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The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
TIYATDAILAS VOTE.

The Dallas News insinuates that the
vote cast in that city last Tuesday was
an honest one: but this is the tale of
woe as told by some well-known citi-
zens OF the Three Forks:
In support of the belief that many illegal
votes were cast in this election we call at
tention TO the following facts:
II the election held November 4, 1890, at
which the governor and all state, county
and judicial officers were elected, the total
vote polled for governor was $500, while the
vote for mayor OF Tuesday last was Sf45, an
increase CT 2G39 votes.
Many citizens with excellent opportuni-
ties Tor Information do not hesitate TO say
III IL there has been little or no increase Of
votes in Dallas since November 4, 1890.
1t must be borne IL mind, too. that on ac-
count OF the requirement OF 4 residence of
six months in the city in order TO become a
voter, no man who removed to Dallas since
October I, 1880, could lawfully vote in this
election.
There is no reasonable rule of calculation,
based upon interest in the general election,
or upon the official census, which will salts
factorily explain this unparalleled increase
in voters.
In addition to this, old citizens, who have
attended upon all elections for wears past
great numbers of persons offering TO vote
whom they could not recognize as living in
the city Some of these We're successfully
challenged, but the most of them found
ready witnesses to make the necessary
statement TO authorize the election officers
to receive their votes. In most instances
the place of alleged residence and the char
acter Of voters, and their witnesses made it
utterly impossible to detect fraud, especi-
ally during the hurried hours of an exciting
election.
The facts and circumstances of the cleo
ti0n are sufficient. we think. to satisfy all
unbiased minds In favor of fair elections,
that they cannot be had in cities of large
size under ordinary circumstances without
a system of registration of voters. ana we
call upon the Democrats throughout Texas
TO aid il an effort to secure an amendment
TO our constitution under which official reg
istration laws may be enacted, at least for
all cities over 10000 inhabitants.
Having made this fight upon principle we
). 80 nothing 10 regret but the defeat of
Je I nominee.
Z. is the purpose of the Democratic party
ry maintain its organization in the city of
re alias, and we invite the cooperation OF
r jemocrats outside the city limits, or order
fIhat party organization may be complete
throughout the county. Respectfully,
W. j. J. SMITH. Chairman.
FORD House, First ward.
JCHN j. CoNRoY, Second ward.
J. w. BARTON. Third ward.
JACK SHARP Fourth ward.
NJ B. IooNIE. Fifth ward.
s II. Mcbride, Sixth ward
d. L. STEWART, Seventh ward.
JAMES AioRoNEY, Eighth ward.
H II. JACoBY, Ninth ward.
JOHN W. GEORGE, Tenth ward
W. \. HCpsoN Eleventh ward.
II. c. DARWIN, Twelfth ward. =
Democratic City Executive Committee.
W. L. CABELL,
SAwNIE ROBERTSON.
SETH SHEPARD,
JOHN BoOKHoUT,
BARNETT GIBBS,
Special Committee.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
LIoUIDATING HIS INDEBTEDNESS

