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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
CHATTANOOGA.
ihe hysteriously Missing Man-Sup.
posed to be in Texas with His
Other Wife.
Special to the Gazette.

special to the Gazette.
Chattanooga, February G.-Samuel
Mllier disappeared from here about
iour weeks ago in mysterious man
her, leaving wife TO whom he was
recently married. The most dilipent
search and inquiry have failed TO dis
cover his whereabouts. 1t was said
that he was behind in his contracts
ana that he left to get rid of his cred,
ltors; Parties living in Texas have re-
Gently been corresponding with gem
tieman in this city, and IL is now be-
lieVed Miller has another wife I'm
!, texas, aud that his real name IS VIII
nam Hammond. Hammond married
a young and beautiful lady i'm that
STATE, deserving her in few days
aiter marriage. This was a few
months ago, and the deserving party
VIII nave to be absent twelve months
before a divorce can be granted. For
this reason, Mrs. Hammond has not
oeen granted "a divorce. 1t is believed
Miller and Hammond are one and the
same person, and that he has two
II he Is caught.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
WICHITA FALLS.
A New Building Visitors and PrOspec
OIs-Wanted.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
Wichita Falls, February G.-Amonp
other buildings now In course of erec.
ton may be mentioned the handsome
store-house on the corner of Ohio ave
nue. and Seventh street, Just begun Inv
Barwise Il Boyd.
Messrs. III. w. Snow and u. T.. PAT.
rick of Illinois are here for the purnose
oi buying large tract of land. sixteen
or eighteen thousand acres They
will establish stock ranch, and nlso
bring out number of Immigrant
from their state in case suitable land
Is purchased.
Mr.. II. w, Edgell, the pluekv editor
OF the Vernon Guard, was in town
yesterday.
Mr. w. A. Knott left for N[issopri
yesterday on important business. He
VIII return IN about two weeks.
!, There is n fine opening here for n
hrst-class tailor,or even asecond elias a
one. There is none in town. and nil
the bachelors buttons are Off.
millinery establishment rs also
needed, and would pay we'll. Onr
want of a furniture store has been wei,
supplied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
THE AzrTTE FORT WORTH TEXAS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Z
THE RIVER CONVENTION.
Mbors Of the Second Days Session.
visit to the President.

/ Special 10 INT NAANNtcf
Washington, February g. When
the Mississippi river convention. re-a :
sembled to-day, the delegates oegah 20
pour iu resolutions upon tne cnhIi
most OF which were referred lhl,,o'
diately to the committee on resolu'
tinhs. An Arkansas delegate offered
resolution, which was adopted re-
questing the sergcant-at-arms 10 aus
play our national dag in aud about the
hall during the meeting OF the conveh-
ton, and especially on the rostrum
and about the speakers chair
A resolution was adopted inviting
Senator Logan and members oil tne
Mississippi river commission to Visit
the convention. A resolution passed
inviting all members of congress TO al
tend the convention. AT this point
Young man entered the hall bringing
large Ame lean flag, which was sa-
luted with bOisterous applause.
The flag was unfurled and placed
on the platform behind the
presidents chair. "A resolution
was offered and referred approving the
plans for improvement made by the
L. :. engineer officers, declaring that
public works ought TO be done by oil.
GERS OF the L. :: that no work should |
be done by contract, and no convictss
on any public roads, and
that congress should entertain no pro-
ject TO establish artificial waterways |
until the condition of navigable |
streams is improved
The delegates to the convention
called at the White House to-day in
Dody and paid their respect to the
president. Stanard, the chairman,
made n short address, in which he ex-
presses the thanks OF the delegates to
he president for the interest shown in
river Improvements and
he effort to secure favorable action by
ongress. The president replied by
aging that his views on this subject
re well known, and have been en-
ressed in his message to congress.
lie hored the convention would secure
he legislation desired, looking to the
)eedy and permanent improvement
the great Mississippi river.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07

