Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-29
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The Democratic standing committees OF |
Cumberland and Clinton counties, Penn,
elected Cleveland delegates to the state
convention
A Berlin cable, $50 last night, says the
situation appears to have greatly improved
The police have completely regained the
upper hand.
J. B. Bush, postmaster at Dillon, Iowa,
has confessed the embezzlement from the
government of upwards of $1,000 and has
been bound over to the Federal grand jury
Chairman Aiidgley's order TO withdraw
the new Kansas sugar rates was o0eyed
only by the Rock Island. Both the Atchi-
son and Missouri Pacific refuse point
blank to cancel their new tariffs.
Chief of Police F. D. Houck of Van Blu
remark, has arrested a negro there as the
party who committed the assault at Sedalia
a descriptive telegram was received from
Sedalia which fits his description exactly.
By dynamite explosion at North Grove,
Ind. yesterday, the only saloon in the city
was blown to atoms. For two years past
the temperance element has been trying to
have the saloon removed end the feeling
was very bitter against it.
Two fatal accidents, in which three men
were killed, occurred in two of the Ana
conda, Mont, mines yesterday. Both were
the result of falling ground. The names
of the dead are: jeffrey Cane, Thomas
Carroll and Frank r. Doyle, all single.
A fire in New York yesterday broke out
in the establishment of Patterson & Co.'S
marbleworks on Eleventh avenue, de-
stroyed that building, also Branweller
company's piano factory and other prop
crty in the vicinity. Loss between $780,
600 and $4,000.
Yesterday fire was discovered coming
from the cellar of the large clothing estab-
lishment of Smith, Gray & Co. at Fulton
street, Flatbush avenue and Nevins street,
Brooklyn. At4:30 O'Clock the entire build
ing was destroyed. Several other adjacent
buildings were also destroyed. Loss,
$72O,OOO.
Ex-Governor Elias c. Conway was acct
deutly burned to death in his house III
Little Rock yesterday. 1t Is supposed he
was asleep at the time. For many years
before the late war he was one Of the most
conspicuous men in the state. He was
several times state auditor aud served two
terms as governor.
John Seger shot and seriously wounded
Mrs. Elfirs at Byer Col, and then shot
himself, dying instantly. Segler and Mrs.
Elfrs had been living together. Segler has
been away for the past two weeks and when
he returned he found Mrs. Elfirs had trans
ferred her affections to man named
Charles Knapp, This aroused his jealousy
and the shooting was the result.
The Berlin mobs yesterday were led by
several nee carrying naked swords. While
the police were engaged in suppressing
these disturbances a policeman had his
skull fractured. owing to his being struck
on the head by bottle thrown from
house. OF the many persons arrested yes
terday on charges in connection with the
riots. only twenty-three have been detained
in custody.
indianapolis is in q riotous state. q Mayor
Sullivan ordered the police to assist the
street railway company in an endeavor to
run cars. At O'Clock three cars started,
each having five or six policemen aboard
When the first car reached the Louisiana
street stables the strikers attacked it and
soon had it in the gutter. Then the police
hsgan to make arrests. Two patrol wagons
went to the station house loaded
About week ago Supervisor French of
Brooklyn, in a moment of absent minded.
ness. tore a $50 bill in two by accident, and
lost one of the pieces. He forwarded the
piece he retained to Washington and asked
for new bill He was surprised yester
day by reply from the treasury depart
ment informing him that the other half Of
the bill had got there ahead Of his, and that
John DAILY was before him in application
for new bill
The Spanish steamer San Albania, La
gasvega, master, of Bilboa, Spain, nine
DAYS from New Orleans for Norfolk to coal
thence TO Hamburg, Germany, encountered
heavy gale of Virginia She struck OF
outer shoals off Hogg island and shortly
afterwards worked OFF. She anchored ant
lay afioat for about four hours when sht
went ashore again, this time on the beach
Shortly afterward sailor, q PHILIPPINE
islander, jumped overheard on a plank an'
made an attempt to swim ashore, but wa
taken out by the current and drowned
Value of the ship is about 100000.