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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27

business and somo other matters arc al.
together too much for me- we carry IN
Immense burden that no Other 6auS
would for this company and many oS
their employees, aud ON coilatemls thar uo
other bank would recognize. II tho hank
cannot be relieved OF some Of II, I SHAFT
leave as sure as ANYTHING IN the world.
see no prospect of things getting bottcr
with them Yours, y D. Fish.
'Ward,N the Witness continued.
"oitcn made deposits as late h.
$3.50. When heard that thu
$4,000 check had been used,
though Ward had assured me that ID had
been withdrawn, | rang him up on the
phone and said sharply Ward, how Is
this that ssh 200 has been uscaY
lie replied Il can't understand II, but
" viii be an right believed Wanl Ia
be an honorable truthful man, one to
whom ! trusted everything had in the
world. 0n Monday, MAY 8, | expected
Ward 80 raise large amount Ut money,
as much rs 100000 or $500. O00. llo
had been trying to raise money for ten
days before that.N
At this point TIE witness Was excused
until tomorrow to allow tho
counsel Tor the dolensc 10 examine
the books OF thc bank,
Benjamin Fish tes,lnedi "un MAY b
and was paying teller OF the Marmr
bank, On May 3 | received this SSl, 500
check over the counter for cuttiHcatlon.
| passed 1t To the receiving teller who
showed me nun-certNcd check vi Sfi,-
coo deposited against It. then took thu
ISL, 500 check to the president who tolc
phoned to Ward andhcard Wnrds reply
over the plIouc When ! received the
$4,000 on Monday, May 3. took it 10
President Fish, who telephoned Wari
again and received u reply that 1t would
be an all right
on cruss-cNamlnation the witness SaluU
con May ., 10y the direction of the presi.
dent ! certified Wards check for $500.
Hu0, although his account had beeu over
drawn. April u his account was over
drawn $4,000, April %, $IS,00o April "a,
SS0Oo,N April "a, SdG,346; April 20,
sI&ooo; April 20, Sst,o0o; May ., SIN.
Sad.,5; May 81 Slli,8a0.76, and May s.,
S5N, 32d.11. | certified all these checks
without knowing that ward had oyur-
drawn hiq personal account, MS the prcsj-
dent had instructed me That Grant
~ Wards checks wer always
good and believed thom SOL The SO 900
check which ceNihcd ON May showed
To the president, because there was trou-
hlcat the exchange, aud their account
was getting very low vas very careful
about this
This closed lie tuu Tor the dsy d.
VIII bc resumed tulnQWpN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27
TITS ALL RIGHT. F"
That is the Story J, D, Fish Listened
to, and Now He Makes His
Home at Auburn Prison.
The Once Prominent Banker restiile'
Against Ward RottemncsS OF
The Marine Bank.
A Vigorous Defense Begun In the Walkup
Cnsc-rhc Glrl-widow to he Called
~ u Witness.


NEW loBK, Oct "a. The Herald SAYS
IL has received assurance from trust.
worthy source that James ID. Fish viii
tell from the witness stand all he knows
concerning the TRANSACTIONS Of Grant a
Ward, the relation OF the tlrm With the
Marine National bank aud the relations OF
the latter with ali persons, corporations,
or Institutions involved In the Grant \
Ward SpcculalonS, contracts and buSi-
ness generally. This Kind of Information
is Ncp much needed at this iupcture,
There has been more reticcncc aud moro
screening OF persons in this case than is
wholesome, II will be greatly To The
public advantage II Mr. Fish, who has
now at least nothing 10 lose, shall speak
out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27
4 sLOoDY BATTLE.
Two siuggcrs Hammer one Another with
out Regard To Rules.

