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pounds was brought into this country
at n value OF So 900.
OF the various articles manufactured
sugar shows the most pronounced in
crease during the four years from 1903
to 1907. In 1903 a quantity Of sugar
roughly estimated at the value OF ST.
COO 900 was introduced into this country.
In 1901 the value Of the sugar iHor Orted
amounted to almost SG6, GOO, do.
Wheat forms this country's principal
export to Cuba. During the year cs 1903
$3.50 900 worth o. wheat vas go!G 20
that country. while IN 1907 So Ool500, or
one-third more than the trade q four
years ago.
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Miss Amy BOWles
Here for Visit
To Mrs. MetCalf

Mrs bIetcalf. wife of the Secretary
Of the Navy, has as her guests Miss
Amy Bowles, who arrived in Washing
ton today for a ten days stay Miss
BoVles' mother. Mrs. p +. BOwles of
California. has been spending several
weeks with Mrs Metcalf.
Miss BoWles is well known in Wash
ington and is popular with the younger
members OF society, She has been Mrs.
MetcalFs guest at various times be-
fore this.
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SLAYER OF PRIEST
DOOMED TO DEATH

DENVER. Col. March 18.-Just eight
cen days after firing the shot that killed
Father Leo Heinrichs at the altar. while
administering the holy sacrament,
Giuseppe Ala, the alleged anarchist.
heard his doom Yesterday
The jury found the defendant guilty OF
murder in the first degree and fixed
the punishment AT death When the
jury had been p0lled, the Judge ex-
pressed his approval OF the verdict.
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MILK AND WATER.

A Scottish farmer one day called 70
farm lad, Here, Tam. ganS- room
and gee the COOS q cabbage each, but
min ye gle the biggest 10 the COO that
gies the maist milk"
The boy departed to DO his bidding.
End on his return the farmer aske; him
II he had done as he wa told
AYE, MASTER" replied the lad 7
gied EN- a a cabbage each, and hung
the biggest ane on the pump handle. -
Philadelphia Ledger
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James Dinner Party.

Lieutenant Colonel James. British mil
itary attache, and the Honorable Mrs.
James entertained at dinner last even
ing. Their guest list included M. and
Mrs Hennen Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Boal, Mrs. Nicholas Fish, Sen
ator du Pont. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fail. of Boston.
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Commerce Shows Big Increase
In United States and Cuba
Increase in Trade
In Last Four Years

Total Increase in exports in four
years rs per cent.
Total increase in imports in four
years 615A per cent.
Chief export, wheat.
Chief import. sugar.
Total value OF imports. $50. 900 900.
Total value OF exports. $1,000, 900.
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Miss NabucO Patroress.

Miss Caroline Nabuco, daughter Of the
Ambassador from Brlzil and Nine. Ma
buCos Mrs. Long, wife OF Senator Long;
AIRS. Hughes. wife OF Senator Hughes:
Miss Isabel Lehman, and Miss Shelby
Converse, daughter OF Rear Admiral
Converse. viii act as patronesses at the
piano recital Of little Miss Mildred FOlb.
a promising young pupil of Nine. Marie
Won Unschuld-IaZard. The recital viii
be given Friday evening. April 8. in the
Washington Club, 1110 / street
Tickets Will be at the door or OF
Miss kOlb at her home, 400 ] street.
Miss koib. who is but thirteen years
old, Is already well known IN musical
circles Ia Washington. She played at
the charity concert at the Raleigh yes
tsrday given for the beneht OF the
NeighborhOod House and was after
ward offered an engagement to play at
q concert at the Susquehauna Unlvcr-
sity OF Pennsylvania.
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ana Mrs s. /. Bernstein. OF San Fran
cisco. received their friends yesterday
afternoon from 4 10 o'clock
The guests were served in the dining
room, which was decorated IN pink
The same color scheme was carried out
on the table
The young ladies assisting IN the
dining room We're Miss Amelia Stern.
MISS Maud LiChtenstein. Miss Irene
Sommers, and Miss Helene y. EugeL
The Octagon Club gave a stag dinner
at the Mercantile Club Wednesday
evening. complimentary TO Henry J.
Breslau. who assisted them in their sue
cesscul theatrical performance. which
took place recently. The toastnaster Of
the evening WIS Lester Marx. who IN
behalf of the club, presented Mr.. Hres-
Tau. with n fob
The guests were Arthur Neumau. Ber-
nard Bacr, Lester Neuman, David Paer
Herbert Jacob, Stanley Lausburgh. Her
bert Rich. Milton King, Maurice Else
man. Arthur LuChs. Melville Fisher.
Alfred Haas Melville King David stern.
and Stanley Fisher.
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An interesting little incident occurred
this morning on one of the streets IN
IN shopping district. illustrating the
ruling passion" Of a prominent society
woman for setting things TO rights. Mrs.
lIacfarland wife Of Commissioner Mac
farland, noticed a placaTd, advertising
local charity. standing wrong side up
in a shop window. She Immediately went
inside and calling attention to the fact
had the placard placed at the proper
angle
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Representative Mckinley Will enter
tain at a stag dinner this evening OF
eighteen covers IN his home On Farra-
gut Square
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Purdy are the guests
Of Mrs. w Seward Webb. OF New York,
who Is travelling in Florida IN her pri-
VEte car.
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Baron Takahira Returns.

