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THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
FoRTwoRTH HORSE THIEF TAKEN
Pinkerton Police Set Upon by a nob-At-
tempt to Assassinate Governor
hoadley-An Uxorcide Ranges
IN JAIN Mt New York.
Tragedy In Eastland eonn,r,


EAsrLAND, April l0.-[Special. l-N@ss
mss Just reached town OF a tragedy
enacted in the southwest part of thu,
county on the 7th instant. A few
months ago the Wheat school.house
was burned. A disagreement arose
among the patrons of the school as to
.ne point at which to locate new
nouse,and little bad blood was shown,
Dy which bad talk has resulted. Finally
tne new mouse was commenced on the
site or the old one. On the 7th instant
ii. ID O. Mynatt and Sam Mynatt, his
son, the latter of whom formerly taught
schoo! In the community, and was re-
lected as an applicant for another term,
went to the school house where several
men We're at work, among them ]. Il.
Meadows. Sam Mynatt said to Mead
ows: 81 hear you have accused me of
burning the old school house." Mead
ows denied the charge and Sam Mynatt
accused him Of lying. In the excite
ment OF the quarrel old man
SMynatt caught Meadows and
rifle into his body, killing him in
stsntly. The Mynatts are at large.
They answer to the following descrip-
ton: n. ID. @. Mynalt is about So years
of age, near six feet high, of robust
build, dark skin, cheeks red, face
broad, dark hair and moustache,
slightly sprinkled with gray hairs, eyes,
blue or gray; is a farmer and
has an honest look. Sam.
Mynatt 10 about % years of age,
about six feet one inch high, of slight
build, aud has the appearance of being
sickly; features thin and sharp, has
light brown hair and small mustae he,
eyes brown or gray and are deep set In
his head, and have peculiar express
sion. he is school teacher, and has 8
malicious or reyengerul look. Sheriff
Scmick offers 500 reward for their CAP.
ture or for Sam aione.
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Alta quarter TO 0 o'clock last night tho
residence OF Mr., jacob Oppenhelm, No.
35 Bryan street, two story frame
building, was partially destroyed by
fire, caused by defective fiue. Tho
lime INK befnse tbsv cnvld S"ir,,, - sa To ~
work the kitchen and rear part OF
tue building were destroyed. The
other half was saved from burning,
tAcuAh 10 h badly damaged by water.
The turniture and other household ef-
iecis were saved, though in damaged
condition. The loss Is about 5000 aud
Is pretty well covered by insurance.
The names OF the companies conld not
be lOnrnOd.
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election Frnnds I'M ChIenno.


CHICAGO, April lO,-The Times (IndG-
pendent DEMOCRACY this morning pub
lished the result of the Investigations
by ono Of its stan, in which It charges
that many students Of the Chicago uni
versity in the Fourth ward, and inmates
OF the Washington nome in the Elov-
enth ward, and students of tho medical
college Ia the Twelfth ward, fraudulent
y voted tho Repu 'iicau ticket on Tues
day.
The polics late lsst night arrested tho
Stock Yard saloon keeper and u i0ugh
character known as "Dutchy Koeio" on
suspicion of being implicated in the
theft of the ballot boxes in he Third
ward. Keele has been identified by The
hackdtiver IS the man who carried
away the boxes. Tho driver says Keeie
rode IN bis hack tO Forty-sacond street
near HalstoHd, where he got ont with
the boxes, toiliug him (tha hackmap)
TO drive on 10 halsteSd; that no did
so, and thst keete returned in about 10
minutes withuutthe boxes, Warrants are
also out for the arrest of Pat Condor, q
west side saloon keeper, and for an I'M
named person, whose desert gtiou au-
swers to that OF "Bobn Sheridan, who
D
cases. "Ssudyn Filio, tine hHckman In
the case, has also been arrested. Tho
commitIoe ot pubIio safety met yester-
| day and decided TO increase So meme
bers TO 80 and devote itself 10 tho per-
maneug work Of prosecuting election
| frauds regardless OF party. Three of
tho members subscribod an aggregate
OF $4,000 for that work, and other MEM
bora present contributed smaller sums
An agent was employed for one year.
The daily News this evening says n
| prominent politician said this afternoon
that q secret organization, haylng
branches IN every ward In the city had
| been started with view To forming n
| vigilance committee, II needful. Tho
object was not only TO punish ballot-box
thieves and suffers, but murderers and
his hwaymun, II the courts failed TO deal
! with Them IA thay deserved.
now HARRISON FEELS,
The question Of having q recount Of
all The ballots cast FOR mayor at the late
election, under the direction OF the com-
mlssi0ners or public safety, Is heiug
mp0ted. Mayor HsfIion says that he IL
WlllinA that 70 shall 10 done; that he
viii Sbide by the result, and that he viii
accept the abstract OF ths
vote In the precino. from
which the box WAS stolen ~ correct
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That Scrap with tho strikers

