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The Washington critic., 1889-04-23
EARLY MORNING NEWS.

Downs, Of the defunct shirt man
ufacturing firm Of Downs & Finch,
New York, is in Canada, aud
counsel for his former partners
says If he returns he will have to meet
criminal charges. Within one week Of the
failure over 1900, ,0C0 in cash and converti-
BILE assets were disposed Of. Most OF the
moneys went to Mrs. Downs, although she
does not appear by the firms books to be
creditor. According to counsel, Downs
has defrauded every bank with which he
was connected, and made the most ex-
travagant Misrepresentation to get money.
Rothschild & Co., hope to get back into
the estate the bulk of the money with
drawn.
A Great Salt Trust.
Wellington r. Burt OF Saginaw, Mich.,
president Of the Michigan Salt Association,
sails for Europe tomorrow to secure Sl0,-
600, 1000, by means OF which, with the pool
already formed In this country, the entire
salt product Of the United States will be
controlled by syndicate, OF which he will
be the head 1t IS not intended to force up
the price Of salt by the combination, but II
is believed 100000 year can be saved on
operating expenses.
Revision In Delaware.
The House substitute for the Senate Con-
stitutional Convention bill, calling another
election In November, 1890, passed the
House OF the Delaware Legislature yester-
day by IL to 2, three Democrats voting with
the Republicans in the affirmative.
Death of an ex-President.
Don Sebastian Lerdo de Fejada, ex-Presi-
dent Of Mexico, died ON Sunday in New
York city from bronchitis and pleurisy. He
succeeded to the Presidency upon the death
Of Juarez IN 1872 and was reelected In 1875,
but afterward his government was over
thrown, and he was driven from the coun-
try by Diaz.
Union Pacinc's Ahairs.
The net surplus increase OF the whole
Union Pacific system was last year $l,593,-
5000, compared with 81, ,945, $40. 10 ia 1857,
a comparative falling of Of 81 ,0Ss, ,693, ,55 in
the case Of the Union Pacific proper a.
S2i.0l miles and falling of OF 81 ,35l,-
9S3,90 in the aggregate Union Pacific sys-
TEN (66Sl.29 miles.)
A Bold Robbery.
A robber entered the station at Pattons-
burg, Mo-, on the Wabash Railroad, Friday
night, covered the agent with a revolver,
secured from $1,000 to $4,000 and escaped.
They WIN Admit the Troops.
In the Senate Of the New York State Leg
islature last evening, Mr., Grady introduced
bill to allow the Pennsylvania aud Mary
land troops to enter New York city in a
body ON Sunday next. The bill was passed
Immediately
Princess Charlotte Eugenia Dead.
STOCKHOLM, April 23.-Princess Charlotte
Eugenia, sister OF King Oscar of Sweden is
dead, The Princess was born April "a,
1880.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23

B~1ags LADIES LADfES LADIRSl
bSS Mrs. McCanerty is the only hat
and bonnet-frame manufacturer In the oity,
Call and see ber new shapes. Bleaching and
pressing. Straw and Pelt Hate altered TO
The latest styles. ordere promptly attended
'so. 1000 q street u, ".
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23

A movement is on foot in Nicarauga to
sever the relations between Church and
State.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23
DRoposALs For MIsCRLLANEous SUP.

DRoPosALs FOR MISCELLANEOUS SUP
l. PLIES.-WAR DEPARTMENT., April 9, 1880.
Sealed proposals in duplcate) will be re-
ceived at this Office until / O'Clock p. m.
Wednesday May ~, 1880, for furnishing Mis-
celaneous Supplies, consisting of Brooms,
brushes, Soaps, Towels, etc, etc., for. the
ton, during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1890. Blank forms Of proposals, showing the
items and estimated quantities required, to-
gether with instructions to bidders, will be
will be considered on each item separately.
Proposals must be addressed to the under
signed, indorsed on the outside OF the enve-
ope, proposals for Miscellaneous Supplies"
NJ. r. TH0PP, Chief Supply Division.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23

COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS.
N@-N>ON.NO0N-r.OY~N~ ~N~~0~-~S~.N1~.NYN.NO~-N
n s. BUNDY, CoM'R OF DEEDS AND NO
~. tary Public. ass La. ave.. opp. City Hall.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23

