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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-14
nogx at Decatur.


Special to the Gazette.
DECATUR, Tex, May 1S.-Attorney-
General Hogg was greeted at the depot
yesterday by large and enthusiastic
assemblage. He was conveyed to the
Summit hotel in carriage drawn by
four white horses beautifully decorated,
pTeoedaS by the Bennett cornet band on
Splendid new band wagon, which
was also drawn BY four white horses !,
ornamented by flags and wise sayings
of the distinguished guest He began
his speech in the district court
room at l O'Clock, and for two
hours and ten minutes held
q crowded house discussing his record as
attorney general. the railway commits
sion and other political t5Rics. he vas
frequently applauded during his speech.
The Democratic primaries are to be
held next Saturday in shn county.
He goes TO San Antonio from here TO
attend Federal court.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-14
Afternoon Session.

1t was after O'Clock when the con-
vention was called to order by the presi-
dent, whereupou the question was asked
whether business would be proceeded
with or whether speech from ex-Gov-
ernor St. John, of Kansas, would be
heard. Some favored business first, but
the majority wanted st. John.
j. B. Cranfll, who had been selected
to introduce the speaker, addressed the
convention and said: ''It becomes nv
pleasure to introduce the speaker for this
occasion. He is g man who has been
true to every trust reposed in him by the
people. During the late war he was a
Northern man and on the other side of
the question from most of us,
but now he is Prohibitionist
with US and gives the command
Of forward to our hosts. He is the man
who led US on a great campaign, the
principles of which have grown under
his influence mean the Hon. John P.
st. John. wish to take him by the
hand (grasping the governors hand) and
introduce him to you.
ST. JOHN TALKS.
St. John: ''And what God has united,
let no man dare put asunderi" EPro-
lOnged chesrs.l "The hardest thing to
overcome, continued Gov. st. John,
''is ignorance and prejudice. I speak
from experience; 1 have had both of
them, and had them bad. l am in
position to sympathizs with both the Re-
publican and Democratic parties, who
are broken out badly with this disease
We have always had II with us and always
will have it. II was ignorance and pref
udlce that stoued Stephen and cruoified
Christ. and It il ignorance and prejudice
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
THE CAMPAIGN IN IRELAND.
An Interview with PsrneIl on Kilkenn,
O'Brien and Gill ar Paris

An Interview with ParneIl on Kilkenny
o'Brien and gill at Paris.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-On his return from
Kilkenny to Dublin, Parnell visited the
offices of United Ireland, and is said to
have expressed dissatisfaction with the
way that paper had been run during the
Kilkenny campaign, and especially in the
matter of the cartoons. John O'Connor.
NJ. p. one of Parnelps parliamentary ad-
herents. has been editing the paper, and
will probably retire, in any event, after
the Paris conference with O'Brien.
He Lays 1t to the Priests.
In an interview before he left Dublin
Parnell said he knew beforehand that
the carrying of the Kilkenny election was
almost hopeless in view of the character of
the opposition that he had to meet. The
conduct of the priests, he thought, was
very biameable. They brought pressure
TO bear without which the masses of the
people would have voted differently. Had
the people been allowed to exercise their
own judgment without intimidation they
would have sustained him. 1t was'hardly
in keeping with the functions Of the priest
hood TO hold over their flocks spiritual
penalties for the exercise of individual
judgment in political matters
More Allegations OF Bulldozfny
He added that it was an encouraging fact
that where the priests did not interfere his
side polled 30 per cent of the total vote.
He had desired to penetrate the country
districts around Castlecomer and present
his arguments to the people there, but the
opposition to his progress was so unscrup-
ulous that he desisted in order to prevent
bloodshed. The priests led the people of
North Kilkenny to the polls like sheep. In
many cases, where they could not coerce
men into voting their way, they succeeded
in intimidating them 50 that they re-
Trained from voting at all
Sculiy's View Of the Matter.
Scully. who is strong Roman Catholic,
was convinced, said Parnell, that if the
priests were allowed to continue their
course in the coming elections Ireland
would be lost. Parnell also said that he
intends to Immediately enter upon the
work ofthoroughlv reorganizing the party.
He expects to start ON Monday for Paris
to meet o Brien, and ON his return he will
take short rest. He will resume the
campaign early in January, opening at
Limerick Parnell arrived in London late
last night. He will have an interview
with O'Brien in Paris some time within
the week
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
A. Pnhlir Ruiiding.