CHICAGO, April l0.-Last night large
body OF strikers, lately employed in the
Mccormick reaper works, gathered
around its walls and made some demon
STATIONS. Those Ia chargeof the works
fearing an attack would DO made sent
for assistance and number OF Pinker.
ton policemen were loaded into an om-
nibus,, together with % muskets
and the necessary ammunition and
sent TO the works. AS they neared
the place they were surrounded by
strikers who stopped the vehicle and
went for the men inside. Several shots
were fired, bu1 the only person bit
was one of the policemen who received
Il scalp wound. The police were driven
out of the bus, the guns captured, the
horses unhitChed and the 'bc9 burned.
AN OFFICIAL VISIT.
SPRINGFIELD, April lO.--Gov. Oglesby
left here last night 10 visit the scenes Of
the strike at Joliet.
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7os ELM STREET.

mality there; IL you want TO study the
character feminine, go into a dressing
room at time like THIS, and quietly sit
ting down In n corner, observe the dear
creatures while their escorts wait for
them ON the outside. Here Is ono by
mo now Tesplendent In rcd sstin and
point lace. She IL old, rsd-haired. ugly,
ireckled, lean, lank and bony. Her feet
are simply ilamanse, and she has ag-
grSvaied the fact by putting on white
slippers. II the Old saying is true, "ths
nearer the bone tho Hweeter tho meet"
she may Console herself. So does the
law OF compensation work for the good
OF them that love admiration. Here
comes big tat woman In an old white
satin thar | am positive has done
service at all the balls since the year l.
Hero Is another, poor girl in TN old
paie-olu silk, when n San Francisco
girl would not think she could wear 10
an afternoon tea. | take pity on her
and pin down hor basque, or in the
classical language ef the day, l "pull
down her vest" for evidently the
waitress will not do ~, and can not let
her disgrace Grover by appearing GA
his ballroom floor in thst condition.
I could tell You plenty such incidents,
which shows you, you may 20 to an IN
augurGtion bail IL you do not possess q
thousand-dullsr dress. There was
beauty and megniflceuee Ia toilets
there, of which you have all read, 80 |
like 20 show you tho other sldo os the
picture. AS stood la the
gallery looking down ON th,
luminous scene, the sir psriumed
with the breath OF a thousand lowers
on the highly polished floor rejecting
the thousand lights above 70; on th,
sheen Of satin, tie shimmor Of pearls
the soinulation o. diamonds, aud the
gloam Of soil, white arms Rud snowy
shoulders, had 70 pinch myself 10 30
certain that / had not boon suddenly
| transported TO fairy lHnu. IN VAN
| tried to find the Stanford party anu oui
genial friend, thp Hon. Edward Curtis
| Like tho old woman's son, who lived IN
! America, no oua knew whore they cuulc
| be found. "'rwas over thus,' utc. a
home On California every one know
every hour An the day whore the Staa
/ ford party iB ana what doing, and here,
lose them IN ballroom 100 by 800 feat
} However, aftBr all had lett the room,
learn thoy wero at supper with IN
president when l was searching ~
them. In my next will tell you OF m
interview with him, my impressica, ct,
TIE management deserves great C,ad
Tor THAR precautions against fires ever
20 feat In that vast auditorium was
fireman In citizens dress, ana an on
p,me on either side OF the house, TIL
economical administration slH,wad itse
4 here even, for there Is money over an
above all expenses TO be usod for char
table purposes, which Ia n good outloO
FOR the new Democratic reglme.-lSa
,, Francisco Alta.
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How WOmsn Viewed Itin the Reporters
Room and From tho Gallery.
How few In that giddy ball room
thought Of the tollers in the little room
just of the presidents, who were send
ing oeer the wires 20 your far-on west.
erp city, under the great ocean, ON the
tn eobbing cable 10 our dis ppointed En-
llllsh sister, pen pictures Of this might 8
assemblage. | found them lunching In
true bohemian style. The champs .gno
| flowed like water over pine table, void
good things that graced the prSsident's
table. drank my champagne out of q
glass that many people had evidently
used before me, and dranx q toast "a
somebody somewhere, With . boyish
face looking Int mIae, OF whom OF
which knew nothing. Ne time for for
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SrHINoFIgLD, April lO-Late reports
TO the Illinois department OF agricul-
ture leave no room Tor doubling that the
growing crop has been seriously dam-
aged by prutrocted cold, dry weather in
March, Tables published today show
that the April condition ut winter wheat
m Illinois has not heon more unfav0r-
eple for years tbpn this season. The
average condition OF the growing crop
on April Is estimated % be about 81
per cent. OF an average crop.
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Attempt to Assassinato Gov. uoadly

