Bryan Morning Eagle (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. THIRTEENTH YEAR, No. 217, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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THIRTEENTH YEAR
HRVAN TEXAS SUNDAY MORNINd AUCUbT 16 IvOS
NUMBER 217
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BIG SALE
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Bonnets
and
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Wais
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25 ladies' anJ misie' Hon-
nets made of best quality
percale snJ chtmbry; colors
pink likht blue rod. eray.
Worth Vk. As long as they
last each:
19c.
Our uvular f5-crnt grade
lionnets made of line qual-
ity white India linoii trim-
med with nice emluuidery.
Now each:
39c.
59c
I! - The SF 1 . 2 S Honnen hut
; only a few of them. Now:
73c.
Ladies'
White Waists
50c White Waists now:
39c.
75i White Waists now:
49c.
jj!s1.25 White Waists now:
" 79c.
$2.00 White Waists now:
$1.19
All better gradeschoice:
$1.48
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Values like these will go
quickly hence the sooner
you buy the better choice
you Ret.
A. J.
WAGNER
&C0.
i The lJSc MuniK'ts made of
1 percale nmuhanis and l'ot
I grade of white lawn and
trimmed" in the best qualm
! colored and white embroid
ery and stitchmes. Now
eacn:
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A Nice Line of
Fresh Vegetables
and Fruits
livery Morning
Howell & Newton
Grocers and Coffee Roasters
Phone 25 unl 150
MURPHY CONFIDENT.
Ttmmeny Leader Says Bryan
Will Carry New York.
Now York Auk. IS . Charles F. Mur-
phy lender of Tniintutiiy Hull Rnvo
out mi Interview In ulilch ho declared
that Ms vlw of tho olltlcnl situation
In Now York In tlmt tho liemoortiey Is
going- to win thl yr.ir.
Of Mr. Iliyiin tli Tnininnny tlihf
tain hhI): "Mr. Hi) an Is much Htronti
rr In tho slate lli.'iti ho vi h rltluT In
IK'ifi or I'.tOD Wly 1 ilii imt rxaclly j
know cl hut llir fact i tiiui hirt that
(lii'io hi n vni li ly uf v ii'iu-ii on which ;
In l.iiN.' tin' liiMicf In hi Increased ip i
tilnrlly One )sihiim I think. Hon In j
(llSH'lllKf.lliloll Will) ItilllHI'Vl'lt IIIKl I
ItODHCl I'll I'll! politics - lot) lunch liulo- i
n.'itlr iiii mill mvliu:lim of the l'l;
fi' k A !r'il tunny n n who M I
Willi tliu lii'iul.Hnin parly In tho past
HUNTER
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CHAULK8 F. Ml'lll'IIT.
will lint do mi this year It mean
something wlii'ii niiMi like JwUo Mur-
ium J ()'ltil"H niul liclaneoy Nlcoll
who opposed llrymi In lit imut nr
now KnltiK t oie f'"- hl" "
Mr. Murphy wax asked If the Dem-
ocratic lenders hud siireed on n man
or typo of man wanted lo head the
KtlltC ticket.
"Neither lln man nor tho typo" re.
piled Mr. Murphy. "My Ides of what
should ho done la this: Soldo on no
candidate or oven a typo In advance
hut lot u hius a lot of candidates
from which lo choose tho host. I.ot us
hnvo candidate fioni nil part of tho
Htato. Thou wo ran Rain koiho Idoa
from popular MproMon which ninn
or whtrh typo of man will rIvo tho IiohI
nnHiinuii'o of lioinooratlo vlrlory thU
rail. I hnvo no rmulldato of my own."
BABY BLINDS MOTHER.
Little One Stlcki Flrtfler In an Ey of
the Parent.
Now York An. K. Cltitchlnu In
hor iiriii hor hahy which hIio rouhl
not xoo hoiiiiiso of tho child having
hllndod hor hy Hllcklnn It lltllo fliiRoi
In nu oyo. Mi Clifford Harkor wf
'of an rvnnnollnt. wa hrounht hori In
n tall hoat rmni tho inalnland at Kat-
' port I.
