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THE PLOT THICKENS.
hurderous Conspiracy Within the Family Of j.
H. Taylor, Who Was Assaulted in
His Home Near Qusnah.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
QUANAH, TEX. Sept. The attempt
murder of j. II. Taylor last Thursday
night while asleep in bed at his home,
one and one-half miles from Quanah
when the assassi ATTEMPTED to behead
him, but In the uncertain light missed
his aim and buried the blade of the ak in
the victims face. is still the leading
sensation here. From the first there
were grave suspicious of q villainous con-
spiracy within the very home of the I'M
fortunate man. The peculiar oircum-
stances surrounding the latter years
of his life, especially his mar
rage TO his present wife, it
being the second marriage of both, and
both having grown children were such
that murderous conspiracy within
the family seemed more than probable +,
and the authorities have been carefully
and industriously investigating the case
upon that hypothesls, resulting in the
arrest last evening by Sheriff Gibson Of
Mrs. Taylor and her eldest son and their
incarceration in the county jail ut
Quanah. The evidence which led to this
action on the part of the authorities your
correspondent is not at liberty to give
but for the information of the public it
may be stated definitely that the abso-
lutte facts of the case fully justify the
authorities in the course they have taken
There is strong circumstantial evidence
in connection with the facts which seem
to establish ecnclusively the theory of
conspiracy as above explained, and the
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TERRITORY WRECK.
the Engineer Beneath 1.-TWO Other
Trainmen Injured.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DENIsoN, Ten, Sept. A disss-
trous wreck occurred at Choctaw on the
Choctaw division of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas at 2:2O p. IN. to-day. A
freight train loaded with hogs consigned
to Mexico ran into a 'split switch.
The engine was derailed and turned over
catching Engineer Dodd under it. The
momentum of the train pushed seventeen
cars on top of the overturned engine.
all of which took fire from the fire box
and in few moments the entire wreck
age was afire.
Information by wire asked for a
wrecking crew and physicians from Dem
ison. At 2:30 this evening the train left i,
having on board DR.. Aohison, the COM
pany g physician, and associates. 1t was
understood that q fireman, f. Kersall,
and brakeman, AL Hutchinson, were
both badly hurt, but the extent of their
injuries is unknown. Engineer Dodd
was one of the oldest men in the employ
of the road, and his tragic death to-day
heard with regret in this city.
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belief is universal that the authorities
have made no mistake.
The ak with which the cruel and bloody
deed is presumed to have been perpe-
trated was found last evening by Sheriff
Gibson, hidden away under the rafters
of Mr.. Tsylor's residence. 1t is q muir
derous looking hand AK with short handle
and the blade is stained as though from
the corrosiou of human blood, and it had
been chopped II the ground, presumably
to remove the stains.
Mr.. Taylor had recently removed to
his present home from Greer county,
whore he was engaged in sheep raising.
He is represented as q quiet, agreeable
man, Industrious and well disposed. His
condition is now pItiable in the extreme
aud calls loudly for public sympathy and
assistance. AS he lies there in his now
desOlGte home, a mere human wreck,
his face swollen and distorted beyond all
human semblanee, the individual who
could look upon him without experience
ing deep sentiment of pity and strong
desire TO aid him in his desperate struggle
for life would be cruel and hard hearted
indeed.
In all its history no occurrence has so
shocked this peaceable, law-abiding
community as this horrible midnight
assassination, and that the criminal will
be speedily brought to justice nobody
need for moment doubt.
Later.-Two additional arrests have
been made and will be reported to-mor-
row. 1.-THE plot thickens. -
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IN A FIX.
Kennedy'S DenOuncement of Quay Caus-
ing no Little Anxiety.
Congressman Smyser Has Told Fishy Stories
About HIS Refrigerator Stock, and Will
Have to Explain.


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The Republi-
Cans are again in desperation, this time
over Kennedy IS attack on Quay ,anG there
are rumors that Kennedy will be GEN.
sured. 1t is rather late for this now,
however, as Burrows should have called
him down yesterday There
are rumors, too, that the
Democrats will introduce g
resolution OF censure with the expeota-
ton that Kennedy would defend himself
in the attack of Quay and further entsn-
gle the Republicans. Kennedy says he
VIII not withhold his remarks. The
Pennsylvania members held O meeting
to-day for the purpose of introducing q
resolution expurging the matter
from the record, but as Kennedy
withheld his remarks for revision
this step was not taken to-day. Mr..
Quay mas not decided what he will do.
There is some talk of q resolution in the
senate critic sing the house for its failure
to call Kennedy to order, but as it is
nothing has been done.
