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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
TEXAS PROGRESS.

Julia, Aug. 7.-Swisher county is now
regularly organized, and the conmls-
sioner's court have purchased records
and stationery and a fine safe for preser-
walton of the records.
TERRELL, Aug. 8.-The work OF grad
ing the Brushy creek bottom on the
Terrell and Crandall road was awarded
Mike Spellmau. The work is to be COM
pleted by the 18th of September.
CoMANCHE, Aug. S.-The building
and loan association let the contract yes
terday for four brick buildings on the
east side. Messrs. Parker s. Cook Sc
cured the contract and will begin work
next Monday.
The brick made by the brick and tile
company have been pronounced by COM
petsnt Judges to be first class. Fifty
thousand were burned as an experiment,
and since they have proved a success the
company are going right ahead and al
ready have 275 200 on the ground.
WACO, Aug. s.-The final estimate on
| the Washington street pavement was
ordered to be paid last night by the
council. Other estimates were paid,
amounting in the aggregate to over
| S45, 900.
The Waco dummy street railway is
| still having trouble. A lengthy petition
was presented TO the council last night,
asking for the repeal Of the ordinance
| granting q franchise on Eleventh street.
| Quite a number of ladies were present to
| protest against the franchise. resoln-
ton was adopted instructinS the ordi-
nance committee TO draft an ordinance
revoking the franchise.
TYLER, Aug. THE city council last
evening decided to place 100 more street
lights in the city This will make Tyler
one of the best lighted towns In Texas.
The salaries of the paid f1remen were
increased from $50 to $50 per month
each.
work on the street railway ia being
put through with rush.
WICHITA FALLS, Aug. 9.-The govern
ment has designated this place as one OF
the signal stations, and instruments
have been received by the app0intee to
the position.
TERRELL, Aug. 9.-Terrell is to have
more light. The city council to-day
passed an ordinance granting franchise
to an electric light company to be COM
posed Of Terrell capitalists. The work Is
to be begun within sixty days and pushed
to completion. The city Ia TO be lighted
in good style.
PECos, Aug. S.--Work will begiI
shortly on block of stone or brick bust
ness houses near the Texas and Pacific
depot. A new grocery store opened NJ
} Yesterday, and furniture aud hardware
! store will be ready for business in a weel
J or ten days. national bank is beinl
J talked of considerably and could do
good business. Col. Mobberly of Long
view has purchased section OF lam
, living on the Pioneer canal and has a lsrg
force at work and will plant all tn
ground he can put in cultivation. ID
has seen the results OF farming by irri
} CATION, and has no fears as to the result
] WICHITA FAILS, Aug. Brooks
} Coggin have let the contract for larg
tyo-story brick building on Indiana ave
? nue. and work has commenced. Souter
I opera and business house is abont com
plsted. Col. N. n. Templeton is rush
ing the worl, on his large brick buildin
B on corner of Eighth and Indiana ave
nues. When completed this will be on
of the hAndsomest buildings In the city
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10

Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
Ell PAso, TEX, Aug. OIL. G. Gaal,
Republican mayor of Yslsta, had an
alteration with resident Of that war
like village to-day and was bound over
to keep the peace after paying hne.
Goals case comes up next week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
In Harness Again.

Mr.. J. W. Dickinson, who was for a
long time connected with the Fort Worth
and Denver road. and who is q popular
and efficient railroad man, has accepted
the position of lost car agent on the Cot
ton Belt line. His many friends are
glad to see him in working harness again.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
TEXAS NOTES AND PERSONALS.

ELxHART, Aug. the season at this
place has been complete success. The
hote, has been crowded during the sum =
mer with pleasure seekers and invalids
/. from all portions Of the state. DR.. T.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
;oret Medicine Co.. Dallas, Texas:

saxet Medicine Co., Dallas, Texas:
GENTs-We have used your Saxet
Blood Purifier ana it gives perfect salts
faction in every respect. Yours, etc.,
A. II. NICKLERs,
supt. Cotton and Wooden Mills, Dallas,
Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10

and kept up. There are people of conse-
uuence who declare that the AtchiSon 8
ambition to gain control of the Missouri
Pacific and its allied property has not
been by any means abandoned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10

An immense stock of clothing and
gents furnishing goods of the best styles
aud qualities at cost at Darnell u Co.,
302-4, Houston street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
1dr,e, to Mothers.

