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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
COURTHOUSE NOTES.

Suits are Filed in District Court Faster Than
EVer-Legal Business on the Boom.
The district court clerk was kept busy
yesterday filing suits. There were six in
! all. Judge Beckham has been very busy
this week in passing upon his statement s
in appealed cases. Nothing is being done
in county court as it has adjourned until
next term.
In district court G. W. Alexander
brought SUIT against the Fort
Worth street railway company
| for damages to the extent o.
$1,000. The petition alleges that he was
thrown from one of the defendants cars
and suffered dislocation of the shoulder
he had aided a lady to the car and had
paid her fare and when alighting suffered
the accident for which he now brings
suit
Z. B. Daggett filed q suit against the
West Fort Worth street railway company
for damages. The plaintiff alleges that
he owns property facing on Fifteenth,
Front, Jones end Rusk streets and that
he was receiving good rents from them
when the company destroyed The
gravelled streets in front to such an ex-
tent that the tenants left. The plaintiff
now sues for Sl9 900 damages for the in
jury thus sustained.
A second suit was filed by E. B. Dag
gett against the North Side street rail-
way company in which the damages de-
manded are S35, GOO. The injuries al
legged in the petition are of the same ma
ture as the first case, and the properties
in the same neighborhood.
Townsend s. Lusher sued Thomas D.
Miller on an unfulflled contract. The
plaintiffs had taken the contract TO con-
struct house on lots one and two, in the
Texas and Pacific addition to the city,
and this action is brought on the mechan-
les lien for the remainder of the con-
tract.
B. F. White ct al. filed suit against
P. L. Witten, for the partition of 800
acre tract of land on Little Bear creek.
1t is owned by the plaintiff, Emily Ben
son, the defendant and others.
Mary johnson brings suit against
Charles Il. Johnson, her husband, for
divorce. They were married August %,
1888, and lived together until the first OF
November, 1889. The petition AYERS that
the defendant pursued line of i'll treat
ment toward her which eliminated IN an
assault upon her, in which she was struck
and bruised with club. This separated
her partnership, and suit is now brought !
to dissolve it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
DALLAS
Business Meeting OF the Texas After
noon Press Association.
How the Recent immigration Meeting Was
Sprung CoI's Bullet Proves FataI-A
New Opera House Crying Need.
Afternoon Press Association.

Afternoon Press Association.
THE GAZETTE, BUREAv, }
729 MAIN STREET,
DALLAS. TEX, May 2, 1880. )
A meeting of the Texas afternoon press
association was held in the parlors of the
st. George hotel to-day-C. E. Gilbert,
Dallas Timss-Herald; John NJ. Connor,
Fort Worth Mail; j. R. Bennett, Waco
News; W. W. Goddard, San Antonio
Times; John Hoeny. Abilene Reporter,
present. o. Pagit of Eastern advertis-
ing association, for Palmer s. Rey, at
tended
The Weatherford Sun and Abilene Re-
porter were made members of the asso-
cIation, the Sun taking telegraph service
from tomorrow, the Abilene Reporter
from June /.
Matters of special Importance in The
way of improvements of evening press
telegraph service and pertaining to
advertising were discussed.
J. j. Palmer of Palmer s. Rey, type
founders. Galveston, Dallas and San
Francisco rendered the members of the
association a banquet this afternoon at
the St. George. This was gotten up in
Manager Hill IS best style As one mem
Der remarked, "wine flowed as free as
Trinity water during the recent rise. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Paper MIL.

The committee appointed by the bosfd
of trade at a recent meeting to investi-
gate the question of locating a paper
mill at Dallas, reported to the session of
the board this morning. The report was
to the effect that the company selected a
sight for the mill which was donated ea
Cedar creek in Oak Cliff; that the csSf
capital to be invested amounts to $50, :
600, of which $50 900 is to be invested in
machinery and the balance in BUN dings
and raw material and other prerequi-
sites necessary for the operation of the
milkst sthe start only straw paper viii
~ haAHfactured. but 1t is proposed to
enlarge and expand the works for the
manufacture ultimately of sll grades and
qualities of paper.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
THE CLAYTON ASSASSINATION.
The Investigating Committee Hold Three ses-
sions at Little ROck-Yhe Testimony.

