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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

Fortress Monroe, Va, April l6-The
flying squadron has returned 20 anchor.
age At Fortress Monroe, after having
completed two days and two nights Of
aryluous labor with satisfaction
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17
Notice..

Rev. /. z. 4. Morris Of Fl. Worth, will
deliver a lecture on Sunday Schools and
Sunday School work at the Christian
church tomorrow at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Rev. Morris is an able and eloquent
speaker, and thoroughly in earnest In
this work. You are specially urged 20
attend this meeting. W. II. Nall.
Superintendent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

ST. Louis, April 10 Major wcsselS
commandant ~ jefferson barrackS
where the Third cavalry Is quartercd.
has received orlors 70 proceed 20 Chick
amauya Park. Tho command will leaye
as soon rs transportation can b. provid-
ed, probably ON Monday ~ tuesday Sir
companies of the EloyeAgh infantry viii
arrive here tonight - yics way to No
bile. Ala.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

Norfolk, Va, April i6.-The Spanish
government has been for some time .
purchaser Of coal shipped to southern
ports from Newport News An order Ia
said TO have been received from the war
department at Washington stopping tur.
ther shipment Of coal consigned to the
Spanish government The order, how.
ever, has not yet boon confirmed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

Chicago, April 10 Combination u
the reported arrest Of weylor's alleged
torpedo agent. Crandall, aims Esc irudo,
is difficult, . mot impossible here.
Captain Porter, in charge OF the Fed
eral secret service matters In Chicago
said that he hal no knowlcd 20 u
such an arrest, aud did not believe 10
had taken place.
At the Office Of Chief Of Police Ripley,
similar statements were made.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

New York, April ia special to
The Herald from Manila via Hong Kong
says;
Cebu has been bombarded by the Span.
iards and the town utterly destroyed.
The rebels cleared out, taking away
100000.
Tho natives watch with interest the
relations between Spain and the United
States, their sympathies being entirely
with the Americans.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17
SAME OLD sToRY.
Rsconoentrsdos No U~tt-r Treated Than
Before the Armi.tioe Order.

Before the Armistice Order.
Key West, April 10. -Adyiccs from
Cuba 90 to show that the condition Of
the rcconccntrados has not been inn
proved by General Blanco's proc.ama.
ton, as It Is said the police are nal.
treating them and have made begging
punishable by imprisonment
The insurgents continue TO conccn.
trate in the provinces Of Havana and
Maianzas and General Gomez will soon
pass the dividing line between the prov.
inces Of Matanzas and Santa Clara.
The insurgents are successfully passing
large supplies Of munitions Of war from
Santa Clara into Matanzas, and II is
said the towns In the provinces are soon
to b. attacked.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17
The Blessing.

Wee Ralph was dining out one day
With friends who never cared 10 eat
Till every head in reverence bowed
While one asked blessings on the meat
When at the morning meal next day.
Ralph bowed his little curly pate
And cried, Don't eat single bite
Till papa breaches to his plateW
Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17
JAMES & CASTLES.

Potous the Spanish vice consul hero,
has received orders from the Spanish
minister AZ Washington 10 hc prcparcd
to leave az moments notice Tho vioe
consul has accordingly packed his per
soDal effects and il waiting further o.
ders
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

London, April lO.-rhe Spanish and
Austrian ambassadors again attempted
10 persuade Great Britain 10 Join the
powers In further representations, ~.
oeiving little encouragement. The diplo-
matte corps has abandoned hopes OF an
effoctual mediation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

New York, April ,G-The cruisers
San Francisco and New Orleans arrived
OF Staten island about 8 o'clock last
night Both ships reported themselves
In good shape.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17
EI.NIinI.tsr MeIAne Dead.

Washington, April IA telegram
received az the state department from
Ambassador Porter states that Hon
Robert McI.ane, former minister TO
France, died at Paris.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17
WIN Move About Tuesday.

Chicago, April I6.-Troops from Tort
Sheridan and other garrisons OF tho do.
partment Of the lakes viii not start for
the various points south before Tuesday.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17
Exchange Hotel Arrivals.

