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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01
, aBoomer" and promoter"

-L.,.- 60 Tree Gazette.
Ar,r.S Tex, April 90-The business
nm NJ Austin were not greatly surprised,
',r--.. .- GERS we're, by the arrest in At
.., .-.r.iav u the boomer and pro-
..- J.. Dunn Several weeks ago
...t.r.-- a..-Iu tu turn up that something
-...Ig.. and tAIt The boomers methods
,r--.r .. square with business principles.
-L.--'r after his departure for New Iork,
amt four weeks ago, detective arrived
s.s-sgt-. searching for man OF his exact
5s.-.r-ly.. charged with forging bills of
-,..rta the extent Of 5000 in Sedalia, Mo.
+ detective followed him, hoping % over
49,. L.4 d, ST. Louis, where he was to
y, .-aa Stop but failed.
Dunn arrived IN Austin about three
r,l-.As ago, and made quite stir in real
r,...e circles b. making number of valu-
s.-surr.Haers of city and suburban prop
--.r. including m interest amounting to
81 -gJla the Daily Statesman. The total
n. his purchases here foot up about SS0.OOO,
.r,lrs..lgu S. Very little cash was paid,
r.tyEe.at.ug in all 5000, The balance of
.fauu-.-l Iteration being settled by vendors
'glH...- Ire paid, for example, $50 cash
m ,l. contract with the Statesman. He
WIS L.t smart little BIT for the only re-
s., If his stay here was to drop about
;c1
He wen, about a month ago TO New York
'Dr4lse. as he said, $50, O0U on his invest
lcr' here for the purpose Of erecting a
,ergu-sJury building 10 contain an opera
l..s, he took q local architect with him
% procure he latest plans for n modern
bLliay. The architect returned week
i-l WITH The assurance that Dunn had
raised Sf-1.DJO, aud has ever since been busy
Iereytug his plan Of the proposed build
N
THE rENITRSTIARY BOARD
NJ. today 20 consider. among other things,
trepr1u -.5flcu Of Maj Goree, ex-slperin-
faldra. 20 lease the state farm at Harlem
and give therefor the entire proceeds from
tie farm aud $4,000 besides. He would re-
huFurs himself by Collecting the bounty on
SUGAR raised, which is estimated at SOS, 900,
HuI which under The governors veto, the
.s'Ueul, not collect. The board considered
ElguM.'a fully, aud finally concluded that it
lSog.t lH- boz advisable 10 accept the propo-
b..,on that would in effect be an evasion, or
Dyec riaHg Of me policy laid down by the
governor b. his message, and acquieSced in
tv the legislature
PROFESSOR CrMMINs,
sent some tine ago by the geological de-
par,LaE' 10 investigate and report his find
lgs relative 10 the rumCred extinct Indian
-r Mgzsau village Oh the Red river in
ur.er caaa'g. has made his report. He
found un jle north fork of he'd river, three
miles below the mouth of Elm fork aud
stem mil from Nangun, the county seat
3. Greer Tile remains Of two villageS-one
81 Indian. the olher u Mexican or Aztec.
TIE remains If the latter show that ii was
b..tut sun dried brick, although granite
uw-u-'i near by in the Wichita mount
ans. Drler evidences. such as copper,
brass aui iron Instruments, glass beads,
r'1. a-t.-L lis Mexican origin. 1t IS
laula b. -..al this discovery will aid matsri-
o., no rowing The claim of Texas 10 Greer
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that Ward should lot run over him any
longer. In three-quarters of an hour
Morgan returned, and told Bryd he would
find his gun in certain fence corner; that
he went and got the gun where Morgan
told him; that when Morgan got the gun it
was loaded in both barrels, and when he
got it in the fence corner both barrels were
empty, and freshly discharged, and that
during the time Morgan had the gun Ward
was killed.
Other circumstances were introduced
tending TO support the charge. and stronger
evidence, il is said. is 10 follow
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01

OTTAWA, ONT, April SO.-Supporters of
the government in the Dominion depart
ment held caucus, which was largely at
tended.
Sir John Macdonald, president, did not
deal with the governments policy, but
urged his followers to make suggestions
from time to time. He was well received.
as also were other speakers, who included
Sir Hector Longevin and Sir John Thcmp-
son. Liberal members also held a caucus
to-day, when it was decided 10 adopt an
aggressive policy from the start
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01
GOLD HUTCH"
HIS INDEBTEDNESS ASSUMED BY
CONGDON & co.
His Failure Slightly Affected the Markets,
but 1t Rapidly Recovered-His Son
Thinks that He will Pay Out.
The Esec, on Sale. yan,sbes.

