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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29
PROMOTION FOR BOTH.
lauton aud Macarthur wan Now Get
iirigadisr Gsnsraishlps.

nrigAdisr GsRsraiships.
Washington. Oct % BY the death
of General Guy v Henry, the presi.
dent has the appointment Of another
brigadier general in the regular army.
He will thus bo able to reward Major
Generals Lawton and Macarthur az tho
same time Il is expected that the ap-
pointmeuts will bo made in the
order named. 20 that General Law
ton will have precedence over Gen.
Macarthur II IL said at the war de.
partment. however. that no appoint
ments for either the regular or volun'
teer army will be- announced for several
days
The command Of the department Of
Missouri Is left vacant by the death Of
General Henry and will fall 10 General
Merriam Asa matter Of fact General
Merriam is now Ia command Of that de-
partment as well as the department Of
Colorado II IL the intention 10 keeT
him In this dual condition indefinitely
for the reason that by the appointment
OF Generals Lawt0n and Macarthur
there will b. no one available b. take
Command of the department Of Missouri.
General Henry. although assigned ic
command. had. owing 70 illness. been
unable 30 assume the duties.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29
Cut Down ~. sentences.

New York. oct. 27-Captain George
r. Siarbuck. United States supervising
inspector Of steam vessels. has modified
the order Of the local board Of inspect.
ors in suspending the license q Captain
Frederick H. Watkins Of the American
line gteamship Paris for two years, be-
cause Of his running that vessel on the
rock. near the Manacles on the coast Of
Cornwall on May - last The ruling
o. ihs supervising inspector suspends
the license Of Captain Watkins for siA
months dating from Oct % This ac'
tion was taken on the plea Of Captain
Watkins that the grounding OF the Paris
was due 10 an error on his part and not
% carelossuess
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Asheyille. \. G.. oct 2s a letter r..
ceiyed her, by the wife oi Bandmaster
CO of the Twenty ninth infantry says
that when the transport carrying the
regiment o. Manila arrived az Honolulu
one Of ihe employees of the ship became
very IN. but refused 90 take medicine or
have the attendance OF physician.
Colonel Hardin ordered a surgeon 20 at-
tend the ca.e and DO was discovered that
the patient was woman in male attire
going t0 the Philippines 20 represent an
American newspaper She refused 90
disclose Ao- name or the paper she
would represent
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29
Negro. Iiaadiu. Defeated.

Manila, oct ~ Deiachments II th'
Sixth infantry are engaged IN dispensing
bands of bandits who have been operai
ing in the island Of Negros Captain
simons struck the village Of TulisAner
near san Carlos. aud Captain Evans de
feAted another baud killing 10. wound
ing many and CAPTURING 20 Their
we're no American losses
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Corsicana Tex Oct 2S On war
rant issued from Limestone county Nv,
men were arrested and lodged IN jai
here on the charge of kidnapping a hol
named Hiram Sterling. who WAS ioun.
with them iu camp near the .op plant
The two prisoners were taken o. MeSi.
aud will b. tried there. They itu.r
that they are guilty OF theoaouso char.
ed, claiming that the boy came 20 then
with q story that be- was an orphan
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29
Wen, Ar.i.u Colombia.

Lausanne. switzerland, Oct "a Al.
Ter two and a half year, Of considers
ton the Anglo.COlombiAn interarbitrA.
ton court gave it, award in the dispute
between the government Of Colombia
and PunchArd. McTaggart. Lowther &
Co. engineers and contractors for pub
lie works. respecting !hs Medellin- Mag
dalena River railway Colombias claim
Of 500. 600 francs was dismissed and the
firm. London concern. was awarded
upward OF a million franco
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Tyler. Tex, Oct 2s Since April /
County Clerk John A. Lott and his dep.
uties have issued 2iO marriage licenses.
which Is about an average Of one per
day Since the first Of this month %
have been issued Mr. Lott IA proud OF
the record. aud claims tina; it is the best
Hgn Of prosperity he knows Tie thinks
IL will reach the 31j marx by Jan. ], a,
the two next m.lihs are considered th,
best in the year
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Macon, Ga. Oct - John Goosby. a
negro. was lynched at Reagan's Mill,
about six miles from here by mot
from Twiggs county Goosby a few
days ago provoked difficulty with his
employer. John Robinson. Twiggs
county planter. which resulted in the
negro cutting Robinsons throat Rob
insons neighbors pursued Goosby and
he was captured At his fathers hous,
near here Robinson will probably re-
cOyef
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

