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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
RurcIarr ct WeatherforG.

Special TO the Gazette
WEATHERFoRD, Ten, March 3.-Un-
known parties entered the business house
of Chas Barthold. situated on North Main
street, last night through the transsm over
the back door and seeing 4 large stock of
dry goods, clothing, etc, to select from, the
offenders appropriated q full suit of
clothes. one yalise, hat, pair Of shoes, extra
coat and vest, shirt and 4 few other
articles OF gents furnishing goods }before
taking their departure from the store
through the front door, which they left
open. Just at what hour the burglary was
committed is not known, nor have the Off
Cials been able to obtain clew as TO the
whereabouts Of the guilty parties up to this
hour
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Burglary at whitewright.
Special to the Gazette.

WHITEwRIGHT, GRAYsoN COUNTY, TEX,
March 3-Thieves entered the store of r.
V. Allen & Co. at this place last night.
Three double-barr shotguns, three pis-
tolls and quite a lot of razors and pocket
knives were taken.
About 10 o'clock last night three negroes
attempted to board freight on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas at the Cotton Belt
crossing, not far from where the knife
boxes were found this morning. The
brakeman ordered them of. One of them
threw rock and struck the brakeman in
the mouth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Dead in the River.
sneeial to the Gazette

Special TO the Gazette
SAN ANTONIO. TEX. March g. This
morning the body Of Charles Feist was
found in the river near tho dam on the
Madarasse place All that is known
is that deceased was a chronic
vagrant and suffered from an
ulcer He was sent to the poor house last
year as 4 vagrant, and was there in the
morning of March l. He was not seen
again until his body was found
in the river. There were no marks
Of violence on. the body, aud it
seemed quite evident that death ensued
from drowning, but how and by what means
he got into the TTater there was no evidence
to show. it is said that the de-
ceased was seventy-seven years of age,
4 native of Freuburg, Germany, and
has been here for about ten years. For the
most part he has been an inmate OF the
poor house as q vagrant and pauper. JUS
tice Heron held an inquest on the remains
of deceased and decided that he came to his
death BY drowning.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Trial for Murder.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS. TEX, March 3-The murder
trial Of William Mealer for the killing Of
John Webb ina saloon at Garland some
time last year, is on trial in Judge fuckers
court to-day Mealer was a saloon keeper
at Garland and had elected Webb. and it is
said fired two or three shots after him
shortly before the killing. On The night of
the tragedy Webb, who was 4 book agent
and lecturer on psychology and phrenology,
was seen geinZ TO the saloon with a knife
partially opened in his hand. and soon after
crowd who rushed in found Webb dying
and Mealer with the smoking pistol in
hand. The trial is liable to last several
DAYS.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Guttenburg Raees.

GUTTENBURG. N J., March 3-The track
was in fair condition.
First race, six furlongs, Fenlon won,
Turk second, Justice third. Time, 1:19$[.
Second race, five furlongs, Lester won,
Panhandle second, Silver Thread, FLY,
third. Time, LOG.
Third race, six and one-half furlongs,
Bussels won, Innovation second, Peralto
third Time, :2715.
Fourth race, six furlongs, HBasi! Duke
won, Idea second, Jed third. Time, 1:194
Fifth race, five furlougs, Ballaret won,
Strategy second, Dixie third. Time,
1:0415.
Sixth race, seven furlongs, Long Stride
wol, Sandstone second. Harrison third
Time, l :S4I%.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04

last night. The play, Galatea, ran quite
smoothly for the opening night of the dra-
matte season, and the company received
much merted applause. Miss Holman and
Otto h Krouse were general favoriteS,
and Messrs. Frank Holland, John Waldrop,
Fred Malcomb and the Misses
Annette Beale, Neva Malcomb
and Jenny L. Casey, were highly comPli-
mented for the excellent manner in which
they sustained their characteristic Louis
Globe-Democrat. At Greenwall's Monday
night next. Popular prices of admission
"a 81 and 30 cents
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Capght His Nan.
Special to the Gazette.

