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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

THIS is a free country, and the methods
of tyranny are obnoxious to the people.
What with boYcotts and reckless leader
ship and causeIess strikes, the Knights
of Labor are in the last ditch. The order
in its most fourishing days probably had
a membership over half million. At
the convention held in indianapolis last
November it was admitted that the mem
bership had fallen off 800 900 within a
year, and measures Of retrenohment were
taken in accordance with the diminished
resources. Now, according to the Chi
cagO Knights of Labor, which gives
numerous figures showing the wiping-
out of assemblies, there are less than
100 ZOO members and in the opinion of
that journal the order ''has ceased to be
a factor in the labor problem. There
is a lesson in this to "organized labor''
that ought to result in "good to the
ORDER and to the public.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

A SPLIT has occurred among the North
Carolina politicians which bids fair to en-
danger Democratic success in that state.
Governor Fowle, Mr.. Spier Whitaker
and Col. Alexander B Andrews were
fast friends a year ago, and the latter
two had much to do with making the
first governor of the state. Governor
FowIe has several times since his inaugu-
ration offered to appoint MIR. Whitaker
as proxy for the state in controlling the
North Carolina railroads Whitaker
finally decided to accept the place at the
earnest solicitation of the governor. Just
about that time, however, Mr. Whit
taker, owing to the part he had been
taking in certain suits brought against
the forty roads in the state, became ex-
tremely obnoxious to the railroad inter-
est, and Col. Andrews, who is railroad
man, fastened to the governor and
asked that he be not appointed The
governor informed Mr. Whitaker that
he would embarrass the executive if he
insisted upon the appointment he had
been urged to accept, and ne Immediate
~ relieved that embarrassment by de-
clinng to accept it. But he is very sore,
and nothing but the soaIps now worn by
Fowle and Andrews will plaster his
wounds. There will be music in the
No1th states next year
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

Texas that they display in taking people
out of Texas, and if they will eyince a
fair spirit in dealing with claims
for damages instead of forcing all
complainants to resort to the courts for
redress, and if they will give the people
the very best service possible, and if
they will summarily bounce every
"damn-the-public'' employee, it will
not be long before the people will recog-
nize the change and meet the roads half
way. Courtesy and patience are
cheaper than jury verdiots in Texas,
and discrimination of rate and
schedule and excursion fares are fruitful
sources of antagonism and blind rage.
Let the roads take a tumble to them
selves, and the people will be all right.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
DALLAS. TEX. Aug. 2

DALLAS, TEX, Aug. 2
Mail Publishing Company, Fort Worth:
GEETLEMEN-we are under obligations al
ready to give the first copy of letter referred to
to the Dallas News. Respectfully,
c. w. HARMED, Secretary.
The Dallas News attempts to explain
this confessed ''obligation of a peo-
pie rs committee to a newspaper opposed
CD to them by saying it furnished copies
of matter GIVEN it first to THE GA
zET-E. This paper printed Senator
Coke's letter one day in advance of the
News, and no thanks to the Dallas
freight committee or the News.
THE GAZETTE is not dependent on
the Dallas paper for its news
nor does it use specials missent to it, and
it does not propose to be made so de-
pendent by any Dallas committee. If
the Dallas committee had been acting for
the people as they professed to be there
would have been no dark lanternism
about their proceedings and no "OblIga-
tion' to a newspaper that was opposing
what the committee professed to favor.
1t was very close Dallas corporation all
around, and neither the press nor the
people OF Texas can be used as a catspaw
to pull Dallas chestnuts from the fire.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
ABOUT HEN IND WOAEN.