The Investigating Committee Hold Three Ses-
siOns at Little ROck-The Testimony.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, May 2.-The
Clayton breckenridge investigating COM
mittee held three sessions yesterday, and
examined about fifty witnesses. Wehle,
the man who was shot in December, 1884,
IN DR.. HarleY's Office, while eng aged in
game of poker, told how the shooting
took place. He thought some one against
whom ne testified before the grand jury
had shot him. He also described how
the ballot box IN Howard township was
stolen. He and Hobbs, one of the
judges, were in the house waiting for the
other officers to come from supper, so as
to make a count. The masked men
came in and drew pistols on them, and
made them turn with their backs to
the wall, while they took the box and
carried it away. He thought Oliver T
Bentley was one of them and Charles
Ward the other. Could not recognize the
other two.
The question was raised tonight
whether the committee should send for
Wood Pinkerton, the detective who in
vestigated the Clayton assassination and
ballot box theft. Chairman Lacey, Ber-
gen and Cooper wanted to examine the
detective in Washington. Mr.. Breckiu-
ridge thought this testimony would
throw considerable light upon the muir
der, and agreed to pay his expenses here
If the committee would send for him. It
was not decided whether the comlitteg
would Seud for him or not.ss.f, "
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
ONCE A SOCIETY BELLE.
A Woman's Miserable and Degraded
Death Caused By Her Own Folly.
Once Surrounded By all Comforts and Luxuries
of Life, She Fills Pauper's Grave.
sad Story.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 2.-Dr. 2. @.
Curtis OF this city has in his possession
documents which reveal one of those sad
life stories which are stranger than TO-
ton. Some days ago Mary Stone died in
rough board shanty in HELPS Half
Acre, unattended except by an aged
negress, by whom she was buried. DR..
Curtis found the woman lying upon a
bed made Of number of rough boards
placed upon carpenters horses, over
which a horse blanket was thrown,
while an old gunny sack filed with hay
served for pillow.
There was nothing at all prepossessing
about the dying woman. Her cheeks
were suDken; her black eyes looked
sepulchral and CLASSY and her form was
emaciated nearly TO a skeleton. The wo-
man was dying of mal0rial
fever and pneumonia. seaused
by dissipation and wan
aged negress and q braFhy mulattAs
were the other inhabitantspf this shanty,
both of whom watched tie white Be-
man until life had departea
The doctor gave medicine 70 tine wo-
man which appeared to give her new life
and ease her pain, but he saw no he1pI
for her and said that she must dir
When this was made plain to the pser
woman she gave the doctor a short sketch
of her career, during the recitation OF
which DR.. Curtis said he neyer before
SEitnessed a greater amount of rantTition
sHfld anguish y
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Captured in St. Louis.

Sheriff Lewis returned from st. Louis
last night. He was accompanied on his
return trip by George L. Martin, at one
time cashier at the general Office of the
Texas and Pacific railroad in this city.
Two wears ago Martin was charged
with crookedness of some sort by his
employers, and an indictment was re-
turned against him by the grand jury
He gave bond, and afterwards forfeited
it fleeing to parts unknown The OIL
GERS kept on his trail, however, and re-
Gently received Information that he was
holding forth in st. Louis. Sheriff Lewis
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Capt. C. Il. Mackenzie Dying in st. Tam
many. Louisiana.
George II. Mackenzie, the champion
chessplayer, is very sick man, proba-
bly, dying of consumption. He is in the
piney woods of St. Tammany, La. =,
hoping for benefit from an atmosphere
impregnated with salt and turpentine
The chess champion of the world, though
not born American, is the next thing
to ia naturalized citizen of the United
States. He was born in Scotland about
fifty years ago. His military career
began in the army of the United
Kingdom. After selling his COM
mission he came to America, where
the civil war gave him the opportunity
to distinguish himself on the field of bat
tie. He proved to be an excellent SOL
der, and was capt. - Mackenzie before
the close of the struggle. AS in the case
OF many others, peace found him under
the necessity TO work without delay for
the necessaries of life. Then the soldier
utilized the skill in chess which he gained
as a pastime. His ability was quickly
recognized, and he succeeded IN making
livelihood as professional player and
teacher of the intellectual game. Since
that time he has played in all the great
tournaments, and with at least the dis
tinction of place. He led in the first
round in the Berlin tournament, and in
the second in the London event. 1t was
in the English metropolis that he earned
his proud distinction as the champion
player of the world where he won fifteen
out of twenty games, his antagonists
being every great master of chess with
the single exception of Steinitz. To the
American ohessplayer the fact that
citizen of New York has defeated such
men as Zuckertort and Blackburnez{ss
particularly gratifying. q q
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Body Of a MISSING Editor Found.

