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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Hillsboro. Tex, April 90 The jury
In the S W. Ogle murder case brought
In verdict Of guilty Of murder In the
second degree and assessed his punish.
ment at confinement IN the peuitentiary
for five years A peculiar feature Of
the Ogle case is that he was tried and
given life sentence in this case in 1888
and was recently released on habeas
corpus hearing because 10 men compos.
cd the grand jury that indicted him for
murder In the former trial He had
served Il years In the penitentiary. lie
was reindicted at this term Of court.
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BOERs DEFEATED.

Kitchener. scouts Capture = Lager.
Ammunition, Horses, Carts. Etc.
London. April so.-Gencral Kitchener
reports under dato\ Of April Is, that
Kitchonor's fighting scouts, under
Grecnfell surprised and captured Van
Rensburg's laager at Klipdam. Seven
Beers were killed and 81 taken prison.
ers. Eight THOUSAND rounds u ammu.
milton and all wagons, carts, oxen,
horses and mules were captured. The
only British casualty was one wounded.
Other columns report 3 killed, js TAX.
en- prisoners, o. surrendered and
quick frer captured.
\ party Of Beers blew mp the railroad
between Graspan and Belmont, Caps
Colony, in threo places on April q, ap.
parently with the intention Of intercept.
ing the train carrying Cecil Rhodes.
Damage done was slight aud quickly
repaired
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30
ITALIAN CRIMINALS.
They Are Pouring int the Uaited states
on livery sfeamus.

New York. April 90 Italy is making
the United States the dumping ground
of her criminals and paupers. This fact
has been forcibly called 20 the attention
Of the local authorities by the arrival in
this port Of three Italian brigands whose
deprcdations made them a scourge 20
the province in which they were reared.
Desrairing Of being relieved in any
manner the merchants had provided a
liberal purse with which the three were
sent 70 AMERICA, arriving here with
money enough IN their pockets to ona.
bic them TO land unquestioned.
These three outlaws who encountered
no obstacle 10 lar them from entering
this country are now In kansas City.
Mo. Warning has been sent out by
Police Commissioner Murphy 10 the
Kansas City police officials who now
have the Italians Under strict police sur.
VIGILANCE.
After their arrival IN New YORK, the
brignnds lived In quiet manner, mean
while maturing their plans for a career
Of crime la the west Commissioner
Murphy found that this Is no isolated
case.
Italian criminals. said the commits
sioncr, "are pouring into New York ON
every ship that brings immigrants The
popular belief that our laws bar out
criminals and paupors Is a mistaken be-
lief Il may be that the Italian govern
mcut has mo- part In the scheme, but IL
is still true that the United States Is
being made a dumping ground recelv.
ing the cast-offs from Italian prisons
aud paupcr houses
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30
Bo.r Going to Bsrmuda.

Hamilton, Bermuda, April 2j.-There
il considerable excitement at present In
Bermuda over the expected arrival Of
1900 prisoners. Bomudnns are not feel.
ing very comfortable over the matter
The island Is still garrisoncd by a col.
ored regiment, First West India, and
their behavior Is by no means calculat'
cd To inspire the confidence Of tho peo-
pie they are supposed 20 guard. IL Is
hoped that a very strong force Of Euro
pean soldier, will Doe sent with the Beers,
or matters. 10 Is feared, may b. as un.
comfortable rs they were recently at 81.
HrlnnA
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A FIRE MOST FATAL.
Whole Family Burned in an Old
BAN in Houston.
FIVE LIVES ARE LOST
Three Other Persons We're Injured,
One Believed 10 BE Fatally
Hurt-NegrO Arrested for
Causing the Fire.

Houston. April 90. Probably the most
destructive fire. involving loss Of life.
that ever occurred In Houston started
ut 3o'clock Sunday morning and ragged
fiercely for more than half an hour.
After the fire department had checked
the rnyages Of the flames and poured a
food Of water upon the ruins, half
hundred hands dug in the debris and
extricated the charrcd remains Of a
whole family.
The fire broke out in the Old livery
stable known as Ruppershoy's stable, at
the corner Of Milan aud Capitol ave-
nues In an incredibly short time the
whole structure was wrapped In flames.
The fire department was prompt and a
second alarm was Immediately sounded.
The fire was the dcrccst the department
has had 70 deal with for year and three
residences in additiofr tho old livery
building were cousuutd before flames
could be- checked
The ground A0or Of the old stable
building had been used for some time
by the American laundry for their wag-
ons and horses The upper door OF the
building was used for tenement pur.
poses
The dead are:
job @. Coppin, florist.
Mrs Coppin.
Gus Coppin, aged Q years.
Lizzie Coppin, aged 8 years
Infant Of Coppin
Mrs. JEFF g. Hopper had her back
broken and is believed to DO fatally
hurt
jeff G. Hopper, leg broken and
bruised
Stanford Gates, painfully injured.
A negro is under arrest for having
set fire 20 the barn
Total los. is near $4,000.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