SpccIaI 70 the Gazette.
HOLLAND, Ten. March 3.-W. ]. Gall
man, farmer living four miles out of this
place, has for some time been missing corn
from his barn, and, being tired Of the dep
relations, which seemed to have been re-
peated several times a week, secreted him
self in the crib on the night of the I'd inst,
and about O'Clock in the morning was
suddenly awakened by the crib door OPEN
ing, and recognizing the form of 4 man
within few feet of him, and without ris-
ing from the pallet upon which he was
sleeping, uuconsciously fired his pistol,
a Colts, at the object. On examination
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
A P-eacber,. Act.

Calvin, a Methodist preacher of Green
county, this morning shot and killed Tom
Hardy, deacon in the church. and fatally
wounded David Smith, brother-in-law of
Hardy. Hardy suspected Calvin OF being
intimate with his (Hardy's) wife, and at
tackled him with cane, when Calvin drew
a pistol and fired five shots with the above
result Calvin is in jail at Eutaw.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Alice Granted Bah.

Special to the Gazette.
CoTULLA, LASALLE COUNTY, TEX, March
3.-The case of Alfred Y. Alice was sub
mitted to-day in the district courtroom
here on the testimony taken under former
Indictment and the applicant was admitted
to bail in the sum of $1,000, which he
promptly gave in the courtroom. The
state was represented by Hon. NJ. L. Lowe,
district attorney, assisted by Mr.. Franklin,
specially appointed by Governor Hogg, and
the applicant was represented by Messrs.
Camp & Camp, and James Raley presided
as special judge in the matter.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
New OrIeans Races

NEW ORLEANS, LA, March 9.-The
track was fast.
First race, selling, five furlongs, Mean
Enough won. Pennyweight second, Kennie
Schwartz third. Time, :0215.
Second race, owners handicap, four fur
longs, Surgeant won, Prince Tonso second,
Fashion third. Time, 0:43.
Third race, selling, six furlongs, Ameri-
can Lady won, Clifton second, Penurious
third. Time, 10.
Fourth race, handicap, five and half
furlongs, Castout won, Geldarm second,
Pat Couley third. No time.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Foul Play.

PITTs BURG, Pa, March 2-The dead
body of T. Higgins, one Of the best known
engineers of the Baltimore and Ohio road,
was found on the track Tuesday morning
Suspicion of foul play are entertained. A
wound was found on his head, and it is
supposed ne was first murdered and his
body placed on the track. Several arrests
will be made tomorrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04

PITTsBURG, PA, March "A A Allen,
an employment agent, claiming Boston
rs his home, is under arrest here
charged with fraudulently obtaining money
by promising his victim, situations, and at
the hearing this afternoon twenty young
men testified to having been swindled. He
was held for court, and went to jail in de-
fault OF $1,000 bail.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Bird Shooting Contest.

CHICAGO, ILL, March &C. W. Budd of
Des Moines to-day defeated the champion,
z. D. Fulford of Philadelphia, in a shooting
match for $500 side. The conditions were
100 birds each, American association rules
Budd killed ninety-three and Fulford
eighyy-one
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Some PromIscuous Carving.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
PITTsBuRe, CAM. COUNTY, TEX, March
IA fight occurred last night between
Marshal John Whitman and Bud Mills. in
which Mills got badly cut in the back.
Night Watchman Crauch and Sheriff Stat
ford both had their hands cut while trying
TO keep down the difficulty, while Mills re-
ceived very bad wound. 1t will not cause
death
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Dallas Criminal Notes.


Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, March 3.-Lee Rawlins, a
white man, indicted by the late grand jury
for rape, was arrested this evening by
Henry Tanner, a deputy sheriff
Sid Traughber of Royce, Tex, was ar
rested by Police Officers Rice and She eley
to-day on charge of forgery.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Music and Art.

A delightful musical programme was pro-
vided and carried out at the rooms of the
Art loan exhibit last night. The room was
crowded so that elbows iostled and one
moved about only by the use Of some force
in pressing himself forward. The music
was of an excellent quality, being rendered
by the following artists:
Piano solo-Miss Hubbard. Faust
Piano solo-Mrs. S. NJ. Farmer
................ Little Tycoon
Violin solos. Professor H. Krethler
REGULATIONS. Miss Lottie Carter
Piano solo. Miss Mary Malone
Vocal solo MIR. R B. Wilson
Quartette-Mr. Withers, Mr.. Hamilton,
Mr.. Martin and df. Wilson, Como
NheEe the Lilies Bieom. >, -
- - - =
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04

Tom Gordon, colored, was found lying
within few PAGES Of the crib door and
bullet hole through his body. Gallman
sent the intelligence to the officer, aad citi-
zens here and in the evening came In and
was placed under $500 bond.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Dodging a Mob.

