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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
STANLEY'S CAPTURE.
One Who Started Out With the Expe-
dition Talks About 1t.
the Probability of the Death OF
the Great Explorer.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, Ten. Dec. 1S.-W. R.
Vacher of Moore's station on the Inter
nation and Great Northern road, few
miles south of San Antonio, had recently
returned from Africa, and was in the
city to-day. He belonged to the Stanley
expedition and talks Interestingly of that
affair. To reporter to-day Mr.. Vaeher
said:''I arrived from the interior with an
expedition to the coast in April last and
though all sorts of rumors were aflOat
nothing reliable from Stanley had been
received then, ST has now later than the
4th of July 1887, when he was
on the banks of the Nepeka river in the
Maboba country, his force being over 500
strong, including several Europeans,
thus showing that he had suffered terri
bly, from sickness and casualties He
was evidently resting and waiting for the
arrival of Bartlett s Inflated attempt to
come 10 him with fresh carriers and am
munition, and of course he would not
hear of its failure until months after
wards, causing great delay. Since then
nothing has been heard directly from
him but from returning natives. It was
surmised that he had struck a northerly
course, thus avoiding the passage through
y HOSTILE COUNTRY
with his small resources. This would
bring him within the far spread influence
OF the sO-called Mahdi and might account
for the rumOrs of the mysterious white
pasha. But from the latter's success it
would lead one to believe, if reliance is to
be placed III the rumOr at all, that he had
then already joined Emin Pasha, as his
own force would be far too small to act
on the offensive. 1t would hardly be
probable that up to q few months ago
any great mishap had happened to the eX-
petition or such news would have spread
far and wide, being especially valuable
to the khalif, as it would be used as a di-
rect intervention on behalf of the
"faithful, - and would increase his
power. The public are perhaps not
aware that the original mahdi is dead,
the present one is Khalif Abdalah of
Khartoum and usurper, intensely hated
though feared for barbaric cruelty. The
report of the capture of Emin is appar-
emily only too true, as it is probable that
he was unable through lack of provisions
and ammunition to withstand
THE RUSH OF TIE HORDES
of fanatics sent against him, and not IN
likely through treachery on the part of
his own men. But granting that both
may be captured, no uneasincss need be
felt in regard to their lives being in dan
ger. Osman Digna is too shrewd not to
use the great advantage he holds i'll
his hands in the capture of these
two valuable lives, and let us hope
they will eventually be spared to us, but
there is still a ray of hope in the case of
Stanley, as Emin was known to have
white men with him. With regard to the
letter sent and formerly belonging to
Stanley it may have been captured from
a messenger sent 10 acquaint Emin OF the
former 5 approach.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
A RACE AND A ROW.
The Driving Park Scene of Lively Interest
Yesterday Afternoon.

The Driving Park Scene of Lively Interest
Yesterday Afternoon.
A good sized crowd gathered at the
driving park yesterday afternoon to wit
ness a running match between Dave
Rogers horse Billy, and Irish John 5
nag Gutter. The race was quarter dash
and was won by Billy. Considerable
money changed hands on the result.
After the race a general row occurred
on the grounds, in which knives and
clubs played leading parts, and cracked
heads and punctured skins furnished in
terest TO the spectators. 1t seems that
Dave Flood and a young son of g. W.
Hargroye had quarreled sometime before
and the alteration was renewed yeSter-
day. Young Hargrove older brother,
Walter, took up the fuss and the three
engaged in fight. Flood being hard
pressed jerked paling off
the fence and whacked Walter
Hargrove over the head so hard it made
him see stars. About this time old man
Hargroye ran up and jabbed a murder
Gus looking dirk knife Il couple of times
into Flood 5 shoulder. He was promptly
knocked down some two or three times
by friends of Flood and his knife taken
from him.
Flood and the young Hargrove went
on with their fight, fist and skull, blood
flowed freely, ana black eyes were
plentiful.
Attention having been diverted from
HargrOve peTe, he twisted Il paling from
the fence, and approaching Flood from
the rear, dealt him severe blow along
the left side of the head. Flood gave up
the fight and lay down.
With blood streaming from his gaping
wounds, so to speak, Flood, having re-
gained his presence of mind, was helped
to his horse and rode into the city An
examination showed that he had been
stabbed twice in the right shoulder,
neither wound being deep or dangerous,
and the attending physician thought
that, beyond Il slightly annoying head
ache, the blow on the head would cause
him no inconvenience.
Officers went out and arrested the
Hargroyes and brought them in. The
boys were released and the father was
locked up OH the charge of assault with
intent to murder.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
PERSONAL.