Christmas day, 1890. should always
have special significance TO Rock lsl-
anders In future years. Not because OF
! any particular demonstration, pOr boun
teous good cheer from local causes on
that day. but by reason of the filial af
lection displayed by Uncle Sam through
President Harrison. Wednesday evening
the presidents signature was affixed to
the bill appropristing SIS 900 for pub,
lie building at Rock Island.
but like the little ones who awake Christ
mas morning in total ignorance of Santa
Claus. benevoleuce, no one In the city was
aware Of the munifcent gift which had
been laid at Rock Islands door. The
news swiftly spread. however, ana like a
youngster, who found his stocking bulg-
ing out with goody goodies. the face Of
each and everyone who heard the good
news beanhed with JOY. Everybody con,
graduated Everybody else. and while the
general impression had previously pre-
vailed that an appropriation would come
sooner or later. still 1t was matter Of fe-
licistion to know that the prize was safely
landed. There was some well founded
apprehension, in fact, that the president
would fail to sanction any further appros
priation Of such nature. the food of
public building bills being menace to
the rapidly disappearing surplus.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
THE FARMERS FEDERATION
The Agricultural Organizations OF
the Twenty. first District ADOPT I'm
portant RESOLUTIONS.

The Agricultural Organizations OF
the Twenty first District Adopt Im.
porrant Resolutions.
The federation of farm organizations of
the Twenty>first senatorial district met In
convention at the court house Wednes-
day and adopted platform OF principles
on which to place its legislative candidate
before the people at the coming special
election.
The resolutions. as far as national Is,
sues are concerned, endorse the Butter
worth option trading bill. the bill pro.
hibitlng alien ownership of land: demand
the forfeiture Of the Union Pacific rail
road charter TO the end that the govern
hent may assume control of 1t, and de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage of
American produced silver.
On the state questions they favor re.
duction OF passenger rates to two cents
per mile. reduction of stock yard
charges. the furnishing Of uniform school
text books BY tbs state at cost, the Aus
trslian ballot system, the listing for taxa
ton of all bonds. notes and mortgages
and bearing the assessors official stamp,
the limiting of the legal rate of interest
to six per cent. either directly or indi-
rectly. under penalty of the forfeiture of
the principal and interest. ]. q. o.
borne was chairman and II. C. Clark was
secretary.
The convention adjourned to meet again
the second SATURDAY. in February at Orion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
GREETINGS FROM GREAT MEN.
Specimen Christmas Sentiments Sent
The New York World

Specimen Christmas Sentiments Sent to
The New York World.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The World prints
Christmas greetings from number of au-
thors and poets. among them being the
following: That from Oliver Wendell
Holmes was: pax vobiscum. May the
time soon come when all the nations of
the earth, whatever their boundaries. aud
whatever their forms of government. can
be included under the peaceful and friend.
ly title of The United States of Christen-
dom"
Rev David Swing, of Chicago. sent the
following: @The United States The great
est opportunity ever offered to man. Each
citizen should urge himself and the nation
onward in intelligence, industry, honor
and benevolence.
Riley and Mark Twain.
James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier
poet, sent from indianapolis the Christ
mas greeting"
A word Of Godspeed and good cheer
To all on earth, or far and near
Or friend or foe or thine or mine
In echo of the voice divine
Heard when the star bloomed forth and Lit
The worlds face, with Gods smile ON it.
And this was the screed that Marx
Twain sent: 1T is my heart warm and
world-embracing Christmas hope and as
piration that all of us-the high, the low.
the rich. the poor, the admired, the de
spised, the loved, the hated, the civilized,
the savage-may eventually be gathered
together in heaven of everlasting rest
and peace and bliss-except the inventor
of the telephone"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
ABBREVIATED TElEeRAMs.

