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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
FIVE HUNDRED VOLTS.
John Berry Takes FuIl-strength Shock from
the Street Railway Dynamo.

John Berry Takes ulI-strength Shock from
the Street Railway Dynamo.
John Berry, who has been working
with the North Side street railway cong
pany in stringing their wires and
getting ready to run their cars
by electricity, has had more
electricity chasing around through
his system in the last few days than falls
to the lot of most men in SO short time 4.
When Thomas A. Edison was examin-
ined IN court in regard to the number of
volts required to kill man he
testified that 200 could be relied
on to do the work. There IS
no doubt that Mr.. Berry stood the full
force of the electric dynamos at the
power house of the North Side company /,
except the small fraction OF strength lost
in transmission over the wire.
On Saturday Berry and other work
men were connecting the wires OF the
belt line on the North Side with the
main line, Berry had hold of a hanger
on the life wire, which had been cut,
and reached for the hanger on the dead
wire. By mistake he got the other end
of the live wire The circuit was thus
completed, ana of course the full
strength of the current ran through his
system.
In the fractional part of a second Berry
was writhing and squirming and per-
forming all sorts of contortIOns, as the
potent fluid rushed with the speed
of lightning through his veins.
He couldn't let go, though,
the wires burnt holes in his hands, caus-
ing him the greatest pains. His fellow
workmen came to his rescue and got HIM
loose by prying his fingers apart.
"Did you lose consciousness? asked
THE GAZETTE reporter.
mot for a moment,'' replied Mr..
Berry. "The fact is 1 was about the
most conscious man you ever saw ,
standing there with two red hot wires in
my hands, and the Juice running all
through me.
His hands were considerably burned ,
and will show the marks of the wire to
his dying day.
The force of the current was 500 volts
minus the waste on the wires, which was
about twenty-five.
Mr.. Berry shows old scars, and plain
ones, which he got IN wichita, Kas., a
year or two ago when he stood the shock
of 1900 volts. He Immediately
lost consciousness then and hung over the
wire until taken down, when, as he ex-
presses it, he cleft enough meat frors
his hands hanging to feed dog Tor q
Week -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28

