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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-11-24
Nearoes Entitled 70 place.

Muskogee. Nov. 23.--The reversal BY
the interior department OF the decis-
ion OF Commissioner Tams Bixby OF
the Five Civilized Tribes entitled all
negroes in the Choctaw nation, who
are known as freedmen. under the age
Of 81. who were living March 4. 1906.
10 a place on the rolls.
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INDICTED BOTH
They Are Charged With Assault &c
Murder and Burglary

ffNf' ~ AAfNA NAN y iaAN
Waco. Nov 23-The grand jury re-.
turned an Indictment against Dave Sui.
Inns proprietor Of the Colorado hotel
al Moody and W. Mahany. a saloon
man of MCGregor charging each OF
them with assault To murder aud bur
glary These are the two men who are
alleged 90 have forcibly entered the
room of Mrs. Fannie Ray and her hus.
band at Moody with pistols while Mr.
and Mrs. Ray were preparing TO retire
Mrs Ray shot Sullns and he Is in
hospital at Temple
The grand jury also passed resolu.
lions condemning City Marshal John
Duncan OF Moody for arresting Mrs.
Ray and allowing. the resolutions al
lege. the two men to 20 practically at
large.
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snip out Soft Drinks.

H@nryctta. |. T.. Nov. 23.-Dealers
are shipping out all their stock OF soft
drinks. such as Tip Top, Uno. Long
Horn and Ino. in accordance with the
order issued by the United States
prosecuting attorneys that unless this
was done all stocks would be de
stroyed and the vendors arrested.
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Struck hY ScoM.

New York, Nov. 23.-While the Fall
River line steamer Priscilla was an
chored in a dense fog in East river a
scow towed by a tug struck the Pris-
elias stern and damaged the steering
gear. The passengers OF the Priscilla
were alarmed by the crash and rush
ed on deck. but were quieted.
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5HAzos NAVIGATION.
Major Dixon Making Survey In vieIn.
ltY Of GranburY.

Grsnbury. Tex. Nov. 23.-Maior H.
NJ. Dixon OF the United States engin.
eerlng corps is here with a party OF
sixteen assistants making a survey OF
the Brazos river. The corps Is get.
ting the gauge OF the river az different
points 50 as TO ascertain the volume
Of water, and decide on locks and
dams
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EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.
President and superintendent From
Several States Are In Attendance.

President ana SupeT'ntenoens wv"
Several States Are In Attendance.
Charlottesville. Va, Nov 23.-ono
OF the most interesting educational
conferences held In the south for many
years began here Friday st the Uni
versity Of Virginia. The conference Is
An attempt Of those engaged In higher
education TO aid properly secondary
schools below and schools above that
rank. The conference was called by
President Alderman OF the University
OF Virginia with n view OF bringing to-
gether on the subject presidents OF
seven state universities and all Vir'
ginia colleges and state superintend'
ents OF education OF half a dozen
states In the south and numerous edu'
Gators.
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Tue sixth annual banquet OF engin.
eerlng students Of the University OF
Texas, held on the 22d al Austin.
was attended by $50.
Upon the I'd at San Angelo. Tex.
March Bros. sold $4,000 pounds OF
wool TO Boston parties at between IL
and 10 cents per pound
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TO FARMERS UNION TURKEY RAIsERs.

have been unable so far to sell at a
satisfactory price. but from information at
hand feel sure that our time is coming.
All who are interested in the price of
this crop Of turkeys please meet me at the
Court House, Friday, November 3Oth, at
Up. m, and lets talk the matter over,
J. NJ. PETERS.
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| WANT TO SELL YOUR LAND

If you have land for sale
call at my Office and list it
with me. l. viii then be
sold. ] have customers for
several tracts of from 100 to
200 acres and | make a
speciality of selling larg q
tracts. Charges are r-a,on-
able. | have the customers
and You Lave the land and
by seeing M it will be to
both our interests.
MONROE EDGE
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s35. co. SUITS AT $500
$4,000 SUITS AT $500

Etons Chap and eheyo,
in solid and in checks BY way, few Pony
Flat collars tucked
The lined throughout SINNERS Trimmed
b buttons medaions frogs. All pe,ed
and ut perfectly Not suit 10, worth less
while the majority $50 values During this sale they will
The bargains are tremendous,
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aarher nrnns Dead.

