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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
A FAIRY TALE.
A Cave of WOndrous Beauty Found in
the Mountains of Colorado.
In One of the Chambers are discovered Num-
Der Of Bodies, all Perified-Great Ex-
element Over the Discovery.

DENNER, COL, Aug. IA most re-
markable story reached here yesterday
from Aspen, Colo, regarding an unex-
pected find in one of the principal mines
on the Aspen mountains. Last Thurs
day night. as the story goes, the night
sniff in the Minnie mine of Messrs. Don
nelly, Mackey, Taylor s Gilfllan put in
two thirty inch holes in the breast of
500 foot level. and fired the blast Just
before leaving for the surface. On re-
turning TO the mine it was found that the
two shots had broken into cave, the
extent OF which they proceeded to
explore. Going in u few feet they
found the walls covered with
cTystalzed lime and lead that glittered
like diamonds. Here and there little
stalactites hung from the ceiling. The
lime formation resembled lace and frieze
work Of wondroGs beauty. The cave has
a descent of about twenty degrees, and
there were found in it rooms and cham
beers grand beyond description They
had entered about two hundred feet
when they found a flint ak. A little
further WIS pool of fresh water, and
further on a strong current of fresh air
was Ielt. Fuflner on chamber was
discovered covered with brownIsh muck
that was sticky. Gilfllin, who was in
the lead, suddenly stopped and said:
''There sits q boy
Sure enough, there sat human form.
His head was resting on his knees, and
his arms were drawn around the legs IN
dian fashion. A stone bowl and ak were
found beside the boy. The body was
well preserved but in trying to lift it one
arm broke off. Other bodies in different
attitudes were found in the chamber,
but when disturbed they crumbled One
stone man was brought out with the loss
of arms and feet. The discovery has
caused great excitement in Aspen, us the
bodies DO not seem to be those of Indians.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
Cable Notes.

PARIS, Aug. 1l.-President Garnet to-
day received Populations of American
and English students studying i'll Paris
who presented him with an expression of
sympathy as the head of the republic
Replying to the AmericOns, the president
said: ''When you return to your homes
assist the republic by securing victory for
the policy of concord over policies OF
defiance and dIstrust, which DaralyZe
the strength and resources of nations. -
The students afterwards presented bas-
kets of flowers to Nine Carnot.
The letters of Boulanger which we're
produced before the senate court tend to
prove that Boulanger shared with Burel
the commissions paid by army contract
ors
Nine. PGTpre, mistress of Boulanger,
has written to Louise Michel certain dis
closures concerning the general.
BERLIN, Aug 1.-THE North German
Gazette, referring to the return of En-
peror William from England, says:
; 1.-The visit has significance beyond that
.of a mere family gatherings In
the joyful acclamations that greeted
the emperor, the firm bond and mutual
entente between two kindred peoples
and the feeling of solidity that mas united
them on so many territories, found patz~
Raral expressi6a. In strengthening the re-
latisTls betweeR the two countries the
emperor has created fresh guarantees of
peace -
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
THE CHER0KEES.
Chief MayeS Finds Excuse for Not
Calling an Extra Session.
The Constitution Must be Amended Be-
fore ANY of the Cherokee Lands
Can be Disposed OF.
The Strip win be Allotted in Seyeralty to the
Wild Tribes and Their Present Res
ervations Opened.
CUTTING orr THEIR owx NOSES.

