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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-04-23

VIM. Timmons, postmaster Of Idayille,
m"rs ~ M than III Me- nsdIS;n sS co UTs
bined, for that bad feeling arising from
kidney and liver trouble" John Leslie,
"FinS FIsctS;c RitssyS n h. nv - IA.
nav and liver medIcine. mSde ma nj NLs
a new man." d W. GardneT. bSTiwaTe
merchant, same town, says: Electric
iii nm down ' snd SonS c"ys Whs.h SO ~ y
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-04-23
ms CATCn.

The angler now, with spirits gay.
To pool and streamlet HES,
And after fishing all the day
Brings home . string of-lles.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-04-23

Why pay rent when you can apply
on purchase price Of q house Of your own
from Fechter 4 Ross? l2.tf
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
His Narrow Escape.

An engineer on the Fort Worth and Den
yer tells story of narrow escape; When
the storm, which accompanied thelwater-
spout thai did so much damage, burst he
was pulling a train between Chillicothe and
Quanah. He pulled out of Chillicothe on
time but soon after the rain came down in
sheets. and he says he could hardly see his
smokestack. 1t was as though somebody
was emptying barrels of water on the
engine. He walked over all bridges ahead
of his engine and progress was necessarily
very slow and careful. When he got to the
tank, or where he thought the tank ought
70 be, three-Guarters of n mile from Guam
ali. he concluded he would stop and recon-
hotter. He climbed down and went ahead.
and in less than forty feet distance came upon
the break. through which a torrent of water
was rushing. His train laid there five days.
He and friend were anxious to get to
Quanah. 1t was only three quarters of a
mile away. but the yawning chasm was
simply awful. They finally crossed by Sc
curing fifty foot rope. each tying an end
around his body. One man braced himself,
while the other plunged into the stream and
managed to get across. The other then
followed, the same tactics reversed being
pursued That engineer expresses the
opinion that railroadiug in Texas is a very
pleasant occupation, except when it hap
mems To rain
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Rapid Track Laying.

A week ago yesterday morning steel be-
gan going down on the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande extension from Comanche to
Brownwood. Yesterday morning the track
layers were on the ninth mile, or an aver
age speed in tracklaying OF over mile a
day, rapidity in track work never before
accomplished in the history of railroad con-
struction in Texas.
Yesterday the switch stands and other
material for putting in the first switch ten
miles south of Brentwood were sent out on
the work and the setting of these switches
will be done tomorrow. Messrs. Hurley g.
Lynch. the contractors, are endeavoring to
lower the record for railroad building in
this state, and if no unforeseen obstacle in
tervenes, connection will be made with the
Santa Fe at Brownwood and the tracklaying
completed by July l6. As the surface
gangs are following closely upon the grad
ers, lining up and back spiking, it will not
require over a week after the tracklaying is
completed to have the line open for traffic
If this is accomplished thirty miles of track
will have been laid, switches put in and
the track lined up and surfaced in six
weeks time, a feat of rapid railroad build
ing never before known in the South.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Their Earnings.

