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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-07
AN ANCIENT TIMEPIECE.
A Silver Watch That Had Laid There
Over One Hundred Years.

4 Silver Watch That Had Laid There
Over One Hundred Years.
A'silver watch that appears to have
been resting on the bottom of the Mer-
rimac river, near Lawrence, Mass, for
century or two was found by Charles
Blackwell recently, says the jewelers.
Weekly. Attached to the watch was a
long, heavy chain, both ends of which
were fast in the ring, but twelve inches
above the fastening of one end the
chain had been cut nearly in two.
AS the chain is made of silver wire
over an eighth of an inch thick it must
have taken Il heavy blow of n sharp in
strument to divide it. The outside of
the watch was 'onCe finely engraved,
but on the side which lay uppcrmost
the design can not be deciphcrcd, as the
action of the water has sncarly smoothcd
the plate. The under side shows the
engraving perfectly.
On the face of the watch under the
hands, in small letters, is printed
"JoEn Bowles, Horologer to his Males
ty, 1913 Threadnecdlc street, London" :"
On the inside of the outer case is en-
gravcd: presented to Joshua I'm
strong on his twentyAfirGt birthday by
his loving mother, Prudence Armstrong,
April 10, 1890" The watch was found
beside an old muslct, which bore evi-
dcnee of having been broken in hand
to-hand struggle. Whether these relics
mark the scene of an accident or q
tragedy can never be Known. They
were found near a once famous hunting
ground of the Indians.
Salt as u Fertilizer.
The farmers in the vicinity of the
! Gambo powder mills, in Windham,
Conn, use as fertilizer the salt which
accumulatcs in great quantities at the
mills. The salt comes from the salt
peter, and it's separation from the inter
is process of refining which constitutes
the most difficult and important feature
of ! wdGr-malsing. In the year 1853
tobacco was pretty scarce in lho North,
and its cultivation was instituted in
| Connecticut. At that time 800 tons of
salt had accumulated at the powder
! mills, and it was sold to the Connecticut
I tobacco growers as n fertilizer for one
! cent n pound delivered at n wharf in
Portland. It took four months to haul
1t. For what was considered worthless,
! the sum of $4,000 was realized.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-07
TIeIr to Wind.

There are in the United States at
this time people who imagine that they
are heirs to over 100000, 900 in En-
gland, Germany and Holland. One Of
the best lawyers in New York says that
he would not give an oyster supper to
ak men and take all these claims al
payment. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-07
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-05-07

Leaves Elko every morning OF T:30
O'Clock.
Arrives from Tuscarors every oveEp-
ing IN time to connect with Express
trains going both East asd West.
Office next door TO the INDEPEHD,-
E1Fr Office.
G. r. HOLLAND, Agasa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
TEXAS PROGRESS.

Work has begun ON the new windmill
tank and private waterworks of Niessr,
Meyer, Rutledge and Harper at Runge
haInes county. The ice house of the Lone
Star brewing company IS nearing corr.
pletlou. The contract has been let for the
new hardware store Of Alessrs Alfred Tips
and &. II. Heberer. The building viii be
35Xe0.
Arcadia, Brazoria county, will have tele-
phone connection with Galveston by Sep
TENDER / Thirteen new dwellings are be-
ing erected on Halls bayou, three and ahalf
miles southwest of Arcadia
The contract has been let for the bank
building NJ CAildccSs ana work viii be COM
mcnccd in a short time.
The large and elegant rock building of
Mr.. l. 3. Clark of Navasota is nearing
completion and viii be ready for occupancy
by the 10Th.
The material is being put on the ground
for Mr. Mclllveu'S two brick stores at
Fairfield, F'recstone county, They are TO
have iron fronts and will be very neat
buildings.
The volume OF business in the building
industry in Aransas Harbor continues, with
readily perceptlble increase. As soon as
the worllmen have finished one building
there IS another projected which requires
their services, and thus the work Of i'm
provement goes steadily on
Mr.. J. +. Cooper began on Monday the
erection of a fine two-Story dwelling near
the new houses of Niklass & Ismert. II is
being pushed rapidly 10 completion.
MIR. A. Mcneil begins to-day the erection
of Il stone building just opposite the depot
on the bay front. 1t will be occupied by
Mr.. Mcneil, who will carry on a grain.
feed and general commission business. The
location was selected for convenience in
making and receiving railroad shipments.
The store building Of Mr.. Slocum on
Commercial street is receiving its finishing
touches, and is occupied by considerable
portion of Mr.. Slocum's grocery stock.
The stained glass is being put irto the
front of Mr. George W. Lewis new build
ing on Houston street, and will aid lis other
good architectural features in making it 4
very attractive building Arkansas Har-
Dor Herald.
The work of erecting the car works at
Beaumont has begun. The foundation of
five Of the six main buildings are in. A
saPye force of men are NJ work.
The work on S W Rice's stone building
has begun. 1t will be 45x3O feet The
front VIII be magnifcently finished and will
have 4 stairway opening in the center
NmnnN COurinr.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
ALTAR AND TOMB.