Some of the French newspapers init
mate that If E nperor William visits Paris
he will be playing with fire.
A soaking riin fell in the southern part
of Kansas Wednesday, doubtless destroy
ing the Hessiai fly in the wheat.
Rev. Roberr Clyde, of PHILADELPHIA. Is
charged with being beastly drunk on the
street al Mans ieid, o., Tuesday morning
Private Wat :hman Butz shot and killed
burglar at p liladelphia Thursday while
the burglar was IN the act of robbing a
fruit warehouse
Henry Eisem an & Co., Of Council Bluffs,
Ia, retail dry goods, assigned Thursday
The firms lab Ilities are known to be over
ESQ., 200. with bout $500 600 assets.
At test of steel ma nufactured at the
Carpenter Steel works of Reading, Pa, q
one inch bar broke at q strain Of 23S, S93
pounds, being about 10000 pounds in ex
cess of the hig hest record authoritatively
known.
The boiler in Kelley & Wells lumber
mill, forty miles from Newport, Ark,
exploded Thurs day, blowing the engineer,
Wiley Sloan, to atoms, and fatally
mangiing thu superintendent, John
Argues.
Geo. NJ. Stors, son of the late Emery
Storrs, is again in trouble. Hewas locked
up in the Washington City police station
"Wednesday for FORGETTING White Plains,
n. Y, bail bond He was later taken back
to New York
Mrs. Martha ]. Newton, a Milwaukee
woman who was married only last October
and had already separated from her hus
band, still loved him SO well that when she
heard he had been arrested for drunken
ness she commit ted suicide.
The London Times thinks that Com
missioner Smith, of the Salvation Army,
is the real author of the scheme for help
ing England's ,or, and thinks that his
resignation VIII CHI was announced Thurs
day, means that there issomething wrong.
d. A. Macy, a senior medical student at
Ann Arbor, Mic L.. died Wednesday from
the result OF inj tries received lille coast
ing last FRIDAY night. He was going
home and start ID for the train. but ac-
cepted an inviti ton to ride down Lill.
The sled became unmana9eable and be fell
off in some way, the sled striking him in
the abdomen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
WITH KNIFE AND PISTOL.
Silas Nickel Makes an End of Him.el
and FAMILY.

siIas Nickel Makes an End of Himself
and Family.
ST, PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 26-Early yester-
day morning Silas Nickel, colored, killed
his stepdaughter, Emma Mcleod, and
dangerously wounded his wife, then shot
himself dead. The tragedy took place at
- West Tenth street near St. Peter, and
seems to have resulted from a quarrel
growing out of Mrs. Nickel refusing to
live with her husband. There were no
witnesses to the tragedy.
He Did Hrs Work Effectively.
Mrs Nickel was shot in the abdomen
and had her throat cut. while Emma Nc
Leod was stabbed five times IN the body.
Several shots had been fired at her, but
the stabs were enough to cause death.
Mrs Nickel was sent to the hospital and
was still alive last night, but very low.
Nickel was found lying on his back in the
kitchen in pool of blood, with revolver
in each hand and hole in the side OF his
bead through which his brains were ooz-
ing Seven shots had been fired, but no
one in the neighbornood heard sound.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
HIGH OLD TIME INDICATED.
The Illinois Legislature Likely to Have
Lively Session.

The Illinois Legislature Likely to Have q
Lively Session.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-It is announced that
the Republican state central committee
has filed notice of contest of election
against E. I. Noonan, j. w. Arnold, J. W.
Coppinger, and Mr. Caldwell, Democratic
senators-elect from the First, Fifteenth,
Forty-iirst and Thirty ninth districts, re-
spectively. The Tribune interprets this
action as meaning that "every time
Democratic majority in the house OF rep
resentatives Gusts Republican, Repub-
hcan senate will Dust a Democrat 1t
means, moreover, that the session of the
legislature which is now imminent will
be thing of beauty and a joy forever, in
comparison with which the proceedings of
the Thirty fourth general assembly will
be as mild as n Nav morning %
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
Rider, and Fenc.r..

Outside of New York Philadelphia and
Baltimore furnish the handsof.iest and
best equipped as well as the most daring
horsewomen. Fencing for women grows
steadily in favor. There are few conspicu-
GUS proficients, though, outside the stage.
Mrs. Langtry is a fine hand with the foils.
So is Mrs. Potter. Bernhard swears by
them The exercise is so essentially French
that it is no wonder French women are
most expert In it. Some OF the greatest
ladies in Paris could fight duel to the
death, with all the chances in their favor
unless the opponent was n marvelously
fine swordsman. Viennese women fence,
too. In each case it is the lasiies Of the
great world and the half who affect the
pastime. The great middle class and the
working women know nothing Of such dis
tractions.-New York Star.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
The way 10 Get Po,,ession of cuba.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. GA dispatch
from Havana reports that syndicate of
New York capitalists has within the last
few days purchased for s6o0, Zoo, in gold, the
sugar plantation and factory known as
Ramon" one of the largest in Cuba, and
is making arrangements to increase the
cultivation area and reduce the cost of pro-
duction. The same dispatch also reports
that another New York syndicate is nego-
tiating for the estate Luisa near the town
of Sagua, and that agents of other syndi-
Gates are in the country prospecting for
similar purposes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
Weii-kn0wn steam boat man's
Dentb

