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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-20
PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Unsprrorriatai State Lands West of Abilene
and North OF thu South Bouniary
Of the 7. 4 p. Reserve.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten. Nov. 12.-Following is
an approximate estimate of the unap-
propriated public domain o: the state of
Texas, lying west of the Tooth meridian
aud north of the south boundary liue Of
the Texas and Pacific eighty-mile re-
serve, by counties:
Andrews county. AIS ,974; Armstrong
40. $40; Borden. 1920: Bailey, 5.444;
BrIscoe, 25.G00; Cochran, 81 ,2SO:
Crosby, l6.26?; Co,tle. 5000; Castro,
lG. sc; Childress. 6720; Crane, III 800;
Coke. $50: Dawson, IS, 537; Dickens,
26, 24O: Douley. 5000, Drnf Smith, Is, =
9s4; Dnllnm, 10 200; Ell Paso, 9 ,0l3 $50:
Ector, 100 ,4S0; Fisher, 1908; Floyd, 80, -
1856; Guines, 3GG ,06S; CARA, 1853; Gray
10, $50; Hockey, 81 1856; Hale, AZ 1926;
Hall, is, $50; Hernphill, 1860; Hutchi-
son. 81 ,947; Hartley, 80 40S; Hansford,
10. 200; Kent; 81. 3SS; King, Is ,955; JEFF
Davis, 1853; Lynn, 29,9il; Lipscomb,
2G99: Lubbock, % 500; Loving, A $50;
Martin, 1850; Motley, 80 .63S; Moore,
SO $50; Midland. So, l20; Nolan, 1860;
Oldham 1910; Ochlltree, 20 $50; Farmer,
1920; Potter, 1880; Pecos. II 800; Rob-
erts. 2079: Reeves, 2S2 ,24O; Scurry,
3l23; Stonewail. 54G0; Swisher, l3, $50;
Sherman. 10 200; Terry. IS ,6Ss; Tom
Green, 1900; Upton. 3S40; Wheeler,
600; winkler, 277 $50; Ward, $4,000;
Youkum, 10 1893. Total, 4,724 oil.
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VALUABLE DISCOVERY.
Mineral witch Powerful Curative Properties
Dis covered in n Havina Near Kosss-Hnn-
dreds of Successful Tests.
For the Gazette.

For the Gazette.
KossE. Tex, Nov. II, 1890.
B. V. Sowders, living three miles east
of Kosse, has for years been u sufferer
with liver disease, indigestion, kidney
affection and neuralgia of the optic
nerve, which had caused complete pros
tration and almost total blindness. Medi-
cine had proved a failure in his case, and
hopeless despair had gathered about him.
In this extremity he called to mind some
mineral water in u ravine close by that
produced bright crystals on the bank
and milky deposit at the bottom of
the stream. Not knowing its medicinal
properties, he determined to test them,
and the result was beneficial from the
first days use, and effected complete
cure, and hundreds since have tested
its curative properties IN chronic dis
eases. Since Mr.. Sowders got well,
being of an iuqulring mind, he has given
his time TO prospecting, and has d!scov-
cred what is believed to be bismuth in
large quantities. Also large deposits fire
clay aud orher clays that will compete
with ST. Louis or Philadelphia. Other
minerals the character and worth not yet
known, will be Analysed and will report
results,
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VIII Harrison Convene the Fifty
Second Congress Next March?
The Short Session to Be Devoted to the
Force Bill to the Exclusion OF APP
preparation Bills.
Democratic Success In '92 Dependent In Great
Measure on the Course OF the Next
House-The speakrrship.
Hurries Up the Contest.

