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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-09

by delegates 10 report on Western
canada 10 their friends In Michigan.
ana as n result % which hundreds %
people expect 10 leave this spring Tor
the Free Grant Lands Of Western
Canada.
Alameda. y. ". r.. Aug "a. 1897.
Dear Friends Of Saginaw Those de-
slrlng TO secure a good auI sure home
VIII DO well 10 take our advice and
examine the land In The uelshbnrhooi
OF Alameda. as Wc know that every.
one who secs this land alll be agr,e.
ably surprised Before srelrr ttlr
land we were partly IN doubt a. 10
moving here but after LOOKING b over
we AZ once decided 10 make our home
mere aud we beg those Of our friend,
VINO are DESTROYS u occurring farms
NOT TO LET thu chance slip hy. as the
sol Is OF the best and the water can
not be exteilcd The finest whea, sc
ever saS i also raised here.
We shall return home in haste
sraighien out our Affairs. and move
here NJ once.
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New York Cotton Market.
TRIAL OF WILLIAM MP. WOOD.
Answers to Charge OF Perjury in
the Criminal Court

Criminal Court No l, Chief Justice
Bingham presiding. was occupied yester-
day with the trial of William P Wood,
who is charged with perjury. During the
day number of witnesses for the prose
cution and the defense were examined.
but the case was not concluded At the
hour of adjournment and will be resumed
this morning.
In the indictment 1t is alleged complaint
was made on oath April II. 1891, - Charles
S. Bundy. justice of the peace py Mary
A. Smith, charging that the premises t2l
n Street northwest were detained from
her and held without right by Eliza Da-
Wis, to whom the complainant ndd rented
the same. Justice Bundy rendered 4 YER
dict giving the plaintiff possession of The
property.
Shortly after this, IL is charged. Wood
appeared before the justice. in Behalf of
Eliza Davis, asking that the case be- re-
opened and making an affidavit in which
he claimed the title to the premises in
question to be vested in him and not in
Mary Smith 1t is alleged that Wood is
not the owner of the property. and that he
perjured himself in the affidavit.
Mary Smith. Judge Bundy and Theo
Ruph were examined as to the facts sur
rounding the controversy over the owner
ship. William E. Edmonston, president of
the Columbia Title Company, was placed
on the stand to testify regarding the title.
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his efforts TO allay the surferings of his
fellow men. and was reported as having
died. He was appointed coadjutor
TO the archbishop Of San Francisco in 1870
In February, 1882 he presided in the
Fourth Provincial Council OF Cincinnati
By the death Of Archbishop Purcell, July
T. 1888, he became archbishop OF Cincin-
matt. and soon received the pallium
Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan
was born in Newark. \. J., of Irish pa
rents August Is. 1893
He and his two brothers were sent in
1883 TO St Mary's College Wilmington.
Del, but two years later he entered Mount
st Mary, where he graduated with hon
ors.
When the American college was opened
at Rome he was the first seminarian
chosen and the first TO enter that school.
he was ordained in the Lateran Basilica
September 1s 1863, by Cardinal Patrizi.
but prolonged his stay in Rome in order
10 complete his studies and won his doc
tors cap. Upon his return to Newark he
was appointed professor Of dogma tic the
olosy and sacred scripture in the semi
nary at Seton Hall
He soon became director of that institu-
ton and vice president of Seton College
and its president after the elevation Of
Dr. McQuaid 10 the see of Rochester At
one time he was vicar general and admin
istrRtor Of the diocese. He was later
elected Bishop Of Newark. and was conse-
Grated IN 1873. On October !. 1850. he was
promoted TO the see Of Petra and made CO.
adJutor to the Archbishop of New York.
with the right of succession
On the death of his eminence Cardinal
McCloskey, Archbishop Corrigan became.
on the 10th day of October. 1855. third
metropolitan of the province of New York.
The Most Rev. Patrick John RYAN. a
native Of Thurles. Ireland, was born I'm
the year 1881 At an early age he en-
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ished the course in four years. half the
usual time.
At the grand seminary AZ Hyeres. he
completed his studies of theology. He re-
turned to ST. Paul. In 1861. L.id was or
dained by Bishop Grace, December 2l OF
that year.
He served as chaplain of the Fifth Min
nesota Regiment through the Civil War,
and afterward was appointed rector CT
the cathedral at st. Paul, which post he
held until his conservation as cOad .utor
bishop. In 1870. he went to Rome as the
accredited representative of Bishop Grace
at the Vatican council.
In February 1875, he was chosen to sue
coed Bishop O'Gorman. In the vacariate
of Nebraska, but through the efforts of
Bishop Grace the appointment was can
celed. and he was nominated coadjutor
bishop OF St Paul, and cOnsecrated De-
cember 21 1875. He has been an active
worker in the establishment of a Roman
Catholic university, and on his visit 10
Rome, in 1887, was engaged in drawing up
a report on this subject for the Pope.
Later he Travelled through England and
Ireland, and lectured many PAGES upon
the subject of temperance, in which he
has always been interested. He was
made archbishop Of St Paul in 1888
The Most Rev. Patrick William Riordan
was born fifty-seven years ago and was
taken by his parents to Chicago when
seven years Of age. His primary educa-
tion was received at the University of St
Mary s-of-the-Lake.
He later went To Rome to study for the
priesthood, but contracting malaria in
that city left for Paris, where he COM
pIeted his ecclesiastical education
He was ordained in Belgium in 1865
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MEETING OF kRCHBISHOPS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

