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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

Texarkana, Ark. April %. A Mcxi-
can shot and instantly killed a young
lady named Alice Archer ON her fathers
farm near Boggy. The Mexican suicided
Immediately after the affair lie had
been employed on the Archer farm aud
fell in love with the young lady. His at
tentions were refused. however The
action Of the young lady exaspeiated
the Mexican and he stole 10 the house
with Winchester and committed the
deed while the father was ia the field
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28
Ratid,d treaty Delivered.

Paris, April 81 The secretary Of the
French embassy at Washington, NJ
Thiebaut arrived here Wednesday ana
handed the Spanish-Amcrican treaty of
peace to the Spanish ambassador, Senior
Leon y CASTILLO who Immediately sent
IL 10 Spain.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

New York, April 81 Captain George
C. Gibbs, who commanded the steamer
River Queen in the James river when
President Lincoln and the Confederate
peace commissioners met on board of
her, Is dead at his home in Sag garbor.
n. Y, aged 70 years
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

Lit;lc Rock. April 81. ore assaying
$1,000 Ia golt to the ton has been take,.
ont Of the side Of Blowout mountain. In
Polk county and since Saturday night
every claim within radius Of q mile Of
the discovery has been staked Farmers
have quit their field work and gone pros
pactina.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

Lulu. April "a Fire destroyed more
than 800, 900 worth Of property in the
business portion Of this place The blaze
started In the Office Of the Weekly Mes-
senger but from what cause could not
be learned The Yazoo and Mississippi
station was among the buildings burned
Insurance not known
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

Gonzales, Tex, April O. A boy
named Mcpherson was fatally shot 70
Lone Oak A negro named Sam WI
liams has been arrested, charged with
the killing.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

San Francisco, April "a The Badger
with the. Samoan commission ON board
sailed Wednesday afternoon for Apia
The steamer will probably stop at Hon
olulu for coal.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

DENVER ROAD

provides homelike comforts
for its passengers. Luxuriant
solid trains, Fort Worth to
Denver, daily. Pullman Buff
iet Sleepers give you that
bouyant aristocratic feeling OF
ease, aud charms those who
want luxury, comfort and
recreation. The ride makes
a new man of you, full of en-
ergy, new thoughts. ands
higher ideals. The Texas
Colorado Chautauqua, at
Beautiful Boulder" provides
the highest class educational
sessions, opening July 4, 1899,
and continuing six weeks.
Ask for free illustrated litera-
ture. ID. Il. KELLER,
Traffic Mgr, Fl. Worth e. DENY,
City Ry. FIT. Worth, Texas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

New York. April 97,-The Journals
Washington special says a good author
ity savs Eagan Is 20 be restored 10 Office.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-28

Washington April g. ~ The cruiser
Marblehead has sailed from San Lucia
for Barbados en- route TO the Pacific
station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11
be TO the erect that he didn't speak soon
enough and said too much when he did
ASKS $4,000 INDEMNITY.
American Wants Damages for Long
imprisonment I'm Colombia.

FORT SCOTT. Kan, May 1o.-After a
confinement of about six years in a political
prison in the republic OF Colombia, Archie
McCarter, a civil engineer and contractor
prominent in this city until 1891. when he
left for Yucatan, has just been liberated
and returned here. He has made a demand
upon the Colombian government for $1,000
indemnity and has gone to Washington to
enlist the aid of the government in collect
ing ii. McCarter had been absent from this
city about three years before any word was
received from him and then a letter, adj
dressed by him in a Colombian jail. was re-
ceived by a friend. 1t bore the censor mark
of the commander Of the prison. who, In a
postscript, said that no communications
would be allowed to pass to or from the
prisoner touching the cause of his confne-
ment. Supposing him TO have offended the
government in the promotion OF some big
enterprise no serious effort was made by
his friends to learn the facts in his case
and he, being a man of no familN there
was no one deeply enough interested to ap-
peal to the government for an explanation.
He claims to lave been thrown into jail on
suspicion of being a flibuster, for which
suspicion there was no ground, and declares
he was denied a hearing. The government
is taking dispositions here TO establish his
citizenship. preparatory to taking the mat
ter up.
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Work of q vernment Architect.


