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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26
Told a, Reoimen,al Reunions.


Down at the reunion OF our regi'
ment at New Philadelphia. Ohio. two
weeks ago. said the Sergeant. Il met
n good many of Dan McCook's men.
and each one told some story OF the
\ Colonel Henry Conkelton Of Compa'
ms G.. Fify-hfh Ohio. was the best
wrestler, with one exception. In the
brigade. The exception was a man
named Nelson. who was the cham
I pion. Conkelton. however. was
matched against all the wrestlers In
| the brigade and he was always the
winner except when our own boys had
bet too much money on the other
man
Col McCook was greatly interested
In athletics. and when the wrestling
matches occurred near his quarters
was always an Interested spectator
At the end h. always invited the
wrestlers In to take q drink and Con.
kelt0n admits that when he thirstcd
for drink he would inyeigie some
other thirsty man into wrestling
match go down 90 Col Dams head.
quarters. and wrestle simply for the
drinks that the Colonel was sure to
give them
Although ConkcltOn handled him.
self well In any kind OF a scrap ne
kept out OF controversies aud per
sonal encounters On one occasion,
however. he came upon large. strong
man bullying a small man who had
not fully recovered from siege IN
the hospital The large man insisted
ON fighting when Conkelton inter
vencd. explaining that he was aycrse
10 lighting. but he would not see
boy OF an old man abused. and II Jack
persisted be- would have to lick him
Jack persisted and Conholtou proceed
I'D To dress him down aud was finish.
ing the job In great shape when Col
McCook rode un fc was very angry
aud ordered both arrested The IT.
ne fellow In whose interest Coukel
ton had interviewed explained the mat.
ter and the Colonel sent for C0ukel.
ton and told him be- It'd right"
AZ the New Philadelphia reunion
John Smith told 81 an adventure az
Lookout Mountain The shrmishors
acre being shcllel by the oncmy's
artillery and whenever they were
warned by their lookout posted in ad
vance would jump behind trees co. into
holes which they had dug boz the
ground Just as ihe signal was given
20 take shelter Smith made dash
for bis tree but another man jumped
In ahead of him Grumhlinc and swear
ing Smith jumped into hole just
In time 10 escape the broadsidc Of
shot and she'll
A heavy cannon ball struck Smiths
tree near the roots and crushed iJI
over ON the man who had taken shoI.
Ter behind o. Then Smith felt glad
that the other man had insisted on
taking his pho, behind the tree As
the regiment was ordered forward al
once he did not know what became |
of the man who stole his tree There
upon Martin Prettyman of Company |
r. present az the reunion said be- was |
the man who stole the tree and WIS |
crushed under o. He escaped with !
a few bruises and lived Co meet Smith /
forty-two years later at a regimoutal |
reunion Chicago Inter Ocean
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26

cid man and has been 50 Tor goner
lion.
The scenic equipment required for
Sara Bernhardi's production of An
CELLO. "Adrieuue l.ecOuyreur. la
Tosca Camille" and The Sorcer
ess" is said 10 BE- ,o great that 10 will
occupy six cars. making mp the larger
part of a train which is known as the
Sara Bernhard special"
Napoleon the Great" is not tho
FIRST play with scene laid Ia France In
which Thomas r. Shea has appeared
The FIRST was sydney Carter" o
dramatization OF Charles Dickens
Tale Of Two Cities" which he pro.
duced before Martin Hawley made his
success in England with The Only
Way"
Blanche Weaver. who b. PLAYING
with Henrietta Crosman In MARY.
Mary. Quite Contrary" tells with
great pride Of tribute cncc paid Co.
her by Joseph Jefferson Mr.. Jcner
son. after attending q Performance
Of The Country Girl said OF Mis-.
Weaver "shc fas the most Infectious
laugh have ever heard in ms NE"
a theatrical novelty .n LONDON this
winter will be- The appearance there
E Fuii-Ko enc OF the leading acr
esses of Japan She viii rIay Ir
english and one lf her pieces viii
De- The Vampire Cat OF Na1cshina
This is almost @ mouo'0suc and is
written about the belief of the jar
lncsc peasants that ihc souls of sol
iicrs KILLED iu battle visit their homes
'n the twilight wh the huplc calls.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26
Soldiers Marvellous Record.