Blanche followed this with several
rushes, but accomplished little. Loud
cries Of foul were heard on every side,
and great confusion ensued, but the
referee would not allow the claim.
Seventeenth round-LaBlanche again
attempted to rush the fight, but in two
of these efforts Dempsey struck him
staggering blows on the jaw which caused
him&o- be. more careful. After the gong
had rung for a close of the round La
Blanche struck Dempsey hard blow on
the face and then retired to his corner.
Dempsey walked over to him and landed
q hard one on the Marine IS neck, which
made the latter gToggy.
Eighteenth round-Dempsey opened
with vigor, but his efforts to rush the
marine generally ended in clinch. The
marine again took turn at rushing and
once succeeded in giving Dempsey a
sharp, singing blow above the eyes.
Nineteenth round-LaBlanche started
in aggressive, but several lively clinches
followed in which ne had the worst Of 1t.
Near the close Dempsey landed with his
right with awful force on the other s
nose.
Twentieth round-Dempsey again
opened on themarine' IS jaw, butgf ceived
Dau one an the ear III I6lUFu diAu IIO
marine then made a vicious lunge but
received a smasher on the neck and an
another in the wind.
Twenty-fFst round - Ther Marine
opened by landing ON Dempsey,s cheek,
which he followed up with one on his
wind. Dempsey replied with four sting
ing right handlers on La Blanche Jaw
and neck.
Twenty second rOund-Dempsey open
ed with three well aimed blows on the
Marines neck, and before the close had
put four more III the same place, the
last of which sent the Marine heavily tC
the floor, being the first knock down
Uproarious applause followed.
Twenty third round-Marine, though
evidently suffering from punishment
opened with two hard swinging blows
from the Nonpareil. No hitting occur
red.
Twenty-fourth round-Dempsey re-
newed his attack and landed five times
| on the Marine = neck. The latter struck
out viciously, but Dempsey avoided pun
| ishment.
Dempsey was knocked out by La
Blanche in the thirty-second round.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 27.-The
weather was clear and the track was fast.
First race-Five furlongs. = .Garoga
won; Cecil B, second; Major Tom, third.
Time, 1893.
Second Tace-One and one-eighth
miles. Belle Dor won; Wary, second;
Bonita, third. Time, 1914.
Third race-The Kenner stakes, two
miles. Long dance won; The Lioness,
second; Flood Tide, third. Time, 3;34A ..
Fourth Eace-One mile. Cartoon won /;
Bertha, second; Ovid, third. Time,
l:42la.
Fifth ce-Three-quarters of q mile .
Maid of Orleans won; Dalesman, SECOND !.
Time, 1859.
The third was unnamed by the judges
who could not decide which finished
third, their attention being fixed on first
and second. In the stretch Maid of
Orleans and Dalesman raced home neck
and neck, the Maid winning by nose.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
Base Ball.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Aug. 27.-Clncin-
natl, 10; Louisville, 4 Base hits-Cin-
cinnati, IA; Louisville, s. Errors
Cincinnati, /; Louisville, 4. Batteries
Smith aud Baldwin, Ewing and
Vaughan. Umpire-Holland.
PITTsBURG, PA, Aug. 27.-First
game-Pttsburg, /; Indianapolis, 5.
Base -PIttsburg, I; Indianapolis;
10. Errors-Pittsburg ?; Indianapolis,
, Batteries Staley and Miller, > Get
zein and DAILY. Umpire-Lynch.
Second game-Pittsburg s.; Indian
apoIis, 3. Base Pittsburg, r; In
dianapolis, s. Errors-Pittsburg, 3; In
dianapolis, 0. Batteries-Garviu and
Carroll, Busie and Sommers. Umpire
.Lynch.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 27.-Balti-
more, 8; Brooklyn, :. Base hits-Bal-
timore, Il; Brooklyn, 8. Errors-Balti-
more, 6; Brooklyns3. Batteries-KiIroy
ana Cantz, Terry and Clark. Empires
Gaffney and Kerlns.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. 27.-Phila-
delphia, 6; Boston, -. Base hits-Phila-
delphia, II; Boston, Il. Errors-Phila--
delphia, 3; Boston, 3. Batteries-Glea-
son and Clements, RadbouTne and GAN
zell. EMPIRES and McQuaid.
New YORK, Aug. 27.-New York, 8;
Washington, IS. Base hits-New York
8: Washington, Il. Errors-New York
II; Washington, /. Batteries-Keefe
and Brown, Keefe and Mack. Umpire
Powers.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Aug. 27.-Cleve-
land, Il; Chicago, -. Base hits-Cleve-
land, Il; Chicago, 10. Errors-Cleve-
land, 6; Chicago, 3. Batteries-O' Brien
and thinner, Dwyer and Darling. I'm
pire-Knight. -
CoLU1Bts, OHIO, aug. 81. -Colum4
bus, 5; Athletics, 30. Base hits-Co-
lumbus, 4; Athletics, 15I Errors-Co-
Iumbus, ?; Athletics, 6. Batteries
Gastright and Doyle, Mcmahon and Rob-
inson. Umpire Ferguson.
ST. LOUIS, No. Aug. 27.-Browns,
10; Kansas City, l. Base hits-Browns,
IS; Kansas City, 5. Errors-Browns, l.;
Kansas City, 5. Batteries-King and
MiHigau, SwaFtzel and Hoover. I'm
pire-eG Oldsmith.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
Train Robbers Captured.

SALT LAKE, UTAH. Aug. 27.-Four
men who are supposed to be the gang
who held up aDd robbed the Denver and
Rio Grande train at Thompson Springs.
Utah, some weeks ago, were captured
last night by Deputy Marshal
Bush and posse of Indians in
Blue mountains in the vicinity
of Thompson S Springs and will arrive in
Salt Lake tomorrow. The robbers have
BEEN followed by the Indians like blood
hounds since the robbery was committed
and were captured once before but made
their escape. Four horses believed to
have been stolen were found in their
possession.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
THEY ARE HOT.
The Canadians DenOunce What They are
Pleased to Style Yankee Outrages.
The Situation at London Where the Great
Strike ism Progress is Unchanged
The Earthquake. -
Want to beAAIndependent.

