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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1899
Page
2
Independence Kansas reports a surge in marriages between white men and Choctaw women as Dawes Commission rules restrict non Choctaw blood. Over 400 men have wed squaw wives since the order, amid claims of lands and annuities tied to family size and blood lines.
In a note from the era the Daily Eagle reports rising prices for paper and envelopes as trusts control mills and foundries. Forecasters predict a meteor shower between November 14 and 15 occurring every 33 years with witnesses recalling 1833 and 1866 sightings. The peak is expected after midnight on the 14th, promising impressive spectacle for observers.
Dock Pegues of Dallas Hugo Sachs of Galveston S W Janatt of St. Louis CE Quigley of Cincinnati H C Miller of St. Louis J J Knight of Dallas reported arrival records.
Mr John Chancey Kernole buys Clarke and Dansby grocery and continues operations at the same stand. He is an experienced, popular merchant with lifelong trading ties in the area. The stock is fresh and the location prime. The Eagle wishes them well as Clarke and Dansby retire from the business. The Richmond Coaster editorial attacks opposing Black voters in harsh terms.
The San Antonio fall event requires stamps stamped in San Antonio for return by November 5 with a transit limit and a fare of $3.35. The 1. & G. N. will operate trains from Hearne to San Antonio with departures 3:45 a.m. and arrival 10:35 a.m. on going trips, and return departures from San Antonio at 8:15 p.m. arriving Hearne at 2:05 a.m. First train departs Hearne October 28, last train from San Antonio departs November 5 at 8:15 p.m.
rental notice for 40 acres of good land near town including a Clarence Pear house and barn. mentions a son named Bryan.
Des Moines reports plans for the Fifty first regiment of Iowa volunteers to return with a state reception at Council Bluff on Monday and local ceremonies in Des Moines. Fifty one girls will pin $5 medals on the soldiers, a state house banquet follows, with parades featuring Grand Army posts and local cavalry. Red Oak budgets 1000 dollars and Creston plans a triumphal arch amid election noise.
Four men wearing masks robbed Governor Brown's store in Wewoka I T on a Wednesday night. At gunpoint the clerks lined up and the bandits gathered about $1000 in cash, several fine firearms, ammunition, and watches from clerks and bystanders before fleeing. Police are pursuing but have a cold trail.
The Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad asks court to restrain Shelby County and Memphis from certifying or collecting taxes on its distributable property for 1899 or 1900 beyond 39800. A verdict set for November 11 after the tax board’s $254452 assessment stood. In Alabama a mob hanged Andrew Schloss, accused of assaulting a white woman.
Admiral Schley and accompanying party, including Mrs Schley Miss Letterman and General Angus, left Washington for the south in a private car. In Vicksburg the local board of health lifted all quarantines as a cold frost set in. In Terrell a gin owned by L N Austin, twelve miles north of town, burned causing about 2000 dollars in losses.
In Manila on November 8 196 American troops led by Lieutenant Slaven reconnoitered MacArthur's front engaging by surprise and dispersing over 40 insurgents with three killed and several wounded. Lawtons advance near Aliago pressed the rebellion while Batsons Maccabee scouts repelled ambush and killed a lieutenant with one wounded. Bell with the Thirty sixth volunteers and Fourth Cavalry cleared territory from Florida Blanco toward Potac destroying insurgent cavalry and capturing guns and horses. One Bell casualty was reported with two wounded.
Final plans for readjusting Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railway finances will be published soon. The Philadelphia committee dominates the reorganization and will control Pittsburg and Gulf affairs. Ladenburg NY committee yields, will transfer stocks and bonds, and supports the rival plan. The reorganizers expect more business from Union Pacific and Chicago and Alton controllers.
In San Francisco near Hunters Point Charles Hall a former First Nebraska volunteer and Hancock cook was shot by 78 year old saloon keeper C S Dodge after a dispute over drink payments. Hall died on the sidewalk as Dodge was arrested for murder. In St Louis Dr James K Bauday won a judgment against the estate of Arthur Duestrow for 5689 25 for testimony at trials dating to 1897 after earlier injunction battles.
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