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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
Death In a Diving Bell.

ALPENA, Mich, Nov. S.-About two
weeks ago the wrecking tug Emerald came
to this port to discover if possible, tha
location of the wreck of the Pewabic, which
went down several years ago, andSsecure
her treasure. After considerable trouble
the wreck was fopnd, Xe
the boat started for this port to coM up.
Tuesday everything was in readinSss, and
they headed for the wreck again, having on
board Oliver Pelkey and Michael MI Carthy,
two of the most expert divers in the United
States. Pelkey insisted on going down first.
He was let over the side of the boat, and
soon found his way to the wreck In about
twenty minutes the signals stopped. This
caused considerable uneasinesS, and after
waiting a few moments more without
hearing from him they loosened the con-
Meeting lines in hop S that he might free
himself. but of no avail. He was fast in
the wreck. Six stalwart men were unable
to pull him up and, as last resort, the
captain ordered the lines made fast to the
tug post and she started ahead. 1t re-
quired considerable of pull to free him,
but something finally parted and it was
found that his body was yet attached
to the line. A hole in the armor near the
hips indicated that water had rushed in
and smothered him. Life was not quite eX-
tinct when ne was drawn on board, but he
soon gasped several times and passed away.
His remains were sent to West Superior,
Wis, where widow and one child mourn
his untlmelY end.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
MORE RAIN MAKERS.
They are at Work IN Bell County, and Il
Rains in Tarrant at tho
Same Time. H.

Special to the Gazette.
TEMPLE, BELL COUNTY, TEX, Nov. S.
On last Tuesday four gentlemen, headed by
DIR. Murphy, president of the Kansas arti-
fetal rain company, arrived in Temple
They came to experiment with their new
secret process for producing rain.
They soon procured house in South
Temple that suited them, and to it they had
the cases containing their implements and
material at once removed. Their process is
kept entirely secret, and there is nothing to
indicate that the rain-maaerS are at work
except suggestive blazes of purple and blue
which issue at night from hole in the roof
of the house. But they work all the time.
At first, they announced that the atmos-
phelic condition was unfavorable, and that
it might be some days before rain could be
produced. On Thursday afternoon the
Doctor said everything was going smoothly,
and that rain would almost certainly
come by u O'Clock Friday night Up to 10
O'Clock Friday night not cloud was visi-
bic, and the rain makers followers began
to doubt. But at II o'clock it was cloudy
and fifteen minutes later rain began to fall
and continued half an hour. Saturday
morning the sky was clear, but the RAIN
makers were encouraged and said more
would fall Saturday night. At l o'clock
last night clouds began to gather, at 2
O'Clock it was raining, and rain in warm
April-liae showers has been falling all day.
Your correspondent finds the consensus
of opinion this afternoon of twenty-four
persons to whom the subject was mentioned
Us follows: Thirteen gave credit to the
raiu-makers, ten had no opinions on the sub
ject, but said it was remarkable coincl-
dence. One, a Hardshell Baptist from Ar
kansas, said nobody but God could make
rain, and said he had no faith in it. The
rain-malers are apparently scientific men,
say they mean business, that though this is
their first experiment in Texas they will
visit several other places in the state.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
A DARING ATTACK.
Wyoming Outlaws Raid and Loot a Min
ing Town After a Battle-S40o
Worth Of Doodle.
Special to the Ga zette.