South McAlester, /. r., April ga
charter has been issued 10 the Indian
Territory Oil company with n capital
stock of $780, 900 to develop lands in this
vicinity that are believed to bo rich in
oil. Texas and local capitalists are in.
terested in the company.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30
FIRE AT PlTTsBURG.
Block Of Buiidlngs Destroyed aud Eight
Person. supposed Burn.d.

Block OF buildings Destroyed aud Eight
Person. supposed nurnsd.
Pittsburg, April GA fro which
will result in the probable loss Of over
100000 consumed block ON Carson
street between South Sixteenth and
South Seventeenth streets Rumors are
current that eight employees and Gus.
toners were burned 10 death The blaze
originated in the basement Of the de.
partmont store Of George L Loerch &
Bro. aud spread with alarming npidity
through the entire building The flames
leaped across South Seventeenth street
aud damaged the clothing store OF T.
and A. Erwein A dozen buildings IN
the block adjoining the department
store were reduced "a ruins.
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ac,lI- snhl,ct to war r.,.

Washington, April 29.-The United
States supreme court has decided IN the
case brought by eX.Congressman Steph.
en- v White. Of Brooklyn that cali
~ a word used IN stock exchange. is an
agreement 10 sell and therefore subject
10 taxation at the rate Of 2 cents per
500 under the war revenue law.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

COUNTRY PROPERTY.

2f2 acres ~ land on wi1on creek. 40 acres IN
Utilization, with tWo sets " houses. balance Ia
timber and pasture, price A. per scfc. on easy
terms 2lo acres ON Mndisunvllle road. parl in
Madison, balance In Grimes county. will sell
30 acres, miles west ~ pryan, 30 In cultiva.
ton, 20 In pasture. fot $500
Wacres near Morgaus sin. viii sell chcsp, on
ehsy terms
one Of tbo best improved truck farms in the
state % acres, Just outside tho suburbs, for
$4,000
e0 acres 10 Che len on jacksonville road. on
NiNuu creek, inn In cultivation, bnianre Zoo pa.
.nto VII. trade Tor city property or sell on easy
One % the prctuest places lu Rruros county.
! mile north 81 Hfyau. o. Hrrrs. r0nf broom
house vel. clstsu, 2harus sheds. stables. etc ,
ON very high hili, Tor $4,000
$50 acres " huc black prairie land near Fdgc,
li0 acres in cultivation. The only fine prairie
Tor sale in this county viii cell cacnp enough,
on easy terms
AZ kurteu one good broom house, worth
500 one storehousp worth $40. cribs. well.
ben house, acres ~ land The place d worth
az least .l10.i win sell iof .Ol
AZ Wellhlfn-2 good Store houses and fplen.
did dwelling viii cell cheap enough.
Al Calvert good, new houses, with other
good improvements, will cell cheap, or cK.
change for Bryan property
AZ tunls-l 90 nCrts, good harm orchard.
we'll, iu city limlt, only blocks from center of
city will sell for si06Ooo, or exchange for By.
an property.
IN the city 81 Llauo. ln Llano county, Texas
have three acres only three blocks from the
courthouse, and came distant Of city school.
will cell or trade
N you don see what YOU want Ia the above
list, call on or write me- have II In my private
memoranda. Remember my time during the
day and dreams at night are devoted 10 real
estate exclusively. Come To see me.
MONROE EDGE, Land Agent.
Office ut Webb Bros.
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Forest rlrs. In Michigan.

