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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

Portugal's new finance minister has full
confidence in the credit of the country
1t is stated bill will be presented in the
Mexican congress abolishing trial by jury.
Gladstone has recovered from the attack
of influenza from which he has been suffer
ing.
Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler, bart, mem
Der of parliament for London, died from
heart disease.
The city of Philadelphia and City Treas
urer Birdsley are short $Sl5, III to the state
of Pennsylvania.
The American Baptist publication society
began its siXty-seventh anniversary yester-
day at Cincinnati.
The Mexican military are still guarding
the lighters at Acapulco, for fear the ES-
meralda may try to take coal by force.
At Petersburg, Va, yesterday, Walter
Johnson was hanged for rape on Elizabeth
Majorst. Johnson's neck was broken.
Fire Thursday night, destroyed the
machine shops and bolt depot of the mas
sive works owned by the Knoxville, Tenn,
iron company. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $40, 900 and $50, 200.
Damaging evidence, has been found against
McNally, the Wisconsin telegraph operator
who is under arrest charged with robbery
package valued at $4,000.
At Magnolia, Miss, Henry Sprigan, COL
ored, who shot and killed DIR. Felix Var
nado in Osyka, November %, 1889, was ex-
ecuted yesterday in the presence of 5000
people. The best of order prevailed.
Near Manchester KY, John Hensley was.
W. day night, shot and killed by John
lqk8efsOle. They had an old quarrel and
Hensley went to Eversoles to settle it.
Eversole is nephew of the county judge.
The Paris Steele reafirms the truth of
the reported Itata agreement and says that
the Gillian steamer will be taken into
United States port and that when she ar
rives there an embargo will be placed upon
her.
The war department and the department
of justice will be closed on the day of the
funeral of Judge Alphonse Taft who died
at San Diego, Cal, Thursday. Judge
Taft'S remains will be taken to Cincinnati
for-interment.
William Redmond, one of the Irish en-
voys TO America and q Parnellite member
of parliament, predicts that Parnell again
will be restored to the leadership of the
united party brought together by the sur
render of the McCarthyites.
In consequence of the French govern
ment'S refusal to grant the request of the
executors OF the VIII OF the late Prince
Napoleon, the Italian government has
ordered the tomb to be closed. The execu-
tors requested the French government to
allow the body to be buried in Corsica.
Last night train on the Louisiana and
Northwest railway was stopped at Boards
ley, La, by mob of twenty masked men
who forcibly took from the sheriff Tennis
Hampton, colored, who is charged with the
murder of Z. H. Webb in 1889. 1t is be-
lleved that Hampton was lynched by the
mob.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
THE COURTS.
Convicted OF THETA Divorce Suit Filed
Several New Suits.