off to total destruction. The scene
along the route of the great gorge
Which extended thirty miles up the
fough river beggars description. The
streets and door-yards are piled full of
ice, with dreary heaps in MANY in
stances 10 and 20 feet high standing as
silent monuments to the might of the
Hood. SO far rs can be learned, no
lives have been lost.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, February ct looks as
If the flood Of last year was to be re-
peated. The river at noon was thirty-
four feet in the canal and rising at the
rate OF four inches an hour. Shipping
port and Portland are flooded already.
over 500 people being driven out of
their homes. The government build
ing IS the only house not submerged
in Shippingport. Four more feet OF
water VIII bring the food over the cut
oil above the city, and the point will
be Hooded, with great loss of property
and perhaps of lives.
AT WHEELING.
Wheeling, w. Va, February c.
The river here is forty feet, and still
rising ten inches an hour. MANY low
streets on the island and south of
wheeling creek are already submerg-
ed, many houses being surrounded and
few invaded by the waters. A flood
as great as the famous one of 1882 is
expected, and residents in exposed
Localities are abandoning their houses
ana merchants removing their stocks
to places of safety. Two or three
mills and factories have been stopped
6y .he water reaching the Tires.
me gas is already shut Off from the
island, and the gas-works will no
doubt be interiered with and the ell
tire supply shut off tonight. The
bridges and trestles are loaded down
with heavy trains.
RELIEF FUND.
Cincinnati, February 6.-The cham
Der OF commerce transacted but little
business to-day. Measures were taKen
70 provide relief fund for the desti-
tute. committee of fifteen was ap-
pointed, and the secretary kept busy
Ior some Time receiving subscriptions,
mostly of 800 each. The chamber
lr appropriated So, 600 to the fund. |
me health officer announced that he
would place fifteen men of the santa |
~ lorce at the disposal of the relief
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07

he asserted, was sIsp
such degradation Ojs
The speaker rula |
out of order.
Chaplain (C0nssa
this motion and mstsi
upon the governusR
Sir Stafford Norris
abrupt Termination 1
duct unworthy offk.
Gladstone replied /
ment was not respOrs
more than the hous \
page Of debate, /
thereby rendered D.
swer erroneous ss
The house could b {
later, and would han
discuss the condiiin
Egypt, concerning Vi
ment was anxiou; |
ment. u,
The motion was d ~
division. n
Lord Edward Fiji
foreign secretary, str4
eminent had no vi
disaster to Tewfk BIZ
THE EGYPIlA
London, Februsg
stated In the conn
Admiral HeEN 4
strengthen the Tot,
the government hi
to increase his fdast
the safety Of thsldl
telegraphed The Ba
Cairo that the fora !!
attacked was leslii
strong, hut EgEa
their arms and aa
-
EsI1
BAKER Piali
London, FebpIgi
of the defeat dRki
the slaughls'sl..s.l's''
the way bsdplHDiiIIs
tians wen ps6 sl
upon Their h@
mercy wen li'Ils
seized then y %
spears into lhaI
cut their thraA
Leslie, Captains I
and Lieuts. Care.
kins. Ten ofhal
missing. The iu!
together on the
and might ea'ilyh
ad hiIt the entnl,
suit. The men
~ as ,,ls
transports Lying
ker Pasha aud =
At midnight At
element prevail,
.ack Of the ene9 i
roris are occsrs
ines. The fIa u
,raphed foranl
TEvrIKp b
suakim, Fssn' n
,,rrrro,lnded sud
md four hupdsl e
;inkat and ihs~ IN
ng to cut thsli el
THE ucl
London, al
dispatches
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minds Of the l =,
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+ cannon spln. me ne
II enorino'' the
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
WACO.
Accepting Defeat With Good Gracc-The
New National Bank-A Mar
riage,

riage,
| Special to the Gazette.
Waco, February 6.-The news of
Waco's defeat. in the Odd Fellows
temple business, did not create much
surprise here, as it had begun to be APP
preciated that the Waco offer was not
a long enough pole to reach the persim-
mon. The news was not known until
the GAZETTE got In this morning, be-
fore which time an effort was made to
raise $1,000 additional bonus and wire
the news to our delegation. But when
the GAZETTE came the boom collapsed,
and so ended another chapter in Waco's
aspirations.
The Citizens National bank re-
ceived advices from Washington this
morning that the enterprise has com
piled with all the treasury require
ments. \ meeting of stockholders
will be held Friday morning TO elect
officers. Mr.. VIM. Cameron will
probably be president and Mr.. l.. b.
Black cashier.
Mr.. p. w. WOodlief, well known in
Fort Worth, was welded here this af-
ternoon TO Miss Della Boggess, niece
OF Capt. NJ. NJ. Borgess., sergeant-at-
arms of the house of representatives
They took the five p. III. train for
Fort Worth.
The two city papers keep up the war
of words to-day relative to the city
government.
Slow rain here all day. which will
be very beneficial to crops in this sec
ton,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
COLEMAN.
me Corner Stone. of the New Court
House Minor Notes.