AMOS CUMMINGS
made running and telling speech IN the
house to-day on the recent blacklist OF
Cannon, in which he lambasted the
speaker and the committee on rules in
particular. comparing the former to
Julius Caesar and the latter to the trium-
virate which surrounded that ancient
ruler, IL words more forcible than select.
TRYING TO CHAMBER FROM THE MlRE.
Congressman Smyser of Ohio, has
covered himself with mud in his efforts
70 Chamber out of the mire in which his
possession of q large block of universal
refrigerator stock placed him. He has
told conflicting and irreconciliabie
stories. His inharmonious statements
are liable to result in his beng
handled before the investigating COM
mittee to explain himself. Smyser
privately told Flowers of the committee,
that he had not paid one penny for his
stock, and he testified before the COM
mittee that he paid $500 for his interest.
He will probably be called upon to ex-
plain this falsehood. If he can not.
there will probably be some rafting OF
dry bones.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Hunter OF Texas
are at the Shoreham.
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screen around it. Further than this, the
mattresses on the beds are foul with dirt :,
and the sheets and pillow cases grimy
and unwholesome. The hospital attend
ants are all cOnvicts. There Is not g
single trained nurse. The worst feature
OF this Is, that il falls to the lot of one of
these ignorant criminals to handle all the
drug and measure out and deal out doses
of medicines which the doctors prescribe.
The medicines are sent in quantities to
the penitentlary hospital, and are given
out as the doctors prescribe by some
RUFBIAN FROM THE sLUMs,
who does not know the difference be-
tween prussia acid and par egoric. An
instance of the working OF this system
occurred week ago last Sunday. An
old man named Hamilton was very ill of
dyseutery and when Jockey Sullivan
turned the drug wheel of fortune there
fell out for Hamilton a heavy dose of a
strong cathartic. Poor Hamilton died
on the following Tuesday night Jockey
Sullivan has since been released from the
peuitentiary, his term having expired
Why he happened to be assigned to deal
out drugs in the institution is as much a
mystery to him as anybody else. He had
been horse jockey, and had been g
thief, and this was as near as he had ever
come to education in pharmacy. His
successor in Office is necessarily
IGNORANT OF DRUGS
as was he, for he had TO be drawn from
the ranks OF convicts, and there is not a
man among them who knows anything
whatever of the subject.
DR.. FarweIl, of the resident physi-
clans. has complained strongly to War
den Pillsbury, aud has given notice that
he declines to take any responsibility for
this sick as long as the present system of
management continues. The Sun says
editoriaIlY that not one of the facts
above stated can be refuted.
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A DEATH TRAP.
Blackwell'S Island Hospital a Dis
grace to Civilization
Gross MiSmanagement Charged - It's
Sanitary Condition Filthy in
the Extreme.
Awful Experiences of the Sick and Afflicted.
Drugs Dealt Out by Ignorant Con-
vlcts-Compiaints Filed.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, sept. 3.-For some time
past, says the Evening sun to-day, con-
yicts discharged from Blackwell s Is
land have complained bitterly of the
gross encouragement of the city 3 work
houses, alleging that it is disgrace to q
civilized community. The statement OF
convicts applied more particularly to the
sanitary management of the institution.
Last April the prison was swept by 8
scourge of scurvy, which nothing short
of almost criminal negligence could
have brought on. At one time not less
than thirty or forty Convicts were down
with the disease, and this bv no means
represents the number who were act
ually affected. There is a dread among
couvicts OF going to the prison hospital,
which keeps many who are in need of
medical treatment from applying for it.
During the scurvy epidemic last spring
IL kept at least one man from revealing
his illness and he suffered in Illness and
finally
FACED DEATH ITSELF
without telling anybody that he was a
sick man. He was found one morning
stone dead in his cell, and the disease
which caused his death was scurvy.
There are still more cases of scurvy left,
but they are mil and the disease in its
epidemic form has disappeared. The de-
partment, which is known as the hos
pital is situated in dirty garnet, and
the unfortunate convict VINO escape
from the den TO which sickness has driven
him is in good luck. rhe beds are so
close together that the doctor and at
tendants can barely get between them,
and in these beds jumbled practically to-
gether in one mass are all the diseases
and disorders brought into an institution
by thousands of men and women, repre-
sentirg the most afflicted Glasses of hu-
manity. There are no rooms and no
conveniences for surgical operations.
They must all be
PERFORMED ON THE BEDS
where the patient lies with, perhaps, a
fever patient crowded close up TO him,
and O man dying of consumption at his
feet; yet in such quarters are performed
some of the most difficult operations
known TO surgery. The air of the room
is lnconoeivably foul. In the mems
ward the water closet is right out in the
room In plain view of all the sick, not
ten feet away, in fact, from some of the
beds. and with not even SO much as q
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
IMPALED.
