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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-04

cattle. Those who were sleeping in the
trenches, inside the walls of sods, fred
their rifles aimlessly.
lie down, -lyou.' be- screamed, ''or
they II shoot you.
Some of the sentries obeyed. Others
rushed in, and the sound of their sp-
proach completed the scare.
'Here they come - shouted the men
at the walls, and crack went q score of
rifles.
keep steady, men, shouted the
officers, "steady, men, and FIRE low. -
The sentries, yelling ut the top OF their
voices, dashed in, barely escaping being
stabbed; two or three of them, including
the unfortunate Joe, receiving flesh
wounds.
Then followed truly mad scene.
Twenty four thousand rounds of ammu-
milton we're fred off, and the guns roared
two rounds apiece from the four corners
OF the lager. The officers in their shirt
sleeves worked hard in carrying out the
ammunition and in encouraging their
men to be steady. Notwithstanding this
advice, some men actually fired into the
bottoms of the wagons, lying on their
of their guns skywsrd. The lancers,
who were in An adjoining camp. had to
Geek shelter in the trenches, while their
tents were riddled with bullets.
After the men had fred in volleys,
three times from the four sides of the
square, someone discovered that no bull
lets were coming into the lager. the
bugle sounded the order to cease fire.
Then the deluded army looked out
upon the waving grass and the silvery
stretch of moonlight, but not single
Zulu. The language that followed this
discovery was eloquent and expressive,
while the tall black whiskered COM
mander-in- passed his thin hand
across his white brow, and the staff
looked, their modification eating their
hearts out.
% Men climbed from the wagons, and
went out in parties to look around, Ill
hopeless, dazed sort of way.
Basuto Dick, with broad grin on his
face, led Rowe out of the tent, where he
was kept prisoner, slipped him through
the cattle, gave him q rifle and ammu-
milton he had picked up in the confusion,
and told him to go. This Rowe did,
calmly walking off into the veldt, NO one
paving any attention to him.
''Rather expensive amusement that, -
he muttered, ''firin all that powder at
nothing at all. HuIlo! who goes there?
He threw his rifle forward as he saw
some dark object in the grass.
"Friend, was the reply. 81 N
Capt. Blaine of the Frontier Light Horse.
l am trying to reach camp, but they have
greeted me rather warmly the young
officer added, in tones of surprise.
frO RE-
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WANTED -----FE4ALE AGENTS
wanteakeais to canvas. in theft
own towns anu nuties. Nice employ =
meut. Liberal Rmiss,ons. Recon-
mendations re7hired Address NJ. L.
W.. care Gnzs4e, Fort wAgth, Tex.
The Height. of Waves.

All sorts of nonsense has been written about
waves mountains high. " The tr nth is that
when ship is plunging down the back Of one
wave and is at the same time heeled over till
her rail is close to the water, the next wave
looks as if it would sweep completely over the
vessel, and therefore appears as big as mount
ain. Lieutenant Qualtroon says: 1--WE dnd
reports OF heights of 100 feet from hollow
to crest, but no verified measurement
exists of height half great as this.
The highest reliable measurements are from
forty-four TO forty-eight feet-in itself very
remarkable height Waves having a greater
tered The height Of wind waves is governed
by what 10 called the fetch - That means
nation begins. Thomas Stevenson, anthor OF
Lighthouse Illumination and father of the
well-known writer OF our day, Robert Louis
Stevenson, gives The following formulas ap-
plicabe when the fetch is not more than SIX
sea miles: 1.-The height OF the wave in feet is
equal to Is multiplied by the square root of the
in gale of wind the waves began to form 400
miles from the ship you are on. The square
root Of 400 is twenty. which multiplied by LIS
gives thirty feet as the height Of the waves
around the ship.
Now. it is we'll known that In every storm
there are occasionally groups Of three Or four
waves considerably larger than the others.
Capt. Lecky is of the opinion that these are
caused by the increased force of the wind in the
SQuals WHICH are feature OF every big blow.
Now, waves travel at q rate which is the result
of their size. Waves 100 feet long from hollow
to hollow travel about nineteen knots per hour;
those of 400 feet in length make twenty seven
knots;and those ofe0o rush froward irresstibly at
thirty-two Knots. Let us suppose, now, wave
40 feet in length and thirty-eight or forty feet
high rushing along at twenty-seven knots. It
overtakes slower wave making about twenty
knots, with 9 height Of twenty five feet and q
length OF 200. The two seas become one. form
ing al the moment Of their union IN enormous
Of those steamers called ocean grey
hounds" which, as every one knows.
never slacken speed unless ie is
absolutely necessary for safety. She Is putting
into the storm at the rate OF, say eight knots an
hour. She runs plump against q great wall OF
water which seems to rise suddenly out of the
general tumult, rushing at her with height OF
forty five feet or more, and , speed Of over
thirty miles per hour. There is q fearful crash
forward. accompanied by . deluge. and as the
tons of water roll of the forecastle deck it 10
found that damage has been done. and the off,
GERS on watch enter in the log the interesting
fact that the steamer has been struck by .
tidal ways."
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ANY Communications Intended for This Dc
rartment Should bs Addressed to E. z.
Chadbourn, Lewiston. Maine.
2S3. OId'Say.nx.
D. u. e.
2Ss. -Cnarais.