FOR S1LE--MISCE CELL1NEOUS.
advertisements under this head, four lines or
less 25 cents FOR one inseFti0n 30 cents for MTee.
NOR SALE-EDDY AND LORILLARD RE-
IL frigerators all sizes none better.
NJ. w. BEVERlDGE,
No. 1909 Pa. ave-,
Agent for the ID. @.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23
HOUSES FOR SALE.
URANK b. CoNGER,
T. l415 Street

ERANK d. CoNGER,
Il l415 + Street
HOUSES FOR SALEM. W. SECTION.
Massachusetts ave, $4,000, S55, 900, Si5, 1000,
% Connecticut ave-, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
$1,000.
Vermont ave-, $4,000, $4,000.
Rhode Island ave, s3s, 900, S36, 900, So, 900.
10th street, 100000, $4,000, s37 900.
18th street, s2S, 900.
l street, $4,000.
X street, sal 900.
NJ street, S05,OOO, $4,000, $4,000,
N street, $b6,OOO S85 900, $1,000, ST., 900.
p street, $4,000, Ss,0 coo, $1,000.
q street. $4,000.
Hillyer Place, $4,000.
New Hampshire ave- and s5th st., $1,000.
Houses under $4,000 and unmproved prop
FRANK d. CoNGER,
l4l5 street.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23

ncl9y -THE COLUMBIA NATIONAL BANK
Receives Deposits, Loans Money, Issues
Drafts, Transaots o General Banking Busi-
ness. Location central and convenient. Il
street cars and herdics run In front OF our
our building; 7th street and 11th street cars
only two blocks away; II street and Pa. ave.
ears only three blocks away. II. IL, WARNER,
Il. s. PARKER, Cashier. Directors: Chas. ID.
Bailey, VIM. g. Barker, Alex. n Brltton,
Chas. G. Duneanson, John Joy Edison, Albert
E Fox John n hsrrilhi, Benz I1d r. LeshtoNH
Parker, o. q. Staples, George Truesdell,
Henry X. Willard, u, II. Warner.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23

STOCKHOLM April 23.-Princess Charlotte
Eugenia, sister OF King Oscar of Sweden, is
dead. The Princess was born April "a,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23

In the Senate of the New York State Leg
islature last evening, Mr., Grady introduced
a bill to allow the Pennsylvania aud Mary
land troops to enter New York city in
body on Sunday next. The bill was passed
Immediately,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-23
BOARDING.

DOARDING-TWO OR THREE ROOM
ID mates can get nrst-class board, neatly
furnished rooms, gas and bath; home com
So week apiece. IA 9Th st n W.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
An Historical Essay.

To the Gazette.
The following comes from a school in
the midlands. The master told the boys
to write short essay on Columbus. The
following essay was among those handed
in:
Columbus was a man who could make
an egg stand ON end without breaking 1t.
The king of Spain said to Columbus:
Can you discover American
Eyes, - said Columbus, eff you Will
give me a ship.
So he had ship and sailed over the
sea in the direction where he thought
America ought to be found The sailors
quarreled and said they believed there
was no such place. But after many days
the pilot came TO him and said: Column
bus, I see land.
''Then that s America, . said Column
bus.
When the ship got near the land was
full of black men. Columbus said: "Is
this American
''Yes it is, - said they.
Then Columbus said: 81 suppose you
are the niggers. -
And they said: We are.
The chief said: 81 suppose you are
Columbus. -
s'You are right, - said Columbus.
Then the chief turned to his men and
said: There is no help for it; we are
discovered at last. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Ho,r to BE Male Hhole.

DR.. Thurmond, president and manager
of the Thurmond medicine company
Gainesville, was in the city last night on
his way home from a. trip up the Pan
handle in the interest of his house. He
reports good sales of his popular RENE
dies, DR.. Thurmond 5 Lone Star Blood
Syrup and Lone Star Catarrh Cure.
These valuable medicines are growing in
popularity and are having universal sale,
because they have been tested and found
to be of highest merit The doctor is
daily in receipt Of letters commenting
his medicines from those who have suf-
fered from catarrah in its most stubborn
form, and others who have had their
blood purified and chronic diseases of the
blood cured by the use of his great blood
preparation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