In the Ohio Republican state conven-
ton that met in the spring Of 1888 to
select delegates to the national conven-
ton. John Sherman was candidate for
president, and his hope of success was
built upon the undivided support OF his
state delegation. There was opposi-
ton to him, though, and this opposition
was about to unite on Congressman
Mckinley. He and Sherman, or his
friends and Sherman's friends, got to-
gether and patched up the rent in the
party and Mckinley firmly refused to
let himself be considered presi-
Dental possibility. The Ohio delega-
ton was instructed for Sherman.
The first ballot at the Chicago con-
vention showed that Sherman could
barely be considered sin it" Many
of his supporters were cold AID weary
with fruitless ballotings. Occasion
called Mckinley to the stand, and he
made catching speech that awoke
great enthusiasm. and it looked like
stampede was about to set in for him,
which would have wrecked Shernan's
fortunes in an instant. But Mckinley
stood against the great temptation, and
resoluteiy forbade the Ohio delegates
voting for him. He held steadfast for
Sherman to the last, though it was
without avail, and carried out his part
OF the agreement.
His reward has come. Sherman has
had himself interviewed and pro-
nounces for Mckinley for president.
Harrison is not the man. He is too old,
and the people ask for a younger man.
Sherman is, himself, an older man than
Harrison, and this meaning is that he
gives up the ambition of his life and
turns to carry out the uncompleted
part of the bargain made and entered
into between him and Mckinley in
1893
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
A GIANT WOMAN.
Charged with Stealing Horses-A Des-
titute Widow--T1elisiou Assemblage.
Snecfal to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, April 10-Several
weeks ago some curious discoveries were
reported near Era in the southwest portion
of this county, and that community was
considerably excited over the affair. A
gentleman in town to-day stated that Col
Talley of Dallas, representing an English
scientific society, had been out there for
several days prosecuting the investigation
and that he had just discovered the remains
of giant woman with large gold mounted
and ancient modelled tucaing comb beneath
her head. This is in the nature Of other
discoveries made several weeks
and led to the investigation by
Mr. Talley He stated to our informant
that there was something in store for the
theological students and historians, as well
as the scientific world. The place Of the
discovery is known as the Clear Creek
catacombs, and many curious things have
been found there in the past six months.
a young man, who gave his name as Bill
Green, and his home as Winfield, Kan,
was arrested and jailed here to-day, charged
with horse theft. He claims to have traded
for the horse, and no one else has claimed
1t vet.
Mrs. Perryman, q widow with one small
child, who came from Ardmore, T, a few
days ago. lost all Of her money and clothing
in the hotel fire yesterday. Her home is in
Montana, where she intended to go next
week, but the loss Of her money leaves her
penniless.
The Guthrie presbytery, Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church, convened in this
city this afternoon and organized by elect
ing G. T. Hodges of Sandusky, president,
and J. ]. Moore of Lewisville, secretary
A large number of ministers and elders are
present. The session will last until Sunday
night
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
are fairly reliable Democratic on tn

are fairly reliable Democratic on the
popular vote. New York has had no
Democrat in the national senate since
Francis Herman, who was elected by
the groundswell OF 1874, though it has
more often gone Democratic than Re-
publican. Connecticut has kept two
Republicans in the senate since Eaton's
term expired, ten years ago, and at al
most every state election the Demo
Gratis have polled more votes than any
other party. Ten states now have
Democratic governors that are repre-
scented in whole or in part by Repub-
licans in the senate. II there is any
thing to gain by the proposed constitu-
tional change, it will be to the Demo-
Gratis, and for that reason, if for no
other, the change cannot be made, for
the Republicans will vote to defeat it.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

No, last December found a man who
was sick and seemed to be homeless.
He took the poor fellow home, nursed
him back to health, fed him, let him
go, and forgot about it. A few days
ago he was surprised to learn that the
homeless invalid had Just died in Kan
sss City and left him a whole block Of
brick buildings there, and fat pile of
money in bank. Feed the poor and
sick, and if you don't get brick block
in Kansas City you may get a golden
corner lot somewhere else, which is the
next thing 10 Kansas City.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
ANOTHER GONE.
vOLNEY GIBSON, ONE OF THE
CENTRAL FIGURES
In the Fort Bend Vendetta of Jaybirds vs..
Woodpeckers, Takes His Case
to a Higher Court.


Special to the Gazette.
HoUsroS, TEX, April 9-The death at
Richmond, Tex, of Volney Gibson, removes
another central figure from the scene of the
blood strife which existed in Fort
Bend county for some years, and
which resulted in the awful
battle in the streets of Richmond about
two years ago, wherein Henry Frost, on
the Jay Bird side, Sheriff Carney and ex-
Sheriff Blakely on the Woodpecker side bit
the dust, and several on each side We're
seriously wounded. Since then Pearson and
Parker, two of the leading spirits, have
died, one of the Gibsons was killed by Kyle
Tory in Wharton, ard in the Galveston
courthouse during the progress Of the
by volney Gibson, Just deceased.
One of those who escaped from the Rich
mond fight has since then killed several
men in the discharge of his duty as mar
shall in the Territory. Nearly all the CEN
trail figures in that awful vendetta are
dead, though the feeling of hate
still remains in the hearts of the few sur
vivors and their children, but as the Wood
peckers all moved away from Fort Bend
county, no more bloody scenes are liable
to be enacted in tina vicinity.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
WHY NOT AT CHICAGoe

