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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
ELECTION IN COSTA RIoA.
Bernado de Sofa Reelected President of
the ReDunlic.

Bernado de Sofa Reelected President of
the Republic.
In 1887 there was held in the city os
Guatemala meeting of representatives
of all the Central American republics to
discuss the subject of their unification.
Costa Rtca, which had previously op-
posed sshe project, gave its assent to it,
and President Bornado de Soto is now
one OF its most earnest champions.
The reader VIII call to mind
that when more than two years
ago, President Barrios of Guatemala de-
Charged himself to be military rnler Of
Central America, Costa Rica made war
sgsinst HIM. At that time Fernandez
was president of Costa Rica and de Soto
ice-president. Fernandez died on the
day war was declared against Barrios,
March II, 1885, and de Soto became
president. The deBth of Barrios at the
head of his army put an end to the
scheme of unification-that is, in the
form his am bition had given it.
Its revival as a thing believed to be
practicable by peaceful and equitable
adjustment is regarded as an expression
of progress in the Central American re-
puOtI(S. as q ISuSIdtlOuy IL Is EHhSOUu-
BILE Il suppose, these little powers would
be more prosperous than they possibly
can be divided. Costa Rica has only
about %, 900 square miles of territory,
and population numberiny considerably
under 200 200. The people are almost
entirely of pure Spanish blood, and their
territory is wonderfully rich in metals,
including gold and silver; fertile, pro-
ductive of coffee and other valuable
vegetable products, and possesses q salu-
brious climate.
President de Soto is thirty three years
old. He is the scion of an old and hon.
orable family, renowned in war. AS
previously stated. he succeeded to the
presidency, by promotion from the vice.
presidency, on the death of Fernandez.
IN May, 1886. he was elected president
for the constitutional term OF four years.
He Is soldier by professions and at the
head of an army of 500 regulars and $500
militia. His administration is able and
energetic. Under it the finances of the
republic have been put in good order,
and the work of making railroads aud
otder internal improvements carried on
with commendabIe spirit and enterprise
De Soto's reelection is a step towards
Central American unificatiou, and gives
fresh impetus to the progressive ten
dencIes now existing in those fertile coun-
tries.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Mexican Veteran Dead.

Special TO the Gazette
MILANo, TEX. March 16.-Capt. W.
G. Lawrence, one of our most wealthy
and highly respected farmers near here,
died yesterday of a complication of dis
eases superinduced by Ia grippe, and was
buried in the family cemetery at Sandy
creek. Capt. Lawrence was q very
prominent Odd Fellow and the funeral
was conducted by that order, both Rock
dale and Milano lodges participating
The funeral was one of the largest ever
known in this county. The procession
consisting of over 500 vehicles and being
nearly one mile in length. Capt. Law
renee was an old war veteran, having
served in both the Mexican war and tho
"late unpleasantness. - He entered the
Mexican war when only nineteen and
fought bTavely during the whole period
He was q representative man in his
sphere of life and our community has
sustained a severe loss. His family have
the deepest sympathy of every one.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Hon. Thomas j. per1ne Dead.

Special to the Gazette
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, March l6.--Hon.
Thomas J. DevIne, whose serious illness
was mentioned in these dispatches last
night, died at an early hour this morn
ing. His funeral will occur tomorrow
afternoon from San Fernando. Judge
Devine was seventy eight years old, and
had been prominent in political affairs in
Texas for the past half-century He was
also one of the few men of the South
who were indicted twice for high treason
by the Federal officers for the part he
took in the Confederacy. He was a
member of the Texas supreme court
under the Coke regime, and was promi-
nently mentioned for the Democratic
gubernstorial nomination several times,
but being devoid of political ambition ;,
declined each time the use of his name in
such connection
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
More Danger Ahead.

