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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-11-13

II. u. T. Wilson told the Eagle re
porter yesterday that he squeezed
six gallons Of Juice out OF twelv,
stalks OF ribbon cane this week. Tall
about diversifcation, beat this.
Levy Bros have sod a good many
rugs during this sale this week but
they still have some good patterns
70 select rom. 2s2
Mr.. and Mrs. Murff, MIR. Morgan
aud Miss Lottie Morgan were among
the Leon county shoppers in town
yesterday.
Ed Cobb and Miss Clara Cobb Of
Cross Grimes county, were here
yesterday.
Mother Mary Joseph Of the Ursu-
line convent went to Galveston yes
terday.
Remember only two more days and
Levy Bros. special rug sale will be
over. 9oo
a. = lsbell Of Cross, Grimes coun-
ty, was here yesterday.
{. +. Bullock left last night for
Runnels county.
Beall Chatham returned from
Hockey yesterday.
Gen. stoddard went TO Navasota
yesterday.
Miss Nellie Taylor Of Cross is Wis.
iting Mrs. ;. N. Franklin.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-11-13
Hold Your Bundles for Us.

We have two wagons running
every day and will visit you regu,
larry for your laundry. Please hold
your bundles for US and we will ap-
preciate your patronage. The Bryan
Steam Laundry is a home enterprise
guaranteeing work and prices, and
you are net sending your money
away from home to build up another
towns enterprises when you patron
iEe US. Phone l4i.
20 Elon Stuart, Prop.
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at 2o'clock p. m, 10 elect a camp
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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
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with Scotch pebbles In the handle
Another modest Eift is a little wooden
pencil rack. with six neatly shaTpened lead
pencils upon II. In case next this there
are Jewe.s and enamelinEs Of priceless
Worth- The then Queen Of England received
these widely different tokens OF affection
from her subjects in precisely the same
splTit. She did not say 10 the rich gifts.
gather together here nor to the poor
ones. go OF BY yourselves over there
She treated them all alike. and I under
stand that her late Majesty's example is TO
be followed when it comes TO the placing
OF the gifts in ST. Louis
The jubilee gifts have never been pub
Ncly exhibited and will not be until they
cross the Atlantic. Some Of the Illuminated
addresses sent I'm greeting to her Majesty
from the remotest pavts OF her Empire are
gems OF illuminat!ve art done in the Middle
Ages superb screens from China CARVINGS
fine fabrics In tissue and other IA stern ma
terisl. each worth a small fortune are soma
OF the things Americans will have a chance
10 see in igN.
The value Of the exhibit and the amount
OF insurance to he put upon IL before 10
sta<ts on the proposed journey have not
yet been determined. Indeed. 50 many OF
the gifts are beyond price that any estimate
IS necessarily pretty much guessWOrk
No money would ever make good the loss
were the ship bearing so precious a cargo
TO 20 20 the bottom.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
SiGNIFlC ANCE OF EXHIBITION
OF QUEENS JUBILEE GIFTS.
King Edwards Display His Mothers at Worlds
Fair Is Touching Evidence of Englands Friendly Feel
ing for the United States-It Will Be the
First Time That the Treasures
Are Publicly Shown

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. April 5-The London CORE
spondent Of the Sunday Press writing un-
der date OF March .. says:
When King Edward said 10 Governor
Francis the other day. Il am sending her
late Majesty Queen Victorias jubilee
gifts to the ST. Louis Exposition, as tho
most touching evidence I can offer OF
Englands friendly feeling for America"
not even the English public realized all
that the remark meant.
This is the real truth about what the
King had in mind: Those jubilee gifts
are essentially a touching" collection al
though a collection never yet entirely col
leCtcd Had the public been privileged to
see these things. as one or two of US have.
even in sections in Windsor. Buckingham
Palace and Alexandra Palace. they would
have seen In the striking contrasts OF the
vast exhibit the element OF pathos.
The gifts are described by some one as
representing Great Britians colonies IN
condensed form and their crystalliZed love
for the late Queen
They stand for artistic. Industrial, COM
mcrcial Great Britain
Queen Victories poorest subjects aTe
among the donors The work OF children
is ncI lacking. Wonderful tapestries and
pictures presented to his royal grandmother
BY the German Emperor are IN the same
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
TOM KELLY TALKS ABOUT
THE CHAMPIONS CAREER.