Fort Worth. Nov. 23.-J. v Porter,
Dallas barber. dropped dead on
Weatherford street
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$3.50 SUITS AT $3.50

PONY Coat Suits Chaps and Elton Bouse The
from length. Trimmed in plain and fancy silk and
wool bds eheyo, all plain eoos and mixtures
Long and short sleeves gde of velvet and vests of
Persian brad The skirts spenddy aoredtrmmed in bad all
pe in clusters lust thirty tmme,, ggesi suits
ever saw All worth from $3.50 At $3.50 Fine bargains
W. w " =
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eyes. A dozen or more"
Boyd instantly dropped the theory
which had iwpeiied these hurried gur5-
t.ons- o. theory that tE, sheet might
have been tied tp O string and lowered
G" some person at tIe window be-
low.
"%or feasible" ne muttercd. under
Li- breath Too many Observers down
tHtre.-IAIs affair ureeIudes many cCa-
ie-erates- Yet tGat missing sheet. 20
have been made available this very
morning which Barlow assures me
would Dee imperative, must have in
some way been conveyed to 8a 0u.-
sllCT.'
While thus measuring the situation,
I0FI drew back into the room. rseB
paused Co ga4o at the nat roof OF
much lower building about 100 Yards
distant OF tals building .ouly two Of
tly upper windows CuHWauled a Vi-gr
OF that in which le stood tho view
from tEe others hcinE Obstructrd or
t.'" lll--.aaE roofs ot tHr intervening
] uilEs
SEddculy Boyd vet the palm Of his
hand with his tongue. then thrust his
hand lar ont of tle window 10 learn
tile precise direction OF the Wiud-a
method common enough among sailors.
It-H, moving Ike a fash. he EuranE
back into the room.
Graves. don't let that girl 20 until I
return, he cried. VeEemeatly. Keep
her here until
II viii so 10 I wish"
"If she attempts 90 leave this room.
call 8U officer ana place her under ar
rest. tEu1dered Boyd. This Way.
Jimmie Come with me al once. This
wuE-tEIs wayi''
And Felix Boyd. with Coleman close
UIou bis heels, tore Uut of the bank
er's office. and EeIdcI for Jhe stairway
making 10 tie street.
JUst minute Iater Mr.. Jason Bar
low rushed into the Office
Isn't BOYD neTeZ' he demanded
Hasn't Boyd arrived7"
-Arrived-ycs' And gone.' replied
Graves.
Yes. He asked several questions
ard thcu Left iu hurry. He has some
plan. ] do not know what It is bat \
De doesn't ind that cipher
We VIII go under as sure as fate. ="
finished Barlow, dcspairtngly.
III.
Felix BOYD dld not wait for the eIe-
NatOr. People who observed them
stared dumlaunded al tie TWO men.
one close after the other, descending
al EreaEueeE speed the successive
u~hts of stairs, with never a word one
20 the other, and never "a stop FOR
breath until they reached the busy
Iu a IeW hurried words Boyd gave
the driver his directions adding
breathlessly-
Don lose moment. Cabbic, Make
your own price for the service but
don't lose an Instant Millions depend
upon youl'
Like an who had encountered Boyd
during The past ten minutes. the cab
man was a little ratified Boyd's 20
tent influence over others at such
times constrained prompt obedience,
however, aud We'll within three min
uies The cabmau drew mp his horse at
The building which Boyd had particu-
lariY observed from he bankers
Office windows
Find The janitor. Jimmie" cried
BOYD. as he leaped 10 the sidewalk.
Rush him mp 20 the top floor IN case
] require his keys iii go right up.
Follow me as quickly as possible"
Most OF this was spoken while both
men dashed up the steps and into
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the building While Coleman began "a
hurried search for the .au-o- EayG
caught taa elevator just about rising.
and az once ztHr-ed for the top fuuI-
ON his way Pap De studied fle face Of
the elevator conductor. o. crooked
back IT.sluau. With decidedly crafty
EraE eyes. and asked .u gtsal. way
NV Hu occupies Ta. Office tartlr-r
