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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
4
Wells Fargo Express Company will sell at public auction on Wednesday December 6 1809 between 10 am and 4 pm at its Bryan Texas office a gray brown jack held for unpaid transportation charges of about 20 dollars. Proceeds go to charges and keeping expenses. E B Lomax agent Bryan Tex November 28 1899.
Notice announces a stockholders meeting of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company at its Houston office on January 19, 1900. The meeting seeks authorization to create a first mortgage for up to twenty five thousand dollars per mile on the Waco and Northwestern Division to fund payment, completion, and operation of the line from Bremond to Ross. E. W. Cave, Secretary. d Jan 19
Six people are dead and about twenty hurt when the eastbound Buffalo express at Paterson, New Jersey, was struck from behind by a Phillipsburg accommodation train. The collision telescoped two Pullman cars, caused a fire, and left passengers trapped amid wreckage. Notable rescues included Cornell student Sterling Smith, who urged rescuers to save the women first. Dead include Mrs. Mary Roe and two daughters of Ithaca, Walter Welbrock of Cornell, Miller Craig of New York City, and an unknown woman.
Adjutant General Thomas Scurry returned from Rio Grande City with voluminous testimony on the Fort Ringgold clash between negro soldiers and citizens. Conflicting witness accounts show citizens fought the garrison, with origins linked to drunken soldiers and gambling dens. If guilt is clear, authorities may press charges. Also, Santa Fe brakeman Fred Hess suffered a severe leg injury after a Davis wreck and remains critically ill at home.
From Washington to navy officials comes word Lieutenant Gilmore remains safe with several men twenty five miles from Wigan. A Meyer code letter via Albert Sosichen indicates the Gilmore party’s status, with some wounded left at Baler and others reported near Bagued as operations near Luzon terminate. Manila reports Bayombong garrison surrender to General Lawton and a provisional government set at Zamboanga with four cannon and two hundred rifles in insurgent hands.
London reports twelve hours of reflection on Lord Methuen's brief dispatch heightening public anxiety. The Boers may have held the north or south Modder river bank and Methuen is expected to be reinforced from Cape Town. Colonel Albrecht leads Boer artillery and is praised as an able strategist.
New York reports a likely bloody Saturday in Kentucky as Goebel supporters back the election board decision. Bradley backs Taylor despite possible board ruling. Democrats vow to fight to preserve their rights while Deboe urges federal troops to help seating Taylor. In Texas, Mrs Davis dies after horse accident near Lampasas and a Mexican named Peto is shot near Cameron. bail set at 5000 for M B Owen after waiver of examination.
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