Tom Kelly. who runs a saloon on Market
street, also former pusillst, was a warm
friend OF the dead champion.
He figured In many fstic encounters in
er OF Allen Kelly was here when Alien
srIived in the United States in 1893
At the time OF Aliens arrival in this
country pugilisn was just getting popular
strong following. The veteran tighter came
cirectIy TO St Louis and IL was near this
city that he engaged in his first fighI
he was matched to fight Bill Davis, an
aspirant for championship honors, and the
hght took place not many miles from ST
Louis. London prize ring rules prevailed and
Siien won in the forty-third round. The
hght lasted forty minutes and the side bet
seconded Allen.
Allen then fought Charles Gallagher and
Jem Gallagher. In each OF these battles
Kelly acted as second to Aliens op-
In 1876 Kelly acted as second to the cham
pion-
WAS GAME FIGHTER.
Il saw the first and the last battle that
Kelly last night. Z followed the career OF
the man during his fighting days some
times seconding him and sometimes second
ing his opponents He was as game a
nghter as ever stepped into an arena, and
mnether Tor or against him, ] always ad-
mired him. He was a square fellow and
all OF his battles were honest ones"
The last fight Allen engaged in in the
United States was with Joe Goss whom
he had previously defeated in England
Coss's friends outnumbered those OF Allen,
and the referee. il is claimed. favored Al
lens opponent
The night was for s2.5oO a sice-the largest
amount that had ever been wasered on a
nlace near ST. Louis and lasted thirty-seyen
rounds. In this round Allen landed a blow
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
DEAF MUTE RUN DOWN
BY AN ELECTRIC CAR.
Marcus Kerr, An Artist, susfains .
Fracture of the Skull and
May Die.

Marcus Kerr. deaf mute. boarding at
No. SS1 Delmar avenue, was struck by
westbound car No. 1873 yesterday after
noon in front of No. zSSs Washington ave-
nue. and rendered unconscious, in which
state he remained up TO a late hour las.
Kerr, who Is an artist was crossing Wash
tngton avenue with friend, John Hunter
also deaf mute, when the car bore down
upon them The motorman rang his gong
II Is claimed by the crew, but on account
OF their afficIion the Two men failed to
notice their danger.
Kerr was walking nearest the car and
was struck by the fender which tossed him
aside and whirled him 10 the granite paw
ing stones He sustained cash several
inches long and two inches deep. Motor
man Benjamin Round and Conductor G.
b. Kidding ran to Kerr's assistance i'm
mediateiy. He lay motionless upon the
street and all efforts TO resuscitate him
Kerr was then removed TO the City Dis
pensary. where. after superficial examfna-
uon. ne was pronounced suffering from a
scalp wound. and shock Later II was an
nounced at the City Hospital that his skull
was fractured His condition now Is con-
sidered serious.
Kerr. 1t is said. has relatives in the city.
HIS home Is believed to be somewhere in
Michigan -
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06

that gct Goss to the ground G5ss's friends
Immediately rushed into the ring and
claimed a foul
According 10 the Allen version OF the
story the referee. being a friend OF G5ss. Gl-
lowed 'ke claim. The fight lasted one hour
ana nity minutes. and w0s one OF tie most
htrcely contested battles in the history Of
the o. ze ring Recognized spartinE 1u-
thoIities admitted that Alien had fairly won
the battle. anu he retained the heavy
wel"ht chamnic nsliU OF the world.
The most noteworthy battle that Allen
ever engaged in was with Ben Hogan in
1873. II. the thir.i round Allen ioored Ho-
gan. ana tie fighter was uns bic 10 arse
HoC5n had many friends among the SPEC
tato-s. and when ihev saw that their man
was whipped they rushed into the ring and
demanded the decision. Allen showed fight
and the friends Of Hogan pointed pistols at
the head OF the champion ana threatened
TO kill h!,n.
Alien tough; his last battle with Jim
Stewart in 1879. in England. Allen was vic
tor The stakes were $50 a side. The fight
lasted hfty-five minutes.
Allen. Of late years. was great pugilistic
nro2noSticator- Before championship bat
tie many followers OF the ring would go 10
him TO seek his opinion as to the winner.
PICKED SULLIVAN TO WIN.
In 1893. when Sullivan and Riirain were
matched 20 fight for the worlds cham
Dionship Allen was asked for an opinion
as to the outcome. The veteran pugilist
made a reply that was quoted ali over the
United States. he said: ''KilraiR couldn't
whip Sullivan with a baseball bat"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
EAST SIDE NEWS.
BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT
OF SUCCESS AT THE POLLS.
Close of the Municipal Campaign
Finds Friends of Cook and Ste
phens Prophesyins Landslide.

