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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
WANTED IN WYOMING.
Bill Kennedy Charged With the Murder of
Harry Strong and J. s. VAIN.

marry SLFOhS anu D. .. WILL
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX =, Jan. 22.-Last
spring or early in the summer two young
men named Harry Strong and J. S.
VAIN came to this place from Pennsyl-
vania. They seemed to have plenty of
money. and said they were travelling for
pleasure and TO see the country. After
staying here q short time they purchased
a wagon, team and outfit, and started to
drive through to Montana. Bill Kennedy,
who had worked around here for several
years, was hired to go with them as
cook and teamster. The party
travelled as far as Hugo, Col,
where for some reason Kennedy
was discharged. Some time after that
some cowboys found the dead bodies of
two young men evidently murdered, near
Pickett s ranch in Wyoming The bod
les were finally identified as those of
Harry Strong and J. S. VAIN. In the
investigation of the case it was found
that Bill Kennedy of Wichita Fails,
Tex, probably had something to do with
the murder and our sheriff was notified.
Nothing, however, was ever heard of
Kennedy after he left here with Strong
and VAIN until a few days ago,
when Sheriff Davis heard
he was in Clarendon and went up and
arrested him. He maintained his inno-
cence and tells very straight story as to
his whereabouts, the time the murder
was probably committed, and claims to
be able to prove an alibi by perfectly re-
liable persons. Persons who have known
Kennedy for long time can scarcely
believe him guilty of such an horrible
crime, though he sometimes got on
sprees and talked very big when under
the influence of whisky. He will be
taken to Wyoming as soon as the neces-
sary papers al rive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
A Worthy Canse.

SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 23.-President
Cleveland and Secretary Whitney have
each given S25, and Col. Lamont $40, to
the fund being raised by the Savannah
newspaper men for the family of the late
Edwin Martin, who died during the
Jacksonville yellow fever epidemic. The
total of the fund is still less than $1,000,
but it is hoped these contributions will
quicken the public interest and give the
fund a new impetus. All drafts should
be made payable to ]. H. Estill, Savan-
nah Ga.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
THE WEATHER.
An Area Of High Barometer of Vast Extent
Indications for Texas

An Area of. High Barometer of Vast Extent
Indications for Texas.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Jan. 23.-Rain is
reported in the South Atlantic states and
in Southwest Texas, and the weather in
the southern states is generally cloudy
An area of high barometer of vast extent
over-lies the eastern states, and another
area of fhigh' is developing in the
Rocky Mountain districts. Between
these two areas of "'high'
partial trough exists and there are
indications of a developing low in
the Rio Grande valley. 1t is more than
likely that another storm area will devel-
OPP in the district last named and move
nOrtheastWard across the country caus-
ing general rains in the central valley and
Southern states.
For Texas the conditions favor cloudy
weather and local rains, followed Thurs
day by colder air in the west and north
west portion, and by Friday farther south
and east.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
MESQUITE,
Strong Petition in Opposition to the Double
District Court Bill.


Special to the Gazette.
MESQUITE, TEX, Jan. 23.-The
weather is keeping up the record by a
continuous rain all day. The roads are
impossible, almost, and all lines of trade
are at a standstill
A strong petition was forwarded to
Austin yesterday from this place in OPP
position to the double district court bill
for Dallas county. The people of the
eastern portion of Dallas county are al
most unanimously opposed to this meas
ure. What surprises the people is the
fact that the Dallas county Democratic
convention, which nominated can
didates for the legislature, unanimous
ly declared in favor Of a separate
criminal district court. and rejected the
proposition TO establish double district
court, and after so explicit an expression
on the part of the people the state senator
and one of the Representatives should
ignore such plain and positive expressions
The people here are highly gratified at
the unanimous reelection of the Hon.
Richard Coke to the United States
senate.
Candidates for the different town offices
are coming to the front, notwithstanding
the election is some time off and the re-
Enumeration is quite small.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
Marriage in St. Louis High Life.

ST. Louis, Mo Jan. 23.-Mr. d. NJ.
Houser, president of the Globe-D Democrat
printing company, and Miss Agnes Bar
low, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Barlow, were united in marriage this
afternoon. The ceremony was performed
at the old family mansion on Chouteau
avenue by Rev. DR.. Green of st. John 9
Episcopal church, with only the immedi-
ate families of the contracting parties
present Mr. and Mrs. Houser left to-
night for a two-months' absence on the
Pacific slope
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
GERMANY.

