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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
A ST. LOUIS HOUSE BURNED.


A Huge Agricultural House Destroyed by
Fire.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept.27-About6 O'Clock,
and shortly after the Plant mill fire had
been gotten under control, an alarm was
sounded at the corner of Ninth and Spruce
streets, the location of the immense ware
house of the Mansur-Tibbetts agricultural
implement company. The fire had
started in small two-story I'M
occupied building on the corner
of Ninth street, and in few moments the
flames extended to the sixth story building
of Mansur-1ibbetts. This store was en-
tirely new, was built of slow combustible
material and was considered capable of
withstanding any fire, but the owners and
Insurance companies were doomed to sad
disappointment. The building was filled
from basement to roof with all kinds of
farm implements, wagons, ETC., and the
fire took hold of them as though
they had been made of paper and in less
than half an hour the entire building was a
mass of flames. The heat was so intense
that water had no effect and the efforts of
the firemen of no avail. In less than an
hour the walls on all sides crumbled away
and what was this morning the finest
and most substantial business structure
in the city is now level with the ground
and its contents entirely consumed. The
stock in the warehouse is valued at $685.
600, and nearly covered by insurance in
home and feOreign companies. The build
ing was owned by the Tiffany real estate.
company, valued at $4,000 and insured for
500, 600. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28


serving, the dying millionaire would forget
his pains and drop into doze as the towel
was removed from his chin. So highly did
he value this daily experience that by his
personal order the barber received fee of
ten dollars for each visit.
The field occupied by the barber of today,
while restricted as to the matter of blood
letting and tooth drawing, has widened in
various directions. In fact, he is no longer
a barber, that is if you accept his own
word for it as borne on signs. He is now
fashionable hair dresser or ''tonsorial
artist" and one shop by which I recently
passed was labeled Gents coffeure parlors."
But the facilities are great The high class
''artist" is as polite, attentive, well in
formed and well dressed as the courtly
tonsor of the era Of the Directorate who en-
gagged his customer in friendly chat,
learned his views, bowed him out, and then
denounced him to NJ. Barras as 8 friend
of the Capets."
The ministrations of thoroughly
equipped barber in these times cost all the
way from fifteen cents to two dollars. But
if one wishes to know how the Romans OIL
the old republic suffered and survived let
him go to some basement shop and get
a five cent shave from a lineal descend
ant of those Sicilians who invaded the city
of Romulus 300 years before the Christian
era.
1t will be seen from what goes before
that the barber is of ancient lineage and
has kept good company. He has been the
copfidant of kings and the power behind
the throne. He has figured in Arabian
tales and in the immortal writings Of Ger
vantes and Beaumarchais. OF late he has
posed as an author both of prose and verse;
he has smoothed plutocrat's way to the
tomb, and amused a poet laureate; he has
chatted confdentially with presidents,
statesmen and generals, and he stands
ready now to shave you on trains or steam
boats, in palatial studios" or basement
shops, and at the same time to give you
tips on the races, information about the
weather or pointers regarding the trend of
political events. Yes, and when you die
he will prepare you for the funeral and
make the last glimpse taken of your face
by so-rowing relatives a grateful memory
for all their lives. FRED C. DAYTON.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
WEATHERFoRD PROUD.
A Number of Factories Run BY Parker
County Coal-The New Paper.


Special to the Gazette.
WEATHERFoRp, PARKER COUNTY, Tex,
Sept 27-The Texas coal and fuel company,
with headquarters in this city, operating
the best coal mines in Texas, which are
located in the northwest part of this county,
have opened up very extensive yard in
this city, and in addition to their wholesale
trade in coal, will supply the people of
Weatherford, the company's home.
The company is now and has been for
nearly year operating their mines in this
county, which are furnishing the best coal
in Texas. 1t makes a Weatherford man
feel very proud when he can see the follow
ing manufacturing enterprises run by coal
mined right here in his own county: Two
cotton congresses, castor oil mill, three
large Touring mills, three cotton gins, steam
laundry, and many other smaller enter
prises, besides furnishing all the coal for the
Weatherford, Mineral!Wells and Northwest
ern railway company and the Gulf, Color
ado and Santa Fe railway company all their
surplus. This enterprise is one of the
finest in this section Of the country. The
company has all of the latest improved ma
chinery for mining and are at work in
earnest.
The medical examining board for. A
judicial district was in session yesterday
with the following members present; Drs.
York of Decatur, Robinson Of Jacksboro,
Akard of Sprin9town and Emanuel of this
city. The board examined five applicants,
three of which passed creditable examine
ton, who were granted license to practice
medicine, two failing TO pass.
Sheriff Sisk returned from the West yes
terday evening having in charge Marion
Atwood, wanted here on charge of fraud
ulently disposing of mortgaged property.
Mr.. Hull, who has purchased the Consti-
tuition outfit, a report of which appeared in
a special from this place in Saturdays pa
per, has decided to name his new paper the
Weatherford Enquirer, andthe first number
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
a BREEZY TIME