The East 81. Louis municipal campaign
closes to-day. Judge Sslas Cook appears 10
have the better OF the argument for the
votes OF the citizens OF East St Louis for
Mayor. The leaders OF the Independent ru-
nicipal ticket. which is headed by Judge
COOK. are claiming the biggest landslide In
the history or tie city. Mayor Stephens
and his friends rely principally on the or
sanization OF the Citizens' party To pull
them through and claim the election by
about Loo majority
apathy has existed among several Of the
members OF the Citizens party Executive
Committee. and this apathy has extended
citizens OF East S.. Louis who have al
ways supported Mayor Stephens are this
Li Liiae ns shung MIN With all the strength they
Among the Citizens Iarty men who have
,urI.sd .I4st 10 judge Cook Il Fred Eberharit.
elected on the Citizens party ticket and
ne Is working FOR the opposition
IN the siTth Ward comparatively little
Citizens party candidate FOR Alderman.
couple Of years ago May was a candidate
on the ticket in opposition 10 Mayor
stephens In the other wards conscientious
work has been done by all the candidates.
MayoT Stephens's friends rely on hfr past
showing TO elect him this time. They also
point 10 the fact that the Mayor has the
entire Police and Fire departments al MS
disposal. and that as the Jobs cf most OF
Hise CisSe men depenG On Ihc election of the
unframed.
The parade Of the real estate agents Sat
uTday was discussed considerably yesfer-
day. and u was generally conceded that
~ had considerable influence throughout the
Candidates Of both parties were hard at
Work yesterday. but the independent Nu-
hIcipal candidates wore smiles and airs OF
coatlence. while the candidates on the
CitlLenS party ticket merely expressed
their confidence in the ticket carrying in the
Ihere were only n few scattered bets 50
Tar as IL known. or the result CT the eIac-
tiOn- In former years there was an afun-
gance OF stephens money. bus this year the
betting IL only in small amounts.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06

doctor II. T Burnap OF Upper Alton Is en-
tertafnirE A B. Ashley OF Chicago
Robert e Bassett OF Chicago was VISITOR
In Alton yesterday
The funeral Of Mr. Milton Dawson Of Mat
toon H. took place in Alton yesterday after
noon at : O'Clock from ST. Paurs Episcopal
the officiating clergyman and the burial was In
the City Cemetery.
-on account OF the illness ot the pastor. the
Reverend Georye r Geoacer' no ssrViees were were
yesterday.
The Reverend J. F. Froesehle field secretary
q the Central WeHleyan Collsse az warTenton.
No. preached TO the conservation OF the German
n 2 Church at Alton yesterday
The Reverend M. L. Coie commenced series
Of evangellstic meetings last evening In the First
II. r. Church AZ Upper Alton
Alton Lodge No. ISs. of Royal Arcsnur-
viii Initiate candidates this evening at their
hall IN East Second street
N. A Powell. Village Clerk Of Upper Altoa.
Is IN with the grip
Yesterday was Observed as Decision Day At
the sixth Street NJ E. Church in Alton
The Reverend A. b Hobbs. an evangelist
from Kansas City Ras-. commenced series Of
evangeiissic meetings yesterday At the Twelfth
Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Aitop
Al the morning service the Reverend Mr.. Hobbs
preached on Nothing Without Christ Last
evening praise service was held, at which the
Reverend Mr.. Hobbs sang a number Of solos
The first OF a series Of frce sunday sacrsc
concerts was given yesterday afternoon In the
First Presbyterian Church at Altcn under the
direction CT Miss Katherine V. Dickinson. Among
Wliliari Gratain. Professo- J. W. Diekey. Doc-
tor and Mrx A Don Stccker. Professor Il. ..
Richardson Miss Grace Watson and the Cerzla-
rata Chorus. assisted bv an auxiiiary choir
Board of Trustees OF Upper Alton. departed f1-
Chicago last evening TO consult with the officials
Of the chicago and Alton Railroad In regard TO
loeatfnS station Al UppeT Aitoa on the cut
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
MISS M. C. BREHM breaches
AT UNION SERVICES.
President of State Womcn's Christian
Temperance Union Delivers Ser
mon in Edwnrdsyille.

All the Protestant churches In Edwards
vile dispensed with the regular meetings
last night IN orGtr tha: he congregations
r7rgtt attend a unirn service at ST. Johns
:; J. Church. conducted by woman The
latter vas Miss Marie c. Brehrn OF Chica-
go president Of the State W. c. T. L, who
had been in the city for several days. at a
county convention cf the orSer-
Lest nights gathering was = very large
ore. and a. Miss Brehm IL Al eiUTIcn.
speeksF she was listened to with the Closest
attention. Her subject was Christian I I'll
zersaIp.'' and she spoke Of the moral Cbli-
cations Incident TO the phases Of American
citizenship.
II cumming up she reviewed n triD 70
Europe taken three years ago. told Of visit
ing the famous art galleries. hearing the
oratorto OF the Messiah in London and
viewing the finest sculpture. She fOuni
she said. that the most famous paintings
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
MADE JOURNEY OF 1000 MILES
Georgian Came From Russia to
Join q Show.

