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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
LOCALITIES.

Several persons united with the Chris
tian church on Sunday morning.
At p m yesterday the elevator boy in
the Chamber Of Commerce building had
made 22S trips and expected 10 reach the
800 mark by u p. N.
II the gentleman who L. L. Miller handed
his coat to last night while he fought the
fire will return il TO 1910 Houston street it
will be thankfully received.
Frank Ward a dairyman, 4 cousin of L.
B. lmboden, has mortaged 10 head of cows
to the City national bank for loan and also
to other parties. Ward is waited TO explain
this action.
a boy ten years old was teasing a Next
can lion in cage AZ Ike Cooper'S saloon on
Main street near Twelfth last night when
the animal fought him furiously, tearing
the flesh of his shoulder and gouging out
one eye.
At $50 last night the house on West
Third street near Burnet, owned by Mrs.
Julian Field and occupied by Mrs. 1lripIett,
was nearly destroyed by fire. Loss about
two thousand dollars. Some insurance
The fire originated in the kitchen.
Yesterday morning Horace Lloyd negro,
was found dead under the Second ward
school house. He had been working hard
ut the fire the night before and it is thought
he died from Il congestive chill brought on
by exposure TO the heavy rain after the
fire.
w. H. Dean, who carries the mail be-
tween Fort Worth and ALE, brought word
last night that Sunday night at 5 o'clock
the store Of Joe Fowler, at ALE, had been
struck by lightning and the building and
contents burned. Loss about Sl2 coo; in
surance $500 All the mail was burned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
PERSONAL,

L. s. Cherry Of Cleburne, well known IL
Fort Worth is in the city.
H. H. Hess has returned TO Fort Worth
after several months absence.
William B. Robinson leaves this morning
for a two months trip TO the East.
c. Y. Pendleton OF Norwich, Conn, a
prominent citizen, is in Fort Worth.
G. Y. Smith leaves this morning for New
York 20 purchaGe large stock of dry
goods.
J. w. Thomson, an old-tine resident of
Fort Worth now living in the Panhandle,
is in the city.
Don 3. Adams received a telegram last
night announcing that his wife's father,
Capt. j. D. Reed, is dying.
Matte Swayne, daughter Of MIR and
Mrs. Jonn F. Swayne, is recove ring from a
very severe spell of sickness.
Willis T Stewart wife and children of
Lost Valley, Jack county, Tex, are in the
city at the residence of L. L. Moore, West
Second street.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
H. N. CONNER & CO.,
HOTEL ARRIVALS.


j H billiard, st Louis;J H White, Com
merce: p 3 Davis, St Louis; John McMil
Ian, Market; j Il Leith, Dallas; William
Humphrey, Sedalia, Mo; Duke Goodman,
Sherman C L Ware, Fort Worth and Den
yer City railroad; A + Newbury, HOrner,
La; D W Bowser, J c Buchanan, Dallas
a Preesmeyer and wife, Jefferson; ] "
Benjamin; \ p Shepard, Waco
H McEvoy, Dallas; H r Irgledal, Chicago
s L Moss, Cleburne; II D Markham, New
Orleans; W B Henderson, st Louis; A NJ
White, Dallas; ] B Shock, Dallas; c W
Kenney, Cincinnati; L D Farmer, Texas
G H Hightower, Dallas; W B King, Waco
G. W Cleveland, Memphis; w B West,
Texas; " l. Evans, Dallas W Larkin,
Hartley; Tom Linn, Sunset; Josh Woods,
l. B Foster, Waco: l. Longley, st Louis
V o Hildreth, Dallas; James Rudd, Yer
non; Duke Goodman, j p Holt, Sherman
L Lobelle. TeXarkana; J S McKiustrey,
Texas; Walker Barnett, a d Carson, L H
Chamberlain, r L Harwel, Waco; H Rey
Jinski, New York; E \ Baker, S |,
Bigelow, j Cornell, Denver, Colj
T Parrot, New York R II Avery, Peoria
Ill: { Johnson, louisiana I r Anderson,
Waxahachie; f Harris, Dallas; a WATSON,
Gainesville; H McGilleroy. Cleburne; c L
Bates, Holly Springs; L McDonough, San
Antonio; I G Daggett, Spearfish, S D.
AT THE ELLIS.
Fred B Walsh, San Antonio; W d Law
son, Texas; ID Mcclure, New York; Ed
Schwals, New York; Max Herr, Gal
weston; A a Messer, L S Lennsidge, Dial
Cincinnati: r G Talbot, Kentucky; H Z
Webb, NJ L Crawford, Dallas; John B Neil,
D H Middleton, Abilene: W Newburger,
New York; c r Pendleton, Nor
witch, Conn; NJ Weiss, Fort Worth
j. B. Barlow, New York; j. Dillon, Chi
cago; T W Bushonaw, Cnicago; w D
Lawson, city; S ] Smart, city; H c
Dudley. St; Louis; W D Waller, Hanni-
bal: J T Dent, city; Il H Hess. city;
c Thomas, Dallas; VII O'Neill, Texas
n Skinner, Uinta, /. T.; Fred Rogers,
Galveston; n Nagle, st. Louis, William
Stidt, New York; E Lewis, Goodhardt,
Chicago.
AT THE MANSION.
ATLyle, Atlanta, Ga; S w Page, New
York; J G Browning, Texas; " S Morgan,
Louisville: Thomas ] Middleton, Waxa-
man. Jr, Kansas City; NJ A JOY, Gainesville
J NJ Gray, Oyerton; j S Weaver, Little
Rock: Sam Lazarus, Sherman: W f Ray5
ner, Rayner; I c Harriil, ST Louis; D "
C Perry, Parsons, kas; S Scot,
Archer City; Ed Curd. Big Springs; Z A
Jordan, Dallas; L Hamilton, Grandson
W VI AIcKinnon, Arkansas City, Kan; Nv
E Calvin, Chicago; John Morgan, Dublin;
] K Mil roy, Chicago ] n Hooser, Pilot
Point; Ed F. Taylor, NJ K s. T Ry; L S
Cherry, Cleburne Chas Clark, GAINESVILLE /;
a E Getting, Mobeetie; Hodge Wilson, q
S Bunting, Werred, St Louis; S L
Robertson and wife, Purcell, l T; J b
Caldwell, Gainesville; f G Jones, Mans
field c a Know, Greenwood.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
TO HANG AT HOUSTON.
The Death Sentence Passed Upon Ben
Clark, Colored.

