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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
ALMOST MURDER!
A Plumber Cut a Painter Literally to
Pieces Last Night.
Blood Runs Like Water from si1 Ugly wounds.
Woman Causes the Afray-wayne's
Condition Dangerous-A Tragedy.

Blood stood in pools last night in Lut-
trell's restaurant, at the southeast cor
ner of Eighth and Main streets. It was
nearly murder, and may yet turn out so.
Charles Wayne is a painter, who re-
Gently came from New York, and George
Workman is plumber. They both
roomed at Luttrell's, and occupied the
same room on the second floor. They
have both been paying attention to tine
same woman, who is one of the employees
in the restaurant.
Last night a. about 10 o'clock Luttreli
was sitting in his kitchen quietly smok-
ing when he was startled by seeing Wayne
in the doorway with his shirt slashed and
torn and the blood streaming out over
his hand which he held to his side. He
staggered and exclaimed: "Run for
the doctor, Bill, I'm stabbed to DEATH"
Luttrell hastily telephoned for DR..
DurIager, who soon made his appearance
and cared for the wounded man. Wayne
was bleeding profuselY from six ugly
wounds, and would shortly have bied to
death. Several of the wounds are dam
gerous, and all of them are of serious
nature. One of them is about six inches in
length running diagonally across the
abdomen. This wound penetrated the
wall and is bleeding internally. There Is
deep ugly cash across the thigh, one over
the heart and another across the shoulder
and biceps. There were six in all.
The man lies IN an exceedingly dan
gerous condition. He was unconscious
from lack of blood and could not talk.
Workman ran as soon as the cutting was
over, and has not been seen since, so
nothing definite can be learned of how
the affair originated. The door of their
room was locked when it occurred, and
the noise did not attract the attention
of Mr.. Luttrell, who was in his kitchen
just below. This room presented q
gruesome sight last night after the sur
gical work was over. Blood was scat
tered in all directions and great red
pool lay curdling under Pickering gas
light.
The police were looking for Workman
last night, but nothing was heard from
him. He, however, cannot escape and
will be captured soon. The instrument
used in the cutting affray was large
pocket knife
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
WEHRLE'S WHIRL.
The Statesmen Get Their Turn at the
Goose's Nest
A Ball Game that was Interesting to Every
body Except the Visiting Team-Nag-
rslnIfcens Pitching by wehrle.

Six sonothing in favor of Fort Worth
was the result of the ball game played
yesterday against the Austins;
On Sunday the statesmen defeatsd the
Fort worths with score of two to
nothing, and the goose egg they received
yesterday is only considered the
honest payment of a debt with good in
terest.
wehrle may not be said to have won
yesterdays game, but he certainly is
due all the credit for the shut out. The
unbiased chronicler of facts must admit
that the visitors did better fielding than
the Fort Worths, though the latter lead
in the batting. But what the Fort Worth
flelders lacked was more than made up
by the brilliant work done in the pitch
ers' box.
Bates went in to pitch for Austin and
held the job for just two innings. Four
runs for Fort Worth were the result of
three hits and two sacrifices in the
second, and in the third Behne went in
the box and pitched good game through
the remaining seven innings, eDly two
{ runs being made of him, those
being in the fifth inning, when
the mGssing of two hits and
base on ballg gave the home team the
chance they wanted, and in came two
Fort Worth base runners.
From the beginning it appeared to be
Wehrle's intention to shut out the Aus
tins to make up for the goose egg the
Fort Worths got on the previous day,
and the brilliance with which he worked
TO that end is seldom seen on any dia-
mond. He played the game himself, and
fhpre xuara aavara1 ttrnes Uhau lOnlra6
certain that his opponents would get to
the home plate, but he always rose to
the occasion.
In the first inning the first batter, Null
ton, got first base on tumble by Rade-
maker, and was advanced to second by
Carey's going TO first on balls. But sharp
fielding by Tobias and Swift retired the
side before he got further.
In the second inning Blaoky the first
batter, made base hit, stole second and
got third on Dusne's muff of the next
batter's strike-out, but another strike-
cut and a fly to MONEY! again sent the
Austins to the field.
In the fourth inning Smith,
the first batter, got a
three-bagRer on the first rattle. It
looked dead sure that he would come
home. But he didn't. Wehrle. f1elded
out the next batter, made fly catch of
the next, and the third was beautifully
fielded ont by Rademaker after Smith
had pasted over the plate, but the run
couldn e count.
In the sixth inning Behne, the first
batter, got to frat on wild throw by
Swift, stole second and got TO third on q
tumble by Sherry Of Auberger's
Rrounder, but Wehrle turned in and
struck out three men in succession and
retired the side again before count
could be made.
In the ninth inning it looked certain
again that the Statesmen would elude
the whitewssh brush. Black, the first
at bat, made base hit, stole second and
got third on Duane's high throw to
Swift, but Auberger was f1elded out by
Wehrle, who also struck out Bates, and
Sachern settled the business by sending a
fly TO Money.
There was a good Monday crowd in at
tendance.
The score:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29