Tonight at Greenwalrs Opera-House.
'sn+A Breezy Time is the newest and best of
musical farce comedies that has never
played in this city, and is said TO have been
highly commended by the numerous critics
who have seen the production. 1t is spoken
of as one of those clever farce comedies
that has but a single plot, and is con
structed to please its patrons and bring ont
TO the best advantage the versatile abilities
of the many clever people in the cast.
Commencing in young students apart
ments i'll Boston, in the second act the
scene is shifted to farm in Vermont.
where the student followed the girl he
loves. 1t is veritable comedy of errors,
replete with exquisitely rendered vocal and
instrumental music that is all new and
fresh. and full of that something that cap
tivates public audience ana sets the youth
of the town whistling on tie streets. Beau
tiful concerted dances, rich and handsome
dresses, witty repartee, laughter provoking
dialogue and ludicrous situations. The nu-
merous specialties introduced are said to be
new and of a very superior order, and the
play as whole is delightful and most en-
iOyable entertainment.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
The Lake Charles, La, Court Considering
the Lockmoore & Co. Trial Cases.

The Lake Charles, La, Court Considering
the Lockmoore & Co. Trial Cases.
Special to the Gazette.
LAKE CHARLES, La, Sept. 27.-The trial
of Rufus Monitor, G. Hooker Morris, Ally
Glasson, Jesse Hilton, William r. Elliot and
James Basget under the charge of murder
of Lee Perkins in the trouble
near the Lockmoore & Co.'S tram on the I'd
day of August last, began on the oath inst.
and occupied the attention of the court till
p. m. yesterday, when both the state and
the defense closed Court then adjourned
till 10 O'Clock Monday morning. The case
will be argued on Monday and submitted
to the jury. All the defendants
have been cheerful, are in good
spirits tonight, and are hopeful
of an acquittal on Monday next. The state
is represented by District Attorney r. p.
O'Bryap and the defense by Fournet 4,
Pujo of the Lake Charles bar. Judge Con-
rad De Baillon OF Lafayette, La, and W. p.
McComb, a distinguished lawyer from
Montgomery, Tex, and A. W. Morris. Tie
father of DR.. E. B. Parsons, brother-in-law of
E. Hooker Morris of Bowers, Tex, with
Judge Norman Kittreu of Huntsville.
friend Of the Morris family, Charles A.
Mouton of Lafayette, La, a brother of
Rufus Mouton and James Glosson, the father
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
THE FUTURE GREAT.
Frank Lerch at Work for the Deep Water
Port, yelasco


Col. Frank Lerch of Velasco passed
through the city last night on the Santa Fe
ON tour of the Northwestern states and
territories. Mr.. Ierch will make his first
stop at Arkansas City, Kan, where he ex-
poets to be joined by DR.. T. w. Eckert,
editor of the DAILY Republican Traveller"
who will do all the important
cities of Kansas with Mr.. Lerch. Col.
Lerch is very enthusiastic over the mag
nificent prospects opening up before We
lasco. the future great seaport town OF
the South. The colonel has great reasons
for being enthusiastic over the fact that the
deep water enterprise at the mouth of the
Brazos is no longer an experiment, but an
in de structible fact, around which gathers
light as bright and solid as the
pillars of fire that guided the
children of Israel through the wilderness.
The colonel is on business mission, the
graudest ever originated in the South, and
one that means millions to Texas. Great is
the Lone Star state. Texas cannot be
downed. A financial cyclone may strike
her: she may be inoculated
or aphyxiated by superabundance
OF water in railroad stocks, but in any
emergency her resources are so boundless
she never fails to assert that happy faculty
of surmounting obstacles and astonishing
the world
Col. Lerch told us last night that a
wealthy syndicate in New Orleans had per-
fected arrangements for erecting an i'm
mense sugar refinery at Velasco, with a
capacity of 10000 barrels per day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PICKWICK,


