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PACIFIC Cable IS AN IMPERATIVE NECESSITY.
President Mckinley Transmits Message to Congress,
Carries the Question Before the Cabinet
President

WASHINGTON Feb
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jas. "a THIS fiEgss the enemy vas thrown
!nto worse confusion by the discovery that
taey had been f'aGked. \ coTYaga8y q the
FIRST Montana Infantry. under Mas. J.
FRANKLIN He'll. cA.ef - ;ne bureau cf snll.-
tary information. volunteered - execute
= aark movement, ani. moving CT % tae
sasf size withoat ossug detected. arrived
a. tha enaEny'n aanw. hack af tewn.
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OLYMPIA. Feb ia.-The railroad men
have had their inning. Fer four hours
this afternoon and during the entire even
ing they have been talking 20 The joiat
committee on railroads about the injustice
Of the T.aFolict,e bill.
MIR. Cotton. of the Oregon Kaiirnad and
Navigation. inferred in his arsuinen; tha,
his rcad could fatten an a reduction. but
that it would fatten eff Of the Washing
ton roads, This WAS a very graceful way
10 prejudice the people against legislation
IN favor OF 81 Portland road.
Mr.. Grosscup. for the Northern pacsfe,
made a strong argument He almost CEN
WINGED the legislators that the present rate
MAS too low and should be Increased. IL
Justice vas 20 he done, only he failsd 10
explain hNw out of tho gross earnings last
year, So. .s19. rs, there remained available
for fixed charges siI 81 os5. and thas after
the fixed charges bad been paid there re-
Bained available for dividends or watared
stock more than $500 ,ee He also failed
30 explain that the profits this year hid
fair 20 be upward az s. oso. oaa greater than
last year. and thar Il viii have available
for dividends on waterea stocks about
s. ESQ 600.
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these methods would he more de-
sirahIe. 4 cable Of the tength
of that proposed requires 80 much
time for cou&traction and laying
that IL is cstimat-d that. at least
two years must einp.e after Civ
Ing the order for the cable he
fore the entire SYSTEM coaid he
successfully laid and put In u.e.
Further deep sea soundings
must be taken west cf the Ha-
waiian islands before the best
route for tho cable can be select
ed. Under these eireumstanees IL
becomes paramount necessity
that measures shouid be taken
before the close OF the present
congress to provide such means
a. may seem suitable for the e.
sabIfshment of q cable syxtem.
recommend the whole subject
to the careful confederation of
the congress- aud to such prompt
action as may seem adv t.able.
WILLIAM M'kINI.Ef.
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There IS a large chascn in Caloca1 when
IS practically = fort 1t was strongly de-
Tended. and it w4s Thought the Fiipsroa
rul~ht attempt so make a stand But
after IRE capture q the to1H it wss found
the war&as * had rza8e The place 500 hc;
f>r ths natives. ard lhey had abandoned
the position ~ffhout a struggle. The bar
r3cst@s erected at ;he piaee where TIE
1s}afo1 road crosses ths tire q t6e
T1agGypsa railway, in tbe csnter OF The
s0wn hs3 been torn - pieces IN many
places ~ ;sa are frosa tSgs wGrshfpS nnd
sarg3 batteries
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Getton's Appeal for High Rates.
The Joint committee was called IA order
at 2;20 n. m. IN ths senate chamber. The
han being ailee with other members OF tho
legislature.
W. W. Cotton explained that his road
had no system of accounting by which the
expenses or income OF three states was
kept separate. II WAS. therefore. impose
ible to furnish the information asked FOR.
The average tram haul On his road was
"a miles of which 24a is In Oregon
showing of the cost OF operating tn Wash
ineton would he unfair 10 this state. as
IL was made up 81 branch lines with few
trains. This showed big mileage bu;
small returns. Cotton then went into hls
argument. He sasd IL was 3i7 mites from
Spokane 20 Everett over the Great North-
ern, and under this hiiI the rate on gram
was 81 eS The Great Northern is ;ne short
line 10 ths Coast Wheat was bound for
Liverpool. II was expoy. wheat No line
out OF Spokane could charge "A greater