shave. want no talk. Don Z ask me
If want hair cut or a shampoo. Don {
speak Of the weather or politics. II You
speak 20 me 1 IL shoot
He took the chair, held the revolver
across his legs and was shaved with
promptness and dispatch. When he got
up he returned the shooter to his hip
pocket, put on his hat and, after a broad
chuokle, he said to the cashier:
''That's the way to keep a barber
quiet: he didn t utter a word.''
''No sir--he couldn't. -
''Couldn 't?''
"No, sir; he's deaf and dumb"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29

A walkist whose name is not given has
made match with Dan o 'Leary to come
off in Fort Worth next Sunday after
noon. The terms are that the unnamed
covers fifteen miles go-as-you-please
while o 'Leary does ten miles square heel
and toe. Dan Creelan, the actor. who
represents O'Leary, will be in Fort
Worth Wednesday to make arrange
ments for the match. The match is for
$500.
Milton Powell of Kansas City, one of
the best known hotel men in that section
of the country, has leased tbs Oak Cliff
hotel, and his name is guarantee that
it will have a first-class manager. Last
season he conducted the Sweet Springs
hotel at the fashionable summer resort of
Missouri.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
Railway Notes.

MIR. George W. Beers has been ap-
pointed commercial agent of the "Sants
Fe, - with headquarters at Galveston,
vice J. NJ Born resigned.
Mr.. W. P. Morrissey to-day received
notice of his appointment as freight
agent of the ''Santa FeF at Galveston.
He VIII be succeeded as freight agent at
this place bv Mr.. E. NJ. Gleason, here
tofore business solicitor for the company
in this city. Mr.. Morrissey's appoint
ment IS in the line of q promotion, as
Galveston is one of the most important
receiving and shipping cities west of the
Mississippi river. While in charge of
the freight Office here Mr.. Morrissey
made many friends by his courteous,
obllging and gentlemanly conduct in the
discharge of the duties pertaining to
his position. He is wide-awake, ener-
getic and ambitious and has bright
future before him as a railway man.
Mr.. Gleason, who succeeds him, is a
very capable man and will prove not
only satisfactory, but will be very pop
ular with the patrons of the Santa Fe.
Trainmaster J . L. Mcdowell of Green
vile is in the city looking after the in
terests of the Missouri, Kansas and
1eAdS. ShlO Hcs we dEo IuuuiHB
trains on the Greenville branch and
transferring at Cedar Springs. Bad
washouts are reported on the Denton and
Waxahachie divisions, and in many
places the rosdbed is under water. No
trains are running on these lines. can
give no estimate of the damage sustained
by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. I
understand that there are several bad
washouts on the joint track (the Texas
and Pacific and Missouri, Kansas and
Texas) between Denton and Denison.
We will repair all damage to our tracks
inside of twenty-four hours after the
water subsidies. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
Bow He Sold Them.
Bostonian.

Lady of the house--r don't need any
of your burglar alarms.
Agent-That's just what the lady next
door said.
Lady of the house ION the alert said
what?
Agent-That it was no use of me call
ing here, as you wouldn't need any, be-
cause you had nothing to steal, but
thought l.
Lady Of tbs house (gritting her teeth -
Gigs me three.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
Ell PAsO.
United States Soldiers shooting at
Targets.