John X Thrill, StLouis; E B Fitz and
wife, New York; w Wyatt, Dallas; E NJ
Sheriff., New Orleans W J King, Dallas;
L N Smith, St LOUIS; w Hall,
Clarendon; D w Bauser, Dallas;
C W Lappington, New Orleans;
S B Goode, Cincinnati; r c Bayless, Gle
burne; f S Cunk, Thurber; Gus Clements,
Cleburne; A Day, Baird; B E Cabell, B
Lindsay, G B Condry, Dallas, Tex;
C Holt, Abilene; J w Dickinson, Texar-
kama Edward Meade, New York; f r.
vim Hill, Richmond, Va; r o Hancock,
St Louis: r A Scurry, Dallas, Tex;
j Tinnell, Nevada; L F'latan. Pittsburg,
Pa; L C Hulburt, New York; Mrs j Ste
vens, Austin; Mrs w H Virgins, Colorado
City; Mrs I NJ Gillespie, nurse and child.
p Gray, St Louis Edgar Sweeney, Dallas;
Charles Miles, Coldwater, N NJ; John B
Worfield, Herman H Bubert. Baltimore;
Carr Lucy, Austin; Lee Webster, j w
Kennedy, Galveston; f c McIntys, Bren-
ham; j W Bidwe!l, F w & r G Ry;
w L Crawford, ST Louis: A j Fires,
Childress; I A Manning, Childress; John
c A Drake, Harold; S A Read,
Marlin: w H Kirch, Marysville, Kan;
Henry e Wagner, ST Louis; Felix II Rob-
ertson, Waco; S NJ Blake and wife. Morton,
Tenn; G H Vierson, Brennan; Ed Kitchen,
] c Farrar, Cleburne; Fl Hodges, Waxa-
hachie.
is Hays, Crowley; c R Myrick, San An
tonic: A Anderson, McGregor; G W Geers,
Morgan; Alex Powell, Edwardsville, III;
j Scott, McGregor; Clarence V Cavitt, Aus
tin; F X Mickey, McGregor; j Richardson,
Dallas; N Masterson, Baltimore, Md;
w L Roberts, Colorado; j S Rice, Nc
Gregor: A Fleming, Dallas; G G McCo-
mas, II B Hale, A III Miller, w X Gordon,
j w Stinson, J R Williams, Marion Fan
ming, Thurber; c r Phillips, Dallas, Tex;
w E Craddock, Dallas; D r Buckner, st
Louis; Charles Sheehey, Sherman; A
Tisdale, Snyder; George o Morris, repre-
senting ''Katie Putnam" company; S j
Legg and wife, Bonham; w H Forester,
w Range company, St Louis; w P john
ston. St Louis; w w Brewer. P
p, c country; Charles Reeves, St Louis;
n Mason, Vernon; Ran Thompson,
Weatherford, Tex; ] D McMullen, Dallas
VIC Golden, Handley; Parson H NJ Sims,
Colorado City; Walter Davis and wife,
Amarillo, Tex; Miss NJ Thompson, Meri-
dian; Duncan G Smith, Quanah; E E Ham,
ilton. Dallas; A A Hughes, Wichita Falls;
j H Bailey, Thurber; J L Waite, Parsons,
Kan: S Nj Graves, Gordon T " Jordon,
Thurber; John r Graves, Gordon; w
C Richly, J d Conden, A A Southron,
Sam F'inlay. James Mathews, Thurber;
Daniel Shelby and wife. New York; E
Simpson, Quanah; ] l. Holyfield, ST Louis;
L c Harrill and wife, ST Louis; H 7 Keen
an, Chicago; George Scheible, Seattle:
Daniel D Mccartney, Seymour; J r Boyd,
Granbury; L E Spring, San Angelo.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
LOCALITIES.