Arranging for the Dispatch of the Emin
Pasha Relief Expedition.
BERLIN, Jan. "a meeting of the
Emin Pasha relief committee was held
to-day. DR.. Peters, president of the
committee, announced that the eXpedi-
ton would start in February. He stated
he had secured the services of many
scientists and military men, including
Lieuts. Rust and Tredemauu. The meet
ing adjourned until January 81, when
full details of the expedition will be sub
mitted.
Debate ON the East Africa bill in the
reichstag will take place on Saturday.
It Is reported the resignation of Gen.
Van Hendarf, Prussian minister of war,
is imminent
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
Natural Gas at Calveston.

Speech 70 the UaLeLtt.
GALVESTON, TEX, Jan. 23.-Natural
gas was accidentally discovered flowing
from the artesian well at the Galveston
bagging and cordage factory this morn
ing. The discovery was the result of an
air chamber of the new pump becoming
elogged up. Mr.. Blsbey, engineer in
charge, opened the chamber TO repair the
pump. To illuminate the interior of the
chamber and locate the seat of trouble he
struck a match. The moment the lighted
match was inserted quite an
explosion occurred, hurting En-
gineer Bisbey to the ground
while the blaze which shot from the aper-
ture in the air-chamber singed his hair
and beard of one side Of his head and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24

face. Since then Engineer Bisbey has
rugged up am apparatus TO utilize the flow
of gas from the well 1t is altogether
probable that the management of the
bagging factory win arrange for gather
ing and storing this gas, as it is believed
the flow viii be found sufficient TO illu-
inmate the building and phssibly furnish
fire for the engines. The result viii be
watched with interest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
FOUND DEAD.

A Quiet, Inofensive Old Citizen of Houston.
Natural Causes.
Special to the Gazette.
HoUsToS, TEX. Jan. 23.-G. s Roes-
berg, an old photographer, was found
dead in his room on Congress street this
morning. The last seen of the old man
was Monday evening, and it is supposed
that he must have died that night.
He ran cheap photograph
gallery and lived alone in
solitary room adjoining his gallery. He
was quiet, inoffensive old man, and the
fact that he did not make his appearance
yesterday did not excite any remarks
from his neighbors. When the body was
found decomposition had already set in.
The coroner returned a verict of death
from natural causes. The old man had
no relatives here, and had been d citizen
of this city for many years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
Suicide During Temporary INSANITY.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-The inquest
on Frederick W. BidwelI, treasurer of
the Manufactors company of New York ;,
who committed suicide by cutting his
throat in his room at the Hotel Grace,
resulted in verdict by the jury to-day
that he was laboring under temporary
fit of insanity when he committed the
5aar5
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24

joint session, after which the senate re-
turned and the house adjourned till 10
O'Clock Thursday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
Terrell.
ACA-
Snecial to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX, Jan. 23.-we are
again the recipients of rain. Since be-
fore daylight this morning the rain has
been falling in torrents. Streets are
flooded and creeks are full and running
over So much rain has induced every
body, nearly, to put on an anxious look
fol- the farming interests are beng great
ly discouraged, and with it all other in
terests.
Several pieces of propertihs are adver-
tised to be sold under judgments; most of
it de sirable property.
F. Moses, who was closed by attach
ment, has the following papers against
his stocLc-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24

Cline & Co. of Dallas attached his
liquor license.
The stock is advertised for sale Febru-
ary f, 1889.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
TkLEGRAPHIc BREViTIEs.