Special to the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEX, April 2S.-Capr.
Ewers, commanding Company E, United
States army, stationed at Fort Bliss, has
returned from a month IS target practice
at Fort Hancock. Capt. Carter, Com
pany B, has gone with his command'for
a month IS practice.
The Ell Paso light infantry has gone
into camp to prepare to enter the drill at
the encampment to be held in San An
tonic. They drill four hours day, and
they are determined to make GOOD
showing.
]. H. Fusselman, father of the ranger
who was recently shot by horse thieves
near this city, arrived yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
II Fen F1at.
New York Press.

One day, as a Sixth sayenue barher
shop had but one empty char, maB
wearing a very big hat and walking with
a great deal OF swsgger entered, hung,
his hat on a peg, ard then, drawing a.
revolver, he turned to the Idle man aud
said:
az want q shavo--iust 9 common
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29


Time mr. IS min
Earned runs-Fort WORTH 1.
First-bzse on errors-Fort Worth, 1; Aus
First on balls-on Bates, 2; Behne, l;
Wehrle, !.
stTuck out-By Bates, /; by Behne. 5: by
Left on bases-Fort Worth, 8; Austin, 9.
Two-base hit-Fogarty.
'Three-base hit-Smith.
Sacrifice hirs-Sherry, Wehrle, Swift, Behne.
Umpire-Staunton.
NOTES OF THE CANE.
Wehrle has sworn an oath at Calves
ton, and the Sand Crabs will have to get
a betty motion on themselves " they win
the game be pitches against them.
The gamesop Wednesday will be a. two
ring affair, so to speak. The imitation
of the balloon and the ball game will
commence at $3.50, and If the balloon is
filed in time the game Will besstopped
that the crowd may witness the aseen-
sion and the parachute descent. =
Fort Worth stock il going up. Tall
en1er is no longer applicable to this
team.
wehrle will pitch the epe1ing game
against the Sand Grabs on Wednesday.
Toby muffe6 fly yesterday, but mo-
body was sorrier about it than Toby. he
has as good right to an error occasion
ally as anybody else that plays Dali. he
brought in two runs on neat base hit all
the same.
Every facility will be accorded those
who attend tomorrow 10 see good game
of ball, and Investigate the balloon BUSH
ness as well. Those who coma in vehicles
Will be permitted 10 drive on the
grounds. The admission fee will be
the same as usual; fifty DENTS, through
the gates: TWENTY-FIVE cents for children {.
twenty-five cents for seat in the grand
stand. The balloon and parachute will
be open for examination. and the pro-
cess OF imitation will be conducted while
the game is under way.
Staunton is doing good work umpir-
ing. His knowledge of the rules is sub
stsntial, and when he makes a decision
Il can generally be relied upon as COR
reot. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-29
DAY Gould In St. Louis.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 2s.-,Jay Gould
spent several hours to-day in conference
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25

this wayv About 10 o'clock we heard voices
shouting, and in another hour we were safe
at the station.
''Then to see that dog. He evidently
knew he had done great deed, be-
cause he frisked and jumped about, going
up first to one and then to another to be
Petted: as much as to say: L brought You
here"
The story of Ships exploit soon spread
all along the line. and if he had not been a
dog of rare sense he would have died of
govt. He was pointed out to all the pas
sengers and woe betide the person who
kicked or otherwise ill-treated him.
As he grew older Snip made fewer trips,
and when he did make journey his visits
were much longer. Much of his time he
spent in Helena, and every old resident will
recall how he used to ride about town with
A. b. Veazie, then in the service of the stage
company, but now the Helena agent of the
Union Pacific railway. Snip would sit on
the box, and when Mr.. Veazie was away no
one dared modest anything in the wagon.
Chris Vassubee was also Ships fast
friend, and the two have Travelled MANY
a mile together.
What has become of Snip? No one knows,
His last known journey was made on the
Helena Bozeman line, on the last trip made
by the stage. The iron horse came in. and
snip went out. Did he feel his DAYS of USE
fitness we're over, wander off and die in the
mountains? No one knows, only that Snip
was never more seen in his old haunts after
the railroad came in. CHESTER.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25
Pigeons Instead of Telephones.