PLAQUEMNE, La, March GA letter
has been received by the president of the
police jury of this parish from Mai. II.
B. Richardson, chief engineer of the
state levee board, in which he expresses
the opinion that the back water from the
Sappington and Raleigh or the Pecan
Grove crevasses, now going through the
Tensas basin, will come back on us,
and at time that may cause
the river below TO rise higher than ever
before, and urges the police juries
and the people to prepare for good deal
more water. He states also that the
water above was higher than in l882-S4.
The weather is fine and all feel hopeful,
Notwithstanding a two-inch rise at
Mayflower plantation above here. The
water in places is within five inches OF
the top Of the levee, which is being
raised, and by to-morrow will be in a
condition to stand twelve or fifteen feet
mora
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
THE FATHER OF WATERS.
Active Scenes Along the Lower Mississippi.
Great Damage and Untold suffer
iDg-The Worst Over
Raleigh Break.


VICKsBURG, Miss. March ia tele-
gram President F. L. Maxwell, received
at 10 O'Clock tonight, states that the
break In the Raleigh levee which &C.
Cured at O 'clock is now 400 feet vice.
Mr.. Maxwell also requested that the
residents of Louisiana in Madison and
Tensas parishes be notified by telegraph,
and to warn them of the serious
results The water from the creek will
go directly back about ten miles to Bear
Lake, and thence by two outlets into the
Tensas river. IL will overflow the gar
den spot of Madison parish and Will
seek the IoWl8nds in Diamond point aud
the lower portion of the parish, and
much Of the water will drift southwark
over the rich farming district back OF
Omega aad Milliken's Bend, and will
also find its way into the headwaters
of Walnut bayou Of that route. The
extensive plantations of the Messrs.
Richardson and the famous Ashley
plantation of Maj. George G. Waddell
will doubtless be inundated. That por-
ton of the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific railroad between Tallula and
Tensas river will get the full force of the
flood. The break is about thiTty-five
miles above on the Louisiana side, and
about the parish line Of Madison and
East Carroll.
Later telegrams state that the volume
of water going south from the break is
about 400 feet wide, and an average
depth of eight feet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
A Better Feeling.

NEW ORLEANS, La March I6.-A
Plaquemine special says the weather to-
has been warm and clear. The river
was on a stand all day. The levees of
lberville still hold out against the
father of waters. The people here are
more hopeful now than for many days.
They are not reIinquishing their efforts to
make all weak places secure, for they
know that eternal Vigilance is the price
of liberty.
A Greenville special says the weather
has been clear and cold all day. Pros
poets are growing brighter hourly, not
withstanding the wild, sensational re-
ports that have been and are still being
sent out from here. There has been a
rise here of only one inch in the past
twenty -four hours, the guage now read
ing 43. Is feet. Reports from all points
in the levee districts are in by telephone,
and the levees are still firm and safe,
with no weak places reported,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
MESQUITE.
Thrown from Horse-Corn and Cotton Land
IN Excellent Condition.
leYees.

Thrown from HOrse-Corn and Cotton Land
IN Excellent Condition.
Special to the Gazette.
MESQUITE, TEX. March 1G.-A son of
Mr.. John Knox was thrown from q horse
two days ago, and his skull was injured.
His condition now is critical, and the at
tending physicians think meningitis has
set in, and very little hopes of his recov-
cry are entertained.
Turner Lumley, q farmer living two
miles south OF town, came TO town Fri
day to do some work for DR.. Paschall,
and while at work was taken with con-
gestive chill, and went to bed at Dr..
Paschall's. Yesterday meningitis set in +,
and at this writing no hopes of his recov-
cry are entertained by his physicians.
The past few days of dry weather has
put the ground in condition to plant corn
the coming week, and if it does not rain
the bulk of the corn crop will be planted
next week. All the land is broken
aud ready for the planting of both corn
and cotton.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Creditors Make a Raid.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 16.-
Creditors swooped down on the Joseph
Schwartz Loan Office and Jewelry COM
pany yesterday afternoon and succeed sd
in capturing on attachment several hun
dred dollars in money and about SIG 600
worth of jewelry. The run on the new
Schwartz establishment was caused BY
the announcement that Schwartz had
been arrested in Ogden, Utah. Schwartz
will fight the suit on the ground that the
goods did not belong 10 him, but to the
Joseph Schwartz Loan Office and Jewelry
company, of which he was simply a
shareholder.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
MASSIVE MACHINERY.
Largest Shipment of One Machine Ever Made
in America.

