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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-06
Too Much business for Congress TO
Dispose Of, if Not in Session
Before the Regular Tim,.
NEW SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE TO BE CHOSEN.
II Takes a Month for Him 10 Make up
Ills Committees and This Would
Delay Legislation for That
Length Of Time.

Washington, May D. - There Is
growing belief among prominent mem
bers Of congress that the president viii
call congress 20 meet In extraordinary
session this fall. probably early In Octo-
Der The questions which win come be-
fore the next congress for settlement.
including as they DO doeverything growing
ont Of our possessions acquired as re-
suit Of the war with Spain. and the gen
eral legislation including that relating
20 currency reform, the Nicaragua ca
nal. merchants marine. etc. are Of such
great importance that the president il
inclined 70 regard II a. advisable that
congress should meet earlier than the
regular session In December in order 10
get the work under way.
The retirement Of Speaker Reed viii
naturally entail considerable delay in
the appointment Of committees In the
house. as il Is customary 10 allow 4 new
speaker four or tive weeks 70 make up
his committees and this furnishes an
additionai reason why congress should
be convened before December OF the
several senator's and members Of con.
gress who are going abroad this sum
mer. tho president has particularly In
quircd as 10 the length Of their stay and
has hinted that IL was advisable that
ithey should be back In the early fall. a.
the necessity for an extra session might
arise.
With others. it Is said. he has dis
cussed the subject. and moreover II wa
upon the presidents direct suggestion
that tho caucus committee appointed by
the house Republicans 70 formulate q
currency reform measure met when 4
did There had been talk Of postponinl
the meeting until fall, but the president
suggested that IL would be well 10 form
ulate a plan as early as possible. ant
the statement was made 20 the member
which mel at Atlantic City as having
come direct from the president, togethe
with the further statement that tn
president might call congress in extra
ordinary session in the fall for the pur
pose. among other things. Of passing
currency reform measure.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-06
MR.. FINGER DEAD.
lie Dies at Marlin Amer DelRg Uneoa-
scious several Days.

scious several Days.
Fort Worth. Tex. May 5.-Advices
received here are TO the effect that Land
Commissioner George Washington Fin
ger died at Marlin at $50 o'clock last
night
Mr., Butler. the deceased's brothor-in-
law. gave Il ont that his sickness was
superinduced by the last political cam
paign. and that while the troubles were
complicated. that tho immediate cause
Of his demise was brain trouble.
The afflicted man became unconscious
last Tuesday. and remained in that
state mp 10 his death
The body will be shipped from Mar.
lin over tho Houston aud Texas Central
road and will reach the city tonight
An undertaken will have charge OF
the remains here. and they will be for.
warded Saturday morning 10 Arlington,
the decoased's birthplace, forinterment
Mr.. Butler said that the hour for th,
burial had not been agreed upon, bul
that Il was more than probable the fu
neral would take place tomorrow after
noon.
Besides having served the state aa as
sistant attorney general and land com
missioner, Mr.. Finger was reading clorl
at different times in the Texas house o
representatives, and also served a. caie
| cierx
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-06
klIled uss Ma.hsr,

Chicago Mar 3 -NIs, Augusta 7tylea'
aged 81. sAeI ana killed ksF MstAsF'
MFs, Catherine HehHllz here psslssac
lreakls caused the lroaele,
To Purchase All street Lines.
Chicago. May IA conference In q
par.or at the Auditorium. which Is ex'
pec,ed to result In definite settlement
Of the long talked Of consolidation ant
purchase Of all street car lines In Chica
go by the Whitney. Elkins- widener syn
dicate, is being held Gossip places th'
amount Of money involved all the wa,
from ts5O. OOO.O 600 10 s15.0OO,OO0. Thl
greatest secrecy has been maintained
throughout the negotiations and fre
quent denials have been made.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-06

Nashville. May a.--Tno next genera.
conference of tho Methodist Episcopal
church, south, viii be held at Dallas,
Tex. In May 1902 The committee al-
pointed at the last general conference
in Boston 20 make the selection, toos
action here Thursday. Dallas, Houston,
St Louis Atlanta, Chattanooga anl
Charleston. s c, being applicants
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-06