ut is astonishing how many people in
Philadelphia have honing pigeon lofts, :"
said an enthusiastic breeder and trainer of
these remarkable birds. "The lofts vary in
size from an elaborate affair like mine, that
cost almost as much as house to build. to
the humble scoor-box, set up on brackets
inside sunny window, with accommoda
lions for a single pair of homers. They are
not only beautiful pets, but can be made of
use practically. have two lofts, one at nv
house and one on the roof of my store
building. You can't always rely ON the tel
ephone, messenger boys are slow and unre-
liable, and l can mail letter and get it
home ofttimes as quick as can send -tele-
graphic message. The homer never fails
you, unless it is shot or injured in its initial
flight by coming in contact with the lab
yrlnth of telegraph wires that are stretched
over the roofs of the highest buildings. Ac-
cidents of this kind rarely occur. There are
PROBABLY dozen messages day passing
between my house and office. and it is
months since one miscarried. If desire to
invite couple of friends home to dinner
scrlbble hasty note to my wife, send it by
one of the homers, and she is prepared for
the guests. If find that busines s. will de-
tain me in the city late, 1 dispatch a mes
sage by the same means, and her woman's
anxiety at my prolonged absence is set at
restr
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25

OF delight at the extra free show of beauty
among fighting animals in the arena. Proud
as she is, and properly so of the tribute of
popular admiration, the British girl quick
ly rescues herself from the peril of its con-
tinuance. To enjoy being praised is one
thing; to hold ones hat to have it poured
in by the bucketful is another. She mod
estly exits. everywhere and always, the in
slant she is conscious of triumph. Moth.
ing would SO enrage your British belle as to
incur the suspicion of posing on purpose
for hattery or being ogled, like her Paris
ian cousin.
To be lady is to take pains to be born
the daughter of gent as owns a gig or a
one boss shay. Ask Mrs. Camp. Well.
suppose We step up into the loftier world
where woman who works is or may be a
lady by natures decree. London is not one
city but hundred cities, its people live a
hundred different lives in hundred differ
ent modes. Some of these are observable,
some are not, except by instruction. There
is the country in London, as we'll as the
metropolis in it. The ideal type of the
John Bull of fifty or hundred years AGO.
the most farmer-like, sturdy, logged and
burly British beef-eater whom Won
could find in all England has for
years been the famous vendor of
milk in Flint street and the Temple. Al
fellow, probably three hundred pounds or
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25

more, with knee breeches, blue worsted
stockings and white apron, credit to the
country that bore him. So if you ask me
to take you where you shall see the pretti-
est country damsel, I shall take you to Pic
oadilly in London at five in the morning
this merry Maytime, and bid you feast your
eyes on our Polly, the pretty milkmaid.
In the afternoon we will stroll down Ok
ford street to inspect the regiment of serv-
inR-maids, whom you in far Columbia dis
tlneulshed as sales-ladies. -duchesses,
or what not. Marshell Il Snellgroye's place
Is as q big square beehive. round
which these thousand working bees
swarm night and morning. Weary
some of them - with playing
dummy for customers to see the hang OF
their purchases on their stately figures,
Others with everlasting shifting from
one tired foot to the other the long day
through. all of them jubilant at the chance
of catching new beauty tints from the
ruddy rays that kiss their cheeks az they
wend their westward way home.
Homer Say lodgings; or perhaps rooms
Ill the shop they work in, for these are the
apologies for homes for the majority of
London shop assistants. Now, here are the
home-birds, quite bevy of them; you can
hear them twittering and cackling if you
hold your ear close enough to the paper.
Mind the hot tea five o'Olock), Souchong,
with dash Of green Tyson in to give scan
dal spice, or your nose may get singed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25
MENDING A DOGS LEG,

A Shoe Box Served Nicely For Both Bed
ana Splints.
THE most curious accident that ever hap
pened to dog, SO far as l ever heard,''
said Vice-President Rosenbaum, of the
Delaware Game Protective association, to a
New York Sun man, twas the breaking of
the leg of my pointer, Bilboa. l and
friend went out to shoot quail, and started
in to beat wheat field after putting out
the horse and buggy in barn-yard. There
was pretty stiff wind from the north, and
Bilboa was running square across it at the
top of his speed. when all at once he struck
the scent of covey about ten yards away,
up wind. The instant he struck the scent
he whirled toward the game, and then over
he rolled on his side. He got up and tried
to run, but fell again. I supposed he was
in tit but when got to him I found he
had somehow broken his right foreleg near
the shoulder, as he whirled to the left.
II was so much excited that / dropped my
finding it again. but got the dog into the
buggy and back to town. The doctor said
I'd better kill the dog, but couldn't do
that. After talk on .he subject we fixed
up a bed that some readers of the Sun may
pc glad to make for dog some time. We
the bottom of it in just the right places. so
that when We put the dog in It his legs
would hang down through the holes. We
padded the holes with rags and the body of
the box with clean straw, and then when
we had put the dog in the box we hung it
position Of the dog was such that til. broko
en- leg was held immovably in about the
right place. There we kept him for six
weeks. That saved the dog, but his leg was
a little crooked, because we were not skill
full enough to get the precise place needed.
ne served me we'll for several years there
him''' ee>
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25
An Adventurous Or, ,e to ALASKA

