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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
100000 Cotton Pickers to
Go Out Tonight,
ACCORDING TO Mr.. HUMPHREY.
Planters Must Agree TO Give the 81 Per 100
Before They viii Return to Work.
He Asserts that Had the Movement
Started One Month Ago the Commerce
of tine World Would Have Tot
tered from Its Foundation.
Special 20 the Gazette.

Specia. TO the Gazette
HOI>ToN, Ten. Sept. 11.-Mr. r NJ.
Humphrey, superintendent of the cotton
pickers' league. told Your reporter To-day
that |. l00.OG men would quit the cotton
fields tomorrow ana not return to work IN
til the planters agree TO pay 81 Il hundred
for picking.
The most searching inquiry at many
points throughout the South has failed to
develop the fact that there is anything OF Il
formidable nature in the cotton picllers'
league.
In the most sang froid manner possible
he said the commerce OF the world Will be
affected, aud made other equally Us aston
iShing statements.
What is the strength of the league at
this time asked the reporter.
MIR. Humphrey stopped to consider a
moment, then replied that there We're about
l,lUU.0OO pledges on record
DO YOU apprehend that there will be Z
general suspension Of work.
lit is hardly business for me To express
an opinion is 10 that" came the answer III
Slow. Wei studied words. no: thinl, il
not best to say what my belief is. The cot
ton pickers will not quit until evening"
is there any talk of :. compromises
Several have asked TO go to work AT 20
and - cents a hundred. and wanted pelnis-
sion to make compromise at that price
''Will you permit agreement of this
kind
Il have not given an opinion on this
point, and | did not desire TO do SO. have
hesitated about ii. | have an album
dance of evidence that the plant
ers IN many places have reduced
the scale Of prices to 20 and
y cents hundred. No human being can
live on such wages"
Has the colored Farmers Alliance any
thing to do with the league,''
Not as an organization.
rs there an oath of secrecy TO bind the
leaguers together
There is no oath except one of honor
The pickers simply agree among themselves
to not pick for less than 81 hundred.
There is no secrecy, 10 obligation, no
entrance fee, or a ything of the kind
Il fear this movement was started too
late III the season" he remarked If we
had gotten to work month earlier we
would have shaken up the commerce of the
world. As it is il will affect it
He was asked why it was that none OF
the negroes could be made TO talk about the
leagues.
1t is because they are keeping their
mouths shut. | cannot get any of them TO
talk about 1t until give them the grip
Then there is a secret grip or sign"
and the reporter was then wondering what
was intended when he said the league was
not u secret society and the next instant ac-
knowedged it had secret grips and signs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
1t Was Unanimous

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 11.-Before
adiourning Wednesday evening the trans
Missouri passenger association transacted
all important bit Of business which escaped
public attention until now. Just before
adjourning one of the lines submitted a
resolution to the effect that 4 fine OF
s25 assessed against each of the roads by
Chairman Smith for neglecting to secure
the signature of passengers TO tickets as
required under the rules be RENTED. Each
road in the association had been fined S25
and the price of a ticket, which
amounted to $50 for each line.
The resolution was read and great big
smile went the round as unanimous vote
of all the members present was cast for it.
The resolution has not yet taken effect, as
the votes of the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern are to be secured. There
is little doubt of the way those lines will
vOta
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Denied Filing of a Charter.

Secretary of State Smith was informed
by the Encouragement to-day that the
charter of the Guaranteed abstract land
company of Brazoria should not be fled in
his Office because under the law such COM
panies are authorized only to buy, own and
sell land in states other than Texas, and for
eign counties and shall own no real estate
in Texas but what is needed for their offices.
Tax roll audited show the following i'd
crease: Denton county, $1,000: Milan
county, SI111. 239; I'rio county. S214.603;
Cameron county redeemed $Sl, $50 court
house bonds
Chartered: the Houston Concordian.
Assets 500
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
MOTHER AND CHILD
Two More Victims of the
Deadly Kerosene Can.
AN AWFUL WARNING REPEATED
4 Mother and Her Child Most Fr,GhtfuIly
Burned to Death at Denver Sester-
day-The House is Also To-
tally Destroyed.
Mother and Child Burned.