Special TO the Gazette
Houston, TEX, April 13.-Ben Clark is a
negro who shot an old peddler, Williams by
name, in the Fifth ward last tall. The
murdered man was with companion living
in camp near the city limits. Clark
went to the camp and Shot Williams to
death with musket He was arrested and
tried In December. His case was taken up
but the higher court dismissed it and there
was nothing left but to pass sentence upon
him, which was done to-day, the date of his
execution being May go Judge Cleveland
asked him if he had anything to say whv
sentence of death should not be pronounced
upon him. Clark. who had risen at the
bidding of the court, stood for moment in
deep study, then raising his eyes till they
met those of the judge, he said !:
Il am an innocent man, and had nothing to
DO with the murder of Williams. |
protest that l am not guilty. did not
have fair trial, but shall so upon the
scaffold and die like man. Ihave nothing
else to complain off,
With the close of his speech Clark again
dropped his head and stood in the most ab-
1ect manner.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
.ssssfffE JURY EMPANEllED
And John K. Hardin Placed on Trial for
Murder.


YESTERDAY the case of John r. Hardin,
accused OF the murder of Dick Townsend in
1856, was called in the criminal court of the
Forty-eighth district and the following jury
was empanelled: j. S. Austin, J. f. Chan
cellor, james Elson, W. T. Dale, c. G.
Ferguson, j. NJ. Benbrook Edward Deason,
J. ]. Ingram, c. c. Henry. w. a. Mines,
w. T. Allen and J. L. Bentley. 1t will be
remembered that Hardin is one of five men
who. during the strike of 1856 threw a
switch on the Missouri Pacific near the
Fort Worth and New Orleans crossing.
This necessitated the stopping Of the train.
The five men We're concealed in hollow to
the left or east side of the track and when
the train came 10 stop fred upon it. 4 bullet
striking Dick Townsend, one of the guards,
in the left side, producing a wound which
caused death in 4 few hours. One I. H.
Mace had several trials and was finally ac-
quilted on a change of venue to Hood
county. H. Henning, another Of the five,
IS now serving 4 life sentence in the peni-
Tertiary for completely in the crime. The
trial of Hardin is expected to develop the
fact that he fired the shot which killed
Townsend. He made his escape, and
though indicted for the murder by the
grand jury in April, 1886 he was not heard
of until last summer when he was appre-
hendcd at Brunswick, Ga. The trial will
be a long one and will be fought hard
In the Seventeenth district q number of
uninportant cases on the non-jury docket
were disposed of.
In the county court Dora Finley was tried
by jury for lunacy. During the examina-
ton she stated she was thirty-nine years of
age by the weight of heaven"
County Clerk King yesterday issued q
eRarriage license 1ctG. II. Cook and Mss.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14

