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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20

underestimate region; valleys and hills
and prairies that. with their
carpet of green grass, figured with wild
flowers and intersected by Innumerable
wooded streams, seem TO longingly in
vite the pillow to assist them TO more
useful and profitable, even if less beauti-
full, existence.
And so the tide of immigration turns
this way, and with all the more vigor
from its past experiences in false chan
nels. There is great haste now to make
up for past delays and disappointments.
From the over crowded Eastern, central
aud gulf states the homeseekers are
pouring in. By ran as far as the iron
horse will carry them, then onward in
hacks, buggies, stages and ''prairie
schooners. - they come, or perhaps the
last named and ever-popular conveyance
brings them the entire distance from
some far eastern and overworked farm.
And right on the beauty-spot of this
region, whose worth has been SO sud-
denly and so generally made
known, lies Seymour, the county seat
of Baylor county and inevitably destined
to be the tOurishing gate-city of this
vigorously developing section. Lying
right where the tide of immigration
meets the already returning tide of pro-
ducts of the great fields around and be-
yond-products which must necessarily
be brought here to reach the Eastern
market-it seems almost too modest to
claim for Seymour no more brilliant fu-
ture than is conveyed by the title which
is already hers by general concession,
''The Fort Worth of Northwest Texas. -
It is no idle statement to
say that the products OF the rapidly de-
veloping and exceedingly fertile country
around and out beyond Seymour must
reach the Eastern markets by way of this
place. Rails are now beng laid on the
Fort Worth and Denver extension from
Wichita Falls to this place and trains will
be running by July l. Seymour will
then be the nearest railroad point for
vast territory and the center into which
products will be emptied from far out
beyond and from all points of the COM
pass, and from which center the tide of
immigration will be diffused out along
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20

the lines along which these products are
TO come and are already coming. An
immense quantity of grain and of live
stock is bound to be brought here for
shipment to market, and more than one
railroad realizes this fact. Aside from
the Fort Worth and Denver extension,
which is due here in ten weeks, the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas will
be here from Henrietta before snow
flies and the cattle trail road Is sound TO
be extended up here from Albany before
many months. Moreover the Rock Is
land, when IT crosses the Red river,
will have hard work to miss this place.
With all these roads in prospect and one
of them nearing completion, and with
the vastness and richness of her tribu-
tary territory, it is impossible to figure
out any but an exceedingly bright future
for Seymour.
The confidence of the citizens
of this place in Seymour's future
is indicated by the amount of building
under way or under contract here. A
big hotel has been started on Washing
ton street, and its projectors intend
making it one of the finest in the state.
The First national bank of Seymour has
a magnificent cut-stone building in
process of erection and the Seymour ma
tional bank is to follow suit soon, both
on Washington street. Besides this, six
teen stone business houses are under
course of construction, or under con-
tract, in the town, and many others
will be put up as soon as
suitable sites can be selected. And all
this is only preliminary, of course, as
the great rush in building will not be
until after the railroad ID here DULY y,
with cheaper lumber and other building
materials.
The sale of unimproved town property
within the past few weeks has been enor-
nous, and prices are going up at a faster
gait every day. Some of the buyers are,
of course, spectators, but the great
majority of them are business men
who have read Seymour's future
greatness in the signs of the
times and are fastening to locate here.
Sales of farm property are also reported
frequently, with prices going up at every
clip. The prices, both of town and farm
property, however, are still greatly be-
low the value they must assume on the
advent of the railroad; but those who
want to get in on ths ground floor had
best hasten.
Taken altogether, Seymour is just now
about the liveliest town in Texas, and it
is destined to be one of the luckiest. The
glorious rain that has been falling here
and hereabouts the fore part of this week
tends to justify and increase the general
confidence in the bright future of Sey-
mour and surrounding country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
BROWNWOOD.
No One Can Doubt that it is the City
OF the Great West-Para.
disc Surpassed.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
BROwNwooD TEX. April 18.-Brighter
prospects of a more beautiful and pros
porous year never dawned upon Brown
county than this spring. The farmers
say they have never had better seasons,
and their crops are all planted and IN
fine condition. On the 18th and 10th we
had fine rains. There is plenty of stock
water. Grass is fine and cattle are in
good fix. 1t is now predicted from
the present outlook that corn will sell
in this market next fall at
fifteen cents per bushel, and other crops
in proportion.
This section Of country can boast of
more than most any other section. 1t
will grow wheat and cotton successfully.
While you can find other counties or Sec
tons that will grow wheat successfully,
they will not grow cotton, and wise YER
sa. Besides, we have fine pecan crops
that other sections have not,
the proceeds of which are
quite an income to our town and county.
1t is useless to say that it is fine cattle
country, and for hogs it can't be beat.
Pork sold on the streets last winter for
three and one-half cents per pound,
lard at seven cents per pound, and
chickens - there are not Methodists
enough out here to eat them up! We
shipped 1000 this month to New Orleans
from this point (and right here III add
it is not bad place for Baptists). Eggs
sell six dozen for twenty-five cents;
chickens from sixty cents to one dollar
and fifty cents per dozen.
Run the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande in here by fall and we will
prove this statement by furnishing Fort
Worth with same. Besides, we have
the best county fair in this or any other
state, known as the Pecan Valley asso-
citation. The prizes are each to be five
times the size of those of last year.
Come out in October and attend it.
All we need now to make Brownwood
second to no city in Texas save Fort
Worth is the Fort Worth and Rio Grande
railroad, wooden, cotton and canning
factories. There Is not a bet
ter wool market in Texas,
and last year we shipped from
this point over IA ZOO bales of cotton.
Cotton planting has been largely in
creased in this county this year, and
fruit and vegetables grow as well here
as any section in Texas.
We now have roller mills, churches,
public and private schools. Two COL
leges are now being built to cost from
S25 200 to $40 900 each. Business in all
lines is prospecting. In fact Brentwood
is the city of the west.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
BAYLOR COUNTY.
The Tide of immigration Turned
Toward Northwestern Texas.
Seymour the Trade Center of an Immense Ter
ritOry-The Bright Future for Baylor
County-Improvements

