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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

The Cuero graded school has applied
for charter with capital stock OF
$50, 900.
The work on the new Christian church
at Corsicana will begin in few days.
The site selected for it Is one of the most
desirable IN the city.
The lumber for the public school
buildings at Seymour has arrived and
the work will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. The buildings will be READY
for occupancy by October 10.
The A & Nj college continues to receive
new pupils. The buildings are to De
lighted by electricity by October l.
If nothing happens TO prevent the
school building in the first ward OF Gle
burue will be ready for occupancy on
October G. In the meantime the rented
building is very much crowded.
The citizens of Beeville are taking
shares in $50 900 school house. they
propose to raise the amount for the
building from the people at $50 per
share.
The Bishop Baptist college at Marshal
has been greatly enlarged and improved
The contract for the West End college
at San Antonio has been let, and it will
be completed as rapidly as possible. The
| intention is to lay the corner stone dur
| ing the session of the Methodist confer
| ence of West Texas, which conVenes
| there October 90.
TAYLOR, Sept. ga special school
tax was voted yesterday by the property
taxpayers of Taylor, only eleven votes
being cast against the tax. Taylor has
| i,,iY,
public schools for eight years, but owing
TO tie fact that she lost her city charter
last spring, it became necessary to dc
everything over again.
MARIENFELD, Sept PA new school
| house is, being erected which will be oil
ornament to the little town. We have
an excellent school fund which gives u
public school ten months in each year.
HASKELL, Sept. 23.-The free schoo
opened Yesterday with about l 30 scholar
in attendance. Under the efficient man
agement of Professor j. ID. Warren ant
two assistant teachers satisfactory SEES
sion is expected. The trustees wer
forced to add to the old college building
10 provide accommodations for the rap
idly increasing scholastic population
and the addition hardly affords room 10
| those in attendance.
GREENvILLE, Sept. 23.-Messrs Bur
nett and Mulkey have just closed serie
of meetings at this place, which hav
been wonderfully blessed of the Lord
there being over 200 accesslons TO tn
different churches, and quite numbe
were converted who have not as yt
offered themselves for membership l
auy church. 1t was indeed graciou
revival, in which nearly all the churcht
and their pastors took an active part
and the meeting is still being carried o
at the Baptist church by all the minister
and members of the different churche:
Never has there been in GresnYille sue
', a unity between the churches. Durlr
Burnett and sMulkey's stay there wi
1000 to $500 people in attendance upo
each service. The good influence exerte
by those men will still go on. They lie
r this place for Alvarado, johnson count!
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
THE RAILROADS
A Spicy Sensation Brewing in Ie1a S
Railroad Circles, but Not in Fort
Worth.
The Purposes of the Railway Clerks Associa-
tion-Railroad Pudding in l89O-Gen-
eral Railroad News.

1t is talked in railroad circles, not i'll
Fort Worth particularly but in other
cities in the state where certain railroad
interests are, that there is tremendous
sensation about to be sprung that will
create a surprise for the public. In
order that no one 10 Fort Worth may
begin to feel uneasy it can be stated that
the matter effects no one here, but 1t
does effect persons connected with quite
ali extensive system of railroad in the
state The matter has been hushed up
as much as it possibly could be- Out II
the whispers that are INDUCED IN Dc nan
true there will be music in the air before
lopU
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
THE GAZETTE. FORT WORTH TEXAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER &c

wet and nothing can be done in the fields
for some time.
New Braunfels-Ths weather is favor
able.
STANDARDIZATION favorable, picking
progressing fairly.
Longview-Rain has been beneficial to
all crops.
venus-Rain and winds have~inlured
cotton.
Temple-Pickers scarce; crop better
than was expected.
Berham-weatber favorable.
DISQUALIFICATION fine.
Brownwood-Cottou picking progress
ing nicely; ground in good condition tor
blowing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
TEXAS NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Professor Ludring of the Sherman
North Texas Female college, has sent to
Russis for his family, who will make
Texas their home.
. Tennessee Day - which falls on o.
tober 25, will be ous of the most promi-
nent DAYS at the Texas state fair and
Dallas exposition, that is if the natives
of that state, now residents of Texas,
will do their duty and be present at the
fair on that day. Governor Robert Tay-
lor members of his staff and other state
officials will be present at the fair that
day, and Tennessse-Te1ans, who are
numerous, should turn out and give the
honored son of their native state q cor
dial greeting to the empire Of the South
west.
THE GAzEItrE acknowledges with
thanks the receipt of a complimentary
ticket to the Wise county fair to be held
at Alvord on October I'll inclusive.
ABILENE, Sept. 24.-At call meeting
of the directors Of the Farmers and Mer'
/nouf;n,Ied nm tho Sereufh PQQe Y
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26

son, colored, was to-day carried to the
penitentiary for murder, with NE
sentence; Jack Wood for SIX years.
three cases of forgery, two years IN
each, total amount of forged paper not
exceeding SIS. Two other negroes
names not known by your reporter) one
for rape, five years; one assault 10 rape,
two wears. Will Petty, white, goes 10
the reformatory for burglary 1or Two
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
Given Two Years for Forgery.
Special to the Gazette.