J. L. Stanfield is among friends in the
city.
f. F. Redfield of Galveston is in the
city.
sshem E. Hatchett of Alvord is in Fort
Worth.
W. D. Stratton of Memphis is at the
Mansion.
C. NJ. Dunkin of Granbury was in the
city last night.
f. L. Aiken and S. S. Simpton of
Guiana are in the city.
He. HolcOmbe of Sherman is auto
graphed at the Mansion.
Mrs. S. n. Pickens of Palestine ar
rived in the city last night.
W. Armstrong of Wooster, Ohio, was
among yesterday arrivals.
George W Richardson of Fort Wayne
arrived in the city yesterday.
A. J. Raymond, wife and child arrived
i'll Fort Worth yesterday from Carthage,
Mo.
WI. Weatherly, a prominent mer-
chant of Grapevine, was in the city yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. James were re-
joicing yesterday over the arrival of q
little girl.
W G. Hudspath, J L. Hudspath, D.
P. Brown and Mack Ray, all of Gaines
vile, were in Fort Worth last night.
P. Bennett of Dallas was in the city
yesterday, and was driven over the
Queen City by his friend, C. Fl. Hines.
Charles t Beauregard, advance agent
of the Prescott Mclean company, paid
THE GAZETTE office pleasant visit yes
terday His attraction will be here
Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
WACO.
An Attachment and Injunction Case Acted
Upon-A Marriage.


Upon-A Marriage.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, Ten, Dec. 1S.-Dr. John r i.
Frazier of Morgan and Miss Halle Flint,
daughter of Colonel John 7. Flint of
Waco, were married at the First Bap-
fist church at noon, DR.. R. C. Burle-
son officiating.
In the district court to-day there came
to be heard the matter of appointing Il
receiver in the cause of Kaufman &
Runge VS.. Eaton, Guinan s. CO., III at
tachment, and the Waco State Bank ct
al. injunction. After the evidence was
taken and argument heard on all sides
Judge Williams handed down his opinion +,
which dissolves the injunction on the
Waco State Bank from collecting on Sc
curities in the possession given by Eaton
Guinan s. Co. But the injunction
on Eaton, Guinan s Co. and
their agents, restraining them from
collecting accounts and notes due them
was made perpetual. The injunction re-
straining Hamilton Bros. & Co. and other
parties from paying notes and accounts
to Eaton, Guinan * Co. or their agents,
was also made perpetual. Mr.. Ed Levy
was appointed recorder and r. NJ. An
drews master in chancery. This order
will not now disturb the deed of trust
given by the bankgaHt firm to John T.
sAlarshal and EuasHe Ealy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
q
ATTEMPT AT TRAIN WRECKINt
The Rails Spread to Throw Texas ExpSkss
Train Over an Embankment.

The Rails Spread to Throw Texas Expsss
Train Over an Embankment.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec. 18.-A sec
ond attempt to wreck Texas express
train on the ST. Louis and San Francisco
Railway was made at o'clock this
morning at Lyman station, four miles
east of this city. The switch bolts were
removed and the rails spread to throw
the train over an embanllment, but the
switch target was left in proper position.
Fortunately for the 200 people on the
train wild engine was running ahead,
and this plunged through the
switch at a forty mile speed.
The engine was demolished
and the rails were torn up for One-fourth
of mile. The fireman with broken
ankle dragged himself back for more
than mile and tagged the train saving
it from de struction There is no clue TO
the perpetrators of the diabolical deed
but they are evidently the same who
attempted TO wreck the ST. Louis mail
train few days ago.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19

not SO large as on some other evenings
was satisfactory, and very pleasant
time was enjoyed by all present. A num-
Der of raffies were held, with the follow
ing results:
Set silver spoons, Mrs. O'Nlell; red
plush album, Agnes Hurley; writing
desk, Father Guyot: sofa curtain, John
Haas; center table, Mrs. Mary o Nell !,
manicure set, Miss Alice Kebert; pair
vases, Miss Stella Rattican; basket
champagne, Eugene Roche; picture of
Father GuyOt, N. A. Chambers; bronze
statue, j II. HolIoran: heating stove,
Ed Donaghue; sack Rio coffee, Mrs. NJ {.
Shannahou: silver set, w F. Tanning;
gents dressing gown, Mr.. Carson.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
HENRIETTA
Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota anA Tennessee ADJ
ding to Clay County's P6hglasissaS

Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota anE Tennessee Adj
ding to Clay County's P6sslasiS,s
Special to the Gazette.
HENRIETTA, TEX. Dec. 1S.-An ex-
cellent rain last Friday has been fol-
lowed by a mild temperature and an
abundance of sunshine. The wheat crop
of the county looks unusually fine, and
cotton is in excellent condition. The
cotton is about all gathered. An un-
usual amount has been marketed here
during the past two weeks. The farmers
of Clay county, as the saying goes, are
in fine shape. Very few Of them are in
debt at all, and the majority of them
have surplus of grain and stock to carry
them beyond the expenses of another
year. Every train brings in the home
seeker, and generally i'll crowds. They
come from every quarter, but prin-
cipally from Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota
Tennessee and Eastern Texas. More
people have bought land here within the
spast two months than during the rest of
the year.
Henrietta, too, has been filling up and
taking to herself the symptoms of boom
lately. There is not now vacant house
in town, and the demand is becoming
clamorous for more houses, both for
business and residence.
Mr.. W. A. Squires is preparing to
burn an immense brick kiln to supply
brick for three additional business houses
already arranged for.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
ELECTRICAL FIRE ENGINES.
Professor Wheeler's Greatest Application OF
Iectricity-Advantage of the New Method.

Professor Wheelers Greatest Application OF
Electricity Advantages of the New Method.
Commercial Bulletin.
About the most recent invention for the
application of electricity is Professor
Wheeler's electrical fire engine. 1t is
intended to be worked by the current of
any of the overhead electric light wires
The principal difference liz the invention
to the ordinary steam fire engine is that
the power is obtained from motor in
stead of the steam chest. Each of the
new engines will carry reel of some 500
feet of insulated fine copper wires, bound
together cable fashion, so as to equal in
strength q No. 3 wire for the transmits
sion of the current. As by this method
the engine can be placed anywhere, as
the wires overhead can be tapped any
where, the engine will be placed nearer
the fire than by the old method. The
powerful current of an arc light wire Will
not be required, that of the ordinary in
candescent circuit being of sufficient po-
tential to run the motor.
The advantages claimed for this new
method are many. In the first place it
is much lighter, and much greater speed
can therefore be attained. Again owing
to the construction it can be built for
about one-third the cost of the ordinary
steam fire engine. A very important
consideration is that, like all motors, it
starts up Immediately under full speed.
1t is safer and easier of control. 1t is
nOiseless and much more economical.
That this last point is true is perfectly
evident. The expense for fuel for the
present engine in use is considerable. By
tapping the wires overhead fuel is pro-
vided gratis The above advantages are
claimed by the inventor and many of
them seem important, and if the claims
can be substantiated, the invention will
soon be in universal use.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
More Roqds in Merico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. lS.-A company
has been organized at Matamoros to
build a railroad to Bagdad, at the mouth
of the Rio Grande, and another to the
City of Mexico, via Victoria, making the
shortest through route from New York
and the seaboard.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
The International association.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Dec. lS.-The Inter-
national Railway association convened
to-day, but made slight progress. GEN
eral Traffic Manager Newman of the Mis-
souri, Pacific presided. The object of the
meeting is to advance rates so as TO con-
form with other lines The sessions will
be continued Tomorrow
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19

through by way of Forts Reno and Sill to
this city and on south.
e The receivers of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, and other officials of the road,
were here few days ago, among other
things to look after some improvement in
their terminal facilities. 1t is said that
certain officials of that road are negotiat-
ing for property in and near town, in an
ticipation of big developments for this
city in the near future.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
THE CATHOLIC BAZAAR.

Last Night of the Fair-A Great Attendance
How the Raffies Went. -
The Catholic fair closed last night after
a most successful season, and one whfGH
Melted very snug sum of money for the
church. The attendance last night tSshiis
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
Home Notes.

