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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
STILL IN BALANCE.
From Positions, Russians Are
Pushing Northward.

<(V York. March 1.-THE fate OF the
EsiAn army with over 100000 men
IS 1000 pieces OF artillery with which
was expected confidently that Gen.
q ropatkin and his lIcutensnts would
We The japanese beyond the shakhe
q Hun river positions still Is In the
lance. The Russians have been driv-
from their positions. and now are
fishing northward towards Tie Pass.
ound which are high hills which were
spared for defenses after the battle
Lao Yang In September.
'rhat the Russians have lost many
ms and large quantities OF ammuni-
IN and supplies Is certain. Immense
pres. II II -ertain. have been destroy
IA The aJpanese have not yet report
the capture Of guns. hut II seems
ardiy likely that Kuropatkin could
|sve remove all OF his artillery.
The result OF Omaya's great turning
,vement Is said To depend on General
|lropatkin's army. which Is supposed
BE- JLQvirg from the east toward Ku-
kpatkln'r Inc OF retreat Should he
bach the military road. which runs
lmoat in a direct line from Fushun
D Tie Pass. before tiie passage OF the
flssian army the circle will be COM
late.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Postodice at Ardmore wiz be an all
night one.
John Pryor Munden. a Texas pioneer
passed away al Marshall.
\ large boiler works Is soon to b.
established az Shreveport.
waurs legion will hold its annual re-
union IL Brennan. Tex. April 20.
Judge Thomas NJ. Joseph. aged
eIghty-two years. died az Galveston.
Or. Cook will make further expert
msnts In Guatemala with the ants there
After boring 1000 feet test oil well
at Colmnesnen. Tex. was abandoned
Grocery ~ Tobs Blassingame At
Hillsboro Tex. valued at $4,000. burned
4 three-story brick hotel IL to he
erected al Hillshoro. Tex. by w. l.
Beckhnm.
Proposition H. being considered "a
build an iuterurban line between Paris
and Bonham.
Many Wild turkeys are reported Il
have starved In Jack Forks county
Choctaw nation.
a $4,000 endowment has been provid'
"a FOR chair ~ mathematics IN Austin
college. sherman.
c. =. Reid. former county and Dis.
trict clerk 81 Calhoun county Texas
died al wichita Falls
The $4,000 damage suit &C. @. Lee
against the Katy road was compromi go
40 Denton. Tex. FOR $685..
Tulsa. Muskoger and Bartlesville. ]
r. viii b. members ~ the Missouri
Valley Baseball league.
Brownwood. Tex. oil mill has CLOSED
down for the season. n worked up L.
200 tons 81 cottou seed.
william Welsh killed M Memphis by
shooting Lindsey Robinson. a negro
who was advancing on him with
knife
At the request Of rivers and harbor'
house committee Congressman Burle'
son % Texas has gone 10 Porto Rico q
- snd n Jors.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
mooRE's DEFENSE.
After Much Testimony Accused A.
torneys Stated They Rested.

Austin. March ii.-After offering
considerable documentary evidence
the defense In the Moore case rested.
state Immediately began Introduction
~ rebuttal testimony
one incident which occurred when
the Jurors were nut of the room at
tracted more than ordinary attention
Judge Brooks o. the Twenty sixth dts
trlct was on the stand. lie had been
asked "a question To which the defense
objected and the jurors were taken
out OF the court room Ia order that IN"
attorneys might speak with greater
freedom. The examination was con-
t.nued with the jurors absent Judge
brooks made statement ~ freHpon.
Ia "a question. This matter Judge Sa'-
houn ruled he would not permit to be
presented to the Jury. He Instructed
the official steuographer 10 exclude u
from his records and told the neWspa-
per men they must not publish H.
William Yoakum 81 Dallas tesuhed
TO a conversation he heard az Ausuu
al the international and Great North'
ern depot between two men VINO called
each other Frank" and John lie
saw Frank" afterward az san Marcos
an, his other name ~ Glover Inc
narties discussed tho Kirby Lumber
company rcceiverhip matter
The first question heard" said Mt.
Yoakum was what effect this receN-
ership would have on the Kirby inter
ests. The answer that Mr.. Glover made
was that he couldn't tell. that II was
nj present only temporary: that ne
diddnt know wehter a wiuld he made
permanent or not"
At this iuncture Frank Glover ana
Kalamity Bonner were brought In. IN
regard 20 Glover the witness sald
That's the gentleman that ] saw az
the depot and also at san Marcos Re-
garding Kalamity Bonner he said
mo: couldn't say that he was the
same party"
Glover was sometimes called Frank.
and sometimes called Glover by a man
whom he called John. Mr. Glover would
call him John In the conversation.
In connection with the dismissal Of
the trust suits heard John say TO MI.
Glover Don't you think Moore filled
his pockets out of that"
Il heard Frank say in reply NO.
was instrumental On getting them suits
dismissed and II was an done In legal
way and he never got % cent
Il heard John say iu reply. You
ought To have made $4,000 out n A.
"And to that heard Frank Glover
say In reply: 4 could " ! had tn'
right sort Of help 40 the proper time.
John said 20 Frank You ought "a
have taken me into your confidence
and We could nave handled that and
Frank said in reply Co John Well
made $4,000 out ~ tho Kirby Lumber
COMPANY on land deal lie also said
Mr. kin. 81 hadn't treated him right"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
IN BATES MEMORY.
Funeral Services In Senate Attended
ty Great MANY peraon.