out Regard to Rules.
Special 10 the Gazette,
NEW YORK, oct 25,--Dennis f Butler
the champion swimmer of America, ant
George Morrison Farrier, an amateu
pugilist, fought seven rounds in "A lamp
Lighters cabin carly Sunday morning
Morrison is twcnty-elght years old
weighs J. y pounds, stands siA feet on,
inch in height, and has heretofore bcstot
two men about his equal in ilatbush. But
Ter is twenty-seven years Old, weighs IS
pounds and is i've feet eleven inches
tall.
Morrison had the best OF the fight al
the start.
In the third round rushing at Butler
he led with his left, but was wHrded OFF
But in following up his onslaught he sue
ceeded in planting his right with swing.
inc blow and Butler went down. Butler
was picked up silly.
For round four it was thought Butler
would not come TO time, but he rallied
and fought on the defensive.
The fifth round was terrific. The men
fought all around the room and IL was
give and take from beginning TO end.
They both took their corners with
bellows TO mend. AT the end of
this round Buffers right hand
was nearly double It's normal size. Nor
rison was bleeding from the mouth and
first blood was claimed and allowed for
Butler.
Round SIX was spirited. Butler rushed
his man TO the corner and gave IL 10 him
right and left-handed, swinging ON either
side of the face. The men cllnched and
were ordered TO break away, but they
would not and when time was called But
Ter had his opponent again ~ the corner,
Furnishing him at will.
Morrison came forward in the seventh
round groggy and had not time 10 rally
before Butler hit him clipping blow
that split his nose. This Butler followed
up with swinging left-hander that found
Morrison's jaw, and while he was reeling
a right-hander of Buffers went home
and ended the fight, and Morrison was In
a heap on the floor II took several
TO bring him 10 consciousness.
Butler was awarded the fight, and the
stakes, amounting to 500, were given
him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27
WY WE LAueM.

The san Anfonlnns of the opininn rhaf
Jim COPYRIGHT Is captured.
special 10 the Gngeito.
SAN ANToNIo, TEX, oct 2G Naaghn.
Carpenter aud willard are the names Of
the 'nri Worth oneers VINO reported tic
presence Of jim COPYRIGHT % me fair
grounds last saturday.
Our officers say that II they aid not
know the man they were after they ceit
talnly ougnt 20 know him
II was reported here to-day that Court
right was captiwcd On tip noit, boagd
train 81 iustii.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27
INA MEXICAN JAIL.
A Texas Negro Returns Home After "A TwO-
Years sojourn Abroad.

special 70 the 1aNtltc,
EAGLE PASS, TEX, oct 2G.--John
Fisher, discharged colored soldier,
has just arrived at Eagle Pass from Sal
tillo, Mexico, weary and foot-sorc, having
walked the entire distance. Fisher has
served two-years' term in the Mexican
penitentiary for shooting a Mexican at
Moncloya two years ago.
Ills description OF the treatment Of the
prisoners OF that place represents the
authorities as brutal IN the extreme.
They furnish the inmates with neither
bedding nor clothing except that which
they get through the charity Of outsiders,
and the prisoners are frequently COM
PEELED to work winter and summer IN an
almost nude condition. Fisher further
declares that prisoners have been taken
out aud shot 70 death for a trivial inirac-
tion OF the prison rules, and others
whipped almost 70 death FOR similar
offenses
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27

NAHerald bulletin says Superintendent
CaIAibelI estimates HliI's majority in
I.inl.a cl.ilIllr al In-nnl. L-L- N
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27
ANEGRO.KiLLfNG.
4 CONCENTRATING wind. Up WIN coid-
Blooded Murder,

4 Coiton-roIsins winds up with u Ceid-
Flooded Murder,
Special 20 the Gazette
CRocRErr TEX., Oct 20. West Baker
was shot and killed BY Alt Manning, 10
this county, about eighteen miles north
east Of Crockett on Friday hight. Both
men were cololcd Itsrens that Baker
gave a contemplating Friday, aud wound
up With dance az night, ana while Baker
was playing the fiddle Manning came IN,
iiourishcd n pistol aud proposed to break
up The party. he ordered Baker "a stop
playing the eddie, and upon Bakers rc-
questlng him not 10 disturb thc company,
Manning dicd the fatal shot, and snapped
his pistol az several others. Manning was
arrested, and barely escaped ynching, as
Baker Il wen thought of 10 The county,
by white aud buck
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27

49, aed William y;
noy nm as lhr Nfeepllaek n
nomlnee I.ast year ils.iie haa = a
Is 81 q 600, aud N ssi, Whfn W
a u. I. 4 =. l. \. 4 \ L,llnAHn llIlL III
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-27

OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS

yosts Boys Clothing Where the of the se
merchant tailor work and trimmed IN the
ne min the imported domestic wooens representing the
% Of pattern style, coors, shade
sys satisfactory because they the lowest offered
N 'anle. honest goods
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30