Mr. Parnell 5 health is said TO be
broken. His physicians have advised
him to go to South France and remain
there until next summer.
Lawrence Barrett is annoyed because
he is growing fat. He is not tall
man, and he cannot afford to weigh
much more than he does at present.
Emperor William of Germany has
invited Queen Victoria to visit him in
Berlin. He says he is prepared to dis
play hospitality to the queen s taste.
1t is said that a part of Queen Vie
toria IS savings has been invested in real
estate in New York city, and that each
year she draws a handsome income
from the rentals.
1t is said that Sir Thomas Esmonde, who
recently visited this country in behalf of
the Irish Nationalist agitation, is about
to be married to an Irish girl in Australia,
where he now is.
Richard Croker, the Tau many chief
tain, says that every man concerned in
the Flack divorce case will be expelled
from Tammany hall if the charges
against them are true.
On the 18th inst. James Spencer, living
six miles north of Brazil. Ind died
from blood-poisoning. It was caused by
a wound on his face coming in contact
with horse having the distemper.
John Williams, a bachelor in Augusta,
Me-. was told that certain widow had
set her cap forN him, and John was so
afraid that he might be roped into
marriage that he wenr to the barn and
hanged himself.
x-Mayor Hewitt upon his arrival
from Europe the, other day remarked
that it was a curious sthing to see the
American Republic preparing to luvite
other nations Is. send their products
across the oca4n when the government
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
DEADLY POPPY.
Twins Killed by Their Parents with the Best
of Intentions.

Twins Killed by Their Parents with the Best
of Intentions.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Aug 1.-Two
children of Adolph Gauer, a watchman
living on Ais street. are dead from the
effects of an infusion of poppy seeds ad-
mlnistered by their parents in ignorance
of its deadly character. The children !,
whose names were George and Sophia
were twins and were born on June 10
They had been ailing slightly for few
days and on Monday morning the mother
ct the advice of some neighbors, gave
them an infusion made by sleeping
poppy seeds in water. The children
were only slightly i'll, and Mrs Gauer
was ignorant of the properties of the
remedy. AS the seeds of the poppy con-
tain the active principles of opium the
poison at first had the effect of an opiate
but afterwards brought on commissions
and at o o'clock yesterday morning one
of the children dled-the other dying a
few hours later. DR.. Lewis was called
when the effects of the poison became
apparent, and his certificate of death
was countersigned by the coroner The
parents were frenzied by the effects of
their terrible mistake. and the mother
was almost Frustrated.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

Mr.. G. W. HARMED, a champion of
the people, writes it down in black and
white that he is under obligation to the
Dallas News, champion of the rail-
roads, to furnish that paper first
with the letters that were written
IN discussion of matter af-
feeting the public welfare. How
does it come about that the champion of
the people is under such obligation to the
champion of the railroads? What is the
bond that binds these champions of an
tagonistic views2 Strange unity of op-
posing elements. What does it signify
other than that this whole Dallas freight
convention business is local scheme to
use the state as catspaw wherewith to
pull Dallas chestnuts from the fire?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

SULLIVAN has been indicted and Kill
OF Mississippi is doing his duty, and now
it is said, Governor Seay of Alabama
viii issue requisition papers on Governor
Gordon for the extradition of Messrs.
Calhoun and Williamson, the Georgia
duelists, for firing on Alabama soil. If
Governor Gordon honors the requisition,
which he is bound to do, they will have
TO answer the law. The crime is fell
ouv, with penalty of two years i'm
prisonment and heavy fine
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
TRIED On AN EDITOR =

The Elixir of Life Has No Coed il'''
on Coz. Avery
ATLANTA, GA, Aug 1.-THE BFoFl'
sequard elixir was tried Tuesday Hlsl'
on Col. Isaac w. Avery, q promil'D'
journalist, for years editor of the At.ap1
Constitution. Col. Avery has sufsr'H
from wounds received in the war ~ =
last winter was run over by d CAV ..;sl
Washington. He is suffering from ia
paralysis. DR.. F. II . Green tried Ins - -,
edy on him, first taking an inlgs,,i
himself. So far Col Avery mas eAp -,
enoed no remarkable effects. The T ,--s
thing noticeable being stnpoI' n,
that resulting from an opiate' -
Green had a high fever and was 80
all day yesterday, but was better
night.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
HERE'S A MIXTURE.
Two Women Become Their Own Grand
Mothers.

