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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
Cable Notes.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. Pa second
inquiry into the recent accidents to the
czar's train at Borki results i'll attribute
ing the disaster to a criminal conspiracy.
All of the recently discharged railway
employees will shortly be arrested.
BELGRADE, Dee. 26.-King Milan has
consented to relinquish the right to con-
clude foreign alliances and military con-
ventions The situation has been cleared
by this resolve, and the radicals are now
ready to accept the new constitution.
MADRID, Dec. 6.-A bomb was ex-
ploded last evening in front of the resi-
deuce of Senior Silvolp, Conservative
member of the chamber of deputies. The
persons guilty of the outrage are not
known.
VIENNA, Dec 2G.-Forty men have
been summoned from each provincial
garrison in Servia for duty in Belgrade.
There are fears of trouble during the
coming session of the skuppschina.
The Tagblatt says King Milan has
drafted an act of abdication which will
shortly be presented to the skuppschina.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.-The Cologne Ga
Zette in an article to-day renews its attack
on Sir Edward MOrier, British ambassa-
dor at St. Petersburg. 1t says: We as
sert that Bazaine named Morier when in
Darmstadt as the author of information
which reached him about the movements
of German troops. We are prepared to
prove our statements.
LONDON, Dec. 90 A crisis appears to
be imminent in the Bolton cotton trade
portion. The employees are already on n
strike and refuse to return to work until
their demands are complied with. The
masters complained of bad work and
threaten to order general lockout I'M
less the work is improved and the strikers
return to work. The operatives are
amply supplied with funds and defy the
masters. A prolonged struggle is feared.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
FENCE.

BOHIdH0ey'S STIR 4gGi!, in the ascendant.
Fearful Of The Coming Elections.
PARIS, Dec. 25.-General BOulanger's
cause has received an immense accession
in candidature of General Montazan for
seat in the chamber Of deputies. His
appearance as q candidate in the
department of Somme conjoined with
Boulanger opens favorably for the Bou-
langistS most momentous election cam
pagn The ministers feel the danger
acuteIy and to-day they held q council at
the ElySee to consider how to face the
situation. Since Graye!otte, when Bou-
LANCER held in check the attack of Won
SteinmetZ's corps on the left of the
French lines, his name has been
cherished by the army. During the five
years of his command of the Second
Army Corps he added to his popularity
General Montazan's election address
a frank espousal of the BOulanger pro-
gramme. He denonces the chamber of
deputies as being pOwerlesS for good, as
offending the national conscience, and
as compromising the interests of the
country He demands the acton of
constitutional assembly as alone compe-
tent to express the national will He in
vOkes his own past, showing that hither-
to he was a stranger to personal
party quarrels and he was now actuated
solely by motives of patriotism General
MontaZan appears as a Conservative His
return to the chamber is certain. NJ.
Floquet, Clemenceau, Ferry, Lacour,
Reinoch, and other leaders are divided
on the question of necessity OF the re-
vision of the constitution, but are united
against Boulangerism. N. Floquet
dominates now and appears to be de-
termined to keep the lead. He is
pressing his colleagues to draw
away the Conservative support from
Boulanger Dy preparing revision bill
and then dissolving the chamber. The
influence of the Panama canal collapse
on the electorate depends upon variety
of chances including the time at which
the election is held. If the peasant share
holders who are now unable to
realize that their savings have been
swamped get time to correct their ruin
with the present form of the republic,
General BOulanger Will triumph. Meet
ings of Panama shareholders in the pro-
vincial centers continue to pass resolu-
tons in support of NJ. De Lesseps and to
sign engagements binding them to forego
the payment of interest by the company
This action, howeter, does not affect the
general belief that the company has COL
lapsed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27

