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The evening times., 1899-03-30
Eagan ON the stand.

Clearly, the Eagan is not well This
opinion is not based on the state of his
memory as revealed in his testimony be-
fore the Court OF Enquiry. but on the
mildness of his conduct When General
Miles made his statement concerning the
character of the beef supplied to the ar
my Eagan INDUCED in wealth
Of iuveciive that made the undecorated
speech Of other witnesses seem tame and
spiritless. Again, when Major Black in
formed the then commissary General that
The issue commissaTies OF the Government
had the audacity to decline to accept rot
ten beef, he was wroth toward that officer
God d--n theIn!" he exclaimed, I'D
have made them take it, When we COM
pare these indications of his normal state
with the wavering, unpunctuated replies of
the artist in profanity, they suggest ILL
health or some chastening influence. Yet
there has been nothing in his recent ex-
pertence TO induce him to moderate his
expressions. 1t is true that a court mar
tial convised him of an offence and SEN
fenced him TO dismissal from the army.
tat the offence was one he took pride in
and the sentence was set aside by the
PRESIDENT. Instead of being punished. he
as rewarded with a long vacation under
pay and honorable retirement at the end.
There was every reason to think his re-
plies TO the questions of the Court would
reveal new and unexpected depths of vi
Imperative possibility.
His answers exposed the responsibility of
Secretary Aiger for the contracts with the
beef companies. The head OF the War
Department, according TO the testimony
q! Eagan, left 10 the latter a
free hand and endorsed all his contracts
including those which ignored the mr.
chasing agent at Chicago, without personal
enquiry or regardless of the requirements
Of ;he regulations. But ii is in relation tn
the contract with Swift Co.. that the
Court and the public desired light from
Ea2an. When Mr.. Swift was ex-
amined by the Court i'm Chicago he
WAS asked whether the firm had agreed to
he responsible for the beef for seventy-two
hours after delivery, as stated by Eagan.
lie made positive denial II can only
say, he replied that at the time of
the interview, General Eagan seemed
10 have the same understanding of
ihe contract that / had In view of his
testimony can only say he was mistaken"
Major Lee then called his attention to the
exact -ords OF Eagan, that the in
sertion CT the clause limiting to twenty
los.s ho--g ths t.E,e meat Should be fresh
The evening times., 1899-03-30
An UnintcntionuI Joke
(From the London NJ. A. P9

In the midst of very adroit able and serious
speecii-lt was on the question whether minis
ters OF the crown should retain their corporation
directorshps-Mr. Balfour was completely non
plussed by a wild and universal shout OF laugh
ter from all parts of the house. Mr. Balfour
has still a good deal of the boy about him, and
can, when he is taken aback, look as shy and as
sheeplsh as il he We're home on his holiday from
boarding school, and that is how he looked when
he was interrupted by this wild outburst of un-
expected and unintelligible laughter lie turned
and leaned down 10 Sir Michael Hicks Beach to
ask him for an explanation The explanation
was given IN the words: ''Stake-overiOne.' but
still Mr.. Balfour did not Craps il, and il had to
be repeated The origin Of the joke was that
in deGisIg with the old cry that a man must
have "a sake in the country. he had unIuckily
added that 'the cry had been overi0ne" The
house, which is extremely quick to catch a Joke
at once caught at the unntentiSnaI pun and
roared aloud.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
after taken out of the refrigerator was a
clerical error which had crept into the con-
tract Mr. Swift answered.

after taken out of the refrigerator was a
clerical error which had crept into the con-
tract. Mr.. Swift answered:
That cannot be so. General Eagan said his
agents would take good to protect the meat
from the sun, and assured him that if this
were done the meat would be good twenty -fouI
hours after being taken from the refrigerator.
As a result - of this, Eagan yes
terday retracted his statement that the
contract was for seventy-two hours and
admitted that he did not remember any
of the details about the contracts which
he msde with the beef packers and which
were approved by Secretary Alger. This
is amazing, in view of his assertion that
he had studied the subject and reached a
positive conclusion. The Court and the
public must conclude that if Eagan's mem
ory is in such state that he cannot recall
his decision as TO the time the beef would
keep good, and cannot remember this i'm
portant feature of any contract, no part Of
his testimony can be considered trust
worthy. Nothing in the whole conduct of
his office was nearly as important as his
beef contracts. of which he remembers not
a single detail. The exhibition was pain
ful, but the Court has duty to perform
"a duty 10 the Government and the SOL
dierS in the field
The evening times., 1899-03-30
NIKoLA TESLA.
The Great PrOmiser Talks of His
Wireless Telegraph Scheme.


