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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
INCEhD|ARY CIRCULAR
At c. ?. DIAz
Mexican Officials Scatter Broadcast
Document Signed by Jefe Polit-
leo Abusing Americans.
[By Associated Press. l

Eagle Pass, Texas, April 2S.--That
the killing of Americans at Douglas,
Ariz., during the battle between teyo-
lutionists and Mexican soldiers was a
Yankee trick, as was the destruction
OF the battleship Maine in the harbot
OF Havana, Cuba" is the printed state
ment in a circular issued broadcast to-
day by officials of c. p Daz signed
by the jefe politico and practically all
other officials.
The circular was occasioned by the
use of the word "belligerent" in a
headline of an American newspaper at
Monterey, the word describing rebels
as well as federals. Mexicans evident
ly think belligerents too dignifed an
appellation for the rebels.
The circular says even Yankee SEN
ators, who mostly desired it, could
not find cause to apply that word"
The circular referred to the destruc-
tion of the Maine as a mere trifie."
Copies of the circular have been
sent to the state department at Wash
ington.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
TAFT TALKS OF COMGREssMEN
Says Work Is often Not Appreciated
Because Constituents Don't
Know Of II.
[By Associated Press. ]

New York, April 2S.-President
Taft's last speech before leaving for
Washington, made early this morning,
was on the hard work of congress
men, much of which he said could not
always be appreciated by their con
stituents because the real work of
congress is often not done on the floor
and did not appear in the Congress.
sional Record. He said when a dis
trict gets a good congressman they
ought to send him not for one but for
ten terms.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
|0LD GLORY AND UNION
JACK ENTW|NED
English Statesmen Advocate Anglo
American Arbitration Amid Spec
tacular Stage Settings.
[By Associated Press. ]

London, April 2s.-Beneath en-.
twined Stars and Stripes and the Brit
ish Union Jack, Premier Asquith to-
day addressed notable. meeting
which pledged support TO the Anglo
American complete arbitration pro-
posal which President Taft recently
made.
Premier Asquith and Secretary Bal.
four also eloquently favored the
treaty, but both said it would not
mean disarmament at present.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
SHOOTING AND STAbbING
9 sCRAPE At WACO
GBy Associated Press ]

Waco, Texas, April 2S.-Coke Buch-
anan, local cattle dealer. shot at and
missed the city veterinarian, r. H.
Hodges. during a dispute over Hodges
examination of cattle. Hodges stabbed
Buchanan in the stomach, but the
wound is not thought to be serious.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
Mr.. PRESTON ACCEPTED
OFFER OF THE CITY
Details of the Deal Are Being Ar
ranged Today-City Takes Over
Light Distribution System as
as Well as Water

The proposition made to Mr.. T. J.
Preston, manager of the light plant,
was accepted by him yesterday after
noon and today the committee is at
work arranging the details of the
contract. The price to be paid is
$765O, this being the price recon-
mended by the Commercial Club COM
mittee.
The purchase includes the poles.
cross-arms, wires, meters, TRANSFORMS
ers and electrical supplies on hand
necessary for the maintenance of the
system.
The city government now owns the
light distribution system as well as
the water supply, the sewerage and
other public utilities. This settles
finally and forever what has long been
a source of friction, vexation and
strife
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
INsURRECTOs WILL DEMAND
STRONGER GUARANTEE
GBy Associated Press l

Ell Paso, Texas, April 2S.-The re-
turn to Mexico of General Reyes
makes it necessary for the insurrectos
to insist upon stronger guarantees for
their security than have been here
tofore oiven, is the statement of Ma
dero today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28

night and thousands are fleeing from
the city today. Refugees arriving
here say that anarchy is rife among
the soldiers whose terms are expiring
in great numbers today
The British consul at Canton de-
elares that the situation is serious.
The viceroy at Canton escaped, but
fire did great damage to his palace.
The rebels have large quantities Of
explosives. Many of them were ar
rested last night
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
SENATE COMMITTEE
SLATE WENT THROUGH
Expected Fight Of the Progressives
Against II Did Not MateriIize.
lBy Associated Press. ]