JIM. Sutton, with the Memphis and
Charleston road, is i'll the city.
Charlie Paddock, the business rustler
for the Bee Line, was in the Fort yester-
day.
j. b. WadlingeF, commercial agent
of the Cotton Belt; was in the city yes
day.
T. II. Kingsley, the well known rail-
roaded from Houston, is autographed at
the Pickwick.
-
R. G. Cowarder, travelling passenger
agent of the Mckenzie Route, was in
Fort Worth yesterday.
NJ. R. Kiley, formerly of the St. Joe,
St. Louis and Santa Fe, arrived in Fort
Worth yesterday and will make this city
his home. Mr.. Kiley was for some time
connected with the Fort Worth and Den
yer.
-.
The Texas and Pacific artesian well is
down $40 ieet. At Il depth OF 29S feet Il
TWENTY-FIVE inch vein of water was
passed through, and at the depth OF 81
q thirty-six inch vein. This water
was not eased out, but will pass into the
pipe through strainers The drill is now
In clay and going down rapidly.
A mortgage was fled for recordin the
county clerk : office yesterday by the
Central Trust Company OF New York
which was made by the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande Railroad Company to secure
bonds on all the company : property
to be issued at the rate
of $40 200 10 the mile on all
main line and branches from Fort Worth
TO Kerrville, in Kerr County. The coun-
ties called for are Tarrant, johnson,
Parker, Hood, Erath, Comanche,
Brown; Mason, Liano, san Saba, McCul-
Tough and Kerr.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
Henrietta Notes.

Especial to the. Gazette, - e:
HENRIETTA, TEX Dec. 18.-HenEisstsI
has always Believed, and stfM beffayess
she win get the. Rock Island road whe8k
is built into Texas A late map ofsEhat
system shows the projected line sunlight
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
Resumption Of Rranc at Panama.

PANAMA, Dec. is Traffic was resumed
on the railroad this morning. The South
smpton steamer left Colon without pas
sengers or mOsts. The New York steamer
hook hers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
HoIiG9y Excursions

Parties desiring to take advantage of
holiday excursion rates TO the Southeast;
December 81, % and %, should hsssSsssk n n
mind the fact that the Queen ara Ores
cent is the shortest, quickest and best
route both via Shreveport and New Or
leans. Through e6Athes will be run by
this route fyo6hEFort Worth via the Texas
and Pasiffs Railroad, and Shreveport to
to RsfTifngham ana Chattanooga, and
:: through sleepers from Shreveport to At
lanta without change, making the time
to Atlanta and other Southeastern points
five hours quicker than by any other line
Remember the through cars. For tickets
or further information call on J. F.
Zurn, city ticket agent, 81 Main street,
or G. D. Lusk ticket agent, union de-
.pot. y
re as as Homoopssssseellets,
AnS,aea 70 takaay sugar Everybody
lik4ES6eSE CartNs LHfse Liver Pills.
~ Aslp-sss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
THE RAILROADS.
A Big Mortgage Filed on the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande.

Personal and General Notes Concerning the
Movements On the Iron Highways and the
Men That Make Them Go.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
Indications.

WASHINGTON Dec. 19-1 a. m.-For
ArEsssah and Eastern Texas-Fair,
contns3ed low temperaturS followed in
AEFlxks by slightly warmer northwest
AeflyN hds. "A
% Ssal of NsSzh, Csf,aa4 #ug Cut is
= ae0lsas sno ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
Good Roads.

We, the undersigned citizens and tax
payers of Tarrant county 90 hereby re-
quest all taxpayers TO meet at the court
house in Fort Worth ON Saturday, De-
cember %, 1883, at II o'clock, to con-
slider the question of public roads, and to
formulate a petition to the legislature to
enact law by which counties can issue
bonds for the purpose of improving our
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19

M. Sutton, with the Memphis and
Charleston road, is i'll the"cit
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
Randall s. Chambers

