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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04
4 strngcr In New York.

Joseph Coyne's clever art pre-.
vailed at the opera house last
night in "a Stranger in New
York The unusually capable
Company was greeted by repre-
sentative audience and the merri-
ment and plaudits attested that
the combined and individual ef-
forts Of the company were enjoyed.
The audience was cultured and
critical and the undivided good
will and approval with which it
received the stars and comedy was
a testimonial to the attraction that
could not be mistaken. The play
is particularly suited to Mr..
Coynes quaint personally and
comic appropriations, aiiording
scope for his talent. II is high
class comedy and might be called
comedy oferrors," Astounding in
amusing situations and quaint hu
NOR. "A Stranger in New York
caught Dallas as it has caught the
eastem cities and all other audi
enees before whom the niece hai
been presented. PraI-eworthy
mention is due Miss Alice Hal
brook who is commedienne ca
pable Of supporting any star, Ar
thur Deegan and Tom Martin arr
comedians OF ability. Suffice 1t e
say that high praise is due all the
members Of the company.-Dalla
News.
\Qpera house Thursday night
DEE 5.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04
Your Attention Is Asked to the
Following Announcement.

On aud after the lst day Of January,
1899, will run in connection with my
Fire Insurance business, Real Estate,
Rental and Collecting Agency, real es'
tate bought, sold or exchanged on both
Country and City property, abstracts
furnished on all titles. Houses for
rent will be made a specially, We doing
the renting and collecting; our patrons
will not be troubled with doing their
own collecting. Collections Of Mort
cages and all other business pertaining
thereto. A to commission-will meet
All competition. Notary Public in office.
Kindly give MS trial. We solicit a
share Of your business.
The Insurance business will always
have my prompt, careful and personal
attention; will at all times see that my
patron. are fully protected.
Asking for share OF your Real Es-
tate aud Insurance business for the
NewlYear, am Charles Carr.
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Alexandria News.

Good weather.
No sickness.
Lots Of visiting.
Plenty of amusement.
Some of the young people at
tended a party at Mr.. and Mrs.
Mears, Wednesday night. Among
the visitors were Miss Eula Lewis,
and Messrs. W. c. and S. T. Lewis.
Miss Eula Lewis has gone to
spend a few days with friends near
Weson, but will return Friday to
hear the debate at the Alexandria
school house.
Mr.. j. II. Leonard has been
visiting friends at Alexandria.
WHITE ROsE
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Death Of Mrs. Arthur Day.

Readers Of the Eagle will re-
member an announcement that
Mr.. Dick Jones was summoned to
Ardmore, /. T., last Friday by the
announcement Of the dangerous
illness Of his sister, Mrs. Arthur
Day. Prior TO his arrival there,
or at 10 O'Clock Friday night, Ms.
Day died and was buried at 2 p. m.
Sunday, Mr.. Jones being present
at the funeral. Mrs. Day is pleas
antly remembered by a large circle
Of friends in Bryan as Miss Re-
becca Jones, the twin sister Of Mr..
Dick Jones. She was % yea: old
and was born at Leona, in Leon
county, and lived most Of her life
in Brazos county. She was grad
uated with first honors from the
Bryan high school and also from
the Sam Houston Normal lnsti-
tute, aud spent several years in
teaching, and in this field Of labor
rendered distinguish service. She
was married to Prof. Arthur Day
OF Ardmorc in January, 1898, and
leaves husband and an infant
son. Mrs. Day was a member of
the Methodist church from child
hood and was an exemplary
christian and true and noble
young woman whose life was a
blessing to all those with whom
she was associated.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04

