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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-30
IRON HALLERS RESISTING
Hosmer and Rouse Arrested in Balti.
more, but Released on Bail.
The Former Makes Wild Statements About
Judge Tsylor-Somerby in Philadelphia
Minor Cases in Court.

Inc indicted supreme OmcerS OF the Iron
Hall. for whom acquisitions have been
issued. are making 8 strenuous fight against
being surrendered to the local authorities.
AS soon as the Governor expressed his in
tentlon to issue acquisitions for their re-
turn Superintendent Colbert ~telegraphed
to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Camden. n.
j., asking the chiefs of police at those
places to arrest the indicted men and hold
them until he could come after them. Yes
terday he received q reply from Baltimore
saying that Amos H. Hosmer and Edward
Rouse had been arrested. He made prepa-
rations to leave with the proper papers for
their extradition last night. until the re-
ceipt of another telegram yesterday after
noon that both prisoners had been released
upon writs of habeas corpus, with g., 500
bail. The hearing upon the writs will
come MP Jan. 4, and Colbert will leave
Sunday night for the East and return with
the prisoners If he can get them.
A dispatch from Baltimore says that Hos
mer said that he had no fear of the out
come of the legal proceedings. He char
acterizcd the whole action as a persecu-
ton. and intImated that Judge Taylor's de-
cisi0ns in the Indianapolis court were in-
stlgated by spleen and self-interest
The receiver for the Iron Hall Is a son-
in-law of the judge" said MIR. Hosmer,
land the counsel for the order is the
Judges own son. One day the Judge al
lowed his son Sl5.000 fees for services. q
sum universally granted 10 be entirely I'M.
commensurate with his services. The re-
ceiver thinks we want to interfere with
his administration of the order. and for
that reason Is trying to get US out of the
way. when, III point of fact, we do not want
q single thing To do with il. and know 1t TO
be impossible for any one to rescue 1t out
OF the wreck now, with the 81, GOO. 900 of
liabilities that have accrued since pay
ments were stopped"
These allegations of Hosmer in regard to
the relationship between the Judge and re-
ce!ver are not correct. Mr.. Failev is not
the son-ln-law Of Judge Taylor. If there
IS any relationship 1t is very remote. The
allowance spoken of was not made to Har-
old Taylor, but to Hawkins g. Smith and
A. {. Harris, " no acted as attorneys for the
plaintiffs in the receIyership suit. and have
since been retained as attorneys for the
receiver.
Supreme Justice f. d. somerby. of the
,ssasra. Hall' and was With in hi, Phils sSnnsai'
Mr.. Beeber, visited District At
torney Graham. who is the Iron
Halls receiver there. h1r. Beeber said that
MIR. SOmerby was not and had not been Q
fugitive from justice. and that his client
would resist any attempt to bring him to
Indiana. He added that Somerby did not
taken from Iron Hall funds to make good
the deficit in the capital of the Mutual
Bank.
c. II. Baker, Joseph Gladding, J. H. Eek
ersley and J. Henry Hays have not yet
been arrested. dr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
fHE BATTLE is ON.
The Democratic Primaries to
be Held Tonight.
THAT HABEAS CORPUS CASE.
Another Interesting Chapter in the Burchard
Matter.
Directors Meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce-Around the JaiI-The
Council Meeting = Goes to
Mexico-Other News.
The Democratlc Primaries.


The indications are the Democratic pri-
maries Of the city tonight viii be attended
and fun is anticipated. The primaries will
be held in the several wards at O'Clock
for the purpose of nominating aldermanic
candidates and selecting elegates to the
city convention to be held on Monday at
10 a. m.
Each ward will meet at the following
places, and is entitled to the representation
named below:
First ward, city hall-Sam ]. Hunter,
chairman; fourteen delegates.
SECOND ward, Washer Bros. old stand,
sS4her Fourth and Houston streets-Beu.
NJ. Terrell, chairman; twenty one dele
gates.
Third ward, corner East Fifteenth and
Rusk streets-A. J. Chambers, chairman;
eight delegates.
Fourth ward fire hall No. 8, corner
Fifteenth and Houston streets-P. J. Bow
dry. chairman. Eleven delegates
Fifth ward. Tucker Hill fire hail.. S.
Davis, chairman Nine delegates.
Sixth ward, MaZza's grocery store, corner
West Daggett and Jennings aVenue-John
a. Thornton, chairman. Eleven delegates.
Seventh ward, Fields grocery store, cor
ner South Main and Terrell streets-W. Z.
Williams, chairman; three delegates.
Eighth ward, Bacon school house-R. H.
Orr. chairman; three delegates.
Ninth Ward. district court-room-T. T.
skksAndrews, chairman; fourteen delegates.
BY order of city Democratic executive
committee. j. P. NICKs, Chm.
JEFF D. AYERS, Secretary.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
To Control Freight Rates.
ID -,-,-r - o. \

