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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
Politics BOILING at Mount vernon.

Correspondence OF the Gazette
MOUNT VERNON. Tex, April 25.-The
political pot has begun to boil in this
county. Pursuant to call made by
our county chairman Democrats are or
ganizing clubs all over the county for
the purpose of fighting the Union Labor
party, which has gained considerable
strength in this county during the past
twelve months. The Union Labor party
here is about 400 strong and it is said
they will put out a full county ticket
during the coming campaign. There are
only about 1900 voters in this county, and
in order to defeat the Union Labor party
Democrats think 1t will be necessary to
have primary election. It is thought
that the Union Labor and Republican par
ties will 4use. Our postmaster, who is q
Republican, will make an effort to or
ganize his party in this county, the
strength of which Is about $50, prInci-
paliY negroes. The Republicans have
never had an organization here. before.
The csmpaien promises TO be unusually
interesting this year in this county.
- Our district codft convenes next Nom
day, but there WIFI not be much. business
to DISPOSE of, which is very gratifying to
farmers.
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KILLED BY TIGHTENING.
Two Men Killed and One seriously Injured
by the Fiery Bolt in wiIbar-
ger Comfy.
Correspoudence Of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette
DoASEs, TEX, April 25.-On the oath
Of April, 1890, tightening struck the
house of Mr.. Eve Parks, about four
miles from here on the Vernon road and
instantly killed Mr.. Eve Parks and
Fletcher Leake and badly injured Mr.. J.
T. Fullerton. Mr.. C. s. Smith, an en-
ployee of Mr.. Parks, was coming from
work about D. m. when he saw vivid
fash of tightening strike the house. He
was about 200 yards off. Upon entering
the house O heart rending sight met his
eyes. On the bed lay Mr.. Parks and
Leake, dead, and on the floor lay Mr..
Fullerton, badly injured. All of their
clothes were on fire, which he quickly
extinguished. He called Mrs. Parks,
who, with the baby, the only child, was
in the dugout cleaning up the dinner
dishes, and knew nothing of the terrible
calamity that had befallen her little
family until called. The tightening
struck the comb of the house, tearing the
rafters apart, thence down the rafters,
stairs and partition door into thas
ground badly wrecking the house and set
ting it on fire. The fire was extinguished
1u0
bors gathered in through the pouring
rain and rendered all the assistance pos
sible to the beresved family. J. T. Full
lerton though badly injured will recover a.
though his escape was miraculous. TSf5s
bolt struck him in the small of thf back
tearing his clothing all to piecesS badly
burning him, there down his left left
leg, escaping through his foot, earring
his lett foot entirety off. 5s-s
We had the biggest rain that was ever
known in this part of the country yes
terday. 1t poured down continuously
for four and one-half hours until
the country was perfect flood of water,
washing up crops, especially corn, very
badly. Every little swag in the prairie
was raging torrent, and this in the
droughty Panhandle. The croakers are
complaining now of too much rain
pretty near as bad as it was about dry
weather a few days ago. XHilY some
persons would complain If thp were to
ba hnnp 4i@9t<S
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reach here in time last fall to put in
wheat have planted cotton. Last year
from half to three-quarters of bale
was made to the acre. There are those
who think that great deal of cotton
will be raised in this section in the fu-
ture. The soil being SO easy to
cultivate and as it is too far
north and too high for the
boil worm to live the raising OF cotton
can be made profitable.
Fruit and vegetables both promise we'll.
Several gardeners and nnrserymen To-
Gated convenient to town will ship their
products to Colorado markets this season.
Sixty dollars net per acre was made by
raising watermelons here and shipping to
Denver last year.
The readers of THE GAZETTE who are
not familiar with this portion of Texas
will readily see by the foregoing that this
is not zone crop country - and that
town as well located as Wichita Falls,
being surrounded by such productive
country, capable of producing such
great variety of crops and having GER
tainty of good markets and Gtces for all
surplus products, can not 3D. but make
a city of considerable lmn Rnce.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
WICHITA FALLS
The Outlook for wheat, oata, Corn, Cotton
and Fruit Could Not be Better.

