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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1898
Page
5
Local brief notes report visitors like C. B. Beck in Corsicana and August Prinzel from Kurten, with numerous ads for rentals, saddle horses, and livery services. City Market barbecue, samples of work, soda fountain offerings, and various notices about travel, funerals, and business moves accompany short classifieds and regu- lar society items.
Washington reports that a Vatican statement outlining terms acceptable to the United States and Spain appears to be one of many feelers. The proposed terms allegedly include Cuba and Puerto Rico annexation to the US and Philippines relinquished to Spain, but officials say there is no fact basis yet and negotiations must start somewhere.
At Guantanamo on July 26 the Prairie from Nipe reports all quiet. Spaniards sunk the gunboat Sandoval, a breach of surrender terms. First sergeant Kinnie of the New York Marines seeks commission as second lieutenant. Holguin’s expected surrender looms as a pivotal war moment with reinforcements from Gibara nearby.
Report from Guantanamo describes the Nipe bay bombardment with no American casualties. The Spanish gunboat Jorge Juan was riddled and about 200 sailors deserted after Kingston’s valves opened. Twelve houses wrecked, 16 eight inch shells near Calle de Mariana, ground excavated four feet deep, ten feet long. Some shells failed to explode.
A squad of Spanish soldiers near Bahia Honda fired six shots at the Associated Press steamer Dandy as it passed the area. Flash and smoke signals marked the vessel's progress along the shore while watchers observed the harbor area.
Boston July 26 The Twelfth Baptist church adopted resolutions urging a free military school to educate colored soldiers for commissioned officer roles. It lauds black troops in Cuba and envisions greater roles for blacks in Cuba and future Spanish possessions. The text contrasts black soldiers with whites and cites religious justification for elevation through service.
St Louis on July 24 , stenographer Charles A Brant was shot and killed at Twenty first and Locust streets after mailing a letter. Three men fled from the scene as Brant collapsed. A note in his pocket appears to bind him to Miss Mary Harding of Davenport Asbury Park New Jersey. He had married and later divorced Miss Harding s father Roger E Harling, a wealthy local, years earlier.
George Moore was arrested on a warrant charging him as one of the Santa Fe train robbers who held up a train near Fort Worth last week and killed Fireman Whittaker while wounding the engineer. Officer Booker made the arrest. Moore, about 25, was formerly a waiter in Ardmore.
London announces the appointment of Gilbert John Elliott fourth earl of Minto as governor general succeeding the earl of Aberdeen. Born 1845 he served in the Scots Fusileers guards and commanded the south of Scotland volunteers as colonel. He is a Liberal who retired from the army in 1870.
A candidate seeks re election to the office of justice of the peace in Brazos County Precinct 4 at the upcoming November election. The notice states intent to run for another term and outlines candidacy.
Dr EB Daviss will visit Bryan on the 20th and the 21st Saturday of each month. He will hold sessions in the parlors of the Exchange Hotel.
Special train runs Sunday July 31 leaving Bryan at 6 20 am with round trips priced at 2 00 to Galveston and 1 75 to Houston Return on regular trains by 7 30 pm July 31 or 7 00 am August 1 Galveston return and up to 9 00 am August 1 from Houston Also notes on local construction marriages and residents including Dan Clark and Octavia Hurd. civic updates and appointments.
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