Mr. Itarkor who wa vIhIIIiib at tho
; MoilHchjioc l.lfo colony on tho hoach
oppolto horo wn pluyhu with tho
child whon It middonly proaaod Its
fliiKor Into Iho mothor'a loft vyo. Tho
oyo liinnodliiloly awllod tho Influmnia-
lion oxtoiullng to tho other rye pro-
duclim lotnl hllndno Thoro holnu
no ilootor near It wa docldod tho
inothor Hhould ho Hont to Kant port for
modlcnl nttonllon.
Fornlvlnn and affootlonatoly raro-
Inn tho t-nuHo of hor nilnfortuno Mr
llarhor'a iyoa wrro trontod and ho
wn curried to tho homo of n filond.
It I hoped that undoi-propor Iroatmrnt
tho oyo hIrIU may ho roHtorrd.
m
s
Fall Long Dlitance.
Onmoi-on. Tox An iri.l'aul Malllo
foil Into n mlnlim ahnft near Mllano
n dlHtanco of lto foot hut vounliiod
ronrtoloiiHiio when vooovorod nnd
lived aovnrnl hour llo hud puslu-d
a car Into Iho Kli.ift dilnMnn Iho cuuo
wa thoro oivo It. Tho car wont
to the bottom noil Msilllo ivllh It.
Negro by Thai Name Lynched
at Illinois Capital.
TWO MEN SHOT TO DEATH
Victim of Gor Richtrdion Partially
lJntifit AitaiUnl Lallar VN'liltkJ
Away In AulnmnbiU anJ Rcitauranl
of VthicU'a Ownr Dvmohthad
Sprlnulliilil. III. Auk. l.VTwo whlto
liir-n woio killed t'hailoH Hunter a
lieuro lyiwhod two muro of Iioiiho.
imistly in cupled hy ln-uroos Imriied
Hlld rloloiiM weelie Woio tin' 1'eMillrt (if
nu Msiijiult hy u in-r.ro upon Mi. Maln-1
llalliim. wlfo of u hi reel iiillwav con-
dui dir. Tho woman nlopl iilmio In hi t
lintlle on a populous roHliloneo hi reel
awnitiim tho roiling of hor hushand.
The mini In ! Into In r Iuhim- iIhik-
eed 1 1 . i- Into hor re ir yanl nnd ii .n.uili.
cd hor. l)oi!Ko i: li Inn i1h.ui. ii ynnnt!
lii'Klo vni. Ill li sted hy ie slu t Ill's
fun e i hill n il w Iih the ei 'line. Tho
Meilin Mltl.iMy lip-lit II led tho pilsoner.
t'lilWi ipilcklv Ulltloleil lll'llllt Ihrt
Jail hut Miorlir Werner' fmi e ami po-
lio Were llliiilil.' li presei Vo older un-
til ii!r.l:ltil wlilimii ilirn iiliy. Arior
II Mlei e u-fiil I n o wm l i h- ittlt litu f
t!e llli har.N.ni nnd nneilier iu-ki-o
Wile HJU llito.l nHV to H:if.y. 1 ill IIM'.I-
Inlely nflei .l;lllllo;K hud n.ilhond
i lowd nhoinliled lii Iho vicinity of tho
nuiity lull. The in I uf the maMiOs
w iiKly niul appeal hy Sheriff War-
ner without erfed The hherlff olfe
cd In lot a eiinimli loo hum tin- crowd
H. -iin h (ho hill iiisinlnu theni that hoth
iior.roe hud 1:0110
"Wo will nil tio throiiiih" Khoiited
aoino ono In tho irowil nnd tho cry
w tnkon up hy hundred. Then xotne
ona In 1 1n crowd mentioned Harry
I r I'oMtauiant iniui who furnlnhod
un Hiitoinolillo hy w hich tho cm ape of
pI'laonoiK had heen clfoetod "On to
I pr'n" h Hhnutod and hy thin time
tho maddened inoh wa ready for any-
thing. A ruh wa mado upon Leper'
roanrant flvo hlocka away. Tho pro
prlotor wa warned hut falling to ap-
proolalo Iho aorlouanoHa of the altnn-
tlon did not attempt to cucapo until tho
moh wa lipon tho place. Ho whh
puhod hy imployo of Iho place to-
gether with hi wife Into a haeineiit
room. Short work wu ma do of the
roHianrunt. Tho fire department
which had boon called out half a dozen
Union In effort to dlpero tho crowd
again made a run to the rcHtauruut.
hut wa powerloH. Kvery lino uf hoso
that atrotehcil wag cut heforo a at roam
of water could ho forced Into It. Tho
restaurant wa Htrlppod clean hy tho
inoh which woikod without hindrance
until It work wa pearly completed.