Houghton, April 2o.-Forest fires are
raging at a number Of upper peninsula
points and unless there is n drcnching
rain soon. great damage will Boz done
and many hamlets and villages cndan.
gcrcd. The whole north country il
very dry, less than quarter Of nn inch
OF rain having fallen during the month.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Buda Pest, April 90 Emperor Fran.
ces Joseph today granted % faro.
well audience 20 Addison O Harris, the
retiring United States minister 10
Austria. Hungary, and subsequently TO-.
coiyed the new minister Robert s. Nc.
Cormick. who presented his credentials
10 his majesty.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Austin, April 29-The liquor dealers
bill has been approved by the governor.
This bill is an exact copy Of the present
law. except that the new law provides
that those who sell liquor to the habit.
nal drunkard may make the same de-
Tense as is allowed IN selling liquor to
minors
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Austin. April 90 Oscar Engblad,
employed as a laborer on the Seton In.
Urinary building, met with "A serious ac.
cident by falling into a pitof lime slack
ening. He may lose his sight, the lime
having burned his eyes.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Pine Bluff, Ark, April 29.-George
Pickett was shot and killed hero by
Governor Voolfolk, n negro, whom he
had halted in the street while looking
for smallpox patients. The negro es
caped
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Another oil Well.

Beaumont. Tex. April 20.-Another
well was brought in Sunday. II was
for the Guffy company on the Gladys
City property near the Lucas well. It,
flow has not been tested Two other
wells are due.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30
MONROE EDGE LAND Z RENTAL AGENT

Writes 40 least half the deeds re-
corded In Brnzos County. Below
Is list of property 90 bo sold IN 90
days II you expect tO buy or sell
land Monroe Ldgc 4, the man 90
talk In
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Weatherford, Tex, April EN- the
case Of b. w. Cook, charged with an
assault with intent 10 murder George
Goodman ON Feb 8, the jury returned
verdict of not guilty.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Louisville, April 29.-T p. Hayes has
bought of w. T. Shafer his American
derby candidate Terminus for $4,000.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30
BRYAN PIOrFRrY-
New frame troom house i1 northern part of
u city. 10 block of ground urfO.OD

New frame tfoom house in northern part of
% city 10 biloxi NJ ground i1rf 10000
vacant block with % OAK trees. for sp00o
In southern part 81 city on College road. o
lots nice umy house. orchard. stables hen
house and other improvements price $3.50 ou
90 block. 1.foom house. galleries. pantry.
bathroom, barn. waierwufks electric lights.
we'll orchard, etc $1,000
5-ruom house two closets galleries. with
sheds. cIsieru and Ots fOtslWOUO.
LArTc boarding house. will accommodate 3D.
cheap
- lot, Joining Isg Franklin. viii sell for
$40 1D
slots near Allen Academy for y-O0 IN.
9i.2 acres of land. near ou mill with tvo
houses. one has I've mons the other three.
w exchange for country property. or sell fof
cabins, blocks south of 4 G.N depot
gill sell all Tor -ioou Jump AZ that % q a
bargain
Broom house. hall ? galleries. closets god
barn, cIstefiN whietwufks garden etc. in very
swell part uf city for iiNuOO
Good broom house. vel ~ freestone water.
sheds. ETC., will rent Tor tiU Hu % month. Come
quick, an Offering A. $1,000
one neat newly hnlshrd cottage IN southern
part ~ city. good VI D plenty room for gardens
re-. ON high ground with ipIcpdid view, for
5000
block IN western part ~ city. known a. city
PARK, beautiful oaks oH each block, will sell
cheap
one haIfblock ground. % room house. q halls.
large under ground Cistous hydrauts, ser.
wants house, blk barn aud al other modern
eonyenieuccs. la bon ton part ~ city will sell
shrap
several negro houses for sale very cheap.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30

Washington, April 0.--Tho president
has appointed r. J Loony postmaster
at Orange, Tex.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-30
MONROE EDGE, Land Agent.
Office at Webb Bros.

Go TO Exposition Saloon for all
brands Of fine wine. l33
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IF You
MISS YOUR FRIENDS

sSsoSseedung the coming summer, address them at'o0
the Colorado Chautauqua Boulder Colo. You'll
either find them there at Of the other
numerous Rocky Mountain Resorts, Texas has
been prosperous that the people planning
all over the spend the hot month"; in 'Nool
Kolorado;" and the number Of Southern people
up there this year will be numerous. People al
ways the ful worth Of their money and this
accounts for the plans of almost every one pio-
viding for using THE DENVER ROAD
from Fort Worth. Because, you know, we have
the shortest line, make the quickest time run the
only through uuin--wih Cafe Cars, Pulmans,
Modern Coaches, Etc. so ''Nou don't have to
apologize for riding on The Denver Road
w. F. sTERLEY, \. A. Gibson, CHAs. l.. Hull
FORT WORTH TEXAS.
EW-N B-The Epworth Leagues will Frisco July
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08