John + knight, Missouri; &C Kin.
ney, q S Flanary, Dallas; John LaPrelle,
ST. Louis; d A Layless, Atlanta W
Robinson, Marlin; NJ X Bowen, Calves.
ton; A Cox, city.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

Key West, Apail l0-The United
States gunboat Machias has arrived
from Boston.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

southampton, April ia vessel
which arrived today reports having
seen Spanish torpedo ilotilla in tAe
British channel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

Ordered to Pack Ills Grip.
Jacksonville, Fla. April I6.-Senor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

Cadiz, April 6.--The American con.
sulate here is under guard, owing to an
attempted disturbance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
THE coLoRED FIGHTERS.

In an interesting letter to the New
York Age Sergt. Major sayre says, in
his account Of the part his celored reg
iment took in the fighting: I'VE had
to march in single file through a mar
row mule path, shut in by dense woods
and Jungle on each side. AS we drew
near the firing line bullets began to
hiss across the road, and a number
Of our men were hit and few killed
without even seeing the foe or firing
a shot in return. We passed a num-
Der of troops lying down behind trees
and bushes, as for shelter, but our
order was to go to the front. The road
led into a stream, which was quite
deep, the water reaching up to the
armpits. We waded this under a hea-
Wy fire and climbed the steep, slippery
bank on the other side, cut the barbed
wire fences, which are met with
everywhere in this country, and found
ourselves in great field Of grass, five
or six feet tall, full of large trees.
About a half a mile across this field
rose a high, steep hill, San Juan, with
three blockhouses on the crest. 1t
was from these and the irtrenchments
all along the top OF this hill that the
Spaniards were firing, while the thick
brush at the foot of it was lined with
them, and nearly every tree that could
afford concealment contained one or
more sharpshooters. Our men charged
right across with magnificent reckless
ness and daring, and the Sraniards be-
gan to run. Right up the hill we went,
and they took to their heels, leaving
their dead and wounded behind" Sergt.
Major Sayre has written q number Of
articles on the battle which are full of
spirit and enthusiasm.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
PROVINCE NOTES.
NOVA SCOTIA

This year the Yarmouth party to the
Worcester festival included Roy VIII.
liams, organist and director of Yves.
ley choir, and Capt. Aug. Cam, 6
prominent member. They think Wor-
cester most beautiful city They
| took in" the Bostonians on their way
home. They expect to be at the fes-
tival next year.
J. II. Mcleod says that the other
day on the Milford road he saw In the
center of the road a splendid LOOKING
moose. with perhaps the finest set Of
antlers he had ever set eyes on.
The imperial military authorities
have notified the militia authorities
that they intend to have a big fleld
day October 7th. and extend an inyi.
tation to the militia to take part. The
demonstration will be on a larger scale
than ever before attempted in Hall.
fax.
The mayor Of Halifax publicly pre-.
scented Mark Lynch with a purse OF
800 for winning, with his brother the
double scull race against the Toronto
men.
Miner 7. Foster struck 1t rich al
the Leary lead, TangieF, during the
past month. He has made returns
showing 557 ounces Of gold from 45C
tons of quartz. The brick was worth
81 ,140 Last month $4,000 worth OF
gold was taken out.
Sydney is to be made the seat Of an
Anglican bishopric. The synod al
Montreal has just concurred in the re-
port for the erection of three new bish-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
DIVIDE MUslN REPLIES.
Convinced That He Was the First TO Play
the Concerto Russo"