MasgREAt1 Up: g. Aug 27.-During
the last forty eight hours the indigna-
ton expressed by Canadians over what
they ARE pleased to stYle Yankee out
RACES in Behring sea has taken new
phase, and this comes from the party
in politics known as Advanced Liberals,
which is fast becoming the power IN the
Dominion. This new departure is moth
ing more or less than a declaration of
independence Of Canada. The Montreal
Herald, owned by the Hon. Peter
Mitchell, late and probably to be again
minister or marine and fisheries, and
the organ of the Advanced Liberals,
publishes a strong leader advocating
independence of Canada rather than
have her made the catspaw of imperial
politicians.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
a Residence AblaZe.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TE&., Aug. 27.-Abopt 1880
this morning Ma; Fully Williams whore
sides on the ooE1sg of Commerce. and
Pearl streets, was Hsyaken6d by the b3Ark-
ing of his dog He looked out of his win
dow and saw the bright glare of flames.
He got up and ran to the kitchen door,
and as he opened it sheet of flame from
the burning well-house Tapped over his
head and began its dreadful work on the
kitchen. Mr.. Williams gave the alarm
and then ran back in the house to pull on
his pantaloons preparatory to entering
the work of saving what few articles of
furniture he could. He says that by the
time he was ROBBED for the conflict the fire
department was on hand, and when he
went to the door to see what progress the
flremen were making they had the fire
out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
Cable Notes.

PARIS, Aug. 27.-Gen. Boulanger
publishes list of forty-One candidates
who will contest in his interest for seats
in the chamber of deputies from the de-
partmept of the Seine.
PARIS, Aug. Pit is reported from
Copenhagen that the czarovich will
make an official visit to Paris if the in
terview which is to take place between
the czar and kaiser is not harmonious
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE ear
and czarina have started for Copen-
hagen.
PARIS, Aug. ga huge Boulangist
meeting was held this evening to protest
against the governments action against
Gen. Boulanger. The crowd consisted
chiefly of workingmen. The proceedings
were carefully watched by troops and po-
lice.
= ATHENS, Aug. 27.-The earthquake
that was felt throughout Greece yester-
day originated in the Gulf of Corinth
The cable is broken and number of
houses at Acarnania and Etolicon were
wrecked. No loss of life is reported.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
WILD SCENES.
The Penitentiary at Columbus Burns,
thePrisOneTs Being Terror Stricken.
A Fire at Lumber Mill in Texas Destroys
Four Million Feet of Choice Lumber.
Small Fires Elsewhere.
Penitentiary Fire.

CoLUMBUs, OHIO, Aug. 27.-One of
the most exciting confagrations that has
visited this city IN years occurred at the
Ohio penitentiary this morning about
CLOCK. The flames were discovered in
the. factory building occupied by the
Columbus chair factory. The fire started
III the boiler room where shavings became
ignited by Goals from the boiler furnace.
and the flames had made great Roadway
when discovered and the prison fire de-
partment was utterly helpless. The city
department arrived promptly but on ac-j
count of the poor supply of water was
unable to check the fire. The flames
sprang from the chair factory to the
building occupied by the Columbus bolt
works, and a large warehouse. In less
than an hour three buildings were a total
wreck. There was brisk breeze during
the progress of the fire and for a time it
seemed that the flames would devastate
the space inside the prison wall, which is
crowded with factory buildings. : ~
Scenes at the peniteutiary were ex-
citing. Prisoners. were Iaeked in their
ceHs,E bl1G lights had not been put out,
and, the greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. Thousands of people assembled
outside the walls and watched the con-
flagTation. The greatest excitement
|. prevailed, also, among those inside the
walls. Adjoining the chair factory was
the gas works, which supplies
all the state buildings with gas.
The gasometer, which contained many
cubic feet of gas, was scorched by the
flames and an explosion was mOmentarily
expected, but fortunately was averted.
The fire was under control at 8 O CLOCK.
Thos. f. KERN, assistant superinten-
dent of fire alarm, Geo. SnYden, city
fireman, and Daniel @. Sheridan, ex-
member of the prison fire department,
were in the warehouse when the roof
fell in. The men were rescued
promptly. KERN and Snydam sus-
tanned slight injuries, Sheridan did not
fare so well. He had a cash eight inches
long in his head and his back and arm
were injured. He will probably recover.
Sheridan is q Hamilton county prisoner.
The total loss will aggregate about
ninety-ftv thousand dollars. OF this
loss about twenty thousand dollars is on
buildings which are owned by the state
and on which there was no insurance.
The factories viii probably be rebuilt
and operations resumed as soon as posi-
BILE.
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IS 49,
Farthouake in California.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Aug. PA
sharp shock of earthquake occurred here
at 6:l5 this evening. 1t began with q
slight tTemor, which lasted a few sec
Onds. then the vibrations grew stronger
and ended with two heavy shakes The
entire duratien- OF the disturbance was
about ten seconds.l Clocks stopped and
ceilings cracked. So far as now known
no other damage was DONE. The shock
was the most severe experienced here in
many years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
The Granrers, Convention.