Convicted oil THETA Divorce SUIT Eteu'
Several New Suits.
In Judge Stednans court yesterday
James Dunn plead guilty to theft of over
$50 and was sentenced TO two
years in the penitentiary. This
morning Dunn and Gus Carter. colored. CON
victed of assault to kill, will be taken to the
pepitentiary.
The case of Thomas Leak VS.. B. C. Wells,
involving property in Austin, IS on trial
before Judge Stedman.
In the case of J. 3. Postou Us. Joseph II.
Brown. Judgment for S65670 was rendered
in favor Of plaintiff.
Judgment was rendered in favor of the
First national bank VS.. W. s. Pendleton
for 1888 03, S145l. 81 and 1925. 10.
The Fort Worth wpolen mills company
fled suit yesterday against w. II. Bigsby
for $500. 80 on a note.
The New Orleans coffee company, lin
tied. has brought suit for damages against
Bateman Bros. for conversion of property.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande railway
company yesterday filed suit against S. q.
Jennings on q $1,000 note.
Ball II Ball yesterday filed suit for Mrs.
Ella Shugart against a. c. Shugart, praying
for divorce and alimony. In the petition
it is alleged that Shugart has by his
conduct rendered living with him insup-
portable. Plaintiff AYERS that defendant
has been guilty of the crosses abuses
and excuses. By his continued mistreat-
ment defendant caused plaintiffs reason
to give way temporarily, and she was
for insane, but is now fully
recovered. Plaintiff further says that her
husband is no tit custodian for his eleven
year-old daughter She AYERS that she is
penniless, and that her husband does not
provide for her.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
A MEMPHIS SHOE MERCHANT
FORCED TO THE WALL,
Gives Orders for an Assignment, Goes to
His Room and Deliberately Commits
Suicide-The City Shocked.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May ga heavy fail
ure, coming close in the wake of the as
signment of the Davis shoe company at
Lynn, Mass, Wednesday, followed by the
suicide of a prominent business man late
yesterday afternoon, shocks this city from
end to end. The firm which to-day closed
its doors, is the Hill shoe company,
at 3s9 Main street, one OF the
Oldest and best known wholesale houses of
Memphis, and the man who suicided was
William Villas Hill, president Of the com
pany. The failure of the firm was due to
the failure of the Davis company. The
Hill shoe company has been floating
large quantities of paper for the Davis
company. the amount being, it is said,
Hill received a telegram from the Lynn
house about O'Clock yesterday advising
him TO assign TO protect himself. He gave
orders soon after that this be done He
went direct to his home, reaching there
about o'clock, aud went direct
to his room. Here he. undressed, and TAX
ing a Winchester rife, went to the bath
room Placing the butt end Of the gun on
the floor, he leaned over the gun, bringing
the muZZle a few inches below his heart,
and pulled the trigger. The bullet
passed through his body, coming
out near the spinal column and lodging in
the top of the bathroom door. No member
of the family was at home, and the servant
did not hear the shot. The body was
found by a member of the family who had
returned home for dinner. The
tragedy created great excitement
throughout the city, and the failure
was not known down town until Hills
death was given out late last night He
was prominent in social circles, and 4
nephew of ex-Postmaster-G General Villas.
The liabilities Of the Hill shoe company are
now given at 100000 instead of 500, 0G0,
the figures at which they were
first placed. The assets delivered to
the assignee by the terms of the
instrument amount to about 100000
Lewis Hill, member of the firm, denies
that the failure of the Davis firm brought
about the failure He says poor crops,
poor collections and stringency in the
money market are the principal causes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
One Of tbR Best Retail DQ Stores j tl1 finn fatG

how beautifully these facts had been borne
out and illustrated by the life of the dead
preacher. He had always lived for others
and for God, and not for self. For more
than thirty years he had not sought money
nor ease nor position, but at the call of God
and the church ne had gone wherever it
was thought he could do the most bod.
Such man accomplished good, not OF My
his life, but in his death also; and the ~
emit instance was no exception to the yple,
for there were those who had been led 4 pm
restless doubts to living faith by Nhe
glorious death-bed scene Of the preacher
whose lips were now mute in his coffin.
Mr.. Nelms said that the one word that bet
ter than any other described the character
of the dead man was the word ''true. 'hnEsl
was true to God and true to men, trd
the field of battle and true in the work of
the ministry, true in the day of pros perity
and true in the time of adversely. Such
men cannot die as men understand that
term-they live forever. His death was
only transition from earth to heaven.
All who heard it felt that it was a very
appropriate sermon, and that the state
menIS made were not eXaggerations, but
simple facts that ought to receive emphasis
at such time.
Following the sermon Capt. w. G. Veal,
an old army friend who for more than three
years slept on the same blanket with Mr..
Cox, made few remarks. He loved him
very much, and his emotions 0vercarne him
so that he could say but little. He
announced that at the reunion of the Con-
federate veterans at Temple on June 30
memorial service would be held, at which
time he would speak further concerning
his dead friend. The entire congregation
then came forward to view the remains.
Many wept as they looked for the last time
on the pallid face of the man they had
loved so well. The procession then moved
to the quiet cemetery, and Rev. John NJ.
Barcus read the closing words Of the fu-
neral service, and all that was mortal of
Rev. ]. Fred Cox was consigned to the
rsfb
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
PERSONALS.