east ou faa Eear corridor. tau tnar
The lr.slman glanced sharply at
-IIaw wu6 I know" said he. with
au oily trnGHs. u HiFer wax at-her
hearing his name
"Do you know him by zighte" in-
i've sane him. but he's not afther
being here Ions"
"uo you know whether he is now
lg E.r ailrc-
"Swe. stE. couldn't SOY if Wud. "
Boyd needed uo more ta convince
him th1r fla lr.-Hmau had been cau-
TONED 1-a'USt hEIu- ~smuuuirltiEe.
very possibly nT -Er tenant iU lur=-
ti0u. and hr let the matter drop. ON
arriving at the top fnHr. however, he
IaEta.sl tH the rear corridor. and
presently reached the door OF the
office mentioned. Tie had located 10
with absolute precision. Do was The
ouce containing the windows which
commanded "a view ul the lofty offices
of Graves & Barlow.
Durd trird the door and found &C.
locked. Then he vaiulE attempted 10
had lu his pocket. Next He stood for
"a second ur twC imuauauuy stamping
the rD0T. vaiulE waiauE for Coleman
20 EruE the iluituT. The delay iTTi-
tatfd him like uctteS lie glanced up
ana discovered "a trausam above the
.GIass,' he muttered. half IN his
throat II must Eet IN at once. lf
I IN on the wrong track, I can make
apologies later. III n1 The right track,
me the same. I'l force au entrance"
IeHplns Up he seized tHe sin below
The tgauSCm window, and nNcd his
foot on The Euob of the door. Then
he drew bis revolver. gripping 10 by
the barrel aud with several rapid
blows he scattered The pane of glass
ia fragments over the office floor.
The noise caused 10y the breaking
glass brought half score or men
rushing from the adjoining rooms
from whom cries for the iauitOr and
The police quickly arose. To none OF
them. however EQyd paid the slight
est attentions and before any could ar
rive 90 prevent him, he worked his
way with thc agility OF a cuntortion-
isr through the broken transom, and
dropped headlOug into the Office
There DE sprang 90 his feet, ana
darted 20 the window 90 make sure he
away over the interVeniuE roofs, aIH1
high above hin in the lofty skyscra-
per. the windows of Graves * Bar
lows Office were quite plainly visible.
Stlu moving with una bated haste,
and ignoring The Uproar now in the
adjoining corridor. EoEd looked sharp
ly about the Office. I'm every way ii
was inferior. containing only a cheap
desk and two wooden chairs, with a
small stove and bod in one corner
a condition which instantly convinced
him that the place had been rented
only temporarily. as a means Tor some
project ont of the ordinary lines of
business
The temperature Of the rom was
higher than i'm the corridor, fact
which Boyd promptly detected and he
dar.ed TO the stove and opened the
door
.Ha there has been a fire here" he
muttered. pecrinR sharply at the smol-
deriug black refuse in the stove
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"Na emhars left, Yet this burned
rubbish has been vigorously disturbed.
as ii tu d.str1y oh Indications 1f its
character Was It e-re.slar-u0- Aha.
Z have 30. u was-sfras. The poker
Dog Jovo. tha IoEo-.'
This humble adjunct to O. stove Was
l.#l- upon tH- t..r near tNe bod. and
Boyd HHw Taua.el upon lt uAe "a
.byarm.. DE- martrreG feeling of the
crooked Ir1u end. Sd warm. Z am
Ti-aJ and u.-I le close upon his
tr.rs- The poker i- Dot E-t cola lie
can have la.f here aut iew moments
ago. I'm E.EEt-a-d now 90 ser Uut
again. Now Co get OUT and after
l.m
Win eyes glowing brighter. even. and
ra.rruUg the rr.lmI l.lL i.TrUr rEIt
ward tae Office door Yet before Doe had
reached DO key was thrust into the
Jock. the doc. thrown violently oTau.
and Col man and 'he rauI-oT appeared
UTon tHe threshold
Before ths astaunded JanIt0r could
-Ieak. Boyd brushed rudeiy hy h.m.
and fail r0 forcing his way through the
excited crowd at men iu the corridor,
at The same time shouting loudly.
FOLLOW me, Jimmie. I've hit the
