Bryan Morning Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. TENTH YEAR, No. 118, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 23, 1905 Page: 3 of 6
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PUTT PASSES AWAY.
Venerable Senator From Connecticnt
DeparU ThU Life
IS DUE TO PNEUMONIA
Dtcair4 Was Oa of tk Lcaolir
era of tko Upper um of
Coreu Ue la Hlfk
Eitt by rrtMat.
Wasfclnrton Conn April H. Unltel
fitateo Senator Or!llo Hitchcock PUtt
died m bl summer horn In this his
natlvo town. fYttUr night from pneu-
monia. Tho md cam almost unt-
poetedly tho Iromedtat cuee being
tbo breaking of on Wei whtvh had
forrnoij in tho right luisf. ana which
produced strangulation. On: a few
minutes before. Dr. Ford tho family
physlclsn. had prepared a bulletin from
tbo sick room to th effect that If the
patient did not have another alnklng
pell sm h ss had come to him during
the fiirrnoon ho probably would live
through tho night. When tho physi-
cian left tho sick chamber the senator
was perfectly conscious and appeared
to Jjive tio pain. In the room at the
time were Mrs. TUtt and tho senator's
only son. Judge Jame J. Halt of the
fd mates circuit court. The fu-
will probably be held nest Tues-
The aervlreo will bo held In the
regatlonal cnurrh.
ator P!att contracted severe
erhlle the Rwayiie Impeachment
at the national capita! was In
progress. Ho had not fully recovered
i from it at the time of Senator Howler's
I funersl. Ho stood In tho railway sta-
tln at Hartford for some tlmo await-
1 Ing tho arrival of tho train on which
Henator Hawltr'a budy was brought
from Washington. During the wait
ho eompUlned of a alight ohlll In con-
sequence of which after the eierclees
at the capltol. he returned illrect to
his country homo In Washington.
It was on Friday. March SI. that the
senator was taken with the Illness
which proved fatal. On April 11 he
showed signs of Improvement so that
hopes of his recovery were entertsln-
e l. .but soon after that the lung ab-
scess begun to develop so that on April
It ho had a bad rh!l. Other chills fol-
lowed culminating In a particularly
severe rstspse between t and 11 o'clock.
By both temperaments and feeling
Senator Piatt waa peculiarly the rep-
resentative of New Kngtand Ideas and
of tho old-f.iahlnned I'urltan Integrity
and conscience. Through his whale
life he kept himself In the moat sym-
pathetic touch with New F.ngland ln-
stltutlons of every klrvd.
mutialization asked.
Agents Eqwitablo Lay Request Be-
(ore Governor of New Jersey.
Albany. April 21. Tho crisis In tho
affairs of tho Kqultabl Life Assurance
Hoclety was laid before Governor Hlg
gins at tho eiecutlve chamber Friday
afternoon by tu committee of manag-
ing agents of tho society which came
oarly In the day from Hyracuse. where
they made the same appeal fur mutual-
laatlon of tho ajxdety to Hunertntsndent
Hendricks of tho state Insurance do
partment. Tho views of tho agents
were presented to the governor by
Joseph Howes manager for the r)qult-
Mo at Baltimore as chief spokesman
ho agents also presented to tho gov
ornor tho resolution adopted In tho
week by tho agents In New Tork City.
Governor Hlgglns made every evidence
of his appreciation of tho seriousness
of ths request. His reply to tbo speech
os was greeted with applause. He aald
tho matter was In court and ahould be
there aettled.
After referring to the sentimental
attachment for the name of Hyde
which he aald had Induced tho old of-
ficers to stifle personal ambition and
consent to elevation of Jas. II. Hyde
to the vice presidency Mr. Ituwes de-
clared futile tho compromise Involved
In the amended charter made by the
directors and ho concluded:
Ws appesl to you and to tho legis
lature. We appeal to you to tao the
great power of your office to promote
tho movement for the amendment n(
tho charter so aa to secure Immedlste
and complete mutuallaatlon of tho so
clety. Our appesl Is msde In tho name
of the policy holders officers manag-
ers and agents of this company
throughout tho entire world."
SEVERAL RAIDED.
'ft rJe
Arrests Ms Jo at Houston and
Some Other P I sees.
Houston April XI. Officers oft
postal department Friday raided M
tery offices In this and some other Ot-
las. In this city they arrested Otto
Taub. in fun Antonio J. II. Bchetfest
and T. J. Tlernan. .v
It waa a raid made sltnultani to.sly
to make It a auccess and to treat all
parties alike.