loved too oue-a generous man.
With hands that never were complies,
Who did for others ali one can,
And placed no hindrance to their feet
Hs was no willy candidate
For Office sought at any price;
Thou I'll not ayerse 10 serve the state,
When called on-at 3 sacrifice.
No total charact er had he,
For hands ami heart alike were clean,
And men looked on dn.Irin Fly
When in high station he was seen.
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EARNEST GRANVILLE.
TCOPYRlGHTED 1890 I

mong Cape Kaftrs, The foscker Etc. Rapier
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ESQ. A Busy Day.


Aunt Mirsnda was busy as she could be, aud
had been, all day One peep into the kitchen
would have explained to eny one the cause or
her being so busy, for there, ranged In rows on
her long sItcheu table, were cans of fruit she
had been putting up and labelling the Labels
must needs bring smile to the face of all OBJ
servers. for Aunt Miranda has evolved a scheme
by which she can teil by q & lance q. each label,
the contents of the Can without taking II dom
from the shelf to accommodate her nee.- sight
edness. On each can IN one row she has large
picture OF domestic water fowl On another
lot she has pictures of a rough steel tool IL
one row there are pictures of 4 swiftly flowing
river, while on another, ca III can has pIcturs
of two boots, and two shoes some have pct
of a piece of lead with string attseh he'd.
and lot had no picture, but had stali
of grain fastened to each can. ETHYL
2S1.-NumericaI.
Mrs. Az we often meet,
The thou shtless to snuse;
All her remarks with smiles they greet,
nor ignorance excuse.
Wealth S. 6. rs TO- no doubt.
Her social starding, too;
A ;, ?, l, which shines out
And gilds the crude and new.
1t gives her confidence to play
Her 9, 1. g. IN turn,
In conversat ion where one man,
BY being silent, learn \. l..
aSS -Trnn.positions.
As lin the-on fine summer day,
In the path ferce-tried TO drive me away;
How the blear- eyed old rascal stormed round
Till a subject quite fit for the msd-house he
seemed!
In great terror turned to ingloriously fee,
When a man passing, CHANGED my dilemma to
BE informed me no-was the cause of my fright.
For my old foe was harmless, though eccentric.
quite. MRS. Il.
2s9.-words Within n Word.
In a word OF eleven letters, naming kind Of
NM find
words having the following meaning:
/. A worthless dog.
2. Crusty.
B. The hinder part.
4. To affect with pain or uneasiness.
8. Myself.
c. Males RoRKRr.
800. -Anagram.
sort OF poet in see,
Though / am and ought to be,
For the book market needs no more
OF my poetic kink of lore.
10 shun my trade there's nothing In Il,
IT'S better far to me- er begin it,
''Or first Vice'' may lead you
Until your sense and cash are gone,
Twill bring you to untimely end
Without the comfort of friend,
And those who know you will say then,
"a total ruined by his pen."
291.-Decapitatfon.
To last q tctole in another's wheel
Which is gliding smoothly along,
May only to chagrin reveal
That the right to you does not belong.
Your all is more apt to be broken in twain,
Or spiintered and spoiled for you,
Than to help the wheel to go again
As your meddilng will show you is trne.
BITTER SWEET.
Answers.
276. Garden OF Eden.
277. Clamp, lamp, clamp. clam.
27s. l. A corn. 2. CHESTNUT 8. Paw-psw.
4. Pea (pe) can. 5. Phil (il) bert. 6. Beach
(beech) nut. Z. Wall (wal) nut
279. Chemicals.
$50. Scissors.
2sl. Black Spanish, Red Leghorn, Sea- bright.
Plymouth Rock.
ZS2. Hold. old.
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2SJ. aiiment.
Should it al on your mind
That the last i bird,
shall not be inclined
To think that is ABSURD.
If you crow over me-
I'm agree able, too;
For IT'S easy To see
That q solver are you.
BITTER SwERI.
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ROBERT.


