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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-06
B3rlGS& Weaver,
62e F STREET NORTHWEST.

D UENA VISTA, A LOVELY PLACE IN
I'D every respect. The farm consists of 100
acres of land, highly improved, soil loan, sur
face beautifully rolling, no waste land, large
frontage on public road. The house is very
roomy, being two-story and attic with
nicely arranged cellar, large grove of shady
trees, many varieties, well arranged barn,
passageway throughout, good tenant house,
store house and other buildings, large orchard
and plenty of water. This nice country seat
lies about two miles south of the B. and P. r.
r., and about twelve miles from Washing
ton over a good road. Come and talk
with Duckett q Ford, 617 street northwest,
and not miss the golden opportunity thus
offered in securing a handsome place for so
little money.
Across the road is another beautiful place
of 159 acres, land actually the same, nice
large house, plenty of shade, large orchard of
LOCO peach trees with apples, pears, damsons,
etc. This would make any one most desira-
BILE country home, only short distance from
depot. We ask your investigation. See
Duckett & Ford, GIT F street northwest.
About three miles south of these places we
have handsome farm of 404 acres with
large old-fashioned brick residence sur
rounded by nice grove of shade trees.
The rooms are large and commodious, high
ceiling, nicely shaped. The farm is fine
one, no better in the country, located about
tbree-quarters of a mile from railroad station,
nice road, about fourteen miles from Wash
ington, convenient to schools, churches,
stores ETC., fine section of country. 1t will
pay any one to inspect our large list of nice
property before going elsewhere. Send for
bulletin.
DUCKETT & FORD.
617 E Street Northwest.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-06
Real EntatH MHalHrn.

LNOR SALE.-The following property, from
u one to three miles from Washington
City, near and along the new electric
andria County, near Arlington; g.
room house, Al acres, price $2,200 4-room
house, large barn, l acre, $1,000; Groom
house, 81 acres, chicken house and barn,
$1,650; Groom house, IL acres, 81, 900; 7-room
house, necessary outbuildings, 20 acres So, 600;
% acres, 10-room house, S., $500; 4S1 acres, new
store house and dwelling, $4,S50; 4 acres, g.
room house, 81, 400; ID acres at $75 per acre;
35 acres at $75; Al acres at $3.50; acres at
$275; Is acres at 1915; acres at $3.50; so acres,
large house, and barn, $3.50 per acre; 1913 acres,
large mansion, stately trees barns, stable,
etc, $3.50 per acre; 16 acres. new Groom
house, 5000 per acre; 3 acres at $3.50; acres
at 1915; large house, original trees, 20 acres
at $50; 40 acres, Groom house, fine shade
trees and orchards, 800 per acre
j. e. CLEMENTS,
1901 ST NJ w Waehinutop n
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-06
j. s. Lawrence g. Co.,
617 Fourteenth Street Northwest.

HOUSES FOR SALE.
GIG E st. H. W., 19.6x1O4 to loft. alley. 81, 900
414 9th st. n. W., 24x119 to alley......... $4,000
719 st. s. w, rs, IL it, front t...........3,1 100
building lots on the south side of
Maryland ave-, bet 9th and 10th sts.
n. e., 81 per ft, if sold at once.
Also lots on 10th ST., in same square,
at SO cts per foot.
Cor 9th and SITS. s. e., 5 building lots,
house on premises renting for $50 per
mo-, 75 TT. on st. and 81 #. ON 9th
St., ali 1900
4 building lots on the south side of G
ST., bet I'd and Sd SITS. n. e., 60x95 to
30 it, alley, rs cents per foot
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
THE MIRAMAR IN ASHES.
THE FINE HOTEL AT CORPUS
CHRISTI BURNED.
Narrow Escapes From the Burning Build
ing-Loss S5O.oOO-tiins and Cotton
Burned-Scyeral Other Fires.
The Niramar Eurned.

Special 10 the Gazette.
CoRPUs CHRISTI, NUECEs COUNTY, TEN.
Sept. l3.-The Miramar hotel was totally
destroyed by fire al , O'Clock this morning
The fire originated in the third story of tdc
building, but how is not known. The Mi
ramar was fashionable seaside resort, and
since its doors were thrown open to the
public last June has enjoyed a lucrative
patronage, where prominent peO-
pie came and spent the sum
mer on the shores OF Corpus Christi
bay. Ii was said to be one of the finest
wooden structures in the South. There
We're not many guests in the building when
the blaze was discovered, but those who
We're there barely escaped with their lives.
leaving clothing and yaiuables behind. The
flames spread rapidly, and he building was
soon a mountain OF fire. Had its deStruc-.
ton occurred six weeks ago there would
have been many lives lest, because at that
time there was at least 100 women and chill
dren registered, besides many men
X. C.. Pulliam, representing y X Far
banks company, 81. Louis, with his wife
was nearly sutfocated by the smoke before
leaving their room. I. L Cornforth ami
wife of Denver leaped from the second
story OF the burning hotel without injury,
their escape 10 the first floor being cut oil
Manager Heath was the first To discover
the fire because OF its close proximity
to his sleeping apartments. He quickly
kicked the doors of the guests rooms open
and rendered them every assistance in their
frantic efforts TO escape. Head-Waiter
George Bernhan had his face badly
burned. The MiramGr was owned by a
stock company, with Banker Gussett as
the principal holder. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, S35. coo.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