SPtClai 10 inc
WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-The speaker
ship contest is receiving considerable at
tention just now in view of the belief
that Harrison will call the Fifiy-second
congress together just after the adjourn
ment in March. 1t is the opinion here
that the coming session will be devoted
almost entirely to the force bill to the
exclusion OF the appropriation bill. and
q failure TO pass the latter bills will maxi
au extra session imperative. 1t can be
stated, however, that If the next con-
sresS is called together before the regu-
lar time i'll December it will he Cor the
purpose of embarrassing the Democrats.
1t is because of the extra session talk
that SO much interest is taken in the
speakeTshIp contest.
CONGRESSMAN M'ADOO
said to your correspondent: Tonight that
the Democrats must keep clear of sec
tional questions in selecting the speaker,
as success in 1892 would depend in great
measure on the course of the next house.
''The best man, said he, Unjust BE
chosen, and have every re son in the
world TO believe that the Democrats will
act with great deiiberation in the matter.
Most of the candidates named are No.
men and possess the elements necessary
to MAKE an able speaker.
Gen. Duncan 5. Walker, formerly
secretary OF the National Democratic
congressional campaign committee. said
Tonight Mr.. Mills OF Iexas would be
either the next speaker or would name
the man. Mr.. Mills, said he, is one of
the a1lest men in the Democratic party,
aud to say he would loose his head in the
speakers chair is all nonsense. Ee
would do nothing of the kind. Texas
may well be proud of him.
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CRUSHED BY A HORSE.
Two Men Returning from Wen:herford to Their
Homes Meet With an Unt'maiy Death.
Woman GO-ed By Heller.
Special to the Gayat.e,

Special to the Gazette.
WEATHERFoRD, Ten, Nov. 13.-Last
night while Sam Shodle, Sr. jim and
Sam BROMLEY were returning from the
city TO Mr.. Shodle's residence, about
three and a half miles northwest of this
citS, Jim BROMLEY was thrown from his
horse. He get on behind Mr.. Shodle on
his (Shodie's horse, and his brother,
Sam BROMLEY, started on the hunt of the
runaway horse. He overlook the horse
and went on home, and, after some liz
tie time, when his brother aud Mr..
Shodfe fnled to come i'll, he started on
the hunt of them. When a short dis
lance from Shodle's residence he found
both Mr.. Sam Shodle aud his brother,
Jim BROMLEY, dead in q gully, with the
horse they were riding on top of them.
l; is supposed they attempted to ride the
horse up on narrow place between two
gullies and that the horses feet slipped
from under him aud the weight of the
two men, pulled him over to the other
side, and they all went down in the
ditch together, the horse falling on both
of them, crushing them to death. The
horse feet were still up in the air and his
body was on top OF Mr.. Shodie. Mr..
Browley's head only was under the
horse. The parties coming TO this quick,
unexpected and sad end were in the city
last evening and were returning home ut
the time of the accident. Mr.. chodle
has been resident of this county since
the first settlement, and has been ali
the time, aud was ct the time of his
death, a typical border settler. Mr..
Brawiey Is u young man and has lived
in this county some time. At the time
of bis death he was under bond on q
charge of assault with Iutent to murder.
Mrs. l. L. Anderson, living in the
south part of the city, waf very severely
gored last evening by q heifer raised as
pet, the children of the family having
taught her 10 play with them. and when
the heIfer would approach they
would dodge out Of the way. Yesterday
evening when Mrs. Anderson went into
the lot, the hefer approached her IN n
hooking attitude, and Mrs. Anderson not
knowing how to dodge, she was very sc
riously gored both in the bowels and
ok. She is now in q critical condition.
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Needed In Texns.