WASHINGTON, May "A spe cial from
Petersburg, Va, says the body of Mr..
E. D. Walker of Brooklyn, n. Y, edi-
tor OF the Cosmopolitan Magazine, who
has been missing from Weldon, N c.,
since Saturday was found floating on the
surface of the Roanoke river yesterday
morning by two coiored men. His watch
and money and some private papers were
found in his pockets. He held grasped
in his hand a broken fishing rod. His
body Will be taken to Brooklyn by his
brother-in-law for burial.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
visited that oity and gathered him in
without any great amount of trouble.
Local Notes.

Mr.. Marsaiis says the damage to the
Oak Cliff road is much less than was ex-
pected. Five hundred dollars will put
it in good shape. Trains will be running
regularly again by Monday if not sooner.
The Dallas and Galveston clubs will
play at the fair grounds Saturday. Sun
day and Monday afternoons. These oon-
tests between the Sand Crabs and the
home club promise to be exceedingly in
teresting and exciting.
The State Baptist convention, the
State Sunday School convention and the
State Prohibition convention will, after
adjournment, leave Fort Worth for an
excursion to El Paso over the Texas and
Pacific. The trip will also include San
Antonio, Houston and Galveston with a
return to Fort Worth by way of Dallas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Gordon s. DilEpgt preserves, olives
and full lao gf assbie delicaoiss at the
Fort Worth EFocer Co.'S.
ouar Talks TO a Reporter.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May "A Beaver
Falls, Pa, special says: Senator Quay
was interviewed at his home yesterday in
Beaver Falls, regarding the report that
he was about to resign the Craftsmanship
of the National Republican committee.
At first he was inclined to say but little,
but finally in reply to direct question he
replied that he had not any thought of
resigning, and that at any event he
would never retire when under fire of the
enemy. Some months ago he had con-
cluded to resign in order to relieve him
self from the labor it imposes, and thus
secure more time to devote to his official
and private business, but now he would
not be permitted TO take tine step that
would at this time be so gratifying to the
Democratic leaders, as his resignation of
the Craftsmanship of the National sReRubs
lican committee would be,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

be a more serious affair than at first sup
posed. Miss BERTHE Fish, soubrette, is
still at Staunton, Va, and it is reported
she is not likely to recover the use of her
limbs, which are now paralyzed. Mr..
Louis Harrison, comedian of the COM
pany, who was injured about the head, is
threatened with brain fever, and Is eon-
sidered to be in q preoarious condition.
Mr.. Rice states he is obliged to close for
tha aaasoD
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
MIR. A. Il. Thomas Dead.

