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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
DUN'S REPORT.
Confidence in the Future of
Business Unabated.
OCTOBER TRADE VERY HEAVY.
Throughout the West and South Bust
ness Strong and Improving-Shfp-
ments of Breadstuffs viii Add
to Our Store of Gold.

New YORK, Oct. 16-R. G. Dun s. Co.'s
weekly review of trade says:
Business throughout the West and South
Is strong and improving. At Eastern GEN.
tiers there is less satisfaction, and expected
results from the harvesting of the large
crops are more slowly realized, yet the vol
ume of trade is as large as it ever has been
for October, and may even surpaSs the I'M
precedente6 record of last year. Prevailing
confidence in the future of business con-
tlnueS unabated, and is seen even in some
branches which complain most of dull trade
at present
The iron industry illustrates these con-
Trajectory conditions. The output of the
furnaces in blast in October was III, $50 tons
weekly, yet this enormous production is
marvellously absorbed. The demand for
use III producing all kinds of farm machn-
cry and implements is far greater than it
has been in any previous year, and the
Quantity of iron thus used is enormous.
On the other hand wool manufactures are
short OF orders in the mems wear depart
m""t, though Chicago clOthierS are buying
or freely, but on the whole clothiers
h,..e not taken their usual supply and many
of the mills are closing. The demand for
dress goods is strong, while knit goods are
dull, as well rs carpets. Cotton manufact-
ure is active without change in prices.
The reports from Southern cities are
trade is unusually strong; at Louisville,
Nashville and New Orleans improving; at
Montgomery. Charleston and Savannah re-
ceiptS of cotton are very large, and bust
ness growing, and at Jacksonville the larg-
est orange crop ever grown promises i'm
provelnent.
Speculation has not been very heavy,
though corn and oats are sustained in the
face of great crops, and wheat is a shade
higher Cotton is a quarter of a cent lower.
Pork products are lower Coffee unchanged,
and oil one-half cent lower.
Supplies of money are ample here and at
all Western ceEters. Foreign trade,
though smaller than a year ago, when :he
movement was extraordinary, is neverthe-
less larger than in previous years, and the
heavy exports of breadstuffs promise fur
Their achievements of gold from Europe.
Business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days
number 259, compared with a total of go
for last week. For the corresponding week
of last year the figures Were 227.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
NO DOUBT ABOUT 1T.
Democratic Differences Over
come in New York.
ALL WORKING FOR ONE END.
The Ohio Farmers Find CampbeII's Views
Nearer to Their Own than McKinleys.
Fleet of Prohibitory Tariff Placed on Bar
ley-Blaine Will Return to Wash
ington This Month-Wan-
anaker's Report
wanamaker's Annual Report.

Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON. Oct 16-Postmaster-Ge
eral Wanamaker is collecting data for his
annual report to congress. So far as l can
ascertain the special features of the report
will be similar to those of last year. Dur
ing the past year he has been
making experiments in one or two branches
of the service, and he is likely to make q
special point for their development His
postal telegraph scheme is not dead, despite
all reports TO the contrary. Notwithstand-
ing the Republican congress, the Fiftytirst
sat down on it, Wanamaker now proposes
asking the Democratic house to
look into it and investigate the
arguments and figures he is now preparing
in its support. Much the same argument
viii. be used with the present congress as
those which proved ineffective with
the last. The same may be said
of the postal savings bank. Wanamaker
is thoroughly convinced that one of the
most beneficial additions to the present pos
tai service would be the establishment of
savings banks at the postoffices. His expe-
rience and the report from the country gen.
orally during the last year convince him
more thoroughly than ever of its prac-
ticability. The demand for such inSti-
buttons in the farming districts and small
villages where there are no regular
banks has been growing steadily, and his
Observation-Disclosures III tulS Int Will Dc Sliil-
liar to those of last year, when he urged
the establishment of postal savings banks
in the states having no laws regulating
savings banks and any other states upon
the petition of a considerable number of
residents in any one locality. He will
recommend that there be no more than one
bank for every ten miles of area and that
the interest paid on deposits be one-half of
one per cent lower than that paid by bank
ers.
With regard to the penny postage, the
postmaster-general is not as enthusiastic as
he was. While in his recommendations h e
will not recede from the position taken in
his former reports, he will not lay special
stress on this radical change. The two
principal points that will be dealt with in
Wanamaker's recommendation to the next
congress are the extension of the free de-
livery system and the Improvement of the
inspection service.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
HAVE FAITH.
THE REMARKABLE STRENGTH OF
CONVERTED NEGRO.
Crazy on the Subject of ReIigion-It Takes
the Strength of Eight Men to
Place Him In Irons.
Special to the Gazette.