The local coinpanlo of mllllla busy
with tho situation In tho vicinity of tho
Jill ami local niithorltle had no men
to apare at tho aoono of tho l.cpor riot-
ing. I'lnnlly In a (leapomto effort to
ronton order n cavalry troop wa ilia-
patched to tho reataurant. Then riot-
ing hroko looo In Norhm form. Shot
wer fired and air filled with nilasllo.
Many fell In inoloo and It wa hero
that liula .Tohnaon mot hi death. Af-
ter tho moh had moved to other scene
Johuaon'a body was picked up In tho
rear of I.cpor'a place.
After nothing of l.oper'a place re-
mained tua tufurlatod crowd mado n
ruh for tho lovee which I .usually
populated with ncgroc. but mot of
ill nihad dlHiippvarod. Attacks wore
inado uuoti hi or building In which It
waa believed ncgroe had boon secret-
d. lCnlranco wa forcd and the
gtocka of mrchandla turned topay
turvy In tbo tearch for rofngeoa.
A newspaper man wn caught going
up an alloy and riven back to his of
flog by negroes who were tu turn
driven away by a large crowd of white
people. Officers and nttlltla were pow
erlei.. Soldiers anus have been taken
away and appropi'tated; to the use of
tho mow. wittio aiao came iroin near
by towna to help In Iho raeo war and
thouaanda of men Hwarnied the Ktreots.
Tho whole bnslnoKH portion of tho
city wa Just 11 demoralUod as tho
Kant Knd nnd many la rue atoro
closed to avoid trouble and los by
fire midst nnd robbery.
Otlxona left and women and chil-
dren departed on every train and Inter-
urban car for place of Hiil'ety.
The two neroo wore removed from
lUoomhiuton Frldav n'cht at ! o'clock
on nn ttiti-i 111 ri;ni mr hoiind for IVorla.
llllnola Tracih n HyHicin of (in at this
plac were lal en awny from offlclula
and the nioh Hlarted for Ulnomlngton
but It was li-iirned tho nef;roea had
boon removed. Four are dead many
white are mixing and It U known
score of iiecroeH have been dragged
away wounded nnd dying
Troop were malted to this city from
all part of the atate. Negroes loft by
tralnri. or trolley cars and many of
them on foot and the mob spirit was
rampant although the governor and
military authorlilo claimed they had
tho situation well In hand.
After burning many hoiiRcs In the
nojero c.uarter the moh. which had be-
came mor and more doHpcrate aa the
night iiiHH.d finally gratified Its
thirst fur blood Saturday morning at S
o'clock when Charles Hunter a negro
wa lynched at the corner of Twelfth
and MftdlNon streets right In the heart
of the aocalled "had lands."
Troop arrived at the scene too late
to prevent the l.vni king. The lynching
of Hunter occurred when a big fire
which doMroyed tho homes of about
thirty-five negroes In the negro sec-
tion of the "bad land" wa at Its
height and JiiKt preceding the arrival
of I'corla. Illoomlngton and Decatur
roiupnule.
After rlildlltiB tho body of the negro
with hiillcW the mob strung hlni to a
slump of a tree trunk. Then they
danced and went wild with gloo. Their
trie wno fearful to hear.
Wright Placed In Touch.
Hot Hprlng Va Aug. 15. Mr. Taft
devoted Iho major portion of hla time
Saturday to placing I.uke K. Wright
hi succesor a secretary of war In
touch with certain Important Cuban
and I'aiiania matters.
Threatening Letters Received.
Wn.4iliiKton Aug. 15. That Mehem-
nied All lley the Turkish minister to
the I'nlteil Stales ha received several
aiimn minis 1. -t t is threatening hi life
niul th.it the house 011 Culver street
which until a few days ago was the
Tnikl-li leg.-ithm. Is being guarded
nU-hl an d 'lav by h-h service men
wns Miliiiliii d by Mi liiiied's secretary.