One of the busiest bureaus of the treas
ury since the adjournment of Congress is
that of the supervising architect. The last
session of Congress produced an omnibus
public building bill, which provided for the
erection of nearly a quarter OF a hundred
new public buildings. scattered all over this
broad land. In addition to this, or course,
numerous buildings are going forward under
the continuous contract system, and, taking
it altogether, the officials of this bureau
have been earning their salaries. recently
at least. Since April Is proposals to sell
sites to the government upon which to erect
new structures in thirty-three cities, have
been opened at the treasury, and during
the remainder of the present month bids
will be opened for sites in twelve other
cities Proposals have been advertised for
sites for all of the five new public buildings
authorized to be constructed in Illinois, and
those having property they desire to sell
to the government have put in their bids.
These cities are Joliet, Elgin. Streator,
Freeport and Monmouth. An officer or the
architects Office is now in Illinois visiting
the various cities mentioned and looking
over the sites offered to the government:
1t is expected that his report on them VIII
shortly be made to Secretary Gage, and
then will follow the first step toward the
construction of a public building-the pur-
chase of a site.
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Postal Service i'm the Philippines.

washington Special.
Postmaster General Smith has not fully
matured his plans for a postal service IN
the Philippines. The service, such as IL is
at the present time, is under the manage
ment of Director If the Posts Vale, one OF
the most experienced men in the depart
ment. Outside of Manila there are only
condition of affairs the service is necessarily
Irregular. Before proceeding with a defl-
mite postal organization in the ISLANDS, the
Department will collect as much
as possible with regard to the needs OF the
people. Mr.. Vale has been doing all ne can
in that direction, and as soon as condltions
make ii safe to travel about the archipelago
other agents of the department. Will. be or
dered TO make a general tour or the lslands.
There is a great population IN the thllp-
mines. but information Is sadly lacking as
TO what percentage of these people Will be
in need Of a postal service and what per,
of mouth and by signal fires at night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

Gen. T. NJ. Anderson. who commanded the
first military expedition to the Philippines.
has arrived in Chicago to TAX OF
the Department of the Lakes. To a question
whether the soldiers in the Philippines were
dissatisfied ard pleading to be sent home. he
said
Those influences that or late are said to
have been at work among the troops In the
Philippines were unknown when i was In
command CT the military at Manila. but ]
am certain hat every officer and many OF
the men who had planned to go home asked
that their designations be returned TO them
Just as soon as the Instruction or the Fill
pitos began.
Al trustworthy evidence on the subject is
20 the same effect. The stories Of discon-
tent among the soldiers are evidently manu-
factured for a purpose. just as were the
stories about the alleged starvation and bad
treatment of the soldiers in Cuba They all
nave the same yellow tint.
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BADGER IS DUE AT SAMOA
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION PROBABLY
NOW IN SAMOA.
CabIcgram from Admiral Kautx Re-
Have Been Withdrawn from shore.

