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Vol .IV No. 28
BRYAN, TEXAS. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1898.
Price 6
A Merry Xmas,
HAPPY NEW YEAR
To nil lover of (iooil Kutinjr. Arc you u riilinirr of our'.'
If not, ak your nei(lilor nbout u. our luclliixU of buMiiaaii
M new and iiti-to-iiate. We are constantly ailtling new good
to our already largo stuck of Fancy irx,erii--. Our stock of
Fancy ipH-erie i tlie Urget ever brought to llryan. We
FRESHNESS,
QUALITY,
ond . . .
PRICE.
of our good. We are very (rraleful to our customer- for the
liberal lalronai- we li:ie enj.iye I ami hoe fur it- i intintiancc.
YOURS. VERY TRULY,
HOWELL BROS.
THE DEATH OF
He l'aHe Away at Wanlihu
ton From an Attark of
PlNMlki
BE WAS IN BED
LESS THAN A WEEK
Hi opposed the annexation of the
llawai.au la.auus to tne last, anil hi
waa unucratoui to be averts to the exer
cise of any .on of American sovereignty
over the I'mlippiries
Mr Mcimll waa an indefatigable
worker, and whilo not an orator, he
apoke gracefully and forcibly, and wa
alwajra liatonad to attentively Ilia
Kraal age and high portion caused him
to ba universally esteemed by tba other
mam ben of tbejteuate
BIG THREAD COMBINE.
His Kvtreine A-,' t auned the )ieae
lu Take Ml fluid It Could
Xot lie A; rented.
HAD A LONG AND
HONORABLE CAREZB.
lie Hud tnmi lu longrraa Nrarl
lurlv lour Year. Ililrtr One
Year, of liii Ii lie I ii.' In lite
I tilled M.lle, Si ,I4.
AYvtNi i' j .v'
PARSON8'
l Works,
BKYAN, TKXA8.
Enlarged and Thorough! v
BqvipMd with NEW AMD
IMPROVED M Mill n
F.KY. Strictly Fimt-rlaa
and Dpttfl date Plant. I're
pMfd ' IB1 orli r-, lurge
r mal I for -
Pure. Wholesome and
High Grade Soda Water
All Flavor. -ale ninl
Retail, Siitii-fm linn MF
antred. I'i in right. Give
ii a trial.
Prompt Attention to All Orders,
IT HI I FULLY,
O. G. PARSONS,
A Full ii lid coinilete hue nl Candies, Fruit-, Nut. I igar. i'nncy
(iriH-erie, Kir. Ilendiiuailafl fbff Fi-h, Oyster tod ""hurt nr.hr
houe.
Vah:n-.'t'iii, Da i -Hon. Jnatin
S. Morriil, I'niteii tt. .naior Iro
Ve'lnoilt, .1 .c tl re III I lie U'lll V-llllllll i
year of hia age. after an tllnaea of law
than a week.
lie- nun. i' 'n.' of death wan
pneumonia, which ccveiupeil from an
attack of gm eotitrarte i ilsm: a week
i.' r i f-.e m ;i i: ,r . ,i. ron-
hie i to In mil" li.it h'M dive Do
" ... 'iv..i ; n att- no.-d n
aenatoriai ilutie faithfully, and rego
iarly went to the rapilol About In
oay ago th" weather i cold, ruv. in i
'"KK7. ani hi phyairtan think that
exrxwur to n rigor, broi.-ht on the at
tark of grin
No in tin. arrange meuta have y t
been mane I to the funeral
In the death of Hon Juatin Stniin
Morr.l. i:. ' -. nate Imt it armor m-m.
bcr in point .if eerv.ru and lU oldeat
Three Lee4leg Maaateel arlag e.,uiMM
m.., . aio .
New York, Dec. VH - Three great
thr-ao manufacturing companies, wuten
practically rontr. . tin I u.uie.n of tae
conniry, ar about lo mm tune Thee
MMHeat are (ieorge A. Clark A Dm.,
Newark, N J , the dark Mill and
Spool Cotton mmpany, with their ue
tory in Newark, and the Coatee Thr ml
MMetfi wiin a factory at I'awtu. k
et. H I.