Mr.. A. II. Thomas, who was shot
Wednesday afternoon by J. Il. Cox, his
former partner, died last night from the
effects of his wounds. The latter were
at first thought not to be dangerous, but
the one running from the hip round to
the abdomen was deeper than at first
supposed, the ball passing through and
penetrating a portion of the bowels This
wound proved fatal. Cox. who did the
shooting, is still in jail. Before his death
Thomas made the following statement to
Justice John Henry Brown, in the pres
ence of witnesses:
"Cox had owed me about 5000. He
had paid all except $40 or SIS. L went
to him at his store on ELM street, east of
Preston street, trying to get settle4
ment. Not doing so 1 told him in plain
language what I thought of him. 1 did
flrBt hit Cox or make any demonstration
toward violence. Neither did he while
L was talking to him. 1 saw no pistol.
When 1 had turned to leave his house he
shot me. -
The deceased was q member of the Odd
Fellows, and will be buried under the
duSplScS VI tHS OEueEs Nc ledNeS
widow and three children, who reside on
CASTOR avenue, in West Dallas
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon Justice
Brown began taking the evidence in the
case, and all the witnesses who have any
knowledge of the tragedy are present.
The hearing will not be completed until
tomorrow, IL is understood, as there are
q number of witnesses to be heard.
ThOmaS' wife and ahil6rau ara haaY.t.
shrRlEen over the killing of their husband
'angfather. and great sympathy is enter
tanned for them. Thomas is said to have
been quiet man, Inoffensive, and was
unarmed when shot.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Spccial % the Gazette.
BELLS, TEX, May 2.-The body of Col. W. NJ.
shumate, who was murdered near Black Jack
Monday or Tuesday, was brought here to-day
for inteTment. From his son who went after
him il lesrned that he had been killed il his
own house by having his skull crushed in by a
dragged 70 some distance rom the house. Evil
cence OF attempts TO remove signs Of the crime
were found, and also that woman had assisted
in this work. The murder is thought TO nave
been committed by man named johnson, who
worked on the place and lived In the house with
Col Shumete. as he told the neghbors that
shunate had come 10 Bells, and that night left
the place with the colonel teams, wagons, and
AL his other belongings that were movable.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Louisriils,s demonstration.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May l. Some estimates
place the number Of workingmen in line in the
great May day parade to-day at 10, 900. Half
that number is probably nearer. The carpen-
tiers have resolved to so on & strike tomorrow
unless the master builders accede to their de-
mands. They ask that eight hours constitute a
days labor and that twenty-five cents an hour
be the minimum pay. They state that the mas
tiers had refused to recognize them, and they
made such recognition essential. They will
meet again tomorrow, and if the builders do
not grant their demands a strike will be ordexed.
They claim to have money necessary to fstit 10
win. sss, s.
Best assortment Of teas In the city at
Ghe Fort Weeth efoesr Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
PLAINLY VIEW.
Another Account Of the swisher County KIlIR
"A skeleton st An indian Found.


Correspondence of the Gazette.
:PLA1NyIEw, Tex, April 8O.-While hrntinga
the canyons twenty-five miles east of here. no
boys, Dave finland James Walker, found IND
cave the skeleton Of an Indian, together with rs
gun, buffalo robe, etc. >Itis supposed that 2.
Indian was wounded by one OF Mckenls,
troopers and went in the grave to de soho Hosi4
have natural grave. y
Swisher county was the scene Of killing ".
terday evening. The particulars were a ~
lows: Messrs. w. C. Strong, of this place. v,
Fl. Harrison. Of Fort Worth, and geniIlsniiss
from Iowa hired hack from Clisbee DIV "a
stable, Amarillo, with driver to carry then =
this place, and when just beyond Tuna 1,,, =
Swisher county. they overlook Avery Ia!sii ~.
who asked the driver, Mi ler, to let him ~
which Miller refused 10 do and they drove =.
Taylor procured horse and overlook them, a.
as ked Miller why he did not allow hing 2 ~,
Miller made some reply and Taylor cusseN, ~, ~.
whereupon Miller reached after his Wlnc lls a.
and Taylor shot him three times, killing Nm y
most instantly. Taylor is st large. II
Col Smyth sold I70O acres OF land to Paltss T.
Denton county this week, and thirty-hVs wv
lots.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
BRstrOp.

(. correspondence of the Gazette.
BksrRoP, Tx, May I.-District court is still
n session disposing of the criminal docket rap
IDLY. but so far there are no convictions.
The cases of the State vs.. Ike Wilson ct al, on
motion of defendant on change of venue, were
transferred to the district court of Travis
county. These defendants are charged with the
murder Of white men at the Cedar Creek court
house last June, which was reported in the c.
zETrE at the time.
The case OF the State vs.. John Orgain for the
murder Of his two children, is called for trial
to-day.
the State VS.. Melville Daley for the killing of
Jake Cain. was continued until next term
Judge Dyer Moore, as special Judge, still pre-
sides, as Judge Ienchmueller is still confined
20 his bed.
The contractors for the new bridge across the
river at this point begin their work to-day.,5
Pure leaf lard ut tbs. Foss Worth GRO
oar Gnza - -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
a wells- Fargo messenger ROBBED

CHICAGO, LII. May "A special from
Denver says it is reported that the Wells
Fargo express messenger on the Southern
Pacific train was robbed Wednesday
night of $40 ZOO at Eagleynle, Tex.
Particulars of the robbery cannot be
obtained.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Buy your gaEeea ia Shero you can
find theebe ne have Landreth s bulk
ssed FORT WORTH GROCER Co.
surnendea Payment.

