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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
MINER APPROVED.
His Conduct in the Barrunda Affair o. KID by
Rarrison-Why Il Was Done.

His Conduct in the Barrunda Affair o. KID by
Parrison-why It Was Done.
NEW YORK. Oct. PA Washington
special says: 1t Is understood that Mr..
Miner ,our minister to Central America,
has received from Secretary Blaine as
surances of the approval of the president
in his conduct on the Barrunds case, and
has been fully justified in the course he
pursued. A report comes from the city
of Guatemala, where it appears the state
department was most anxious that in
for alton should be first officially pro-
mulgated, that the reason for this is
that, as the president had no intention
of recalling him, it was deemed import
ant, IN view of the steps taken in con-
gress to obtain the state department cor
respondence, that the Central American
government should know as speedily as
possible that Minister Miner still re-
tanned the con nfidence of the administra-
ton.
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NOT A BIG HAUL.
In the Hope Of Finding Trunk
Full OF Money.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Oct. 27.-Thursday
morning between 2 clock and daylight,
Mr.. r. Michael living near Mart, in the
eastern part of McLennan county,
was aroused from sleep by the cracking
OF flames near by and rushed out in the
yard to find a small room in the rear of
bis residence burning. Water WAS
handy and. assisted by his family, Mr..
Michael soon subdued the fire, but not
until nearly everything in it had been
destroyed. Mr.. Michael was puzzled to
know how the fire originated, having
used no fire about that room. The
problem. however, was soon solved, for
in the yard short diftance away were
two trunks, broken open and their con-
tents scattered. Mr.. Michael remsm-
bered that the day before while paying
of some cotton pickers he had inadver7.
tently exhibited quite sum OF mouey ID
one Of the trunks TO Oliver Burton and
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Albert Dixon, two of the cotton picSers.
The money was afterwards removed
but this circumstance suggested clew,
and Mrs. Michael, in company with Mr..
Richard Jones, = neIghbor, laid plans
that enabled them to capture the two ne
groes above mentioned last night near
Rody, on the Houston and Texas Gen.
trail, between Waco snd Marlin. Burton
confessed TO the crime and implicated
Dixon, and they are in jail in Waco.
They got only SIS in cash. out of the
trunks.
Burton says he came from Brenham,
where he was known as Jim Mcneil,
and formerly lived in Galveston under
the name of Sam Warren.
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HE IS DEAD.
Joseph f. Brown, One OF the Fathers of
Fort Worth.
An announcement that VIII Cast Gloom
Over This City-A Brief Biography.
The Circumstances.
Joseph II. Brown is dead.