and Fruit Could Not be Better.
WICHITA FAILS, TEX, April Is, 1890.
To the Gazette.
The contractors are at work on the
large mill and elevator, and will have
both completed IN time to store
and grind this season IS wheat, so
instead of shipping wheat from here
as We did last fall, -four will
be shipped. From different parties who
have Travelled through and over what is
called the fWiehIta Falls country (the
country tributary to Wichita Falls which
is supnlied from here), in the interest of
sa different agricultural implement
houses, 1 learn that 150, 200 acres of
wheat is fair estimate of the crop for
this year. This at twenty bushels to the
acre would make 5000, COO bushels of
wheat.
Last year the wheat crop OF this sec
ton averaged twenty-five bushels to the
acre. Those who claim to be good
judges say the crop viii be as good this
season as last.
The oat crop as well as the wheat Is
looking fine and in fact Is as good as
made. There Is not less than
twenty thousand acres in oats
and 1t is safe to predict
that oats win average forty bushels to
the acre.
Corn is also looking well. Thirty
thousand acres is far estimate of the
corn crop In tl:;s vicinity. Last year can
made from thirty % forty-five bysheIs
to the acre. The prospects are faH bet
ter for corn this year than last.
I am told that there are fulyf 29e9
acres planted il cotton in this vicinity
and that il Is looking well. A great
many OF tbs new settlers Who did not.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
THE KEMMLER EXECUTION.

To-day Thought to be the Day Fixed, But o
Report is Bulletined OF Postponement.
AUBURN, n. Y, April 29.-Kemmler
has awakened upon the second day of his
last week of life, and has not been sum-
mened to the chamber of death. Re-
ports from his cell this morning do not
indicate any change IN his demeauor. 1t
is related that he was asked few days
ago if he had any request to make as to
the day of his death within the week ap-
pointed. He replied that he did not
care 10 be consulted in the matter, that
the warden could suit his own con-
velence, it made no differ
ence to him when the af-
fair took place. He did not know
but what it would be better for all par
ties concerned to have it over with early
in the week. Nothing is positively known
as yet as TO the day Warden Duston has
fixed upon for the execution, but from
preparations going on and the arrival of
physicians and scientists who are to be
present, the impression has become well
founded that Wednesday morning is the
time.
Bulletin-It is reported that Circuit
Judge Wallace has granted a habeas
corpus returnable in June in the Kemm-
Ter case. This will cause postponement
of the execution.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
GoMPRRs' MANIFESTO.
he COunsels determination in the Eight Hour
Move, but Urges Men to Refrain from
Riotons Demonstration.

81 NEW YORK, April 2s.-The general ex-
Fecutivs board of American Federation of
Labor had protracted execu-
tive session this afternoon, and
tonight issued a manifesto
signed by President Gompers. After de
nounclng all who do not yield to his
views as enemies OF those who work, MIR.
Gompers says: The executive council of
American Federation of Labor having
selected the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners OF America to make
the demand for the enforcement of the
eight hour work day, 1 ask you to
refrain from any sympathetic strikes.
rather remain at your work and aid the
carpenter and joiners to win in the
contest. To the carpenters and joiners
my advice is to demand and insist upon
the enforcement of the eight hour work
day. 1t lie not a matter OF theory, it
is positive fact that the question of
wages and conditions will regulate
themselves, and to your benefit, as soon
as the eight hour work day has been in
operation. For that reason, if you,
cannot get the eight-hour work day with
other conditions. then allow them to
remain open for future adjustment.
In the demonstrations to be held May L,
turn out IN vast numbers and by your
presence maifest your unalterable de-
termination TO have the eight hour work
day enforced, though by one trade at a
time, and for all as the ultimate result.
Allow no one to provoke you to a breach
of the peace, maintain order, refrain
from all violence, engage in no riots, let
the watohword be the enforcement of the
eight hour work day, firm, peaceable
and positive. With stout hearts and
clear heads let US concentrate all efforts
for Victory upon the carpenters and join
ers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
A WEALTHY NEGRO GONE.