Tho raid extended over several
statea and waa one of tho most sweep
ing for soma time. Tbo real aoaence
of tho charge means conspiracy to
bring these lottery tickets Into this
country from Meiico.
PRINTING PLANT SEIZED.
Lottsry Tloketo For Several Meaioan
Concerns Getting Out In It.
Pan Antonio April 21. Ban. Antonio
United Htstes secret servloe officers
seised a printing plant hero Friday
with which lottery tickets have been
printed. Several arrests have (been
made in connection with the affair It
la Mid tickets for several Mettcan
lotteries have been printed hero and
distributed all over the country.
STRUCK BY TRAIN.
HYDE REPLIES.
Does
Distinct Loss.
Washington. I t. April !. that
the death of Henator Piatt Is a distinct
loss to the .nut a and to the country
at l.irge la the unanlinnusi y expressed
s.J opinion of public men. My President
'Rooeev.lt It will he eepeclilly Ml. as
tho senator waa a frequent visitor at
the white house anil nt all times con-
sulted by the president when Impor-
tant mailers of Mute In and out of
congress were under discussion. lioth
bntxh.-s ( f nngress w ill honor the
senator's memory hv i lirife reprenen-
t..tloi nt hi fiiiirr.il
Not Believe Plan Suggested
Sound In Principle.
New Trk. April II In Ms reply to
the K'lUltabb agents Vice President
Hyde says that a system of control
whloh virtually p'acew the scents over
the directors and timers Is sound In
principle lie concludes thus: " can
only say that I think you are making
a mls'ake rt the course you are fol
lowing and thnt your duty to the soci-
ety requires you rather to submit loy-
ally to the lawful direction of ths
board of directors than to assoclats
yourselves for the purpose of stirring
up further strife and endeavoring to
lo oven id' and frustrate the antlon ol
tho board "
One Man Horribly Mangled and Killed
Other Loses a Limb
rtonham. Te. April 22. West Weth-
ersby and Pink Iluiley were run over
In the Texas and Pacific yards by a
freight rsr. Wethersby was killed out-
right and alllley horribly mangled. The
two men attempted to cross tho track
In front of a moving train when they
were struck. Wethenshy was drsgged
across tho street and wss removed
from benesthe the wheels a mangled
msss of flesh Slid Mines. Bailey's right
leg waa meshed and will have to he
amputated and he Is otherwise' seri
ously Injured
LUBBOCK SPOKE.
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STOPPED BY STORM.
Spsctators Dsensnded That Came Be
Called and Rot Seemed Imminent.
At NVw York A terrlfllc thunder mid
rrtlri storm broke out mer Anx-rlcm
Le.igiif park Krl.Uy jirtrn.non nut
phiiIi-. what promised to be un Inter
esting Uisehill g.iilic. the Hill ill utie nf
the ne.iaoti betw'ecn the W.mliliigtiin
and New York te.ims. Nearly Zu.Ouil
people sttendod. When the storm
broke. iM-fore the third liming. spc t A
tors wildly demanded that the came
be c.illel and a riot seeniej Imminent
The police were then Instructed to iin-
liiMime that there would be no admis-
sion i-hnrrcd for the game t-xl Mon-
day when II- enne clubs will play
The game h.n not call-I until the
operli g of t ;. final half of the fourth
Inning. The rowd showed Its dlspleas
lire at the Mjy Pi lulling the game
by cheering the visiting Washington
i.i ns when they knocrkd out thres runs
off ("heshro's pitching In their half of
the fourth miiklnjr the score 3 to
In favor of Washington which under
the rules does not count In the chain
pionshlp series.
At Philadelphia More than lt.Ortfl
persons saw th- Philadelphia Amerl
can league luh defeat Huston In the
opening game 5 to 4.
TWO TO ONE.
THOUGHT DEPARTED.
Ruseian Squsdron Is 8aid to Have
Left Kamranh Bay.
Ht Petersburg. April 22 Iteportl
are cirrent here that the Russian
Heconl Pnclllc squadron baa already
bft Kamranh flay and Is on tho way
to Vladivostok but the government
will proceed with action on the Ja-
pan. e protests as If the squadron had
Hot ro i! Inn. d its voyage
A sxclal service was held In the
admiralty church Friday to off f
prayers for the safety of the squadron
and Its successful nrrlvsl at Via II-
vnetok. The service was attended by
High Admlrhl Grand - Duke Almls
Admiral Aveilan chief of the admiral-
It v. other oroinlncnt naval officers and
n dltlngulhi'.f congragat Ion.