sleeping in the saloon over the cellar.
He was awaked by the suffocating smoke.
After awakening the other inmates of the
house he ran out and alarmed the neigh
bors, but as there was no water at
hand, nothing could be done but
try to save the furniture Mr. Temples
loss will reach fully $4,000 on the build
ing. He had stock of liquors and ci-
'gars valued at about Sll00. Mrs.
Brown IS loss in furniture, clothing and
groceries viii reach from $500 to $500.
Great fears were felt that the. new rail-
road depot would burn, as the wind was
blowing very hard and in the right direc-
ton, but luckily do damage was done to
it. The fire was the work of an incen-
diary who had an imaginary grudge
against Mr.. Temple, and steps are being
taken to arrest the guilty parties.
Officers have just arrested three men
named Welcher, Barney Grimes and Kid
Hogan. Several witnesses have been
found who claim they have heard these
parties make threats. They evidently
are theright parties, as they were max
ing preparations to leave town when ar
rested
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
WACO.
Adjudged nsane-Ice Factory SOld-ToOk the
Saddle on the Horse-The ENLIGHTENMENT
Case Against Lnnsford.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX. Dec. 26.-Robert Mat
son, who became suddenly mad, was to-
! day adjudged insane in the county court
and sent to the Terrell asylum.
wv. Mann, trustee for C. Roller,
sold the ice factory of E. W. Bewley to-
day at public auction. 1t was bought in
by John I Walton for S13 ,225.
Frank Mendoza, Il Mexican, was ar
rested to-day for stealing a saddle from
J. NJ. BloodgoOd. Mendoza took the
saddle off the horse S back while he was
hitched on the public square.
County Attorney Joe w. Taylor has
dismissed the charge made against John
r. LunsfOrd for enlightenment. Luns-
ford s mother made an affidavit to the
effect that when John left for San An
tonic he was due sum of money from
the Waco Evening News on his salary as
city editor, and he gave his Instructions
to collect this amount and pay from it the
money due the gentlemen who assisted in
holding the election in the Second ward,
and that she had been unable to collect
the money sooner. The deficit was paid
over to these gentlemen apd the case was
dismissed.
A number of negro boys were arrested
to-day on a complaint of the officers of
the African Methodist church, who stated
that the Sunday school had attempted
last night to have Christmas tree at the
church and the negro boys had seriously
disturbed the audience by firing off can
non crackers and Roman candles inside
the church, causing the garments of sew
eral of the sisters to take fire.
Mr.. Thomas Moore of the firm of
Moore Bros, wholesale grocers, was
shot in the hand tonight by an unknown
person. He was walking down Jackson
street when he felt sudden pang in his
hand and upon investigation a 22-calibre
rifle bullet was extracted from the
wound.
Mr. p. l.. Alexander received a cable
gram this eqening from Leeds, England,
that his wife, who was in that city on q
visit, had died yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
DUBLIN.
Assets and Liabilities of Atkins and Strong
Cotton Still Coming In.
Trade Good.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
DUBLIN TEX, Dec. 4.-The weather
is fine and warm. The town was boom
ing with business last week 1t was
almost impossible to pass up and down
the streets for the crowd. The trade done
here is simply immense and the express
sion heard on all sides is that there is not
such another town in the state. This de-
cision is not only the verdict of those who
come here to trade, but of every drum
mer who comes here, some of whom have
told your correspondent they intend to
invest some money in lots for specula-
ton
There have, up to this time, been about
1900 bales of cotton shipped from here,
against about 1000 up to the same time
last year, and still it is coming III as thick
as ever.
Drs. Miller & McCarty have just started
two more rock stores. Our large rock
hotel is progressing finely, and when fin
ished will be pride to our town. Resi-
dences, both rock and frame, are going
up in every direction, and still there are
no empty houses.
Our high school gave a concert on Lri-
day night last at the opera hall to a
crowded house, and the faculty and stu
dents deserve special praise for the man
Merlin. (which it passed. So many of the
students took part in it that it is impos-
sible to mention any in particular, but it
was decided success;
In the matter of the assignment of the
firm of Atkins & Strong last Friday, fur
Their developments show their liabilities
to BE between $1,000 and $4,000 and their
assets about $500. Attachments were
run yesterday by
Messrs. Casey & swasey for S491.
Leasing, Solomon s. Roseathal, Waco,
Sl2II.
Trips & Kimendo, Waco, S53. ->
W. S. Blackshear & Co, Waco, SlOO.
Buford, Ford IS Co., Dallas, $780,
J. H. Brown, Fort Worth, SI35.
Martini Brown Co., Fort Worth, $500.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
THE COCK PIT.
The Fights at Dallas are Progressing
satisfactorily.
O'Connor, the Oarsman, Preparing to Meet
Jake Gaudaur and Searle of Australia.
Fight Arranged on the Slope.
Dallas Cooking Main.

