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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

%RAHE perlls Of hunting lions In Ar
III rlca are graphically described
VI In recent letter In London
Field by one OF a party OF Eng
llsh sportsmen who were hunting along
the Uganda railroad. lie says;
We started from Makindu with a
caravan OF 100 porters. marching north
west toward the Lukania hills, striking
the AK river. For several days we
found plenty OF game except lions.
Finally one time while In camp we
were suddenly awakened about /
o'clock n. IN. by the porters shouting
and rdshing all over the place. and |
was Just In time 60 see a white mass
disappear down the river bank. II ap-
pears n porter had left his tent when
he saw not ten yards away a big Hon
lie rushed back within the "borna'
shouting "Slmbar' This awakened the
rest OF the camp. and no sooner had be
done 30 than the beast sprang upon
bis tent. under which were six other
pOrters sleeping. aud as be tore this
out OF the ground they rushed FROM
beneath. and away he went, tent In
mouth. thinking. have no doubt. OF
the succulent black feast therein con-
tanned. There was no more sleep for
Us that night on account Of the noise
and "jabbering" OF the porters. We
discovered the tent next morning torn
TO shreds two miles northwest Of the
camp In the direction Of the Thika
river
We heard later on that a well known
Official who n out here prospecting
had n similar experience, but unfor-
tunately IN bis ease the porter was
carried OF inside the tent. lie tracked
the beast next morning for two miles
into some scrub. came up with him and
shot him az twenty-five yards, Need
less 10 say. there was very little left
Of the poor porter.
, shortly after this we received word
from Fort Hall that there were nine
lions near the swamp on which that
camp was pitched. Two porters had
been taken ont u the same camp only
four days previously 10y them. The
following day. Aug =. acting on the
advice from Fort Han. 70 was decided
TO take ATTY portcrs aud beat out this
swamp which is about four miles lone
We started at . o'clock "a. m.. A. a.
on one side, with bali the portcrs.
aud c. y. aud myself on the other
with the rest of them.
Through the middle o. TIE swamp
runs a small stream. covered 10 with
palms and thick brush After going
about mile. the porters shouting and
singing. suddenly Crack" rang out Of
a. BIS $50 aud very shortly followed
by the louder report Of the .450 ON
getting up level with him we heard
he had wounded a couple OF lions. one
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

Pine Blum, Ark. Dec. 24.-The pas.
senger train on the 81. Louis South.
western Cotton Beltl railroad which
arrived here from the south Tuesday
was the scene Of riot near McNeal
station that morning. A number OF
negro section hands said to have
been drunk. became turbulent and 70.
fused to pay their fare. In an alter.
cation 3. 3. Pittman and Brakeman
c, II. Ferguson. who went 20 the IA
sistance Of Conductor Dace Fergu.
son, were shot and dangerously
wounded. -Four OF the negroes were
arrested and placed in jail at Cam
den. Other arrests are expected.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25
BEEF CREEK, |. T.

Beef Creek, |. T., Dec. lS-As
never see any items in the Eagle
from this country, will try to send
a batch now and then.
We have a new town about three
months old that has four business
houses-drug store, dry goods store
grocery store and grocery and bar.
Der shop combined-blacksmit
shop, cotton gin, church and sew.
eral new dwelling houses; one pas.
senger train each day.
We have had two big snow
storms and lots Of rain. The roads
are in bad shape, an empty wagon
being load for a good team.
Farmers are badly behind with
their work, lots Of cotton to pick
and some corn to gather.
Mr.. Paine of Ennis, Texas, is
in our country buying corn. Corn
is selling at SO cents on board the
cars.
We have a good many people
in our country from near Bryan
the Dupes family, L. II. Hopper,
Robert 0rear, Chas. Powell, John
McVay, James Meredith and 9TH
ers.
For fear Of the waste basket, /
will close.
Your Uncle Fudge.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25
AFTER CLAYTON AGAIN.
More Charges Have Been Preferred
Against Minister To Mexico.