Capt John Glenn. we'll known here ss
the captain of the Libbie Conger two
years ago when the boat was in the ex
cursion business for a season. died Mon
day afternoon in the Sisters hospital in
81. Louis. Three weeks ago he was at.
acked with fever and Inflammation Of
the bowels. and the illness terminated
fatally at the time stated. The deceased
was native Of Dubuque. born AZ years
ago on the farm of his parents near Bun
combe. He left it when II years old and
thereafter followed the river. For 20
years be has run on the upper and the
lower Mississippi summer and winter.
OF late years he has been captain or mate
on many of the boats plying past this
port. He was mate of the Pittsburgh
part OF one season. was captain of the
War Eagle for time, was mate of the
Gem City. engaged in the Keokuk, st.
Louis traffic, last year, and this spring
was mate-on the st. Paul Few men are
better known along the river.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26

Norway, Me-, is solving the problem Of
the road repairing business in a novel way.
In one OF the districts the men declared
they would no longer oversee the mending
of the roads, as it was thankless Job at
BEST ami they were all busy with their
other work. But the roads ere in a bad
condition and must be repaired. A woman
was appointed surveyor. and she undertook
the work with determination to succeed.
Inc road machine and men who worked
under her direction have put the roads in
nrst class shape. Norway claims the
honor Of having the first woman road sur.
veyor, unless some other place has ore
ADVERTISED. 1'S
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
THE cRYPT oeRAM is THERE.
A North Dakota Judge vindicates DON
nelly.s Book.

- <sof1h f1nofcateo DOu-
nelly.s Book.
WAHPEroS, \. D., Dec. 29-when Ig-
natius Donnelly's Great Cryptogram" was
about to be published Shelly Smith Sc
cured the agency for Richland county. IN
making the rounds of his canvass this
book agent called ON P j. McCumber, the
well-known North Dakota politician, and
under the pretense that the Great Cryp-
togram" explained the alleged cipher run
ming through Shakespeare's plays sold
him a copy.
he Couidnt Find the Ciph en-.
Mr. McCunber never paid for the book.
and when the agent demanded the money
declined On the ground that he had read
the book aud failed to lind the cipher
which was represented to be there Smith
sued, and the case caine on before Justice
Thayer, who gave the plaintiff verdict On
the ground that the preponderance of evil
denee showed that the cryptopram was
there as Smith. the plaintiff. swore that it
was, and MeCumber couldn't swear that
It wasn't, although he was cer.ain of it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
SHE WAS HIGHLY INDIGNANT.
The Shrcwd Method by which n Woman
Beat "a baltimore Store.

Beat "a Baltimore Store.
BALTIMORE. Md, Dec GA clever but
by no means new fiim-ham game was
played Wednesday upon one of the largest
ladies' goods establishments in the city.
During the afternoon. when the store was
crowded with purchasers, n smart
brougham drew up at the door, and a
woman alighted- She asked to be shown
some fur robes. and selected a sealskin
sacque valued at $780, and offered in pay
nient 900 note. But the cashier, be-
ing suspicious, sent the note to a bank
near by TO be verified. The customer
became impatient at the delay and soon
grew very indignant. Before the clerk
returned from the bank she demanded her
money and declared that she would not
purchase the sacque.
They Took the Note Next Time
She said she was not accustomed to such
treatment, aud when the clerk came in
and announced that the note was genuine
she seized it, refused all apologies and
left the store. In about an hour and a
half she returned, however, saying that
she could not be suited elsewhere, and
must have the sacque, although she was
very reluctant TO patronize the store. On
the tender OF her $1,000 note second time
1t was instantly accepted, and the seal
skin and $500 given her in exchange She
at once drove off, no one knowing whittier
After her departure it was discovered that
The note was a counterfeit, and that it
had been substituted for the good one
which she at first presented
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
THE Mennr CHRISTMAS.
Good VIII Was Plentiful and So Was
Good Cheer.