nameless, gave the present dynasty it's throne. But for her the Manchus would have. remained to this day . league of scattered tribes and mai. contents on the frontier of China. Sankwei never saw eryagain, but he burned on her grave a dynasty, q city, and gave vast empire to a small body of foreigners. The queue that every Chinaman wears might justly be claimed as a badge of mourning for the beautiful slave girl Of the general Sanlwei.' .''
 The queue as feature of the Chi naman's dress came into prominence during the first reign of the Manchu dynasty. Shunchi, the first of the Manchu emperors, had considerable trouble in subjugating all parts of the empire which had fallen to him SO easily. Spies and rebels lurked about everywhere, and he ordered that all Chinimen should adopt the Tartar mode of wearing the hair in 3 lcng braided queue as a sign of sub- mission to the. new dynasty. For nearly half century the order was .stoutly resisted by many, and many executions were ordered because of such resistance, but the mandate was gradually enforced, and for more than two centuries the queue has been the distinguishing mark of the Chlnaman. DANIEL CLEVERTON.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08
PERSONAL POINTERS.

Frank Doster, chief justice of the Kansas supreme court, has served in variety of professions. He started as railroad engineer, was next sol dier, then an actor and finally law yer.
 Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, was recently asked his opinion of a popu- lar speaker. .Well," was the slow re- ply, The explodes like Vesuyius, but with none of the lava and all of the gas."
 Vice President Roosevelt prefers to be called by the title of colonel" rath- CT than by that belonging to the exalt- ed civic position be now holds. T earned my colonelcy," he says, "and the other thing came to me-"
 Sidney A. Witherbee, millionaire mine-owner and promoter of Mexican railways, of Detroit, is said to carry the heaviest life insurance of any man in Michigan. He placed $3o0,o0o few $500,oo0. Mir. Witherbee pays in an nual premiums S1s,o00.
 Ten years ago Senator Thomas C. Platt, of New York, wa quite robust man. and seldom experienced days illness. He has aged wonderfully in the past few years, and especially since the recent death of Mrs. Platt. His term as senator will expire in 1903, at which time he will be 70 years old.
 The only American Indian in the United States navy is Chapman Schen- andoah, an Oneida 29 years old, who is on the cruiser Atlanta. He served through the war with Spain on the San Francisco and the New York. The dusky sailor, who is favorite among his shipmates, is a graduate of Hamp- ton institute.
 Prof. William Dewitt Alexander who has been for many years at the head of the survey department of Ha- waii, has resigned to accept a position on the United States coast and geo. detie survey. He will have charge of that branch of the department which has to deal with Hawaii and Samoa. He is a native of Honolulu, his father, missionary, being native of Ken lucky.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08
Cupid Seafed kbe ZNancbn Dynas1yonC Cblna's7br0ne
Love for Slave Girl Was the Power That Swayed the Averaging Sword of Gen. Sankwei

HUPID, the little god of love, has M played a prominent part in the
 history of this world of ours. Through the ancient and middle ages, even more than in modern history, love of woman made and unmade na- tions.
 Prosaic China, the China that we know, seems the last place in which to look for love story of this kind, and yet the rulers of China to-day owe their occupancy of their posi- tions to love of woman, the love that great soldier bore a slave girl i'll his household.
 The rise of the Manchu dynasty in China is probably the most interest ing chapter of all Chinese history of which there is any authentic record. The story of the magnificent courage displayed by mere handful of north ern invaders fighting hundreds of thousands of the sons of southern China is as enthralling to the student of history as the most dramatic sto- ries to the lover of fiction. When to this is added the interest of real love story in which a great Chinese general and slave girl figure as hero and heroine the interest but deepens.
 For nearly three centuries the Ming dynasty had ruled China, first with capitol in Ranking and afterwards in Picking. Experience had taught the rulers that the foes most dread ed came from the north, but as a protection against them they pointed to the great wall which stood as a massive breastworks between China and the savage tribes of Manchuria, and later that wall proved to be the fighting ground for the Chinese throne. Of it the late Rounseville Wildman says: "The bones of count less armies lie on both sides of this line; and the great wall might stand
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08