Abolition Leaders, Suicides
DETROIT, MICH, April 29.-Walllam
Lambert, the richest colored man9n'
Michigan, committed suicide Sunday
night while temporarily insane, by hang
ing himself. Lambert was born in
Trenton, N. J., seventy-two years ago,
and came to this district in 1880. He
was one of the foremost conductors OF
the underground railway, and many
slave he helped to Canada during the
war. He was intimate with old John
Brown, Fred Douglass and all the lead
ing men in the abolition movement. He
was also prominent in Masonic and Odd
Fellows circles, and leaves 500, 900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
Picnic a. walnut springs.

WALNUT SPRINGS. TEX, April 2s.-
Preparations are being made for
the annual picnic in railroad
park at Walnut Springs on May
g. A public sheep shearing will
take place on that day. A floating
'tpalaee' is being constructed for the
entertainment of those who wish TO take
boat rides and engage in dancing. A
platform will also be built for dancing
an excursion train will leave Waco on
the morning of the picnic and return in
the evening. All are invited.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30

low lands have been entirely submerged.
Our new public tank stood the rains and
is o. X, while many older ones failed.
On the 18th of May we give 'big
picnic, and every one is invited. We
hope to see the Fort well represented
by her ''fire lads'' and "who so ever
WILL" We shall. have enough and to
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
CELESTIAL ADYIcEs.

Steamer at Frisco Reports the Murder of
Missionary at Tokio-Dead Women.
San FRANCISCO, CAL, April 29.-The
steamship Calico arrived this morning
from Hong Kong and Yokohama. 1t is
reported Rev. A. LANCE, belonging to the
Methodist mission of Canada, was stab
bed to death by two burglars at his resi-
dencs in Toxic, April 5. One of the
murderers was caught on the arrival OF
the Japanese steamer in Hong Kong
March 20, from Nagasaki.
The bodies of eight japanese women
were discovered in hole between the en-
CINE room and the hold, having been suf-
located during passage. They had stored
themselves away with four other women
and male attendant, being DESTROYS OF
leaving the country and not having Off
cial permission. The survivors were in
seRSihles and much emaciated.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
Ennis.
.pondence Of the Garette.

ENNIS, TEX, April 2s.-we have had
the greatest rainfnih here in the last few
,days experienced in . long while. vet no
SERIOUS dssage has beee done. This vii
ptit:tsrmers shehind with crops. Many
were not throGgn planting. Most Of our
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
AT0KA.
Kiowa Chiefs to Attend the Southern Baptist
Convention and Pay Their own
Hotel Bills.
correspondence OF the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
AToKA, 1. T., April 2s.-At an Odd
Fellows celebration on Saturday night
last, the Goth, at Lehigh, John Roberts
was stabbed by man named De Mond,
from which wound Roberts died that
night aud was buried yesterday. De
Mond is being tried before Judge Robb,
United States commissioner here, to-day,
preliminary to binding over to the Paris
court.
ReYsDr. Paxson of Springfield, Mo.
zct Secretary of the American Sun
day-school union for the Southwest, is
here with his family visiting friends.
A small delegation, including Lone
Wolf and Comal, Kiowa chiefs, from
this Territory, expect to attend the
Southern Baptist convention at Fort
Worth in May. They expect to pay
their own hotel bills.
A young Choctaw girl builded over 200
words out of the one word "reluctantlER
in the Atoka academy here receS44,
Can your young Texans beat it,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
THE BUTTERwoRTH BILL.
A Circular Addressed to Cotton Growers and
Business Men of the South.

A Circular Addressed to Cotton Growers and
Business Men of the South.
NEW YORK, April 29.-A protest
against the passage of the Butterworth' .
bill has received many signatures among
cotton firms here. 1t is addressed to
cotton growers and business men of the
South. After calling attention to the
common interests involved, the circular
calls attention to the fact that ruinous
blow in the shape OF a proposed bill
known as the Butterworth bill'' now
menaces the prosperity of the South.
Under the present system OF trading
cotton states had been lifted from pow
erty to independence. The biggest cot
ton crop ever purchased has been mar
keted this season at very high prices, and
the next crop, which promises to be stilll
larger, is already in demand at
prices which will enrich producers
aud indirectly distribute wealth among
every community in the cotton belt. If
the Butterworth bill should become a
law. the effect would be at once to Danish
from American markets nineteen out of
twenty men now buying cotton, and the
price would DO Just what English and
continental spinners mighabe willing to
make it. That would meas lower mar
ket value for the staple#Rn has been
known for rears L -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
HApEAs CORPUS GRANTEp .