SEYMOUR, BAYLOR COUNTY, TEX. 4,
April l6.-There can be no manner of
doubt that the tide of immigration has
at last turned toward Northwestern
Texas, and it is one of the marvels of the
generation that this happening has been
90 long delayed.
Lands far less fertile than our els
Panhandle prairies have been desperately
fought for by invading immigrants-by
the man with the hoe and by that in
cuous on all new-country development,
the land shark. There have been
mad rushes to the sitting forests
and barren plains of Washington,
to the "bad lands'' and alkali deserts
of Montana, 10 the foot hills and dreary
wastes of the Dakotas, to disappointing
Kansas and to over-adVertised Okla
homa But all Of these PUSHES have
about run their course. The pitiful ap-
peal for succor for the starving tells the
tale for the Dakotas, and is DETECTING
the tide of immigration away from the
newly opened Sioux reservation, and the
mournful stories of returning Oklahoma
prospectors are helping home-seekers to
form true estimate of the merits of
that over done section.
And these home-seekers, forced to
look farther along for the land of prom
Use, have at last got their gaze fixed
upon Northwestern Texas, upon the
rich, well watered valleys, the gently
sIoping hills and the fertile prairie lands
that lie this side Of the Panhandle and
even far on out through that hitherto
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
CHURCH NOTICES.

