Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-18
BOILED DOWN.

The only change in Secretary Blaine's
condition is in the direction of slight i'm
prcvement.
The New York assembly has passed the
senate Worlds fair bill appropriating $780,
600 by vote Of yeas, 100 go.
Secretary Ellzins left Washington yes
terday for New York, where he expects to
remain until next Tuesday.
Assistant Secretary Grant was very
much improved yesterday and will prob
ably be able to resume his official duties
next week
A freight war is in progress in Mexico
between steamers plying between Mexican
Pacific ports. Guatemala is importing coin
via Manziatialica.
News has just been received that Charles
Crump, shot by his wife at Argylite, KY,
died of his wounds. The jail at Greenup
is guarded to prevent her escape, which is
feared.
Conductors and brakemen on the Cana
dian Pacific railway went out on a strike at
10 o'clock yesterday. Passenger trains are
moving, but few freight tIains are in
operation.
The latest information regarding the at
fairs Of the suspended banker, Guenzburg,
places his liabilities between 5000, 600 and
$1,000, 600 roubles; assets amount to Il, OOO,-
900 roubels.
Charles Shaw of Portland, Me, widely
known as "Steeple Jack, - while repairing
the spire of church at South Livermore
yesterday fell from the top and was in
stantly killed.
Judgments aggreg aJiDg S24S5 against the
Monterey and Mexican Gulf railroad COM
pany, Mexico, in favor of John W. Wilson
& Co., on protested drafts were filed in
New York yesterday.
A fire at daylight yesterday badly dam
aged the Philadelphia market house. The
costly refrigerators and interior of the
building were completely Quilted. Loss
estimated at S55 900, covered by insurance.
The rate committee of the Southern rail
way and steamship association adjourned
yesterday to meet in New York some time
il April to complete the work About fifty
rates have been fixed leaving about that
many more to be handled.
The steamer Guiding star, on its way up
from New Orleans to Cincinnati, caught
fire yesterday, but was soon eXtinguished.
It caused intense excitement among the
lady passengers; one, Mrs. Belle Shadinger
OF Cincinnati, VINO had an affection of the
heart was seized with q spasm and died.
Deputy Sheriff Collins has found two fine
saws secreted in the cell of Train Robber
Perry in Lyons, \. Y, jail The hemp
cord which the robber wrapped about the
shackles 10 prevent them chatting his ankle
was removed and the irons fell to the floor
They had been cut through by the file.
a motion was made yesterday in behalf
of the Texas ami Pacific railway company
to dismiss the bill of the interstate COM
merce commission. The charge is the rail
road company continued to violate the in
terstate commerce act discriminating on
freight shipments between foreign and
domestic shippers in favor Of the former.
BE Lynch of New Haven, Conn, who
was member of the committee of the
Catholic Knights of America to investigate
the accounts Of M J. O'Brien of Chatta-
uooga, Tenn, formerly supreme treasurer,
who dccsmpsd in September, taking over
$4,000, says the order will not lose by
O'Brien's rascality. The committee ind
O'Bden's boudsmen responsible.
Secretary Foster has arrived from South
amp,on on the steamship Spree The
secretary had quite 4 rough experience on
the voyage. On the 18th while sitting in
chair on the upper deck, the ship gave
sudden lurch and precipitated him against
the port rail, striking him heavily on the
head, which gave him severe shock and
blackened his right eye. Otherwise he is
in good condition, having been very much
improved in health by the trip.
The green flag, which ever since the re-
tirement OF Mayor Hewitt, has waved over
New York's city hall ION each anniversary
of the birth of Ireland's patron saint, was
flung to the breeze at daylight yesterday
from the flagstaff on the cupola and staTs
on each wing of the building. The stars
and stripes were sfo2t from the center
flagstaff, and state and municipal flags
were flying. Mayor Grant reviewed the
procession.
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