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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06

For the first time this session the house
met this morning with q code of rules to
govern its procedure, but owing to the
driving snow storm which visited Washing
ton to-day. the attendance of members was
small. Speaker Crisp, who only occupied
the chair yesterday for q brief period,
called the house TO order this morning.
Crisp was very huarse and his voice was
scarcely audible and to one of the reading
clerks was delegated the duty of calling
committees for reports. Finally Crisp left
the chair and yielded the gavel to Nc
MILAN of Tennessee
FTthiau of Illinois sent to the speaker for
reference IA bill placing farm implements
upon the free list. He wished to have the
bill printed in the Record, but the speaker
declined 20 recognize him, and several re-
ports were made from committees and
placed upon the appropriate calendars.
The house considering the census def
Cheney bill in committee of the whole.
Savers of Texas, in charge of the bill.
made an explanation as TO its provisions
and brought charge of extrayagance
against the administration of the census
bureau. Hundreds Of men and women. who
never ought 10 have been, were employed
in that ONCE at the instance of members of
congress. Had the superintendent of the
census bureau been left TO operate the
bereau without pressure from the outside,
to put in ofice large number of inconpe-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Fithian's Resolution.

The first attempt to enlarge the scope of
the Democratic policy of the ways and
means committee came to-day
in the form of resolution
introduced by Fithian of Illinois, directing
the ways and means committee to report d
bill placing all kinds of agricultural i'm
pliments upon the free list Fithian
thinks the proposition should have she sup
port of every Democratic representative
from the agricultural districts, and has
already received assurance of support from
Watson and his colleagues in the house.
Said Fithlan: "a B. Farquhar, the i'm
plement manufacturer, has admitted what
has often been asserted by Democrats, that
American-made implements are sold tc
foreigners cheaper than to our farm
ers. He says that we receive
the prices current in the markets
in which we sell We can't get more and
could not be expected to take less.
IF 1t is true. as Farquhar asserts, that
implements made here are sold for less to
foreign firms than to our own farmers,
does it not demonstrate that our manu-
features of implements are not in need of
protection9"
In regard to the resolution of Fithian,
Watson said: Il think it is a proposition
that viii have the support of the Peoples
party representatives if reported from the
committee. We would favor this PROPOSE
tom
Chairman Springer of the ways and
means committee was not prepared to say
his committee would receive favorably
F7ithian's resolution. He said it would not
do to put finished products on the free list
and leave raw materials subject to a tax.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Strongly Indorsed.

Mr.. Springer's policy of attacking the
Republican high tariff by separate bills, has
found Endorsement from the great political
reformist and father of tariff reform,
David a. Wells of Connecticut At the
next conference of the Democratic menu
bers of the ways and means committee a
letter win be read not only indorSing the
Springer policy as the wisest party
course this time, but intimating even if
Democrats controlled both houses of con-
cress and the executive, the separate bill
plan, rather than a measure for
general revision, would be the
wiser course. That the gentleman
whose works and essays for years served
as the chief Democratic literature in the
agitation of tariff reduction should ap-
prove the plan now adopted by the
Democratic ways and means COM
mittee is a source of qualification to
Springer and other members of the house
who stood as advocates of the separate bill
policy as opposed to the demand for an at
tempt at general revision.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Anarchists of Amerlcn.

1.-THE short seller is to-day the anarchist
of America" said John Whitaker, large
pork packer of st. Louis and Wichita,
Kan, to-day in an address to the house
committee on agriculture in advocacy of
the anti-option bill.
Whitaker said the wheat exported this
year probably averaged in price 95 cents
bushel. and if this proposed law
had been in effect it would
have brought more than 81 a bushel
He did not believe it would hurt the owners
of real grain or provisions because if
with the market would be supplied
with actual grain or provisions and
there being q smaller quantity offered
prices would be better. In New York it
was regarded necessary to sell $4,000, 900
bushels of grain to market three or four
million. We produce no coffee and for that
reason he believed in options selling in
coffee. That gave the American citizen
cheaper coffee. as it en- abled the price to
be fixed by sales of large quantity of cof-
fee not in existence. Option wheat
sales were recently begun in Liver
pool, and the practice was good
for England because she was large
importer of wheat. Whitaker said the
actual product which came upon the mar
ket had to be sold at the price fixed
by unlimited offerings and ticti-
tious buying or selling. Meat products
last year he thought would have been 10 to
90 per cent higher if they had been compel
ing with real products. In answer to a
question Whitaker said in his judgment
fictitious selling products made an Amor
NAL condition of the market, which de-
feated the law of supply and de-
mand. Whitaker said he was not
a cotton expert, but thought if
Investigated it would be found
that S,50O,000 bales produced would not
have had the damaging effect it had upon
the price but for short selling and the pub
LEGATION of numerous reports of over-pro-
duction and small consumption.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Harrison and Blaine.

