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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
cHIcKAMAUeA VOLUNTEERS
They Number Nearly rorty-Tive Thou.
.aud nni Many Ready Tor Fighting.

They Number Nrhrly Torty.Tive Thou.
-aud aud Many Ready ror Fighting.
Chattanooga, May 80. Tho number
of volunteer. cucampcd at Chickamauga
Is ll,Gl2 To these will b. added the
Fir.t Illinois cavalry. Second Arkansas
infantry, Maine regiment OF infantry
and battery of Iowa artillery by To-
night ail together about 32Oo men This
will make a total number oi men ON.
ampod 40 Chattanooga, li,sl2
Major o. Shim, in the service Of the
mikado, who has been here several days
watching the movement. NJ the army,
leave. "Wednesday for Tampa, Fla,
whorv ho will Wmaiu some time with
the regulars
The most important feature here was
the inspection NJ the Tnlri division of
the First army corps hy General BRICK.
cnrIdgg and staff
On account OF the volunteer army the
cncampcd ground whore thousands of
Union soldiers ap buried who Lost thcir
lives during the civil war, decoration
exercise, were unusually interesting aud
impressive During the morning the
rs. 900 graves In the national cemetery
woru covered with flowers and tlags by
local organizations and patriotic ladies,
and when the exercises opened in the
afternoon the cemetery presented a truly
beautiful appearance
IL isl reported here that thrccr
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GIVEN UNLIMITED POWER.
GENERAL Merritt Clothed with Al ~.
thority to Govern the Philippines.

GENERAL Merritt Clothed with Al Au- /
thority 10 Govern the Philippines.
Washington. May aO.-The state de- |
rnrimonf has mailed % General Merritt
hi. exhaustive instructions for the gov.
eminent of the Philippine. These EN-.
boly NOT only the full details Tor the
contro. of the military and naval forces
in establishing United States sovereign.
Is over the Philippines, which were pre-.
pared by the war and naval depart.
ment. Tor incorporation in the instruc.
tiou., but ara understood 10 cloihe the
commanding general with greater dis.
:ptionlry powers than have ever been
granted toany agont.of this government
Except In his relations with foreign
powers growing out Of possible compli.
cations loo the east. which are 20 b. re-
forred 20 Washington for negotiation,
Genera, Merritt. control of affairs will
d. supreme The instructions through.
olf bear every evidence that the United
State, intends 20 retain permanent con.
tro of the islands
In thi. connection IL !. understood that
arrangement. have already been made 20
. lay cable from San Francisco BY way
of Hawaii directly 20 Manila, and the
work win bc undertaken a. military
necessity the moment authority Tor the
expenditure can bo secured from con.
| grc,-
By direction OF the president formal
orders have been prepared which adds
Noo1 men 90 the department Of the Pac..
hc. under General Merritt, thereby In.
crcasing the strength OF his force 10
10000 men. While General Merritt
wa. promised week .go that this In.
crease would be- made Il possible, din.
cuitic. OF an apparently insurmountable
character were presented, and 10 was
only upon success. achieved by the war
department Ia securing the execution Of
certain contracts much earlier than an.
ticipatcd that IL was found possible TO
redeem the promise. These related not
'only 90 transportation, but arms. am.
munition, uniforms aud other requisite
equipments, 10 having been feasible up
20 this time % secure these cssetials FOR
only 1900 men.
General Merritt was informed OF the
improved prospects FOR augmenting his
force, aud was requested TO designate
such additional volunteer regiments
from the east as be desired for duty IN
the Philippines, with the assurance that
his wisho. would ho respected lti. un.
dor.tood that he will ask Tor at least one
. regiment from New York, another from
. Illinois and the District of Columbia
regiment
10 Is also likely that Colonel Jay L.
B Tuuoy'. mounted Rocky mountain rifle,
, men viii bc added 20 the expedition
, winch Is thus far deficient In the caval
Z ~ arm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
BOTTLED UP.
Csr,sra Landed soldier. In santiago ds
Cuba Harbur.

