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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
womAN's LOVE.
Infa.uation For a Man leads Her 70
Fatally Shoot Herself.

Fataly oNoot FieFseNs
New York. May "a handsome
woman. about thirty eight years old.
who Is supposed 10 be Mrs J. W. Gray
Of New Orleans. attempted TO commit
suicide early Saturday In Hotel Inn
perial by shooting She was found un.
conscious and In an extremely serious
condition and was removed 10 a hos
pitai. She was accompanied by man
a few years her senior The woman
appeared at the Hotel Imperial April
20. The couple registered as y. W.
Gray and wife. New Orleans" They
went out together frequently and the
man was away IN the day. but there
was nothing about them 20 excite un-
usual interest when the Waterman
was making his rounds early saturday
ne heard a mufticd report like pistol
shot in the room occupied by the
Gravs Looking over the transom
tho Waterman saw the woman lying
on her face on the floor beside the
bed with her hands outstretched, She
was I'm her night dress and a stream
Of blood was flowing from an ugly
wound In her right temple. She was
alone in the room. Tho door was forced
ana the woman hurried 20 hospital
Tho woman died M the hospital with
out recovering consciousness. None OF
the hotel employees remember having
seen GRAY during the night and be-
could not Boz found around the hotel
M the time OF the shooting Tho suite
occupied by the Grays was the finest
on the Broadway side " the hotel The
woman left four letters one ~ these.
uncncloscd. was written on two sheets
of papcr. II appeared that one portion
had been written Friday afternoon and
the other sheet Just before the woman
shot herself. one letter began: Dear
Sweetheart-Whcn 7 called YOU ~ on
the telephone YOU talked 20 cruelty 90
me that I went out and bought "a re-
voiver. intending TO do u then. ! WA
brought up In convent and my re-
ueion teaches against such things, but
7 can't stand II any longer"
Here there was break IN the let
ter. and when II was continued u was
In different ink II continued;
Again and again you have disap-
pointed me. Charlie. What IN Gods
name have I done9 n you are anxious
TO get rid Of me. that were easy Why
ala you have me come 20 New York
Here I am az your wife. II YOU had
said. ollie. DO not want YOU 10 re-
turn. would never have done so
Well. Charlie. this Is the last wish
you all the luck IN the world"
The fourth letter left by the woman
was addressed TO Charles. Sweet
heart" and read as follows: Il love
you better than my life. love you
40 much. and 10 think I have TO 70
and leave youi hate 20 die so. What
little | have after my bills are paid
wish 70 be sent 10 Olivia Parker,
1929 81. Andrews street. New or
leans. have furniture I had shipped
/ from New Orleans. wish also that
returned 10 New orleans 90 olivia Par
/ ker. coiored girl. as / have no re-
iations" This letter was signed Mrs
| Gray" A bundle of letters addressed
10 "Mrs J. W. Gray" az various places
was found when the woman's effects
were searched. on the backs OF tive
photographs found among her letter
was written the name "Charlis "
! stoneham." the same as on one OF the
letters left by the woman.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
SEVENTY soYs STRIKE.
Nearly Ore Hundred Employees Are
Idle, Works Being Shut Down.

New York. May 6.-on account Of
thestrike Of seventy small boys, nearly
100 employees Of the Standard OF COM
pany In Long Island City are out Of
employment and It has been found me-
cessary 20 shut down the Dove OH
works temporarily The plant Is an
important one and the boys were en-
gagged IN handling small cans with
which steamers bound for the FAR east
were being loaded They quit work
some days ago because two had been
discharged and al once established
picket lines Finally u became neces-
sary TO suspend operations In the
plant. and now the youngsters say they
Will not return until their pay IS nd
vanced from 81 TO 1926 "a day.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
BANKING BILL PASSES.
Governor Replies to Insurance cempa'
MES by Submitting Taxes.