The oldest man iu the Denver
Grand Army parade. on the occasion
Of the recent national encampmcut
was william u Taylor. better known
more than hf,y years was a resident
~ la Crosse. Wis
Mr.. Taylor was born May 10. 1906
He Is in full possession of his Hcul.
ties. stands as straight and marches
as firmly as young Wcll.traiued
regular lie walked three miles TO
join the Wisconsin delegation and
then marched nearly three miles bee.
fore passing the reviewing officer
No man In the line made more
soldierly appearance. H. did not
seem greatly fatigued al the end Of
the days work
All Of this for a man not far from
100 years of age seems quite marvel
Gus. He has The promise OF good
many more years. Judging from his
appearance and the condition of his
health which be- says was never bet
ter
Mr. Taylor engaged In fighting IN.
dlans in the Northwest previous 20
the Black Hawk war in which he
served as volunteer A. one time
during that war be- served briefly uu
der Capt Abraham Lincoln.
While in the regular army be- sery
Cd at Fort Crawford when that post
was commanded By Gen. Zach Tay.
lor lie also served in the Mexican
war under Gen Taylor
Very soon after the civil war tegan
he enlisted in the Fourteenth Wiscou
sin. serving four years and was with
his regiment In an Of the battles IN
which % was engaged During the
war he fought IN battles where Gen
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26
Football.

Football D. he great leveler on
the Harvard scrub team q Russian
and japanese play side by side The
Russian j. sturdy end and he
Jap is fleet tackle
Oci u Michigan gave the neayy
cornhuskers 81 Nebraska one of the
hardest dmbbinss thar Booths bunch
ever received. The final score was 81
TO q in favor OF Michigan.
On account OF repeated fumbllnp
Minnesota Tell short Of equaliuv chi.
Cages score of o. aeains; the lowaus.
but did manage 20 run The total up to
80 to against The hawkcyes.
illinois was overwhelmed and out
played In every stage OF the game by
Purdro oct a. the boosters walking
OF with "9 20 victory O. was the
first tlEe iu five years that Illinois
bowed i.s head iu defeat 10 the boys
from Lafayette
Walter Ectorsa,ls good right foot
for the second time in Cos owners
three wears of football defeated .he
University OF Wisconsin on Randall
Held. Madison Wis. oct %. The
score WAS 3 fo in favor OF thc Ma.
rooms "EckIc's goal from the twenty
yard line giving the University Of Chi
cdgo los fourth consecutive victory
over The Bldger-
Of an ihe oii and peculiar names
ever possessed ly pupils Of the fa
nous Indian school thar OF Kicked
on-the.Jaw D, probably the most cc-
centric. ls rosscssor is q clean-cu'
Seneca rrdssin from silver Creek. y
y. who s irving 20 make a position
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26

Is riding In letter form Than O'Nell
Just now. and Is not Tar behind In
point Of achievement Knapp has
ridden 80 winners. 50 seconds. aud 80
thirds. and II must be- remembered he
did not begin riding until tails spring
meeting at Belmont park WAS NJ an
end
As the closing event Of The Norfolk.
tVaJ horse show Howard Wil'ets'
Heathcrbloom broke the worlds
record Tor high jumping made by him
self 40 Hryn Mawr TWO year, ago.
Dick nonnelly rode the animal over a
5-foot lO-inch barrier This beat the
previous achievement which was mao
in opon air. by a full inch
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26

A musical comedy wish a squash
and pumpkin flavor Is what Billy
-. Van claims for The Erran' Boy %
the two acts are laid In the country
Richard Bennett. who has been late.
~ Identified with comedy character
roles. will play In The Lion and the
Mouse his first straight juvenile
role.
The directors Of the Drury Lane
London. have re-cngaged Arthur Col
Inns as managing director for five
years. The coming pantomime will
be Cinderella"
Charles H. Clark. the Seth Perkins
of The Old Homestead" is one Of the
veterans Of the company Charlie
admits that he is over 80. but draws
the line al three score
FRITZ Schen g. one of the few pub.
llc singers who enjoyed the personal
friendship Of the late Queen Victoria.
TO whom she frequently sang during
the last year Of her life.
Chas. T. Blaney's meIodramatic
novelty. For His Brothers Crime.
was written especially for the her
culean Adonis and strenuous ro-
mantle STAR Robert GailIard.
Claiming Pollock has received two
offers for the English rights To- VA
poleon the Great" Thomas T. Shoa's
new play, in case Mr. Shea decides
not 90 reserve them for himself
Lawrence DOuay. the English
comcdien who made such a success in
"Thc Earl OF Pawtucket' has q new
play this season by Augustus Thomas
70 o. entitled 'The Embassy Ball.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26
Baseball.

