Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-01
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lngs was aucrioned of at Chickering Hall,
New York, for s75,7l5.
Heirs OF ex-senator Joseph Z. Mcdonald
Of Indiana are contesting his viii on the
ground that it was made under undue in
Huence Of his wife.
Famine prevails in Northern Hungary,
and 10000 inhabitants of the country Of
Arva are in the pangs OF distress equalling
that prevalent in Russia.
AL efforts to form gigantic lumber trust
in Pennsylvania have failed, and it is quite
likely that even existing rates viii be
seriously cut before long.
Arthur Wilson, Jr, son of the owner OF
Tanby Croft. where the celebrated bac-
carat scandal occurred, has welded Miss
Alice Cecil Agnes Fleming.
The net gold coin and bullion now in the
treasury is Sl2O 73l. Ola, an increase of over
81, Do, 600 since February l, and decrease
CT $4,000, 600 since january.
Bill Nye came near being ridden on rail
by grangeIs who went TO h ar him speak st
Fort Dodge, Iowa, and who thought they
didn't get the fun they paid for.
The Iowa senate joint resolution has
passed asking congress to pass q law re-
curing the election of Uuited States sena-
tors by a direct vote of the people.
Thirteen new cases Of typhoid fever have
developed in New York within the last
twenty-four hours. All patients have been
removed &c the Riverside Hospital.
At The Dalles, Oregon, three shocks of
earthquake were felt at 2:55 yesterday.
The vibrations were north and south and
lasted about four seconds. No serious dam
age reported.
II is now estimated at London that tire
immense number of 46, OOO miners will cease
work in fortnight in efforts to prevent
masters from putting into effect the scheme
to reduce wages.
George Gould says his fathers illness is
not serious. He passed a very comfortable
night and IS some better. Mr.. Gould could
not say when his father would start on his
Southwestern trip.
Treasurer NJ. M. Holbert and Director T.
H. Greene of the cattle feeding and dis
tilling company, were nominally arrested
at Cincinnati by being requested to go be-
fore Commissioner Hopper.
An Oporto correspondent gives the details
of frightful storm reproted there Saturday
and he says: 1t is reported that 300 boats
are lost and 5000 persons drowned. The
loss of life is probably great
Lieut.. George Edward Krapf of the Ger
man army was arrested on board the Au-
raunia as she came into New York on a
charge of embezzling 1000 marks. He had
over IL, 900 marks or his person.
President of Whisky Trust Greenhut
was arrested in Peoria and gave bail in the
sum of S12, 500 for his appearance before the
United States court in Boston next Mon
day, where, it is understood, his cases will
be tried.
At Galveston Henry Burkhardt, an en-
ploye of the Galveston Western railway, in
attempting to board rapidly moving train
on that road, was hurled beneath the car,
two sets of trucks passing over his right
leg He will die.
Berlin since Saturday night has been per-
fectly quiet and there has not been a single
disturbance that called for armed police in
reference. It is believed that the dis
orderly movement has spent its force and
no further trouble is to be unprecedented.
Whitelaw Reid, American minister, and
NJ Jules Roche, minister of commerce of
France, have arrived at an agreement for
the establishment OF commercial treaty
between France and the United States
Roche Will introduce bill into the cham
Der of deputies next Tuesday to ratify the
agreement.
a crazy shoemaker named Revell, who
resides at Broadswords, in England,
killed his four-year-old children by cutting
their threats. He then attempted 70 kill
himself, and, though he did not infict
wounds that were instantly fatal, he is in
precarious condition.
Representative Springer is confined to
his house suffering from complication of
disorders. He is experiencing a severe
attack Of grip, which is aggravated by
erysipelas and arrangement of his nervous
bgSlGul. II - uOI SApGClSu uG w III NC dBlO
to resume his legislative duties for two
weeks.
John D. Rockefeller has given another
81, OOO, GOO TO the University of Chicago.
This makes the donors total contribution
to what promises to be one of the greatest
educational institutions of the world
the great sum Of 100000. None of
this last 81, 0O0, 900 Is to be used for current
expenses, but is an endowment to so remain !
forever.
Yesterday eighty members surrounding |
the mining towns near the City of Mexico
held a meeting in favor Of the reelection of |
President Diaz. A committee was APP
pointed to convey the resolutions adopted |
to President Diaz. In replying to the reso-
buttons President Dtaz said he would con-
tinue to do everything in his power to pro-
mote the peace and progress of the country. |
The supreme court of the United States |
has extinguished the last hope of the two |
imprisoned anarchists by affirming the de- |
cision of the supreme court of Illinois and |
the circuit court Of the United States. in the |
cases Of Samuel Fielden and Michael |
Schwab VS.. the Warden of Joliet Peniten- |
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