tuS SOhCSItO nuSSes
Mr.. Divide Musin, the solo violinist
Of the festival, writes as follows in
defense of his statement that he was
the first to play Lalo's Concerto
Russo" in Europe:
Walter M. Lancaster, Ed:
Dear Sir-I see in your criticism of
Oct LIST this paragraph
1T appears that it (meaning the Con-
certo Russo of LaloD was originally
played by Marsick, to whom it was ded-
icated, but Mr.. Musin did not mention
the fact in the letter which be wrote
at the request of the editor of the pro-
gram book
In reply I will quote from my letter
to you (Which you hold) and give facts
to strengthen my statement. My let
ter to you says:
This Concerto Russo was dedicated
by Lalo to Marsick, now leading pro,
fessor of violin in the Paris National
Conservatory and a graduate of the
Lege violin school. 1t VIII be heard for
the first time in America at the Wor-
| cester festival, and was played but
once in Europe, that occasion being
by myself at the Liege Royal Conser-
vatory orchestral concert on February
18th, 1898"
1t was then announced as the first
addition In Europe, after extensive in
Quiries in Liege, Brussels and Paris
Every one, including the publishing
houses, said that to their knowledge the
Concerto Russo had never been played.
Marsick played a concerto by Lalo in
Paris and in New York, which was
dedicated to Sarasate; but not the Con-
certo Russo. My authorities are Mu-
| raille & Co. of Liege, and Schott freres
at Mayenoe, who are the editors of
the work, and who said that the partitur
had never been in print. After most
thorough inquiry and search Gas / de-
sired to play something new at my
| rentree) L was obliged to have a par
| t1tur made expressly for the occasion.
Whether l was, or was not the first
to play the concerto in Europe, is
trif1ing point But as my statement is
questioned, I will write to Marsick,
who was classmate of mine and an
old friend, and it will give me pleas
ure to forward you his letter. 1t is not
surprising that Marsick should never
have played this concerto, as I my
self have "Morceau de con-
cert foi violin and orchestra, written
for me by Camille Saint Saens in 1884
which have never played in public,
but which 1 shall produce next winter
in Europe.
| also take this occasion to say that L
nave been wrongfully credited with
saying that in my country there are
several small towns with orchestras
equal to the Boston Symphony. The
fact Is that l have always considered
it. since / first heard it, to be the best
orchestra in America and one of the
best in the world. My opinion was ask
ed about our Royal Conservatory or
chestra at Liege and I said that it is
composed Of 100 musicians, all the
leading parts being filed by professors
Of the conservatory, and that eonsid-
cred it on a par with the Boston Sym
phony Believe me, dear sir,
Very truly yours,
Divide Musin.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
a MARKEr ZOE .BIcYoLES.

Consul General Hurst at Vienna has
made report to the state department
that American-built bicycles are in
great demand in that city, and that
there is the chance of large and rapid
increase in the business. He calls at
tention to the fact that last year one
dealer alone sold 700 wheels at SIG
each, and in direct competition with
domestic wheels selling for one-third
less. He recommends that American
manufacturers look over the field and
tells them that there is a great market
in Austria, via Trieste, provided profits
are scaled a little, and that wheels be
fitted with brakes, mud guards, lamp
and bell, accessories that Americans
are willing to and must pay for, but
which every foreigner believes should
be part of the wheel.
Consul Hurst's report is worth the
careful consideration of every Ameri-
can bicycle manufacturer The bust
ness in this country is at a pretty low
ebb, when two of the best known firms
in the country find themselves in fnan-
cial difficulties. and one is compelled
to retire. What is needed is a broader
market The supply has equalled and
exceeded the demand during the past
two years, and competition has been so
fierce, owing to the building of great
factories on the assumption that the
princely profits of few years ago
would hold on forever, that the manu-
facturers without reserve fund have
been gradually forced to the wall
Not only this, but prices have been
cut in two during the past six years.
It was about six years ago that the
Warwick company Of Springfield
made it's memorable cut to S75 from
s125, and caused CONSERVATION in the
camp of the then existing bicycle COM
bine. Reasons of expediency led the
company to make this move. There
was large stock Of wheels on hand,
toward the close Of the season, and
1t was an effort on the part of the COM
pany to start the year with clear
deck. None Of the people who then
were connected with the Warwick com,
pany was Of opinion that the cut would
be permanent, and indeed an effort was
made the following season to restore
rates. But the die was cast, and new
concerns with facilities for making
cheaper wheels were springing up in
various parts Of the country; the price
of wheels that looked as well as the
the best was placed at a very low fig
ure, department stores begun to ham
die them and the older concerns begun
to suffer and drop out, one by one.
People would not pay 500 or even SIS
when a good wheel could be obtained
for half of the latter figure. The re-
duction in price appealed to almost
every one who could or would ride, and
as result the market was glutted.
1t is SO now and manufacturers must
look elsewhere for a field. They must
enter the markets Of the world, and
Mr.. Hurst blazes the pathway to at
least one field. If 700 American wheels
can be sold in one year IN Vienna there
are great possibilities IN that country.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
A CHICAGO WRINKLE
The Effective Bill Collector Young
Woman Proved Herself to Be.