Mr.. Philip E. Haas and Miss Annie
Eichhorn, Castroville, July %
DR.. Hendricks and Miss Connie Hemp.
hill, Georgetown, June 30.
DR.. Jesse NJ. Burford and Miss Pattie
McLeary, Weimar, July l.
Mr.. ]. y. Pugh and Miss Claude Shan.
non, Sherman, June 49,
MIR. Frank I. Doane and Miss Ollie Peet,
Canadian, July2.
Mr. B. L. Dement, and Miss Lucy Jane
Guy, Quintana. June so.
Mr.. Alb. Harris and Miss Mary Ann Tay-
lor, Luling, June 80
TIMPsoN, SHELBY COUNTY, July 5.-Mr.
Jack Brinson and Miss Bolden of Concord
were married on the 1st inst.
DEATHS
Mr. Eustus Kleas, Louise, June 30
Mr.. Andrew Johnson, Arkansas Pass,
July 9.
Mr.. B. Hagan, Moody, July2
Mrs. Henrietta Locke, Quintana, June so,
Miss Daisy Ferguson, Ioakum, June ~.
WORKMAN. FREESTONE County. July o
Mr.. j. O. LOng bOtham. an old and highly
respected citizen Of Workman, died yester-
day evening at y o'clock at his residence
near town. Mr.. Longbctham has been an
intense sufferer for month or more with
typhoid fever complicated with tiux. His
remains were Inferred this afternoon with
Masonic honors at the old family burying
ground near town.
TIMPsoN, SHELLEY COUNTY, July Mrs.
Rhodes, very old lady, died near here,
YESTERDAY NsS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
$4,000 MISSING.
louisiana Lottery Company's Money Los
in Transit-Messcngers
Laid on.

ST.. LOUIS, No, July 7-Messenger Glenn
Kellogg OF the Pacific express company is
apparently under temporary cloud and
has been laid off owing to the mysterious
disappearance in transit of $1,000. Kellogg,
whose run is over the Iron Mountain be-
tween here and ldemphis, has always borne
an excellent reputation, and his fellow mes
sengers refuse to believe him guilty of
theit, While the company tacitly accept his
explanation Of the disappearance of the
package. The latter was expressed by the
Louisiana lottery company, to one of
Its customers in this city, who not re
celving 1t, investigated it with the result
that the messenger between New Orleans
and Memphis and Kellogg have been sus-
pended. The Southern messenger declares
that he checked the package over to Kel-
IoSs at Memphis, and that the latter gave
receipt, but Kellogg claims that it is the
easiest thing in the world for package to
be lost where transfer is made at Memphis,
Inc express cOmpany's detectives are
shadowlng every messenger On the road.
The officers refuse to talk.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08

ritice could not but be blessed with sue
cess IN the end. The church was built and
no prettier building stands to-day in Texas
than this one. 1t stands an honor to the
church of Coleman and a never-fadiug mon
'ument to the Christian energy, industry
and effort of Rev. Oswald.
The church has a seating capacity of about
SIX hundred. II is built in the most modern
style of church architecture, with large
stained glass windows. 1t has an audito-
rum, a lecture room and pastors study.
Inc SpIre is seventy feet high, and the en-
tire building, inside and outside, presents a
very artistic appearance. The church cost
$1,000. Is it wonder that the people of
coleman should come out in such large
numbers to hear Rev. Oswald dedicate the
church his labors did so much toward
building, and that inside and outside Of the
church Rev. Oswalt should hold warm
placefR. the generous esteem ylsd affection
OF fhe psopfes FOE whom he fas done so
mfch = May his career of usefulness stir
widen aid increase.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