- e>~S
CHEYENNE. WYo., Nov. A courier
brings news of most daring attack on a
mining town in the northeastern part of the
state which occurred on the second of last
month. In the battle two men were killed
and five wounded, while the robbers sue
ceeded in getting goodly amount of spoils
from the people. 1t has been known for
some time that the hills along the northern
border of the state were the headquarters
of band of horsethieves and outlaws, but
little attention was paid them by the people
of that section, for they have confined their
depredations to other parts of the country.
About 2 O'Clock In the afternoon, while
the majority OF the male portion of
the town were away to their claims work.
ing, seven men rode into town, stopping at
the store of James Robinson and robbing
him of all the money and ammunition in the
place. They LETT guard there and pro-
ceeded to go through the town. robbing
every store and house ca the way. When
they had about completed the job, two men
happened to come to town for powder, and
seeing the state Of affairs opened fire on
the outlaws, which brought on pitched
battle, with the result that two of the rob-
bers were killed at the first fire add two
others were wounded.
As soon as the firing began Robinson was
shot by the man guarding him, but his
wound did not prevent him from taking a
hand in the fight. Walter Wilsoq4nd John
Doubleday were also wounde& but not
fatally. The robbers succeeded fn carrying
o1A0O in money and goods organ
I'D moyeme3t is now talked dPby the peo-
e'ssa' are d.ngeref their raids.
Ease and Gonafsrt from Pasasof all kinds
Apls, yfF., n,Giled tres~~6o nd be deeeiSed by
.e0ua5S Jea prepaz ki0ss. s---
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
A LIVING TOM B.
The CHASTITY Discovery Made While Tear
ing Down an Old House-Buried
Alive in Wall.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
HERMosILLA, n. M, Nov. GA strange
discovery was made here few days ago,
which shows that most horrible murder
has been committed at some period long
past. One Of the oldest places in the town
is a large adobe house on the outskirts,
which is said to be the Oldest house in the
territory. This house was built by the
Spaniards when they first came to this
country, and has been added to and taken
from until only a small portion of the
original remains. This remaining portion
consists of the central part and was left on
account of the solidity of the walls. 1t was
determined by the owner few days ago to
tear away part of this wall and change the
shape of the building. Workmen were en-
ployed to tear down the wall, but they
made but few blows until they discovered
that the apparently solid wall was hollow.
The owner told them to go very carefully,
for they might possibly find something that
was valuable. The men cut through two
tiers of adobes and found that they were
entering cavity.
An opening was made large enough to
show the interior and it was discovered
that the cavity was small and contained
nothing but the skeleton Of a man who had
evidently been chained to the wall. On
the wall near the staple where the chain
was attached was scratched the name
Manuel Del Murrillos,' - which Is supposed
to be that Of the man who was left to die of
starvation. These is no possible means of
telling how long the skeleton has been
there, but it must have been placed in the
wall fully two hundred years ago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
The Result as Announced in
Yesterdays Gazette.
FLOWER, RUSSELL AND B0IES
Are Elected by Handsome Majorities, Which
Grow Larger as Returns Come In.
1t Looks as IL the Democrats in New
York and Iowa Have Carried the
Legislatures-Republica Gain
One Congressman.
Cleyeland's Opinion.

New YORK, Nov. 4.-When seen at his
residence on Madison avenue, eX-President
Grover Cleveland gave his opinions of the
result of Tuesdays election as fol-
lows: 'Of course every one has a
right to nut his own construction upon
the result anu l am not anxious
to obtrude my ideas, but it seems to ME
that some things ought to be no longer
doubtful. Any man who thinks tariff re-
form is settled and obselute issue
or that the Importance of sound and safe
money is question upon which people can
be blinded, is either,willfully wrong or dan
gerously dull 1t seems to Inc too that
Democrats ought to be satisfied that
staunch adherence 20 the principles of their
party does not require abuse of those who
show an inclination to help US. l very
much regret the defeat of Governor
Campbell. He has been brave and
honest official. This and the splendid
canvass he made entitled him to success.
While the election of Flower, Russell and
Boies ought to cause the utmost rejoicing
among Democrats,>they should not forget
that they stand under some obligation to be
true to the people, honest in the advocacy
of our principles and decent in all things"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Baby Roasted to Death by Natural
Gas in Administered Women
Badly Burned.
Special to the Gazette.