Two Women Become Their Own Grand
Mothers.
RED BANK, N. j., Aug. ia mar
rage that took place at Eaton Town s
few days ago results in odd relationships
indeed. The bride was Miss Ella Clay
ton, and the groom was Albert Phillips
The bride is not quite fourteen years Old
while the groom is fifty years old. A
few years ago CyTenius Clayton, ta'
bride s father, who was widower, mar
ried one of Mr.. Phillips daughters. by
Mr.. Clayton IS daughter marriage
his wife's father Ella Clayton becomes
her fathers step mOtheT-in-lav M
Phillips daughter, who married NJ
Clayton, is also her fathers sep
mother-in-law. Mr.. Phillips IS 1H'
Clayton s father-in-law, and MI. Oia!-
ton is Mr.. Phillips father-in-law Fan
of the wives is the other sisteT-in-ias'
and each woman becomes the gTalL,
daughter of herself and also ner 9"-
grandmother.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

roads. Dallas was pet of the roads and
Dallas merchants and manufacturers
boast of the profit in their business.
Have the roads quit petting Dallas-is
that the trouble? Has the inter-
state commerce law stopped
the roads from petting Dallas
lis that why the Dallas freight
committee condemned the Interstate
commerce law? Isn't it a queer coincl-
dence that the Dallas News, which de-
tends the roads, and the Dallas freight
committee, which defends the people,
(sic) should agree in opposing the inter
state commerce law?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
TEXAS IN TYPE.

Gainesville indebtedness is rated at
SOS 600.
Farmers around Denison are complain
ing of the ravages of the boil worm
A road is to opened at once through
the Washington school lands in Tom
Green county.
The Cleburne council No. rs Z. F. of
T. have established d paper at that
place called the Temperance Banner.
The citizens of McLennan county
have determined to prepare an exhibit
for the state fair to be held at Dallas in
October.
Frio county estimates put the cotton
crop of that county at one-half bale to
the acre. Corn is light, the average
yield viii not be more than fifteen bush
els to the acre.
Judge Mclean in his address to the
Bowie commissioners endeavored to i'm
press upon them the imperative legal
obligation of providing court house and
jail for Bowie county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
THE IRRIGATION QUESTION.
The Senate Committee at Work-senator Rea-
gan Makes Speech.

The Senate Committee at WOrk-senator Rea-
gan Makes Speech.
PORTLAND, ORE, Aug. 15.-The
United States senate committee on irri-
CATION and reclamation of arid lands, of
which Senator Stewart Of Nevada is
chairman, has arrived here from Puget
Sound. The members of the party con-
sist of Senators William Stewart of
Nevada, John H Reagan of Texas and
John K. Jones of Arkansas. Maj. G.. W.
Powell, director of the United States
geological survey; Col. Richard J. Hin
ton, irrigation engineer; Eugene Davis,
ergeant-at-arms; J B. Boswell official
stenographer; G. J Caps, clerk of the
committee; DR.. Hines of Washington,
d. c., and Mr.. Warman, secretary
to Maj. Powell Senator Plumb of
Kansas will join the party at Boise.
The party started from ST. Paul
August l and have visited and taken
testimony in the two Dakotas, Montana
and Washington Territory. The COM
mittee have had twenty-five sessions and
examined 200 witnesses They leave
this morning for Walla Walla, where
session will be held. From there the
committee proceed to Baker City, thence
to BOISE, Idaho, Salt Lake and west
ward to California and Nevada. The
committee expects to be in the field sixty
days. It VIII then have Travelled IA 600
miles, taken the testimony of 1000 wit
nesses, besides having visited every
state and territory in the arid district of
the United States. Last night Senators
Steward and Reagan addressed a large
meeting here on the subject of irrigation
and the silver question.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
He Gets a Home.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-John McDon-
ough, aged sixty, a Union veteran or
the civil war, at present in Glasgow
Scotland has applied for admission to
some soldiers home in this country
Much correspondence has passed be-
tween Consul Underwood and officials in
this country. McDOnough served in the
Fourteenth New York and also in the
Fifth. He has honorable discharges, but
neglected to take out citizenship papers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16


