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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
MINE EXPLOSION.
ssvsHty.FiSs Men Entombsd Undsr the
Ground In PsansyivAnls.


Brownsville. Pa. Dec. 20 An ex.
plosion occurred at the Baznell coal
works four miles from here Friday
Seventy.lye men are sntombed The
tipple is wrecked Messengers have
been sent for doctors
The explosion was so great that the
tipple at the head Of the sha, was blown
over The Baznell mine il located four
miles from Brownsville on the Rsdstone
railroad
Word from Baznell by train says only
one man has come out Of the mine Men
can be- heard talking at the bottom oi
the shaft The mine boss went down
but has not returned and u Is supposed
he and his men We're overcome by after.
damp. as all sounds have ceased q
come from the bottom There Is great
excitement Miner. are hockng from
surrounding mines 30 assist IN the re-.
cue The mine is owned boy the Stock
dale Coal company and Is not in IN,
combine
The scenes We're heartrending. Wives
were crying In despair children weep
ing for fathers A rescuing party i'm
medIately set 10 work Volunteers wer,
numerous II Is Thought entrance vii
b. made 10 the mine No cause for IN,
disaster Is known Six bodies have beer
rec Oyered
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24

The Secretary of Agriculture,
recognizing the value of the work
being done by the A. and NJ. Col
leges, has determined to look on
them for positions in his depart
ment, and has made arrangements
with the Civil Service Commission
whereby vacancies can be filed from
the list Of graduates Of these Col
leges. A register will be made OF
the graduates and selections will
be made from such list for place,
in the scientific division. The pay
will be very small to begin with
but the advantages afforded for
post graduate training which those
positions will afford is considered
an influential inducement. The
complaint is made that Colleges
able to pay high saleries take from
the department its best men as
soon as they become useful, and
as heretofore the department has
had to train its own men, only tC
lose them when they become really
valuable, this new arrangement, il
is thought, will afford a list from
which to recruit the divisions
without loss of time in training
them for their duties. Another
idea of the Secretary in this con
nection is that the department vii!
be better able to supply the higher
institutions with men of superior
scientific attainmenls, and do il
without serious detriment to tn,
public service.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
SUCCESSFUL RAID.
Three stills Captured aud the owner
Landed In jail.

Landed In jail.
Little Rock. Dec % 90 Deputy Mar.
shals John Mcclure and J T Burris aud
Deputy Collector Fred johnson. have
returned from a successful raid after
Ozark mountain moonshiners On Mon
day at a point eight miles from Cleve'
land. Van Buren, county, they destroyed
a 4O-gallon still operated by Marshall
Robbins and arrested the owner
On Tuesday they destroyed the S.
gallon still Of Bill Snakes. four miles
from Sang. and ''scotched" the owner
On Wedne sday they captured Bud
Reed, near Appleton, Pope county. aud
put his 35- gallon still In state Of inop-
Grafton,
All three plants were running full
blast, turning out holiday goods The
officers are exhibiting a small flask Of
the product, which smells like a corn.
field" The three manufacturers
were brought TO Little Rock aud are
now In jailawaiting examination on the
charge Of Illicit distilling
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24

Who but a Yankee republican
would WOO fame with such a name
as Crnmpacker. 1t is said by
those who are able to Judge the
situation that the elor, of Mr..
Crumpacker Of Indiana to re-
duce the representation ia congress
of states which require an educa-
tional qualification for voting, is
foredoomed to failure. rhe bill,
which is directed against the
south, would also catch Massa-
chusetts.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
WINSTON CHURCHILL.
ne Msk.. safely the Psriisas Jearssy
20 Dslagss nag.


New York. Dec ~ A dispatch to
The World from London says the Lon
don Morning Post today, Saturday
prints the following from = military
critic.
The most interesting news this
morning is that Winston Churchill
has reached DelAgoa bay Thursday. At
present no more is known than the bare
fact. but no doubt 4 story Of adventure
will come How he managed 10 make his
way from Pretoria 10 the coast IL q
mystery. II was q daring thing TO
make the attempt for the Beers would
have been quite in the right II in the
hunt for him they had shot him. though
once caught they cannot legally iniiict
any punishment II il presumed he
will take ship for Durham and join Gen
Buffers forces His presence will be OF
advantage to General Butler. for he has
not Travelled. both as prisoner and fu'
gitiys from Colenso to Pretoria and from
Pretoria to Lorenzo Marquee. without
knowing a great deal more about the
BOer positions. strength and temper
than anyone in the British camp can
know.
"A telegram from LAdysnith report
ing casualties is the only hint Of any
action At Natal since the Colenso bat.
tie. In the absence Of news the as
sumption seems To be justified by both
halves Of the theAter war The British
are awaiting the arrival Of other
Nt..t.ta..
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24