a living for family Others had stories
Of cats, cows and goats, but finally bald
headed man with red nose, who had evil
IDENTIFY been out fishing, set his jaw to wag-
ging. and that settled it. Said he:
Few people would believe that the fish
called pickerel could show any affection
or gratitude to man, but know better. ]
was out fishing this summer for black bass.
was using frogs for bait, and every little
while would get bite, and on pulling
up would find that fish had scraped the
pants of my frog with his teeth, or that
he had taken hind leg of. 1t was not .
characteristic of the black bass to bite that
way. and was annoyed. would put on
fresh frogs, and the fish would bite them
in two, not touching the hook at all. Every
time, after bite, q big pickerel would
swim along on top Of the water, and look
up at me with . comical expression, -
much as to say: %, why don't you give u
minAowsT / put on another hook, and
finally had Mr.. Pickerel where the hair
was short and hauled him in. He kicked
and acted sorry, and after removed the
hook from his mouth let him 60. and he
dove into the water and wiggled his tail as
much ~ to say: i am confoundedly
obliged to you Well, fshed for an hour,
and finally caught the same pickerel again,
and ! talked to him like . Dutch uncle,
telling him he was no gentleman to be
fo0ling around q mans frogs who had never
done him any harm, and calling his atten-
ton to the fact that had spared his life
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30

before, and now had him In my power
again, and 1ss,ould kill him II l chose,
though didn't want any pickerel to eat
Do you know, the tears came into that
pickerers eyes a. I talked to him, and he
had penitens look on his face / have
never seen pickerel look 50 sorry as he
did. Then told him I was going to let
him 60 once more. and depend on his sense
OF gratitude to do the square thing by ma.
said wanted him to hustle around in the
water and try to steer some black bass on
to my hook, and threw him into the water
again. He looked back as much Is to say:
Boss, you have done good deed, and
appreciate it and you can depend upon me-
Pretty soon saw the pickerel dart at nv
frog, and almost lost faith In him, but he
passed BY. and black bass that was fol-
lowing him took the frog, and / pulled
him out while the pickerel looked M to
me and winked, Is much as to say: How
Is that for high? Soon another bass was
hooked, and pledge you my word rs .
fisherman that caught ifty-seven black
bass In less than two hours, and every tim
got . bite my pickerel was right there in
sight He had evidently struck school Of
black bass. and said to them In fish
language: Come on, boys, know where
there's dead loads of frogs and they fol-
lowed him, and he pretended to 70 for the
frog. just to get the bass excited, and
would then turn Oh to one side
and let the bass, who did not know
the frog was loaded, take Il j
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30

pay for laying his complaint before
them; they make the hotel keeper pay
for allowing things to be stolen: and
very likely are in receipt of brides from
the thief for not arresting him. Thus.
when practicable. people take the law
into their own hands, and settle small
affairs by giving the culprit sound
hiding. whenever they can lay hands
on HIM. AS a rule. proprietors OF
kabaks. or spirit shops, pay regular
tax to the police. in order to avo d be-
ing constantly harassed with petty
complaints Globe.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30

have been to that sane place several times
since. and q soon a. the pickerel finds out
that am there, begin to get black bass.
and 1t Is - plain to me Is the nose on my
faca and that b plain enough, IL IL 20 rcd,
that the pickerei understood what / said,
and showed more gratitude than some HUI
man beings would. who had their lives
saved Honestly, when another pickerel,
or bull-head, would ga smelling towards
my frog. my pickerel would drive them
away, and say ~ plain as actions could say:
You leavo that frog alone That IL .
private frog, and will take care Of II II
was the most marvellous thing ever sav.
and would like to have some of You 70
out with me some time and see the pickerel
work. II Il was not intelligence and srsti-
e1de how do you account for it?' said tia
hald-headed man, turning 10 . travelling
man who had . look Of Incredibly in his
tnoA
.Aeoount fox IN said the travelling man.
1t = eosy cough to account fne e Yoa
eso eooafoun9ed liar."
or nd 1he rsd-ncsed man. sbomeAoAv
nse have tod youn And t. otny-taliine
ooneo1-nsok's SasM
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30
HOW GREELEY WAS SOLD.
4 Sesry Told BY the Alleged Discovers
OF Pixies Peak

