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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-19

dorSsng the worlds fair, indorsins the
Torrey bankruptcy bill and making the
congress = permanent organization 70
meet bisnnially. The usual eomPli-
nentzry resolutions were then adopted,
ana the congress. At 9.t5 ?. N, al
joarned 70 meet at the call OF tae ex-
ecGtive committee
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-19

MuwArxrE. April fs-Mai Gen
Charles = Hamilton. who served with
distinction in the civil war. died at II
O'Clock Friday night Of pneumonia He
was q cIsss-maa Of Sen Grants AZ
West Point. and s. years Of age
Gen KiIbourn Knox. governor Of the
soldiers home here. died az II O'Clock
.. m. Friday after long illness Gov
Knox was a native ~ New York state
and was a member 81 Gen. Shsrrnsn's
star
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-19

SAY Fak~cISco. Ar-ii "a - The ss-srn-
ship Menovsi. which has arrived
tvv~-tv sve days from syaney and
sever dsys from Honolals. brings TIE
teiiirrBee thss The British ship Sc
CsshsraS Ass been wrecked ~ ne Car
oti7e stands sna nlaety persons
srss~uexA
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-19
WESTERN CITIES

A Table Compiled from Census Returns
Show the Remarkable Growth Of
Many.
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-The great
prosperity which the cities and towns
of the west have enjoyed during the
recent decade is shown in the latest
bulletin issued by the census office.
Following are some of the percentages
of increase Of population from 1880 to
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-19

NosvaIs. Cosn.. April "a burglars
49, Ere - barn IN he cutssirts -
this city Fridsv night. snd While the
people were watching IRE hiaze broke
or~n isweiry store aad secured SIS
eaa
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-19

sFRf~arrELp. o. April is-siovern-
rent Explorer Acorehead has discov.
cred won le-fri prehistoric remains At
Fer. Ancient. near here. There were
twenty four skeletons IN vsuiss. which
viii BE taken - ne worlds FAIR ~ Chi
caso and set NJ in the enact position in
which they wers fnnr1
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
THE OLD DAYS IN ROME.

Daring the Carnival in the Corss 1t Was
the Duty of Everybody TO Be Gay.
In the good old times-and by the good
old times we all of us mean the days that
are past and are no more, the days of our
youth, which we remember with a sad
pleasure, and the joys of which we exag
se.ate, perhaps, while the pains we forget'
the carnival in the Corso which, alas, is
now almost a thing of the psst. was a
spectacle aud an experience full of delight.
On that week of saturnalia the old sights
and sounds, the old hubbub and gayety
and license was renewed, every folly was
indnlged in and careless gladness ami
mated the world. Every window and bal
cony was dreped win carpets, tapestries
and flowers gay faces looked out every
where and glad laughter filled the air
There were masks and harlequins and
puuchinelli and masqueradiug and strange
costumes and singing and mock gallantry
and cries of JOY on all sides.
1t was the duty oil every one to be gay.
The God Momus reigned. All the world
focksd in from the country, and the old
dresses and costumes which in every town
n the vicinity OF Rome were then worn
daily, were to be seen. Now those cos
appeared, and are only to be seen now and
then, or on the persons of the models who
pose for the artists. They were very gay,
very various, and it was pleasure to see
them. Now they have given way to the
commonplace and shabby dresses of today
But in the Old carnival they were every.
where to be seen. Improvised balconies
and stagings were erected all along the
('nrsn and thaSa tai will
girls in their costumes.
Up and down the street, in double files,
slowly and Ut snail's pace, rnrongs of car
riagss followed each other, filed WITH
flowers which the occupants scattered right
and left, laughing the while they pursued
their slow way through the dense crowds
that filed the streets. Flowers AID con-
fetti showered upon them as the: passed,
and there wills a general huttuo OF joIlity
and confusion ana rIadaesS, a. il old
Rome's descendants were sill alive and
shouting in triumph.-W. W. Story in
Scribrer.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
THE FINISHING TOUCHES.
The Jetties and Their Concrete Caps as
Nearly Indestructible AS Anything
Constructed by Mau Can Be
Times.

