Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-23
DALLAS.
Prof. Cummins Appointed Paleontol.
ogist Of the theological Branch Of
the Interior department.
The wills Adams caae-It wasn't That
Joe Burke " no Committed suicide
nv Taking Morphine.
special 10 mo a.ro,,n.

Special TO tho Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx. Dec. 22.-Prof. w. III
Cummlns Of Dallas has been appointed by
Prof A. G. White, psleontologist Of the
geological branch OF the interior
department at Washington, to
make geological collection from the
lower Cross,Timbcrs country, extending
from Gainesville 10 Waco, covering
strip from fifteen 10 twenty miles wide
In lot OF fossils recently sent to the de-.
partment by Prof. Cummins from the
strip Of country referred TO, many new
forms OF inyertebrnte life were found, and
which TO the science Of geology are
new. This country will probably on In
hitherto unknown epoch between the ere.
taceous and tertiary periods Prof. Cum.
m MS Is to start tomorrow, beginning his
explorations ct Lewlsvllle, Denton couu-
". The geologists Of the department az
J Washington have become so deeply inter-
I, est in this new field that Prof
White has Instructed Prof. Cummins not
to ship his fossil discoveries by freight,
but to forward them at the earliest pos
sible moment by express, that they may
receive thorough and early examination
at Washington.
Willis Adams, who about three years
ago killed Mike Burns, aud whose case Is
TO be tried In Kaufman county on q
change OF venue, is in the city. The
case was set for Monday next, Decem.
Der ~, but has been postponed until Jan.
uary 4.
Mrs. Stella Burke OF FL Paso writes the
Times TO learn II the Burke who commit
ted suicide here some time since was
/ To- bas Il h. 80 A.
sent husband, who was an engineer. She
FL PAso. TRx., Dec. 20
To the Dallas Times
Please Sir--,Necessity compels me "a
ask favor Of you. 1t is this Please bG
kind enough TO let me know what Burke
IL was committed suicide by taking NOR
phine; describe his looks and Civ,
me all this particulars concern
ing his misfortune. My reason
for inquiring is, my husband
name is Joe Burke. He worked at en-
CINE house No |, and before working a
the engine house drove hack In DAllal
for q couple OF years. Please also sen,
me the paper that has the piece abou
him IN It. He Is rather high, abou
common height, has dark hair, rattle
iucliued 10 be curly, round face, heav
eyebrows aud small mustsche. Marre
about three years ago. This was his look
a year ago. Answer at once without dc
lay. will be ever so much obliged I
you. Very respectfully,
Mrs. STELLA BURKE.
p. S He also had brother and two 0
three sisters in Providence, Il. |,
I, The GAZETTE correspondent called o
:, Chief Kahn uf the Dallas fire department
= aud learned from him that Joe Burke ha
formerly been member of that organ
cation and served on steamer No. /, hU
that he is still alive, Six week
ago he (Kahp) heard from Burke, then /
o. Chicago. and apparently in splendid spil
its. From other parties well acquainte
with Burke and his wife the correspond
a ent learned that the woman was raised
III ID alas, but she and her husband lived VI
e. happily and two years ago separated.
t. This evening as the west bound Texa
q & Pacific passenger train was approach
D Ing the Union depot the shrieklng OF II
g. locomotive whistle frightened horse riC
den by George Barrow, The animal IA
% away, throwing its rider, breaking th
~ righi hip bone and INJECTING internal II
y juries, from which it is not thought b
y can recover,