Ham Lee, en- old Texas railroad postal
clerk, formerly of Texas and Whites boro
railroad postal Office, has been promoted and
transferred TO the st. Louis and Texarkana
railroad postal Office. Texas loses one of
her best clerks, but we are glad to know of
his good fortune.
Mr.. J. H Riley and Miss Madge Vance
were united in wediock yesterday Afternoon,
at O'Clock. The marriage occurred at the
residence of the brides parents in Sylvania
and was performed by Rev. W. F. Lloyd.
The new couple will reside at 6l2 East First
street in this city.
As Mr.. Ernest Newark was ridiny down
the street on his bicycle he met with bad
accident in front of the Pickwick, in which
he got the worst of it. His wheel hit the
street car, and turned around, throwing
the rider in the muddy street. hurting his
leg very badly, but not seriously.
The opening days business of the reor-
ganized Merchants national bank showed
the receipts to be 5000 in excess Of the dis
bursements. fact that should set all de-
positors at ease and establish public conf
dence, especially when the bank has COM
piled with all the requirements of the gov
eminent necessary to protect its patrons.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28

by NJ. Paques. One of them, Fred Ebeling,
waSe in business at Washington during
war times, and daily harvested the stubble
from the.cheeks of President Lincoln. As
occasion required he also lifted little Bob
by into high chair and trimmed his curly
locks. Bobby, by the way. has since then
been secretary of war, and is now known
as Hon. Robert I. Lincoln, United States
minister to the Court of st. James. Among
other customers Ebeling at that time num-
bered General Scott, General Sickles, Cen
eral Mcdowell and General Mcclellan.
While the civil conflict was in progress
Philip Boyer scraped chins at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, New York. He recalls with
pride the fact that he removed Phil Sheri-
dams beard, and that he often gave artis-
tic arrangement to General Burnside's
famous whiskers Ben Butler, he says,
always wanted close shave, and the late
Governor Hoffman was a daily patron and
q great liker of bay rum.
1t was barber who eased with the witch
cry of his deity handled razor the last
weeks of Commodore Vanderbilt's life.
Soothed by the mans soft touch and gentle
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28


will De issued Wednesday, October Z. and
on Wednesdays thereafter. Mr.. Hull pro-
poses to give his paper to all the old sub
scribers to the Constitution for the full term
for which they had paid subscriptions free.
AT their regular meeting Friday night
last hose company No. 1, by vote, drew
out of the Weatherford fire department,
and it is presumed they propose to make
little fire department of their own.
Eighteen hundred bales of cotton were
marketed here this last week.
The Weatherford City and Suburban
railroad company is doing some good work
on their road, all the time improving ard
extending its service. Several fine houses
have recently been built on its line in the
south part of the city, and several more
are contemplated. This company has done
its part in building up Weatherford.
Mrs. w. ]. Craig of this county died Fri
day and was buried at Spring Creek Gene
terry on Saturday.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
TO TEST 1T.
Can Convicts be Worked in Tennessee Coal
Mines?

KNOXVILLE, Tenn Sept 27-The per..
Tertiary lease question will now go to court
so far rs it relates to convicts who ags
worked away from the main prison. u
rather sub-leased. 1t will be pes.
membered that Acknowledgement pirhe.
in an elaborate opinion held tia.
the couvicts could not be sub
leased. Nothing came up before the lesis-
lature, however, and the question goes 70
court. William Warren, Il white convict !4
the barracks at Briceville has, through lis
attorney, filed i petition in the Knox
county criminal court before Judge "SnceI.
praying writ of habeas corpus. The Wgt
was granted and addressed to the warden
at Briceville who is called on to show cause
why he should not surrender the prisoner
The writ is made returnable next Weln,~-
day. This brings the whole question b.
fore the court, is far reaching and exhl---
tive. The object is to determine the legal.
ity of the suitcase, and if i be
decided that convicts cannot be SUBJ
then all the convicts must be taken f-gI
those places where they are now worsir.
on sub-contracts. This would move then.
from Bricevile and Coal Creek. If the pc
tition for habeas corpus is favorably actei
upon. it is understood that the lessees VII.
take the case to the supreme court OF the
state, which is now in session.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
PLANT MILLS BURNED.
A st. Louis Fire Destroys o26o.o00 OF
Property.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 27.-Between and
4 O'Clock this afternoon fire was discovered
in the machinery storage room of the Plant
milling company, situated at the foot of
Choteau avenue, and the flames spread so
rapidly that the firemen could do nothing
but save adjoining property. The mill was
a five-story brick structure, seventy-five
feet fronting on Choteau avenue, and 100
feet Deep The warehouse contained 1000
barrels of -four, and the building and con-
tents are in ruins.
The great height of the building and the
combustible nature of its contents caused
such intense heat that the fire department
was greatly hampered in fighting the fierce
flames. A general alarm brought out the
entire department. At one time it looked
as if the whole block would be destroyed,
but the heroic work of the fire
men saved the adjoining property. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
mill shut down at midnight. Saturday aft
ernoon the fires had been carefully extin-
guished and three hours before discovered
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
BuNco sTEERER CAUGHT.
He and Pal Robbed q Man of Ten Thou
sand Dollars