bpeClaI 10 tht UazeIIes
ABILENE, TEX, Sept. 25.-The case Of
the state of Texas VS.. one w. Neviile
charged with forging an order for S23 on
q ginuer of this place, was found guilty
and given two years. He forged his
fathers name.
The case of the State VS.. Tom Lil'ius,
which has been on trial f"r several days,
resulted in hung jury. Iilllus Is boy
eleven years old, and was charged with
breaking into the machine shop OF
Spaulding s. Woodward aud taxing
therefrom several guns and pistols.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
Waco Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX. Sept. PA controversy
between the ST. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas and the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railways is going on before Hon q.
F. n. Read, master in chancery. 1t is
nothing more nor less than dispute as
to whether the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas shall cross the Cotton Belt with a
switch III order. to reach the American
compress, in East Waco.
MIR Henry c. Scott, president of the
Citizens railway company, is in the city
looking after his property.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
Fort Worth & Denver CityR'T
(DEsvRB, TEXAS &FoBT wORTHB. b.
Texas Panhandle Route

Shortest line, quickest time from the Gull OF
Mexico. Fort Worth and all principal points In
Texas to Rocky Mountain resorts and Pscids
coast, including Trinidad, Pueblo. Msnitou'
Colorado Springs, DenveL, COL, Salt Lats;
Utah, Portland, Oregon, Tacoma, Seattle aud
Port Townsend. Daily trsins leaving Fort worth
com prlsing new and elegantly equlppod
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars through 10 DEN
yer, connecting al Colorado junction points win
A., T. & s. F. r. R. d. & re R. r, So!orado
Midland Railway and Union PACING RAILWAY,
having through cars for san Francisco, Los
Angeles and Portland, Oregon
Round trip tourist rates from Fort Worth 10
Colorado points: Fort Worth to Denver, So;
Colorado Springs, $50; Pueblo, sc; trinidad,
s25. The above tickets bear final limit TO
october 8lst. Transit limit on going trip -
DAYS; on return trip five days from last tourist
pofnt viz: Trinidad. -,
OGDEN and Salt Lake City Snd return, s52.5o.
limited to ninety (9I) days. with transit limit
Of 80 DAVIS in each direction. Cheap tourist
rates to all points in Montana, idaho, CalliornlN
Oregon and sll points North and Northwest:
The above comprise more noted and magnlncens
sceuery than is compassed in any other routes IN
the known world. Do not complete your ar
engagements for tourist trip until you have APP
Pi4eu ~ NV Wv. NEwLIS.
G.P. A. Ft. W. D. C. Ry. Fort G Worth Tex
G.P.A. d. II. & F. W. Ry.. Denver, Col.
Nm. DEHART, Genersl Agent, Dallas. Tex.
N s. DAVIS, City Passenger and Ticket Agent
Third and Main streets, Fort Worth, Tex
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
General and Personal.

General Manager Judy is pushing the
Pecos Valley road for all it is worth.
il. Harris, livestock agent of the
Wabash, was in the city yesterday.
William Barr, agent for the Street
stable car company, left for st. Louis
last night.
II. T. keenan,, livestock agent of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, went
up the road last night.
The packing house and the refrigerator
will furnish Texas railroads with thou
sands of dollars worth of traffic monthly.
B. R. Thompson general agent in
Texas for the Canada cattle car COM
pany, has returned to the city from the
South.
The people are getting anxious for the
chamber of commerce to take final &C
ton of the Fort Worth and Albuquerque
matter.
President Morgan Jones has been in
Iowa several days on business COL nected
with the Fort Worth and Denver, and Is
expected back to-day or Tomorrow.
Assistant General Passenger Agent II
P. Hughes of the Missouri, Kansas ana
Texas is about as hard worker as can
be found in the railroad business. he
never knows where he is though.
Commissioner l.. P. Farmer OF the
Trunk line passenger department. has
invented passenger car. The main
feature OF novelty is the location OF the
doors at the center of the car, the end
platform and steps beng dispensed with.
1t is about decided that train of three
cars made after this design will soon De
constructed for the Orange branch Oh the
| Erie for the use of commuters.
General passenger agents complain
that the passenger department Is dis
eliminated against in reports of earn
| iugs. In reporting freight earnings all
business carried by the freight trains l:
Included in the report, while in reporting
the earnings of passenger trains neithel
the mail nor express earnings are ill.,
cluded. The passenger men claim tha'
all sources from which passenger tran
derives revenue should be included q
passenger earnings per mile of the tram
Pullman Bufef Steepers and Dau Coaches
Fort Worth to Memphis without change
via the :Cotton Belt Route
Ticket Office No. 401 Main street ant
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
Gaming 10 Texas.