Csr,era Landed soldiers Ia santiago d.
Cuba Harbor.
Washington, May AT 1880 this
morning the navy department received
a dispatch from Commodore S,hloy au.
nouncing definitely that De had located
Admiral Ceryons Gaps Verde squad.
ron IN the bay OF sant,agodc Cuba. Tho
commocorc states that hc has seen aud
recognized the vessel. Of tine Spanish
feet
While the naval officer, have been
morally certain Tor several day. that
Ccrycm's squadron wa. in tine harbor
Of Santiago the official announcement
from Commodore Schloy was received
by the officers on duty at the depart.
mont with intense satisfaction. A.sur.
ancc is given doubly .uro that the Span.
ish fleet is bottled up and that the cork
Is in the bottle.
II Is not heliyed that Admiral Ccrvem
will attempt 20 escape from the prcdicl-
ment In which hc now finds himself, as
such course would result in the de-.
,ruction Of hi. vessels and the loss of
many precious live. 10 Spain Tho sug.
gc.tion Is made, however that the Span.
iards may blow mp their ship. rather
than have them fall into the hand. oi
Schlcy, a. they most certainly will II
they remain IN the harbor
The dedniteno.s of Commodore
Schley's dispatch would indicate that ho
has effected a landing near Santiago
aud made a personal investigation oi
the harhor IL would be- impossible
from the entrance TO the hay to definite
ly see and recognize the Spanish vessels
hut by eiiet ing q landing 90 some port
on either side Of the entrance vautag,
point could be- gained very likely from
| which the cutirc harbor could boz exam
incd. In all probability Commodor
Schley or one Of his trusted officers ha
successfully performed this haAriou
undertaking in order TO obtain tho yalu
able information contained In his di.
patch
lti. impossible, svirg 20 the ntcnc,
of the hour, 20 obtain any official cS
preston upon the news from CommC
dorc Schlcy What effect the ccrtaint
that Ccvon is practically holplos. WI
have upon the plans Of the admInistm
tion with reference 10 the invasion q
Cuba can only bc conjectured. Tn
transportation Of land forces 90 the &,
land II is understood, was delayed Ia,
cause Of the uncertainty concerning th
location Of the Spanish squadron.
that understanding Is correct, the prnha
bility Of an early Invasion OF Cuba
strong
Itis not likely that the movement ,
troops, which has been delayed frol
time TO time will begin this week an
that before the end oi lhe week III
United States forces will have obtainc
substantial foothold upon Cuban sol
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THREE NEW sATTLEsHIPs.
Hid. Have Been Called Tor Trom the
various shlpbuIiding Tirma

Washington, MAY 3O.--The navy de.
partment has called upon shipbuilders
10 prepare TO build the three battleships
authorized by the present session Of con.
gress, with limit Of cost. excluding
armor and armament, Of 5000, 900 each
The naval board, after continuous ses.
sions for a month, has decided that the
three new ships shall be almost identi.
cal with the Illinois, the Wisconsin and
the Alabama, now building at Newport
News, San Francisco and Philadelphia
respectively, and In all probability the
new vessels will be built at those places.
These ships are 10 BE- completed under
heavy penalty within two and one.half
years. After they are delivered 20 the
government their guns aud other equip
ments will be installed. Their main
battery will hc composed OF four lS.inch
guns in two barbotte turrets, one for.
ward aud the other aft, and ten G.inch
rapid fire guns in broadside on the main
deck and four similar weapons ON the
upper deck with the superstructure.
Two submerged tubes will be provided
and eight l1.foot torpcdoes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
SHORT ON FOOD.
Two Italians say santiago dc cuba Il
In starving Condition.

Two Italians shY santiago dr cuba "
In starving Condition.
Copyr. nt.d. lir. by the Associated pr,..
Port an Prince. Hayti, May au. Two
Italian. who .ct out from Santiago de
Cuba In q small boit on Thursday, MAY
10 and landed near Mole St Nicho.a. on
May 22. arrived here yesterday, bring.
ing information %. 70 the situation az
Santiago
The state of affair. There b. critical,
particularly 30 because Of the lack oi
food, A great many OF the unfortunate
people, especially the rcoucoutmdos,
are dying OF starvation. The whole
population B. terribly discouraged and
kecnly dcsirnus of peace
The arrival OF the squadron under
Ccryem without food .upplio. 80 Sluti.
ago deepcnod tine dependency The
squadron ha. di.omhrAcd son mon, ar.
tillcrymon and engineers, and 2oIoo
Mauser rifles, large quantity ofammu'
milton aud four biz guns destined for
the iortihcation-
In spite Of the strict silence main.
tanned by the officer, and crew, the gem.
cml impression was, when the Italians
left, that the squadron would sat out
for san Juan dc Porto Rico to obtain
supplies and land ammunition thor
For several days the rain bad bocn
falling In torrcut. and many eases "
fever had bruk0n uut among the Swn'
lah irnnn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
Tie, We're Taken from J,i H. North
Carolina aud I,nced.