SPcSldI W TIC n
MOUNTAIN HOME. ARK, Nov. 5-Thk
neighborhood has been shocked by one q
the most horrible accidents ever known y
the state. Some years ago man named
Robinet discovered 4 spring on his land,
about two miles from here, which had
medicinal properties, and some very re-
markahle cures have been recorded by those
who have taken the water. Early in the
summer Robinet discovered that there was
a vein of natural gas underlying his prop
erty, and he sank a well and obtained "a
sufficient quantity to light his place. in
order to make the springs attractive ne
piped the gas and used it to illuminate the
grounds. From the main tube he ran d
pipe along the ground and then bent it up
at right angles. forming an elbow. He thus
had two pipes which he lighted, the gas
coming out in such quantities that it made
flame five feet high.
A week ago last Sunday as has been the
custom all summer q large crowd of people
had cougregated at the springs and We're
enjoying themselves when in friendly
scuffie two men fell against the standing
pipe which ran from the main pipe aud
threw it over. The people were standing
and sitting in circle around, and when the
pipe fell the flames We're sent directly in
the faces of those who were near. Mrs.
Henry WySong was standing in front of the
pipe, and il her arms was her baby only six
months old. The fame was thrown in her
face and she was 50 terribly burned that
she will die. The baby was literally roasted
to death and was almost q crisp when the
unfortunateS were drawn from the flames.
Several other women who We're standing
near were also badly burned, but will re-
cover.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
SPURIOUS COIN.
a Man With $685. of Counter
felt Money Caught.
HE HAD A RECIPE TO MAKE 1T.
The Chief Ingredient Was Bsbbitt Metal
James ID. HollOman of North Caro-
lima is the Man in Custody.
How He Was Found Out
Special to the Gazette.

Purcell, I. T., Nov. S.-Through the
vigilance of Tom Smith, deputy United
States marshal and George F. Gales,
United States commissioner, one James ID.
Holloman, who halls from North Carolina,
was arrested for passing counterfeit silver
and gold coin late yesterday evening. Hol-
loman passed q counterfeit silver dollar on
hot-temale vender and got his change all
right, but soon after the dollar was found to
be spurious. judge Gates. aided by the
female boy and Tom Smith, repaired to the
Santa F'e depot, and the boy pointed out d
sleeping man as the one he got the dollar
from.
When the arrest and search were made
he WAS found loaded down with 1885 in the
base stuff.
Holloman claims the money belonged to
another party, and were it not for the fact
that he had on his own person some of this
wealth, his story would have some SEM
blance of truth. Holloman's trunk at the
baggage room also contained more of the
counterfeit coin. Among the traps of the
party arrested was found recipe for max
ing the money. The bulk OF this is made of
Rabbit metal and then plated with gold.
Judge Gates held the man TO bail, in default
of which he was carried to Paris, Texas. last
night. This was a quick piece OF work,
and shows that our officers are on the look
out for all such criminals.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
Flight of the Wild Geese.
Hartford Times.

OF all the migrating birds none are more
interesting than these great and far Jour-
meyers, which are, with the exception OF
the wild swan, the biggest of them all
One of their mysteries is the wonder how
they contrive to ive-as they do-tiu
November, in the upper regions of B2ffn's
Bay. and even up to latitude eighty degrees
or Whereabouts; for the waters on the
shores where they live must all be frozen
hard and fast by that time-and under such
conditions how do they get the marine
plants on which they largely subsistl
However that may be, here they come,
sweeping southwark through the cold au-
tumnal sky, either in q straight line or las
is quite often the case) in two great lines,
diverging to point at the head, and flying
generally very high. That one OBJ
ject at the pointed head of the
columns is always an old gander
His loud honk, honh, heard family down
the wind as yeritable voice from the sky,
leads the farmer or the pedestrian to look
up and to search the gray sky for a sight
of the well-known V-shaped lines of those
sky voyagers who bring the cold weather
following after them" The leaders fire.
quent call is answered by the members of
his large company, in half-gurgling,
indescribable set of noteS-as il the leader
had asked: How are you all getting ON,
there behinda'-and his followers were re-
fly over the continent in direct line They
take the most direct route-be it
over land or water; and they are
likely to alight for rest or food
on some water, be it on the shore or
inland, at a time when they are not likely
to be seen. But their too sociable calls and
noises betray them-and in such places as
the ponds and coves about Long Islands
Montauk Point, where they always pre-
ferred to stop for a good sociable time, they
have been SO mercilessly pursued by
sportsmen that they are less seen
there now than they once were. They
delight, Ike the wild swan, in such feeding
grounds as are afforded by the bays and
sheltered waterS-half fresh and half salt
of the extensive tract on the North Carolina
coast known as Albemarle Sound; a region
where they linger long and stay late, and
would perhaps, but for the hunters, remain,
many of them, all winter
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
PLAYED WITH THE SKULLS.
How Relics were Gathered for Ssssntific
sesisssssssasEam AsasaseDead
80 NaianssDsga pitated.
SpeciaI to the Gazette.

