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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1899
Page
4
A heavy squall struck Mobile at 10 am with rain and northwest winds. Over a score of tall stacks and sheds were toppled. Buildings, stables, and brick walls suffered damage while several vessels unmoored. Two men fell from wharves into the river but no deaths reported.
In Columbus on January 6 two hundred Fourth Ohio volunteers felled from improvised double deck beds in an auditorium, injuring 12 seriously and many others lightly. Names and injuries include Kushner, Withrow, Barber, Coffman, Walker, Shangler, Neil, Johnson, Messer, Simms, and Tywbard. Causes point to lack of bracing. some men were moved to city hospitals. Also announced are upcoming Army retirements for Stanton, Flagler, Sumner, and Shafter in 1917.
A large crowd attended a patriotic evening at Mrs. Fountain and Mrs. Howell home with Mrs. H. L. Fountain and Mrs. W. Howell hosting. Guests included Miss Julia Brooks Miss Parker and Mayor C. A. Adams. A guessing contest identified Uncle Sam as Dr. R. H. Harrison. Prizes included a bound war book and gifts of a vase and a paper knife.
W H Packer of Cleveland claims to have invented a ramie defibrator that could revolutionize fabric manufacture. The machine, operable by a boy, yields 400 pounds daily versus two pounds by a man in China, with capacity expandable. Ramie, grown in South America and the southern states, may replace cotton flax and silk and the fibre is said to be the strongest.
News from Dawson reports several Yukon river steamers will be iced in when spring breaks. Some are stranded in unprotected spots and risk wreck. The Robert Kerr sticks on a bar 60 miles below Circle City while the Arnold O is fast on a bar near Forty Mile. The crack boat Seattle lies stuck 12 miles below.
Washington January 6 reports say no word has reached the War Department from General Otis since Tuesday. The Aguinaldo movements dispatch was read without comment and officials refused to say if it held credence or if new advice had been sent to Gen. Cus. Columbus, January 6 notes that the One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana regiment, long in camp here, has orders to move to Cuba via Charleston.
City officers include Mayor C A Adame, Marshal T P Boyett, Deputy H Smith, Secretary and Treasurer Henry G Rhodes, City Sexton H H Jones, Constable C L Baker, Aldermen R G Tabor W B Howell W W Harris O H Wyse Jno M Lawrence. County officers list Judge A G Board, Clerk G W McMichael, Attorney Chas 8 Gainer, Tax Collector J J Adame.
Washington reports the president has chosen William Potter of Philadelphia for ambassador to Russia after reviewing his service as minister to Italy in Rome under the Harrison administration. Secretary Hay and the president are confident in his ability to fill the St Petersburg post. Also noted is Representative Dingley’s worsening health following a troubled night and diminished strength.
Tacoma January 6 oyster men warn that continued cold weather could ruin cultivated oyster beds on Puget Sound and Willapa harbor valued at nearly one million dollars.
Circle City events include a bar incident and an ice jammed wall with figures naming Ta Soma and John C. Barr in danger. Dawson faces thirty perjury accusations tied to a stampede toward Kentucky Creek with false claims cited. Local officials listed include Tax Assessor R. M. Nall Sheriff T. Nunn and others. Imports at New York for 1893 1897 1898 show diamonds leading in value with uncut stones also substantial. Havana reports rioting and a fatal encounter. Church notices and pastors for Baptist Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian colleges appear with service times.
In Havana on January 6, discussions highlight General Maximo Gomez as a towering figure while noting younger officers Mayar Rodriguez Jose Gomez and Mario Menocal grow weary of his dominance in Cuban public sentiment.
Community notice lists monthly meeting dates for numerous lodges in Bryan including Ivanhoe Commandery No 8 Knights Templars Bryan Lodge No 1032 K of H Vulcan Lodge No 37 AOUW Brazos Lodge No 129 and 64 A F and A M and other groups. Names of officers and secretaries accompany the schedules.
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