Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-20
BOILED DOWN.

Secretary Blaine is gaining strength
daily and spent several hours in his library
yesterday.
Queen Victoria, accompanied by other
members of the royal family, has left
Windsor castle for the South Of France
Judge George briggs of the circuit court
died at Chicago yesterday while sitting IN
o chair at his residence. The cause was
Quinzy.
There are cable Rdvices of hard fighting
near Venezuela's capital city. The oppo-
nents of the government of President Palicio
have resorted to arms.
It seems certain that Chancellor Won Ca
priv has not resigned. The crisis affects
only Count Zedlitz Won Trutzschler. This
view of the situation is confirmed by high
officials.
The president has approved the most ur-
gent deficiency bill, the act in regard to
Arizona's exhibit at the Worlds Columbian
exposition and the agricultural appropria-
ton bill .. ....
The Mount sAuburn and Avondale cable
line driving station, located at Saunders
street and Highland avenue, Cincinnati, was
destroyed by fire yesterday, entailing loss
of 500, 0O0 besides the loss resulting from
stoppage of traffic for weeks.
It is stated on good authority that Mrs.
Osborne, who is serving nine months
sentence for perjury in connection with the
famous pearl case, will be released be-
fore the end of May Oh physicians certif-
cate that confinement will endanger her
life.
Edward Raymond, recently convicted of
the murder of Thomas Brice in Marysville,
Cal, and sentenced to life Imprisonment,
and who was awaiting new trial, dug out
Of the Yuba county Jail, went to his home,
secured his clothes and loaf of bread and
disappeared.
George Deichter, postmaster at Emerald,
Iowa was arrested yesterday on complaint
of Rev. B. Baker for violating the anti
lottery law in disposing of music box by
rattle. He gave bond to appear before the
district court. Great excitement exists
over the matter.
The Norwegian bark Africa has arrived
At Pensacola, ninety-two days out from
Santos. During her stay at Santos seven
Of her crew had yellow fever, and four of
the number died. After leaving Santos
Capt EllinGson was Frustrated by fever.
He died and was buried at sea.
Yesterday Neville Rills died in the lep
rosy hospital at New Orleans. She had
been in the hospital about a month, a suf-
ferer from that most loathsome disease,
leprosy. The girl died in most excruciating
agony. She was member of q highly re-
spected Creole family in New Iberia
Philip Dryer, the millionaire turfman,
may be selected as final stakeholder in the
SulIivan-CoUbett match. He is back from
Florida, and IL is understood that propo-
sition to hold the $4,000 stakes was made
to him yesterday. Mr.. Dwyer is intimately
acquainted with those interested in the
match.
Mrs. Joseph Miller, of North Range, Nova
Scotia, was yesterday delivered of
boy, making the fourth within four days.
The first arrival was on Tuesday noon. an
other Wednesday evening and the third one
Thursday morning. The four weigh TWEEN
ty-three pounds four ounces, and all con-
cerned are well.
Al Williamsburg Stone House, Pa, Har-
ris Gates of Petersburg, while warming
himself at fire near which several dyna- |
mite cartridges had been placed, uncon- |
scIously stepped on one of the cartridges |
auG was instantly killed. His limbs were |
dismembered from his body, which was
otherwise horribly mutilated.
A fire occurred this morning in butcher |
shop on the Tiliebridge road, London,
causing the death of four persons. The
apartments over the shop were occupied by |
the family of a butcher named Weston.
The fire spread with great rapidity and cut
off the ESCAPE Of the people. After the fire
their bodies were found burned to crisp.
a novel game of chess was inaugurated
at o'clock yesterday at the Chess and
Checker club, New Orleans. Special wires
have been run to the club and expert tel
egraphers will be stationed in the club
Iooms at New York and New Orleans.
The match is between the Manhattan Chess
club OF New York and the New Orleans
club, Ten men on each side. Moves will be
made by wire, as the contestants will be
fifteen hundred miles apart