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TO EXTEND FRANCHISES.
Ordinance Which Chicago Street Rail-
ways Want Passed.

CHICAGO, Dec. San ordinance was in
PRODUCED in the Municipal Council tonight
extending the franchises of all the street.
car companies now operating in the city fifty
years. The matter was referred to a COM
mittee and will come up for final passage
next week. The ordinance provides that
where the earnings of the street-car COM
panies are under $500 per mile of single
track per annum, no remuneration shall be
given the city for the use of the streets
where they are between $500 and $4,000,
one-half of l per cent. of the gross receipts
shall be paid to the city; between $4,000 and
$12500, l per cent; between So, 800 and $4,000,
~ per cent; between $4,000 and $40 900, per
cent, and when over $4,000, per cent of the
total gross earnings shall be paid the city.
1t is expected that hard fight will be made
against the ordinance. A motion was made
Immediately after it's introduction to have it
referred to a special committee to be APP
pointed by Mayor Harrison, who is openly
against the extension of the present fran
chiseS This was beaten by the friends of
the measure, who showed sufficient strength
to insure the passage of the ordinance when
1t comes up for final action. The matter was
finally referred to a joint committee COM
posed of the members of the various street
committees This joint committee is certain
to report the ordinance faVorably. If it is
then passed the mayor will unqueStonably
veto it, and the real fate of the measure
lies in the fight which will then be made to
pass 1t over his veto.
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ASKS AN ACCOUNTING.
Stakeholder Charges Bank President
and Directors with WrOngdOIng.

NEW YORK, Dec. Suit has been
begun in the United States Circuit Court
by Caleb B. Leach, of Middletown, Conn, a
stakeholder. against the Mercantile Co
operative Bank Of this city, it's president,
John w. Newberry and the directors for an
accounting. He alleges that the president
has obtained almost absolute control and
has been guilty, together with the directors.
of malfeasance in office. Mr.. Leach further
charges that President Newberry has
caused a large salary to be paid himself.
and that, with the directors, he has entered
upon unsafe contracts, in which they aref
personally interested, with the money of the
bank He claims that the bylaws have
been violated in the making of loans on
second mortgages and that unearned divi-
dends have been paid. The operating ex-
penses. he says. are excessive and the COR
poration is on the verge of insolvency. the
assets not being equal TO the liabilities. The
condition Of the bank, he says has been
misrepresented to the stockholders by the
defendants who have organized a corpora
tion known as the Mercantile Cooperative
Bank OF New Jersey, to which they have
diverted the money OF the Mercantile Co
operative Bank.
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MRS. CODY'S TRIAL.
The Alleged BIackmailer of the
GOuIds CrOss-Examined Again.

Albany N Y, Dec 5.-The fifth day of
the trial of Mrs Cody on the charge of
blackmail was resumed in the County Court
to-day. with Mrs. Cody again on the stand
under the cross-examination of Delaney
Nicon, counsel for the Goulds. Mr.. Nicoll
handed Mrs Cody a book containing the
baptismal record of church in Cooperville,
Lincoln county, in which was record of
the baptism Of child, the parents of which
were alleged to be Jay Gould and Mrs. An
CELL under her maiden name of Sarah Ann
Brown, and asked her if she had ever seen
the book. She replied in the negative.
Counsel stated that the names of the real
parents of the child had been erased and
those of Jay Gould and Mrs. Angel substi-
tuted. The only other important question
asked by Mr. Nicoll before the court took :;
noon recess was: Did you not promise
Mary Ann Shealds that you would give her
5000 If she would swear that she was
witness to the marriage of Jay Gould and
Mrs Angelic to which Mrs Cody replied:
II never did
During the afternoon session Mrs Cody
was subjected to a severe cross-eXamina-
ton by Mr.. Nicol and lost her temper for
the first time since the trial began. She
exclaimed, pettishly: You put all the ques-
ons TO me, don't you? And / am the scape-
direct examination she swore that she had
never had in her possession at any time a
marriage certificate showing that Jay Gould
was MART ID to Mary Ann Brown. The case
will no doubt go to the jury tomorrow, as
Mr.. Dugan has but one witness TO call and
Mr.. Nicoll two in rebuttal. The prosecu-
ton expects TO prove some startling things
hy Mr. Carvalho, an expert in chirography
relative to the baptismal record in the Cath
Ollie Church at Champlain, which looks very
much as ii IL had been tempered with.
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Mr.. CAGES ESTIMATES
AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO
RUN THE GOVERNMENT.
He Thinks S59S,O4s,37s VIII Be Re-
quired for the Fiscal Year
Ending June 80, 1900.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Sin conformity
with the requirements of law, the secretary
of the treasury to-day transmitted to Con-
gress the estimates Of appropriations re-
quired for the service of the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1900. as furnished by the
several executive departments. These esti-
mates, including permanent annual appro-
priations, aggregate $59S,O4S,S7S, as against
$500. S75, 513. the amount of the appropria-
tions including deficiencies and miscel-
laneous, for the fiscal year 1899, and 1882
647.SS5, the amount of the estimates for 1899.
Following is the total recapitulation, cents
n1nittnd
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VICTORY ron COLLEGES.
Emma s. Fayerweather Defeated In
the United States Supreme Court.

