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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
ANOTHER RICHMOND.
MR.. r. M. HlGGS, THE RAILWAY
EMPLOYEES CANDIDATE
For the Legislature From Tarrans County.
He Favors Commission, but
Modified One.

On January y of the present year a meet
ing Of all'the railway employees organiza-
tons OF Texas was held. and among other
things they placed in the field a congress
slonal candidate for this, the Sixth con-
gressional district, and Mr.. r. M. Riggs. a
weil-known and popular freight conductor
on the Texas and Pacific, for Representative
from this county. Meeting MIR. Higgs YES
terday, a GAZETTE representative cues
toned MIN concerning his candidacy. He
said
Fort Worth is the recognized railway
center. The railway men, realizing this fact,
have placed a candidate for the legislature
IN the race, ana am the man selected to
make the fight We realize, also, that our
zhterests are indentical with those of all
F1aoQF classes and the people, and we know,
and the railway companies know, that the
commission has come to stay. l. as the
railway employees candidate, favor com
mission, but l must say its work should be
confined to preventing determinations and
extortions. Texas ought to know, too, she
cannot get commissioners at salary Of
5000 or $4,000 year to regulate railway
rates-it IS out Of the question Whenever
man is found who can construct a freight
schedule intelligently there is salary of
not less than Sl2, 600 to $4,000 waiting for
him. The railroads are hunting that sort
of men III their service.
"With reference to the alien land law.
want to say the present one should be
radically amended. favor such q law in a
more moderate sense. 1t should not be SO
enacted as TO exclude foreign capital or to
cloud titles TO land.'i
Mr.. Riggs has been a resident of Fort
Worth for a number of years, coming to
this city from Memphis. The Appeal
Avalanche of Memphis says: Mr.. r. NJ.
Higgs, a former Memphian, and popular
railroad conductor, formerly with the
Illinois Central railroad running between
this city and Grenada, and at presentin the
employ, as conductor, of the Texas and
Pacific. and residing in the city Of Fort
Worth, Tex, is prominent candidate for
the legislature from Tarrant county Mr..
Higgs was with Capt I. B. billiard in the
cotton business before he embarked into
the railroad service, and is nephew of
that gentleman and Capt. John billiard of
the Memphis firm Of billiard IL Coffin. Mr.. |
Higgs is a worthy gentleman, and his |
friends wish him success"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT.
THE SANTA FE AND THE NORTH
SIDE STREET RAILWAY
Being the Defendants-A Case Three
Years Old Now First Brought
to Trial In Court.

In Judge Beckham's court yesterday the
case of J. w. Clifton against the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa railway and the North
Side Street railway company was brought
up for trial. 1t is suit for damages for
personal injuries.
Three years ago car on the Belknap
street line was struck by freight train at
the Santa Ee crossing and crushed to
splinters. There is deep cut to the north
OF the crossing, up which the train was
dashing, as the driver of the street car
said, without whistling or ringing the bell.
In this car were Mrs. Sallie J. Clifton, Mrs
L. Highly, and Mrs. Eugene Pendery, Mrs
Higby's daughter. All three of the ladies
were seriously hurt, and those who viewed
the wreck thought it wonder that they
escaped with their lives. The splinters of
the street car were scattered along the side
of the railroad track for ten or twelve
yards, and the mule-that was the day of
mule-car service in Fort Worth-was
dragged as far, but of course got out of the
trouble alive and kicking, apparently none
the worse for his mishap.
The injured ladies', upon their recovery,
sued the Santa te and the street railway
company for damages. The Clifton case,
like the others. has been continued and put
OF on one account and another for nearly
three years, and is now first brought to
trial
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
HE HAD THE PASSES.
No Loathsome Hogg Man Could Get
Ahead of Him.