Washington, April 2S.-The senate
today adopted the list of committee
appointments as approved by the re-
publican caucus and the expected
fight of the progressives against the
adoption of the list did not develop.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
Arkansas Fish Can Not Be Taxed.
tBy Associated Press. /

Austin, Texas, April 2S.-In an
opinion given out today C. E. Head,
of the attorney generals department,
held that Arkansas fishermen can not
be taxed for bringing fish into Texas.
The decision was on complaint from
Cass county that Arkansas fishermen
by this practice were hurting Texas
trade.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
VICE PRESIDENT CORRAL
PUTS HIS FOOT IN It
Says Revolution Is Fostered by Amer
leans with View to Intervention.
State Department Takes
Exception.
[By Associated Press.l

Washington. April 2S.-The state
department in an Official statement
takes decided exception to an inter
view accredited to Vice President Ra-
mon Corral, of Mexico, in the
Diario, a newspaper of Mexico City,
charging that The revolution is fos-
tered by Americans with view to
intervention.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
STATE GUARD OFFICERS
ASSIGNED TO MANEUVERS.
IBy Associated Press.l

Austin, Texas, April 2S.-The Of
ficers assigned to the San Antonio
maneuvers, beginning May IL, include
Capt. w. H. Murphy, of Corsicana, and
Capt. o. C. Ahlers, of Sherman.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
DISASTROUS FIRE IN
MEMPHIS HOTEL
One Woman Suffocated and Other
Lodgers Carried Out Painting
from Smoke.
[By Associated Press. !

Memphis Tenn, April 2s.-Mrs.
Mary Hughes was suffocated in fire
in the Palmer Hotel here early this
morning. Several dodgers were car.
rled out faiting from the smoke, but
these quickly recovered
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
Will Not Employ Union Labor.
TBy Associated Press |

Houston, Texas, April 2S.-The
Standard Printing Company, follow
ing the strike of its printers, an.
nounces that it will conduct an open
shop" in the future.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
FOR SALE,

One hundred acres of good, smooth
land, fronting on public road, located
one mile from city limits. Price s22.50
per acre. Apply to
j. w. BATS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-28
REBELLION IN SOUTHERN CHINA.
Thousands Fleeing to Hong Kong.
Anarchy Rife Among Former
SoIdiers-viceroy's Palace
Damaged by Fire.

tBy Associated Press
Hong Kong, April 2s.-Rebellion
and fighting broke out at Canton last
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01

For many years past constant ef.
forts have betfl made by persons OF
mechanical turn or mind to devise
some sort of appliance by which the
ever-restless waves of the sea could
be practically "harnessed." and made
to subserve the purpose or man by
driving machinery, etc. In the ag-
gregate, hundreds of such wave mo-
tor contrivances have been devised.
but so far az Is known. none OF them
has proved practical. with one very
interesting exception.
II knew he wouldn't" Second. NE
must be on right terms with him.
Hezekiah went to God a. child and
servant of God. recognizing God az
1siss vsreign..ts He believed that iYes
and his people were Gods own. and
he went to God asking that he help
his own. When you and I 60 to God
in trouble can we ask him to help
his own Can we say with clear
conscience that we are really his OWN
that we act AZ his own?--that our
hearts are his?--that all we have In
at his command? Third. we must
put our case entirely in his hands and
be ready to do exactly what he says.
Have you and I ever done this Have
We not gone and laid our case before
him, and told him that we would
leave it In his hands. and that We
trusted him. and then have we not
taken up our case again and gone
on and tried to manage 1t according
to our own notions utterly regardless
of his will. You and want Gods
fsfp to- day. Have We put ourselves
in his hands, Are we doing what
he says? Are we obeying him in all
things? Are we so acting as to give
him an opportunity to help us? Are
we obeylng him as well as we obey
our family physician when We put
our case In his hands? Are we An
anxious to know that we are follow
ing his orders as we are to know that
we are following the Doctors orders+
And II we are not trusting and obey
ing him have we a right to COM
plain II we do not sec our prayers an.
sweredr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Black Snow.

