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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
A GIGANTIC PROJECT.
The Building of Standard Gauge Road
from Matamoras Across the Conti-
nent to the Pacific.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, July 31.-A
railroad scheme of tremendous scope and
proportions was developed here to-day.
The matter has been quietly worked
on for the past year and the pro-
jectors to-day announced the success of
the preliminaries of their undertaking.
1t is the building OF line of standard
gauge railroad from Matamoras across
the continent to the Pacific at San Bias.
The name of the new road Is the Mata-
Doras, Matehoula and Pacific. The
contract for building the entire line was
let to-day to W. S. Robertson, who has
been entrusted with similar work for
some of the biggest roads in the West
The scheme is backed a. this
end of the line by the Brazos syndicate,
which is now engaged in procuring
deep water at the mouth of the Brazos
river; and on the other side of the Rio
Grande by the Mexican government in
the shape of valuable concessions, and
the money of-some of the wealthest and
best known men of Mexico. The actual
work of construction will begin
August 10 at Mstamoras, and
it will be pushed vigorously to
the Pacific. The grading and engineer
ing of the road are represented as very
light, so that the work Will be rapidly
done. The road will connect at Mata-
moras with the road now being built
from Brownsville on the Texas side op-
posite Matamoras to Corpus Christi, and
Is known as the Corpus Christi and South
American railroad. At the latter city
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass and
the Texas Mexican will be encountered
which will carry the cars OF the Mata-
moras ,Matehoula and Pacific to the pop
ulous railroad oenters of the country.
at the western terminus of the
projected line is the harbor of
San Bias, pronounced one of the
finest on the Pacific coast. Mr..
W. d. Britain, formerly assistant
manager of the Transcontinental asso-
citation of st. Louis, has been appointed
general manager of the new road and
will leave at once for his new field. Mr..
Britain recently travelled over the pro-
posed line Of road and is enthusiastic
over the prospects of early success.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
STATE FINANCES.
Fine Reduced-Commission sfgned-Treas-
ury Disbursements and Receipts.

Fine Reducsd-Commission signed-Treas-
ury Disbursements and Receipts.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, July 31.-The governor
committed to Sl0O the $3.50 fine of George
A. Morris of Hood county for the illegal
sale of whisky.
The following commissions have been
signed: Charles Tipps, second lieuten-
ant Seguin Guards; T. D. Rowell, major
Fifth regiment, vice Cate resigned Louis
C. Wise, major Fourth regiment; Fred
Settle, captain and aide-de-camp First
brigade, vice Parker resigned; T. h.
Brown, Jr., first lieutenant Navasots
Guards; E. Norwood, second lieutenant,
vice Boone.
About SIS, 200 were paid out of the
state treasury to government employees
yesterday in monthly wages.
The following deposits were made by
the comptroller during the month of July
in the state treasury for collection for
that month: Interest on land sales,
$50 1903; lease of school lands, SIG ,S5I;
sales of school lands, S46, 742; university
and asylum land, S9l16.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
A Change In Illinois, Constitution.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. July 31.-The pro-
posed constitutional amendment provid-
ing for the issue of S., 200, 900 in bonds
by the city of Chicago to aid the World -
fair, has been adopted by both houses o
the legislature. The obnoxious words,
eff at all, - in the provision that the
bonds should be paid by the city of Chi
cago and not by the state at large, were
stricken out. This makes the constitu-
tlonal amendment secure, as a joint reso-
ton can be signed by the governor in
time for its publication before August 4.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
Given The Death Penalty.
Special to the Gazette.