The showing made by the railroads of the
United States is very satisfactory one,
the dull season. 1t shows
that as rule. rates have been more firmly
maintained, and though the tonnage has
been less. the absence Of revenue-smashing
rate wars has had very noticeable effect.
passed through what may be considered
one OF the crucial months in the current
year so far as railroad earnings are con-
Cerned. 1t was generally expected that
there would be an appreciate falling Off in
March, and certainly in April, but it APP
pears that the roads have held their own
during the month of May, as compared
with an enormous increase in the month of
May last year, and that too when the
month this year contained five Sundays.
naturally entailing reduction of little
more that 3 per cent in the monthly earn
ings. There must be a very strong and
healthy growth of general business, which
has suffced to overcome the depression in
the iron and coal trade naturally contingent
upon the coke strike, although where the
earnings for May of last year showed a
larger increase over the previous May than
was ever known before, paying nearly Is
per cent, there is a slight gain this year In
fact the earnings in May this year on a
much smaller number of roads are very
nearly as large as they We're jim MAY last
year. wheH much larger number made re-
ports. The statement is more remarkable
when it is considered that the Atchison last
xa.r contributed $50, 200 increase and this
Year only 81. 900, while tho Northern Pa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
The Alton is a Winner.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, June 16-A Western passen-
ger agent in speaking of the Atoms cut in
passenger rates yesterday says: 4 am
very sorry to hear the news. Our passen-
ger earnings have been constantly increas-
ing, but this is the end unless Chairman
Blanchard finally agrees with everyone else
and acknowledges the total failure of the
boycott. Let me tell you how it will work.
We get, say, Sl1 as our proportion of a
through ticket from Kansas City to New
York The boycott debars the Alton from
participating in through rates. and to meet
the situation it makes local rate from
Kansas City to Chicago of $40 This cuts
the regular local rate &. so. Some line will
ask and Immediately obtain permission
to meet the Alton rate"
''This will not be in day before the
Alton viii make 50 local rate. We viii
all be forced to meet that. The Alton will
then go dollar better and so on until we
are compelled to carry passengers at az
actual loss, in which event the rates will
go down via St. Louis and the Wabash. and
Mapleleaf lines will carry the reduction TO
Toledo and Detroit. In any event lines east
of Chicago would have to join us in lower
ing the through tariff. and every rate be-
tween the Missouri and the Atlantic will be
reduced. Before the rates 60 to the bottom
millions of dollars in revenue viii be lost,
and the Alton, which is better able to stand
its share than any of the others, will not
lose one dollar where the balance of US lose
hundred. The only possible way out is
for eastern roads to get together, acknowl-
edge the mistake of the boycott and declare
it off 1t is utterly impossible to down the
Alton, and to continue the attempt will
bankrupt all of u.s."
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17

cific, which last year had gain of 1872, 900,
has this year loss of $4,000. The Louis
vile and Nashville last year had gain OF
$40, 200 and this year loss of s9S.00O. and
yet the total number of roads reporting
show an aggregate gain as compared with
previous years. and that without any more
important contributions than s265C00 from
the Canadian Pacific. $4,000 from the
Great Northern and 500, 600 from the Wa
bash. Considering the large figures OF the
previous years we may reasonably expect
that the June statement will not be less
satisfactory, and from that time onward
we shall certainly look for an improve
ment. Showing how steady the earnings
have been it may be added that for the
fourth week in May lightweight roads
showed loss of 81 per cent, while in the
first week in June thirty-seven roads
showed a gain of 2 per cent, and that in
spite of the serious losses on the Grand
Trunk and the Louisville and Nashville;
The Chronicle reports gross earnings OF 151
roads as follows:
Month Mays 3s774414 s 966I5,oee . 9,Ss5
From Jan L. 1sO,O42,O3S 172712,257 7-S29,7s1
Shipping agents say that large feet has
been chartered to carry wheat from Amer
lea, and that freight room is pretty fully
engaged for the next three months.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
WILL GATHER THEM IN.
The Wichita Valley Railway VIII Send an
Immigration Agent to Europe.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, June 16.-NIr.
Machet, novelty in the way of an immi-
grafton agent, came to the city to-day for
the purpose of seeing Bishop Peraz and get
ting his Endorsement. Monsieur Machet
will go to Europe and work France, Bel
GUM and Switzerland for immigrants
in the interest of the Wichita
Valley road. He says there is
only one successful way to work these
countries for immigrants. and that is
through the Catholic church. The church
is eager to add to its strength in this coun-
try, and the clergy is very readily indoors
ing him. He carries with him very strong
Endorsement from Father Baddon of Waco.
He claims that he can get the Endorsement
OF Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Tascher-
eau for this immigration move, they
have been offered large sums OF
money, and that these offers had
invariably been declined, but what these
eminent clergymen refused to sell Monsieur
Machet claims that they will give freely to
him. He has travelled through all the
countries toward which thoughts are di-
rected. He has been a pontitical soldier,
and even claims that the pope will assist
MIN. His appointment by the Wichita
Valley road is without salary. Machet will
make his income on commissions on the
sale of lands
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17