A significant fact bearing either upon
Blaine's health or his relations with the
president, comes to the surface to-day in
the discovery that the government side of
the approaching negotiations with Great
Britain on the Rehring sea question
has been placed in the hands
of John w Foster of Indiana, former
minister to Spain and a personal friend of
the president The reason given IS that
Blaine's health is insufficient, but by some
it is looked upon as another evidence of
dissatisfaction of Blaine's course on the
part of the president The fact that Blaine
is thoroughly conversant with this subject
makes the action of President Harrison
more significant.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
NAME 1T.
A Religious Disease that Baf1es the Skill
of Physicians Hardened Sinners Be
come Shouters and Then Take Sick
Special to the Gazette.
evening.

Special to the Gazette
WEBSTER La, Feb 5.-A strange dis
ease, which is thought to be due partly to
physical causes and partly TO religious ex-
element. is producing rich harvest for
the doctors.
Every physician in town has been going
night and day for the last two weeks, and
the cases daily increase. It looks as though
the malady will put the whole town in bed.
About two weeks ago 4 religious revival
was begun in the Second Baptist church.
Interest in the revival was heightened by
the eloquence of the reyivalist in charge,
and within three days there was i perfect
Juror of religious enthusiasm. Hardened
sinners would attend meeting in scohing
diversion, would go again and again, and
finally would become shouting converts.
Excitement was augmented. and ten days
ago it assumed the nature of 4 physical
phenomena. Persons would attend the
meetings, and after shouting themselves
hoarse, would be taken with fever which
would put them in bed for three or four
days. 1t speedily assumed contagious
form, and came near closing the meeting.
The affected ones would be in a half deliri-
Gus state for some time when they
would recover only to be similarly af-
fiicted when they resumed attendance at the
church. For a time the municipal author
tiles contemplated declaring the services
nuisance ana CLOSING tue churCn W ofulu-
auce, but this suggestion raised such
storm of popular Indignation that the idea
was abandoned and the city marshal hts
devoted his energies to getting the afflicted
ones home from the church and calling in
physicians to attend them.
The doctors cannot diagnose the disease
or malady and are treating it purely as
local matter, but are charging regular rates
for attendance It is the first instance Of
fha kind known in this section of the cOlln-
try, and medical men are puzzled to lind
name for II
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
a semInole Assassinated.

Special to the Gazette
EUFAULA, I. T., Feb. 5.-Brief news has
just reached here of the killing of Washing
ton Bruner, wealthy, educated young
Seminole negro. He was clicking in his
fathers store at McKosukee, Seminole
Nation, a few days ago, wnen some one
stepped into the store and shot him dead
without warning. He was one of the most
intelligent and prominent citizens of the
Seminole Nation.
BLACK TIGER NOT DEAD.
Black Tiger, the noted Creek desperate
whom the Paris courts pardoned some while
back. reported as having died a peaceab.e
death of pneumonia, is still living. Parties
in from his neighborhood say he is not sick
and has not been.
AN UNPLEASANT FIND.
A gentleman hunting stock in the We
tumka mountains. few days ago, found
evidence of a mysterious tragedy in a re-
mote place in the mountains where no one
would be likely to go. He found a dead
horse, which had been tied up and permitted
to perish, and near at hand ne found a
lady's saddle and other articles that indi-
Gated that a woman had been there. The
question is what was the woman doing
there, and what became of here The gentle
man became frightened at what he found,
and without continuing his search left the
mountains and reported it.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
The Gordon Gang.

Special to the Gazette
EPAR1s, TEX, Feb. 5.-The Gordon gang,
BY their exploits and deeds of deviltry,
have thoroughly aroused the Federal au-
thorities and an expedition is being organ
lied to follow them into their haunts in the
Greek and Seminole Nation. Strong posses
are being organized bY Marshal Dickerson
of the Paris court and Marshal Yoes of
the Fort Smith court. who will have the
assistance of United States soldiers in hunt
ing them down and procuring their arrests.
At last accounts they were II Bruner Town,
in the Greek country, well armed and de-
faint. There is strong band OF them and
they are as desperate and reckless lot as
ever infested that country. They have
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06

