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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
A COFFIN TRUST.
Three Large Concerns Form Trust and Later
VIII Endeavor to Embrace the Entire
Trade in the Monopoly.
Special to the Gazette.


P1TTsRURe. Pa, June 4.-Fully IS per cent :. of
all the burial caskets made in the United States
come from the factories of Hamilton, Lemon,
Arnold & Co., of this city, Chapel, Chase s. Max
well of Oneida, N. Y, and the Stein manufac-
turing company Of Rochester, N. Y. For
some years fierce competition has waged
between these concerns. Now, however, this
competition is to cease and these firms Will
add casket trusts to the long list of combina-
lions and znonopolies that have been formed in
this country within the last few years. II is be-
lieved that the property and business of the
three firms is worth 81, SOC. 600. Stock will be
issued, as was done in the case of the Standard
oil trust and the business of the three concerns
viii be managed by set of officers elected in
the usual way. The trust will be able to adj
vance prices as much as it likes. though it is de-
MED that this will be done, at least just yet for
even the manufacturers acknowledge that
their profits are enormous, but as
result of the consolidation there
viii be an immediate decrease the number of
travelling men now employed by these firms,
smaller advertising bills and reduction in
many expenses. When the consolidation is
fully completed an effort will be made to induce
smaller manufacturers throughout the country
to Join the new trust. and in course of time the
entire business Of making collins viii be in the
hands Of a monopoly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
John sardy, 4yl gg7l1t Agent
Two TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS.
A Mine Engineer Falls 200 Feet and is Fright
fully crushed-Another Man Is Blown
to Atoms-others Injured.

LEADvnLE, COL, June 4.-scarcely
had the city recovered from the shock of
the accident at Arkansas Junction, By
which two young ladies were drowned,
when the news was received last night
that Engineer Folk, while. repairing the
pump in the Gallagher shaft of the
Mikado companY's NINE, fell 200 feet 20
the bottom and was crushed into q hor-
rible mass No sooner had the coroner
brought the remains to the city when
he was called to the Antioch mine, where
Thomas Flagan had been blown 10 atoms
by premature explosion and James
O'Donneil was badly injured. The lat
ter s recovery is doubtful.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05

senting so many millions have come to
Washington in body, and with a COM
mon purpose. The importers who
reached here last night could buy the
town and have more than enough money
left to get back to New York in comfort
able style. They represent directly and
indirectly hundreds of millions of dol
lars, and thousands of workmen are de-
pendent upon the result of their mission,
which is to oppose certain schedules In
the Mckinley bill before the senate COM
mittee on finance. Importers are also
present from Philadelphia, Baltimore,
st. Louis, Chicago, Rochester, Boston
and other cities.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Protesting Against the Mckinley Bill.

Protesting against the Mckinley Bill.
WASHINGTON, June "A delegation
of about 400 importers from New York
city appeared before the senate commit
tee on finance to protest against the pas
sage of the Mckinley tariff bill. I'll
members of the committee except Chair
man Morrill,, now in Chicago, were
present. Senator Sherman presided. J.
NJ. Constable of Arnold, Constable s.
Co., was chief spokesman for the dele
cation. He presented q formal protest
of the importers of New York.
Mr.. Constable said it was not true, as
had been stated IN the press, that they
were all from New York. They came
from all important oenters of this coun-
try-New York, Chicago, Phil
adelphis, Boston and Cincinnati The
importers protested against the bill
because they believed it would legislate
in favor OF one class against another, for
the benefit of manufacturers against i'm
porters, also because it will work against
the poor man of this country. If the
Mckinley bin went into operation great
many importers would have to retire
from business
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Refused to Dismiss the Gaze.

SEATTLE, WASH. June 4.-In the
United States district court yesterday
Judge Hanford refused to dismiss the cell
ebreted case against ex-Spscial Customs
Agent Beecher of Port Townsend, son of
the late Henry Ward Beeoher, upon the
report of United States Attorney Window
that he had been authorized by the de-
partment Of justice to enter nolle in
these cSses
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
areKlnley prough. I'm
Special to the Gazette.

cpeclaI 70 the Gazettes
WASHINGTON, June New York i'm
porters have taken possession of the
tOwn-capitol and all. There are only
about 200 of them here, but they are all
such big men in the business world that
this quiet little village gazes at them
With awe and the representatives of the
national legislature are talking more
about New Workers than about the regu-
lar business of congress II has not oc-
Cured in many years that men repre-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Amendments to the Tariff Bin.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Senator Sher-
man to-day proposed and the same was
referred to the finance committee as an
amendment to the tariff bill, the wool
schedule as prepared by the National
wool growers association.
Senator Washburn also proposed to
amend the bill by putting white pine
lumber on the free list.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
GIBBS AT wAxAHAcH1E.
Texas is All Right and in no Danger from
Anybody's Election to the
GOvernorship.