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tex, March Sam Massey,
the metro who was wanted by a mob last
evening, was taken to Mckinney and later
information from there is that the sheriff
left going towards Denton with him, fear
ing trouble tonight
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
A Youthful suicId e.
Special to the Gazette.

special 70 the GazeLIe.
san ANTONIO TEX, March AT 9
o'clock tonight sixteen-year-old orphan
boy named Ed Blair. who lived with his
grandmother. committed suicide by hang
ing himself with clothes line tied to a
tree in the yard. His lifeless body was
found few minutes after he had COM
mitted the act. No cause is assigned for
the rash deed
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04

Special to the Gazette
WACO, TEX, March "a two-year-old
negro girl. daughter of Rufus Jackson, was
caught under an Austin street car to-day
and run over, its arm being cut off.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
Eonds Sold at Par.
Special TO the Gazette.

ABILENE, TEX. March 81 G. Lowdon
president of the Abilene national bank, sold
yesterday for account of this city ~, 600
of waterworks improvement bonds to
George NJ. Houston & Co., of St. Louis, at
par
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04

This is the Aenteu .snss6n and to-day is
Friday, and the citizens who believe
that flesh shoyl not be eaten to-day can
find at LaVfBh restaurant fresh fish
brought No. espeaally 10 accommodate
them. H9has whitesha fresh mackerel,
brook trsdt. sme,t andeSresh salmon. No
smelt or shad have ever bAsn brought here
before. Call and leave youA.order.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04

sut Of her house at once. There are various
c5nject ures as 10 the shooting. The man
found IN the room was Greek and under
his pillow was revolver with al the
cham bers charged.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Mr.. B. F. Sprinkle from .al&zsss tsz5GAis
date will hays fisii}}ssEstI 1dsfTe control Of
all tag1ity circulation of The GAZETTE, IN
Guiding newsboys and newsdealers, except
that portion of the city now served by J.
B. Sprinkle
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-04
A GOOD Company.

The Jennie Holman company drew out a
fine audience to McCasland's opera house
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-07-29
MIR. 1Iarrison,s Patriotism.

Washington Post: The presidents
action in the matter of the Idaho riots
will meet nth the approval of the
whole country. 1t furnishes fresh as
surance that law and order will be up
held, society preserved, and life and
property protected under his admins
tration, no matter what the circum-
stances may be or how plainly selfish
interest may point to a policy of Mega
tiOn.
1t must be plain by this time that Mr..
Harrison is not man who consults his
immediate personal advantage when
called upon to perform q public act or
discharge public duty. The fact that
great national campaign is pending,
in which he is a candidate for re-elcc-
tion, has had not the slightest influence
upon him. He has acted courageously
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and without hesitation, and in the dir
ection of the right to be sure, but
nevertheless against a powerful organ
ization embracing many thousands of
voters and famed for the potency and
swiftness of its resentment. Some mon
only too many, we fear-might have
considered this, and even permitted it
to affect their attitude, but MIR. Harri-
son did not do so. He did not take a
momeIt to measure the consequence to
himself of interposing the strong arm
of tho government between the state of
Idaho and the menace of anarchy.
We rejoice in the belief that there
arc patriotic Americans enough in this
country to honor and support the presi-
dent in his course. Unless all signs
and portents be at fault the nation is
drawing near to an emergency in which
such firmness and courage as Benjamin
Harrison's will be urgently needed in
high places il the liberties for which
our forefathers shed their blood are to
be perpetuated and the civilization we
have developed is to be rescued from
chaos.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-07-29
pntcrnalism in Government.