CUTTING OFF THEIR OWN NOSES.
Special to the Gazette.
TAHLEQUAH, T. T., Aug. I2.-It is
learned on good authority that Chief
Mayes' answer to the commission viii
say that no time could be gained by cali
ing an extra session of the council at this
time, as the constitution must be
amended before any of the Cherokee
land can possibly be sold. The amend
ment could not be made before the
general election in August, 1891. Chief
Mayes will also ask the commission
to make It's proposition still more specific,
so there eau be no misunderstanding
when the council meets next November.
After some further intercourse by written
communication therefor the commission
ers viii be compelled to visit the other
Indians of the territory The commits
siOners will probably next visit the Choc-
taws and Chickasaws. 1t is reported that
they are
WILLING TO SELL
q part of their leased district occupied by
the Kiowas, COmanches and the Arapa-
hoes. The commission being without
a quorum in the absence of Gen. Hart
with any tribes, the visit ut this time be-
ing simply to acquaint themselves with
the condition of the Indians, to examine
treaties and secure expressions of opin-
ion. Gen. Hartranft viii go to Europe
for the benefit Of his health and on ac-
count of his business engagements, also,
which require most of his attention.
1t is thought possible that he
may resign as a member of the
commission, but the commissioners have
announced their intention of pushing the
work as rapidly as possible when Hart
ranft or his successor returns, proceeding
to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe country
then. The Discrimination of the Chero-
KEGS to negotiate with the commission
which was set forth through the negotia-
ton Of the Cherokees themselves and
their quibbling about an amendment to
the constitution can have only the effect
of inducing congress
TO TAKE HAsTY ACTION IN THE MATTER.
1t appears, and the Cherokees are ap-
prehensive, it viii be so that the result
viii be CheYennes, Arapahoes and KiO-
was, Comanches and Apaches, Potta-
wattomies, Kickapoos and Shawnees,
lOwas and Sacs and Foxes viii be
allotted I60 acres each Of the Strip land
under the treaty which the CherOkees
made in 1886, and the land now occupied
by the wild tribes will be opened 10 set
Element in the near future
cit was to give the Cherokees an. op---
pOrtunity to escape the complications
that might arise that we came here
first, said Gen. Fairchild. ''Here are
the Cheyennes and the Arapahoes claim
ing part of the strip. We virtually said
to the Cherokees by our proposition that
we would give them 81 % per acre for
their claim, and that the United States
government would assume any other
claims to the strip, thereby freeing the
Cherokees entirely from any results that
may come of other interests.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
THE USE OF THE EYES.
List of Rules to Regulate That Matter.
Cassell's Magazine

A List of Rules to Regulate That Matter.
Cassell's Magazine.
l. Sit erect in your chair when reading
and as erect when writing as possible. If
you bend downwarls you not only gorge
the eyes with blood, but the brain as
well, and both suffer. The same rule
should apply TO the use of the microscope
Get one that viii enable you to look at
things horizontally, not always verti-
cally-
,. Have reading lamp for night use.
n. BIN reading the light should be on
the book or paper and the eyes i'll the
shade. If you have no reading lamp,
turn your back TO the light, and you may
read without danger to the eyes.
8. Hold the book at your focus; if that
begins to get far away, get spectacles
4. Avoid reading by the Pickering light
of the fire. l.
5. Avoid straining the eyes by reading
in the cleaning. ~ i
G. Reading in bed is injurious as a
rule. 1t must DE admitted, However,
that in cases of sleeplessness, when Ethe
mind is inclined to Tamble over a thous-
and thoughts minute, reading steadies
the thoughts and conduces to sleep.
Z. Do not read much in railway car
riage. I myself always do, however,
only in good light, and l invariably
carry good reading lamp to hook on be-
hind me. Thousands of people would
travel by night rather than by day if the
companies could only see their way to
the exclusive use of the electric light.
s. Authors should have black ruled
paper instead of blue, and should never
strain the eyes by reading too fine types.
9. The bedroom blinds should be red
or gray and the head of the bed should
be toward the window.
10. Those ladies who not only write,
but sew, should not attempt the black
seam by night.
IL. When You come to an age that
suggests the wearing OF spectacles, let no
false modesty prevent you from getting
pair. If you have only one eye an eye
glass will do; otherwise it is folly.
u. Go to the wisesr and best optician
you know of and state your wants and
your case plainly, and be assured you
win be properly fitted
- Remember that bad spectacles are
most injurious 70 the eyes, and that
good and well chosen ones are a decided
luxury.
IA. Get pair for reading with, and If
necessary long distance pair for use out
of doors.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
SUNSET COX.
He Visits Washington After His
Trip Through the Northwest.
He Regards the Democracy's Prospects
of Steering the Ship of State
After '92 as Bright.
How Secretary Blaine Works the Rabbit Foot
on Beniamin-Gets Him Where He Can't
Say, No. jim" Miller Mum.
s. S. cox AS TIMBER