Special 10 lIe GAZETTE
SPRINGERvnLE, ARR Nov. hvThere is a
man living quietly. in this city whpse career
has been wQsdcrfufs and yet who win prob
ably neverrive to the public the4nfprmas
tion which he has Obtained in bis trayeB
and adventures, which are assfhrillinA as
any Winch has fallegto the lotfof man. TINS
- =. W. Nelson, who for u6mber of years
has been connectd. with tbe burea of eth
nology of the g6vernment. Heshassa Won
derfutfund 81 stories, INT refasesto write
anything Tor the press SHe wkssstationedl
years, and while there mdde'tw trips with
dogs and sledges of over 1900 miles, consum-
ing six months on each trip. Among other
things. he tells of a mission on which he
was sent by the bureau to two islands of
Alaska where 1900 natives had starved to
death because they had been on Il big drunk
during the season when they usually went
hunting, and by the time they had recov-
cred from their drunk they found that the
season was over and they had no food.
Every soul on the two islands died. Sew
eral scientific societies desired to obtain the
heads of some of these Indians, and Nelson
was sent to get them.
He went on the revenue cutter Bear, and
when they got to the islands and saw the
dead people lying around the sailors almost
reyolted because they were ordered to cut
off the heads. They got used to it, how
ever. and decapitated 300 dead Indians.
The sailors became so hardened that they
played ball with the heads, and one day
while they were tossing one around the
deck the teeth dropped out and were scat
tered over the ship. The commander came
on deck at that time and placed the men in
irons for their fun. Nelson has killed
thirty bears during his life, thirteen of
them being the enormous polar bears of the
Arctic regions.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12

its flesh sizzling. The cab wae
not overturned and the driver
sprang out and rushed to the
animals aid. Regardless of warning yells
from the crowd, he grasped the trailing
string that had upset his horse. At that
instant the wire swung across his forehead,
went right through the skull almost to the
ears and there remained, although the I'M
fortunate victim fell forward over the
horse.
And now a frightful scene, never to be for
gotten by the spectators, was witnessed.
The electric fluid literally filed the mans
head, and in moment brain and eyes had
been completely inclnerated. Then
the flesh and skin smoked and
sizzled until they also were reduced almost
to ashes. All the while the sparks played
about the head in an awful shower, tina
eyes literally glowing with consuming
fire.
1t was several minutes before the cleo
trio light could be turned off, and when it
was the body was found to be partially
burned to ashes, the head being completely
so. There Were at the time between
fifteen hundred and two thousand volts go
ing over the wires, and as the weight of the
horse on the telephone wire had completely
cut through the Insulation, the man, OF
course, received the full blast of the cur
rent at the first contact.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
THE BONES WERE FOUND.
After Twenty Years, Widow Searches for
Her Husbands Remains.
SreciaI to the Gazette

