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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1898
Page
4
The commission’s abolition of rail rate limits provokes shipper protests with cotton grain and lumber hardest hit. As spring shipments loom, higher rates threaten a key state industry and decades of development, with railroads blamed for provoking the crisis. A Mexico Ledger reader quips about stamping loyalty to the country's will.
Reports say order returned after a deputy marshal arrived in Taos. The incident began when a drunken deputy sheriff arrested two visiting tourists during a San Guadeloupe day procession. A young man named Gifford fired in self defense and the sheriff was critically wounded as three shots rang out.
The Chinese consul general in San Francisco says no official notification of changes in China. He asserts the emperor remains sovereign, dismissing tales of a violent seizure of power. He adds the dowager empress supports progress and notes orders to establish full education for Chinese locally.
Milwaukee reports the Wisconsin Supreme Court orders Charles Polachek to stand trial for bribery tied to a Milwaukee garbage deal after habeas corpus challenges and a lower court discharge. The decision reverses Judge Johnson's ruling and clarifies arrest applicability for legislators. Local coverage notes the August arrest date and ongoing legal dispute.
In Garrison Texas a farmer J B Collins was shot while dining four miles from town. An arrest follows a prior dispute with a local landholder. In New Mexico hunt bans are lifted to curb quail damage. A shooting near Hawkinsville Georgia leaves John James dead and Baz Turner fatally wounded. A Norwegian captain commits suicide aboard the ship at Sabine Pass. In Dallas Leo Lewis, a colored man, is sentenced to 80 years for murder.
Abner Taylor, a white man, was hanged in Macon on Friday for the murder of his wife. The execution followed his conviction and appeals, closing a case that drew local attention.
Alumni banquet at A and M college described as delightful despite bad weather with a literary event by Frederick Abbott and a reception in the mess hall. The guest list includes numerous named individuals. A Washington notice announces Frances Mills wedding to Lieutenant George Richards on December 28 at Covenant Church. A smallpox report near Burleson county. Judge Cannon orders iron-bridge guard over Brazos. St Leon millinery announces stock clearance and holiday bargains.
The Exchange Hotel records show arrivals including W. L. Marks from Louisville J. Chapman from Denton P. D. Preston from St. Louis Ed Hall from Waco W. L. Ringer from Fort Worth G. F. Lange from Houston J. M. Riviere from Waco C. O. Kogey from Chicago H H. Deutschner from Galveston.
An explosion at OC T Hunter’s sawmill near Gurley seven miles northwest of Marlin, Texas, killed John Welch who had warmed hands at a boiler. Water shortage blamed. plant burned and kiln destroyed.
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