The lefty Gaping now being put on by a
force of eighteen workmen consists OF u
mixture of first quality cement and finely
broken granite.
II is cfour feet thick and presents 4
rounded or convex surface to the gulf
waves. thereby considerably lessening the
wearing force to which it is exposed when
old Neptune gets Oh rampage.
When complete, the Gaping will show
about nineteen or twenty inches above or
binary high tide and will be as nearly in
destructible as it is possible for anything
constructed by man to be. The ietties
themselves. sunk TO the hard sea bottom
and inclosed for the greater part of their
length in 4 solid formation of sand and
mud up TO within a few inches of the lower
edges of their Gaping, cannot be effected
by storms nor tidal waves. as their posi-
which could only be shattered by an earth
quake.
The work Of applying the Gaping began
on the outer end OF the east ietty. and will
be continued as the jetties show that they
have finished settling. To put on this cap
ping huriedly might result in their injury
by cracking incident to the settling and
consequently il may be several months vet
before the workmen are through with the
finishing touches.
On the river sides of the jetties the wing
dams strengthen them and collect and hold
i tough sediment that incloseS the struct-
u,e On the other sides. the gulf has, as
prophesied by Capt. EaGS and Mr.. Corth-
ell before the Brazos kiver channel and
dock company began TO build. Swallowed up
Ieal Y t. the outer ends that are extended
u the powerful. .itror.l current that effect
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
Mexican hotels.

Before came to Mexico was told that l
would find nothing good to eat in the
country. Every one said that the hotels
were horrible; that everything Mexican
was mixture of red pepper and grease;
that the only good hotels in the country
were those kept by Americans. l ventured
into the land with fear and trembling, and
at first patronized the American hotels. l
found them dear and nasty. The cooking
was abominabie and the service was worse
then tried a Mexican hotel and found it
excellent. Some of the best meals | have
ever had I have eaten in Mexico, and
shall not soon forget dinner at Toluca,
where Mexican boy gave me dinner of
ten courses, and where the cuisine was
equal to that of good Paris restaurant.
Throughout southern Mexico | found
splendid hotels. The Mexicans serve their
meals one dish at a time in table d'hote
style. Mexican frijoles, pronounced free
holies," always form part of the meal
They are Mexican black beans and are
superior to the Boston baked beans and
every one eats them. They are never eaten
on the day they are cooked and they are
always served in great abundance They
close the meal as rice closes a dinner in
Japan.-Frank Carpenter in New York
World.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19

Ter did not have equal means of knowledge
himself. and when he sold him a house which
he knew no one would live II on account OF its
reputation. and concealed from him this fact
he committed fraud upon him, and justice
requires that the decree of the court should
be so modified that these defendants should
account to the plaintiff for the sum OF $500 and
interest from the 2sth day OF January, 1882
Tho suppression OF the truth may be equiya-
lent TO express false representation, and q
fraud Is committed by one person ind ucing an
other TO enter into a contract by the conceal
ment of material facts which are peculiarly
within his own knowledge.
In this case, whether any one believes in
ghosts or not. the fact remains that the dwell
ing house on this farm is reported 10 be
haunted. ard, In consequence of its reputation.
is is difficult TO sell or lease it.
The aggregate occupancy Of the place
since 1882 has been less than two years di
vided among dozen tenants. The chief
business OF the regnant ghost seems to be
to warn all female residents of the house
against maltreatmens by their husbands
either past present or prospective. Said
the mother of the deceased wife recently:
81 have never visited the house since my
daughters death Whatever May be as
signed AS the cause Of the trouble, trust
my daughter is beyond the trying scenes
which she there endured. | believe her
spirit will rise in Judgment some day. if it
has not already"
Because of dream a stock company has
been organized in Nova Scotia to search
for pirate treasure supposed to be buried
at Oak island, Chester hay. One night
two ghosts called on young Mr.. johnson,
of Belmont, and compelled him to follow
them. They took him to Oak island and
showed him some bones, and then huge
boxes and sacks filed with gold and silver.
All this the spectral visitors gave him, the
only condition being that a share should
go to the Catholic church. One of the
spooks said he had been q captain, and
that the other had been his mate. Asked
if he was Kidd, he replied:
NO, am Red Beard, once the terror of
the Atlantic ocean. When we captured
snip we did not Immediately put the crew
to death, but brought them to this island
and made them dig these tunnels, pits, etc.
When the work was completed we put
them to death and buried them in one of
the pits. One day We saw several men-of
war heave in sight, and we then knew that
our hiding place was discovered. The
mate and myself set off from the island in
boat and landed at a distant point, Ell.
tered forest and for days wandered
about, until, overcome by hunger and ex-
posture, we died where we showed you the
bonesn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19