The district conference of the VI. Z.
church convened at Liberty Wednesday. the
Isl. The conference was well attended and
much interest manifested
The prOlracted meeting at Wolf Cityis iu-
creaslug III interest. Up 10 the "a FIVE con
versions and eleven additions to the church
had been made.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
THE NEW CITY.

The new city of Velasco, three miles up
the Brtlzos from Quintana, has the appear
ance of a busy, rushing city this week
More than l50 men are At work building
houses, grading streets and constructing
heavy docks and whaTves Twenty-Five TO
thirty houses are in course of construction,
and the whole woods and prairie is alive
with busy men. Several large buildings
are nearing completion. and many new con
tracts are being let. In three months we
expect to see quite little city spring up IS
II by iQuintana Times.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

Mr. J. W. Earlywine has purchased the
steam gin and other machinery of d. f
Brown. and will tear down the machinery
preparatory to moving it to his premises
seven miles east of Brennan.
The ice factory at Canadian is running
y lot of new machinery has been added this
year and it has a capacity of two and one.
half tons day.
Mr. a. T. Manning of Childress CON-
mehced work on the brickyard week ago,
ana IS now busy making brick. Several
orlck buildings are 20 be erected in Child
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08

exclusive franchise of the afternoon asso-
ciated press, and propose to publish paper
that will reflect credit on the Capital city.
AL three of the gentlemen named are ex-
perienced newspaper men, and the fact that
they are associated with the enterprise in
spires confidence at the beginning that it
will be success. The first issue will ap-
pear on July 10 Austin Globe.
Mr.. Ed Howard of Wolf City has pur-
chased a half interest in the Wichita Her.
aid and will take charge Of the business
management Of that paper. T. F. Daugh-
erty will edit the Herald
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

\ posto,t1ice in Hill county. formerly
RienZi.
TERRELL, Kaufman COUNTY. July O.
Terrell medical association me, t0-ISv and
had an interesting meeting, A number of
physicians from distance were present.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
LIKELY TO BE LYNCHED.
DR.. Love of Nocona Dies from the Result;
of Ike Graham's Blow.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

NOAhSSpOi1cuCe u the GaZeIte-
NoCoSA MONTAGUE COUNTY. TEX. july
6.-Dr. Love, who was brutally assaulted
by the negro Ike Graham on July /. died
Sunday night of his injuries. Graham
asked DR.. Love for whisky. The latter re-
Piled that he had none, whereupon Ora
ham struck the doctor with q stick Of cord
wood, crushing his skull DR.. Love was
an old citizen, highly esteemed. No one
ever has heard aught against him. He has
has filed several honorable positions. He
served several years rs county commits
sloner. Just few minutes before he died
telegram was received that his daughter,
Mary, was dying in Greeuyille. The mur-
murlnss are low, but deep. The negro has
not been lynched, as your correspondent
has learned, but no one need be surprised
to hear OF it at any time. Our citizens are
highly indignant, and may find leader.
The negroes around town are terribly
frightened.
Our celebration was a stupendous af-
fair. The crowd was estimated at five
thousand people. There was an abundance
70 eat, and all seemed to vie with sAch
0'neF to make it gala DAY. h
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
Stephrnvlue Jail Delivery.
Buy you Z nice