DENVER, Col, Sept. u.-Au unusually
narrowing accident occurred III South Den
Yer at noon today. Mrs. j. Stewart Al
tempted to light Il kitchen fire with kcro-
sene and L terrible explosion occurred. Her
clothing was burned completely off her per
sou. and her body WAS one great blaze.
Tie poor woman's breast burst open from
the heat and her eyes We're blinded. She
fingered awhile in most terrible agony and
died. The two yeIr-O!d child she had in her
arms Al the time of the explosion was also
burned TO death. The house was also de
strnNnI
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

Special 10 the Gazette.

COR>ICANA. NAVARRO COUNTY, Ten
Sept. ll.-I.ast night about , o'clock Jake
Goldens store was burned, the building
and contents being Il total loss. no insurance
policies being held None of the propric-
tors We're present, and tn. building was
nearly consumed before any alarm was
given. The fire boys did good work. hay
ing to connect with i water plug 30 feet
away. This IS the store that Jack DoSS. a
negro, was charged with setting Oh IRE L
few weeks ago but was acquitted.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Residence Burned.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
HUBBARD CITY, Hill COUNTY, TEX.
Sept. 1.-THE residence of j. o. Wright
occupied by G. T. Carney as tenant burned
this morning 1t , Il. III. Loss on building,
$1,000; insured in the North British for
$50. The entire contents were lost in
sured in tn Commercial for $1,000. Origin
of fire unknown
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Switching Around

1t is stated that Attorney General Miller
is 10 be appointed to one of the circuit court
judgeships created by the last congress,
that Gen. Lew Wallace will be made secre-
tary of war. that Noble may be transferred
to the department of justice and Gen. Clark
son appointed secretary of the interior.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

CITY OF MEXICo, Sept. ll.-Poirier, the
Chi. ian minister here says that peace in
Chilli is an established fact. That Baque-
d no has been impartial i'll the late conflict
and that Hascano, minister to the United
States, has been misjudged there, and he
and all good Chilians accept the new order
rrlnrnni
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
VIII Purchase some Rain

Special TO the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Sept 1.-THE peo-
pie of Rockport and Corpus Christi have
raised $1,000 for the government rain
makers. Gen. Dyrenforth and party will
begin their coast experiment on the oath
instant. One ton of rack-a-rock and two
tons of IRON shavings for gas-making will
be used.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Sunday Law at Houston.

HoUsToN, TEX, Sept 1.-THE fifty-seven
employees of the o mills. who were az
rested for violation of the Sunday law, had
Il hearing to-day and by agreement twenty
five of them were fined $40 and costs each
and the others were discharged a con-
sideration was the pledge of the mill man
agement that no further violation OF theI aw
should occur.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Blaze at jacksonville.

Special 10 the Gazette
JACKSONVILLE. CHEROKEE COUNTY. Ten.
Sept. IA fire broke out this morning in
j. II. Lanes residence, near the business
part of town. totally destroying It. Most
of the furniture was removed. Loss $500 to
$1,000 on house and furniture; insurance,
$500
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Gin and Cotton Burned at GoIiad

Special 10 the Gazette.
GoLIAD, GOLIAD COUNTY, Ten, Sept. II.
Fire today destroyed the fine gin of Red
ding X StOrmfeldtS, together with 100 bales
of uninsured cotton, most Of which was
owned by Cook & Schriever. No insurance
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
From a Fall. Death Results.

Special TO the Gazette
EAGLE Pass, MAVERICK COUNTY,, TEN,
Sept. I'm. AlvOrd, 4 carpenter, while
working on the bridge fell a distance of
twenty feet. No bones We're broken, but
he died of lung hemorrhage at p IN.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

wheat, oats, barley. rye. sweet potatoes.
Irish potatoes, peas, beans and canned
fruits and vegetables in glass Jars: also pc
cans. These articles are desired for exhi-
bition in the department to show what
Texas can produce
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Bloods Fight.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 1.-Two young
men, Ashley Jones and Frank Beard, got
into quarrel at saloon this morning over
the payment for some whisky. Jones ap-
piled an opprobriOus epithet to Beard, who
went behind the bar and secured baseball
pat with which he hit Jones on the head.
Jones' prospects for recover: are very
slim Beard was arrested.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
A ROYAL BANQUET.