The tin plate trust has closed in
definitely l6 Of its 81 plants throw.
ing out Of employment 1000 men
in is rolling department alone.
An owner testified before an in
vestigating committee that 20 per
cent net profit was made when tin
plate sold at $3.50. It now sells
for $500, but the trust saw where
more could be made, hence the re-
duction Of labor employed Cal
vert Courier.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24

The deficiency for the army and navy
reaches Sjl 900. 900
The Duke Of Westminster died at
London Eng
Foreign attaches have arrived ut Dur.
ban on their way 10 General Butler,
headquarters
British naval guns command. Tugela
bridge
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24

New York. D8c - -Ex.Aldsrman
Charles Smith. better known a. Silver
Dollar Smith. died al his homo In thi,
city. He was tho supreme power Of the
Eighth assembly district for many years
He earned the sobriquet Of Silver pol.
lar" from the fact that on the floor Of hi,
saloon between blocks Of marble wers
csmen,ed 400 silver dollars and 2toS
moro In the panels Of the bar and ether
fixtures, making total OF $500
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
SUNDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1893.

Give thousand steel workers
about Pittsburg get an advance of
10 per cent beginning January
1st." That appears in the dailies.
This does not: Less than 500 OF
the employers of these steel work.
era get an advance of more than
100 per cent beginning several
months ago.-Texas Farm and
Ranch.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
Damsrs Suit F,i.d.

Galveston, Dec % Chalmers NJ.
Lester, actor, has sued the city foI si2,.
900 damages alleged 10 have been sus.
tanned by reason Of an accident due 70
defective curbing on which he stepped.
He sustained = Fracture Of his right
shoulder and arm
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
csn.u. snp.rrI.or K.msr.d.

Washington, Dec 20 Herman Nor.
ria. the supervisor for the third
census district Of Kentucky. has been
removed upon the suggestion Of senat.
or Dsboo. Walter wilkins Of Elkton.
Todd county. IL slated for the place.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
Suicide. body Pound rso,.n.

Sycamore, Ills, Dec % The body Of
Mr. Henry Toungblood, a member Of
one of the first families Of Rock City.
was found hanging To a tree In her yard
by her little daughter The body was
frozen
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24

London, Dec ~ The American hos.
pital ship Maine hA, called from West
India docks for Cape Town.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
Cotton Receipts.

Smoke Metropolitan cigars sold a
E1positson Saloon. az.
The times., 1899-12-14
FUNK IN A MERRY MOOD.
The Prisoner Smiles During His Ar
raigmment in Comrt.

raignment in Court.
For six long hours Frank w Funk. who
is on trial for the murder Of William II.
Brooks, faced his accusers yesterday in
Criminal Court No !, and laughed to scorn
their efforts to fasten the crime upon him.
Even when Assistant District Attorney
Thomas c. Taylor was making statement
OF the Governments side Of the case 70
the jury, during which he gave graphic
description of the horrible details of the
crime Funk listened with a smile upon his
face and once in while would shake his
head as if to deny some statement made
by the prosecuting attorney.
The first witness called for the Govern
ment was Henry W Brewer, who made
drawing of the plan of the first floor of the
house in which the murder was committed.
The witness was followed by Henry A.
Wise, a photographer, who photographed
the premises from different points of view.
DR.. Larkin ". Glazebrook the deputy
coroner for the District, was next called.
He told of the autopsy held on the body Of
the murdered man.
The most interesting witness called was
George L. LARSEN, the man who discOv-
cred that the double crime of murder and
robbery had been committed. He had been
a friend Of the Brooks family for several
years He was so intimate with them that
he called Mrs. Brooks Nanny" and Mr.
Brooks 'Pappy." After telling Of his bust
ness affairs he told the story of his visit
TO the Brooks home on the afternoon on
which the murder was committed. He
stated that he was on his way 10 Camp
Alger, where he carried on a small bust
/ ness, when he stopped to see his friends,
the BroOkses. As he entered the gate
leading into the little yard in front of the
house he said he noticed Mr.. Fagan stand
| ing a few feet away He passed on TO the
! door and knocked, but received no answer
/ He then opened the door and stepped in
( side and called Nanny" twice. Again
/ he received no reply and stepped farther
/ into the room. He called again, and wni e
1 waiting for an answer he heard means He
went in the direction of the sound and he
! found that il came from a small room in
| the rear part of the house He also noticed
! that the room from which the sound came
was bolted on the outside. He withdrew
! the bolt, and as he did so he stated that
! Mrs Brooks head and shoulders fell partly
| at his feet He Immediately gave the
! alarm and notified a physician and the po-
! lice In a few minutes after he said Mr..
/ Brooks died and then Mrs. Brooks was
| taken to the hospital
The times., 1899-12-14
BRADLEY's SLAYER CAUGHT.
Arthur Langdon Said to HAVE Made
Confession.