LoNGvIEw GREGG COUNTY, Tex. Oct. 16.
Yesterday and the night before great ex-
citement was caused at "The Ridge"
township in this county, six miles from
here, by Young Lloyd, a negro, who was
converted last Friday night and who imme-
diately went crazy. He went home and be-
gan breaking up his household furniture
and beating his wife, whose cries We're
heard by Justice of the Peace McWhorter,
who lived near by. McWhorter FASTENED
to the house and the crazy negro escaped.
Soon cries were heard at McWhorter's resi-
dence, where the negro had rushed in.
When McWhorter arrived the negro ran up
stairs and barricaded the door and broke
up every article of furniture he could get
He threw a large trunk out of the window,
and smashed everything movable. While
doing this he continually uttered the words
shave faith.''
The house was surrounded and watched
till daylight, and during partial lucid in
terval the negro was coaxed down stairs
and brought to town without much resist
ance. He preached to the guards and to
every one he met, saying that ne was the
Christ. Soon after being placed in jail he
became more violent than ever, Sld raved
about the Jail in frenzy until he wrenched
a bar of iron about three feet long loose.
and with it tore two cell doors off and
knocked out many short bars 10 the cage.
WITCH beputy neyEOluS NtIt lulo tilt Jdl.
in struggling with the negro he dropped
his pistol. The crazy negro got it, ran
everybody out of the Jail and succeeded in
getting down stairs. This placed all the
prisoners in a very dangerous predicament,
and the only resort was to shoot him. For
tunately, he was only severely wounded in
the arm, face and shoulder, but not fatally,
when he surrendered, but 10 sooner had
the guards attempted to secure him than
he became very violent, it taking the
strength of eight men to secure him. But
for the loss of blood and pain, it seemed as
though he might have conquered hem all.
While he was loose in the Jail he would
throw the rods he had torn off at every one
he could see, and came very near killing
several people. The damage to the jail
is considerable. 1t would have taken the
combined strength of three or four men
with crowbars to have wrenched off the
doors, but with him every time he uttered
shave faith" he seemed to get new
strength. He is only medium-sized man,
has always been great rowdy and drinker,
but not violent.
Walter Tarrance, who stole horse here
some time ago, came in last night on a
freight train and was captured by Sheriff
Howard. 1t is thought he was going to
steal another, as he came out so well with
the other
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
AGIN THE GOVERN MENT.
THE AUSTRALIAN CABINET WILL
PROBABLY RESIGN
The Ministry Advocated an Eight-Hour
Day but Was Beaten by Ma
jority of One Vote.
The Government Defeated.

SIDNEY, n. S. W., Oct. 16.-The govern
ment yesterday opposed a motion to the
effect that the government bill regulating
mining laws should be returned TO the com
mittee which had considered it, in order
that the eight-hour labor clause which it
contained might be eliminated. In spite of
the stand taken by the government the mo-
ton was carried by a vote of - to II. I'M
mediately after the announcement of the
result of the vote the house adjourned. 1t
is understood that in consequence of the de-
feat of this government the cabinet will re-
sign. Sir Henry Parker, who is premier
and colonial secretary, was one of the lead
ers in the Australian labor movement, and
hence the crisis attracts greater attention
throughout Australia than it otherwise
would
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17

found Unnecessary to have his leg ampu-
tated, it was, so badly fractured He has
been brought here to appear before the
grand jury. Fred Jones, white man who
was arrested at the time on suspicion of
being the party who did the shooting, is
still here out on bond
w. d. Smith was arrested in Whitney
Tuesday on writ from Hubbard City,
where he is charged with disposing of
mortgaged property.
Quite sensation was created in the
county court room Monday. A young lady,
Miss Andrews. who lives near Whitney.
went before the grand jury and made a
statement, of course not known to the pub
lie, but, however, it was sufficient to have
that body issue warrant for one ]. C.
Grant, from near Whitney, who was ar
rested for seduction. Grant had persuaded
Ms Andrews to e4ope with him, and she
al 5, marry him. They have been living
together for some time, she thinking she
was lawful wife. When Grant was
brought before the grand jury a license was
procured and they Were Immediately Joined
in legal wedlock by Rev. ]. K. Walling, one
of its members
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
ROSE HUNG.
He Protests His Innocence-He Killed HIS
Sweetheart's Father and the
Girl Cut Her Throat