The latest washouts upon the Fort Worth
and Denver are not as bad as was at first
supposed, the Canadian river bridge with
standing the storm and high stage of water
better than had been expected. The wash
out that caused the trouble was small
bridge beyond Amarillo and the bridge
across Vera Cruz creek, near the New
Mexico line.
Trains will be run as usual though trans
fers will very probably be necessary fof
several days. The Red river bridge
caused some trouble a gain but it was soon
remedied.
The operator at Tascosa stood by his key
as long as he dared, and his last message
was: ''The waters up to my chin in the
Office. and I'm going to swim OUT
Trains will probably be delayed somewhat
for few days vet. but it is thought all will
be running on schedule time again by the
latter part of the week unless another
heavy storm should arise and undo the
work already done. The Denver people
will not be surprised at anything that
happens now.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
MAN AND MONEY GONE.
A News Agent at Denison "Out of Town
The Company He Represented Mourn
ing the Loss of S225 in Cash.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DESIsoN, GRAYsoN COUNTY, Tex, June
16.-The Union news company is out S225,
and its agent is missing. Last Sunday Spe-
cial Agent Vinsenhaler of the Union news
company arrived in the city from the East
for the purpose of checking up the news
and book stand at the union depot, which
was in charge of young man named
E. II. Bracket. The special agent
had "a tip'' that all was not right, hence
his visit, but then it is the custom of the
company to check up its agents frequently
When the special agent finished checking
up the receipts he discovered that Bracket
was short in his cash reports the SUM
named. When Bracket was confronted by
his guilt he endeavored to stave matters off.
Preparations were being made for his ar
rest last night. He was seen this morning
at an early hour and then disappeared. 1t
is said that Bracket got entangled in the
meshes of q frail young lady, and that
the missing money has been squandered on
her. Bracket has been in the employ of
the company for period of about three
years, and was heretofore considered relia-
BILE and trustworthy. Bracket left an un-
paid board bill OF $50 at Mrs. Cummin's,
where he has been boarding for a long
time. He had evidently contemplated
skipping out for some time, as he had
never before let his board bill reach SO
large an amount without paying up.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the GaZeIle
EUFAULA, l. r., June 16 Deputy Mar
shall Boss Reeves passed through Eufaula
to-day with nine prisoners for the Fort
Smith court. There were three white men,
three Indians. two negro men and one negro
woman: names and crimes as follows.
Ugly Bear. murder, whisky peddling and
horsestealing; John Simmons, murder; one
Mcdonnell, murder; one Custer,
murder; William Evilena Hawkins,
larceny; Phillip Cyrus, introducing and
selling whisky; Sam Lasley, introducing
and selling whisky. Ugly Bear is an all
around desperate, who has for years eluded
the law and terrorized all classes of people
in the Indian country west of here. He is
wanted to answer several charges of muir
der horse theft whisky peddling and other
crimes, in both the United States and In
dian courts. The Eufaula judicial district
alone has reward of S4O0
offered for him. His partner, John Sim
mons, ranks pretty closely on to
him in bloody and lawless deeds
Joe Spencer, charged with murder, used
to be preacher, and vet has preachers spells
sometimes. Last year he humbugged the
citizens of Okmulgee by initiating them
into supposed order OF Masonry He in
stituted a lodge there, and, for SIS candi-
date. put them through the first degree.
promising to come back in few weeks
to give them the other degrees. He
never showed up again. and when
his Okmulgee Masons began to make signs
at the genuine Masons they were thought
to be crazy or drunk.
Boss Reeves is the most successful mar
shall that rides in the Indian country He is
q big ginger-cake colored negro, but is
holy terror to the lawless characters in the
west. About every other month he makes
a trip west. and after few days passes
back through with from one to two wagon
loads of prisoners to Fort Smith. 1t is
probable that in the past few years he has
taken moro prisoners from tine Indian Ter
ritory than any other officer
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Livestock Transportation.