st. Andrews Episcopal church, Fifth and
Rusk streets. Holy communion, 1880 a. m !;
Sunday-school, $3.50 a. m; Bible class at the
rectory, $3.50 a. m; morning service, II a. m. ;
cathedral at Dallas will sing at the services.
Rev. Joseph DeForest, Rector.
Broadway Presbyterian church-Divine serv-
ices at II q. m. and 500 p. m. Subject of DIR.
Mitchell's sermon this morning, 1.-THE Ideal
Church. Sabbath school at $3.50 q. m.
Prayer-meeting at O'Clock Wednesday night
Cordial invitation to all.
ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church-Cops
ner of Ninth and Main streets. Preachineby
Professor w. l.. Graham at II g.. m. SUBJECT:
Battle of San Jacinto-Calvary. Atsp M
Subject: able - Sabbath-school at 9:45 -
M; Geo. E. Mes, Superintendent.
Christian Church-Corner Sixth and TEfSck-
morton streets. There will be preaching in the
1.-THE Purity of the Early Church, in the
evening, ''Cain and Abel Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m. All persons made welcome.
German Evangelical-st. Johns church, on
Calhoun street, between Ninth and Eleventh
streets. Rev. Carl F. Bsuman, pastor. Services
at 1880 a. m. Sunday school at 900 p. m.
Unitarian church-Rey. N. Schultz. minister
Meets at Huffmsn's Hall every Sunday morning
at IL O'Clock. Subject this morning: How to
Make the Best of Life Sunday school ut 10
8. m.
Cumberland Presbyterian Churcb-Corner ne
Fifth and Taylor streets. r. NJ. Tinnon pas
tor. Sunday-school at $3.50 a. m. W T. Fakes
superintendent Preaching at IL g. m and N
m. by the pastor. The society of Christian En-
deavor meets al p. Seats free and eyery-
body made welcome at these services.
First Baptist Church-Corner Third rassTay-
Ter streets Services at IL a. m. and sk&fb m
sS9ndRy school at $3.50 =. m. All zSE6rdiaIly
lS3lkea to attendse ]. Morgan Wells kstor.
q
FNsK crearnAhsess aiwSs on Rausesst
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
Decatur,
Special to the Gazette.

bpeCIaI 70 Lne JaLeLJe.
DECATUR, TEX, April I'D. 4.
Holman, chairman of the Democrats
executive committee of this county ,
called the committee together to-day
and May "a, was fixed as the time to hold
the county convention for the purpose of
electlng delegates to the state conVen-
ton.
The delegates from Jack, Parker
Tarrant and Wise counties to the teach
ers' convention of this senatorial district,
met and organized this morning fog the
purpose of eleoting place to hold the
sRiafnSr normal of this district.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
Co,I,icct M srfth geo.
West Texas Receives a wetting.

special to the Gazette,
COLORADO CITY, TEX, April 49,
This has been the first real rainy day
that Colorado has known in many a day.
Rain commenced falling before day
light and has continued steadily all
day. An immense amount of water has
fallen, and consequently West Texas
farms are worth ABOUT two dollars an
acre more to-day than they were yes
terday. The clouds are still heavy and
more rain will come tonight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20

THE TEXARKANA TRAGEDy
Stewards Remains Shipped to PariS- sOme
Excitement Exists. g
Special to the Gazette.


Special to the Gazette. "a
TExARKANA, Tex, April 19.-The res
mains of S. W. Stewart, who was killed
by young Sweat, as reported, were
shipped to Paris, Tex, as requested by
telegram from his wife. Considerable
excitement was visible yesterday on ao-
count of the killing. The county and
city officers, in cooperation, closed
every beer dive and gambling den on the
West Side and proclaim that they shall
remain closed. The elder Sweat is in
Jail awaiting his examination before the
justice on Monday, and the youth who
did the killing is at large on the bond of
5000, as before stated. During the in
quest the youthful murderer manifested
ND more interest in the proceedings than
an, outsider, and does not now seem&to
.reaLizs. that he has taken the life af
hsI1an Bsshg.
Bes esortmenk Or teas
the Fort Worth 0Epcsr Co. s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
A Strong Combination.

The performances at Andrews theater
last week was the strongest of the sea-
son. The programme was crowded with
some of the most brilliant lights of the
vaudeville profession, including the great
Lavarnie Leseur and Cone dramatic
oombinatioh and the far-f famed Kentucky
jubilee singers, ard Mr.. Huse N. and
Miss Blanche Morgan, all of whom are
retained for tlH coming week; also an
addition of thSgaeat song and dance ar
tiste, Miss Matte Ferguson, whose bril-
liant style of xrpsicherean exercises have
gained for hsr the title of queen. Miss
Lee Mccullough, great8peratic ballad1st,s
whose artistic and emotional style .nf
singing has made her universal favanfte
both North and South. These artists,
working in conjunction with the alreadvs
powerful company, will present one o.
the grandest vaudeville aggregations in
the South.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20

Be- aesortmenko or teas in cltSsSsE
le Fort Worth 6Eocer Co. - s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
/ Pool Rao,r,s.

johnson, Rss:er& Co. viii open poa1z
sfooms at the rs2Ais Royal on next Sat-
urdsy, April 6where they will sell
pools and mike books on races, baseball;
and all sporting events of the season
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-17
IL Was mrs. Jane Brown.