For the alleged murder Of Henry Brad
ley, coIored. shortly after y o'clock We'd
nesday morning, in Southwest Washington,
Arthur Langdon, also colored. is a prisoner
at the Fourth precinct station. The negro
was arrested yesterday afternoon at the
home of relatives at 76 / Street southwest,
by Detectives Muller and Baur Of head
quarters. and Policemen COrnwell, Rein
hart. and Bassford, of the Fourth precinct
station
All day yesterday detectives and police
men had been searching for the murderer.
4 dozen suspects were brought to head
quarters and examined only to be released
upon the failure of the wife os the dead
man. who was held by the police, TO idenu-
fy them. Last night, it is said, she posi-
lively identified Langdon as the murderer
of her husband.
L.angdon was seen at the station by re
porter for The Times last night.
L am the man who killed Bradley he
said. He attacked me and I had to defend
myself. was with his wife before the
trouble. and I suppose he was jealous, yet
was only walking along the street with
the woman ! don't know what they will
do with me-"
The times., 1899-12-14
"'Open Evenings
Till Christmas.
Are You
MuSiCaHy
Inclined?

Our superb stock Of HIu icaf
Instruments is very complete.
and persons medifatiHg a really
nice holiday present can De ad-
mira6ly suited here. This Hsf is
prolific Ofsuitable suggestions.
HANDOLLNS from So 10 $50
BANJOS from $40 10 SIS
GUITARS from 81 Ia 500
YIOLLNS from SIt1 SIS
MUSIC BOXES from Z Sc o s4OS
DRUMS from 90c 10 $40
AUTOH4RPS from So 10 SIPS
ACCORDIONS from So 10 s25
FLUTES from SO 10 $50
CORNETS from 50 10 SIPS
BUGLES from 81 20 $3.50
BATONS from SOC 10 S25
PICCOLO from IS 10 S25
TRL4NGLES from zoe 10 $50
METRONOMES from 81 10 81. so
lNo musical student should be without a
Metr0BOme.)
BONES, per ser, 20c 10 SOC
ZOBO SC
PL4NOPHONE. $500 up
PIANOS from $3.50 TO 81, 600
ORGANS from $50 10 $3.50
The times., 1899-12-14
American Waltham Watch Co.,
Waltham, Mass, u. s. A.

GENTLEMEN: About three years since,
acting on the advice of friend who had
had one of your watches for about eigh-
teen years, purchased Lever Waltham
Watch. l am happy to say it has turned
out a marvel of accuracy, and under the
circumstances l feel | am only doing my
duty in bringing this fact to your notice.
But perhaps its most unique per-
formance, and the one of which | am
especially proud, is the fact that by its
aid | was able to detect an error in the
fall Of the time ball at tie Royal O6ser0a-
t0,y, GyreR70tch, which gives the standard
time to the civilized world 1t happened
as follows: | make practice of watching
the fall of the time-ball each day at one
o'clock p. M, whenever the air is clear
enough, and one day, to my surprise
found the ball had dropped some few
seconds before l had expected it to. I
had Snch confidence IN my a0atch khat I
did net 6elieVe 1t 70as at tault, and felt
sure that some mistake lad been made
The times., 1899-12-14
LEGAL NOTICES.

Filed December Is. 1899. J. r. Young. Clerk.
IN THE SUPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT
Or COLT NBlA--RHODA c. KENNEDY,
Complainant. vs. CHARLES a. KENNEDY.
Defendant IN Equity No. 21s27
on motion of complainant 10y Dougllss & Doug
lass. her attorneys, it is this 18TH DAY or De
CEMBER. 1892 ordered that the defendant
Charles I. Kennedy. cause bis appearance to be
entered herein ON or before the frst rIla da, os.
curing forty (iO DAYS after this day; otherwise
cause shall be proceeded with as in case or dc
FAULT, provided a copy of this order is published
once n week for three l3l successive weeks in the
Washington Law Reporter OF the city oj Wash
ington and The Evening Times, newspaper pub
lished i'm said city The object Of this suiJ is
Tor an absolute divorce and the severiug Of tbe
bonds OF marriage between the complainant and
defendant, upon the ground at desertion
tSeal) A. B iIAGNER, Justice
4 true Copy: Test:
j. r. YOUNG Clerk
BY NJ. A. CLANCY, Assistant Clerk
deI4.2I.2s
The times., 1899-12-14
The Aqueduct improvements.

