Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-06
BLAINE ON TOP.
His Enemies See the Futility of
Opposition to His Plan.
They are Now Seeking Compromise
by Which the Rest OF the Mckinley
Bill Nay be Saved.
A Prominent Citizen OF Houston, Tex, Sut.
iering from HypochOndrIs, Cuts His
Throat from Ear to Ear.
4 Horrible Scene.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The sani-
tarium of DR.. Hammond, the celebrated
physician. was the scene OF a CHASTITY
suicide this morning, the victim being
Pedro Pastango of Houston. Tex. He
was one of the most expert electrical en-
gineers in the South, and had charge OF
the electric lighting system in the
City OF Mexico. He was taken Ill in
Mexico several weeks ago and came here
with his brother for treatment by DR..
Hammond, arriving on Sunday last.
He and his brother were given accom-
mOdations in the same room. Upon ex-
animation DR.. Hammond found his pa
tient suffering from hypochOndria and
told him he would fully recover in a
month. This morning the two brothers
went out for short walk
and upon returning Pedro said
he felt much better. He
began shaving himself and after complet-
ing the operation, his brother took the
razor and
LOCKED 1T UP
IN valise placing the bag in
the corner of thereon out of
Pedro's reach. The latter asked his
brother for patriot scissors to remove
some stray hairs behind his ear, and
while Is the latter was gone, the
unfortunate Pedro quickly seZ-
ed the valise, unlocked it
and taking the razor out
slsshed his throat from ear to ear, dying
in fifteen minutes. The wind pipe and
jugular vein were severed and the razor
cut deep into the neck, breaking it as
suuder. Tine sight was shocking one
and the deed terrified the other patients.
The news rapidly spread through the city
and the evening papers were eagerly
scanned for particulars. The
suicide was thirty-seven years
Of age. The brother is
Frustrated with grief and is now under
DR.. Hammond's care. The remains
were embalmed and will be sent TO
Houston Tomorrow for interment.
MAJORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
The house elections committee had a
quorum OF Republicans this morning,
Mr.. Marsh being the only Democrat
present. The report unsesting Mr..
breckenridge of Arkansas was adopted.
Mr.. BreckIuridge's opponent being
dead, new election is necessary.
He will be renominated and returned so
that the Republicans will gain but
brief advantage by the outrage they pro-
pose to perpetrate.
THE ANTI BLAINE MEN
IN the house have failed TO get Mr.. Har-
rIson to join them actively in a fight
against the able secretary OF state, and
it is becoming evident that they will have
to abandon it. The senate WAS first to
see the futility of an open fight against
proposition as popular as that advanced
by Mr.. Blaine. Since the suggestion
first came they have been trying, to de-
wise some compromise by which the plan
might be adopted without destroy
in5 the rest of the Mckinley
bill. Having practically concluded
that some such amendment as
that proposed by Senator Pierce or by
Senator Aldrich could reconcile the
Blaine idea to the rest Of the bill, they
have been trying to reach some sort of
an understanding with majority of the
ways and means committee.