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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Lieutenant-Governor Pendleton
Talks on Politics.
VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION:
kaornay-General CuIberson Says Certain
Charter Should Not be Filed.
counties Continue to Show Increases in
As-esSable Values Judge Keys De
clsion of National Importance.
Notes from the State Capital.
OF Great Interest.

Special TO the Gazette
AUSTIN. Ten, Sept. l1.-When Judge
X. of the Travis county district court
r..l. au order last Tuesday, authorizing
Receiver Giles of the East Line and Red
RIVER railroad To expend certain sums Of
money uggregdtiug S5O, 900. or may be 500,
uu1 for rolling stock and betteIments on the
road. he accompanied the order with an
rsrl1u or decision that IS Of great interest
ID III. .egal fraternity, not only of Texas,
F..r u the nation. The question, so the
l4s..eIs say. was an entirely new one. and
e>-rrug som" rather distant analOgies.
.-,.. is uo decision If like character in the
.a There IS perhaps no other case Of
.. forfeiture Of railroad charter by the
IT, which circumstance viii account for
t. novelty or the unusual steps that
{. .taaGrl the forfeiture. The point in
.-. NrE'o decision WIS, should the state
g. .#.- request Of the stockholders, after the
J. ..a-s charter mud been forfeited for the
l...-.u AMONG others, that il had failed IN
81, alt. TO the public by being allowed to
fl into a state Of bad repair
a-.n to the same stockholders
:l.ru ith As they please TO convert it into
oil luu ur what not. They claim that the
STATE having withdrawn its franchise and
Gmullrd its charter, the road no longer
owed any duty to the public, and in the
hands NI inc STOCKHOLDERS tOulu ilOJ DC
compelled bv the state 70 perform any sery-
g.. whatever. run any trains or haul any
f-ri-ut Judge Key thought otherwise,
f.dne that the forfeiture Of its charter
O.: u.- abrogatc the roads duty to the pub
g.. vl-u invested by the state with the
l.-,.. Of eminent domain which il Still pos
e.-ser This WIS the position taken by the
a-rulIey-geurral in his brief on behalf Of
the state and the Judge held it to be sound.
Whatever may be sound law on the sub
jr.. lr does not appear To 0e common sense
:. q, fIr. state, having taken the road out Of
t.. L.uis of the owners. who had wrecked
i j.. part al least. and were not operating 1t
Accounting 10 contract. and the duty owing
trrl. public, should not return il to them
as..a ll a condition no better than when il
t.ua possession OF it. Common sense would
sav -laJ if the state had a right TO rescue
tlr road. on take it from those who had run
il down. that it had the right also to i'm
prove il and put IN Il working condition.
TIM Is now il looks to Il man up i tree.
Iiow il viii strike legal minds is or maybe
another tLiug-that we shall soon learn.
The question being a new one IS apt 10 pro
ypae considerable discussion in legal cir
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

lion George {. Peudlc,on, lieutenant
governor Of Texas, has been here for two
q. ,Are- days IN business matters. Being
sr..tN no If politician, lie takes Of course
q good u"u of interest IN state politics
$40 doubtless casts u political Horoscope Oc-
C.slaaa..g to discover what there may be in
SIR. iyr the yi"ilaut and The faithful.
Alr prndlctou's Democracy Is all wool
He Gnte,ls shoddy politics, ANA for that
reason has very little use for isms or the
prophets of sms He mas been talked Of for
CONGRESS-. and if he could get there would
U.-r a good representative. He has a
good deal of legislative experience, IS 4
Cr.H.ucadCd, logical thinker, good
sp.l.-,.r ana the stuff OF which good con
g.,-~uru are matte. Whether he has any
a.rrr ambition in that direction more than
ordinarily belongs 10 every active, public
spirited man OF parts, remains for The
fIalre 10 disclose. Al present Congress-
non Mills represents Bel county as part
@ his congressional district, ana will do so
p- badly for another year. IN ease. how
rsrr. an extra session Of the legislature
Should send Mills 10 the senate, or. failing
IL r.-l'. should SO raGis'rict the state as to
maze AN opporru Iitr for a Bell county man,
T...r,. may be- no good reason why Mr.. Pen
a rau should not stand ~ least as good 4
C.ar.r IS anyone else for the honor
Watcher rrdiSfricting takes place on not.
A..- wl no. be in the way At The next
convention. and in the free-forall race
h his shoes Mr. PcnGleton
O--at have front rank.
=. Hura for speculation. He himself says
rla. uu. less something unexpected turns up
the probabilities are hat he viii ask 10 be
rr-a-.'trd lieutenant governor. He likes
o., position and Is satisfied with II, He
seems .udisposed 10 crowd himself for
var.. ana does Rot relish much the idea Of
I...riu- into a not political contest for
u-t.r upuors SO long as he feels that he can
u..-r the people tU favor Il modest ANA
r'.~ rabi" ambition. He is strongly in
favor of Mills fol senator, and with the eX-
osur ou of Chillous appointment thinks
Tia, tG, present administration has done
Tie stale good service. II speaks highly
G. -H- railroad commission and Its work,
winch Wi. he Of great benefit To tn" state.
a, -u the i land law, that, he says.
s. r. ia hc amended. When the bill was be
f.r. Tie senate he knew little or nothing of
lis contents. There was practically no
y=r.~~iuu Of II. every o. e taking il on
L.--r and voting for il without examination
C. INQUIRY.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
LANCAS TER.
Went Dry-The Discussion Between Pom
dexter and Tracy.


