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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02
The DEER OF NARA.
The Strange Population of Japanese

copyrighted 1890 by the Author.l,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02

suddenly leaped from the darkness and
appeared in view upon the fiat top of one
the biggest bouIders little four-footed
creature gazing with glowing eyes upon
the scene below.
''There's your Indian, James, my
boy, - softly laughed Pike and, turning,
he called back into the cave:
"Ned, are you asleep?'
"No,' was the prompt answer. "Do
you want me, Pike?''
''Come here and 1 II show you a pretty
for your Ballard.
Ned was at his side in an instant,
bringing his little rife with him, and the
old soldier pointed down the hill.
''That's what Jim took for an
Apache, - he said.
$50 did you, Pike; you needn i try to
make fun of me, - was Jim $ answer,
half surly, half glad, because his fears
were now removed.
'fIs it a panther?'' whispered Ned.
fOh, can It 1 take pop at him?''
''Not shot. 1t would simply be tell
ing those blackguards where we were
hiding and spoil all the fun expect to
have in the morning. That's no pam
Their; they have a tawny hide, but it e
the biggest catamount or wildcat 1 ever
set eyes on. Now go back to Kate, bum
die up in your blankets and keep warm
and go to sleep. Jim and stand guard
tonight.
And, obediently, the boy erept away.
Pike looked after him with moistening
eyes-all his jovial, half Laughing man
ner changing in an instant.
''God bless the little man. He's as
brave as q boy could be, and hasn't so
much as whimpsred once - muttered the
the ex-corporal to himself. "What
would L not give to know where his
father was this uight2''
Then he turned to Jim, who had some
what sulkily drawn away to the other
end of the little parapet.
''Come back, Jim, my boy. 1 didn'
mean to hurt your feelings he said.
"You were perfectly right in keeping
such CLOSE watch on everything and any
thing the least suspicious, and l was
wrong if ridiculed it. Now we've got
to divide the Eight between us. You lie
down at once and go to sleep. IN keep
guard till or half past; then you relieve
me until daybreak. -
And Jim, nothing 10th, crept back
towards tha glowing Goals and rolled
himself in his heavy blanket, leaving the
old corporal to his solitary reflections,
and these were Of a character so gloomy
80 full of anxiety and dread, that one
ouly marvsls how he was able to keep up
before Kate and the children, the ap-
pearanee of jollity and confidence that
had marked throughout this trying day
his whole demeanor.
''I would give anything to know where
the captain is Tonight! - again he NUT
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02

WITH THE CAPTAIN.
prowl up here tonight, but 1 want you
to keep the sharpest lookout you eve.
did in your life-nOt only over tne'I
movements down in the road, put u.
cavalry coming from the west. IneIe
just no telling how soon these IellO"'
may be out from Verde, and Wnen tn0J
come we want to know 1t. Inc Iuu'an'
have their sentries out, so they eV'uenH'
expect them. Watch them like hA"HI
but don t give any false alarm OF MAJ
eny noise. Let me sleep until IL oeBIns
to get light, then call me. Now '@-
you do it?'' -z,-s
"Ot course I can, corporal, but whe''
are you going to sleep?" r-
fright here by you. III hand !o.-
blankets and mine ont By the PsEap'.. -
SO that if you want me all you II nave -
do is to put out your hand. II you
chilly, or get so towards dayDlea zoe!
throw that saddle blanket over yum
shoulders. "A
For long time, despite fatigue slH
watching, Pike could not get 10 49, ~.
He lay there looking up at the e
shining in the clear heavens, ana IHina
ing how peaceful, how 1aE -,
moved from strife or battle 'A'!
seemed to be. Then he kept an y
Jim, and was glad to note thst ~
darkey seemed alert and aware OF nl' - "a
sponsibllities, for every few minute 49,. -
would creep cut and peer arouuu -,
shoulder of the ledge where he eoulI -
better view Of anything going on uo"-
in the road, and, after one-halr an n LIZ
OF this sort OF thing, he reported 10 "a
that ha ''reckoned the whole gang I "a
gone to sleep down there. The "
trooper assured him, however, that sON'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02

