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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09

Francis G.. Newlands to-day addressed
the house committee on coinage, weights
and measures on an international monetary
conference on the silver question, opposing
that proposition. He reviewed the history
of the silver question, and then went on to
show why tine United States should adopt
free silver and why nothing could be ex-
pected of Europe. All persons realized this
was an ''Gge OF combines" and trusts. Inc
gold nations were creditor nations.
Those nations needed little. development,
and hence their accommodations were in
vested in the development Of other coun-
tries As owners OF money it was to their
interest TO make money valuable. The only
way to do this was by limiting the quantity
The easiest way to do so was by forming a
gold trust to prevent silver coinage and
destroy the legal tender quality existing in
silver money Gold was being diminished
every day by the demands of the arts and
dentistry, and it was held that the store of
gold coin was being invaded to meet these
demands. The annual product of silver
was increasing slightly. The creditor
nations therefore secured great advantage
by demonetiZing silver, and tnus increasing
the burden of the obligations to them. We
are wealthy nation IN everything except
money.
England's wealth is principally in money.
We utilized all the money we could borrow
and owed to Europe in national, state,
municipal and railway debts more than the
entire volume of money existing In this
country. Whenever anything occurred IN
Europe which frightened their money market
they cali on US to buy our obligations, and
we are obliged to absorb them, for unless
those obligations are sustained there would
be q general destruction Of values.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
NntIonaI Union loan Fund.

The creation of National union loan
fund is the object CT bill introduced in the
house to-day by Mr.. Otis of Kansas. This
fund is to consist of 50, 600, 000, 900, or as
much thereof as is necessary of legal tender
paper money, to be issued by the
secretary OF the treasury, and
to be interchangeable at par with any other
kind of lawful money of the United States
treasury, subject to the orders of the gov
errors of the several states, and any state
desiring 10 avail itself of the benefits of the
fund may do so by the adoption of a
joint resolution setting forth that the state
agrees to pay the United States / per cent
by it and providing for a loan of the money
to citizens upon reasonable security of in
terest not exceeding per cent. The secre-
tary is to honor request TO loan TO the eS-
tent of so per cent of the assessed value Of
real estate situated within the state.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
savnrs Won The Firht.

Mr.. Sayers led very lively skirmishing
column to-day against the crowd that wants
congress to lend, take stock in or give out
right S., 100000 to the Worlds fair. The
fight was over the resolution TO investigate
the governmental feature of the exposition
and find out what has been done with the
sl,O00,000 already appropriated for Uncle
Sans part in the show and to learn if that
money had been wisely used or squandered
in big salaries and junketing trips to Eu-
rope. The resolution was made referable
TO the committee on appropriations, but a
counIer-resolution, also providing for an in
vestigation, was TO go to u special commit
tee styled the columbian exaction commit
tee" headed by Congressman Durberrow of
Chicago. Sayers won the fight, and the
appropriations committee will look pretty
closely into things before they will agree to
giving or lending an additional dollar. Had
the investigation gone to the other people
it would have been a farce. ssas Durberrow is
recognized purely as an exposition boomer.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
In the House.