w. L. Gatlin Of Abilene is at the Ellis.
H. H. Riddle, Alvarado, is in the city
F. F. Collins of San Antonio is at the
Mansion.
H. Green of Comanche was in the city
yesterday.
K. H. Kirby, Austin, was at the Pick
wick yesterday.
w. H. earn and wife of Brownwood are
visiting in the city.
Mrs. Lee Birens of Denton was in the
city yesterday shopping.
George J. Peters of Decatur is attending
to some business in Fort Worth.
d. C. Campbell, prominent lawyer of
Albany, was registered at the Ellis yester-
day.
Mrs. W. A. Huffman has gone to New
York, where two of her daughters are at
tending school.
Col. J. H. Dix of Kansas City, Mo, was
IN f'ort Worth yesterday and talked Pan
handle most enthusiastically.
j. w. Rankin, Lee Ellis and w. NJ Ozer
of Henrietta We're in town yesterday and
are enthusiastic over the outlook in their
section.
Mrs NJ L. Clark of Bastrop, sister of
Mr.. 7. Cain, editer of the Bastrop Adver-
tiser, is in the city the guest of Mrs. NJ. S.
COrse.
J. +. Rome, prominent citizen of Mt.
Calm, Tex, was in the city yesterday and
stated that the grain crop in his section
was assured.
Hon. B. D. Tarleton of Hillsboro. who
was temporary chairman of the last Dem
ocratic state convention which met at San
Antonio, is in the city.
S. Chandler, w. II. Robertson, T. NJ.
Moseley, all of Mississippi, compose party
that is looking over Texas, and they We're
in Fort Worth yesterday
Mrs. W. G. Seaver and children of St
Joseph, Mo-, arrived in Fort Worth last
night to join husband and father, w c.
Seaver, the railroad editor of The GAZETTE.
They will reside on the South Side.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
REV. j. FRED COX.
Fort Worth Friends Conduct the Funeral.
at HillsborO-Rev. W. L. Nelm's

It does not often fall to the lot of mortals
to have more friends, or be more deeply
loved than was the late Rev. J. Fred Cox.
This was evidenced yesterday in many
ways. On account of the fact that his
mother and other members of his family
are buried at Hillsboro, it was decided to
inter his remains there. Accordingly the
funeral party took the train for that place
at 9 a. m. yesterday. Owing to the early
hour it was thought best not to attempt to
hold any service before leaving Fort Worth,
but a large number of friends assembled at
the house on Galveston avenue and accom-
panied the remains to the depot, in addi-
ton to the bereaved wife and heart broken
sons and daughters. Several friends also
went to Hillsboro Among the number
were Rev. W. L. Nelms, Rev. w. F. Lloyd,
George Mulkey, Capt. W. G. Veal and
wife and J. B. Sprinkle. Many others
desired to go, but circumstances forbade.
The trip was made without incident, reach
ing Hillsboro at II 80 a. m, where despite
the rain that was falling, large crowd was
found at the depot awaiting the funeral
party. The dead man had once lived in
Hillsboro, and there as well as elsewhere,
he was loved by all who knew him. The
church was filled by his old friends who
came to pay the last tribute of respect, and
to hear the tale of his life from the lips of
the preachers.
Rev T. c. Ragsdale opened the service by
announcing the hymn and Offering the open
ing prayer. Rev. W. F. Lloyd then read
the lessons, consisting of the ninetieth
psalm and selections from I. Cor
XIV. Following this hymn was sung, and
then Rev. w. L. Nelms, announced the
text and proceeded to preach the funeral
sermon. The text was Rom. XIV, z. s.
''For none Of US iyeth to himself, and no
man dieth to himself; for whether we live,
we live unto the Lord; and whether we
die, we die unto the Lord; whether we live
therefore or die we are the Lord's.''
The preacher briefly showed that the ex-
istence and power of influence, and that
true home life consisted in living not unto
ourselves but unto God. He then showed
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
LOCALITIES.