John J. Putnam, Randall s. Chambers
James c.. Scott, Co.,
W. A. Williams, Logan ,Evans&Smith
w NJ. Harrison, Robert Mozart,
John r. Hoxie, H. NJ. Furman,
s.. d. Rainey, X NJ. VanZandt,
John c. Harrison, j L. Hill,
w. B. Harrison, j. E. Murrey,
l.. H. Stephens, John D. Templeton,
Thomas Bratton, Frank L. Twombly :,
B. H. shipp, Thomas Roche,
w. A Mclean, W. j. BoaZ,
J. J. Scott, S. NJ. Fry,
J. w. Higgins, r. H. King,
NJ R. Collins, 7. J. Powell,
J J . Roche, J. p. Smith, 80.
NJ. B Lloyd, Seth W. Stewert, 80
W S Pendleton, James D. Farmer,
G.. C. Rivers and many Others.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19

T. H. Kingsley, the well known rail-
roaded from Houston, is autographed at
the Pickwick
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19

Charlie Paddock, the business rustler
for the Bee Line, was in the Fort yester-
day
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19

R. c. Cowarder, travelling passenger
agent of the Mckenzie Route, was in
Fort Worth yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19

j. b. Wadlingef, commercial agent
of the Cotton Belt, was in the city yes
day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-06
IN THE JusrIcE,s COURT on los ANaE

TN THE JUSTICES COURT OF LOS ANGE-
L les Township, County OF Los Angeles State
Of California. B. e. fancy, Justice of the Peace
o. II. Kiefer and p. P. Kfefer co-partners, do
ing business under the firm name of Kiefer 4
Co., plaintiff, VS.. w. J. Stevenson, defendant
Summons.
The people of the State of California send
greeting to W. J: Stevenson. defendant.
You are hereby required 70 appear in an ac-
plaintiffs In the Justices Court of Los Angeles
Township, Los Angeles County. State of Cali
fornis, and to answer before the Justice at his
office, in the said township, the complaint fled
therein. within five days Exclusive Of the day
of seryiceJ after the service on you of this SUM-
mons, If served within the township in which
this action is brought, or, II served out of said
township, but in said county, within ten days;
or within twenty days If served elsewhere.
The said action is brought to recover OF and
from you the sum of 24l. rs dollars alleged to
be due plaintiffs for goods, wares and mer-
chandise sold and delivered at defendants
special instance and request to the amount
OF $144 25-l00 having been sold and de-
hyered by plaintifs; and the sum Of
merchandise sold and delivered by 8. Cohen a
tiffs before the commencement Of suit herein,
reference being had to the complaint iled here
in; and you are hereby motif fed that ii you fail
to appear and answer said complaint, as above
required. said plaintiff will cause your default
10 be entered and take Judgment against you
for the sum of 241 1900 dollars. together
with costs OF suit.
1888. B.: 4. TANEY.
Justice OF the Peace.
THos. B. Brown, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
my29-60t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-06
ghe supervisors.

The Board of Supervisors met yesterday full
Board present. The petition of Captain Hillyer
for franchise for ferry at San Pedro, was pre-.
sented, and on motion OF Supervisor Macy,
June 9th was set for hearing.
The petition Of J. b. Pierce, Justice OF the
Peace at Anaheim, for leave of absence OF two
months was granted on motion OF supervisor
Macy.
on motion OF Supervisor venable, funds were
ordered transferred to the interest and sinking
fund OF 1875 as follows: 1854 from 1882
x3658 from 1884; 1926 from 1887, and to the
tuterest and sinking of 1878 from 1887 the sum
ER2563 from 1885 the sum OF $14 SOL, and to
1885 the sum of 1913, 1856.
On motion of Supervisor Venable, the County
Treasurer was instructed to take the necessary
steps TO redeem the whole OF the issue of bonds
Of 1875 and 1878; also S31 900 of the issue OF
1881, and to advertise the same in the Los An
<eles and San Francisco papers,
4 In the matter of demandssfrum the Coroner.
supervisor Macy moved that the opinion of the
district Attorney be had as to the legality Of
parges OF the Coroner In cases of post-mortem
Nominations where experts are required.
me petition OF the Forest Park Water Com
pahy, to lay water pipe in the county road, was
presented, fled. and on motion of Supervisor
Martin June 9Th was set as time for hearing
The Iroquois Club presented petition for
permission to use the east pavement Of the
Court House for the purpose Of holding meet
ing to ratify the nominees of the ST. Louis Dem
Dcratic Convention, which was granted on mo-
ton OF Supervisor Macy.
The case OF the San Dimas road occupied the
attention OF the Board the balance OF the day,
ana 1t Will be taken up again to-day at 10 A. NJ.