Texas as a state will not send an
exhibit to Chicago: but why cannot the
Texas Spring Palace be reproduced at
the Worlds fair? Why cannot Texas
iron, Texas marble, Texas granite,
Texas sandstone, Texas coal, Texas
wood, Texas grain, Texas cotton and
other Texas products be constructed
and woven into grand, peculiar,
practical and comprehensive exhibit
of what Texas offers to capital and
homeseekers? Why cannot joint
stock company be formed to do this
great work for the greatest state of
the Union.
Why cannot the people of Texas do
what the Legislators OF Texas were not
assured the people desired done?
What say Llano, Cherokee, Mitchell,
Gillespie, Mason, Webb, Brown,
Burnet, Jack, Palo Pinto, Wise,
Young, Marion, Cass and other
mineral counties? What say the grain,
cotton, sugar, tobacco, pecan, fruit,
vegetable and grass counties OF the
state?
Why not open the eyes OF the world
to what Texas is by Texas Spring
Palace at Chicago as the eyes of the
United States were opened by the
Texas Spring Palace at Fort Worth?
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
A Half Million Ready.


Secretary Proctor stated wilhelm Mobile,
Ala, on the Goth that it would De impossible
to concentrate even 10000 men on any coast
point in case of emergency The secretary
certainly forgets that this whole country is
per Sc grand standing army, and when
the emergency arises this the people will
demonstrate. 1t may be impossible TO con-
centrate 10000 regulars. but it would only
be necessary to ship the required arms 70
any given point and call from the president
and have an army OF half million within
weeks notice from our own southern cline;
men to, who could be relied upon and men
who could be pitted against any regulars 4
foreign power might send over in case prop
erly skilled officer should be placed over
them
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
South American Finances.

Unless all signs fail, Brazil is preparing
to run the same mad course of speculation
and initiation of the currency that played
havoc with the Argentine Republic and
Uruguay. The issue of paper money out
standing January l, amounted to $500, 000,
coo for the national banks and SIS, 000, 900
for the government. This paper is incon-
vertibie, the minister of finance having
used the gold reserve to pay off the domes-
tic loan of 1889. Paper money is being
issued at the rate of SIS, 000,000 per month,
and new corporations and investment COM
panies are springing up like mushrooms.
In January there were sixty-three new ones
started with q capital of $50, 000, 600.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
POPULAEIZING SENATORIAL ELEC
TONS.

i1oSS
Two states have made known through
legislative resolutions their desire to
have the people select United States
senators by direct vote, instead OF by
state legislatures. These resolutions
are supposed to reflect the sentiment of
the new Farmers Alliance element in
politics. as it is known that the Alli-
rnce looks with disfavor upon the pres
eut method of choosing the members
OF one of the branches of the national
congress. But it does not appear that
this view is we'll founded, for the legis-
latures that have asked for the change
in the constitution to reach the end
proposed are not largely made up of
Alliance members, while in those states
where the Alliance has control there
was no such resolution passed. One
would suppose that the Kansas, Ne
braska and South Carolina legislatures,
which are under the rule of the ALI
anee, would have been the first to de-
mand this change in the constitutional
mode of electing United States sena-
tors, but the matter has been passed by
without action so far as they are con-
cerned.
There are many good reasons for the
proposed change, and as many and as
good against it. The best outcome OF
popular election would be Democratic
senate. Several states are in the habit
of sending Republicans to the United
States senate and at the same time they
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
PRESIDENT HARRISON'S
POISTMENT.
DISAP-

