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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01

for the purpose of throwing switch when
he fell with his foot across the track The
approaching engine was too near 10 stop in
time 10 prevent the accident The injured
man was taken TO 4 house near by. where
all the assistance possible was given him.
II is understood that he is in very critical
condition.
SATURDAY NIGHTS MURDER.
The murder which took place last night
near the fair grounds and which was men
toned in this mornings GAZETTE. was
caused by the negroes falling out over i
game of craps. The dead mans name IS
Noah Richardson and his slayer was Tom
Morgan. \ number of negroes We're in a
vacant house adjoining the one where the
dance was in progress when a dispute arose
which lead TO Morgan plunging dirk into
Noah's breast near the heart Morgan IS 4
tough man, having some time ago shot and
wounded another negro over some trivial
affair
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
Dcried by GrosvCnor.

WASH SGToS. MAY 5O.-Geu. Grosvenor,
chairman OF The recently appointed immi-
grafton commission. teegraphed Secretary
Foster from DenuiSou. ONO, tha- The ,e-
ported interview with him Wednesday last
criticisiug the demand Of foreigners for the
Use Of their native language IN this country,
and pointing - Wisconsin IS an iliUStga-
ton, = gross Misrepresentation Gen
GroSvenor declares nothing he SAID cOulu be
construed as implying any such sentiments
is SCI forth in the alleged interview.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
a san Antonio Merchant Killed by the Ac'
cidentai Discharge of Gun.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette
SAN ANToSIo. Ten, May 3l.-To-dav at
l o'clock A. DeSeve. a merchant. was hunt
ing five miles from town. He had com
paniOn named William Lilly. They came to
Il wire fence, and Lilly crawled through
He heard the report OF Il gun. and looking
saw Deseve standing with his hand TO his
side. lie said: Il am shot, and fell dead.
There was hole one inch in diameter in
the right breast. The unfortunate man had
gone through the fence. Srasped the gun by
the muzzle and pulled it toward him. He
leaves family.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
Finance Minister Dubian Dead.

CITY OF MENIco. Nav $l.-Fiuance Min
lister VI. Dublan died last night AZ /! o clock.
al fdcubaya Presiderr Dill stated MS
death would MAKE absolutely Ito change in
the financial policy of me government
Assistant Secretary Gamboa WI. remain Il,
the head Of the department for The present.
DUblan'S body WAS brUuEb; 70 this c''y This
afternoon. After being embalmcd II VIII he
laid out in the ra:iona palace. The funeral
viii take place day after tomorrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01

ties yesterday the minister of finance said,
in speaking Of the price of cereals, that re-
ports in regard to crops both At home and
abroad didn't Justify any modification OF
duties on cereals The government, con-
tinued he, was obtaining all information
necessary 70 study the question. and would
await results of the harvest before taking
any action in the matter
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
A DAY AT DALLAS.
A. G. Evans Killed Sunday
Morning by Katy Engine.
END OF A SIGHTSEEING TOUR.
Under Arrest For FaiIing TO Properly Liquidate
Board Bill.
Two Broken Rihs from Catch-as-Catch-
Can Contest-An Unfortunate Switch
man Loses a Foot-Saturday
Nights Murder.
END OF A SIGHTSEEING TOUR.
A FATAL SLEEP.