who told him OF the marriage. and set ont
to XIII his daughter aud son-in raw. They
eluded ITS vengeance but Hannah soon
fell into decline and died. Now. clad in
long white robe sine vaGders about tho
scenes of gayety. and visits in dreams the
couches Of fair maidens who have listened
credulousty TO the tales Of love which the
summer young man pours forth indiS-
criminately when be takes his annual
fortnight's vacation 10 her honor bs it
added that Hannah also gives the male
victim Of simulated passion the proper tip
when occasion demands
Londonderry, y. H., has a haunted
house It's sole inhabitsnt at the present
time is the extremely emphatic spirit of q
Mrs. Morse, which mas frightened several
desirable tenants away by trying to give
them the details of her troubles when in
the flesh The ghosts fatber-in-law some
years ago sold the property to a Mr.. But
Ter, taking part cash and a mortgage. Be
cause of the nightly row Inc purchaser re-
fused to comply with the conditions of the
trust deed and a lawsuit followed, which
finally reached the supreme court of the
state. The decision of the judges regard
ing the spook issue is worthy of reproduc-
ton. Their honors say
The court iEds that the bad reputation of
the dwelling house upon the farm known to
Moody Morse at the time of the sale, and IN
known 70 the plaintiff. decreased it's value of
$500: il was Morse's duty al the time he sold
the farm to tell Butler anything this, affected
the value of the farm in respect to which But
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
Will aave Great Moral Weight.

While the Methodist ecuuenical confer
ence now in session at Washington is not a
legislative or judicial body whose acts or de
cisions will be legally binding upon any OF
the churches represented and while ii is dis
tinctly agreed that no votes shall be taken
upon matters affecting the internal ar.
engagements of any of the churches, it is nc
less true that any deiiverance of This great
body upon any question Of denoninational
attitude toward other branches Of the holy
catholic church, or on the duty of Chris.
tians Of every name in observing and pre-
serving the Sabbath, encouraging temper
ance and similar questions will have
great moral weight within and without the
denomination, and it is certain that there
will be deliverances of that kind All
votes taken are of individuals, without
any reference to the particular body with
which the voter is connected.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19

that Of Barmscide ard of courtsnIps such
IA Venu. never kheIS WIZ al! her loneliness
OF vas: adventures ana OF dire distress. of
triats Of tt'u=E pas and o: dissssr,l Yes,
and OF VIZ ,',i..s. prorGeCic beac0Gs burn
ing Oh toe a>aoals and asad!anGs Of the
brain az zuitius TO a sai"r channel than
tn the unwilling soul might otherwise
essay.
Have these fancies and psantasms OF
the night value in tae economy and con-
se-yatioG Of !lts' That 20 not know.
hardy think any one knows or the
oue bsuu | have the dictum of al emf
ueDt physician, who L. = me that every
person Is Insane at suBe period within
each twenty four hours, and that dreams
are the safety valve OF lunacy" Gu the
other hand | have the testimony Of two
reputable young men Who claim that had
It not been for warnings that came to
them vi lie asleep they now would be num-
beret among those who were. Here is their
story
Israel Ashmun was wai:or In Peter
sons restaurant in Park place, near Green
wien street Joel Wilson worked in lith-
ographing establishment on au upper floor
Of the same structure, which was known
as the Taylor building. The two were well
acquainted. One noon Wilson seated him
self at table In the restaurant and Ash
nun came to take his order. Almost
simultaneously they remarked:
Il dreamed about you last night"
Details followed, and it seemed that each
had seen the other carried mangled and
bleeding from a pileof burning ruins. Both
are men of intelligence, but they decided
to consider the visions as warnings The
waiter quit his place that night and the
photographer gave notice and severed his
connection with the Taylor building firm
at the end of the week. A fortnight after
ward the structure fell, the flames burst
out in hideOus volumes, and sixty-two
human beings met death by crushing or
cremation.
Considering the outcome. Wilson and
Ashmun may be congratulated on taking
what they term q tip from the dead.
The question naturally arises, Why didn't
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
foRT WORTH AND RIO esANpE.
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL.
H1;lr ard Fine Cloth.