The Japanese ambassador. Baron TAX
ahira. who vert TO New York Tuesday
to be the guest OF honor at several en-
tertainments in that city, returned 70
Washington today.
General Grant entertained in honor OF
the ambassador in his home on Gov
ernor's Island Wednesday. The guests
to meet Baron Takahira were the Jap
anese consul, Mr.. AidZuno; Lieutenant
Commander TanigUchi. naval attache OF
the embassy; Mr.. Naga1. third secretary
Col H. .. s. Hefstand. General Grant s
adjutant; Colonel Allen, commander OF
Fort Jay; Admiral Goodrich and Lieu
tenant BriCker, Of che Brooklyn navy
yard; James SJok IS, and General Hub
bard, vice president of the Southern Pa
cIllc railroad.
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Mrs. Mclean Leaves.

Mrs. Donald Mclean. who arrived in
Washington early IN the week, returned
TO New York today 10 meet her sOn-in-
law and daughter, Lieutenant and Mrs.
DalIam. who are to be entertained at q
reception by Gen. and Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant at Governors Island Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Dallam viii start South
the last Of the week, and Will stop in
Washington.
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Towers Entertain Kaiser.

Emperor William and the Empress of
Germany viii be the guests at dinner
this evening of the American Ambas-
sador to Berlin and Mrs. Charlemagne
Tower. The Ambassador to Italy and
Mrs. Lloyd Griscom went from Rome
10 attend the dinner and a number Of
other prominent American abroad viii
also be present.
a reception to which the leading
Americans OF Berlin have been invited
viii follow the dinner.
Miss Eleanor Terry, daughter OF Rear
Admiral Terry and Mrs. Terry, left
Washington for a visit Of three weeks
to friends in New York and Philadel-
Phia.
Mrs. William r. Reilly left Washing
ton yesterday for New York TO visit
her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Mckinney.
Mr. and Mrs. John +. Reyburn came
to Washington last evening from Phlla-
delphla for few days stay.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
and Mrs. oliver Wendell Holmes were
among the hosts entertaining dinner
parties last evening.
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Miss Mercer in Baltimore.

Miss Cornelia Mercer is spending q
few days in Baltimore and is the guest
of Mrs. Edwin J. FarbeI', 925 North Cal
vert street.
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Mrs. Norwood Leaves

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Z. Norwood. OF
the New Berne. left Washington today
for a two weeks visit TO friends in their
old home fn Charleston, 5. c.
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Miss Mamie Ttfdgely Kemp. 1871 L
street northwest, sailed from New York,
on March y, on TIE steamship Colon, to
join her father, lie Wis Kemp, who is in
after q visit 10 her brother, G. Ridgely
Kemp, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Milton w. Lusk, one of the authors OF
the Prince Of Parchesi." who is "a pi
anist of ability. Will play Tuesday at
the New Willard at the benefit for
homeless waits.
The benefit win be given under the
direction OF Mrs Arthur A. Birney ia
the interest OF the Bell Home for Waits.
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''PTince of PaTchesi. -