291.-Deca pitation.
To last tohoie in another's wheel
Which is gliding smoothly along,
May only to chagrin reveal
That the right to you does not belong.
Your all is more apt to be broken in twain,
Or splintered and spoiled for you,
Than to help the wheel to go on again
As your meddilng will show You is trne.
BITTER SWEET.
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27s. Garden OF Eden.
277. Clamp, lamp, clamp. clam.
27s. /. A corn. 2. Chestnut. 8. Paw paw.
4. Pea (pe) can. s. Phil (fl) bert. 6. Beach
(beech) nut. !. Wall (wal) nut.
279. Chemicals.
$50. Scissors.
2sl. Black Spanish, Red Leghorn, Sea- bright.
Plymouth Rock.
2S2. Hold. old.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
WAS IT SPITEW0RK?
Second Explosion of the
Steamer Tioga.
Two More Men Seriously
Injured.
Fifteen Dead as the Result of the
First Disaster.
Many Others Missing-The Cause of the
Explosions Remains Mystery.
Crooked Work Suspected.
Associated Press Dispatches


CHICAGO, July 12.-Tonight another
terrific explosion occurred on the big
freight steamer Tioga that was wrecked
last evening by an unexplained concus-
sion in its hold. Fire again broke out,
and for moment it seemed as if the
huge vessel and cargo were doomed The
fire department, however, were promptly
or the scene, and soon got the flames
under control. Two men were injured
by tonight's explosion, Hans Christian
son and Thomas Johnson, members of
the wrecking crew. Both were taken
out alive, but are seriously burned and
bruised.
The second disaster puts out of ques-
ton all attempts to learn to certainty,
now. the number of victims in the first
explosion.
Up to nightfall thirteen burned and
mangled corpses mad been taken from
the fatal hold, and one of the wounded
servative estimates put the probable
fatalities at the total of at least twenty.
What caused the explosions was late
tonight the disputed question. One
theory was that new supply of explo-
sive vapor had gathered in the hold
Captain Phelps expressed the opinion,
however, that something else besides
oil or it's gases was in the hold, but what,
he would not venture to say.
The coroner's jury has adjourned until
next week.
This was Captain Phelps's first trip on
the vessel, and there are rumors of spite
work cutting a figure in the terrible
affair, but such gossip is impossible of
verifcation.
Just how many were killed may never
be accurately learned. The list Of labor
ers who were on the vessel at the time
OF the explosion, in possession OF the
officers, is admitted inaccurate, and
many may have been blown into the
river from the adjacent docks.
The revealing glare of daylight showed
how terrific was the force which wrecked
the powerful steamer. The entire after
part of the boat was mass of charred
timbers and distorted iron, piled in two
huge masses, one directly in the stern
and the other around the smokestack.
The vessel had settled till her keel rested
in the soft mud of the river
bottom. Water flowed over the
main deck to- a depth of a
foot. The surface of the water was
covered an inch deep with dark green,
greasy oil. The machinery was not
much damaged. The eccentric rods
were bent, the covering was torn from
the cylinders, and some OF the steam
pipes disconnected.
The Tioga was one of the largest
freight boats on the lakes, her dimen-
L n a e I N E Il
slons being SlS feet in Length ana 80 set
was built for the Erie Railway Company
at a cost of quarter of million dol
lars.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
LAUNDERING TO DEATH
A THRILLING RIDE ON THE NORTH
WESTERN ROAD.
The Engineer of An Express Train Over
powered by His Maniac Flreman-A
Narrow Escape from Destruction.