President Adams of the Union Pacific
system, of which the Fort Worth and
Denver is part, is expected TO visit Fort
Worth within the next few weeks. 1t is
more than probable that shortly after his
arrival here preparations will begin for
the building of the big Union Pacific
shops at this point. The exact date OF
President Adams visit has not been
made public, but it is said it will be some
time early in October.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
Randy TO Report.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, Ten, Sept. 24.-Judge Read
concluded the hearing of the Cotton Belt
and Katy controversy to-day and Will
make his report to Hon. Don A. Pardee.
The result will not be known until Judge
Pardee files his decree.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
GOULD HAS SETTLED.
-r.rr,s of The Settlement With Second
Mortgage Bondhoiders of tine
/. and q. n.

specisl 10 the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Sept. "a. - Gould mas
settled with the second mortgage bond
holders committee of the international
and Great Northern road. Gould and
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas each
own one half of International and Great
Northern stock, less one thousand shares
held in trust by the Central trust COM
pany as balance OF power. The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas must be party to
the agreement, and Gould did not sign
until after conferrIng with President
Eucs. of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
The international and Great Northern is
In default and has been managed by
receivers for nearly two years. First
mortgage bcndholders are now sueing for
their interest and second mortgage bond
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
TIL, .Cotton Belt Route

ia the short line to Memphis and all
points North, East and southeast auu
the only line running Pullman BuDet
SleeperS and Day Coaches 10 memphis
without change. Ticket otflce No. fol
Main street and depot North toft worth.
Trains leave S:25 a. N. daily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26

Pullman BUFFET S,eepers aud Day Coaches
Fort Worth TO Memphis without change,
via the 'sCotton Belt Route.
Ticket office No. 40l Main street and
depot North Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
R,nort Expec,ed To-day.

WASHINGTON Sept. 25.-The con-
ferees on the tariff bill after an almost
all day ression separated without reach
ins an agreement. 1t can be stated
with almost absolute certainty the bill
will be reported Tomorrow morning, but
upon what basis the expected agreement
will be made is unknown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
1bou.o,dsof people Burned

The celebrated Victor Coal last winter
and pronounced it the best tney ever
used. This winter we are prepared TO
furnish any kind or quality OF coal
shipped TO this market at tue lowest
prices. Telephone 2O5.
VICTOR Coal COMPANY,
G 8 PORTS, Manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
Tie COTTON Belt Route"

is the short line to Memphis and all
points North, East and Southeast, and the
only line running Pullman BUFFET Stespers
and Day Coaches to Memphis without
change. Ticket office No. 4Ol Nam
street and depot North Fort worth.
Trains leave 1926 a. IN. daily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26
situation as wlchita Fails.

Special to the Gazette.
wIcH ITA FALLS, TEX, Sept. 25.-Nu-
merous railroad rumors are atioat, but
nothing of ANY importance has yet come
to the surface. Both the Wichita Valley
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Correspondence of the Gazette.
LINDEN. TEX. Sept. 24.-Sam Jack
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26

Pullman Buffet Sleepers and Dau Coaches,
Fort Worth to Memphis without change,
via the :Cotton Belt Route.
Ticket office No. 40l Main street and
dent North Fort VI orth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-26

(Continued on the SereHh Page.)
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-05-15
LIKE A BIG SAFE.

Tho Queer Mud House Called Kura, Il
Which Japanese Live.
The combnstiblc nature Of Japanese
houses renders large fires . frequent
and disastrous calamity; hence since .
. long time ago the more wealthy ia
panesc merchants as we'll as farmers
have been in the habit of building .
kura or firc-proof mud house contiguous
to their shops and dwellings, yet gencr.
ally entirely isolated.
Into these are hurried at the frst
alarm which indicates firc approach.
ing the premises the portable property,
household stuffs. merchandise. etc. and
the kura Is then closed. and II time per
mits, the joints OF windows and doors
are sealed with fresh mud. A fire pass
ing around and over such . structure will
leave its contents unharmcd.
1t is very common thing to see IN
Yokohama, in the streets Of tho native
town. many Of these kura built with
much attention to architectural effect
They resemble very closely gigantic
6re-prOof safes. which may be one. two
and even three stories high. They have
heavy projecting roofs, concavely
curved, covered with extremely heavy
tiles Of black terra Gotta
The gable end always faces the street
In each story is window-likc opening
heavily barred with iron for lighting
the interior. These are closed at night
and in case of fire by heavy-loo.sine
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-05-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