special 70 the Gazette.
Coleman, February 0 County court
lor criminal business adjourned to-day
a,ter being IN session two days. Most
oi the business before the court was
gaming.
Inc corner stone for the new court
mouse Is being prepared. The stone
M, M eoh.Ah Tue names OF the county
also the contractors. The quarry ,,enr
santa Anna mountain, two miles from
here, Is said to furnish The finest stona
In the state for building purposes 4'N'''
The weather has changed very COLA
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
MARSHALL.
Minor Mention Of Local Events and Han.
peninys.
Special To the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
MARSHALL, Texy February 6.-Repre-
sentative Il. +. Wilson returned from
Austin this morning.
. Max bernstein received n telegram
iron, from New York announcing the Sc
iious Illness of his mother. He left M
once This will delay a matrimonial
a al,as IN which Max is largely utter.
WI ~ Singleton, clerk of the federal
,ours ~ Jefferson, h In the city. He
,h yourcorrespondent that every
.n'ng - IN readiness for the term Of
'n M eour. mat opens next Tuesday.
me gay has been damp and disa.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
CABINET NETTING

CABINET MEETING. .
~ london, February GA special cab
i me, council was held this morning for
1Uisscaassing the disaster to Baker Pasha.
oiadstone presided.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
~ onuon, February Elm the house
" COMMONS this afternoon Lord Ran
u",,n Churchill Conservative gave
.,wa mat he should introduce an
to the address, asking the
M oval OF the present ministers, and
~ ump,sitution of others who were
tba nus was greeted with cheers on
We're drowned by counter cheers OF
s , Liberals. The amend
G Cen. was supported by forty
Churchill declared he
'.' sI u because of the abrupt ending
"a uepate last night. The government,
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07

suakim, FsasI,sa'
surrounded sna y
and four huDdlls'',
S Sim and Dee
ing to cut Their
THE ylf1a
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dispatches sglsy'i''
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creates ere o b'dy
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17
The HORSE DEALERS CAUGHT a
SUCKER.

Yesterday morning very innocent lcok-
ing granger-like young man. driving an e1-
oeedingly tough looking pair Of mules, came
In from The west and halted At Harry Hills
harm and offered the mules for sale. He was
aceompsnied by two other men who slso had
teams. Things were dull about the horse
market and the boys thought there was o
chance for some fun with the granger. They
ali gathered around the wagon and VIM.
Bilderback. who is regarded the best author
ity IN the matter of horse flesh in the city, be-
gan poking fun al the stranger and told him
that the hardest looking Of the mules Was
not worth S35 That he could not haul SIX
hundred pounds of sand The young
fellow said he could Just then one OF the
men who came in the crowd and who, IT was
afterwards found, was . pal Of the young
granger. sidled up TO Bilderback and told
him 10 bet that the mule could not haul siI
hundred pounds of sand At the end Of q
rope Eve hundred feet long. Bilderback
took the bait, and offered TO bet x25 that the
mule could not do il. The proposition was
accepted, and the money put up. Pending
the arrangements for the pull, the young
innocent looking chap ana his pals sue
ceedei IN getting bets cut of nearly all the
horsemen who were around enjoying the
fun. Harry Hill said be never would 60
back on mule, therefore he accepted q
small bet in favor of the mule About
p. m. large crowd went over the river near
the fair ground to witness the pulling. The
horsemen were in great glee, suppos'ng they
had a sure thing. The six hundred pounds
Of sand was filed into bags, and the rope
was attached TO the bags. His muleship was
hitched TO the rope FIVE huddred feet ahead;
and be Just laid himself down TO IT and
fnaked it away with ease, and could have
hauled il over the bridge. 1t was interest
ing 20 gaze on the countenances OF the
horsemen when they found they had been
fseced by the green looking strangers; IL
leaked out afterwards that they make
business Of the same kind Of game. The
amount lost by the crowd, we are told, was
about S20l
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17