Good VIII Was Plentiful and So Was
Good Cheer.
CHICAGO. Dec. 26-Christmas never.
probably. brought joy to more hearts in
this city than it did yesterday There was
no lack of good cheer for those who were
unfortunate. The county hospital pa
tients, the newsboys. the prisoners in the
Jail, the street waits, the orphans and
hundreds of others were given for once in
the year a square meal. besides other
gifts. One work of love deserves special
mention. Ex-Alderman Jonas fed about
1900 poor people at his store on Wabash
avenue. Many OF the women who were
benefciaries of his bounty kissed his hands
and showered blessings upon him The
services at the churches were joyous with
Christmas music, and were all well at
tended
The same story viii do for the other
cities of the country 1t was noticeable
at New York that the churches were
crowded. while the matinees at the thea
tres were SHINY attended
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26

A great surgeon Is frequently tempted
by the mere.love of his art to perform an
operation not strictly necessary. DIR. Mott
used to relate an anecdote OF his last visit
to Paris. a celebrated Paris surgeon asked
him one day IL he would like to see him
perform his original operation. Nothing
would give me more pleasure" replied DR..
Mott. The Frenchman unused a moment
aud then said: However, now / think of
1t, there is no patient in the hospital who
has that malady. No matter, my dear
friend, there Is a poor devil in Ward No
-, who is Of no use to himself or anybods
else, and II you'll come tomorrow I'll op-
crate beautifully on him" Il need not be
said that DIR. Mott declined the invitation.
San Francisco Argonaut.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
wm BE Nu,. Cor enc Tr.mr.

LIMA, o.. Dec. ss-Thomas crcamer.
who is professional tramp and known as
gentleman Thomas. the dnde tramp"
was here yesterday on a strange journey.
William Austin, wealthy Boston man,
offered Creamer $500 IL he would beat
his way from Boston to San Francisco and
return. a distance of about six Thousand
miles, in twenty-one days. The conditions
are that Creamer is 10 start aud return
without a cent. and Is to travel On passen-
ger trains only. He arrived here and left
on a Fort Wayne train.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
NOVELTIES IN SIN.
Very Peculiar Confession Of a
Young Italian.
LOVE LEADS TO A DISAPPOINTMENT.

The willing Victim Being the Young
Mans swecfhesrt-A Curious Method
Of Smoothing the Course of True Anec-
tiou-siick Game Played a Baiti-
more Estsbiishsaenf by Which II L.
Out $500 aud a Far Garment Criminal
Miscellany.
New YORK. Dec e6-When Augustine,
Carminette. a good-looking young Italian,
came ashore among the steerage passen-
gers from the steamship Hindoostan. from
Naples, yesterday, he was asked by the
barge Office officials whether he had ever
been imprisoned for any cause. He an
swered that he had been imprisoned for
seven months. and then he went on to tell
somewhat remarkable story. Two
years ago." said be. Il fell in love with
girl named Nanette Francioli She was
the daughter of jeweler for whom
worked as salesman in Florence
The "oid Man" Puts His Foot Down.
we were soon deeply in love with each
other told her father of my affection
tor h:s daughter and told him | wished
70 marry her. He few into violent pas
sion ana discharged me at once. Nanette
told me that her father had set date
for be. marriage with young man whom
she did not love. When every scheme to
conciliate her father had failed Nanette
told me there was one certain way TO
dispose OF the case, and that was for me
TO spoil her beauty by aisfiguring her face
More Heroic Than Criminal.
"She argued that the wealthy Young
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
DREADFUL SIGHT AT A FIRE.
Two Men Seen In the Flames just Befo
tho Raof Fall nm, Than

Two Men Seen In the Flames just Before
the Roof Fell ON Them.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec. GA special
from Holden, Mo-, says: The house of
Samuel Malone, on West Fifth street,
burned to the ground yesterday. As the
firemen arrived on the scene one side of
the house fell ont, and by the light of the
fire they saw Mr. Malone and John Hicks,
his brotherin-law, crawling towards
door in their bed room, attempting to es-
cape. Then the roof fell in and the I'M
fortunate men were hidden from sight.
Their charred bodies were found in the
ruins. 1t is believed Malone and Hicks
were drugged. the house robbed and then
set on fire. Investigation is being made.