rate than that over the Great Northern
The Spokane rate 10 the Sound over the
Northern Pacific would be sg.o4 under this
BIZ That read would have to accent the
Great Northern rate Continuing. he
showed distances oxer the different roads
from the faleuse country, over the Ore
gon Railroad and Navigation 10 Portland
and over the Northern Pacific Go the
Sound, and proceeded 10 show that II VAS
Impossible 80 charge greater rate for A
short than a long haul Hence the spo-
sane '"'" must "ihhAei inc sniire country
from some distance east OF spokane all
the way to Lewiston
a""st"" or EsSsonabien~ss.
In auswrr 10 a gssestisr, Mr. t,c,,on -,
there Was no question of the rsxb, - a..
stale % nx rate from Spokane similar 20
'ae one Trefaszi It wax uaeress. a question
of r*as"nab5cnrss ~ fata. he quoted rates
inio 81 paul. Omaha ant t,,,sa..,, - seg,,,.
that The present rate IN Washington !,
less row taao 8, u arst.r.. ,h,-a.. tem
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The artillery ana the warships pounded
away uutl o'clock. when orders w4rs
given fer Gen. Harrison G. Otis brigade
except the Pennsylvania regiment. which
was held as reserve. 90 move on the en-
egnyS works. The men had been ;mpa-
,ientlv waiting Tor the order. and as the
word was passed down ;he line. responded
wita cheers. The Filp.nos ware awaiting
the advance o. the troops. ard ~ they
began To move fcrwsrd the rebels started
a rafting flre. which made considerable
Noise. bu, did TO great damage.
The Americans declined 20 answer. bus
pressed steadily forward. They marched
through woods and haEana groves from The
lett. but GA the F1ght the route was MAIN
ly through paddy fields. which afforded
nc protection fFon the rebel fre.
Filipino. Hastily Scramble Out.
Net a sep Was u1ade until they reached
The iutrsnchmen;s. from which rnort Of the
natives hastily scrambled as The Arner.cans
trcs near. TIE former attempting 20 make
tsselr waF 20 ,Ee shelter afforded by the
town. Aut .ney failed - reach the goal. BE-
ING S:4ef,sss. ~ American f.f{ietS
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specia. Dispatch 10 the Post-Inseligencer.
MANILA. FEB. 10, ..25 p. m--vIetory
has once more res:sd on American arms.
and the town Of Calocan. undoubtedly the
strongest rebel position IA the island Of
Lazon. Is ours. Tae place was not won
witaou, struggle. Fer the past few days
Agusnaido has been doing everything IN
his power 20 draw supporters 10 his ban
ner, In order 10 retrieve the disasters that
beSell his sorees when ne opened the attack
on the Americans, and 10 regain the pres
t.ge last through defeat. The rebels had
ragained courage. and for three hours held
their position Then they could no longer
stand the American fire. and abandoned
the fcr;Iflcations
AEuinaido Int ded Desperate stand
II was reported that Aguinaldo had gath-
cred the flower OF the Filipino army at
Calocau. and ali preparations indicated
he intended 10 make a desperate attempt
TO Withstand the further advance OF the
Americans.
Caioean, which Is about twelve miles
nsrth Of Manila. Is so situated that 1t Is
w!this. easy range Of the guns OF the war
ships. There is no high ground. the town
heiug separated from the bay OF Manila
i,y vide stretch OF MARSHES
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The plan Tor the attack or the place pro-
vided that the warships should open the
bali. Az haif-past 2 o'clock therefore,
the monitor Monaanock and the gunboat
Concord, which had been ordered mp the
bay by Dewey. opened fire on the town.
Tire shells went true. and much damage
was done.
A. the same time the warshfps began
shellins. the Sixth artillery and the Utah
battery opened fire on the rebel intreneh-
menIS
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r-osS - Americans s,fgH'- elss tie e-e-sy
lost Aeavi2y o. in k@led and wpsEn6~5
Mest - sa~ esssaasGte* 70 tae FN24g.zos
we-e csa@o5 - ss-aqaiel. TIE s-rssas.nsrs &
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E~ag1ge9 80 F@se Seysa
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~. Caf'on gave taal" q, tias t0ggnag'
% nas road rsneA isse. as sosloaa.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