Washington. March li.-Funerai ser
vices for Senstor william n. Bate OF
Tennessee were held In the senate cham
Der Friday. The president OF the Unit
ed States. members % his cabinet. the
chief justice and associate justices Of
the supreme court. the diplomatic corps.
members Of the house of representa-
tives who are In the city and repre-
seniaives Of the army were present.
The body OF the late senator was
brought from the Ebbitt House TO the
capitol at las p. m. and was met by
the committee OF escort at the bronze
door 81 the senate wing. The commit
tee formed In open rank. and after the
remains had passed through. followed
To the senate chamber. The casket
was placed on a bier erected IN 'front.'
OF the station OF the presiding officer
OF the house
An exception was made to the SEN
ate rule. adopted recently. excluding
fowerJ from the chamber. The desk OF
the secretary and clerks OF the senate
were completely covered with beauti-
ful offerings. The galleries were crowd
ed. AMI extra seats had been placed
on the floor. some OF them being occu-
pied by members Of the house.
The ceremony was begun al 2:03 y.
m when Vice President Fairbanks
raped for order. The officiating cler-
KY. Chaplain Hale of the senate. Dr.
Samuel II. Greene. pastor OF the CAL
elaH
Prettyman OF the Mount Vernon
Square Methodist Episcopal church
South. took seats az the secreinry's
desk
The members OF the family - the
late senator. accompanied by Senator
Carmack came I'm and took seats on
the front row on the left OF the cas-
keh After all were seated Or. Greene
read "A passage from the Bible and
DIR. Preityman delivered the funeral ad
dress. Paying a high tribute to the
character OF Senator Bate. DR.. Pretty
man eulOgized the record the deceased
had made In the service OF his coun
Try In craftsmanship and in the MeNi-
can war He praised the gallant fight
ing qualities displayed by the senator
In that later conflict. the civil war. IN
which be served the Confederaoy. The
services were closed with prayer. by
DR. Hale. concluding with the Lords
Prayer, In which all j,ined. The spe-
cial train bearing the .enains OF SEN
aior Bate left over the Southern rail-
way for Nashville a. o'clock. The
members OF the senate going 10 Nash
VILE were Messrs Carmck. Proctor.
Daniel. Pettus. Scott and Over'man.
The three members Of the Tennessee
delegation In the house who were IN
the city. Messrs. Sims. Brownlow and
Gaines. accompanied &c family TO Ten
| nessee.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
sRooKs AND BONNER.
Their Testimony an Interesting Fea.urs
In tho Moore Case.

Austin. March II The feature OF
Saturdays testimony addueed In the
Moore ease was that offered by Judge
v. l.. Brooks OF the Twenty-sixth dis
irict court. The court permittede;shs
state 10 reopen Its case. admitting lsinIi
he had made an error In excluding
Judge Brooks evidence Friday. Judge
Brooks testified for the state and stated
that some time In 1909 he saw Warren
Moore have $1,000 bill and some other
money In the district clerks Office.
Moore showed the money to witness and
said II was money received In some
state cases. on cross-examination
witness testified that Moore flashed the
money In his face as II he wanted him
% see II and was making no effort e.
conceal II. Witness knew that there
were trust cases then pending other
than the Kirby cases.
John :. CKalamity) Bonner was next
placed on the stand Witness denied
that he had had conversation win
Frank Glover In the International aud
Great Northern passenger depot at
Austin or any other place. where such
question were asked and answered, n
had been testified by William Yoakun
of Dallas lie said he hard heard about
McFall and WORKMAN having grand
jury called. that McFall wanted the
grand jury called. while Workman did
not. lie declared that on one occaeion
when McFall and Workman called a.
Kirby the latter virtually kicked Nc
Fall out ~ his Office Witness said he
asked McFall II he wanted part Of the
money for dismissins the suits and
McFail slid be never got cent. Wit
hess g. stined he had nothing on earth
20 do with settling the Workman and
Kirby account n had nothing To dc
with the calling OF the grand jury ana
never said he could arrange it for he
said II would have been e lie as he
canrot fix courts and grand iuries.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
eoRoRo INDIANS.
How the boys sf Thi. Braxiiisr
Tribe Get Their Names.