So 80 - - -F- 20
News from Every Part of the World Pu,
Into the Smallest Compass.
| Capt. James Custer, OF the Sd artillery,
stationed on Governors island. became
violently insane on the street in New York,
Saturday morning. He was turned over to
the military authorities.
The a~djutant general, Saturday. received
a telegram from General Miles at San Fran.
cisco confirming the Associated Press re.
port OF the capture OF Cyclone Bill and
Cunningham, and their Identification by
frankie Stratton q Paymaster Wham'f
robbers. 'f=a "'.@ ss
It is reported from Laurens county, Ga.
that q we'll has been discovered there from
which pure spirits OF turpentine are drawn.
The we'll is sixty feet deep, and It'll claimed
that fifteen barrels of turpentine were
drawn from it in one day. 1t is doubtless
rightly supected that the well has been
''salted." "
At Philadelphia, May 1s. the Almy Man
ufacturing Co., manufacturers OF ladies'
fine cloths, made an assignment. The com
pany's mills are among the largest in Ken
sington district and employ 400hands. It
is expected the embarrassment will be only
temporary. Liabilities 100000, assets
1870 900. Poor collections caused the EN-.
barrassment.
The funeral OF Allen ThorndykeR Rice took
place at Grace church, New York, Satur.
day morning. The palLbearers were Vice
President Morton, Walker Blaine, repre-
senting the department Of state, Gen. W.
T. Sherman, ex-Mayor Edward Cooper,
L. Pierre Lorillard, Chauncey M. Depew,
J. 81. Olin, VIM. Gay, Wm. p. Douglas and
w. Aston. Among the gifts Of flowers was
one from the President and Mrs. Harri-
son. The service was the regular burial
service of the Episcopal church. Bishop
Potter oficiated, assisted by Rev. DR..
Huntington, rector of Grace church. The
remains will be left in the vault Of the
church for q time. -.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22

49,
the town Of Indio, and one wonders hoy
long they have ivstchsd over the disns
shores, and II the lake was q lake In reality
10 their day.
That the lake was salt is shown by thu
enormous deposits Of this mineral. II i
especially aAoticeable ~ the town III
Saitons where for many miles the pedes
trian travels on O. perfect crust Of salt.
Hanging from a few inches to several feet in
thickness.
The principal business followed here ID
the collection OF salt. A number OF large
pills collect and grind it, and several tona
are shipped every week to various parts oil
the country. In some parts Of The sink
artesian wells have been Developed oand
what was originally desert 10 now rich In
Green's, and various tropical and semi
tropicaifruits and flowers are raised. The
and make this the central point from which
Investigations can be made, and he will
be repaid. ~,
The native inhabitants Of this curious re
eion are q tribe Of about 400 Cohuilla In
dians, who have apparently strayed out
here from the )Cohuilla valley. Those ex-
Rmined by the writer neal tine valley were,
Pc o rule, q worthless set, with little OF mo-
ambition beyond obtaining their living
from the Government, and no little sym.
pathy has been wasted upon them, though
It is true that they have been cheated end
had lands stolen from them. DR.. Stephen
Bowlands, in an interesting paper,
read before the Ventura G unity Nat
nral History Society gives some new
ideas regarding them He considers
them lineal descendants Of the old Aztecs.
Their religion includes sun an fire wor-
ship at the present day, and they believe
in the transmigration OF souls. Many OF
their ideas resemble those Of the Buddhists.
Thus, while the latter believe that the soul
of q friend enters into the, elephant per.
haps, the Cohuilla believes that the coyote
that growls around may perhaps be all
that is left Of some of his people. The dead
cremated. This band makes and uses
the stone mortars SO common throughout
the country for grinding the mesquite bean
and coffee, when they happen to have it.
York Times. 4
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
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An Unauthorized Examination of Bishops
Body Gets all Concerned INTO Trouble.
New YORK, May 1.-THE coroner to-day
held an inquest in the matter OF the death
Of Washington Irving Bishop, the mind
reader. DR.. Ferguson, who made the autopsy,
said he did SO at DR.. Irwin's request. He
made a speciality OF autopsies. He made
tns autopsy at 3.45 D.. m. DR.. Irwin said
he Thought death occurred at noon.
LAWYER Atkinson, resresenting the fam
lily, and the district attorney declared that
o crime had been committed. 1t was a
misdemeanor to perform an autopsy with.
out a coroner's consent, and man.
slaughter if the man was not dead when
the autopsy a made. He thought bail
should be fixed binding all who were pres
emit at the autopsy. DIR. Hance and DR..
Ferguson were held in $4,000 each to await
the inquest, which will be held next week.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The household OF Joseph Mennier was
increased yesterday By the arrival OF q
son.
The new issue OF school bonds to be
voted up, will be $25 900 and not Sic, 600
as e~rroneously stated yesterday.
Blue Bird shipped IL bars Of bullion via
Wells, Fargo q Co. yesterday. Weight
1,196 pounds, estimated value, $19.12O.
j. Lydan. q resident 81 Dublin guIch, was
made exceeding happy yesterday, by the
advent OF q beautiful little laughter.
Notice OF location OF the Robinson lode,
Camp Creek district, was filed for record
yesterday by John F. Robinson, ct al.
Alex Cohen has his Office in the basement
of his old stand at No. 16 Main street.
Produce and fruits.
John Doe became q fuf -fedged American
citizen, by adoption, yesterday, final
naturalization papers being issued to him
by the district court. ~
On and after to-day the Union Pacific
will run through trains to Sioux City. Iowa,
over it's own line. adding another Missouri
river terminal to is system Of roads.
The annual tournament Of the Rod and
Gun club will take place in this city July
II, Is and 10. A number OF valuable
prizes will br competed for, nature of which
will be made public later on. s.5r sa,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
BELOW THE SEA LEVEL.
A Queer Place. with Its Descendants OIL an
Ancient People.

