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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1899
Page
2
A Texas bill provisions create an annual occupation tax for many trades including peddlers, vendors of goods, and merchants. The language outlines rates by occupancy and geography, with county share provisions and an emergency clause. It specifies exemptions for merchants paying current occupation taxes and defines taxed items from clocks to wares.
The remains of Dr Jno H Webb were brought from San Antonio with James H Webb. Dr Law conducted the Methodist church service. Many floral tributes and a large attendance marked the funeral. City business houses closed during the hour. Pallbearers included S M Darden, A D McConnico, J L Fountain, W K Saunders, P Jones, J J Adams.
The New York Commercial reports rising interest in a Fuller round bale compass system from the Fuller Cotton Machine Co of Memphis. The Fuller line emerges as a third round bale method challenging the Lowry and Searles bales, led by President Fuller, son of L. T. Fuller of Calvert and brother of Louis Fuller of the local city.
Memphis Tennessee moves to organize a $10,000,000 capital venture backed by Boston New York and Philadelphia interests. A Fuller round bale machine, recently perfected, is now in low-rate operation, with experts touting advantages over rival baling systems used by Planters and American companies.
A visiting Texas A M College arrangement drew praise from the railroad club and alumni for the college’s thorough scientific mechanical training. The delegation commended all departments and urged public support for the institution’s comprehensive programs.
Charleston prepares for the United Confederate Veterans reunion with 25 000 visitors in the city and 35 000 capacity. General Wade Hampton Stephen D. Lee and C A Evans attend as leaders. The cruiser Raleigh is welcomed by excursion boats, goes aground but faces no damage and will be floated at high tide. Twenty special trains approach as the veteran auditorium is dedicated tonight.
United States Commissioner North refused landing of 10 Filipinos who arrived on the City of Pekin. They were under contract to exhibit in New York City dime museums, claimed as actors not laborers. They may appeal to Washington.
Washington May 9 Acting Secretary of War Meikelsohn states that the Chinese exclusion act does not apply to insular possessions or extended immigration laws to Puerto Rico Cuba and the Philippines. The order covers regular immigration laws only, not the exclusion act, and there is no plan to apply it to insular possessions.
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