Washington. May g. The navy de-
partment has been supplied by the Ca
bic company with corrected statement
Of Admiral Kautz cablegram which
was received Thursday and IS a. follows
Auckland. May 5, subdato Apia,
April 27. Secretary navy, Washington
All quiot AZ Apia, Maiaafa and his
chiefs In their letter Of April 25, agreed
10 keep outside the lines prescribed by
the British senior officer present and
myself and observe peace until the ar.
rival Of the commission. think that
there win noe be any more fighting"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-06

Grvenville. Tex Nay j.-The 1rst To-
gal hanging in Hunt cJanty took place
Thursday at nooa whea Charley Little
was executed Tor numbering L b.
StonecipheT, which cFiml was co.aalit-
ted on the night Of Nov r. 1897.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22

wide Tires aud Good Ronds.

To the Editor OF the DHpat'''
The efforts Of the Dispatch and Of other
public-spiritod journals IN this matter
will no doubt result IN good The people
Of the state need 10 become fully awake
10 tho absolute necessity OF good high
ways. We are paying In THIS state an
..,n.,,I tax in the shape OF broken We
hicles. OyerwOrked ana OVerstfaiheu
teams lest time, and general discomfort
that II put into money and levied on the
neonle AZ large would well-nigh cause a
r.volution. II Is utterly amazing what
sums people will ungrudgingly pay when
tho demand comes in some form that
thev have been accustomed 10. You viii
ind a man perfectly willing TO pay $50
for a horse. but II called upon TO spend
,bat sum for the tuition and board OF "A
ctud ne will consider II burden too
heavy 10 be borne The reason Is that
,p the matter OF the horse he says: "Oh,
I can't get along without good buggy
horse" And so the money goes Now,
~. have got 10 come 10 the point thai
we can't get along without good roads
and we must be led To see II aad 10 feel
IL Then the roads will come.
During this recent fearful spell OF cold
wet and generally disastrous weather
for our red clay highways. | have been
very deeply impressed with one fact. and
that Is that reform II needed In vehicles
and drivers as well as in roads. In this
section the day following "A rain, or ever
while the rain Is falling is the one wh'r
wagons by hundreds are heavily loaded
with tobacco and dragged through th'
miro 10 market one team follows riSn
behind the other. and sometimes In
few hours a fairly good road Is made a.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
NEW LIEuTEN,NTs INELIGIBLE.
Discharged From West Point "no
Amounted Contrary tn LAW.

WASHINGTON, Marcn g.-The Na'
department has been investigating tn'
charge that four OF the second lieutenants
recently appointed in the army having
been previously discharged from the West
Point Military Academy. were. therefore
ineligible for appointment. The provision
Of law is that no cadet VINO has been dis
charged shall be appointed in the army
ahead Of the class in which he was serV
ing The men named are Edward -
Downes. appointed from Texas. ana now
in the Philippines: Nathaniel r. Cham
bliss. Jr.. appointed from Alabama; Louis
J. VanSchaik. New York, and Edward Il
Haskell.
II appears from the records in the war
Department that two of these-Downes
and VanSchafk-c0me within the law, ana
they will not be commissioned. Neither
OF their classes has graduated Haskell
is Of the class Of 1902. and although no
was discharged the entire class pettioneo
and the Academy Board recommended
him for appointment. and under the law
such recommendations can be accepted
! Haskell was wounded at San Juan
chambliss was of the class Of 1889. whic.
graduated February Is. 1899. and although
he was discharged i'm 1928. his class ma
becn commissioned ahead of him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22

Have YOU ever considered what neglect
ing YOUR kidneys means?
Have you ever realized the terrible r'sN
you are taking?
DO you not pass on the streets 49,
dav men and women whose coun'e
nances show that the maj STAKE - 'P'
and die being cast?
How may YOU know them?
Nv their pale. sallow, sunken' or oio".-
81 co,,rtenances: duh. lack-lustre eyes
nuffv or dark circles under the 'S's'
sIow languid movements; bIotche",
niunIed unhealthy compleSionS' an"
general appearance weakness ana W
bility. ...,.a orroar-
WOO now do they feel themselves?
weak worn out. tired, languld' rest
loss nervous. irritable. and worried e's'
Is, over trifles. feyerish. chilly snort %
breath dizzy irregular heart rheui,'"' ~.
vim main or dull ache in the pdeN,
nenraleic sleepless. generally deDill''''u
and used up. ,,,-.... .,,,sc oil
these symptoms. ,,,,,r,o,,
Your kidneys are the most ihpoi '""'
organs of the body $3.50, j..
The work to keep you In heaI'h py
a,tar,1o, out of your blood the poisons ah'
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mr. Kumer's Swamp-Root the Sre'
Kidney remedy, cures unhealthy KUN. ,
heIns them to do their work. ans t"cn
/ to litter and purify the oioou' "uu -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
Protection for si<yscrnpers.