CLEVELAND, April lO-A special
from Coshocton says the Democratic
Standard, of that place has private In
formation Of plot to assassinate Gov.
Hoadly. Last Monday, it says, the gov
ernor received, through the mail, a
small wooden box, from one end
of which hung string. The
governors suspicious being aroused, he
caused the cover of the box tu be ro-
moved and a carefully arranged infer
nal machine, loaded with dynamite
studs and spikes, was disclosed TO view.
The string had been so adjusted that to
have pulled II the governor would have
caused an eXp-osion and doubtless lost
his life. IL IL said the authorities arc
at work on the case, and for certain
reasons the facts have not been made
public:
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Personal.


Mr.. J. ID. Lindsey, of st. Louis is In
the city and will make Dallas his home.
Mrs. w. w. Leake and party have re-
turned from the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton.
A. Wood agent for the Dlebold safe has
returned from trip through east
Texas.
Mrs. +. Y. Goldsborough of Ennis, is
visiting Mrs. r. Ii. Hanna, on Ross
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Il. Schneider are
in attendance at the New Orleans ex-
position.
B. w. Mccullough, General Passenger
and ticket agent Of the Missouri Pacific
railway with headquarters at Galveston
is at the Windsor.
Mrs. Thomas Branson and daughter
! Miss Kate Friend, from Cheyenne
Wyoming, arrived last evening and art
guests OF the hotel Bogel.
Mr.. W. II. CundiiT, Of DECATUR, anc
! his daughter, Miss Matte, who has
been visiting the family OF Mr.. p. s.
Plouts, left last evening for home.
Mrs. Alfred Davis, and Mis-. Luis
! Smith and Mr.. j. G. O'COnnor. who went
as party TO visit the New Orleans OK
position have returned from the Crescent
city.
MIR. w. IL. CASTOR wife aud daughter
Miss May Thomas, Mrs. w. b. Miller
Mr.. Royal Ferris, and Alr. and Mrs
| Sawnie Robertson, lett yesterday ON {
visit 10 the Now Orleans exposition.
Mai. j. II. Edward, of st. Paul, Min
ueasota, Is comfortably quartered at TIA,
hotel BUgel. The major is the pstentel
of the celebrated Edward harvester
Minnesota Chief lhresher, Mnnesots
Giant raw burning portable engine
eto, etc. He Is a gentleman of rare so
oiable qualities with whom It is Il pleas
ure 10 converse.
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Burr & BRO, carry the bts, line Of
straw hats IN town, don't forget The
number, COS Main street.sl
uotoi Arrivals.
Al THE'sr oEoRaE.


A Il Horny, S w Grimes, Blooming
Grovei r NJ Sears, Colorado, Texas; T
G Tldwcll, Eunisi A J Childress, Terrell;
/ 4 Dounelle, Clarksvillo; E p Davis,
Throckmorton; II II johnson, Dallas
county, II q Scott, Bowiej l. s Inward,
New Orleans; Alex McCameron, city;
John II Edmister, New York; w II Fill
Icy, Texas; w Z shaw, Springtowni I
l. Townsend, Cleburne; p Wilson,
WaXahachie; O Bishop, Terrell; 7
Douglass. Tyler; Mark Miller, Morgan
William Momand, city; w Il McKins.
lev, Louievnle; Otto X Burnoltz, Tenn.
pie; 7 A Jordon, wife aud son, Ennis
J.F Strickland, Waxshschie; o p Pue
Q Il Alexander, T Davis, Denton; y. {
Beali, Van Alstyne; Il Disha .aner
Kaufman; Sam Chambers, oityt ]
Berger, Peoria, Ohio; J ] wrigh.. Pleas
ant Valley; J NJ Cook aud wife, McKin
ney; Miss Cora Cook, Westherford
John W Harris, Terrelli N e speer, Ne,
orleansl J d Moosley, WhitewrightI Y
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A. Dessau, tho diamond importer, of
No. 4 Maiden lane, has lust received
from South Africa two stones which he
says arc the largest diam 'nds in tho
world They weigh in tue rough 273A
and l7il. carats respectively. The first
Is somewhat faulty, and viii lose half
It's weight IN the emitting, but it's er-
posted 10 turn out l35 carats. Its value
can only he determined after IL has
been cut. The second Is relied upon TO
turn out NJ east 90 ea.eis. Mr.. DessSu
Is the importer Of the "Clevelaud gem"
which weighs ~ carats. he tells a
strange story OF The loss and recovery
oi two packages Of diamonds about two
months ago. They were in
agent. Rud weighed iu ali about
4 100 sarais, and were worth about $1,000
Mr.. Kennedy was taking them TO the
New Orleans exposition, When he
reschsd New Orleans he loHnd that his
diamonds we're missing PlnkartpnS
detectives were sent out 70 hunt them
IN, but their efforts we're unHVHilirg.
ADOut 10 days ago Mr.. Kennedy says he
had dfoam In which he Thought h9
hsd last tho gems I'm the car aud they
were swept out by the porter, The u'Nt
morning he hunted up the porter apd
gave him $40 20 show him the dirt heap
where DO usually dumped the contents
of his dust pans. After prolonged
search I'm the dirt the diamonds were
found intact. Mr.. Dessiu tuumphantly
shows tho stained packages, aud SAYS
that MIR. Kennedy would not toll q he.--
IN. Y, Tribune.
Burr & Bro on Main street are agents
u : : L. .--.IL ~. -.
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Horse Thief Cnptured.