Correspondence ofthe Gazette.
WAxAHACHE, TEX, June 3.-My
Fellow Citizens-I. believe that with q
commission we will attract q great deal
of capital that viii not now invest.
Legitimate railroad building will go on
just as it does in Georgia and other
states which have a commission. In
addition we will have manufacturers and
wholesale N rehants locate among us :,
who are now kept away by high local
freights as well as by the uncertainty and
instability of freight rates
These men want to know what to de-
pend upon in their business and don t.
want to invest their thousands in q BUSH
ness in a town that is st the mercy of
railroads. Many towns in the United
States and many business men hsYe been
ruined to crafty the whim Of even the
subordinates or built up for finding favor
in their sight. believe in equal Justice
70 eapital, and money being used in a
Legitimate way. only wants an honest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Senator Hnle.s Amendment.

WASHINGTON, June S.-senator Hale
to-day proposed an amendment to the
diplomatic appropriation bill to carry
out some of the recommendations of the
Pan-American conference. The amend
ment carries appropriations amounting to
S407 900,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Emanated from the President.

WASHINGTON, June An order to
correct certain misapprehensions in re-
gard to the matter, Secretary Tracy de-
sires to have 1t known that the order
transferring the squadron of evolution
from Europe to Brazil emanated directly
from the president, and was not the in
diVidual act of Commodore Ramsay
while acting secretary of the navy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
A Pair of Guesses.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The sudden
ness of the decapitation of Chief Bell of
the secret service, who received about
fifteen minutes notice to quit was so
great as to startle even those persons
who had been led to expect it sometime
before the end of the season. A little
more than a month ago very broad in
timation was conveyed to q friend of
Bell 's in high quarters that it would be
agreeable to receive the chiefs resigna-
ton. Mr.. Bell says himself, however,
that the information was not conveyed 20
him and he has held on. When the blow
came, it came from Secretary Window q
hand, but not by the secretary's wishes.
The order proceeded from the White
House direct. Just what it means does
not yet appear. 1t Is not believed that
athe mere circumstance of his be-
ing President Cleveland's appointee
brought about his fall, for
there are other chiefs of
division appointed under the last admin
istratiou, who are still undisturbed,
although the era of Harrisonian civil SER
vice reform is only
FIFTEEN MONTHS OLD;
nor was it the hostility of his immediate
superior, for WINDOWS only reason for
making the change would be to bring
back the old chief, James J. Brooks.
Two guesses are made, one that Russell
Harrison s candidate, Thomas J Fur
long, has been bringing his sfinf1uence
to bear with unacoustomed force; the
other that the president has concluded to
make more of political machine out of
the civil service than it has been since
5Ehitley's time. Many. attempts have
been made to return to Whitley g method
under the latter chiefs, but washburn,
Brooks and Bell have, as far as is
known. resisted every movement in this
direction. There are friends of the
president who say that Bell was marked
for decapitatlon last year when
in which he took personal
part, notorious counterfeiter escaped
who had succeeded in keeping out of the
detectives hands thus far. The story
goes that nothing then could save his
head but some complications which arose
between the labor unions and "Prince
Russell'sn candidate. Three persons
are talked of in connection with the Of
fee. One is an old operative named
Drummond. Another is named Abbott,
and the third is the present Chief Clerk
Cowie, who entered the service at the
bottom OF the ladder in 1874, and has
worked his way up to the place he now
occupies. He is acting chief pending
the permanent appointment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Indications.

WASHINGTON, june For Eastern
Texas: Fair till Friday, slightly cooler;
southerIy winds
For Arkansas-Fair. slightly cooler,
winds becoming northwestsriy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Thrown from a Buggy.