In a cum ar to the trade thee three
firm announce that after Jan I their
eparate eelling ofllcea in New York
will ba abandoned ana their Ituin.
Will be haniiled by the Spool I' Heal
romtny at IH.'i Bnu.iway. The Un r
rompauy ha jut been incorpiraied uu
der the law n of New Jersey.
All of theee conrera were nrigmalir
Kngliah and atill have Eiiglun
tlona. but their Auieriean bnitiea, it u
aaid, iv larger than that lu IU pir nt
country. Their far tone ban were ea
tabliehed to avoi.i to.- I.t.ivr uu.tl ..u
their irmlnct.
It i "tati-d that thn American tMH
rien will run in-i-: i-i-niiy and tiut
couaolniation of felling ngenneadoeenot
imply that a trut ha b-eu tnnn-d
The Clark Mill and Spool t: it ton com.
pany i rapitalizeii at ( ' .""" Th"
rapital of the otnrra it nut rerordet
but it u known that it u uiucii M
of thin amount
THE
Original Cut
ter
having had a large
successful b u s i n
during 1898, desire
thank his patrons for
it, and to wish one and
I hi
Happy New Year.
Remember I handle ev
erything in the Gro
cery line, and always
touch the bottom on
prices.
JOHN B. MIKE.
The Original Cutter.
STOPPED A STAMPEDE.
Winiei.r a i I. .... IMeMM
I a rire.
LEVY BROTHERS' SUGGESTION FOR
Christmas Gifts!
There U mi pure m lemler that It mil flint pretty aill. In within lt nun.
If you want enmrllilue ilrlkim In the war uf liH'KKRH Wr ran eult
i our taale ami e ran . iratlty lie more eviiaervallve i.ie for muiu tlona
aeaBBaa"aT"
;i Closets ami OHiiliinaiiim llnok Casi s
Ale II.. Iian.l'iuiiiil anil roual nimpltii' In ihe alale, while In IIKH KonM
M 1 1 we i an pleaae the moai fa.u.l . WHITE ENAMEL IRON
BEDS "III. loeaaer an. I Wn.li.tau.l In malrh. grnu ei alui fllul with ua
1 Hoards, fctrotioti Tables, Dhers, Wardrobes, Cotches.
CHIFFONIERS. FANCY TABLES anil HALL RACKS.
Then, la an ulnml en.lleaa rarlel) Pi .elect from We liare a riahl u lmal
iaaMaTaTT
larpets, Art Squares and Rugs
Mr rarrjf at n inarkalily lu prhfi. Walt wlih the luiylnx nf ffMat CROCK
CRY AND GLASSWARE 'nil IN km aM ihmuaii MM ...hi
r . mi..!: Mniriitu.
age. It" ha.l M-rved mutiiiu maly in the
at'tiali' lor more than .11 yeara, and hia
rongreuoonal eereire had lieen rontiuu
noua, rovering in the tiate and houae
rotntiin. , i in i.t tl yrvr.. Mr Morn 1
waa a native ot Vermont. II" ua tint
. i. t.-.t a inemte-r of the hones from
that atato a a member of tlu Thirty
fourth rongna, taking hia ai-at in
March, ihv, and in Imi? waa electad to
th" aenate. Hi preernt term would not
have eipireii nntil 1 00;t.
lrev.oiia to entering rongrca Mr.
Mono, nad leeti rngag.M in merrmtil"
and agr i iilinral purauit. and much of
hia put. Hi' life ha laeu devoted to the
llp'.''ting "f llltereata .1. !..ellt ll.ll
the.o lute of litiaineaa.