Special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS. Ten, May 3l-A G.. Evans. Z
salesman for the Deering haryesterS, was
killed here about 80 o'clock a. NJ. by an
Incoming Missouri, Kansas and Texas work
train. Evans and three or four friends
were out ''sight seeing" last night. In
some way Evans got separated from his
companions, and it appears wandered down
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway
track. The accident happened on the curve
al the side OF the gas works. The engineer
on the work trim engine saw man on the
track. but too late to keep from hitting him.
Evans when seen was lying on the track
between two small piles of cin5ers. his
head resting Oh one Of the rails. The en-
CINE struck hin and death was iIstantaDc-
Gus. The man'S head was terribly mangled,
while bis left arm was torn 10 shreds. De
ceased was single man, twenty-slX years
old and was from Shclbyyille, Tenn. He
has relatives in this city. 1t is expected
that his remains will be shipped TO Tennes-
see for burial. Evans companions of last
night knew not ling of his death until a late
hour this forenoon.
ALLEGED CROoKEDNESS.
On the night of the 2Sth a man regis
tered al the Mcleod hotel and was assigned
10 room 100 Last night he was asked by
the hotel people for his board. The guest
said that he had no money. but thai he had
a telegram authorizing him to draw on a
Charleston bank for so. He gave the hotel
the $50 draft. They wished the telegram
authorizing the transaction to go with the
draft. This lie said was in his room. and
Went to fetch it. After quite length of
time he returned. stating that he could not
find the telegram. He was asked TO go 10
the telegraph Office and get duplicate. The
guest left the hotel, ana after q while re
turned with what was purporteG 10 be a
duplicate of The authority TO draw the
draft This the hotel proprietor took. bit
thinking all was not right, sent 10 the teie-
graph Office to find out about the matter.
Here il was learned that The original or
duplicate neither had been issued AT that
office. Detective I[ir0y was notified and
the man placed under arrest. The man
claims TO be from South Carolina, and ii
lawyer by profession.
TWO RIBS BROKEN
The catch-aS-catch-can wrestling match
mere to-day between Lee and Turner re
suited Gisastrously for the former. Only
two falls were had. when it was announced
that Lee had two broken ribs. Many
thought the match a fake, but an attending
physician stated positively that Lees inju-
rieS were genuine. The match was
awarded Turner, with purse of $3.50
FOOT CUT OFF.
George Marshal. a hOStler in the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas yards. had the
misfortune to have one of his feet cut off
at an early hour this morning by a switch
engine. Marshal ran ahead of the engine
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
Subscribe Eegadse weekly GAZETTE.
RUN AGAINST a SNhG.
Three Fellows En- Route to Whip q Negro
Meet Loaded Shotgun.

FARMERsvILLE La. May 3l-I.aSt night
Jim Aults. j. NJ. MrGough and John Daw
son went to = l.. Joyners place 10 whip,
negro living there. Mr.. JOINER hearing o.
it. started 10 the scene. On his way he met
them and opened fire upon them with
shotgun loaded with bird shot. killing
young McGough instantly aud Kidding
Aults with $50 bird shot. The sheriff has
gone to the scene of action.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
SUICIDE OF A TAILOR.
He Ends His Days on Earth with the 'oid
Reliable" Morphine.

Special TO the Gazette.
BEAUMONT. TEX May 80. Geiselnan,
a journeyman tailor, died here this evening
about ; O'Clock from The effects of
an overdose of morphine, supposed 70 have
been taken with suicidal intent.
The papers found On the deceased show
that he was a member Of the Journeynen
tailorS' association and TO have worked in
Houston and Galveston. When found this
morning he was beyond recovery. Ha
came here several days ago seeking work,
and not finding any and being withouI
funds. ~are the reasons supposed for tha
rash act. ~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01

Special to the Gazette.
PARIS. Ten. May 31.-Harrison s. Sims
yesterday filed suit against the Paris and
Great Northern railway Frisco line) for
5000 damages for killing his mother. She
was the colored womaa who was killed in
recrossiug the track in front of train, 10
keep her grandchiEd from being killed
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
NJ \ McJiCan FandSnso.

Special 10 the Gazette
san ANTONIO, Tn. MAY &l.-EarIy this
morning IT a Mexican idudaugo Herculano
Cruz and Pablo Ruiz, both drunk. began TO
fight Ruiz stabbed Cruz in the siIe NOR
tally wOundinE him Eu.- s n al.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
Decoration DaY at FL paso.

FL PAso, Ten. May 31-Decoration day
was fully observed here yesterday. Special
trains carried the participants TO the GEM
etery at Fort Bliss and Concordia. where
all the graves were decorated. The
memorial services were concluded last
night with appropriate addresses and
music.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
AyAssAL oF The QrEEN.
AFRICANS, LIKE HIMSELF.

and that it would be beneath his dignity
to submit to another African race. There
fore he asks the great white queen to take
him under her protection. The ENJOYS at
tended church yesterday and we've much
impressed. They will be taken To Vic naval
exhibition on Monday. and later on per
mitted to view the beefeaters at the
tower. They do not seem at all surprised
as they had heard all about England's
greatness before
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-01
Probably Fatally Shot.