nail uu the head Lose not a moment
Follow me, and
Not yeti Ioared the taultor. spring
ing upon him from behind You have
broken into This office. The police
"FoIIce Doe blowed." thundered Cole
man. throwing oucu his coat TO display
bis detectives badge. Make way
there I'm a central ofhc6 man. and
VIII answer FOR this Room. gentle
men, ROOM Make way, / say, Make
way
Tie had hurled the janitor aside while
speaking, and now the awed crowd
ic4 back and opened way for the
two men % pass. Boyd lCd the way,
nga. 70 aL breakueCk speed. IhToush the
corridor and down the stairs. and again
tho previous scene with the cubman
was repeated
To the rear door. Jimmie he cried
rapidly. III you see man resembling
Paul Nykom. arrest him on the spot
oU may head him or there If lac at
tenpts TO sneak in hack Way-haT-
ring that We are too late. Leave The
rest 20 me-
Coleman hastened towards the mar
row street making 10 the rear Of the
building and just thirty seconds later
Mr. Felix Boy0 walked compoSedly IN
the elaborate rooms occupied by Ken
ncdy d Peck With merely glance at
the numerous clerks i'm the several in
closures, DE made his way uncere-
moDiOusly into the private office of the
firm, and promptly closed the door.
precisely as he expected. he found
both members of the firm seated I'm the
T1omi and. which gave him a QUICK
thrill OF triumphant satisfaction. he
observed that they were alone
To the corner Of Broad street and
Exchange Place! shouted Boyd as ne
followed Coleman into The waiting We
hicle
AS they sprang down az the corner
mentioned, Boyd caught Coleman by
the arm and pointed TO "a huae office
building some fifty yards away. in
which were located the offices occupied
by Kennedy q Peck bankers and
brokers.
49, the clock on the wall it was pre-
Cis@ly h1lf-past Uinc-iust thirty min
utes since Boyd left his Office in Pine
street
In an Cpen CRATE al one side a wood
hre was burning briskly, the Scptem-
Der morning being a little cool The
two members of lhe firm were seated
In the sunlight near one OF the broad
windows. apparently discussing some
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business matter. Both looked up
sharply when Boyd entered The lat
Ter at once removed his hat
Good morning. gentlemen he said.
politely
kennedy started 10 bis feet
.ENeH-a me- This is our private or
Grer he suarIeI.
Precisely where my business brings
m-. retertei Boyd. dryly. 1it down
again. Z beg"
= cannot call you bv name. sir
cried Kennedy -ald ] know ut no
business that warrants this Intrusion
Leave our private office at once. or i ID
call the police II yUu--
stop uEht there. Air. Kennedy
here. very serious business. aS sou
presently may discover lutl that
business Is completed. gentlemen. NOT
one OF ms viii leave this room.
Are YOU a mailman Kennedy eX-
NO. sir. but 7 am r. very deter
mined man. Now, understand me,
Erutlrmcu. II ] am mistaken 1 shall
lfaT you very humble apologies lit
he LATER. II ] am not mistaken. how
over. man named Paul NykoI VIII
soon enter this room
Now once aEdlu-uUderstand me!
When the man enters II he does. the
FIRST word or slightest sign from either
one OF you viii bring bullet from
this revolver. II yoU doubt that ]
mean all ! say, attempt 40 leave this
room, Sit down. MIR. Kennedy. That's
right sir, Now not a word while we
sit and wait.
il was a remarkable scene. so quickly
vet forCibly was IL enacted. Boyd mad
drawn his revolver, and advanced TO
take a chair near the table in the mid
die Of the room. That each If his
hearers was quelled more by his own
guilty conscience than by Boyd's
weapon. appeared i'm that each had
and both had grown dcathly pale. A
Boyds final command Kennedy had
resumed his seat and silence cover
Ing several minutes ensued-
Then hurried steps were heard ap-
pro7ching through the outer office.
