Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A storm Sunday in the vicinity Of
Winfield, Clearwater and Putnam, Kas..
caused the death Of two persons and the
serious injury 10 many. Details meager.
City authorities ofSt. 10, Tex, are en-
dcavoring 10 stamp out chickenpoX.
Schools have been suspended and regu.
lar quarantine adopted.
Commander Booth Tucker Of the Sal
Walton Army stopped at Fort Worth ON
his touracross the state.
Demand for one cent pieces is 30 great
the Philadelphia mint turns ont 1900.
900 month 20 meet the demand.
President Mckinley has decided Rear
Admiral Dewey Is not entitled 10 $4,000
for serving ON the Philippine commits
sion.
4 case 81 smallpox has developed at
Dawson. Tex
The state convention Of King Daugh.
tiers will meet at Dallas, Tex, next year.
Ten million people are starving 70
death in India.
The Martin. McVean contest case for
district clerk u Fort Worth. Tex. was
won by McVean.
Joe Bass aud Joe Potello. were killed
In mine near South McAlc,ter | r.,
by piece Of timber falling upon them.
The sawmill and gin Of C. p Stubble.
field at ChicOta, Tex. was destroyed by
fire
Rufus Wright. the millionaire aud bi.
cycle manufacturer at Chicago, who was
J shot aud dangerously wounded Satur-
day by Mrs Louisa I0,tfidge. died II
his wound Both declare the shooting
accidental. but the officers arrested the
woman.
The G-ycar.old daughter Of a farmer
named McClntUch was burned n death
near Paris, Tex. Her dress caught from
the fire under the washpot.
Congressman Cooper is seriously III at
his honie nj Beaumont, Tex.
Burglars broke into the poStoiIice at
/, Omen. Tox., and secured some stamps
aud a few dollars.
| Murat IIalstead hasacccpted the presi.
, doncy Of the College Of Journalism o. b,
, located Mt Cincinnati. Its purpose Il L
. teach practical newspaper work.
q Mrs. Elizabeth Whitfield Bellnmy. th,
! authoross. died ut Mobile. Ala, aged u
years,
The University Of Edingburgh hA
conferred ihe degree Of LID on JOSEPH
H. Chuate. the United States ambassA
dor tn Great Britain.
/, Charles T. Smith. former president ot
the Reading railway, died at Philadel
phia
, Governor Taylor " Kentucky Is II
: Washington looking after his contes
case before the supreme court.
Edward Stout Of sherman, Tex. ha
sued the Missouri, Kansas and TeXn
i Railroad company for 10000 damages
q He was struck on a grade crossing an
{ claims 10 have been permanently IN
4 iured
J. The postofIice at Buckne, Ark, wa
! robbed by thieves who blew open th
safe. securing about go.
Mrs Charles X. Milliner while sittin
by the fire at her home nc Athens, Tex.
with an infant In her arms, tainted AN
fell into the fire. Both were burned {
7, death.
! Over 10000 persons visited the expo
y sition at Paris on Sunday.
John Hannigan, the trimmer and rae,
horse owner, died at his home near Gov
ington, Ky.
}, A general strike Of cigarmakers 4
j Ne York City.
;, julius Roster. the bricklayer who rt
u Gently inherited 100000 in Germany
c was found hanging ut his home at NeN
York City. Illness and the sudden chang
from poverty TO riches upset his mind.
10 A wreck at Thomasville. Ala. on III
y Southern railway ruined two locomC
tiyes aud injured fireman.