JANEsvILLE, Wis, July 12.-Passen-
gers were thundered toward death on the
Chicago and Northwestern through ex-
press north of this city today, over
switches shut barely in time to keep the
train from destruction. Along the track
the train flew, while other trains
were rushed into sidetracks and out OF
danger by the frightened trainmen. On
the floor of the locomotive lay Engineer
Steve Hotelling, man of massive build,
powerless in the grasp of a maniac. The
insane man brandished wrench which
he had clutched from the engineers
tool box. Both his arms were in
the grasp of the almost despairing
man beneath him, but the men on the
depot platform at Clyman, one of the
towns through which the train passed,
could see he had nearly freed himself,
and in another moment, unless
help came, the murderous blow
of the wrench would fall. The
maniac was Engineer Hotelling's
fireman, G. L. Hastings. Near Water
town he stepped from the cab to the
tender to coal up. He did not return,
and Engineer Hotelling reached back
from his seat and pulled aside the cab
curtain and looked out AS
the curtain moved aside Hastings
bounded in from the tender. He
clutched the engineer about the neck
and threw him headlong to The swaying
footboard. Here the two struggled as
the train dashed ON under full head of
steam. At one time the engineer all
but dropped to the rails beneath the
engine, which, left without fresh fuel,
was slowly losing steam but still
rushed on at rate that could
mean nothing less than fearful
tragedy at the first switch left unturned.
AS the train swept past Clyman with
out stopping, the passengers and train
crew realized that something was wrong,
and party hurried forward.
Writhing and struggling among the
blocks Of coal on the tender
they saw the engineer and his
maniac assailant. Hastings was over
powered and taken to the baggage car.
A moment afterward he tainted. Con-
sciousness did not come until twelve
hours later. Intensely hot weather,
made more trying by the temperature
OF the cab, is given as the cause of his
insanity, and there are fears that he
cannot recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
THE YSLETA AFFAIR.
The Trouble Not So Serious as at First
Reported.

Reported.
Ell PAso, Tex, July 12.-The sheriff
from Ell Paso reached Ysleta at o'clock
this morning, and succeeded in stopping
the battle between the two belligerent
municipal factions by persuading the
forces of Mayor Alderete to withdraw.
The party headed by Gaal, who resisted
arrest, is in his house, which the sheriff
has surrounded. 1t is now believed
there were but three men and seven
horses killed, instead of six men as at
first reported. 1t is learned that the
trouble originated in this way: Benigno
Alderete, as mayor of Ysleta, has charge
of the acequia and had several men
cleaning it out, when Gaal sent posse
of armed men to drive AL
derete's men from their work.
Gaal claimed that he was mayor,
and put his own men to work,
and refused to discontinue when ordered
by Alderete to do so. The mayor then
secured warrant for the arrest of Gaal,
to place him under peace bond and
deter him from further interference with
the acequia. Gaal summoned his armed
followers around him and refused to be
arrested, and the fight followed.
LATER-The fight at Ysleta terminated
in peaceful surrender at daylight to
the sherif's posse. Gaal, who resisted
arrest, cannot be found. Sixteen men
have been arrested and brought here to
the county Jail. 1t turns out that only
one man is killed-a Mexican of Mayor
Alderete's posse, who tried to arrest
Gaal. Another has a slight wound in
the head. Twenty-Five Winchester rifles
and pistols were seized and brought
here, because no Ysleta merchant was
willing to store them. No further
trouble is reported by the sheriff.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS.
THE RAISIN PACKERS PLAN PRO-
NOUNCED UNBUSINESSLIKE
Pears and Plums Bringing Big Prices in
adelphia-California on Wheels
Due at Chicago-Crop Bulletins.

NEW YORK, July 12.-The Commercial
Bulletin says, concerning the plan
adopted by the California raisin-packers
in the matter of a graduated list OF
prices for the new crop Of raisins, that
the commission firms and jobbers here
consider the move unbusinesslike, and
that it indicates lack of confidence.
The paper concludes by saying that,
judging from the views expressed by the
majority in the trade, it will be exceed
ingly difficult to induce buyers to take
more than weeks supply at time,
where prices are adjusted on the sliding
SCALE. and some even doubt that any
business can be done here at the be-
ginning of the season on such terms.
Fancy Prices.
Dealers here report that California
green fruit is retailing at big prices in
Philadelphia. California plums sell
from 35 to so cents per dozen, California
Bartlett pears 60 cents per dozen, and
California peaches from 75 cents to 81
per dozen.
The Travelling Exhibit.
CHICAGO, July 12.-"California on
Wheels will arrive at Chicago Sunday
night, and will be located at the Balti-
more and Ohio depot. On Monday a
reception will be rendered to representa-
tives of the press, the general officers of
the various railroads. municipal and
county officers, and few other citizens.
Tuesday and the remainder of the week
the exhibition will be open to the pub
lie. The trip has consumed seven
months. The cars stopped at New
Orleans, Memphis, Kansas City,
Denver, St. Paul and Minneapolis. In
each place it was visited by an average
of 5000 ladies and gentlemen every day.
The exhibition is composed of luscious
fruits, mammoth vegetables, tempting
wines, golden grains, silks, woods, etc.
and will give the people an inkling oi
what California will do to make the
worlds fair a success,
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
SACRAMENTO, July 12.-The following
crop kilograms were sent to the chic
signal Office at Washington, D. c., by
Sergeant Barwick, today: Weather fine
for all crops, and harvesting in full blast
Fruit crop abundant in foothills and in
Southern California.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 12.-The Oregon
weather bureau telegraphed today the
following to the chief signal officer at
Washington: The weather has been
cool and cloudy, with local showers.
Haying has been delayed, but the yield
is better than expected. Wheat is fill
ing WE'LL the berry is plump and ripen-
ing rapidly. Early fall wheat is being
harvested and is over the average yield.
Spring grain is growing nicely and good
crops will be secured.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
AFFAIRS AT THE ISLANDS.
Appropriations Voted for the Kings
Purse and Other Purposes.