Dallas Cooking Main.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten. Dec. 26 At q meeting
of the members of the State, Game
Breeders Association to-day the following
Eastland; j NJ. Fry, Elmo; w. Q. CSn-
MELEE, Eastland; F P Holland, Dallas !;
B. o. Simpson, Cleburne; W. V. Rich
ardson, Marshall; Joseph Pickens, Sui
phur Springs; Y. w. Robertson, Cole
Springs; j. H. Love, Taylor; J I.
Woodward, Waco, and j. H. Turner,
Jonesville.
The new officers elected were W. Q.
Connellee, president; B d. Simpson,
first president; j. Pickens, second
president; DR.. Fry, secretary and
treasurer.
The main this afternoon was between
Dr. Fry of Elmo, and Judge Simpson of
Cleburne, best three in five, SIPS side.
Fry's chickens won two straights, but
were counted out in the third and the
fight given to Cleburne, from which Fry
appealed and the decision is still pending
The other two fights of the main were
won by Cleburne. 1t is pretty certain
the main will be given to Cleburne.
A hack fight occurred during the after
noon between a cock of Cheatham' and
a Dallas stag. Cheatham won. The
usual hack fights of the evening occurred
again Tonight.
1t is learned to-day that st. Louis re-
fuses to fight the big main arranged for
the 18th of February at this place unless
the date is changed to the 18th of Janu-
ary,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
ON WALL STREET.
Owing to the Holiday in London Not
Much Was Done in the Share List.
The Final Changes Are Irregular. But Generally
Fractions Lower-Final Prices in Rail-
way Bonds Show Advances.
COMMERCIAL RESUME


Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Railway bonds
to-day sold as follows:
Fort Worth and Denver, 901a.
Texas and Pacific rs, 900
2's, 40.
Gulf, Colorado and SantaFe rs, 1lS1s.
st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas rs, 81 =.
2's, 3915.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas 9 5, 6I8.
Sterling, dull.
Governments firm.
Money, los per cent.
Silver, 92is.
Wheat was panicy at the extreme de-
preston. Buying by traders turned the
market up, and it closed excited and
nervous.
Cotton was trile lower.
Oil. 90.
Coffee was steady at a decline of 10
points for February and Is to 20 points
for other months.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS
New YORK, Dec. % Owing to the
absence Of foreign orders, the. market
was less animated to-day. There were
free realizations on the Advances of the
past few days, but the bears took advant
age of the holiday in London to make
some demonstration against the list
which, with the continuance of good
buying, made an irregular and somewhat
feverish market. Prices on the whole
were very well maintained, and reactions
were not sustained except i'll graugers
and cOalers
The market opened with very active
business and the first prices were
all up from "a to l., per cent. from Mon
day 5 final figures. After the first hour
there was a steadily decreasing volume of
business while the ten Ctency to advance
appeared. 1t was checked by the publ
cation of loss III the earnings on st.
Paul and in the afternoon the business
done dropped to midsummer proportions
while little progress was made
i'll either direction. In the last
hour the market developed con-
siderable activity again and especially
in Lake Shore which once more shot up
point and the rest followed, the market
closing active and firm, though generally
at slight fractions under the opening
figures. The final changes are ir-
regular, but generally fractions lower.
Railroad bonds were quiet. The market
was without special feature, but re-
manned firm all the way out and final
prices generally show advances.
Government bonds duh and steady.
State bonds dull, but firm.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
TROUPE.
How Christmas Was Enjoyed by Young and Old
Entertained by the Jacksonville Club