can be readily made available in road
building. Mr.. Graves showed very
plainly that road building is a wise and
reasonable financial scheme, and that the
material is at hand III sufficient auanti-
ties.
Professor Guiley gave a very spirited
and graphic talk on improving and main
tanning roads, even for black lands. in
the absence of macadam. His idea is
that the bitches Of the sides of the road
should be kept open and convey the water
off into the adjoining fields That the first
break should be repaired not with brush,
but with good earth, that the road-hed
should have fall OF about six inches.
and should be about twenty feet wide.
DR.. Sheppard made the suggestion
that gravel win sink in black land
Mr.. b. G. Giles replied in a ringing
talk, showing conelusiveIy that rolling,
draining and prompt repairing will pre-
vent gravel from sinking
W. G.. Walsh took the floor 10 discuss
the means of raising money to build
roads. Pending legislation on the sub
ject he suggested that as measure of
immediate relief for moving the next
crop that when citizens are called out TO
work the roads they are required to bring
their teams also The speaker believed
that road can be made of soil if it be
properly rolled, graded and drained.
Mr.. W. F. LETTERS of Cuero explained
the working of large road machines for
ditehlng and scraping.
Mr.. Lee Giles spoke strongly in favor
of forcing teams to work with the hands.
Mr.. H. c. Beck spoke TO the same
point, and related his experience rs IA
road overseer to the effect that the pres
ent road law may be twisted so as to
bring out the teams or that labor may be
exchanged for teams
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The Road Question Comes Up for Discussion.
A Variety of Views Expressed.

The Road Question Comes Up for Discussion.
Variety of Views Expressed
Special to the Gazette
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 9.-The Texas
farmers institute met again to-day
The meeting was called to order by the
president, Mr.. Ramsdale, and DR..
Sheppard opened the proceedings with
prayer
Mr.. w. s. Marshall of Tarrant county
made an address on 'Windmills and
Sub-irrigatiun He explained the use
of cement pipes and exhibited cheap
machine for making the same, showing
that fruit and garden plants may be irri-
gated at a small cost.
The next subject of discussion was,
Stone and gravel roads for Travis
county, - by Mr.. C. A. Graves The
speaker recited the fact that Travis
county had taxable wealth
of S14 900, 900 and that a ? per cent. tax
would build ample roads He was in
different 10 the mode of collecting such
tax, whether by bond OF by direct TAXA
ton Materials for the construction of
roads are at hand which can be obtained
eheaply and abundantly. There are
enormous supplies of gravel and lime
stone throughout Travis county. which
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
The Chamber of Torture

Is the apartment to which the unhappy sufferer
from inhammatory rheumatism is confined. H.
ere the crisis Of pain is reached, that fine pre-
ventive, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, is used by
persons of a rheumatic tendency. much unneces-
sary suffering is avoided NeryiEes, anodynes
and sedatives, while having none but specific
effect, are yet very desirable at times. Yet can
they produce no lasting effect upon rheumatism
because they have no power to eliminate from
the blood the rheumatic virus. HOstetter's Stom-
aeh BitteTs does this and checks at the outset a
disease which, If allowed to gain headway il Is
next 20 impossible to disiodReor TO do more than
relieve rheumatism, it should &c remembered
is a disease with fatal tendency from its prone
ness TO attack the heart. a resort 10 the Bitfers
should. therefore. be prompt. Dyspepsia gic-
ieyed BY II.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
BANK CASHIER SHOT.
St Louis Banker Found Dead in His House.
Supposed to Have Been Accidental.

St Louis Banker Found Dead in His House.
Supposed to Have Been Accidental
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. Edward c..
Brock, who has been cashier in the Com
mercial bank of this city for the past five
years, committed suicide at his home,
2l98 Gamble street, at 230 this morn
ing by shooting himself in the head with
a 3S-calibre pistol. No cause for the ac-
ton is known Mr. Brock was
out visiting friends last night and re-
turned home shortly after midnight. A
few minutes later two of his sons were
awakened by noise which they thought
was made By the slambing of door, but
on Investigation their father was found
dying on the floor in his room with a
bullet hole in his right temple. He re-
manned unconscious until his death.
None of the family could assign any rea-
son for the act. Mr.. Brock was fifty
nine years old. He leaves wife and six
children. a cOroner's inquest will be
held to-day, at which perhaps some light
may be thrown on the mystery.
At the coroner 5 inquest, which is now
in progress, the testimony of members of
the family shows that Mr.. Brock s death
was accidental. 1t appears he had spent
a social evening at neighbours house.
On his return home about midnight he
took from his overcoat pocket revolver,
and while passing through very narrow
passage on his way to the water closet,
he stumbled over broom, and the pistol
was evidently discharged as he fell to the
floor The position in which he was
found by his sons and all the circum-
stances in the case and The character of
the man, his business affairs and his re-
lations to his family, all point clearly to
the event as an accident.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
ABILENE.
Race Horse Disqualified-A Mexican Wanted
ut Colorado City Arrested.


Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, Tx, Feb. 9.-'FBill Jen-
nings, - fine black race horse owned by
Clay Mann of Colorado City, and in
charge of Jack Scoggins, trainer, while
upon the race track yesterday morning
became suddenly stified in both hind legs.
1t was with big effort that he made his
way to the stables and WAS unable TO
stand up all day. 1t is feared by his
trainer that he will not be able to enter
the races here on the 14th.
While the little daughter of Mr.. Hack
ley, residing on the South Side, was
playing on her organ in the sitting room
yesterday morning, she was suddenly
frightened by the appearance of a big,
dark Mexican standing in the room. She
screamed and other members of the fam
lily came to her call and it was discOy-
cred by them that the man was drunk or
crazy Sheriff Cunningham was sum
moned at once, and locked the Mexican
i'll the county Jail. 1t was dis
covered by the sheriff that the
Mexican giving his name as Matilda
after being confined was the man wanted
in Colorado for stabbiug a brother Mex
lean in that city several weeks ago.
Officers at Colorado have been wired of
his arrest.
Miss Minnie Collins, an accomplished
young lady of Albany, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VanNess Lewis
for several weeks and VINO has many
warm friends and admirers in the city
has returned home.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Court of Appeals.

Special TO the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX. Feb. 9.-The court
of appeals met to-day n full bench pres
ent. The following eases were disposed
of:
Afirmed-Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railway Company VS. n. P. Ward, Aus
tin county.
Reversed and remanded-Mack Crook
vs.. the State, Grayson county; George
f and r. J White VS.. Martha Sullivan ),
Grimes county: Charles Medis and Ed
Hill vs.. the State, Galveston county;
Charles Smith vs.. the State, Leon
county; JEFF Briscoe vs.. the State, Falls
county.
Reversed and remanded-Huttig sash
and door company vs.. Middlebrook s
Brother, Colorado county.
Submitted--James Gallagher vs.. the
State, Harris county, on oral arguments
and briefs of both parties; D. j Fuller
rs. the State, Van Zandt county, on oral
arguments for appellant.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
stitches in Tie Rnnk c,,,,ea

Peter C. Vandewater, commissioner of high
ways, Woodsburgh, Long Island. n. Y, writes:
During the last three years / have been trou-
bled with stitches in the back. They came on
without the slightest warning and laid me up for
me any good. Over q year ago had more Sc
we're attack. I could hardly move. My wife
then applied an ALLcoCK's Porous PLASTER on
the small of the back where the kink appeared to
be. never had used one before. In a short
time all pain had vanished, and the next morn
ing got up and attended to my business. l put
a fresh Plaster on every week for a month and
feel that have been entirely cured, as 1 have
not had attack in the last eighteen months.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
GAZETTE!
BELFORD'S MAGAZINE.
DON PIATT, Editor.

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Under the able and brilliant management Of
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

Sweeping Reductions in House
Furnishing Goods.

A lot of felt embroidered mantel lam
ebrequins at 81 So, reduced from 81 so.
A lot of wider and more elaborately en-
broidered at 50 .35, reduced from 81 90.
A lot of felt embroidered tides at soc,
redured from ST. One lot of larger size
at Csc, reduced from Soc.
One lot Of. scrim tides, embroidered
ends, at I5c, reduced from 25e.
A lot of fancy Madras tides, very
large, at 40c, worth Zoe.
Three lots Of felt applique embroidered
table covers 81 inches square at the uni
form price of 50 rs, reduced from So %,
81 and 81 80.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
BELFORD, CLARKE & COMPANY,
NEW YORK.
Mesquite.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
MESQUITE, TEX, Feb 9.-The past
few days has given the farmers n chance
to do some farm work and oat sowing and
blowing, for corn has been the order OF
the day. Quite little lot of cotton has
been coming IN which has brought a
reasonable price.
The town council has been having some
street crossings and sidewalks put down
which adds very much to the convenience
of the public. A meeting was held last
night for the purpose Of protesting
against the action OF the street committee
in selecting certain portions of the town
TO improve the streets. A great deal of
Grating and wind was lost to no advan-
tage and the meeting adjourned without
resOluting anyone out of office.
The people are awaiting anxiOusly 10
hear the fate of the Dallas dual court
bill at Austin.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Fable Damask.