DAYTON, ONO, AGg.27.-The races by
the fire department on Main street to-
night were exciting in the extreme, and
were witnessed by fully nine thousand
people. District meetings were held and
vice-p presidents, committeeman, etc.,
were elected without much controversy &.
The streets are made as light as day by
natural gas, and the feature of the night
has been visiting between delega-
tioas with their bands of music and
Singing, jubilant crowds. a great crowd
gathered around hotels and prominent
speakers being called out, the people
have been entertained that way, and
now at midnight this programme still
continues.
Hon. James E. Campbell addressed
the crowd briefly, and Neal and Kline,
taking advantage of that fact, lined out
a policy againsts1he tariff that the party
in their opinion must take, and their
speeches have created quite a sensatigns
the result being of great. advantages to
Mr.. Neal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
TO STAND UP
Before John L. Sullivan Pugilist Kill
rain is Offered $500, and
May Accept.
Much Interest4n California Over the Dempsey
La Blanche Fight-sOme Good Base Ball
YestertaS-Races. -
An Offer to KiIrain

PURvIs, MISS. Aug. 27.-Bud Remand
came from New Orleans yesterday and
secured bond in $1,000 for Kilrain to
appear at the regular term of court in
September. Jake was then set at liberty
and left for Cincinnati. Renaud said
he had been authorized to offer Kilrain
S25OO TO stand up before Sullivan for
four rounds marquis of Queensbury
rules. KiIrain has taken the offer under
Adjustment and it is believed he will
accent. -.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
A BLACK AND WHITE BELT
A Tendency of Southerners that Nay Leaf "
Important Social Developments
PoSfcD Herald

Important Social Developments
Boston Herald.
If the statement is true that lj,Vyy L.
groes have left the state of North caro-
lima since last November, and thai LIZ
heads of families representing l9-'y.3
more intend to follow them south"a--
during the coming fall, it looks as II -.
short time some of the Gulf states M
contain such a large proportion Oh -
ored people as not only to outnuI1--'
but practically drive out, the white E't,
ulation, and create black " 7,
for that section of the country .
has been frequently mooted since tAs We.
that the tendency of the negroes l. " -.
vert more and more to the purely AlL-e-
type. This means that the coloTeI PC
pie Will follow their radical Instincts -
that the tendency Of negroes all IL- TO, =
the middle section Of the country w. 80,
to withdraw themselves into cOmHUI -.
where the climate is warmer. anu " ~ ~.
they can develop freely their peCI.--;,
ways of life. At the same TINE
noted that the white pup
ton at the South is gTau--,,
shifting northward. There Seems ...s
be no reason for believing that tue 80
domination of the negro Is having .is
thing to do with the formation Oh A..
black belt. 1t appears to be u-' AZ.
tirely to the natural and reasonaOF
sire of the black race to be IN
together in a climate which IS more ~ :. n
genial to them than the northern Pc,
the Southern states; but, With I'm.
reasons may lead to this migration sat
ward, the fact can not fail TO have mt
political significance in the deye-opLI'
of the South.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
Residence Burned.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
HICo, TEX. Aug. 27.-The residence
of W. NJ. White, living six miles north
of this place, was burned last night
about midnight; supposed to be the work
of an incendIary as the fire was first dis
covered in the roof. He saved most of
his household goods but lost all provis-
ions
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
Rig Lumber Fire.

Special to the Gazette.
KILDiRE, TEX. Aug. pa fire broke
out at 1915 in dry kiln of the Jefferson
lumber company and burned all the
choice lumber in the yard, about four
million feet; also new planer just COM
pleted. Losses estimated at S75, 900; in
surance, $40 900.
f. c. Phelps was badly if not fatally
injured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28

Miss Braddon is stated to have penned
some of her most thrilling passages on
torn envelopes or any other bit of paper
that came to hand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28

Ouida covers large sheets of blue ~ ~.
with an almost undecipherable eI5'oi
raphy, written in an excessively OoL1"
masculine hand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28

Wilkie Collins writes on very o. "a,
sheets of paper, and his copy IS s4i1 ii
abound in alterations, excisions
scraps of pasted manuscript.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
CLASSIFIED ADYERTISENPy7,

All persons seeking employment a. l7t
servants s1ho can not afford to pau rerll,
IN this column for situations free Of cIG,.. ls
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28