Against Minister Co Mexico.
Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Pen
rose Of Pennsylvania forwarded to
President Roosevelt some evidence
bearing upon the charges made last
winter against Ambassador Clayton.
the representative OF the United
States In Mexico. The new evidence
is In the form Of afidavlts that Am.
bassador Clayton Is the owner of Ger.
tain specified shares In the Carmen
Mining company. a Philadelphia cor.
p0ration doing mining business In
Mexico. The charges were received al
the executive Office. but as Is the case
with all matters they were transmitted
AZ once To the state department
Whether the additional evidence sub.
mitted by Senator Penrose will result
In the reopening Of the case. which al.
tracted considerable attention in and
out OF congress last winter, is not
known.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

jackson. Tenn, Dec. 24.--At Toons
station. village near this city, Miss
Lizzie Hillhouse. prominent young
woman In the locality. shot and fatal
ly wounded young man named
Marah. She called Marsh from the
breakfast table. seized him by the
arm and with her disengaged hand
fred six shots from revolver into
his body. Marsh. Il ls claimed. was
20 have married NJ an early day and
possibly may have had disagree.
ment with Miss Hillhouse.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25
Garroter Stunned
By His Countrymen

Hated and desplsed by his fellow
couutrymcn. Vincento Mp-Nrio Rivera
Is IN an Incredible predicament In Por-
20 Rico. lie is bounded - that Il n.
difficult Tor him TO get food TO keep him
from starvation.
Five months ago Rivera. serving a
fourteen year sentence IN San Juan
JAN. yielded 10 the promise u Governor
Hunt % Porto Rico aud obtained a par
don by executing nine murderers wyo
had been condemned % death II
Since then Rivera has been free but
il has been the freedom OF starvation.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25


Of which had gone higher up the
stream. and the other had turned sharp
back into the scrub again.
After about a quarter Of an hours
careful search, none OF us daring to 20
far into the thick scrub. suddenly one
OF the ascari shouted out THAI he could
see him. This was followed immedl.
ately by growing and snarling not
four yards away, and he made a rush
over 20 our side OF the stream. The
ascarl who saw him shot aud wounded
him In the hind foot, and as be was
charging up the bank at us c. d., who
WIS not six feet away. shot him
through the front OF the skull. dropping
him dead In the stream. Many OF us
must have walked within few feet
OF him. and the wonder lie that no one
was mauled. .
There was, needless 20 say. huge re
joiclng nc this our first lion, aud the
porters were deafenlng with their
cheers. One OF them went up TO him
and bit him In revenge FOR his dead
countryman. on opening Iilm we found
his stomach absolutely gorged with
hartbeest skin, bones and flesh. but
no porter rcmalns-not that one would
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

active supervision OF Marshal Boihwelf
OF the supreme court the executions ~
which Rivera oficlatcd could not have
taken place
This Intense aversion 10 garrotlng
and 10 the man who performs Il In not
Justified BY any peculiar brutality Ina
the act itself Captain Grlfhth Of the
United States army expressed II az bis
opinion after seeing Rivera put the
last four prisoners TO death that the
process was even quicker and less paly
full than hanging.
According TO the old Spanish custom
In Porto Rico. the doomed man IL
placed In chair. with hands tied TO his
sides, feet fastened below and the
black cap over his head The deadly
clutch Of the gnuotlng machines iron
fingers Is then arranged at bis neck. NJ
that with one swift powerful turn OF
the handle the victims neck IL broken.
The body is sometimes seen 20 pun
slightly. the hands twltch. and without
groan the life Is reft from the body.
As far as the consciousness Of the vic
tim is concerned death Is painless and
instantaneous
The bodies, with the heads exposed
and still tied TO the posts, are then left
open to view for four hours, according
to long established custom. when tl''J :
are taken down and buried in the jnll
yard.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

The Bryan Daily Eagle came out
Sunday morning with a twelve
page paper, full of business. Bry.
an is a good town and the Eagle IS
a good paper. because IL gets
good advertising patronage.-Pal.
estine Herald.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25
rnhnr on nnhnnlo rlnrns.

Austin, Dec. A.-state Health on.
Ger Tabor has returned from San Fran
cisco. where he Investigated bubonic
plague conditions. lie says that city
has been cleaned upd little danger Of
plague spreading exists.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

The president is not the man to
miss an opportunity to break into
history. He will arbitrate the
Venezuelan question, and the
whole matter will pass off credit
ably to the United States and to
the Monroe doctrine.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25
Horrible Thought.