The curious phenomenon OF red
snow. which Is occasionally found in
spring at the head OF glaciers in the
Alps, Is we'll known to mountaineera.
but black snow has seldom been seen
A fall Of black snow. however. oc-
CURED ia the lower Emmen Valley.
above the Lake Of Brienx.
The whole valley and the surround
Ing mountains were covered several
inches deep with grayish black
snow. which fell on top OF the deep
white snow beneath which the coun-
try was already lying. So far no one
has been able to explain this extra
ordinary phenomenon. It II thought
that the wind may have carried vol
canic ashes from Mount Etna. which
has recently been active.
There is nothing whatever I'm thu
nature of factory smoke or even T.
large village In or near the Emmen
Valley which could possibly cause this
discoloration. Even II there were
factories and large towns. they could
not soil such large expanse OF snow.
Moreover. snow which had lain for
a week in large city. absorbing all
the scots and smuts. would not be 80
black as that which has fallen in this
remote pastoral valley.
Red snow Is known To owe its color
TO the presence of a minute plant.
which Ia pink In the state Of germina-
ton. and becomes deep crimson later
on, finally ending In black dust or
mold. Red snow. however. never &C.
ours In winter. so that the present
phenominon cannot be explained by
the fading, as 1t We're. or red snow
Tit Bits
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01

scratching their noses. climbing a
pole or scrambling up on u roof
where she felt herself To be safe out
Of their reach.
-Iel- learned Sni4e- clever tricks.
taught her by the children. She mas
tered the cute feat Of taking a stick
ia her mouth and carrying IL up or
down stairs and laying il at the feet
OF whatever person happened to be
on the scene The Youngsters de
lighted 70 exhibit her skin. and were
Very proud ~ her performances.
Jet was d remarkably well-trained
and Well behaved cat. She would
touGh no food. no matter how near
or how tempting, unless il was given
In her. Among other things. she de
veloped ii liking for sweets. 1t was
great fan 10 see her chew gum and
To watch her antics with molasses
candy
In Jets day II vas sim the custom
10 adcrn Christmas trees was apples,
eaE Lies ana chains of popcorn, Puss
likes to nose around the tree and
To inspect it's laden ,boughs. Dur
ing ONE holiday season. while the
decorated tree was still standing coy
cred with its old-fashioned trim
naings, the children heard 1t rustic
and shake noiSny on one occasion.
Rushing y the SPOT, they beheld Jet.
standing holt upright, tugging away
AT the string OF popcorn decking the
lower branches. and feastine on the
stray kernels which fell to the floor.
She was SO startled by their appear
ance that she sneaked away and hid
herself until the excitement had sub
sided.
When Jets FIRST kittens appeared
she watched OVER them with tender
care and jealousy guarded the box
bed which the youngsters had fitted
up with straw for their comfort. When
their eyes were open and they We're
big enough TO crawl around she car
rted each one to some dark spot and
there hid II. lest it, be taken from
her. Sometimes Jet hid them so
carefully that the children " orc oblfg-
ed TO help her to extficste them. II
WAS interesting 10 see her play with
her kittens and to watch her teacn
them to catch mice
This good pussy lived with the fam
lily who adopted her some seven years,
When they decided to move to an
other part OF the city she was, of
course. included in the party. When
all their belongings had been dis
patched they packet Jet in a basket
and carried her 10 their new home.
But she did not seem to like her new
quarters. shifted around and seemed
frightened. She hid in corners and
hardly tasted any food. One day Jet
disappeared. Dlligent search reveal
ed no sign of her at the old house,
never returned To the home In which
nor In the neighhorhood. Her where
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
4 Painting for a Prison.

Miss Geneyieve Cowles, or Hartford
Conn, is in Galilee, where she is paint
ing the scene OF Christ's appearance
to Peter after the resurrection. ask
ing him. "LoN est thou me-" This pic
tura Is TO be hung in the Connecticut
State prison at Wethersfield. Miss
Cowles became interested in the pris-
oners while painting a picture for a
church In Hartford for which she
MAS perrntited ~. Asse one * the. pris-
oners as model for one of her Tg-
ures. The prison warden suggested
the painting of the picture. but said
1t would have TO be large one as the
prisoners are not allowed to turn THAR
heads while attending service. Miss
Cowies agreed. and as she Is care
full about details, she went to Gaiilea
to paint the scene.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
A Word to Readers as to the Future.