1t is because OF tGsir scaly structure that
those hatrs which Paszoss il aye endowed
WIN the propei y of felripg-t cat is, of be
i'm 50 i5terlr"4t and entRugled by certain
mechanical operations as to form a dense
clcsAlIke teN.nre. The substance Of men s
hats u Traa- OF lambs' wuoI and rabbits
r.. not woven. bus SIMPLY beaten. pressed
ana worked together between damp cioyhs
nc sGne prDDHrty makes woven wooden
tissues ctsse al th,ck. asi il is on this &C
count tass wyrstea stockings Shrink, be
coming thicker and Errer AFTER they have
besn wocn for awhile and washed fire.
sueutly.
Brosacleth Is given its close and firm
textu-s by the intimate unica O: the fe.=d
wool Ebers of which it is composed. From
the commercial point of view, the excel
lence OF wool is determined by the close
less Q? tbs little tsesa or scales Mer.no
iber has 400 teeta to an inch, while an
even superior wool for felting purposes,
called Saxon. is seen under the microscope
TO have 9, 10 teeth To an inch. interview
IN Washington St1-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19

ualiy prevents any further formation sea-
| ward. This Swallowing along the shores in
| front of Quintana and Sea View has eX-
| tended the beach above water for Il consid-
| erablc distance, ant materially lessons the
strength of incoming rollers from the gulf
1 during storms.
The violent sea that prevailed along this
coast on the 4th 5th and 9Th OF july, last
ing for tifty-two hours and doing an i'm
menSe amount o. damage at other places.
expended its strength on this newly formed
beach i'll majestic but harmless breakers.
though the wind for q long time registered
| at over sixty miles an hour blowing di
rectly towards the land. These facts are
well known to al residents here, and are
given for the information of persons who
have never seen this great work that makes
the only deep water port of our state.
When finally capped. each jetty will be.
during calm weather. 4 broad smooth
promenade extending 300 feet. their pres
emf length. into the gulf
The piling put down during the early
period OF construction partly to keep the
brush mattresses IN proper position until
they settled below the mud line and partly
to support the main track over which rock
was carried when the weather would admit
of bareeS going out, is being sawed off even
with the last laXer of stone. and with the
heavy Strlngers that bound them together
ut the top will be removed 10 make room
for the concrete.
The landward ends OF the jetties will not
be capped, as large waves cannot reach
that far in. but they viii be covered with
hard-packed layers of stiff clay and small
rubble. Further up the river for several
miles work will be continued on wind dams
that have been built wherever the banks
caved or the stream showed 100 much incli-
nation to increase the circle OF its bends
The effects of these will in due time te--.s-
10 strengthen the river and make its depth
more regular
BOATS AND PASSENGERS.
A stricter enforcement of the law re-
garding the number.of passengers steamers
may carry per trip so Us 10 insure perfect
safety caused several persons TO be delayed
this week for an hour or two in going from
Qulntana TO NelascO aud back. DR.. Weisi-
ger informs US that Smith Bros of Brazoria
will soon put the Justine on this line which
will make the fourth steam packet running
three trips day each between the two
towns: this Joined to the daily trips of the
Alice Blair, the tri-weellly ones Of the En-
lily =. and the weekly ones of the White
water, besides the means of transit afforded
by the numerous sailing craft ascending
and descending the river, will furnish abUn-
dant means of transportation for all pasSen-
gers ana freight for the present After
Christmas 1t is probable that greater
number of trips will have to be made OF
more boats employed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
Furious Storm.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. lS.-Since O'Clock
this afternoon heavy rain with wind has
prevailed. This is accompanied by an alb
normally high tide, which flooded the Gus
tom house. Many crafts were swamped
and the docks were greatly damaged All
local traffic has been suspended owing TO
the heavy seas The channel steamers re-
port that the severity OF the storm is IN
Drecedented
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
To Young and Middle aged Men.

was burned To-day Just before noon.
The fire originated from Il defective iitc.
There was no insurance on the building or
the household goods. Mrs. Fisher was i'll
in bed, and narrowly escaped burning.
\ company recently organized. and for
which an application for 1 charter has been
forwarded to the state department, VIII be
gin the erection of Il cootron seed oil mill in
Temple the coming week.
The compress receipts show that great
deal more cotton has come in this season
than at any time heretofore covering the
same period of the season.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
After the Katy in Kansas.