Baptist-R. D. Wilson, pastor Ser
vices every Sunday II a. m, aud 7:lb
p. m. Sunday school 9.i5 a. m; pray.
er meeting Thursday night.
Methodist. b. Cochran, pastor;
Services II q m. and Up. m. Sunday
Sunday school 9.iG a. M; Epworth
League Sunday : p m. prayer.meet.
ing Tuesday night
81. Andrews Epi.eopal-Rev. Herbert
+ Bowers, l.. l.. D., rector Sunday
services: Morning prayer ! q. M, eve.
ming prayer 2Op. m. Holy communion
fret Sunday in the month. II a. m.
The rector extends cordial invitation
to all to attend these services.
Presbysterian-J. ID. West, pastor;
Services morning and evening LIST. 3rd
and 4th Sunday IN each month; sunday
school Gi5 a. m; prayer.meeting
Wednesday night.
Christian, J. l.. Andrews, pastor
Services II a. N. and 7:l5 p. m. sun
day; Sunday school 9.i5 a. m, Chris.
tian Endeavor p. m. sunday; prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
Free Communion Bapiist-A. NJ,
Stewart, pastor: Services every Sun
day night in each month; Sunday
school lOa. IN.
st. Joseph's Catholic Church-Faiher
Pelnar, pastor; Mass at 5 and 10 a. m
Sunday.
LODGE MEETINGS..
Iyanhoe Commandery No. 8, knight
Templars-Meet 2nd Tuesday in each
month. A. NJ. Rhodes, T.. c.; II G,
Rhodes, Secretary.
W. T. Austin Chapter No. 81. Il. A.
M.-Meets third Monday In eacl
month. y. y. Cole II. p, Joe b. Reed
sec'y.
Brazos lodge No. 10, A. +. & A. VI
Meet fourth Monday in each month
W. II. Nall, W. MIC. o. Carr, sec'y.
BraIos Lodge No. 90, X. Of P.-Mee
first and third Tuesday In each month
e. J. Jenkins, O. @. d. G. DeMAret
X. Of X. rs.
Vulcan Lodge No. 81, A. o. U. W
Meet second and fourth Thursday II
each month. A. W. HOLMAN, NJ. W.
W. J. Walker recorder.
Bryan Lodge No. 1882, X. Of H.-Mee
first aud third Thursdays In eacl
month. A. Bmden, dictator; a. J
Platner, reporter.
Brazos Camp, No. 100, W. Of W.
Meet second and fourth Friday night
in each month. W, X. Johnston, @. G
Joe b. Reed, cIefk.
Bryan Tent No. 10, X. o. T. NJ
Meeting nights fret aud third Mouda
each month. }. II. Mawhinney, c.; JC
| Is. Reed, r. X.
Bryan Lodge Ne. $50, Home Forul
Meeting nights second and fourt
Wednesday each month. W. T. Jane
pres't; Joe Il. Reed fnancier.
Bryan Lodge 40. W, National Aid
Meeting nights first and third Wedne
day in each month. w. W. Ghih
pres't; h. W. Downarl, sec,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04

Millinery by Wholesale and retail
very cheap AZ Mrs Proctor's. 80
Mrs. ]. Werner and children return.
Cd to Navasota yesterday.
The lovers Of music are reminded that
the famous Schubert symphony club
will be at the opera house tonight.
This splendid attraction is in its tenth
season and needs no introduction to the
public anywhere.
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CITY DIRECTORY.

CuY OFFICERS.
Mayor, G. A. Adams.
Marshall T. r. Boyoti.
Deputy Marshal, Il. n. Smith.
Secretary aud Treasurer, Henry G.
Rhodes
City Sexton, II. II Jones.
Constable, G. l.. Baker.
Aldermen r. G. Tabor, W. S. How
oil, ". W. Harris, &. II. wyse, Jno. NJ.
Lawrence.
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LEGAL-BLANks.

The Eagle carries full line Of the
following named legal blanks, AMI sells
them in small quantities at the prices
quoted. For larger quantities all at
Eagle office for puces.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-04

COUNTY urTiCEus.
Judge, A.. g. Board.
Clerk. G.. W. McMichael.
Attorney, Cha-. $. Gamer.
Tax Collector, J. j. Adams.
Tax Assessor, Il. NJ. Nall.
Sheriff, r. G. Mum.
Treasurer. =. W n1chanan.
District Clerk, j.. G Williams.
Commissioners: Il. J. Deems, lee
Edge, Felix Phillips, T.. II. Arlington.
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GRIM E.

New York-A. S. Coyler was arrested
and held in $4,000 bail on charge of
conspiring to get Hickman, the Mol
ineuX case witness, sent to Tennessee
illegally.
Grossville, Tenn.-Hiram Hall, who
murdered his wife, was hanged here.
VIII Tut, negro, was hanged at May
field, Ky, for killing his wife.
Deview, Ark.-In a shooting ARRAY
that followed a law suit B. G. Ashburn
was instantly killed, A. j. Black and
his son Lee were fatally wounded,
Alex Miller had his arm broken, and
Henry Miller was badly shot in the
arm. Several others were shot and
more or less seriously wounded.
New York-George Merriam Hyde,
writer for magazines, is missing from
his home. Police are looking for him.
Macon, Ga.-Maj Julian Ransome,
one of the most noted duelist planters
and financiers in the southern states,
committed suicide by taking morphine.
Calumet, Mich.-Peter Kalukni was
bound over for trial at the next term
Of Circuit court for attempting to MUIR
der Peter kario.
Fond du Lac, Wis.-Sheriff Keys ar
rested Mike Berenz, charged with muir
dering and robbing John Blumenroder,
a wealthy farmer living alone near
Marshfeld.
Galena, Ill.-The dead body of Carl
Virtue, a youth Of IL, was found in
woodshed near his home. Beside him
lay a rifle and there was jagged hole
in his forehead. A note found near the
body told of the intended suicide and
of the cause, which was unrequited
love.
Marinette, Wis.-Passers-by heard
groans coming from shanty and mott
fed the chief of police. He forced an
entrance and found woman sick and
starving, who said she had been locked
in the room and left with nothing tc
eat. Her husband, Paul Tappie, is In
Jail for robbirg a brother recently.
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ASUALTIES s.