Judge ]. H, Glasgow of Seymour was in
town yesterday. Though he is a Judge. and
accustomed to search the hearts of men and
TO weigh their motives, he is without guile.
and fell an easy victim to designing friends.
Judge Glasgow is not Hogg man-not by
any means, aud he doesn't care who knows
it. Some Of his Fort Worth friends are.
but he won't shake them on that account.
1t was party of these that he fell in with.
and he labored TO turn them from the way
that leads TO destruction
Now, boys" he argued, 81 can't see how
men OF your sense can support Hogg. Just
give me one reason why you are for him
only one good, fair reason p
well, Jack" answered one of these
fraudful friends, IN tell you why I'm for
Hogg. Hes got the railroads down. and
can do whatever he wants with them. He
makes them furnish all his frien& with
free passes, and you know they ah afraid.
10 refuse. can go anywhere I want to IL
Texas and it won't cost me a cent. tIt ms
to stand in with Jim Hogg. N6vsyou
Clark men, when you want to go anywhere,
have got to pay your way. Your man
can't do anything for you->,assS
That's all you know about it, broke in
the judge. I've got as many passes as Won
have. Just look at that, will your' and he
pulled out a pocketbook full of passes.
The audience broke up in commissions.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
ART LOAN EXHIBIT.
The Added Contributions Induce Daily
vista

Visits.
The hberality that marks Fort Worth
women is emphasized by the freeness with
which they have allowed their household
treasures to be displayed for the pleasure
Of others.
Each day there are additions and each
visit brings to notice some new work In
fact, the collection has grown so that a
cataloguing seems almost necessary in Or
der to help visitors in their inspection.
Any copy of Rosa Bonheur's work always
attracts attention and THE Horse Fair
by Mrs. George B. Loving is well worthy
particular study This lady has been very
generous in her contributions, and her
work all shows painstaking care. To
those who have only seen engraved copies
of this celebrated, picture, to see it so truth
fully colored and so ife-like in action is
qualification.
There has been sent in some very fine
work in sketching of figures, the pose in
almost every instance being remarkable for
It's naturalness and easy grace
a piece of ingenuity, industry, and in
sense, of beauty, is silk quilt made Of
many minute pieces, and in the uniting are
introduced badges bearing portraits of dis
tinguished men and insignias, the whole
making mass Of bright color, odd stitches
in embroidery and quaint designs.
The room devoted to this display is Wen
filed most of the time, and visitors are mot
so graciously as to make it a pleasure to be
there,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
FIGURING ON SPACE.
a Genius for Mathematics Punctures the
Bubble of Enthusiasm.

/
''What have you got for The GAZETTE
ta-dayl" was the hailing of reporter to a
| local frequenter of the hotel Hobbies and a
| politician of the stricteSt Hogg sect.
Nothing. DON'T know anything worth
| printing
No use to squander time on this man. so
the reporter turned TO seek items from more
! promising sources.
"Heyl Yes; here's something I've got
in mind" called out the unpromising gen
tlemen. ut isn't news; it's figures, and
ought TO be interesting to the GAZETTE
readers"
SEQ ahead" .
81 want TO disprove the assertions of
some Of the Clark men about that tramen
NOUS multitude that thronged TO hear him
at Weatherford. They don't say how many
there were-1u the language of the Scrip-
ture it was "a great multitude Now. this
great multitude met in the district court
room at Weatherford, and the report is that
this room was well filled. I have been ins
that room, and 1t IS a fair sized hall, built
won't seat, without crowding, mora m su
500persons-that is an outside estimate Tits
not as large as the opera house in this CITY,
and the first floor OF that room won't seat
500 Now, then, we are getting down to
something like eXactness. That great,
multitude was less than 500
why let me give you an instance of the
published that the convention in this city
that went out of It's legitimate business to
indorse Mills was composed of 1000 men.
That convention, as you know, was held in
the district court room, and the room was
not crowded. The Ninth ward primaries
met in this room and I was there. The
room was so crowded then that I had
trouble in forcing my way through the aisle
TO the front, and l had To stand because I
could get no seat-even the windows were
taken. Nearly everybody there voted.
When the vote was counted the first time it
was announced that Early had 81 and Pad
dock 50. That makes 1s0 votes, aad am
prepared to say that there were fewer than
twenty men in the room who did not vote
that IS, that crowded room held not to cx-
cesd TIVE hundred men. Yet we ara told
that there were 1000 men there at the con- /
yeGtion, when the room was not SO crowded |
IS at the primary. That's the way en-
.husiasts estimate.
Don't gOu think''-here the Hogg man
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
THE COURTS.
The Blind Goddess with the Scales of
Eternal Justice.