toned at the cathedral. and for ten years
was director of the Sunday-school He
was then appointed rector of the cathe-
dral, and served in that capacity unit! he
became pastor of ST. James's Church in
Boston.
AS the health of Bishop Fitzpatrick be-
came precarious he was elected titular
bishop OF Tripoli, and coadjutor on Janu-
Bishop FITZPATRICK died, and he was inn
mediately made Bishop of Boston.
In 1875. Boston was made an archiepis-
oopal see, and new ecclesiastical prov
ince was instituted. Bishop Williams was
consecrated archbishop of that place at
the same time. receiving the paliium
from the hands OF Archbishop McC- -oskey.
Most Rev William Henry Elder was
born in Baltimore in the year 1919 and
corresponding TO the wishes Of his par
ents. at an early age he looked forward
10 the priesthood as his life work He be-
gan his studies in Mount ST. Mary's Col
lege but pursued a theological course Tor
three years in the college of the Propa-
ganda at Rome.
He was ordained in 1876, and, re-
turning 10 the United States, was for
several years director and professor OF
theology at ST Mary's College On the
9th of January. 1851. he was elected TO the
see Of Natchez. and received episcopal
conservation on the Sd OF May of that
year.
He was the twelfth bishop that Mount
St. Mary's has given 10 the church. In
lS7S, when the yellow fever visited his
diocese, he contracted the disease through
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JACKSON DENIES HIS GUILT.
The Accused Man Tells Conflicting g
stories of His Whereabouts.

Hackensack; N j., Oct. 1.-THE case OF
Nicholas jackson, on trial for the alleged
murder of1his son, Louis, whose mangled
body was found on the West Shore Rail
road track, at Teaneck, July 10, was con-
tlnued today by the examination of wit
nesses for the defense.
The prisoner was the first witness to
be Called He denied having attempted
to drown his son in the ice pond. where
the half dead child was once found and
declared that the boy fell in by acci-
dent. lie gave as his reason for not going
to his rescue that the mud was too deep.
Ihoush Jackson, at the time of his ar
rest denied having been near Teaneck
with his son on the night of July 10, this
morning he admitted that 1t was a fact
that ne and the boy were there at that
GATE. He said that Louis became very
urea, so he left him In the woods near
the track asleep. The spot where Jack
son said he left the child is about 200
yards from where the mangled remains
were found
The prosecution is making much of the
testimony given yesterday by William
Robinson, colored. who said that jack
son had confessed his crime to him while
they were both confined in a cell in the
Hackensack Jail.
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POWELL IS IN CUSTODY.
Capture of the Man Who, 1t Is
Thought. Killed Lee.