San Francisco, Cal.-While trying
to rescue her niece, Clara Woods. Miss
Katherine Williams and the little girl
were both drowned in Lake MERGED.
Virginia, Ill.-The Cass county
almshouse at Bluff Springs was
burned. The inmates, four in number,
escaped without injury. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Elkhart, Ind.-Fire destroyed b. c..
& F. b. Godfrey's lumber yard. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
San Diego, Cal.-John G. Shannon of
Pittsburg, Pa, formerly United States
district judge of Dakota, was seriously
hurt in runaway.
Helena, Mont.-The Great Northern
and Northern Pacific roads have suf-
fered greatly by the floods In Mon
tana, and train service from and to
the Pacific coast has been almost aban-
doned.
LaPorte, Ind.-Gustave Rosebaum
and Mr. Trinoski, while returning from
hunting expedition on a hand-car,
were struck by the fast train on the
Panhandle road and killed instantly.
Laddonia. Mo.-Business property
estimated to be worth between $4,000
and $4,000 was destroyed by fire
here.
La Porte, Ind.-A. w. Leeds, an
owner of several western ranches, was
thrown from a horse and fatally in
jured.
Wichita, Kan.-Ten buildings on the
north side of Main street were totally
burned. The loss will reach $4,000.
The postoffice was damaged.
Oroville, Cal.-John ID. Sims and
Leonard Hale were drowned at Shore
Bar on the north side of Feather river.
They attempted to cross the stream in
canvas boat.
Wakefield, Mass-Mrs. John Dona-
hue and Timothy H. Donahue, her
son, were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed their home.
Eau Claire, Wis.-Edward Rakes of
burlington, Iowa, fell fifty feet from a
partly built bridge to the ice in the
Chippewa river, sustaining probably
fatal injuries.
Mount Sterling, Ky.-The whisky
house of Frank Hudson, on East Main
street, was destroyed by fire, together
with the two buildings occupied by
Adam Baum Sons, grocers. The losses
will reach $4,000.
Alma, Wis.-The 150-barrel flour
mill of the Alma Milling company
caught fire in the third story and was
destroyed. Loss, $4,000, with $4,000
insurance.
Muscatine, Iowa-Otto Snyder's liv-
cry stable, with fifteen horses, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss on building
is estimated at 100000 and on horses,
material, ETC., $4,000.
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FOREIGN,

Madrid.-El Correo Espanola, the
Carlist organ, has been suppressed on
the ground that it is the property of a
British subject.
Berlin-The National Zeitung says
1t learns that the government has been
Informed by Great Britain that the
latter has no designs of annexation or
protectorate on the Tonga islands.
London-The Chinese government
has assented to the proposal to open
three new ports in the provinces of
Kiang Su, Kiang 81 and Ngan Hwei, or
An-Hui
Pekin-Russia has withdrawn her
protest against the terms of the North
ern railway contract.
Buenos Ayres-The wheat harvest
has begun. 1t is estimated that l.
500, 900 tons of wheat will be available
for export.
Corfu-M Zamados has been elected
president of the chamber, and NJ
Theotokis will be called to form a new
cabinet.
London-An unsuccessful attempt
was made to wreck the Irish express,
running from London to Milford.
London.-The Albatross, a new type
of torpedo boat destroyer built for the
British navy, has attained a speed of
thirty-three knots per hour on her
trial trip.
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WOMEN AND MORPHINE USAGE
Increasing Prevalence of the Narcotic
Habit.