crops will not yield their fruits tn
the tillers Of the soil until another
season arrives Of the soil until
another season arrives. The red
water contains nearly all mineral
substances mentioned in the phar.
nacopia, among them petroleum,
sulphides Of tin, copper and iron,
pyrites Of iron and a great deal Of
gypsum. II enough Of the red
water was in the recent overflow
to plae,sr the vegetation it sub
merged the cotton will not recover.
The point Of the amount Of red
water in the flood is still an open
question.
The Hearne CORE respondent o.
Dallas News says: Trains are
running TO Bremond on the north
end, and many people will leave
by private conveyances for that
place tomorrow. We hope to gel
mails in via the international and
Great Northern by Sunday, but
owing to the lack Of information,
is speculative.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

Judge W. J. Moore and Judge v. d.
Hudson, who came in from the north
reports frightful condition Of the road
between here and Calvert, and say IL
may he three weeks before trains can
run through. Judge Moore said It was
dusty when he passed through Mar.
shall and the rains increased from
North Texas on down, the food evil
IDENTITY being heaviest al Calvert where
the destruction was the greatest.
The county commissioners have con-
tracted TO repair the btidgss across Tur-
key creek, the bridge at Providence
church and a bridge back Of suber's
place for 500. The comm!ssioers are
working right along on the roads and
will make fine showing with the
funds they already have on hand.
John y. Conlee was here yesterday.
having just returned from trip % the
long bridge across the NAyAsota river
on tie road to north Grimes county.
lie reports the bridge is all there, but
much damaged. lie says there has
been q ten foot fall IN the Nayasoia
river at that point.
Ia Farquhar who was here from Well
born yesterday reports that Mrs. W. l.,
Kitchens Is dangerously VI and Ton
Cansey quite sick. Mr.. Fsrquhar says
that no loss Of life has been reported
from the Brazos bottom opposite Well
born.
Agent +. NJ. sandle of the II. 4 7. c
at wellborn passed through here en-
route home 10 wellborn from wooier
Wells. lie walked and rode handearI
and trains on the trip.
SHEET MUSIC-We are agents fol
Thos Goggorn & Bro New pieces re
ceiyed every two weeks. Will orde
any piece not in stock. Emmefs Drul
store 1875.
Dr. George +. Lee, +. Candy, Gu
Bolton, julius Barron, Pink Barron an'
Others we're here from Rock Prairi
yesterday.
For accident and life insurance eithe
In lodges OF straight life companies 80
Joe b. Reed. Also sells -four, rice an
A coffee. VI
VIM. Jerrictow and Frank Plati
d came up from Millican yesterday an
Mr.. Jerrichow reported heavy loss iroI
4 the food.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07
LOCAL NEWS.

Horace Cayitt is on the sick lisi.
Y For choice Jersey butter call on Nc.
p. Beard. lS
J.D. Jones Of Bethel, was In town
yesterday.
Lum Benson was here from Bethel
yesterday
Two Houses Tor Rent-Apply to Mrs.
T.. b. Roberts. li2n
Drink Mount Vernon Pure Rye at the
Exposition saloon. 1907
Mr.. and Mrs. Cayitt Love lefi for
Franklin yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Siber we're here
from College yesterday.
All kinds II fine millinery very cheap
at Mrs. G. NJ. Proctors. 1851
Dick Skains and Lum Holden were
There from Tabor yesterday.
W. II. Workman was In town yesier
day and called on the Eagle.
Join the good roads club aud hell
build up the town aud county.
The Little Brazos river was reported
in banks yesterday morning,
Fresh strained honey 10 cents
pound at Clarke & DAnsby's. 1903
7, L. Shaw, Capt. Bob Hui speth an,
t. Preston were in town yesterday
The people Of Bryan, after more thar
aweek's tie mp, are bowling for mail.
J. W. Benson and J. T. Sawyer Gale,
on the Eagle while In town yesterday.
Smoke General Arthur cigars-bes
y on earth-sold at the Exposition "a
loon. lilf
Gu, the weeds and drain the watel
holes II you wish to avoid sickness an,
mosquitoes.
The firm Of /. Bonneville a Co hs
been dissolved, Bonneville purchasin
the business. /. bonneville. 1872
Leon Parish left yesterday cor Mad
sonville, having had about as rough q
perience with the food as any man WI
has shown up here yesterday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