u oeery Told BY the Alleged Discovers
OF Pixies Peak.
Green Russell Of Lumpkin County,
Georgia went to California in the early
days Of the gold excitement of that
country, made y handsome fortune, 10
turned - Georgia bought tho big
Savannah plantation on the Etowah
River. in now Dawson County, and
quietly retired to his farm. but when
Kansas was opened to settlers his rest
less mind carried him Cat there. He
entered large body Of land on the
Big Blue River, from which point he
explored the then Territory OF kansas
and reached the Rocky Mountains, tex
ing with him tools to prospect for
gold.
In going to the mountains he fol-
lowed up the Arkansas River to it,
source at the foot Of Pixies Peak. then
turning north across the ridge dividing
the waters Of the Arkansas and Platte
Rivers he struck Cherry Creek, about
fifty miles west Of now Denver CITY.
Here. with his test pan. be found gold
from the drifted sand He followed
the creek on to where it emptied into
the South Platte River, and there e.
tablished headquarters ct what Is nov
Denver City, from which point he pros
pected the country. finding gold almost
anywhere. He had with him two
brothers and one other man. This was
in the summer Of 1858. In the fall he
left his brothers and the other man
and returned to Georgia He says:
Horace Greeley was then making
his famous trip across the continenf
and he took in Pixies Peak. remem-
Der seeing him. When the six-horss
stage coach drove up he got out with :
slouched hat and moccasin slippers on.
which he had gotten from the Indians.
/ talked with him Z little as he left thu
stage. That night he made . speech
TO the miners, and advocated the form
ing OF Territorial Government and
calling 1t Colorado. In day or two
Greeley went up into the Gregory dig
gings, and some sharpers had set trap
for him: they had opened there . mine
and had collected . quantity of gold
DUST. had sailed the pit and all got
sick When Greeley got there they
told him what . fine mine they had
opened. and how fortune had turned
against them and they were not able u
work il Greeley tested their minca
gound gold in abundance. and finally
struck , trade and paid the minsn
q. 900 for the mine Tor olsim). a
course, before Grsslsy worked out The
ealtsd gold they were gone. "-Aflaats
Oor. Leo6svists Coarisr-JoNrHok
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30
CREATURES.
The Intelligence which Distinguishes
Animate Things.

me Intelligence which Distinguishes
Animate Things.
Some gentlemen were riding on train
one hot day, and sending clouds Of smoke
out of the windows of the smoking car, and
telling stories to while away the time. The
conversation turned ON the intelligence Of
animals, and several related incidents that
had come under their observation, which
demonstrated that animals had sense. One
told of horse he had that would wait
around saloons half the night waiting for
him, going from one saloon to another. with
the buggy, and when he was drunk enough.
and his friends had loaded him into the
buggy, the horse would 60 home on a slow
walk, and rap on the window with his nose,
and wake the mans wife up to let him In,
and the next day the horse would look
ashamed of his master. Another told OF .
retriever dog he had that would retrieve
nothing but canvassed hams He would
steal ham in front of q grocery, or in q
storeroom of neighbours house, and al
ways bring the ham home in good shape.
The man said one such dog could earn half
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30

ON the gravest charges. No one dares
offer aid toa diving man. or to one sup
posed to be dying. in the street, as the
policeman almost invariably arrests the
nearest person on charge of murder.
This ID mot done from any desire to
maintain the dignity Of the law, but in
order to extort money from the accused.
Should : capital charge not be pre-.
fcrred against the bystandcrs. the POI
lice have power to compel their attend
ance daily ct court for IN indefinite
period. to avoid which Inconvenience
considerable sums are often pad by
persons who have the misfortune to be
found near dead body. Shtchedrin
once wrote a. squib that an enterpris-
Ing rural policeman would find dead
body mine Of wealth. He could take
It 10 . village. and threaten the inhabi-
tants with charge Of murder unless .
certain sum was collected, and handed
over to him. Having received the
money. he could pass on to the next
village. and repeat the proceedings
and 20 on, until he found it con-
venient to leave the district without
communicating his future address to
hismPerior officers That this Is not very
unlikely to have occurred is proved by
the fact that Mr.. Mackenzie Wailace,
Who i probably the best inform d En-
giisA writer on Russia having heard
tie story. reproduced it inhis work, and
actually believed that the farce had
ooen enacted.
Hotel keepers and vodka retailers axs
looked upon b. the civil police - lee.t
innate ob;ects u plundeF. the same re-
nark applying IN . lesser degree %
th0ir cuetonefss Il guest ct Z hotel
- aaythisG, ~ poaics maks lin
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30
EPiTAPhs.

on THMPHRAnc. NAN.
= noted Temperance man lies here,
The green turf Ger his head;
NO man e'er saw him on his bier
III after he Was dead.
on Az AMATEUR ANGLER
Ne anRied many purling brook
But lacked the anglers skill:
He lied about the nah he took,
And here he's lying stili.
on AN ACTOR.
Amb,tion's parts he Oft essayed.
but never won renown:
And In the last great act he played
Death rung the curtain down;
FOR fame he ionged; IL kept afar
And life was full OF jars;
But II he failed to be star,
He's now above the stars.
on POLICEMAN.
Pause. stranger, pause. and drop . tea.
TO pass would be poor way
70 show respect.a cop sleeps here
on An HONEST BAKER.
No bread he needs. he kneads no dough,
He sleeps the sleep that knows no wax.
He d1 mach baking here below,
on 4 HoD CARRIER.
Here lies hod carrier under the sod.
Hes happy, there's no doubt of that;
He carried In life many bricks In his hod,
But never brick In his hat
ON DUDE.
Go, stranger, 70 to yonder-mound
And grief6 sad tribute pay there;
@Ahi there" he to the girls would say,
When living. IN . giggling way;
30 when We placed him meath the ground,
We murmured softly: "Stay therof''
-Bo6toa CbUSiev. s
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30