It waa at the beginning of the war
that Mr Morrill' pra.iir.il buaiiuiM
(raining tlrat brought him forward aa a
man of national renutatiou Ho wa.
the aulhor of the Morrill tnntf art of
MH, wlurh wa the ha'. nf all the
tarilT li-gialatlon of war time In !M1I
he Lvniiie rhalrinan of the rommillee
on w iiya and meaiia, the principal coin
linttee of the honae, and at that critical
tllln . ' . -:.rial lliiHirtnu"e
After eiiiering the aetitto Mr. Morrl.l
continued to givo hi attention largely
to tlnanriiil and rnmmen'ial iuetiona,
and during the greater part of Ml term
of .ervire he waa IdeiitiUed aa member
of the committer on thinner, winch colli
inittei. .leal" Mi. e'.a.ly w:t:i tic-' nr
JwU He tlrat le'camn chairman of thia
rommilte.. in Ii7t
During in long career Mr. Morriil
gave hia attention to many queatlon
and no m:in in public life wiui more
given than he to taking nun ubjert and
holding to it througti yeara and year
until conunim tlaV. Ii waa lbs father
of the arhemn for th.i roiKtrurttoii of i
boiliUng for the ciucr ionil i.hrar.T,
and to (urn and Smator V.. r.i .r, li .
c.ll. joi" .1 hl'll 111 pre. .lug till U".
lion utmn c iiigrea. i tin- )ilendi I
brary tun. ding aMMHW Bl Very 11
In Im .: ;in . i- Hi" i. in oi' ii
enrtmn of n -i-t -r bu rning for Ihe mi
..reinc court
Ilia.. tc JH -During the
Chriatruaa exerriee in the Crernian
Metbodiat Kpicoaal church at Pekin,
the large treo loaded with gifta and
lighted by hundred of randlva caught
Are and blared op fiercely. The chnrch
waa packed to the doors and women
screamed and several fainted, when
the pa. tor, Ilev. William Traiger com
manded the audience to be seated He
aid the emergency of fire hail tcn pro
viue.l for and there waa no danger if
every one kept atill.
Then he gave ont a familiar hymn,
directed th- organiat to p.ay np good
and atrong and ordered the choir to
, aing loud Hi cool attitude rvaton.l
' confidence and the people began to ink
i back into 'heir aeats. Meanwhile, aa
tin lin rmrv.l :m i crackled, lb mnaio
I grew lrmder. The paator flicked burn
ing einuer from the tn ihat alighted
I upon hi iiyinu book to ih flur mid
t. ! i tiin them, at tiie aame tiuia
alnk'Hig at the top of hi voire.
I Tne fire brigaoe. uutiroviaed for acr
ii in a t.r- )iouid break out,
I threw n li'ivv r u mini over the tree
and Hi" tire w.i. t.impeil not Tneti.
ile.t.lte tile MCI t ...it til" ciiurcil w .
fiiled with mii'iki'. Ihe ef."rriaea pn-1
ed, muiu gi.t, but with plenty of music
CATTLE FEVER LINE.
Th !.,. r....r nl llloo... W h . Ill
I liange 1 1. Ill trrliurr IIT-.'i.l
Kpringfleld. liia. Der -'s im ihe
rer linn, n ii lull : l ie alelv . ..im ol
In.- .t,-, i o.iiin.i..n -r the gov.-riior
ha laaued l l annual pr. I u
arue.iuling territory mi .ic. oun: : X Mr
or southern cattle fev . r aui; piotii ' :..
the shipment of any cattl (rom stir.,
temtoty to lllm... t. rrit.uy i.f.
Jan. I and Nov. I. The territory de
acribed la the same aa last year with tba
exremi m tint all of the atato of Cali
fornia i t.lued out n ot tne line, aim
Olio oiiniy, Tenu , formerly aoutn of
the line i p aced north of it. Tne regu
lations alo proride that cattle that hare
l."ti ilii'tinl In i xtra dynamo oil and
sulphur may t bronght to any place in
the atato during any a-naon of the year.
THE
EXPOSITIO
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wa aaiav r vn -jj
- . . eaaJg.i,
Comr f6 ui. rou tct or. jr
J&r lore or Money
QuartBttle ol Fine Wine Preented Free With each $4.00 Puj
.! KKHTAI KANT (a -i.i.
The best Cigars in town. -I
oapttaiist. - u located in toe
eastern twrt of 1'irce eont-.ty, at the
toot of Mount l a"i"ia. on Canada creek.
