Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-27
BOILED DOWN.

One thousand cab men in the employ of
six Paris cab companies struck yesterday.
Whitelaw Reid aid Mrs. Reid were among
the passengers on board the steamer La
Champagne which sailed from Hayre
yesterday.
An explosion of hot metal in the convert
ing department of Carnegie's Homestead
mill yesterday dangerously burned nine
men Six are reported fatally injured.
joe Lanncn. and George Godfrey have
been matched to a finish fight for $1,000
purse, the winner taking 5000, May l6, be-
fore the Coney Island athletic club, Brook
lyn.1
1t is authoritatiyely announced that c. S.
Mellen, traffic manager of the Union Pacific
railroad, will assume the duties of general
manager of the New York and New Eng
land railroad April l.
: Paris police have arrested another motor
ious anarchist, friend of Ravachol, the
man who is suspected of being the author
OF tho BoqIovarde st. Germain dynamite
outrage. he made desperate resistance,
) but was overcome by superior force.
The little village of Levlan, in the can
( ton Of ST. Galra Switzerland, has been al
most entirely wiped out of existence by
fire. More than sixty cottages have been
Z destroyed, and the fire is still raging. The
. people arc utterly helpless to stay the
flames.
Indignant citizens at Roxton, Ind, are
locking for John Lane, desiring to lynch
him Lane has been living with woman
named Osborne, and yesterday brutally
beat her five-year-old child to death and
and then disappeared with another and
younger child of his mistress.
/ Governor Northeu has received letter
from the wild regions of Coffee county,
Ga, saying that Arthur Quarterman, one
Of tho most prominent men of Douglas, was
taken from his store Sunday night by
: mob, and three days diigent search falls
TO reveal his Place of concealment If he is
deEd his body cannot be found. If alive he
! IS cut of reach Ok his friends and doubtless
? is held for ransom.
The attendance Of members in the house
J yesterday was small. OF course among
kthe few gentlemen present silver was the
chief, if not the only, subject of conversa-
ton, Thursdays battle was discussed in
ali its phases, and speculation was rife as
to the probable outcome Of the combat
which may DO procipitated Monday or
Tuesday by report from the committee on
rules.
At Wheeling, W. Va, last night, Samuel
Alison, uin man, went home intoxicated
and accused his wife of infideEty. A quar-
rel easued and Alison struck the woman
over the head twice with heavy poker,
fracturiRg her skull and inficting fatal
injuries. Alssn's sisteg interfered to pro-
tsct the wemsn, and the Infatuated man
knocked her down, grabbed her By the hair
and tore half her scalp of. The murderer
has been captures.
Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock, near
Brssux Bridge, La, Mr. Hollier and Mr..
David Reese fought duel Rain was fall
ing fast at the time. The arms chosen
were Winchester rides. distance fifty steps,
conditions enc shot apiece. Both men stood
their ground honorably, and fortunately no
harm was dcEe, both shooting too Low.
Mr.. Reese is i M,Eaery man aud Mr.. Rel-
her roster mau Bota are married.
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