Governor Hogg caused a great
uproar at the great Tammany In
dependence day denomination,
July 4, by setting up Bryan and
free silver against Van Wyck, the
great Tammany fayorite for presi-
dent. Hogg made a hot speech
which is giving more prominence
in reports than all the rest Of the
proceedings. The Van Wyck boom
was intended to be launched with
a mighty roar, but had a very diff
ferent reception. Governor Hogg
delivered a philippe which set the
house in an uproar. The applause
began when he asserted that next
year the democrats would declare
for the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver at the ratio Of lG TO /.
Men who had seemed to be half
asleep woke and proceeded to DEM
onstrate. His utterances were as
founding to the Tsmmany leaders,
and their displeasure became pro-
nounced when he exclaimed that
Sin this great contest we want the
united support Of Tammany, the
greatest local political organization
on earth" for the cause in which
they would march to victory under
the lead Of "the chivalous, the
dAuntless, the matches great
| American, William j. Bryan.
Hogg went all the way from Texas
and took Tammany away from her
own prophets and wise men. Her
leaders accepted the situation as il
was, and announced to the south.
ern orators that Tammany would
support any candidate nominated
or any platform adopted.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

The Calvert corresponds nj OF the
Dallas News fills two columns of
that paper Of the 9Th with his re-
port. 1t contains but little really
news to our people, who are in the
midst Of what be is trying to de-
scribe. lie says:
Mr.. Dailan says the tracks be-
tween here and Bremond does not
warrant running a passenger train
over it. The emergency train re-
urned about Z o'clock with mail
and express and passengers.
At 9 o'clock tonight the freight
for week was received here.
4 force Of six linemen joined
those already at work here tonight
and will proceed in the morning 10
repair the wires between this place
and Hearne.
Ten telegraph poles are reported
down in Mud creek bottom tive
miles south Of here and no tele
graphic communication has beet
had with that place for a week.
The railroad officials will no
say when they expect to have
track into Hearne. All they viii
say is that they are doing every
thing they can to make the repair
as soon as possible.
1t is said, however, that it Wi
be at least week or ten days be
fore trains get into Hearne.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07
A SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Griffin jackson Dead and
Charley Robertson Now
In Jail.

Griffin Jackson, a gray headed,
white bearded old negro, said to be
IS years of age, was shot and killed
near the colored Methodist church
in freedmantown at 1880 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Colored Policeman Levi Neal wit.
messed the killing which was done
by Charlie Robertson, a colcred
barber, who used double barrell-
ed shot gun. Neal, who arrested
Robertson and lodged him in Jail,
alleges that after shooting Jackson,
Robertson attempted to shoot his
(Robertson's) wife, who, when the
first shot was fired, ran from her
house, near which the killing oc.
Cured, to an adjoining house and
took refuge inside.
When the Eagle reporter visited
the scene the body Of the old man
was lying in the middle Of the
street, surrounded by big crowd
Of negroes and a few white people,
and there was broken glass
in the window, a hole through
an inside door and shot buried
in an opposite wall Of the house in
which Robertson's wife said she
had taken refuge. Another wom-
an, an occupant Of this house,
claimed that shot grazed her arm
from the last discharge Of the gun.
When seen at the Jail by re-
porters last night Robertson said
he acknowledged the shooting Of
Jackson, but was not ready yet to
make a statement regarding the
cause. He said he was born and
raised in this county. lie lie.
claimed any knowledge Of attempt.
ing to shoot his wife, saying if b,
did 4 be did not know il: that hs
was very much excited after the
first shot, and when he found him.
self he wac walking toward Lev
Neal with the gun.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

On one occasion the Prince OF
Wales had a hearty laugh at a
Hindu schoolboy in Madras. The
Youngsters had been drilled into
the propricty Of saying "Your
royal highness " should the prince
speak 10 them, and when the heir.
apparent accostod n frightened
lad and, pointing TO a prismatlc
compass. asked. "What is this9n
the youngstcr. all in a lutter re-
piled, ITS Il royal compass, your
prismai.c hishncss.'
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

Mrs. Gray Miller was shot by
her husbands clerk, Eugene Dom
nelly, at st. Louis. He stopped
and kissed her, in her husbands
presence after she fell, and escaped.
The Brookshire food sufferers
wired the governor for aid.
The News is raising subscrip-
ton for the benefit Of the three
HUMPHREYS widows and thirteen
children.
Collin county reports a three
million bushel wheat crop and
forty bushels Of corn per acre.
The floods are subsiding in all
sections except on the lower
Brazos where the waters have been
massing towards the mouth.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07
Carving In Wood.