CHIEF Hugh Bonner 81 the Fire De-
partment. makes the following general
suggestions FOR the equipment Of build
ings more than l2j feet high. to make de-
struCtiye fires IN them impossible:
Each building should be equipped with
n stundpipc.
standpipes should not be less than 8
inches I'm diameter and should be made
Of galvanized steel.
If the building covers a large area there
should be- two standplpes Of the same
size In the structure.
Branch connections should not be less
than 2 - inches IN diameter. and should
be- fitted with the regulation screw
thread.
Standppes shold b. tested up 20 a
pressure Of 200 pounds az least
They should b. connected with the
house pumps. and should be ready for
use at any time. day or night. by the
private force or the department.
Elevators should be kept ready TO run
az an hours Of the night
There should be men enough employed
In every building to operate the auxiliary
plant until the department arrives. ....i
There should be plenty Of watchmen
and electrical communication from every
! floor with the engine room.
| Ihtfc anoulu DE- a 'Vhib'A'Nt 'HSihect
on duty az an times in each building.
| Every building should To- connected
with Fire Headquarters by special
! alarm box.
standpipes should be connected with
! the street az the front OF the building
near the main entrance. for the use OF
! the department.
! Where tanks are used there should b.
a check az the upper end OF the down
ward pipe. so that II may be used by the
| department.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
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hlas. and Brights disease. when II mo
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Swamp-Root corrects inability 10 hold
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| swamp-Root. is the gtcat medical
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22

bad as il IN had been broken up with
double plow. The ruts become nearly up
10 the hubs of the wheels and the road
IS I'm some places perfect quagmlre.
Now. we may use money on our roads
To any extent. but 80 long as this pfac-
tice continues we need never nope Tor
decent highways. Even macadamized
read. If treated I'm this reckless manner.
would become I'm a short while ruin.
What steps can be- taken 10 remedy this
trouble ! confess | do not see, but the
facts are patent 10 all who live IN a to-
baccO-gr0Wing district
There T. Yet another reform that must
come. and IL must come not only for tho
red-clay and tobacco sections. but for all.
I refer 10 the width of our wagon-tires.
Were our people generally 20 adopt tho
system Of wide tires. say from three TO
five inches. according 10 weight Of load,
think the battle for good roads would
| lie half won. Some States are already
moving in this direction by paying a
sort OF bounty on wide tires. while In
some countries. perhaps in France. | am
! Informed. the width Of the tire Is by law
carefully regulated in proportion 10 the
cluacitv Of the vehicle. To me the tires
! Of our American wagons seem as II made
with an especial view 10 cutting the roads
| 10 pieces OF course. the wide-tire reform
has got 20 fight IT'S way against ignorance.
prejudice. and the inertia Of long habit.
! but h. will come by and by. And when IL
comes Il will save thousands OF dollars
for our people. and DO vast deal to-
| ward the building up Of our country dis
tricts. | commend 10 those WIN sincerely
desire 10 accomplish something a care
ful study OF the enlightened md success
ful tests already made with wide tires.
They were cye-openers 10 many Lei toe
"wide-tire" question have the foOr Tor
awhile Respectfully
w. W. ROYALL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
DEED OF BARGAIN AND SALE.
Personals and Briefs.