In an interesting article on the abo
rhymes OF Brazil In the current South
ern Workman the method Of naming
boys Is thus described
The ceremony OF initiation into III,
rights and privileges Of citizenship in
the B0rorO tribe II interesting. The III
tie bronze body Of the baby boy IL
more or less daubed with gum or pitch
and plated with white feathers: then
early In the morning before the rising
OF the sun the family AMI friends and
the priest or conIurer betake them
selves 10 an cminence near the village.
And ms the sun. the supreme power.
sweeps majestlcally upward from be
hind the eastern wilderness the con
jurer bores the lower lip of the em
bryo warrior with an instrument made
especially for the occasion and beauti
fully decorated with brilliant feathers
ard at the same time whispers "Piadu
du" drumming bird or the nnme OF
some other animal or object that the
child is 10 bear. "Piadudu," softly re
peat the family aud friends In turn.
and thus Piadudu. a favorite name. be
comes the name III the little one. They
are very jealous OF their names and
will not make them known 20 aliens.
In order 10 become citizen Of the tribe
n person NJ alien birth would have 10
reside with IL for some time and be
initiated much ns the child Is
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
TEA A WEEK OLD.
The "ReaI Good OLA Post and Rails"
of Australia.

OF Australia.
The tea drinkers OF Australia rival
those OF China and japan. not, how
ever. In the quality. but in the guam
tity, consumed. The men especially
drink the beverage In large quantities
and all day long and at strength
which would make the cue OF ties
drinking Chinaman curl ON sunday
morning the tea drinker starts with q
clean pot and clean record. The pot
IL hung over the fire. with a sutficiency
OF water in Il for the days brew. and
when this * boiled he pours into n
enough Of the fragrant herb 20 produce
a deep coffee coIored liquid.
on Monday. without removing yester
days tea leaves. he repeats the process.
on Tuesday the same. likewise on
Wednesday. and 80 ON through the
week Toward the close OF the seven
days the pot il filled with an acrid
mash OF tea leaves. out ~ which the
tea is squeezed by the pressure Of n
tin cup. BY this time the ten Is the
color Of rusty iron. incredibly bitter
and disagreenble 10 the uneducated
palate The natives call Il real good
old post and rails" the simile being oh
vlously drawn from stiff and danger
Gus Jump. and regard Il as having been
brought 10 perfection.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
NOW TWO DOLLARS.
Adjournment Resolution Special Order
For March %.

Austin. March ii.-F'riday was the
last W the s. days Of the Twcniy-nin'h
Legislature. After long and spirited
debate. at the request Of speaker Sea o.
bury. March % was decided on by the
house AZ the date To- vote ON milton 81
Mr. Cottrcll 10 adjourn April !.
Mr. Breslfor1 secured unanimous
conFent to place on third reading
bin authorizing the county commission
ers' courts % create new school di
tricts and the bill was passed finally
Land bill was advanced Go third r"a'
ing.
General election bin was considered.
In the senate the ticket scalping bill
was taken up. but not disposed Of.
senate unanimously adopted hous"
resolution providing for negotiations
with the government of Mexico. through
United States Ambassador Clayton.
looking 10 the pardoning Of Mac Stew
art senator Hicks was appointed io
90 10 Mexico. as provided for IN the
resolution
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
SURRENDER; PEACE"
These Two Words Are on the lips Of
Every One at Capital

81 Petersburg March ii.-"Iast
Fight all our armies commenced TO re-
feat" The greatest defeat In the his
9ry Of the far eastern war was made
Nown IN 81. Petersburg Friday night.
ht only In the foregoing eight words
.fom General Kuropitkin TO Emperor
lNicholas. This brief message was
flung about the streets In newspaper
extras. and II was passed from mouth
20 mouth Two thoughts formed In
aiantiy la the minds of every one. and
two words We're on every lip: "Suren-
der. peace" the former dreaded the
latter hoped FOR
..Genefai kuropatkiu b. no maker OF
phrases. his words never are quoted
like the famous. An Is lost save hon
or" but his laconlc messages hide more
than probably any other two sentences
IN the literature Of war
Every one now Is discussing peace.
which many ~ the staunchest advo-
Gates OF war Bureaucracy and Officers
now declare a be- Inevitable II o. OPEN
~ brIted about That RojestveusSy's
fleet has been recalled. and ~ now on
the way homewnrd.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12