An interesting Interpolation which
viii probably be in the Prince of Par
chest" the play t. be put on by society
folk at the Belasco Iheater Easter
week. is a song. 'Flufs and Frills.' by
Miss Bessie Minetree, a prominent
young society woman Of Washington.
At the Marine Band concert Monday
afternoon at the barracks, the piece
was given its initial performance un-
der the direction OF Prof. Santelmann.
Tt was received with great enthusiasm
and pronounced a decided success.
Miss AIinetree is the daughter OF the
late Colonel and Mrs, MInetree, and a
faVOrlte In Washington society since her
debut. Her many friends VIII be pleased
TO hear of her successful venture into
the realms of music,
Baron Haymerle, Of the Austro-Hun-
gaTian embassy, was host at an in
formal dinner last evening at the New
Willard, complimentary 10 NJ Philip
LasZlO, the Hungarian artist who has
come 10 Washington to point the por-
trait OF President Roosevelt. Mr.. LasZlO
painted the Emperor Francis Joseph
and Pope Leo XIII, also many crowned
heads OF Europe.
Mrs. Clarence r. Wilson entertained
informally at luncheon yesterday IN her
home on Rhode Island avenue.
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Miss Amy Hull has returned 10 her
home in Baltimore. She has been the
guest Ct Mrs. Isidor Rayner, in Wash
lnEtOn.
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Miss Denny Returns.

Miss Esther Denny. who has been
spending a week or so at Atlantic City.
with her cousin, Miss Vulte. has re-
turned TO her home on Connecticut
avenue.
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Mrs Sylvie De Fowler entertained at
luncheon yesterday, Her guests We're
Mrs. James Lowndes, Mrs. HObsOn.
Mrs. Stockton. Mrs. Nicholas Anderson,
Mrs T. d. White, Mrs. Sharpe, Mrs.
Johnston, Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Merrill,
Mrs CTowninshield, Mrs LeQuier. and
Miss Hall. OF New York. who is Miss
Fowler house guest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-13

Society Is subscribing literally TO the
series OF Saturday afternoon art tanks
i'm the ballroom at the Shoreham, the
first Of which will be given tomorrow
at 4 o'clock
Among the subscribers are Mrs. For
akers Mrs George +. Hun, Mrs. II. f.
Hodges, Mrs. =. II. Cheen, Mrs. Hen
men Jennings, and Mrs. J. W. MacMur-
ray.
Mrs. James Hartman will entertain
AT tea this afternoon in honor OF her
house guest. Miss Florence James, OF
New York city
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John Barrett, director OF the Bureau
of American Republics, left Washington
yesterday for Ithaca. n. Y. He ~iIl
address the faculty and students of the
university this evening, and tomorrow
evening he viii speak before the dele
cation Of Argentine students at the
university, at a reception to be given
IN his honor. He will return to Wash
ington Sunday or Monday.
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Drydens Dinner Hosts.

Senator and Mrs. Dryden We're hosts
at another of their series of dinner par
ties last evening. The AustrO-Hungar-
ian ambassador was the guest Of honor,
and the others of the party were the
Swiss minister, DIT NOgel Senator and
Mrs. Cuuom, Senator Frye, Senator
and Mrs. Flint, Brigadier General and
Mrs. Sharpe, Mrs. John B. Henderson.
Miss Lowering, Brigadier General Ernst,
Colonel and Mrs. BTomwel Miss Sher-
Tiu, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Francis
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Dryden, Of New
ark. II. J., and Colonel and Mrs. Kuser.
Captain Hebbinghaus. naval attache
or the German embassy, and Nine Hob
hinghaus entertained at dinner last even
ing. Their guests were Commander and
Mrs. Ninslow, Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman,
Mr. and Mrs. AICCliuUOCk. Miss Mating
is. Miss Laura Jackson. Capt. the Hon.
Horace Hood, British naval attache, and
MI SlEybak, charge d'anaires for Nor
way,
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Mrs. simon Eann, OF Belmont road.
entertained the Afternoon Bridge Club
Wednesday. The prizes were awarded
10 Mrs. Sylvan 7. Bernstein, Of San
Francisco, cal, and Mrs. Sol Minister.
After cards, a delightful luncheon was
served. The table decorations were in
pale green and white. the CenteTpiece
being formed OF choice fruits, tulips,
and green and white satin ribbon. The
souvenirs were given Gladstone bags
filled with bOn-bOns.
The guests were Mrs. Moses, OF Balti-
more Mrs. Sylvan Bernstein. of Cali
fOfnia; Mrs. Meyer j. Gruber. Of Balti-
more. Mrs. Sol Meyer, Mrs Rudolph 3.
BehTeud. MIS-. CeTsOn NOrJinRer. Mrs
Sol Minister, Mrs. A. Sigmund, Miss Mae
F. Y. Harris, NJ IS Helene u. Engel. Mrs.
Isaac Behrend, and Mrs. Edward
KOhner.
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Mrs. Benjamin r. PilsOn and Miss
Amelia PilsOn left Washington last even
ing for Atlanta, Ga. Before returning
TO Washington they will spend some
time at Palm Beach.
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ROOSeVeltS Hosts
At Dinner Party,
Then Attend Play

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt en-
tertained Informally at dinner last even
ing, and later at a box party at the
Columbia Theater. where William Col
lier is playing in Caught in the Rain"
In the party were Mr. Justice Moody,
Representative and Mrs. Longworth,
and Miss CarOw.
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Mrs. Stevens Luncheon.