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-rHon. S. s..
Cox is here from an extended trip
throughout the Northwest He says that
the great fires which destroyed two of
Washington IS most prosperous cities,
Seattle and Spokane Falls, will be for
their ultimate benefit, that the people
have plenty of means and will rebuild on
splendid scale. Although he claims
that his mission had nothing to do
with polities.he saw enough to convince
him that both Washington and Montana
could safely be counted in the Democracy
columns. He thinks the prospects of the
Democracy again controlling the reigns
of government exceedingly bright, but
would not indicate his opinion of the
standard bearer to be chosen III 1892. 1t
was too far off yet to hazard conjectures
on the nominee, but he would be q strong
man acceptable to all sections, with no
touch of mugwumpism and sound on the
tariff.
FROM FAR-oFF BAR HARBOR,
where the head of the nation is inhaling
the ocean breeZes, came the news to-day
of three appointments, all of them i'll
Blaine 5 department and none of them of
interest to Texas.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER,
who has returned from two weeks stay
in Indiana, was approached with the old
question about his probable promotion to
the supreme court bench. He said that
all the reports that have been sent out
were unauthorized and were mere gush
on the part of newspaper men. In his
opinion the president would not reveal
his intentions until ready to make the
appointment.
SOME APPOINTMENTS.
BAR HARBoR, Me-, Aug l0.-Presi-
dent Harrison has made the following
appointments:
Samuel j. Phillips of North Carolina,
commissioner on the part of the United
States under the Venezuelan and United
States treaty concerning the adjustment
of claims.
Charles H. Pope of Missouri, consul at
Toronto.
Richard G. Lay of the District of CO.
lum bia con sul-generaI at Ottawa.
The United States steamer Dispatch ar
rived here this morning with Secretary
Tracy Oh board, and an hour later the
secretary and his daughter, Mrs. Will
merding, Lieut.. and Mrs. Mason and
Capt. Cowles called upon the president
The afternoon will be spent on the Sap
pho by the president and secretary of
state.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
A FIENDISH DEED.
a Fifteen-Year- Old Girl BrutalIy Outraged.
The Perpetrator Captured.

Fifteen-Year- Old Girl Brutality Outraged.
The Perpetrator Captured.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Thomas Collins,
aged thirty five years, was arrested this
morning for a fiendish attempt to out
rage Annie O'Donnell, aged fifteen
years, daughter of A. O'Donnell, resid-
ing at 30 Bowery street. Collins boarded
with O'Donnell. He got up at l
o 'clock this morning, stole through the
room in which O'Donnell and his wife
were sleeping, and entered the room &C.
cupied by the girl, where he attempted
to assault her. Failing to accomplish
his purpose, he used a knife, infictng
horrible wounds. The girl ran screaming
to her fathers room and told her story
Her father searched for Collins and found
him hiding behind the bed. He picked
up an earthen vessel and smashed it over
Collins head, lntiicting several deep and
ugly gashes. Collins then made his es-
cape and sought refuge in an out house
where he made an attempt to cut his
throat, but only inflicted a flesh wound
He afterwards made his way to the street
where he was taken into custody He
was committed for trial. He says he is a
somnambulist and does not remember
going into Annie s room. IS
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
DUEL BY MOONLIGHT.
4 Glimpse of the WilliamsOn-CaIhO
Dueling Grounds in Alabama.
uoV the PreliminGries Were Arranged-The
SIX Shots Fired and the Adjustment
Honorable to Each.

ATLANTA, GA, Aug. IA special to
.ba constitution from the Williamson
Calhoun dueling field says: On the field i,
August 10. Daylight has gone and dark
moss is here. The train comes to halt,
.o near the state line that some of the
marty think they are in Georgia. Capt.
Jackson and Mr.. King have left the car.
The train is standing in a deep field with
high cut in front of it. In fact, the
cov catcher is actually in the cut.
Dense heavy timbers are on all sides.
Trees big and little, old and
voung. are to be seen only A
thick heavy cloud hangs over every
thing, but morning is rapidly draw
ing near and the full moon shows
occasionally. There is a deep feeling of
awe over all, possibly except the two
gentlemen who are so soon to attempt
each others life. On the outside Capt.
Jackson and Mr.. King are wandering
through the woods searching for a spot.
As they move along arm in arm they talk
familiarity and pleasantly. A place is
found and Capt. Jackson takes the choice
Of positions. Mr.. King takes the choice
of weapons. The principles leave the
coaches with Drs. Cooper and Beatty and
few spectators. Capt. Jackson places
Mr. Calhoun, with his back almost
sluarely to the heavy clouded moon.
Then the distance is stepped off. Mr..
williamson takes his position. DR..
Cooper drops on his knees and opens his
surgical case of knives, etc, while band
1nf 4 hp DT
near Mr.. Williamson, does the same.
Then Mr. King produces a pair of pistols
and the crowd gathers around Messrs.
Calhoun and Williamson, who stand
with right side to right side just where
they were placed.
Gentlemen, - Mr.. Cooper said,
Unjust this be?''
Ntither gentleman authorized to speak
answered and DR.. Cooper, realizing he
had done all he could to prevent a fight,
walks to his case of instruments. Capt
Seay comes forward and asks to adjust it
and is so persistent that he has to be car
ried away almost bodily. Capt. Jack
sou Is unacQuainted with the gun. 1t is
a double-acting Smith s. WessOn 42-cal-
Der, hammerles, with safety
attachment The captain soon learned
the weapon and hands it to Mr..
Calhoun at the same time explaining it.
Mr. King does the same for Mr.. Will
hanson. Nothing more remained to be
done.
Capt. Jackson took position. The word
was given. IN rapid succession six shots
rang out. One came from Mr.. Calhoun IS
pistol and five from Mr.. Williamson g;
Then q colloquy occurred which ended in
the adjustment of the difficulty on terms
honorable to each
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
WON BY THE PITCHER.
Base Ball Talent Utilized to squeleh an Insur-
reetion in Honolulu.