For men who can pull off their coats
and work, there is room and plenty of
it, in Texas. Farm laborers are espec-
tally needed in the corn, cotton ard
wheat growing counties. Men who can
shove plane, weld n hammer at the
forge, pass brick or dig II ditch, are sure
of remunerative employment. 1t is an
era of manual industry in the state, AMI
the stout, steady and industrious young
man who comes to work with his hands
may rest assured he will do we'll. These
facts are we'll known to the Texas pub
lie, and it occurs to us that individual
efforts to make the situation known else
where would result in suppiyingto some
extent, the call for labor, as we'll as
opening up avenues OF employment
to many deserving men, now In
other states. who are too poorlH.
paid for their labor. Nearly every
Texan comes from some other stats. l,
would be an easy matter il rsprsssnta.
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THE RUSSIAN SPY.
A Sample of the Villainies in an Tn
happy Land.
A Father Saved from Siberia by the Sacrifice
OF Ills Daughter-Her suicide and Her
Letter Of Explanation.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. GA couple
Pittsburg on the way passenger train
last night. They were well dressed and
apparently represented the better class
in that Northern country from which
they were expelled. The man gave his
name as Amos Buermeyer. He is about
fifty-six years old and speaks several Ian
Runges. His wife, a pleasant woman of
evident intelligence, gave close attention
to her husbands story and nodded her
assent to the most important facts.
Blu ermeyer is n jeweler by trade. He
own ed Il small retail store in town near
ST. Petersburg, and during his life he
has accuin ulated fortune equal 10
500, 900. This he converted into cash
before coming to America, and he say
he suffered very little loss beside that OF
good business.
Mr.. Buermeyer then told story OF
Russian officials outrageous conduct,
which, il true, rivals the worst form of
Russian lite ever pictured. He said:
'The man was one of the CZars de-
tectives. His duty was 10 ferret out the
Nihi!ists, and whoever he reported as
being opposed TO the government were
sent to Siberia without trial. He was
young and handsome, and one day he
met my daughter, q beautiful girl OF
twenty, and instantly fell in love with
her. NV daughter name was Lucy.
She innocen;ly tlrted with the detective,
little thinking how far he would go to
carry out his infamous desire. This was
over year ago. one day he made
proposition to her, which she refused.
lie followed this with statement
that if he did not succeed he
would report me as dangerous
man, and would have me sent to
Siberia. His ability 70 carry out the
threat was well known, and in terru.
my daughter Rcqulesced. Her shame
was terrible, and that night she wrote
letter relating Gil l have told you.
went Immediately to her room ana found
her dead. She had poisoned herself.
'I went 10 the detective aud showed
him the letter my daughter had written
me. He took il and threw it in the fire.
1 demonstrated and he curssd me. He
told me thpt if ever uttered O word of
the occurrence would suffer. l knew
what that threat meant. aud from that
day to this l never told the story, except
to few intimate friends. | would not
tell II now, but L want to arouse the in
dignation of Americans against that
cursed country.
Mr.. Buermeyer could not be persuaded
to tell anything more about his family
relations. He said the suffering result
ing from the expulsion policy was as bad
As represented. In many cases poverty
stares the enigrant in the face, but help
is given by relief committees IN foreign
countries to all who ask it. mir. Buer-
meyer himself has considerable mouey
and fair knowles e of the English ian-
guuge. He has not sought the PIttsburg
relief commsttee, but will stay with
some friends until he starts in business.
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COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Proceed Ings Had by the Board Of Commission.
ers Yesterday The official Bonds
Approved.
From Daily Gazette, Nov. ia.


The county commissioners court spent
no little of its time yesterday approving
the bonds of the newly elected county
officers. Those approved yesterday are
Us follows:
J. j. Goodfellow, for county surveyor,
bond $40, 900.
John P. King, county clerk, bond
$40. 600.
W. H. Pool, superintendent of
schools, $4,000.
a. G. McClung, justice of the peace,
$1,000.
C. B. Reynolds. justice of the peace,
$1,000.
W. E. Mayheld. constable at Fort
Worth, $500.
r. E. Carter, constable at Arlington,
$1,000.
F. L. West, justice of the peace ct
Grapevine. $1,000.
NJ. R. Collins, commissioner Precinct
No. 2, $1,000.
J. J. Scott, commissioner Precinct
No. l. $4,000.
F. B. Maddox, commissioner Precinct
No. 4, $1,000.
George B. Coke, constable at Grape
vine, $1,000.
The salary Of the county judge was
fixed at SIS per month.
The contract to furnish coal for the
courthouse and jail was let to the Fort
Worth ice company.
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COUNTY ROADS.
Our County Commissioners Working on
Wrong Principles or None at All.
Instead Of Drbhing all Over thn County They
Should Brgln nj the City Limits and
&c Out In B Lines.
FoR7 WORTH, Tex, Nov. II. 1890.