Mrs. FREDERICK c. Stevens, Of the
Cairo, entertained at a luncheon Of
twenty covers at RauscheTs yesterday.
in compliment to Mrs. Lester Brooks.
OF Minneapolis.
Mrs. Arnold Werner-SpanhOOfd will
not be at home again this season.
The ladies Of the Pierce Guild will
entertain at an informal tea this az
telnOOn from 3 TO o'clock.
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Mrs. Ellen Brosnahan announces the
marriage of her daughter. Annie, 10 DR..
John +. Griffen, March 10, in Baltimore.
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Miss Eleanor Douglas Wise. OF Balti-
more. is spending some time in WASH
ingtOn.
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Mrs. Clarence r. Wilson entertained
informally at luncheon yesterday IN her
home on Rhode Island avenue
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Mrs. A Spear and her son. irving
Spear, have returned TO their home,
after a visit 10 the formers parents,
Afr and Mrs. LuChs.
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Mrs. Edward Kohner. with her guests.
Mrs. Meyer D. Gruber, Of Baltimore.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
MERELY CONFINEMENT.
Thurston Says People are Pleased
With the Administration.

Thurston Says People are Pleased
With the Administrator.
New York, Sept. 4.--That what ap.
pears to be apathy among the voters
OF the country is merely contentment
with the present administration of af.
fairs by the Republican party, is the
contention Of former Senator Thurston
OF Nebraska, Mr. Thurston was at Re.
publican national headquarters dis.
GUESSING the situation in his own state
and country at large with party lead.
ers. He declared so far as Nebraska
is concerned there is nothing but Ger.
tainty of Republican success in No.
vember.
Nebraska will cast her vote for
Taft and sherman" said he. she is
a normally Republican state, but when
we got free silver Populistio decline
and bad crops she went Populstic. not
Democratic, for Nebraska never voted
that way. Now the farmers are pros.
porous and nothing on earth could in.
duce the state to vote for Bryan and
Kern"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
BRYAN BUSY.
Finds Time, However, to Comment on
Taft's Vermont Utteranee

Finds Time, However, to Comment on
Taft's Vermont Utteranee.
Lincoln, Neb. Sept 4-M j. Bryan
Friday was a busy man. He delivered
two dedication speeches-one at the
fair grounds. the other at the Tabitha
Home for the Aged near Falrview. re.
ceived many hundreds OF people, talk
ed into phonograph. discussed poll.
tics and sandwiched IN some work i'm
his office.
Perhaps the most important visitor
was Herman Ridder OF New York, one
of the Democratic campaign managers,
Mr. Ridder was on his way east and
stopped off at Lincoln a short time to
have a talk with the presidential can.
didate He brought flattering reports
OF the political situation as he found
Il In the west and particularly among
the German voters.
Mr. Bryan's notice was attracted 20
a dispatch from Middle Bass Island
wherein IL was stated Judge Taft, In
commenting on the result OF the Yer
mont election. said that he would have
been better pleased had the majority
not been so large, in which event the
danger Of Republican over confidence
would have been lessened.
Il know" remarked Mr. Bryan. "Ol
several sections OF the country where
the Republicans are not afflicted with
over confidence"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
TEXAS TOPICS.

Houston is daily receiving from 4,
600 to $4,000 bales of cotton.
BY the collapse at Fort Worth OF the
Salsberg brick building score OF
workmen had miraculous escape.
Asa Moody founder of Luling. Tex
dropped dead while returning from
that city to his home in the country
1t is stated the Wells-Fargo Express
company is planning TO move its Tex
as headquarters from Houston 20 Fort
Worth.
To construct the line to pipe gas
from Petrolia to- Wichita Falls, Tex,
100000 will be sptsit. Gas will cost
$50 cents T'i.U00 cubic feet
Postoffice at woodbine, Cooke
county, Texas was 'burglarized OF
moneg and stamps Railroad picks
were used to demoish the cash reg.
lister.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
wife Sold For Thre. Dollars.