They We're Taken from jan To- North
Carolina aud I,nced.
Cblr,otf y. O., MAY 30 Mis-. Emma
Ilrt-rI. daughter of Mr.. Samuel Hart.
.r.i, who live. four mile. from Concord.
wa. FOUND dead in her fathers home
ypf.pily afternoon. She had been
outraged ami her throat was cut from
car t0 pr Tho Young woman was Of a
r..ab.o family, aud the news ~ the
affair .prad rapidly In short time
largo uui.ys II town ana country people
Mi gathered, and in the course ~ an
hour ur two two suspects, Joc kiser,
aged s. and Tom Johnson aged 90
both cpior,d, wcrc arrested The sheriff
managed 90 geo them safely In jail The
prisoner. We're placed In the cage tho
stronghold ~ the Jail, and he aud other
officers stood 40 the foot Of the stairs
They did oil they could to prevent the
Jail from boing forced, but a. they
looked out upon a sea Of determined.
angry faces, they realized that II wogid
bc impossible To resist them. The sheriff
saw that resistance was useless, 80 be-
made mo- effort 10 irustmte the work Of
vengeance.
The men wcrc taken to point hc
yund ,hoamlo branch They said they
were mot guilty, and that wa, all. They
vcu taken toa tree and swung mp au,
their bDdip. rddiod with bullets
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
COLUMBIA IN A COLLISION.
Runs Into nritl.h steamer In Tog
aud Il Disabled.


New York, May 30. Whom the Unit.
ed States cruiser Columbia, 100 command
of Captain Sands, anchored on Tomp.
huvillc, s. l., Sunday afternoon, 20
was seen that she had o large, jagged
hole stove In her starboarl 'sido abreast
Of the maiumast aud Immediately for
ward Of the aitcr battery
Above the water line the hole extend.
ed about 10 feet high and six feet wide
Just how far below the water line the
cruiser was damaged could not be asogr.
tanned, aud none Of the naval officers
would give any information in regard to
the accident, As soon as the vessel
came 10 anchor the captain and crew,
81 In all, OF the British steamer foscoliu,
which loft this port Sunday with car
go of machinery and merchandise for
Bordeaux, landed from the Columbia.
Neither the captain nor any nf his
crew would talk when they land
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

City of Myylco, May 80. Congress
ha, mkpr 1ual action uu the new crn,ti.
tutional amendments luuA.ng 10 mas.
ing military service compulsory Uni.
yyr.ni ruu,crptiun i- NOT contemplated
but the idea underlying the new law b. To
make forced service lurh aui to urn.
vide q system for application IN ca,c of
any great national emergency, such as
an invasion
There has been much discussion over
the constitutional changes, but public
opinion sustains them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Of infantry stationed at UnicKamausa
park, the Second Nebraska, the Second
New York and First District Of Colum.
bia aud one regiment Of cavalry Of the
First Ohio have been ordered 60 leave as
soon a. they Fan get ready II Is BE-.
lieyed they will go 20 san Francisco and
from there 10 the Philippines
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Alvin, Tex, MAY 30 a b. Miller,
was badly cut In the right side near the
shoulder, aud party Is under arrest
charged with the cutting \ dirk knife
was used, with blade about Ave inches
long, aud the doctors think Miller is IN
a very critical condition. Miller is rest.
ing easily at this time,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Key West, May sO.-The prize steam.
er Panama, captured by the Mangrove
soon after the opening Of the war, has
been taken north by a cruiser 70 be sold
Her cargo wa. released by the United
States court last week.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

san Antonio, May 80. In obedience
to orders which have been awaited with
some impatience, Colonel Rooseyelt's
rough riders departed Sunday for the
concentration camp In Florida, whence
1t il supposed they viii proceed TO Cuba
or Porto Rico
Officially, this unique organization is
known a. the First United States caval.
~, and il under the command Of Col.
Leonard Wood, late Of the regular
army, with Colonel Roosevelt second In
command
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Washington, May ~. 1t is announced
at the war department that the embark.
alton Of regulars from Tampa would
take place promptly, but no information
was given A. 70 their destination.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

.rI. and left lt once for New York. 20 ra.
purf to the agent. uf the company 90
which tln yp..e. belonged so ono was
allowed Oh gn aboard the Columbia Il
wa. i0uui out that tine two vessel. col.
udDI iu % ius ami the British ship sunk.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
Nn Nru N.u.