Eugene Powell who is alleged to have
killed Patrick Lee at the corner of Sev-
enth and p Streets northwest at HISS
Monday night, was captured yesterday
morning in the woods near Fenwick, a
small station on the Metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near
the District line
Policeman Mccormack. of the Eighth
Precinct, made the arrest. assisted by
John Alexander, a colored man, who ac-
companied him in his search.
Every available officer In the city was
hurried out at an early hour this morn
ing TO assist In the search. The men
from the Eighth Precinct were ordered
TO patrol every foot of the ground in the
county, from the boundaries of the pre-
cinct at r Street TO the District line. Po-
liceman Mccormack and his companions
were mounted on bicycles and started
out in the direction of Silver Springs,
where they learned that the man they
were after had passed but a short time
before About two miles beyond Silver
Springs they saw two colored men sit
ting on a fence, and as the officer ap-
preached he noticed that one of the men
seemed to be watching him closely. Sud
denly the one who seemed to be so
deeply interested in the pursuer's move
ments jumped off the fence and started
to run through the woods. Mccormack
hurriedly dismounted from his wheel and
leveled his revolver at the fleeing man.
stop, or I'll shoot the policeman
called The fugitive halted and after
hesitating a few seconds came back to-
ward the officer 1t was the work of
few minutes 10 put handouts on the man
and then the officer turned his attention
to Powell's companion, who was Clifford
Fantroy.
Mccormack telegraphed the news of his
capture to Major Sylvester as soon as he
reached a telegraph station.
From his own story it appears that
early yesterday morning Powell and his
companion. Fantroy. rode to the end of
the Brightwood electric line and walked
TO the place where they were found. Pow
ell protests his innocence of the murder
and says he did not know Lee He spent
the greater part of Monday night at the
dance at the armory, but denies that he
had any trouble after leaving the hall
He could not give any reason for going
into the country. and when asked where
he was going, said:
"Oh, any old place"
Fantroy was locked up at No police
station with Powell charged with being
an accessory to the crime.
The police are very much elated at the
early capture.
An inquest will be held over the body
of Lee this morning at the Sixth Precinct
station at II o'clock.
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AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Annual Meeting of the Board of
Trustees and Directors.

Trustees and Directors.
The annual meeting OF the board of di-
rectors of the Catholic University of
America was held yesterday in Mcmahon
Hall, at the university Cardinal Gibbons,
Archbishop of Baltimore, presiding The
other members of the board present Were
the Most Rev. John ]. Williams, Arch
bishop of Boston; the Most Rev NJ a
Corrigan, Archbishop of New York; the
Most Rev. P. J. Ryan. Archbishop of
Philadelphia; the Most Rev John J.
Keane, Archbishop of Damascus; the
Right Rev. John L. SpaIding, Bishop of
Peoria; the Right Rev. John s. Foley,
Bishop of Detroit; the Right Rev. c. p.
Macs, Bishop of Covington, Ky; the
Right Rev. Ignatius +. Horstmann, Bish-
Thomas ]. Conaty rector of the univer-
sity and ex officio member of the board,
and Thomas E. Waggaman, treasurer, OF
this city
The absent members were the Most
Rev. John ireland, Archbishop of st.
Paul; the Most Rev. p /. Chapelle, Arch
bishop of New Orleans; the Most Rev.
Patrick w. RiOrdan, Archbishop of San
Francisco; Bishop Farley, of New York.
and the Rev. Thomas Lee, rector of st.
Matthew's Church, of this city. The only
vacancy on the board was caused by the
death of Thomas Banigan, OF Providence
R. l.
Immediately prior to the hour set for
the assemblage of the board, meetings
were held by the following committees:
On organization, Archbishop RYAN and
Bishop Spalding; on studies Archbishop
Corrigan and Bishops Hortsmann and Fo-
ley; on finance, Archbishops Williams.
Keane. and Macs. Thomas E. Wagga-
man. and Mgr. Conaty. At 10:15 O'Clock
Cardinal Gibbons called the meeting board
20 order and the minutes of the last an
lual meeting were read and approved by
the secretary, Archbishop Hortsmann.
and approved.
The reports of the different committees
were received. showing that the univer-
sity was in excellent condition. The treas
urer. Mr.. Waggaman, then read his re-
port which showed the receipts to have
been Si33 906 e6 and the expenditures $780,
s9504 leaving. a balance of S3,051.02 The
endowment fund of the university. on
September !, amounted TO sSO6 800 So. and
the properties to 81. .O02, ,945. "A, making to-
,al of 81. sos. 1859.
The committee on organization present.
ID the name of the Rev. Edmund T.
Shanahan. d. D.. of Boston, to fill the
chair of dogmatic philosophy, made va
cant by the resignation, in January of
this year, of Mgr. Schroeder DR. Shan
ahan's nomination was confirmed He
has temporarily ed the chair since il
became vacant, and was at the same tim
associate professor of philosophy. having
held that position in the university for
three years.
DIR. Shanahan is well and favorably
known in Catholic educational circles, his
writings on philosophy having attracted
much attention, especially those in an
swer to Prof. Fisk of Harvard University.
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lie is very popular among the faculty