Hntchinson incident So far as its e47act on
sales is concerned, has disappeared from
the Board of Trade as suddenly as did that
erratic individual himself Before the
opening Of the Board of Trade this morning
an official announcement was publicly made
to assembled operators that all of Mr.
Hutchinson's open trades would be assumed
by c. B. CoDgdon g. Co.
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Fell From q Porch.

Special to the Gazette.
DESIsoN. TEX, April 30.-The two-year-
old child of Z. johnson, u tailor, fell of the
porch at the family residence last night and
fractured his skull and sustained other
bruises. A physician was called and dressed
the injuries. The little fellow is suffering,
but the physician thinks on account of his
age he will recover,
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Nashville Races.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 30.-F'irst race
seven furlongs, Sui Ross won, Lemoine II.
second, Red Sign third. Time, :29s4.
Second race, six furlongs, Linlithgow
won, Bonnie Bird second, Mlt Young
third. Time, 1:l5i5
Third race, mile and seventy yards, Bank
rupt won, Carter B. second, Brandollette
third. Time, / 40
Fourth race, half mile, Huron won, Tom
Paxton second, Addie third. Time, .50I;.
Fifth race, nine-sixteenths mile, Henry
Junkins won, Maggie Lebus second, Mantle
third. Time, .57l[
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01

BUENos AYREs, April 3o.-Gold closed
$50 per cent premium.
The report of the examiners appointed to
inquire into the affairs of the National
bank was published to-day. The report
shows the most scandalous state of affairs
and has resulted in causing the National
banks shares to fall 10 per cent. 1t is un-
derstood the disclosures made will be a
death blow TO state banks so far as the
Argentine Republic is concerned.
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THE STRIKE.
The Laborers of Pennsyivania Preparing
for the Strike.

P1rrsBUoG, Pa, April 9o.-The pro-
that the carpenters shall quit work tonight
for s.. so per day of eight hours. They, at
present, receive &. 70 for nine hours work
Stone masons of the city, who are not now
on strike, will also go out for the eighth
hour day and As cents per hour
Contractors and members of the Builders
exchange have signed iron clad articles TO
refuse the demands of the carpenters, and
when the strike occurs to lockout every
carpenter who strikes They have agreed
to lockout all other branches Of building
trades, because they are all closely allied
and work under system of federation.
Marble-cutters believe their scale will be
signed. They have agreed to extend the
time until next Monday.
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which has not yet been paid; that it owes
the city of San Antonio and other parties,
and that 1t is helplessly insoivent
The cause has not been set for hearing.
The Alamo electric road was built with
New York money by Delafield s. McCrillis
of Denver. 1t owns about sig miles Of
track and some very valuable franchises, as
well as large amount of rolling stock.
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An Aged Lady Demented.

Special to the Gazette.
Houston, TEX, April 30-A demented
old lady named Mrs. Hoffmaster is wander
ing about this city, and balks all attempts
to care for her, though she has been taken
TO a private house, and also to the Sisters
hospital She says she has daughter
named Mrs. Alice Reynolds living near Fort
Worth
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SHREWD DEMOCRATS.
The Election of Presidential Electors by
Congressional Districts.

LANSING, Mich, April 30.-The bill pro-
viding for the election of presidential
electors by congressional districts, with
two delegates at large. one from the East
ern and the other from the Western dis
trict, passed the senate This is Demo-
cratic measure to divide the vote of the
state on president, and it has already
passed the house. The senate also passed
congressional apportionment bill, which,
as calculated, will give seven of the twelve
districts to the Democrats.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01
France Preparinyfo War

PARIS, April 30.-The French armies on
the German frontier will be exercised in
night military maneuvers on an immense
scale early in May. The troops thus placed
under arms will occupy all vital positions
which they would have to hold in an effort
to repulse the supposed invasion Of German
troops.
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The Governors Slate.