it to some one outside the state Eight
cents will carry a copy to any part of the
Union. Mr.. Baker has certainly done a
fine piece of work on this publication.
Editorially the paper says:
1t may not prove embarrassing to the
reader to note the cost of issuing 4 publica-
ton such as this is. The $1,000 copies re-
CURED to complete the edition
eXhausts flfty-two tons of book
paper. An entire year has been de-
voted to its compilation and printing. and
the total cost cannot fall greatly below
$4,000. No similar publication has either
cost SO much or been SO satisfactory in de-
sign and execution
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
NIGHT SESSION.


AUSTIN, April l3-NJr Baker Of Tom
Green arose 10 4 question of personal priv
ie-e TO correct newspaper criticism of
him recently made in the Dallas News and
Galveston News. which criticism. he said was
based ON IN erroneous report Of passage
in a speech OF his last week. respecting the
appropriation to be allowed the AgriCul-
rural and Mechanical college in which he
WAS represented, Is asking if some Of the
faculty of that college We're not - Mort hern
Republicans" He denied using the word
the Northern and said he had asked
only il they were not Republicans. He
Gisclaimed and repudiatCd any trace Of the
sectional spirit attributed u him in the CGi-
toria.S complained :, which he read in full.
His explanation, which breathed the wild
est sympathy, liberation and kindness of
feeling for the progressive and cnterpriSing
people OF the North, was quite lengthy, ana
At the conclusion he asked TO have II
printed in the journal.
Immediately the house got into n noisy
wrangle over bills which several members
tried to get before the house
At the motion of Mr.. Mckinney the bill
reorgauizing the penitertiaries was recon
sidered and discussed for a time, pending
which the report Of the conference com
ulittee on the appropriation bill came into
the house and was read.
Mr.. Gresham explained the changes
IlGOe w lIlt COAAlLIAlLtt III ille appTOpIlA-
tons, and moved the adoption of the re-
port Adopted by 4 viva voce vote.
Among the items of increase allowed was
the giving Of S20,O00 for barracks al the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
The penitentiaTy bill WAS again taken np
and the amendment providing for cotton
goods and bagEing factories was alloyed TO
remain. on motion of Mr. Mckinney. after
Z proviso was attached reciting that tie
factories should not be established unless
found practicable ard could be operated
wi'hou, loss to the state.
This proviso virtually kills the enterprise.
t. Oil passed.
Mr.. Lewis called up the joint resolution
for final adjournment, and asked TO amend
10 adjourn al 10 o'clock tonight.
Mr.. Adkins wanted TO fix the hour at
noon tomorrow, and Mr.. Lindsey at S
O'Clock tonight.
Mr.. Bats declared that unless an ad-
journment could be reached tonight there
would be no quorum in the senate to-maT-
row, because several senators would leave
tonight for Kansas City 10 attend thu COM
mercial congress. and without quorum
the senate could not adjourn. He also said
that if the house should adjourn at GssSsr'
the appropriation bill would be left out in
the cold. He wanted TO adjourn at o'clock
tonight, so that members could get away
on the 3 O'Clock train, going north.
After much confusion and contention the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
A MEDICAL QUACK.
Arrested for Selling Worthless Exhorb.
liant to Negroes at EItortion-
ate Prices.
Special to the Gazette.

GAINESVILLE, TEX, April 1S-Another
medical quack was arrested and jailed in
this city to-day by Oficer Rousseau. He
gives his name as c. Allen, his head
quarters as San Antonio. Tex, and
his home as Kansas. He was in
this city but few hours and the
s1Gy persons from whom he succeeded in
attaining money were negroes. His
6charges were 81 to prescribe and s25 to
cure. A pharmacist examined some of
athe powders he had given to an old negro
woman who paid him 50 for them, and they
were found to be worthless stuff which
cost about fifty cents per pound. He had
no credentials authorizing him to practice
zmedicine and was arrested while in the SIT
of leaving the city.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL,.
The First of Series of Entertainments to
be Given Friday.

Next Friday at 2 p. m. there will be an
entertainment given in the assembly hall OF
the high school. Orations, essays, recita-
tons and music will compose the programme.
This is the first of series to be given by
the various grades occupying the building.
The first by the eleventh grade, the sec
ond the following Friday by the tenth and
so on through all the rooms.
.sszRSe public is most cSraially invited to at
e eas q pss sRs hsEy school sas par
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-24
THE LATE MR.. WINDOW.
HIS CAEEER AS SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY.
The Financial Achievement for which
He Has Been and VIII Continue
TO be EonOred-His Remarkable
Success rs Finance Minister.