Austin. May 6.-senate finally passed
with amendments. relative to capital
ana trust companies. general banking
bill.
House worked on general appropria-
ton bill all OF Friday. Most OF adopt
ed amendments called for increases.
To the suit ~ the FIRE insurance COM
panies restraining the enforcement Of
the recently enacted Bowser insurance
tax bill. Governor Ianham Friday filed
his answer In the legislature In the
form OF n message. submitting the en-
tire subject OF insurance taxation. The
message was received with cheers. Two
bills were introduced In the house. One
provides for 2h per cent tax on gross
premiums The second Imposes the old
franchise tax.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
Ausr,n.s GUEST.
Italian Ambassador Says There 10 Ne
Better place Than Texas


Austin. May s.-Baron des Pianches.
Italian ambassador 20 the United
states. and his party reached this
city saturday morning. He was the
guest OF the state and Legislature. He
was met at the depot by Governor
tanham. the legislative and citizens
committees and driven TO the state
house. where he was ofiicialiy weicom-
ed by the legislature In joint session.
The ambassador delivered a most IN
teresting address 70 the legislature. In
which he coniplimented the peopls on
the wonderful resources OF the state.
The baron declared II was the inten-
sion OF his government 20 send several
colonies 60 this country. and he de-
clared they could not md n better
place than Texas. He was entertained
by citizens.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
Failina Health.

ST. Petersburg, May 6.-Rumors OF
the approaching return OF General Ku-
ropatkin from the front now seem 90
be definitely confirmed. and II Is said
that General Zaroubaieff, commander
Of the Fourth East siberian corps.
has succeeded him Failing health r.
assigned as the cause for Kuropatkin's
coming back 20 ST Petersburg.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
WE'RE ACCOMPANIED.
Not Believed That the Torpedoboats
Would Depart Alone.

Toxic. May C.--Although none had
been sighted Saturday. II was believed
the larger vessels OF the vladivostok
squadron accompanied torpedoboats
which appeared west OF Hokksido Fri
day. II Is doubted that the torpedo
boats would venture across unescorted
IN the heavy sea which was running
when they burned the sailing vessel
All the crew OF this vessel except the
captain. who was captured. succeeded
IN landing. but a steamer dispatched
20 rescue the burning derelict was
forced 10 return on account Of the
storm. Russians poured kerosene oil
on the deck OF the sailing vessel and
withdrew after having ignited the sur
fact.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
storm at Weleh.

MuskoEee. May Ga special from
welch says a terrific storm swept over
that part Of the Indian Territory and
that several persons We're injured some
Of them seriously. In the central and
northern part the worst rain storm
Of years was experienced Crops are
ruined and many homes In the low ly-
ing country are flooded. persons being
driven TO the hills.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
R.eelved YOUNG oHfeers.

ST. Petersburg. May 6.-Emperor
Nicholas reviewed at Tsarko-selo the
senior classes OF page corps and cavai-
~. military engineers and ST. Peters,
burg infantry schools. who had been
commissioned four months In advance
of the regular date. The emperor ev-
horted the young officers 20 take care
and undertake TO do their duty 10 their
country Many OF these officers go AZ
once 10 the front
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
BRITT VICTOR.


San Prancisco. May s.-James r.
Britt became champion light weight
Of the world friday night wnsn he de-
feated Jabez white OF England At TIM
close of a magnificent twenty-rv,nd
battle With but twenty seconds 70 80
Britt hooked the E,ngiishman with .
left on the Jaw ana the foreigner went
20 the mat where Re lay fiat on his
back for eight seconds. Re staggered
10 his feet. but was powerlees 10 defend
himself. ana Bntt swung right and iefs
on hts Jaw. The referee. 20 save White
from needless punishment. stopped the
contest although White was still on hiz
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
AooNIZlNo DEATH.
Negro Girl WIS Apparently Poisoned
by stryehnine.

Beaumont May 6.-Bertha de Mar.
a fourteen year-old coiored girl, died
at the home Of her mother In great
agony. apparently from the effects 81
strychnlne poisoning. The girl went
out 60 owens park to "a frolic. where
she spent the evening drinking ani
dancing.
Her mothers attention was called
by the groaning on the front steps.
where she found the girl writhing In
great pain.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
No Bomb Thrown.