4 Cal. letter: ''Few divers care to
descsnd more than eighty feet below the
surface of the ocean,, yet there are many
persops on the Pacific coast VINO tnink
nothing of descending from 200 to 90O iees
below the level Of the Pacific, ana noS only
that but live there"
This statement one often hears IN Caii-
fornia, especially in the Southern por'ion'
and it ia somewhat puSzling TO the tender
foot" 1t contains, however, the elements
Of truth, and almost every one b comes
into Southern California through .
Diego county passes below the ocean Level.
The Southern Pacific railroad engineers
sound. when building the road, that 10
East San Diego county, ther 9 was remark.
able depression, evidently the dry beu OF
onc;ent lake. This is known as the San
a. Ea,;na s;nk. and presents asingular appear.
IL calling to mind the famous Humboldt
o;nL f,rther north. The San Felipe SINK
sa. ell another name-the Conchllla val.
800 called from the fact that its surface
- covered with the shells, showing conciu-
1T that IL has been the bee OF o
49, az least hal u dense molluscan popu-
- t;on acme time in the past, but now long
600 IL would be difficult to say.
The spot was first noticed by SURGEON
w;dney Of the United States army many
,sars 400. He observed the Silne'
yea ca me- TO the conclusion that in the dis,
a. IT mast q large body OF water had stood
Sana' When the surveyors ran their line
ne the depression they found 1t was one
a = ~ most remar. able places on the con-
t;nsnt-a cavity near what is now the
tnwn Of Salton. 26S feet below the surface
y THIS sink or old lake bed islS0 miles
: nv thirty miles wide, and the point OF
iOns ct depth is $50 feet below the ocean
80 TN region is one OF great interest.
,e'el summer it is SO hot that the Their
% ameters. according to the natives, are
mods on the telescope plan, and y De
uress Il normal in the shade. Still, sun:
stroIa ia never known in the sink, owing,
nrohably, to the low relative humidity.
Tn wandering through this remarkaole
,,ace there are many things to attract the
ettention. On the nortoern sid are some
6ne date palms that have been growing
there for ages, at least beyond the memory
- tbe Oldest inhabitants; they range from
40 Co so feet in height and present q grand
md picturesque appearance against the
asnuptaine. Theee trees bear dates OF com:
rnercial value, the punches weighing from
TX IN 1875 pounds. The trees can be seen
~ ths passspgers on the. train % itpasses
sEUAEZ tlHRHl
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
WAsH1NGrON NEWS BRIEFS.
Appointment of Captain Mills to be Col
hector of Internal Revenue.