Foreigners are always struck with the
hinge ''drays' or brewers wagona and
the enormous size Of the horses which
draw them. and Of the men who are in
charge Of them; and even the London.
ers themselves can not but admire the
wonderful intelligence and docility Of
the horses and the kindly bearing Of
the men.
The drivers carry the usual wagon
er's whip. but bear it a. . monarch
bears his sceptre. - an emblem. and
not IN instrument Of command. No
one ever saw . drayman beat his horse,
or even drag at its bride. Indeed. they
seldom touch the reins. hut walk BY
the side Of the animal. and Convey
their instructions BY the voice alone.
The conduct Of tho horses when low
ering casks OF beer into the publicans'
cellars b equally admirable.
must here explain that in England,
very largo amount of beer Is con-
summed. spirit-drinkers being the excep-
ton. and not the rule. It i chesp, and
as IN article Of traffic requires the work
Ct strong horses
In order to met The enormous de-
mand for beer, whloh can not be stored
In large quantities lest it should turn
sour. the supply must b constantly
renewed.
The trap-door Of the CELLAR being
raised. sort Of ladder u passed into
the cellar 80 q to form IN inclined
NRYnrAn mn av.A Answm ~hsoh kHa hoVr0To
arc rolled. The barrel having been 70
moved from the dray By the men. Is
onoircled with . rope; one end Of It i
attached to . horse. When all d
ready. signal Is given. and the horse
walks slowly forward so - to allow
the cask 10 glide down the ladder.
A soon 8 he feels the cask touch
the ground. the horse advances few
steps 20 - to slacken the rope,
and waits until il IL attached to an
empty barrel. He then walks away.
% - to.pull the barrel out OF the cell
lar. and soon learns tho exact distance
which be has to traverse before the
barrel ID landed. When he comes to .
house which he does not know. the
horse continually looks around 70 -
Il the barrel 10 in sight bat in : yerv
short time he makes himself acquainf-
"a with the precise distance which he
needs to traverse.
During the whole Of these operations.
he men never touch the horoop, and
very seldom ars obliged to eve5 speak
% them.
A curious example Of guidance b.
the voice occurred during the funeri
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30
or An HONEST BAKHR.


Here lies hod carrier under the cod.
Hes happy, there's no doubt OF that;
He carried In life many bricks In his hod,
But never brick In his hat
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30
On a POLICEMAN.

Pause. stranger, pause, and drop Q tea.
TO pass would be poor way
TO show reepect-a cop sleeps here
Instead OF In q doorway.
Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-17

obnoxious violstors of quarantine
llws.
). That Il. G. Myles be expelled
from the association for the follow
my reasons:
First.--I1e has not paid his dues.
Secoud. He has oYer-stocked his
range.
rhird.-He las provided neither
his quota nor quality Of bulls.
Fourth. has never furnished
mer aor horses suffi .ient to work his
cattle.
Fifth. has made no effort
whatever to salt or locate his stock.
Sixth.-He has made offensive
threats of freezing out the small
rancheros of the district.
All of which IS respectfully sub
mitted.
Frank Garst, 4. B. Powell, Alf.
Hunter, J. w. Curtis, and a. c. Me
Donald, committee.
John p. Eaker moved the com
mittee be thanked and discharged;
their recommendations he declared
statutes Of the associations; and the
secretary be directed to strike the
name of H. G. My les from the mem
ber-roll of the association.
W. W. Paul said the recommcnda-
tons were sound doctrine, and sec
onded the motion.
The motion prevailed unanimous
ly.
The chairman appointed Messrs.
Powell. Garsl, and Gunter IA commit
tee to confer with counsel, etc.
On motion of Alf. Hunter, the
secretary was directed to send copies
of the minutes of the meeting to
THE GOLDEN ERA, the New Mexico
Stock Grower, and the international
Live Stock. Land and Mining Jour
nal for publication.
All business being finished, the
association adjourned.
A. w. BRYAN, President.
EDw. p HALE, Sec. pro tenn.