.,,.. w;nslou ,ssoothins Syrup for children
Telling. socthes the child, softens the gums,
aIlsrs main. cures wind collie. and Is the pess
remedy Ior diarxhea. 70 eerts a bottle
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
Fort Worth and Denver City R'y.
tpsnver, Tsxss Z Fort Worth R.R1
Texas Panhandle Route

Shortest line, quickest time from tbs Gulfof
Mexico, Fort Worth and all principal points in
Texas to Rocky Mountain resorts and Pacific
coast, including Trinidad. Pueblo. Manitou.
Colorado Springs, Denver, COL, salt Lake:
Utah, Portland, Oregon, Tacoma, seattle and
Port Townsend. Daily trains leaving Fort Worth
-couhrising new and elegantly equipped
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars through to Dem
yer, connecting at Colorado Junction points With
A. II. & S. F. z. p. d. & R. @. r. R., Colorado
Midland Railway and Union Pacific Railway,
having through cars for SAN francisco. Los
Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
Round trip tourist rates from Fort Worth 70
Colorado points: Fort Worth 10 Denver, SSli
Colorado Springs, $40; Pueblo. $50; Trinidad,
s25 The above tickets bear final limit 70
October slst. Transit limit on going trip 30
days; on return trip five days from last tourss
point viz: Trinidad.
Ogden and Salt Lake City and return. sS3 90;
limited to ninety (9d) days. with transit limit
of 30 days in each direction. Cheap tourlss
rates to all points in Montana, Idaho Caifornia
Oregon and all points North and Northwest.
The above comprise more noted and magnfncens
scenery than is compassed in any other routes in
the known world. Do not complete your ar
rsrrsments for tourist trip until you have ap-
piled to the undersigned ,-rx,-,o,
G.P. A.. Fl. W. 3 D. G. Ry., Fort Worth, Tsz.
g. PA, D. T. s. p. W. Ry.. Denver, Col
H NJ DRHART, General Agent, Dallas, rex
N. 8, DAVIS, City Passenger and Tickle. Agent
Third and Main streets. Fort Worth. Tex
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10
Buried with Honors.

Special to the Gazette.
OKLAHOMA CfrY, o. T., Aug. s.
Charles NJ. Burke, the representative
elect, was buried this morning with
honors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10

BsechAm's Pills cure bilious and nervous ills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
BUILD BIG SHIPS THAT CAN FIGHT.
Secretary Tracy's Advice to the
House Naval Committee.
Senator TurpIe's Long harangue
With Brazil as a Text.
The House Refuses to Repay Mem
bers' Stolen Funds.

WASHINGTON, January 16.-Secretary
Tracy was before the House naval commit
tee today to give an expression to his views
concerning the navy. He said the time has
cS:ise when this country should build some
fighting vessels OF inc III if. SSsS1ar We should
begin to build some armored fighting vesse,s,
he did not undertake to say how many. as
large as the depth of the waters in our har-
bors and other conditions which obtain in
this country would permit. and of the most
powerful type. He had with him some de-
signs prepared by Mr.. McCann of the Board,
which embodied his views of the kind Of
ships we should build. One vessels was to
be of 1900 tons; of speed between 81 and
% knots an hour; of ability to cruise 10000
miles on one coal supply; with guns equal
to anything afi0at, the battery so arranged
as to enable the fire of the entire armament
to be concentrated .uonn any point on the
hUfzun. The subject OF cOaling stations
was discussed and the Secretary made the
point that as the other cruisers, other
wise useful, could not defend these stations
from attack, another reason was thus pre-
sented to justify his request for the construc-
tion Of fighting iron clads.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
siLCoTT'S ILL GOTTEN GAINS.
The House Refuses to Pass the RIil
Repaying Members.