Mrs. lucy, sSone Blackwell was ac-
customed to write her editorials for the
Woman s journal on the backs OF circu-
lars and similar scraps Of waste paper.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28

The Weekly GAZETTE 81 per year .
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-28
WANTED-A COOK,
FOE RENTk.DMELIINcS

w ANTRfs45tt teams and 100 IaboEerZ f5z7S-
AIS S2ng bridge and track msa, Glss 3 .f's, Z.
Tor sectiOn house and depot @eFE "a 'V--',s
hachie extension. Of l3sSi8s and Wa, "a -
way; work tae commence Thursdar r-r -
ApplESte HUGHES, contractor, Larca::....
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A POPULAR SUPERSTITION.
Curious Belief About Drowned Bodies Dis
covered by Means of Bread.

Curious Belief About Drowned Bodies Dis
covered by Means Of Bread.
Notes and Queries.
our own country is the notion that 1t is I'M
lucky to turn loafupside down after help
ing oneself from it, the idea being that for
every loaf so turned ship will be wrecked.
1t is also said that if a loaf parts in the
hand while being cut it bodies dissension in
the family-the separation of husband and
wife. Again, it has long been widespread
body may be ascertained by floating loaf
of bread down a stream, when it will stop
over the spot where the body is.
A curious account of a body thus recOv-
cred near Hull appeared some years back
in the Gentlemen's Magazine: AFTER dill
gent search had been made in the river for
the child, to no purpose, two-penny loaf
with quantity of quicksilver put in it was
set floating from the place where the child
was supposed to have fallen in, which
steered its way down the river upward of
half mile, when. the body happening to
lie on the contrary side of the river, the loaf
suddenly tackled about and swan across the
river and gradually sank near the child,
when both the child and the loaf were
broughtup with the grapplers ready for the
A correspondent of Notes and Queries
maintains that it is a scientific fact that a
loaf and quicksilver indicate the position
of the body, as the weighed loaf is carried
by the current just as the body is. This
practice. too, prevails on the continent, and
in Germany the name of the drowned per-
son is inscribed on the piece of bread, while
in France loaves consecrated to st. Nichol-
as, with a lighted wax taper in them
have generally been employed for that pur-
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argument that it might work we'll
with older nations, still that it
would destroy the hopes of Canada
if adopted now, or in the near future. does
not seem to be a matter for doubt. CANADA
is not ready for annexation; she must TRY
her own scheme of union first. 1t may
ripen INTO a strong independent govern,
ment or it may fail and the provinces fail
back into their former condition Of indlyld-
ual dependency. In the latter event they
will come to us as naturally as Jumps OF
steel to magnet. Sir John A. Macdonald
and his party have shown wonderful wis
dom in their efforts to unite and fuse the
provinces into a stable and permanent
have piled up in the effort, but without the
Canadian Pacific railway and the other
great lines of communication, the pubic
works and the aid given to the public de-
Tense and public education. there could be
no reasonable or well-fOunded hope of per
danger from the debt and the burdens
of taxation may be averted by the
wisdom of the future. But for
the things that have produced 1t
some of the provinces would ere this have
fallen away with a view to joining our SIS
terhood of States.
The policy of our government toward
Canada should be dictated by the same
spirit which marks our intercourse with
Mexico or any other American power. We
should cultivate the frendliest of relations
with them. and, without interfering in any
way in their internal affairs, and while re-
curing them to show the same respect to
our flag and the rights of our people that
we require at the hands of the great ma
tons of the earth, endeavor to unite them
with us in community of American ideas
and American interests, being sure that In
the fullnes of time the whole continent,
from the arctic archipelago to the Isthmus
of Panama. will know but one government
and one flag. BENZ. S. PARKER.
NEW CASTLE, March IL.
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An Eel Stops an Organ.

Middletown On. " Special.
There was a hitch in the elaborate pre-
Lenten services at Christ Episcopal
Church, Binghamton, last Sunday. While
the ornate musical programme specially
selected for the occasion was under way,
the big organ was suddenly struck notion
less and dumb. The residue Of the morn
ing service was necessarily clipped and
hating. After service an investigation
showed that the stoppage. was due. to a
strange cause. The organ beilowsis driven
by a water motor. supplied from the city
water-works. An eel. pumped up from the
depths of the Susquehanna river. had got
stuck in the pipe which supplies the motor,
shutting of the current and silencing thf
swelling tones of the big organ.