Port au Prince, Hayh May 30. There
Is no further war news here from san.
tiago de Cuba, and no ships are in
sight.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
Irads pInsrance. s.ltIsd.

Washington, May 3o-Fance and
the United States have signed the reeip.
rocAl trade agreement
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Copy rightei, iss, by tho Associated Press
st. Thomas, Nav 30 The latest nd.
vices from Porto Rico say tiye freighters
recently landed ~ san Juan with con.
siderable provisions From the same
authorities IL appears that war prepau.
tions continue Il Is said after the BON.
bardmcnt Spain offered 20 send warships
10 Porto Rico from Martinique, but the
oflcr was refused because of the contcn.
ton Of the military that they could re.
pulse the Americans.
The Spaniarls at san Juan declare
they will burn the city before they will
surrender
IL Is impossible to find out which cable
or cables the auxiliary cruiser 81 Louis
cut.
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Three southern Men Army omesr.

Warrington, May S0.-The president
has sent these nominations to the sen.
ate;
Major general Of volunteers Matthew
g. Butler of South Carolina
Brigadier generals OF volunteers Jas
II. Waties Of Texas, Nathan Cole Of
Missouri, and William q. Oates OF Ala
bama.
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We BEGIN EARLY

to Cut Prices Summer Goods in order to give Ev
eybody chance to supply their wants before the real
Hot Weather gets here. We are now Offering
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MARRIED.

PENNINaToN-MoCAIN-At the res idenee of Mrs. Dowell, on East Sixth avenue, on Wednesday, December 28, 1898, at 9 o'clock Q. m,, Mr. M. c. Pennington, of Dumas, to Mrs. Belle Mccain, of this city, Rev. J. F. Carr officiating.
 The bride groom is a prosperous farmer in the neighborhood of Dumas, and the bride has for sever al years been Q popular dress maker at our leading dry goods establish ments.
 The rewly welded couple left for their future home at Dumas on the 10:45 Valley train.
 The Graphic extends it's best wishes and congratulations for the future success and happiness of the newly-wedded couple.
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A GOOD SUGGESTION.

This is the way some towns deal with the tramp. Tickets are print ed and distributed to every family in town. These tickets are good for one meal when the Mayors seal is placed upon them The marshal will have the seal placed on after the applicant has performed so much work and not before. When hobo calls at house for something to eat he is given ticket and if he is an honest man he will get his meal by going to the city marshal and earn ing it; otherwise heis not deserving Of much pity.-Sharp County Rec ord.
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NIalnv shnrlk tIunfing.

The Malays have a peculiar way of hunting the shark. A man will remain stationary on the water to invite at tack. As the creature rolls over to bite, the willy Malay glides out of his way with few delft strokes of the left hand, while with the right he deliber- ately plants a pointed skewer between the open jaws of the expeetant shark.
 The result is simple, but surprising. The shark is, of course, unable to close
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RIDING THE DEAD SHARK.

its mouth, and the water just rushes down his throat and drowns him. It requires the greatest possible eoolness and nerve to kill shark in this way, but the Malays look upon it as favor ite recreation and an exciting sport. When the monster is dead its slayer dexterously climbs on to it's back sad- dlewise, and then, digging his knife into the sharks head to serve as a support and means of balance, the Malay uses his own legs as paddles and SO rides the carcass back to the boat
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Hoods Pills sb s5s tho goo8y S6ly gs to tas'

large sums of money in these expe- riments.
 Now New York correspondent tells us that the large stores of that city concentrated their Christmas advertising this year in the news papers to a greater extent than ever before. Experience has taught them how best to reach the multi tude.
 The advertisers outside of Gotham would display wisdom by following the example, without going to the expense of the experiment.-News- Record
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sg
 tr.N DEVILS ISLAND.
AsAlLoR's ACCOUNT OF HIS VISIT TO
 CAPTAIN DREYFUs.

