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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

Lord Dufferin, British Embassador at
Paris, has sent to the foreign office re-
port showing the enormous increase of
the French army since 1870. The
French army then comprised 1888 battal-
ions of infantry, AIS squadrons of cav
airy and 224 batteries OF artillery in
the field and sixty in the fortresses.
The sappers numbered fifty COM
panies The French army now in
cludes $50 battalions of infantry, 42s
squadrons OF cavalry, asa field batteries
and ninety-six fortress batteries, be-
sides eighty-three companies Of sappers
Moreover, each regiment has a
fourth battalion, and there is also a
large territorial army. The report
says that the condition of the military
force and of the defenses is unsur-
passed, and that they are well worth
the cost of bringing them up TO their
present standard. The French Mediter-
ranean fleet has this month been raised
to nearly its full strength by the com
missioning at Toulon of the second
and third divisions of the reserve
squadron. The three divisions OF the
permanent squadron and the first di-
vision Of the reserve squadron had
already hoisted the pennant 1t should
be explained that the ships Of the re-
serve, though regularly commissioned
with captains and officers, will be sup
piled with only three-ffty of their
COMPLIMENTS They will, however,
have their coal, ammunition and
provisions on board and will be ready
to proceed to sea at twenty-four hours
notice or less.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23
A FAMOUS ROBBERY.
Recalled by the Release of jim Cam
mtngs from Missourrs Prison.

Recalled by the Release of jim Cam
mlngs from Mislourrs Prison,
The release of Jim Cummings from
the Missouri penitentiary recalls one Of
the most famous robberies since the
close Of the war. II was committed
on the night Of Oct. 20, 1850. BY means
of forged note Cummings was able to
board the express car attached to a st.
Louis train on the Iron Mountain road.
The cur carried $50, 900 in money and
securities and was under the care OF
one man, Totheringham. A short way
out from st. Louis TotheringhAm was
struck down by Cummings, whsm he
believed to be au agent of the company,
bound and gagged. II was an easy
matter for Cummings TO make his
escape with the contents of the safe.
For two months Pinkerton's agency
sought the robber. He was
finally run down in Chicago, the
principal clew to his hiding place
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

When flowers are 10 be SO arranged
as to look like bank of bloom, or just
as they grow, fruit cans and bottles OF
different heights are convenient vessels
to arrange them in. Do not crowd the
flowers, and cut them with long stems.
Then set a row OF the tallest jars for a
background, those little lower in
front, and still lower in the foreground.
To conceal the receptacles in the fore
ground either droop vines or flowers
over the front OF the jars, or arrange
them in long narrow baskets, or in
rustic boxes used for window garden
ing. Nasturtiums grouped in this
fashion with the very dark flowers In
the back, the deep orange flowers in
the middle distance, and the lightest
shades in front, are very effective
Such mass OF flowers is particularly
effective il arranged in front OF
mirror. The mirror need not neees-
sarily be over the mantel OF an expen-
siye fireplace, but long narrow glass
framed in simple band Of oak or pine,
suspended over simple mantel, ADDS
grace to 2 number of pretty rooms
that know. The simpler the lines TO
the mantel the better, as fretwork and
many scrolls. curves, and attempts at
orpanentation make the cheap mAntel
hideouS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

A story is told OF a Mississippi slave
who had heard Of President Lineoln's
promise concerning the proclamation
10 he issued on the LIST Of January, then
only a few days in the future. he was
heard praying, and with great earnest
ness aud deeply affected heart thus
"oh, God Almighty. keep the engine
n, me rebellion going Till New Yearsl
Good Lord, pray don't let on the
s,eam, Lord don't reverse the enginei
don't back up; Lord, don't put on the
brakes. But pray, good Lord, put on
more steam; make II go mile a
,ninute; yes, Lord, pray make y 50
,i,tv miles an hour. Amen" ''Do,
good Lord" responded the brethren
and sisters. Lord, don't let The ex-
nrass train Of rebellion smash mp I'll
n. ist Of January. Don't Jet the
reb.ls back down, but harden their
hsarts as hard as PhAraohs, and keep
Nj hands going til the train reaches
~. depot Of emancipation
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