Wood carving as an occupation
for women Is coming TO be rec
ognized one, as we'll as a fad for
the society girl whose tastes run
to the utilitarian. The skllful
handling Of the few tools required
and the rapidity with which the
average scholar learns TO create
beautiful things from wood. have
made this fascinating study pop
ular among people Of refined
tastes. Wood carving is mach
more clearly than painting, just
as refined, and gives as much OPP.
portunity for the power Of ex.
preston.
20
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

Parties here communicated With the
governor at Austin yesterday with a
view to having the state executive
make apphcat on TO the authorities for
aid for the food sufferers In the BraEos,
many persons in the flood distric, who
we're dependent upon their crops or
labor for substance now being left
without means Of support.
The railroad forces expect to finish
the bridge across Campbell's creek this
afternoon late, after which will come
thebhdges across Spring and Pinoak
creek and numerous oulyerls and wash.
out in the track between Benchley
and Hearne. The reporter could GET
no estimate a. to the probable length
OF time these repairs will require.
Fresh cold.beer and lunch, wooteu
Wells soda water always on hand at V
G. Marek's next door 10 Saunders
Johnson's. l7lt
College creamery butter on ice Al
Clarke & Dansby's. 1903
Everybody can lend helping han,
towards rcgaining what the town AnC
county have lost by joining the good
roads club.
The railroad people here were advise,
yesterday that trains on the /. & G. n
lines are again running, beginning yes
terdsy.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

Sealed bids will be received TO July
Is, 1899, by the undersigned committee
for the furnishing Of so cords Of good
split wood; 90 cords for white sohoo
and % cords for colored school, bids
10 be filed with J. A. Myers. Nothing
hut good wood wanted. Committee re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. ia. Myers, chairman,
NJ. Parker,
NJ. II. James,
ia IA Committee
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

point TO be considered.
A whole business day saved is
one argument. A maximum OF
comfort by reason of through SER
vice, modern equipment; rock bal.
last; in short, an up-to.date rail
way, are several other arguments
to assist you in deciding how and
VIA what route TO purchase tickets.
The new schedule is as follows:
Leave Fort Worth. S:25 a. m; ar.
rive Lincoln, 7;l0 a. m; arrive
Omaha, 9. a. m, connecting at lat.
ter point with train through Iowa;
arriving Des Moines; 4:S9 p. m.
CHAS. b. SLOAT,
G. p. A., c. r. /. & T. Ry.,
Fort Worth, Tex.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

The Waco correspondent OF the
Dallas News says;
The desolation to be seen along
the wide track Of overilows gives
the heartache to those who re-
member that prior to the noachian
visitation Of last week, which
wrought such vast and indescrib.
able havoc in the region, the
BRACES valley, with its wheat, corn,
cotton and gardens, presented pro-
badly the richest landscape on the
face of the earth In 1885 the
high water came in May and when
il subsidized the farmers Of the
region suffering from the overflow
replanted cotton and corn and
made crops. The loss in the main
from the flood Of 1885 consisted OF
the cost of the extra work the flood
entailed. In the present case it is
too late to replant and the fields on
which the freshet destroyed tn,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07
NEWS
OF INTEREST.
About the Flood and Other Mat
tes-Ten DAYS Tie-up Be-
fore Trains Get Into
Hearne.

II was decided yesterday at
Washington to recruit three more
volunteer regiments for Otis army
in the Philippines.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07

via the Great Rock
Isla nd cute.
while not the short
line everywhere,
we get there
which Is the main
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07
"TIslE is MONEY"
"The Longest Way Round II
Sometimes The Quickest
Way Home"

These wise old saws apply to thu
new fast train service now in effect