How Christmas Was Enjoyed by Young and Old.
Entertained by the Jacksonville Club.
Special to the Gazette.
TROUPE, Ten, Dec. 26.-Christmas
has come and gone. The citizens have
had jolly time. Egg-nog, Tom and
Jerry, ETC., have been the delight of the
young and old. Many big turkeys have
fallen, while backbOnes, sausages, ct
cetera, have been eaten by the baskets
full. The Harmony Club took their
Christmas tree ut the magnificent resi-
dence of DR.. H. T. Henry. The doctor
is one OF those affable gentlemen who is
ever ready to make others happy, and
on this occasion he was unusually
jovial and made others feel the same
way. Collie Mckay, the ever obliging
depot agent, was on hand with his APP
proving smiles and made more than one
enjoy the occasion. Collie is not only a
favorite with the railroad boys, but
everybody in Troupe likes him, for he is
the very man for the very place.
J. I. Cooper, who for many years has
been the efficient salesman of Ayres Il
Ducker, took his departure yesterday for
Little Rock, Ark.
Last night the Jacksonville Comedy
Club gave an entertainment at the opera
hall. Editor Padon of the Boomer was
the general roustabout for the troupe,
and of course the play was grand sue
cess. The company speak of returning
again soon, as they had a crowded house.
Many are the aches and pains to-day
caused by yesterdays frivolities. Some
have sore heads, some bruised faces, and
others have bruised hearts
The many readers of the Daily GA
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
SAN ANTONIO.
Brutal Murder of an Aged Negro-An Inhuman
SOMA Difficulty That Came Near
Resulting Seriously.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. Dec. 26.-News
of the brutal murder of an aged negro
man by his son and an accomplish on
Christmas morning at settlement in the
southeastern part of this county, known
as the Post Oaks, reached the city to-
dav. 1t appears that George Gabriel
had difficulty with his aged father a
few days ago, and at time swore he would
kill him. Yesterday morning father and
son met at neighborhOod frolic, and
the row was renewed by the son. While
the son%as quarreling with the old man
another negro, named Miles Wilson, took
the part of the younger Gabriel, and
shot the elder Gabriel through the heart
with 45-calibre. When the aged negro
fell to the ground dead the unnatural
son pouuced upon him with vicious
dirk knife and hacked his body terribly.
Both murderers Immediately fed, and
large posse of deputy sheriffS is now
securing the county for them.
A difficulty which came near resulting
seriously occurred in the roundhouse at
the sunset depot this morning between
G. A. Fries and B A. Pickren, both To-
connective engineers on the Southern Pa
cilic road. Pickren was the aggressor,
assaulting Fries and knocking him down
by a lick on the head with a pistol. He
followed up his blow while his antagonist
was down by pelting him over the head
several times with the handle of the
weapon Fries finally drew his pistol
and fired twice at Pickren without effect
Friends then interferred and stopped fur
Their bloodshed. The difficulty grew out
of the recent trouble between Master Me-
chanic Ryan and the locomotive engin-
GERS. Fries was friend of Ryan and
thereby incurred he hostility of Pickren.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
ITiL TT.
Il Conspiracy to BIo,r Up THeatre-o1ject
of the Crime.

Il Conspiracy to BIo,c Up THeatre-O1jeet
of the Crime.
LONDON, Dec. Pa despatch from
Malta says neither the duke nor duchess
of Edinburgh was present at the theater
when the attempt was made to blow up
the building with q bomb. 1t was re-
ported at the time the duchess was pres
ent, and she was the intended victim of
nihilist conspiracy. 1t appears the
bomb was discovered in the lobby in the
rear of the stalls by an attendant. Attach
ed to it was burning fuse which at once
was eXtinguished. The Russian consul
at Malta who was arrested for completely
in the attempted outrage has been re-
leased. There was no evidence whatso-
ever against him, his arrest being due to
a vague suspicion he was in some way
complicated in the affair. 1t is now sup
posed the perpetrator was actuated solely
by spirit of wanton mischief.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27

zErTE are very proud to get
it twelve hours sooner than
they did before Christmas. The change
is decidedly good for the town of Troupe,
as many want their paper to read at
night instead of waiting until morning.
The people of this place are soon to
have the first issue of the Troupe YER
bena. 1t will make its appearance next
Friday morning, December IS. 1855.
Already many have subscribed for one
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
COMANCHE.
A Quiet Christmas-A Prisoner Plays Prank
Artesian Water

A Quiet Christmas-A Prisoner Plays Prank
Artesian Water.
Special to the Gazette,
C6nsxCHE, TEX. Dec. 26 .-ChrStmas
passed of, quietly as usual. The rain
began falling in the morning and con-
tinued at intervals through the day
making it quite sloppy and disagreeable
under foot. The Christmas trees at the
Methodist and Baptist churches were well
attended. Services were held at the diff
ferent churches yesterday.
Last night when the jailer went to lock
the prisoners for the night he ordered
them all in the lookup, when one named
Clarke, who is charged with robbery =,
stepped behind the cage, and when Mr..
Drake, the jailer, turned his back he
quietly stole out the door, making his
escape. -. Mrs. Drake, seeing a man
climbing the fence, notified her
husband, when, upon investiga-
tien Clarke was found missing. Search
was Immediately instituted. - Clarke
first went 10 q ball which was in progress
in town, looking on for while, and
thenrepaired to Stevenson s hotel, and re-
manned till morning and then quietly re-
turned to jail and asked to be admitted to
his cell. He said he only wished to
perpetrate a Christmas joke on the boys
The officers are out this morning in search
of him.
To-day is bright and cool.
Our people are agitating the question
of a new courthouse and an artesian
well.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
Victims of tie Hanna.

New ORLEANS, Ia. dec. 26.-The
steamboat Josie W. was laid up at Mon
roe and her crew were discharged and
sent home on the Hanna. This will ex-
plain the reference to persons belonging
to the Josie w. Following are the names
of the lost:
JOHN HARLOW,
jim BLAKE (col y rousters;
DICK BLANK (col. mess-room tender;
STEPToE HORN and MONROE DIGGs
cooks;
a child of Priscilla Wright (col }
At the inquest held at PIaquemine on
the body of Clerk Powell S1e0O was found
in his rockets
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
4 Fight on the Slope.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2G.-The following
dispatch was received from the California
Athletic Club to-day:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Dec. rs.
The prize fight for $500 purse,
offered by this club for Joe McAulifEe,
champion of the Pacific slope, and Peter
jackson, heavy weight champion of New
South Wales, will be fought on Friday
The Fox rules will govern and there will
be no draw. Jackson weighs 1876
pounds and McAuliffe 100 pounds. Bar
ney Farley, his trainer, processes him to
be in the best possible condition, and
betting is 100 to so on McAuliffe. Both
men have agreed on Hiram R Cook for
referee. If John l.. Sullivan is to fight
Jake Kilrain for $40 900 and the Police
Gazette diamond belt, which represents
the championship, Joe McAuliffe, the
Pacific slope champion, will take Kill
rain IS place.
1Signed W. r. VICE,
Columbia Athletic Club,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27

Special to the Gazette.
PUTNAM, TEX, Dec. 26.-Christmas
was observed here by appropriate meet
ings, private dinner parties, ETC., one of
the most pleasing features of the pro-
gramme being large and very hand
some Christmas tree at the pub
lie school building. Previous to
the distribution of the 500 or
600 beautiful and costly presents,
very finely arranged and unusually well
executed programme was rendered, con-
sisting of vocal and instrumental music,
addresses, Rotations, declamations, etc.
No disturbance whatever occurred to
mar the pleasure of the festivities.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
4 To,r,,,s Maroon Escnpe.

NEW CUMBERLAND, W. VA. Dec. %.
Fire originating from natural gas jet
in the cellar of W. A. Scott IS drug store
last night destroyed the building, to-
gether with Brosser's jewelry store, a
barber shop, four dwellings, a carpenter
shop, two stables and an icehouse. All
the houses within 100 yards of the con-
fiagration were on fire at different times,
but were extinguished, and the buildings
were not seriously damaged. A creek
cut the fire off from the rest of the town
and was its only salvation. The total
loss is SIS 200, fully insured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27

in favor of the candidature of NJ. Pierre
Baudin against General Boulanger.
Prado, the murderer of NJ. Aglan, has
written letter to President Carnot in
which he protests that he is innocent of
the crime for which he was sentenced to
death. He says he does not desire a
Communication of sentence as he does not
wish to survive the disgrace that has been
put upon him, and that he awaits death
with impatience.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
Tyler Opera House Burned.

Special to the Gazette.
TYLER, TEX, Dec. 26.-The grand
new opera house just completed at cost
of $50, 200 is now, at 1880, wrapped in
flames and will be total loss, as it is
beyond the control of the tiremen. The
house was opened ON October %. 1t was
pronounced by all as one of the finest in
the state. burst & Burgfeld of this city
are the owners. The building and fur
nishings are insured for $50 900. 1t is
impossible now to learn the companies.
The fire is thought to have started from a
gasoline explosion in the basement of the
building used in producing gas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
O'Connor's Intentions.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-W. A. o Con-
nor, champion oarsman of America, ar
rived in the city tonight. He will start
for San Francisco with George W. Lee in
two weeks to row Jake Gaudaur for $4,000
and the championship. O'Connor said
he would leave for Australia ON March
to row Searle, the champion of the world I,
for $4,000 a side and the cup.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-27
Shooting at a Negro Ball.

opSi-ldl 10 tne GdzStte.
BEcKvILLE, Ten, Dec. 26.-At
dance at the house of Jim Roe, near here
last night, an alteration occurred be-
tween Roe and Sam Lewis, III which the
latter was shot through the lower bowels
and can hardly recover. All are colored.
The colored people are reticent about the
affair, and nothing can be learned as to
the cause of the difficulty. Sam is the
one who so badly carved a colored brother
here last summer.