WASHINGTON, May 1o.-The United
States naval transport Badger. with the Sa-
moan commission aboard. viii arrive at
Apia. Samoa. to-day. and there is much in
terest among officials in the important
change of conditions which will be brought
about when the commission assumes charge
of affairs. 1t will involve a practical sus-
pension of the treaty of Berlin and the
system of administration by which the
islands have been governed for the last ten
years, and the temporary rule Of the COM
mission with supreme executive and adj
ministrative authority. BY arrangements
made before the Badger sailed. she will en-
ter the harbor Of Apia with the flags OF the
United States, Great Britain and Germany
displayed. The war ships of the three coun-
tries Will fire the salute accorded TO minis
tiers. and there will be an exchange OF calls
between the naval commanders. the COM
mission and the consuls. With these for
malities over. the consuls of the three gov
ernments. Herr Rose and Messrs. Maxse
and Osborne, will suspend their functions.
as all the authority heretofore exercised by
the consuls and other officials for the time
being will be In the hands OF the joint COM
mission The same. suspension of functions
will occur as to Chief Justice and
the president of the Municipal Council The
cable adviees that all is quiet in Samoa
gives renewed assurance TO officials that
the work OF the commission Will be pro-
ductive of good results. as il will enable
them to begin their labors free from the ex-
element of open hostilities.
In view of the Berlin press reports that
a number of German claims would be
pressed, growing out or the recent bonn
bardment, 1t is stated in an authoritative
quarter that no such claims have been pre-
scented. and that If any claims are made by
individual Germans they will be passed on
by the joint commission, their functions
having been made broad enough 10 permit
them to pass on all such questions. Their
report, however, would be confined to the
merits of the claims, the amounts and the
parties liable, and il would remain for the
respective governments to carry out the
recommendations by making the necessary
appropriations.
A cablegram was received at the Navy
Department, this morning. from Admiral
Kautz on board the Philadelphia. II was
dated Auckland, N. H., May TO. and Apia.
May 8. 1t reads: 'Brutus arrived April =.
All quiet at Apia. Condition of affairs much
improved. / lave withdrawn marines from
the shore. as their presence there is re-
CURED no longer"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

The "old fddlers" mania has broken out
In a part Of the country where ii ought to
find congenial environments-the hill ooun-
try of southern Indiana. The primitive con-
ditions that have prevailed so long in that
portion of the State, and that still prevail,
ought to be very conducive to pres irving
the standard of music that made fiddling
by ear high art and such tunes as Leather
Brooches" and 1.-The Arkansas Traveller" SUI
perior TO anything ever written by the mas
ters. An old folders contest is advertised
to take place at Charlestown, Clark county,
ION the afternoon and evening Of Thurs
day. May 1s." at which nearly fifty iddlers
of countryside fame lave entered as con-
testants. According to a local paper the
following is a list of prizes offered for the
best performance of the tunes named:
Money Musk" pair Of sheep shears;
Leather Brooches" corn cutter: "Old Dan
Tucker" pair OF pants mo one barred
| Weasel 81 worth OF jewelry; Devils
Dream" 81 worth Of groceries; Girl 1 Left
Behind Me-" 81 worth of cigars; "Suwanee
River 81 worth Of groceries: Arkansas
worth OF soap: Yankee Doodle" large
coffee pot; "Raggedy Bill" rocking chair;
"Mocking Bird" 81 worth of lumber: CHI
deroy.' twenty-five pounds OF flour; Home,
Sweet Home" 81 worth OF goods; Flower
OF Edinburg." one fine hat.
take part in this contest would come to this
city in their everyday clothes and repeat
the performance they could make money
| enough to keep them in corn-cob pipes and
applejack the rest of the season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

sion Of labor from the rest of the United
States. IL the people of Arkansas regard
their State as a part thereof except at the
time Of holding elections. Governor Jones,
OF Arkansas. has devised another scheme
than shooting men TO deter them from enter
ing that State and seeking employment un-
der the guarantee of the Constitution Of the
United States. which declares that mo
State shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States 1t is TO en-
join all the railroad companies whose lines
enter Arkansas from bringing in miners TO
take the places vacated by strikers. 1t will
be admitted that from the point of view of
the state executive the Arkansas plan has
an advantage over that of Illinois, since
the State will not be subject to expense and
put railway officials to much trouble to
c-ross~examine persons applying for tickets
outside Arkansas to ascertain the purpose of
their passing out of the Union into the
State Of Arkansas.
But while the Arkansas plan or any SINH
lar interference with the rights of individ-
uals is simply unconstitutional, it should be
Of more Importance to the Joneses of Arkan-
sas and those in close political affinity with
them elsewhere because it involves the
most notable illustration of government by
Injunction that has been given the Amer
lean people. In 1896 the Altgeld-Jones-
Bryan platform declared that government
by injunction was a great and growing
danger which must be ended; the powers
OF the courts must be checked SO that citi-
zens cannot be punished other than by trial
by jury. The cause of this assault upon
what was stigmatized government by in
junction" was the interference of the United
States courts with the Debs conspiracy to
tie UP the railroad system of the country
until the Pullman company had come to
terms with the men who had been employed
in its shops. Many Of the Bryan orators de-
nounced government by Injunction in
their speeches as regularly as they urged
the free and unlimited coinage of silver in
the proportion of 16 to /. Now we nave the
spectacle of Chairman Jones's namesake
and understudy resorting to the injunction,
not to suppress rioters, but to prevent citi-
zens of the United States from exercising a
right guaranteed by the Constitution. Evil
IDENTIFY the Chicago platform of 1896 must be
amended by expunging the clause relating
to government by Injunction
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11
German Advices from Apia.