Frank Il. watkins. OF Charlotte county
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Virginia Senate
is in the city.
The Elks will hold their regular session
Tonight. The degree will be conferred and
officers elected for the new lodge year.
Mr.. Conway G. Burgess and bride
nee GoldsbyD have returned from Their
bridal trip. and will be AT home 10 theil
friends after March 9th at NO 1914 flo|"
avenue.
Mr.. T.. \. Lewis. a weli-known attorney
of Tavrenceville. Va. and an alumnus OF
Richmond College. was i'm this city ci-
terdav. and qualified 10 practice In the
TIMED STATES Court
There will be no meeting this week oil
Central Womans Christian Temperance
I-nion. owing to the address given al As
hurry Methodist Episcopal church by the
national superintendent Of soldiers ano
eailors'" work-Mrs. Hatcher. Members
~ ,he union are earnestly invited TO at
tend
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
TO AVOID HOTEL noLoC.isTs.
New Aldermen AsIs Authorits to bc-
strnN Nnn-Eirr-PrOOf strmctnrcs.


NEW YORK. March 21-The following
preamble and resolution relating to Wind
sor Hotel IRE were passed unanimously
to-day by the Board Of Aldermen:
Whereas. the terrible catastrophe in
the shape Of the Windsor Hotel fire, with
the accompanying loss of life and mil
lions of property. has wildly called at
tention 10 the public necessity OF pro-
tcctinc thc life of people. therefore,
Resolved: That the Legislature is re-
succtivelv requested 10 pass. ana the Gov
ernor 10 sign. % bin which viii give the
Commissioner of Buildings I'm the city OF
New York. FUN power and authority 10
investigate. and, if necessary to dem"lsh'
aI hotel buildings in said city not aoso-
lutely nrcproof.'
HOTEL MEN WITH ALDERMEN.
Proprietors of ten hotels. members Of
the Hotel Mems Association called upon
Commissioner Thomas j. Brady oil the
Department Of Buildings. to-day. the op-
iect being TO advise with him as to the
best means of protecting guests from
fires. They said that "a bill should be
! framed. having for it's main object the
comforting upon the Building and Fire
Dcuartmcnts of such discretionary powers
as would be as arbitrary as possible.
Assistant Corporation Counsel often
boure called especial attention 90 the law
/ Governing the construction of ire-escapes'
/ he said that il appeared absolutely use
/ less He was opposed to special ana
/ arbitrary legislation. and was IN favor
of home rule. a law should be framed
/ and speedily passed Vesting power in the
/ interested departments i'm this city con-
/ corning the government of hotels here.
! lie called attention 10 the Greater New
York charter. and said that whatever
provision had been made concerning the
construction and arrangement OF build
/ ings I'm the city. there WAS no provision
4 bearing upon the licensing of hotels
/ AMENDMENT PROVIDING SAFETY.
lie had i'm mind the drafting Of en-
amendment 10 the charter giving 10 the
municipal assembly of this city power 10
/ pass any ordinance In relation 10 hotelS
and their management. so far as II IN
VOWED public safety. He said that Wheh
this was done. then the matter might De
taken no at leisure, and that any measure
bearing upon the subject could be pre-
scented 10 the municipal assembly
The suggestion Of Mr.. luxembourg $
was approved. and il was agreed TO al
low the corporation counsel to draft such
am amendment and send it 20 the Legs
1ature tonight 1t was then understood
that regarding the license measure 40
hotel man will be allowed license until
the departments in which power has been
vested have passed upon II.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
MORE DIs,rraovAL or BEEF.
4 rny Court Probably To Leave Chi
cnxo To-Day for NeW York.

CHICAGO. March H.-The government
court Of inquiry to-day examined two Nit
rtsses with difference 20 the beef ques-
Urn-Dr Nicholas Sem and Lieutenant
Colonel A. " Corliss. Or. Sem entirely
d..approved Of the cauned roast beef as
sr army ration for any length or ume.
and colonel COrliss told Of tine soldiers
dislike Of A. The court VIII hold an all
os, session tomorrow. expecting 10 leave
for New York tomorrow evening or
Thursday m0rnine. The remaining wit
rc.ses will be those suggested by Major
lore In behalf % Maj0r-Gcneral Miles.
Dr. Semi OF Chicago. Who served IN
Cuba and Porto Rico. testified that tho
troops In cuba lived largely ON canned
roast beef ana bacon. lie had every rea-
son 20 believe that the canned beef was
not roasted. but boiled. II was tasieless'
a.d certainly appeared 20 lack nutritious
qualities. as was apparent from 'De
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
SALEM.
The Furnace To lie Hcm"Nc"-' NV
Coming Primary