ISIN
President Harrison's tour through
Texas is so arranged as to show him
very little OF the real wealth and flower
Of the state. He will go from Texar-
kama to Galveston, via Longview, and
from Galveston he will go to San
Antonio and FL Paso. entering the
state on the 18th and leaving il on the
22d-only five days being given TO this
Southwestern empire. BY the route
selected, the president will see coun-
try OF pine trees, rich fruit district,
good deal of the cotton district, great
many negroes, some good country
towns, the slow-going old cities in
Houston and Galveston and more ne
grCes. In San Antonio he will see the
quaintest town in America, goodly
place, the best on his route, and west
ward therefrom ranches OF cattle and
sheep and jack rabbits. But the real
Texas of to-day, the Texas OF which
men read. the busy restless cities of
Fort Worth and Dallas and the West
Texas towns that are marching after
these two, the enterprising and typical
white Americans who are building up
North Texas with agriculture and man.
ufactures, the goodly black lands so
full Of cotton and corn and wheat, the
neat stock farms with their sleek herds
and droves, he will know as little OF as
he knows now. The Texas that will
always be in his mind is the Texas of
TWENTY-FIVE years ago.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

VERY soon Archer, ThrockmortOn
and other Northwest towns Will be on a
boom because OF railroad connections.
What pity it was that Fort Worth
could not have been the terminus OF
the road that is so soon to bring these
towns into fame and prosperity. But
all the same, THE GAZETTE congratu-
lates Throckmorton, Archer and Hen
riettp.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
GRAPEVINE.
A Case of Spotted Fever from Mesquite.

A Case of Spotted Fever from Mesquite.
Crops in Fine Condition.
fever, but it did not originate there. A
family from Mesquite, Dallas county, where
it is raging, moved to Grapevine last week.
The patient is very low, and the attendant
physicians, Drs. w D. and R. S. Lipscomb,,
have but little hope Of cure. 1t created
much excitement among the people at 6Ssta
but it is subsiding to great extent. a /
Cotton planting is going right alona6d'
Will be finished up next week. y
The stand of corn is not so good as hoped
for by the farmers.
Wheat and oats are in fine condition.
Business remains dull and there is no
prospect of its Frightening up until harvest
time comes on.
Mr.. Sam Willard, living three miles north
Of town, died last night of consumption.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

~ the past ten days Fort Worth has
exchanged one political lawyer for two
big dry goods firms, Federal build
ing, several lawyers, and some addi-
tions to the already extensive packery
and big brewery. Fort Worth is to
get, ITO boot, another wholesale house
and another street car line. On with
Tho bu.t
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

No longer let it be disputed that
women are entitled to the elective
franchise. In the recent Kansas cleo
zion, where they are allowed to vote,
one Of them got rs drunk as male
sovereign and whooped and yelled for
her candidate as loudly as her lungs
would lei her. The experiment is u
demonstrated success. The woman
voter is here to stay.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
rs PIECES.

in length, and at the base measured eighteen
inches in circumference, but on being ex-
posed to the air crumbled and broke jhtd
thousands Of pieces. Those who havefee}
the bones, which are on exhibition at 4G1
& Higgins implement house, an0R@
claim to have knowledge of boneol6 gy,s
the animal that possessed them mat have
been at least eighteen feet in height. The
bones are quite a curiosity and have at
tracted considerable attention.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

KENTUCKY is ''rasslin'" with some
thing worse than legislature. 1t is a
constitutional convention. For six
months has it sat and pondered, and
low it's work is about to so before the
people for their adoption or rejection,
The opinion prevails that the peopl |
will defeat the new constitution. The
certainly need a new one, for it is ss.as
that the old clause allowing slavery
still has a place in the constitution as
il now stands.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

TO MIR. GOULD: In despite of no
slight partially for other places on the
part OF TIC local management OF certain
Texas railroads. you viii find at Fort
Worth these things:
The railroad center Of the South
west:
The livestock center OF the South
west;
The Methodist bishop center of the
Southwest:
The railway postal service center of
the Southwest:
The fine churchhouse center Of the
Southwest:
The gateway to the finest and most
rapidly developing country in the
South.
Come to see us. We will not toady
10 you and tell how you walk into a
drug store and drink vichey, but we
will treat you respectfully because we
respect you and your great ability and
boundless power for good to Texas-if
only you will, Mr.. Gould, if only you
will
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

THE Northwest viii get railroad con-
nection in Z road to he soon built from
Henrietta TO Abilene via Archer,
Throcl.morton and other growing
towns of the booming Northwest.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
Travis Farmers' Alliance.