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
Editor Gazette, Fort Worth, Texas.
I have thought for some time that the
true solution of the cheap freight problem
for Texas is to have the state substitute or
own line of steamers from some gulf point
to New York, and this line, in connection
with the railroad lines within the state
whose classifcations and tariffs are cut by
a commission only half as fearless in reduc-
lions as the general freight agents have
heretofore been in advances, would put the
people of Texas in shape so that the mer-
chants could afford to buy of Texas jobbers,
instead of Kansas City, St. Louis and Den
yer, and the stockmen and planters of the
state would realize more nearly the worth
of their products. If Fort Worth was sell
ing the goods to her legitimate territory to-
day, she would easily have double her pop
ulation. But outside cities are doing it, and
the sole and only reason is freight rates. If
Texas railroad commission endeavors to
protect Texas people, they can only reduce
rates within the confines of the state, and
the railroad managers have only TO advance
the rates on their lines before the goods
reach our state line, enough to make good
the reduction within the state. But with
railroad and water transportation TO New
York, entirely controlled by Texas, through
their representatives on the commission, at
least equitable freight rates are assured,
and if the gait set was a little less than
equitable, doubtless the railroad managers
would not object to trotting such a gait for
q few years, simply as an ''eyener'' for the
years when the rates were a trihe more
than equitable. c. w. PosT.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19

Those living in the vicinity of First and
Throckmorton heard two pistol shots fired
in rapid succession yesterday afternoon
at about $50 o'clock If the aim of the per-
son who handled the gun had been
better q tragedy might have re-
suited, but as the gunner was woman
the target escaped without a scratch. The
name of the woman is Jennie Miller. and
that of the man whom she tried TO perforate
is George MCGEE. The circumstances as
stated by Mrs. Miller are about as follows
Mrs. Miller lives in tenement house
three doors from the northwest corner OF
First and Throckmorton, and does cook
Ing for a family living directly
across the street. Yesterday, when she
was preparing supper, a colored woman in
formed her that man had just entered her
room across the street. Mrs. Miller i'm
mediately went over to her room and found
MCGEE. She asked him what he meant by
entering her room in that manner, but to this
question he gave an unsatisfactory answer.
to leave Mrs Miller then caught up a
rocking chair to enforce her demand and
MCGEE, as she says, drew knife. She then
reached IN bureau drawer, got revolver,
and when MCGEE saw this he
left the premises Immediately. Just
as he was disappearing around the corner.
Mrs. Miller fired two shots at his retreating
figure, neither Of which took effect The
woman says that she formerly lived with
McGee's mother before her marriage, and
that since her husbands death MCGEE has
annoyed her continually, she having always
repulsed him. MCGEE has not been seen
since the shooting occurred. His home is
on the South Side.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
THE COURTS.
An Epitome of the Business Dispatched by
the Tribunals of Tarrant County.