SALEM. VA, March H.-(speciaL)--lt
is now known that the Salem furnace Is
to be removed. and the material maue
use Of in the repair Of the other furnaces
owned by the new syndicate. force
of men. under foreman. was put to work
this morning tearing away parts OF tho
furnace to be sent TO the twin furnaces
M Roanoke and the furnace at Pulaski.
II is believed that it is the policy of the
syndicate to remove other of its furnaces
and consolidate them. This action Is
taken because of the bad location of some
of the plants with reference to the ore
mines.
Next Tuesday NIarch 2Sth) Is the day
appointed for the Democratic primary III
Roanoke county. \ large number of can
didates are to be voted for, and the re-
suit of the election is looked forward to
anXiOusly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22

condition OF the. men who return
ed from Cuba 10 Montauk -men
who had never been H. but were
greatly omaciatod. He believed that
the meat was overdone; that there was
some fault In the process of preparing It;
that the process has not been perfected.
The bacon was OF good quality.
STATEMENTS FROM EXPERIENCE.
he could say nothing about refrigerated
beer, because he did not see any OF II
IN cuba or Porto Rico. lie made no for
NAL inspection Of the canned roast beef
but had eaten some OF IL. and his state
ments were based upon his own expert
cncc.
I'm reply TO General Davis. the witness
stated that the meat as prepared by ihe
packers according 10 the testimony
given. would not lose much of.its nntri-
ton on account OF being boiled In the
cans. He saw no evidence of tho use OF
| chemicals I'm the canned roast beef lie
I had heard Of cases Of ptomaine intOxica-
| ton. but did not see any Ptomaines
would not develop II the meat were tho
roughly storillzod and properly sealed.
! When oponcd the meat should keep
| twcnty-four hours. II would not be safe
/ Go cat 60 after that tine.
BEEF MADE MEN SICK.
Colonel A. W. Coriss. who was
attached 90 the Seventh Infantry IN
! cuba. testified that he was shot on the
1sf OF July. and knew nothing of condi-
uons thereafter "t'D % that time" he
said. eve got q good deal of canned corn
/ cd beef and canned roast beef. also. bacon
I i'm small quantities. Complaints were re-
/ Cevcc about the roast beef il was dis
liked very much. The officers and mer
had the same rauons. He tried 90 eat the
/ canned roast beef. and did cat -. but
in order 90 DO so we had 40 mix IL ~
with bareback and fry b. We tried to ea'
70 plain. but could not; IL made Us sick
and gave us stomach trouble
Major Lee did not examine the wit
ncsscs and the court had no questions
10 ask. The court adjourned until j
/ o'clock tomorrow morning
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
nIcuMoNDERs N EGYPT.
Extract from a. Private ie'''
tom IA, n Lady of This cry

There are three Richmond ladies' SIS
ters now travelling the land Of the Pha-
roabs and from a private letter written
~. one Of them the Dispatch is permitted
T., make the Following extracts
To "l""e ~" Shepherds Hotel
u calre. L. February 20 1871
, Father: / know now why
i' .',',.a1 mus long-to sit at last in the
sands Of the desert, face to n locs Tr" and
spn'hN -. at least. was mol failure
C Ce,rn g. noisy. tumultuous, rich in coiors.
ever "rV fascinating but it is not the Esypr
Of dreams Always there i,, soip a. .,"s
,.'oniing sand that something Is just
so~nt~fhe shadow Of gigantic past,
Ns ~, half after yesterday We took a
landau 400 piastrcs. S. for eight or ten
hours, called for The tiny NIUE Ne S Soua X
an mad our dragoman. Mahome'
' ."hmed on the box. and. laden with coats
md" and rugs under o brazen sun. were OF
sor Ghizeh. The drive Of eight miles was
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
AGAINST TOBACCO COMPANIES.
Missouri Case Argued and submit
tcd-Decision in TWO Weeks.

JEFFERSON CITY. MO. March 2l.-In
the Supreme Court to-day the case Of the
Attorney General vs.. the Continental and
other tobacco companies. alleged to have
combined 10 control prices i'm violation Of
the antitrust law. was argued and sub
mitted. on demurrer 10 Information filed
by the respondents. The court ordered all
the petitions referring TO the American
Tobacco Company stricken out. on motion
of the defendants a decision Is expected
within two weeks.