New York, March 3o.-NikoIa Tesla ex-
pressed his interest yesterday in Sig Gug-
lielmo Marconis achievement of telegraph
ing across the British Channel without
wires. Mr.. Tesla avows his admiration
temperately, however, because he expects
in short time to go the young Italian ex-
perimenter great many better. Marconl
has telk,raphed thirty-two miles without
wires. Tesla expects to telegraph 5000
miles.
The achievement which caused so much
amazement yesterday in scientific as well
as popular circles. will, according 10 Mr..
Tesla, be improved on very soon.
"Thirty-two miles?" he said. That is
not very far. Not far enough to give a
hint of the real possibilities of wireless
telegraphy. When l complete the work
which has absorbed me for the past two
years shall do much more than that"
How far do you expect to tele graph
Mr.. Tesla?"
From here to Europe" he replied
Three thousand miles with absolute cer-
titude.
The necessary thing is to protect these
conductors from outside influences, to in
sulate them completely as it were. / be-
lieve that / have done this
The current issue of the Electrical Re-
view contains the first elaborate dt scrip
tion of Mr Tesla's experiments in wireles;
telegraphy They involve handling car
rents up to 100000 volts produced by his
perfected osciliators with entire safety.
photographs OF the experiments actually
performed make it appear that not on y
can the energy be transmitted in this man
ner, but also directed to any point desired,
regardless of distance and environment.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
simple NeM Workers
Gromsthe PhiIasI,lpHia Record.j

II Il an open secret in the Far West thai
the easiest victim the face Of the earth a.
fleece is person who makcs the boast that h
was born and reared in New York. IN fact tTs
Western shaTpers grew rieh and waved f1f fsl
many years Of New York ''oome on-~ one o,
these naughty persons furnished the ctnllurr. a
the BROAD street Statiur a chzstre To inflllsr fr
hearty laugh YESTERDAY n the train latlsf ar
several United state> HisH boxes. pat there o.
the convenience q travellers. Onr a tleze j.
located near The gate throagh Which NeN iork
Passenger psss. Gathanige wia - r-asi.
was little ahead a time. drlihcratslv saikri
up 20 the gate, sud shen BE- was opeu O. italf
deposited his railroad ticket in the mail iass
and prepared to bsard thc trsiu. TIE gEtrruau
halted him and asked for his fifket Tie NsW
Yorker was Wiiiiy indignsHf al Eeh pss.uus5,-
tiOn. and when the taugh aisd sisNu mrsekiy
declared that be had Wsre HausF The rafr-
man. however. had srsa him degsa-it the tirkas
- he pcrrnitiesi % - aboard tbs train.
after the InsieF had heeu expisip~d to tsr
cOnductor- lcftef-carricr later On recoxs red
the tickes.
The evening times., 1899-03-30

trust law. which Republican Attorney
General will say is Intellectual, do not offer
their aid to the awkward and distracted
farmers, but ridicule their efforts to save
themselves from destruction. The only
advice the wretched receive is to come into
the Republican ranks and guard the ma
tional honor and promote the interests OF
the trusts.
Perhaps free silver may be forced into
a subordinate place. 1t may be that the
frightened people, including the long-be-
fuddled and deluded masses of the Repub-
lican party, may crowd together like sheep
in a storm and refuse to follow the bell
wethers appointed by the trusts to lead
them At all events, there Is reason to
think the old talk about guarding the ma
tional honor will not be effective next
year There is not much honor to guard
in a nation which presents the spectacle OF
trust luxury and popular rags.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
Cuba and Cubans.