AUBURN. N. Y, April 29.-Judge
Wallace of tn, United States court has
granted writ of habeas corpus return
able Tuesday, June II, in the case of
Kemmler. The ground for the writ is
that the act under which the execution
was to take place was in violation of the
constitution
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
a KANSAS civ Failure.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April 2s.-Carl
Spengler. wholesale and retail liquor
dealer, 622 Delaware street, made an
assignment to-day for the benefit of his
creditors. Assets are placed at S7000T
s51Rbilities the same. The failure is said
toNze due to bad collections. MFS
SpenEier was elected member of this:
upper house Of the city oounciAtst the
recent elections.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
u JUDAS AMONG 'EM.
A Row in the Chicago Carpenters Council
Because of an "Informer' In
Their Meetings.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 29.-The News
says there is row in the Carpenters
council over the discovery that there is
one or more of the strikers who have
been supplying the masters ASSOCIATION
with inside information concerning !thes
plans of the men. Yesterdays nesting
of the council, which lasted nearly all
the afternoon, was veritabIe pandemO-
mum. Some one in the body had discov-
cred there was a Judas IN the
ranks. and exposed his treachery
while the question of arbitration with the
new association was being considered.
There was demand for an investigation
immediately. AS result the entire
strike committee was discharged,
and an entirely new committee
appointed. "Why," said one of the
council last night, "Mr. Goldie, presi-
dent OF tine Master Carpenters associa-
ton, knew within half an hour after we
had adjourned, a week ago last Friday,
not only everything that had been done
an our meeting, but everYthipS that was
said. The association has bs9E getting
information of our most inbr tant pro-
oaedin1e ,1I 4EN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
The Flood at Bryan.

Special to the Gazette.
BRYAN, TEX, April 2s.-our people
are still very much discouraged. We
are receiving news every few hours that
the Brazos is still rising. A telephone
message received from Maj. R. j.
white at Sutton Station says that the
tw68Eazos rivers had unitedz. and are
still ssfhg. Bottom planters Ere doing
al theyean to save stock.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
A Bank Cashier Missing.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April 29.-some
excitement prevalent at Nottingham,
Ala, over the disappearance of Gary
Pittman, cashier of the bank OF Not
tingham, and diligent search is being
made for him. The. condition of the
bank is not known.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30

Gordon & Dilworth's preserves, oIfEes
,aads nll linesesta BS delft aoies at Esae
forth Grocer Ps.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30

The Best Preparation and Largest Bottle on
the market. Ask for I-X-L and take no other.
All Druggists. Price, 81. 90.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30

WHOLESALE BY
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-21
bismarck win Not Remain Inactive.

BERLIN, April 0.-The Hamburger
Naehyichfen denies that the recent articles
against Chancellor Won Caprivi were in
stigatcd by Bismarck. At the same time
IL announces that the prince will not re-
liuquish his connection with the press and
intends soon To appear in the upper house
Of the landtag and will also accept "a
candidaturc for the rcichstag. Ndchrichten
adds that u would bc a great mistake Ia
broken down; or to suppose that he will
remain n passive spectator OF events. The
German people have the right to know
the princes views on important questions.
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A MAD LOBBlST.