largest Shipment of One Machine Ever Made
IN America.
HAMILTON, OHIO, March 16.-The
immense armor plate bending machine
made by the Niles tool works for the
navy yard at Mare Island, Cal. was
shipped yesterday over the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
and the Southern Pacific rail-
roads. The machine was loaded on
eleven specially built and extra heavy
fiat-cars. The two largest castings
weigh respectfully sc 400 and &c 200
pounds, and the gross weight of the train
is SO, $40 pounds. The train will be
run through the entire distance,
400 miles, without change. The
whole train will be run on q
special boat at San Francisco and taken
to the island. The train was photo
graphed before it left Hamilton The
freight, which was prepaid by the Niles
tool works, amounted to a little more
than $40 900. This is the longest dis
tance any solid freight train ever trav-
eled. 1t is the largest shipment of one
single purchase ever made i'll the United
States.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Orange Growers Want Protection.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, March 16.-The recent at
tempt of Florida fruit growers to induce
the ways and means committee OF con-
gress to impose duty of one cent each
on imported oranges has stirred up q
hornets nest among New York i'm
porters, and they are preparing to fight
the measure tooth and nail by sending to
Washington a delegation of importers
from New York, Boston and Philadel-
phia. The importers aver that this mat
ter is of vital Importance to their BUSH
ness, and when q letter arrived yester-
day from Congressman Flower stating il
to be his belief that the measure would
be adopted by congress. the Indignation
reached climax.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
United states Court at A,oka.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
ATOKA, l. t., March 4.-Commis-
sioner Robb had busy day yesterday
IN his United States court. Two white
men named Woods were tried for steal
ing hogs from native named Bohanan.
The evidence was very conclusive and
the men were sent TO Paris. These lar
ceny cases are giving q great deaf of
trouble in this portion of the Territory.
1t Is out of the jurisdiction of the
Fort Smith court, Muskogee has no
jurisdiction over such cases and the
Paris court has thus far ignored them
altogether. Thus larceny is on the in
crease, and the effect on evil-disposed
persons, and especially the young men
and boys, whose habits are forming
very badly, indeed.
There were also some whisky case
before Judge Robb, Seminole Indians
One man pleaded guilty to five charges.
They were also sent forward to Paris.
Commissioner Robb is a remarkably
just and fair man and is giving excel
lent satisfaction.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
killed for Cutting the Leves.

HELENA, Miss, March l6.-Two
negroes from the Arkansas side were dis
covered cutting the levee near De Soto,
Hiss. Friday night, and were shot and
killed 10y guard.
A Newport, Ark. special to the APP
peal says: White river fell twelve inches
here to-day. Black river is also falling
A break occurred on the Batesville and
Brinkley road at Riverside to-day A
large force of men are at work repair
ing the breaks in the Iron Noun
tain road north of Newport
and trains from st. Louis may possibly
run through Monday. Reports of great
destruction to stock contiude TO come
in from the country, and the total loss
10 farming interests will not fall short
of $500, 600. At Newport the loss will
pe about $50 900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
BAVARIAN COUNT.
He Comes Over to Carry Of Philadelphia
Belle.

he Comes Over to Carry On Philadelphia
Belle.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Count Maxi
milan Pappenheim of Bavaria, who is
said to be engaged to Miss Mary Wister
Wheeler, a well-known philadelphia
belle, arrived in this city on the steam
ship Aller. He was accompanied by
his younger brother, Count Louis
Pappenheim, and the two occupied
the captain g state room during the
voyage. It was expected that Miss
Wheeler would take pa, sage on the boat
with her betrothed, her mother, Mrs.
Susan +. Wheeler, having returned from
Europe Thursday to arrange, it is
thought, the preliminaries for the we'd
ding. But Miss Wheeler's name does not
appear on the ships list of passengers
and the officers say no one of that name
had engaged passage. Count Pappen-
helm had had the greater part of his
baggage expressed to Philadelphia, but
drove to the Hoffman house with his
brother.
The Aller had a stormy passage
across the Atlantic. Shortly after
6 O'Clock Friday evening Balthasar
Wolfrath, a steerage passenger, at
tempted to commit suicide by shooting.
He was a patient in the ships hospital
suffering from delrium tremens. DR..
E. Moerr, the ships physician, extract
ed two bullets from the man. head and
saved his life.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
A Negro Lynehed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn March 16.-At
Gadsden this state at $3.50 I'm. to-day
Henry Williams, colored, was taken
from jail by mob and shot to death for
attempted assault on Miss finder, an
aged white lady living near that place
February 2Sth last. Williams entered
her house at night and after beating her
nearly to death was frightened away
from some cause. Since that time he
has been at large. but was captured at
Springfield, Tenn, Saturday. The off,
GERS reached Gadsden with him this
evening.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
The French Cabinet.