In the death of William Windon, Sec
rotary of the Treasury, the nation lost a
faithful and valt-.1 servant and President
Ham ison one of tho ablest members of his
cabinet
1t is seldom that men pass away under
more dramatic circumstances. Gener-
ally they receive some warning of the
dread messengers approach, but in this
case the summons zane with startling
suddenEess. Apparently IN the best of
mental ard phys.oal health, Mr. Window
was stricken down almost without a mo-
ment S aiming at the banquet table. and
expired in the presence of TIE guests to
whom he had just spoken on ole Of the
important que >tiC rs of the day. The trite
saying: Death was at the feast" often
employed IN metaphorical nse. was in
this instance literally tue.
OF the character and public services of
Secretary Window it is unnecessary to
speak All are familiar with them. He
had enemies, as all public men have and
many o, his legislative and financial
measures were severely criticised as thew
were bound TO be, but he had more friends
than enemies and more defenders than
critics. For the most important position
he held, that Of secretary of the treasury.
he was well qualified. He met and CON
quered some of the most serious financial
difficulties with which the government has
had to deal since the war. 1t has been
said that he was in too close sympathy
with Wall street, but history will prob
ably say of him that what he did was for
the good of the whole country, though it
may incidentally have aided the spe,ula-
tors.
1t is something of coincidence that
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-24


President Harrison should. like Mr. Cleve
land, lose his secretary of the treasury
Daniel Manning, it will be remembered.
dled while holding that Office under the
last administration. Like Window, he
was one of the chief executives most
trusted advisers and his death was re-
garded almost in thu light OF calamity
by the President
lie financial achievement Tor which Win
dom has been and viii continue TO be most
honored was the extension of more than
SoOO, oCO,OoO of and per cent bonds at
80 per cent during his short aiministra-
Ilon OF the Treasury under President Gar
held IN 1881. Congress had faild to make
provision for the funding of these bonds
at a over rate of interest. The per cents
became payable soon after Mr. Win
com took charge of the Treasury and the
= per cents became redeemahle It a date
not much litter. Up TO that time no
government bonds hearing lower rate of
interest tlan per cent had teen market
e.. ana It was not until LIS. when re-
sulnpti, was wei! assured. that even the
per cent. found ready sac Over
el"1.o'O,tci o; per ceut>--.-2O's-and
nearly Sc 900 GO Of = per cents in
cluding i os. we're falling dua
his was the situation when Secretary
moon to d Y called in for Iedempt on
the bonds first falling due O ering to
holders the aite rnative of having them ex
tended at Is per cent, affect. however.
10 call Tor Ted"inrt- on at TIE . eaSure of
the treasury h thc public discussions of
the time mach al o. ehension was EXPRESSED
that holders would call for the money in
stead of excepting the extension. both be-
he 2- 70 lou
bonds were To toe subject TO call at any
time. In that case the experiment wonld
have proved n failure humilating to the
government if not injurious TO the public
credit.
But it proved to be brilliant success
insomuch that the Score. ary was embold
ened TO pursue the same course with
respect to the much larger mass of bonds
which fell due later He was again en-
t1rely successful. and the report for June
AO, 1852, slowed that the ) and Is per cents
had entirely disappeared from the state
ment OF Interest bearing debt, and that
bonds 10 the amount of nea " $3.50. 500
ooo, tended at ~ per cent. were out
standing. which amount a few months later
was incre ased to S492, 500, 600 1t was n
bold and somewhat hazardous operation,
but there was large surplus available to
redeem bonds where redemption was de-
manded, and the stroke was most success
full
No doubt it was the bril- liant success of
Secretary Window that emboldened Con-
gress to enact the per cent funding law,
which so Iroved a success Mr.. Window
by his bold stroke proved experimentally
wat coulo be done, and be is entitled to
much more credit than the Congress which
simply travelled over the road which he
had made as pioneer. 1t is not publicly
known, and perhaps it never will be, how
much be was indebted TO sagacious coun-
s-lors But much or little, upon him
rested the responsibility which he dared to
assume. and to him belongs the credit of
III 80 ing and the success
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-24
e Blossoms i'm winter.

everyone does not know how
an be had fresh apple blossoms in
" l. er. Get the end of branches with
pi.mp flower buds and place them in
water In a warm sunny window, and they
viii soon boom. No doubt mauy other
kirdS OF trees and shrubs will give as good
satisfaction as the apple. Here is an In
ing field for experiment.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-24

Mrs. De Lace-This paper says that
every pound o: ivory in the market repre-
sents human life. Mr. De L.-That's al
most ss bad as the ~halebone industry.
Mrs De LIS whale-fshing SO very
dangerous Mr.. lie mo. that is safe
enough; think of the women The whale
bcpes kill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-24
A Petroieum.voiced siren.