Joseph n. Brown is dead.
He passed away at St. Louis yesterday
morning.
The sad intelligence was received yes
terday afternoon by wire by Mr.. William
Brown Of this city, brother of deceased. /.
The intelligence while not entirely uu-
expected by those who knew of Mr..
Browns physical condition recently !,
comes with crushing suddenness, as does
news Of all great calamities.
Mr.. Brown occupied high niche in the
memory aud..estimRtion of the people of
this city and of all the surrounding por-
ton Of Texas. He was one of the
fa'hers of Fort Worth and for years oc-
>-pled leading position in the COM
merce of the northern part of Texas.
his personal friends were all who ever
met him; his business friends were all
merchants and traders IN hundred rich
counties surrounding this city.
JoseLh b. Brown was born in Scot
end, at Dundee, on November %,
1912. and was therefore in his forty
eighth wear at the time of his death.
de was the son of ] William Brown, a
grain merchant OF Dundee, and Margaret
brown, his wife. Mr.. Brown was edu-
Gated at Dundee. His brothers are
George, William and James, all of Fort
worth, and his only sister, Mary, who
stlll Resides 20 Scotland.
Eariy in life Joseph Brown evinced an
inclination for mercantile pursuits, and
When youth be clerked for his father.
At the age of seventeen he came to
America TO push his fortunes in a coun-
Try which afforded greater opportunity
lor the exercise OF his abilities than over
crowded Scotland In 1859 he found
himself in Chicago occupying the position
VI cierk in the cigar and tobacco house
o' james Duffy. He continued there
uatl 1868, VIII he went into business
WIN n. e. Tucker under the firm name
VI Tucker & Brown, which partnership
existed until 1865, when the senior part
ntr died. aud the business continued
uuaer the style of J. II. Brown s Co.. I,
ar. j. q. McChesuey being the silent
PARTNER. But in 1867, owing to losses
through unfortunate and unavoidable
Aletuations OF the tobacco market, they
USED out, paying every dollar of in
ueotedness aud retaining the confidence
Auu esteem of their business associates.
lntli 1873 Mr.. Brown remained out of
sou'e business, but in that year he
,ouhu himself IN Fort Worth, where he
SeRan operations in small but vigorous
"T. His capital was not large. nor
mat time was the market ex-
,s'e .Sus''e enough 10 employ large
Investment, but Mr.. Brown pushed
out aud extended his trade, gradually
Widening the scope of the market until
r T oeeaTs leading force in North
'e1as commercial circles and succeeded
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HERE YOU ARE.
Just the Evidence Civil Service Commits
'siOner Roosevelt Wanted.
The Ohio Republican Executive Committee
Demands Campaign Contributions From
Government Clerks.
GRAIN ALL RIGHT.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The Sunday
Gazette to-day prints an extract from a
letter received from its correspondent at
Galveston to the effect that notwith-
standing the frantic efforts of the Re-
publicans in the Seventh district, Grain
will be reelected by good majority.
The correspondent SAYS. 'Ochiltree
carried this district once by about 5000
majority, but since then Grain has been
elected to the three congresses and he will
come back again. He has made hard
canvass and has done splendid service
for Galveston. His opponent will be-
showed under.'
NOTHING SMALL ABOUT OHIO.
The Republicans, it seems, are des-
perate. They want more money and the
department clerks must give up the
"stuff' or be blacklisted. The Ohio
state executive committee first began
the circular business, copy of which
was printed in these dispatches last
week. II had some effect On the clerks
credited to Ohio, but not enough to sat-
isfy the committee, so another circular
with
THUMB SCREWS ATTACHED
has been sent all the government en-
ploves from Ohio who failed to respond
to the first call tor contributions. 1t is
safe to say that this latest "appeal'' will
have q wholesome effect in bringing the
delinquent contributors up to time. Here
is the circular:
COLUMBUS, OHIO. Oct. %, 1880.
DEAR SIR-Have you done your duty
as a Republican and officeholder2 Ii so,
AZ
We are making the best fight we can to
elect enough congressman from Ohio TO
save the next house to the Republicans.
You are certainly interested in this mat
ter, and ought to be willing to bear
YOUR SHARE OF THE BURDEN.
You ought not expect others to do the
labor and permit you to enjoy the emolu-
ments. We know that you are a Repub-
lican and when we say to you oonfiden-
TALLY that we are handicapped for want
of funds to pay our legitimate expenses,
we believe and trust that you will call on
Mr.. William Mays and make a fair and
liberal contribution or send direct to us.
1t Is not too late to do good and your
contribution may elect one more Repub-
llcan. Respectfully,
REPUBLICAN STATE EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.
This last appeal virtually admits that
the Democrats will have the next house
by a small majority. but for tn purpose
of squeezing more money from the clerks
it intimates that Ohio may yet save the
house to the Republicans by electing one
more Republican with "your contribu-
tion.' Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt can now get after the Ohio
committee with sharp stick, as the
above appeal is clear violation of the
civil service law.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Moore's Trial and History Of the Shooting
Affair.