The use of narcotics is growing
less, nervous members of the gentler
sex. THE amount of morphine used
by women is increasing at an alarm
ing rate" said a physician. Il do not
give the drug at ALL save in extreme
cases. for | believe we doctors are
largely responsible for the spread of
the evil. 1t seems such an easy mer-
ciful thing to relieve acute suffering
by a dose of morphine, and it would be
all right if the patients couldn't get
the drug themselves. They can get
it, There's the trouble. l was called
to see one of my patients last week.
She is a wealthy woman. She devel-
oped the morphine habit two years
ago, when she had a serious illness.
Since then she has had periodical
sprees with morphine, in spite of all we
could do to prevent her. She always
says that the deplorable state she gets
into is due to other causes; but | can
tell as soon as | see her whether she
has been taking morphine. Last week,
when | went to see her. she was a
nervous wreck and said she had been
agonizing with rheumatism. Rheuma-
tism is a handy thing. A doctor
can't swear that a patient hasn't got it.
| accused the woman of having been
on a morphine spree. She denied it.
| appealed TO her husband. He
searched her bureau and chiffonier and
found 200 morphine pills. She had
bought them all at one time, but
wouldn't tell who sold them to her. OF
course there's a law against selling
morphine except on a prescription, but
a morphine fend can always get it il
he is persistent, and generally he is so.
Any physician can tell habitual NOR
phine taker at a glance. So can a
druggist. The latter reads the unmis
taxable signs in mans face, and il he
hasn't a conscience will sell the NOR
phine victim what he wants. The
druggist knows that the purchaser will
guard the secret quite as closely as he
could. But if person with no symp-
toms of the morphine habit wants to
buy the drug he will probably have
great difficulty in getting it. No phar-
macist, even If not particularly reputa-
BILE wants to take the chances of being
hauled up for breach Of the law"
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Colonizing by syndicate is develop
ment having possibilities that the Ital-
ian government is likely to discover by
reason of its lease to capitalists Of its
Red Sea colony of Eritrea. The lessees
agree to pay one million dollars year,
and royalty on the net profits. Other
terms of the agreement require the
capitalists to preserve order, collect
duties and resist attacks from outsid-
ers. 1t is expected that the govern
ment and the syndicate will find the
compact profitable. What of the well
fare of the colonists? That is another
question. While government and CAPT
talists count their gains, they may
reckon their losses-in taxes.
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The Countess of Selkirk has just
been selected as the chaperon of
Pauline Aston, at a salary of $4,000
year. Pauline is the only daughter of
William Waldorf Astor of Londos and
New York. Mrs. Astor, who died five
years since in England was Miss Mary
Paul of Philadelphia, and woman of
rare beauty and gentleness. Since Mrs.
Astor's death Miss Astor has been
without any near woman relative as
companion. Now that she is old
enough to enter society, it becomes
necessary for her father to choose
chaperon for her. The countess is the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-20

While the legislatures of several
states are leisurely debating bills MAX
ing it a misdemeanor to deface by ad-
vertising or otherwise the state or ma
tional flags, a French garrison has just
experienced the mordant of practical
application. A drunken soldier having
insulted the French flag, was reported,
and all the troops of Toulon were
formed in hollow square on the pa
rade ground. with the flag in the mid
die Then the general called the luck
less soldier by name. He fell out of
the ranks, marched to the flag saluted
it and uttered a faltering apology. 1T
Is WELL" was the brief comment of the
general and even the United States,
whose flag is defaced with such inn
punity by its own people, echoes
well"
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NEW HINTS FOR GOLF LOVERS.
Suggestions which Might Improve the
Playing of the Game.

PlayinS OF the Oamos
Just at present golfing, except to a
minority composed OF such cranks as
run each and every pastime to a point
of eyaggeration, is at standstill. and
the golfers of last season are looking
around for novelties for the coming
one, not only in clubs, shoes and cos
tunes, but in strokes and proper atti-
tudes OF body. One theory advanced
is that of learning the proper swing.
The fault that is about the hardest to
correct in driving is to get the should
ers and back into the stroke, so that
head follow through with the ball.
The way TO get the true style in driv-
ing, according to the new idea, is to
practice the drive with golf ball held
firmly under the right armpit. 1t will
be founc that when the swing is prop
erly made the ball will not be dis
lodged from its place, and, on the
other hand, that the exertion of hold
ing the ball in its position will teach
a fine carriage of the shoulders and
body throughout the entire stroke. All
who have tried swinging with a ball
under the armpit say that it has i'm
proved their drive. Another sugges-
ton Is that the necks or mouths of the
caddie bags should be not less than
six and half inches across. This rec
ommendation is based on the expe-
rience that the usual caddie bag mouth
OF four and half inches insures badly
frayed leather grips of the clubs, owing
to the haste of the caddie boys to push
them in and out of the bag in serving
the players during the round. The
bags, although somewhat larger to the
eye, are no heavier than those with
narrow mouths, and the caddie's work
is thus made easier and the chatting
and scraping of clubs done away with
to great degree. A third suggestion
is an Improvement in the cups used
to fill the holes. The usual disk cup
is OF heavy galvanized tin, with two
cross pieces perforated to support the
disk staff, which especially when the
ground is hard with frost, requires
considerable labor TO bury in the earth
The new device, which has been used
for a season in the west, is an iron
cup having a thick base in which the
staff rests. The hole need not be as
deep as with the tin cups, and as there
are no cross bars the balls never be-
come stuck beneath them.
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For the Hands.