Chicago. May Especial Agent Ed
dy of the United states Express COM
pany says no bomb was thrown nor
was "a wagon damaged. Three men
were arrested charged with assault
with deadly weapon. Two gave
bond. Mr. Eddy says the alleged bomb
was nothing but blue powder In a
hrnn knhln hng
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
GETS THREE MONTHS.
Alleged Russian Spy Has Also to Pay
Large Fine.

Singapore. May s.-Vladimir Anton
ovich. an alleged Russian spy, who car
Red passport made out 20 another
name and who was arrested on the
fortified Island OF Branl and arraigned
IN Singapore April % on the charge q
being on government property with
out authority. was sentenced Saturday
60 three months Imprisonment for
tresspasslug and was nncd $3.50 for be
ing found with sketch materials"
In fortified place. Antonovich has
given notice OF appeal
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
Widow ana WEALTHY.

Boston. May s.-From Miss Stone Of
this city Il Is learned that the Hotel
Imperial suicide. Mrs. J. w. Gray Of
Chicago. WINS the widow of n former
broker Of that city. Before her mar
riage TO Mr.. Gray. about twenty years
ago she lived az New orleans. where
a brother and sister still live. Miss
Stone says Mrs. Gray was thirty-six
years OF age and wealthy.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
HossoN TO MARRY.

Bride. Elect Is a Resident Of Tuxedo
Park. N. Y.
Birmingham. Ala, May 6.-Ncws
says: Mr.. and Mrs George II HUI
u Tuxedo Park. n Y. have announced
the engagement 81 their daughter
Griselda Houston Hull. to Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07

has become cntireiy wnns ana ne
looked hfteen years older than when
last seen by friends in this city. Fol-
lowing the interview Grove left for
the home Of his brother IN Council
Bluft
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
On a Rampage.

Houston. May G-The Brtzos river
was on a great rampage Saturday and
rising rapidly IN the lower section OF
the state. Houston and Texas Central
trains were cut on and had TO make
a detour over the Santa Re track.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
LARGE DONATION.
Nearly Ten Thousand Dollars Added to
the Strike Fund.

Chicago. May 6-Nearly 10000 has
been added 10 the stcamsters' strike
fund by employees Of the Union Trac-
ton company. The street car men
voted some time ago 10 aid the strik-
crs. and when they received their pay
an agent OF their union was on hand
20 collect $50 from each man. In
all $500 employees were approached FOR
payment OF this amount
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07
HoneI.s,lx HUNG.

Louisville. May Ga telephone mes
sage from Lexington Saturday after
noon said the Hargis jury was hope
lessly hung.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07

Joe shinders. az San An,onio, fatally
shot Ennna Richardson and sent a
bullet into his own heart. Both ne
groea
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07

Miss Leila Ash swallowed thirty
grains OF morphine at Waller. okla
and died In fifteen minutes.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-07

At Edmond and MulhsiL Okla. much
cainage was done by Wind. hall and
rain. Hundreds OF trees were ruined.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-12
Death of George XanGilder

George ". Van Glider, an ola and
widely known resident Of this section.
departed this life Saturday night at
the home OF his son. O. Z. Van Glider
at Trevorton. The remains will be
brought to this city today on the 2 III
d. L. & w. train and will be taken to
the residence of William II. Jones,
East Trout street, whence the funeral
WAS held at 10 a. m. Wednesday, in
ternent taking place in the Lutheran
cemetery. The deceased was a veteran
of the Civil War aud the pail bearers
will be chosen from among the inen =
bers of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. a.
Il.
George ". Van Glider spent ma -
years OF his life in Montour county.
He was rs ears of age, widowe,,
whose wife died several years sgn.
Four sons AMI two daughters survive +:
c. F. Van Glider of Trevorton Boyd
of Harrisburg; Thomas of Northum-
berland; William of Newark, N. +,
Mrs. William II. Jones of tins city
and Mrs. John NJ nshall of Riversid,. ;.
The late Lafayette VapGilder, former.
ly Policeman of this city, was son of
the deceased.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-12
To Keen rliII Street Clean.

