Postal advertisement notice for Connelly and Carnes
At the post office entry as second class mail matter. By Connelly and Carnes. Per week lic. Per month 40 cents. Saturday February 16, 1901.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1901
Page
2
At the post office entry as second class mail matter. By Connelly and Carnes. Per week lic. Per month 40 cents. Saturday February 16, 1901.
At Austin the education committee recommended a substitute for the Grubbs and Stollenwreck bills to establish a girls industrial school and a textile school at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Bryan. The substitute provides 40000 for the industrial school and 50000 for the textile school. Mourland and Dean will submit a minority report opposing the Grubbs bill. L L McInnis of Bryan and E J Smith of Denison spoke for Bryan's interests.
The Navasota Examiner promotes a low cost season long waiting apartment for visiting shoppers. The Bryan Business League should consider it to attract female customers and keep Bryan up to date with such accommodations. The Eagle already urged the idea.
The legislature is urged to create an industrial training department in state high schools, seen as a forward move that the state will likely support in due time.
The regular session led by Judge A G Board appointed new road overseers for the coming year and approved Keneeny Bros reports as butchers. Deens reported pauper visits and Dr Todd was awarded pauper physician duties. Sheriff accounts for prisoner board and jail wood were approved. The 1900 tax levy set county revenue 25 cents and various road, bridge, courthouse, jail, and poll taxes totaling 95 cents with an occupation tax aligned to state. Adjourned.
The C. W. and B. V. railroad paid 35.77 dollars tax on 3517.49 dollars of passenger earnings for the quarter ending December 31.
Washington February 15. Senators Hale of Maine and Lodge of Massachusetts warned the nation against vast government expenditures as congressional debate over the agricultural appropriation bill continued. They urged trimming needless items like the river and harbor bill while acknowledging essential needs.
General Weyler proclaims martial law in Madrid and positions troops to control the city. The move sparks speculation of a coup d etat as discontent broadens across classes amid heavy taxation, poverty, and lingering war weariness from the Spanish–American conflict. Madrid remains quiet this morning with no troops visible.
Visit planned by the Indian committee of the senate during congressional recess to inspect Indian reservations and schools. The action was adopted on February 15 in Washington.
The agricultural appropriation bill cleared the legislature in a decisive vote. Supporters say funds will boost farming programs and rural services while opponents warn of spending increases and budget strains.
In Topeka Mrs. Carrie Nation faces a property destruction charge with W F Lyttle of the Senate saloon as plaintiff. After Kelley testifies the parties plan a joint property argument and Nation likely to plead guilty to smashing the saloon. Separately Texarkana eyes a $100000 cotton mill project with $30000 raised.
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