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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1899
Page
4
The Victoria Advocate reports W F Brandes of Bryan, brother of F R Brandes, is in town tending to real estate matters. The clipping also mentions a giant garden lettuce grown by Stella Brandes and various local notices, sales, and advertisements from Bryan.
Manila dispatch reports definite peace propositions from the Filipino government imminent. Aguinaldo expected to sue for peace within days. Congress names a peace commission to negotiate, while some leaders urge ending hostilities as rains plan curbs further fighting.
A Hong Kong dispatch notes Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia preparing for dry dock and overhaul before a Manila departure. The ship will be refitted in New York and Hong Kong ports, with machinery overhauled and new rigging added as the voyage toward the Indian Ocean is organized.
Crowds braved steady rain at the Burlington depot to greet Rear Admiral Schley in Omaha. He stayed with ex-Senator Manderson and met army officers. A public reception at city hall is planned for tomorrow afternoon. Other items note Spanish prisoner talks and a horse thief incident in Waton county.
The Sun reports that a Lafayette equestrian statue and allegorical pedestal are nearing completion for the Paris exposition, with Bartholdi directing the pedestal design and Henry Bartlett contributing a chapel relief. The project aims for a plaster maquette and rapid casting to be ready for opening day.
John Klein Bentley of Jersey City and an accomplice were charged with swindling firms in Philadelphia New York and Brooklyn. Held on 1200 bail each for a hearing next Wednesday. They claimed government backing to collect funds for the League Island Benevolent Association and advertised a navy history prospectus. Victims included Cramps and Neafie Levi shipbuilders. Secret service estimates profits at 10000. Arrests followed after using Brooklyn Navy Yard as base.
May 19 report describes a mob disturbance starting with a dispute at a May 19 Enid Oklahoma walk and operatic riot. White men Braley and Thrasher were wounded along with a bystander, while whites fired on blacks, killing four and wounding several more. Over 50 shots were fired before calm returned. Cumberland Presbyterians in Denver elect Rev. Dr. James Hassell moderator with plans to raise 1 million dollars for educational and electorial purposes and commissions to assign state committees.
The Cologne Gazette lauds the American peace conference delegates at The Hague. It praises President McKinley for not appointing political favorites and calls the Americans well known, highly capable in their professions, and honorable men of blameless reputation.
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