QUEBEC, April 2O.-william Van Sloa-
ten, q New York civil engineer, is one OF
the maddest men 10 he found In the city
of Quebec. He came here little over a
month ago with $4,000 to promote the
passage Of bills by the provincial leRisla-
ture, and though he has not succeeded in
having any OF them passed, he has had to
choose between walking home and send
ing for further remittances.
He had always understood, he says, that
the local parliament Of Quebec was n
"boodle house," but one-half OF its doodle
tendencies was never told him. Among
It's members he says Is q reg
ularly organized gang of plunder-
ers. Van Sloaten Is particularly in
diRnant and outspoken In regard to
Premier Mercicr, whose veracity he inn
pugns. II was Mercier, he says, who led
him TO believe that he would secure the
passage Of his bills, having been COM
municated with on Van Sloaten's behalf
by another Canadian Premier.
"Mercier," he said, els evidently losing
his hold upon the house. He cannot
control his own followers, ma
jority OF whom voted against him on
some of my measures. IL / had known
as much n month ago as l do now, II
would have been cheaper for me to have
spent $4,000 in ovcrturning the govern
ment. believe could have done IL for
that amount. IL come here another ses-
sion ! shall know better how to work
things"
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THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
Biiis That VIII Como Up for Action In the
National LrTislature,


WASHINGTON, April D.-The Worlds
fair bill and the District OF Columbia bill
are on the calendar of the senate to-mor-
row. II Is expected, however, that the
former will give way. Senator Hayley
hopes to see the Worlds fair bill pass be-
fore the adjournment of the senate.
Mitchell announced his intention OF max
ing some remarks on Tuesday In support
OF the proposition for q constitutional
amendment to provide for the election of
senotars by the people. After the Worlds
fair and the District appropriation the adj
ministrative customs bill will come up
up and is likely tn be debated mt length.
Land grant for future bills and the next
democratic caucus will he held to-mor-
row 10 decide upon the course Of action In
respect to business OF general interest
proposed by republicans. The week will
open i'm the house with the Oklahoma
bill, which has been reported 10y the con-
maintler Of to-morrow's session will he
consumed by action on the Indian and
land buildings offered by the committees.
The present programme contemplates
consideration of the administrative, exc.
cutive and judicial appropriation bill
Tuesday and this may be followed by the
bankruptcy bill or n bill 10 admit New
Mexico. Consideration OF these matters
depends. however, upon the action of the
republican caucus tomorrow night. The
International copyright bill Is also among
the subjects up for action.
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FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April 20.-
Members of the pan-American conference
after breakfast upon the train proceeded
to the fort and were received by Conn
mandant Frank and staff. A guard
mount was witnessed, officers quarters
were visited and the room where Jcffer-
son Davis was at one time confined was
regarded with interest. The party then
boarded a despatch for sail down
Hampton Roads. An hour was also spent
at the Portsmouth navy yards where
Commodore Weaver and staff conducted
the party on board the new war vessel
Baltimore, and working on two great IA
ton guns, which hurl $50 pound shells
eight miles, was exhibited. 'Our confer
ence rendered these great guns unneces-
sary," remarked Glenn Studebaker of the
American delegation. But they do no
harm resting here i'm their mute strength
added Senor Belzarra. The party re-
turned at dusk and at II o'clock started
for Richmond.
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Afiisir- in Phiiip.burg.
Special To the standard.

Ntbccli tb tue St1tnsisifu.
PHILIpsBuRo, April 30.-Thc Philips
burg Mail was in error in its last weeks
issue in saying that Steven Serverson To-
Gated the Wengcr No. ? mine of this dis
trict. The mine in question was located
in iss2 by Frank ID. Brown, who sold II TO
Angus A. Mcdonald and others for about
si,7O. Mr.. Serverson did not locate and
never owned the mine.
Charles McDermott to-day whipped a
few Cinnamon who run restaurant be-
hind the Castle Garden saloon and
after his arrest by Deputy Sheriff
O'Brien undertook to do up that
officer, but got sadly left and
he was taken to Jail with very badly
bunged-up contenance. This evening be-
fore Judge Batcman lie was fined SIS and
costs for licking the Chinaman, also S.,5
and costs for trying to whip O'Brien. He
will probably 20 to the county seat in the
morning.
A foot race took place this afternoon
between Henry Noll and 4. Edwards for
$40. from Edwards store on Broadway To
the depot, n distance of about one-half
mile. Edwards gave Noll 80 yards start
and won the race easily.