SPECIAL 10 Inc SaZttte.
SrEpuENvIILE, ERATH COUNTY. Tn.
July 6-Four of the prisoners confined in
Dur jail. to-wit: Philip Roberts. charged
with an assault With intent 10 rape; jim. 80
Kummel charged with hOrsetheft: Jim
Williams, charged with swindling and Ky
Jackson, charged with horSethcft, made 4
break for liberty last Saturday. Nearly
everybody WAS from town attending big
Alliance picnic some ten miles in the coun-
try, including the sheriff and all the grown
members Of his family. He left man by
the name Of Dunn in charge of the Il, to-
gether with an old negro woman VINO did
his Uhe sherf'sl cooking. About O'Clock
when Dunn went 10 feed the prisoners they
seized him and oyerpowered him. put him
in the lookup and ran out, taking the
sheriff's Winchester rifle with them. An
alarm was Immediately raised and pursuit
made, and the two latter captured. The
other two, with the rife, are still at large.
The county seac question is getting hot.
Stephenyille ana Dublin were out in fun
force last Saturday. Stcphenvillites wore
hadges-.'No division Of E.r2th-let the
..county seat remain at the center"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08

COLUMBIA, Mo, July THE national ed.
ltoral association Will meet July IA at
ST. Paul Every state and territory will be
represented, and the convention will be the
largest ever held in this country. Seven
hundred delegates have already been an
pointed. The first public exhibition of
type-setting machines will take place there.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
TEXAS JOURNALISM.

Alessrs. Harry Hutchings. B. w. Hunter
and George W. Mcdonnell have organized
stock company for the purpose of Starting
al afternoon paper. They have secured
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
THEN WHY NOT

The people who read advertisements are
the ones whose patronage of The GAZETTE
Is steady and unwavering. They also are
the purchasing classes
REACH THEM?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08
A Forsiv, jnyseio,.

Terrible winters throughout Europe brought
forth bitter fruits that ripsgsd in America
La Grippe" with varying 4oience broke forth
here, and thsportalityI rs show its shocking
ravages in aSavaR cases. An alcoholic
principle en- oodfa& a "a medicated stimulant in
the form Of Hostess Stomach Bitters has
continental and sd er.dAp physicians deciars
that medicine witA snEituous basis, such
az TINS, affords the surest ghEanty against the
tremendous inroads of this Stocking malady
When We consider that slight change a.
weather is let TO renew it, that it attacks those
easily vulyerabie organs, the lungs, that its
progresSss tremendously swift and destructive,
the oiSsekE1th sure preventive. Hostetter's
StoIechsitters is sysoSa safeguard against
ma NrtN dyspepsia ffaeumatism, liver and
.. eo 4 Il S
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08

Y e.. No Conundrue.
=, Wha1S the difference treating letter
l9SSFm agG all scaly. SKIN eruptions with
tstie 41e or filth BloodPfrifers: In the use
OF T1eerineSou are feiieSed of the disease, in
the Cher case yoyssfe rSievedJ'of your cash
enk SOC bes1ad by J. T. -ssEnptriue q Bro,
S2eannah, Ga. Il. ". Williams & Co
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08

AmiXed carload of fruit and vegetables
was shipped from Sulphur Springs to Chi
cago last Wednesday. There were no mid
dle-men. The fruit and vegetables were
packed in boxes and shipped by the
farmerS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08

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The record-union., 1891-04-05

NEW YORK, April "A Kingston On.
" dispatch says considerable excite
ment exists at Lefevre Falls over an
outrage by numberof Italians employed
in the quarries there. The Italians held
a meeting and adopted resolutions de-
nouncing the citizens of New Orleans, and
American institutions in general. They
then hoisted the American flag on a high
pole and riddled il with bullets. The
quarry owners hearing of this discharged
the men
The record-union., 1891-04-05