i 0 a a
wholesome
and work
folks
ne & n int he "a las huponh
be dbut bref
uu items elg fn churches invention
O o
IN hcrhou Christian eand
I and has
n m shws d time.
feel free
% II nos o always
possible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Picturesque France

Paris is France" 10 80 many peo-
pie. that the account of some of Its
natural wonders comeN as a surprise
One of these has recently been made
generally known. 1t Ia the fountain
or source, of the Coulomp, small
river in the department OF the Basses-
Alpes" Out of mighty limestone
wall about four thousand six hundred
feet high springs fountain OF water
yielding even in the dryest times about
three hundred gallons a second, and
forming a full grown river. which be-
gins it's career with a series Of leaps
aggregating one hundred feet of de-
scent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Ancient Tapestry.

Two pieces of ancient tapestry.
such as was wrought by ladies of the
Middle Ages to hang on palace walls
were recently discovered packed away
In box at Langford Hill. Cornwall.
England. One of the pieces was
about thirteen feet square, 1t was a
set or panels representing the seven
deadly sins. and originally belonged
to Cardinal Wolsey. The other piece
was made for Hampton Court palace.
The romantic part OF the story Is that
the tapestry belonged to two maiden
ladies, who were unaware that their
roof was harboring such treasures.
and the two pieces were sold for thir-
ty~three thousand dollars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
jet.
THE STORY OF A CAT.
by Eliza X. Won Bergen


Jet sFas par1ah 1t would hAy :.
eesTl hard To ind "a erawnTer looking
creature than the stray outcast which
came to the house destined to become
it's home.
The family made her acquaintance
one SUNDAY morning While seated
around the breakfast table. A pitifuI
ana repeatsu. IneoMy4s attracted la g
notice Of the children and brought
them TO the door. On the threshold
they saw Nretched haif-starVed
kitten which slipped into the room
while they wer., debating whether or
3not TO shut ii out.
Bonnie, the ia by. shouted with de-
light al sight or Ii, but her mother
was not pleased With this unlimited
guest. As mistress OF Il well.regulafed
household she objected TO the trs~
truder and rose 10 put her ont But
the kittens forlorn condition and the
children's pleas secured for her a
saucer OF bread and milk This act
Of hospitality was TO end their &c
euaintance.' the youngsters were told
t% their mother. The kitten was eject
ed as soon as she had finished her
meal. but the newcomer was inclined
10 he friendly and not disposed 10
,sIeave the premises. She hung around
se1hs house and erawled indoors when
ever chance occurred.
Like all animals. she had a scent
for food and generally appeared at
meal time. The baby had taken a
fancy to her and liked 10 huddle
down on the floor beside the kitten
and watch her eat and drink.
Bonnie set up a howl every time
pussy WAS put outside. The kitten
constant intrusions and the eiaInor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
The South Sea- Finoer- bowl.

Civilized man did not invent the I'm
bowl either in form or In use. II
was used In the South Sea Islands
some hundreds of years before Euro
peans and Americans discovered that
II was necessary to their own refine
ment. A. bowl OF water is handed
round to every diner In u South Sea
house.
This South Sea finger bowl is half
a cocoanut- shell. beautiful, useful,
practically nnbreakable, vet not OF SUI
sictsnt worth to prevent it's being
thrown away Tomorrow and replaced
by fresh one from the nearest palm.
--Harper's Weekly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01

fifty-one churches, eighteen ministers
and 4,254 members. Teachers jill
Sunday schools show an increase of
SIT, while the number of scholars
shows decrease of 1855. The totals
are: Churches, s.3T5; ministers. liz;
members, 2S6.174. scholars in Sun
day-schools. 1856. Contributions
reached the grand total OF $4.042,42S,
the largest sum in the entire fifty
years history of the church.
In its foreign mission fields the
Methodist Episcopal church has ST.
S9S students in college, seminaries.
high schools, and elementary schools.
Trinity College in North Carolina
IS about TO become the most richly
endowed institution of learning in
the Who'll South. Commencement
hearts are made light by the an
nouncement that the Duke family
have arranged for the gift of an
other million to the college. One
fifth of this sum will be contributed
by Methodist conferences. the rest by
the Dukes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Tx, largest Nugget.