London. Oct ~ The government
has gratefully accepted the ofIer Of the
American women ir England 10 equiv
the steamer Maine. which has been lent
without charge 20 the British govern
meut hy the Atlantic Transport com
pauy as a hospital ship Tor use IN South
African waters
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29
millionaire Gibson Dead.

Minneapolis, Oct 2s Sir Charlie
Gibson. the 81 Louis millionaire au,
owner Of Hotel St Louis. died 10 Hote
Nicolctt here, aged 73 Sir Cnule. wl'
mighted by Prince Bismarck Tor a spa
cial service rendered the German gov
erumcnt
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29
nuhen,c Pl.ru. in nr.rlI.

Rio de Janeira, Oct 2s Twelve casei
Of bubonic plague are now under treat.
ment in the hospital AZ Santos One Of
the patients is a physician There hAi
been no deaths from the disease sine,
gaturdav
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

WhiteshOro. Tex. Oct 2s. - Whites.
boro has received up 70 date 25i bales
Of cotton this year against nearly 6OOt
. the same date last year. The average
price paid this year has been about VI
cents
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Manila, Oct 2s General Young
struck the insurgents at Santa Rosa.
north Of San lsidro. driving them out
and capturing some ~ their property
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Manila. oct q. General Young
struck the insurgents AZ Santa Ross
north Of San lsidro. driving them out
aud capturing some Of their property.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Galveston. Oct p Thomas ]. Bal
linger. one Of Gslyeston's most promi.
nent lawyers, died Friday night Of
Bright's disease.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Lester. United States army. retired. uieu
here as the result Of an operation for
cancer in the mouth. Captain Lester
fought In the civil war and has spent
much Of his time since then with the
army In Texas and the DakOtas
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-29

Washington. oct gs Tho army
transport Albert has arrived at Manila
with iga mules losing only three on the
trip
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
NEWSPAPER Men
MAY HAVE A CHANCE
Senator ShOrtridge Has Two
Amendments to the Law
Of Libel.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 4.-Senator Shortridge,
the silver-tongued orator from Santa
Clara, to-day introduced a bill which
If it is passed will have the effect of
giving to newspaper men and proprie-
tors show for their lives. The bill
relates to the law of libel and amends
the Civil Code by adding two new sec
lions as follows:
Section 3295. No exemplary or punitive
damages shall be received in any action
brought for publication of q libel in any
newspaper in this State, unless the plain
TIN shall. before bringing suit. give notice
In writing 10 the defendant to publish a
retraction or correction of the libel, and
before bringing suit allow the defendant
a reasonable time in which to publish
publication of such retraction or correc-
uon shall be admissible in mitigation of
damages, provided that the retraction or
correction shall be published in as con-
splcuous a place in such newspaper as
was the libel
Section 1896 provides that in any action
brought for the publication of a libel in
any newspaper in the State the plaintiff
snail recover only actual damages if il
shall appear at the trial of such action
that such publication was made in good
taith and without actual malice or ill.,
VIII and that there was reasona bic
grounds for believing that the statements
set forth in such. publication were sub
stanually true, and that a retraction or
correction was made as provided in the
foregoing section of this code.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
Senator Taylor Hunts Bugs.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 4-Senator Taylor of Ala
media has been devoting his time of late
to the study of entomology. Those in
Producing bills with some little bug hid
den away come before the Senate Com
mittee on Municipal Corporations, of
which Taylor is chairman, and the Ju-
dietary Committee, of which he is also
a member, with fear and trembling, for
the first thing the entomologist does is to
dissect the bill in search of the hidden in
sect and 1t is invariably found The sheep
men Of the south endeavored to insert one
of those elusive insects in bill intro
duced lately regarding the tax on sheep
travelling from the valley to the hills or
over county roads anywhere in sheep
grazing localities. The tax heretofore has
been 8 cents per head, but by the text
of the bin the innocent word two" is in
serted in the place of five" When the
measure comes before the Judiciary Com
mittee the early part of next week it will
probably be killed, much to the disap-
pointment of the sheep men.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
BISHOP SANTANDER
VIGOROUSLY OBJECTS
Does Not Approve Of the Plan to Es-
tablish American Sisters of
Charity in Cuba.