According 20 unofficial batting nv.
crages Hahn ~ New York leads the
American batsmeu with 3e9 FOR a.
games. Flick and Iaiole are tied for
second place with 3nS Kceler with
90G is the oulg remaining 500 bats
man.
Manager Edward Hanlous contract
glth the brooklyn baseball ,lgb has
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26
On the Turf.

w X Vanderbulit's Prestige won the
Prix Foret at Chantilly. France
In the struggle for leading honors In
the saddle this year Frank O'Neill aud
Willie Knapp hold all other Jockeys
safe. O'Neill. who is under contract
to Newton Bennington and Fred Bur.
lew. has ridden to date 81 winners. -
seconds. and 81 thirds Willie Knapp
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26

ON this years wonderful Carlisle foot
ball eleven Although this is Kicked
ur.thc.JBw's first year ON the gridiron.
the coaches think he Will make a
speedy back he Is q years old and
has played lacrosse against such
teams as the Torontos Crosceuts and
81 Galatians oi Canada.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Mich, died at the Normandie hotel in
Detroit, aged 62 years.
Indians at the Carlisle school will
be trained for a military life.
D. W. Driscoll, former state treasur-
er of North Dakota, died at Grafton,
n. D., aged 55 years. He was born
in Guelph, Ont.
A mysterious conference between
Roosevelt and the British ambassador
is believed to be connected with a
plan by the powers to end the war be-
tween Russia and Japan.
Congress is said to have bills now
before that threaten a national def
Icit of practically $40,000.000, the ap-
now exceeding the avail
able funds for the year by S24,S14,556.
President Roosevelt sharply ex-
pressed his dispeasure at the action of
the seante in amending the arbitration
treaties and probably will let the con-
\ antions drop, says William e.
Curtis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15
NEWS I'M BRIEF
RUsso-JAPANEsE WAR.

Clashes between strikers and the
military continue in many towns In
Russia and many are reported lost
when troops fire on crowd in Sosno-
vice.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg state
that the grand dukes have decided that
peace in the far east Is most d, irabie
and steps have been taken in this d.
rection.
1t is the opinion of government Of
ficials and diplomats at Washington
that Russia has. had all the war she
wishes and is waiting only for ad-
yantageous terms of peace.
Russian officials deny that Kourpat
kin is to resign his command, and de-
clare that Grippenberg' departure
from Mukden for st. Petersburg does
not change the situation materially.
Soisalon Soininen, procurator gen
eral of Finland, was assassinated In
his home in Helsingfors by young
man who is believed to have been
actuated by political motives The
officials son was wounded in a duel
which followed, and the slayer was in
jured
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, Feb. AIR. Long oe-
cupied most of the time given by the
senate to the statehood bill with a
~0eech in support of che bill as it
.nds. He gave special attention to
tie portion providing for the union OF
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as
one state and urged the Importance OF
giving selfgoverlment to the people
Of that section. In connection with
the agricultural bill there was con.
siderable debate upon the estion If
forest reserves. The bill was lot
disposed of. Senator NewlaI L spoke
on the question of railway nsolida-
ton, basing his remarks on a. reso-
luton for a commission to formulate
4 national railroad incorporation act.
The house joint resolution authorizing
the director of the census to publish
additional statistics relating to cotton,
and to gather statistics relating to
marriage and divorce was passed.
The house passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, carry
ing $2,107,047, which is an increase
for this service of $7S,710 over the
current appropriation. The debate
while the diplomatic bill was under
consideration was brief and was de
voted to railroad rate legislation and
reciprocity treaties A bill was passed
providing for the disposition of pen
sion money due insane pensioners in
hospitals for the insane.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Washington, Feb. THE senate
passed the joint statehood bill with
out division, admitting Oklahoma and
Indian territory as the state of Okla,
homa and New Mexico as another
state. Arizona was eliminated from
the bill. The sale of intoxicating
liquors in the new state of Oklahoma
is prohibited for twenty-one years.
The bill originated in the house ana
will 90 to conference.
The house was engaged in debate
on the freight rate bill The feature
was the speech Of Mr.. Mccall (Mass)
in opposition to he proposed legisla,
ton. Mr. Sibley (Pa) also opposed
rate legislation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

