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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
Hereafter Their Imports will he
Legitimate and Not as They
Wire Under the Old Way.
IMPORTERS AFTER
ALL THEIR RIVALS.
They Charge Each Other with Snug.
Cling aud Collector Bliss Set.
ties the Matter by Offer.
ing Rewards.

Havana, San. 9..-Havana has PASSED
the freest Sunday It has known foi
years. The contrast that was upon the
people has been removed. Yesterday
was more Of holiday than Of anything
else. Under Spanish rule the flag was
displayed on Sunday a. on church %
national holidays The Cubans followed
the old Observance TO the extent Of put.
ting out Cuban flags. The society known
a. the Centre Asturiano, which from
the days Of the instruction aud war
was the center Of loyalty, put out the
Spanish flag. Nobody made objection
and no III feeling was shown. This may
Be because the stars and stripes were
floating over the forts and government
buildings. The feeling Of relief among
the people is quito evident.
Havana merchants are becoming &C.
oustomed to the new custom house
methods. One Of the largest importing
firms had arranged with the Spanish OF.
fcials for large importation Of coffee.
Usually coffee was manifested as corn.
This time IL was put down as beans.
The ship was expected TO arrive before
American control was assumed, but wa,
delayed. The oonsignees fddled around
the customs house for several days and
finally explained that the manifest oi
the cargo they were expecting had been
arranged under Spanish procedure and
they wanted an opportunity 20 enter If
under true manifest Another impor
ter, wine merchant, was IN similai
dilemma and had 20 clear himself in the
same manner.
Collector Bliss has received many let
ters iJom importers charging their rivali
with smuggling. These are invariably
answered with the official statement
that reward OF 20 per cent will b. paid
by the American government for evi.
denoo Of custom frauds, and the com.
planning persons are invited 20 furnish
the evidence ON which their complaints
are based. Generally they content them.
selves with saying that the firm Of
which they complain has been in the
habit Of practicing frauds, but have nc
specific evidence Of wrong doing. Under
the present administration the importer.
are satisfied that IL will DO safer TO be
honest
Isolated cases OF crime are reported.
They have no political bearing and only
emphasize the fact that IN the days OF
Spanish authority large criminal Gle.
ment were turned loose In Havana
Chief MoCullagh moved from his hotel &C
private house yesterday, and last night
two "holdup" robbcries wero reported
In front Of the house TO WHICH be moved.
They were attributed to the Nanigos. In
spite Of this instance the infantry i,
maintaining n fairly effective patru
pending the police organization.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
FOR LARGER NAvlEs.

Despite tho Plea OF ths csar Dir.r.
snt couH'ris. Are EalArgns.
Washington, Jan. 0.-In connection
with the development Of the French
navy navy officials here are advised
that the Paris government will expend
Slo'OOo'ooo francs Cse2, ZOO, OOO) on new
snip construction during this year.
Notwithstanding Russia's disarma.
ment proposal, the year 1899 will SEQ
large additions TO the material OF her
navy The department is advised that
she viii have under construction during
the present year six new battleships, one
armored cruiser, six protected cruisers,
I'VE 1000 tons cruisers OF % knots and
20 torpedo boat destroyers. The total
extendiiure under this programme will
be SuO,OOO,0O0. France has determined
to try the experiment Of governing a
number OF her colonies under the navy
instead OF the army. In taking this nc.
ton she is adding policy identical
with that which this government has
put In force with regard TO Guam, which
Is to be placed under the control OF an
American naval officer.
According TO official information from
Paris, DEGREES have been published de-
termining tine extent Of territory nec-
essary for the defense Of the naval
bases and OF the fleet in the West Indies.
New Caledonia and Africa, aud placing
these territories under the ministry Of
marine with the same authority, that
provides DEGREES and regulations, have
given to the minister OF war and marine
over the civil territory in Algeria. IL
has been learned that naval bases have
been designated at Cape ST. Jacques,
in Cochin. China, Diego suArez, Mad
agascar, Port Phaeton, Tahiti aud Port
Courbet, Tonquin.
The results OF the naval government
Of the French colonies will b. watched
with much interest in administration
and army aud naval circles here. There
has been a strong feeling In naval cir.
Giles that Admiral Dewey by reason Of
his cordial relations with the insurgents,
is better qualified TO perform the duties
Of governor general than is General Otis,
whose connection with the Filipinos has
not been very pleasant, due 20 his obcdi.
ence TO the presidents instructions 70
keep the insurgents out Of Manila.
The only island which will be- gov.
erned by the navy will be that Of Guam,
Of which Captain Louis Kempif is to be
governor general, though IL is no secret
that that officer does not relish his as.
Segment Captain Kempif, IL Is ex.
| pected, will sail on the Yosemite from
Norfolk the latter part Of January.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
THE PANA RIOTS.