NEW YORK, Sept 27-Thos. O'Brien, an
all-round crook and confidence man known
the world over as the associate of Hungry
Joe, % the prince of bunco steerers, was ar
rested last nigh by two of Inspector Byrnes'
detectives on bench warrant issued at the
instance Of District Attorney An
drew Hamilton of Albany county.
The warrant charges O'Brien with robbing
a wealthy citizen of Albany of $4,000 in
bunco game about year and half ago.
O'Brien and Post were operating at that
time in Albany. O'Brien made the ac-
quaintance of his victim, whose name is
withheld, and invited him to inspect the
goods in his apartments. There was a game
in progress, and the victim took hand, and
was induced to believe he would win
$4,000 by the turn of a card. They re-
fused to let him play until he could pro-
duce $4,000. The victim left the house,
drew SIC, 600 from the bank and returned.
No sooner had he entered the room than a
confidence man knocked him down and
robbed him and fed. Post escaped to
South. America and all trace Of O'Brien
was lost until yesterday.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28

of Wight with warnings to trespass-
ers," declines TO receive visitors, refuses 10
answer letters, and. save for contact with
his own immediate family, is hermit and
a recluse. One person, however, IS allowed
TO go and come freely, is welcome at any
time and can bring abundant smiles to the
melancholy visage of the genius who wrote
"Locksley Hall" and the "Idyls of the
King" He is not the intellectual peer OF
Lord Tennysou; he is physically rather in
significant, but he has bright wit and
clever hand. .........
He is the village barber, and when be has
trimmed "his ludship's" hair and whiskers
lie fingers to gossip about the petty affairs
Of the neghborhood and to do tricks OF
legerdemain. The other evening he per-
formed his browning feat. He placed in
the poets palm ten shillings and told him
10 hold them tightly. Soon after, when he
demanded the money. the custodian could
produce but eight of the silver pieces,
much to his own astonishment and the
amusement of the family. ~ don't doubt
Yer honesty, my lord" said the barber,
but l gave you ten shillings. will now
try her ladyship," and as a result the two
missing coins were recovered. The highly
favored tonsor declares that when he babe
his host good night the latter remarked,
Your feats are very clever, and it is a
great credit to the village that it can boast
OF such talent"
The above is only an incident of the hour,
but it suggests train of thought. How
many people are aware of the large part
that the barber has played in the conduct
of human affairs and the creation Of liter
allure? The Bible speaks of him, and he
gets honorable notice in Plutarch. One
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
TAKEN BACK.
John t. Williams Goes to Kentucky-Re-
leased-To Celebrate.

Special to the Gazette.
VERNON, WILBARGEg COUNTY, TEX,
Sept 27.-City Marshal John Z. Williams
left Friday morning for Nichols county,
KY, with Riley Mclean, wanted
there for murder. He was arrested about
twenty miles south of Vernon. Williams
gets reward of $3.50 for his man.
Z. T. billiard, Ed DeBoard and Harvey
billiard, who have been in jail here charged
with an assault upon William Anthony, a
farmer, robbed and left for dead,
were brought before Judge Brown
yesterday on writ of habeas
corpus. The Judge denied the writ, but re-
duced the bond to $3.50 each for L. Z. Dill
lard and DeBoard and $500 for Harvey Dill
lard, which they gave, Anthony going on
their bonds, and were released. Judge
billiard Of Kaufman county, brother OF
one OF the incarcerated men, was
here and aided in the release of the prison.
ers. Anthony has recovered.
The people of Wilbarger county are pre-
pairing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
the county on October 10th. 1t will be the
grandest time in the history of the county.
Twenty-Five beeves will be barbecued.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-28
ENGINEERS MEET.

Brotherho cd Men Addressed by Chiel
Arthur and Others.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Sept. 27.-The Jersey
City opera house was crowded from floor
to roof this evening by members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
their wives and friends. Addresses were
made by P. NJ. Arthur, grand chief
engineer of the Brotherhood, Governor
Albeit, Patrick Fennelly, better known by
his nom de plume 'Shandy Magu, re, 'and q.
r. Dority, grand chaplain of the order. Ar
thur spoke discouragingly of the PROPOSE
ton to consolidate the order with other
organizations of railroaders SO as to make
one brotherhood of railway employees.