According 70 the latest advces from the
seat of war between the French and Chi
nese, there was battle waged at the Bruins
wick billiard rooms on night before last.
One of the contending factions formed in
line of battle in the lunch room, and began
hostilities by throwing bombs, in the way
Of euphoneous epithets and denunciatory
language over the board partition that
divides the two rooms. This had the effect
of drawing out the enemy, who came from
behind the breastwork and by a fine piece
of strategetic maneuvering, placed the
lunch counter between it and the attacking
forces, and then opened rafting fire Of
canister upon the bewildered French, who
under the CALLING hot shot of salt-cellars,
casters, sauce bottles. mustard tanks, canned
fruit, sardine boxes, Bologna sausage, cheese,
crackers and can openers, was brought to a
halt and the tide of battle turned when q
brilliant and furious charge was made, and
large four-legged stool brought down
upon the head of the instigator of the un-
p1easantness. The white flag was run up at
bis masthead, and the Chinese were accredi-
ted with cleverly won victory.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17
THE cRANK's DEFENSE.

! The streets were well filed with teams yes
terday and the merchants appeared to be
comfortably busy, but there was scarcely as
much as a ripple upon the sea Of romance
or excitement 10 cause the heart of the local
iiemizer 10 rejoice. II is often said, "What
cruel creatures those news reporters must
be to almost long for someone to saw his
head off with board or stab himself with q
gimlet; to shoot his neighbor with beam
sling or rob his own hen roost; TO have q
donkey run away with street-car. or mule
kick his best friend out of sight; to have two
CANNES declare war and wrestle for tough
steak; to have q child lose his father, or a
poodle dog its mistress; two men to wallow
in the gutter to see which is the greatest
swine; the cooler to be bombarded from the
inside or rush of would-be-inhabitants for
its palstial and inviting threshold; some one
TO swallow a watermelon or 10 choke on n
grain of corn" and so on in the long chap
ter of casualties and events. But in defence
the crank replies, every day brings forth
some one or more of those incidents; the
grist that is daily ground out from the great
mill oftime, though producing good, honest,
DEMONSTRATING substances as q bulk; the chafi
must also be produced and fill its sphere,
and the misjudged CLEANER of good and bad,
commendable and deplorable, joyous and
sad, pure and defled, amisble and antagon-
is;ic, life and death, rejoices not at the large
amount or the dearth of the incidents that
make up the daily page in the community
or the world; bnt .'the world is stage, you
are its actors" and the scribe who is accus-
ed to delighting in gore and startling acct
dents and incidents, is but the recording sec
rotary who jots down the minutes of the
days proceedings, selab.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17
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WHERE BEAUTY NEVER DIES.

There is great sorrow in at leas. one
home of this city this morning. In that
home lies two little silent forms, dear vet TO
the two hearts most intimately connected
with their beings, but cold and dead. That
something which we call the spirit, that
something which looks out through the
eyes and gives life TO the features has
flown mysteriously, and in spite of longing
love and anxious endeavor, has silently de-
parted. No power can hold or persuade ii
TO STAY and the little flexible velvety bodies
become cold and pulseless. The forms remain
only dear because they contained that
which was SO priced and loved, jeweless
casket Mr. and Mrs. g. Gehring this
morning mourn two innocent babes who in
the same hour, but three months ago
opened their wondering eyes TO the light OF
this world and who within a few hours Of
each other yesterday returned TO Him who
gave Catarrhal fever, the doctor said il
was which wrecked these two frail, little
twin bsrques-s boy and girl, before the
end Of the first summers voyage, and this
afternoon at O'Clock their precious little
forms will be carried awsy TO be hidden
where dsises shall grow and birds sing, hid
den from all the storms and SORROWS which
sweep over those left behind, therefore are
they fortunate. They have gone to the land
where beauty never dies but blooms for ave
4 90
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17
swEETENEp WIND.

