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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30

Stocks in manufacturers hands axe gen.
orally lower and sellers prospects,, there
fore are good. Some purchases were
made to-day On American account.
There were oEsred 10. S2l bales. The
details Of ten days TRANSACTIONS are as
follovs:
viclorIa-saies, 400 bales; secured.
Lob !; do Looks snd pieces, 1911; greasy.
81 @1s III.
New South wsIes-Saies, 1900 bales
secured. 1sl4'@ls "a; do LOCKS and
pieces, 1.@ls u !; greasy, 53@lo4i; do
locks sro pieces. S@6i
New z ssland-SAlus,4 400 osles; tcoursd,
1'@ls IL: DO locks and pieces, Is 81;
greasy, S4@93i.
Sou,h Australlk-S,le5, 100; secured.
|2t@2s6i: do locks and piecee, 74i;
greasy, 7@lOi: do locks and pieces, 53@
64i.
New Eoglsrd-S.les, 500 bales;
occurred, 1ot OILS ell; do locks and
pieces, s4i; g1eAsy, s!@94i; do locks
and prices, 6 l.
Cape of Good Hope and Nstsl-Sslss,
1909 bales; secured, 81 '@ls 641; do
locks and plecea, 81; greasy, 64@l0d
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
NEW STATES,
What an ED Delegate From Msassaa
Thinks ef Them.

Thinks Ct Them.
WASHINGTON. D. c, Nov. % Hon.
Jc.so1 K. Toole, ne ceiagsss n
congress from Montana, Is in the City and
hiss soms views on the territorial q1es-
ton which is likely TO be 8 pressing enc
after the holidays. Mr.. Toole WAS not
scSDdldste for election to the Fnty-trst
congress and Republican was chosen.
Sill, as Will De seen oy the following III
terview, be believes the territory 10 be
Democratic. Mr.. Toole says: 81 an
quite conf lent that Montana would haye
gone Democratic II 1t could have been as
sured that Democr,tic house of repre-
sentstiTes would give 1t q charc3 70 get
into the Union. There ought TO ba no
political motives in the discussion CT
these questions. Those territories tina!
are qualified on the suojscs should be sd
mitted, sDd tas party that dsiays CT h2g-
giles over the matter will perma1ent.y
es:range them. My proposition is tor the
house to a. once pass tue Springer bill,
making states CT New Mexico, MostaMS,
Washington and Dakota territories.
Montana has since the late election been
classic I'D with Washington and Dskots as
g Republican territory. This is mis-
take. II fourteen years the territory mas
| only twice gone r Republican, and ON these
occasions u was f1r reasons that do no.
| now exist. In tbs matter OF senators il
would be ktRnd.of, SIS feel sure Mon
tsna would go Democratic long WIFE
N W Mexico. TIE objection sg.iHss the
admission Of New Mexico is that II HIS an
undesirable population Of 'grsssers,' but
1t Is evident that this class is not pre-
dominant. In the matter of congressman
the Republicans would get the
best of 1t. Dakota would De snGltled to
four and the other three territories TO
one eacf net Republican gain of three
in the Juss Of representatives, and like
wis a the electoral college. But IL is
= justice that these territories De I'D
mi.ted SIS states, and il the Damo-
cratic m,iosity in the house takes
the ipitisllVe at Cncs the party may
gain enough in goodwill TO OFFSET the
disadvantages, Let the house do this st
once sitter the Holidays" continued Dele
gate Toole, sand then II the senate at
tempts political move by striking OF
Montana or New Mexico, o. both, and
thus blocks the ultimate passage CT
the measure, the Republican party
would lose Gil OF It's prestige IN the
Northwest. BJth parties cSn cS5fd TO
act quickly in this matter, ana sny deisy
by either viii be long caerishsd
against it. have a conviction
th&t President Clevelsnd's forthcoming
message Will have &c me IGconDGE dations
on this subject, and il this COMES 80 rsss
ihirk the house Democrats II! bs
stirred into seton"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
HOW D0Es CROW REALLY rAsTKG
An Eater Ceitlf as-OIhsr Novel Election
Bets That Hust be Paid.
C1ic3gO Tribune
.iHcw did it resllv taste ~


CHOW did 1t really tsste?"
The question WAS put to Professor E L.
Morse, the young Harvard man, who paid
an election bet by eating dish OF crow
IL South Chicago Sunday. It was put
eeriouslgsto the professor as an educated
man. csps5Ie Of describing his experience
By o gourmet who is not averse TO tTeatA
Ing his pslste to new sensation when
properly recommended.
"Is has decided gamsy f .vor," said
the professor. $50 parsons fond OF
TIE favor, in fact, is not ss strong as
tes Of some woodcock or even quail l
hsvs eaten. The crow / ate was prooshly
young ss 1t was tender-nesrly IS tender
Is half-grown grouse. l only speak for
one Of this age"
CHOW YVES it C boxed?
"Mine was baked plain and served
merely with some cress. disdRined TO
shirk full payment Of MY wager by re-
gcrt to French cooking. Besides, when
found had 1t to do was really curious
to know how the bird tasted. So did
not permit 1t to be stuffed with spices or
disguised By sauce. ate crow"
"Now, honor bright, can you recon-
mend III"
"That depends" refactively answered
the professor. ''You see this bird has SO
long posed IS a creature of Ill omen. it is
blest with 80 coarse an appetite itself,
snd tradition and common opinion have
80 long maligned il, that l couldn'i
recommend 1t to one whose palate lie
much affected by his Imagination. But
to q man who can sit down to table or
liyious of superstition snd ridicule,
should say crow might take its place
along with prairie chicken or woodcock
on his menu. csn say for myself ths'
should have thought the bird ste be-
longed to one OF tho edible game species
without any suspicion OF crow, had moi
known beforehand what 1t was
"The crow, then, is not SO black as he
is psinted?" said the irquiring eptcure
| encouraged.
"B7 no means. II would not surprise
me to see crow take its place some day e
Delmonlco's or Kinsley's among the fash
| ionable game dishes. O3her birds of it
favor are becoming scatce, except in The
wilder parts of the country. TIE crow,
on The other hand, Offers tempting fsc!li
ties to market nan slnost at theiI
doors"
"Wel!," philosophical the gourme. 81
the conversation drew to close
"strsnger things have happened in gas
tronomy than the one YOU predict. Tn,
,ckdsW of Raei us, in spite OF the ban Of
the priesthood, Wss Cnce relshed b,
French noblemen. PeHcocks and psr
rots were cooked whole in their plumsg'
in the time of the isstidious Hellogabnins
Nowadays We have French cooking
more wonderful thsn anything to whicl
history can point. All, there's no telling
but what the future may yet DO justice Il
the crow. II we could only get it ont O
politics 1t might not take 80 long"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
ROC0NA.
cown and Country Rapidly Improvirg-The
Crops and ,he Outlook.
NoCoNA, TEX, Nov. rs.

NoCoNA, TEX, Nov. rs.
To the Gazette:
Nocona is still improving rap.
idly as is also the country.
Megsrs. Jordan Brsddus fin
forms you. correspondent that they have
sold 5000 acres Of lsnd out Of their past
ure at Sc per acre, to farmers who will
open up farms. Most all hsve eithsrsbuils
houses On their lands or hsve TIE lumber
on the ground ready to build. Messrs.
Jordan 6 BtS6dus authorize me to sag
they will make liberal donation Of land
suitable for = coed fouring .mill !;
also the town and sdi acenE
cou1try Will suosid "a such sn enterprise
largely. All that is wanting Ia this mar,
8 man who understands the mill business.
The north part OF Montague county has
decidedly the best whest lands to be seen
in ,he state OF Texas. There are NO good
mills nearer than Henrtetts, thirty miles
west, or Gainesville, flrty miles esst.
There certsinlY Il no better location for
o good, Grst>clas5 mill.
The weather has been very detrim entsl
TO the cotton crop. aSome farmers est
mate the loss one half. ALI business IS
feeling the losses, Corn is abundant end
selling at % cents per bushei, delivered
at the depot.
There have bean heavy shipments Of
stock Of late.
Nocona is decidedly heslthy town
There is OILY one precscing physician
and he complains for want OF business In
his line. There ia NO locsl cause for sick
ness. The town is situsied IN the
east edge of tina upper Crcss-TimbeEs
on higl rolling ridge far enough awaJ
from the river 10 escape the missma aris.
ing from that stream. There are &c
creeks nearer than four miles; NO chills
and fevers. The water is of the very
best. as soft as rain water. Society i:
good. Ali the lesdng churches are nov
represented here. We have good unioI
Sunday school superintendent by Fathe,
Kendall; also 8 literary society prssidac
over by Professor Williams.
A cold rsin hiss been falling sinca day
lIgL ana continues with fair prospects o
long wet spell. This added to the dam
sge to cotton, tbs loss will be heavy.
| M S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
FROx TIE JAWS OF DEATH.
Rescue OF Criminal WHO sZEs Under Rsn
IsDce Of Dea'h

Rescue OF Orimina WHO sZEs Under Rsr
tepce Of Death
BLYrHEynLE,iVA, Nov. 20 "A bsnd OF
armed men wearing masks broke open the
iIiI here ct ) O'Clock this morning and
rescued wsYmAn Suttor, under sentence
of death, which wss TO hsve been exc.
cuted tomorrow, for the murder Of Peter
Hs1vells The jsilor's statement i, that 5
party Of men came there and demanded
sdmistsrce, which he refused. They
thereupon broke the door open with o
sledge hammer, and the front hall was
Immediately filed with masked men
armed with dolble-bslrslled guns and
pistols. Ihey covered him with q dozen
guns and demanded the keys TO the cells,
which he refused, whereupon they
sesrched his private apartments and
found them in his Wifs's sewing machine.
after securing Saiton they locked up
some OF the eusrds Ia bis cell, sud left
for the west ead CT tie county. The
psrty Is varicusly estimated by parties
who saw Il f:onI fly TO one hundred.
The sledge bsmmer inst WAS used WAS
tound-iu lie ISL this morning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
BETRAYED BYAN APPLE.

a GsoTgis Detective Who Ought 10 He
sts,tea AFTER Tascott.
The Macon Telegraph's Hsglehurst cor,
respondent made mention recently OF the
sr7est and committRl OF negro named
Chandler j Jones for entering the store Of
j. l.. Milton 81 that place on the night OF
the 18th. Jones was bound ever in the
sum Of $1,000. The circumstances CT MS
detection sre peculiar, and the work wss
done by Detective E A, Wilson Of Shack
elford Agency at Macon. Il shows how
that Efficient officer seized upon slight
clew and followed 1t to successful re
suit
When he srrived at H,z ehurst he made
an examination OF the store and found
that the double door had been unlocked
by the insertion of chlesl between the
doors and gradually working the bolt into
the lock. H then made an examination
of the stors, bus saw nothing in the way
Of clew except 81 apple out Of which
two bites had been taken. His detective
instinct caused him 70 examine this sps
pie, and he saw upon 1t tcothm1lks that
were valuable. He saw that the two
front teeth CT the bitter were rot only II
when the bitter was boy an old
tooth remsining IN the gum caused new
tooth 70 grow one sided, and 1t wSs TOW
his resolve to 4 nd the man with that ill.,
growing tooth. The apple WAS plxced in
water so as 10 prevent shrivelt1gt Gnd
keeping his secret 10 himsalf he went
down to BaKieyt where he knew there
vas rumber Of Ioafng negroes. He
found group in store snd IN tie cenler
Of 1t was real negro dude snd be wss
standing In sn attitude the. would have
shsmed New York swell. The detec-
tive instinct came into pay again, n3d M.
Wilson was csr!sia shat tle dude wss the
man he wanted, but II was ueces'
sa1Y to pu! him to the tess. Then, See
ing some epples, he bought dime's
worth, and, bisilg one, rsid to the crowd:
"Here, can't ekt all tn -se," and treated
the group with the spp.es. His eyes
we're upon the dude, and when that In
dlvidual TOOK one bite the detective wss
dead sure OF his man, and when he raised
the apple to his mouth for q secord bite
the handouts were placed on tbs
wrist. There never WAS more
astonished negro. He was under srrest
SO quickly that he WAS unable to
offer anV resistance, and submitted to the
hsndcuf ag. He WAS wearing Q sui. Of
clothes stolen from Mr.. Bussey, of
Chauncey, and fine watch and chain
taken from Mr.. Milton, After placing
Jones in the lookup the detective found
where he was stopping, and then he Sc
cured the valise with number OF Nil.
toms goods, and iu the valise were the
little cards attached 20 the clothing. and
on which were Milson's cost and selling
marks.
Jones was then taken to Hsz!ehurst,
and at the store showed how he went in
with two others and made the haul. When
he first went in on the light Of the
burglary the Il st thing ne saw was 6
barrel of spples. He picked up one, and
after two bites laid II down on Mr. Nil
toms desk He owned 10 to the entire
aftsir, ard told whsIe the other goods
couli be found He also confessed to
having robbed Mr. Bussey, insCbsuncey
Aud thus auo:ner apple csussd mans
dow mall
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
sGNE TAsr IYPE.sEYrISG.

Of the Msil. for q Purss.
a type-sesling contest for $3.50 side
came IL in the Inland Printer ofice yes
ter0ey, the competitors being Lao MOI
heimer Of the HersIi, and Peter Themes
OF the Mail. The conditions were two
stretches CT three hours esch, wish
break OF hsIf 81 hour for lunca: minion
type, twenty five ems messute. Tbs men
starred at IL O'CLOCK, and both were
nervous. but gradually cooled down as
they proceeded. When time was called
the following record wss found:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
MI Vernon.


COFrespon uence OF IhS GEAEIIs.
Nit. VERNON, TEX, Nov. % The
cases of the STATE against Thomas snd
Wiley R3untree, j. B. Bickerstof and
Commodore Chambers, eolored, charged
with murder, were continued by the
state.
TIE court is nov engaged in the trial
of Jhn LAWS, charged with the murder
Of hiram Garrison on the 2let Of August
last. about ten miles north OF this nIsce
at Laws distillery in Franklin county
The state is represented by the Hon.
John L. Sheppard, district attorney !;
james Tsmpleton of Henrietta and W.
W. Johnson of this place. The defense
is represented by Hiram Glass and
Colonel r E Kennon Of this place, and
Captain PIess Turner Of Mt. Pleasant,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
A hsss.clsss American watch, well kep.,

A ftst-cIsfs American watch, well Kept,
will last thirty or forty yesrs, Or tome.
times even longer, before the works wear
out, but the average life OF an ordinary
low-priced American watch Ia ten years,
and that OF Swiss watch of the sams
grade seven years. TIE length CT life for
watch depends largely on the number
OF its jewels. The range of prices
for American WATCHES iuls from SO TO
$500, the costliest being split second
minute regist,r timing wa.ch. In The
Uaited Sts:es abous $500 watches are
Manufactured every day The Wa!taam
'sctory turns out 1900 per CAV. snd the
EIgin factory between 1900 and 1900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Censrsas Likely to he Called rckethsr Mex,
April II 1t Be Repr b lean.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-Is appears
EASILY within The probabilities, II the Re-
publicans can lay their "maiIsd hands"
OF ever so small q majority in the rext
house, that an extra session
OF the Fifty-frst congress will be
called possibly in TIE latter Part
of April next. One Ct the primary
objects Of such procss ding would be, Of
course, to get possession ofthe ps'roasge.
The clerk, segeant-st-arms and door,
keeper, with considerable forces under
their respective commando, Will hold
over till the organization CT the Fifty
first, and If that event should lot be .iill
ktne f:s's Monday in December, 42B,
General Clark, John P. Leedom 61A .
fnumher Of other Democrats wouR ehFoy
for three.fourths OF year eHdsl
favor f3r which mary %pub
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
TWO CONVENTIONS.
P. m ologssis sud tho FgreItry Association
ID Nest at 3 ugusta, Ga

ATLANTA, GA, NV. Ex-Governor
Bullock, president Of the Southern
Forestry Congress, Is in receipt of
notices from msny governors Of several
states naming delegates 10 ths convention
to meet here ca December ), 6 and 4
Cheap fares have been arranged for and
IL is expected CO gress will join the
Pom 1logiat convention in Augusta cn the
10 b. The America Forestry Congress
will meet here ST the sEme time aud large
delegations are comirg from the North
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
Raekpors.

Oorrespondence OF the Gazette.
RocKPoRT, TEX, Nov. ga portion
of the national editorial excursion are
already here ana the remainder will arrive
on Saturday from Mexico.
The Colorado Gun Cub is having fine
sport shooting geese and ducks on the
bay shore.
New York psrties are TO open the Arin-
s1s hotel Nav l.
G3veroor GIBBS hiss let : SIC. 900 con-
tract for additions TO Shell hotel, now
filed with Northern spor,smen.
W. T. Dorsett hiss the contrSct + II
grading the streets sni Is now at work
making much needed improvements.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30

The other day Leroy Chisholm CT Nav
sm7rua, Fis., say an immense f.h mat
had been s.raaded ia th3 u7er by the
receding tide He promptly procured
bost and captured the fiJl, which meas
ured IL feet inches in Length. It's body
was Of a golden brown, dotted here snd
there with spots OF yelluwIsh red. which
snore beautifully in the sunlight. The
f n was evidently stranger tneresoouts,
nqae ct the oldsettlers knaxing its nSme.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
INTERNATIONAL FAIR.
Ths A,ssndaLc, as9entb High WE!er
MEk-Fif;etn TheusEnG PSsp!s
Oai-Gsrd spar.
wilcox, the Pacsr, RrssBs the worlds
Record on q HaIf OF rhrea- Q aarser s1.is
TracK-Balioou Ascension,
Special TO the Gazette.


<zSsa AN ANTONIO, TEX Nov.
~ va 29.-rnis was 4 gsis day
tA " at the San Antonio fair.
Setr. In observance OF Thanks
o.. ~ giving day most all the
p business establishments in
b IN the city closed snd allowed
S: their employees to visit the
Sfiir. The attendance was
ct least 5000. The regulstion Cleves
land weather prevailed, and the most in
teressing programme OF any day was car.
ried cut. The Mexican Artillery Band
came up into the city st O'Clock this
morning, and after serenadirg Governor
Ross At the Mepgsr hotel, escorted him
and other distinguished visitors to
the grounds. A. 8 O'Clock Professor
st. Clair assembled in & balloon 5000
feet in the cir and lesped
to the ground by means OF parachute,
allghting twenty feet from tie point Of
ascent.
In the afternoon Wilcox, the
PAGER, and Thornlass the trotter
with 2:18 record raced three mile
heats for g special purse OF $1,000.
wilcox won two straight heats EASILY Ia
2:224 and 2:1s4 thus beating the worlds
record on 8 hall or three quarter mile
track, according TO the claim Of his own
er. Payne, OF Cnicsgo.
U Bet with running mate went sgaius.
his record of 2:05! with the following re
suit: First qusrter, S24; hat, 1:06I;
three quarter, 1879; mile, 2:l0.
/ Rsnos BABY. aged sixteen month";, trot-
ted hsli mile against his Dallas record,
in l :25.
First Rics-U finished trotting 1882
clsss, mile hests, best three IL FIVE; purse
$500 Morland, who won Two heats cut
OF three yesterday, won. Time: 2:4e4
Willism Hill second.
| Second Rsct-Runnirg, half mile heats,
best two and three for two olds,purse
$3.50. Entries: Minnie Davis, March
Wind and Friendless. March Wind WOE
two straigh.a, with Minnie Davis good
second. Time, 514 snd 81.
Third Race-Running, 1va- eightns mile
heats, besE two and three for three year.
olds, purse $3.50. Entries: Nettie Lock
wood, Cat Along, Mary Sue and Montpel
Ter. Get Along won two strsignts, Lock
wood second, Montpelier third. Time
:054 and 1:05t.
Fosrth Rlce-Runnipg, mile dash, free
for all ages, purse $3.50. Entries: Probus
Frank Clspp, Lemon, Bankrupt and Lorc
Grosvenor. Bsnkrup. won, Frank Ciapr
secoud, Probus third. Time: Az,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
n.nrpsepla K.fu,e 70 r.a, sod

Liysr OIL on account of Its unpleasant taste
Tbb difficulty has been overcome ia sco5,'s
EtnuisHn OF Cod Liver OIL with Hypophos-
sghi,es. 1t beingss palltable aSsSilk. ant the
S6ost valuab ersmedy kgown ioeyHe treaimeJ
sss1 Rsbn q, Sasti 4 hiseas5s OF Children,
OhfepE Goagns VIC eoldsS q s causad physI,
Fans 1fslkp .r.s oftse oIfst5 use itssP hyss
Ez8sns ,eh&t or Ez1e pansntastaSe 3tsESs
e elss:g FIS -seds FnalsS and bsss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30

One rather timid book collector, who
wishes to be known for his good works,
hss his frivolous books bound and lettereo
IS theological treatIses. He has his
French nove,s bound uriform with Fox's
.M4rtsEs and BsxseE's Saints Rest, and
eppeEfs 20 enjoy this curious deception.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30

Monheim lost nineteen minutes in
correcting, and line beng deducted for
each minute bis total was reduced BY
ATS ems. Th!eres occupied thirty-two
IN nu,es IN correcting, and Was then IN
flushed. Charles Z Cobb acted SIS ref
cree. Monheimer took part in the tour
nsmerl at Chicago some time aso ED
Themes In lhs Pniladelphis contest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30

Shorty AfterwErd Mr. Sterling Price, rsi.-
Wv telegraph operator, who sleeps in
the depot hu.t3ing, was awakened by Mr..
R chi der, night wat hmar, and ss
the door was opened tie latter, with his
nistol snd lsLtern in his hsndf, fell
INTO the room. Mr.. Price fund that he
rad been shot through the bowels just
below the pit OF the ssomsc. As soon SIS
Mr.. Chi Ter could talk ne stated that he
had been sitting dowa on the track nesr
the depot, when . Mexican came to the
door OF the csr ne8r by with bundle in
lis hands. He asked him WHIST he was
doing there. and starred towards him,
when the MexIcsu shot him, the
ball grzIpg his hard, which
must hsve cen in front q
him, and eoiIg into his body just be 'ow
She pit Of mis- stomsch. Childer returned
Inc Axe after he was wounded, bat did
not hit the assassin, who escaped, It IS
supposed, to the other eide OF the river.
The wounded mar could not give des-
crtpt!on Of his Sss&i!sns, and his identity
will probably remain mystery tOr sill
time 10 come. Ny. Pt!cs secured help
.nd corysyei the wounded meG to the
hospitel 81 Fors Mcintosh, where he is
receiving the best medical attention, but
the chsnces for MS recovery ara very
slim. 1t Is nsw conceded by the ply
sIcisns that he will sur die, in which
case he leaves sbtide CT only few
months.