Webster Reporter ard Farmer: You
are mistaken, my friend, if you think
'tis the fault of the government that you
are not rich. NO man can get rich and
stand around on the corner and whine,
howl and complain. While you are
shouting socialism and crankism gen.
orally, your neighbor, who hasn't got
the fate of the nation on his hands, is
plodding along, doing his duty every
day and getting rich while the mustard
is gradually scooping in your farm.
Next fall you will vote for some Inde-
pendent for Office who is expected to fix
things so you can get living by money
being made SO cheap you can have all
you want just for the asking, thus revers-
ing the fiat of God "by the sweat of thy
brow shaltthou earn thy bread" When
this government becomes truly paternal,
as is contemplated in your political code,
one of TWO things will inevitable follow
anarchy, defiance Of all law human
or divine, or the reduction of the repub-
lie into a vile and hideous despotism.
with your leaders as it's autocrats. A
supine people, a people taught to rely
on the government for help in all times
Of need, cannot long remain a free
people,
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The Wildcat Plank.

"Gath'' in New York Press: Said I
to Henry Watterson Thursday night:
Henry, who wrote that plank in favor
of restoring state bank notes to circula-
tion by repeating the tax upon them?"
''I do not know" said Mr.. Watterson,
"but it is the gravest error in the plat
from. If anything has come out of the
civil war for the benefit of every body it
is good currency. A dollar is adollar
everywhere. have no sympathy with
any scheme to put it in the power of an
individual or a partnership to issue
their notes and make them legal tendar,
or make the multitude pay the depre-
citation upon them. 1t is a step back
to barbarism."
Said I: The platform may weigh
down the ticket"
WELL" said Watterson, ST can then
say. with Artemus Ward, that I am
ready to sacrifice all my wife's relations
to keep up the tariff fight
Some man from Georgia, it seems.
claims to have put in the counterfeit
detector currency plank. They say
that he was Hill man. Is it possible
that Hill got the platform up and then
set the platform on Cleveland's head?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-07-29
Wise OH Gen. Eield.

Representative Geo. D. Wise, fresh
from Virginia. is telling of his recent
meeting with Gen. Field, candidate of
the third party fos the presidency.
s'This alleged cx-confederate gener-
AL" says Wise "ncvcr heard a minnie
ball whistle in his life, and any distinc-
tion that he has attained as military
man has been acquired by service in
the home guard or some quartermas-
ter's office. Accompanying me on a
"Trip to Hanover court house was Rep
resentative Pattison of Tennessee.
When it was ascertained that Field
was in town Mr.. Pattison and myself
were delegated to call upon the dis
tinguished visitor and invite him to q
joint debate in the court house. We
carried out our instructions and inform
ed Gen. Eicld--wc called him general" !"
too-that suggestion had been made
that he should take an hour and q half
on the issues OF the day and that we
would reply to him.
81 shall never forget the pompous
manner of the Peoples Party politician
Us he drew himself up to his full height
and remarked: Gentlemen, while |
appreciate your kind offer, permit me
to say that the character of the high
office for which I have been nominated, 4,
and to which I expect to be elected,
will not allow me to discuss. the situa-
tion with any person."
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pol'uSal.

Sioux Falls Press: The inevitable
deduction from the facts is that III. G..
Frick is morally responsible tor the re-
suits at Homestead and is probably dis
appointed that they are not much
worse, as he then could have pointed
out the brutality" of American work.
ingmen.
We'll, from all accounts Frick has re-
ceived his just deserts for this moral
responsibility. What will be tho next
step in this terrible affair, which in
stead of aiding to settle fairly and
equitably demagogues in the editorial
chair, il congress and on the street COR
ners have aggravated until moro blood
shed seems inevitable? 1t has almost
come to that pass that a newspaper or q
citizen dare not assert the opinion that
there have been two sides To the situation
from the first without being violently
accused of hostility to the laboring man
and sympathy with Pinkertonism. The
REPUBLICAN has confidence, however,
in the great conservative majority OF
the people ultimately coming to the
front and averting tho threatened crisis,
and it prefers to remain conservative
itself even at the cost of such misrep.
rcsentation of its attitude as is contain,
ed in the following:
Argus-Leader: If the Carnegie com.
pany is right in its position, as THE
MITCHELL REPUBLICAN claims, X 4
The REPUBLICAN simply claims thai
there is right on either side of the
question, which can only be determined
when all the facts are brought out.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-07-29
ROBBED THE GOVERNMENT.
Arms and Ammunition Taken From West
ern Forts and Sold to Citizens.