Arthur j. Douglas, Graftsbury, VT.
with crew of four me-. and a boy, will
start this evening on a years voyage to
Alaska, where they expect to 90 up this
Yukon river ON an exploring expedition.
says the Tacoma News. Mr.. Douglas came
here last fall. and has spent the spring and
wlnter building his two-masted schooner.
IN which the trip will be taken. The
schooner is twenty tons burden and is
named The Rambler, of Tacoma.
Inc boat is loaded with provisions for
years cruise. together with goods, fancy
novelties, etc.. for trading with the natives.
There is also complete sec of tools for
mining. Douglas is accompanied by An
drew Nelson, Thomas Anderson. Albert Os-
burn, Frank Graham and a young lad.
Douglas has been somewhat delayed by be-
ing unable to get his boat registered at Ia
coma. DE will now have to 60 to Port
unload his goods, be registered
and load again, which will again delay him.
Mr.. Douglas has been engaged BY Chica-
go museum firm to bring back all of the
ETC., he can ind.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25

The cockney girl? Bless you, no! Have I
not said she is a progressive female? She
is now matron. This is mothers meet
ing-a maternal parliament, the sacredest-
not solemnest- in the British
realm. What a nuisance! The COMPOUNDED
clatter (of the cups, of course) prevents
our clearing catching the philosophic de-
bate: "Such cherubv' "And did he in
stituae ptoceedinRs?'' 'She always was a
-" Nineteen around the waist, / as
sure your ''My dear, knew he loved me
all the timer Perfectly atrocious! She's
quite a hag!' Clocks" ''sympathy;'
dual garment 'spite;'' ''bustie;'S "jiit;'
'plump;" trips" trap;' ''slap;" "fizz brr-
mouse! - Earthquake!
Debate adjourned.
Copyright.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25
THE BILLIE ON THE DASH.
London Girls are Observed from 8
Snug Corner in. Regent
Park.
Pretty, Captivating, Lacking in
Finish, High Stepping
Action Wanted.
Out Of the Girlery into the Flirtery-Ou of
the Flirtery into the Cradlery-
Bits of Debate.
Especial Correspondence of THE INDEPENDENT. ]

Especial Correspondence of The INDEPENDENT
LONDON, May 13.-"Sweet seventeen
sounds very like sarcasm as applied nova
days to the romping hoyden, all merriment
and innocence, whose praises were sung by
all the verse-makers. Sugary sweet she is
still, an amalgam of honey and roses, SIM
pers and smiles, a lump of delight to the
artistic eye and-but the writer shifts poe
try from afar, SO this must stop right here.
Sweet seventeen is to-day somewhere in the
neighborhood of where the Anticipated
poets. placed cute twenty. This is a 60
ahead age; ask her and prove if it isn't.
She skipped out of her cradle away there
in her ancestral home in Clodshire when
her half-year anniversary come around
turned a somersault clean over her old
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25
Experiment With DYNAMITE

There is good game for the fool-killer IN
on Skaeit river, says the Skagit News. His
name is James WEIGH. Having been told
that the force of a dynamite explosion is
downward he tried the experiment. BORING
big hole in large gnarled log, he lit a
short fuse and sat down aside the log. His
information was verified. The force was
downward. But there was a rebound
which carried Mr.. WEIGH and the log THIRTY
feet into the air. AS they Went np Nj
WEIGH was on top. But after awhile prayi.
y called them downward and they came.
than the log, and when they struck the
earth he WAS undermost. Luckily he was
not killed. but he says it hurt. In The
absence of conflicting testimony he must
be believed.