~ was in charge Of the First
1'artillery, and was built in
large stately brick mansion,
surrounded by peach or
was the property of Mrs.
whose husband and son were
h army.
u"'n was q lady somewhat
y Years, very seeesh in opin-
~ remained on her estate.
une was dwelling in a small
,''a from the danger result
guns Of her own friends.
n nne an officer belonging
~ corps had some little
y with the lady, to the fol-
uncer-Madame, good morn
We to purchase a horse from
sdy-I require what horses
M l'eFring to the shells from
will be quite un-
Your people are blowing
0uad for You.
se they planting alsol
nsy haven't planted anv of
at as they have not con.
n work, l can not tell Won
will do. ''N
fal Wei If they plant any of
III oUA'ed comrades, l hope they
|oo al , Good morning.
~ NJ withdrew. Eyidsntly the
oy thought Uncle sam
l''s quite thick enough on her
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

Il railway presidents were
days ago one Of the mum
to be interested In a little
II which is framed and care
he'd in the Union League
Its the original of the
4 bot to Gen. Joe Johnston by
pan in the spring OF 1865, in
lrman informs Johnston that
,ites at Washington have re-
= he terms Of surrender which
hsn) granted 70 Johnston,
he only terms which can be
hre those which Gen. Grant
u, Sherman had with him
pher telegraph operator u
b named Charles @, Eddy.
1 was a confidential and
portsnt one The OPP
Jas required to turn Sher-
dessages to the Washington
. or bis Generals into cipher
telegraph them. When Sher-
y this message to Gen. John
r'e 1t TO young Eddy, who
? the wire, but not in cipher.
esving that II would have
value, asked Sherman If he
sh and the general, being
Y generous, said, "Why, OF
81 NJ Eddy Rfterward pre-
70 a gentleman, who had it
2 who gave 1t to the Union
lnb' The railway man who
ii Interest at this letter the
At the club was Charles G.
ifnan's telegrapher, now the
dsnt Of the Norfolk and West
n He had not seen it for
twenty years, New York
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

that would have JIM CUMMINGS,
been useless. He was found in sa-
loon at the corner OF Wood and Lake
streets, with a man named Mike
Wheeler. lie had opened coal yard
In that neighborhood a few days be-
fore and was doing well in the bust
ness. The arrest created great excite
ment at the time. Cum ings, whose
real name was Fred Whitrock, CON
scented to reveal the hiding-p place Of
the money II sum of $1,000, which he
had uhed TO pay off a mortgage on his
mothers farm at Lawrence, Ras., was
not asked for. whitrock is said to be
none the worse for his confinement and
intends to work honestly in the future.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

the wedding guests to be dressed in
green or black, black Grape bonnet,or
band on gentlemnn's hat; these no.
cidcnts entail lifelong misery to the
newly married couple.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

w. C. Crawford is now, at the age OF
50, living in restitution AZ Alvaradoi
Tex. he Is the sole survivor OF the
band of patriots who signed the declar-
alton OF Texas Independence at Wash
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

w. irisia /. Insurance company has
4 tSo, "a Denmark. Splnsters
bs ,hu BY a small sum
/ !, 'a AZ age Of -, and il still
-''V are entitled to a reg
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

Mrs. D. W. Flack wants the BAlti-
more court 10 annul her marriage to
Grover TiAel who, she saya OF alleges,
nesmerized her 80 that Ske haA no in
dependant power Of rssihtancs, and
thea brvught her 70 tho MINISTER'S,
whsrs tAsy wsrp raArried.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

A writer 10 Good Housekeeping says:
"a hot foot bath and ten minutes level
rest will do more 10 help q tired woman
than half days down slttlngn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

]. S. Padriclt, Company 3, IwenIy-
fourth N. c., Bareo, Fla, writes;
Late In 1898 or the early part of 1894,
one night, while my regiment wac do
ing videt duty near Little Washington
N. c. and in sight Of it, I, Is Argeant'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

