOT
mon leaders to gain a foothold in n
llnols. A revival meeting has been IN
progress for the last four weeks At
little church At Three-Mlle Prairie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

ful and she could dance like a
thlstle.down In June. She was a gay,
llght-heartcd slip Of a thing. with big.
dancing brown eyes. full Of hre. anu
a little poutlng mouth, like mis-
ehlevous chlld's. She could sing. and
she could play on the plano and on
the guitar. and she could ride any horse
that was ever broken 10 saddle. She
never had a care or an anxiety In Ter
life. Her father adored her. and made
a pet Of her. and she was such kind
~. soft-hearted little thing that even
the other girls all liked her. She was.
wlthal. a practical. energetic little wo-
man. who knew how to keep house. and
how TO sew. and she was just the rosy,
laughing. wholesome sort OF girl VINO
should have made a happy home for
some good young KentuckIan. Now
she Is dead. Dead aud buried. In a
suicides grave. and the man she loved
lies near her dead by bis own hand.
No one knows why these young peo-
pie killed themselves. No one ever viii
know This Is the story Mary Burns
and Lynn Taylor knew each other
when they were babies When they
were children they went 10 school to-
geiher. Lynn Taylor was a quiet. u1-
assuming sort OF boy. who learned his
lessons and gave the teacher very little
trouble he sat near Mary Burns in
school. and when spring came he al
ways laid a bunch Of the fresh spring
flowers on her desk before any one
else knew they were Ia blossom lie
was a dreamy sort OF boy. who always
knew where the birds built their nests
and where 10 ind good trout fishing
and what made the wood Tor whistles
The other boys an liked him. but De-
never cared much for girls-only for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
THEY DIED FOR LOVE.
KENTUCKY LOVERS MEET
DEATH INSTEAD OF CUPID.
When ne Game lie Fonnd His bride
THAT Was 20 Be IN Her Conn Thsn
ne Endsd His Life and Now They
sleep side by Side In Death

WO weeks aFo
Mary Burns was
prettlest girl In the
village Of Gym
thiana. Kentucky.
She was. IA a
modest way. an
helress. Her father
was well-to-do. and
she was the eldest
daughter She was
slender and grace
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

HE Causes OF Pow
erty" is the sub
ject OF a paper by
the late Francis A.
Walker IN the Cen.
fury. Gen. walker
says: In the first
place. 1 should
without hesitation.
say that easily
chief among the
causes Of poverty
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

-. We had a hard
time Of II. beating
49, about for eleven
days Oh this coast. with cutting north
casters blowing and snow and sleet
Ealing for the most OF the time. For
ward. the vessel was thlekly coated
with Ice. and Il was hard work TO han
die her. as the rigging and sails we're
HliE. and yielded only when The
strength OF the men was c1eried 10 the
himost When at length we made tho
port, ell hands worn down and OK
hausled. we could not have held out
Two days longer without relief.
"A bitter cold night. Mr.. Larkln,"
4 said 70 my mate as I tarrled for a
momenl on deck 10 finish my cigar.
The worthy down-casier buttoned his
coai more tightly around him. looked
up to the moon. and felt his red nose
before he replied. tits q whistle
captain. as We used to say on the Ken
nebec Nothing lives comfortable ont
of blankets In such night AZ this p"
The tide Is running out swift and
strong; Il will be well 10 keep a sharp
lookout for the floating ice. Mr. Lar.
kin"
''Ay, ay. cir" responded the mate.
pnd ! went below.
Two hours afterWard was aroused
from a sound sleep by the ylgllani Of
lcer.
Excuse me Tor disturbing you. cap
tain,' said he. as he detected an oS-
preston Of ycyatlon on my face: but
4-4lAh&nli you'd turn ont and come on
Seek 40 soon No possible"
why. what's the natter Mr. Lar
Why. cir, I've been watching a cake
pi lee that swept by al a little dis
lance a moment ago: I saw something
black upon it-something that !
thought mOoyed-the moons under q
fioud. and | could not see distinctly.
hut | really believe there's a child float
ing out 10 sea In this freezing night
On that cake OF Ice.
We were on deck before either spoke
fn0iher word. The mate pointed ont.
with no little difficulty. the cake O.;
zee. ioallng on IA. the leeward. and ils
white. glltterlng surface was broken
BY a black spot more could NO.
make out.
Get me The glass. Mr.. Larkin: the
moon will be out OF that cloud In
momcnt aud then we can see distinct
b."
! kept my eye on the recedlng mass
~ -fces-Uhlles<tbe mUoR- -1ldwly
working her way through a heavy
hank Of clouds. The mate stood by
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

Young Isdy's nraVe Act.
W. T. More, who s. employed on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
CAUSES OF POVERTY,
HARD CONDITION ESTABLISH
En- eY NATURE.

q Il Hard. Cold, aud crasl World In
which Little IL to lie Got Except by
Toll aud Anguish This Earth = Sort
OF PurEAtoTy,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
THE RESCUE.
DY Q R.

OF February, 1881.
a bright moonlight
night. and intense .
ly cold, that the
little brig I COM
manded lay quietly
al her anchors in
side the Hook.
We had a hard
time OF Il. beating
about for eleven
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-20
MISSOURI POPULISTS.

The Peoples party state convention,
called to meet in st. Louis, July 7,
brought together representative Popu-
lists from all parts of the state, and on
i the assembling of the state committee
| a new state chairman was elected to
take the place Of A. Rozelle, who has
gone over to the Democrats
Thereupon Rozelle went to the con-
vention hall, placed guards at the doors
with orders to admit no one except
those having tickets issued under hia
orders, and in this way more than 125
admittance, while 43 fusionists were
called to order and the pretense was
| made of nominating a Peoples party
ticket and electing a new state commit
tee.
The Populists, when locked out of the
hall, went to another and held a con-
vention.
Full report of the proceedings ara
crowded out this week.
This incident has illustrated the fact
that no act of deviltry is too low for
tho fusion gang to adopt.
The state committee, almost a unit,
opposed to fusion; three-fourths of the
delegates radical middle Of the readers,
yet Rozelle holds a convention COM
posed of his Democratic pals and office
holding cronies, and calls it Populist
convention. And the worst of it is that
the fusion papers are giving his rascal
ity credit for being Populism.
Missouri has furnished another proof
of the fact that there will never be a
harmonious peoples" movement until
we are completely rid of every leader
in tho sell-out of SO.
Rozelle was one of the traitors in that
deal, and is a good running mate for
our own DOC" Taylor.-Chicago Ex-
press.