better to rub them thoroughly with
cold cream before washing them. Then
wash in warm water, using pure soap
and a nail brush, rinse in cool water
and dry thoroughly on a soft towel.
Two-thirds of all women dry their
hands very imperfectly, and then won
drops of a good hand lotion should be
rubbed all over the hands and allowed
to dry in after they have been in wa
ter for some time. as so many house
keepers hands must be so often, and
always at night The hands should
not be exposed to cold air for some
time after they have been washed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-20

No place affords a more striking
conviction of the vanity of human
hopes, than a public library; for who
can see the wall crowded on every
side by mighty volumes, the work of
laborious meditation anc accurate in
quiry, now scarcely known but by the
catalogue, and preserved only to in
crease the pomp of learning, without
considering how many hours have
bees wasted In vain endeavors, how
often imagination has anticipated the
praises of futurity, how many statues
been wasted. In vain endeavors, how
many ideal converts have elevated
:aal, how often wit has exulted in the
eternal infamy of his antagonists. and
dogmaticism has delighted in the
gradual advances of his authority, the
immutability of his DEGREES, and the
perpetuity of his power?
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DECISION RESTS WITH OTIS.
Has Discretion as to Retaining
Volunteers at Manila.
QUESTION OF txPEDIENCY.
Troops VIII BE Brought Home as Soon
as Transport service Can BE Arranged
For-satisfactory Understanding Ex-
pected to BE Arrived At.

The war department will reply to
the telegram of Gov. Lee of South Da-
kota to President Mckinley, asking
for the immediate muster out and re-
turn OF the South Dakota troops in
the Philippines, that the troops will be
brought home as soon as deemed expe-
dent by the United States and as soon
as possible with the transports at
hand.
An official of the department said
the matter was in the hands of Gen.
Otis, and it would be satisfactory ar
ranged by him and the volunteers in
the islands.
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The decision Of Judge Jenkins in
the Federal Circuit Court in the Cham
pion case, which involves the con-
struction of the term state" in acts of
congress, was a great surprise to the
government attorneys. The partic-
ular question was whether the defend
ant by shipping lottery tickets from
California to New Mexico, violated the
federal law prohibiting lottery tick
cts from being transferred from one
state to another" Now, California is
a state, while New Mexico is still a
territory, and the curious plea was set
up that the anti-lottery statute did not
apply to territories, since it does not
mention them and speaks of states
only.
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Municipal ownership is receiving a
great deal of attention nowadays, and,
although the principle does not meet
with universal approval, the healthy
sentiments as to a city's rights that
the discussion is developing shows that
we are making progress. No company
or corporation would now think Of
asking for a franchise from a city
without expressing a willingness to
pay something for the privilege.
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widow of the late Dunbar James Ham
ilton, sixth earl of Selkirk, keeper OF
the great seal Of Scotland. She mar
ried him when he was 50 years of age,
and he died in 1885, leaving no chill
dren. His title became merged in that
of his kinsman, the duke of Hamil-
ton, and there is consequently no one
now bearing the title of the earl OF
Selkirk. The duke of Hamilton, who
is the premier duke Of Scotland and
also duke Of Brandon in England, is
the chief of the families of Douglas
and Hamilton, who played a promi
nent part in the ancient history OF
Scotland
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CRUISER RALEIGH HOME.

Thousands Welcome the first of Ad-
miraI Dewev's fleet to Return.
The cruiser Raleigh. which fired the
first shot in the battle OF Manila bay
on the morning OF May l. paraded up
the North river at New York and fred
a salute at Grants tomb. Seventy
thousand people gave the cruiser a
royal reception.
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The prevailing impression that rural
free delivery is inordinately expensive
is mistake. says William f. Curtis,
the Washington correspondent In nine
out OF ten districts in which it has
been introduced it pays its way; In
some of them It yields profit. II the
opposition Of fourth-class postmasters
TO the abolition Of their offices could
be overcome. and IL members OF con
gress were less timid as to the pol.ti-
cal effect of abolishing petty fourth
class offices, the rural delivery might
be extended in many sections at less
than the cost of the existing service