Special to the Gazette.
BoSHAA. TEX, June s.--This morning the lit
tie daughter of J. W. Haden was driving down
town when her pony hsczme frightened and ran
away with her. throwing her from the buggy.
She reserved ssTsFe iniuFiss.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
crons Aronnd Naeordochea.

Correspondents o. the G4@elle-
NAcoGDocHEs, Tx, June 3.-Crops
are looking quite well considering the
season. BUT good rain Just at this
time would materially beneht them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
The Suddenness of Secret Service
Bells DecapitatiOn.
East Line Receivership Argued-SOme
Apprehension Felt for Public
Building Bills.
New York Importers vigorously Opposing
Schedules In the Mckinley Bill Which
Affect their Interests.
A Question of Authority.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-To-day Judge
Sawnie Robertson of Dallas appeared be-
fore Justices Miller and Lamar of the
supreme court and United States Circuit
Judges Caldwell and Pardee, as counsel
for William NJ. Giles, appointed
receiver of the East Line railroad
by the district court OF Travis
county. The East Line had been
operated by the Missouri Pacific COM
pany and the court is to decide whether
Giles, the Texas receiver, or Messrs.
Eddy and Cross, who were appointed re-
ceivers by the United States circuit court
of Kansas, shall have possession of the
road. Judge Robertson is credited with
making an extremely able speech
in presenting his side of the case, which
is an interesting one, and as it involves
some nice points of law, its decision will
be awaited with interest.
APPROPRIATION FOR LAREDO.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds to-day agreed to recommend to
the house an appropriation Of
S75, 900 for a customs house and
postoffice building at Laredo, which was
largely due TO Judge Abbott s efforts.
There is a good deal of apprehension
among some members who have secured
appropriations for public buildings that
the president will indulge in the free
use of the veto power, but as
far as Texas is concerned, having
already annihflated the hopes of the am
bilious town of Dallas, there is hardly
any fear that Harrison will strike at any
other point in the state.
IMPORTERS PLEA.
large number of importers repre-
ssptiRf1re biggest wholesale houses in
Sfk. Chicago, Boston, Philadel-
sphia and Cincinnati appeared
before the finance committee of
the senate to-day te protest
against the Mckinley bill. The speakers
represented to the committee that if the
bill passed it would break down some of
the most fiourishing houses, would in
crease the cost of numberless articles to
the masses of the people, and would
benefit nobody except few
manufacturers in this country. It was
directed against the interests of the poor.
The arguments carried weight and the
indications are that after the senate COM
mittee gets through altering and revising
the bill its author would uotibe able to
.recRaHfze it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
LoUIsIANA LOTTERY BILL.

BATON ROUGE, La, June 4.-Mr.
Shattuck of Colossus has copy Of the
lottery bill in the house. 1t provides for
a submission to the electors of an amend
ment to the constitution and contains the
features of Mr. Morris proposition al
ready made public. The bill will be
randy hv Friday
The morning call., 1890-11-04
WRECKED OFF PORT.
The Schooner American Boy Runs
Ashore at the FarallOneS.

When the schooner Howard arrived in
port at dusk last evening from Humboldt,
Captain Dodd reported that while making
for the harbor he had sighted a schooner
ashore at the Farallones. He said that she
was laden with pine lumber. but he was too
far off to make out her name. He also said
there were two tugs with her
There was considerable speculation among
shipping men as to what vessel it was, as
there was quite fleet of small inward
bound sailing craft off the port Yesterday
afternoon. About o'clock in the evening
the tug Sea Queen arrived from outside, and
from her 1t was learned that the name of the
unlucky schooner was the American Boy,
Captain Hammond, lumber laden from
Grays Harbor for this port.
1t appears that she went ashore on the
North Farallones, between and o'clock
yesterday morning, during a dense fog.
She bumped heavily, every wash of the sea
dasning her against the rocks. As there
was no chance to kedge her off and no
chance to make for the shore, Captain Ham
mond ordered the crew to take to the beat,
which they did, and then pulled for the
city. When about five miles from the
Islands, they were picked up by the tug Sea
Queen. The tug then went out TO the Scene
OF the disaster, and found that the schooner
was fast going to pieces.
The American Boy was schooner of ia
tons net burden, built at Seabeck, Wash, in
1882. Her dimensions were: Length 105 IS,
this city was her managing owner. Both
vessel and cargo were insured, but in which
companies could not be ascertained last
evening.
The morning call., 1890-11-04
ANOTHER MURDER.
Fatal Sequel to the Recent Chi
nese Killing.