Single women live longer than single
men. while married women on an aver
age live two years longer than single
ones.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

a niece Of James Russell Lowell, Miss
Ruth Burnett, is to become a sister OF
charity.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

4 trolley eur crashed into an under
takers wagon, throwing the corpse 1t
contained into the street ut I'ater-
Son. \. j.. the other day The burial
easi.ei was badly damaged The men
uhi we're ia The andertaters wagon
ser. pitched out with much force and
seriously injirel.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

coming Chicago exhibition is to be a
pyramid Of 100 pianos connected by
electricity and manipulated by one wo-
man.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

oxygen means ''soid generator but
hydrogen Is really the essential factor,
and inaay acids contain no oxygen.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

does not only build houses, but con.
str1cn aqueducts and drains TO keep
them dry.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

ont Of s2s. 900, 900 paid yearly for me-
oh MICS m the building trades of New
a.L CITY less than S6,000,0OO 60 TO
American born men.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

Tho Canadian government is 10 fol.
low our example Of making the paLtal
card Of various siIss.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

The annual consumption Of railroad
ties In the United States Is estimated
AZ about So, 250, 600.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

dictionary that is spelled lizard, and
means d small French silver coin, u
dapple gray horse and also balsam
poplar tree.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

An inmate otsing Sing prison hhi
composed number Of songs, which be
shows 10 visitors.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

Mrs. Stanley, the wife Of the great
explorer, is a lineal descendant OF OIL
iyer Cromwell
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

Jstroyes Lewis may defer her trip to
California and open tbs Union SQUARE
theatre nadsr Greenwan = Psazaan-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

ng afforded by
letters, which he
himself wrote, ex'
onerating the mes
senger, Tothering-
h am, from all
blame, The arrest
was made by Robert.
Pinkerton himself,
alone and unRided.
Cummings made no
resistance because
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

TAs aarnOt 2 ! ava sllglaesri p
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-23

d /. eoasLasEsa ualagiiy III sny q
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
ON To RICHMoND.
The Bar Meeting Appoints Committee
to Work for tho Relief of the Court.

Tho Bar Meeting Appoints Committee
to Work for tho Relief of the Court.
Eighteen members OF tho Roanoke
lar met last night pursuant to call to
take further action in regard to seeking
legislative relief for the Hastings Court.
Col. J. Il. Penn occupied tho chair. To
open the subject, Secretary Hart read q
bill at the suggestion of Col. Penn,
which rearranged the circuit court dis
trict Of Virginia. The point of interest
to Roanoke was the erection of q new
district out of Roanoke city and Bedford
county.
Mr.. j. Allen Watts spoke against the
bill and in favor of the verdict of the pre-
vious meeting of the bar in favor of a
criminal court. He pointed out the pro.
nounced tendency of tho legislature to-
ward economy, and stated that tho cir
cult courts were lover paid and over
worked" to catch an expression. The
best plan would be to prepare two bills,
one for circuit court and one for a
criminal court. and thenSurge the one
which seemed most feasible before the
legislature. He was in favor of the
criminal court, but If it could not be
had, would accept the circuit court.
general exchange of opinions fol-
lowed, which resulted in resolution
being presented by Mr.. Scott, which
was carried, that the chair appoint a
committee of five members of the bar,
two favoring the criminal and two the
circuit court, the chairman him self to
be the fifth memb Der, to go to Richmond
and present tho matter to the legisla-
ture. The chair appointed Messrs. Sta
pies and Scott as representing the cir
cult court advocates, and Watts and
Hardaway as representing the criminal
court side. The chairman himself is in
favor of the circuit court.
MIR. Watts stated that he would serve,
though at great Inconvenience, pro-
vided the committee were allowed to go
uninstructed. This, however, was not
permitted, and resolution was passed
that majority of the committee should
decide what measure should DO pressed
after the legislature had been sounded
on the subject. Mr.. Watts theroupon
withdrew, and MIR. Woods was appointed
in his stead.
On motion of Mr.. berkeley, Messrs.
Payne and Hicks were appointed com
mittee of two to canvass the bar as to
preferences for the criminal or circuit
court.
Brooks for cheap photos for short
time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
Tho Telephone as a reace-s,.ser.