TOPEKA, KAN, Oct. Is. - Governor
Humphrey has addressed u letter to the at
torney general informing him that lie, the
governor, is unofficially informed that the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway has
not vet obeyed the order to remove their
headquarters from Sedalia. Mo. 10 Kansas,
in compliance with the Kansas law. which
requires corporations chartered in Kansas
to maintain headquarters in the state. The
governor directs the attorney-gCneral 10
ascertain if the information is correct, and
if il is so found to be, 10 commence immedi-
ate proceedings 10 revoke the railway cent
pany's charter.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
M EXICAN DUEL.
Two Mexicans Love the Same Senorita.
Battle to the Death IN
Dark Room.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
san ANTONIO, Ten. Oct. 1S-Victoria
Nalacios and Epimenis Ramirez, two Young
Mexican gallants of this city. have for some
time been paying their respects to the same
Spanish senOrita. She is Il handsome
young lady, but refused to encourage
one suitor more than the other The two
rivals decided to settle the contest by Il
duel TO the death They chose small room
in an old unOccupied house, but in the Mex
lean quarters. for the scene of combat
They went there alone at midnight last
night and stripping to the skin began the
battle. each using a long, - harp
stilletto. They had been fighting
for some time, when the attention OF a 20
liceman was attracted to the place BY tho
noise. He forced an entrance and found
both men in q terrible condition. They
were each covered with blood. which was
pouring from many cuts They were sep
arated and both taken to the hospital They
may both die
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
Died in His Mistress House.

PARIS. Oct. lS-The sudden death of In
spcctor-Geueral A2olas of the French homo
office has caused i sensation here. While
visiting woman with whom lie was i'm
properly intimate, lie took an overdose of 4
drug as Stimulant and the effect was fatal
NJ. Acolas was 4 married man. and the
revelation of his death under such circunl-
stances was i most painful shock 10 his
friends.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
Observation-Disclosures

AFrlNc. Uelart
Fort Worth and St. Louis
Cannon Bal ............ II 10 p. 3::S0 a. II.
Fort Worth and TeXark-
ana local................ 7:2O a IN s:45 a. III.
Texas and Pacific trains Nos. > and 6. the ST.
Louis Cannon Bah. only stop al TeXarAana.
n e. Junction, Atlanta. jefferson. Mars hail,
Iongview Junction, Big Sandy. Mineola, wills
Pent Terrell, East Dallas, Dallas and Fort
Worth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
Ihe Burlington Route.

Most people know what The Burlington
Route is-some people, perhaps, do not
know that IL is the Model Railroad OF the
West. The Burlington Route is the name
OF Il tirst-claSs railroad from Chicago. PEG
ria and 81. Louis TO and between the prin-
cipa! cities and towns of Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Nebraska
aud Colorado. The 1000 miles of this great
road pass into and through the best farm
ing regions of these great states, reach
Deadwood. SO. Dakota, and the new mining
country of the Black Hills Along the lines
of the Burlington Route are the best oppor-
tunitles i'll the West. Northwest and SouahS
west, for the farmer, the nlaglSaes6fFf
the merchant, the miller. miner and
the pleasure seeker.-ssss
The BurlinStsssRoute runs through pas
senger sisiiassVery day in the year between
Stsssfs6his. Chicago and Peoria, Kansas
City, Atchison. St. Joseph. Council Bluffs.
Omaha, Lincoln, Denver, st. Paul and Min
neapollS. making connections at these
points with all Eastern and Western roads
and giving the travelling public unequaled
facilities.
For speed, safety, comfort. character of
equipment and track, and efficient service
for passengers and freight, it Is uneXcelied.
Send ten cents in postage stamps to the
General Passenger Agent and get hand
some wall map of the United States and
descriptive folder OF the train service.
For further information, tickets, rates
maps, ETC., call on your nearest railroad
agent. or address A c. DAWES
W. c. BROWN, G.. y. Il T. A.
General manager. ST. Louis. Mo
ST. joseph Mo