Appropriations Voted for the Kings
Purse and Other Purposes.
SAN Francisco, July 12.-The steam
ship Australia arrived from Honolulu
today, bringing advices to July 5th. In
the legislature, June 30th, Rip Kalua
gave notice of intention to introduce an
act authorizing the king to call con-
vention to frame new constitution. In
the debate in committee of the whole
on the appropriation bill, the following
items carried; Kings private purse,
$4,000; the heir presumptive, 10000;
Princess Kaiulaui, $4,000; kings house
hold expenses, $4,000 The items of
$4,000 for the kings chamberlain and
$4,000 for state entertainments carried
after some debate. The following items
also carried Expenses of the legisla.
ture, $25 900; salary of chief justice of
the supreme court, $4,000, and assistant
justices $4,000 each.
A bill was introduced on the Sd inst
to create a board of commissioners OF
agriculture to prevent the importation
OF plant diseases.
The U. S. S. Iroquois arrived from San
Francisco, and the Nipsic from Hilo, on
the Sd. The lroquois was expected to
remain about a week at Honolulu before
proceeding to Samoa.
The Fourth OF July was observed in
Honolulu with all the flags flung to the
breeze. The U. S. S. Charleston, Nipsic
and Iroquois and III. M. S. Acorn were
dressed with bunting, as was all the
other shipping in the harbor.
Salutes were fired at sunrise,
noon and sunset by the United
States vessels. Minister Stevens
delivered an address in the opera house.
Yacht and boat racing and athletic
sports were followed by reception at
the United States legation, and ball at
the armory OF the Honolulu rifles in the
evening.
King Kalakaua has appointed Charles
Hopkins marshal of the kingdom, vice
John H. Soper, resigned.
Among the passengers arriving by the
steamship Australia from Honolulu, to-
day, was Colonel V. V. Ashford, of the
Honolulu rifles, brother OF the deposed
encouragement. He had nothing to
say regarding the political condition Of
affairs in Honolulu.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
Developing New Mexico.

ALBuoUERoUE N. NJ, July 12.-The
other day it was rumored that Mitchell
Brothers, wealthy lumber merchants OF
Michigan, had purchased over 300, 900
acres Of timber land on the Atlantic and
Pacific. Yesterday the deed arrived
from New York, and it calls for 3l4, ,66S
acres of timber land in Bernalillo and
Valencia counties. The consideration is
w. and William W. Mitchell, of Cadil-
lac, Mich, and they intend to build irri-
cation bitches, populate the valleys
with thrifty eastern farmers, and estab-
lish system of sawmills.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-13
SWORE FALSELY.
A Criminal Instigated to Commit Per-
jury by His Counsel.

SAN Francisco, July 12.-In the su-
preme court this morning Benjamin
Davis was convicted of manslaughter for
killing his wife July 6, 1889. He said
he desired to inform the court that he
had sworn falsely in two instances dur
ing the trial, but had done so at the in
stigation of Attorney Wilson, who was
his counsel. At the beginning, he said,
he had made false statement at first in
reference to not having entered his wife's
room after she was shot, and that he
told Wilson the truth, but the latter ad-
vised him to stick to his first statement,
as there were witnesses to corroborate
such statement. The second instance
in which he perjured himself, was in
testifying that he did not go down a GER
tain alley-way. He swore falsely to that
because his attorney told him it would
be better to corroborate the testimony
of witness Alden. The judge postponed
sentence until Wednesday.