First AntomobIlist Well, / see they
are making some fuss about the speed,
we are going az N
Second Automobiles I know f. wh{.
the next thing they viii be trying %
prevent our killing any one. +. Town
Topics
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25
Railroad Change. Hands.

Macon. Ga. Dec. 24.-The Georgia
Northern railroad extending from Pid.
cock 10 Albany. distance OF seventy
miles, has been bought by the Atlantic
Coast line. The price was something
over 100000. The stock was held by
Pidcock Bros.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

Buffalo Bilr' is being elabo-
rately entertained in London,
where they don't know any better
about a wild west show.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25
Bryan has had a very nice bust.
ness for the holidays

President Castro's Christmas
presents doubtless consist chiefly
Of ultimatums.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

He has been ac.
quilted by the
law and con
demned by his
fellow men,
No words can
describe the alb
hoTencc which
Port0Rlcnnsfeel
for n public *
ecutiOner On
both humane
and supersu
tiOus grounds
they are averse
10 INJECTING the
death penalty
No native ear
pentcr will build
n scanold or
platform on
which the vie
tins are 20 De
placed No mer
chant win sell
lumber or nails
for such a pur-
pose No me
chanlc Will re-
pair a garrotlng
machine Had Il
not been for the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-25

%RaHE perlis Of hunting lions In Ar
rlca are graphically described
I'm recent letter In London
Field by one OF a party OF Eng
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
STATEMENT DENIED.
Americans Did Not critie'rs the German
Irfaatry A. stst.d.

Berlin. Sept 15.-Major General
Henry c. corbln. who. together with
Major General Samuel y. NJ. Young
and Brlgadler General Leonard Wood,
attended the German army maneuyers
near Frankfort-on-the-O last week.
gave out a statement before he left
for Dusseldorf denying what pnrport-
ed 20 be an interview with him In
which he was represented as unfavor-
ably criticislng the German infantry.
In this statement General Carbin said.
my companions and | have reached
the conviction that the German army,
I'm every respect. but particularly In
organization, instruction. discipline
and equipment. Is among the best In
existence. II not the best.
''The army excited the admiration OF
all OF the American officers who Wit
messed the maneuyers. and We shall
never forget the many marks Of dis
tlnction and courtesy bestowed upon
us by Emperor William and his Of
fCers."
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.

spiro. !. T.. was visited BY a whlto
frost on Saturday night
ID. ]. Smith OF Itaska Tex. says he
has a chicken with four legs. One grew
on the breast and the other on the back
OF the chicken.
Donley county. Texas, went dry by a
majority Of 30 votes.
The little child OF James Rainey. a
farmer living near Bonham. Tex, was
smothered 10 death In a cotton bin.
Major Luther r. Hare viii command
the troops at the carnival al Palestine
Tex.
The rain and hail In Mills county
Texas. damaged the crops consider
ably.
Cuba II said 70 be a good country
for vegetables. The can boz eaten
within eighteen DAYS after planting.
General John n. Fornoy. a Confeder-
ate soldier. died no jacksonville. Ala
re Wa 50 wears ola.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
TWO suRNGo.


Kalama. wash. Sept. is.-R. l..
Wallace. wife and two children we're
burned to death Saturday pight BY
the forest fires ON Lewis river They
were camping IN the woods when
caught by the are. Their wagon was
found burned up. the charred bodies
lying near. A i2-year-old boy OF Mr..
Hanley's also h dead.
Mrs. John Polly and baby and a
brother and Mr.. Newhouse and Mrs.
Grsyes are dead. Fifteen others were
found without clothing except xunny
sacks.
FIVE logging camps are burned out
completely aud many families have
lost everything.
The worst OF the IRE Il on Lewis
DIVER. about twelve miles from Wood
land. The country Is we'll settled
and there are doubtless other casual
ties not reported.
The FIRE has spread from Lewis
river north 70 the Kalama river and
fifty sections OF the fuest OF the tim
Der on the coast are destroyed. II Is
impossible TO give an estimate OF the
amount OF the damage done TO prop
erty. Oak Point. twenty miles below
here on the Columbia river. Is totally
destroyed. There are no reports OF
lives lost, hut loss 20 property is es
timatcd at about $500 900.
A great fire II also raging on tho
Coweman. In the northern part OF the
country. Everything combustlble was
consumed The air Is thick with
smoke and falling ashes. Many lumber
camps are reported destroyed or badly
damaged. Two men from Barr's camp
are reported missing and people are
panic-stricken.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
FOR SALE.