FoRTY-EIGHTH DESTRUCTION. Y. A. sTED-
MAN, JUDGE.
6s44 Gus Griffin VS.. Texas and Pacific
Railway Company; plaintiff takes non
66S6. Stein Block Co. vs.. l. August &
Co.; cause reiustated on motion of plain
tiffs, who are taxed with the costs of the
term.
$500 Dallas Cooperage Company vs.. Fort
Worth Packing Company; dismissed for
want Of prosecution.
Judgment for plaintiff by default as TO J. G..
Browning, and judgment upon evidence as
against G. Z. Trice and Thomas Heck for
amount of debt and foreclosure of lien as to
all defendants on property described in the
petition.
647S. American Freehold Land and Mort.
gage Company of London vs.. Volney Hall;
Judgment for debt and foreclosure Of mort
gage lien.
6414 American Freehold Land Mortgage
Company of London vs.. Volney Hall.
Judgment for plaintiff as prayed for and
foreclosure of mortgage lien on property
described in petition.
6472 American Freehold Land Mortgage
Company of London VS.. Volney Hall.
Judgment same as in preceding case.
6466. George n. Mcconnell VS.. E. o. OAR
ley ct al Judgment establishing plaintiffs
demand as a lien on the land described and
foreclosure as prayed for.
SUIT FILED.
692S NJ. jamie Simpson VS.. j. o. Wright
and w. P. Pattillo; suit on seven promis-
sorry notes for $500 each, executed on Janu-
airy so, 1890, and foreclosure of vendors
lien on land situated in Pattillo's addition
to the city of Fort Worth.
SEVENTEENTH DESTRUCTION. r. E. BECK
HAM, JUDGE.
4T47. J. G. Riley VS.. Atchison, Topeka
and Santa F'e Railway GO. ct al; jury
awarded plaintiff SIPS damages against
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and
judgment accordingly.
The case of II. c. Peace vs.. Mark Evans,
suit for damages, was relegated to thesiury
who had returned no verdict when court
adjourned.
Motion to dissolve the injunction in the
Burchard case was overruled.
SUITS FILED.
$685. Kate Cox VS.. j. o. Wright and w.
P. Pattillo; suit on four promissory notes
aggregating $1,000, given as part purchase
money on block Is of Pattillo's addition to
the city of Fort Worth and foreclosure of
vendors lien.
COUNTY CoURT-HoN. W. D. HARRIS. JUDGE.
The case of S. L. Easley VS.. Ben Wag-
CONAN was on trial, and not concluded at a
late hour.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
STILL AT 1T.
The Attorneys in the Burchard Case In
woke New Proceedings.

woke New Proceedings.
The attorneys for E. P. Burchard are
nothing if not persevering. They don't
permit green vegetation to shoot up under
their feet but hlahomet-like go to the noun
Ist4in if it refuses to come to them and then
ttnnel right through it. If they get
knocked out in the district court they
shout lie Roi est mort vive lie Roi!'' and
then rush down stairs to the county court
and invoke the statutory and common law
powers of that tribunal. Yesterday Mr.. c.
( IS. Stewart moved TO dissolve the iniunc-
ton in Judge Beckham's court which was
overruled by his honor, thereupon Mr..
Stewart respectfully informed the court
that the counsel for Mr. Burchard did not
propose to rest with the matter but would
exercise the rights in the county court
which under the law they thought they
were entitled to.
The habeas corpus proceedings in the
county court and the former appointment
of the father as guardian were set aside
and formal written application fled with
the clerk, asking that E. p. Burchard be
appointed temporary guardian of the per-
son of the child, as the mothers alleged
immortality disqualified her to act as the
superintendent of the morals and education
of the little girl, Minnie Burchard, and
were menace to the moral purity of the
child.
A. A. Green, Thee. o. Vogel and c. C.
Allen signed as sureties on bond of $1,000.
entered into by Burchard conditioned that
he would faithfully perform his duties as
guardian, and to bring the child into court
whenever required. This is understood to
be a common law proceeding since there is
no express provision of the statutes govern
ing the application. Judge Harris, in
conformity with the petition, ordered that
writ issue commanding the sheriff or any
constable to deliver the person of Minnie
sBurchard into the custody of the father,
who by an order of the court, was APP
pointed guardian. Startling developments
may be looked for within the next twenty
four hours, and it is safe to
assert that thepower of the district
court, if invoked 10 impede or modify
the execution of the rev orders just
entered by the county court, viii be
thoroughly and efficiently ventilated.
Interest in the case grows apace, and the
denouument is expected, with some eager
ness
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
Around the Jail.

Dick Posten, q United States prisoner
who has been in jail here for counterfeit
ing, was yesterday resleased on bond upon
receipt Of telegram from United States
Marshal George A. Knight announcing
that Posten's bond had been approved.
William Ellis was yesterday confined in
jail one hour and a half for contempt of
court. Ellis was slightly inebriated, and
took nap in Judge Beckham's court,
whereupou his honor imposed the penalty
mentioned above.
Henry Willis, Mike Tyeert and H. S.
Briggs, alias the ARKANSAS Kid" charged
with vagrancy, we're yesterday sent to the
county road.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
Clark VS.. Reagan.
Editor Gazette.