Tho'ifjht Fell From Train
Jeffeu-on City. Mo.. Aug IS. The
body of 1'ied Snilih. of Cltronvlllti
Ala wa-i found lying Ix-hldo th Mis
Hourl I'ai iilo track nt Colo Junction
fmir miles west of this city. Wound
In the hm I indicate that Smith was
killed by falling from a train.
Doing Nicely.
I'.altlmoro Aug 15. Fx Senator A.
Q Mills of Teus at noon Saturday
was lining nbelv
Two at Mobile.
Mobile. Aug. 15 Two first cotton
bales of this season arrived Friday
from Alabama tln-r points.
Ends Existence.
Niagara Falls. Aug. 15. Miss Helen
Ttornauer of Iw-nver suicided here by
taking 1 vanld" of notassliini
RECEIPT OF COTTON.
At the closing hour last evening the
receipt of col ton of tho I'.'OS crop was
recorded at the various warehouses
as follows:
Lawrence wart-bouse 395
1. 1 Ick warehouse 222
Fanners' I'nkm warehouse 62
Total ....1 673
SIGNIFICANT PROPERJKerr
A deal wiNafITTel yesterday
transferring from U. M. Nail to S. W.
Iliggs nine lots In blink "6. city of
Uryan nt n cash consideration of $150.
Tho entire block wna acquired by Mr.
Nail a few yenrs ago and its present
value as shown In the transfer Is
twice the original purchase price re
cording another Instance of the con-
stant development of Bryan property.
TO SUPPLY THE FLEET.
San Francisco Oil. Aug. 15. Th
auxiliary cruiser Buffalo which sa'h
today carries an Immense amount of
supplle for tho Atlantic battleshl)
fleet now In Australia waters. Tr.c
cargo of the Buffalo Includes among
other eatables 600000 pounds of flour
1000(10 pounds of potatoes canned
moats and desiccated vegetables. The
fresh meats used by the fleet are Ic
be purchased lu the various ports visited.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Vnllejo Cal Aug. 13. Everything i
in readiness for the entertainment of
the annual State encampment of Unit
cd Spanish War Veterans in this cl;y
during the coming week. An attend
a nee of several hundred delegates
from various parts of California Is
expected.
THE STATEMENTS OF
THE
CITY NATIONAL
BANK
Are published fethe information of our
depositors. Thcj last Su'-merit was good
one; clean plain healthy. Did you study it
out? If not you ought to because you are
interested. With Capital of $50000.00 and
Surplus of$90000.00 we feel like wc can take
care of you just a bit better than any one else.
If we can be of service to you come and
tell us so.
The City National Bank
G. S. PARKER President.
E. H.'ASTIN. Vice President.
A. W. WILKERSON Cashier.
E. W. CRENSHAW Asst. Cashier.
TEVENSON MACHINE and REPAIR WORKS
Manufacturing: and Repairing
BATTERIES FOR ALL'PURPOSES.
Phone 7 ERYAN TEXAS
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IN NOKTHtKN UAKT OF TOWN
1830
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29th Year
i9oa
Counts
1st. In the selection of the strongest oldest and most liberal com-
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3rd. In safeguarding the Interests of Insurers.
4th. In keeping a watchful eye on the numerous changes which oc-
cur during the life of our policies requiring the attention
of the agent
Insure with us
Moore & Robinson
Agents
Insurance
ALWAYS READY
With the Newest Seasonable Fabrics for Men's Clothing. The old reliab
JOHN WITTMAN TAILOR SHOP
Can always be depended on for Quality Style Fit an J Promptness.
Give us your orders. JOHN WITTMAN Merchant Taib
We have completed
our line of
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell's Book Store
1 1 1 1 1 H
I)o you iiinke your husband's
chilis? Noiiio th now nuulnis at
Coultor's.
Lost Thrtv hoiul hoftf. Ono sow
iihoiit four yours old nuirko.l In hoth
ours; ono narrow color Muck 10
mouths old; ono spotted sow pli; 0
months old. uniijiirkod bob-tullcil. Ho-
ward for return to Mrs. T. I-. Grace
Uryan. Texas 3t
THE BEST IN BRYAN
TRY A SACK
Rulte's Excellence
Valley Cream
White Swan
F
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an
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