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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1899
Page
2
Government census notice urges farmers to prepare for the June 1900 farm census. Enumerators will record crop areas, livestock, buildings, and equipment as of June 1 1900 with tenants answering the same as owners. Director of Census supplies blanks on request.
In Bryan the ceremony united Fountain and Miss Brooks yesterday at the bride’s parents home. Dr. W. Julia Brooks Fountain, a well known local dentist, and Miss Fannie from Bryan were present. The couple plans to reside in Bryan after the wedding.
Little Miss Norma Foster daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Foster died early yesterday from caitol illness. Her father was away on business and will return this afternoon. Funeral time not announced. The community extends sympathy to the Foster family.
In Washington and Indianapolis reports show 25 000 pension applications filed for Spanish War soldiers with 800 from the Seventy first New York and 950 from the Ninth Massachusetts. Attorneys copy casualty lists from General Otis and contact families to file claims. Officials plan to bar attorneys from records, but demand for clients remains strong as 342 000 enlisted in the war and insurrection. A second item notes Senator Beveridge predicting currency bill passage and Philippine annexation debate.
A long list of violent incidents and accidents is reported, including assassinations in Gonzales and Dallas, stabbings in Lancaster and Halletaville, robberies with gunfire in Dallas and Denton, drownings near Sherwood, a fatal shooting near Clarksville, and accidental firearm injuries in Tyler and Ennis. The piece also notes a fatal fire at Chillicothe, Missouri, and a deadly mishap during a Christmas tree event in Tyler.
The British steamer Aristo laden with cotton, corn, wheat and meal ran aground near Ocracoke beach, 30 crew aboard with 21 lost. Captain James Howard and the Ocracoke life saving crew rescued eight survivors, and Captain Barnes perished. The ship remains afloat but damaged, with hopes for salvage if aid arrives. Moody remembered in Chicago memorial events with hymns and sermons. The Maine dead burial plans near Arlington are being arranged.
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