He is very popular among the faculty
and students at the university.
DR.. Daniel w. Shea, professor OF
physics was elected general sec etary of
the university Plans for extending and
completing the endowment funds OF the
university were discussed at some
length, and measures were finally adopt
ed looking toward the carrying out of
such plans.
AT the afternoon session of the board
the resignation of the Rev. Thomas S,
Lee, as member of the board. was pre-
sented and accepted, DR.. Conaty ing
elected permanently to fill the vacancy.
A resolution conveying the thanks OF the
board of Father Lee for his long and
faithful service as member of the bo y.
was adopted. Father Lee was one of the
charter members of the board of direc
tors, and has been an active and yea Gus
workers in the interests of the university
since its inception.
Resolutions of coincidence in relation to
the death of the late Joseph Banigdn. of
Providence were also presented and
adopted. The matter of filling the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Bani-
gan was referred to the executive COM
mittee for final action.
The following members of the board
We're elected members of the executive
committee: Cardinal Gibbons, AIcn-
bishop Corrigan, of New York; Arch
bishop Williams, of Boston: Archbishop
Ryan, of Philadelphia; Mgr Conaty, and
Thomas +. Waggaman.
The rector presented a letter from the
Rt Rev. Charles E. Mcdonnell. Bishop of
Brooklyn, transmitting to the university,
in the name of the Mitchell Memorial
Committee, the sum of 5000, to be de-
voted to the establishment of what is
to be known as The Rev. James III.
Mitchell Scholarship, for the Diocese of
Brooklyn"
Notice was also given of a bequest of
5000 by the will of the Rev. Thomas Car
roll of Oil City, Pa, for scholarship in
the name of the diocese OF Erie. and the
gift of $4,000 from Miss Anna Hope Hud-
son, of this city, for the purpose of estab-
fishing a fellowship to be known as THE
Anna Hope Hudson Fellowship
Other minor matters of university inter-
est were discussed, after which the meet
ing adjourned until the second Wednes-
day in October, 1898
A reception was given the visiting pre-
lates last night in Divinity Hall.
on the conclusion of the convention OF
the Young Mems League. which will be in
session here October % and 26, the Mitch
ell scholarship will be presented to the
university with appropriate exercises.
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THE STOCK MARKET.
ihe Reports From FnshOdn Form IA
Source of strength

oohsC oI
New York, Oct 11-About the sole
change in the general situation under
discussion as affecting the stock market
was the reported settlement of the An
slo-French dispute in regard to the oc-
cupation of Fashoda With the diplo-
matte air cleared to this extent, there
were substantial recoveries in the Lon
don and Paris markets for securities.
The higher range of prices for Ameri-
cans in London and the moderate buying
orders executed in this market for for
eign account. together with some indica-
tions that the short account was becom-
ing unduly extended were responsible for
a ilrmer tone in the local stock market.
Other influences perhaps equally effect
I've, We're the partial recoveries in Su-
gar Refining and Northern Pacific COM
mon, as the rank and file of the room
| traders are convinced that the course of
these two stocks accurately foreshadows
the movements in the other Industrial
and railway stocks Northern Pacific
held steady at the four points decline
| that has taken place from it's high level.
interest in the common stock is now
pIdctlcaiiy centered upon the question
| whether the idea of paying dividends
upon the stock has been abandoned or
whether action has been only deferred
with the creation of the guarantee diyi-
dend fund for the preferred stock the
earnings for Il dividend upon the com
mon must be made in the current year.
and these are running well ahead of even
last year j heavy returns. The prosperity
of the roads in)the Northwest was exen-
| pl1hed today in the earnings reported
by the st. Paul flor the IirsJ week of Oc-
tober, an Increase over last year of near
ly 10 per cent being reported The aver
age daily increase over last years re-
turns was s17, 100, and the earnings were
by far the largest for the period in the
company's history
The break in the anthracite coalers
hardly requires elucidation in view of
prevailing conditions in the trade.
Jersey Central Delaware and Hudson,
and the railway shares all declined
smartly, though the selling seemed to be
chiefly for professional account As
noted the general market showed a
slightly improved tone, but there were
weak spots aside from the anthracite
stocks. American Tobacco and United
States Rubber were conspicuous cases in
point, and the recovery in Sugar Refin-
ing was preceded by a further break in
price. which carried the stock to the low
est figure in nearly two years
The market closed dull and heavy.
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renewal of export business and strength
IN outside markets started a liberal buy
ing movement which was largely for
short account. The range for December
was 6s 1-iq3-SG64 5-S closing at the top.
Although the Liverpool was 1-2G1d lower
on futures, the spot price there was Id
higher Continental cables again report
ed Russian offerings of wheat disaD-
pointingly light and predict a continual
ton of demand from this side Cash
sales here were over 400 co bushels, a
large portion of it taken on foreign ac-
count. Minneapolis reported sales yester-
day of 10000 barrels OF -four
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and returned to America year later.
From 1868 TO 1871 he was in active dis
charge of missionary duties at Joliet. af-
ter which he was appointed rector of St.
James's Church in Chicago.
While pastor of st. James's Church in
1883 he received the notification of his ap-
pointment as titular Bishop of Cabasa and
coadjutor. with the right of succession, to
the Most Rev. Archbishop Alemany, of
San Francisco.
By the resignation of that prelate he
became the second archbishop of San
Francisco in 1854.
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Dow. Jones & Co. say of Wisconsin
Central: There was a sharp reaction in
Wisconsin Central bonds yesterday,
bringing the price to 5S 1-2 as against
81 1-2 on Saturday. The decline was on
realizing by some OF the recent buyers
apparently due to desire to take profits
The reorganization situation Is more
favorable than it has been at any time
and its managers are very confident of
having a plan well under way before
very long Unification of all the interests
concerned now chiefly waits upon the
Boston people and it is likely that good
progress will soon be made. The i'm
proved prospect for the company is a
source OF encouragement to all concerned.
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ARRESTED FOR AN OLD THEFT
Miss Rachel Smith Identifies the
Man Who Robbed Her.