Boyd glanced stcruly gt his obsery-
TTS, then took his revolver from the
table and concealed 10 osck or MS NIP
He scarce had done so when the % nee
door was rapidly opened, and the very
man he expected. Paul Wykoff. rushed
into the room.
AT such a moment, ana under The
sudden stress OF excitement ana as
NAV ue must have felt on seeing FellN
Boyd. only one man tn ten thousand
could have commanded his emotions.
But the nerves OF Paul NNkou eNi-
IDENTIFY were as urm ana ueAln-e as
steel HIS dark features scarcely
changed NlnlE one SllAA 3 --'altA anu
glitter showed On his Coal-black eyes.
ike the glitter seen at times in the
ewes n "a snake.
Without an instants hesitation he
said. In erlsc-i-' .oHvenLoAai tones;
air Kennedy. 7 wish 90 borrow
five hundred shares Of Alchison. COM
mon. Can YOU let me have them until
tomorrow
Evcn while speaking. and without so
much as a second glance al Boyd,
Wvkon turned a little 90 one side and
brought his back within a foot of the
ouan crate Tie very next instant
Felix BOYD beheld the flames Of burn
ing paper directly behind the crafty
scoundrel.
With a bound Ike that Of a leopard.
Bovd left his chair and sprang toward
the grate-onlv 10 catch sight OF a
charrad sheet of thin. perforated
paper just as the draught caught it
and waited il swiftly up the chimney.
"Hello." coolly exclaimed Wykoff,
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her little home town IA Iowa That'
was no market for such talent as
hers. Moreover. she would have lost
caste by trying 70 put II TO practical
use. So she turned her face westward.
and one day last spring she got on al
Florence and was hailed as the hrst
r=tticoat IN the place.
The men we're having a terrible
time. There was a horde OF men
there. They were living. for the most
part in tents and eating anything
they could get-mostly canned goods.
Fortunately for their peace Of mind
the report from packing town had not
Yet been made public suu canned
food pals on one AFTER a while. and
the cry was for food fresh food, we'll
cooked. bread and pies and things.
like mother used 10 make. And when
the boys found that the new arrival
really could cook the cry changed 20
a great song Of thanksgiving
Poor Miss sheppard The conditions
were rough beyond anything she had
ever imagined. a hundred times she
was on The point OF giving It all up
and running away She knew the
boys meant weiI-that any one Of them
who gave her just cause for onense
would be given short shrlft BY the
others. But dear met was all SO
different. so terribly different. And
she hedewed her pillows with home
sick tears each night But. though
her surroundings daunted her. there
were her parents back in Iowa 10 be
remembered They were dependent
on her now. and she must not fan
them.
So she stuck al f. and Cupid began
% get busy. He did his work TO the
rattle OF dishes and the incense
burned IN his altars was strongly sug-
Essglve ~ the fragrance OF ham ana
eggs II ne wasted any ammunition.
it is non en- record Ills arrows were
certainly deadly IN some 30 cases.
And they were not "easy marks"
either Tho rivalry among the mmar
r.ed men % the town for the hand that
uade such delectable pastry was keen.
The 1enizens Of that boom town flock
ed TO her table with an enthusiasm
than would have put 10 shame stated
diners at expensive city restaurants.
And most OF them wanted 20 set up
housekeeping with the cook.
As for her-she liked EN- all Her
Eroat regret was that she couldn't
marry them all Finally she decided
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her chair at the typewriter. and turn
Cd to face him. She was trembling
violently. and was as white as the lace
at her pulsing throat. yet her flashing
eyes. her fTOWuing brow, her attitude
of mingled resentment and defiance. all
Indicated not only that she was q girl
OF superior nerve and daring. but also