Editor Gazette.
Forty years ago the Hon. John H. Reagan
was 4 railssplitter in Eastern Texas, and
during all these years since, he has devoted
his life to the service of the people of
Texas. In his old age, and poor, he resigned
a seat in the United States senate to serve
on the railroad commission in the hope Of
being able to assist in relieving the people
from the oppressive eXtortiOns of railroad
corporations. He has worked hard and
faithfully with his associates now for
months, and is gradually solving the great
problem. Now comes q little fat, sleek
railroad lawyer from Waco and declares
this grand old man whom Texans have
known and loved for half a century fraud.
and has the cheek to announce himself q
candidate for governor and declares that
John II. Reagan shall not be retained as one
of the railroad commissioners if he is
elected governor. The railroads may cap
ture our state government and make their
chief lobbyist and political manager our
chief magistrate, but we think their cham
pion made mistake when he declared war
on John II. Reagan. CITIZEN.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
A sudden Death.

Last night about 10 o'clock 10 Stevenson,
president of the Bradley manufacturing
company, retired to his room at the Grand,
and few moments later was a corpse.
As far as can be learned he was in his
usual good health and in excellent spirits.
He had been laughing and chatting with
his roommate, and they we're talking about
what they would do to escape in
case of fire. 10 turned over
in the bed to look out of the window,
gasped once OF twice and fell back on the
pillow, dead. He has no relatives in Fort
Worth. His parents reside at Edgewood. III.
He has brother somewhere in Texas. The
remains will be embalmed and held until
the relatives can advise what Is to be done
with the body. Heart failure was the
cause of death.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
THE COUNCIL MEETING.
Tho Special Session of the City Rulers
Held Last Night

Held Last Night
A special meeting Of the council was held
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock to approve
the bond of E. II. Caldwell and confirm his
appointment as city assessor and collector.
The bond was 10000 and was at once ap-
qproved. The sureties were Z. a Caldwell
Robert Mozart, John Z. Amord, X. NJ.
Van Zaudt, n. Harding and Martin Casey.
A communication was read from Mr..
Caldwell in which he informed the council
that he had appointed James Wilson first
assistant at salary Of Sl25, ana George W.
Alexander, second assistant, at a salary of
So Mr.. Caldwell asked the council to
confirm the appointments, which was done.
Estimates on railroad crossings at Rose
dale and Oleander streets were furnished
by City Engineer Kerr. The estimate on
the crossing at Rosedale to be paid by the
city was S2906; at Oleanuer street, S4IOS.
The estimates were referred to the streets
and alleys committee
Col. Day of the building committee made
some remarks with reference TO the Sixth
ward FIRE hail, saying that the committee
would be ready 10 report something defin-
tie upon the next regular meeting of the
council
.esEeunci then adjourned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19

BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb. 2S.-Between ff-
teen and twenty wolves made their appear
auge In West Seneca. q suburb of Buffalo,
and women and children are afraid TO go
ont doors. They appear in the village at
night and escape to the woods about mile
away. Several old hunters are following
the trail well armed. The story seems in
credible. vet it would be very easy for hun
cry wolves TO cross the ice from the wilds
o.. Canada, rs the lake is frozen over and it
is only ten miles across at this point Chill
dr7u are kept from school and men have
their guns loaded. To-day large party
OF men started to hunt for the beasts.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
For = STRAIGHT pemoerat.
Editor Gazette.