WASHINGTON. January 15.-After the
transaction OF routine business the House
resumed consideration of the report of the
special committee to investigate the Silcott
defalcation. Mr.. Stewart OF Vermont ar.
gued in favor of the majority report for an
appropriation to reimburse the members for
lost salaries.
Mr.. Oates of Alabama made an argument
in support Of the majority report. He con.
tended that the proposition to pro rate the
remaining funds, as advocated by Mr.. HOl-
man of Indiana, was manifestly unfair and
unjust to private depositors. He maintain
ed that the late esergeant-at-armS was the dis
bursting officer of the House, and the mem
bers should not be subject to loss through
the defacations of its subOrdinates.
Mr.. Catchings OF Mississippi expressed
himself as in perfect accord with the views
Of the majority OF the committee. After
further debate vote was taken on Mr.
Hemphill's substitute for the majority bill,
permitting members to sue in the court OF
claims. This was defeated: yeas 1856, nays
| 1888. A motion to reconsider by Mr.. Bland
Of Missouri, who voted in the negative in or
promptly tabled The vote then REQUIRED on
| the ordering of the majority bill, appr0pri-
| atlng $4,000 to refund the members for their
| lost salaries to be engr0Ssed and read third
| time. This having been done, Mr. Bland de-
| manded the reading of the en- rossed bill but
| the Speaker held uDder genera parliament
| airy law that this was not necessary. A vote
| was taken on the bill and it was defeated
| yeays 126, nays 142. A motion to reconsider
| and a motion to lay that motion on the table
were entered at Cos, and the House adjourn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
INTO THE DEVILS DEN.
Schooner D. Sawyer Driven to De-
s,ruction on the Rocks.
Especial to the Press.l

RoCKLAND, January 15.-The trim little
packet, Ida Grover, Captain Hiram Smith,
arrived here this noon from Matinicus, with
Captain r. Anderson and crew Of three men
of the schooner ID. Sawyer Of Jonesport,
wrecked at Seal Island Saturday night. The
Sawyer was homeward bound from New
York, and was blown off in the heavy and
icy gale of Thursday, bringing up in the Bay
of Fundy. The vessel was worked back and
Saturday afternoon land was made through
a fierce and binding snow storm. The ves-
sci was then headed off shore. it being i'm
possible to get bearings At about o'clock
just as the watch was set, breakers were
made right under the bow. An unsuccessful
attempt was made to wear ship, and she
went plump into 'guzzle" or narrow open
ing in the tall cliff that lined the shore, ris-
ing 80 feet above the opening into which the
schooner went, and being so narrow that her
bow and stern touched the rocks, while there
was deep water amidshlps. 1t being very
rough the vessel began breaking up. The
lofty rocks shut the vessel in, and there was
no avenue OF escape save up the sheer wall
of the precipice. This seemed but an i'm
probable chance, but one OF the sailors, fas-
tening a rope about his waist, attempted it,
taking advantage of the few precarious foot
holds afforded by the rocky wall. Several
times he was washed back, but after almost
superhuman efforts finally gained the top.
The rope was lowered, and as the last man
reached the top by the aid of this life line,
the vessel went all to pieces. The island
was found to be a deserted one, about
mile long, and most dreary and cold ref
uge. A 6shermau's hut was found however,
and fire made Of dry grass andSdriftwood,
and with other dry grass for couch they
considered themselves fortunate. All that
they saved from the wreck was five dozen
crackers, which happened to be In the galley
They put themselves upon an allowance OF
three crackers each day, enriching their
menu by digging mussels at low tide. Sig
nails were erected on the highest point of
land, and watch kept Tuesday afternoon
the light of their camp fire was seen on Ma
tnicus, six miles away, and the schooner
Ida Grover, with twelve volunteers, went
there to investigate. The men were taken
off and kindly cared for at Matinicus, arriy-
ing here today, where they await an oppor-
tunity to get home. The schooner was of
ia tons, and light. Nothing was saved, the
clothing, instruments and freight money
several hundreds of dollars-golng down
The place in the rocks where the vessel
struck is called the DEVILS Den, because Of
the danger and peculiarly forbidding aspect
of the place.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
WAR DAYS RECALLED.
Maine Dead Removed From Long
Forgotten Graves.