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas has
issued the following rules regarding the
transportation of men in shipments of live
stock:
SEDAIIA. Mo, June 10. 1891.
To Agents and Connections:
Effective June H. 1891. The following
rules will govern the transportation Of men
i'll charge of shipments of livestock, and
Will cancel conflicting instructions contained
in livestock tariff of this company.
l. Pass one man in charge of one car Of
livestock no return pass to be given, except
that return pass may be given account Of
shipment of one car of horses or mules.
.. Pass one nan each way in charge of
two o. to five 90 cars of livestock.
3. Pass two men each was in charge of
six (6) to ten 00l cars of livestock.
4. Pass three men each way in charge of
eleven 1I or more cars of livestock. This
is to be the maximum number of passes to
be allowed one shipper on same train.
.. Women not to be passed in charge of
livestock.
The above ruling effects the following
tariffs and will be included in next supple
ment or reissue of same: Nos. liza, 12,
202-C, $50, 500. COZ. A. J. DoDGE,
General Freight Agent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
To Agents and Connections
Gould,s summer Itinerary.

Mr. Could. it seems, has fully mapped
out his summer vacation, says the Wall
Street News. His son Eddie" says that
DIR. Mum Il long time since advised his
father against sea voyages, and that is the
reason why he put the ATLANTA out of
commission and gave up cruising. The
doctor said the sea air was too strong for
him. and his father has therefore rear
ranged his plans for the summer so as to
include trip 10 Montana in June, to ar
range for an extension of the Union Pa
cific road to Helena. a weeks visit to his
sou Georges lodge in the wilds of the Cats
kill mountains. and then a two or three
weeks stay at Saratoga Springs, where
rooms for himself and family have already
been engaged
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Tail Lights.

Col John A. Nesbitt, general livestock
agent of the Alton, is expected in Fort
Worth next Saturday.
w. II. Quigg, commercial agent OF the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, returned yes
terday from trip after business.
a tariff issued by the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas announces that the rate on steel
rails from Johnstown, Pa, to Texas COM
Minimum carloads to be twelve gross tons.
The Cotton Belt on Monday delivered
four carloads of merchandise to the pack
ing house that had come through from Chi
cago in five days, and last evening two car
loads were delivered shipped from the same
point and making the same time.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
An Immense Clearing House.

Special 10 the Gazette
CHICAGO, ILL. June 16-Authentic in
formation that an enterprise surprising
in magnitude anything that has been or
ganized and pushed to completion in this
city in many years has been planned by
Chicago business men. 1t is the establish
ment of a gigantic freight clearing house.
The location of this immense concern will
be at the intersection of Twelfth street and
the Chicago river. Buildings will be
erected sufficient in hight and area to ac-
commodate the population of fair-sized
city. One hundred and fifty structures,
each six stories high, will be put up. They
will all be erected on the same plan and
connected with each other. The cost will
be about 81, 000, 900, and it will be paid for
by Chicago syndicate.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Weatherford Notes.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
WEATHERFoRD, Tex, June 16.-A large
force is at work putting in the switch for
the j. W. White & Co. compress, for the
Texas and Pacific. The switch will be COM
plcted by Thursday evening, when the
machinery will be received and the press
put in.
The Weatherford. Mineral Wells and
Northwestern people have moved their
general Offices into their nice, new depot
and Office building The company's road is
doing nice business. Lots of people are
travelling over the road visiting Mineral
Wells
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
A Conductors Story.

Special to the Gazette
PARIS, TEX, June 16-'Frisco conductors
are all good story-tellers, and Buell., the
good looking. came in yesterday with this:
Out hunting lately, large bear presented
himself to Buell's front and made pugna-
cous plays; three shots from the Winches-
ter and bruin lay dead. and while Buell. was
admiring his game and wondering what the
boys would say if they could see him, there
was sudden rush, Il deep growl and there
uprose in Buell's face the infuriate mate of
the dead brute BY the time Buell. could
get his gun to shoot the bears arms were
nearly embracing him, but good nerve and
quick shooting piled the newcomer along
side the first
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
9tlg Who
J: 8 6: !; !: !;
ii ca refully.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS
In the Allee-Bowen Trial Arrested at Lu-
iing-His Evidence

Special to the Gazette
LULING, TEX, June 16.-T. B. Babbitt, a
New Orleans drummer, a most important
witness in the Ailee-Bowen case, was ar
rested here to-day by Constable Nueent.
Babbitt was sitting in the seat
in the car behind Bowen when
the latter was killed, and states he saw
both Alice and Lyons fire number of shots
into Bowen's body. Babbitt is a travelling
salesman for an oil company. and will un-
a 4nbtedly prove the most important wit
sEess the state has yet secured, as he ac-
knowledges seeing the killing. He gave
bond for appearance at Pearsall when sum-
moned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17