John A. Paar, wanted by the police for
the larceny of three valuable rings from
Miss Rachel Smith, of this city, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Detective
Proctor in a florists shop, on E Street,
near Tenth Street, northwest.
The robbery occurred several months
ago. Yesterday afternoon Miss Smith
was passing in front of one of the down
town hotels when she saw Paar and iden-
titled him as the man who had robbed
her She notified the police and Detec-
tive Proctor arrested the man.
After the arrest Proctor visited several
pawn shops and recovered one of the
rings. Paar admitted pawning another
ring and said that he had afterwards re-
deemed it and sold it to man who lived
in the country.
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tered the School of the Christian Broth
ers in his native city, and there re-
ceiyed his primary education.
Showing a decided prediction for the
priesthood, he was sent to a classical
school in Dublin, where his talents and
industry soon attracted attention and h
was selected to read the address of the
school to Daniel OConnell, then in
prison.
Young Ryan entered Carlon College and
there completed his theological course
He came to ST. Louis in 1852, after having
received deacon's orders, and was or
oained a year later.
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How to Prevent Croup.

We have two children who are subject
to attacks of Group. Whenever an attack
is coming on my wife gives them Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and it always
prevents the attack 1t is a household
necessity in this county and no matter
what else we run out Of il would not 90
to be without Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. More of it is sold here than of all
other cough medicines combined-J. M.
Nickle, of Nickle Bros. merchants Nick
leville. Pa. For sale by Henry Evans.
wholesale and retail druggist, 93S F Street
northwest, and Connecticut Avenue and
S Street northwest, and 1923 Maryland
Avenue northeast
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A TENANTS LEAGUE.
The Building Trades Council VIII
Organize One.

In the absence of President Silver NIL
ford Spohn presided at the meeting of
the Building Trades Council, held last
evening in Electrical Workers Hail. The
secretary, ]. P. Healey, also being out of
the city, the position was filled by W. H.
Marsh.
The special committee appointed to act
in conjunction with similar one for the
purpose of organizing a Tenants
League, reported that a joint meeting
was held and it was decided to form
such body. A committee was also ap-
pointed to visit the local contractors and
builders for the purpose of having union
labor employed in the construction of sew
eral large buildings which are to be erect
ed in this city very soon.
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in 1884 transferred to the see of Philadel-
phia and there consecrated archbishop.
Archbishop John Ireland was born in
Burnchurch County Kilkenny, Ireland,
September II, 1885, His parents emigrated
to this country, when he was boy, and
settled in st. Paul. Mimi, where he re-
ceiyed his early education in the Catho-
lie schools In 1853 he entered the Mexi-
meux Petit Seminary, in France, and nm
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The Rubber stocks were especially weak

The Rubber stocks were especially weak
Yesterday. the apparent cause being the
report that new common and preferred
stock is to be issued. 1t may be stated
on good authority that this story is true
though there is nothing alarming in the
fact The new stock is to pay for the
Boston Rubber Shoe Company, which Is
undoubtedly a fine property and one that
will be valuable TO the Rubber Trust'
The profits of the Boston company have
been 81, 500 900 annually.