Colonel Alexis Georgian Of the Russian
ARMY arrived in St Louis yesterday TO tofn
the Iuels- Forepaug-Fish Wild West show.
colonel Georgian travelled ZOO miles and
crossed one continent and Dart OF another
before reaching Union Station
The Colonel brought with rim eight Cos
SACKS. trained bareback riders. OF the
cars kingdom. a troup OF Arabs and a
detachment Of the crack cavalry regiment
the Scotch Grays, Of the English Army.
Colonel Georgian Is magnificent specf-
much attention In the lobby OF the Plant
ers last night
The Russian Government has a bond
guaranteeing the return Of Colonel Geor-
gian and his Cossacks. This bond vas
given by the Isuella Forepaugh-Fish show
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
CRAPS GAME CAUSES MURDER.
+. L. Sanders Fatally Stot and Tim
. johnson Wounaed

In fight which followed a craps game
IN a house in the rear Of Third street and
81. Louis avenue, East St Louis yesfer-
Gay. r L. Sanders. a negro OF Mount
vernon. Ill. was fatally snot and Tim
johnson; "a negro Of Madison. Ill. seriousiy
wounded. negro. said to be AudreJx
Hens, who did the shooting escaped
The negroes Of that vicinity have been
in the habit Of shooting craps there and
saturday night dozen OF them became
involved In quarrel Yes. Eriay noon the
gambling was broken up b. a tiuarreI
over a claim OF cheating by one OF the
negroes. and general fight ensued The
negro who Is said TO Dc Andrew Helms
drew his revolver ana BEGAN firing one
OF the bullets struck Sanders in the chest
and he fell Another struck johnson in
the back OF the neck. The other negroes
scattered and Helms put up hts revolver and
walked away.
The police were notified and ware given
a description Of the negro who did the
shooting
Sanders and Johnson were taken to St
MaTy's Hospital. where Sanders died
short while later. His body was taken 10
DCmhons morgue. where an inquest Will
be held this morning.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
GRIEF OVER CHlLD'S DEATH
CAUSES UNC0NSCI0USNESS.
Case of Man Who Is Frustrated
by Death of Child.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kansas CITY. Mo. April "a strange
case from a medical standpoint was found
this afternoon when B. Mallarman. a sec
ond-hand dealer at No. Is0s West Ninth
street. was discovered at his home in q
comatose condition as result of grief.
Earlier in the day one OF Mallarman's
children died. and a few minutes later the
stricken father was seized with hysteria-
As he grew worse two neighboring physl-
clans were called in. but IN spite Of their
efforts Mallarman gradually lost conscious
ness and a deathlike pallor settled over his
face.
The police were notified Of the strange
case. and Doctor Castelar, responded with
the ambulance He found the man appar-
entity IN eItremis. and Immediately admin
istered powerful .restoratives. These ap-
peared TO have no effect. and II was be-
lieved the man was dead
Cases Of this kind are extremely rare.
and several physicians afterwards called
to see the man. Tonight Mallarman's con-
dition was pronounced much better, al
though the surgeons declare he is likely TO
have another nervous paroxysm before he
fully RECEIVERS.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
SOCIAL CLUB is ORGANIZED.
Transfer Company Employees Unite
for Good Fellowship.

The employees OF the ST Louis Tran.fsr
Company yesterday perfected the organfza-
tion Of the Transportation Social CIth Tha
object Of the club Is TO bring the ernployss
closer together TO make each acotIa mi "A
with the other and create a feeling OF good
fellowship.
The Transfer Company employees number
about so. al Of whom viii become mem
beTs OF the organization- AT the rnestf1r
yesterday the following officers were elect
ed: President Thomas Walsh: vice presi-
dents. Benjamin Humphrey. John Ncrar-
thy. Peter Anton. h 5. Reeve. N A Grote.
secretary and treasurer. Martin Carey
Permanent headquarters viii be seIerfed
by the organization at the next meeting
by the president
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
TAYL0R'S SKULL FRACTURED.
Express Messenger Dies After a
Fall on the Sidewalk.