The Blind Goddess with the Scales OF
Eternal Justice.
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
Court transactions were not extensive
yesterday, legal matters not being put
through with any degree of activity, it be-
ing Ash Wednesday, the first day of the
Lenten season.
The jury in the disputed land case of
Ella Simpson vs.. j. S. Collier will not re-
port It's finding until this morning Con-
siderable interest has been taken in the
case IL having been on trial three days in
Judge Beckham's court.
FORTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT
The case of the State against Jurdon Col
Inns. colored man, was heard in Judge
Stedman's court yesterday, consuming
thegreater part Of the afternoon. Collins
was charged with theft of watch on Sep
TENDER %, from J. c. Ellis, fireman at the
South Side power house Collins claimed
he bought the watch from party unknown
to him, paving him SO for it The jury
found defendant not guilty.
COUNTY COURT.
In Judge Harris court no business was
transacted, excepting the hearing of mo-
tions.
CITY COURT.
The following grist was disposed of by
Police Judge Kern yesterday:
George Rice, vag, $40; Bob Mann. fast
driving. $40; c. 3. Nugent, disturbing
peace, s.; Ed Failing, disturbing peace,
not guilty; John Ware, vag, not guilty; A
G. Millikin, drunk, So; George Rickton,
assault, IS.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
The Jennie Holman Company.

The above company open a weeks en-
gagement at Greenwall's Monday night
next in "Pygmalion and Galatea, - followed
by roaring farce entitled "a Quiet
Family" Popular prices, 25 35 and sc
cents. will be the admission. Change OF
bill nightly OF the opening nights bill the
Gainesville Register says:
Jennie Holman and her excellent COM
pany were greeted last night by an audience
which in point of numbers has not been
equaled this season. 1t was deserved
welcome to q company of conscientious and
meritoriOus artists.
Miss Holman, of course, carried of the
honors. Her admirable rendition of Gala
tea showed her to be an actress of excep-
tional ability
The music was the best heard here this
year"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
Information Wanted.

Sheriff Richardson gives The GAZETTE
the following description of Robert Haynes,
r deranged person, who has been missing
from his fathers home since February 2g.
ANY information of Haynes whereabouts
viii be gladly received by the sheriff.
Haynes is about five feet six inches high,
wore heavy dark gray frock coat. dark
pants and striped cotton shirt, red SLOUGH
hat; light mustache, dark hair and blue
ewes
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
At the MISSOURI AvenDo scboo,

An entertainment will be given by tn,
fifth grade pupils of the Missouri avenue
school on Friday the 4th. beginning at D
m. A very neat programme has been pre-
pared for the occasion. and the pupils are
anticipating delightful time The patrons
and friends of the school are invited to at.
tend. February % was the time this en-
tertainment should have been held, as it is
somewhat on ye old style, but on account OF
the teachers absence just prior to that
time, the needful preparations could not be
made for the 22d.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
Was he Eu9

An eccentric Individual stepped I'D to the
Pickwick register early yesterday morning
and with the remark, Probably some of
the boys would like to know that I passed
through Fort Worth, at least" wrote his
4cognomen as follows: Melville D. Lam
don, Eli Perkins, The gentleman re
manned but few moments then took his
departure for Dallas
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03

could not be learned, but both of the COM
batants declared war, when Williams dealt
Philips stunning blow on the neck with
club, which felled him to the ground. 1t
was thought at first that Philips was seri-
ously hurt Williams took to his heels
and made 2:40 gait down Main street, dis
appearing in a side alley, where he avaded
arrest
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
TAKEN TO THE ASYLUM.
j. Q. Ginls of smithfeId, Who HadBe-
come Dangerous

A demented person by the naEae of J. Q.
ellis, who has been confnedsfA. the county
to the asylum at Terrell by Deputy Sheriff
Gunnels. ellis Lived with his family near
Smithfeld, but his condition became so bad
that he could not be cared for He has
been confined in the asylum on two previous
occasions, but was released when he
showed signs of partial reco very, which
proved only temporary. He has occasioned
considerable trouble at the county jail, as
al times he was raVing mailman and could
not be pacified. He has wife and family
at SmithyilIe
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03