as the most gigantic gravestone in history"
 The rise of the Manchus began un- der Narhachu, who first welded to- gether the scattered tribes of Man churian Siberia, which covered the territory from the great wall to the Amur river, the territory for which Russia is now contending. The then emperor of China incurred the enmity of Narhachu by supporting the claims of a rival chief, and he determined upon retaliatory movement. It took but the first engagement between his own comparatively small army and the thousands who marched against him under the banners of the Chinese Emperor Wanli to prove to him the superiority of his forces over those of China, and he pushed his way southward into the Liaotung penin- sula and again defeated and routed another Chinese army far superior in numbers to his own. But Narhachu died in 1926, year after he had en- tered the Liaotung peninsula, and was succeeded in the chieftainship of the Manchus by his son Tientsung, who continued the war against China, but was defeated and driven back from the very walls of Peking. In place of the Manchus came two for midab ble rebellions headed by Ii and Chang. The former was successful. He reduced several of the great prov frees of China to subjugation, cap- tured Picking and proclaimed himself emperor of China. His descendants might be ruling China to-day but for one seemingly trivial circumstance. He permitted the seizure Of beau tiful slave girl belonging to the i'm perial Gen. Sankwei, and afterwards presented her to one of his officers.
 Sankwei had himself fought the Manchus successfully, and at the com mand of his father was at the time he heard of the seizure of the slave girl, whom he loved, on his way to Peking to submit to the new em- peror. But this act so aroused his anger that instead of continuing his march to the capital he sought an all legiance with the Manchu regent and invited him to join him in the subju- gation of the empire. Dorgun, the regent, accepted the proposition, and they formed junction of their forces. Against these Ii marched an most noted battles of eastern his tory followed. In the van of Lis army was the father of Sankwei, who pleaded with his son to submit to Ii, but love of slave girl rose above
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08

filia1 obedience, so dear to the heart of every Chinaman, and he refused, only to see his father murdered be- fore his eyes.
 The armies of Sankwei and the Manchu regent were greatly outnum- bered, but to his lesser number Sank wei brought not only excellent gem eralship but the courage of an out ragged lover, and he won. For miles he drove the defeated forces of Lii, staying them by the thousands.
 The defeated emperor Ii was fol- lowed to Peking by the reyengeful lover, who cared nothing for the en- pire that might have been his had he so desired. That was left to the Manchus, and Dorgun proclaimed his youthful charge emperor effthe most populous nation of the earth.
 The defeated Ii retreated south ward, closely followed by Sankwei. Battle after battle followed. in. ak of which the tireless, remorseless lover was successful. The troops Of Ii de- serted by the hundreds and thou sands, and he was finally left without even a personal bodyguard and with no means of securing the necessities Of life. What would have been his fate had he fallen into the hands of the enraged Sankwei, who had not only the death of his mistress to avenge, but the death of his father and his family as we'll, is terrible to contemplate. But from such fate Ii was spared by being killed by. rustics whom he was plundering for food, and Sankwei got nothing but his corpse.
 Of this incident in Chinese history Rounseville WiIdman. in the last book which he ever wrote, entitled "Chi- mas Open Door," published by the Lothrop company, says:
 'This slave girl, who is historically
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08

.ssTHR GIRL FROM PORTO RICO"
 Thursday, Friday and Saturday at khe Jacques, "The Girl from Porto Rico"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08
INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS.

The modern kid glove goes through the hands of 235 workmen before it is finished.
 The worlds cotton crop is 5,330, 0,0oo,- 900 pounds, including 6oO,O0o, ,oO0 pounds used in China.
 The catch of sprats in British waters fell from 149,502 hundredweight in 1890 to 62, ,197 hundredweight in 1898.
 Every mineral and metal of value in the arts and industries is found within the limits of the United States.
 Work on the first factory for the manufacture of American shoes in Mexico began last month. Mexican leather will be used.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08
ELECTRICAL CURRENTS.

London has now two underground electric railways, and others are to follow shortly.
 The last of the cable cars have dis appeared from St. Louis, being re- placed by electric cars,
 Already nearly $4o,ooo, 900 has been invested in electric undertakings in the Argentine republic.
 After a two-year struggle with Chi cago's bad streets, the Illinois Elec- tric Vehicle company. operating 1oo auto cabs, he's decided to go out oI existence. x