NEW YORK, Feb. A dispatch to the
Mail and Express from Havana says: Rev
DR.. Craft arrived here Wednesday with a
letter of recommendation from the friends
of Archbishop Ireland and General
O'Beirne to Bishop Santander His object
was to try to make some arrangements
to establish American Sisters of Charity,
joining the Spanish nuns. DR.. Craft took
pains to inform the Spaniards of the
friendship which the American Roman
Catholics felt for their brethren in Cuba.
To his great surprise, the Americans were
badly received. The Bishop is supposed
to have insulted him by alleging improper
motives for his mission. He Is said to
have abused his visitor in the worst pos
sible manner, and they finally separated
by mutual consent.
The Bishop is believed to have been in
stigated by fear that the Americans would
gain control of the church in Cuba. 1t is
said that the American delegate will ap-
peal to Rome
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 4.-The touts that crowd
ed the corridors of the Golden Eagle
Hotel a few days ago have vanished.
Many went to San Francisco on the
early morning train to-day and others
took their departure this afternoon.
The chief of the corral, Colonel Burns,
is prepared now to spring his last card,
which is a peculiar document, bearing
the printed signatures of siXty-four
San Francisco mercantile firms. The
last card" sets forth in a preamble adj
dressed to nobody that Burns would
not make any mistakes if elected to
the United States Senate.
The card" is what might be called
a Herrin masterpiece. The influence
which obtained the signatures no doubt
emanated from the yellow building. AS
the card bears date January 26 it is
fair to assume that Herrin has been
working ever since that time to get
merchants to lend the use of their firm
names to the paper.
So far as can be ascertained tonight
the card" will not affect the vote of
any member of the Legislature. On
the contrary it is already exciting de-
rision on account of the indefinite and
peculiar phraseology Of the predatory
sentences.
Very little interest attached to the
forty-thiTd ballot which was taken at
noon to-day. The whole number of
votes cast was only eighty-tWO. To-
day fOTty-tWO members were all that
were required TO elect a Senator. 1t is
topic of comment that surprise"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
Scarcely an Assembly Quorum.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 4.-There was scarcely a
quorum, on the floor of the Assembly
chamber this morning when it came time
to do business, and the second reading
file, which was taken up yesterday but
not completed, was made the business Of
the morning.
OF course, the regular introduction Of
bills was in order and eleven of them
We're introduced, but few of them were
of more than passing interest. The joint
ballot for Senator was the only occur
renee to break the monotony, and that
was as monotonous as everything else. The
only unusual departure that came to re-
lieve the strain was that Valentine of Los
Angeles moved adjournment to Monday
morning instead of Dibble of San Fran
CISCO
Assemblyman Melick, chairman of the
Committee on Counties and County Gov
eminent, announced that the county gov
eminent bill was ready for action and
requested that every one who had an
amendment would submit it to the COM
mittee. Dibble thought that all of the
amendments should be offered in the
House in the shape of one bill. Johnson
disagreed with him. and said that each
amendment should be offered as a sep
arate bill, but Speaker Anderson declared
his point not well taken, and Dibble made
his suggestion motion, and it was car
ried
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
VAGRANT BILL SENT
TO THIRD READING