Yesterday morning Coroner Perry. accom-
panied by Mr.. Andrew Rich, ,wentto JewelPs
Island on the Fannie G, to investigate the
case Of the woman found dead on the beach
by the two young men from this city as re-
ported in yesterdays PRESS. The body was
found where the young men saw 1t. IL
seems that Miss Maedonough who lives on
the island with Mrs Mexican, saw the body
Sunday morning lying on the shore under
the bluff, just little way up the creek.
When the two young men visited the island
and applied for drink Of water at the wo-
mans house they were told by Miss Mac
donough about the corpse and went and
viewed 1t. 1t was afterwards visited by the
women who spread a coat over 1t.
Coroner Perry and Mr.. Rich found the
body was In good condition, except the heaa
which had become much discolored. A white
handkerchief, not a shawl as reported. was
tied about the neck, but loosely, and there
was no dscoloratlon under it, II had evil
IDENTIFY been tied about her neck by the wo-
man herself. Mr.. Dyer of Bates Island re-
cognized the body as that Of his aunt. Mrs.
Jane Brown, whose supposed suicide on the
fifth of June was reported In this paper. The
body had floated, in an almost direct line.
from Bates Island, a few miles away, and
had been caught on Jewel's Island between
two rocks as the waves foated 1t on to the
beach. The body was thinly clad, and had
but one scar, long wound on the outside Of
the leg where the limb had scraped a rock.
The coroner considered an inquest unneees
sary and took the body to Chebeague and
delivered IL to Mr.. Dyer for burial.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-17
To Glenn Laces.

A method sometimes used to clean and
whiten very delicate lace is to baste the lace
smoothly on linen cloth, then to fold the
lace inside, and to put the cloth in bowl
and cover it with the best olive oil. letting in
soak for ten hours. 1t should then be boiled
for quarter of an hour in water having in
solution a small quantity of pure fine soap.
Rinse in cold water, put through very thin
starch water, and dry. Do not at any step
of the process wiring or rub the lace, but
equeeze. and press it geatly. When dry,
many Of the loops and meshes may be put
into shape by passing pins Of various sizes
or bodkin through them. A firm lace may,
after careful basting upon cloth, be cleaned
by a gentle scrubbing with fine brush
dipped in strong solution Of CASTLE soap.
To clean thoroughly it must be brushed on
tanning very little powdered alum, dip a
soft cloth in starch water and slightly mois-
ten the lace on the wrong side, then lay a
thin cloth over it and press on the same side
with moderately hot iron. Point lace that
is very much soiled may be cleaned In this
way-N. Y. Post.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-17
EVERYBODY ASKED TO THE BANQUET.
Wines, Carriage Rides and Good
Time Generally,
But the West End Would Not Buy a
Mans Vote.
Some of Yesterdays Testimony Be-
fore the Committee.

BOSTON, June 16.-In the House bribery
investigation today, Thomas ]. Marsh said
he had nothing to do with the entertain
ments given the members Of the legislature
at the Algonquin Club, but had given his
personal time to the interests Of the West
End bill.
Lawyer Stearns, counsel for the West End,
stated the company admits that it invited
every member Of the House to the Algonquin
Club; that carriages were furnished, a ban
quet given. and the members taken to inspect
the cOmpany's lines. Wines and liquors had
perhaps been served at the banquet. The
members were not approached in the inter-
ests Of the bill while under the influence Of
liquor, no lobbyists had been engaged and no
money paid in an illegitimate way. The
company wanted a charter, and has still to
learn whether it did anything wrong in try
ing to get it.
K. B. Calender said he had been more or
less in the lobby since 1890, and had been in
terested in the bill since 1t came before the
House. He worked for the Ames-Shepherd
people. He had no retainer in that company,
but was promised large share Of the stock
If the bill was successful. Witness knew Of
to influence votes. His work had been to as
certain the views of members and report to
Bruce. Had never used his influence with
members to have them vote for the bill.
Hon. X. A. SOuthworth testified that he
had been at the State House perhaps twice
week during the session In the interest of
the West End bill, and had collected the
statutes on elevated roads, and received no
pay for his services this session. No agree
ment was made as to what he should receive.
He told the members his reasons for believ-
ing the West End bill should pass, and
had not attempted to exert any
pecuniary influence upon the members. He
had hired carriages 10 take the members to
the Parker House and the Algonquin Club,
but everything was done openly; every mem
Der was invited. 1t was done simply to ac-
ing the West End Company's affairs. He
did not believe any member of the legsla-
ture was light headed enough to let a bottle
of wine Influence his vote.
The hearing adjourned until tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-17
STORM IN THE WEST.
war OF the EIemenTs a, ON
and Springfield.

