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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1900
Page
2
Local report notes J J Eubanks Plc improved Brazos water supply by installing an artesian well. The project involved upgrading a dwelling and surroundings in Bryan as part of western area developments with a $250 budget.
The piece argues that opposition to the tax bill does not come from the well‑off holder who is taxed already. It contends that powerful interests use courts to avoid paying their share, and asserts the need for a law that treats all taxable property fairly and equally across the state.
In Waxahachie a case is described where a deceased man's name was drawn to serve as a juror for the week. Twelve jurors were chosen and the dead man's name appeared on the panel to preside over the trial of his alleged killer.
The Brenham Press reports that interest in building a Brenham cotton factory was delayed by a busy period. Now local business leaders have time to reconvene and discuss benefits for the city with hopes to move toward establishing the venture.
The Huntsville Item notes that Huntsville, after Madisonville, records the most mortgages in the county and thus secures the largest share of outside cash trade. Bryan offers to compare cotton receipts against Huntsville’s mortgages from all counties, arguing for local buyers to judge the trade flow. With no crop in Brazos bottom, Bryan’s receipts align with past averages and lead the region due to cotton from Madison and nearby counties.
A church tea at the parsonage serves whimsical dishes with playful names such as Tears idle tears and Isles of the Pacific. Readers enjoyed the humorous menu as guests attempted to solve the "mysteries" in the reading. Brazos Bottom Farm rental and milk delivery notices follow the menu.
In Washington the Friday night session saw Representative Talbert chase the chair with fury over quorum gaps as Democrats hissed and Republicans watched. The day ended with 35 bills approved and adjournment for Gen Lawton's funeral. In Columbia the legislature passed a rail bill creating separate race coaches with a three cent per mile fare while prohibiting partitioned railcars.
Burglars blew the safe at the Bank of Malden, 18 miles south of Dexter, securing about 4000 dollars in cash. A roomer alerted Marshal Davis. he fired on the thieves as they fled with the loot, escaping into darkness.
In Fort de France a mob of about 2000 miners blocked cane harvests while troops moved in. An infantry post of 25 men was attacked and fired upon, with nine killed and 14 wounded. Incendiary fires also hit plantations in Commune le Francoise.
In Birmingham Alabama on February 10 Will Colson a Black man was hanged in the jail yard for the murder of Chief Deputy Sheriff Robert Warneck on November 28 of the prior year.
Feb 10 report from Colon says Bo gota has not fallen to insurgents. In Boston, Feb 9 J Walter Kennedy once a famous sculler and later actor and drama teacher died of pneumonia.
The Seventh district Republican convention opened in the district courtroom with R B Goosby chairing and J H Childs as secretary. Delegates debated temporary organization as rival Goosby Wallace factions formed separate committees while endorsing McKinley and the Nicaragua canal and naming national delegates and presidential electors.
Eight large books of wall paper samples offer new century designs at nontrust prices. If you want wall paper drop me a card. d63 Wm. A Dodson.
Washington dispatch reports Portugal is collecting money to meet the award in the McMurdo claim, with details from The Herald’s Washington special.
Roodesburg Drift, Feb 8. After repeated attacks on Wednesday the Boers failed to drive the British from the hill commanding the drift. British losses totaled 50.
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