The lower house of the Prussian diet
passed a bill authorizing the construc-
tiol of the Rhine-Weser csuai. with an
extension to Hanover.
Hope Of an immediate settlement Of
the strike of coal miners in Germany
is ended by the refusal u mine own.
ers to treat with representatives of the
oneratives
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15
DOMESTIC

The public school building in Buck
land, Ohio, burned.
The plant of the Southwestern Cot
ton Oil company in Oklahoma City.
Ol!a.. burned. the loss being $4,000.
Two women and seven men were
injured in the wreck of Northern
Pacific passenger train at Drummond,
Mont.
The Rome Merchant iron mill in
Rome, n Y, was destroyed by fire.
the loss being 100000. partially cover.
ed by insurance.
At Washington Theodore Fisher. a
bartender, and Mrs Ettelle Yates
were found dead in Their boarding
house, both having beer shot
Mr. George A. Wii!.ams of New York
secured d verdict for 100000 against
wealthy elderly splnster for alienat
ing her husbands affections
Sevral coal packets of the Erie Rail-
road number of cars and small
buildings in Port Jevis, N. Y, burned
the loss being estimated at 800 geo
The high school building in Milford
Center, Ohio burned just after the
pupils were dismissed. the loss being
about 10000 Insured In the Sun
of New York
William Coins, a conductor. was
burned to death ana Patrick Sculley.
brakeman. was killed in rear-end
collision Of freight trains on the Erie
Railroad near Otisville. n. Y.
Standard Oil interests acquired con.
tro! OF the Santa Fe, thus starting
talk in New York of a possible control
Of all American railroads by the
Rockefellers and their allies.
At Akron. Ohio G. n. Howe. former.
ly prominent coal dealer. shot his
wife and fired a bullet into his own
head He viii probably die ana his
wife is in dangerous condition.
Renres tentative Frank D. Conner.
ford Of Chicago was expelled from the
Illinois house by a vote cf 12t to II
because Of the charges Il wide corup-
ton he hal made agains. thar body.
List of the creditors Of Mrs Cassie
l.. Chadwick of Cleveland. together
with the amount due each SO far as Is
known, WAS filed by the receiver. II
is estimated the debts will aggregate
$4,000 000
Mayor Weaver Of Philadelphia cuts
loose from the corrupt gang that
long has ruled the city and began a
war on graft and crime by ordering
wholesale dismissals and transfers OF
policemen,
Governor Folk, In a special message
to the Missouri Legislature. under thai
laws be passed which will end all
book-making ON horse races al
state fairs and prevent it anywhere
else in the state
Louis o. Wilcoxen. a Chtcaso minlna
promoter, and two other mon were
arrested in New York on charge Of
having in their possession a $4,000
government bond stolen from tnt
Manhattan Savings Institution In 1879
At Decatur, H., Thomas D Thomas
q locomotive fireman, was shot tbre,
times by his wife and will probahl,
die. Mrs. Thomas is in jail. and say.
she quarreled with her husband bc
cause he stayed out late at night
A Wisconsin Central passenger trail
ran into an open switch al Steven
Point colliding with a freight traii
and killing William I. Schel of Font
du Lac and probably fatally iniLrin
Benjamin Hindermann Of North Fon
du Lac
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Washington, Feb. S.-The senate
received from Mr. Kearns a disclaim-
er of the vote in favor of separate
statehood for New Mexico which the
records credited him with. He held
that he had been misunderstood by
the clerks and that he had voted
against the proposition. Several
senators corroborated his statement,
but a number asserted that they had
understood him to vote yes. Later
IL the session Mr.. Bacon declared
that the statehood bill as presented
for transmission to the house pro-
vided for the annexation of part OF
Arizona to Utah. He contended that
this provision had been voted out
rect the mistake, if it is such. it
would be necessary TO recall tho bill
Without determining the poin it was
allowed to go over. The following
bills were passed: Authorizing the
secretary of the navy to issue medals
to officers and men in the navy and
marine corps who have distinguished
themselves: appropriating $500 for
marking the grave of Major Pierre
Charles rEnfant, who laid out the
city of Washington.
In the house the senators and rep
resentatives met in joint session and
canvassed the electoral vote Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fair.
banks being declared officially to be
elected president and vice president
for four years beginning March 4.
1905 The vote was 1886 for the re-
publicans and 140 for the democrats.
For five hours the question of freight
regulation held full sway, both repub-
licans and democrats claiming the
c,edlt for originating the movement.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15
FOREIGN.