'FOFT WORTH, Tex, Nov. II. 1890.
Editor Gazette:
As n citzeu and taxpayer of Tarrnnt
county, wa assume the right to cTiticise
HE acts Of our county officials, and beg
leave to ask our honorable county com
mss'ouers II they think their presen,
'y'tem OF employing our convict labor Is
right or Just TO the taxpayers of the
county. II they do, four tifths o: our
mA- payers beg to differ with them. The
G'2rnS Of this county ronrede the fact
'HAI Fort Worth Is our commercial GEN.
Ter, aud everything produced by the
'"r'ner Is hCuIed 70 this place to find a
"het. Now it does seem, in view OF
'"''e 'Arts, that common justice would
"l'ste that our convict labor should he
e"p'"'rd on ali pr ncipal roads leading
o1' ol The city. Now our idea is this:
."AiEhlen each main road leading out of
.'' '''y IN every direction, macadamiZe
~ same, sag, two or three miles out.
t"s' commence and extend them farther
oI' 'N'" The country. Should plan be
@1aP'rl OF this kind. in few years we
VIII have splenGli system OF graveled
,-'+s' reaching far out i'll all directions
,'''h the city. Under this syetem every
,,1''aer III lhe county would reap the
.eneAt Of Uart of a good road, in going
" @nl from his market Under the
''.Ne"t management, Il would seem that
Wi honorable commissioners do not ap-
a''''Ate The fact shat the money ex-
t'.'''"N IN maintaining this convict labor
'-s TO The taxpayers, but not them
=, what show of right and justice can
court maize in taking this labor from
b ''hmeTc!al center and pluy "half-
Ono. all over the county. They
- make any sensible man bellows
,n., ms county Jumping business Is
rEht. Neither can they make it
CSSS' 'hht The work doue at Arlington,
ls''Ls ana other remote pGints,
b"ts ne many couutrymen as it would
L., oeeu done on the roads near the city
Tr.-S III The direction of those places.
mi ""u Just as well claim tina: few
an, macadamized road between DIDO
ise county line would arcommn-
nm. "'e OF our citizens thar il done on
ci,- oL' roads lending out north of the
ALL, 1"e work at DIDO would benefit
dn,aaa dozen individuals, whereas il
on AZ fort Worth IL would benefit not
Of nose at Dido, but everyone north
nj, e'F. II this convict labor Is EN-
viii ~ Us have indicated, ten farmers
b.r.s. benefited where one is being
oply ,ts under the present system. Not
In MS Ont we Will have help to build
rsS county towu-which (by-the-
Tho pays huff OF the county tax. On
los ,ufary, II our commissioners fol-
'1sH Precedent, We mad a. webs
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OUT OF HIS BAILIWICk.
Newspapers Because They Con tain Lot
terry Aaver lsemer:s.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Nov. 12.-Presi-
dent Harrison g anti-lottery law Is get
ting Postmaster johnson into deal OF
trouble with Mexican editors. Mr.. john
son has been confscatiug ali issues of local
papers containing the least suspicious
reference TO all forms of lotteries. He
has now turned his attention TO Mex ican
newspapers, and has about half d ton OF
newspaper literature from President
DiaZ's domuin filed up in his office.
These papers were stopped in the office
here because they contained advertise
meDts of various Mexican lotteries. The
aggravated publishers are raising loud
howl and threaten all manner of retale-
ton on American publishers, but to no
avail. 1t is feared here that San An
tonio's postmaster is violating the inter-
national postal treaty.
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NEBRA>kA'S DESTITUTE.
Corn in the Western Part Almost Failure.
Instances Of Suffering.