New ORLEANS, January 15.-An incident
OF war times was brought to mind today by
the arrival on the Illinois Central road of a
bux containing the remains of seven soldiers
of the 10Th Maine Regiment, companies c
and who were killed in a skirmish at Pom
chatoula Sept IL. 1862.
The raid of Major Geo. G. Strong with four
companies of New England volunteers into
the midst Of the Confederate forces around
Lake PoDtchartrain during the middle of
September, 1862, was one Of the most import
ant events around New Orleans subsequent
to its capture. General jeff Thompson COM
manded the COnfederateS, and had his head
quarters at Ponchatoula. Major Strong
wished to cross the lake, go up the Tanglpa-
with the General and his mail, supplies and
dispatches. Strong and four companies
three of the 18th Maine and the other of the
26th Massachusetts Volunteers-embar
upon the Ceres and managed to reach Man.
chas Bridge, but the steamer could ascend
no further. Major Strong therefore took two
of the Maine companies and marched ten
miles up the Jackson railroad treste 1t was
a terrible walk. The huge lumbermen OF
Maine sank under the heat and fatigue. and
four were sunstruck.
Reaching the outskirts of Pontchatoula
who backed into the village and gave the
alarm. The two companies advanced at a
double quick, and were greeted with a can
onading. A sharp skirmish ensued. OF
Major Strongs command of l12 men, 50 men
were killed or wounded. The Confederate
force at length retired to Camp Moore for re.
inforcements, aud when they came back the
Federal troops had retired down along the
trestle, having torn up the track, making
pursuit by steam impossible. The movement
was regarded as of great stragetic import.
ance at the time, and Major Strong was soon
created a brigadier general.
Recently Mr.. George III. Riegel of Poncha.
toula furnished the War Department with
the location of the graves of seven of the
Unien soldiers killed In the engagement
whose bodies had been overlooked or forgot.
ten for twenty-eight years. The department
thereupon ordered Supt Ed. NJ Main of the
Chalmette National Cemetery of New Or
leans to take up the remains AMI inter then
in the National Cemetery. The remains
were brought to New Orleans on the train
yesterday and Immediately transferred to the
Chalmette National Cemetery for renter
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
Average
M Kin

Other classes of workmen, such as sail
makers, blockInakers, ropemakers, etc car
ry the total number of workmen directly len
gagged in the ship building industry
during the year 1889 to 1000. The
total tonnage built and launched, at
the date of the last report TO the
Bureau, made In November, was gross ton
mage, 45,129 96. Vessels being built and near
completion will swell the aggregate tonnage
for the year to figures exceeding those of
any year since 1888. The class of vessels
that have been built are generally Of large
tonnage, many of them schoUners Of more
than 1000 tons. Many contracts for future
building have been made, and the prospect
of Increased activity in this important
Maine industry during the yeer To come, is
very encouraging. Owing to the depression
in this industry for some years past, but few
men have learned shipbnllding trades, while
many others who had followed these trades
in more prosperous times, had abandoned
them for other pursuits. In order 70 supply
the sudden demand for ship carpenters and
other shipbuildng trades, many w0rkmen
have come from Canada and the lower prov
inees. The present rates of wages are some
what above those that have ruled for some
year, put the time lost In the ship-building
trades, as shown by individual returns, is
very large, and reduces the annual earnings
below those of n-any trades, the per diem
wages OF which are much less.
Average daily wages paid at Bath in 1889
1883, 1sS7 and 1856. Wages in Bath yards are
generally somewhat higher than at am other
yards in the state.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH.
Dedication at jefferson Attended by
Many Interested Visitors.
Especial to the PRESS. ]

lOpcCldl 10 1RESS.l
DAMARIsCoTTA, January 15.-The peo-
pie of Jefferson are now permitted
to rejoice in the possession of another neat
and commodious church building, which has
been built for and by the Second Baptist
church.
Yesterday large numbers gathered from
all parts of the town, and from adjoining
towns, including Damariscotta, Nobleboro,
Newcastle and Alma, and the beautiful edi-
fee was packed to the doors. The occasion
of the gathering was the dedication of the
house. At an early hour the seats were all
taken> and many stood throughout the exer-
cises. AT 10;40 a. m, the services opened
under the direction of Rev. E. G. White
more Of DamaIiscotta, the following being
the order of services:
Invocation: Rev. s. Z. Packard.
Scripture Reading. ............. Rev. I. G. Lyons.
Prayer ..Rev. q. A. Cuapman.
Report of Building Committee.
Ssdsatory Rev e wSifeDape A. Dopa
Rev. B. F. Lawrence.
Address-The Future of the Church,
Rev. E. c. Whittemore.
The choir of the First Baptist Church of
Jefferson furnished excellent music, and
added greatly to the interest of the occasion.
special interest in that it stated that the full
cost Of the house was provided for, includ-
ing the furnishings. The visiting friends,
desiring in some tangible form to show their
interest, raised purse of nearly 800 and
presented it to the church for the purchase
of an organ.
Taken all together it was a most happy
gathering, and inspires hope for the relig-
l0uS interests in the town. Not the BaptistS
only, but all the townsmen appeared to
share in the joy of the enterprise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
WHO TOOK the BALLoTS7
Plttsfieid; Mass, Election offIc
VIII Meet the Grand Jury.