The Rouvier ministry presented
new bill for the separation of church
and state in the French chamber of
deputies
British privy council rendered de-
cision Tor the United States in the
Greene-Gaynor case, reversing the
judgments of Justice Caron of Quebec
and reinstating the extradition pro
ceedings as before the issuance of the
writs of habeas corpus.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

Democrats in legislative caucus at
Dover. Del. nominated willard SauIs-
bury as candidate for one week for
United States senator The ballor
showed virtually no change
The senate at Albany. n Y. held up
the Merritt resolution, VIII h was
passed by the assembly, fudt sing the
congressional measure To give the in
terstate commerce combustion power
to fix railroad rates.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Washington. Feb. 9-In the senate
The pure food bill was made the I'm.
finished business. The agricultural
appropriation bill was taken up, and
the provision for the punishment Of
persons who may use a symbol
modelled after those Of the weather
bureau for calling attention to private
forecasts was stricken out
In the house the Esch-Towns send
rate bill was passed, $50 to II, after
the Davcy bill, the democratic substi-
tate. had been defeated. ISL TO ass.
The statehood bin was received from
the senate and sent TO tn committee
on territories
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Oshkosh. Feo. 9.-The convention
az the SFare Consumers league VIII
he held AT Oshkosh February "a
There VIII be al afternoon and an
evening meeting 10 which all persons
interested are invited Miss Mar
Mcdowell head president az Chicago
Iuiycrstty. settlement. is TO be one of
the speakers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Washington, Feb. Elm the senate
Senator Beverage closed the debate
on the statehood bill, giving special
attention to the proposition to unite
Arizona and New Mexico. He was
preceded by Senator Foraker, who sup
ported his amendment to eliminate
Arizona and New Mexico from the
proposition. The proceedings were
senate, as court of i'm
parchment, received the replica
ton Of the house managers to
Judge Swayne's answer in the i'm.
parchment case, fter which the court
adjourned until Friday. Senator Stone
presented a memorial of the Missouri
legislature for the enactment of the
presidents recommendations for en-
larging the powers of the interstate
commerce commission and Senator
Spooner one from the Wisconsin legis-
!ature praying for a revision of the
tariff laws.
The house began debating the Town
send Esch bill to regulate railroad
freight rates after adopting a rule
providing that tie bill shall be dis
cussed in committee of the whole I'M
til o'clock Thursday, when a vote
shall be taken, without amendment
The rule was adopted, after a spirited
debate. by a y,te of 166 to 14O, on
party lines, exceI' that Southwick and
Nreeland of New York, republicans
voted against the rule, and Gaines of
Tennessee, democrat, voted for 1t.
Speeches for the bill were made by
Townsend of Michigan and Richard
son OF Alabama The replication of
the house managers in the Swayne
impeachment case was adopted, and
authority given the managers to file
any subsequent pleadings they shall
deem necessary Unanimous con
sent was given to mako the Panama
canal zone government bill continu-
ing order to he called up at any time
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Mad son. Feb. Senator stevens
Ct Oshkosh introduced two bills re-
garuag the removal of the capitol to
Oshkosh, one TO establish the capitol
in that city after January, 1907. and
requiring the capitol building commits,
sion 70 select a site there Immediately.
ana the other authorizing the city OF
Oshkosh 20 grant and the state to &C.
ee2t a sit2 there known as North
park ae III, makes no reference
go THE E. that the state constitution
provides that the state university
shall he at the seat OF government"
and that therefore the removal of the
capitol would UecesSitate the removal
ot the university Memorial exercises
were neld In honor of the late Sena-
.3rs crank McDouough of Eau Claire
and christian SagaU of Oshkosh Sen.
Etors Merton, McGiIlivray nd White.
head spoke of Senator McUonough and
senator stevens eulogized Senator
Sarau Senator North introduced a
bin 90 .epeal the BARRIERS license law
enacted at the session OF 1908. anu
senator Rummei one 10 provide Tor
( the removal @ elective city officers up.
lon petition of % per cent. OF The
voters
In the assembly bills were intro
!uced ro create the Office of county
soai supervisor; forbiddiug liquor
selling within 400 feet Of a school:
lt.. 8. B. e..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-15

Beaver Dam. Wis. Feb. l0,-Mrs
Mary Borwhk OF WeSqord. near here,
Is dead al the age Of ia years. She
was horn In Poland