appointment of Captain Mills to be Col
leetor of Internal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-The President
to-day appointed William D.. Lee Of New
Mexico associate Justice of the supreme
court of New Mexico; John w. Whitcher Of
/, Nevada to be United States attorney for
the district OF Nevada; James w. Savage
of Omaha to be government director Of the
Union Pacific; James q. Mills of Montana,
collector of internal revenue for the district
Of Montana; John r. Lynch (colored) Of
Mississippi, fourth auditor of the treasury;
Lew w. Habercom of the District OF Co.
lpmbia, fifth auditor OF the treasury.
Among the callers on the President were
Minister Carter of Hawaii with Justice
and g. w. Smith Of Honolulu.
The following appointments were made
in the geological survey: William FL. Hall
OF California and Edwin 8. Nettleton OF
Colorado; supervising engineers, Arthur d.
Foote OF Idaho, Lyman Br dyes of Cali
fornia, Alex o. Brodie of Arizona; engineers
for irrigation survey, Willard d. johnson
Of the District OF Columbia, topographer,
VIM. Eyaste, Maryland, photographer.
Solomon Hirsch of Oregon, appointed
minister to Turkey, is a prominent bust
ness man of Portland, and Of Hebrew par
entage. He was a leading candidate for
the Senate from Oregon at the last cleo
ton, finally giving way to Senator Mitch
ell, after q long struggle.
Clark Carr of Illinois, appointed to be
minister to Denmark, is a leading republi-
can, about 55 years of age. living at Gales
burg, where he has been postmaster. He
was prominent ia the last campaign, and
on the incoming of the present administra.
ton was Il strong candid tie for the office
Of first assistant postmaster general.
Henry w. Severance, OF California. made
consul general to Honolulu, has for years
been iden lied with the Sandwich Islands.
His father was minister to Hawaii, and his
son has been consul at San Francisco for
the Hawaiian government.
Thomas FL. Sherman, selected as consul
at Liverpool, came originally from Maine.
He was privatesecretary to Mr.. Blaine when
the latter was speaker in 1869, and retained
the SAM position during Blaine's term in
the Senate.
The treasury department has decided
that Chinese shoes, some manufacture of
cotton felt and leather. and others of silk
felt and leather felt. in all cases being COM
posed in greater part of the hair of the
goat or other animals. are properly CLASH
fed as manufactures OF which either silk
or cotton are components OF chief value.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
The American Baptist Home Mission.

BosToN, May 1.-THE fifty,seventh an
nual meeting of the American Baptist home
mission society began this forenoon. The
usual committee states that the past year
shows the largest number of missionaries
ever under appointment. There are now
800, 900 Baptists in this country. Mission
work has been conducted during the year
in iorty.fve states and territories and On
tario, Manitoba, Alaska and three states
Of the Mexican republic. The whole num-
Der OF labo, ers supported is 100. There
are several daJ schools among the Chinese,
two in Utah and five in Mexico. The re-
port of the treasurer shows 1915, 900 re-
ceived, and the total expenditures $4O4,-
900. A resolution was adopted that great
religious restitution prevails among the
army of the United States, and asking the
60 operation OF other religious bodies to
improve it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
J0ENN7F CR7rFzU U1IIsD DoNS
How the Frenchmen Failed TO Bluff the
American Copper Kings.

-
How the F~renchmen Failed 70 Bluff the
American Copper Kings.
The weekly circular OF JamesF. Mathews
& Co., Denver, in speaking OF the copper
market has the following spicy reading:
Cooper drags it's weary length alon.
slowly, but arrives each week q little neareI
to a resting place. The representatives
had barely left England when the over
clever foreigner, like a cheap John dealT'
found that his customer was really gong
away, and that no better bargain coul6 be
driven with him, and so wired to Quens'
town, accepting the American ultimsum,
but it may be too late for them. Th'next
week can alone show! The Frencb mag
mates, with the insolence born ofllVing
always at home, treated the American rep
resentatives as il they had come mere TO
beg a boon, until Mr.. HagsJ quietly,
informed them, that the Anaetda n
Calumet together could furysh three,
fourths of the copper OF the prld, and
practically ruin their last chace OF re-
u6upUlOu Ou uIOtE COIO5ndt COSVf
they could do this and still mae q pront.
After that Johnny Crapeau crdked a little
less loudly.
"The ultimatum OF the Ri' Tito was
that the American mines shobd send only
20 per cent. OF the surplus opper TO Lu-
rope, but as America make nearly ooupie
its consumption, this ppposi1ion coula
not possibly be accepted. Mr.; Doetsch' OF
the Rio Tinto, appeared to be geneIaiy
cantankerous, vascillatig, selfish ano un'
reasonable, and the stigma o. the failure to
agree rests chiefly on hm. Inc price az
New York of Lake has been entirely irreg-
ulsr, aud chiefly on the sliding scale basis
Of future contracts. with a nomina'ly bid
for spot. Casting brands have been very
much with the situation, end the price Ian
down to 12c., with tosal sales ior tne
week Of all kinds o fabout 800, 900 pounds:
London was yery lady steady atf3S-5
to f3S-lO, running up at one lime W
E39.15."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-22
Some Other Man.

He entered a saloon ON Monroe avenue
with his hat on his ear and his coat on his
arm, and finging the garment on atable he
shouted:
as the man here who said he could pull
verize me in two minutesP" 3aa c,.rt a
HE is" replied ar individual who was
just wiping off his chin. ". 9s