Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-19
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Senator Morrill, passed the most favor
able day since his illness.
Charles Raynor and Frederick Eggleston,
two poachers who killed two game keepers,
were hanged at Oxford, England, yes
terday.
B. F. Hill, proprietor of sawmill at
Millburg, Mich, was thrown aginst 4 cir
GUAR saw and killed yesterday. The body
was cut in two.
The president has sent to the senate the
following nominations: Charles Il. AL
drich of Illinois to be solicitor-general, vice
William H. Taft resigned.
The delegates to the conference of the
Miners federation has resumed its de-
alterations to-day in London. 1t was de-
cided after the men resumed work Monday
that they should work only five days
week.
Taylor Jackson was convicted at Galveston
and his term fixed il the penitentiary at ten
years, being accessory to the murder of
Ephriam Williams in Wharton county,
May 16, 1901.
A three story house in course of erection
at st. Petersburg, collapsed yesterday. A
large number of workmen were employed
on the building and thirteen of them were
killeS by falling walls.
Judge W. H. Taft has rendered his resig-
nation as United States solicitor-generaL
and made preparations to assume his new
duties as judge of the circuit court of ap-
peals for the Sixth district.
Information received at Kansas City in
dicates that the recent bright prospects for
wheat have not been affected by the cold
weather. In some parts of Kansas grave
fears Of insect ravages are entertained.
Patrick Miller, gate-keeper at Jones &
Laughlin's iron works, Pittsburg, fatally
shot his wife yesterday and then killed
himself. The cause of the double tragedy
was the recent discovery by the wife that
her husband was leading a double life.
Miss Belle Davis, daughter of B. F.
Davis, a farmer Of Ware, Mass, and niece
of Congress smau Davis of Chicago, director
general of the Worlds fair, has caused a
sensation by clipping with her fathers
hired man, Frank Booth of North Hamp-
ton.
Jack Burke, champion lightweight of
Texas left New Orleans for Louisville, KY,
where he will so in business with his
brother-in-law. He carries with him a
strong recommendation from the Young
Mems gymnastic club, of which club he
was boxing instructor.
L. r.
ale, straugled to death several servant
girls, was executed at Vienna yesterday.
His wife is serving life sentence in prison.
The Chicago aud Erie has closed its shops
at Huntington, Ind, on account of cutting
down Of expenses. A hundred and sixty
men are out of employment.
Capt. William Jenlziss, a member of the
Galveston cotton exchange, was stricken
with paralysis in the exchange yesterday
afternoon and died in a short time. Capt.
Jenkins was well known in steamboat and
commercial circles and for many years was
largely engaged in the steamboat trade on
the lower part of the Brazos river.
Patrick J. Elliott, brother of William J.
Elliott, now serving 4 life sentence for the
murder of A. Osborne on the streets of
Columbia, Ohio, February IS, 1891, was
yesterday convicted of manslaughter. The
two brothers and Osborne were rival Sun
day newspaper men and the shooting was
the result of personal journalism,
Christian J. Schricvers, of Schrievers &
Carson, hardware company, is So, 900 short
in his accounts. He has turned over all
his property 10 his associates. The COM
pany with assets of S2OO,OOO has gone into
liquidation. Schrievers is sixty years old.
AL the Golfers in the Mahoney, Pa, dis
trict, including Mahoney, Jig and Storage |
Yard, shut down yesterday until further
notice. All other mines throughout the val
ley received notice to stop work until Mon
day.
Lee Hefiin and Joseph Dye, who last fall !
murdered the Kins family were lynched |
yesterday near Gainesville, Va. The men
were 10 have beeu hanged today, but stay |
Of proceedings had been secured. The War
reuton authorities, fearing violence, last |
night took the men from Jail, placed them |
81 vehicle and started for Gainesville. A |
party Of sixty mon was hastily formed who |
ovcrtool1tho yehiclo near Gainesville, over
powered the guard, hanged the nurderers
10 tree and riddled the bodies with bull
i4ts