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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
3
The time card lists Bryan schedules for northbound and southbound trains. Northbound No 1 at 12 30 p m Southbound No 2 at 8 55 p m Northbound No 3 at 1 25 a m Southbound No 4 at 8 17 a m
Local notices report visits by Col. M. W. Sims and Master George Tabor to Corsicana, Rev. Seth Ward arriving by train, and officials like Prof. D. J. McDonald in town. Advertisements promise Enamel photos, dress fabrics at Gilmore’s, and a Fiddler Contest at the opera house. Also listed are lost baby items, land purchase requests, and a railway river level update.
Frank Perry, a negro, faced an examining trial before Justice J. G. Minkert after George Crawford was shot twice on the Pitts Bridge road. Crawford surrendered to Constable Baker, was fined 25 dollars for carrying a pistol, and Perry was granted bond on the assault to murder charge. Dr. Goodwin reported three smallpox cases near Bat’s ferry with isolation steps and investigation by Judge Board and Dr. Tabor. Lost: a blue horse mule, 17 hands, 12 years old, last seen in Bryan. $5 reward posted.
Readable fragment shows office hours from 9:00 to 12:00 in the morning and 1:30 to 5:00 in the afternoon. Indicates a break around noon with a two block schedule. No names or locations provided.
London reports Boers abandoned Tha Banehhn to occupy stronger lines. DeWet failed to turn French eastern flank. British cavalry foiled the effort. Boers hold ridges eastward and may retreat under pressure. Roberts harasses Them to hinder organized Boer retreat. From Beira comes news of Canadian 12pounder battery arrival and Carrington’s welcome to Rhodesia command. Jameson recovers from fever and is a Cape parliament candidate for Kimberley. Dispatches note Boer guns firing into Mafeking and a repulsed attack with no British casualties. Also reported: 25 officers and 252 men arriving at the invalid home, Aurania sailing with 500 sick and wounded, and India-supplied native keepers and shoemakers for service in South Africa.
London dispatch notes Roberts may press from Thabanchu toward Windburg or shift to strike between De Wets and Oliveros. Transport unknown, eastern flank cleared, critics at Aldershot carping over not seizing cannonades. Measured gains cited with low British losses despite Boer cautious defense.
Reports from Dublin claim Nolan Walsh and Rowan were arrested in Canada over an April 21 lock explosion on the Welland canal near Thorold Ontario. They may be linked to the Dublin castle exchange blast and Merna allegedly removed by accomplices. Also reports hunger among Kiowa and Comanche in Kansas with unpaid rations.
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