APIA, Samoa, May 4. via Berlin. May TO-
The difference which arose regarding the
line outside of which the Mataafans agreed
to withdraw has been peaceably adjusted.
and work has been resumed on the planta-
tons near vailele. All the houses in the
neighborhood Of Apia are still strongly oc-
cupied by Tanus's warriors. Tanus has
lodged complaint with the Supreme Court
against the administration of the treasury,
which is now controlled by the consuls of
Germany. Great Britain and the United
States, pending DR.. Soils assumption Of the
monthly salary of $50, which is thrice the
amount paid to Malietoa Laupepa. The
United States consul, Lieutenant Osborne,
acting as cashier of the treasury, refused
to pay the money demanded. but the chief
justice. Mr.. Chambers, gave judgment In
favor of Tanus for the amount claimed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

The New York National Guard is having
q novel experience. Three OF the field off,
GERS OF the seventy-first Regiment. which
was sent to Santiago. failed to do their duty
when the regiment was under fire. and az
the result the command did not cover itself
with glory. Those officers could not be-
found. not being with the regiment when
needed. They did not obey the orders sent
to them and generally acted the poltroon.
General Kent reported the failure. but no
steps were taken to court-martial them.
and they were honorably mustered out of
the United States sertice. In New York
the regiments which had been In the United
States service held their places in the Ma
tional Guard and resumed them at the close
OF the war. AS soon as oct OF the service
captains In the regiment preferred charges
against the officers In question and an In
~yestigation vas ordsred TIA charsss OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11
THE INJUNCTION IN ARKANSAS.

Arkansas has been having Its trouble
with coal miners and mine operators. Its
Governor, Jones by name. a political crea-
ton of Senator Jones. the chairman Of the
Bryan Democratic COMMITTEES. does not pro-
pose to have miners come into the State to
take the places of strikers. He does not.
however, propose TO keep them out by the
use Of the militia. as did Governor Tanner.
OF Illinois. That would be expensive. and.
besides. It - not probable that Arkansas
has an organized militia sunacaent to guard
the borders oe the State against an inya-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

Magazine articles tell US of the progress
made In electrical cooking. A recent periodi-
cal gives Illustrations Of the methods Of
cooking with electrical contrivances at the
table. The new process viii permit hosts 70
assemble their guests for dinner parties and
to chat pleasantly while the meal is In
course of preparation beneath their noses.
When this sort of thing shall have come into
common use bills of fare Will perhaps con-
tain forty-fve-volt butter. ten-ampere
meat, and electrical light bread viii not be
a novelty. There WIN be electrode pudding.
watt pie with short-circuit crust, honey
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