AUhlrs
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX. Oct. 27.-The state dis
trict court has been engaged all day in
the trial of Richard Moore, charged with
attempting to murder J. W. Ownby on
May Is, 1889.
Richard Moore's brother, David, mar
ried q sister of Ownby, and in 1886 he
Petrie, in which Richard Moore also was
badly wounded. Ownby settled up David
Moore estate for his sister, but it was
insolvent, Richard Moore claimed that
he had $1,000 on deposit in David Moore g
safe and claimed that Ownby had used it
as part of Dave Moore's estate, which
Ownby denied. Richard made frequent
demands on Oxnby for the money, the
last being in Ownby's office on Nav Is,
1889 the interview ending In pistol fight
In which neither was hurt. Moore
was placed under bond to appear for ex-
animation the next morning, and next
morning while on his wsy to the court
house was shot by Ownby twice with
gun and for q month it was not thought
he would live, but he finally recovered
and left here. Ownby was tried at the
last term for shooting Moore and ao-
quilted.
While in bed and hardly expected to
live, Moore was married to his fiance
Miss Godbold of Newport, Ark. who
came here to nurse him.
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range for weeks, but to no avail, the
band being so small as to readily elude
its followers. Thus far four persons
have been murdered by the gang.
j. j. Barriaca, Mexican reuchman,
in Western and Grant counties, and his
son, Avarian, are the latest victims.
They were shot from their wagon and
the body OF the old man was thrown
into the river, while the son had
his head crushed with u club.
Another son escaped. A Silver City dis
patch says the settlers are very indignant
over the management of the San Carlos
agency IN allowing the Indians to leave
the reservation and in the inactivity of
the army IN pursuing and Furnishing the
TsnegRdes.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
CONFEDERATE HOME.
Governor Ross interviewed Upon the
Question of State Aid.
Politics Making Trouble in Falls County
Schools-Ihe Bond of the Dam Con-
tractor Approved.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette
AUSTIN, TEX. Oct. 24.-Ip speaking
Of the constitutional difficulties so fire.
quently alleged to be in the way of state
aid to q Confederate home, Governor
Ross says that while article of the CON-
stitution limits the purposes for which
taxes can be imposed, TO the exclusion oi
this purpose, there is nothing to prevent
the state from establishing and main
tanning home from fees obtained
through the state departments. The
fees coming through the secretary OF
state under its present efficient manage
meut bring net annual revenue of more
than $50, 900, which can be permanently
maintained under existing laws at $50,
600 without detriment to any interest.
These fees, which are mainly derivable
from nOn-residents and corporations do
ing business IN our state under protec-
ton OF its laws, would amply support all
those likely to apply Tor aid. III the
present home property aud endowments
were turned over to the state, it would
not require very large appropriation TO
supply the necessary buildings there, or
at some other desirable location. article
8 does not inhibr, but expressly says
that public buildings may be erected BY
funds from general taxes, and at any
rate, enough of the S145, 900 derived
from the United States as indemnity,
may be used for necessary buildings
without contravening the constitution.
A citizen of Falls county has written to
the state superintendent of education,
complaining that politics is making
trouble In the schools Of that county.
In some places, he says, the school
trustees are Union LabOrites, and refuse
to employ teachers who won't subscribe
TO their way of thinking, and asks to
know If the state will allow Its officials to
thus set up political tests as an evidence
of qualification in q school teacher. The
complaint was referred to the local
county Judge.
Professor Hill has entered upon the
performance of his duties as geologist
for the investigation of an artesian water
supply in the West, and to-day went to
Dallas to inspect the new we'll there.
In view of the peculiar nature of the
circumstances attending the prosecution
of the accused in the case of the Eagle
Lake murders, Governor Ross has ap-
pointed Charles B. Pearre of Waco to
assist Prosecuting Attorney Spooner of
the Twenty-fourth judicial district, in
the management of the case on the
states behalf.
The board of public works this after
noon and the city council tonight met,
and each in turn having satisfied them
selves of its sufficienoy in every particu-
lar, approved the bond given by Ber-
nerd Corrigan for the fulfllment of his
contract to build the dam across the Col
orado. The sureties on tho bond are
said to be good for SO, 900 900.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
ROTTEN.
Increase in Population in the Demo-
cratic and Republican States.
The Increase in the South From 80 to 80
100000 Less Than the Increase From
20 to '80-Election Outlook.
Good Subject for Investigation.

Good Subject for Investigation.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Whether the census
has been manipulated for political purposes or
not, the fact remains that the increase OF pop
ulation since 1850 in the Southern, or, more
properly speaking, the Democratic states, is
more than 900 900 less than the increase in pop
ulation between 1870 and 1886. This Is. to say
the least. enough to set people thinking. In
the Republican states the increase in popula-
in lssU. 1t is more than probable that the GEN.
sus will be investigated by congress.
CONGRESSMAN LEVI MARSH
of Pennsylvania, who is in charge of the Demo =
absence of Chairman Flower, said to-day that
recent advices received showed that the various
local committees were confident OF the election
of the Democratic candidates for congress and
success. Mr.. Marsh feels very confident Of Pat.
tison's election as governor of Pennsylvania.
POSTAL MATTERS
john II. Saunders has been commissioned as
Special service discontinued: Alamositas,
Oldham county, from Tescosa from November
Is, 1880; Yellow House, Lamb county. from
Piainview from October 8, 1890, office discon-
tinued.
LITTLE PREMATURE
WASHINGTON, Oct. z5.-The statement tele-
graphed from Canada upon the authority of q
British member Of parliament that it has been
resolved to submit the Behring sea fisheries dis
pute to arbitration Is premature so far as 1t may
be taken TO imply complete agreement on the
part Of both governments 1t is learned that
correspondence on the subject is still in prog
ress, but there are hopeful signs that satisfac-
tory settlement OF the vexed question will be
reached at an early day. <fzEse-s
Subscribe ton ~ sssskiY G1xKyrs.
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THE SANTA FE'S PREDICAMENT.
VIII It Join the Vanderbilt Combination as
Matter Of Self Preservation