vealed that the death of George TayIor IL
years old. United States Express mes
senzer. residing at No. 3s14 Lee avenue
morning. was the result of injuries srs-
talnel Wednesday night, whrn he fen from
the effects OF a ruptUred blood vessel in the
walk
Taylor refused to go to the City Hospital
when he was hurt. and after Staggering
around the sidewalk in the vicinity OF Sec
ond and franklin avenue. where the acct
dent occurred. he went to his home on ar
E3stOn avenue car. He was almost uncon-
Scious when he reached home. and his con
dition the following day was So ssrioIts
that Doctor H n. Pearce ordered Rim ssnt
to the Mullanphy Hospital
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
MISS MARIE C. BREHM

OF Chicago. president of the Illinois
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
who delivered an address at EdwardsviIIe
last night.
were these depicting the Ufe Of Christ. the
music which gained the greatest acclaim
was that inspired Of sacred subjects and
ages was the handmade gospels.
turning with the application from the
Old World to the New. she found that
America had az yet scarcely achieved an
architecture Of its own its literature and
art were OF the day. Yet here the pOssibili-
ties are the greatest America has free re-
hgion, free education. free citizenship. Its
responsibilities were greater and the way
OF nerfecting its citizenship. she conteaded.
was through living eXemplifcation OF
Christian principles.
Last night was not the first time a ser-
mon had been delivered at that church by
a woman. but II was the first instance when
an audience OF that size. comprising as II
nominations, had been so swayed by the
logic and eloquence Of n woman
Miss Brehm was formerly an instructor in
art In Chicago, but her time has been so
taken up with ". c. T. L. work that for
several years she has not touched a brush.
Two years ago she succeeded as State pres
ident Mrs Louisa S Rounds OF Chicago.
who Is row a resident OF Clifton Springs.
y. Y Miss Brehm last night took occasion
10 compliment Mrs. E B. ingalls, Of No.
the national antinarcotic organization. fo-
the work that division ia doing. In Illinois
at the present time pledges are being ctrcu-
lated in schools and factories for signatures
OF boys who are willing 70 forego tobacco
especially in the form Of cigarettes.
An institute for Fayette County opens to-
day al Vandalia and Miss Brehm leaves
this morning for that place.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
ART ExnIBrTIox POSTPONED.
Opening VIII BE TO-Morrow Night
Pictures Having Been Delayed.

The exhibition OF pictures and art works
which was set for this week. beginning to-
night at the East St Louis High School.
VIII not begin until tomorrow night owing
TO a delay in the arrival of the art works.
The affair will be under the direction Of the
East ST. Louis Public School Art Society
and IL is expected that sufficient money will
be raised TO purchase several pictures for
the East st. Louis schools.
Tuesday night the Art Society. the High
School Literary Society and the Excelsior
Club will receive friends at the exhibition
Wednesday night the Wednesday Club will
receive. and the exhibition will close Thurs
day night. v nsn the members Of the Ladies
Literary Club will receive.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06

From the above table II will be found
that the total production OF coal in the
State for the year was 4,OSI 81 tons. which
sold FOR S.32lTH- This shows an increase
ss05 40
The secretary OF the bureau estimates the
lead-Ore product for last year at s. so So
and zinc ore at S5.5s 900 which with the
value Of the coal. S5.321 .7H. makes a sum
total Of S172S5.5s3 the value OF the mineral
product OF the State for 1902 This is an in
crease in the total value OF the mineral
product OF the state for 1902. Of 8, ,54. .se2.
with an increase OF $ 503.29O over the year
1892. or nearly . per cent
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
saIem cItI.en., ricket.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL. ri ~ -.
Salem. H. April Sat the Citizens Con-
vention here last night the following norni-
nations were made: Mayor William ].
Tweed CITY Clerk Sig Kaufman: Treas
urer. Emery J. Jones: City Attorney.
George W. Smith: Police Judge. ID. d
Haynie. Aldermen-Ffrst Ward p G
Coodnow: Second Ward, @. J. Kemp: Third
Ward z c. Lester. The antilicense ticket
will be nominated tomorrow night.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
FOLK TO RECEIVE LOVING CUP.
Merchants Will Distribute Lapel
Buttons as Mark of Annreciatinn.

Shortly after the election 10000 lapel but
tons. containing a likeness of Circuit At
tOrney Joseph W. Folk, are to be given
away by several hundred business men OF
the city interested In the work of the Cir
cult Attorney. This movement is to be made
after the election as to relieve the Sus-
picion OF any political motive behind IL
About the time the buttons are to be dis
tributed a handsome loving crp l. to be
presented to Mr.. Folk by the merchants
along Washington avenue and the buttons
are to be worn as a mark Of gratitude to
the Circuit Attorney fo- efficient service.