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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
4
A misspelled property notice offers 40 acres pasture inside city limits with water, a cottage near a schoolhouse, a six room house on two lots four blocks from a street, brick cistern, and various lots near Allen Academy and a railroad front. Prices range from 100 to 1260 with easy terms and partial sale possible.
Land sale notice lists 2 acres near A and M college suitable for dairy or hog farming priced at 1000. Various city lots from 25 to 35 dollars and 69 acres on Wixon creek with 49 cultivated, plus a 29 acre tract with a six room house and cisterns one mile west of the city. Rail line passes through several parcels. some offered for 1500 or trade.
In Fort Worth on December 24, Mrs. Terry A. Blanchard was granted a divorce by Judge Mike Smith and, half an hour later, married H. M. Morgan of Acme, Hardeman county. The judge ruled the marriage invalid due to haste and undisclosed evidence from the divorce trial, leaving Mrs. Morgan with two husbands and a pending divorce suit.
Albuquerque reports the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe hospital burned to the ground, likely from a defective flue. Dr. J P Cutter and assistants evacuated about 200 patients as one died from exposure. The new addition cost 8000 dollars, total loss about 15000 dollars.
Professor Jacob Forney, a pedagogy professor at the state university in Tuscaloosa and son of the late Major General John H. Forney, was killed in Springville Alabama when a parlor rifle discharged while he hunted sparrows. He was thirty five, and survived by his wife and two children.
Mrs. Charles Grice, freed from her husband, married Clarence T. Torrey of Houston after visiting Justice Cronin. Grices’ troubles included a guardian for the husband and his confinement at St Vincent's asylum following a ruling of unsound mind.
In Pensacola Florida on December 24 Walker Humphreys a Louisville and Nashville conductor shot and killed W M Barnett during a dice game after Barnett threatened to kill Humphreys. A coroner's jury found Humphreys acted in self defense.
Searcy Arkansas dispatch reports Miller and Mahan two businessmen at West Point nine miles from Searcy shot each other Tuesday over a matter of business. Mahan died instantly Miller died later. No witnesses. Separately Boston reports survivors of the schooners Frank A Palmer and Louise B Crary sunk off Thatcher's Island last Wednesday are improving rapidly.
Lake Charles La December 24 J B Marcantel was held to the grand jury without bail after a preliminary examination for the killing of Lastie Augustine at a wedding near Oberlin about a week ago.
The Greek steamship Parthenon with twenty two crew members and six passengers is reported missing. It was last seen at Novorossisk on November 28 after leaving Taganrog.
Port au Prince December 24 General Nord the newly elected president of the Haytien republic took the oath to support the constitution on Thursday. The ceremony underscored the peaceful transfer of power and commitment to constitutional rule.
A lengthy dispatch from London reports Foreign Secretary Lansdowne outlining Britain’s stance on arbitration in the Venezuelan dispute. The communication, sent to the U S chargé d affaires Mr White, stops short of final decisions while detailing Britain’s expectations.
Thomas Barker a 56 year old farmer was shot and killed while riding with his wife near Sherman Texas. His wife Mrs Barker testified Everett Fairless 16 fired from behind then fled. Eyewitness Byrd Payne and family corroborate, the boy surrendered.
In Dallas on December 24 Charles Peterson, a white man, was stabbed in the neck by a Black woman identified as Jane Allen who then lunged at Policeman Brown. He shot the woman. Peterson’s condition is uncertain and the woman may die. The incident stirred considerable unrest among local Black residents.
Paris reports the foreign office has received President Castro's acceptance of France's equal treatment with other powers in settling and paying claims. The note aims to safeguard French claims and suggests arbitration plus an international commission to enforce decisions, potentially including French claims.
Austin December 24. James Holt a Manchaca community resident was shot and killed Thursday morning by J B Jones a precinct constable. Jones surrendered to the sheriff in Austin. Both men were candidates for constable.
The state board of education added 10 cents per capita to prior apportionments, resulting in a total of five dollars per capita for the 1902 03 scholastic year.
Wichita Falls Texas December 24 fuel oil gas exploded at the Wichita Falls Mill and Elevator company plant injuring three men Engineer Sells Fireman Diggs and Will Yates sustain injuries in the blast at the plant
Brenham Texas December 24 A Central mixed train collided with a horse. Conductor Lallier fell under the car and suffered a fractured skull a broken leg and back injuries. He died at Confederate Home Austin December 24. Captain J A Bayse sixty seven an inmate of the Confederate home died at that institution. He was from Dallas. Judge A R Durant died at his home in Grant Louisiana of consumption. He was about sixty and a leading Choctaw nation figure.
Col W J Bryan announced during his visit that he will travel to Monteray Mexico to study the silver issue. The trip will span several days as he examinesMexico’s policy on silver. Arrives: Dr Alfred Banquerizo minister from Ecuador reaches New York aboard the Alliance from Colon.
Washington December 24 The cabinet met for over two hours Tuesday to discuss the Venezuelan situation and arbitration as the path to settlement. The president stayed in conference with the secretary of war while other members arrived. No reply to the Hague reference proposal had been received and a formal request for the president to act as arbitrator was considered practically assured.
The allies inform foreign consuls that ships reaching La Guayra before Dec 30 may dock and discharge by day but cannot take cargoes on board. After Dec 30 mail steamers will be boarded by the blockading squadron and mails taken ashore under a flag of truce. A schooner attempting entry was captured. The British cruiser Tribune requires the Caracas to leave the harbor each night.
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