Bak Ngoey, a Chinese, was shot yester-
day morning in the abdomen while going to
work, and died at $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon in the Receiving Hospital. He Cboy
Pue. mother Chinese. was cut in the head
and neck and kicked about the shoulders.
He was severely handled, but his wounds
are painful only and not fatal
How the ARRAY took place is a secret
which only the assailant is now supposed to
know, nor can the police find who the MUIR
derer is. Bak Ngoey was passing $50 Wash
ington street, or going through the doorway
of that number, when shot from behind.
He either could not or would not tell how
the affair occurred. When the police ar
rived on the scene they. found him PROSTATE
uron the sidewalk with pool of blood
under his waist. They noticed He Choy
Pue running away and overlook him, and
as he was bleeding prOfusely from his
wounds they took him to the City Prison.
He will be detained pending further inves-
legations.
The fatal bullet entered the small OF
Ngoey's back, and passing through bis stom-
ach cane out in front. In the hospital he
said lie knew of no other reason for the
shooting than that he was member Of the
highlander society to which Dick All Ting,
who shot and killed Wing Foek Toy. Salur-
day hight, belongs. and that the shooting
wac III iCpiioui AVl thos VhS' AAAAS Ss"NS-AA~N-s
confirmed police theories.
He Choey Pue, the wounded Chinese,
says he saw two men shoot Ngoey, and tried
to stop one of them. but was beaten with a
revolver for mis- pains. He says he took no
part in the shooting, and that the murderer
is large, heavy Chinese, with big eyes,
light clothes and pulled up, fat face.
The shooting Of Saturday night was over
blackmail. attempted by the Sue On Tong
highlander society on a Chinese actor. Bak
Ngoey, who was Shot yesterday. belonged to
the same gang, and his death fulfilled the
highlander law of "a life for a life" The
police expect to hear of more shooting among
fba CbiraSa
The morning call., 1890-11-04
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Items From Pacific States and
Territories.

Brief Items From Pacific States and
Territories.
The Register says there are several cases
of diphtheria in Napa.
A farmers alliance has been organjzed at
P0rterville, Tulare County.
The City Council of Kelso, Wash. has
raised the liquor-license tax to $500 a year.
The Great Register of Ventura County
contains 1892 names. an increase of 6S4 over
that of 1888.
The saiboat Oracle, in which Norris Stat
ford lost his life about two months ago. was
picked up adrift last week off FaiThayen.
John Hopson and friend started from
Fairhaven for Orcas Island in the ill-fatcd
craft, and have not been heard of since. It
is feared they were lost in the stormy
weather OF the past week.
The Oroville Mercury says: 70. the BEN
eft OF candidates who are not Informed. the
boundary lines between the different
counties should be designated in some other
way than an imaginary airline. The other
day Republican candidate for county Of
fee in Yuba was at Bangor, in this county,
electoneering. He wasted considerable
stuff before he found out his mistake.
The Portland Oregnnian SAYS: A man
named Norris, a peddler and hIde-buyer
The morning call., 1890-11-04
DIPHTHkRIA SPREADING.
The Health omcer Fumisa,Ine wherever

The II eaIth Officer Fumigating wherever
Case Is Found.
The prevalence of dipEtherla all over the
city is becoming alarming. There were
more than 1C0 cases last month and twenty
deaths, and the dreadful disease seems to be
spreading.
The Board of Health is taking all possible
precautions against it, however. by fumigat-
ing all places where it prevails with the
same thoruughness that would used in
smallpox. All undertakes are now eau
toned by the health officers not to allow the
dead III their charge to be viewed where the
death resulted from diphthera, and every
possible pIecauton is being used to keep
children away from infected places.
Both typhoid and scarlet fever are more
than usually prevalent but not to such an
alarming extent as diphtheria. The reports
from Yokohama in relation to the cholera
show that the epidemic is on the decrease.
From October 18th to the 18th inclusive there
The morning call., 1890-11-04