SPEC. 20 o.. Gazet.e.
AUSTIN. Ery.. April 3O.-The p-obabili-
.s -.e a4 The governor, who has about
s- MS slate, will announce mis- ap-
..-t s ,l-morrow for three additional
-a.rs OF appeals, three coditiers
=. iaa-"ay commissioners. 1t is quite
.-. almost sure, that the latter
-t.-.---.---- viii 20 to North Texas.
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,..rly S79, 900 Deposited with
tbe Comptroller Yesterday.
7gr SCHOOL APPORTlONMENT.
:. Psraer'.ary Board Discussing the Con-
vet Labor Question.
.z,h,,,, 20 Secure Two Large Farms for
] ia state, and Work Couyicts Upon
Thrn-nore About "Boomer
aud Promoter Dunn.
Convict Labor.

s,sss, --a Gazette.
,s-.y. -lZ.. april 30.-The penitentiary
,54-5. today considered the plan adopted
,..,srll. & easing about seven R hundred RED
~ - -. advertise for the purchase of one
- ". ~. MS east Of the Brazos, in Brazo-
. ~ ~ F... bend counties; the land sugar
- ..-.r, e.. 1e paid for in cash or convict
.g- q -.. D.. agreed upon. This was
'-.t mi policy more in consonance with
~. r... .r notion. which opposes the
,.r.-., ~ y ggHyItls.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April S0.-Yesterday
John L. Sullivan, while in a saloon, pulled
out wad of bills and threw them on the
floor and said: There is my stuff that
says can lick Slavfn right now. He has
no business following me around the coun,
try making bluffs
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Narrow Escabe-Fire.

H1LLsBoRo, TEX, April 30.-By the cap
sizing Of tisherman's boat two men made
very narrow escape from drowning Tues
day at Towash
The postoffice at Peoria. Tex, with con-
tents was destroyed by fire Monday night.
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The jury Failed to Agree.

SIOUX FALLS, SD. April S0-The jury in
the case of Plenty Horse, the Sioux Indian
on trial for the murder of Lieut. Casey at
the time of the late uprising, composed Of
Indians in this state, at O'Clock this morn
ing reported their inability to agree and
were discharged. The recalcitrant Jurors
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01

refused to vote for conviction because the
court refused the defendant an Interpreter,
the refusal being based on the ground that
Plenty Horse was able to talk English
fuently and understood it perfectly.
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Portuguese occupy MassIkesse.

CAPE TowS, April 30-The Portuguese
have occupied Massikesse Upon the ap-
proach of the Portuguese the British set
tiers, guarding stores there, left their posts.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01

CHICAGO, ILL, April 30-Frank Mangum,
one of .Old Hutch's" confidential brokers,
says that when Hutchinson s::open deals are
settled it would leave him . part Of the
margins already up
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IN a BAD WAY.
The Y. n. c. 4. at Houston About to Go
Under-In Debt $1,000.

Special to the Gazette.
HoUsToN, TEX, April 30.-The Young
Mems Christian association in this city is
in bad way, as the secretary and the ply
steal director have resigned because their
salaries have not been paid. The association
is about $1,000 behind, and interest is greatly
on the Wane.
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REPORTED lNSOLvsNT.
@'et'iioR for Receiver of a San Antonio
Street Railway.

Street Railway.
eva. 10 The Gazette.
~ ANTONIO, TEX, April 20.-In the
'i court to-day the SAP Antonio
- supply company, alleging an in
-.E,irss Of Sloly. asked the Alamo cleo
~ ~ a' railway company to show cause
~ re ever should not be appointed
/ - Petition states that more than the act
'---e % the road is covered, as there is
Ky Ky ISSUE Of 500, 600, all but $4,000 of
I'm lave been placed upon the New
m market, and that it is running at
loss Of $500 month; that it defaulted
- LIE January interest Of its bonds,
The morning call., 1891-04-17
BLAINE's GOOD LUCK.