CAMERON, N. j., MaY2.-The Fidelity
surety trust and safe deposit company
suspended payment this morning.
Charles L. Work president of the Glou-,
cester national bank which suspendsd
yesterday was also its presidegt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Serious Results from a lRailway Accident.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 2.-The raPhlt
of the railroad accident on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad to Mr.. Rice 5
Pearl Of Pekin company is turning out &
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Railway Notes.

W. V. Newlin, general freight agent
of the Fort Worth and Denver, is in the
city.
'"rhe Santa Fe is all right - SAID
General Freight Agent Steere this after
noon, "aud will begin running through
to Galveston tonight.
A. NJ. Wambaugh, chief engineer of
the Santa Fe, is here laying out the
ground for the new passenger depot. It
will be built on the site of the present
one, and will be one of the finest edifces
of the kind IN Texas 50
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
searfe-oh. Kf,r.r-n

The tremendous sales are unprecsdsnfs4 n
IS curing thousands upon thousands q -.
land. France, South AuxerirS ad Mexico. -.
tiers received daily s9ra19 t1iSst4htial men va
ing agencies IN q u foreign countries; -
you are sIHa1ing the only thing you shouIl n =
is tbes fcfobe killer. +" Ifyon DO not van l;1r
be4fcEnse the Microbe Killer now and dnll liz,
the spring, SO as to thoroughly pursy y! \.
blood, and you viii not be sick. Call 81 t .hs
ice for circulars giving q history Of the MEL
theory. The medicine is harmless and YefJ -
stzble. A. c. LTrTLBJoHS, AssSa
el2 Main street. Fort YES z,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Tbrourb an Elevator shaft.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tex, May 2.-Frank
Hughes, boy about fifteen years old,
fell through the elevator shaft in the
warehouse of Lufkin Is wharf to-day and
fractured his thigh. He was remoyede
st. Mary IS infrmary for tSeatasse
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Bosson,s STRIKE.

Bosrox. Mass, May 1.-The prevailing s't "a
among the carpenters IN this city IS quiel ~
uneventiul as yet. Ali signs, however, poins
determined struggle
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Greats or rolled cracked wheat,
oat neal and tapioca, wheat
faEa1 nd rice -four just received at tha'
sefs Worth Grocer Co
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Sour, sweet and plsinsnl3aa pickles,
olives, Dbl pielsaas an in bulk. at the
Fort Xersh6rocer Co.'S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

- dismissed for Lack OF Evidence.
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX. May 2.-The case Of John ~
harmon. charged with the murder Of Ben.
Lake, at Arthur City on the night of Deeesl3s
"a, 1857, was dismissed yesterday by the dlI ga
attorney for lack OF sufficient evidence. D;b
men were Choctaws- They, in company ~
other Indians, left Arthur to go home. A - =
distance from there Lake was murdered anl - - 4
tilated- Bobannon eluded arrest until 800
year ago, when he was brought here oy uaIIsn
States deputy marshals on a charge OF 49, s
murder. - 3;
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Napa Valley fruit fsths BEST Try a
can; for ssls 4dfner s Dingee's.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Do notaeail Try Miller's famous
comRz yeast at Turner & Dipgsszss.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Fun line B1ss s. Blaekwen's
goods ai,l1 pickles, malt and raspz
perr Vinegar, eapers, can always y
plodnd at Fort Worth Grocer Co.'S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Always one fresh butter
bread Esner 6 Dingee's.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
pErwEEN LEE ANp DEATH.

After sIeer5,ss IS sflk, 5se 4ngost,rra Bitters
to tong NJ fsttzn, Buy only the genairzsi'
Rlfilss stEdby Dr. Siegert & Sons = {
fpu line Of ~; 80
every morning e Resasf s Dinges's.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
Babya Solid Rash

Ugly, painful blotched, malicious. No rest
by day. no pence by night. Doctors and
all remedies failed. Tried Cuticura. Ef-
feet marvellous. Saved hiA life.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03

Pure leaf lard ut the F6ss Worm Gro
Ger Co.'S.