The following circular has been issued by
the general freight department of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas, and will be of in
terest to shippers:
SEDALIA Mo, June 12 1891
To Agents and Connections:
When q -educed rate is given on account
of owner .ssuming risk of carriage, ship
pers must note in full the words owners
risk =" stating the nature of the risk as
stunned on the shipping ticket or bill of
lading When this is omitted. the freight
will be charged Ut the next higher rate (see
explanations of characters, page !. West
ern classification, or when the classified
ton names no class, but refers to tariff, y
it vii, be understood that 20 per cent add
ditionai will be charged higher than the rate
provided for shipments at owners risk, I'M
less otherwise provided for in classified
ton. A. S DODGE,
General Freight Agent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Another Fire at Dallas.

Special 70 the GaZette.
DALLAS, TEX, June 16.-The mammoth
building occupied by the Farmers Alliance
during the reign of Macune caught fire to-
night, and but for the prompt action of the
fire department would now be mass of
ruins. AS it is, the damage will be nomi-
nal, but cannot be estimated tonight The
building was almost entirely vacant, save
the lower floor, used as q machinery ware
house, and portion of the third floor was
used as j work shop by the Harness Makers
Co-operatiYe COMPANY.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
TALK OF A RATE WAR.
The Alton Said to be Forcing
1t on the Other Lines.
RAPID RAILROAD BUILDING.
Nine Miles of Steel Laid on the Brentwood
Extension-The Trouble on the Den
YER An Immense Clearing
House Other Gossip.
A New Agent.

Mr. W. E Woodson and family of Fort
Worth arrived in Childress Monday. MIR.
w. has accepted the position fdepot agent,
Mr.. Warlick having resigned the position,
May 81. We are sorry to see Mr.. Warlick step
down. but glad to say that he will remain
citizen of the county Mr.. Woodson is an
old railroad man and will doubtless fill the
position acceptably TO all.-[Childress Idex-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Indicted for Kidnapping.
Special to the Gazette,

MUsKoGEE. 1. T., June 16-Sherif T. c.
Num- of Brazos county and Deputy johnson
of Fort Smith were to-day indicted by the
grand jury for kidnapping. The sheriff had
writ for a man charged with larceny, but
no reauisition. johnson. who gave bond to-
day, says the prisoner, whouwas sick and
died on the cars, consented to GO, he turning
him over to the sheriff
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
WANTED FOR THEFT.
Taken to Sherman from the !Territory-An
Officer Accidentally Shot.

IakeH 60 SHerHah 'rUH tIe Il efTftory
Officer Accidentally Shot.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, GRAYsoN COUNTY, TEX, June
16.-Sheriff McAfee returned to-day with
Will Willmuth. alias ". H. White, who
jumped his bond in this county after an in
dictment for theft. Willmuth was found
at Kiowa. l. T., where he had to leave 4
bride of only few days.
Secretary Dublin of this city has re-
signed, and the mayor will appoint to fill
out the unexpired time.
The Masons are preparing to celebrate
Saint Johns Day with q public installation
and basket picnic.
Joe Sebastian, a deputy sheriff northwest
of the city, has been badly wounded in the
arm by shooting himself with pistol.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
A HEATED QUESTION.

Where Shall We Go For Health and Pleas
ure2
Nowhere on the globe is there to be
found variety of climate. .scaa6Es
cheap resoEts 5aAsx6assa - tributary to the
eElislon Pacific Route.
Ticket Office 40l Main street and Union
depot
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17

the occupants were more or less injured,
one being killed and three very seriously
injured Miss Sadie McCarthen, aged
twelve. dead: Mrs. Lizzie Golden, badly in
jured: Miss Kate Belder. burned and other
wise seriously hurt Miss Laura Beau-
chere. seriously injured
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-17
Sherman Electrified.

Special 10 the GaZettee.
SHERMAN, GRAYsoN COUNTY, TEX, June
16.-There was an electric storm in this
city this evening, accompanied by a very
little rain. The electric railway station
was injured by an electric shock, but the
damage will not amount to very much.