Base Ball Talent Utilized to Squeleh an Insur-
reetiOn in Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Aug. u Some
of the passengers by the Honolulu
steamer who were seen last night gave
interesting accounts of the scenes of the
battle in Honolulu. The battle was won
by base ball pitcher, who utilized his
skill by throwing dynamite bombs into
the bungalow that formed the headquar-
tiers of the insurgents. and brought them
to terms quicker than rifle or cannon
shot.
The Blue Jackets had kept up de-
sultOry firing all day, and it was finally
decided to throw dynamite on the bunga-
low. Bombs were quickly made, but it
was found there were no guns to fire
them. It was long throw, and in their
dilemma the kings guards secured the
reTyices of Haywood House, pitcher of
the Honolulu base bah club House took
up his position in the Coney Island build
ing, just across narrow lane
and overlooking the bungalow No at
tack was expected from that quarter,
and there was nothing 70 disturb the
bomb thrower. House stood for a few
minutes with the bomb in his hand as
batsman. He had to throw over
a house to reach the bungalow
which he could not see. The first bomb
went sailing over the house, made a
down curve and struck the side of the
bungalow about a foot from the roof and
the yell that followed reminded one Of a
day at Sportsman s park when good
pitchers were IN the box. The bomb had
reached them and, hurt number of the
Insurgents House eooIIY picked out
another bomb. Then he took
step back and made half turn
and sent it a whizzing. It
landed on the top of the bungalow,
smashed hole four men could have
dropped through, and scattered old iron
among the rebels until they thought they
were in a boiler explosion. The base
ball pitcher was too much for the rebels.
He heayed one more bomb and they
came out and surrendered.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15

be well to give thought to the magni-
tude of the undertaking.
Whoever will take the trouble to figure
it out will find that even if this amorous
Southerner should give the lady 10 200
kisses minute (and we affirm that no
person could hope to do better than that
and even if he could keep up this rate of
OSCILLATION twenty-four hours a day ;,
never pausing TO eat, sleep or take
breath, working 800 days every year,
it would take him more than one hundred
years to complete the contract. And by
that time, it is painful to reflect,
the ardor of his love may have cooled
Even at the end of 100 years, counting
-, 900 kisses a minute, there would re-
main an undelivered balance of more
than 200 900 600 600, a number which in
itself might well appal the most indus
trious.
We therefore feel constrained to advise
writers of love letters not to undertake
contracts of the magnitude of that re-
ported from Florida.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
YOUNG MEN WIG WERE GREAT.
Boston Gazette.