THE death of Andrew Shuman, ex-
observation-disclosures of Illinois, and for
thirty years editor of the Evening Jour-
nal, occurred suddenly in Chicago on
the 5th from apoplexy, aged 20 years.
In q row on the 5th among the
negroes at the Champion mines near
Birmingham, Ala. six were shot, three
fatally.
The report that C. M. Miles. the at
torney who killed DR.. Pritchard at Cold
water. Kan, had been lynched, was on
the 9th found to be untrue.
CHARLES CLARK shot Miss May McIn-
tyre at Ashford, Neb., on the 9Th be-
cause she would not marry him and
blew his own brains out. Both were
wealthy.
THE Governor OF Iowa issued a pro-
clamation on the 9th appointing May
80 as holiday, and urging citizens to
join in decorating the soldiers graves.
IN Northern Illinois from $4,000 to
$4,000 Goa, miners struck on the 9th for
higher wages.
ADvIcEs of the 9th from the ''fruit
belt" of Michigan were to the effect that
the coming peach crop was practically a
total wreck.
On the 9th Laura Grim, aged - years,
living at Alliance, O., was seized with
hydrophobia from being bitten by a dog
seven years ago.
On the 9th c. NJ. Burt and his bride,
of Fairfield, Neb.. were suffocated by
gas in hotel at Grand Island, Neb.
They were on their wedding tour.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-05-15
THE WIZARD or MENLo PARK
4 short bnt Interesting sketch OF Amer.
tcA'a Greateaf INVENTOR.


teas Greatest inventor.
''Some men," says Shakespeare. ":-o
born great. some achieve greatness and
some have greatness thrust upon them. :"
Mr.. Edison belongs to the second class.
lie Is essentially and above every body
else self-made man. having by sheer
force Of intellect won his spurs and At
tanned to the highest pinnacle OF fame.
II was an uphill fight. too. from the
first. and those who had watched hia
long and lonely struggle for Ibis own
hand" were glad when he carried of the
prize at last.
AS great men 60. Edison is mere
boy. lie is only forty-two. having becn
born in Eric County. O.. on the iith Of
February, ls47. His father was OF
Dutch and his mother OF Scotch descent.
and his carly years wcrc spent in Port
Huron. Mich. Although two months
schooling was all he had. he was per.
feet glutton for reading. and. at the age
Of twelve became q newsboy on the
Grand Trunk railroad Of Canada. While
yet holding this position he began 70
experiment in chemistry. and purchas-
ing with what. little pocket-money he
had some old type. printed and issued
the Grand Trunk Herald. the first news
paper ever published in railroad train
A station-master on the line, in graft
tudc for his having saved his little
daughter from the front OF an advancing
car, taught him telcgraphy. and thence
forth the youth who was destined to bo-
come the first scientist OF his age gave
up his life to the study Of electricity.
After few failures In furthering hie
inventions, two telegraph companies in
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the rules Of health, he has constitution
81 concrete, and is never even under the
weather.
The secret OF tho Wizards strength
lies in his impcnctrability. His indi.
viduality is 50 strong that he might Be
called influence incarnate, and in the
company Of his fcllow-men he appears
rather a. giant among pigmies thar
ss . competitor among equals. Yet,
when one gazcs at that unwrinkled
face. boyish almost in its openness. IT if
difficult to picture the magician who if
absolutely wrestling the secrets FROM
nature.
Mr.. Edison INDUCES In none Of the
ordinary dissipations by which the
scientist and the man Of letters can un.
bend his bow. In fact he goes In for nc
amusement whatever, and he Is above
society. Yet thcrc Is nothing OF the
leaden-eyed, acknowledgements %
vant about him, and when he once dc
scends from the ethereal heights Of sci
ence. he is as frolicsome as boy. and hs
has even been known on occasion 70 per
o0tr2te q iOkc.
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NEW GENIUS. or LIGHT.

81 honor in the center OF the magnificent
library. 1t is entitled "rhe Nea
Genius Of Light" and was the work Of
an Italian artist. A. lsordiga, Of Rome,
and was finished late in the fall OF 1883.
The subject is an sllcgorical one. and
typiiies the triumph OF electricity over
other means OF illumination.
II is . lifc-size figure Of graceful
youth In the full vigor Of early man
hood. posed in . half rccumbent position
and partially supported BY half extend
ed wings. on the ruins Of broken gas
lamp. The right arm is extended high
above the head and holds aloft an in.
:andesccnt lamp Of ffty-candlc power,
the connecting circuits from which cx-
tend downward, and. partially supported
BY the left hand. continue TO tho base Of
the statue. where they are joined TO .
voltaic pile. About tho basc Of the
statue arc grouped . telephone trans
mittcr. telegraph key and > gear
wheel. The whole is mounted on ped.
estal three feet high. The modelling Of
the central figure Is singnlarly strong
and frm, and the finish Is almost per
fact