Fifty-nine of the seventy Indicted re.
leased aud Eleven Pleaded Guilty.
Pana, ILL.,, Jan. s.-Sevonty miner
and citizens, charged with riot, were ar
raigned in court here today. State,
Attorney Humphreys nollcd 80 Of yhs
cases while II plead guilty and were
given sentences. The trial Of Mine lOp
orators Orville and Maxwell Pehwell
for melting riot will take place tomor
row. Over 30 witnesses have boon sum
moned
Pneumonia continues TO rhge among
the colored nonunion miners, deaths 90
curing daily.
A heavy provost guar is still on duty
In the negro and unto, miners residence
district aud arrest for carrying con.
cealod weapons 90 a. numerous as ever
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
The CONGREGATION smiled.

Two country clorgymen bad agreed
20 exchange pulpiis on certain date
Onoof them made the following solemn
announcement TO his congregation on
the Sabbath previous TO the event:
"My dear brethren and sisters, have
the pleasure Of stating that on next
Sunday morning the Rev. Zachariah g.
Day will preach for you, Let us now
sing two verses u hymn No. $50, That
Awful Day Will Surely Come
And II took him some time 20 discoy.
er why the congregation smilod.-syra.
ouso Standard.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
NEW PLACE FOR WHEELER.
lie I. to lie Made a Major General In
the Army.

Washington, Jan, "a major gen.
eralship in the regular army will b.
offered TO General Joe Wheeler Infor.
nation is given out here that not only
will he accept the place, retiring from
civil office, but that he is anxious to b..
come fixture in the military service.
Two plans for securing place for him
is being considered. One contemplates
the passage OF bill creating an adj.
ditional major genealship. but the
method most approved by those espoci.
ally interested in the movement Is 20
wait until the reorganization bill Is
passed, and then have the president
nominate him to the Senate as second
lieutenant, and Immediately after his
confirmation the PRECEDENT would PRO.
mote him major general and send his
nomination 20 the Senate. This is ot
course most likely 20 be- followed.
Under the reorganization plan, it may
be necessary for him 10 bo made sec.
und lieutenant.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
LAWS FOR ALASKA.
Governor brady I. at Washington Urg.
ing IN. Measure lie Passed.

Governor brady IL at Washington Urg.
ing the Measure lie Passed.
Washington, Jan. p -Governor Brady
Of Alaska has arrived to urge territorial
matters. He Is anxious for the enact.
ment Of the Carter bill which has passed
the senate and IL now with the COMMITTEES
In the house, making three judicial dis
tricts OF Alaska. Ho says even judicial
provisions will be inadequate and there
should be greater appropriations made
also for administrative purposes, point.
ing out that the marshal cannot make
arrests ON many Of the numerous islands
for lack OF transportation funds or facil.
titles, and the governor has no funds for
going about the 10 rritory. Ho also
wants the school appropriations this
year raised to 100000 The governor
says many people who ru,hed into the
Klondike region are coming out largely
because OF high taxation. Many thou.
sands OF people, be says, have already
started for the Atlin district
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

J. II. Gore. writing In ST. Nicholas
on Hiding Places In Wartimes.
tells Of house In Virginia that was on
dobaiable ground" where every pre-.
caution had TO be taken against soldier
raids.
In such an exposed place company
Of scouts. or even a regiment, could ap'
pear 10 Unexpectedly that II was neces.
sary 90 keep everything out OF sight
Even the provisions for the next meal
had 10 be- put away. or before the meal
could be prepared q party Of maraudeTs
might drop IN and carry on the entire
supply. In the kitchen a wood box %
large size stood by the stove IL bad %
false bottom. In the upper part were
wood dirt. plentiful supply OF.
chips and 30 much stove wood that tho
impression would be- conveyed that 40
least there was a good stock Of fuel co..
ways on hand. The box was made OF
tongued and grooved boards, and one ut
these In the front could be slipped cot.
hhhh ANAAAAAAN NNNis AnAh tAAH ANA NAt
the food and silyerware were put. 80
little ingenuity was needed in making
this contriyanoe The nails that were
drawn out 20 let this board slip back
and forth left tell tail nail holes, hut
these were filled up with heads Of nails,
so that all the boards looked just alike
remember once a soldier was sitting
on this box while mother was cooking
for him what seemed TO be the last slice
OF bacon In the house She was 20
afraid that he would drum on the box
with his heels, as boys frequently do
and find that the box was hollow that
she continually asked him to get up
while she took piece Of wood for the
fire. IL was necessary to disturb him q
number Of times before he found It nd
yisable TO take the profiered chair. and
In the meantime a hotter FIRE had been
made than the small piece Of meat re.
quired.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