The formation m law district i radi
cally identical wnh that in the Corn
wall copper tl and the tare can bu
tinned very cheaply.
fir. Urn Injur,.!
Spr.ngtlr.o. I) , 1- ;v Kire meal
war mora or leas srnoualy injnrad bjr aa
Ohio Southern switch augta blowing
out th rr v 11 ahei t :.. re W'ltll t err: fit
force. B it 'll, er .N-m-iiing- r and K.re
ran Weich were blow u out of tne cab
and both very bi ily injnreii Condone
or Snow an. i Bruemen Liver an. i Brtck
man were tuown HO feet au. luoly in
jured f..tii" injur. i t may prove utai.
I'ey malr Hara'il
Crburne. Tel., Dee. gs Attaur
Kimbant, n t y. waa tauily boriie.1 ateeai
the face :.e a r kn t of the i Xj iMIOtt of
a bag i f no d r :i" nnd -oru otnr hor
were ii-iii.. Tee l .turr i not serioo-.
Charles EdinW
RESTAJ
ZENNATT1 lTl
WAS NO FAILUME.
I alllln
I'.riia. llelng llil.liieaa
III. I ln. I . I'.iial.
... . " Me I win receive ill" I .e. .111.1 -- aii.ii.iu
'uMslent with the flr.t qnal,y J Ule.,i,in.
I mem Vim . u -an' limner Ii) I railing till
Levy Bros..
I iihy x , TWXAM,
I p. We Lc id Tables and Chairslor Entertainmentsat;Rcaional)lc Rates
Abilene, Kan , I c illapvtch
from Milt uivale say the atateineal ri t
from thia city to the effort that the Mil
tonvale tank of i '.ittini Hrn. hail failed
ia a niutake The tiank i (till doing
I uliieae at the old stand. The reMrta
from tliu llrmam that they are all right,
sound and hive their busiurs in good
ahape.
Hleh V(n uf 'ntir.
Tacoma, Dr ; - New that a big
atriko hna turn maiir at the l,.'oio cop
).r mine nu juat reached Tacoma Sev-
rnl ilv ni'ii n. nollil .ri.nnt viin of .,e..
. , j . . . , . .
wa opi'iiiMi juai a n w leei nciow n.e
airfare, w inch runa in j.-r cent pure
copper and also rarrlra '.'I ounr-a of
- . . in. I a piving .iivntitv of gold to
the ton. S vernl vein ramify on tne
property, which i owned br Tacoma
lack x M (J
hours, day and
OYSTERS II IV III Kit
Ham ami Fggf, Bt
Head Cheese,
Cake sad all 11
CALL A.VD Sad
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Our BttUm boz h
trevrrd n mtrttuh-ag.
Nl ficntlrman vh
nnin thr rotinfn
ma. Thtrt hrv
rirtnilv who will
highly 1 If ia omr of
Elegant
In Neat Packages Made up lor a Gilt Package
Tl 1
' ' " ''.;;,i' .1, 1 CHINA GOO
dtteriptiom that re $tHina ,it nur mra iour. Wi
on ,u ortmmt,,f ALBUMS. LAMP DESKS and CASES
o jnmu, ;m. nfnre not ,.nM1.'.('u of thr tittlt on,
Inrgt nnno tnient f
(, Dolls. Fireworks.
aud olkrr lHi,j, that ola.Urt, thr hnrtt 0 thr LitlU Fulkt.
Wrcamwt namr Prirtt.-ym, aH ftaaj fu srr fAl joih, to ,,dp a
'nen ' " '!'". I nr. m mrr 1!TII .1 A'.' UK. II V, that I
' """ P0" ' WfVrt-com, to bMn-COMK, ayvy.
t I a ... ' '
I.. -. ..' ' . !::.:"'' ,'ril'Hlidav.. eewiil net lose -iarht "I our MM'-il
..... aiii mi.. i, ea thin IN HINT W.WvY Hr,ntf ronr i react
a.,i you ran be aamrrd they will rece.ielhe .loarstsnd be-1 all
BEN S. READ.
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