Of the Russian disaster were still IN
known here II was known. however
the casualties and also the losses h.
guns and munitions % war were cnour
nous. II Is expected the prisoners will
number many thousands. Local esti'
mates ~ the number taken vary from
10000 20 50.O0s.
II Is not yet clear whether Genera
Kuropatkin planned To stand and holf
his line north OF Hun river or retire
until he found it was too late To accom-
plish his plan with the forces AT M
command. owing TO his confidence II
the ability OF the Russian army TO with
stand assaults. His action In heavily
reinforcing his right In the nelghbor'
hood incllnes many 10 the belief tha
he planned 70 hold the line on Huf
river and attempted 90 check the iianl
attacks. By n desperate onslaught tn
Japanese drove wedge through th'
line on Hun river and then. pressinl
northward. practically created q gian
Gordon around Mukdcn. baEglng tire
mendoug force OF Russians by the on.
eratlons completed Friday. Desperate
fighting continued during the night th'
Russians striving 10 break the encir'
cling barrier II is evident the losses 81
both sides Friday were heavy. swellinl
the already tremendous total involve
IN the capture Of Fushun and continu.
GUS heavy h,hting
n was stated Saturday that NJ re-
suit ~ operations Friday the Japnnes'
army succeeded IN obstructiug the TIN.
Of retreat between F'ushun and Tie Pas
hut a small fraction ~ kuropatkin'
army would emerge from the disaster
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
DDR UPRISING.
~ Party Sets First Day
I May as lime.
BAL ATTACKING
in Iowa Notified That All
ries viii BE Tied Up and
y Take Possession Of
Every City.

City. Ia. March ii.-Aaron
sho came from Russia four
go and joined The Russian
Fe. has received a letter from
OF the Russian Revolution
saying that April 1 OF the
calendar. or May /. American
has been laid for the open
national revolution. Since
tersburg massacre the revo-
IN the cities have been re-
til orders could be conveyed
W. cities and provinces for a
y uprising on such a scale tina
with II would be impossible
roads and Industries will b.
and wobs will take possession
J elsy. u Is claimed that IN.
49, many OF the troops Il
Eniien has heretofore re-
glQrnzrion from Russia whici
We'd accurate.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
THE ROMAN ARENAS.
They Were Not Mere niaEs. - Those,
OF the Modern Circas.

The arenas OF ancient Rome were
not. ~ some people suppose, mere
rings or oyals, such ~ may be seen
In the modern circus They were
broken up and varied Ia character ac-
cordlng 10 the nature Of the lighting
60 be done or TO the caprices of those
In authority. ON one occasion an arena
might resemble the Numidian desert,
on another the garden 81 Hesperides,
thick set with groves OF trees and ris'
ing mounds. while again Il pictured the
great rocks and caves OF Thrace.
With these surroundings the com
batants advanced. rctrcatcd. enclrcle,i
their adyersaries or kept Wild beasts
at bay ns occasion offered or as their
courage or fear suggested. Men com
bated not only with the more common
brutes. but with such monsters as ele-
plants rhinOceroses. hippOpotamusts
aud crocOdilcs ON other occasions
focks Of game. such as deer and war
ostrichcS. were abandoned 10 the multi
tude. aud In some cases the arenas
could be turned into lakes. hlled with
monsters Of the deep. and upon TIE sur
face OF which naval engagements took
81.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
No Threat Against India.

81. Petersburg. March 1.-THE As
ISOLATED Press was assured Friday
from an official source that the dis
patch Of Russian guns and troops ~
the Afghan border constituted abso-
lutely no threat against India. They
had been sent largely 10 replace unit
withdrawn from Russian Turkestan
for service In the far east. also because
Japanese emissaries In Afghanlstar
had been stirring up the Afghans "a
hostility against Russia
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Qualifications Relative to Federal Ap.
psintments Decided Upon.

Washington. March IA general
policy as 10 government appointments
has been determined upon by the pres
ident and his cabinet Al the conclu-
sion 81 the meeting Il was announced
for the present at least the uniform
policy would be- 90 retain incumbent.
In Office during satisfactory service
This policy win hold, IL was stated
further entirely irrespective Of the
length Of service 81 the incumbent
The policy announced is TO apply gem
orally 10 All departments Of the gov
eminent
IN line with the general policy oi
civil appointments Secretary Taft
said 10 also had been determined not
to appoint as hrisadier generals or
the active list ~ any ~ the army OH
GERS who had served forty years. In
Guiding the civil war
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Brief Senate Session.