Speech 70 tht GaZtttt.
ABILENE, TEX, Sept. IA banquet was
rendered the uniform rank of the knights
of Pythias from Baird here last night by
the Abilene knights, at their club rooms On
North Second street. The entertainment
was royal and lasted until a late hour.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

April, 1877, for assault to murder, and made
his cape in the June following, since
which time he has remained at large
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
MUST FINISH "TIME."
David jenkins, Escaped from a Convict
Camp in 1877, Arrested.
Special to the Gazette.

SptCIdI 10 tlIt VIZtlIt.
TENAskASA, TEX, Sept. n.-David
Jenkins. convict who made his escape
from q Texas convict camp III 1877, was ar
rested ten miles north of here yesterday by
Sheriff Cannon, who acting on instructions
from the state authorities, this morning
turned the prisoner over to Sergt. Bush,
superintendent of convict camp fifteen
miles west OF here jenkins was sent up
for TWO years from Medina county, Tex, in
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Want Specimens.

Farmers and producers are requested to
send to the agricultural department, Austin,
Tex, extra tine specimens OF corn, cotton,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

Subscribe 10: sss :, N 80
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
AMARILLO,
The Head of Observation-Disclosures
Pouring In-Good Schools and
Fine Lands.
Travelling correspoudepce Of the Gazette.

Travelling Correspondence Of the Gazette
AMARILLO, POTTER COUNTY, TEX, Nov
5.-This plains country is in magnificent
shape. They have had abundance of rain
The grass looks green, and stock Is fa'
and sleek.
Amarillo is improving right along, and
the board of trade ouilding-a handsome
two-story stone-is nearing completion
and will be 4 magnificent building. 1t will
cost $4,000 The upper floor will be used
for opera. A number of other buildings
are going u r., md all lines of business seem
prosperous Forty carloads of cattle were
shipped from here to-day.
This is the largest cattle-shipping point or
the Fort Worth and Denver.
Amarillo has superior graded schools, OF
which she is Justly proud. The attendance
is good and the schools are in a hourishing
condition under the efficient superinten,
dency of Professor P. G. Woodson.
The late fine rains have placed the
county in fine shape for the farmers, and
they are improving the opportunity. a
large wheat acreage is being put in.
Amarillo's success at the state fair is
bearing good fruit and q large immiigra,
ton is coming in and settling up the coun
try. The town is full OF prospectors. The
railroad company has been cutting 4 coach
out of the north-bou train, every night at
Clarendon. This works 4 great hardship
on the travelling public, and this coach by
all means should be carried as far as ANA
rillo, as the travel this far is heavy There
was time when everybody got off at Clar:
endon, that was considered the head OF
navigation, but not so now. The train
literally unloads at Amarillo. Brother
Newlin please take notice; Amarillo is 4
large factor in the Fort Worth and Denver
freight department and the company wants
to meet all her natural demands. Amarillo S
in it.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
TRAIN ROBBERY.
Four Masked Men Get Away With $4,000
Near Omaha.

OMAHA, NEB., Nov ga Missouri Pa
cifc train was held un at West Side, sub
urb of tits city, by four masked men who
covered the engineer and fireman with
rifles whilst three of them plundered the
passengers and mail and express. Officers
refuse to give information but the amount
of booty is said to be very large. Large
sums from Kansas City ana st. Louis Were
stolen. Officers are in pursuit. The rob
bers are armed but on foot.
1t is estimated that the robbers who held
up the Missouri Pacific train last night
secured $4,000. Westside is small station
on the line located about Fifty-ffth and
Leavenworth streets, and is just outside
the city limits. The surroundings are such
as to tempt those engaged in train robbery.
as but little interference or resistance could
be rendered. When the train reached Elk
horn crossing about mile beyond West
side, and stopped to whistle, two robbers
jumped into the cab and covered the engin-
Ger and fireman with revolvers. >
The others in the party turned their at
tention to the Pacific express Car. and held
up Messenger S. y. Green with a couple of
miniature gatling guns at his head. Greene
was ordered to open the express safe or
have his body perforated with bullets.
Greene opened the strong box and was
bound and covered with a revolver. AS
quickly as possible the entire contents of
the safe were dumped into bag, and the
robbers elm bed out of the car The switch
man and baggageman were compelled to
walk back down the track mile or two III
order to flag the other trains After the
holding up, the train ran to Portal, eight
miles distant, and side-tracked while the
engine ran back to pick up the fireman and
brakeman. None of the passengers or train
crew We're hurt or robbed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
Fires.