It was cruel in Secretary Blaine to put in
one letter extracts from Premier Rudini's
two communications. On the 24th OF March
the Italian Premier wrote to the Italian
Minister at Washington as follows:
our requests to the Federal Government are
very simple. some Italian subjects, acquitted
by Anne lean magistrates, have been murdered
In prison while under The immediate protection
of the authorities Our right, therefore, 10 de-
maud and obtain the punishment OF the muir
dsrers and indemnity for the victims is unques-
tionabe.
To this note Mr.. Blaine replied that the
ease was in the hands of the State author
tiles and that the Feleral Government could
not anticipate the result. The Federal Gov
eminent would not attempt to influence
verdict by giving assurance in advance
that the persons on trial should be pun
ished.
Between the dates of March oath and
April u the Italian Premier seems to have
received new light On the latter date Ru-
DIM sent a telegram to the Italian Minister
at Washington from which the following eX-
tract is taken:
Tie Government of the King of Italy has asked
nothing beyond the prompt institution of judicial
proceedings through the regular courts. 1t
would be absurd TO claim the punishment OF the
gully parties without the warrant of regular
judgment.
Yet this absurd claim had just been made
In the telegram of March oath he demanded
punishment and indemnity; in that Of April
% he was content with trial 1t is generally
conceded that Mr.. Blaine has conducted the
correspondence with consummaie ability,
but he has also had some good luck.
The morning call., 1891-04-17
FACTS ABOUT MORTGAGES.

During the campaign which resulted in
the election of President Harrison great
many statements were circulated concerning
mortgages on Western farms. These state
ments could not be shown to be incorrect
from the fact that there were no records of
the canceling of mortgages or Of payments
made on account. A mortgage once recorded
in most cases remained an apparent incum-
brance on the property. The national cen
sus If 1890 undertook to supply statistics
showing the actual number of mortgages on
farms in each State and the amount of each.
These statistics are now attacked on the
ground that they were obtained to serve a
party purpose. Superintendent Porter re-
plies that the purpose of the Office has been
simply to ascertain the truth in regard to
the Indebtedness OF the people OF the United
States. In 1855 the free-traders thought to
win votes for their ticket by showing that
farming was improbable under the protect
i've system. Finding that an investigation
is likely 20 take that argument from them
they now complain that the investigation is
for political purposes. As a general thing
investigation or enlightenment Of any kind
does tend to the injury of the free-traders.
The morning call., 1891-04-17
PAVEMENTS.

During a number of years basalt stone
LAID on sand has been a kind OF pave
ment the law authorized the Supervisors to
accept Nearly all the good pavement we
have is of that kind. The poultice has not yet
been in wear long enough to warrant its be-
Ing clasSed as an acceptable pavement The
blocks that have been laid with that kind
of pavement do not promise well. In many
cases the wear of one year indicates two or
possibly three years as the natural life
of the poultice. An effort was made to
induce Mayor Sanderson to veto the order
authorizing the acceptance of the only kind
of pavement that has stood the test OF actual
trial The proposition is to compel the lay
ing of pavement in new streets which will
cost about 10 cents a square foot more than
the pavement on our accepted streets has
cost. The motive of this proposition is to
so increase the cost of basalt stone pave
ment that property-hoiders will pave with
the pouitice and let the city do the repair
ing OF course this proposition is urged in
the name of progress. But the people of
this city are becoming shy of the kind of
progress the Examiner champions.
The morning call., 1891-04-17
NO MORE FOREIGN PAUPERs.

The last Congress did good workin tile way
of restricting immigration. 1t is pretty Ger
tain, however, that the next Congress will be
asked to go still further in the same direc-
ii n. The New Orleans affair has created a
dstrust of the newly arrived foreign ele-
ment in our population. This feeling does
not extend to foreign born citizens who have
through . course Of wears shown their 10y
atty to the Government Of their adoption.
but to comparatively new corners, who do
not seem to realize that in becoming Ameri-
can citizens they have renowned allegiance
to their native country. There will be little
tolerance hereafter for foreigners OF what
ever nationality who regard the United
States as a place in which 10 earn money to
spend at home. Men who propose to go
back to their native country as soon as they
have earned money enough do not make
good citizens Whatever Americanism they
may affect is superficial When the test
comes they will 60 over to the eGemy. In
the labor ranks of the United States there is
now no place for workers who are not citi-
zens in the full sense of the word.
The morning call., 1891-04-17
STREET WORK.