Special to tile Gazette.
ORANGE, Ten, MAY 3l.-Last night John
Ballet a riverman. was going home ana, to
90 by near way. crawlej through hole Ill
the fence. In crawling through mis- pistol
dropped from his pocket and, the hammer
striking piece Of wood. the weapon was
discharged, the ball striking the man little
TO the left Just below the ribs. His recovery
is very doubtful. -.771t
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
EDWIN BOOTH A SICK MAN.
Excessive Smoking the Cause of His lie
nosG.

Dispatches from BuzZard's Bay stat
ing that Edwin Booth was badly broken
in health through overindulgence in
smoking, while shocking the general
public, were not surprise to many OF
the tragedan'S professional associates.
For the last two years it has been an
open secret among Mr.. Booth in CimateS
that his physical condition was such
that collapse might result at any mo-
ment Last summer while visiting Mr..
jefferson at the Bay he became SO weak
that he could walk only with the aid OF
a cane, and was constantly in communi-
cation with his physician. During his
last tour, which was brought to an
abrupt close by the death of Lawrence
Barrett, he was frequently i'll, and his
vitality decreased to such an extent that
his acting was materially affected.
The death of Mr.. Barrett was great
shock to Mr.. Booth, for the ties Of ar
tistic and personal friendship which eX-
listed between them were exceedingly
strong 1t deepened the cloud which
had settled upon the tragedian's spirits.
The recent publication of the wretched
Augusta De Lanoir story was brought
to his attention and added to
his mental depression. Mr.. Booth has
always been more than moderate
smoker, but of late years the habit
has rapidly grown upon him. During
the present summer he has pra til
cally lived with cigar in his mouth.
The effect upon mis- health has been
marked and immediate. Mr.. Jefferson
argued with him persistently, for at one
time the comedian was himself victim
of the weed, but by determined effort
of will stopped the use abruptly. This
Mr.. Booth is not able to do A mental
depression now exists to a greater degree
than ever before and several severe
nervous arrangements have resulted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
WIND TANNED THE FLAM ES.
Twenty-Five Buildings BMrRed in South
Internationally Damaged in Toledo.

Twenty two Buildings BMrRed in South
Internationally Damaged in Toledo.
At South Haven, Mich, fire broke out
in H. Zeedyke's grocery store. Before
the flames were under control twenty
two buildings were burned. A strong
northwest wind was blowing at the
time, and before apparatus was at the
scene the fire had full sway, and the
people could only look on and see 1t
burn. The tearing down of two small
stores finally stopped the flames. Loss,
about $4,000; insurance, $40, 600.
Among the heaviest losers were: Guy
Smith & Co., grOcers, $4,000; insurance,
81, 200; G. B. Pomeroy, agent imple-
ments, So, 900; no insurance; c. Com
stock, groceries, 81, 500; no insurance;
C. J. Fletcher, store and house, 81, 600;
insurance, $500: ii. Peckham, $4,000; no
insurance; III. Zeedyke, j. McCrimmons,
the Public Library, the G. A r. ar
mory, Masonic Hail, and many other
buildings.
Fire broke out in the foundry-room
of the Central Chandelier Company's
building, Toledo, Ohio, destroying the
greater portion Of the two upper floors.
The loss was chiefly on machinery, and
is rouo hly estimated at $4,000; insur-
ance, $40, O00.
Near Vacaville, Cal, fire in the Blue
Mountains burned over q large extent
of territory. There arc largo number
of thriving orchards recently painted in
Gates Canyon, besides a number OF resi-
dences, and, as seen from the town, the
entire section is burned over. No call
for help has been made, and no advice
as to the extent of the damage is obtain
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
HE rs A MURDERER.
w. J.. Elliott Convicted by Columbus,
Ohio, Jury.

ONO, Jury
i At Columbus, Ohio, the long, anxious
wait for the Elliott verdict is at an end.
The jury announced that William j. Elliott
had been found guilty of murder in the
second degree for the killing of Albert q.
Osborn on the 23d of February.
! When these words were spoken Elliott
pulled his Grand Army button from the
buttonhole in the lapel OF his coat and
threw it viciously at the jury. By the
laws of Ohio murder in the second degree is
punishable by life Imprisonment, the court
having no alternative in the matter. Notice
of motion for a new trial was made and
SO sentence was not passed. Elliott's crime
was the direct result OF personal journal
ism. Osborn. one of the murdered men,
was the proprietor of the Sunday World,
while the Elliotts published the Sunday
Capital The editors gave a great deal
of space in their respective sheets
to personal abuse Of each other.
While the streets were crowded with spec
tators of the Washington's birthday parade
the men met. w. ]. Elliott opened fire
upon Osborn with revolver, and, standing
over him, shot him to death. bystander,
Mr.. Hughes, was shot in the eye and killed
by stray bullet, and two others were
wounded slightly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
Missing Links.