The house ways and means committee to-
day ordered favorsbly reported bill max
ing Sandusky, Ohio, port of entry Rou-
tine business was transacted, but the
principal business of the committee, that of
tariff revision, was not discussed. The
chairman announced the appointment of the
following subcommittee Ga customs
Nessrs. Springer, Whiting and Burrows.
Internal revenue-McAIillan Shively and
Mchenna. Reciprocity and commercial
treaties-Turner, Cochran and Reed. Ad-
ministration of revenue laws-Wilson,
Stevens and Dalzell. Public debt-Mont-
gomery, Bryan and Payne.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Who Placed Alien Women in
Bureau Positions
WILL SOON BE INVESTIGATED,
Says Savers of Texas, Who Knows Whereof
He Speaks.
Shorts in Boards of Trade Are the Anarch-
lists of America, Says the Great Pork
Packer, Whitaker-Two Tariff
Blus-House Proceedings.
Told the Exact Truth.
snec,al 10 the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Congressman Joe
Savers, as chairman of the subcommittee
. on deficiency appropriations, had charge of
the bill apprOpriating 100000 for the CEN
sus donations that passed the house to-day.
IN reference thereto Mr. Sayers made Wig
OrOus attack on Superintendent Porter for
the extravaganza and inefiiciency that had
marked his conduct of the late census in al
most every detail in asserting that hun
dreds of incompetent people had been en-
ployed aud that there had been a great
waste of money. Mr.. Sayers told the exact
truth, only he did not begin TO go
far enough. Everybody in Washington
knows that Porter's administration has
been thoroughly rotten and incompetent.
He employed In the census bureau any num-
Der of women of loose morals, some of
whom were given high salaries with mere
nominal duties. Being an alien himself ne
appointed number of aliens to positions
that could have been better
filed by native Americans. A
great deal of the work turned out by his
force was so full of inaccuracies as to be
worthless for statistics, and 1t was proved
BY count that could not be refuted that
Porter's enumerators fell short of giving
the population Of New York city by
nearly two hundred thous and people,
possibly as a punishment for its Dem
ocracy. Though a black Republican him
self, Porter's shrewdness was manifested
in giving many Democrats places in his
bureau at the instance of Democratic sena-
tors and Representatives, his object
being to make himself solid with
both parties when tho time
comes to ask for money to complete his
botch-work and also have as many friends
as possible when the inevitable investiga-
ton by the Fifty-second congress should
come up. He has probably reckoned too
much on Democratic aid, however, when
the investigation comes along.
Mr. Sayers said tonight that a resolu-
ton for an investigation of the census was
now in the hands of the committee on rules.
1t will not be organized for embarrassing
purposes, and the exposure of Porter is
apt to be as complete as could be desired.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Fi,z,immons, tho murderer, Dead.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. ST. c. Fitz-
simmons. the Pittsburg murderer who cnt
his throat three times yesterday, died this
morning in the prison hospital.
HOW THE WIFE RECEIVED THE NEWS.
PlTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 5.-NIrs. Lucy
Fitzsimmons, wife of the man who commit
ted suicide in the New Orleans parish
prison yesterday, and who is undergoing
sentence in the penitentiary here as an ac-
cessory to the murder with which her hus-
band is charged, was awakened at O'Clock
this morning to receive the news of the
death of her husband at his own hands. She
was overcome with grief. followed by the
most violent demonstrations. She IS sub
ject to epileptic fits, and considerable fear
is entertained US to the effect of the shock.
The news of the suicide created great ex-
citement here
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06

having a monkey and parrot time. Nine of
them are out IN card in which they say
they are as harmonious as ever, but contra
dict themselves in the next line by adr1it-
ting that dissensions exist because some of
their number prefer to secure reform by
working inside old party lines. Tom Watson
of Georgia and Jerry Simpson are recoe-
nized as leaders of the straight and Alliance
wing, while Livingston OF Georgia is head
ing the other contingents, who want to
keep on good terms with the Democracy.
The split is serious and likely to be perma-
DenT
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06

LONDON, Feb. 5.-The correspondent of
the Times at Valparaiso says the police
guard at the house of Egan, United States
minister at Santiago, is maintained by the
Gillian authorities in view of preventing
any attack at the instance of the rough
element This fact, the correspondent says,
threatens to bring about reopening of the
difficulty with the United States. The
correspondent further says the police judge
of Valparaiso has increased the severity Of
The sentences imposed upon the assailants
of the sailors of the United States steam
ship Baltimore. This course was demanded
by the procurator. The prisoners may APP
peal from the extra sentences.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
tent persons, expenditures would have been

tent persons, expenditures would have been
very mach less.
Henderson of Iowa contended the Office
had been economically administered.
Sayers said he believed a committee
should be appointed to investigate the adj
ministration of the Office Such an investi-
cation would justify him in the statement
as to extravaganza of the bureau. After
further debate pro and con, Sayers Of
Texas offered an amendment appropriating
Sl15, 514 for subsistence of the Sioux IN
dams and calling upon the secretary of the
interior to report to the house the names Of
all employees under the direction and super
vision of the Indian bureau. The latter
clause OF the amendment was the first gen.
eral legislation TO be Incorporated upon an
appropriation bill, but no objection being
made, the amendment was adopted
The committee having arisen, the bill
passed.
Adjourned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06