Kansas City, Jan at a confer.
enc OF inc local creditors OF Grant G..
Ai'tt' 'heersiwhio Kansas cattle king,
~ was decided TO call meeting OF all
ms creditors 10 b. hold IN this city Jan.
20 Ihese creditors are located in many
sta'os' ana al who aro known here will
% requested TO attend this meeting. II
Is Understood here that this call for q
huo''hs OF the plunger's creditors is the
outcome OF the negotiations which have
oeeh gong on Tor some time past look.
ing 'oa compromise by which Gllett
wiii DO allowed to return from Mexico
and start lifo anew.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

Washington, Jan, with tho op.
ening Of the session Of the House to-day.
special rule was adopted providing
for the consideration OF tho naval per
sonnet bill as soon as the bill Tor the cod.
idcation OF laws OF Alaska are disposed
OF. This order, however, will not IN.
teriore with the consideration Of appro.
priaton bills IN conference reports
The diplomatic consul appropriations
bill, reported by Mr., Hit chairman OF
tho foreign affairs committee gave
notice that he would call upon Thorn at
the earliest possible moment.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
QuIetIng Her nnnht..

a lady selecting hat at a milli-
ner's asked cautiously, is there any.
thing about these feathers that might
bring me into trouble with tho Audi.
bon society,"
ooh, no, madam, said tho millinor
who was from London. "Thoso feath.
ers, madam, are tte feathers Of howl
and the howl, you know, madam, Is
more Of cat than "a bird. Boston
Transcript
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The llcYcIr In Inv.

That tho bicycle Is not q tool" or
apparatus" that belongs to the trade"
or profession" Of an architect and
building superintendent Is decided In
Smith verses Horton TEX. Civ. App,
80 $. W., 400, although 1t ia deemed
a useful and convenient mode Of loco.
motion. -Case aud Comment.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

Washington, Jan. 9.-Senator Gal.
hngcr has offered an amendment TO the
naval appropriation bill, appropriating
o., OOO,O 600 pay for officers and men in
the. navy and marine corps for bounty
or other allowances due them under sec.
ton 1885 Of the revised statutes for the
capture or destruction OF ships or vessel.
Of war during the war with Spain.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

First Judge cat cat showl-This Is
the finest one In It's GLASS There can
hardly be- two opinions about that
Second Judge with tcars)-lt was
that cat, or ono exactly like It, that ate
my pet pigeon last week. You will
never get % pri0c by my vote, you mean.
nasty animal Chicago Tribune.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

A writer speaks u the persistent pc
culiarity In his dreams Of not being
able, after game was sighted, 10 fire the
gun, aud has often wondered II this
happens with other droamera My own
experience comedies with his. and !
think may DO too general 20 be peculiar
An older brother, however. once had
a different experience 1Ge gun Of our
earlier boyhood days was an old flint.
lock queens arm that had the power 10
shoot or tree top and an almost equal
revere force Il was the idol a. well
as tho terror Of our young lives, and
was carried over the New Hampshire
bills with heroic feelings
One night, In the stiffness Of the later
hours, there was tremendous jar BOO
our sleeping room, rs II a heavy body
had been violently thrown down. fat,r
familias, aroused by the shook. Cama
rushing In just as my brother. in @
semisomnOlent condition, was slowly
gathering himself up from the floor %
regain bis place in bed, from which hg
had dropped a moment before Father
exclaimed. "Bill. what Is the NATTER
TO which Bill drowsily replied. 81
dreamed fired the old gun and ii kicked
me out OF bed" Il was emphatic
enough 20 him TO be peculiar.-fo crest
and Stream.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10
CITY DIRECTORY.

CRY OFFICEHs.
Mayor, c. A. Adams.
Marshall, T. r. Boyett.
Deputy Marshal, X. II. Smith.
Secretary and Treasurer, Henry G
Rhodes.
City Sexton, II II Jones.
Constable, G. l.. Baker.
Aldermen 4. G. Tabor, W. :. How
ell, W. W. Harris, G. H. Wyse, Ino. VI.
Lawrence.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

New York, Jan. o.-Ba,lev Doo,or
colored' was put to death by electricity
at sing Sing prison for tho murder Of
his white wife. Two shocks were given
him. After the current had been turn.
ed on the mask iell from tbe dvin,
mans face. Otherwise the executions
was successful.
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cnuRcn nLRrc1fonY.