BUTTER is sold by the yard at Cam
bridge, England.
PHILADELPHIA claims the largest cold
storage warehouse in the United States
1T is said that the five leading hotels
at Saratoga take in an aggregate of 81
coo, 900 month during the busy season.
BERL1N's Society for the Homeless last
year provided shelter for 100, 900 men
and Is, 600 women. In the eleven years
of it's existence it has furnished lodg-
ings, food and medical care to 1900, 900
persons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
BUSINESS Is SLOW.

Trade Reported to BE in a Sluggish
Condition.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly trade review
says:
Business continues dragging and dull; in
commercial circles there seems to be very
general and growing confidence that the bu-
siness of the fall will be large and profit
able, and some improvement is seen, but
not enough as yet to Justify sanguine views
Trade at tho South is peculiarly depressed,
because there is too much cotton. Again.
in parts of the West where crops failed last
year, trade has not yet recovered from the
great depression resulting, and as long as
the corn crop is in doubt, complete recovery
is not to be expected, In several States
legislation hostile to capital causes much
disturbance Further, the collapse of real
estate speculation in many parts Of the
West and South has brought severe losses
and embarrassment to many.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
BIG WHEAT CROP PROMISED.
Favorable Report from the Owner of the
Dwight Farm in North Dakota.

Favorable Report from the Owner OF the
Dwight Farm in North Dakota.
John w. Dwight, owner of the big Dwight
farm at Dwight n. D., telegraphs: "Gra1n
looks splendid, and from all parts of the
State the best of reports are received. We
are fifty miles south of the Northern Pa
cifc track, and SO my crop is generally
ready for harvesting week earlier than
those along the Northern Pacific. Our acre
age under cultivation is 5000, and the
grain certainly looks as if it would thrash
out eighteen or twenty bushels. The acre
age ready to yield harvest is much larger
this year than ever before, and [ am conf
dent that it will greatly increase next year.
The people in the Red River Valley are
very prosperous, and there has been more
land bought in that section during the past
year than in the preceding eight years, and
the best of it is every acre of it has been
bought for cultivation by people residing in
the VaIloV.D
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
BIG CHICAGO FIRE.
SiereI 8 COOper's Great Dry Goods Store
Completely Destroyed.

SiePel q COOper's Great Dry GOODS store
Completely Destroyed.
Fire was discovered in Siegel Cooper 81
Co. IS general merchandise establishment in
Chicago, and within an hour the entire
building. extending from POI to 200 State
street. was a mass of ruins. The Leader
dry goods store at 197-199 State street was
greatly damaged Walkers dry goods
store at 205 Wabash avenue had suffered
heavily. and other places had been dam
aged the total loss being close to 81, 10000
The losses and insurance were as follows:
Siegel, Cooper & Co., on stock, $780, 600; on
building, $50, 900. Walker & Co., stock and
building, $50, 900. @. I'ennecke & Co., deal
ers in pottery and statuary, 209 Wabash av-
enue, on stock and building, $40, 600; insur-
ance, $23 900. Royal European Hotel, 81
Adams street. on building, $1,000. The
Leader. OF stock, 500, 900; building, $4,000.
J. A. Bryant (pianOs, top floor of 2O7
Wabash), on stock, $1,000; J. N. Baird
Studio, rear of 207 Wabash avenue), on
stock, S10O James H. Hallowed wines,
IS Adams street), on stock and building,
$1,000 The losses were, with the exception
of Hennecke's fully covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is
supposed to have been caused by Goals
from the furnace In the rear of Sfegel,
Cooper & Go. S. ,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
Rarnhardt an American.

IF Sarah Pernhardt is not French she
is not Sarah Bornhardt.- Net0S.
THE current story that Sarah Bern
hardt was born in America and ran away
to France is simply foolish. She came
of good stock and they happen in France
to know all about not only her mother
and her father bat her grandmothers
and her grandfathers Cincinnati En-
qltiTer.
IL Sarah Bernhardt is Rochester, n.
Y. girl, who ran away from home thir-
ty-nine years ago, she has been fooling
the word about her age. If she is an
American girl it only furnishes another
evidence of the superior quality of
American material for ali purposes. -
Toledo Commercial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
Russian Cruelties.