Keeping Mil street clean and pre-
sentable. since being paved. is prob
lem that is not yet solved to the sat
isfaction of all. The street, which was
cleanly flushed last Saturday weak
by the middle of last week began tC
show up very badly. 1t has become
apparent that street sweeper will
have to be purchased to use in cornec
ton with sprinkliug or that some 9th
er measure equally as etficacious viii
have to be employed. Council has not
abandoned tie idea of flushing thu
street with fire hose. The objection
that the force of the water from the
mains has the tendency to dislodge the
cement from between the bricks is me
by the suggestion that the nozzle bf
removed from & hose.
By action of Council this plan will
be adopted as an experiment and dur
ing two weeks the streets will be kep
clean by flushing. The work is to be
in the hands of the Street Commission
or, who twice this week and next viii
apply water by fire hose using no noZ
zle. He will make report at next
meeting of Council, when further &C
tion will 80 taken.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-12
FRENCH CONSCRIPTS.
Marked by Bad Clothes and m All
senee of IlapRnge.

sence OF baSEnSe.
"rhey are Il curious crowd" says a
writer describing the conscripts of the
French army, these boys of twenty
and Of twenty-onc, in various stages Of
sobriety, as they throng on to the plat
forms of the railway stations and I'M
der the fire of gentle and superior sar-
casm from the young men In uniform
who have already done year or two,
climb into the third class cattle pens
which are to take them to the threshold
of their lives in barracks. The sons of
wealthy men elbow the scourings of
the street
"-tll wear thei; worst clothes. except
those who do not possess a second suit.
The chief popularity about the whole
of them is an entire absence of luggage.
\ young friend of by own was one of
them. His luggage for the two days of
his first visit to Paris consisted of a
comb and an extremely aged tooth
brush. and before leaving Paris he ask
ed me to keep his overcoat for him till
he returned. They will only spoil 1t,
and 1t Is new one was his plea
Il counted the valises of whole
train load of conscripts who accompa-
MED my friend, and they numbered ex-
actly four. Those four will have their
lives teased out of them tomorrow
was the verdict of private under
arms upon the platform"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-12

he had given her ut is so fine to be
thought necessary she had said.
In this manner he progressed through
FIVE of the nine packages. Each letter
seemed more desirable than the rest,
and every moment made selection
less easy. This scrawl was a reassur-
ance which she had penciled on the
leaf of her programme at the theater;
that sheet of blue paper bore the first
words of affection he had ever received
from her.
At the bottom of the C...ti handle was
a long envelope with the name of
publishing company on Its upper left
hand corner. The postmark was over
two years old. Rejected manuscript"
Claxton concluded tossing it to one
side contemptuously. That had come
back in the days when rejected manu-
scripts had not been half so rare as
good dinners or money with which to
pay rent. Something approaching Gu
riosity made him pick up the envelope
again and draw the contents from its
mouth. The story that lay before him
was headed. From Frank Claxton, 211
West Twenty-frst Street." but the
type Enthusiastically belonged to the ma
chine which still remained a fixture
at Miss Carriers. The tale was one
that she had sent over his signature to
an editor of whose opinion she had felt
| certain, and 1t had in consequence been
returned to him when that gentleman
| had classed it as unavailable" Il
| ahn VIRGINIA
| had confessed, "and | knew you'd
spend it without considering why's and
| wherefores. It's just like Phelps. He
| was enthusiastic over the plot when l
told 1t to him last week"
"Virginia," he had demonstrated, lit
| was like Offering me charity"
| Nonsense! l shouldn't have thought
| OF handing you money. l simply wrote
| story for you that you might have
| written yourself If you had taken
| time"
Taken time. Good Lord. how much
| time he had taken that year In just
| such discouraging, unremunerative Ia
Dor. How unhappy he had been and
| how awfully. awfully hard up! He
hadn't begun spending every evening
| with her then. and he had begun
selling whatever he wrote either. NO
| body ever did-at first" she had as
sured him.
For twenty minutes ClaXton sat 81
| lently on his chair island in the middle
| of sea of letters. His fingers clun2
to the rejected manuscript, but his eyes
looked beyond it into the past. All the
half forgotten history of his love for
Virginia Carter had been recalled to
him with wonderful vividness-her un
varying goodness, the sweetness OF
their intercourse, the erstwhile strength
of his affection for her. A ships clock
in the adjoining room struck 2. the
nautical fashion of saying that the houl
was 5, and with quick resolution he be
gan climbing into his evening clothes.
"I've come to take you to dinner" he
said to Miss Carter when she respond
ed to his pressure on the button Mt hei
door.
80 you were lonely, too?" she asked
him.
Lonely? By George, and those let
ters"-
She was too clever girl not to seen
surprised, and he could not looE
through the sides of her trunk into The
tray where reposed several pacFages
of his letters to her, unsearched, un
touched, since first they had been reat
and laid away.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-12
Democratic County Convention.