Baptist-R. D. Wilson, pastor; Ser.
wees every Sunday II a. IN. and 7.l5
p. M. Sunday school 9.i5 a. M; pray
er-meeting Thursday night.
Methodist-J. NB. Cochran, pastor:
Services II am. and Up. m. Sunday,
sunday school 9:46 a. IN. Epworth
League Sunday p. m. prayermeet.
ing Tuesday night.
St. Andrews Eyi.copal-Rey. Herbert
4. Bowers, J.. H. d., rector Sunday
services: Morning prayer Ham, eve.
ming prayer 120p. IN. Holy communion
fret sunday In the month, n a. m.
The rector extends cordial invitation
to all 10 attend these services.
PresbysterIan-J. D. West, pastor.
Services morning and evening lst. 3rd
and ith sunday in each month; sunday
school 9.ij a. m; prayermeeting
Wednesday night.
Christian, j. l.. Andrews, pastor
Services II a. m. and 1:l5 p. M. sun.
day; Sunday school 9.i5 a. m, Chris.
tian Endeayor 3 p. m. Sunday; prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
Free Communion Bapdst-A. NJ.
Stewart, pastor. Services every Sun
day night in each month; Sunday
school l0a. m.
st. Joseph's Catholic Church-Faiher
Pelnar, pastor; Mass at and lOa.m.
Sunday.
LODGE MEETINGS.
lyanhoe Commandery No. 8. knight
Templars-Meet 2nd Tuesday in each
month. A. NJ. Rhodes, r.. c.; II. g.
Rhodes, Secretary.
W. T. Austin Chapter No. 81. RIA.
M.-Meets third Monday In each
month. y. b. Cole II. F., Joe Il. Reed.
sec'y.
Brazos Lodge No. 10 A.F.& A. VI.
Meet fourth Monday in each month.
W. II. Nall, W. M.;C.O. Carr Sec'y.
Brazos Lodge No. 90, X. Of P.-Meet
first aud third Tuesday in each month
E J. jenkins, @. G. D. G. DeMarct
X. Of Il. & S.
Vulcan Lodge No. 81, A.O.U. W
Meet second and fourth Thursday In
each month. A. W. HOLMAN, NJ. W;
W j. Walker, recorder.
Bryan Lodge No. 1882, X. ofH.-Meet
first aud third Thursdays in each
month. A. Emden, dictator; A. D..
PIatner, reporter
Brazos Camp, No. lOi, W. Of w.
Meet second and fourth Friday nights
In each month. W, Il. Johnston, @. c.;
Joe B, Reed, clerk,
Bryan Tent No. 10, X. 0. T. NJ
Meeting nights first and third Monday
each month. j. Mawhinney, c.; Joe
Is. Reed, r. X.
Bryan Lodge No. $50, Home Forum
Meeting nights second and fourth
Wednesday each month. W. T. james,
pres'ti Joe u. Reed, ilnancier.
Bryan Lodge No. 400, National Aid
Meeting nights first and third wedn es
day in each month. W. w. Griffin,
pres't; r. w. Downward, sec.
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time from 6 hours down.
This train will be provided with
The usual excellent equipment of
the /. "a C.. IS. through service.
consisting of through coaches and
Pullman -leepors To st. Louis with
out change.
For particulars, apply TO nearest
Ticket Agent /. & G.. y Il. r., r..
address, u. j. Pmcr
G.. p. A., Palestine, Texas
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-10

COUNTY urFlCEus
Judge, A. G.. Board.
Clerk, G. W. McMichael.
Attorney, Chas. $. Gamer.
Tax Collector. j. j. Adams.
Tax Assessor, r. NJ. Nall.
Sheriff, T. &. Num-.
Treasurer, A. W. Buchanan.
District Clerk, J. & Williams.
Commissioners: r. J. Deems. lee
Edge, Felix Phillips, T. II. Arlington.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-03
INCOME OF ISLAND.