piled to the public at a cheaper rate and
through single operations.
a long discussion took place as to the
production of the corporation books, in
the course of which counsel Root re-
marked that he did not see why the COM
mittee wanted to examine the book, any
how.
Senator Irwin tlared up at this, and told
the sugar people several things, among
others that it is reported that the Trus-
tees dividends are made by operators in
Wall street.
Mr.. II. 0. Havemeyer sharply inter-
jected that such talk is all rot.
Senator Irwin replied: ''If I had proof
Of all heard, you all ought to be in the
States prison."
Thereupon Mr.. T. A. Havemeyer grew
angry, and objected to the Chairman act
ing as Judge before the case was tried.
Searles went on to say that to his
knowledge there was no agreement for a
division of the country between the
Spreckles and the trust. Havemeyer, he
SAID, had made sort of arrangement of a
personal nature with the Spreckels that
did not affect the company.
Harry .. Havemeyer was called under a
subpoena ordering him to produce the
books of the constituent companies. He
said he was unable to do so; that they
were in New Jersey, and although he
was President of the company, he could
not have them brought here, as they were
the property of the corporation.
Adjourned.
The record-union., 1891-04-05
THE HUNT ROAD.
BLOODY TRAGEDY.
A Man Morta1ly Wounds Three Per-
sons and Suicides.

a Man Mortally Wounds Three Per-
sons and Suicides.
ST. PAUL, April A special to the
Pioneer Press from Pembina, n. D., saws
One of the bloodiest tragedies in the his
tory of Pembina County occurred near
Bowernont to-day at the residence Of
Robert Irwin, where Fred. Bartlett shot
and MORALLY wounded Thomas McCon-
nell, H. G. Hill and Irwin, and. an hour
later blew his own brains out.
1t appears that Fred and Thomas
Bartlett, knowing that Mcconnell was al
lrwin's house, went there for the pur-
pose of killing him, claiming that he
seduced their sister under promise o1
marriage, and then married another
woman.
Mcconnell was shot twice at the barn,
when he ran to the house and up stairs
He was followed by Bartlett, and shot
again. He got out through a window
and started across the prairie, where lac
was followed and shot twice again. Hill
and Irwin were shot while defending Nc.
Connell.
Tom Bartlett is under arrest at Drayton
All parties are well-to-do neighborine
farmers, and married, except the one
that took his own life.
The record-union., 1891-04-05
SUGAR TRUST.
Testimony Taken Before the Investi-
eating Committee in New York.

Testimony Taken Before the Investi-
eating Committee in New York.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The Sugar Trust
Committee of the State Senate met again
to-day.
Theodore Havemeyer said the Amerl-
can Sugar Refining Company had moth
ing to do with the California refineries.
There was nothing in the report that the
refincries are going to combine and raise
the prices. The cost of refining here is
greater than in any other country. A
letter was handed TO witness and he was
asked to read it and tell what he thought
of il. The letter was addressed to the
Chairman of the Sugar Trust Investiea-
ton. 1t stated that last week an agree
ment was entered into between the sugar
trust and all the other American re-
fneries of the one part and all the princi-
pal wholesale grocers of the United States
of the second part, that the American
reflneries are to- pay the grocers one
quarter of a cent per pound, together with
one per cent. discount if the bills for
sugar are paid within one week from the
date of sale. In return the grocers
pledged themselves not to purchase any
foreign refined sugar. Hayemeyers said
the whole thing was lie
John Il. Searles, Treasurer of the old
trust, expressed the opinion that if the
manufacture of sugar in this country was
under one management it could be sup
The record-union., 1891-04-05
'.apeeIal @ tlla suNnAx lLNEax.-

NEW York, April 4.-Smalley's cable
gram to the Thfbatae says that ex-AIinis-
Ter Phelps article in Ha1pe,'s on the
Behring Sea question has been copied in
whole or in part i'll many English Jour-
nals. 1t is surprise TO the British pub
lie, or to so much Of the British public as
cares about the seal fishing in the north
faclflc. Hitherto they have been content
TO hold Blaine responsible for all tho
troubles in that quarter. They have been
told by their own papers and some of
those published in New York thai Blaine
took purely political view; that the So
Der opinion of America was opposed 70
him.
They read with more or less satisfaction
the cabled abuse of the American states-
man. Then suddenly they are confronted
with Phelps. They know him as one of
the ablest American Ministers who ever
represented his country in England. as n
lawyer of the first rank, and as n citizen
OF the highest character They find him
sustaining Blaine in every material point
III his controversy with Salisbury. They
are perpleXed beyond measure. Phelps
has none the less done real service to his
country by his very powerful and CON
Vlncing statement of the American case
against England