AVA
Her Husbands Remains.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO TEX, Nov Thirty
years ago in Uvalde county, near the town
of Dhanis, Henry Schumacher was shot and
killed by Michael Wepf, now prosperous
resident of Eagle Pass. It was war time
and the country was disturbed. Wepf was
constable, and met Schumacher IL the
road. Schumacher had a gun which he
carried in fear of soldiers or Indians.
Wepf demanded its surrender and in the
consequent struggle Schumacher was slain
He was buried and little more was thought
of it. He left wife. Mary Schumacher
and after the lapse of time she went West.
Two days agy she came to re-
cover her husbands bones but
so rapid has been the settlement
of the country that all trace of Schumaker's
burial spot was lost. Finally boy named
Nye came to the rescue. He had heard of
the occurrence and prospected for Schuma-
ker's body. He finally unearthed the bones
in the very middle of the public road which
runs from Dhanis to Uvalde and Tor twenty
years the traffic Of the country had
been driven over the resting place
of the dead man. All signs
of the coffin was gone. His clothing had
disappeared. but lying on the breast bone in
regular order We're six pearl buttons which
his wife had sewed on his shirt the morn
ing Of his death. There were also q pair of
sleeve buttons, collar button and
ring, which established the ident-
ity of the bones, and they have
been brought here and reinforced In the
city cemetery. When Schumacher was
killed there was public graveyard within
fife feet of the spot where he fell. The
country at that time was open prairie. 1t
has since grown up thickly with mesquite.
old fences have rotted away and old land
marks yielded to time. The recovery Of
his body IS little short Of the marvellous.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
For the Gazette.
ONLY A WORD.
BY EDITH RANDALL

Only word, but what comfort 1t brought
Ta the sorrowing heart that was burdened
with grief;
Only word, but it brought such relief
To the soul that for sympathy vainly had
sought
Only word, yet word may contain
All the feelings that lie in the breast Of
friend,
And to one who has promised to love to the
end
A thoughtless word spoken may cause lasting
pain.
Only word. but it pierced like knife.
For twas spoken in anger when conscience
had fed:
Though the word be forgiven it can never be
unsatd.
And the scar of the wound may be carried
through life.
Only word. but how little we know
What harvest may spring from the seed
that we strew
When We utter q word-hut II only We knew,
More careful we d be Of the seed that we SOW
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12

beans having been introduced into the mar
ket. of which many samples bought on the
open market were found to largely consist.
The artificial bean is sold to the
trade at four cents a pound. In large
measure they are imported, and the secre-
tary urges that such impo-tations, as well
as their manufactur and use in this country
be absolutely prohibited. The report re-
views the work OF the several of the diyis-
ions of the department and concludes with
the statement made advisedly that each one
of the more than a dozen divisions
whose work has been reviewed has re-
turned in actual value to the country during
the past year far more than the entire an
nual appropriation accorded to this depart
ment.
Touching the experiments in producing
rain, he states briefly that they have been
made. but that he has no data yet at hand
which would justify him in expressing any
conclusions Oh the subject.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
BURNED OUT HIS BRAIN.
Caught on q Live Electric Wire a Young
Man Meets . Horrible Death.

Man Meets . Horrible Death.
PANAMA, Nov. 5.-This city has had an
appalling experience Of the electric wires
potent power to kill Some boys at play de-
tached naked telephone wire and caused
it to hang from the support to the
ground, trailing over the wires of
the electric light company. At about z p.
N. police lieutenant discovered the wire
hanging to the street and commenced to
haul it in and coil it about an old
gaslight post. The act Of drawing
the fine wire over the rubber insulation
of the electric light wire caused it to cut
into and through the latter. Suddenly the
officer was seen to spring violently into the
air and fall back unconscious. Fortunately.
he had not received the full force of the
current and soon recovered.
A great crowd was instantly on the scene,
but were kept back by q policeman, while
another officer ran to notify the electric
light people. Meanwhile cab came
driving rapidly along. The policeman
shouted vigorously, ''Alto. Alto" and
the crowd took up the warning cry in cho-
rus, but all to no purpose. As II driven by
fate the vehicle rushed on and right over
the deadly wire. Instantly the horse
reeled and plunged headlong to the ground.