Es-Govrnor Addresses Veterene
Daughters of Rspublie.
Im tirange. Tel.. April 22 At the
banquet tendered the Veterans and
Daughters of the ftepubllc by citizens
of this city there were 200 guests. K-
(iovsrnor l.ublHx k delivered an. address
In which he psld a high tribute to the
Texas pioneers. Fund for erection of
a monument to Dawson and his men
and the Mlers prisoners waa started
Hon. J. F. Wolters told of these he
roes.
'$ ip iV i$ ip rp tp ip tp iff wawpm
MURDERED A TEXAN.
That
Man on Death Bed Confesses
He Killed a Man.
Tacoma Wash.. April 23. A man
known here as J. C- Johnson who has
Just died summoned Ms family and
several nelghtxira to his bedside be-
fore death and confessed that his true
name was Oeorge W. Ileal and that
be waa a fugitive having murdered a
man In Texas Johnson said he had
lost bis first family In the C.alveetoi
flood and that the cri.ne waa com ml' -
led after that While trying to go Into
details the man died
ATTEMPTED RAPE.
Coaling at Hainan.
Iiinlon. April 22. The Tklo cor-
r(aMinient of the Dally Telegraph
gives a report emanating from I'ekln
that a isirtlon f the Rulan Second
r.i lie squadron is coaling at Hainan
tin Island southeast of Timquln Hay.
Memphis and Little Rock Play First
Gams Without an Error.
At Memphis Southern Haseball
League aeasoti opened here Friday be-
fore a large attendance. I.lttle Itock
and Memphis played nn errorless game
and but for Holla's wlldness In th-
first Inning when he forced a run In
on balls. I.lttle Hock would have wn;i.
Hcore: Memphis. 2; I.lttle nock 1.
National League.
At Chicago Cincinnati. 5
Chlcsjj.
TWO TRAMPS KILLED.
i
Deaths Are Duo to the Derailment of
Doien Freight Cars.
Bhrevrport. 1j- April 22. A fast
freight on the Vlckaburg. Hhreveport
and Pacific which left Hhreveport Fri-
day night c.istboutul. was wrecked near
Haughton. thirty miles from this city.
Twelve freight cars were derailed and
two tramps one a white man and the
other a negro were killed
Many Tenements Burn.
Ne v York. April 22. One fireman
waa Injured and more thnn a score of
small tenement buildings In the
Itrownsvllle section of Hrooklyn were
destroyed by Are. Tho fire started In
a furniture factory owned by Mrs.
Bertha Olasl at S7 Helmont street and
damaged to the extent of tlOf.OOO.
DELIVERING DEEDS.
Have Not Been Approved by Hitch
cock Nor.Rscordsd by Commission.
MuWogec. April 22. Chief McCur-
lain of the Choctaw nation began de
livering deeds to Choctaw Indians In
Klnt.i Friday. These deeds have not
been approved by Secretary of the
int. rl vr Hitchcock tior recorded by ths
Daw i s commission. This action Is the
result of n long contention of tli
chiefs nf the Choctaw end Chicks n
nations that the secretary of the In
terior has no right to demand super
vision of their land titles.
The ChiMtaws have been advised by
their iiltorneys to ilellvi r the deeds
and return them to the commission
here for record without sending them
to the secretsry of the Interior foi
approval. Chairman Hlxby says that
this is a fight between the chiefs and
the secretary and the commission Is
wa'tlng for orders.
Negro Boy Confesses Thtt Hs Tried to
Commit Tsrribls Crime.
Houston. April 22. A young negro
named Itobbliv Mcrltt. aged about aev
enteen years was lo. ked up In the city
Jail. who. according to his own sworn
confession. Is guilty of the crime of
attempting rlruln.il .iss iult on a little
white girl.
Aunt Deecie Is Dead.
Taylor. Tf-x.. A p. II 2- Aunt Deed.'
Haiti v. a nearess. forty-five years old
dead She weighed nearly !U
pounds.
Horse Tradsr Killsd.