Specia. TO tAC Gazette.
LANCASTER. Ten, Sept. lin the local
option election Oh the >th Lancaster Went
dry nearly two 70 one. The saloon men
say they have discovered a flaw in some
part OF the proceedings that VIII vitiatc Tire
election The dry men say they fear
nothing Of the sort.
The Tracy-PoindeXter debate last nighC
was well attended and entirely satisfactory
10 Democrats Tracy's speech was on the
line OF his former utterances and his printed
speech. There was little in il tangible OF
that has been tried. He appealed 10 the
prCjudices of the poorer classes. He as
serted much and proved little. Mr. POin-
dexter answered The few points ne made
and had considerable time to devote 10 a
defense Of the Democratic party He
showed that when it had been in power the
people prospered ana there was general
prosperity and content. He stated that he
was not opposed TO the Alliance, he only op-
posed their visionary and impractical sub
treasury chinera He was frequently in
terrupted by one or two men presenting OBJ
Jections or asking questions. His replies
were most apt, and the interruption finally
ceased. Democrats are more than satisfied
with the result. The speaking began al
D. NJ. and closed al II 20 this morning. A
special came over from Hutchins and
brought a carload of Democrats, Repubii-
cans. Farmers Alliance men, Union Labor
ties, Prohibitionists, etc.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
The Labor Congress

NEWCASTLE, Sept. 11.-At this morn
ing's session of the trades union congress
delegates approved a motion TO the effect
that workmen and workwomen should be
appointed in inspectors offices and of
working places generally, adding to the
motion recommending that this principle
should also be applied to the inspection Of
workshops and factories situated within
British India possessions. In addition, the
delegates advocate making it penal offense
for any inspector of factories, etc to give
warning to EMPLOYERS of labor OF his or her
intended visit OF inspection.
A motion to instruct the parliamentary
committee to press the passage of the eight
hour law, at least so far as it concerned
workmen in mines, was opposed by North
ern miners on the ground that further legis-
lation would iniure their trade, but was car
ried by vote of 237 to 80, after short de-
bate for the ground had been fought over
and principles aired and decided at WedneS-
day and Thursdays sessions. It was de-
clded that the next trades union congress
of 1892 is TO meet at Glasgow, Scotland
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
BLUES AND GRAYS.
Proceedings of the Second Days session at
puanah-Sew Officers Elected-To
Meet in Vernon
Special 10 the Gazette.


QrANAH, HARDENAN COUNTY. Tx Sept.
Following are the second days pro-
reedngs Of the Blues and Grays At Quan&h,
Ten: Judge j. Duau of Duan 5 Store, vii
barger county. was elected major.
Thomas r. Douthct of Quanah. cap
tain: john Wesley Of Margaret t'oard
county. first lieutenant; County Judge
". =. Jones of Childrcss county. second
lieutenant; DR.. j. W. Grace, Quanah. sur
geOn; W. p Johnson. of Mangum. Greer
county orderly sergeant; <. G. Talley of
Mangum, Greer county, chaplain.
Then most excellent addresses were made
TO the veterans and citizens by K. T.. DE
Grafenreid, Hon. G. &. Wells, district
attorney when the veterans and Quauah
PctetS. headed by the Quanah band,
marched To Quanah college and listened -
an excellent address of welcome by It's PreSi-
dent. DIR. ). l.. Dickens. and responses
by Chaplain = {. Failey. and after wit
Messing Il drill BY the Quanah l'ichets. re-
turned TO camp, where !. l.. Ebert, on the
part of the veterans returned thanks
beautiful banner given them one
year ago after which all joined in singing
Sweet Byc-and-Bye." Chaplain Talley
offered prayer. after which all joined in
that good old song. God be With Is Till
We Meet Again. when Mayor G.. ".
Shradcr dismisse,. the audience with thanks
10 the veterans for their encampment
within our city this year.
The association adjourned to meet IT YER
non. Tex. the last Thursday in August.
1892. and the Friday following, when al in
dulged and en- Joyet i hearty farewell hand
shaking.
The veterans are all loud in their praise
of QUaLan's hospitality and her great mum
Der of lovely women.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
AN ACTOR IN TROUBLE.
Curtis. Famous rs Samuel of Posen,
Kills San Francisco
Policeman.