Pop" is the Huid extract Of air, and is s
very good drink for those who like it. II
will not intoxicate, and is therefore q more
conyenisl friend than some Of It's more pre-
tentious neighbors.
Pop is humble and does no; claim TO be
either strychnine or creased lightning, and
Acknowledges that il is ninety-nine one
hundredths water, and this is q fact, as an
inspection was made few DAYS ago Of the
process of manufacture and the claim is sus-
tanned.
Two iron reservoirs are arranged side BY
side: one is Sled with pure fresh water from
well that is near, the other Is charged
with gas prepared by 3 chemical process.
These two vessels are connected by numer-
Gus small tubes. A small glass vessel is ar
ranged upon shelf well elevated against
the wall. In this the syrups are placed.
Below. there stands q machine in which 3
bottle for the reception of the great drink Is
placed. When ali is ready the pressing of q
lever and the turning Of throttle and the
water, gas and syrup il conducted into the
bottle. and a cork is pressed in place BY an
iron spike or punch. and with the simple
placing Of the wire over the cork with the
thumb and we have half pint OF sweetened
wind. This costs but five cents, and though
il makes no great pretentions as q remarks-
Bile beverage, vet negatively II is great, AZ II
does not cause anybody 10 strike his best
friend. beat his wife, wear old clothes, wal
low in the gutter, OF regale himself IN the
odious cooler; and thus, as in most cases
in life, the humble are the meritorious, the
are the persons of ability, and
the Quiet and bashful young man is usually
tho one who is frst TO pop.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17
DAZZLING DEN.

There are q good many traps and dead
falls in this city, as many know, but there is
TO be opened resort where more than one
tender wing will get hopelessly swinged. q
beautiful web, which will not only catch the
honor and sslf-respect but, more than likely,
the dollars of many business man whose
trusted clerk or honorable partner could not
withstand the temptation. A pleasant suit
of rooms with rich velvet carpet, silken
hangings and soft lace curtains, with volup-
tuous pictures, glittering tinsel and gilt and
low swee. music. and with green cloth tables
and all presided over by brilliant apd
beautiful woman the richness Of whose robes
and the value of whose costly gems
have never vet been rivaled in
these innocent realms is TO be opened in this
CITY. There will be no free lunches of
cheese and bologna sausage dished up to be
washed down with sour mash whiskey there,
but the most delicate viands, tempting
meats and sparkling wines will be set forth
and served. But the tiger will be there just
the same as he is further down the street,
only his claws will be more velvety. A
heightened gambling hell presided over by a
keen, intellectual woman whose beauty is
marked but who will rs suddenly disappear
as she came when the tender buds shall
have been nipped and the lambs shorn.
This is no ideal picture but warning not
only to Young men who will as certainly get
feeced as they ever get under the influence
Of the fascinator's wiles, but to wives and
mothers who rightly think that the male
portion ofthe family, as n rule, ought TO be
safely housed in the reach Of loving hearts
and tender arms by ten clock at night ex-
cep, when the fambeau club meets
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-17
MEETING OF THE COUNTY COMM
SIONERS.
Fourth and Last Day.

The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Steenrod and Mr.. Nelson present.
Il was ordered that no person will be al
lowed for the keep and care of psuper an
amount mere than the board pay TO the
superintendent Of the poor.
A plat of ground IFS feet square in the
northwest corner of court house square was
leased 10 J. T. McMillcn for the term Of one
wear, for the sum of 500, said amount to be
paid quarterly in advance, McMillen TO
have the privilege OF keeping the same for
five years. unless needed BY the county for
other purposes.
In the matter Of appeal in school district
No. S., the action Of the county superin-
tendent was sustained.
james Fahy, John Fahy and Henry
Trenkle were discharged from custody.
Ed Dyne, Mitchell Stewart and A. j. Brs-
Isier made affidavit that they were unable 10
pay the fines assessed against them for vio-
lation Of the prohibitory law. and asked that
they be released from custody. On order OF
the board the release was granted.
The petition for road by Jesse Sence was
rejected.
The road petitioned for by o. II. Bently
for the opening Of Topeka avenue, was or.
dered opened and plated, upon the payment
10 parties entitled thereto of all damages a.
lowed by the viewers.
The road petitioned for BY A. c. Psyn,
and others for the extension of Douglas ave
hue, was ordered opened and plated on the
same conditions.
$4,000 of jail bonds and Sl,050 Of eou.
pons thereon; $1,000 of refunding bonds sne
SEQ Of coupons thereon and 5000 o.
bridge bonds and 81 $50 Of coupons thereon
uar,s canc.lled and DESTROYED thus making