Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-28


"a II. Hartman to sidney Wsbooos @
New York IN the latter part q n.
cember, 1906. In Mr.. Harriman's ~
ter the statement ID made hat a -
request Of President Roosevelt, ~
(Harrimsn) assisted in raising . fnn1
10000 70 be used IN oasyylnD
New York for the rspublican party g
the election which was then spprooG1.
Ing.
All concessions previously offered .
trainmen and conductors on ~ won't
ern railroads were withdraw nt CHI
sago by the committee representing
the general managers OF tho roads.
after the frainmen. who have voted
to strike. offered to accept the rail-
roads prefer of an increase In wages
Of 8 IL per cent. provided the work
day WAS reduced 20 nine hours.
Two great movements looking 70 TIE
solution OF the race problem In tho
South. especially In Georgia. have been
launched and have gained the support
Of some OF the most prominent men IN
the country. according TO statement
made by a conference OF the Atlanta
Evangelical Ministers association Mon
day, one movement being urged BY
DR.. John f. White. pastor Of the First
Baptist church. who reported to the
conference that II Is gaining great
Roadway.
T.. II. Hartman was reelected pres
ident OF the Morgan Louisiana = Ter
as Railroad and Steamship Co. 1t
meeting OF the board Of directors Of
the road at New Orleans Monday
Thornwell Fay was elected vice-pres-
ident-
A motion for leave TO intervene In
volving the substitution of duly ap-
pointed trustees as plaintiffs In place
OF the next friends was the answer
Of Mrs. Mary Baker @. Eddy. founder
Of the Christian Science religion. made
through her counsel. In the suit
brought 70 compel an accounting Of
aer property. BY deed Of trust. Mr.
Eddy transferred practically her entire
estate TO three trustees. Henry II. Ba-
ker. OF Bow; Archibald Mcclellan. q
Boston. and Josiah Z. Fsrnald. Of Con-
,ord.
When Mrs. Evelyn Thaw made her
daily visit to her husband IN tho
Tombs Monday she was met by pro
cess server. who handed her . sub
poena directing her TO appear before
the lunacy commission Tuesday. Mrs.
rhaw apparently had not anticipated
this move. and she appeared very
much disturbed when the nature Of
the paper was made known to her.
II Is reported that a band OF Buiga-
rians have attacked the old Servian
towns OF Rudnik and Topolcha. burn
Ing 30 houses. killing seven men and
maltreating a number OF women and
children.
Iron and steel men declare that the
trade has been but little affected by
the slump In the security market and
the railroads retrenchment policy.
New York banks issue surprisingly
good weekly statement the surplus 70
serve increasing more than $1,000. 00o
and the deposits si7.0o0.ooo.
lnE WNUiftlAl Mtlo anu &A&E8LNA4
OF Cuba want annexation by the Unit
ed States or some form OF q protecto
rate.
Canadians avoid service In the reg
ular army Of the dominion and II II
found necessary to hunt abroad.
The executive council has elected
William Frank wllloughby. treasurer
Of Porto Rico. to be its president in
succession to Regis II. Post. who has
been made governor OF the island.
The situation IN Roumania appears
70 be quieting down. but large num-
bers OF refugees still continue to make
their way out OF the troubled districts.
An unknown woman Jumped 10
death over the brink OF the American
falls at Niagara Falls from Prospect
park late Friday night
II was learned at Washington that
the Hartman corporations. whose
qualifications extend 10 coal lands and
other vast interests In the far west
are offering TO restore 20 the govern
ment properties they have heretofore
clainsd as theirs by good and ample
title. They prefer TO do this rather
than be prosecuted.
The differences between the
western railroads and the members OF
the Order OF Conductors and OF the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen
we're finally adjusted. The men
abandoned their demand for nine
hour workday. and the railroads made
an advance over their previous pro-
positions In the pay OF baggagcmen.
flagmen and brakemen OF $3.50 per
month. The original demands OF the
men were for an increase OF Il per
cent. and for n working day OF nine
hours. The managers offered an In
crease In pay OF 10 per cent and de-
clined to grant the nine-hour day.
Abe Ruef OF San Francisco takes
bold stand. declaring that the uncor-
roborated confessions OF the super
yisors can not convict him.
James ]. Hill has resigned the pres
idency OF the Great Northern railroad
and will be chairman OF the board Of
directors.
A committee OF members OF the Iowa
senate has been appointed to investi-
gate the direct Inheritance tar as sug.
gesied by President. and bin pro-
yiding for graduated assessments may