Extensive Sewering Proposed for the
Western Addition.
The Street Committee of the Board of SUI
pervisOTs decided yesterday upon the petit
ton of NJ. L. Hoffman and the advice OF
County Attorney burst to recommend tina
Grattan street. from Stanyan 10 Willard, be
expunged from the official map.
The bids for the proposed patent stone
pavement in Union square were all rejected,
because considered too high.
Superintendent of Streets Gilleran was d.
rected 10 take the necessary steps to prevent
sand drifting upon Eleventh avenue, be-
The Superintendent was directed also to
walks.
The matter of reducing and fixing uni
form width for Willard street was indefn-
itely pos poned.
Action in relation to the desired extension
of Seventeenth street was postponed until
the committee could look at the property to
be affected.
Superintendent Gileran's proposition to
resewer Oak street, from Deysadero to
Scott; Scott, from Oak to Waller; Waller,
from Scott to Fillmore; Fillmore, from Wal
Ter to Ridley; Ridley. from Fillmore to
Church, and Church. from Ridley TO Fiji
teenth, will be recommended, and Surveyor
Tilton was instructed to prepare plans and
specifications and define district to be as
Sesset for the work.
The PrtitiUu of the Omnibus CHUle COW-
pany tor permission 10 operate street rail-
road by electricity was considered and it
was unanimously decided to deny the privi-
The morning call., 1891-04-17
HARBOR COMMISSION.
The Southern Pacific Objects to
North Beach.

At meeting of the State Board of Har-
Dor Commissioners held last Wednesday
afternoon, C. p. Huntington and A. N.
Towne of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company were present to protest against
the proposed removal of the Pacific Mail
Dock to North Beach. They, or rather Mr..
huntington, said they had arrived at the
conclusion that North Beach would be i'm
possible for their fleet, as the ''northers"
would make mooring dangerous, and the
loading of flour from barges into the ships
wO lid be entirely out of the question. Mr.
Huntington declared that rather than be
removed they would 60 to Oakland and load
from the long pier.
1t is the Intention to build large vessels,
costing 81 600 each. for the service, and
To expose them to the northerly winds would
be almost suicidal. Our accommodations
at the foot of Brannan street are by no
means what they ought to be, but we are
willing to stay there until the extension OF
the sea-wall permits of better accommoda-
tionS."
The board promised to give the question
due consideration, and even minated that
the request might be granted, but no action
was taken.
The board instructed Engineer Marsden
Manson TO draw up plans and specifications
for the aving of East street, from the end
of Section to the south line of Mission
street, and for matchmaking from the
south end OF Mission street TO within 81 feet
of the north line of Howard street; also
plans and specifications for the bulkhead,
platform, filing and paving from Howard
street to the middle CT Folsom street..
The morning call., 1891-04-17
DANA WILL CASE.
Mrs. Sarah Barker Smith on the witnes


Mrs. Sarah Barker Smith the Witness
Stand.
The Dana will case was resumed yester-
day before Judge Coffey. After r. W. Bar
It's had given some unimpor:ant testimony,
Mrs. Sarah Barker Smith, to whom Dana
gave his WILL was placed on the stand
Mrs. Smith testified that she had lived
here since 1874. and in 1888 made the ac-
quaintance Of Professor Dana. She after
ward took music lessons from him. She
then told of various presents she had made
Dana at different times, and of some that
he had given her. She also told how he had
given her his will to keep, and where she
had placed it for safe-keeping. In 1887 she
offered to return the will, but he asked her
to retain charge of it, and said that when
ever she opened it she should see that there
were three witnesses present. This CONVEX
sation occurred on Wednesday, January
Is. 1888.
The remainder of the session was taken
up with the witness identifying letters that
mad passed between her and Dana. after
which the court adjourned to Ii o'clock this
morning.
The morning call., 1891-04-17
CHEAP SUGAR.

Eastern papers that have persistenuy op-
posed the Mckinley tariff now seek to
break the force of the ehea ening of sugar
by asking why other imported articles are not
cheapened in the same way. The New York
Herald admits that cheap sugar is q boon to
the wage-eaTner, but insists that sugar is
not the only thing that should be cheapened.
"Why take two cents a pound off sugar
and put a ffty-cent tax on the price of a
wooden shirt or petticoat?" that journal
asks. The Mckinley tariff follows the rule
of taking the duties off articles which we
do not produce at home. In pursuance of
that policy the free list has been extended
so as to include about every product in
which the United States is not a competitor
But if duties should be taken off articles
which we do produce, the foreign article
would in most cases drive the home article
out We might perhaps cheaper clothing,
but we should thereby create a market for
the foreign article. Goods which cur mills
supply so long as the cost of foreign goods
is increased by the amount of the tariff
would be supplied by foreign mills if the
duties were removed or materially reduced.
In taking the duties off such articles as
tea and coffee We reduce the cost of living
without exposing an American industry to
ruin. The sugar industry will be preserved
by the bounty paid upon home productions.