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 4.-Senator Nuts bill. de-
nying the right of trial by jury to .vae-
rants and others charged with petty Of
fenses, came up to-day as a special order
in the Senate.
Senator Curtin claimed that he had not
intended to speak upon the bill, but the
remarks which had been made upon the
proposed new law forced him to oppose
the proposition to deny the right of trial
by jury to any citizen of the United
States, be his position in life howsoever
humble.
Senator Doty in speaking in opposition
to the bill stated that he had had an ex-
perience of his own. While he was run
ming a threshing machine he had slept UNI
der the broad canopy of heaven" Asso-
citation with men who might be termed
tramps or Migrants had led him to be-
lieYe that they should not all be CLASH
fed as such without any discrimination.
Some OF them, ne contended, might be
honest men, wandering about seeking en-
pIoyment. IN closing his remarks Sena-
tor Doty made this statement:
Il wonder that the workingmen of Cali
fornia-and by the term workingman l re-
fer to every citizen who is compelled from
day to day to labor for his livelihood
are as patriotic as they are. Every bill
or at least almost every bill, introduced
in this Legislature is for the protection Of
capital They tell us that unless the bill
Is passed the investment OF capital IN the
State will be absolutely estopped.
yet, here bill is proposed that takes
away from few of our citizens who are
unfortunate and have neither money nor
friends, the right Of trial by jury. TO
pass this law would put Il stigma upon
the State, and l am unalterably opposed
to it"
In his speech Senator Doty referred to
Senator Boyce of Santa Barbara. He as
serted that he had made a campaign in
which he had claimed that any matter
coming up concerning the general well
fare of the workingmen he would favor.
Yet he now came in the Senate and IA
vored the adoption of bill which would
trial by jury.
Senator Boyce turned on Senator Doty
and said: THE gentleman comes here
and says that in my campaign l went
through my district and patted the labor
ing man on the back. Thank God that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
NEW SPECIES OF
FISHES AND REPTILES
Stanford University Receives Valu-
able COLLECTION From South
arm MaYinn

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. A.
]. o. Snyder, instructor in zoology, re-
turned from Mexico yesterday with one Of
the most desirable collections sof fishes
and reptiles that the university has ever
received. During most of his six weeks
tour Mr.. Snyder was accompanied by DR..
Jordan. Together they fished in number
of streams which had never before been
visited by any naturalist. They were re-
warded by finding great number of rare
specimens and at least seven kinds of fish
that are entirely new to science.
The new species have not yet been stud
led. They will be classified at once.
Among them is large catfish belonging
to new type. 1t is style of fish that
was not supposed to exist Another of the
new types is a small minnow with a
bright red belly. 1t was found farther
south than any minnow known. Two of
the unclassified fishes belong to the sun
fish variety. Another is similar to the
goby but is an entirely unfamiliar type.
The collection contains over $50 valu-
able specimens. The fish were caught
with a seine for the most part in the
rivers that flow toward the two oceans.
Some were got from the lakes notably
Lake Chapala, the largest fresh water
lake in Mexico. The River Ixtla, which
is one of the streams new to scientific
collectors, furnished many of the most
valuable specimens.
The chief reason that makes the fishes
to the zoologist is in the fact that South
ern Mexico represents the curious meet
ing place of the South American and
North American varieties.
Mr.. Snyder has already gone to work
to prepare and study this valuable addi-
classification can be made at once for the
varieties new to science.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
PENSION FOR PALMER.
The Veteran Office Holder to Get
Fifty Dollars a Month.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The House
Committee on Invalid Pensions to-day re-
ported favorably the Senate bill pension
ing General John NJ. Palmer of Illinois,
the amount being reduced from 500 to $50
The report says of General Palmer
Nearly always an officeholder and all
ways strictly honest. he finds himself
now, in his seventy second wear. retired
to private life without means of income.
broken in health, blind in one eye and
rapidly losing the sight of the other
The report then refers to Mr.. Palmer's
service at the head of the Senate Pension
Committee, his liberal treatment of the
old soldiers and yet his opposition to
social position and political pull.
Under such circumstances, the report
states. $50 per month is all that General
panying the report are letters and affi-
davits showing General Palmer's feeble
condition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05