LINCoLoN, NEB. Nov. Is The yield
OF corn is much less than anticipated.
The average in this part Of the state be-
ing less than ten bushels to the acre, and
further west even less. Farmers have
nothing to feed with, and quantities of
hogs half tattened are being rushed to
market and sacrificed at very low prices.
Corn is selling on the streets for from
fifty to fifty three cents per bushel. 1t
is impossible to disguise the fact that in
western counties there is much destitu-
ton, many homestesds are heavily in
numbered and few have been abeu-
doned. Women and children are suffer-
ing for clothing and fuel. The churches
and benevoiently inclined people are
quietly organizing for their relief.
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tive men in each county would direct the
attention of their friends in the state
whence they came TO the opportunities
that are open to honest, Industrious
manual labor in Texas. Write to your
old home and tell that young men who
do not wear kid gloves-who are willing
to work-to come. The effect will he
silent. perhaps. but it will be practically
invaluable. Every Industrious laborer
that comes counts in the grand aggre-
gate, aid the development OF the state
Will keep pace with Influx of brain and
muscle. We need labor as much as we
do capital
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GAZETTE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS

throw up the sponge. never knew
that they had the right to use these
couvicts in making good roads for them
selves and few of their nelghbors to
the neglect of the couuty's interest. But
before we throw up we will request when
their work Is completed at Arlington,
not to take our convicts down and work
the streets of Dallas. Now don't be
partial To Dallas-let Fort Worth have
at least n little consideration.
TAX PAYING FARMER.
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auce at the ballot box to cast his vote.
Mr.. Kidd was u native Virginia. came
to Texas in 1907, settled at San Felipe, the
old capital, in 1866, and married at the
aye of sixty-four, and has four living
children, Mrs. n. H. Cook F. NJ. Kidd
of Seuly, q. W. Kidd and Mrs. C. c.
Casweli of Beaumont, who have the
sympathy OF the entire community over
their bereavement. His remains. which
will be lsid TO rest at Beaumont, were
escorted TO the train by Il large concourse
of friends from the surrounding country.
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ATTRIBUTED TO THE GAZETTE.
Good Medium Through Which Ellis County
Might Advertise Herself.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WAxAHACHIE. TEX, Nov. 13.-THE
GAZETTE is doing a good work for the
West. The statistics of Eli, county for
1890 show it; the vots on November
showed it, and the 200 people who left
here for Hartley county on the 10th
inst. all bear witness to the fact that
THE GAZETTE is doing good work for the
West. The stats leg show that Ellis
county lost 800 people in 1889. These
people have all gone West, and we be-
lieve 1t is through the influence of THE
GAZETTE that the West is now enjoying
such an III fiux of people and wealth.
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AGED 116 YEARS

Mr.. Robert kidl Of Sealy Dead One Hundred
and Fourteen Years Of Active Life.
Special to che Gazette.
SEALY, TEX. Nov. 12.-Robert Kidd
one of our oldest aud most esteemed cit
liens, died this morning at the ripe old
days. For the past two years Mr.. Kidd
has not been able 10 leave the house, but
I'D to that time always made his appear
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VALUED WITH HIS GIRL.

A Man Shot Down by n Jealous Rival While
Waiting with Youny Lady.
AvoNDALE, ALA, Noy. 12.-Last
Washington Brown quarreled about a
girl. Brown told Terry not to dance
with the girl again, but the latter did
not heed the warning. While he was
waltZing with the girl Brown walked up
and shot hun twice through the body,
Intiictiug fatal wounds.
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HEBREW DIVORCE.

First Instance In the state OF Missouri Of Such
Irnceedings.
Special to the Gazette.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 12.-There
was little of interest in the fact that
Kort against his wife for divorce. But
under the surface there Is that which is
of interest. William Eort and his wife
have already been divorced by tine Jew
ish church and he is now endeavoring to
legalizs that action. The jewish di-
vorce WAS obtained two years ago and
since that time the couple have been
apart. This is the first instance in the
history Of the stats of Missouri that He
brews have asked to be divorced.
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Reimbursement Ordered.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-Postmaster-
General Wanamaker has sent letter 10
City Postmaster Sherwood, directing tn
reinstatement of Mrs. Magaret Wat
k!ns, delivery clerk at the postoffice,
who was last Thursday suspended for
telling Senator Quay's son his fathers
mail went to the dend letter Office now.
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Moving to Memphis.
ence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
MEMPHIS. TEX. Nov. l0.-The work
to assume business aspect. as most Of
the stocks of goods have been moved anu
the houses are being moved at the pres
ept writing,