that she was fully prepared for Just
such a scene as this.
"I know nothing about it"" she cried.
indignantly. I've not seen it since
Ar Graves took it into the other
room"
You are sure OF that?" thundred
7 ,yd. He says ne left IT here,
aud"
'T dom care what he savs'' Miss
Dole passionately cried. ct have ewes.
sir. z Hcve eyes and saw him take it
from this room. II De charges me
with
"IIc makes no charges against you,
R1vd strculy interrupted. at once per
reiving th~t the r.rI fcIt SURE of herr
self and Of the attitude she had os-
su1e3.
To search the girl or the room. he
now WAS convinced would prove vain.
With ono swift glance he took 5n the
pertinent features Of the room n had
no exit except into the room adjoiniug.
To have reached the corridor of the
huii1irg. cor 90 have communicated with
any person there Miss Dole must have
passe though the office occupied by
the ty men.
"FIaz this eirl left this room since en-
term. it tins morning." cried Boyd.
swinging sharply around and address
inc Graves. then at the open door
NO she has not" cried the bank
er
"Tc are sue or hatr
"AE alutelv. 7 can swear 10 IT,"
Roy,. instantly turned 20 the Two
broad windows. the only avenue by
which. under the conditions stated. the
missing sheet could have been con-
veyed 10 any outside party. with a
bound he reached one or the windows.
and threw II open 10 look ont.
AT glance he took In the meaeer
possibilities presented. The two win
dows were I'm the rear elevation OF the
building. and near one corner of &C.
that IN the next room being ia the side
elcvats-. and above the adjoining
Strtt, ar bFloN ILt-if SO i"+ ''''l t.'NF
appeared dwarfcd. vas maze or
smaller buildings. the numerous roofs
OF which appeared I'm uneven and dis
orderly confusion from the altitude
at which he gazed. To have dropped
the missing sheet with any accuracy q
a person on one of the roofs below
would nave been next to impossible:
and Eoyd saw at once that So hazard
ous an attempt 20 dispose or so Valua-
BILE a paper would not have been made
''Vho occupies the room under this2"
he hurriadly demanded. glanCing back
at Graves.
"Caveu6ish & Page publishers"
cried the banker
DO they employ many hands in the
rooia just below2'
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run up In a week. "a saloon over night.
and new gambling joint in a couple
Of hours There isn't woman IN the
pIace-or there wasn't until Emma
shippard arrived there in search of her
fortune. and she could not have found
a better place in which to invest her
entire capital-a knowledge OF cook
cry.
Miss Sheppard was "an Eastern
woman" To be sure It's au IN the
point OF view. She was eastern %
South Dakota's point Of view She
came from Iowa Her parents had
brought her up not in wealth. but in
comfort They had given her the best
education they could afford Her as
sociau0ns had been cultured. her life
guarded and sheltered. As she grew
UP her parents lost money. and her
fathers outlook into the future was an
anxious one. His crops failed. Some
investments went wrong. The bank
~---NA 80 ~ --H.+NfHar anu A4aa caHAtlt -
were swept away. All these things told
on the ole man, and. when he
needed It most his health went back
on him
Emma began 20 wonder what she
could do 90 help. She could play and
sing. not very well. and paint. plscques
ana things. very badly She WAS fair
ly handy with her needle. but a rouu-
cr- srlustrcrs may work her fingers 20
the bone. and not make both ends meet
az taat
So she saved and borrowed enough
70 take cousse fe cooking and caaes-
tie economy az Ames' College. And
never was money better invested. FOR
not only di. she develop a latent talent
OF which she had not suspected her
self. but she equipped herself in q line
for uaieh herc Is always G. great de-
maud
The demand. however, was not i'm