By authority of the Democratic County
Committee the Democratic County Con-
vention will meet in Danvlle in the
Court House, on Monday, June 9TH,
1905, at 10 O'Clock in the morning of said
day.
The primaries will be held on Satur-
day, June 3rd, 1905, between the hours
OF 2 and & p. m, at the usual place i'll
each election district. Each district is
entitled to two delegates. The following
will be nominated at the primaries;
One person for Associate Judge.
One person for District Attorney.
Two persons for County Commissions
ers.
Two persons for County Auditors,
Horace c. BLUE, Chairman,
JOSEPH r. PATroN, Secretary.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-12

Times and places there are where the
tarpon have been so numerous and so
free in their antics as to be pest to
the small fishermen, who in certain
bay once harpooned a lordly fish. lash
ed him to keg and pointed him to the
open sea.
Drawing the floating barrel, he went,
splashing terror to his kindred, an
aquatic scarecrow. And as the mill
tant hogshead. ferried by leaping
twelve stone fish, went marching down
the bay all tarpon, great and small,
took warning that they must keep their
performances within the bounds of de-
cency.-Country Life In America.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-12
TWENTY YEARS SLEEP.

Rim Van Wrinkles Case May Have
Been More Fact Than Fiction.
Even superficial students of folklore
know that the tale of Rip Van Wrinkle,
supposing that Irving really heard it in
the old Dutch settlements along the
Hudson, is by no means peculiar to
that district, but is found in some form
or other all over the world. In other
words, the idea that it Is possible for
human being to survive in a state of
unconsciousness for a very long time
would seem to be either universal
fancy or to be founded on some actual
experience.
Dr. Lancereaux in the Paris Bulletin
of the Academy of Medicine reports
such an experience, the case of wo-
man who actually did, so far as intelli-
gent consciousness was concerned,
sleep almost exactly twenty years.
The patient. of neurotic and hyster-
ical family had always been delicate
and nervous. On May 81, 1888, she
was severely frightened and fell into
violent hysteria, which after twenty
four hours passed into unconscious
ness. In this condition, interrupted ey-
cry month or six weeks by sudden con-
vulslve attacks, she lay until May %,
1908, kept alive entirely by injections
of nourishment.
On May % she was seized with hys-
terra similar to that at the beginning
of her sleep, and the next day there
was another coSulsion. On May %
she began definitely to recover con
sciousness and by the next day was
able to speak intelligently of events
before her sleep and could also remem-
ber from day to day since her waking.
OF happenings during her sleep, such
as the drawing of some of her teeth
she knew nothing. On the evening OF
May % she died peacefully.
The particular case is of interest
chiefly to the medical profession, but
the general fact of survival in uncon
sciousness for very long time shows
how such tales as those of the Sleeping
Beauty. the Seven Sleepers of EphesuS
and Rip Van Wrinkle, to mention only
the most familiar examples, could have
oIlSih" 'cu iioih "Stu''i NNPN ~
observation. Very likely such cases oc
cured more than once.
Truth is stranger than fiction" runs
the old saying. 1t is undoubtedly more
correct to say that fiction is merely en-
larged, reduced, distorted and other
| wise decorated fact and that without
II fact within general knowledge from
which to start fiction could not exist
1t is entirely safe to conjecture that a
some prehistoric period, sleeping no
out of doors, of course, but under shel
ter, and for many weeks and probably
months, if not years, there was a RiI
Van Winkle-Chicago Inter Ocean.