After the approval of the journal the
speaker called committees for reports. MIR.
Rainier of Maryland from the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce re-
ported bill allowing railroad companies to
grant special rates to commercial travellers.
House calendar.
The house to-day ordered the appropria-
lions committee to thoroughly Investigate
the expenditures of the Worlds Columbian
commission The question was called up
by Sayers OF Texas, member
of the committee on appropriations.
Sayers said in explaining the resolution
for investigation that it was understood ap-
plication would be made to congress either
for loan Of So COO, 900 or the investment of
such sum in stock to be held
by the government. The orig
inal resolution offered by Henderson
of Iowa provided for aninquiry as to the eX-
penditures authorized by act of April %,
1890. The committee on appropriations
came to the conclusion it would be well for
congress to have all possible information
touching the expenditures whether they re-
ferred to the government exhibit or not
Henderson of Iowa, the author of the
original resolution, disclaimed any un-
friendliness to the exposition. but urged
thorough inquiry into the whole subject by
the appropriations committee.
Duberrow of Illinois, chairman of the
Worlds fair committee, earnestly sup
ported the substitute placing the investi-
cation in the hands of that committee
Many other members participated in the
discussion. The time allowed for debate
having expired, the speaker stated the
question to be on the amendment offered by
Reilly of Pennsylvania to the resolution of
the committee on appropriations substitute
ing the committee on worlds fair for the
committee on appropriations as having
charge OF the investigation. Lost.
The vote then required upon the amend
ment offered by Butler of Iowa, intrusting
the investigation to special committee of
seven members. Lost,
The substitute offered by Duberrow was
rejected without division, and the
resolution OF the committee on ap-
preparations agreed to. 1t reads
that the committee on appropriations be
ordered TO inquire and report whether
those obligated with the undertaking and
now engaged to do so have Justly and
properly complied with the re-
quirement of the act of congress
approved April %, 1890, and whether all
expenditures of whatever character for the
exposition have been judiciously made,
whether the number of employees and ap.
polntees to carry out the Law is excessive
and whether their compensation is
reasonable or otherwise, and ascertain
and report the salary paid to
each officer and employe, from what
state the several appointments have been
made and generally, whether in the care
and conduct of said exposition, proper
management has been had They to obtain
full report of those in charge of the ex-
penditure of the money of ali such expendi-
lures and that the report of the committees
based upon the inquiry, be made at any
time to congress.
Adjourned
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
seventx.ons sun Missing.

A careful examination of the hotel regis
ter and journal furnished by Night Clerk
Underwood shows the number of persons in
the building when the fire broke out to be
152. OF these eighty-one were rescued by
the fremen, assisted by citizens, before the
walls collapsed and seventy-one are missing
or dead. Among those rescued from the
flaming building are twenty-four, more or
less, seriously burned and bruised. Three
of these are at the Bellevue hospi-
tai and there is one each at
the New York and Presbyterian hospitals
others have been cared for by friends. 1t
is not improbable a number of those still
among the missing may have escaped the
frightful fate which so many others are
known to have met, but it is thought
possible the loss of life will be appalling
Until the great heap of bricks and mortar
and half consumed beams and rafters
which are packed tightly in the death-pit
have been removed, no one can tell what
the awful grave will disclose.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
The Alice Case.
Special to the Gazette.


ATsTIS, TEX, Feb. S.-The A. Y. Alice
case coming up for trial to-day in Judge
Robertson's court, the state announced
ready for trial Andrew Boone being oin-
dicted with Alice, the defense asked for
separate trial. 1t was granted When the
defense announced ready TO try Boone, as
the state did not choose to expose its hand
against Alice, District Attorney Burleson
moved to mol pros Boone's case and
announced ready TO try Alice. This move
disconnected the defense, which asked until
2 p N. to decide whether it was ready for
trial. At ? it asked a postponement until
q. m. tomorrow for further consideration.
The state is represented by District At
torney Burleson and Lawyer Franklin of
San Antonio, and the defense by Messrs.
Camp of San Antonio, Brown and Kone of
San Marcos, Moore and Poindexter of
Austin, rather formidable array of law
yers.
The defense has eighty witnesses, and
will have about twenty-five more if the
trial goes on. The case promises to be q
celebrated one, the state being determined
to employ every legal agency at its COM
mand to secure a conviction. Messrs.
Burleson and Franklin for the state are
both young men of unusual ability and
force, and can be depended on to make it
pretty suitry for the defense.
Judge Robertson, before whom the case
is an able criminal lawyer, whose rulings
viii be intelligent and fair.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09