efn EOfCS anu SOlu CO ClC1Zen8s
BUFFALO, Wyo., July 26.-Private
johnson, of the Sixth cavalry troop,
and who is found guilty of stealing
number of guns and pistols from the
government at the fire at Fort McKin-
ney last April, and who was confined in
the guard honse but escaped, is again
in confinement. johnson was confined
in a strong cell in the guard house and
had steel shacllles on his ankles. By
the aid of members Of the gang he
was furnished with a punch, with
which he drove the rivets from his
shaclles, removing them, and, crawling
under the floor of his cell, the door of
which was unlocked, he walked out.
A number of other soldiers were in the
gun theft and it was they who aided
johnson to escape, fearing his informa-
tion on them. Another soldier who was
lately arrested for completely in the af-
fair has made a confession to the
post authorities. 1t appears from his
confession that there was a regular:
organized band of soldiers, working
under toe instruation of civilians, who
were banded together to be run down
to Fort Mckinney, Arms and am
munition were the plunder most
desired, as there was a general demand
for them throughout the country since
the invasion of the cattlemen last April.
Careful investigation resulted in the dis
covery of a number Of citizens who were
in the rlot
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-07-29

Argus-Leader, %: Come, como, Brer
Wheelock, the Argus-Leader printed
an interview with you which turns out
not to be authentic, but that is no rea-
son for imputing to us language which
we have never used. The Argus-L Lead
or has never said or thought that the
tariff caused the Homestead troubles.
Argus-Leader two weeks previously:
1t is a fearful crisis which the greed OF
the Carnegies has brought on in wes-
tern Pennsylvania. 1t exhibits in a
cold searching light the true spirit of
American protection-the manufacturer
fattening on his tribute, the employee
crushed beneath his heel. This state
of affairs cannot be stopped by law.
But one remedy can be applied the
prompt removal of the protective tariff
under which the abuse has arisen.
We have tried to be fair to the Ar
gus-Leader, and have imputed no Ian
guage to it. We have simply quoted
it's own utterances. Abuses have arisen
at Homestead under the tariff. The
only remedy for these abuses is to re-
moYe the tariff, ergo; the tariff must
haYe caused these abuses. which abuses
caused the strike. And now comes the
Argus-Leader's patron saint, Grover
Cleveland, who said in his speech of
acceptance the other day:
Our workingmen are still told the
tale, often repeated in spite of its dem
onstrated falsity, that the existing tar
iff is a boon to them, and that under its
operation their wages must Increase
while, as they listen, scenes are enacted
in the very abiding place of high pro-
tectlon that mock the hopes OF toll, and
attest the tender mercy the working
man receives from those made selfish
and sordid by unjust governmental fav-
Oritis,n
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-07-29
Smallpox at Gretna.

WINNIPEG, July 26.-Seven cases of
smallpox are reported at Gretna, a town
on the Canadian side of the United
States border. 1t was just taken there
by Cinnamon who came from the in.
fected city of Victoria, on the Pacific
coast. Only two of the Cinnamon have
been detained in Gretna quarantined,
the balance of the batch having papers
authorizing their return crossed the line
and are now in the states. There is much
alarm, but the Canadian customs au-
thorities and health departments are
taking every means to prevent thespread
Of the disease.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-07-29
Is TT HOT ENOUGH?
Perspiring Humanity Throughout the
Country Unanimously Answer in
the Affirmative.
There Is, However. No Immediate
Prospect of Cooler Weather in
the East.
Hottest in New York Since 1S7G-Chi.
cago and Detroit Report Numerous
Fatal SunstrOkcs.

CHICAGO, July ee.-During the first
hour of business at the health Office
nearly a dozen deaths were reported,
mostly from excessive heat. A portion
Of them were from the previous day,
but three had occurred during the early
morning hours. When all the reports
are in for the day it is believed the
greatest mortality from excessive heat
of any day for several years will be the
result shown. The weather service gives
no promise of immediate relief.