The telephone has been put to many
uses. but IL has remained for the Chi
cngo. telephone to reunitc family
after q separation of twenty five
years. While carelessly looking over
telephone directory late at night
recently, Miss Ellen Wheeler hap
pcned to run across the name of w. w.
Wheeler That being the name of q
brother whom she had neither seen
nor heard Of for many years, she de-
tcrmincd to call up by the telephone
rs soon rs the first opportunity pre-
scented itself. The next day she rang
mp 5,O94 and after asking several ques-
tions found TO her utter surprise that
she was really talking to her brother,
who had been lost sight of by his fam
lily for over twenty-five years. The
telephone has been unjustly cursed by
many impatient business men. hu,
there will be one family in this world
that will always think kindly OF it
Electricity.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
rife on ,he American FrontIer

Kootenai is frontier town in Idaho
of the type that Bret IIartc has made
familiar to- the world, and it is as
wicked n place as fiction could paint it.
Two months ago Kootenai was lonely
flag station; to-day it houses in shanties
and tents four thousand laborers who
are building an extension of the Great
Northern railroad, and, of course, the
gamblers and dive keepers who fleece
them. In one day there were seven
robberies and two murders in Kootenai.
At the corouer's inquest the stercotyped
verdict was found: Game to- his death
Mt the hands of persons unknown"
Although everybody goes armed, the
highwayman Is abroad ut noon. An at
tempt of the better element 10 control
affairs resulted disastrously and the re-
formers became marked men A secret
society has been formed to suppress the
dcsperadoes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
NO TINKERING.

The Norfolk Business Mems Associa-
ton puts the matter bluntly when it
suggests that the legislature ought to
provide for State responsibility for all
losses and damages resulting from ig-
norance and blunders of the proposed
State railroad commission.
Set greenhorn to running locomo-
two on lightning express; lot idiots
play with matches on powder maya
zine, but don't let commission Of politi-
clans out OF job tinker with the business
interests of half million people. For
a greater number live within sound OF
the locomotives whistle in Virginia,
and the paralysis of the railroads will
be their own.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
a REAL ESTATE MAN INDICTED.
j. NJ. Maupin Charged With Fraud In :
Transaction

j. NJ. Maupin Charged With Fraud in "a
Transaction.
The grand jury returned an indict-
ment yesterday against j. NJ. Maupin,
charging him with obtaining $500 from
R. E. Motley, OF Richmond, and another
indictment charging him with uttering
two negotiable notes in payment to C..
c. Tillman for real estate for p. f..
Motley Mr.. Maupin was arrested and
placed under bond of $1,000 by Judge
Robertson. Rev. S. M. frey becoming
his surety.
1t is alleged that the information
upon which the indictments are based
is about as follows: Motley wanted to
invest $500 in Roanoke and corresponded
with Maupin. The latter offered to in
vest the money in lot as the first pay
ment, telling Motley that he could
probably sell at profit before the next
payment was due. He had lot of his
own which ne transferred to c. C. Till.
man, and Tillman in time transferred
the lot to Motley at $500 advance, Maui
pin retaining the $500.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07

orally, if one might judge from the con-
versations on the subject wherever the
fair sex congregate. The new style of
dresses was evidently never de-
signed for the high equinoctial gales
that caper down Market street, dis
persing torn handbills, paper boxes,
oyster cans, dcsiccated cats and the
other superfluous lumber of our mag
nificent and bcautifully-paved boule-
wards. twas sight for any modest
man to witness last week when the
cyclonic disturbance and the pull-bacl
dress were wrestling on the Market
street crossings.
A couple of intrepid school-teachers
ventured out in the height of the gale
on Wednesday to the ocean beach to see
Old Neptune shake his hoary locks Mt
Borcas. 1t was Il fine sight-that is,
the ocean, not the teachers. The latter
presented such Il sensational spectacle
when the frisky gale took them, so to
speak, i'll its arms and tossed them
around the beach like couple of
corlls, that relief expedition was sent
out from the lifc-saving station to res
cue them. 1t was deemed advisable
liial lhc HciU OF inc cNpcdltlOn, Il mar
ried man OF forty years experience,
should approach the distressed ladies
under cover of n large family umbrella
The other lifc-savers hid behind Il sand
hill till the circus had ended and the
pair of terror-stricllen maidcns had
been secured from further violence of
the gale by having their skirts dashed
round their limbs with several fathoms
of hay rope.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
RIA DFORD.
AROUND RApFoRD.
divers Condition Considered
Serious.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
RADFORD, VA. Jan. G.