PARIS, March 16.-The new cabinet
is composed as follows: President of
the council and minister of war, NJ. De
Freycinct; minister of foreign affairs,
NJ. Ribot; minister of the interior, NJ :.
Constans; minister OF finance, NJ. Rou-
vier; minister of justice, NJ. FallIeres;
minister of commerce, M. Roche; min
lister of public instruction, NJ. Borgouls;
minister of agriculture, NJ. Develle;
minister of public works. NJ. Guyot;
minister of marine, Nj Barben; minister
of colonies, NJ. Ereynre.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Railroad PRINCES Abroad.

AGUAs CALIENTEs, MEXICO, March Is :.
The American association of general
passenger agents arrived a. Zacatecas
this morning and were accorded an en-
thusiastic reception by the governor,
state officials and populace. A brie f
journey was made to Guadalupe, the
mines and points of historical
interest. On the return a ban
quet was rendered in the palace
of Gov. Arechega of Zacatecas. All ad-
dresses and toasts expressed the kindliest
feelings toward the American railroad
men and the hope that the coming con-
vention might result in greatly pro-
noting commercial relations between the
two republics.
The party arrived at Aguas Calientes
this evening and were banqueted by Gov
ernor Barfies Del Meras and state officers
A public concert in honor of the party
was later given in the principal theater
Of the city
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17

A new swindle has appeared in Eu-
rope. Prominent persons receive letters
dated at the military prison in Madrid
purporting to come from the late score
tary of the Egyptian mahdi, who knows
where, 4 200, 900 of francs are concealed i.
He asks small sum to satisfy the cred
itors who keep in him prison, in return
for which he will tell where the treas
ure Is.
A new explanation of short-sightedness
comes from Breslau, Germany. A d.
rector OF the OphthalmIe University there
declares that in three hundred cases that
he has studied, the presence Of tight col
lars upon the muscles of the neck has so
disturbed the circulation of the blood as
to Affect the eyeslghts
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Mexican Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 16.-Piedras
Negras is planting cotton.
Modern cotton machinery is arriving
at Guadalajara for the Altemao mills
Count st. Folk, French minister, has
gone to Orizaba.
A fellow representing himself as Prince
Victor of England, with his wife, the
Princess Amelia, has been quilting the
people of Puebla.
The general passenger agents special
has reached Zacatecas.
Hughes of the Ward line steamer will
be dined at the American legation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17

things most needed here is first class
hotel building. Now is the time for
some one to invest, to avail himself of
the opportunity, while available lots can
be had at reasonable figures. Some in
ducemenk would doubtless be offered in
the way of ground upon which to erect
frst-class building. While there are
already several respectable boarding
houses there is not hotel with suitable
accommodations for the travelling public.
Mrs. d. A. Campbell of Fort Worth,
is here visiting her son, Mr.. J II. D. Camp
bell, of Brown, Campbell & Nicely.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Something Brewing.

bpSClaI 10 tHe UAZette.
HOUSTON, TEX. March l6.-President
of the Southern Pacific road came IN
from the East to- day, and after brief
stay sailed out for the West. Something
is brewing in railroad circles, but it is
being kept profound secret. High Off =
Gals of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
the Cotton Belt aud the Denver and
Fort Worth have been circulating around
Houston yesterday and to-day, but moth
ing has been given out for publication.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Going In.

ST. JOSEPH, La, March 16-The
river rose one-tenth. It is now within a
few inches of the great floods of 1882 and
1884. Work has commenced on the whole
Tensas front, and every levee is being
carefully guarded.
NATCHEz, MISS. March lG.-The river
has risen one inch, and is now only nine
tenths of foot below the water of 1888.
The planters in Concordia AMI Tensas
parishes are removing their stock TO the
hills.
BATON ROUGE, La, March 1G.-The
river is stationary. No breaks are re-
ported anywhere near this point.
BAYOU SARA, La, March 16.-The
river rose one and one-haIf inches.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Overflow.