LoNGyIEW, TEX.
Editor Gazette.
Please excuse me, for am compelled to
congratulate you upon the stand you have
taken in the interest of the people in advo-
eating the nomination of Senator Hill for
president. The time has come when the
people of this country are going to be heard
in the selection of the Democratic standard
bearer, and when that voice is heard, it
will be for a straight Democrat.
With the memorable campaign Of 1888
fresh in our memories, we again near that
familiar old voice crying, Cleveland is
stronger than his party.that the mugwump,
that the independent will vote for him. All,
yes; they viii vote for him, and knife him,
too, and after his defeat will swear to his
successful opponent that they voted for
him. Such is the course Of the mugwump
and independent. Now, we don't want a
man who is stronger than his party. That
means defeat. We want a man TO go with
his party to victory. W. C. ROBINSON.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19

Maj. Duke Goodman, manager for the
Walter A Wood moving and reaping ma
.ehine company, accompanied by his wife;
also his interpreter, Mr.. J. L. Steiner,
leave for Mexico tonight. The major has
letter OF introduction from W. F. Whar-
ton, assistant secretary OF state. He has
from the Wood headquarters instructions
TO their Mexican managers TO hereafter re-
port 10 Mr.. Goodman at Fort Worth, and
he goes 10 transfer the business from the
Kansas City to the Texas branch
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
The Painters, Ball.

The painters and decorators gave their
annual ball last night at Huffman's hall A
large number of tickets had been purchased
as the hop has been looked forward to for q
fortnight, but the rain prevented some from
attending who otherwise would have
beeup resent, However, those who braved
the weather were royalty entertained by
the painters and decorators. An attractive
programme was furnished the guests. and
the music furnished by Professor Ault's
orchestra was all that could be desired
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
The Tariff and Silver Humbug.
DALLAS, TEX.
Editor Gazette.

Editor Gazette.
Every paper we now take up is reporting
news and containing discussions on the sill
yer and the tariff questions. That they are
important no one will deny. But the fig
ures show that there are over one billion
dollars which the saloon interests (about
one billion and five hundred millions) take
from the people, to the filling our prisons
and charitable institutions, while, on the
authority of r. Q. Mills there are only ten
millions involved in the silver question and
one hundred and twenty millions in the tar
if question. As Mr.. Gladstone, the great
est statesman of the age, recently said:
The whisky curse is the greatest financial
and moral drain ever known. How long
will voters be deceived by politicians,
every election, trotting out their ponies and
by 4 big hurrah keeping the great interests
of our country out of sight? Drop the poll
ticians and look the facts in the face, and
be no longer led around with q political
brass collar, reading: Il am Hogg's dog;"
II am Mills dog" Il am Hills dog" II
am Harrison's dog" W. A. JARREL.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19

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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
Writing Up waco.


7H.e+a4 10 lIlt TdLGbbC.
WACO. TEX, Feb 1S.-C. F. King, staff
correspondent of the Atlanta Journal is in
Waco. Mr. King is making a tour through
Texas, and returning to his paper 4 series
Of letters about the advantages of the Lone
star state
Col. Pope secretary of the board of trade
IS preparing for publication pamphlet
which will contain 4 succinct statement of
the resources of McLennan county and an
exhaustive ''write-up,' Of Waco, and they
will be sent TO the Texas car exhibit for
distribution
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19

Notice is hereby given that on February %,
1892. 10 clock a. m, at the Texas and Pacific
railway company freight depot in the city of
Fort Worth, Tex, will sell at public oItaRF-
one car OF suithiaayCgal <led ID i. n. A.
( z, car Ail1s 5slz2 u sla sc5nsigned to II. L. 5.
i{hiffn Fort Worth. Tex, said property being
sold 10 satisfy unpaid freight charges.
J. Il. CLEMENTS.
Agent for the Texas and Pacific Railway co.
Fort Worth Tex, Jan. %. 1892
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
hRSTRACT OF LAND TLTLES.

gage. tax sale viii, judgment. communities,
yeutory, order and decree Of coI1Escel i5he
title 10 every tract u lot In one of
The best aEd-sislsSa tshnties of North Texas.
-l,0gulstftfildf county. 10000. Average value OF
lands as rendered for taxes, per acre. Five
different lines OF railway in county. Only com
plete abstract in county. Good will of large
land and loan business included Price,
$4,000 Special reason for selling Address
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-19
a Turkish Beth.

Manager GreenwaN viii next Saturday
afternoon and night run opposition to the
natatOrirm and VIII give US Turkish Bath.
a frst-class comedy company. The Car
thage Mo Democrat says
II has been some time since as good 4
company appeared before a Carthage zusii-
ence Is the one that played at the Grand
last evening. A very g0od-sized audience