VIII It Join the Vanderbilt Combination as
Matter of Self Preservation
special to the Gazette.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The gentls-
men who control the management of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway
system, Mr.. Magoun and Mr.. Barring,
have just returned from trip to Europe.
They find their policy in danger of mis-
carrying, and that the Vanderbilt COM
bination has been gaining ground. The
great objective point toward which both
parties had been steering was the con-
troll of the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn. Each party hiss been laboring
for several months TO induce the Southern
Pacific magnats, Mr.. Huntington, to
take Sides, Mr.. Huntington has been
wavering, and the Vanderbilt people are
now said to be negotiating with Leland
Stamford aud other large holders of
Southern Pacific stock to secure possess
sion of their holdings, with fair chances
of success. Mr.. Huntington admits that
il the Vanderbilt and Drexel, Nor
gan s. Co. syndicate secure this
stock they will be able 10 control
the Southern Pacific system. Such re-
suit would place the Northwestern Union
Pacific combination in position to defy
all competition. That the Santa Fe
magnates have become alarmed is shown
by the fact that they have hastily called
a meeting of the board of directors, and
President Marvel has gone to Boston to
participate in the proceedings. 1t is not
unlikely that the policy of the company
will be changed and that the Santa Fs
syndicate will decide to join the Wander
biIt combination a. . matter of saR
preservation.
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Under tho Wheels.
specj.l to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
TExARKANA, TEX, Oct. 27.-This
morning at O'Clock the switch engine
of the Texas and Pacific road ran over
young man named Tom Ken
nedy, mangling him terribly. Kennedy
is section boss on the Cotton Belt road
here and was near the Texas and Pacific
yard when the accident happened. He
is still alive, but little hopes are enter
tanned Of his recovery. He came from
Southern Texas here, and his relatives
have been notified.
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Sl,000,000.
Mobile, Ala. Visited by Great Con-
fiagration-Four Blocks Burned.
Warehouses, Compresses, OIL Mills, Ice Fac
tory, Fertilizer, Steamboats,, and 5000
Bales of Cotton in Ashes.

MOBILE, ALA, Oct. pa fire tha,
east end of the city spread rapidly to the
cotton warehouses and presses and, get
ting entirely beyond control of the fire
department, has at this writing in its
grasp all the Gotten warehouses and
presses on the river front and back to
Royal street, from Beaur egard TO ST.
Louis streets.
brisk northeast wind prevails and
the fire threatens the entire business por-
ton of the city. Four or five river
steamers, the steamship Canton. the
Mobile and Ohio railway wharf, the oil
mills, and the following warehouses have
been burned: l.. C. Frye's, Brown Il
Goodman Fitzpatrick S Cooley's and
the Gage & Lyons ice factory. In fact
the blocks of buildings bounded by the
river from Knox street, the northern
boundary of the city, to St. Louis street
on the south, and from the river front TO
Royal street west are lost. The fire IS
moving rapidly southwark, and since this
dispatch was begun has crossed st.
Louis street on the water front and in
fringed on the wholesale business par; OF
the city.
TIE LOSS.
MOBILE, ALA, Oct. 26.-Mobile suf-
fered severely by fire to-day, the build
iugs, consumed being shingle mill three
cotton congresses and five cotton ware
houses with $3.50 bales of cotton, the
Gulf City oil mill. the Mobile ice fac
tory, three steamboats,, eleven loaded
and five empty freight cars, two coal and
wood yards with q small amount OF
freight and six wharves. The fire was
aided by strong northwest wind, but
had it been point or two nearer north
probably ali of the town would have
gone up in flames. The loss is S545 900,
with about 1925 900 insurance.
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RENEGADE ApACHES.

Terrorixing and Numbering Settlers Along the
Arizona-New Mexico Line.
SANTA FE, N. M, Oct. ga small
band Of Arizona Apaohes, evidently not
more than four in number, have been
terrorizing settlers along the Arizona
New Mexico line for the past six
weeks. In West Sierra and Grant coun-
ties several posses have been organized
to hunt them and the two troops of
United States cavalry have been scouting
the Mogollon mountains and the Passa
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Destroyed by Fire.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX, Oct. 27.-News just
reached here late this evening of the
burning of cotton gin, six miles south
of town, the property of Mr.. E. K.
Harris, on Saturday last. The gin was
completely consumed, but only one bale
of cotton was burned. The loss il about
$500, With no insurance.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-04
Tie bridge Question.

Tho Min street bridge presents o
business question. 1t should DO met in
u business.like way. A good deal Of the
discussion proceeds on the assumption
that somebody has q great job which he
Is anxious to put through.
Now the TACT Is that II tho public
works Of any city are free from suspicion
OF jobbery those Of the city OF Wheeling
have been up 10 this time. Nor is there
any reason 10 think that the taint is on
any OF the propositions now before
Council. Honest men honestly differ
rs 10 what should be done.
The ISrELLiorScEg Is OF tho opinion
that tho majority Of tho people prefer q
steel bridge, and the IgTELhlGENcER Is
further OF tho opinion that tho majority
OF tho people arc right.
1t must be admitted that q servicea.
bic bridge Of steel can be erected al
much less than tho cost OF stone bridge
Of correspondimg merit. The advocates Of
a stone bridge insist that it is worth
while to incur the much greater cost te
get stone bridge.
1t should be possible to discuss the
question as partners in business discus!
matters relating 10 their common inter
est. The people Of Wheeling do not be
lieve that there is jobbery atoot in con
nection with the bridge, and it is boil
unfair and unwise to try to make then
think 30.