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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1898
Page
3
Miss Nettie Scott visits Dallas and several residents travel to Waco New York Sun day Navasota Sunday and Bryan Sunday. Barbecue at City Market and various ads for saddle horses livery outfits and goods from local merchants. Public notices on removals and church events plus insurance claims tied to the Spanish American War.
Gen. Brooke, commanding the First army corps, sailed to join Gen. Miles at Porto Rico aboard the St Louis. The war department expects landings by week’s end with troops on shore soon, as Fifth Cavalry and Pennsylvania Batteries A and B are dispatched toward Porto Rico.
Dispatch from Santiago says Cuban insurgents, spurred by New York correspondents, hinder Military Governor Wood’s effort to restore control. Spaniards accept new regime. Insurgents move interior, warned against molesting Spanish residents. Food shortages persist, 50 funerals for refugees. Sanitation drive under way. Spanish troops to be deployed next week.
New Orleans reports Colonel Hood with immunes arriving to join transport Berlin bound for Santiago. Colonel Riche's Texas immune regiment joins them. Lieutenant Massey paused from retirement sails to Spain on Olivette to supervise war prisoners transport. Navy suspends western enlistment. Florida Georgia Maryland regiments from Tampa ordered to Porto Rico.
A Madrid source reports the queen regent’s household holder says Spain and the United States can settle the quarrel without war. The plan calls for a modified cabinet led by Gamazo to conclude negotiations and retire, with PalaVieja Silvela and Campos reorganizing the government while direct talks with Washington proceed.
A Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish government has prepared a message to Washington proposing an armistice to enable talks on terms for ending the war with the United States. The notice was published in London citing the Madrid source on July 25.
Dispatches describe the queen regent's careworn life as she clings to her son and seeks a swift end to the war. Reports note tears at palace councils and efforts to prevent conflict with political rivalries and hopes pinned on Senor Moret.
A. W. Buchanan announces candidacy for County Treasurer of Brazos County in the upcoming November election and seeks re election as justice of the peace for Precinct No 4 in Brazos County at the same November election.
Dr E P Daviss, eye ear nose and throat specialist, will visit Bryan on the second and fourth Saturdays each month. His Bryan office is to be in the parlors of the Exchange Hotel, with Houston office in the Sins Building rooms 305 and 306.
Burt Norwood popular dry goods merchant left for St Louis and Chicago to buy an immense stock of fall and winter goods. He will pay cash and give customers discounts at low prices. His salesmen will clear summer goods to make room for the purchases. Norwood aims to capture bargains for the fall trade. J C Boyet near College grows a new corn with a grain shuck on each kernel. A sample ear is shown at Zuber MacDougalds. Miss Lizzie Hillier and sister entertained Miss Pearl Wallace of Bryan with games and refreshments. Franklin Central Texan notes local traders T A Bass R Rumby G W Ramby Jerry Chapman from Madison county. Lex Cairns spent Sunday in Bryan now at Greenville. Sam Isbell of Pankey visited on business. A A Sanders of Iola was in Bryan yesterday.
Having bought the T. J. Bedford Photographic Studio we offer new instruments and improved services. Call to view our work and experience courteous treatment and legitimate prices. We handle all kinds of view work interior or exterior with flash for dark halls.
Entertainment by the ladies of the Baptist church at the Academy of Music features a bicycle parade and tournament and a Dewey Cake Walk in which the elderly will participate. Admission is 25 cents and the event is billed as a record breaker for fun, with all invited to witness.
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