Orleans cotton exchange, referred to the
last speakers comparison, but said if the
gentleman had Guoted portion OF 1SS9-9O.
It would be seen the proportion then had
been even larger in favor of futures, and
yet the price OF cotton enhanced. As far
as cotton was concerned he was of the opin-
ION, so Tar from the depreciation of values.
the existence of contracts for future deliv-
cry served rather as a restraint to serious
declines in times of depression. He quoted
statistics to show when sales of futures
were unknown, fluctuations in the price
OF cotton had been as great or greater than
since. he denied that the exchanges of
New Horl and New Orleans regulated the
prlce; n y simply registered it. The law
OF supply and demand regulated the price.
John G. Hazard, also representing the
New Orleans cotton exchange, followed in
the same line of argument. He believed if
this bill became law it would paralyze the
cotton industry.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
D|GGERS FOR DEAD.
The CHASTITY Work Goes on by
Day and by Night.
HERE THEY FIND ALEC, AF00T,
There Body Bent as in the Act
of Prayer to God.
OVER THERE A WOMAN NUDE,
Grasping Her Dress ofLace and
Lying on a Check Book.
ALL BURNED, BONES BROKEN.
The Human Form Divine Twisted, Curved.
Crushed and Mangled Beyond Re-
cognitson-Numbers Found and
Stin the Search Goes On.
ILL BURNED, BONES BROKEN.
The CHASTITY Search.

New YORK, Feb S.-Despite the fact
that the work of digging out the bodies of
the unfortunates who lost their lives in the
Hotel Royal Sunday morning stopped
temporarily at an early hour last evening,
crowds fingered about the place during the
night and hung on the outskirts OF the
ire lines. gazing at the blackened
and tottering walls. At O'Clock
this morning the CHASTITY search
was resumed. The iremen at s O'Clock
found the body of woman in a room on
the fifth floor, the sixth so far found. y
few minutes later body was found be-
meath a pile of debris under the side
of the dining room. In taking out
the seventh body quite pit had to be
dug under where the dining room was and
4 number of other bodies were brought in
view. At 1850 O'Clock the eighth body
was found ten feet from the spot
where the seventh body had been
discovered. It was that of a woman, with
ont clothing, twenty-five years old and five
feet two inches in height. Beneath the
body were found black cambria skirt, a
bunch of keys and check book on which
was written the name of c. a. Hufby,
Philadelphia, Pa. At noon the ninth
body was found in the vicinity
OF the spot where the eighth
body was discovered 1t was also that OF
woman about thirty-five years old, thought
" pC oil Slup4Oy q VI ItlS uOtGA.
One of the young women found is thought
to be Fannie Clark of this city.
Late in the afternoon the workmen found
a foot and part of leg in the ruins. At 6
O'Clock 4 body in the ruins was found by
the workmen so badly burned as to be IN
recognizable and was sent direct TO the
morgue.
The body of No. II was found with arms
and bowed head as if in prayer The body
of another found looked as if he had hur-
ridly dressed in trousers and vest. not tax
ing time to 7discard his night shirt He
was identified as A. a. Townsend of New
Haven, Conn.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
BILLIONS IN IT,
That is in the Bill of the Gentle
man From Kansas.
MONEY TO THROW AT BIRDS.
That's What We will Have When
the Bill Becomes a Law
HOGG WILL DRAW AT SIGHT
For All that Texas May Need
In Her Business for Years.
KILGORE SAYS SILVER IT is.
A Good Bill Prepared, and 1t will Pass
Both HOuses-Sayers Wins His Fight
on tho Worlds Fair Investiga-
tion-In Congress.
HOGG WILL DRAW AT SIGHT
For All that Texas May Need
In Her Business for Years.
KILGORE SAYS SILVER 1T is.
The SILVER Bill.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb s." We have agreed
on a free silver bill and win probably re-
port it to the house Thursday" said Con-
gresham Kilgore, who is on the coinage
committee, to your reporter tonight. Con-
tinuing, he said: "The bill provides that
the silver and gold dollar shall be equally
standard of value, and that the coinage of
the former metal shall be free and unlim-
tied. II is provided also that if the owner
OF the coined dollars prefers he can receive
coin certificates in lieu of the former that
shall be payable in either metal, both being
made full legal tender Another provision
OF the bill and an important one is that in
the event of France adopting a free silver
law, this government may coin dollar of
400 silver grains instead OF 41215, as at pres
ent, so as TO conform to the French ratio
with the United States, France and the
other countries of the Latin union acting in
unison on silver. It is confidently believed
that the rest Of Europe will not insist much
longer on mono-metalism." Mr.. Kilgore
thinks this bill will be passed in the house,
and he also expects to see the senate enact
ii or some similar measure. He heartily
expects 1t to receive the presidential sane
ton
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Sheriff CLANCY D determined.
,ial to the Gazette.