An Old Gentleman's FrIghtful Death in Trying
to Stop Runaway Team
at Houston.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX, Sept. "A frightfuI
accident happened this afternoon at 4
O'Clock. Mrs. Milby and Mrs. johnson
of Brentwood were driving down Con-
gress street behind double team. One
of the traces got loose and the horses ran
away. Mr.. Emile Hague, an aged
gentleman, was sitting on a chair in
front of his store, and seeing the run
away, ran in front of the horses, at
tempting to stop them with the chair.
The pole of the vehicle struck him in the
left breast and passed clear through his
body. He fingered in great agony until
$50, when he died. Mrs. Milby was
thrown from the buggy and severely, but
not fatally hurt.
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INDIANA FINANCES.
The Governor Applies for Portion Of His
Salary, but the Cupboard is BRre-He
will Enter Suit.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. 3.-Gov-
ernor Eovey sent to the treasurer of
state yesterday for an 1nstallment of his
salary, but that official said it could not
be paid, and stated he was compelled by
law to hold the funds in his possession
subject to demands of benevolent institu-
tons, there being only enough now in
the treasury to pay their running ex-
penses till funds are due from counties.
Governor Hovey will make the refusal to
pay his salary the basis of suit against
the treasurer on the ground that the law
is unconstitutional and discriminates
against other creditors of the state
IN favor of benevolent Institutions.
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Special 70 the Gazette.
TROY, TEX. Sept. 4.-This morning
at o. CLOCK Mr.. a. Fl. Curtis lost his gin
by fire. supposed to have caught from a
match on the floor near the press. No
insurance. The loss is about $4,000. Mr..
Curtis has vim, though, and will rebuild
as soon as the site cools. The machinery
is ordered now. There we're also two
bales of cotton burned belonging to other
parties. One of the hands lost $40 in
money along With his clothes.
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The Raum Investigating COMMITTEES

The RRunl Investigating Committee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Defore the
special house committee investigating the
charges against Pension Com missioner
Raum this morning Mr.. Lewis, the only
Democratic member of the committee
present, said Mr.. Cooper would not be
present, and as Mr.. Goodnight, his col
league, was not in Washing ton, he was
In an embarrassing position and would
like the committee to adjourn until Mr..
GoOdnight's return. The committee
showed some impatience at the failure OF
Mr.. Cooper to be present, and after
some discussion Judge Wilson, speaking
for his party, did not care to proceed in
MIR. Cooper absence. Mr.. Cooper, he
said, had been industriously circulating
charges against his client in newspapers
while refusing to MAINTAIN them before
the commission. Now he wanted the
commission to subpoena Cooper so he
could be put on the stand to tell what he
knew. The commission wanted him
present, and he (Wilson) wanted him as
a witness. Mr.. Cooper had no right to
traduce reputable business man occu-
plying the relations he did TO the commits
sion and stay away from the committee s
sessions, and all these things be oircu-
lated all over the world. Finally an
order was made for subpoena for Mr..
Cooper and also requesting him to be
present with his witness and evidence
next Monday, to which day the commits
sion adjourned
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The Denton Fire,
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX, Sept. 4.-The loss
sustained by both Col. Griffith and Mr..
Pierce by last nights fire will amount to
large sum. The building was valued
at S25O0 and was insured for $500. The
stock of merchandise. consisting of sad
dierY and harness, agricultural imple-
ments and machinery, was the property
of W. Il. Pierce and was valued at be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. His insurance
was S4500.
The Mccormick haryestry machine
company, Mr.. Pierce says, are also
heavy LOSERS.
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GRAINS OPPONENT


SAN ANTONIO, Ten, Sept. 4.-The
Republicans of the Seventh congress
ioual district met together tonight
after the adjournment of the convention
and nominated Judge j. V. Spohn of La
Sale to oppose Congressman Grain.
Judge Spohn speaks very confidently of
beating Grain, whose majority two
years ago was reduced to 5000.
The sun., 1890-05-13

Mr.. HORACE f. DEMING, a Mugwump and
the Chairman of tho New York Reform Clubs
| Committee on Electoral Reform, is reported
as follows in the course of speech to tho
Reform Club last Friday night upon tho
| ballot law passed by the Legislature and
| signed by tho Governor:
"Governor vetoed tho s.1roS bill last year ri9hnv
bscaue UGS ntriv open constitutional OBJECTIONS; but
| these objections were overcome in tho bill finally
| pussed and that bill signed by the Governor"
In its report OF Mr.. DEMINd's remarks the
| Ne,U York Times omitted any reference to
| this important and significant confession.