BIeached table damask full width, and
good quality, at 4Sc, worth Csc.
Finer quality at 62c, worth S8c.
Extra fine quality, and extra wide, at
79e, worth 81 10.
Heavy cream damask at Soc yard,
worth So
Heavier quality and extra wide, at
re, worth 81.
Our extra wide 81. 25 quality viii be
sold at 95c.
our very finest Sl.75 quality will be
sold at 81 .2S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
a burglar WHO has a record.

HASTINGS, MINI, Feb. Edwin
Guerrin, alias George Graham, an ex-
Chicago burglar. accused of having
stolen 500 GOO francs from the bank of
France, is said to have been an inmate
of the Jail here for seven months under
the name of Edward Clayton, who with
two pals were held upon suspicion of
shooting a brakeman
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
CIeburI,e.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

correspondence OF tIit UaLcItts
CLEBURSE, Tex, Feb. s.-Consider-
able excitement was created to-day on
our streets by wager that was made.
Mr.. Brazeale bet his mule against
Smith S horse that he could pull two
sacks of salt three feet at the end OF
rope 500 feet long There were 400 or
500 people present on South Main street
to witness the pull. The mule was
hitched up and at the word Coz he
went and carried the salt 100 feet, in
stead of three feet. Smith is out a
horse.
The grain prospect is very flattering at
present all over the county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
The TyneMriter.


The wonderful rapidity with which the
first-class typewriter can be operated is
no better shown than by the following
which we clip from the Cincinnati En-
quirer of the oath ultimo: ''In our re-
port of the McGurrin VS.. Traub type
writer contest yesterday we omitted to
refer to the records made by Mr.. McGur-
rim in his exhibition work. He wrote
from new legal testimony blindfOlded, on
a Remington machine, llS words per
minute, and from dictation from more
difficult matter lis words, all without er-
rOr. He then took memoriZed sentence
and wrote it continuously for one minute,
making 16I words This is the highest
record ever made on IA single sentence
Mr.. McGurrin explained that he did not
attach any Importance to it, ard only
consented to that kind of work because
rival machines were resOrting to that
method of making misleading records. -
In every town of Importance in Texas
you viii find the live business man, cler-
gYman, lawyer and others aware of the
many advantages derived from the use of
the typewriter in having adopted it either
for personal use or for their StenographeF
and it is but q question of time when it
will supercede the pen not only in bust
ness houses and Offices but in private
families as well Already many of the
latter have purchased it for the use of
their boys and girls as means of teach
ing spelling, punctuation, paragraphing,
etc., for which it is now so generally
recommended, many of the public schools
throughout the country, notably in New
York city, Milwaukee and in portions of
Illinois and Mississippi, having recognized
its Importance for such purposes by using
it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Terrell.
Special to the Gazette.

TERRELL, TEX Feb. 9.-Quite a lot
of material for the asylum addition is ar
irving Pretty weather would make
things lively III that quarter
This has been lively business day for
Terrell, and with it quite a lot of cotton
has been marketed. There have been
very nice cotton receipts for several days
past.
Mr.. Sturgis, the creamery contractor,
has returned. The creamery directory
had meeting this evening to get matters
in shape for sure enough business.
A few more warm days will enable
farmers TO get in their oats. They are
making good time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Table Covers. :

A lot of tapestry and tinsel table covers
at 81. regular price 81. 30.
A lot Of "A plush table covers with
tapestry border, at g %, reduced from
So.
A lot of tapestry tinsel l2-4 table Gov,
ers at So %, REGULAR price s.. so.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
In Uncivilized Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 9.-A petit
ton was presented in due form and in
sober earnest to the lower house of the
Kansas legislature yesterday from the
National shorsethief association tn .ough
William Phillips of Sedgwick county,
praying the enactment of q law to au-