Emma s. Fayerweather Defeated In
the United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the matter of
the petition of Emma S. Fayerweather for
a writ of mandamus and restraining order
to be directed to the Circuit Court of the
Southern district of New York, the United
States Supreme Court to-day refused to
make the order. The case involves the be-
quest of the late VIM. G. Fayerweather to
a number of educational institutions. To-
days opinion is in the interest of the col
leges.
Justice Brewer handed down an opinion
reversing the opinion of the Supreme Court
of Appeals of Virginia in the case of A. A.
Mccullough VS.. the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia. The case involves the validity of the
state laws concerning the state coupons is
sued under the act of 1871. Mccullough
rendered some of these coupons in pay
ment of his taxes. They were not accepted
by the state authorities. and the State Su-
preme Court sustained this refusal To-
days opinion reverses this action of the
state court. holding that the coupons We're
a legal tender for taxes in the State. JUS
flee Peckham rendered a dissenting opinion
on the ground of want of jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court to-day took the UNI
usual course of Indicating to the court be-
low the form of verdict TO be rendered in q
case. The case is that of Randlette Stone
for the refunding of money paid as duty
upon 2 900 bags which were returned to
the United States after having been used
for the expectation of grain. The customs
authorities imposed a duty upon them on
the ground that the bags were of foreign
manufac ture and the courts below sustained
this action the case coming TO this court
from the Circuit Court OF Appeals from the
Fifth circuit. The opinion rendered to-day
reyerses the opinion OF the Court of APP
peals. directing the preparation of a YER
dict ordering that one-fourth of the amount
paid he refunded as % per cent. of the
bags were OF American manufacture. The
cnin'on was handed down by Chief Justice
Tr,,fIn
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-To-day's state-
ment Of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, 1929. 2S5, 924;
gold reserve, $242, 450,26O.
General Garcia with his staff, called at
the War Department to-day to pay his re-
spects to Acting Secretary Meikeljohn. The
Cubans had previously seen Secretary Gage
and conferred with him at GONE length on
economic questions relating to the admins
tration Of affairs in Cuba.
Lieut.. Col. r. M. O'Reilly, chief surgeon.
and Lieutenant Weston will start IN a day
or two on the hospital steamer Bay State
from New York for Kingston, Jamaica, to
make a thorough investigation of the British
method of caring for troops in tropical cli-
mates.
Assistant Secretary Melkeljohn Is not a
candidate for the United States Senate from
Iowa.
Chairman Charles Hernly and wife, OF
New Castle, are at the Ebbitt on pleasure
trip.
Representative Steele arrived this morning
from indianapolis.
Repress natives Overstreet and Hemenway
are at the Ebbitt. Mr.. Overstreet hopes to
take house here later. Mrs. Overstreet's
mother is very Ill at Franklin.
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Clayton to BE Made Ambassadors.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Senor Don
Matias Romero, the Mexican minister to
Washington, has returned to this city from
the City of Mexico. He called at th6State
Department to-day to pay his respects to
the secretary and the assistant secretaries,
and in the course of his visit took occasion
to inform them that his government had
determined to advance the Mexican mission
here 10 the rank of an embassy. As the law
provides that the United States government
may advance to the rank of ambassadors
any of its ministers when the country TO
winch they are accredited takes the first
step in that direction with their own repre-
the United States minister to Mexico, will
become ambassador of the United States to
Mexico just as soon as the necessary for
malities can be gone through with
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and totals. .$593. O4S, S7s $462, 6l7 sS5