Washington. March 1.-THE only
legislative business transacted In the
senate Friday was In relation TO the
death OF Senator Bate Of Tennessee. on
motion OF MIR German the vice presi-
dent appointed Messrs Psttus and
Overman on the committee 20 accom-
pany the remsinsof Senator Bate 10 his
home In Tennessee In place Of Messrs
Berry and Blackburn. who were unable
10 serve. Mr.. German introduced a
resolution providing for the payment Of
the funeral expenses ~ Senator Bate.
which was Immediately adopted.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Invited 20 Oklahoma.

Guthrie. March ii.-IIor. J. @ Cam
non. speaker u the house % representa-
lives and President Roosevelt were. by
resolution adopted by The lower
h3use NJ the Legislature. Invited 20 visit
Oklahoma this summer and become ac-
quaintsd with conditions favorable To-
statehood
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
wAsHoUTs REPAIRED.
Six Hundred Feet Of Santa Re Track
Were Washed Away.

Chicago. March ii.-Adyices re-
ceivcd az the headquarters % the
Atri,i.ou. Toaeks and Santa Re rail
road from New Mexico say that the
waShouts on the railroad have been
repaired and that trains went through
The dam in Bluewater canyon collsns-
ID and took out 500 feet Of track be
tween Bluewater and Toltre station
delaying traffic for time. but repairs
were completed and trains started at
..fb o'clock Friday afternoon.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Court Adieurns.

Ardmore. March ii.-Unlted States
court has adjourned at Ada after "a
busy session ~ four weeks. The fea-
ture OF the term was the converting Of
special session 80 the grand jury To
investigate certain cases. The grand
Jury returned a large numbsr o. In
dlctments against prominent persons
for violating the liquor law.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Welded ON TRAIN.


Roswell ~ NJ. March ii.-There
was romantic wedding on the Tall
medge excursion train soon after u
passed into New Mexico. n. W. Me
Neau Of Chandlerville. H. and Miss
Estena Killlrs u Haraboo. Wis. met
on the train and it was a case Of love
az irst sight No license II necessary
IN New Mexico and Rev. A. y. Ring
land. Presbyterian minister OF Chi
caEo. was on the train and performed
the ceremony They will reside per
rnanently az Dexter the new town
south ~ the city
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
oYAMA's TELEGRAM.
Enormous Quantities Of War Supplies
and Many Russians Captured.

Toxic March il.-Field Marshal
Oyama telegraphs as follows Friday
night. we occupied Mukden ut 10
o'clock this morning. our surround
ing movement on which We have been
engaged for some days past has now
completely succeeded.
The nercest fighting continues ~
several places I'm the vicinity Of Muk-
den.
we captured great number n
prisoners enormous quantities Of
arms. ammunition. provisions and
other war supplies There is al pres
ent no time TO investigate the number
Of those injured
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Kuropstkin TO Gar.

81. Petersburg. March ti.-General
KuropatlSin has sent the following DIS
patch % Emperor Nichols under IN
days date: Last night began me
retreat 81 all our armies During the
night there was no lighting. nut
heavy canonade"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Tho word "JIurIkI.haa,..,o,A.

'orword jlnrikisha comes froni~nrec
iese roots, jln-r!kishh. meaning
mnu, power. carriage, but
a not OF Japanese origin. so recent
5 1870 the inconvenience OF the
ri, numbering two wheeled carts
led the thoughts Of English resi-.
vs. TO the ease with which the hardy
ives could propel a lightly construct.
vehicle, and one was invented, some
by a missionary, others by n news
'er proprietor's son. Ever since then
heavy carts have been entirely dis
sed with.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Status Saturday.

New York. March H-Interborough
Rapid Transit company operated their
train on reduced and In some cases ir-
regular schedules n was stated the
company had decided not 10 take back
men over forty years Of age Hundreds
81 men would be- affected by such AN
order
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
Shot BY Nearo Boy.

Wagner. !. T. March ii.-JIm Jer-
nigan. o white man twenty years old.
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
here by negro hoy aged twelve Two
boys were fighting. and Jernigan sug-
gested they fight Il out. ore ~ the
combatants was handed a shotgun and
told 10 shoot.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-03-12
For Running Races.

Oklahoma city. March 1.-THE sum
~ $4,000 will be raised here for a run
mig meet 10 be had twelve days In
NAV. The horses now on the Memphis.
Hot Springs and Little Rock circuit
will he secured