The Rockefellers of the Standard Oil
trust are the men who have forced the price
or gas in New York from $l.10 to 60 cents
per LOCO feet. Chemists announce the discov-
cry OF a light which will not cost one
fourth of the 65-cent gas. The chemist may
not be certain, but should anything like
the prediction be verified the problem Of
fuel gas will have been solved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

r. Fl. Tolbert. Republican candidate for
Congress last fall in the Third district Of
South Carolina, and at present contesting
has addressed an open letter to his former
~neighbors asking to be permitted to return
to Abbeville county, where his wife and
children are and where he owns property.
Tolbert is a white man and a native of
South Carolina. During the election trou-
bles last November he was driven away
from home and has not been back since.
The charge against him was organizing and
leading the negroes in politics. In his let
ter, which is published in a local paper, he
declares that while he is a Republican and
cannot abjure his political convictions he
protests against being regarded as a bad
citizen or dangerous man. He says:
I am not and never nave been in favor
of negroes holding office. i am not now and
never have been in favor of any man, white
or black, exercising the right of suffrage
unless he Is qualified to do so. But l do
not believe in DISTINGUISHING on account of
their color men who, because of property
or education or established character as
good citizens. should be allowed to vote. /
am a believer in social equality. / am a
believer in white supremacy in the broadest
anu strongest sense OF the term, and IL L
see that 1t is in danger, L will go as far
as any man to defend it. / cannot see
that there Is the remotest danger of negro
domination, and I simply cRnnot believe
the white people,. in the strength of their
superiority, should commit crime against
a weaker and defenseless race.
He says that while he is a Republican he
is open to conviction. and IF any man can
show me that my position is wrong, 1 will
speedily abandon it," He asks to be per-
mitted to go bach to his home, with his
wife and children. and live there in peace
till the end Of my days" He says he
wants to come back to Greenwood and at
tend TO his private affairs without being
molested or made to feel that he is under a
ban. II simply wan a white mans chance
in a white mans country" he says. This
might be called 1.-The plaintive plea of the
exile" There is something startling in the
idea of an American citizen who has COM
mitted no crime except being a Republican
in politics begging his %neighbors to\let him
come back to the home from which he has
been driven. and live with his wife and
family. When we get through establishing
stable government in Cuba we ought to try
and do something for South Carolina.
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That Proposed 800 Dinner.
Chicago Tribune.

The American people. irrespective Of party,
look with disfavor on this proposed pan
nuet where the miuionaires will do nearlv
al the eating and drinking and expect to
reap all the glory. TIL plain people are
not envious of men who can AFFORD TO pay a
Tewey thrown in. They estimate at its
true value the vulgarfty OF the men who
think they can dazzle Admiral Dewey by
ANYBODY else can. Blaine went 10 one or
those Belshazzar's feasts and he suffered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

Prof. Morgan, OF Drake University, in
Iowa. Is about to be ''churched' and tried
for heresy because he thinks 1t possible that
the stirring accounts of the number of goats
and cattle traded by Laban to Jacob. to-
gether with a full catalogue Of the sex OF
each, may not be inspired history. The pro-
lessor is just foolish enough to think that
inventory of livestock may have been taken
by some unregenerate assessor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11

NEW YORK, May 10.-Dr. p. F. Cham
bers. Of this city, to-day received a letter
from his brother, Chief Justice Chambers.
of Samoa. dated at Apia. April %. which
states that the rebels, under Chief Mataafa,
looted Justice Chambers's house on Aprff
6. during the height of the present troubles.
The chief justice lost about $1,000 worth OF
property.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11
Unions Aid Mine Operators.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-R. CT. Brooks,
of Scranton. Pa, and Walter j. Mullin, of
Wooster, o., were before the industrial
commission to-day. Both are mine owners
in their respective localities. Both COM
planned of the discrimination Of the rail-
roads which own coal mines and both spoke
favorably of the labor organizations. Speak
ing of the operations of the latter. Mr.. Null
lin said they had been In the interest of the
mine owners, because they insured more
stable prices and a certain security in many
ways which could not otherwise be had.
Notwithstanding their organizations. the
wages of miners had decreased to the ex-
tent Of about IL per cent. in the past fifteen
years. This was due to the increase in the
output. Mr.. Mullin stated that the organi-
cations had secured the adjustment of the
company stores in the past two years and
said that, to this extent, the men were bet
ter off, their pay now being in money. He
also testified that the men now did as much
work in eight hours as they formerly did in
nine and a half hours. He said there were
no trusts among bituminous operators, but
he had heard them talked of as probable.