The postmaster general estimates the
deficiency in the postal revenues for 1900
at S4265 1888. The estimate for army and
navy pensions is $144 10000; cost of pension
service 81, 233, $50. Total, sl45, 233 $50.
The estimates contain the following items
of interest to Indiana:
apolis-Paving Michigan street south
of the Arsenal, So, $50; concrete sidewalk on
Clifford avenue north of the Arsenal, 81 Ol6;
pumphouse and pump at Arsenal, 5000.
total of $13S36
Hospital $4,000.
Michigan City-Improving harbor, $500.
Marion--Branch Soldiers Home, $227, $50.
Representative Overstreet said this morn
ing that he had heard the report that there
would be no river and harbor bill this ses-
sion. but it was too early to say whether
the report was well founded. Several mem
bers OF the river and harbor committee say
the revenues are not sufficient to allow any
large appropria lions for improvements or
rivers and harbors this session, and that
with the increase in the standing army and
more ships for the navy, rivers and harbors
must wait a while.
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cipal and interest, on the Union PACING and

cipal and interest, on the Union Pacific and
the principal of its debt on the Kansas Pa
cific Railroad.
Steps had been taken to foreclose the
governments lien upon the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, but before action was
commenced the Congress passed an act, APP
proved July Z, 1898, creating a commission
consisting of the secretary of the treasury
the attorney general and the secretary OF
the interior and their successors in office,
with full power to settle the indebtedness
TO the government growing out of the issue
of bonds in aid of the construction of the
Central Pacific and Western Pacific bond
aided railroads, subject to the approval of
the President No report has yet been made
to me by the commission thus created
Whatever action is had looking to a settle
ment Of the indebtedness in accordance with
the act referred to will be duly submitted
to the Congress.
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congressional duties. He arrived last night
from the camp in Alabama where his troops
probably would resign from the army but
his plans were not yet definitely fixed He
expects to confer with the President and
secretary of war and then will determine on
his course IF there is to be any more
fighting ! want to stay in the army" said
the general, but If the fighting is over
prefer to return to civil life
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TRENTON. N. j.. Dec 5.-ArticIes of i'm
corporation OF the American Linseed oil
Company, with an authorized capital stock
of $23. 500, 900. were filed with the secretary OF
state to-day. One-haH of the capital stock
Is preferred, to bear dividend of per cent
The incorporators Adrian H Isarkin.
Arthur II. Van Brunt and Francis L. Pat
ton, all Of Jersey City.
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WAOIllNNIONb Dec. 0.-Ine following
programme of receptions ETC., at the ex-
ecutive mansion during the season of 1899
has been announced: Jan. 2, Monday, Pres
ident's public reception, IL a. m. to 1880 o.
M; Jan. 4, Wednesday, Cabinet dinner; Jan.
10, Tuesday, diplomatic reception; JAM 13,
Friday diplomatic dinner; Jan. Is, Wednes-
day, judicial reception; Jan. Is. Wednesday,
army and navy reception; Feb. J., Wednes-
day, Supreme Court dinner; Feb. s,
Wednesday, congressional reception; Feb
ii, Tuesday, public reception.
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Prof. O. G. Marsh Honorcd.

PARIS. Dec. 5-Prof. o. c. Marsh Of
Yale University, who last year was award
ed by the French Academy of Sciences the
Cuvier prize of 500 francs for the most re-
markable work in the department of paleon-
tology during the three years then ended
efnV of Sciences
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NEW YORK, Dec 5.--Jim Corbett to-day
deposited 81 900 with a sporting editor as q
forfeit for match with Tom Sharkey. Corr
bett said he was willing to box ShaTkey In
public, the gate receipts to go TO charity,
but would prefer to meet 8harkey for $500
q side In private.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Major General
Wheeler was a center Of attraction and con-
graduation when he appeared In the House
OF Representatives to-day TO resume his
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PINOLE. CAL Dec 5.--The nitroglycerIn
house Of the Hudson Powder Company blew
up at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon. killing
Superintendent Charles Kennedy and four
Chinese, the only workmen In the building
at the time
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CAIRO. Dec. 5--A dispatch from FASH
oda announces the arrival OF Major Mar
chand. who left Cairo for that point on
Nov. lS. accompanied by Captain Baratier.
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during the past year were 81, 253 9S4.44 The
expenditures were S1,0s1, 6S3. 70, leaving sur
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