Nor do We find that the Erening Post has
found it convenient or interesting to print
the opinion of the Chairman Of the Reform
Clubs Committee on Electoral Reform con-
cerning Governor HILLS veto Of last year.
When the Governor vetoed tho SAXToN
bin of 1889 tho Ne,C York Times devoted
column to the exposure of what 1t called his
"ilmsy and hypocritical objections" and'
among other things, that dlsingenuous
Mugwump print remarked:
IIe goes on at great length to object to having the
names of candidates of different parties printed on tho
same ballot the choice to be designated by cross and
pretends think that such list OF candidates with
the voters choice marked upon It, would not be legal
or constitutional ballot at all His argument ON this
point s simply ludcrous 1t has neither logic
nor common sense But 1t 10 not worth while to
follow this remarkable document through its tortuous
length 1t is intended to obscure the merits Of the case
by overlooking it with pretended difficulties and to be-
fuddle the ordinary mind by a multiplicity Of state
that be verified and that II will not taIo
the trouble rofute 1t lAborious effort TO raise
cloud of dust cover the Governors real position,
which is of determined hostility TO any regulation
OF baotinx elections which shall prevent the carry
ing OF political bargains and deals through cor
rupL traffic in votes"
On tho same occasion, just n year ago to-
morrow, the editor of the ETening Post re-
marked concerning Governor HILLS veto:
"Governor HUI has for a second time prevented tho
of ballot reform for this state 1t was
admirable measure year ago, and an equally admi
rnble after alterations Not Of the objections
which Governor HiLL makes with such obvious insin
certify and at such wearsome length has been raised
anywhere else. We shall not dignity those objections
with any serious discussion Whatever"
No such manly admission as the Chair
man of the Reform Clubs Committee on
Electoral Reform is reported to have made
must be expected either of the Neao York
Times or of the New York Evening Post.
They are not built that way.
The sun., 1890-05-13
Out of Place.

The st. Georges Society, an English asso-
citation, attended service last Sunday at the
Church Of tho Heavenly Rest in the Fifth
avenue, and together with the choir, sang
"God Save the Queen"
Englishmen hero might very properly 80
express their feelings under proper circum-
stances; and DIR. MORGAN, the rector Of the
church, an Englishnan, and tho chaplain
of tho society, ought to be competent
to decide as TO the fitness OF such
a departure from the usual and appointed
order of the religious service. In one
sense. too, everybody might pray that the
Queens life would be saved, as that OF a
woman of high character and great con-
scentiousness though not OF remarkable
intellectual quality.
But God Save the Queen" Is prayer for
the preservation of the English monarchy
and il is not consistent for any American, any
citizen OF this republic, to 50 pray. Our
whole system, our institutions. our political
theory, are utterly and radically opposed to
the feudalism upon which British sovereign
ty is based, and to tho aristocratic order of
society of which the Queen is the head. We
reject it all. The only sovereign we know is
the sovereign people, and the only aristoc-
racy those who are best not by right OF birth,
but because of inherent quality.
We stultify ourselves II we pray for the
continuance Of any monarchy whatsoever;
for we tell the world by our example that we
do not believe in kings, queens, or kaisers.
Our sympathies must rather go out to the
people ruled not to their rulers assuming to
exercise authority by divine right, or because
of the accident OF birth, without any express
sion OF tho popular will. They are
nothing to us except men and women Gle
waited to power and consequence in defiance
of what we hold to be the true political or
der and organization of society. AS heads
of States, real or nominal, they must be re-
spectcd in diplomatic intercourse; but
rs objects Of veneration and adulatiOn
for our people they have no stand
ing except rs individuals II they are
worthy OF honor as men and women, they
must have honor; as kings and queens and
kaisers merely they deserve none. They
hold places to which we deny their right.
They represent IA system odious to every
republican instinct and to escape from which
the stream of foreign immigration pours
into this country steadily. Accordingly,
prayers for the English Queen ana the con-
tlnuance of English monarchy are not fitting
in our churches. 1t Is for US to pray rather
for the English republic that Is to be, for the
downfall of feudalism, and for the elevation
and advancement OF all mankind, until
crowns and sceptres shall no longer be the |
symbols of authority.
or course foreigners here can sing what |
they please in gloricatlon OF their feudal
monarchs; but the introduction Of God
Save the Queen" as part Of the public re-
ligious services OF New York church is
very different matter. The song seems to
us to have been out Of place.