CINCINNATI, o., June LEON Saturday
afternoon thunder storm set in and one
and half inches of rain fell in less than an
hour. Fire bells were kept constantly ring
ing by the electric batteries. Thirty seven
hundred fire alarm and telephone wires have
been melted or otherwise "killed." Edward
Lennehan was washed into a sewer and
drowned, and for two hours one Of the cable
roads was stopped.
The storm appears to have extended over
a wide area. Severe destruction of property
is reported from Loveland, Hamilton, Mil
ford and Batavia. Near the latter place the
Ohio & Northwestern railroad track is wash
ed out and bridge Is gone. New Richmond
and Ripley lost $4,000 each.
AT Falmouth, KY, three boys, fishing in a
boat, are missing, and were doubtless
drowned. Covington, Bellevue, Dayton and
Newport, KY, had Is houses unroofed and
two persons hurt Thousands of acres of
wheat are laid flat. 1t is safe to say that the
loss in Cincinnati, and radius of so miles,
amounts to 100000.
The storm visited Springfield, ILL.,, Satur-
day evening and extended from the Mississ-
ippi river almost entirely across the State.
The hailst0neS In the vicinity Of Quincy and
Monmouth measured three inches in
diameter. IN the vicinity of Chaplin the
rainfall was Ill the nature of a cloud burst
and inundated the country for considerable
distance. The Sangamon river rose five feet,
and two inches of rain fell in the city.
Crops were beaten to the ground in some
places and the damage everywhere was
heavy.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-17

In cases of failure of the local elections off,
GERS to put the statutory oath to challenged
voter and pass opin ion on his qualifica tions,
the supervisor is to apply the test and re-
ceive and deposit the vote. making list of
all such challenges He is also to personally
inspect the ballot boxes before the elections,
keep independent poll lists and inclose re-
lected votes, endorsed with names of voters
In envelopes. He is required to make in
towns of 10000 people and upwards, a thor
ough house to house canvas before the cleo
tlon; to inform the voters. upon inquiry
where and in what box to deposit ballots,
and scrutinize naturalization.
In canvassing the votes, the state laws are
to govern except that all ballots shall be
counted by tens first by the inspector of cleo
local election officers and supervisors
keeping separate tally sheets, which are to
be compared and the result publicly an
nounced. Ballots deposited in the wrong
box are to be counted. Returns are to be
made by the supervisors in duplicate to the
and to the chief supervisor, who is to tabu-
late and refer them to United States board
of canvassers of the congressional vote, ap-
pointed by the United States circuit court,
and to consist of three citizens of the state,
persons of good repute and not more than
two of the same political party. This board
is to convene November 18th of each even
year to declare and certify the result of the
election and send one return to the clerk OF
the House of Representatives, one to the
governor of the state and one to the proper
chief supervisor of elections. The clerk of the
House is to place upon the roll of the men,
bers elect the name of persons declared elect
ed by the United States canvassers, in case
there is difference in the result reached by
them ana the state election officers. A penalty
of between 81 900 and 5000 is provided in
case the clerk neglects this duty.
Every ballot box is to be clearly inscribed
as to its nature. The boxes are to be kept
in plain sight and open to inspection. Brib-
cry or attempted bribery of voters or elec-
tion officers is made punishable by fine or
Imprisonment or both. Like penalties are
provided for false registration and voting re
peating, coercion of supervisors or voters,
improper conduct of election officers, false
canvassing, ballot box stufing, fraudulent
ballot distribution, resistance to a supervis-
or's lawful commands, breach of the peace
at registration or election, intimidation, and
almost every kind of election fraud.