REDWOOD FALLS, MINI, Oct. To-
William Rose was hanged az.
ter midnight this morning I'm.
der the new law requiring executions to
take place between midnight and dawn and
out of sight of reporters. Rose shot Moses
Lufiin, the father of the girl he loved, be-
cause he had forbidden his daughter to see
Rose any more. Miss Grace Luflin. his
sweetheart, went to Chicago and committed
suicide by cutting her throat. Rose mad
three trials and went through the supreme
court and the United States su-
preme court. Tw ice the day was
fixed for the execution but was
set aside by the governor. Rose wrote q
letter to the press yesterday maintaining his
innocence and accusing a farmer named
Clover Of committing the murder.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17

this sum to be transferred to himself and
others out of the funds of the Adams ex-
press company, and by so doing action
exists against Hoey. and plaintiff is entitled
to recover S712, 95051, with interest on
S216, COS, from March p, 1889. on S420, 900
from March u, 1855, and on SIG, 045.51 from
February l, 1856. The sheriff's dep
uties served the attachment upon the
officers of the Southern express company.
the Farmers loan and trust company and
the Adams express company. Hoey had no
stock in the Adams, and at the Offices of the
two other concerns it was not known that
he had any property there. John Hoey
could not be found, and the sheriffs were
not able to serve the summons on him.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
TEXARKANA FAIR.
Tn Thousand People in Attendance Yes
terdsy-Some Fine Racing.
To Close To-Day.
Special g the Gazette.
JAMES G. BLAINE.


