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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1898
Page
3
Wee ee between Hearne and San Antonio timetable and local items. Ed Covey returns from Dallas fair. Notices of housing and rental, visits from Waco and Dallas residents, theater bookings for The Real Widow Brown and Old Bachelors, plus fish and oysters at Parsons restaurant.
The Oct 17 dispatches detail new yellow fever cases in Jackson Mississippi and other southern cities, with deaths in several towns. Additional notes cover railroad concessions in City of Mexico, mushroom poisoning in Arkansas, and various local incidents including a fatal drag accident and a train robbery charge.
Felipe Agoncillo, Aguinaldo’s representative, met a Associated Press correspondent in Paris and urged presenting Filipino views to the peace commission. He said Filipinos seek independence but acknowledge Aguinaldo’s government and would oppose partial annexation or a protectorate. He warned against dividing the islands and said resistance to Spain might continue if the United States yields. He affirmed tolerance for native priests.
Washington reports a Navy decision to retain all wartime vessels will spark a surge in American shipbuilding. With growing U S commerce and a port to Porto Rico policy favoring American ships, 17 new vessels must be built to replace those taken for government use and restore coastal and foreign tonnage.
A quarrel at Carter's Creek Maury County ends in a gunfight. Sam Simmons is mortally wounded and dies. Warren and Andrew Irvine are both badly wounded but expected to recover. The incident stems from a personal dispute.
The comedy drama Tennessee's Pardner plays Wednesday October 19 at Bryan's opera house. The production, a bright clean retelling of Bret Harte's mining camp tale, features balanced characters and strong performances by the familiar company under Arthur C. Alston's management for a third successful tour.
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