New York. Sept. 4.-Told by two
women that woman was being beat.
en- In tenement house in West Ninth
street Policeman Soderburg hrried to
the house and found Mrs. Lillian Fay,
aged twenty-nine years old, lying on
the floor Of her apartment on the
second floor with dozen stab wounds
In the face, breast and arms. while a
man was sitting on the edge OF the
bed. This man said he was John w.
Foster, carpenter. He was locked
up. Mrs. Fay was removed to st.
Vincent's hospital where II is said she
was ir serious condition. She was
hysterical for some time, but told the
police that Foster entered her room
and said he had purchased her from
her husband for SO.
Foster refused to make any state.
ment. except to repeat to the police
that he had purchased the woman for
ss from her husband.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
Act Repuciiated

New York. Sept. Anew York union
No. 10 of the National Federation of
Postoffice clerks is aroused over a
postal card bearing a copy Of its of.
ficial seal, together with picture
Of Samuel Gompers, which was sent
broadcast through the mails The of.
ficers of the union say that the use
OF the seal was not authorized and
was used for the purpose OF creating
the impression that the union Is sup.
porting MIR Gompers and his views
regarding the Democratic nominee for
the presidency.
The place where the original card
was printed and information concern.
ing the orders there received for get.
ting II up was located by means OF
the printers union stamp on the card,
The postoffice clerks promptly held
meeting and adopted resolutions re.
pudiating the printing and circulation
of the card. which is described as a
fraud and forgery, and pledging the
union TO prosecute the guilty parties.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
Fatal Mimic Duel.

Mobile. Sept 4-William o, Sossa
man, seventeen year old boy, wa:
killed by Henry Leech, aged sixteen
years. IN a mimic duel, Several boys
were playing in the yard and when
one OF them produced revolver
Leech Is said TO have gone into the
house and securing another. proceeded
TO unload II. as he thought.
As the mock affair OF honor was
about to be enacted, Sossaman In
heroic fashion ran between the princi.
pals. At that moment the pistol held
by Leech was discharged, killing Sos
saman.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
WIFE KNOCKED DOWN STAIRS.
This Was First Chapter In Awful
Crime OF Jordan.

Boston, Sept. i.-But a few points
In connection with the horrible and
gruesome murder IN Greater Boston
Of Mrs. Honorah Jordan, an actress,
known on the stage as Irene shannon
by her husband Chester S Jordan
remainad TO be cleared up by the DO,
lice Friday The confession OF the
husband TO the police following his ar.
rest after the accidental discovery OF
the mutilated torso Of his wife In a
trunk at Z Hancock street. is believed
to be a substantial recital OF the in.
cldents of the brutal crime. but sew.
eral minor details of the confession
conflicted.
As the result of the examination by
the police he disclosed all the appar
emily important facts In connection
with the murder, and gave information
which led to the discovery OF the
thighs and scalped head of the muir
dered woman, the only parts not con.
tained In the trunk, at his home In
cVhNi iNi''s ne dlSo gave pluuSlOle
reason IN a remark by his wife, which,
he says, was melted by her belief that
he was unfaithful. Following her epl.
thet he struck her, knocking her down
flight OF stairs. He declares from
that moment until he awoke next
morning he had no recollection OF any.
thing. When he awoke he found the
body lying at the foot OF the stairs,
the throat slashed from ear to ear On
this portion OF his confession the po.
lice placed the least credence.
Attorney William s. Scranton, who
had been procured for the defense OF
Jordan by his brother.in.law, Jesse l..
Livermore, cotton market operator
of New York, states he already has
evidence Of Jordan's mental derange.
ment several weeks before the mur.
der, and in this case the murderer's
insanity may account for some lapse
In his confession, although as a whole
Il is remarkably clear.
When arraigned in police court Jor.
dan pleaded guilty 10 the charge OF
murder The case was continued until
Friday, Sept II, and Jordan remand.
ed TO Jail
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
STUPENDOUS FIRE.
-Four Thousand Houses Burn In
Japanese Town.

Toxic, Sept. 4.-Dispatches from
Nilgata, In Ichigo province, eighteen
miles northwest Of this city, tell OF
fire which occurred In which 1000
houses were destroyed. Fearful
scenes of destitution and suffering are
reported and the government is rem.
dering every possible assistance to the
inhabitants.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-05
FRANK P. SARGENT DIES.
Prominent Government Official
Expires at Washington.

Washington, Sept. l.--Frank p. Sar.
gent, commissioner OF immigration Of
the department of commerce and
labor, died at this city today.
The ailment which caused the death
OF Mr.. Sargent was stomach trouble,
which had afflicted him several
months
Mr.. Sargent. who was forty-five
years of age, was a native of Vermont
being born at Orange From 1866 to