south half of block near Allen
Academy. Price $3.50.
About ore and one-quarter aeIss
ear sehoo. house in sontneas. PAT a1ss
|. town. Snail .-sw cottage tenant
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
honor or M'KINEEY.
Services Were Held in Various
Cities Throughout tie Country.
JUDGE DAYS EULOGY
he Pays . Glowing Tribute ts u
Msrsyrsd Prssideni, Who Was HIS
Type Of q True American States
man and Scholar.

Canton. o.. Sept. l5.--Judge VIM. b.
Day delivered the chief Mckinley
memorial day address here Sunday In
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
OF which the late president was a
member and in which the funeral was
held Sept. 10. 1901. 81
In addition 10 the tribute paid by
Judge Day. who was secretary OF state
in Mckinley cabinet and a close
friend and adviser TO the martyred
president. there was general obser.
vance OF the day In Canton. which
claimed him as its own. From almost
every pulpit there was reference In
prayer or in address to him and his
work. His favorite hymns were sung
In the Catholic churches OF the city
special mass was said. tribute was al.
so paid by some OF the priests to the
memory OF Mckinley.
Although deeply conscious OF the
fact that II was Just one year ago that
her husband died, Mrs. Mckinley did
not vary the program followed by her
for several months Her usual trip 10
westlawn cemetery was taken and
she laid flowers on the casket that
contains the remains OF the nations
martyred chief Mrs Carrot A. Ho-
bart. who Is her guest. went with her
into the Mckinley tomb and also laid
a bouquet OF flowers on the coffin.
Judge Days tribute OF his martyreu
chief was In part as follows:
This tragedy which fills our hearts
with grief has a lesson for the living
and calls upon lawmakers and law off,
GERS for all that legislation and courts
can do for the suppression and punish.
mcnt Of those who teach or practice
the dreadful tenets OF this code OF law
lessness and ruin
From the high school he heard the
call OF his country 10 her sons. and at
once stepped into the ranks as a de
fender OF the union. His associates In
arms. officers OF his regiment. included
lawyers as Hayes and Matthews.
Mt Mckinley never consciously
wronged a fellow being" said Judge
Day. 1T was his rule not only TO re-
frain from infiictlng pain. but g. scat.
ter Joy wherever he couldd. lie would
step aside from a march OF retreat 20
assure a weeping mother who loved
the union that defeat was but for a
day and would be turned into victory.
Steadfast In his friendship. he would
not swerve from loyalty for the gilt
tering prize OF the presidency. Encour-
ing the burdens which came before.
during and after the war. no word OF
Impotence ever escaped him. and he
met the people with a smile OF well
come and a word OF announcement.
He would attend from affairs OF state
TO give a flower 10 little child or 10
say a kind word TO some visitor for
whom he could do no more. Resent
ment he had none lie believed life
was too short TO give any OF his time
10 chersshlng animosity. Sensitive TO
criticism no one ever heard him utter
an unkind word OF another. His was
gospel OF cheerfulness. His presence
was sunshine. never gloom: his en-.
word dlspelled doubt AMI
neryed others 20 hetir duty"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16

house and sell on premises. Price
1850.
Six room house and two lots Of
ground located four blocks from
Main street. Brick cistern on pre-
misses. Price 1920.
One quarter block near Allen AGA
DENY. East front. Price $4,000.
Terms easy.
rs feet front on Railroad steet out
Otto Boehme's property. VIII
sell part or all.
Lots near school house at slOO
each.
Also other city property
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16

Cleveland. o.. Sept. l5.-McKinley
services were held In the churches OF
the several denominations In this city
Sunday. In the Roman Catholic
churches Sunday prayer composed by
Archbishop Carroll for the guidance
and protection for rulers was read.
A very impressive observance was
that In Edgewater Park, where $4,000
people. present at band concert.
Joined in the singing Of the hymn
Nearer. Ny God. 10 Thee with heads
uncovered, 10 the music Of the band.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16

Milwaukee. Wis. Sept 1.-THE most
elaborate services In this city In com
memoration OF Mckinley memorial day
were held AZ the English Lutheran
Church OF the Ascension where 100
children participated in the ceremo-
MES. Prior to the services the church
bell tolled once for each year OF the
late presidents life.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16

Buffalo. n. Y. Sept 1.-THE ami
yersary Of the death OF VIM Mckinley
was universally observed In this city
Sunday The ps@:.----@@ "A all the
churches paid tribute 10 the memory
OF the maTtyred president and tae con
gregatlon sang Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and Lead. Kindly Light"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
An.r L.nr lims.