gardens and parks were thronged with
deer of all sizes and ages. Wherever
the eye could reach they might be
counted by thousands. They seemed to
constitute the real population of the city,
and they certainly displayed far greater
activity and interest in life than their
human co-residents. Several of them at
once approached me with the same anx-
lous look of inquiry that my unbidden
guest at the inn had worn. Again
l failed to comprehend, until a
group Of stays surrounded me and sig
nified by unmistakable action that L
was required to accompany them to a
certain corner at which peddler of
swe ct cakes was stationed. 1t was i'm
possible to resist their pressing invitation,
although there was nothing violent III
their demonstrations. They closed around
me and waited patiently while
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02


be plainly seen on the rocks and trees on
the north side of the pass. Here and
there stray beams Of light shot through
the frs and cedars and stunted oaks that
lay below them among the boulders;
and somewhere down among
these little trees, watchful Jim
declared that he had seen something
while moving cautiously and stealthily
to aud fro. Pike closely questioned him.
whispering his inquiries SO as not to catch
the ears of Kate or the children, but Jim
stoutly declared that he could not be mis-
taken. He had marked it twice, moving
from place to place before he had quit
his post and called to the corporal to
come and verify for himself what he was
sure he had seen. For few moments
Pike thought that it might be the Apache
sentinel who had, possibly, left his posi-
ton on the little hill across the road, and
was seeking on his own account some clew
to the whereabouts OF the fugltIves from
camp. Pike had seen one or two Indians
running up the road to where the senti-
mel was stationed in order to give him
some of the plumber which they had
taken from the wagon, and it was now
so dark that he could no longer see OBJ
jeots out on the plain, and, as he could
hear approaching horsemen just as well
on this side of the road as on that, it was
possible tina. this Indian was the cause of
Jim IS warning.
Several minutes passed without either
of them seeing anything. Then sud-
denly Jim's hand was placed on the
corporal 8 arm, and in low, tremulous
voice he whispered: tLook, looki''
Following with his eyes the direction
indicated by Jim's hand, Pike could
just see, probably two hundred or two
hundred and fifty yards away down tie
hillside, something dirty white in color,
very slowly and very stealthily creep
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02

and fed them, one after another, by
hand. At various points of the temple
grounds 1 was compelled to repeat this
operation, and L soon learned that the
sale of crisp biscuit for consumption by
the deer was one of the established in
dustries of that community.
For more than one thousand ye ars
these beautiful creatures have fearlessly
enjoyed the freedom of Nara in obedi-
ence to the legendary decree OF tender
hearted empress of olden times. This
lady, moved to compassion by the plain
tive cries of hind whose mate had been
destroyed by the hunters, signified her
command that in all ages to come no
deer should be wantonly slain within the
environs of the imperial court. To this.
day the tradition is respected, and no
man s hand is lifted against these harm
less inhabitants of the woods. They
dwell in little lodges provided by the
priests, who are their authorized guar
dams and protectors, and they pass their
lives in familiar association with the citi-
Zens, whom they outnumber ten to one.
All doors are open to them, and the idea
that danger can result from this intimate
fellowship with the race of bIpeds never
darkens their innocent thoughts. Their
privileged existence is one of the hap
pest illustrations of the natural SIM
plicity and humanity of the Japanese
people. But the growth of foreign in
tiuence is rapid in that land, and it is
feared that the cruel disregard of animal
life, which manifests itself in the pursuit
of what is known to Europe as 'sport -
may before long condemn to merciless
determination the strange population of
Nara. E. H. HOUSE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02

S l was leaving Kio-
to on my first expe-
dition to the vener-
able and romantic
city of Nara, one Of
the most ancient
capitals of the ia
panese empire, 1 re-
ceived a singular
caution from my
merry friend Oshi-
koji, the honorable
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02
SUNSET PASS;
Or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache
Land.
BY CAPT. CHARLES KING,
Author of "The Deserter, - GA War
time Wooing,' etc.
Copyrighted 1859 by Author.l
Copyrighted 1889 by
VII