Colonel Miller, in charge OF the Washington
Aqueduct, reports to the War Department steady
progress on the new water supply. During the
past month the itemized work is as follows;
Two thousand fve hundred and twenty eight bar
rels Of cement We're used in the arch FOR l,l30
feet; trimmed 59l7 feet track laid, 3o,599 ieet
material removed. 34.7s5 cubic yards; total new
brick Innings 6,222 ieet; old lining repaired, o.
AZ feet; total concrete and ubble la place To-
s37 cubic wards iron lining under Rock Creek,
100 rings. covering 400 feet; stone side wall,
81 feet, and cement used 5,s75 barrels
The times., 1899-12-14

at tie Observatory On telling some of
my friends of my convictions, was simply
laughed at for my impudence in daring
TO pit my Waltham watch against the
accuracy of the Royal Observatory. How
ever, to set the matter at rest l wrote TO
the Astronomer Royal, telling him of my
conviction, and asking him if he would
let me know whether | was right or wroEg.
In return / rrceiVcd a courteous yebLy
from the Astronomer Royal stating that
I a0as quite right, and that on the day
named, owing to an accident, the ball was
dropped about eighteen seconds too soon.
This seems to me such a remarkable proof
of the reliability of your watches that l
feel justified in bringing it to your notice
If you would care to have the Astronomer
Royals letter as memento | should be
pleased to hear from you to that effect
Wishing every success and prosperity to
your deservedly world-famed Company,
| remain,
Yours very sincerely,
TJCNttC JE7rIT- ,-~rS
The times., 1899-12-14
THE PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS
List of Appointments Awaiting
Senatorial Approval.
The President sent the following aomi-

nations to the Senate yesterday:
Treasury William d. B,num Of indiana 20 Do
general appraiser Of Merchandise; Charles Af
Moses, of Maine. 10 be collector Of customs sai
the district of Portland and Falmouth. Me Viii
liam NJ Hoey. Of Indiana. tn Pc collector u Gus
toms for the district Of Arizona
Interior-Maior George W II. StCuch Of Colo
rado, TO be agent for the Indians OF the Cheyenne
and Arapshoe Agency in Oklahoma.
The times., 1899-12-14
A Pedagogy society meeting.

a public meeting was held last even
Ing at s o'clock at Andrew Rankin Memo
rial Chapel by the department OF peda-
gogy of Howard University. The interest
ing programme included music by the
The times., 1899-12-14
The Texas Sails for Havann.

Tho battlcship Texas, commanded By Captain
sigsbce sailed yesterday from Fort Monroe for
Havana for the purpose 81 receiving the bodies
N the Names victims The remains nf the sailors
who were recovered from The wfeckage OF the
ill-iated batlesip be disiuteTed and will be
placed in the National Cemetery at Arlington.
The times., 1899-12-14
A CoIumbia Road school site.

A. ihe meeting OF the Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association Tuesday night Mr.. A. b. Chatteld
suggested that a new high school buiiding site be
selected in Columbia Road. instead Of in Howard
Avenue, as has been published.
The times., 1899-12-14
MRS. MOLINEUK APPEARS
Her Name for the First Time Cons
nected With the Poison Trial.

Mr.. Hart Refers to Meeting Her at
the knickerboclSer Athletic Club
As Miss CheseborOagh. She Was in
Barnet's Room Drinking Cham
pagne-A Mysterious Conference.
The times., 1899-12-14
MT. Vernon The MECCA
The Great Celebration There in
WashingtOns Honor.