TE11KK1NA, Arm, oct l6-At the Tex
sraaua fair to-day was TeXarkana day and
r-ty holiday. which added several thou
,aio - the regular daily attendance. Over
10000 people were present, and IN excellent
lle was had by all. The weather contin-
les lovely. The condition of the track is
h.. that could be desired. The racing events
'' The day We're unusually fine. The officers
# the fair association have literally Gov
cred ,aciuselyeS with glory, having by their
, able ana untiring efforts given universal
satisfaction in every department of their
d.ry The Texarkana and Fort Smith rail
road has furnished ample facilities for the
many thousands of visitors attending
t-s fair, transporting them to and
.ru the ground by the thousand
sch day without the slightest accident.
He TeAarkana fair and exposition have in
Nus, their maiden effort, crowned them
-Sycs and their institution with complete
aud perfect success The city is alive with
Y -I''rs and the streets are lined with
range faces. Tomorrow is the closing
cay II the fair and the greatest crowd Of
'.e week is expected to be in attendance.
X number OF excellent races are on the pro-
Erulamc. chief among which Is a running
race, purse $500. The racing event of the
0iy WAS the ten-mile race between profess
slHuaI equestriauS changing horses each
r-.n. Most intense interest was mani
ii ri by the spectators, the ladies being
nr.lered perfect ovation. Following are
-0.aav'S races:
First race. 2:3O class. trotting, purse $500;
.ieS. Joe Graham, Lady Lightfoot, Os-
.-1. He'd Tom ana Cathariue. Red Tom
a'u the hrst heat. Time, 2:3li4. Ossian
'.ou second. third and fourth ana the race.
auc ny heats. 2:3Ois. 2:35l,, 2:33ts.
second race. 500 class. pacing. purse 5000;
t-trje:, Engineer. Tcxarkana Queen,
I,Nas star and Dan NJ. Engineer won
tr.l heat. Time. 2:293s. Dan NJ. second,
-Urd and fourth. Time by heats, 2:30,
. ~ . 2:42'
Third race, running. three-year-olds, one
uu.e lash. purse SEQ. Won by Tiff. Bob
Tucker second, Hubert O'Nen third.
9 me. L..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
FOOLED THE SIGNAL SERVICE
at Work at Kansas City-Rain
Out of q Clear Sky.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 16-It is believed
that Rain-maSer Melbourne has played a
trick on the local signal service Observers
who are much mystifed over 4 rain which
fell here at $50 this morning. The indi-
cations for the past three days have been
clear and warmer, and the white flag has been
flying for that time and is still up. At 8
o'clock this morning there was not cloud
to be seen, but at 6 80 it was pouring down
rain, with heavy wind and thunder. At
z it was again clear and there was no de-
preston Of the barometer. The observers
say that the rain was purely from local
causes, as there was nothing to indicate it.
1t is now asserted that the rain was due en-
tirely to Melbourne. the rain maker, who,
it is alleged, has been working secretly
here for the past three days, and whose
work was crowned with success.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 16-There is a
movement on foot in this city to organize a
society to protect the rights of inventors.
A call has been issued for meeting to-
morrow night and club now numbers 100.
1t is the intention to increase the member
ship to 500 Under the plan adopted
by the Mechanical development club
the discOverer of a new idea in mechanics
or physics will submit it to the board of
directors, who will pass on the case. If a
favorable decision is reached the club will
bear the expense of putting the invention
on the market. This will be the only
organization of its kind in this country, but
in Europe there is one similar to it.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
LEGALLY MARRIED.
rho Result of the Young Lady Going Be-
fore the Grand Jury-Sev-
eral Arrests.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
HrLLSBoRo, Hull COUNTY. TEX, Oct 16
D NJ Harris, who was charged with
stealing an overcoat an account of which
was published in last Sundays GAZETTE,
went before County Judge Abney Wednes-
Jay. pleaded guilty, was fined $40 and ten
days Imprisonment. Not having the money
10 pay the line he was sent out 10 the poor
Talm TO work il out.
Mont F'rier was arrested in the southern
portion of this county Monday on CON-
plant of Novich & Co. of Acguilla for
swlndling. He is out or bond. The case
"ill be called on the 25th.
Constable Hickey returned from Waco
the first of the week with Jim Retain. alias
Rotau Gilmore, the negro who was shot in
ihg leg several weeks since, an account of
which was published in The GAZETTE at
Ias lime. Gilmore after going 70 Waco
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
IN A LONELY SPOT.
Found in Medina County-So Trace
of His Murderer
Special 10 the Gazette.

riding through Carnes' pasture, near Cas-
troville, Medina county, to-day found a
skeleton. Some pieces of clothing adhered
and here and there patches of flesh hung to
the bones. The skull was fractured in two
places. The mouth was broken in. Papers
IL the pocket Of the coat which lay near
showed the remains TO have been those of
Theodore Wagner of Zeitz, SaXony, a man
who farmed near New Braunfels last year.
When he left there he had some money.
He was last seen about six months ago. All
trace of the murderer has been lost. The
spot where he met his death is surrounded
by mesquite and chaparral, and is very
lonely
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
LovEJOY S PETITION.
The vice-President of Adams Express Com.
pany Tells of Hoey.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Nfr. Lovejoy. in his
affidavit for an attachment, recites the his
tory of the company, which is joint stock
association, and says that Mr.. Hoey was
appointed manager of the company
on January Z, 1870, has ever since
continued to act, and is now acting as
such. MIR. Hoey's election to trusteeship,
the vice-presidency and presidency is re-
ferred to. It is alleged that prior to March
%. 1852, Mr.. Hoey either individually. or
with other persons, acquired an interest in
the business of the New York and Boston
dispatch company, the Kingsley ex-
press company and the Union express
companies FOR S13,095, the full value at
that time of the interest purchased. On
that same day he sold and transferred an
interest to the Adams express company for
$3.50, 900, and in his official capacity caused
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
CAUGHT ON THE TRESTLE.
An Eight-Year-Old Boy Run Down by ,
Passenger Train Near Paris
and Killed.
Special to the Gazette.