BELToN, Tex, July 3I.-The jury in
case of Joe Lewis, colored, charged with
the murder of his mother in law /,
Francis Nora, returned verdict of
murder In the first degree and assessed
the death penalty. The murder was
brutal and horrible in its details, and the
verdict gives general satisfaction to the
oolored people.
The Kick Wiseman murder case was
called and jury secured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
3EN'S BOOMERANG.
Unpleasant Facts in the. Face Of
the Lottery Message.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson
Said to Have Invested in q
Pacific Coast Paper
Speaker Reeds Choice of the Raum Inverti-
eating Committee Severely Criticised.
Public Building Problem
Papa's Naughty Boy.

special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July Sl.-President
Harrison has again put his foot in 1t and
his lottery message to congress has
proved to be boomerang. The bill in
troduced in congress authorizes post
masters to arrest the transmission of lot
terry circulars and advertisements, and
prescribes punishment for the posting of
lottery letters. Provision is also made
for the stoppage and return tosthe writer
of letters to lottery concerns. The
New York World to-day comes out in
startling headlines and states that the
president can find TO better example of
lottery advertising tan that contained
in his newspaper, the Helena Montana
Journal. The World further states that
Mr.. Russell Harrison made trip to
Texas and Mexico simply for the pur-
pose of securing a big advertisement
from the great Mexican national lottery
of JuareZ. Something oyer half a col
umn is covered by this lottery adver-
tisement. The World says further that
the account of the burning of the Spring
Palace at Fort Worth in which the name
of Russell Harrison was frequently men,
toned and his courage Wanted was
written by himself. Papa Harrison
doubtless has a rod in pickle for his
errlng son.
DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU
DON'T.
The speaker and his friends are having
a difficult time of it trying to settle the
perpleXing public building question.
They are trying to come to some sort of
an agreement by which some of the bills
may be passed, not exceeding the aver
age appropriations tor public buildings
which is about 81 900 900. So far the
buildings provided for do not aggregate
that amount, but it is next to impossi-
BILE to select a few out of the $40, 900, 900
worth on the calender. AS they state
it, no one thinks $40, 900, 200 should be
appropriated for buildings this year, but
each thinks his bill should be one of
those passed. In view of this situation,
it looks as if no more would be allowed
to pass the house.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Senator Frye, chairman of the COM
merce committee, who was authorized
by the Republican caucus to call up the
river and harbor appropriation bill at any
time to the displacement of the tariff
bill, has determined upon Friday,
August s. as the day. He hopes to
dispose of it in two days, but by others it
is intimated that the greater part of the
week ill be devoted to its consideration.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
A Big strike Threatened.

PIrTsBURG, PA. July 3l.-Two strikes (,
involving over 10, 900 men are threatened
within the next two weeks. On next
Monday morning about 400 plasterers
will go out for control of apprentices.
The strike will cut off all the work in
the building trade, and will throw 5000
men out of work. Unless their demand
for an eight hour day and Saturday half
holiday are granted $500 machinists
working in seventy-fve shops in Pitts
burg and vicinity will quit work MJn-
day
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
Lake Sailors to Strike.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 3l.-An after
noon paper says Tomorrow morning i'll
inaugurate sailors strike, involving
every species of sailing craft on the lake
system. The prospective strike is due TO
q demand on the part of the Seamen IS
union for an increase in wages and that
every man on shipboard under the rank
of captain shall be member Of the
union.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
sciaI to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX. July 3I.-United
States Judge Bryant decided yesterday
that c. B. Stuart, E. P. Hill and Green
Weaver, charged with INTRODUCING beer
into the Territory while fishing and hunt
ing there, had under the peculiar facts
of the case committed no violation of
law, and ordered defendants discharged.
Thus ends prosecution which began in
malice and objectionable ignorance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
WHEELOCK.
JohnF. Hardy, qygSg .7lIi Agent
William sron.s Honorably Discharged.

William Bronts Honorably Discharged.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, July william
Brents, lately indicted in Montague
county, returned to-day with the good
news that he had been dismissed from
the charge of arson in the above county
Brents was for some time teller in the
City bank, where he resigned. He bears
a good reputation and will prosper any
where.
Mrs. A. E. Draper of whitewright
and Julia Jones (colored) both insane,
will be sent TO Terrell asylum in the
morning in charge OF Deputy Sheriff
Creager.
Matt Hutchinson was jailed here to-
day on charge of false packing (cotton)
committed from Denison in default of
bail.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
Dwelling Burned.