Speaking of collecting bills said
the man from the west. 1--WE have a
most effective method in Chicago.
There, instead of young men, they
employ young women. I tried it my
self and it worked like magic A fell
low by the name of Green owed me a
small bill, q matter l think of SIT or
so. 1t seemed impossible to make him
pay it, so I engaged the services Of a
pretty and stylish girl. 1 sent her
around to his office. He was out She
called again. He was still out, but
nothing daunted, she made the third
and fourth call. The fourth time he
was in, but he firmly refused to pay
the bill.
"Look here, Mr.. Green, said the
girl I will make proposition to you.
If you will pay five cents day on this
bill, / will call each day and collect
that amount until you have paid it In
full
But Green was a hard party. He
again refused, and the girl left the Of
flee apparently crestfapen. The next
day she did not call at his office, but
she did call at his house. The door
was opened by the servant.
" Is Mr.. Green in2' asked the young
woman.
No, ma am
1.-THE girl left, but it seems that the
servant duly reported the call Of the
pretty and stylish young woman who
was so anxious to see Mr. Green to his
wife. The next day when the young
woman again called, the wife hung
over the banlsters, taking a peep at the
caller on her own account. The young
woman asked if Mr. Green was in.
No, ma am answered the servant,
but his wife is The wife had told
her to say this, of course.
His wifep stammered the girl,
why, has Mr.. Green wife2
"The wife, hanging over the banis-
tiers, heard this. She turned pale and
gasped for air, while the girl. seem
ingly very much confused and dis
tressed at her discovery, went on down
the steps and into the street. 1t is
impossible to say just what happened
at the house that night, whether polk
ers and curling tongs were hurled, or
the furniture torn from its foundation
and flung madly about, or the roof was
raised skyward but one thing l do
know-the next day Green promptly
paid the SIT. And the girl didn't call
at his office for it, either. He came
around and handed me the money him
self, and he seemed to think he was
getting off pretty easy at that"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
BETTER ARMoR ZOE SIPS.

Recent tests of Krupp aTr1lor and the
practical certainty that our govern
ment will adopt it for the construction
of battleships, settles another matter
of considerable interest. It will put
an end to the haggling in congress over
the cost Of armor plate. The Krupp
patents in this country are owned by
the Carnegie Company, and the gov
eminent cannot make that kind of ar
NOR. Consequently, when congress re-
fuses to pay $500 ton for armor and
insists on $500 as the upset price, it
can no longer club the iron masters
into submission by threats Of going
into the arnor-making. business. On
the contrary, 1t will have u pay the
asking price, which is about sg25 ton.
This will make a difference CT half a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03

million dollars in the cost of battle
ship, but it is believed that the ad-
vantages of the new armor are we'll
worth the increased expense. These
advantages consist both in power of re-
sistance and in the saving Of weight.
Where 16-inch plate is used on the old
battleships, Pinch Krupp plate will
probably afford as good protection. BY
virtue of this. certain portions of the
vessel that are now but thinly armor-
clad can be protected as effectively as
any other portions. The gross saving
Of weight throughout the shop has
been calculated at about $50 TONS
Something like $150000 will also be
saved on this score. but it viii not com
pensate for the great increase of the
cost of the plate per ton. The added
expense might afford promising con-
troversy for the cheese parers in con-
gress, were it not for the highly-fa-
vored position in which the navy now
stands. 1t seems to be able to get
just about whatever it wants, and the
chances are that congress itself will
be of the sensible opinion that the
best is none too good for the new
ships. The fact that an American
steel manufactured under the Harvey
process will be displaced, will be offset
by the fact that, though the Krupp
process is German, the raw material
and the labor will be American. Until
the recent tests, it was believed that
American ships had the best armor as
well as the best guns. Now that some
thing better has been found, Of course
our navy cannot afford to do without
IL
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
THE COUNTY FAIR.