(From the Richmond Dispatch)
For the sake of quieting the Cuban soldiers and
giving them a start in life-forty acres and a
mule, it were-the President has sent to Ha-
50, 900 900 to be turned over to the so-caled
patriot army, 1t being agreed with General Co
mez that it will disband then. Quite naturally,
however, the military patriots think they should
have more money As we have said, they take
themselves seriously. They hold that Cuba is
their country, and that but for their rising
against the Spaniafds, the Spaniards would be in
possession of the island to this day. So believ-
ing, and seeing that the United States Govern
ment is handling the revenues of their country
they think it would be but fair for them to be
paid considerable portion OF the money long
due them But Uncle Sam has no idea OF doing
that. The more he learns about Cuba and the
Cubans, the less he feels justified in making aw
greater advance than the s3,O00,OOO
The evening times., 1899-03-30
Where Protection Hurt. Most.

The tin-plate mills of this country owed their
existence to the protective duty Under that duty
they grew and prospered to such an extent that
IN the last two years they have supplied the en-
tire market in this country at prices lower than
were ever paid for English or Welsh tin plate
when admitted free. The profits of the competing
mills were no doubt small. but they were enough
to tempt into the industry all the capital re-
quired TO swell the production 10 a figure suffi-
cient to supply all the markets in this country.
II the mills had combined and been content with
the larger profits resulting from reduced cost Of
production. but little. perhaps. would have been
said IN condemnation OF the policy. But when
they have combined not 10 give the public the
benefit OF lower prices but TO plumber the whole
tin-using public by advancing their prices 90 per
cent they have plainly made 1t the imperative
duty OF Republican Congress TO abolish every
particle OF the duty which enables them 10
perpetTate this monstrous robbery Of the public.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
4 smooth Scheme.
(From the New York Journal.

Prom the New York JouTnal)
Pardon me. sir. but are YOU going in there
to get a drinkg'
Brown looked at the speaker in astoui.hunsn,.
as well he might. II is rather unusual. 20 saw
the least, to be addressed in such way bv =
total stranger. In this case the stranger was
very shabbily dressed. and his face showed traces
of dissipation. He repeated his question as Brown
stood glaring at him.
well. what II am.' answered Brown. gruffiy
III you are going to get drink" replied the
stranger. taking notice OF the othef's evi-
dent i'll temper, ''it is in your power to Do me
a great favor. II will not cost yea q cent.
either
II don't know that ] have any very strong
desire to do you favor" returned Brown but
am curious to know what your game Is: so 20
ahead"
II need drink OF whisky explained the
seedy one, but unfortunately. I have only a
dime. and I detest 10-ecnt whisky. Now, your
drink will cost You I5 cents. but you can get
two of them Tor quarter. May I venture to
ask you to take my dime and get me drink
at the same time you buy your own?"
''Here" said Brown. take this quarter and
buy two drinks for yourself"
The evening times., 1899-03-30
The Tramp Nuisance.
QFrom the Philadelphia Ledger.

Reports from suburban towns indicate that the
tramps who have spent the winter in the city
have begun to scatter abroad again, and are com.
uniting outrages of desperate character The
old problem of what TO do with this undesira BILE
class of the population is again demanding solr-
ton, and seems as formidable ever. In some
communities the nomads, when arrested, are set
to work; but in State where there is so much
opposition to convict labor as in Pennsylvania
this is a remedy that can have only a restricted
application, and one by means adequate to the
demand. The tramp nuisance is growing worse
year by year, and IT is only a question of time
when, il the legal authorities do not find a way
to keep the criminals among them under re-
strsint, the people will. Already, in some rural
districts, they are going armed The next step
VIII be the shooting OF tramps who attempt 10
commit burglary or assault
The evening times., 1899-03-30
TROUBLES OF GLAss-BLowERs.
manufacturers Unwilling to tccede
to EmpIOyes' Demands

Bridgeton, \. j., March 30.-The clash
between the hollow ware glass blowers and
the nom union manufacturers is expected
Saturday of this week. The meeting held
in Philadelphia yesterday did not result in
an amicable adjustment, the Bridgeton
manufacturers say, and the men will be
called out Saturday or Monday Twenty
seven journeymen- blowers left for the
West yesterday, where they have been
promised places in the Union factories
One of the most prominent manufacturers
in Bridgeton said it was not the intention
OF the South Jersey manufacturers to ac-
cede to the demands of the men. One firm
has placed contracts for $4,000 worth
OF glass with other firms in ANTICIPATION
of strike. During the summer the pro-
posed South Jersey Glass Trust will have
been completed, and the combination will
decide upon its policy next fall.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
Among Possibilities.
(From the Minneapolis Tribune

From the Minneapolis Tribune)
General Miles should call down his foo, friend,
VINO are trying to make Presidential candidate
Of him because of the probable res,ilt ~ fhe 80,
enquiry Still. it would be the irony OF fats
u the very methods IL il alleged Aiger took a,
the beginning Of TO discredit Miles and de-
prive him OF making record which might bring
should result in that very thing.
The evening times., 1899-03-30
The Irish of It.
OFrum Harlem Liie.)

