Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-17
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The president has sent to the senate the
name of Judson C. Clements of Georgia to
be interstate commerce commissioner vice
Walter L. Bragg, deceased, and William
Lindsay, declined.
In the municipal election on the 9th at
Seattle J. T. Ronald, Democrat, was elected
mayor by 600 majority. The Democrats
also elect nearly all the other officers. At
the last state election Seattle gave 1900 Re-
publican majority.
Minneapolis was yesterday the storm
center of the worst blizzard that has been
seen in the Northwest in four years. The
cold wind that blew from the west at the
rate of forty miles an hour was combined
with fine dry snow that penetrated every
where.
Binding agreements were entered into
yesterday between all the anthracite coal
companies to reduce the production.
President Wilson of New York's board of
health says smallpox patients are strapped
TO their iron cots, but only when necessary.
Ex-Congressman Judson G. Clements of
Georgia, who has been appointed interstate
commerce commissioner, says he will &C
cept.
The Federal grand jury at Ardmore in its
final report to the United States court, con-
tanned special requests for the establish
ment of courts of complete jurisdiction in
the Indian Territory,
The French foreign office announces that
the commercial treaty with the United
States has been concluded. The value of
articles to be mutually admitted free of
duty is fixed at 100000 francs annually.
During the blizzard in Chicago every
building in course of erection on North
avenue and Mead street was blown down
and two workmen, n. Libbs and Willis
VaIlierre, were injured internally and will
die
John Steward, a farmer residing near
Crawfordville, Ind, has just died horri-
bic death. Some time ago his pet dog
showed signs of rabies. He killed the dog
and in burying it some of the froth got on
his hands, and he soon became raving
maniac.
Secretary Blaine continues to improve
slowly, and unless he has relapse :he will
probably be able to leave his room next
week.
The Supreme lodge of Ohio, beneficial
society of Cleveland assigned last night.
Its assets are about $4,000, and liabilities
10000
In Little Rock about 500 negroes arrived
from Jefferson county, who expect to leave
to-day for Oklahoma. They are COM
pletely destitute and without money.
The Prohibitionists and Peoples party of
Indiana will probably unite in placing
state, congressional, legislative and county
tickets in the field. This action was agreed
upon at a conference of leaders.
Two more suits against the city of New
Orleans have been FLED in the United
States circuit court for $50. 900 each in behalf
of the relatives of the Italians killed in the
Parish prison for assassination of Chief Of
Police Hennessey.
Much uneasiness is felt by American
stock owners, and particularly by Secre-
tary Rusk, on account of the serious out
break of foot and mouth disease in Great
Britain. Many sheep have been imported
into the United States from Great Britain.
The reason Mr. Gould abandoned his
proposed visit TO Mexico was because he
had an intimation that if he ventured into
that country in its present unsettled condi-
ton, he would be kidnapped and held for
ransom by the revOludonists' party.
Rev. Father Heferon of St. Paul has re
ceived definite advices from the holy city
that Archbishop Ireland viii be made the
second cardinal of the United States and
that the ceremony OF comforting the red has |
will occur at Rome during the latter Part |
of this month.
Alexander HOckaway of Blue River