The Russian Jews who came to Boston
on the steamer Kansas told of the persecu-
lions which drove them from Russia. The
browning piece was the burning of their
hamlets. Fourteen of the Jews were burned
to death. The Jews armed themselves with
stones and sticks and gave chase. The
Russians were thoroughly surprised at this.
One young man, whose mother had been
cruelty burned, took a crowbar and at
tackled three of the Russians He killed
the three of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

Eight Lives Lost by the Sink ng of q Nor
wegian schooner OFF Dover.
News has been received of fatal collision
in the English Channel off Dover. The
steamer Godmunding collided with and
sank the Norwegian schooner LORNA. Eight
persons were drowned. No details of the
unfortunate affair are yet to hand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06

JAY GOULD says that he obeyed the
doctors orders to "drop everything"
when he started West It has not yet
been learned that Mr. Gould dropped
the railway properties which he COB
bled by means of his money-sQueeze
last fall, so that it is to he feared that
the medical orders were not literally
carried out. However, if the prece-
dents established on former occasions
when Mr.. Gould left Wall street are adj
hered to. something may be heard to
drop when he comes back.-P ittSbltrO
Dispatch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
HELD UP A BRITISH VESSEL.

Gillian Insurgent War Ships Get Their
Party Into Serious Middle.
dispatch from Coquimbo, Chilli, says
that the Esmeralda and Aconcagua, of the
insurgent feet, have got their party into
serious complications by OBTAINING on the
high sea the British bark Pedro Peral.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
DECREASE OF s4s, 200, 900.

Immense Falling on in Customs Receipts
Shown by July Figures.
A statement prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that the receipts from
the customs at the port of New York for
the seven months of the.present calendar
year have fallen off, as compared with the
corresponding months of the calendar year
1890, S22, 444, 37S. The receipts for July,
1891, were 81, 3O3, 100, while for July, 1890.
they were ST., 173. O16. showing a falling off
of nearly So. 600, OOO
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
DROPPED DEAD IN THE PULPIT.

Sudden Demise of Rev. VIM. M. Perry
While Preaching at Smiths Grove, Ky.
Rev. William NJ. Perry, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church at Smiths
Grove, KY, died suddenly. He had not
previously been Ill, and went to church APP
parently in the best of health, but while
standing in the pulpit preaching an inter
esting sermon he was suddenly stricken,
faltered and fell down dead. 1t is supposed
his death was caused by heart failure
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
OLD VETERANS IN LINE.
Celebrating the G. A. II. Silver Anniver-

Celebrating the G. A. II. Silver Anniver-
sary.
A Detroit dispatch says: If this sort OF
thing continues much longer Detroiters
will have to move to Windsor to give
way to the veterans. All day long
squads companies, divisions and regi-
ments Of men marched from the depots to
the hotels assigned to them. AS each pro-
Cession melted away into the great camp
prepared it did seem as if there was no
more room. but there is still room for few,
although the arrivals from Michigan will
tax everything and. everybody. hotel
room is not obtainable at any price, and
the owners of houses in near proximity to
the city are dieting" cots at an enormous
rate. There has been very little done yet
except to receive the one-time comrades
In arms and renew old associations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
BLAIR IN ASHES
A Thriving Wisconsin Town Is Almost
Totally ObIiterated by Fire.

Totally Obliterated by Fire
The village Of Blair, of about 400 inhabi-
tants, in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin,
and one of the most fourishing on the
Green Bay, Winona and ST. Paul Railroad.
was almost entirely destroyed by fire, en-
failing a loss Of at least S150,0Oo. The town
had no fire protection and everything was
built of wood, and a brisk wind was blow
ing. There was nothing to do but try to
save what was possible. though the amount
was inconsiderable. Ten or twelve families
were left homeless, though there were no
injuries or fatalities Some of the indi-
viduaI losses are as high as $4,000; the in
surance light The town will rebuild i'm
mediatelY.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-06
He KiIIed His Rival.

Near gainesville. Ohio, William Wood
was found in dying condition IN feld,i
and German named Herman was arrested
Herman and Wood had been counting Agnes.
Schwind. Herman was jealous. When arr
rested his clothes were covered with blood.