A petroleum engine has been introduced
in lighthouse in Scotland for working the
siren OF the fog signal appai atus recently
Installed. The result is said to he excel
lent, giving security and promptness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-09
DEATHS OF UNITED STATES PREsI.
DENIS.

dmsricdH Noies aud Queries gives an
interesting summary Of ths causes
which brought death to the Presidents
Of the United Statrs.
George Washington, aged 6s, died
ou Dee. II, 1909, Of acute laryngliil,
caused by cold.
John Adams, aged Of, died Of old
age, July I, 1929.
Thomas Jchctson, aged 81, died Of
chronic diarrhe, July I, 1928
James Madison, aged 50, dloi Of
old age June %, 1888.
James Monroe, aged 70, died OIL
general debility July I, 1891.
John Quincy Adams, aged 81,
stricken with paralysis, died Feb. n,
isis.
Andrew Jackson, aged -, died oi
dropsy, June s, 1876.
Martin Van Buren,, aged 80, died oil
asthma, July -, 1899. q
w. "a. Harrison, aged IS, died oil
pleurisy, April I, lsil.
John Tyler, aged ~, died January
II, 1882. Cause Of death not given.
James X. Polk, aged 81, died Of
cholera June rs, 1870.
Zach. Taylor, aged 90, died OF cholera
mofbus July 0, 1850.
Willard Fillmore, aged ~, died oil
paralysis March S, 1874.
Franklin Pierce, agcd Gj, died oil
drop,y October 8, 1859.
James Buchanan, aged II, died Of
govt Juse /, 1865.
Abraham Lincoln, aged 81, died Of
agun shot wound April 10, 1896.
Andrew johnson, aged o., died Of
paralysis July 81, 1876.
Grant, Garfield aud Arthur died NJ
recently that all citizens rene mbcr the
circumstances.
twin DO observed that most Of the
gentlemen who have occupied the
Presidential chair Of the White House
have lived 10 ripe old age.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-09
THE PLAGUE IN RUSSIA.

FoR soma time an epidemic " a
most yirulent type has been raging IN
the famlne-strlcken districts Of Russia.
II IL aimittcd In ofllclsl reports that
the people are dying by Thousands.
The disease was supposed to he either
typhu. fever or Siberian plague. The
Now YORK Tribune IL Of the opinion
that q l. neither, but genuine AsIatic
cholera; because thi. pcslilencc la,
invariably followed In tn wake Of all
great faminol.
Furthermore, though the ravages Of
the disease have always been a thou.
sand fold more extensive than those Of
tho famine, yet a reg ular proportion
has existed between both.
Tue famine threatened districts Of
Russia, itis estimated by AN Official
announcement, embrace 100000 Of
people. should the pe,tllonce turn
out TO he A.iatic cholera, aud should
II decimatc with tho usual proportion,
nearly halt the population Of Russia
would bo swept away.
Asiaiic cholera In Russia means n
visitation Of the terrible malay into
western Europe; and a. this epidemic
can be- traced directly 10 the treatment
OF the Russian people by the govern.
mcnt, II Is claimed that the civilized
world will have a TERRIBLE account to
settle with the Car.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-09

Jed Dom Pe'lro and the nation al
large 10 fegari the son oi
the younger daughter ns the
heir apparent until 1876, when
son was born 10 Y.abol. The story
current with regari to the birth OF the
latter smacks somewhat Of thr marvel
Gus and romantic. II appeam that
when the lady began to zee that there
werc little prospects Of becoming q
mother, she visited one Of the churches,
prayed to the patron saint, and vowed
that " her prayer were granted she
would sweep the church 1oor at peril
'dical intervals during her life. a son
was born 10 her In 1915, after twelve
years Of married life. Until the eN.
pulsion Of the family year ago she
performed the duty Of sweeping regu-
hrly.
The birth Of this son under these
circumstances h said to 20 long way
with the people Of Brazil, and Il
is thought he would be put forward,
bat being only seventeen aud ineNpefi.
rnced In military matters, the other
son, who IL twenty.six, and a trained
soldier AMI marine, is considered the
uest fitted In case another revolution
would be required 10 restore the royal
line.