from Chico, Cal, was robbed last week of
S110O while on the road from Warner to
Lakeview. Most of the money was in the
form of checks, and payment will be
stopped. lie says he knows the men who
robbed him, but it is difficult for him 10
swear to the identity of a person who wears
mask. He has been in the hide-buying
business for eight years, and has never been
robbed before.
The Portland Oregonian says: Last
Monday afternoon, about two miles above
Cello, an east-bound freight dashed into
mass of rock that had fallen few hours be-
fore. The engine was derailed and over
turned down a fOrty-foot bank, fortunately
without hurting anybody. An Indian who
saw the obstacle ON the track waited pur-
posely to see the outcome, and when the train
came along he calmly took in the entire pro-
ceedings without attempting to make a sign
of any kind so as to warn the engineer of
approaching danger.
The largest train of cattle ever sent out
from this county, says the Elko Independent
of Tuesday, passed here at $50 last evening.
This special train was composed of 81 cars,
containing 610 head of three and four
year old steers, seld to L. Brooks by
Colonel Z. p. Hardesty of Wells, from which
point they were shipped yesterday. Mr..
Brooks, who accompanied the train. will
unload the cattle at Wadsworth, from which
place they will be driven south forty miles
to Mason Valley, where they will be fat
tened on alfalfa for the spring market.
The morning call., 1890-11-04

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-The stock market to-day
divided into two parts, sugar refnerles and the
rest OF the listed and unlisted stocks. In the first
division there decided weakness. but the
other showed the most gratifying strength on dull
business. and at the close losses were few in num-
Der, while the great majority OF stocks dealt IL.
were fractionally higher with one or two material
advances as result of the days operations. Sugar
tonight shows net loss OF AZ. Governments
steady. Petroleum, Spot Pennsylvania opened at
1914 and closed at 1884 December opened at 79s4,
and closed at 1855.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3-United States Bonds: as,
l211a; 419's, 1895; Northern Pacific, 2SI4 Cana
dian Pacific 72ss; Central Pacific, 3O14 Union Pa
cifc. 471; Atchison 1884: wells-Fargo. lao: West
Union, STA: Silver. log; Sterling. 81 81
ga s51a.
NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-wheat cash. 81 OS1a
November, 81 077s.
FIour-Quiet.
Cofee-$l6 so.
Sugar. 5-16@5 15-15c.
Hdes-l3lac.
COpper-Lake. $16 rs.
1in-Spot, $21 20
Lead-Domestic, 50 621s
Ircn-$l4.
Petroeum-7ss4c
The morning call., 1890-11-04

cepts of Coal at this port in October at 1000 TONS
against ll60S0 in october, 1889. and Ill 1872 in
October 1888. For first ten months of the year
they 1872 1929 tons. against a29 66S during the
same period in 1859 ard 1.05632S in 1888. The
circular says: "The continuance of The strike in the
coal mines III Australia together with the short sup
plies from the Wellington mine OF British Column
bia, has caused scarcity of coal during the past
month. and consequently spot prices of all kinds of
coal have been advanced. Relief, however, is
hoped for soon from Australia, as latest advices
from there indicate that work may probably be re-
sumed shortly in the coal mines OF the Newcastle
district, and should tonnage in Australian waters
prove plentiful Coast will receive its customary
supplies from that quarter Shipments OF coal from
Great Britain have been free, there being upward
OF thirty-three cargoes of various kinds of coal on
the way and loading for this port
The morning call., 1890-11-04

Stocks opened the week With rally yesterday
and in the first call there WAS advance ranging
from 10c TO Si$s the latter representing the rise in
Potosi.
The advance was not maintained, however, and
the prices were lower in the afternoon.
Local securities were quiet and unchanged.
he boards will not be In session to-day.
Morgan COLORADO County, is assessed 10c, delin-
quent December 9th.
The production of the Comstock lode last week
follows: Con. Cal. and Va. 1890 tons ore,
assaying S24 IS; Chollar 494 tons, $18 06; Gould
Curry 40 tons. 1913 so: overman 39S TONS l9 20
Occidental 30S tons, SILL Justice 766 tons, 1872 46;
Alta 315 tons, $40.
Commonwealth and North Belle Isle have shipped
$50 900 joint account. Con. Cal and Va. S39 29l
to the Carson Mint, making $S0,755 thus far on
October account.
For the week ended November LIST the Holmes
mine had 22S tons OF ore mied at the BelleYille
MIL Average assay value of the battery samples
$50 90 per ton.