Paris. Tex. Sept. 15.-Mrs. J. C.
Hodges. living southwest OF Paris.
near Arabia. received a United States
government check Saturday from
Washington fog sl36. IN payment for
a horse saddle and bride which were
taken from her husband at the close
OF the civil war.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16

Louisville. KY. Sept i5.-While only
two special memorial services were
held In Louisville Sunday In obsery-
ance OF the death ~ President Mckin-
ley the pastors Of the various churches
made reference In their sermons 10 the
occasion.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
Lun.rle Aboard

Denlson. Tex. Sept. l5.-An escaped
lunatic boarded the Katy train at Fort
Worth Saturday night. He was very
scantily attired. and when the brake
man found him he jumped through
window near Be.hard, receiving slighi
bruises
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
Service. q, Kan.s. city.

Kansas City. Mo. spet i5.-ser-
vices were held In all the leading
churches In Kansas City Sunday In
oommemoratlon 81 the anniversary Of
the late President McKlnley's death.
McKlnley's favorite flower. the Pink
carnation. was much In evidence
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16
FATALLY seaid.d

Tyler. Tex. Sept l5.-Whlle pump
ing water near his home near Tyler
the boiler blew up and fatally scalded
Major ". ]. Dean and seriously in
iured a grandson. Major Deans death
Is hourly expected. Major Dean is one
OF the Oldest citizens OF Smith county.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16

Philadelphia. Sept 1.-THE annleer.
sary OF the death Of President McKin-
ley was observed Sunday by special
services in churches OF all denomlna-
lions In this city.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-16

Dalhart Tex, Sept. 15-The local
option election held Saturday In Dial.
lam county resulted In majority OF
twenty against prohibition.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-13

The Belgian Hare club is a new
organization recently formed In the
city, and has for Its object the In
creasing of hares. The club re-
ceived last evening large consign-
ment of these animals of the Bel.
gian variety. which they have ar
ranged to place on the Russell Is.
land, just north of the city. These
rabbits are much larger than our
home product, full grown one
weighing from 10 to IS pounds.
Should the present venture prove
a success the club will increase the
present number In a few months.
The club Is composed and off
cered by the following prominent
we'll known sporting gentlemen of
this city: w. J. Russell, president;
George Chambers, vice president;
Jack Mcfarland, secretary; Harry
Ihrig, treasurer; James Chambers,
corresponding secretary and gener-
al manager.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-13

Geo. FELTON,, of West, has curl
osity In the shape of six weeks
old calf. The animal Is as large
and healthy appearing a calf as Is
found on any farm, but this is not
the strange part of the story, which
is true. There Is no tail nor indi-
cations of there having been, where
the tail ought to grow, no eyes
where the eyes should be, only cav.
tiles over which the eyelids close.
The poor brute Is endowed with
more than ordinary instinct; 1t will
walk up to tree and rub itself but
never comes violently In contact
with any object, as was shown last
Sunday when a number of men col.
lected In circle leaving an open
Ing on the side opposite from the
calf which appeared to realize that
1t was surrounded and then 1t
walked out of the circle through
the opening without any appear
ance of fright. = Mstamoras Mail.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-13

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have
known F. ]. Cheney for the last IS
years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry
ont any obligation made by their
firm.
WEST & TRUAP. Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING. KINNAD & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken n
ternally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimoni-
ais free.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-13

Give years ago dyspepsia took
such hold of me that I could hardly
CO." writes George S. Marsh, No
coma, Texas. II took quantities of
medicine but nothing helped me.
AS drowning man grabs at a straw
/ grabbed at Kodol. Dieting Is
unnecessary. After a few bottles
I am sound and WE'LL" Kodol d.
gests any good food and cures any
form of stomach trouble. Opera
House Drug Store. =