''Dennis. hear that yuu have bern drinking
again. u you can't do better shall have 70 Iet
you co.
''sure. sir. it was against me will that ! got
oil this time, SIR.
Nonsense. No man can do things against his
wilI!-
Dennis (grasping at strawJ-Faith. 7 had a
brother who went 10 prison against his WILL
The evening times., 1899-03-30
A Senator. Ambition,
From the Cincinnati Enpnirer. !

FTOIi tIIe tIIIcllIiatI Enquirer
Senator Hoar is not going TO Europe, but will
stay at home and write more "reminiscences. He
may also take some part in politics Having
predicted that the decline OF the Republic. in GER
tain events, would date from the Administration
OF William Mckinley, he doubtless desires 10 he
a picturesque part OF the ruin
The evening times., 1899-03-30

The alarm of the English over the in
creasing trade of this country in China
and Japan is profitIess. 1t was inevitable
that we should gain chief control of the
worlds markets and the English may as
well submit gracefully. When our tariff
system is properly revised We shall be
Indifferent to all rivalry.
The evening times., 1899-03-30

The assertion that this Government Of
fered the Philippines to England is natu-
raj mistake. There are Englishmen who
infer from the language of Mr.. Carnegie
that he is the United States Government
and when he urged the British Ambassa-
dor to take the islands there were some
who supposed he had ample authority to
make the proposition.
The evening times., 1899-03-30

If there was any doubt about the ex-
cellence of American volunteer soldiers
their work in the Philippines has disposed
of it. No soldiers in the world could have
done better work than the Western troops
are doing.
The evening times., 1899-03-30

W. X. Vanderbilt has made a wedding
present of ten million dollars to his SON.
With the additional five millions possess
ed by the bride, the young couple will be
Oil
The evening times., 1899-03-30

1t is strange fact that the New York
Republicans are always able TO draw from
the Tammany State representatives or
senators exactly enough votes to defeat
a measure the organization does not ap-
prove. The biennial sessions proposition
was beaten by one vote, drawn from Tam
many
The evening times., 1899-03-30

Evidently the Republicans of Toledo do
not intend to allow their colored brothers
a fair share of the prosperity of which
they boast. To offer only one hundred
dollars for the entire negro vote of the
town is parsimoniorS
The evening times., 1899-03-30

The success of wireless telegraphy will
lead to the formation of a trust to control
the atmosphere. There is too much profit
involved in telegraphy to allow the people
the free use of the air for communication.
The evening times., 1899-03-30

The approval of the Cars disarmament
movement by the Anarchists does not in
spire enthusiasm among foreign poten-
tat
The evening times., 1899-03-30
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

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The evening times., 1899-03-30

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De- unable To procure copies Of IL AT any news
stand or railroad station railroad trains.
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ing TO this Office information Of the fact.
The evening times., 1899-03-30

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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-04