PIrrsFIELD, Mass, January l5.-ThL
ternoon the officers who served at
einct A, at the lat election, received
monses to appear before the grand jury
morrow morning Packages Of ballots ca
from the Secretary Of State to the town cb
who locked them in the towns safe until
should deliver them to the voting prees--
On the morning Of election day, when the
officers of precinct A received their package
the seals were broken and a count VI the
contents showed thai one package, Al ballots
was missing The officers accepted the pack
age under certihcati0n that it was Al bsl
lots short. RumOrs CONNECTED the names d
several prominent politicians with compiled
ty in the theft Of the ballots and II wsi
charged that the ballots were abstraeted
political reasons. The town el-Ek d.
having oroken the seal Of tho packageo o
he took the ballots,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16

Fasteners s2.25 TO $3.50 per day In 1889, S2.0o
in 1888 81 aud 81 .75 IN 1856.
Blacksmith helpers us to 80 in 1SS D. 81 76
Ia lSsS-S7 aud 81 so IN 1885,.
Teamst, RS 80 10 sl2 per week in 1899.
For old work, (repairing). carpenters have
twenty-five cents per day more than on new
work Most Of the carpenters on old work, /,
at Bath. have 50 70 per day.
Commissioner Mathews accompanies these
figures with tables of the wages paid In 9TH
er parts Of Maine, in other States where
shipbuilding is carried on and also in Euro
pean yards. Wages In Bath compare favor
ably with any in the country. In Liverpool,
England, ship carpenters receive about Sl.50
per day; in Germany S4 2S per week In Hol-
land, So 2S per week; in Scotland. So per
week. The prices Of the necessaries Of life
In those countries are no lower than at Bath
and in many instances are higher.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
II Was One of the sInaIoa Attrac-
tionS.

CITY OF MExICo, January d-The con-
cession granted to the Texas, Topolobampo
and Pacific Railway Company has been OFF,
cialy declared forfeited. The concession
was originally granted in June, 1881, and
modified in a manner favorable to the COM
pany in 1889 and 1886, the company being
obliged within year from the last modiflca-
tion to build at least fifty kilometres of road,
which was not done. The company loses the
tional Monte de Piedad.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16

The commissioners returns show that
there are in Maine 101, ,29l horses; 1888 8
years-0ld colts; 6, ,122 2-years-old colts; $3.50
yearling colts; 32.634 3-years old steers A.
224 2 years old steers 50,02i yearlngs; 141,-
GIG COWS; 33, IA oxen; 3jl ,334 sheep; 36,a3l
swine.
Total number of polls in 1889, reckoning
number In the deficient towns and planta-
ti0ns as In 1880, was 1853. 1852; number Of polls
in 1880 was 160,5b increase in number Of
polls, 2613; population in 1880, Gas, 1886; ratio
OF polls to population ii 1880. to 4041 at
the same ratio the present number Of polls
Indicates population of 659, ,4i8,or gain over
the population in 1880 of 10 482.
The following counties show an increase
in the number of polls: Androscoggin,
Aroostook, Cumberland, Hancock, Hennebec,
PenObscot, Piscataquis, Washington.
The following counties show loss in num-
Der of polls: Franklin. Knox, Lincoln, Ok
ford, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo and
York.
Total valuation in 1880, exclusive
Valuation In 1887, as returned by
aSSesS0rs.............- .-............ 242 OBS, GA
Increase over valuation of $780,. 140OS, ,96S
SHIP BUILDING.
Commissioner Matthews deyotes a gener-
GUS share Of his report to the ship building
industry. He says;
The ship yards Of the state have, during
the past year, shown more activity than at
any time since 1882 and 1888. The number
of ship yards in operation has been Al, and
the average number of workmen employed
at the yards, 1867, as follows:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16

on, Me-, O route 189, will be increased to
six times week after February 1st
Ex-Speaker Carlisle complimented Speaker
Reed recently upon his success as presiding
officer. The Speaker smiled as he said :
Carlisle, you always kept order In the
House, and | confess l don't understand
how you did it. 1t troubles me some even
when the noisiest man in the House Is in the
chair"
The ways and means committee will give
no more hearing on the tariff bill but written
statements may be presented.