WEATHERFoRD, April lO.-[Special.l-
Sheriff Baylor ARRESTED on the public
square, kid-gloved gentleman who
wanted to sell pair of horses which
he had stolen FROM some one in Fort
Worth. A reward OF $75 was offered fol
the capture Of the thief and $50 for the
return OF the horses. He gave his name
rs jim Smith, but afterward Bclynowl.
edged that II was Stubblehe,d; that he
had stolen the horses, and that he lived
in Fort Worth.
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He Hapged ui,osolr.

CogsJcANA, April 1O.-[spocial.l- "A
son Of MIR. Blackweller, living in the
Cryor Greek neighborhoed, was to-day
found hanging by the neck, in the loft
Of the house, having put his neck
through revolver scsbbard strai, and
jumned off trunk. Az party OF boys
bad been with him the day before, try
ing how long they cou stand hanging
by the neck, tits supposed he attempted
10 alone and could not ave himself.
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49, NILE ANIMAL rnApr.
Disastrous Effect Or the Trsubies In the
soudan and Argbanistsn,

soudau and Argbsuistsn.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2o.-"Tho row
in the Soudsn is going to play havoc
with the animal trade this year." said
Supt. Brown to Philadelphia Times
reporter az the Biological garden this
afternoon. GAS long ss there is wsr
there of ooutss uo animals can bR OK.
ported from that portion of Africa.
Lions are very high now, although the
lion market is dull. A good pair OF
African lions ara worth 81 zoo or more.
Most OF the hppop,tami como from
Nuhia aud the northwestern part OF At
RIGA. II al the hippop0tsmi In this
oountry were 10 die we couldn't get any
moro for 4 long time. Moving shout
isn't good for them. Some animate
,eem % thrive better when they are ia
mcnagaries, going from one part of tre
country 10 another, but q hiypnpotguus
ought 10 stay ia one place. Last year
there were ID Of these animals In tho
United States. now thore are only eight
We have one here, and ha Is In capital
health, He weighs twice as much
as he did when we got him, something
over q year ago. Then there's the pros.
poctive war In Asia, That will cut OFF
another wild animal producing country
II John Bull aud the Car conclude to
fight. The market Is duh enough now
without these wars To set IL back, Gil
rafles come from the SoudRn, and they
are very scarce and very hign.priced.
think there are four giratfes In this
country now. We have one, and there
Is nothing che matter with
him except HIS hoofs. They are too
long. We try TO clip them, but he
dosn't like 1t, aud Is liable to kick q
man. Giratfes are great buffers, too
They oa.i strike blow with their heads
that would sstonish Sullivan. Two
baby giraffes, only seven feet high, scit
recently for 5000. II IL almost irapos
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Tho shennndnnh Mine Uorror.