The negro brute who so cruelty assaulted
Mrs. c. /. Taylor of Sedalia, Mo, few
nights since mas not yet been captured. AS
was recently mentioned in THE GAZETTE
the lady has many friends in Fort Worth
who sincerely hope the black fiend may yet
be run down. Several suspects have been
held and brought before the lady for identi-
hcation, but so far none of them have
proved TO be the right party
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
ReaI Estate Transfers

james F. Moody to James R.
Pickett, 100 acres, L. ]. Teeteris
survey. ..............s 1900
J. H. Frazier to D. E. Hirsh-
field, part Fraxler's sub lot 4,
Field 81 Welch's addition. 1888
S. NJ. Fry, trustee, to F. w. Fos-
ter. lot 9, block 26, Prospect
Heights .............. - $50
S. NJ. Fry, trustee, to John az
Foster. lot Is, block Is, Pros
pect Heights. 15n
j. I. Shive and wife to E. c. and
G. P. Reeves, 10 acres, G. VIII
sssson survey. $50
sThomas P. Martin, receiver, to
William Butler, lots 9 and 10,
VI Block los, city. 20 NoO
j. c. Bruce and wife to Richard
Bruce, 10 acres, Shelby county
school lands 900
j. o. Wright to J. F. Zurn, part
of acre, Powell's subdivision
OF Belleville Hill addition -. II
]. n. Adams and wife to Nav
sssRRle o. Adams, south Is lot 4,
block 40, city. .... 5000
Ed Moss ct al. 10 D. I. Finley
and W. d. Hall, 200 acres, Ed
Taylor heirs survey. 1.OOO
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03

A story is told of Texan pony that
found the watch lost BY its owner aud
brought it to him in his mouth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
Bootbiscks Come to BLOW.

A couple of colored bootblacks BY the
names Of George Williams and Arthur
Philips had set-to on Main street yester-
day afternoon The origin Of the trouble
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
Cent Goattnoed for This week 0g.xzsgsess =

suszuslss WORKS, the photographer,
Corner Fourth and Main, up stairs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-01
THEY PRODUCED RAIN.

Results of Dyrenforth's Bombardment in
Texas-Bursting of Balloon at a Great
Heighth Succeeded by a Heavy Down.
pour.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Nov. 2s.-The ex-
periments at rain making which were
begun here Friday afternoon by Il. G.
Dyrenforth and party and kept up I'M
til 8 o'clock Saturday morning were
followed by results which. while not as
successful as they might have
been, were sufficient to demon
strate that the theory of pro-
duclng rain by means of con-
eussion is a correct one. When the
work OF bombarding began Friday
evening there were few clouds over
head, and in the southeastern and
western portion there were banks of
thunder heads piled up. BY o'clock,
however, the heavens were cleared,
and the m BON and stars shone brightly.
At IL O'Clock the banks of clouds in the
southeastern horizon began TO move
upward, and being propelled by a
strong wind from that quarter the
heavens were soon overcast. Ii was
II o'clock when particularly ominous
cloud came up and soon was directly
overhead One of the ethereal mon
sters was let go with fuse timed at
two minutes. The balloon contained
1000 cubic feet OF hydroQep
oxygen and arose almost perpendicu-
larry to height of 5000 feet, when II
exploded in the very center of the
clOAd. : slight sprinkling of rain had
begun 10 fall few minutes before, but
the balloons explosion was followed
by drenching pour which. however,
lasted but few minutes. when a slow
drizzle set in and was kept up until
morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-01
ROBBED a TRAIN.

Thieves Force Male Passengers on the
Northern Pacific to Give Up Then
Money and Valuables, but DO Not Mo-
lest the Ladies.
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 26.-The over.
land west bound train on the Northern
Pacific railroad was held up Thursday
evening near Hot Springs by three
masked men, who robbed all the male
passengers in the Pullman sleeper
Wadena. six in all. The first man the
robbers met was E. ii. Miller, of
Portland, Ore, who was in the smolS-
ing compartment He was relieved OF
$40 and gold watch and then told TO
march in ahead of the robbers, which
he did. One of the highwaymen
went to the extreme end of the car
while the other stood guard at the
end they entered. All were dressed in
dark clothes, oyercoats, SLOUGH hats
and wore handkerchiefs over their
faces. They placed revolvers at the
heads of the passengers and command.
ed them to hold up their hands.
The robbers did not modest the
ladies, telling them TO keep quiet and
no harm would come to them. After
robbing everybody in the car and with.
out going to any of the other cars the
robbers pulled the bell cord, giving the
proper signals. and when the car
stopped they pulled the bell to start
again and then jumped off, fed to the
woods, firing parting fusillade as they
disappeared. The total amount taken
was $1,000 besides the gold watches and
ieMelrY and other yalnn hles
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-01
ENDED BY DEATH.
The Career of Cardinal Archbishop Lavi-
gerie Closed-Demise of the Famous
"Black Cardinal In AIgiers-Brief Ac-
count of His Great Work.