PARIS, TEX, Oct 16.-This morning Mr.
Christian, living near the river, started in
a wagon to town with his family His little
boy got cold and got out to walk along the
railroad, which paralleled the wagon road.
Coming up the railroad from detour made
by the wagon road Christian found the
east-bound passenger stopped at small
trestle, and was Mortified to find that one
of his children, eight years old, had been
caught on the trestle and run down. The
father and child were placed on the train
and brought here, but the little fellow died
at the depot before he could be taken from
the car
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
Russia Wants War.

LONDON. Oct. ia dispatch from Mos
cow says that the Russians are massing
troops toward the Afghan frontier. and that
Russia is rather anxious for Il prctext to
make war on the Afghans. With this view
Russian emissaries in Afghanistan are en-
deavoring to incite the people to an agrees
sive course toward the Turcomans and
others under Russian protection. and thus
give Russia the excuse of beginning war on
the defensive. The Ameer of Afghanistan
is said to be fully aware of Russia's inten-
lions and anxious for English assistance
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
MEXICAN SMUGGLERS.
How They Violate the Tariff Laws and
Smuggle in Horses

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct 16.-Ron Henry
Terrell, deputy United States attorney for
this district, returned here to-day from a
business trip along the upper Rio Grande
border. He states that there is heavy
business in smuggling horses and cattle
from Mexico into the United States
now being done all along that part
of the border since the passage
of the Mckinley bill, which places duty
of $50 per head on horses and $40 per head
on cattle. The smugglers have found the
inducement to carry on a profitable bust
ness irresistible. Il is hard matter to
get ut the offenders, owing to the fact that
the river is at such low stage during
the greater part of the year, and the
animals are driren to the banks and al
lowed TO ostensibly stray across. When
they reach this side they are again rounded
up aud sold at big profit.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
Highwaymen Sent Up From Houston.


Houston, Ten, Oct. 16.-In the criminal
district court to-day Doc Anderson, the
negro highwayman who held up Fort Bend
county parties few months ago, was given
ten years in the penitentiary, aud Henry
Clark, his stepson, aged sixteen. who as
sisted in the robbery, was given five years
in the state reformatory.
Ed Milgen. white, for horse thieving, was
given five years, and Richard Brown, COL
ored, got eight years for burglary.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
FAILURE AT GAINESVILLE.
Large Wholesale and Retail Hardware
Dealers Make an Assignment.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, COOKE COUNTY, TEX, Oct.
16.-Cleaves Il Fletcher. wholesale dealers
in hardware, and one of the largest houses
in North Texas, made an assignment last
night for the benefit of creditors. The
total liabilities of the firm are Sic, 200 and
the assets foot up S235, 600. The failure is
attributed to the stringency of the money
market. 1t is believed that satisfactory ar
engagements will be made IN a few days and
the firm will resume business.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
Blaine.s Return to Washington.

Secretary Blaine will return to Washing
ton the last week in October This infol-
nation is authentic. 1t reached here TO-
day through private letter dated August, on
Tuesday OF this week The letter stated
that Blaine has practically recovered his
health. 1t was his intention to postpone
his return until the meeting of congress,
but certain matters in the department de-
manded his personal attention, and he has
decided to be here not later than Novem-
Der l.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
Important Cases Postponed.

Chief Justice Fuller, Mr.. Justice Bradley
and Justice Gray were absent when the
supreme court met on Monday, the 18th
inst. AS a result the great cases, of which
there are quite number, We're laid over
until November, it being very desirable
that full bench should decide the i'm
portant questions raised in the Sayward
case as to the constitutionaIity of the Nc
Kinley bill and of the anti-lottery law.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17

barley. In the last fiscal year the imports
were only 4, 500, 600 bushels, because of the
fact that an almost protibitory tariff was
placed upon barley in the Mckinley bill.
The result of this is that those who need
barley to use have had some difficulty in
obtaining it, and have had to pay much
higher price, and yet the Republicans say
that the foreign importers pay the duty 1t
has not turned out to be the case in barley.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-17
Residence Burned at Denison.

Special TO the Gazette
DENIsoN, GRAYsoN COUNTY, TEX, Oct.
16.-About noon to-day the residence OF
Barney Williams caught fire from defective
tiue. Before the fire company could render
assistance it was mass of ruins. stif
breeze was blowing and SO rapidly did the
fire spread through the house that but little
of the contents We're saved. The loss Will
amount to several hundred dollars, fully
covered BY insurance