NEELING behind their
rocky barrier, the two
men silently peered
into the darkness down
the hill. The great
ledge of rock under
which they were hid
ing concealed from
their view the burning
fires of the Indians
down in the roadway to
the east. But the refeo-
fiOn nf tho fro Gould
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02

with comical elaboration, feeling his
way with security that betokened q
practiced familiarity with the interior
structure of human dwellings.
On setting forth TO explore the neigh
borhood little later, was abundantly,
not to say oppressively, supplied with
the extraordinary oompanionship of
which had been forewaTned. Streets,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12

CHARLESTON, w Va, July l9.-There
are grave fears that a serious race war
will break out i'll the Pocahontas and
Bramwell mining region, arising out of
u terrible riot occurring un a train on
the Norfolk and Western railroad on
the evening of July 6.
Between 200 and 800 colored miners
from Pocahontas had been on an excur-
sion on the Bluestone branch Of the rail
road and returning were under the in
fiuence of liquor. While in the cars
some of the negroes got into row with
an unknown white man, and were pro-
ceeding to cut his throat, when Detec-
tive w. G. Baldwin and three of his as
sistants, who were on the train, inter
fered.
The detectives were at once attacked
and serious riot ensued in the cars, the
seats being broken to pieces and used as
clubs. Baldwin was terribly beaten
about the head and is in precarious
condition. Campbell, another detec-
tive, was badly wounded in the side.
Detective Robertson had his right arm
broken. h. NJ Baldwin, the fourth de-
tective, escaped
Nine negroes were knocked down and
one was shot in the shoulder and left
arm. The train was stopped at Bram-
well, where the citizens came to the aid
of the detectives and probably saved
their lives, Six of the negroes are in
iail
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
eNeLIsHMEN NOT IN 1T.
The stock of the Big Gas Trust to be
Placed With American InVesturs

The stock of the Big Gas Trust to be
Placed With American Investors.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-An the $50.
900, 900 of the stock of the American
Gas Investment company, one half OF
W hich was 70 have been in England,
and the remainder in this country. will
now be disposed of in the United States.
The reason for the change in the placing
of the stock is said to be due to the
jealous chickering's of two factions in
London, each of which sought to con
trol the stock allotted to the English
capitalists.
Sir Julian Goldsmith, of London, was
at the head of affairs in London, and
had organized the United States Gas
and Light company, limited, for the
purpose of subscribing for the $25, ,0O0,-
900 Of stock. The Farquar- Crisp party
wanted to be responsible for the stock.
and Jealousy caused the scheme to drop
through. All the directors of the En-
glish company have resigned, and now
the stock will be placed here.
The leading projectors of the com
pany, all well known capitalists of this
city. who had already subscribed heayi-
ly, held conference, and all agreed to
double their subscriptions One bank
ing firm which had agreed to take $780,
600 promised to take double that
amount, and it is thought that within a
few days the total amount of the En-.
glish allotment oe $95 100000 will be
taken.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
LETTER FROM MULoooN.
He Calls Sullivan q Coward and Offer
to Back kiIrain against Him.

he Calls Sullivan coward, and Offers
to Back KiIrain Against Him.
New YORK, July 12.-William Mul-
doom has written letter to The World,
in which he scores John L. Sullivan. He
says that the big pugilist's recent ont.
break against him was prompted by
jealousy. Too much praise was given
the trainer to suit Sullivan. AS to his
having wished to turn states evidence
he says that the story is lie. He denies
that Sullivan paid him $2, ,000 for train
ing him. He also calls him an migrate
and loafer,
He says that Sullivan is q coward;
that after having announced that he
would wipe the ground up with his
trainer he left for the east Muldoon
waited for him for three days, but he
did not put in an appearance, Muldoon
says he will back Kilrain against Sulli-
van, and that he will put the former
into the ring weighing 20J pounds, and
that he will bet s., 800 that Kilrain will
win the fight in less time than it took
Sullivan to win the last one He says
there will be plenty of money in such
fight, as Kilrain can get hackers for
10000, and Mr.. Luke Short. of Fort
Worth. Tex, offers big purse, and
will also get the license from the state
to allow the fight TO take place without
interference.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
Shorter HOURS.
Government Employees May Soon
Have to Work but Eight.
Favored Py the Congressional
Committee on Labor.