 life of the Convict-He Cannot GO Any-
 where on the Island Without Two Guards
 at His Heeis- Copies of His Letters Are
 Forwarded and Originals Retained.
 Karl Weinheber, cook of the Nether- land steamship Andalusia, gives this account of a visit to Devils Island:
 The captain sent me to the island. and while busy in the little kitchen instructing a soldier in the mysteries of broiling lamb chops and cooking pork, 1 had plenty of opportunity to question Captain Dreyfus' guards. The men, who at first seemed disinclined to speak, became quite 1oquacious after a while "He" was not so ilI-treated as those in the world seemed to think; ''he" Is not confined; "he" can go everywhere on the island. Of course, two men are always at his heels. "He" gets up between and in the morning, and his first breakfast consists of a cup of chocolate If the weather is good '.he" goes for a walk soon afterward, and winds up his promenade by a bath.
 But are you not afraid he might swim away or commit suicide?" asked.
 Not at all" said the soldiers, for a rope is fastened to both his wrists, and the ends of the rope are in the hands of the guard. After the bath he takes his second breakfast-butter, bread, ham or eggs and a bottle of beer. Then he goes in for study. He reads and writes for several hours"
 What kind of books has he got?" The soldiers looked at each other. Af- ter while one of them said: He is only allowed to read technical works. But he can write whatever he pleases.
 Must he show you what he writes?"
 No; We read only the letters he desires to have forwarded. These are sent to the commander in Cayenne"
 And does the commander send them off as received?"
 No; they are copied, and the orig inals are retained at Cayenne"
 What does he do besides reading and writing?"
 We received permission from the commander to play cards with the prisoner, and he has become an tn- yeterate gambler. After dinner-he has always soup, a roast and dessert- about 2 o'clock in the afternoon we always play baccarat together"
 What are the stakes ?'
 The soldier laughed. He has not got sou, and there are probably not three francs on the whole island. We play for shells. The prisoner gets his supper at in the eYening-roast or ham and a bottle Of beer. Soon after ward he goes to bed. He is not aI- lowed to have any light, you know. Only the guard at the door keeps up a wood fire"
 Is he allowed to smoke?"
 No; that Is I think he is not, for the commander does not furnish him tobacco" !"
 May leave some cigars for bim?"
 The soldier did not answer. emp tied my tobacco pouch and my cigar case on the table. hope he got what left for him.
 As l was about to return to my ship, I saw man, followed by two soldiers, approaching from the strand. Drey- fus! He seemed to have heard of my presence, and measured me with ques- tioning looks. His lips moved, but he did not speak. lie is a middIe-sized man, cadayerous and of a yellow com plexion. His eyes are deep in their sockets, he walks with stoop, and his forehead is furrowed. He is grow ing old rapidly, no doubt.
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The attorneys of Arkansas will form a State Bar Association, and a meeting for this purpose has been called for January 10 at Little Rock. This is an eminen tly proper move and much good should yedound from ;4
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content.

In Sebastian county--a county as large and wealthy as Jefferson-the Sheriff receives q salary of $3,500 per annum. In Jefferson county, under the fee system, the Sheriff realizes a profit of over $2, ,500 9 year from the jail alone. Abolish the fee system and taxes will be reduced.l
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Chicago has organized an ice trust, milk trust and it is now proposed to add an ice-cream trust. An ice- cream trust is harmless for the pres ent, but next July the Chieogonese will be in the Summer of their dis content
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Apologists for the fee system say
 ouase ,s oi poor Sheriff has to take his pay oalo s "0o1,s1 ms ling prisoners in county scrip
 'e,i' oo .ts on the dollar. The sho"s s offered to take all he sanounty scrip that msssE oe presenee g ad tha Y within the next ta ap .days and humanay for it at the rate fot 90 cents. Ls euan to the present writing pot a = of sso'slar's worth of scrip nas been pre- E nt,l,saa ted at tbe price. There's no use great being to cast discredit upon the the pejue of our county warrants in Judge Jder to conceal the immense profits
 won'd aaE1 haihe sheriff's office under the feee- |e large clfee system.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK, DEC. 81, 1888

San Antonio, Texas, has dopted the "shut door, policy. On last Saturday Judge Green caused every bucket shop, variety show, slot maehine and gambling house in the city to quit business.
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That was grim joke played by a Chattanooga widow whose husband had been killed by strong drink, whea on last Sunday she sent tombstone as 8 Christ mas gift to the proprietors of the saloon in which her husband died. The tombstone told a more ghastly story than mere words could relate.
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lon ot We are in favor of large salaries Fpose ofrom Governor down to Constable. " taxatio tio-Commercial.
 e under The Governor receives a salary of
 no ways, 900 year. 1t ought to be at a State cast $5, 900. But on either basis, verdi uns6opting the standard of the Com oade in merciai, and scaling it down in pro- ssage portion to the relative importance
 Assem of the office, from Governor down bple hato Constable, what should county or 3 township constable get?
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sp atn,n Railroads.

Spain has only 7.54s miles of rail. road in her whole territory, or a little over four miles to every 10000 inhabi- tants.