Special TO the Gazette.
TROY. Tex, July 31.-YesterdsY even-
ing between l and O'Clock Mr.. J. W.
Watson 3 residence caught fire and was
burned. Most of the furniture, doors,
windows and blinds were saved. Loss,
about $500. Mr.. Watson is on visit in
Erafh county with his family. The
house is supposed to have been set on fire
by some one striking matches around the
house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
BURNEr COUNTY

BuRNET, TEX, July 31.-Our county
convention met to-day at 10 O'Clock.
Much interest was manifested. The
delegates to the state convention
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
Difficulty Near saiado.

Special to the Gazette. 4
SALADo. TEX. ,. July 3l.-There was a
difficulty yesterday near this place be-
tween Mr.. Rather, man of family, and
one T. W. Parker, single man, in
which the latter received lick across
the head with gun barrel which cut
fearful cash. Family trouble was the
cause of the difficulty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01

but that he was through, and would
stop. Clarkson said that he was in q
hurry to finish his report of his Western
trip because he did not expect to remain
but few days longer in ofice. There is
ground for believing that he has become
interested in Pacific coast newspaper.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-01
1he Raum Investigating Committee.


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-No recent act
of the speaker has subjected him to more
severe criticism than the choice of the
special committee to investigate Repre-
sentative Cooper's charges against Pen
sion Commissioner Raum. 1t was ex-
pected on every side that the committee
was to be appointed to investigate, and
not merely to whitewash, and that Coop
er himself would be made q member of it.
Instead of that, and indeed, instead of
making up the committee in the ordinary
way of the sharpest and cleverest of
men who could spare the time, the
speaker drew four of the five names
from the roll of the standing committee
on INVALID pensions. If he organized
the committee with view of getting
reports on the subjects with which they
will have to deal in investigating Raum's
relations with Claim Agent Lemons, he
ought to have confined himself to the
invalid pensions committee, instead of
drawing on the pensions committee, who
deal with class of business which Lem
ons scarcely handles at all and which
constitutes only 2 trifling fraction of the
work of the pension bureau. The fact
is that he felt that the rest of the repre-
sentatives on the committee were not
bitter enough partisans, and hence went
out of his way to get Mr.. Smyser of
Ohio, man who had no reputation in
congress except for the extreme charao-
ter of his opinions and his blind
submission to leadership. His opin-
ions were pretty well aired in
a recent speech on the election bill,
wherein he made the attack upon the
Southern Democracy of the house and
the people they represent. The two
Democrats on the committee, Messrs.
Goodnight and Martin of Indiana, were
not men opposed by the Democratic side,
but were chosen by the speaker, it Is be-
lieved, because they are both pretty well
worn out with hard work.
THE SENSATIONAL STORY
published in one or two newspapers this
morning TO the effect that Senator Hoar
in the Republican caucus the other even
ing used very violent language in urging
upon his party the necessity of passing
the election bill is only partly credited
here. Senator Hoar absence prevents
the procuring of his direct affirmation or
denial. That the senator's temper Is
somewhat uncertain is well known but 1t
is not believed that he would so
far forget himself as to ex-
press his preference that the peo-
pie of Massachusetts should have
>mes reduced to fifty cents a day
- ~ forced to live on Goldfish, as no
man has better reason than he TO know
that the senate walls have ears
which sometimes hear too much for the
good of senatorial aspirants for re-elec-
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, 1890-03-09