The Career of Cardinal Archbishop Lavi-
gerie Closed-Demise of the Famous
"Islack Cardinal In AIgiers-Brief Ac-
count of His Great Work.
ALGIERs, Nov. 2s.-Charles Martial
Allemand- Lavigerie. cardinal arch
bishop of Carthage and Algiers, died
here at o'clock a. M Saturday.
lCharles Martial Allemand Lavigerie was
born OF Bayonne, France, October 81, 1925.
He was educated for the church and soon
became noted for his learning on theological
subjects. He became professor of ecclesi-
astical history in the faculty o. Paris.
His abilities early attracted attention be-
yond the bounds Of France and he was sum-
moned to various honorable functions at the
papal court all of which he discharged to the
eminent satisfaction of his ecclesiastical
superiors. BY decree OF March 1885, he
was designated as bishop OF Nancy and
by later decree of January II
1867, he was transferred to the see II Algiers
which was erected into an archDisnopric He
was afterward promoted to TIE rank OF cardi-
nal and has gained worldwide fame not only
as one of the most distinguished preates OF the
Roman church. but more especially on account
of his successful efforts TO reconcile the papacy
to the French republic.
1t was through Cardinal Lavigerie that the
present pope was led to issue his famous state
ment TO the effect that the Catholics of France
should recognize and obey the republic. and sub
stantially that there was no cause for difference
between the church and the republican institu.
tions. This position of the pope was a death
blow to the monarchist movement in France.
and many who had faithfully adhered to the
royalist cause, because the church was sup
posed TO be in sympathy with royalty, now gave
in their adhesion TO the republic Cardinal La
vigeries influence is believed also to have had
something TO do with shaping the pOpe's favor
able attitude toward republican institutions in
the United States and throughout the world.
Mgr Lavigerie was known all over christen-
dem as the BLACK Cardinal on account of his
long and remarkable crusade against slavery in
the Dark Continent Six months ago he was at
the point of death, as he had been three years
previously, but he recovered. and notwithstand
ing his advanced age and delicacy Of health il
was hoped that he might still be spared for a
number Of years 20 carry ON MS great work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-01
STATISTICS OF BANKS.
Figures of Interest Presented In Comp
trolIer Hepburn's Report.

troiier Hepburn's Report.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The forth.
coming report of Mr. A. Il. Hepburn,
the comptroller of the currency, shows
that 163 banks, with an aggregate cap
ital of SIS, 2S5, 900, were organized dur.
ing the year, 50 went into voluntary
liquidation and II became insolvent,
leaving a net increase for the year of
90 banks. Nearly so per cent. of the
new banks are located west of the Mis-
sissippi river aud 35 per cent. in the
southern states.
The number of banks in operation
October 81, 1892, was 3,7SS, having an
aggregate capital OF S69s, s6S, CAS- sur.
plus and undivided profits, $40, 524, l79;
individual deposits, 81, 765, 422, 9s3; bank
deposits, $3.50, 453, 2O2, and total re-
sources, So, $40. O94, s97.
The circulation outstanding shows a
net increase for the year of 49, 4s7, e66
The gold held by banks, as compared
with September 25, 1891, shows an in
crease of S21, 994, lis; surplus and
profits, increase, SO, 663, 020; individual
deposits increase, SIT. 104, 902, and
bank deposits increase, 500, 05s, 42S.
Over two-thirds of the liabilities OF
the seventeen banks reported as hav.
ing failed belong to the Maverick bank.
The comptroller gives detailed infor-
nation as to all clearing house trans.
actions for the year, the domestic ex.
change drawn by the banks, and shows
how, by means of bookkeeping substi.
tutes, the use of actual money is min
imized, less than 10 per cent. of the
business transactions being represent.
ed by money.