SAN Francisco, CAL, Sept. I'm p.
Curtis, an actor known as Samuel of Posen.
was arrested on suspicion of killing Officer
Grant. The latter had arrested him, and
placing handouts on him, reached the door
Of the police station when shot was fired
and the officers rushing out, found the
officer dead with a bullet hole in his fore
head and pistol lying near him.
Curtis tells the following story OF the al
fair:
Il was at the Grand opera house last
night with my wife TO see Bernhard in
Camille l left the theater about 10
O'Clock TO go to the Tiyoli theater with
William Keeling, one of the proprietors.
We had drink together and l got him to
return 10 the opera house for my wife.
When | reached the corner of Third and
Mission streets L was suddenly tumbled
into the gutter. and after that remember
nothing only somebody pulling and jerking
me around Until l found myself in a wagon
with handouts on my wrists
When Curtis was taken to Jail last night
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

SANTIAGO, chill, Sept. ll.-Scnor All
gustiE t,dwardeS has joined the pro- s.
ionaI government as minister of public
works and Manuel Allata as min ster of
foreign affairs forming 4 coalition of all
the political sections in Chilli except the
BalmacedistS.
Drafts on London for $1,000, 600 in favor
of Balmaceda'S ministers were found in the
treasury and cancelled.
Senior Ramon Barros Lucas Will probably
be elected president.
The San Francisco has been ordered to
sail for California at once, and thence she
will probably go to Samoa. The Baltimore
remains at Valparaiso.
The general opinion prevails that the
government cannot redeem at once the
81, 600, 600 paper money issued by Balma-
ceda, and it is said that the junta is consid-
ering i scheme TO redeem it in five years,
and III the end of that time resume Spece
payment. There is to be no prosecution OF
Balmaceda'S followers for opinion 5 sake, but
leaders charged with cruelty or apprU-
priating public money are to he punished
and their property cOntiscated. The new
congress will approve the action of the
junta since 1880 and repudiate the acts of
Balmaceda's congress.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
GREEK AND ITALIAN.
Two Steamships Collide in the
Mediterranean.
HUNDREDS ARE DROWNED.
Most of the italian Passengers Were in Their
Berths at the Time.
They Didn't Want the Prince at the Feast.
The Labor Congress Completes Its
Work and Adjourns to Meet
in Glasgow Next Year.
The Prince Left Dat.

LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE refusal of the
trades congress committee TO propose 4
toast that would include the prince of
Wales is regarded here as an echo of the
widespread non-conformist sentiment which
has set mark of condemnation on the
social life of the prince. The discussion in
the committee of arrangements is said to
have been very pointed, and took in the
whole range of the royal brood of Queen
Victoria. One delegate boldly asserted
that the family of the queen, apart from
herself, had no claim whatever on the
country and that it was an outrage that the
people should be expected to contribute to
their support, The long list of royal de
ScendantS We're canYaSSed in vain for q
name that the workingmen could consist
emily honor By special mention at their
banquet, but not one could be found worthy
on MS own account, of any such testimonial
The baccarat trial was gone over, and alto
gether it was i discussion to make the ears
of royalty Jingle. The conclusion was
reached that none should be hOnored but
the queen.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
To Holm Dmnran.