20, 1909
England has been celebrating TsDr-
sons passing into his eighty-frst wear
We in America are about to congratpIa,,
our Oliver Wendell Holmes. the mo,t
versatile and loYable of our writer,
whether in prose or poetry, on the sam,
vital achievement. At fourscore orr
brilliant autocrat" is rs fresh and
brilliant as the youngest wit Of them All
Oliver Wendell Holmes poet Dbrsi.
clan and humOrist, was born Augustaq
1909, in Cambridge, Mass. opposite Tho
university buildings. His father "a,
pastor of the First Congregational church
of that place. Mr.. Holmes graduated
at Harvard in 1929, and, adopting tbs
medical profession, completed his p-o.
fessional studies in 1886 ID TO lS4T Ia
filed the chair Of anatomy and phvsjoI.
Ogy at Dartmouth; he then assumed
similar professOrship at Harvard He
continues in his retirement q resident i
Boston. His earliest work in verse was
IN the form of contributions TO the Col.
legian, a paper published by under
graduates at Harvard. The problem;
created by the lnter-dependence of mind
and matter have employed Dr.. Holmes
pen, both as he is a man of science ant
as a literary man. In his Currents aud
Under Currents in Medical Science"
and in Mechanism and Morals, " he
deals with them from the scientific. and
in Elsie Venner, - romance from the
artistic standpoint. The Atlantic
Monthly had DR. Holmes among its
founders and ''The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table, appeared first in the
pages of that periodical. Several med-
cal journals, the North American Re
view and the international Review have
been enriched by contributions from the
versatile doctor, whose works are almost
innumerable. The apt sweetness Of bis
sentimental verses Is appreciated By ali
readers of taste. DR.. Holmes revisited
England three years ago where be Wa
the most honored of the honored.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR.

Public announcement is made that the
International fair at San Antonio
will not be held this year be-
cause "the city council has persist
emily opposed any and all attempts to
provide safe and adequate transporta-
ton to and from the fair grounds, and
declines to grant any practical franchise
for such purpose. San Antonio is the
largest city in the state, but the inability
of mere numbers to make a city is shown
in this failure. San Antonio has more
people than any other town in Texas but
what kind of people? There is more
trade and life and progress and
what is desirable in existence in
the %, 900 people of Fort Worth
than in the 80 200 people of San Antonio.
Beyond a certain point the Alamo city
can never go, because it grows from
natural causes and owes nothing of what
it is to It's people. San Antonio is the
largest city in Texas to-day, but in five
years it will stand third or fourth in the
list simply because its people do nothing
to promote the growth of the town.
Public spirit does not thrive on tamales
or lager beer.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

THE GAZETTE yesterday recorded the
fatal termination of two efforts to start
fires with kerosene. A lady near Waxa-
hachie was burned to death, and father,
mother and little daughter of Mckinney
learn that it is dangerous to use kerosene
in kindling fires?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION:
Corner. Of Rusb and Fifth Streets.

B&y=AU letters or communications for THE
GAZETTE, 5chether on business or for
pu57ication, should be addressed to THE
GAZETTE, or DEMOCRAT PUBLISH
ING CO., Fort Worth, Ter. and MOI
TO Any INDIVIDUAL.
Al communications intended for pubEica-
ton must be accompanied by the e1riter s
name and address-7aot for pubItcdtion-baIt
as an erjdence Of good faith.
Parties agriting to THE GAZETTE on
business personal to themselves 1oiU please
incloSe stamp for reply.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
CRIMES CONFESSED
A Train and Stage RObber Tells WI, ~.

a Train and Stage RObber Tells Who M,
Work.
SACRAMENTO, CAL. Aug x
tive Thaeher of the Wells. Forr, Ds'ee-
express last night told an Assoc. 49, )
Press reporter that while at Sun o, LED
prison yesterday he secured q finn
fession from Jack Carton. cow. ,''''
Auburn last week and sentence 'su At
years imprisonment for robbirg N, 70 len
press train at Clipper Gap last C6-; we e1-
In his confession Carton imnIico.s.,' mas.
brother in the robbery. Healso g. 49, US
that they robbed the stage in ' S-nd
county, TOT which crime he was e ir5si
the robbery of the express .t-afT e. A''e'
tons came TO Sacramento. af-s- L os'-
they went east, Jack being car.,- "I.'3
Kansas City. '1 St
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

WHEN the Dallas freight convention
was called THE GAZETTE doomed it more
than any other half dozen papers in the
state. And when the Dallas freight
committee had Information to i'm
part 1t coolly informs the press that it is
under obligation to give such news to a
Dallas paper. Hereafter, when Dallas
has a convention of any sort, it viii be
left TO depend upon Dallas papers to ad-
veTtise it. Both the papers and people
of Texas now know that this freight
convention was purely Dallas scheme
with a dark lantern attachment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