HAVE the people of Texas got sense
enough to take care of themselves and
keep out of the poor-house, if left to
manage their own business without the
assistance Of the legislature?, Evidently
the opinion OF some of the legislators is
that they have not. To protect them,
therefore, against their own foolish i'm
providence, law has been enacted to
prevent them from borrowing money
on their land from foreign money
lenders.
II this is good start in the right di-
rection, it stops too soon. a people
who are mentally incapable of taking
care OF themselves should be guarded
at all points. They can still borrow
money and give mortgages on their
personal effects, which is likely to get
them in trouble. The thing to do is to
repeal all laws for the collection of
debts, and make everybody pay his
way. The tender care of our legisla-
tive guardians must see to it that we
don't get into trouble.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
THEFT. AS WELL AS CRUELTY.

THEFT. AS WELL AS CRUELTY.
The row that DR.. Wyeth raised by
his article in the Century detailing the
inhuman treatment of Confederate
prisoners in Camp Morton is still
raging. a reply is made TO DIR. Wyeth's
charges in the September Century by
". r. Holloway, in which he intro
duces number of witnesses who testify
that they knew nothing OF cruel
treatment Of the prisoners-very much
after the manner of the Irishman who,
when on trial for horse stealing, offered
to overthrow the evidence of the state S
witnesses by introducing a thousand wit
nesses who would swear that they new
err saw him take the horse. DR.. Wyeth,
in his reioinder, produces letter from
Union army surgeon who was on duty
in Camp Morton, who asserts that he
knew of the prisoners being starved
with insufficient food and frozen with
insufficient clothing, and who mentions
several acts of cowa"dly cruelty against
the prisoners being committed by the
guards on duty. He also gives q letter
from gentleman who was in the
wholesale grocery business in Indian
apolis during the war, in which the
writer says that groceries were offered
to his firm at prices far below the ruling
quotations in the market, and upon in
vestigation it was found that those gro
ceries came from the contractors for
the prisoners supplies at Camp Nor
ton. These scoundrels, after selling
the food to the government for the pris-
oners, never delivered it to them, but,
probably in collision with the officials
in charge at Camp Morton, resold the
groceries to wholesalers in indianapolis,
leaving the prisoners TO eat rats and'
dogs, and to starve. Not only does this
prove inhumanity on the part of the
officials and guards at Camp Morton,
but theft ikewise-they not only
starved the prisoners. but they stole
from the government the food that was
intended for the poor wretches.
1t is probably too late for congress to
take this thing up and investigate it,
but the indications are that here is q
great mine of undeveloped rascality
that ought to be made known.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

from the house 20 spend the night. Next
morning we went back for more feed. l
told Ross that | was afraid that some
officers were there as had heard the sound
OF horses feet, going that way DARN" the
night.
AS we were passing by the house, in or
der 10 reach the place where the feed vas
kept, l saw someone creeping along
through the grass. haliooed At him and he
dropped on the ground and was concealed
from my view by the tall grass. Shots
were then fired at us from behind. Ross
was wounded by the first that were fired.sO
he could not use his gun. He started 20 the
back. l was then standing AT the corner o.
the house. l think fired about nine shots.
and they were all at the man l had seen
creeping ii the grass.
After Ross fell some one yelled for him 10
get out of the way, as ! was the one VINO
we were disarmed by some women who
were in the house. Matt Cook then came
up 10 US and we were taken to Purcell.
| see i stated III some paper that we had
five stolen horses in our possession when
arrested. This is not true, for we had only
one horse apiece, and mine was borrowed"
The men are severely wounded but it IS be-
lIeved will recover.
Postmaster Russell has received 4 letter
from the war records Office, war depart
ment. Washington, asking him to ascertain
the full names of the following officers Of
Alexander's regiment. Texas cavalry. c.
5. A: Col. A NJ. Alexander, Lieut-Col
". NJ. Bush, Mai. w W. Davenport,
Lieut-Col. j. r. Russell, and Mai. G. II.
Wooteu. Parties who can give this infor-
nation should address either Postmaster
Russell here or Joseph Darr. war records
office, Washington, d. C. The information
is desired TO perfect the roster of the regi-
Inent in the official records" now being
published by the government.
Thursday night saddle was stolen from
". II. Allen near Blossom, and Friday
night fine saddle horse belonging to i
gentleman living at Sylvan, four miles from
Blossom, was stolen. 1t is supposed the
horse and saddle are together
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
QUESTION FOR MoRALIsTs.