From the Chicago Record.)
Now the pumpkin glows Respondent
Mid the rows of rpened corn;
Now the hunted prairie chicken
Wishes he had not been born;
Now the suave machine collectors
Every day the farmers greet
Now the roads are blocked with wagons
Hauling thirty-two cent wheat,
And the merchant advertises
Winter clothing-cheap. but neatl
Now the farmer, from his harvest.
Lays his largest pumpkin by
Softly smiling as he thinks how
1t VIII strike the judges eyeI
Now his thrifty wife is building
Piece by piece rare patchwork quilts
And his daughters paint on canvas
BIick-red boys ID purple kits,
Crimson leaves and pale green berries.
Steel gray stocks on yellow stills.
Now the race-horse trainer gravely
Walks the bob-tailed pug around,
And each day the trusty Jockey
Rides him swiftly Ger the ground.
Both the trainer and the jockey
Work him early, work him Later
While his owners neither limb they
Regularly elongate;
And the fondly trusting owner
Credulously pays the freight.
Now the weeds upon the race track
Fast before the sickle fall;
Loud the hammers of the workmen
Echo in the floral hall.
OF the county fair directors
Sit in solemn conclave drear,
Planning for the grand occasion,
Glory Of the passing year,
All these portents plainly teach us
County fair times drawing nearI
County fairi Event suspicious!
Heralded both far and near
In our guileless rustic circles
AS the climax Of the year
Joyfully we hail thy coming
Never with thy charm can vie
Marble-palaced expositions,
Though their temples kiss the sky.
Dearer far the signs that tell us
County fsir times drawing nigh.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03

wood Hoar for district attorney. Some
who think 1t smart to try to befog
the public mind have said he still lacks
the needed delegates, but there is very
positive assurance that this is untrue.
1t is matter Of general satisfaction
that Worcester county is both able
and disposed to maintain the same high
efficiency and character in that inn
portant office that has distinguished
its incumbents in the past In SONS
respects the district attorney almost
ranks as a judiciary officer, and for
that reason it is all the more desirable
that the candidate should be a man
not only of ability but of irreproach-
able character and one who both
possess and merits the confidence OF
the people.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-03
THn ANr1-cIGAREr LrAaun.
Work Of Organizing the Boys Going on
in a Successful Manner
DISTINGUISHED Is42. INcoRroRArnD ls92.

About 50 boys, members of the Anti
Clgaret League, attended the meeting
OF the league in the w. c. T, U. rooms
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Grafton and
MRS. Hayden were present and ad-
dressed the boys, as did Mr. Mawbey,
the general trend of the remarks being
that boys who start in the right Wav
are bound to grow up good and useful
men. The renouncing Of what seems a
simple thing in childhood means more
than any Of these boys, who are to be-
come the men of our city, realize.
Aside from the physical injury done
by these innocent-looking paper-cov-
cred rolls which the average boy has
such a curiosity to test, the habit of
smoking once formed makes ii much
easier to contract other habits much
harder to drop.
Mrs. Grafton, who is the prime mover
IN the league, proposes to put the boys
on their metal in this matter. Their
organization, in the form of military
companies, proves a strong attraction
for the boys and banded together they
are much better able to Withstand
temptation and win others to the league
than If they were unorganized.
Inc work of forming the companies
IS gone about in thoroughly military
manner. Each boy is examined His
measurements are taken and what is
ulLeiSut from the examination in the
army, he is examined morally. An
armory for the use Of the league has
been secured in American Hall, 566
Main street, and the next drill will be
held at Z o'clock next Saturday evening
John w. Mawbey will act as superin-
tendent of drill.
Three companies have been formed in
different sections Of the city, captained
by Frank r. Huntoon, 81 Belmont
street; Harry Kibbe, Lake View, and
Frank Gregson, west side.
Public meetings will be held once in
two months, The caps and belts,
which are to serve as uniforms, are
being made and will be ready for the
wearers in a short time.