He Envies the Czar-Grocer-
Slowpay, do you know why the ga ,ss
Russia would make q success IA.
grocery business?'' Mr.. SlOwpay-,. l..
I don t think l do. - ''WeI, " S.vs;
cause he doesn t trust anybody
Siftings.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

A FEW injections of the new elixir into
the forearm of the Old Alcalde might
leather trunk tied with rope. The boys
had better see to it that the old man is
not subjected to the Brown Sequard
treatment
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

WHY should not the city council pro-
tect the people against the danger of
passing trains. There are streets of this
city over which railroad trains are run
without warning from whistle or bell.
Why not pass an ordinance providing
adequate penalty for such reckIessness?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
BRANCH OFFICES.

DALLAS.
G. NJ. BAILEY, Correspondent and General
Agent, rs Main street, where orders for sub
scTiptions and advertising should be left.
THE GAZETTE can be found on sale at all news
stands in the city.
WACO.
JAMES II. QUARLEs. Agent and Correspondent.
WEATHERFORD.
H. B. DORSEY, Agent and Correspondent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
MISSOURI VALLEY STORM.
Great Damage Done-List of the Killed so Far
as Known.

Great Damage Done-List of the Killed so Fan
as Known.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 15.-Ihe
storm which passed over the Missouri
valley Monday night was the most disas-
trous known to this section this season.
Over twenty persons, 1t is said, were
killed by lightning, and the damage in
animals killed and crops ruined will foot
up over half a million dollars. This of
course includes the damage TO railroads
Among those killed were:
GEORGE WARNER and GEORGE RICH
ARDsoN of Nebraska
f. a. WINTER of winthrop.
E. II. HUNTER OF Hanlon, Kas.
FRED CAsS of Olathe, Kas.
Reports from other towns state there
were fatalities, but as yet no particulars
have been received.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

LoNG-HEADED capitalists continue to
pick out Fort Worth as the future great
city of Texas. and quietly put their
money on her as the winning card.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

a MAN may be a great success as a re-
tail dry goods or clothing merchant, and
a failure in politics or craftsmanship.
Such is the record of John Wanamaker.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
Cuban society Lady DeaL

HAVANA, Aug. l5.-Mrs. Acre1o6i =, "a "a
OF the editor in chief Of Oiai.o -, ~
Marina, is dead. She was well "a
member of Cuban society, ana -
large circle of friends.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

THE new superintendent of the CEN
sus is using his official position to boom
his paper, the New York Press. There
is more thrift, Horatio, old boy, in this
administration than in any preceding
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

THE Alta California grows sarcastic
over the scheme to remodel the White
House. GAS to this raid on the White
House, - it says, proposing to tear it
down and make it over, so as to make it
a dormltory for all Hoosierdom, it is well
to remember that the best authorities
approve its perfect architecture. 1t was
copied from the plan of the duke of Lem
ster IS city residence, which is to-day re-
garded as one of the most artistic of all
the stately homes in Europe. Such art
lists as Munkacsy have declared the White
House the most perfect structure they
have ever seen, INTELLECTUALLY It may
not suit people who want to fry pork on
the stove lids and empty Stops out of the
window, but it was good enough for sew
eral presidents who got through without
being indicted by the grand jury.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
MONTANA PRAIRIE FIRES.
Lightning Supposed to Have Started the Con-
fagratiOn.


fagratiOn.
MILES CITY, NJ. T., Aug. 15.-The
pralr1es few miles North of here are on
fire. The fires cover an area of thou
sands of acres. The timber north and
south of the town which are separate
from each other seem to have caught fire
simultaneously, and were probably
struck by lightning Sunday evening. A
body of men are preparing to go out to
fight the flames. Extensive prairie fires
are also raging in this county below
Fallon, travelling toward Glendale, and
it is feared that the range in the vicinity
will be lost
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

THIS time 1889 Fort Worth has five
aces-ace of cotton, ace Of corn, ace of
wheat, ace of hay, and ace of cattle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

Great preparations have been na Dl,, 2
Oberammer9au for the - Passion - -
next year. New costumes nave On
procured. The orchestra and audi'O, x
have been increased at an expeHs
$1,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16

WANTED-A strictly business admins
tration of Fort Worth city affairs.