WASHINGTON, March S.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
after a long session today finally reached
a decision in the case of the contested
Montana senatorship. and by a party vote
decided to recommend to the senate that
Power and Saunders, Republican sena.
tors. be seated.
The ground upon which the majority OF
the committee takes its stand as the basis
for its recommendation Is that the Repub
lican house of Montana was a legal house,
as its members held certificates of election
IRON the election officers and was recog.
nized as a legal house by the state senate.
The report of the committee will not be
made for several days, as it will be a long
document, discussing both the law and
facts in the case.
Gray, it is expected, will prepare the
report OF the minority. The presenta,
tions of the reports will be the signal for
an extended debate, and it may be sew
eral weeks before the senate will reach a
vote on the subject. TurDie Is of the
opinion that no election has been accom-
plished, and the case should be RENTED
to the state of Montana for action. He
may make an independent report to that
effect.
, 1890-03-09

WooDsToCK, Ont, March S.-New
and sensational developments are crop
ping up in connection with the Benwell
tragedy, and the question now is whether
there have not been at least two victims.
Two or three years ago a young English
man, Neville II. Pick ,hall, came here,
purchased a farm six miles south and
about four months g married the daugh-
ter of a minister. On February 10, Pick
thall raised 81 900 on a mortgage on his
farm and left here, saying to his wife,
T." am going to double this money before
L come back" He was seen at Niagara
Falls that night, and said he was going to
New York to meet a sister. Testimony
in the Burchell examination showed he
reached New York, and there met the
Burchells. Since then no trace of him
has been found and no word received from
him. The theory now is that he was en-
ticed to New York by Burchell with the
expectation of making a large sum OF
money and was put out of the way for the
money he carried with him.
The coroner jury has rendered a yer,
dict finding that Benwell came to hi.
death at the hands of Reginald Burchell
and they implicate his wife as having
guilty knowledge of the crime after its
cOmmissiOn
, 1890-03-09
Funeral Services Over PendIeton.

CINCINNATI, March S.-FuneIal ser
vices over the remains of Hon. George
H. Pendleton were held this morning at
Christ Church, attended by the family and
friends only. Meanwhile the cortege
formed to escort the remains to Music
hall. 1t consisted of a detachment OF
police. the first regiment of the Ohio
National guards, Governor Campbell of
Ohio and staff. The hearse was sur
rounded in a hollow square by members
of the Old Woodward club, next came
carriages containing the family and friends,
Mayor Mosby, Governor Buckner of Ken
lucky, ex President Hayes, ex Governors
Foraker, Cox, Noyes and Bishop, ex-
Minister Taft, ex Lieutenant Lyon, the
municipal officers of C~ovington and
Newport and foreign co~unsuls, a long
line of civic associations and all the pc
litical clubs of both parties.
On arrival at music hall the casket was
borne to the catafalque in front OF the
stage. The hall was beautifully draped
with national emblems and palms. Con
spicuous among the flowers was a wreath
in German colors placed there by G.
Pollier. German consul at Cincinnati as a
token of the love of the German people
for Pendleton. After the services the
casket was followed by the family and
friends to Spring Grove cemetery, where
interment was made.
, 1890-03-09

ST. LOUIS, March S.-The latest ad-
vices from Oklahoma territory are to the
effect that not only scores but hundreds of
prairie s~chooners," filled with boom
ers'' hunting for choice claims, are NOV
ing over the Cherokee strip in all direc
tions, and single men and parties. with
guns on their shoulders, who claim to be
hunters, but who are really selecting land,
are encountered daily. More than bali a
dozen boomers organizations have been
formed in Kansas and Oklahoma, and
the boom is on in dead earnest, and It is
believed the government will find it very
difficult to suppress or ever control it.
Boomers are also collecting on the Kiowa
reservation, east of Oklahoma and south
OF the strip, in great numbers. 1t is be-
lieVed the Indian police. who are under
orders from Chief Mayes to clear
the strip, will be totally unequal to the
work. A report is in circulation that the
colonists have made an agreement for
concerted action to invade the strip
Anril %
, 1890-03-09

ARKANSAS CRY, Kas., March s.
Immediately after the issuance of the
presidents proclamation ordering the cat,
tlemen to remove their herds from the
Cherokee strip they began to negotiate
for leases on the several Indian reserva-
tions in the territory. Some of them
consummated such leases. All were
greatly excited today by the receipt of a
notice from the Indian agent that Com
missioner Morgan had instructed him to
allow no arrangements to be made by
ca enen or oilers to treat with the In
dams for land for grazing purposes and
not allow cattle on the grounds.
, 1890-03-09
The Brotherhood Warned.