SHgSANDoAH, PA" April lO.--The
situation at the Inflated colliery remains
unchanged, owing to the dangerous roof
and tho tact that the falls OF rock are al
most of constant occurrence. Large
crowds of people continue to visit the
scene. L. is not thought any attempt to
resume tao search Tor bodies viii be be-
gun before Monday night.
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Two Hanripgs in south CaroIinn

CHARLESTON, April 10. - Richard
Frazer was hanged hero to-day for the
murder Of Jack Gathers, both colorod.
Frazer confessed his guilt.
Columbus Crawford, colored, was
hanged at Yorkville, South Carolina,
10 day, FOR the murder OF Ellison SAN
dersOn on October 8, Last. at he last
moment he confessed his guilt.
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organization o. q was affected to be known
an .ne central Passenger Agents com
IN Its meetings are to be beyS on
5n n1 iHesusy on or next following the
ayen Oh each month. S F. Pierson was
e,ecsen chairman. The next meeting, il
70 90 held in, Cincinnati. To-dayss
passenger rates to the fall tariff. o'
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s.slInr Ln,i Rnlat,Yru

Mrs. Samantha e. Hsses, widow Of
Rev. Hosea, OF Dursnt, Mississippi, ia
now in Houston and wants to find her
father and brothers. Her fathers name
is +. b. Randall. Dr. W. T., e. w, John
b., James b., and II. Q. Randall are her
brothers, IL any one knows OF the
whereabouts OF any OF the above parties
thoy will confer great favor by writing
TO her al Houston, ToXas. She moods
Irinnlu-
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CASUALTY AND CALAMITY.
PROPERTY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
a Young Ranchman on the Cibolo Struck
by lightning and Instantly Killed
Total Hallway Wreck-Ar
Iron Bridge Collapse.
The Fire Record.
AT TEXARKANA.

TExARKANA, April 10. - Special -
Last night about S O'Clock fire broke
out in the residence of E. X. Sechler
and spread rapidly, destroying almost a
whole block Of residences before lis
progress could 20 stayed. Loss about
$4,000; covered by insurance.
AT wEATHERFoRD.
WEATHEHFoRD, April l0.- Special. -
The Weatheriord steam laundry caught
on hre az $3.50 p. IN. to-day aud WAS en-
tirely consumed, together with the
dwelling house of the manager, f. H..
Sparrow. Loss about 80 800. The loss
will be Il serious one t. the city, and al
most irreparable to the manager, Mr..
SPARROW
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Mexican Gotten Minis,

There are at present In Mexico 81 cot
ton mills, with 2i0,75O spinners and sos
looms. There are 10 wooden mills, with
1884 spinners and 800 looms. In the
state Puebla there are q mills, with 72,-
900 spinners. Steam power Is used In
mills, water power In 40 mills, aud wa
ter and sJeam in 81 mills. There are
employed l2,72S operators, of whom
over one-third are women aud children.
The productions Of prints OF the mills
amounts 10 about 5000 pieces. But the
entire industry IL so oluinsily managed
that American and European makes are
being successfully marketed.
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Killed in a Railroad Wreck,

CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, April 1O--Last
night about o'clock the iron bridge
over Indian creek, EIGHT miles east, on
the Baltimore II Ohio railroad, broke
down, precipitating an east bound coke
train Of seventeen cars into the VIA
tor, twenty five feet below; the engine
aud seventeen cars were completely de
moiisned aud two brothers, named Ful-
Ter, The conductor and brakeman, wore
killed Tho accident is believed TO have
been caused by high water washing
away ono of the abuttments.
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JOSEPH TIL. BROWN
holes ale Grocer
FORT wORTH. TE3x
G Allen, Mckinney IL II Bennett, city;
g Q Montcastle, Mckinney; william
Brown, Burlington.

AY THE GRAN1'WINDsoR.
w Alex Abey, Longview; Moses Fn'ei
berg, BW Mccullough, Galveston; i
NJ Mayer, New Orleans; Geo Worthing
ton, Sherman; w ID Littlefield, Mar
shall; Il L Sherdon, j IL Baker, Sedalia
III A Plilsbury, city; u Gesry, For
Worth; All blanchard, d J Searb sch,
J Marx, New York; E A Waters. Ter
roll; IL b Kaigher, Philadelphia II
Kallmereln, Illinois; Jas NJ Steere, Dial.
las; Henry Keller, New York; A w
Kinsman, San Francisco; John Well.
ington; Baltimore; Jesse A Graham,
d Lindsay, 5 ] Houghton, J M Cook
JEFF Lamar, ST Louis; q M Tilford
John King, Fl NJ Catlett, Colorado, Texas
David Frantz, jr, Geo Nj Rogers, Louis
vile, Kentucky;C U Connellee, A S
Connellee, Eastland; Geo A Knight
city HMorgan Jones, Fort Worth; II /
Chapman, Chicago; Geo Dexter, citv
j w Wright, Q Il Grow and lady, Kan
sas City; o p Poe, Denton.