Lee Burlesou e san Saba. Dick Dun
CHS attorney who got beat up at Eagle
PISS last week, j. mere this week To ask
The governor 10 commute DuncanS sen
tcucr 10 life Imprisonment. Mr. Blu Lesson
declares his firm belief in Duucm's limo
Uerce. who was convicted entirely on Clr-
c.m,tautial evidence. and says that the
sentence should be comUluted. Unless the
governor does something, Duncan will
hang on the 18th. Mr. Buriesou feels that
g. was shamefuliy used At Eagle Pass,
where the feeling against his client IS very
strong. He had learned that one of the
I-din witnesses against Duncan. one White,
kai fallen under the ban Of The law, cir-
C4,aStauce Of which he told his client i'll the
presence OF the sheriff, and which he
thought could be use in securing Il COM
mutation from the governor. II seems that
the Sher # made Il his business 20 90 and
tsll White what he had heard the lawyer
Say about him. Later BurlesOn met White
81 the street and spoke 10 him is 4 &c
GuaiHtauce when hite began % buse
him. and DRAWN his revolver beat him
over the head with him. The sheriff. says
Nj BurleSou, was close At hand during | he
assault and when the lawyer, who was I'M
armed. protested 10 his aSsailant that he
had not gone about OBTAINING him as
Charged, the sheriff asked him in an iESo-
lent and bulldozing tone if he meant
10 deny what he CBurleson) had said
10 Duncan in in his cell about the witness
White If what Mr.. Burleson says about
the affair is true they must have tine lay
out at Eagle Pass. Law and order can
hardly be said TO flourish in q community
where an attorney cannot consult with his
client without being set on and hammered
over the head when he appears III the
street, and in full view of the officers, too.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
Nepotism Rampant in Govern
ment Circles.
FOSTERS SQUARE BACK-DOWN.
The Flourish of Trumpets IS Not 4 Part of
the Latest Announcement.
The Way the GossiPs Have Fixed Places
for Prominent Members OF the he
publican Party Switching About.
An Alternative.
Rank NepotiSm.
mann W
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON. Sept. II.--NepotisLn is tri-
Ur!phaut in This admins ration. \ lev
weeks ago Secretary Of Treasury Foster
surprised every body who knows The Han
risun-in- thcory-and -practice-of-g uverumeur,
BY causing il 20 be announced III the news
papers hat he would no longer tolerate in MS
department, appointments Of Sons ana re.a
tlves Of bureau chiefs as private secretaries
or clerks. The occasion was he selection
by United States Treasurer NcOecker Of MS
son 10 be his private secretary. ant by
Assistant secretary Of Treasury CroUu~c
OF his son to bc his confidential c.er,-. botE
AZ comfortable Salaries. Secretary Foster,
with something o. - flourish. refused 20
sanction these appointments Il WASH
right. WAS the way he looked A. Il, and ne
would have no more Of it, The public,
bearing in mind The tribe Of HdrvisOu> now
a the public crib, dpp,4uded the courageous
secretary.
1t appears now, however, that there :
another side To mis- courageous secretary
business. MIR. Nebecker and Mr.. CroUu>s
didn' relish being made examples Of efOre
the whole country any NOR than they liked
20 miss finding profitable employ mrni for
their sons. \ few days before the c"uC-
ageous secretary left for New York they
called upon him in no pleasant mood. 81 the
story goes, ana laid before him four papers,
Of which tWO We're The appointments Of
their sons TO positions they had tor them,
and the other two were their own TeSIgna-
tiOnS Us treasurer of the United States and
assistant secretary of the treasury. or
those four papers they invited Mr.. Foster
to make his choice, for they We're deter
mined that rheT would have the privilege
that all ether officials had or they would not
stay in Office. Mr.. Nebecker called atteu-
ton to the prevalence OF the practice and
instanccd Il part Of the lora list OF The pres
iucnt : relatives who have been appointed.
il IS even said ne intimated that he had the
presidents support in The position he took.
1t dld not take the courageous secretary
long 10 make his choice. Alr. Nebecker
ami Mr.. Crouuse still hold their Offices and
their sons are now on the pay roll Of the
United States, though there has been no
announcement of this interesting fact with
q flourish or otherwise.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