New York, March S.-The first step
IL the new series of law suits of the Met
ropolitan Exhibition company against the
local players of the League club was taken
today when Lawyer Duyster sent eleven
rule notices to Presiden: McAlpin, Vice
President Talbot. Secretary Robinson and
other directors of the New York Limited
warning them to keen their hands off the
old Giant ball payers or take the chances
of a law SUIT for damages. This action
on the part of the league club has been
anticipated for several days, and is not
likely to create n serious emotion
among the players hackers. They will
90 right ahead with the work of con,
structing grounds in preparation for the
coming ball season.
, 1890-03-09
Corcoran Explains.

CHICAGO. March S.-Michael Corcoran
of Lincoln, Ncb., has written a letter to
the Inter Ocean which explains why the
books and checks of the Irish Land
League were not produced before the
Times Parnell commission in London,
Corcoran says that Patrick Egan left
these papers with HIM in the Hiberniar
bank, Dublin, Jan. IS, 1888. Suisse
quently Egan left for America and il
seemed best to him (Corcoranl to have
the books and checks burned, though
Egan in a note had assured him there
was no treason in them. Corcoran say.
it was his thought to burn them without
a suggestion from anybody else and il il
was a fault it was his alone.
, 1890-03-09

OMAHA, March s.-Linemen of the
city, about 1876, decided last night to quit
work until the demand for an increase of
wages was conceded by their employers.
This action was taken by the Union Or
der of Linemen. which includes the line
men employed by the electri, company,
phone companies. The companies inter-
& ,65.
, 1890-03-09

GLOBE, Ariz March S.-Five rene
gade Apaches who murdered George
Herbert, a frcighter, a week ago, were
overtaken yesterday on Salt creek, thirty
miles north of Globe, by a detachment of
troops under command of Lieutenant
Watson, Tenth cavalry, and Lieutenant
Clark. The troops had a sharp fight
with the Indians. resulting in killing two
renegades and the capture of the
other three, one of whom was
wounded. The troops had travelled
over 300 miles of the toughest
country in the territory, and in a skirmish
the Indians escaped without a scratch.
The killed were buried where they fell,
and the prisoners brought here today.
They will be turned over to the authori-
ties of Graham county for trial.
, 1890-03-09

DENVER. March ga peculiar acci
dent occurred here this evening which
may cost a man his life. S. Eufftoffel, q
laborer, while doing some repairs on one
of the city cable lines, had his legs
close TO the moving cables, which caught
one OF them below the knee and literally
ground it off before the cable could be
stopped. The powder house was six
blocks away and during the twenty
minutes required to stop the engines the
poor fellows body was kept from being
drawn in and ground up by a dozen by.
ISLANDERS taking hold of his arms and
with their united strength kept him from
being torn to pieces.
, 1890-03-09

New CASTLE, Pa, March S.-A con,
stable and two deputies went to the
ranch Of ten Italians, near Wampum, last
night to arrest them for stealing coal.
They refused to be arrested, and the con,
stable returned to town and organized q
posse of twenty-five men. They went
back and attempted to force them to &c
to the lookup, when enc fired a load from
a shotgun into one of the posse. The
firing became general and one Italian was
fatally shot. The remainder of them
were then overpowered and locked up,
but the people at Wampum fear that a
large mass of their countrymen working
near there will attempt to rescue them.