Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-19

At Asbury Park. y. j., yesterday. the Sea
Shore electric railway power station was
destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000. Insurance,
so, 600.
At Bridgeport, Conn. yesterday Jacob
Scheele, who killed Constable Louis
Drucker in January, 1888. was executed by
hanging
The president has denied the application
for pardon OF Edward Belden, convicted in
Kansas of murder and sentenced to hang
on the 26th.
AT Detroit, Mich, yesterday the supreme
lodge of the \. o. [. w devoted three
hours discussing the report of the board Of
arbitration.
The Austrian emperor has given special
audience to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
which implies the recognition of the legal
status of Bulgaria.
In Grant country, Oregon. Churchill, u
blacksmith killed his assistant and NOR
tally wounded man who he thought was
in pursuit of him.
Frank Beatty. a laborer al the North
ington ALA rock quarry, was killed by a
large rock falling on him. His body was
terribly mangled
Governor Pattison of PENNSYLVANIA yes
terday vetoed the compulsoryo education
bill passed by the legislature few days
before IFS adjournment.
New South Wales.-E,lection1r eturns re-
ceived up to the present time give the gov
ernment twentS-ei@ht members and the
opposition twenty-five.
Secretary Proctor has ordered court
martial to try Col. Compton of The Fourth
cavalry for failing to take steps 10 prevent
the Walla Wala lynching.
II. NJ. S. Nyphi. Porpoise and Pheasant
have been ordered to Behrins sea TO coop
crate with the American cruisers in enforc-
ing the closed season agreement.
AT Walla Walla six of the seven soldiers
charged with killing \. j. Hunt. April -,
are on trial. Patrick McMerichau. the
seventh, WAS granted separate trial.
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Belt has left for San Francisco TO award
the contracts for furnishing provisions and
hardware to the Pacific coast Indians.
The representatives of the New Orleans
press, secular and religious, met at the
Picayune office yesterday TO take measures
to raise funds for jeff Davis monument.
The National association of life under
writers closed its annual session ut Detroit
yesterday. 1t will meet in New York city
next year the third Wednesday of Scptem-
Der.
The seat in the New York exchange of
Douglas Greene. who ran away to Europe
with Mrs. Alice Smell McCrae, abandoning
his wife and two children, was sold for
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The congregation of the Allegheny pa
Reformed Presbyterian church has with
drawn from the reformed church and will
seek admission to the United Presbyterian
church.
Bernard Glandi convicted some days ago
as having attempted to bride Talesman
Henry Battwood in the Hennessy case,
was yesterday sentenced to one year at hard
labor in the penitentiary.
Advices from Mexico say the financial
condition of Guatemala is terrible. Presi-
dent Barrillas is called a tyrant. and the
election. excitement is great The excite
ment is extending 20 Honduras.
The Nicaragua canal construction COM
pany and the Nicaragua mail, steam navi-
cation and trading company held their an
nual meetings at Denver. Col, yesterday
and elected officers for the ensuing year.
At New York yesterday in the Church
of the Ascension, Miss Elaine GOodale. the
authoresS and government inspector of In
dian schools. married Sioux Indian named
DR.. Charles Eastman of Pine Ridge agency.
The secretary of the navy has designated
Chief Engineer G.. f. KutZ, Capt. COmwell,
Commander H. c. Taylor, Lieut.. Com
mander Nichols and Constructor Linnard,
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for positions in the Mare Island navy yard,
California.
The supreme council of the Federation
of railway employees adjourned its annual
meeting at Chicago, to meet sometime
next week at Terre Haute, Ind. This was
made necessary by the Northwestern con-
trOverSy unexpectedly overshadowing all
other matters. All business is postponed
pending its settlement.
A Joint committee of trades unions has
decided to send letter to the president
asking that the eight-hour rule De adopted
in all government work at the fair and the
tariff of wages of the various trades be
recognized Workingmen of America and
Europe are warned not to come TO Chicago
expecting to find plenty of work and high
wages.
The Portuguese budget proposes the
adoption of gold and silver standard
raises the import duty on alcohol, suggests
departmental reforms reducing eXpendi-
lures and announces that tenders will be
invited TO complete the Delagoa Bay railway
and docks, the state accepting no response
bility beyond guarantee of interest on
capital expended.
A correspondent of the New York Herald
says John Bardsley, the defaulting treas
urer of Philadelphia, has prepared state
ment in his own behalf. He denies any in
tentiOn of dishonesty, but admits violating
the letter of the law by looming public
funds for profit and depositing funds in the
keystone bank and elsewhere beyond the
limit fixed by the council
The International Brotherhood of Boiler
makers and Iron Ship Builders has resolved
to establish a nine-hour day, and al future
meeting will fix the day. The schedule
will only be enforced, however, in cities
where there is a demand for labor of that
kind. The American Federation of Labor,
at its next convention, to be held at Biz
mingham, Ala; will be asked to indorse the
action of the bo:ler-makers.
association of Kansas was filed yesterday.
Its principal place OF business will be Ster
ling. The object is to store at Sterling
broomcorn and other farm products. 1t is
understood that this is the first Of many
companies of this kind 10 be organized by
the farmers for the purpose of enabling
them to mold their farm products until they
can get good prices for them.
The American cruisers Baltimore and
San Francisco left Iquique yesterday. The
Baltimore goes direct TO CailaO and the San
Francisco will cruise between Iquique and
Arisa. Yesterday Admiral AicCann add
dressed a note to Senior Errazuriz, minister
of foreign affairs, thanking him for the
and kindness shown the American
squadron by the iunta and expressed hope
that the trouble would soon reach an honor
able termination.
In the Ring at Galveston.
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