How far can the property interest OF
few individuals be allowed to stand in
the way of the welfare of an entire peo-
pie? Such is the question that is dis
turbing the people of New Orleans.
The encroachment of the Mississippi
river upon the territory of the city has
compelled the city to give up certain
part OF its territory and fall back to a
more defensible position. That is, the
engineers decided that it was no longer
possible, by leveeing, to keep the river
out of that part of the city known as
Carrolton, and they advised that that
district be abandoned to its fate, and
that new levee be built further up,
where it could protect the rest of the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

SIX years ago New York proposed
to erect Grant monument to the
memory OF Ulysses S. Grant, provided
his body was deposited in that city. So
far nothing has been done towards
erecting the monument except TO hire
very nice colored man by the name
of Greener as secretary, and in the last
five years to pay him $4,000 salary, an
average Of $1,000 per year for about half
an hours labor every month"; At this
rate, probably Grants monument will
be erected in New York at the end of
the next century. The next move
ment on the boards by these monument
builders will be to call upon the United
States government to furnish the
money to build the monument, as was
the case with the Washington monu-
ment. In the event that this is done.
the monument should be erected in
Washington. not in New York.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

THE engagement between Minneapo-
lis and ST. Paul has been declared off,
and it is surprising how the distance
between the two cities has widened
since Minneapolis has broken her en-
gagement. It now transpires that
there is about five miles OF country be-
tween them. 1t is contrary to all ira
dition and precept, anyway, that the
old bachelor St. Paul should become a
benedict,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

TIE new cotton factory at Denver
brings to mind the truth that the day
is not far distant when our cotton shall
be spun and wove where it is produced,
and the day cannot come too soon when
Texas cotton shall be transformed into
cloth Zine and white in looms, the
whirr Of whose spindles shall add to the
busy life and the Tin bucket brigade OF
our own cities.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
LESSON FOR RUSSIA.

Some people will see the hand of
providence in certain occurrences in
Russia "he effect OF driving the
Hebrews out of that country has been
to remove a great number OF people
who are Intermediates between the
Russian farmer and the consumer. The
Hebrews have been in the habit of fur
nishing these peasants advances on
their crops, which are used in paying
the laborers who gather the harvest.
purchasing substantially the crop of
grain and finding market for it. Now,
in districts where the st. Petersburg
policy has prevailed, the crops are
rotting on the ground and this is at a
time when Russia has deficient supply
and will be compelled to use every
effort to meet the needs of its own peo-
pie. The result is that famine already
threatens the country, and the suffer-
ingS of the Hebrews who have been TO
large extent the movers of the crops,
are only the beginning Of the suffer-
ings which the Russian peasant farm
ers will be obliged 10 undergo because
the people on whom they have hereto
fore depended to give their crops
market are driven out of the country.
Russia may learn, if she can learn,
that the Hebrews have been more use
ful to her than has been thought. At
all events, it looks as if she We're to be
severely punished for the great wrong
she has done them.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
THE GAZETTE FT WORTH, TEXAS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IA.

within the sphere of thesstate. Jeffer-
son embodied such political convic-
tons and led the popular movement
against Federalism to a victory which
gave the Democratic party long lease
of power and the country great pros
perity. Jackson, the sturdy disciple
Of Jefferson, generation later, was
the exponent and leader of similar
struggle for the free and simple form
OF government planned by our fore
fathers, and in our own time Samuel
]. Tilden voiced the popular protest
against Capitalization and abuse OF
governmental powers"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

THE alien land law prohibits any cor
poration in which an alien may have
the least interest from holding real
estate in Texas after the expiration of
six years. Under that clause, the bank
buildings owned by every bank in Fort
Worth is subject to escheat TO the state
if some alien should get possession of a
single share OF stock. Such would be
the fate of the brewery, the packery or
any other joint stock enterprise in this
city. II any stakeholder wants to sell
to foreigner, and does so, that forfeits
the property of every other stakeholder
in the concern, for it is at once, under
this law, escheated to the state. upon
action by the county attorney. a fine
law, this. TO encourage enterprise.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
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rejected manuscripts. Persons wishing 10 pre-
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Tor publication.
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Ter and not 70 any Individual
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ooGCe of good faith. No attention paid 10
anonymous communications,
Parties writing 10 TEE GAZETTE on business
personal 10 themselves viii please enclosl
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
Special Order No ~.