We have i1 pairs Of mems fine hand
made LiIley Bracket shoes, sizes 5 to .,
former price s. 50. Wenow offer them
at g. 90 per pair Different styles toe.
Call early and get your number. They
are q great bargain Cole Bros. gJ
LOsT-ln Bryan Friday a solid gold
watch charm, square pattern with mon.
ogram Of letters II. +. :. on one side,
diamond crescent on the other side and
photos Of a lady and gentleman on in.
side 500 reward Or return to Tx.
change hotel office. g3
Tie county commissioners are hold.
ing TWO days special session to iini.h
up some business relating to courthouse
and Jail insurance, bridges, etc, and
will endeayor TO put the county on A
cash basis before adjournment.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
will serve Strawberries, cream and cake
At the residence Of Mr.. NJ. y. Cole Fri
day evening from 3. 10 1880 O'Clock
Everybody invited. on
The attorney general Ia, approved
Tor registration $4,000 court house re.
funding and $4,000 bridge refunding
bonds Of Brazos county.
Tin and plumbing department. Yonr
patchwork wanted. can mend YOU,
TN cutters, water pipes, tin ioofs etc.
quicker aud ,heaper han anyone
Phone ll6. Myers. OF
The 40. U. W. always make promp,
settlements. Joe b. Reed paid Mrs. II
Aernole $1,000 yesterday for that order
send the your lawn mowers to sharp.
en-. do all kinds OF tin aud water pip,
work on short notice. Phone ll6. Ny.
ers. ot
Mr. and Mrs. W. n. Mcbride and Mis,
Lizzie Fowler wsre here from Madison
county yesterday buying goods.
Counting made easy and Wedding,
made smooth by getting teams and We
hic.es al James livery table. 80
Full line Of new spring dress Ant
shirt waist silks. the latest noyeltie,
just received at SANGER. g6
Mrs. Judge Frost returned to Corsic
ma yesterday after a visit 10 her sister
Mrs A. d. McConnico.
See the latest novelties in sash rib.
bons, ladies' fancy belts and ladies'
gloves At sangers. 10
The boy were wearing the green to I
large extent yesterday in honor Of 81
Patrick's day.
For Accident and Life In.urance
either In Lodges or Straight Life Com
panles zee Joe b. Reed. n
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AFRAID OF GIN. LIB.
Ile l. Too Much For the Span
4 iards In Cuba.
THEY WANT Elm REMOVED.
a Madrid Newspaper says lie Boldly
Helps the Insurgents aud Hl, Tao
tie. wouid Cause ui. Dismiss
al In European Countries.