Muskogee. April 22. William Crum
ley n horse trader was shot arul al
most Instantly killed Frl 'ay In Terry'f
store near the oil field In this city
Terry Is sixty years old. He statej
that Crumley entered his store with el
l.irge stone In his hand and threaten
ed his life. Th trouble came up ovet
Crumley's stork running at large nn
Terry'a premises. The latter was Jailed
HAD GOOD TIME.
Old Mn Played Marblss Baseball
Tops and Jacks.
Nati hex. Miss. April 2!. Klghty-one
citizens of Nalchex. representing every
branch of business from bankers to
cotton factors and retail merchants
Friday attended Captain John C. Fow l
er's antl-Osler birthday outing at his
Ivanhoe plantation twelve miles be-
low Nalches. Gray-haired men of sev-
enty years played baseUill. marbles
ops and inks and then enjoyed a
al fresco dinner. Captain Fowler Is
a retired steamlwiat man. and his birth.
day party la a big event In the county
They endeavored to prove th.it the
Ilaltlmore professor's opinion that oil
men had passed their usefulness wss a
mere fancy.
Sisters In Ssme Cell.
New York. April 22 Nan Patterson
will hereafter occupy a cell with het
sister. Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. Frlda)
ENORMOUS DAMAGE.
For Many Milss Telegraph Wires Are
Snapped Off.
Cheyenne. Wyo. April 22 Telegraph
linemen returning from expeditions to
repair lines leading out of this city
report the damage done by the storm
of Wednesday night . normous. For
miles telegraph wires were snapped off
between every pole and the time to
being good Friday they attended ser- '"Ti .17 1
. i i!. r...... ....i.. . ...... i make repairs cannot be predicted as
.lies in to e a i -. tri i iiimt-i aiii
the services Miss Patterson's course'
and her father called.
MINOR MATTERS.
Rev. U. W. Hartley ilrnpiied dead nil
Lucerne Oklu.
Commissioner (larfleld has gone tr
California.
French senate passed budget r.n1
adjourned until May 21.
Thirteen saloon men charged ultli
violation of Sunday law were Indict-.1
nt lliMUiiiniil
At Mauiixllle . T. Claude Wllkcr-
son ate canned sardines and died sev-
eral hours later
Near Whir- link I T. Hen-v
Dow ning nn I wife w rn chat.-d py
wolves inn' had narrow escape
William Kennedy nn F.nld. Okl.v
merchant president of the defunct
Cltlxeu's Imiik. hn l-en placed uiel r
bond chargisl with making false
statements about bank.
the weather Is atlll threatening. West
south and eat nf this cltiy hundreds
of poles have been broken off short.
while others have become so top h'avy
with snow and Ice that they are un
protected. The total snowfall was fif-
teen Inches. The storm was especial
ly severe In southern Wyoming and
western Nebraska.
Yukon's New Governor
Victoria n. C April 22 Private
advices from Ottawa state that W. W.
H. Mclnnes. member of the Hrltlsh Co-
lumbia legislature for Albeml. has been
appointed governor of Yukon territo-
ry with residence at Dawson. Salary
Is S12.000 per year. He n places Gov
CiHlgdcn. who resigned to contest the
Yukon scat In the l-vdcral parliament
and W'US defeated
Earl Dies.
Lamdon. April 22 Karl of CMster.
(Rev. Francis Godophlln PheSnam) Is
dead. He waa born Oct. 11. 1H4
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It is a rare opportunity and one that should be taken
advantage of. Nothing but the newest goods in all the
newest shapes and materials will be offered. Most of
you are wearing these corsets now--to you little need
be said you are our strongest advocates. It was for
the purpose of familiarizing every woman of this city
with the many merits of American Lady Corsets that
the manufacturers allowed us to make this offer:
BEGINNING MONDAY APRIL 17
and Continuing for Ten Days
We will accept as 25 cents on the purchase price pf
each corset one coupon that is to say during the above
es you can secure a $1.00 corset for 75 cents a
$1.50 corset for $1.25 $2.00 corsets for $1.75 etc.
Remember the AMERICAN LADY CORSETS have
never sold for less than $1.00 and that it is a rare oc-
casion when you can buy this corset at a reduced price.
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cents cash on each purchase of an AMERICAN
LADY corset for week adrertbed. Only one
coupon referred on the purchase price of each
corset
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For the benefit of those who have failed to receive one of the
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Bryan Morning Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. TENTH YEAR, No. 118, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 23, 1905, newspaper, April 23, 1905; Bryan, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth321521/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .