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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
TEXARKANA.
A New Made Grave Tells the Story of a Muir
der-A Tea Company in 4 Peck OF Trouble
Red River Falling.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
TENAEKANA, TEX. Feb. 2.-As some
of the people living in the Wagner neigh
borhood, three miles west of this city,
were yesterday passing an old disused
grave yard, their attention was attracted
10y new mace grave. ON examination
a corpse was found in the grave
buried in rough pine coffin,
Tho remains of a man
of medium size, genteely dressed, but
no paper was found whereby he could be
identified.
Justice Cameron held an inquest, and
examination showed evidence Of foul
play The neck was broken, seemingly,
leg blow on the side of the head, and p,
though the body was partly
deccmposed the expression OF the face
showed that the unfortunate died in great
agony. Investigation to-day developed
the fact that the deceased was named
Charles Warren and that he has recently
been engaged in getting out railroad ties.
Tie mystery over his death Is still un-
solved
The Pacific coast tea company has been
doing lively business here during the
entire week until last night. County
Attorney King had the whole outfit ar
rested on the charge Of exhibiting and
pT~ctiCu" gambling devices. To add To
their misfortune one of the company was
arrested on the charge of participating in
The robbery of the Benefited hotel last
night ON which occasion three Of the
guests of the hotel were deprived of
their oNercoutS while they were
la
tea company paid their fine and the in
djviduul who, ii is alleged, went into the
clothing business, WAS discovered this
morning under the Scotch verdict guilty,
bui MOI proved
The weather has been pleasant for the
last icw DAYS
Red river and It's tributaries are all
high ia this section, but news from the
bottoms To-day says Red river is falling
slowly. which relieves the anxiety of the
farmers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

ganizing the territory shall be con-
strued TO authorize any person 10
enter on or occupy any of the lands
in the Cherokee outlet and oklahoma
proper for settlement or otherwise until
after the Indian Territory and the COM
missioners provided for in the bill have
concluded an agreement to that effect.
After the agreement has been made
il shall be laid before the pres
Ident, who is authorized and re-
quired 20 issue his proclamation declaring
such relinquished lands open 10 settle
ment, and fix time from Fnd after
which such lands may be ta zen. 1t is
provided that any person who may enter
upon anypart ofthe lands contrary TO these
provisions, and prior 10 the time fixed
by the president ; proclamation shall not
be permitted TO make entry on any lands
or lay any claim therein.
The legislative appropriation bill rs
completed by the senate committee ~
creases the salary of the president 5
private secretary from S325O to $1,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
A YOUNG TRAIN WRECKER.
lions on the Houston and Texas Central
Special to the Gazette.

A Negro Boy Who Has Been Placing Obstruc
lions on the Houston and Texas Central
Special to the Gazette.
Houston, Ten Feb 2.-To-day
John Long, chief officer of the Morris de-
tective agency, arrived in the city &C.
companed by a brother officer from
Hearne. Mr.. Long and the officer
have been mp near Sutton since
January n for the purpose of
spOtting the person or persons who
have been placing distractions on the
track of the Houston and Texas Central
railroad. 1t will be remembered that 4
short time ago wreck occurred at SUIT
ton and Mr.. Long saw man named
DotsOn, who stated that two years ago he
had whipped Il negro boy. whom he caught
placing distractions on the track
and who promised he would never do so
again. Detective Long took a young
man named Peter Griffin into his conf
dence, and thep kept Il strict watch over
the track This evidence was rewarded.
A negro boy was seen on three different
occasions placing various kinds of obsta-
cles on the track, such as crossties,
pieces of iron, and on one or two occa-
sions to drive spikes i'll joints of the rails
the track, any of which would have
wrecked the train and go
away Detective Long would remove
them. A piece of iron that
was placed on the track was brought to
Houston. On the 18th Mr.. Long went to
Hearne and procuring a warrant went
with an officer and arrested the negro
boy, who goes by the name of Jack, alias
Sylvester, at Il house where he was STAY
ing, which was not more than 80 yards
from the point where the Instructions
had been placed on the railway. The
boy is about fifteen or sixteen years old,
and is the same one that Mr.. Dayton
whipped two years ago. He was taken TO
Hearne where two charges were made and
He was bound over to answer in the
sum of $500 in each case and jailed He
acknowledged to the Justice of the peace
that he had placed the Instructions on
the track, but would not say for what
cause, only stating that he was instigated
to do the act by boy named Henry.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Messenger still Missing.

WASHINGTON Feb 2-The electoral
vote for Florida Is the only one not re-
ceiyed by President pro TEN Ingalls, within
the time fixed by law for the messengers to
present their packets to him. In accord
ance with the new law on the subject of
counting the electoral vote, Secretary
Bayard upon being notified OF the delin-
quency appointed Clerk Bryan of the
state department, special messenger to
secure the vote. He started last Tuesday
night and returned this morning, having
made the trip in very short time, and
this afternoon he handed the vote to
President pro TEN ingalls,. He heard
nothing of the missing messenger ap-
pointed by the electors on his trip.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
The Tariff Bill.

Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The ways and
| means committee VIII report the tariff
| bill TO the house next week. They will
retain the free list entire; the internal
revenue clause, except the phrase al
cohOl used in the arts, and 50 much of
the tariff matter as they can agree on
without an absolute surrender of
principle In short they propose 4 COM
posite bill made up of the two bills and
the internal revenue provision. What
the amount of reduction will be cannot
be ascertained. No delay viii
ensue i'll reporting the compromise
bill which Will be before the
house in ample time for action,
and every effort will be made TO get the
matter into conference. Mr.. Mills favOrs
this plan and is working hard To ac-
complsh it His sincerity i'll the matter
cannot be impeached, although the Re
publicanS charge him with bad faith and
the Republican newspapers tlippantly say
he has no intentions of reporting the bill
from his committee.
CABINET SPECCLATONs
are still INDUCED i'll, and the only two
men who are looked upon as certainties
are Blaine and Wanamaker. Allison
has Declined tHe treasury III Il ItFlildl TEL
ter to Gen Harrison. He thinks
he stands Il good chance in 1892
and does not wish 10 bury himself i'll the
cabinet This leaves matters in bad
shape. as it is Il difficult matter to find an
acceptable secretary OF the treasury
New York does not expect il, and there
is grave doubts if the empire state is rep
resented at all. The PlattNiIlcr light
will prevent IL Platt now wants 10 he
collector of the port, as his chances for
the cabinet are not good, and he is now
working hard to keep Miller out of the
cabinet.
GAINESVILLE NATIONAL BANK.
The comptroller of the treasury has au-
thorIzed the First National bank of
GAINESVILLE Texas, To organize with Il
capital OF $50 ,000 y. Z. Dick Is the
president and j. r. Mcdonald cashier.
:. Cassi,ts NJ Clay of Kentucky SIS expect
ed here next week. Tie has not been in
Washington since Lincoln : adminIstra-
ton, during which he was minister to
Russia
The electoral vote of Florida arrived
to-day and was delivered To Nj. Ingalls,
by the special messenger sent 10 Florida
from the state department last Wednes-
day.
samuel Moreland of Texas has been
appointed as clerk i'll the war department
at $1,000 per annum.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

Amount paid for deputy and
Amount paid for recording. $50
bona cases s,',i,> - ,o65.ao 1853. 90
Which deducted from the
amount first specified
leaves balance of ...-... S9,SSl. %
Exhibit A shows the total amount of
cases in which mandates have not issued
and costs not paid, giving the number of
the case and the amount of costs.
Exhibit is stack of executions re-
turned by sheriffs with their returns en-
dorsed thereon.
Exhibit c is another package OF execu-
tions verifying the amount as specified in
the docket herewith submitted. Each
execution i'll both packages are marked
at the top with red ink giving the number
of the page on which the same will be
found and to which you can easily refer.
The book OH which for your cOnyen-
fence, all fees have been taxed is the
book kept by the clerks at the three
branches of the court, and is known as
the private docket of the chief Justice.
Each case decided during the three
years above specified will be found there
in, and such of those cases as have been
decided at Tyler and Galveston i'll which
[ have collected fees, are plainly marked
have adopted this method, and this
book i'll order that there could lie no mis-
takes made or errors which would not
show themselves i'll the recapitulation.
which you will notice [ have made at the
close OF each term of court at this place,
at Tyler and at Galveston.
The footings to every column i'll the
book have been verified by Mr.. Il. X.
Vesey of the comptroller 5 office, and
the figures themselves have been verified
by Mr. Norval Wilson, a book-keepcr in
the treasurer 5 Office. 1t would be use
less to state that | know they are correct,
for they cannot be otherwise.
have worked almost day and night
with the assistance OF one clerk all the
time, and Messrs. Wilson and Yesey as
sisting me after their office hours, to pre-
pare this statement.
am now prepared TO state that my
books and papers are i'll Such 4 condition
that they can be easily understood with
out any assistance from me whatever.
There have been $50 Austin cases de-
cided during the three years and the
average amount of fees per case Is S2l -
In conclusion it may not be out Of place
for me to state that l have been clerk
here at Austin for over six years, during
which time there has not been motion
made to correct a Judgment or TO retaX Il
bill of costs. / can also say that during
said time my Office has not been closed
ten days, not even excepting legal hOli-
days. 1 admit this is Il bold statement,
but it is nevertheless true / would also
like for the committee to report on The
condition i'll which they find all the books
in this office, which are remarkably free
from scratches, eraslres and interlmea-
tions. All of which is very respectfully
submitted CHAs. :. MORSE, Clerk.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
SPORTING.
Base Bah Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, Feb. > .-Advices from
Manager Crothers are to the effect that
he may be able to secure Tub Welch as
catcher for the Dallas team, as it may be
that he VIII not play in Buffalo this year
1t is said that Frank Hoffman, the
wizard of the Texas league, 1888, has
been released from his reserve by Kansas
City, and is ready to sign with some good
minor league team.
Crothers says he will have his team
here about March l.
The citizens of Dallas viii subscribe
$500 a month as a guarantee expense
fund.
The first games of the season in Dallas
will be played some time in March be-
tween the Dallas team and a lot Of major
league professionals to he brought from
st. Louis by Perry Werden, the great
first baseman.
j. A SULLIVAN, a profesh short and
second from Minneapolis, is in the city
ready to sign with some good team.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
GREER COUNTY.
The Figure 1t Cuts in the Oklahoma Bin
Which Has Just Passed the House.
It Gives Political Jurisdiction Over Greer
County to the Proposed Territorial
Government
Oklahoma Bill.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Although the
Oklahoma bill passed the house its ulti-
mate success is by no means assured.
Judge Abbott. when asked tonight to
give his reasons for voting against the
bill said: Col Culbertson and myself
concuPred in the view that the Springer
bill, as it went through the house, would
give political jurisdiction over Greer
county to the territorial government
whenever established, and although the
lands now included in Greer county
would not be opened to set
Element under the United States
homestead laws until the government )
right to the county might be finally set
tied, vet the people would be subject 10
the civil and political jurisdiction of the
territorial courts Had the amendment
offered by Col Lanilam which maintained
the present status as to Greer county
been suffered 10 pass we should have sup
ported the Dill, but were unwilling to
vote for it thinking as we did that
IL endangered the title of Texas
10 that county. All the members of
the Texas delegation, except Col. XII
gore. took tins view. He being 2 mem
Der of the committee reporting the bill
aud seeing nothing in it that endangered
the claim of Texas to Greer county, voted
for the bill. When the bill comes up in
the senate Coke VIII doubtless amend by
a clause in regard TO Greer county that
shall look To continuation of Texas
proprietorship.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Peb. 2.-The
weather was cool and showery to-day and
the track was very heavy.
First Race-One-haI mile Electric
ity won in 5914; Los Webster second
Lovelace-third.
Second Race-ThTee- quarters of a mile
Keeveena won in 20: Dudley Oaks Sec
ond Duhme third
Third Race-Five-eig hths of mile !.
Argenta won in 49,; FIoTine second /,
Lord GrosvenOr third.
Fourth Race-Seven-e ighths of N
Doubt won IN 1:43; Hollywood second /,
Ida L third.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Pensions-The Oklahoma Bill.

WASHINGTON Feb. 2.-The commits
sioner of pensions has advised the secre-
tarv OF the interior that there will he a
deficiency in the amount necessary for
The payment OF pensions for the fiscal
year over and above existing appropria-
lions of about IS 900 GOO and asks that
the necessary steps be taken to secure
immediate consideration of the matter by
congress TO prevent stoppage of pay
ment of pensions.
An important proyiso of the Oklahoma
bill passed by the hease yesterday which
has SO far escaped general attention, is
eae reciting that nothing in the act or
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
a FIENDISH PLOT.
\ Plot to Wreck a Train and Rob the Victims
Confession.


a Confession.
KEoKUK, Iowa. Feb. 2.-Charles c..
Starr and L. D. Winans, who were ar
rested and brought TO this city for q will
full and malicious attempt TO wreck q
Rock Island passenger train on the
night of December Is near Belfast in this
county, were undergoing trial to-day
Winans confessed the CRIME and impli-
Gates Starr rs chief conspirator. Starr
proposed TO him to place tie across the
track near culvert III order TO wreck
the train and then rob the bodies of the
victims Winans III first refused, but on
being threatened ut the lnuzzle of a shot
gun agreed to assist by placing the ties
Starr was 10 be in ambush and
rob the victims after the accident. The
The awful deed was frustrated by a
farmer, who found and removed the OBJ
struction before the train passed. Relia-
BILE witnesses testify TO circumstances
which cooroborate Winan 5 confession,
and impiieate the two young men in a
Dremeditated crime.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

burg fire engines and SEE or more of
men have been at work night and day
trying 10 get control of the fire that has
been raging i'll Jackson, mention OF which
was made last week. Yhese efforts have
proved successful and the fire is now
under control, and the work of banking
1t IN ana combining it to Il narrow compass
has. been commenced. The danger of
complete destruction of the mines is past,
and It IS expected that mining operations
will soon be commenced. The loss or
damages cannot be estimated at present.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

Special 60 the Gazette
SHERMAN, TEN., Feb. 2.-Robert
Misenheimer Of this city was robbed of
his watch and chain last night. Mr..
Miseuheimer had been to Dallas and
came back To this city or the train which
arrives at 1910, and when he reached
his room ut the American hotel he dis
covered his loss. lie does not think he
was robbed on the train, bat thinks it
was done in the crowd getting on the
train n Dallas or "etting of at sherman.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Fatal shooting at Houston.

Special 70 the Gazette
Will French and Lee Tucker became IN
volved in a quarrel which resulted IN
French shooting Tucker in the abdoneEls
infiieting mortal wound French vas
paving attention to fuckers daughte1'
ana this was the origin of the trouble
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

and found his statement correct IN every
particular. As il was charged he was
getting $4,000 or $40, eco year, the re-
suit will discourage the economists. 1t
is presumed the committee will not re-
commend the abolition of the office.
The following is the statement of Mr..
Morse, submitted 10 the committees:
Hon. J. W. Parker, chairman subcommittee,
etc.:
DEAR SR-In compliance with your
request to furnish you with statement
showing the amount of fees taxed by me
in cases decided by the supreme court,
belonging TO the Austin branch, for the
three years beginning April |, \. ID.
1885, and ending April / a. ID. 1883.
showing also the number of cases decided,
amount of costs collected, expenses,
etc, [ have the honor TO submit here
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
senator Reck

WASHINGTON Feb. 2.-The latest in
telligence from Senator Beck received by
members of his family is to the effect that
he has arrived at Tampa, Fla, on his
return from Cuba, where he has been to
reeuperate. He is not expected to re-
turn to the city until some time in April
unless something now unforeseen arises
requiring his attention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Joshua.
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
JosuUA. TEX. Feb. 2.-Pollord s
Burgess have sold their lumber yard az
this place to Messrs. T. E. and n "a
Denton. who took charge Of the yard
Yesterday February 1 and viii conduct
the business in future under the hrn
name of Denton Brothers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Terrell.

Special 20 TIE Gazette.
TERRELL. Ten. Feb. 2.-The exam
ining tria! of Fletcher aud Mosely
charged with burning the gin and store
at Poetry. has been in progress during
the afternoon, but progressed very
slowly The cases viii hardly be finished
before Monday.
Compton bond wiz probably be given.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Courthouse DESTROYED.

ST. LOUIS, No, Feb "A special
from Fort Smith, Ark, says: The new
district courthouse Of SchullyvilIe county
Choctaw nation, with all county records,
was destroyed by fire Thursday night.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Under Control al Last.

PITTsBCRG, Pa, Feb. "A Dawson
special says:
For more than two weeks past the
united efforts of the steam pumps. Pitts
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
A Gainesville Assignments

Special to the Gazette.
GAINEsvILLE, TEX. Feb, IN
strong Bros. & Deilheld, dealers n pqots
and shoes, assigned 1t II @ eioeA al, n
to-day. The assets are S+VVV ana tnss l1as
bilIties S3200. f
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
THE ENGROssING ToPIc.
1copyrighted BY the Associated Press.

TOOTyIIs " VII1 -ass-IVI0VeVl I57s'I
BERLIN. Feb. , Although the death
of the Austrian crown prince viii have no
effect upon the relations between Ger
many and Austria the issues af that event
have already engaged the anxious atten-
ton of Emperor William aud