AUSTIN, TEX, Sept. accompanies
of the Texas volunteer guards de-
string to attend the fair at Bonham, Tex,
from September % to %, 1891, are hereby
and to participate in the military exercises.
drills and ceremonies incident to the occa-
sion.
The troops attending said fair will report
to Col. NJ. S. Swain, Sixth regiment, Texas
volunteer guards, who is hereby assigned
to the command of the same, and who will
place his command under snch rules as will
insure good order and military discipline
BY order Of the governor and commander
in-chief. W. II. MABRY, Adit. Gen.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

THE new government OF Chilli has
made an order that in the coming cleo
ton there shall be no limitation OF the
right of suffrage among males of age.
The men now in charge are known as
Progressists, and their first important
public act shows that they rightly de-
serve the name. Still, there is such q
thing as making progress without
making Roadway. Giving the ballot to
an ignorant mass that was not pre-
pared to make the best use of it was an
experiment that the Republicans of this
country tried, and the result of that
experiment has not been such as to
recommend it to others, however much
they stand for progress.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

city from overflow. The abandoned
district contains a population OF
several Thousand, who as tax
payers have always borne their
part of the expense of keeping up the
levees, and who will also be taxed to
build the new levee that is to shut them
out Of the guarded limits and leave their
property to destruction by the first
high water. What is the duty of the
city OF New Orleans to them? The
new plan means ruin to them. Is it
right to sacrifice their property for the
welfare OF the rest of the people? or are
the citizens of New Orleans in justice
bound to allow them compensation for
the houses and lands thus forsaken and
turned over toinevitable destruction?
This is a question for moralists to
debate. It is not new one. In many
shapes it has been presented to the
people. Was it right thirty years ago
to confscate billions of dollars worth
OF the property of the Southern peO-
pie because slavery is opposed to the
general welfare? Is it just for prohi-
bitionists TO propose the confscation OF
millions of dollars worth OF property
because the selling of Intoxicating
liquors is not for the public good?
These are all different forms of the
same question. Who can answer it
to what extent shall the few suffer for
the profit of the whole?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
GOVERNOR HILL of New York is a

GOVERNOR HILL OF New York is al
ways happy in his expressions when he
speaks of the Democratic party. In a
late speech he said: ''The mission of
the Democratic party, as understand it.
is and has been to oppose that tendency
TO stand like q rock against any sub
version of our political institutions and
ideas, and to extend wherever practi-
ca, ;. the limits of individual liberty
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

A MEXICO, No, paper, says that at a
recent reception given at Hardin col
lege, Miss Della Walker, the Texas
Mocking Bird" rendered selection on
the piano that received much favorable
comment from the audience. While
the heather rage, THE GAZETTE still
goes marching on.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
Drug Store Burned.
Special to the Gazette.

DENIsoS, GRAYsoS County, Tex, Sept
13.-About $3.50 O'Clock this morning a
pedestrian discovered fire in the drug store
of W. H. Roberts, on West Main street.
The fire company responded to the sum
mons quickly and succeeded in quenching
the fire before it gained much headway.
One side of the room was badly burned and
the entire fixtures scorched The total
damage from fire and water viii amount to
about $500, fully covered by insurance
Spontaneous combustion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

THE schools all over Texas are open
ing this fall with bright prospects and
much interest and vigor, which we
hope viii not be abated until the sweet
girl graduate is again abroad in the
land. This may be called the year Of
the renaissance in education. and in the
enterprise and rapid development of
the New South. Texas sons and daugh-
tiers must keep apace with all that is
best in this broad empire.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

THE man who can see no difference
between alien landlordism and alien
money-lending is so colorblind that he
couldn't distinguish red patch in the
seat of his blue brooches.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14
Unknown Man Killed.

Special 70 tne OuZtlV5.
RUTHERFORD, WICHITA COUNT, TEX,
Sept 13-An unknown man was struck by
south-bound freight train, about one mile
north of this place yesterday evening, and
died from the effects of his injuries at 4
o'clock this morning. From papers on him
it is supposed he came from Pine Bluff.
Ark. He was struck in attempting TO
cross the track Just in front of the engine.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-14

THE cause OF Fred Douglass sudden
and unaccountable resignation of his
ministry to Hayti is explained. He
felt very much flattered at the atten-
lions bestowed upon him by the Hay
tians, who followed him with brass
baud when he appeared on the streets,
and sang and played what he took to
be Hail to the Chief But when he
got TO understand the language he
found it was French version OF
There's a New Coon in Town" that
they were treating him to. Then his
proud spirit overcame him, and he
packed up his white wife and came
home