Correspondence of the Gazette
OvERToN, TEX, March l4.-Last
night sneak thief broke in j. B.
Mayf1eld s store, helped himself to the
necessaries of life and departed, leaving
no clew as to his identity. To-day the
town bought pair of trained negro dogs =,
but they came too late to trail the thief.
The sun came out brightly to-day for
the first time IN nearly two weeks
Farming operations have been delayed
very much on account of the long con-
tinued and heavy rains recently. The
late cold wave did much damage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
win Give Direct to the Parishes

NEW ORLEANS, La, March l6.-Gov-
ernor Nichols having declined to receive
the 500, 900 donation rendered by the
Louisiana lottery company for levee pur-
poses. the board of directors at a meet
ing to-day decided to offer the relief
fund direct TO the various levee districts.
AS money lie needed all along the line, the
probabilities are that me parishes will
accept the liberal offer made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17

Correspondence of the Gazette.
FORT DAVIS, TEX. March IA very
brisk norther has been blowing all day =,
and snow has been falling steadily since
II o'clock last night. It has been too
warm, however, for any of it to remain
on the ground. This snow will be Of
great benefit to the stock interests.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Negro Killed by a White Man.

SptclaI 10 inc GAZtCte.
WILLIS, TEX, March l6.-News was
received here tonight that at ThaYer's
mill, about ten miles from here, Felix
Dunn, white, shot and killed colored
man named Frank Bates. Bates was
advancing on Dunn's father when the
son shot him dead.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
situation Precarious.

ARKANSAS CITY. ARK. March 16.-The
gauge reads tonight As 2 feet, and is ris-
ing rapidly. The weather is clear and
cold. Everybody is out that wages will
hire and is fighting hard with sandbags
TO hold our levee. The cTevasse at Sap
pington has grown no wider. The other
levees are all intact
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
River Falling,

PLAQUEMINE, La, March I6.-Fine
weather gave encouragement to our
planters to-day. News from the front
reports all the levees safe and able to
stand two feet more water. The river
fell nearly two inches to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
FIRE RECORD.
Large Planning Bin Burned.

cpec1Al TO the GaZette.
TExARKANA, ARK, March 16.-Bu-
chanau's planning mills and a large lot OF
lumber was burned last night the flames
from the fire lighting up the adjacent
country for many miles. The mills were
situated at Buchanan, station on the
Texas and Pacific eight miles from this
place. 1t is impossible to learn the
amount of the loss. The owner had in
suranee to the amount of SIS 900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
New Cabinet.

BUDAPEsTH, March l6.-The new cab
net is officially announced. Count SEA-
parry becomes prime minister and minis
ter of the interior, and Herr Bethlen
becomes minister of husbandry. The
other cabinet officials will be retained by
the present incumt ents.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
Comanehe.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
CoMANcHE. Texas, March IA
Comanche is enjoying a steady and
healthy reaction, and it 10 safe to assume
that it viii experience no mushroom
growth or boom so-called- One of the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17

Rouge fell one inch last night: stationary
all day. The whole parish is aroused i,
and every effort is being made to hold TIE
leYees,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
A Levee Breaks.

TALLULA, La, March l6.--The Raleigh
levee broke in front of DR.. Wylie IS house
at p. N. 100 feet wide, eight feet deep.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17

For sale-Ten houses and lots-Sl00
cash, $50 per month. Cheaper to buy
than rent. If we have not the kind of
house you need, we viii build you one.
JAS. RYAN S Co.,
Commercial Club Building.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
What Mr.. Fatheree Thinks,
Fate, Texas, March 6, 1890.

Fate Texas March 6, IoJU
Gazette. Fort Worth, Tex:
The High-Arm Singer sewing machine bought o.
you is as good any $50 Machine. wouldn't tahgg
twice what it cost and risk getting another good on
any other kind. 1t does good work any OF Ine
high-priced machines. You can recommend it, lou
can use my name If you wish. Truly yours,
f. III. and E. j. FATHEREE-