| Moonshiner Shelton. who was shot by
Officer Fisher, is reported improving
rapidly, but the condition Of his victim.
A. Is. Oliver, is quite serious and some
fears arej entertained for his recovery.
Rumor has it on the streets tonight
that two brothers OF Shelton are in
town swearing vengeance and on the
warpath for Officers Fisher and Shell.
Forewarned is forearmed, and both
officers will give the gentlemen warm,
and probably a reception they will re-
greet. Trouble is feared.
w. II. Carson, one of the Oldest
boarding house keepers in the city, died
yesterday morning at o'clock, of con.
sumption, and was buried this after
noon at o'clock. Mr.. Carson had been
confined to his bed for the past fourteen
months, and the end was looked for at
any time. He leaves a wife and one
son, grown.
The regular monthly meeting of the
town council of the eastern section was
held Monday night, but no business of
Importance transacted. 1t seems to be
the desire of tho council to await the
matter of the new charter before begin
ming number of much needed im prove
mentS.
The first real snow of tho season
struck Radford last night about $
o'clock, continuing through the night.
About seven inches covered the ground
this morning.
Mrs. N. FL. Smith, of Blue1cld, paid u
flying visit to her brother-in-law, A..
Robinson, to-day.
j. X. Dimmick, general manager of
the Radford Pipe aid Foundry Company,
will reach Radford tonight upon bust
ness connected with his companys plant
at this point.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-07
Libcrality Only Will Draw American Art
lists Abroad to the Exposition.

Libcrality Only VIII Draw American Art
lists Abroad to the Exposition.
ROME, Jan. Cit may be reasonably
doubted whether the American and
other artists here will be satisfied with
anything less than the transportation
of their work free to and from the
Columbian Exposition.
There are vague rumors afloat that
the United States Government will send
ships for the precious marbles and
paintings that will be embarked at
European ports and landed at Chicago,
but no one in authority can venture to
offer any guarantee that this will be the
case. Unless some promise OF the sort
can be given the magnificent palace Of
art by the lake front may stand tenan t.
less.
Mr.. w. w. Story, the sculptor, said
very much to the point-that the put
ting of duty on art prod uctions was
matter of deep regret to all American
artists living in Rome.
They call it tariff for prote ction, -"
he remarked. Whom do they wish to
protect? We do not wish to be protec ted.
Ii the government or the management
OF the exhibition takes large and gen.
O'Ouo VIC" VI bhO iudIteT, L AIN sure
their invitation to American artists
abroad will meet wi tn a response. But
we must have definite promise to rely
on"
Mr.. w. Ezekiel, of Richmond, Va,
said: "No promise has been made to us,
yet exhibited works of mine in Berlin
and Budapest and in both cases the
German and Austrian governments bore
the expense of packing and transporta-
ton both ways. The Italian committee
wished to send my works to Philadel-
phia, but preferred to 60 as an Ameri-
can.
"The Centennial committee supposed
that the United States would pay the
cost of transportation to Philadelphia
and back, but rather thought should
have to bear the cost of packing myself.
l took the chance and my works got
mislaid: Not only was compelled to
pay the transportation back on the
colossal head of Washington, the larg
est, l believe, ever made, which got
stranded in the custom house, where it
remained during tho whole time of the
exhibition. but l was compelled to pay
storage for year. Some of my works
that had taken prizes in Berlin were
sent to the Centennial and brought back
at the expense Of the German govern
mentn