slHce January J. John b. Nike has
shipped from Bryan TO outside points
5000 dozen eggs and more than 900
dozen CHECKERS. This does not ia, t'de
the very large sales OF chickens az
eggs he has made 10 local customers
during that time. Bryan has big rep
ulation as a produce market m evidence
Of which we mention an order received
yesterday by Mr.. Nike from the Palaces
fruit and produce company Of Los An
gele., Cal, for 20 dozen chickens.
The farmers congress meeting, con-
vening at College July 25, iswe are glad
TO note, attracting the attention Of far
mers ia this and surrounding counties,
and many with whom The Ehgle repre-
sentative has talked express their in
IGNITION Of being present at the meet
inRs
Try Suuon's natural stone germ proof
iilier--naiures own-perioct water filter
for sale by J. \. Mustachia, agent.
For g. 80 you can buy a filter which
may save you sloO in doctor bills.--ieS-
Little Misses Malcolm and Mary Me.
Inni-, Willie McDougald, Maggie Nc
DougAld, Maud Marrett and Clara
Mawhinney had delightful lawn party
yesterday afternoon at the residence OF
Prof. and Mrs. L. l.. MeInnis.
Lon Johnson has the cheapest and
finest samples OF wall paper and room
moulding ever seen in Bryan. II
Keep the weeds cut and assist the
authorities in keeping the streets, al
l. ~ and sewers clean.
For sAie-A registered Jersey bull
calf months old. Apply 10 n. ID.
Cole. l65
For Rent-The old McLelland place,
alter June Let. See Miss Sue MoIel-
land. 1851
For Rent-Nice large cottage conven-
lent TO school. Apply 10 X. S. Webb. %
W. +. Johnson Of Brennan. was
here yesterday.
A. W. DYess Of Bethel was In the city
Yesterday.
Drink Temps bottled beer. 1876
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Charley Cook suicided at Liberty
Hill. Tex. by taking morphine. Des
pondency.
John Tyoe Of Atlanta, Ga. shielded
at Mobile, ala, by taking morphine
The Southern baseball league has dis
banded.
The Transmississippi congress will
hold is next session AZ Houston. Tex.
A little child Of Fritz Zeiss died al
BRENNAN, Tx. from drinking conccn.
trated I've.
An unknown man was found hanging
20 u live oak tree near Lometa. Te-.
Suicide supposed "a tho man had money
In his pocket
H. f. Hurd. an old citizen Of Houston.
Tex, died at that place
Lucien Bordenove. a pie and cake
vender. was found dead in his room a.
Galveston, Tex.
a printing ink combine has beea
formed at Chicago with a capital OF
So. 900 600
Governor Ellerbee died at Sellers s.
G.. after a tow weeks illness.
Governmontreceipts for May amount
ed 20 S4l.7S6,0i2 and disbursements
| SiO,5iS.O0A
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-04
QUARANTINE UNJUST.
'tatsnieni Of Physician, a. TO yellow
Fewer al New Orleans.

Statement Of Physician. a. TO yellow
Fever at New Orleans.
Z New Orleans June AT a confer.
ence Friday Of visiting physicians who
have fully investigated the health con.
ditions here and the recent case " spo.
radio yellow fever the following state.
ment was issued:
After an investigation Of the health
conditions Of New Orleans and special
inquiry into the case Of yellow fever re-
ported on May 2s. we state that we have
been unable TO find any other case Of
suspicious illness in the city and have
not been able 10 trace the source Of infec-
tion In the case reported. The state and
local health authorities have afforded rs
all reasonable assistance In this invest.
CATION. We deem II unnecessary and
unwise for any state or city 10 quaran.
tine against New Orleans under the
present conditions
The statement is signed by Dra W.
II. Sanders Glenn and Andrews Of Ala.
bama; H. II HARRISON and W. A. Cant
Of Mississippi r. d Murray Of the ma
rine hospital service aud W W Ashton
resident inspector for the parishes Of
Louisiana.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-04
HAYosN-cRANFlLL CASE.
jury Gives Dr. Hayden Damage. Amount
ing 10 Thirty ThsE-and Dollars.

ing 70 Thirty thousand Dollars.
Dallas, June 3 The trial Of the fam
sua case Of s A. Hayden ". j. b
liranhll ct al. came to and end Friday
lfternoon at 8 O'Clock when the jury re.
Burned verdict awarding the plaintiff
81. 900 actual aud $4,000 exemplary
damages In the original petition the
praper was for 500, ono go. 900 for &C
tual and $50. ono exemplary damages
No case which has been tried in the
civil courts u Dallas county has ever
attracted half 20 much attention over
the state. This was because all the NJ.
igant. were well known and had many
friends Aiany rate. there has not been
a dag since the trial was begun that the
Forty-fourih district courtroom was moi
taxed TO is capacity To accommodate
the crowds
II IS understood that the defendants
will AZ once make motion for a new
trial, and IN the event Of uufavorable
action by the court will give notice Of
Appeal.