Last night an attempt was made by some
unknown party to burn the clubhouse of
the Dallas driving club, situated on the fair
grounds. The fire was started underneath
the building, and when discovered by Mr.
Service, the Waterman at the grounds, had
made some Roadway. Mr.. Service callea
assistance and extinguished the flames, but
not before good-sized hole had been burned
up through the floor
About II o'clock last night fire was dis
covered in the printing house of j. New
man, 4Oi Elm street. The fire department
responded quickly, and extinguished the
flames with but little loss, which was fully
covered in the Phoenix oil Brooklyn.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06

electrical goods supply house of Clover,
Harris & Co., who filed trust deed to c..
Fl. Alexander, the trustee being authorized
to sell and pay the following claims:
Fourth national bank, 800; knight Bros,
$3.50; Heating implement and machine
company, s12
The following named creditors are due to
share and share alike
Cary safe company, $50; Detroit motor
company, Sl99 IS; Lincoln electric company,
$3.50; j. S. Witwer, $50; acceptance, 1854 90 ;
Electrical engineering and surveying COM
pany. Sl5491; Holmes, Booth & Haydens.
s2990. 90: Central electrical company. S50. IS:
E. P. Gleason, s465.40; George Cutler,
s949. SIS; Sperry electric mining and machine
company, s54; Peru glass and carbon COM
pany, $3.50; Eugene Munsell & Co, S35 70 ::
II. Z. Paiste, S220. 50; Solar carbon manu-
featuring company, S4lS6; Cassidy & Son
s2l2.1l: Eureka tempered copper company,
s25. 90; Archer & Pancoast manufacturing
company, 1882. IS: Manhattan brass com
pany 20: Southern electric supply COM
pany, SG0.64; Okonite company. S4O6. 66 {;
Consolidated electric manufacturing COM
pany, 1914. %; Germania electric company
Sl4S.64; Excelsior electric company, $3.50 :
Vulcanized fiber company, SIS. 90; Behringer
& Mccoy, Sl03. ID; ]. w. Queen & Co., $40;
Stanley & Hail. s93.51; Simon manufacture
ing company, 0S6; Whital, Tatum &
~ @t-.~o- ht1AAC5 GicClfiC COiupdnN,
SIG; a. f. Moore, S44.S4; Mitchell
Vance company, Sl24.G9; Electric
merchandising company, $3.50; Wellington
manufacturing company, s27; Manhattan
electric light company, S:S4 "a; Times-H Her
aid, Sc: S. S. Kirk & Co., $40: Detroit
motor company, sl17542; PhoeEix glass
company, S25249; Western Electrician,
SIG; Electrical engineer, sc. IS; Cleveland
glass fixture company, 1861; Thompson &
Robertson, 5000; Peru carbon and glass
company, Sl065; Cassidy & Son manu-
featuring company, S4017; Horn, Brannen
II Forsyth, Sl3370; Globe electric cordage
works, &}O6.20 Total amount, Sl2 1860
The firms assets are: Stock. $4,000;
notes, Judgments and other property,
s5409.1l. Total, SIS, 409u.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
VICTIMS OF THE WRECK.
THE FOUR MEN KILLED NEAR
TEMPLE BURIED.
Three of Them Remained Unidentified
The Fourth a Jockey from Louis .
vile, Ky The Cause.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
TEMPLE. BELL COUNTY, TEX, Nov. s.
Justice Lowery has just concluded an in
quest over the bodies of the four men killed
in yesterdays wreck on the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railway.
He turned the victims over to the railway
company which gave the bodies decent
burial.
w. E. Greer's body was Identified.
He was a jockey from Louisville, KY,
and was on his way from Dallas TO San An
,s3onio with some horses.
The other three, two white men and one
colored boy, were not identified at all.
Mr. Cook, the wounded man, has gone to
his home in Lampasas county.
This wreck was caused by one train over
taking and running into another that had
stalled and failed to send back signals.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06

In all probability the new six-story Schol-
lard building near the postoffice will be
used as strictly 81 a day hotel Parti es
are negotiating for a lease on the building,
and if the trade is made the house will be
cut up and arranged as desired by the
lessee.
A few weeks ago the buggy of f. G..
Hancle was stolen from his yard. and all
efforts to locate it were fruitless. Last
night some one stole his horse from the
stable and no trace of its whereabouts can
be had
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
LOST BOTH HANDS.
The Fate of Negro Boy at Cleburne.
Tried to Crawl Under
Train.
Special TO the Gazette.