| Cuban Customs Receipts for First
Quarter About Three Millions.
HAVANA, April 2-The island govern
ment, as administered by the United
States military authorities, has yielded
for the first quarter $500, 600 in customs
| receipts OF this amount s2,1OO,OoO has
been spent, the city of Havana getting
N,100,0e0 and the city of Santiago S259, 600.
Each provincial governor received all he
asked.
Today, as under the Spanish regime,
bribery and fraud direct the Cuban
courts This is the firm conviction Of the
military administration. Gov Gen.
Brooke is taking the matter up, and in
tends to clean out the corruption, to re-
wise the judicial procedure, to change the
court personnel and to abolish the barbar-
Gus practice of incommunicado, by which
judge may imprison for life a person
ignorant of the accusation against him
and of the names of his accusers
Gen. Maxine Gomez in g. long letter
directed to his wife In Santo Domingo, re-
views his differences with the so-called
military assembly. He begins by de-
scr1b1ng the situation as 1t was when
Robert p. Porter, as special representa-
tive of President Mckinley, visited Cuba,
after the assembly's representatives at
Washington had obtained a promise of
100000 from the president The writer,
proceeding, says:
This action on the part of the assem-
oiy commission I approved. It was de-
c1ded that Gen. Brooke should request
Washington, to shipst Cuba the s., 900 900
which had been obtained by the repre-
sentatives OF the assembly. I saw to the
adjustment Of all the questions that led
up to the terminationS of the ridiculous
armed situation, and began to entertain
hopes Of an early return to Santo Do
mingo.
THE assembly then called upon me to
visit Its president saying that the OBJ
1ect sought was an unofficial exchange
OF IDEAS, But they placed me upon the
bench of the accused my crime being
that had broken oft negotiations for
600. I said I had no hope of obtain
Ing more than 100000 from the United
States and disapproved asking charity,
contendlng that the only method left was
to raise loan, for which the assembly
lacked adequate authorization
THE conference ended without accom-
plishing anything. Afaw days later three
| men whom I did not know visited me
and said that several millfonaires stood
ready to facilitate a loan of many mil
hons, but that the matter was possible
only. with my cooperation. I answered
that / could not consider any proposition
OF. the kind, and regarded 1t as strange
that any one would be ready to lend
money without guarantee
My visitors replied that the city coun-
ell could arrange guarantee Then
committee OF the assembly approached
me, asking me to support the assembly's S
EFFORTS to effect loan. To this replied
that Cuba could not effect loan, as she
lacked the necessary guarantees. The
next day they deposed me. I consider I
have acted honestly. and my strongest
desire, now is to return home
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-03
PROTEST FROM FINNS.-
America Appealed to in the Name OF
Liberty-Czar's Plans.

NEW YORK, April 2.-The Finnish
American central committee, recently
appointed by the Finlanders, resident
in this country, to organize opposition in
the Western Hemisphere to the car.
recent ukase to the Russianizing of Fin
land, today issued an address to all Fin
landers in the United States and Can
ada, calling upon them to rise up as
one man, strong in the knowledge of a
righteous cause, and uphold their sacred
rights before the world
The address points out that 1t Is the
intention to uproot the constitution; to
destroy Finland's parliamentary govern
ment, and to annihilate Finnish liberty
by reducing Finland to a mere Russian
province and declares that four things
are to be done persistently to oppose
this:
First-Can upon the American and
Cana dian press to uphold a true and
loyal people in their struggle for exist
Second-Aid in the organization of mass
meetings
Third-Seek to interest people in the
United States and Canada in the move
ment
Fourth-Aid in educating the Anglo
Saxon peoples in knowledge Of Fin
land, her services to civilization her his
tory and her rights. -.
The address appeals for funds for the
expenses of the Finnish delegation to
Washington, explains the necessity of
centralizing the work as much as DOS
sible and calls upon the Finlanders to
pursue their labors with the greatest pos
sible dispatch SO as to ensure a speedy
presentation of the cause of Finland to
through 1t to the United States delegates
to the international peace congress,
which is to assemble at The Hague on
May 13 next.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-03

of Ada Rehan being represented in solid
silver at the Columbiansexposition in Chi
cago. The sculptor who furnished the
cast for the silver Miss Rehan is r. H.
Parks, of Chicago. Mr.. Parks is we'll
known in the West. but as he. in his
statue of Miss Rehan. established his
fame on a silver basis. the promoters Of
Miss Adams golden representation have
come to New York to find a sculptor who
swears by the gold standard
The miners are not making gift of the
$346, 900 in gold. Their stipulation is that
at the close Of the Paris exposition the
golden Miss Adams shall be turned over
to them to be cast into the melting pot
and reduced to coin of the republic. The
loan of the precious metal would be well
repaid by the advertisement which the
state Of Utah would get out of it. But,
besides the scNlptor's fee. there will be
the expense of having the statue cast.