BoNHAM, TEX, Feb. S.-Everything
pointed to mob violence last night and the
officers were On the watch with extra
guards. Many men came in from the
country with the aYowed intention of lynch
ing the negro Tom Mitchell, who murdered
Officer Ben Holland, who was buried here
to-day. 1t is generally conceded all they
lacked was 4 leader and the work would
have been done in short order. Sheriff
CLANCY says they will have to kill him to
get their man, and his deputies are equally
determined. Things are pretty warm yet
and trouble is imminent, as it has been
proved by men who ought to know that the
negro is not crazy, but was only frenzied
from some opiate- Yesterday evening Sam
Beachaump, negro, was exulting over tho
death of Holland and was expressing his
views in vile epithets and cursing He
walked TO Jail at the point of a six-shooter
in the hands Of Officer jim Lane, where he
now lies.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Arrested for Incest.
1T Nol-tt TUE IaCC3Is
Special to the Gazette,

Special to the Gazette,
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. st. L. LOTUS, be-
tween fifty and sixty years old, was
arrested to-day under an affidavit charging
incest He has wife and two daughters,
and for the past seven or eight years they
have resided in tent on Commerce street
in the eastern portion of the city. The girl
complaining is about twenty years old, Z,
she stated to neighbor that the name1E$
conduct covers period of about two years
She left home once, and her father COM
PEELED her to return. Lotus was landed in
Jail to await an examining trial Wednesday.
The neighborhood in which he lived is
wrought up, and indignation ran high
against the accused.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Anti.optIon Bills.

The hearing of the house agricultural
committee on. the anticipation bills was re
sumed this morning. Herbert Myr1ck Of
Springfield. Mass, editor of several agri-
cultural papers, said the matter Of dealing
in fictitious kinds of produce was one which
affected the producers of the South. West,
North ard East. Passing on to the question
OF cotton he stated, in the city of New York
between September and January l6, the
total spot sales amounted to $1,000 bales.
This was about as much Us had been actu-
ally received. But the sales of cotton in
futures during the same period amounted TO
!, 1853, 200 bales.
D. W. Labourse, representing the New
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
officer Ben Holland Dead.

Special % Inc GaZeLte
LADoNIA, FANNIN COUNTY. TEX Feb. T.
Deputy Sheriff Ben Holland, who was shot
yesterday by a negro named Mitchell, an
account OF which appeared in to days
GAZETTE, died last night from the effects Of
the wounds. His remains were shipped TO
Bonham to-day for interment There has
been considerable excitement over the
killing both here and at Bonham. sad had
it not been for the strong belief by some
that the negro was crazy he Rodsnbt would
have been lynched.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
RehrIng See Commission

The Behring sea joint commission con-
sisting of Sir Baden Powell and DIR. Daw-
son of Great Britain and Professors Men
denhall and Merriam of the United States,
met for the first time this afternoon at the
Arlington and made arrangements Tor
series of sessions on the general subject of
the seal hunting industry. These meetings
will be secret
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb SIN the different
states commissions have been formed to
push forward the work in connection with
the exhibits al the Chicago fair.
Mail adFlees from the city of Guatemala
contain an account of election fights oc-
curing on January II. They started by an
attempt on the part of crowd to seize
some ballot boxes. Troops, as well as the
police, interfered. Over sixty persons
were killed and one hundred wounded. At
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Fire at Larned. Kan.

LARNED, KAN, Feb. s.-The most disas-
trous fire in the history of this place oc-
CURED yesterday morning, wiping out
nearly $780, 600 worth OF property, and lay
ing in ashes one of the best business blocks
in the city. Losses fall on n. S. Sunder-
land, S. Kings baker. Quincy, ILL., Louis
Wolf, C. F. and E. R Norwood, William
1ickell, John R. Bassiger, ". c. Hiltz, W.
C. Miller and Dr. G. NJ. Baltic The origin
of the fire is unknown
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Sub-Treasurv Men WIN.