1t Believes the Government Can Well
Afford to Set an Example of Liberality
to the Rest of the World by Allowing
Its Laborers the Same Hours of Work
Now Given Its Clerks.
WASHINGTON, July 12.--Mr. Bliss,
from the committee on labor, mas re-
ported with some minor amendments
the bill constituting eight hours days
work for all laborers employed by the
government.
In report on the bill the committee
states that the question of shortening
the hours of labor is being considered
the world over, and in the main the
workmen have succeeded in having the
hours reduced. The committee thinks
the government can well afford to set an
example of hberality to the rest of the
world and accord the same hours to its
laborers as it does, to its clerks. 1t is
recommended that the bill as amended
be passed.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
HEAD SPLIT WITH AN Ak.
Cowardly Murder AT Birmingham, Ala
by IA Negro Preacher.

Cowardly Murder AT Birmingham, Ala,
by "A Negro Preacher.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July IA brutal
murder was committed at Irondale. a
suburb of this city, Wednesday night,
by Rev. Samuel B. Martin, Methodist
preacher He killed Samuel Walker by
cutting his head open with an AK. A
woman was the cause of the tragedy
Martin was in love with Susan Will
Jams, and had been paying her atten
tions for some time, which were coldly
received.
There was church supper in the vii
lage Wednesday night, and Martin
asked the girl to accompany him there.
She refused, and later accepted an in.
vitation to go with Walker The couple
had walked only about one block, when
Martin came up behind them with an
ak, and with one blow split his rivals
head wide open. The girl fell fainting
to the ground, her dress covered with
the warm blood of her dead lover, and
the madly jealous preacher fled from the
spot. He has not been captured.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
IN LUCK IF ALIVE.
The Black AssaiIant of Woman at So
cial Circle, Ga.

The Black AssaiIant of Woman at So
clal Circle, Ga.
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga, July 12 Wheth-
er Jim Harmon is alive or dead is the
question here. Early Wednesday morn
ing Mrs. Sarah Williams was awakened
by the touch of large, rough hand on
her face. Striking match she saw by
her bedside, huge grinning negro
The screams of the lady awakened the
household. Mr.. Williams, who was in
another room, rushed in, followed by
his daughter, and all three attempted to
arrest the negro. While the struggle
was in progress Mr. McDowall entered
the room with his shotgun. The negro
wrenched it from him, and after terror
izing the whole party escaped.
When daylight came a negro named
James Harmon was arrested and CON
fessed his guilt He was taken out to
Spencers pond. since which nothing has
been seen of him. One citizen counted
eighty-tive shots which had been fired.
The negro is supposed to have been
sunk to the bottom of the pond. There
are those however, who claim that the
negro escaped. They say he was thrown
into the pond, and reaching the other
side struck dry land and escaped, which
accounted for the gun shots sent after
him.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK:
A RACE RIoT.
-Four Negroes Killed, Eight Negroes and
Two whites wounded.

ATLANTA, Ga, July IA terrible
race war occurred at STAIRS Mill, in
Fayette county, yesterday on the occa-
sion of the drawing off OF fish pond.
A large crowd had assembled to catch
fish, and the row started between col
ored man and white man.
-Four negroes We're killed. eight
wounded and two white men were seri-
ously wounded and three or four grazed.
The white men, who were comparative
ly unarmed, telegraphed to Griffin for
arms and ammunition. About 100 shots
were exchanged When the rioters had
exhausted their ammunition they looted
the store of a neighborhood merchant
and took all his powder, rs well as every
knife and pistol ON the place.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
a CHINESE COLONY
To Be Established at oncc on the Isthmus
of Tehuantep4c.

CRY or Mexico, July 12.-Wag Yin
Wan, wealthy San Francisco China
man, who has associated with him j.
Moury, an attorney of the same city,
both of whom are now here, has just
purchased 5000 900 acres of land on
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and will
soon complete the purchase Of another
large tract, on which coffee and tobacco,
and 1t is believed tea. can be successfully
grown, On the tracts large Chinese
colony will be established at once. Wag
Yin Wan and Moury leave for China.
by way Of San Francisco, tomorrow.
for the purpose of sending ont the first
colonists. Owing to the heat the land
has been neglected. but it is believed
that Chinese colonists will be able to
stand the temper :ture, as it is similar to
that of China.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
The President Aecents.