One of the Jewish refugees arriving at
New York had 4 leather Tag containing
$4,000 in gold.
The legislative council of New Zealand
has rejected the bill passed by the house
granting females the right 10 vote.
An aeronant giving the name of George
White, who made balloon ascension from
the Palisades was drowned IN the Hudson
river Wednesday night.
The porte has neither abiecJlv apologiled
nor paid an indemnity TO Russia for the de
tention of vessels III the Oar anetleS. nut
gave assurance against recurrence.
Cornelius Reagan. AN iron worker at Beth
lehem. Pa, began hiccOughng six weeks
ago and has tasted since for relief. He
died yesterday. The attack was caused b.
hernia.
William H. Colley- aged nineteen. u negro
student at Harvard medical school, shot
himself through The heart because his father
forbade him paying attentions u young
coloreG girl.
B. Shepherd White. formerly social ia
vorite in Washington. was arrested in Chi
cagO as a fugitive from justice. charged
with embczzlin% his employers funds and
then jumping his bond.
The tunnel under the St Clair river at
Port Huron, Mich. will be formally opened
on September 10 and train with the pres
dent and board of directors of the Grand
Trunk railway and invited guests will pass
through from Sarnia.
A large factory ana carpenter shop on
Market street. Albany y. y, was de-
stroyed by ire this morning Fireman
Luby of engine No. : was killed b. falling
walls and several others injured. The loss
is S45.0 600: insurance $1,000.
Three Justin proiectiles were tired from
an ordinary rified gun at Utica, y. Y, yes
terlay, with great success \ shell weigh
ing fourteen pounds containing nitro-Elyce-
rine displaced nearly ten tons of rock,
against which it was fired 4 government
test will be made the last of this month.
\ trestle over a ravine at Lebanon, Pa,
gave way. and z car with three tons of ore
was precipitated on a number of men at
work below. Henry Smith was instantly
killed. an Italian laborer seriously injured
and William Shiver's skull crushed and
two ribs fractured.
President Coleman Of the Catholic
knights of America is in Chattanooga in
vestigating the accounts of NJ. J. O'Brien.
treasurer of the order Mr.. O'Brieu is out
of the city and President Coleman has
taken charge of the Office. Thus f;ir the
investigation of the accounts shows that
there is an apparent deficit of about SO 900.
which in the absence Of O-Brieu is NOT ex-
planned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
BART H. REED OF WAxAHACHIe
SHOT FOUR TIMES
By City Marshal Partin-The Latter I'm
mediately Gives Light Bopd-His-
tory of the Trouble.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette
WAXAHACBIE, ELLIS County, TEX. Sept.
1.-At about half past ! o'clock this aft
! ernoon, four deadly sounding pistol shots
pierced the ears of the people of the bust
ness part of the city Immediately grand
on the south side of the square, where the
shooting was done. Bart H. Reed was
found lying riddled with bullets from a
45-caliber Colts pistol in the hands of City
Marshal \. V. Partin.
Reed Was Il horse trader, has been in the
city about two months, during which time
he has been in many difficulties. Shortly
after he came here he bought out the Al
lance wagon yard, which he run. also the
Gulf boarding house. The latter was the
cause Of his death. Owing 10 the bad rep
utation the house had gained under the
management of Reed, the grand jury made
an investigation. This Reed did not like.
and DIS proof of same ne gave County At
torney Maxwell Il thrashimg and swore VEN
geance against the whole body.
Yesterday he sent Marshal Partin word
that he was going to kill him. over which
they had some Is and which was set
tied in an unsatisfactory way. This even
ing Marshal Partin was standing in Will
sons saloon talking to Mr. Wilson when
Reed entered the house. He wore large
belt filled with cartridges, and in 4 calm.
deliberate way walked up to Partin and
slapped him on the shoulder and said: Il
want to settle this natter At the same
time ne stepped back and put his hand to-
wards his belt. When he did this Partin
drew his pistol and Shot four times, all the
shots taking effect.
Justice Smith held an inquest and the
verdict of the jury was: Bart Fl. Reed
came TO his death by pistol shots from the
hand of \. V. Partin.'
Partin gave himself up to Sheriff W p
Watt, who placed him under $1,000 bond
which was made ii minute with thirteen
names of the best men in Ellis county.
The grand jury is now in session. and il
is generally thought that they viii not find
q bill.
George Vaughn. carpenter who was al
work in the saloon, caught stray bullet in
the calf OF his leg.
Reed is said to have a wife and two chill
dren living near Weatherford.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12

LONDON, sept. 1.-THE fall of Grand
Vizier kamal Pasha was not surprising in
view of recent events in the Turkish En-
pile. The sultan feels the existence of a
plot to place his brother. Raschid Efendi
on the throne The revolt III Yemen is i
part of this movement against Abdul Ham
ids rule. He is accused of su5Ordinating
the interests of the Manomctan faith 10 his
friendly relations with the Christian pow
ers of Europe. His tolerance OF the rule of
the English over Il MahOmetan portion of
his empire, such us Egypt. which they re
gard as one of the cradles of their religion,
is put forward as one of their principal
grievances, and they have announced their
intention of replacing him rs caliph by a
ruler more devoted and true to the interests
of the prophet. 1t is with the object of en-
deavOring to conciliate the fanatic malcon-
tents. who threaten the existence of the
sultan far more seriously than any Europ-
can power, that he has made the change in
his cabinet. The new ministers have made
records as governors of Turkish provinces
which have endeared them TO fanaticai
MuSsulmen, but their advancement marks
the beginning of an era of reaction in the
empire, not withstanding the sultan claims
that his European policy will undergo no
change.