MHsons From All the states to Take
Parf-ProceedinEs of the Virginia
Lodges Last Nisht-The Official
Programme Today-Thc Red Mems
Convention - other ObServances.
The times., 1899-12-14
AUCTION SALES.
By DuScASsoS BROS. Austionesra

TRUSTEES SALE or DESIRABLE L0F
FRONTING 50 FEET on a STREET N0Rlh-
EAST. BETWEEN SIXTEENTH AND SEFkN-
TENTH STREETS
BY virtue Of q certain deed Of trust dated The
twentv-eighth (2sthl day q October, \ d. is3t,
and recorded among the land records % the DIS
trict of Columbia. hbeT No. zoo, t1Ho ~. et
seq and at the request Of the holder % the note
secured thereby, viii offer az public auction. m
front Of the premises on FRIDAY TIE ~
DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. ls9s, AT 4-b
O'CLOCK p NJ the following described property
situate in the city % Washington. District O
Columbia, and known and distinguished s. aud
being lot numbered iouF a.. in square numbered
ten hundred and eignty-thrse tlge5ir J9sether
with the improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE-uUe-third al the purchase
money 10 be paid in cash, and the nalance %
be paid in one and Two years, secured Dr. deed
Of trust upon the property sold, win interest,
payable semi-annUally at the ate Of o per cent
per aunum, or all cash, az the option 90 the
purchaser. a deposit OF SIu0 viii be required az
time of sale. otherwise the property wIH De re-
sold az the risk and cost az def4uitlns purchaser
after five DAYS advertisement ia some newspaper
published in Washington, ID. e. Convey dnc-1s
and revenue stamps at cost 0f purchaser.
JOHN 3. LARNER,
1885 81 NV,
HENRY X. WILLARD,
1916 s. NV.
deI2-dEds Trustees.
The times., 1899-12-14
daafkaa

FOR SALE-At public auction. or Saturday. at
& O'Clock D. m. 7-room house ard acres, 2
miles from city; viii be sold 70 the highest 5id-
der: owner going away. For particulars, zee
JAMES r. CLEMENTS, Attorney, 1921 F sr. NV,
Washington, ID. G.. lala-asreui
The times., 1899-12-14
I WALTHAM WATCHES.
How WALTHAM WATCH set Englands time

26 Ormiston Road, Westcombe Park,
London, S. f.
England, 1927.
The times., 1899-12-14
FUNDS FOR LEAGUE WORK
The Republican National Body Pre-
pairing for the Campaign.

Mr.. Mckinley Receives Call From
Subsidy Bill Endorsed by ResOIu-
tions-A ConerRtuIatory Message
to Governor Taylor of Kentucky.
The times., 1899-12-14


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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-31
Rev. Thomas Dawson.

A correspondent OF the Charleston
News and Courier gives the following
interesting story concerning a Baptist
preacher personally known to many of
the older readers Of this paper: "The
following story was cleaned few days
since concerning the Rev. Thomas Daw-
son, now deceased, but who will be re-
membered by many persons in Barn
we'll county, and on Edisto Island and
near Pendleton, S. c. His father was
the Rev. Joseph Dawson, pastor of a
Baptist congregation in London for
many years. He was Dcyonshire man.
His son Thomas was employed as Il
porterin the Rothschilds Bank. Roths-
child took fancy to him-aad procured
for him, on his expressing a desire to
join the army, lieutenant's commits
sion. After serving in the West Indies
he was recalled in time to take part in
the battle Of Waterloo. Afterwards he
was sent as consul to Washington. He
was pleased with America, and never
returned to England. He was made
an agent or commissioner of the Cher
okee Reservation, near where Gaines
vile now stands, and for seven years
never saw white man. eHe then grew
tired of the job and moved over to
Pendleton, S. c., and preached a num-
ber of years in Barnwell county, and
on Edisto Island, and then returned to
Pendleton and died there in 1884, at the
age of 81. a few years before his death
he received letter from an officer of
the British army, who had discovered
that Dawson's commission as lieuten
ant had never been cancelled or trans
ferred, offering him $4,000 for it. He
wrote, accepting the offer, but the next
mail that came after accepting brought
him second offer, which was for $1O,-
600. He refused this on the ground
that he had accepted the other offer.
The money came in due time, and the
old commission raised the captain who
bought it To the grade OF brigadier
general
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-31
a Dispensary Law Outrage.

GKEENyILLE, May 2G.-Last winter
Henry Stroud, a prominent farmer,
loaned wagon and two mules to two
OF his negroes, not knowing what use
they would make of the team. They
were caught by State constables with
a few gallons of whiskey in the wagon,
arrested, tried and acquitted. The
State [held the mules and wagon, and
Judge Townsend decided that the team
was forfeited to the State. To-day the
matter was settled by Mr.. Stroud pay
ing fifty dollars for the release OF the
team. State Senator Dean has announ-
ced that at the next meeting of the
Legislature he will correct this injus-
tice of innocent people having to forfeit
property by having bill passed max
ing such property returnable to the
owner on his affidavit Of innocence,
and limiting the time OF the State to
bring to trial the issue as to his guilt
to five days.-Neus and Courier.