CLERURNE, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEX, Nov.
"A little boy, son of Bill Garrett, colored,
had both his hands cut of this morning on
the railroad near the ice factory. His
father, who works at the compress, had
sent him down town on an errand, and the
little fellow, rather than walk around a
train of cars standing on the track, at
tempted to crawl under them. Just at this
time they began to move and the wheels ran
over his arms with the above result. His
wounds were dressed as soon as possible,
and he is doing as well as could be ex-
ppcted
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
MARROW MOB CASES.
They Come Up at Wichita Falls for Trial
A Little Pistol Play.

Special to the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA, COUNTY, Tex,
Nov. Sin the district court yesterday and
to-day, Jake Wright, negro, charged with
theft, was given seven years in the peni-
Tertiary in two cases.
The cases known as the NARROW jail cases
from Graham, are called for trial here to-
aday. A number of witnesses and citizens
from Graham are in attendance.
A little excitement was caused in town
last night by shot fred at a boisterous
negro. the pistol from which the shot was
fired being in the hands of one of Henriet-
ta's most prominent citizens who didn't
appreciate the language the negro was using
in his presence
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
The Run Continues

Boston, Mass, Nov. 5.-The run on the
Five Cent saving bank was continued this
morning. People We're standing in line at
the door at { a. N. The doors are guarded
TO keep the bank from being overcrowded,
and every hour they are opened to allow
the bank to accommodate those that enter
No action has yet been taken by the trus-
tees on the sixty day clause.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06

The Fort Worth and Denver City Railway
Company will sell at its freight depot at Fort
two ~ o'clCcl; p. m, at public auction to the
highest bidder, the following described prop
erty. to-wit:
Two carloads of bulk potatoes shippeS,fp
Rising, Neb., consigned to I. LsyLARsedsF Fort
Worth Tex, in car 9 &s&seS atto cor, con,
bushels, ESuEs4sYfesS. and car d. & Il. g. HOS,
coasaSnf8s fght hundred and sixty-four (S6D
seFefelS. more or less.
Said property being perishablc and in danger
OF depreciation,and being refused by consignee
will be sold to satisfy freight and demurrage
charges thereon.
Dated at Fort Worth, Tex. this the 4th day
OF November 1891 w. F. STERLEY,
AGENT Fort Worth and Denver City Railway
Company.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
He Didn't Love Her.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Nov. 5.-Miss Margaret
Mathews, formerly student at Linden
wood seminary and well known in local
society circles. died this morning from NOR
phine taken with suicidal intent The
cause was unreturned affection from the
man she loved. The body will be sent to
her parents, who live in Albany, ". Y.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
Carload of Cotton Burned.

Special to the Gazette
TE1ARKANA, BOWIE COUNTY, TEX, Nov.
5.-A carload of cotton numbering forty
bales caught fire in the local Texas and Pa
cific yards this afternoon and was partly
burned, but not wholly destroyed. 1t was
damaged about so per cent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
Runaway at Holland.


HOLLAND. BELL COUNTY, TEX, Nov. s.
Messrs. \. w. Wilkerson and Eli B. Bailey
of this place were thrown from buggy
this morning by runaway team, the for
mer receiving several painful bruises about
the body and lon, and the latter well
scratched and badly frightened.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
French in Jail.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 5.-Hon Jonas s.
French, director of the Maverick bank has
been unable to procure securities for So, 600
satisfactory to the United States commits
sioners, and this afternoon United States
District Attorney Allen ordered his com
mitment to Jail
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
That Tail End Collision.

Special to the Gazette.
TROY, BELL COUNTY, Tex, Nov. s.
There was tail end collision between here
and Temple last night with two freight
trains, engine lS6 pulling front train and
engine 1863 pulling rear train. crashing into
the front trains caboose, killing four stocls
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
Coal Men Win Strike

= TERRE HATTE, IND. Nov. 5.-Block coal
miners will go on strike for an increase
OF wages, and the bituminous miners will
Join them. The supply of coal is limited
and prices for Indiana coal will be ad-
vanced.