Madfid, March 1.-THE impartial de-
votes is leading article 70 the United
States consul general in Cuba, General
Fitzhugh Lee II rcmarks that hc i "a
factor IN the Cuban problem TO which
sufficient attention has not been paid, &"
adding:
In no capital Of Europe would a full
blown ambassador be- allowed 10 do
what this consular agent indulecs in
with immunity in Cuba This gentle.
man lets no means 20 by Of showing in
what quarter lies his sympathies and
good will Does any difficulty arise h..
tween Spain and his country he incrcas-
cs Il; docs friction arise between the
two countries ne does his hes, 10 add 10
It. His IMPORTS are always hostile 10
our country and very often full Of false
hoods. The insurgents looS upon him
a. protector the Spaniard. a. an enc.
my \ paper of his own country has
hinted, many European papers have
stated, that he belongs 20 the syndicate
who hopc 90 buy up Cuba, and every in.
dication indicates the truth Of thi, state.
ment His maleyolencc against our
country is 30 marked that IL has been
noted even by the New York apars
which are in no way prcdisposad Ia our
favor
1T is, therefore, not surprising that
English, French and German a,srs
have frequently asked: why docs not
Spain request the United States 10 r..
place an official who far from being
bond Of union between the two coun.
tries Is an open element Of discori and
,iufet That is the question we. too.
ask. Is our government N timid and
frightened that IL dare not present pe.
iitiun 10 q government with which il il
assured II Is on friendly tcrmsg II that |
friendship rally existed the United |
States would find no difficulty in raliey. !
.ng an official who, far from improving 1
that friendship. does his level best daily |
10 interrupt IL. Furthermore, a. Leo
was sent 10 Havana by Cleveland and
.t Is usual 10 have a clean sweep Of func.
tionaries with a new president, McKin.
ley must have plenty Of adhcrents who
would admirably suit the position
Other Spanish newspapers want Gen.
Lee displaced, but are not ~ emphatic
rs The lmmrcial They make mo-
charges, but merely suggest il would h.
better for both countries II General
Lees place wa, held by a man more lib.
eml IN his views
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Henry Sale Of Calvert, was in Bryan
yesterday.
The iaees and embroideries a. san.
ger'sare lovely. %
DR.. ]. VI. soles Of Rock Prairie vas in
town yesterday.
Compete line Of ladies' ready made
linens at Sanger. 80
MUTTON, both fresh and barbecued
At Buchanan's City Market. q
Miss Viola Johnson Of Troy, Ala, is
here visiting her brother, W. A. John
son.
New silks and saiins for evening
dresses. all the newest shades At san.
gers. -
The prettiesi line ofready made wool
silk and satin skirts aud shirt waists
Of an kinds At Sangers. ~
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HAVANA IN SUSPENSE.
Waiting Now Only to Hear what the
Court VIII Find.

WtA WI ilNhs
Havana, March l5.-Wuh the dcpart.
urc Of the court Of inquiry aftera sec.
ond visit 20 the ,conc Of the wreck Of
the Maine, the tension grow. serious.
The court Is nearly ready 10 rcport
Unless there ARE new discoveries, which
Is unlikely, there b. nothing 20 b. dome
but Tor the members % ,eciudc them.
selves 10 the Iowa and formulate the
conviction. already tmiy held
There i' uo reason 20 change the b..
lief that tAa court viii fui that the dis.
astcr was caused by au explosion outside
the Maine, but %. member, have been
a. ,e'Tctas the grave The chiefo officer.
have been absolutely discreet. while the
talk of the divers has been contmdirto-
~ From numerous ht, ~ ev.Iauc.
that have come Uut during tho e1am.ul.
ton 10 seem, 90. sure %, anything m tim.
latitude can be- that the plan. before the
court show that the ship wa, Broken In
two and the forward part rent a.under
by an explosion from the outside
Captain sampson utma,od before he
left that the testimony wa, "gut.fviuy.
ly complete This mightmnn that am
accidental cause had been discovered
but the indication, arc all the other
way. No one believe, that any Spanish
officials OF officer, Of rank viii h. impli.
Gated, whatever may d. the finding pf
the court Captain Sampson before
leaving said the courts departure wa.
not due 20 orders received. but was dc.
cidcd upon solely by the member, them.
selves
Tho wreCEing work has been very
slow, but 1t Is hoped that now. with the
added facilities, and with tho other,
that arr 10 como, work will b. advanced
with greater mpidity.
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BRUCE is NO MORE.
He Was Most Prominent Negro In th.
the United states.


Washington. March l7.-Bhncbe K.
Bruce, register Of the treasury. died
this morning. Bruce's death had been
expected for several DAYS He suffered
from complication Of stomach troubles
Blanche X. Bruce was born in Prince
Edward county Virginia, March ]. 1891.
and was therefore 81 years old. He was
OF American decent and was horn a
slave, and received the rudiments % his
education from the tutor of his masters
son. lie taught school for a time in
Hannibal, Mo-, and later became a stu.
dent AZ Ohorlin In 1860 he became
planter In Mississippi. and disappointed
member Of the Mississippi leyec board.
lie was elected sheriff of his county.
and was subsequently superintendent Of
education In 1870 he was elected
United States senator rs Republican.
and served until March 8. 1851. Hewas
a member Of every Republican national
convention held since lS6s In 1881 he
was appointed by President Garfield
register u the treasury, and later wa,
appointed recorder Of deeds for the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. About xix months
ago he was again appointed register of
the treasury by President Mckinley.