CARLISLE. Pa, July 12.-The Ma.
tional Grangers' exhibition, which Is to
be held at Williams Grove, this county
commencing Aug. %, promises to be the
largest exhibition ever held in its his.
tory. Col. K. II. Thomas. of Mechan.
icsburg, secretary and general manager,
has already received a large number oi
letters of acceptance from public men
and Thursday he received letter from
President Harrison, who promises to be
present if possible.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
Fashionable summer Resort.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July I2.-At Q
o'clock Thursday morning the large
family hotel at Lake Elmo was totally
destroyed by fire. Elmo is twelve miles
from st. Paul and is the most fashion
able and exclusive summer resort in
Minnesota. The hotel was crowded
with people, but as most Of the male
guests do business in the city, everybody
was astir and there was no loss of life.
All of the outhouses, two large barns
and new boathouse were consumed.
The loss is about $1j0,0O0, exclusive of
the valuable personal effects of the
guests.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
Not Coyernor Gordon'. Utterances.

ATLANTA. Ga, July Ex-Governor
John B Gordon publishes card show
ing that the speech delivered at Chatta-
nooga during the recent Confederate re-
union. il Which reference was made to
slavery was not delivered by him, but
by another speaker. BY some error the
speech has been accredited to him in
various northern papers. Governor
Gordon was not present at the meeting,
and his speech in the evening-the only
one he made-eontained no reference TO
slavery.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
LIKE, JACK THE RIPPER.
A Worthless Virginian Fatally Carves
Two Fallen Women

Worthless Virginian Fatally Carves
Two Fallen Women.
TAsLEY, Va. July 12. A terrible
butchery was committed in disreputa-
ble den situated in the woods near Lo-
custville, this county. Wednesday even
ing. Thomas Wilt, worthless young
fellow, left his family some time ago
and took up with Belle Archer, one of
the inmates Of the place. On Wednes-
day they became involved in jealous
quarrel. Wilt drew knife and
stabbed the woman in numerous places.
Mahaley Watson, another inmate of the
place, attempted to interfere. but was
rendered helpless by numerous slashes
Of the knife held by Wilt After the
fashion Of Jack the Ripper he continued
10 cut and slash the dying women.
Finally, weary Of his work. he went out
aud gave himself up to the officers. The
women received mortal injuries
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
Slain bya Gas Generator.

New YORK, July 12.-Christian
Eckert was killed Friday morning by
the explosion of a gas generator at 10
East One Hundred and Twenty-fourth
street. His two sons, Chester, aged lS
years, and Frank, 2l years, were seri-
ously burned The sons We're removed
TO the hospital and their fathers body
to the morgue. They were making
soda water at the time of the explosion
The son Chester died in the hospital.
The other son is very slightly injured
and will recover.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
To Revive Lieutenant General.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-The house
committee on military affairs has direct
ed favorable report on bill to revive
the rank of lieutenant general of the
army. The bill permits the president to- ap-
point to that Office an officer distinguish
ed for skill and bravery in the late war,
and the Office is to expire upon his re-
tirement. Favorable reports We're also
ordered on bills authorizing the secre-
tary of war to employ twenty acting
chaplains in the army and granting to
the hio Grande Southern railroad right
IF way across the Fort Lewis, Col, mill
tary reservation.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12
Crops a Failure in Oklahoma.

TOPEKA, Kan. July I2. Fourteen
families of colored people have just re,
turned from Oklahoma to Topeka. They
say that everything is burning up there,
and that the settlers are leaving as fast
as they can get away. Parties from
Topeka. who have recently been through
Oklahoma. confirm these reports. Crops
there will be almost total failure A
dispatch from King Fisher, /. r.. says a
heavy rain fell there Thursday after
noon, succeeding nearly a month of dry
weather. Growing crops have been
greatly damaged by the drouth, and the
rain came too late to do any good in a
great many places.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-12

ROCKFORD. H., July re- Chief of Po-
lice Albert w. Webb shot and killed
himself Thursday night. The suicide
it is said. was prompted by desire to
escape disgrace. Webb had committed
q forgery and it had been discovered,
The shooting was done in the court
room and two shots were fired, the des-
perate man taking a revolver in each
hand and evidently fired simultane.
ously, sending two bullets into his
braiu