Lord Bacon graduated at Cambridge
when sixteen, and was called to the bar
at twenty one.
Peel was in Parliament at twenty-one
and Palmerston was lord of the admiralty
at twenty three.
Gustavus Adolphus assembled the throne
at sixteen; before he was thirty-four he
was one of the great rulers of Europe.
Judge Story was at Harvard at fifteen,
in congress at twenty nine, and judge of
the supreme court of the United States at
thlrty-two.
Martin Luther had become largely dis
tinguished at twenty four, and at fifty
SIX had reached the topmost round of his
world wide fame.
Condo conducted a memorable cam
paign at seventeen, and at twenty-five
he, and Turenne also, were of the most
nlustrious men of their time. :
Webster was in college at sixteen, gave
earnest of his great future before he was
twenty-five, and at thirty was the peer
OF the ablest men in congress.
Only one civilian out of the presidents
of this country gained his first election
after he was sixty, and that one was
James Buchanan.
Washington was a distinguished colonel
in the army at twenty early in pub
lie affairs, commander of the forces at
forty-three, and president at fifty-seven.
William H. Seward commenced the
practice of law at twenty one, and at
thirty-one was the president of a state
convention, and at thirty governor
Of New York
Napoleon at twenty-five commanded
the army of Italy. AT thirty he was not
only one of the most illustrious generals
of all time, but one of the great law
givers of the world. At forty-six he saw
Waterloo
The great Leo X was pope at thirty
eight; having finished his academic
training, he took the Office of cardinal at
eighteen-only twelve months younger
than was Charles James Fox when he
entered parliament.
William Pitt entered the university at,
fourteen, and was chancellor of the ex-
chequer at twenty-five, and prime min
lister at twenty three and so continued
for twenty years, and at thirty-fiYe was
the most powerful unerowned head in
Europe.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
LENGTH OF MANS VISION.
1t Extends Distance of from Ten Miles to
the Stars.

It Extends Distance of from Ten Miles to
the Stars.
Rochester Democrat
elbow far can a man see?'' was the
not extremely definite inquiry made by a
reporter yesterday of physician who IS
something of specialist in matters per-
tanning to the eye.
''To the stars, - was the equally IN
definite answer.
The line of inquiry in regard to the
scope of vision was suggested by the fact
that no two persons viii agree as to the
limitations Of human vision; of half a
dozen persons on the tower of the Wilder
building no two will agree. One Will
claim that the limit is ten miles and 9TH
ers will insist that they can see sixty
miles.
The physician appealed to said that
forty miles would probably be the limit
from the standpoint of the tower of the
Wilder building 70 a person with normal
vision. That would he the line of the
horizon. long-sighted person could
see no farther, but could see objects on
the horizon palmer. A sighted
person would, of course, be correspond
ingly limited.
Another gentleman who was present
said that he had stood on the heights
ten miles north of Bowmansville, ,
Can, on a clear day, and
distinguished the outlines of the
south shore of Lake Ontario, and at
night from the same position had seen
the revolving lights at Oak Orchard.
The heights referred to are 400 feet above
the level of the lake.
The use OF the telescope had verified
the fact that the shore outline had been
seen with the naked eye. The same gem,
tleman said that he had found that on
the ocean the hull of vessel disappeared
at distance of about ten miles if the
observer stood on the deck of another
vessel, and the masts disappeared at
about thirty or thirty-fYe miles
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
Salaries of Public Officers.
New York Sun.


There is strong tendency in the new
territories, and 1t exists in the old states
also, to make the salaries of public
officers very small, and very bad policy
it is. The laborer is worthy of his hire
In the Montana convention it was pro-
posed that the governor should have
$4,000 year, and the secretary, auditor,
attorney and treasurer each
$4,000, and this was agreed to. But it
was finally seen that the salaries had
better be left to the legislature; and
then Mr.. Richards moved in the
convention that salaries should be ample,
in order that poor men may have an even
chance of filling the offices without need
of running in debt. These proceedings
indicate the right rule. All'public Off
GERS ought to be adequately paid, and it
would be a good thing if the whole legis-
lation of the states and of congress upon
this subject were revised in a liberal
spirit. The pay of the Federal district
judges, for instance, is VIGOROUSLY in
sufficient We are glad to see Montana
starting out on a more judicious prin-
cipIe.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
THE EX-PRESIDENTIAE PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland on Their SUM
mer Tour with Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland on Their SUM
mer Tour With Friends.
SOUTH FRANIINGHAM Mass. August
2.-Ex-President Cleveland and Mrs.
Cleveland stopped here this morning on
their way to Southboro
In the party besides Nr. and Mrs.
Cleveland were Mr.. Richard Watson
Glider, editor of the Century and wife;
Joe Jefferson, the veteran actor; Presi-
dent ChOate Of the Old Colony railroad
who rendered the party special train
and Mrs. Ruth Burnett, sister of ex-
Congressman Burnett. SouthbOro was
reached about II O'Clock While there
the ex-president and wife wilt be guests
of Hon Edward Burnett at Deerfoot
farm. Editor Glider and wife will stop
with President Choate at Chestnut Hill
fern, while Jefferson will be the guest
of DR., .Joseph Burnett. Tomorrow If
is expeeted the party viii visit the extern
sive shoe factory at Marlboro.