AUSTIN, Tex, April TO- The Travis
county Farmers Alliance adopted unani-
mously to-day a resolution commenting the
action OF their local representatives in vot-
ing for an appointive commission.
DR.. Maxwell, an anti-sub-treasuryite
was chosen delegate to the Waco state
<sssting.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
Skeleton Of . Mastodon.
Correspondence to the Gazette.

SEYMOUR, Tex, April l0.-A few days
since gentleman by the name of Green dis
covered in the brakes Of the Wichita river
the skeleton of very large animal, sup
posed to be that of mastodon or mann
moth. As soon as exposed to the air the
bones began to crumble, but by using glue
some of them were preserved The thigh
bone is four feet and three inches long. One
of the animals tuszs. which was shaped
like an elephants, measured fourteen feet
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

IN ANSWER TO q correspondent at
Cottordale. Wise county. the perma-
mont school fund is SO, 500, 900, to say
nothing Of the 25.0J0.9o0 acres Of
public school lands, and the available
fund IS. estimated. 8. $4,000.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

TIE only explanation that has been
given OF mdiana's large voting popula-
tion-about one to every i've Of the
total population Is soap and "Dud-
levisln." When Dallas $4,000 people
ca-t rs votes. or about one to every
fou-and-a-half Of the total, what name
shall we coin 10 lit il?
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

\ NEW Union depot, big postoffice
building, 4 line city hall. 4 GAZETTE
building, a market house, big city
park-weu, Well. all these things come
together, it seems. On with the bust.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

THE Democratic party Of Dallas
needs some of Noch's lymph, if it has
not become too reduced FOR that treat
nent TO have effect.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
THE DANGEROUS FLUTE.
She Snapped the Pistol in Fan, but Coy
VIII Now Make Music With
His Wings.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, April 1.-Melcher
Santas Coy, young Mexican who boards
with Madame Francesca Pierza, is very
fond of playing the flute. This morning
he was practicing the Lighthouse by
the Sea- and the woman shot him through
the breast with a revolver. She says she
thought the weapon was unloaded and
snapped it at him in fun. Coy will die.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

THE GAZETTE does not talk through
its nose in protesting its love for
la5oling men, but what is better, THE
GAZETTE promotes those things
that furnish worl, for men and women
#hile the demagogue lives and agi-
ta,es on the fund provided by the sons
IL tnil
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
MISCEGENATlON.

A Colored PreachersIarriesa Pretty White
Woman.
HAvERHrLL, Mass, April 9.-Rev. W.
E. Roberts, a colored evangelist, married
Miss Martha Abbott Of Worcester, pretty
and bright white woman Of twenty-five.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

Special to the Gazette.
NEW BRAUyFELs, TEX, April S.-H
Brinkoeter, well known citizen Of thi:
county, was thrown from runaway horse
to-day and his spine fractured. He is
dying.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

THERE will be some railroad build
ing in Texas this year, and Northwest
and West Texas will be in it.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

FORT WORTH is preparing to make
more work for the tin bucket brigade.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

co NORTHWEST young man, and
grow up with ThrockmolrOn, Archer
and other towns OF Gods country.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

AND the people are joining THE GA
zETTE in advertising Texas-and the
subscribers they come rolling in.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

MONEY is not antagonistic to labor
The lack Of money is the cause Of
the present stagnation of business in
Texas. In Fort Worth and Dallas
there are hundreds of industrious
men out OF work because, for want Of
money there is so little work doing.
1t would be hard to get an opinion
from one OF these men that he was
opposed 10 capital. We need capital,
and we need laws to invite it to
this state. y sensible, liberal corpo-
ration law viii do it. Now, when
money in the East is held back from
investment in railroad stocks and
bonds and Other speculative properties
IS a good time TO encourage it 10 turn
10 Texas,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

VIRTUE is its own reward-some-
times. William Roberts of Liberty,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

possible
invention with its improved printing and METH
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