may occur some fine monday when
forty members of the Legislature are
absent. a plan might be arranged
! where abSentees friendly to some par
/ ticular candidate could unexpectedly
appear on the scene for second ballot
and get within a few votes OF the WIN
ming number.
The Burns programme for next week
can hardly be disguised. The colonel
will persevere a few days longer in his
efforts to obtain secret caucus. In
some quarters the opinion is expressed
that the outward sign of weakness IN
the Burns fold is a trap to lure the fol-
lowers of Grant, Barnes and Bulla to
! the caucus corral. AS the contest pro-
crosses daily Notification of The Calls
prediction that Burns cannot run in the
open is brought forth.
Contrary to expectation in the Burns
camp sthe Grant forces did not break
and scatter under the fire of the Wright
exposure and the Green testimony. The
supporters of the San Diego statesman
claim that their chief is stronger than
ever and in a position to take into
camp several members who are on the
fence and under suspicion of harbor-
ing a design to enter the Burns corral.
There is now very little talk, even on
the quiet, of the ability of the COR
ganization" to shape the legislation of
the session. The touts are not threaten
: ing to side track bills introduced by the
supporters of Grant, Barnes, Bulla,
Scott and Bard.
Monday is the day appointed for the
parade Of the touts in reserve. Should
Dan fail to record a gain on this day
the confidence of the touts will be badly
shaken. Already they are saying among
themselves: We want to see more
evidence of winning than wise looks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY AT SACRAMENTO

license. The cases against a number of
the women arrested on vagrancy charges
were dismissed upon the promises that
they would leave their present quarters
and not return.
The District Attorney says that whether
he can secure a conviction or not, he will
cause arrests and re-arrests, entaihng on
the obstinate offenders never-ending at
torneys fees and bail money until they
shall be glad to remove themselves from
the forbidden district.
The element that is fighting the District
Attorney has threatened to fill the va
Gated houses with Chinese from San
Francisco. Application has been made to
the Chinese Consul in San Francisco to
invoke protection from Washington for
the Celestials that may be imported. This
is deemed necessary because Redding was
one of the three towns in California that
expelled their Chinese population about
thirteen years ago. From that day to
this Chinese have not found Judgment in
the town. Trouble is feared should the
effort to colonize the tenderloin with
Celestials be persisted in.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05

counting with more or less impetuosity
Marian Field for seven years, de-
cided the lady was too quiet for him,
and fearing, as he said, disagreement
after marriage, proceeded to break the
engagement. This he did in an ingenious
manner in letter. He wrote: II have
been reading a book this week, Murder
of Delicia,' In which the heroine dies of
a broken heart through her husband tir-
ing of her" Whether Miss Field knew
Marie Corelli or not, she certainly did not
method of getting rid of her and promptly
entered suit for $500 damages. In the
same letter Mr.. Earl wrote: Heaven
knows my punishment is quite enough"
referring to the broken engagement, but
the jury disagreed with him and added
275 to the burden he had to bear.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Important Amendments to the River
and Harbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Senator Per-
kins to-day introduced the following
amendments to the river and flarbor BILL
For Improvement of harbor at Whining
ton, Cal. in accordance with recommen-
dations of army engineers, and appro-
priating $342 900 therefor. Also authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Navy to examine
and locate proper site for a naval, coal
ing and repair station in California, south
of San Francisco, as recommended by the
appropriating $4,000 to carry it into effect
Senator Perkins also introduced an
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill, authorizing the Secretary of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05

ing that General Wheeler and other
members holding army commissions had
vacated their seats, that the division in
the committee was mainly on the ques-
ton of including the House members of
the Hawaiian and Canadian Commissions,
Hit and Payne. with the military mem
oers. The vote was unanimous that the
members serving on the industrial and the
PoStaI COMMISSIONS mad not vacated their
seats AS TO the Hawaiian and Canadian
Commissions, Jenkins, d Almond Terry,
and, 1T is said, two others, voted that
these We're offices" SWhen the commit
tee decided otherwise, jenkins voted
against unseating the members holding
army commissions, on the ground that
the Hawaiian and the Canadian Com
missioners and army officers. necase a
minority report is made it will be directed
mainly to the point that no distinction
should be made between these officers.