The American Museum OF Natural
History has lately placed on exhibi-
ton an exact model of the largest
gold nugget ever found. 1t is gilded,
and looks exactly like the original,
which was found In Australia. It
weighed two thousand one hundred
and tifty-nine ounces, was twenty
inches long and twelve inches broad,
and was sold for forty-six thousand
six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
When melted in London It was found
to contain ninety nine per cent. of
pure gold.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Tho Last Horse Car.

New York city ia soon TO see its
last horse car. A few short lines OPP
Grated by horses have been retained,
in spite of electrical equipment for
most of the service. but one by one
these are being changed. and soon all
will be run by the Juice" Then the
ancient arks will disappear, and the
horse car will become a memory.
There are thousands of men whose
names are on the city voting lists
who never saw a horse car. and yet
there are people who can remember
the first lines of horse cars. Will
something take the place Of electric
ity as quickly9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Dover Baptist Association.

The Dover Baptist Association was
orga nized in 1873 and SO Is just Us
years old. Its 129th annual session
will be held with the Colosse church
in King William county, beginning on
the morning of Tuesday. July Is.
There are fifty-one churches i'll the
body with membership of 1890.
These gave to the boards of the Gen
erai Association last year $37, $500.
The route to the association Is the
York River railroad to Sweet Hail,
thence by private conveyance seven
or eight miles to the church. Ar
engagements have been made for a
special train on Tuesday morning,
the eighteenth. which leaves Rich
mond at $50 and ought to arrive at
Sweet Hall about $40. 1t Is expect
ed also to have special train COM
inng back at convenient hour on
Thursday. or this due announcement
will be made at the meeting.
Those who fail to take the 1880
train on Tuesday will have to rely
upon the regular schedule which is
somewhat inconvenient for this trip.
Only the morning trains will be met
at Sweet Hall. 1t Is expected that
there will be large delegation from
Richmond and vicinity. Mr.. r. A.
Gary. Of Gwathmey. is the moderator,
and Mr.. j. h. Walthall is the secre-
tary Of the body
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
The Bison Canals

~ The counting of people was not the
only census last year The American
Bison Society has been making a count
of the buffalo in the various reserva-
tons and parks and announces that
there are now twenty one hundred and
eight of them. 1t is small total In
comparison with the millions which
once roamed the plains. but 1t Ii sub
stanttal Increase over few years ago,
and shows that there liz no Immediate
danger of the extinction or this noble
American animal The government
now Owls three good sized herds. An
eighteen thousand acre pasture has
just been set apart In Montana for one
of the herds..-Exchange.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Metals That Float.

OF course everybody knows that
wood. paper. and other substances
lighter than water viii float. but few
people are aware Of the fact that
heavy metals can be made to float on
water.
- Prof. A. NJ. Mayer. the noted scientist
who died twelve years ago, was the
first to be successful in making disks
and rings OF metal float on water. In
his experiments he used iron, copper,
brass. German silver, and quite =
number of other metals. and he found
out that not only would these metals
float. but they required additional
weight to make there sink. Professor
Mayer also timed the fiotation OF the
metals and the results were amazing.
For instance. he found that platinum.
which is more than twenty times AZ
heavy as water, would float for per-
iod Of two and one half days.
Two things were found absolutely
necessary in such experiments. In the
first place pure water must be had.
and in the second place the surface
of the metal must be absolutely clean,
otherwise any experiments would DO
failures. ).
From later experiments 1t has been
concluded that the metals float be-
cause Of film Of air which prevents
the metal from actually touching the
water
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Synthetic CnInnllor.

One Of the marvels Of present day
science is the way certain natural
products are being exactly prepared
by chemical processes. Chemical in
digo is one instance. Another. very
recently brought to success. Is cam
phor. 1t is a triumph of over a GEN.
fury of effort. This chemical cam
phor is not simply like" the product
distilled from the camphor tree: 1t is
camphor. atom for atom, and can be
used precisely as the vegetable cam
phor In fact, 1t requires vegetable
product. turpentine. as a starting point
in its manufacture.