New sheaf oats were on the market yes
terday selling at 81 per hundred bundles.
Ed Adams was convicted of theft in the
county court yesterday and sentenced to
ninety days IN jail.
Tomorrow being Trinity Sunday, holy
communion will be administered at st. An
drew'S church at 40 d. II.
Miss Katrina Miller was on trial in the
county court yesterday on charge of usibll
abusive language to Miss Allen.
''The Christian Solution of the Labor
Problem will be DR.. Lowber's theme at
the Christian church next Sunday night.
j. Edward Simmons. the New York
banker Col HoXie, Mayor Smith and
others, have gone to visit points in Central
Texas and will return to the city to-day.
The children of the Christian Sunday
school will hold their picnic in the small
pasture belonging 10 Maj. X. NJ. NanZandt
on the east side of the Clear Fork and will
leave the church at a. M, if weather Will
permit.
Mayor Smith, City Attorney Powell,
Aldermen Mes, White, Montgomery and
Ryan leave Sunday morning for Memphis
and Nashville to inspect the waterworks in
those cities. Through the courtesy of the
Texas and Pacific, the gentlemen will make
the journey in the private car of Superin-
tendent Thorne.
Fort Worth lodge No 14S. A. F and A
NJ. will confer the Masters degree to
night, beginning promptly at S o'clock A
full attendance of the members is earnestly
desired. All visiting Master Mason's are
cordially invited to be present Visiting
brethren without vouchers are requested to
come early SO as to avoid delay in examina-
tons.
DIR. Calnon will preach at the tabernacle
at II a. IN. tomorrow. his subject being;
What's Coming, What's Il Coming his
text being. "Watchman, what of the night2
The morning cometh, also the night"
Isaiah Xxi, l1-12 All those who are not
permanently attending church elsewhere,
are cordially invited with other friends to
worship at the tabernacle, and are assured
of a hearty welcome.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23

ETC., the present incorporation of Oak Cliff
is invalid and void and sustains the judg
ment of the court below, oustins the mayor
and council
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
RI. A[)EER ! =!
ARE YOU AWARE

That in Fort Worth you have
one Of the most famous linen
drapers in the world in the
person of Mr.. B. Walters,
formerly OF London, Eng
land, now at the head of our
Linen Department.
Mr.. Walters ancestors for
several generations back were
III the linen trade. He has
been in linens ever since the
completion Of his education.
He conducted d large linen
business on his own account
in London, but sold good
linens on too close q margin.
He come at first with Joseph
Hoon IL Co., Pittsburg, Pa,
a famous dry goods firm,
from thence he came to us in
Kansas City. Mr.. Walters is
personally acquainted with
and has bought goods from
most of the linen manufact-
Irers in Ireland, Scotland,
Germany and Belgium while
with lis. We supplied the
Coates House, the Midland
and the Blossom hotels of
Kansas City, as well as many
smaller ones, with linens
from dining roowefo roof.
His dealings siaee with us
has been wfth hotels in st.
Louis, OgaaM and in the
larger toRs al over the mid
die WN. We have sold
linens to the Santa Fe system,
the Rock Island system, the
c., b. 81 Q. system, the
Union Pacific system. the Kan
sas City, st. Joe and Council
Bluffs railroad. Like all
Englishmen, Mr.. Walters is
set in his WAYS. and will not
handle anything but pure
linen goods. He thinks a
housewife is more particular
about her household linens
than any other article in her
home. He says it is an actual
extravaganza to buy anything
but good quality grass
bleached linens. The best
and toughest wearing Linen
sheetings are made in Bel
gium. We quote:
72-iuch all linen round
thread sheetings, SOC yard.
o0-inch all linen round
thread sheetings, 81 per yard
90-inch all linen round
thread sheetings, Sl.15.
90-inch all linen round
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
SELF-DESTRUCTlON
Attempted by a Prominent Ell PasO Man.
Taken Under Amusement.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Ell PAso TEX, May 22-Col. E. D. Lane,
prominent citizen of this place and we'll
known Texan, attempted suicide this af-
ternoon by taking poison. He is attended
by the best medical talent, and hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
In the case of the Times against j. A.
Smith, for retention of an edition of that
paper United States Commissioner Mckee,
after hearing all the evidence in the case
to-day, besides arguments, took the matter
under adyisement
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
THE MALES
A Fine Display of Firework at Como a.
Last Night.

A Fine Display of Fireworks at eon
Last Night.
Last night Riverside park was filed W.
vast and happy crowd OF pleasure hu La;air
found. The monster display Of hFe"Uf
was in every way u success. ,-i1l
many of the features deserve sPe,
mention. The whistling rockets "e,.5i:.
novelty well worth seeing while the m.
thing bombshells capped the climax. ,asr
liquid fountain of fire was certainly a iir-sd
vel in pyrotechnics and one which rece anss
the hearty applause of the inlmT "a;
assemblage. The entire dispay, ~.
grand and the Como club should all
ceive the congratulations OF ...b.
for giving their guests so<great pyEo'rIra .
meal treat. The immense pavihon NJ.
crowded to its utmost by the merry E ~
lehoreans, who kept the dance going 80
late hour. ~
Subscribe g Dpeekiy GAZETTE
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
SUPREME COURT.
The Business Transacted Yesterday by the
Higher Court.

Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, May 22-The supreme
court to-day transacted business as follows
Affirmed-Welch VS.. Morris. from Gray
son Ewing ct al. VS.. State of Texas ex rel
Pollard, Dallas; Achilles ct al. VS.. Willis
Bros. ct al. Travis; Dobkins VS.. kuy-
kendel ct al. Erath; Browning ct al
vs. Humphrey ct al, Jones.
Dismissed for want of prosecuting
Stugall VS.. Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, from Lampasas; Weber VS.. Morris,
Llano; Carothers VS.. Covington ct al,
from Lampasas; Bueno Vista Stock Com
pany vs. McGill, from Concho.
The court to-day, through Associate JUS
tice Gaines, in an exhaustive opinion, af-
tirmed the finding of the court below in the
celebrated Oak Cliff quo walranto case.
The court holds that because of the attempt
to embrace within the Incorporated terri
tory farms pastures, unoccupied lands,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
&. 7. SMITH { CO.

Several invoices of Turkish
Bath Towels have arrived
within the last week from
manufacturers.
We also sell in our Linen
Department the far-famed
Green Screen Cloth for doors
and windows-l5c yard.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
kpprOaching DANGER

Approaching Danger ..ss
OF your forgetting that nes1 1SSassaaia =
s @s9snys ss,1I 1 . = ssss l get
tAalla 80 Price at Weltman Bros, 500
140oston Street.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23

Go to J. P. NO. ~ 4nest liver,
and most c. In the city
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-12-05
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

THE advice to supply salt where the
COWS can get at it at will is often givep
but not universally adopted. But it is
good advice nevertheless.
The man who kicks the livelicst
against the artificial coloring of butter
is about as sure to select colored but
ter for his own use as any body else.
DECEMBER, January and February
are the three months when the cows
require the best of seed and care in or.
der to get the greatest profit from
them. From now till then we should
do all we can to prepare the cows for
their winters work. And now is the
time to weed ont the herd and sell the
poor cows
ALWAYS be Oil the lookout for an cx-
ira good COW. There is such vast diff
ference between an extra good COW and
an ordinary good one. Sometimes the
difference is one hundred per cent but
fifty per cent gain is common. Some
cows are good for six months some for
eight and some all the year. 1t is the
all-the-year cows we want.
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-12-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
SIMPLE MILK TESTER.

Valuable Information from Prof. ). II
fulton, Of Connerticut.
One Of the prime elements of success
in dairying at the present day is a
knowledge OF the commercial valre of
the milk handled. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the value of milk for near
ly every purpose is in proportion to its
percentage of fat, and many attempts
have been made to devise a satisfactory
method of testing milk bn the basis OF
the fat contained. To be of popular
use such a method must be rapid and
simple. as well as accurate and com.
paratively inexpensive. The principal
methods that have been tried are lack
ing in one or more of these require
ments.
The machine and method here de-
scribed are the result of an effort to
cheaper and simplify still further the
The Colfax chronicle., 1891-12-05
H,a.6.

Flo. A.-dOlIoNc o HiAh IEsIEH.
work of testing milk. The method,
similar to those now in use, consists in
mixing measure of the milk to be
tested with enough alcohol and sui
phuric acid. and rapidly whirling the
mixture to separate the fat Fig.
represents only one of number of
very cheap and simple machines. which
anyone can make, and only one way of
attaching it In this the test bottles.
while l,eing whirled, are supported in
q piece of 2x4-inch scantling, fifteen
inches long. centered on the upper end
of the shaft This is made of Ave-
cighths-inch rod iron, eight inches
long, with apper end squared and
slightly tapered to fit into a square
hole in the center of the whirler. The
shaft tnrns in block at the side and
through hole with tin bearing) in
the top of the table. a small pulley on
the shaft is connected by band wit h
the wheel at the left, turning on bolt
through the leg of the table. One turn
of the wheel makes about ten of the
whirler, which should make about 500
per minute while testing. The capaci-
ty of the whirler is easily increased by
making two crosspieces, and still
further by continuous wheel The
cost of the machine is about fifty cents.
The work of making q test is brief.
ly as follows: Amyl alcohol Is added