fight in the Alliance has been settled. In
stead of five delegates TO St. Louis opposed
TO the scheme there will be four in favor of
it. Frank McGrath's resignation has been
requested by President Biddle, and sub
treasury men take the places OF w. a.
Utle and w A Harris
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Big Blaze at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. Sat $50 O'Clock
tonight the building at 81 Main street,
occupied by Bruce, Bernheit & Co,
dealers in hats, caps and straw goods, was
discovered TO Le on fire 1t was soon de-
stroyed, for at 10:15 the building collapsed,
and into the space formerly occupied by It
crashed also the building OF the Langstaf
hardware company, which adioined it on
the south.
The loss viii reach several hundred thou
sands of dollars.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Victoria Deep water Meeting.
Special to the Gazette

VICTORIA, VICTORIA COUNTY, TEX, Feb.
S.-The meeting held here to-day in the in
terest of deep water at Arkansas Pass was
addressed by Governor Wheeler, ]. h.
Mathis and K. A. Perrenot, who handled
the subject in an exhaustive manner and
aroused considerable interest. Fifteen
hundred acres of land were subscribed, and
a committee of four representative citizens
were appointed to solicit additional
amounts. They will report before the 10th.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
In the Senate.

The senate to-day, after transacting some
routine business, went into executive ses-
sion. The doors were reopened at $50 and
the senate resumed consideration of the bill
providing for public printing and binding
and distribution of public documents.
Without disposing of section "a, which has
given rise to good deal of discussion, the
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Eleven Bodies Recovered.

New YORK, Feb. S.-The work of search
ing in the debris of the Hotel Royal fire
continued all day Tonight at O'Clock
eleven dead bodies were az the morgue all
unidentified except one, Levy, identified
yesterday. The searchers are working to-
night by electric lights.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Historical Sketches of Texas from 1866.
Judge Ben Better-The VeIasco North
ern Railroad Chartered-Notes.
Special to the Gazette.

AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. S.-Col. John S.
Ford OF San Antonio is here collecting data
for his historical sketches of Texas, since
1866 to date
Judge James H. Bell, who was thought
to be dying some days ago, is better.
Chartered-The Velasco northern rail-
road, from point on the Brazos opposite
Velasco to Richmond, sixty miles. Princi-
0O0; directors, T. Y. Allen and Newton s.
Childs of Kansas City, j. M Ford, 7. E.
Fairbanks, j. H. Fairbanks and D. B.
Lincoln of Denison and a. L. Breneman of
Paris.
The comptroller registered 81, COO Gaines
vile permanent bonds
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
The Chieago Convention.

The national Democratic committee has
appointed Richard J. Bright, Indiana,
sergeant-at-arms at the national Democratic
convention and F. E. Canda of New York
agent for the committee. s. P. Sheerin of
Indiana, secretary of the committee, to-
gether with Bright and Canda, have been
charged with the duty of proceeding to
Chicago and making ali necessary prepare
tions for the convention.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09

the time of writing more fighting was ex-
peated- II IS rumored that President Bar
rilias of Guatemala has played coup d.
etat by which he will retain the presidency
in March, but he himself denies the truth
of the rumor, declaring he is tired of public
life.
The thousands of workmen who paraded
the city this morning passed ins review be-
fore President Diaz. They greeted him
with cheers as candidate for reelection.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Iron works DESTROYED.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Feb. THE large
iron works of Haugh, Ketcham & Co.,
Haughville, were almost completely de-
stroyed by fire this morning. The COM
pany is engaged solely in the manufacture
of architectural iron work and is one Of
the most noted establishments of the kind
IN the country. The loss is $3.50, COO. In
surance S7s. coo. Much Of the Worlds fair
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09

LONDON, Feb. S.-The Globe to-day in
commenting on Blaine's letter attributed
his withdrawal to q knowledge that he
would not be successful, and his course in
the Gillian affair has destroyed his whole
foreign policy so far as the American conti-
nent is concerned. To pretend that there
will be any regret from England because OF
Blaine's failure. would be absurd.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-09
Treaty with Canada.

A resolution was to-day reported 10 the
house by the committee on foreign and in
terstate commerce requesting the president
to negotiate with Canada to secure a
speedy improvement of the Welland and
St. Lawrence canals SO as to make conform
ity in the depth to the standard adopted by
the United States for improvements
within the great lakes.