The nomination of Judge Woods was: IN
der consideration again before the senate
Judiciary committee to-day. Turpie brought
before the committee number of wit
nesses to testify regarding Woods conduct
IN the Dudley case.
1t is learned that the general tenor Of the
statements made by witnesses before the
committee, are not calculated to give much
comfort to the opponents of Judge Woods
ron firmatiOn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06

SptCIaII 10 inc UdLtIIt'
EAGLE Pass. MAVERICK COUNTY, Tex,
Feb 5.-The Nugget theater, alias the
Two Republics, known also TO the fire.
quenters as 'Under the Hill, :" and recently
reopened as variety theater in
Eagle Pass, was totally destroyed by fire
this morning 1t was a large two-story
lumber building and blazed like a huge
matchbox. The fire seems to have origin
ated in the upper story on the forth side,
and when the alarm was given had already
In one hour nothing remained OF the entire
structure save a brick chimney. The loss
included furniture, stage fittings, bar fix
lures, etc, and may reach $1,000; no insur-
ance.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Ten Indictments.

MCKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEX, Feb.
Bill Willis, alias J. NJ. Jones is having
a field day with the state. There are ten
forgery indictments against him. IN the
first Willis got three years. a peculiar
feature of the cases is the testimony of
witness who unblushingly testifes that he
committed the forgery, but that the
defendant was, ikeBarkis, ''willin'." The
defendant in the second and third was also
convicted, and took his medicine, and
pleaded guilty in four more cases.
Defendants father is well-known ranch
man in the Panhandle.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
A Suspected Assassin.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
LoSGvIEw, GREGG COUNTY, TEx., Feb.
5.-Reddeck Bradford, who was suspected
of the assassination of Jim Wilson on the
night of February 3, was captured in hiding
near Yates mill on the Sabine Valley rail
road. He had his shotgun, with one barrel
discharged and the other loaded with No.
shot. The shot picked out of Wilson's head
and the wall we-e No. shot, making a
good link in the chain of circumstantial
evidence. He is a brother to the blind
negro who so murderously cut his woman
here about two years ago and who is serv-
ing q term in the penitentiary, being the
first blind man ever convicted of attempt TO
murder Nearly all of his many brothers
have served terms in the penitentiary for
yiciouSneSs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
A Suspected Robber.

SAN SABA, SAN SABA COUNTY, TEX, Feb.
Son last Wednesday evening stone
cutter named O'Leary, late of Waco, while
riding about three miles from town was
stopped by masked robber, who demanded
O'Leay's money, and upon his refusal was
shot in the head and leg by the robber, who
then took some $50 from him. O'Leary
was drunk at the time, but managed to get
stated that in the fight one shot seemed to
have been fired accidentally, shooting the
robber in the left hand and then striking
O'Leary in the leg. To-day Sheriff Hudson
arrested a young man named Degraves
who was seen IN the road near the robbery
on that evening. Degraves has the end Of
his finger shot off and is being held under
$1,000 bond to appear at the examining trial
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Did Not Wait for a Meeting.
Special to the Gazette.

WACO. TEX, Feb. 81. S. Bonner of the
Tyler Record arrived here yesterday, and
shortly after received a warning from a
friend that j. B. Gerald, the McLen-
nan county representative in the
state legislature would probably in
terview him . in regard to recent
personal references to Mr. Gerald through
the columns of his paper. His reply was
that he could be seen by any one and at any
time. Mr.. Gerald subsequently appeared
on the street looking for Bonner, but the
latter was needed in Tyler and he left on
the first train
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Alter National Banks.

The Fidelity bank scandal of Cincinnati,
the Sixth national bank scandal OF New
York. ana various other breaches of trust
by national bank officials, found a culminat-
i've echo in o bill drafted by Mr. Walker of
Massachusetts which the house committee
on banking and currency authorized favor
ably reported to the house. The bill pro-
vides that national banks shall not make
loans TO officials or employees except by d.
rection of a vote Of the board of directors
and reports of loans to officers of the bank
shall be made to the comptroller of cur
renew
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
A beautiful but destructive sight.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Feb. 5.-A beautiful
but destructive sight was witnessed last
night by people along the levee when the
coaloarge owned by the side steamship
Huntington was cut adrift and she fioated
down stream a mass of flames. ThN fire
among the coal on the barge had gainsd full
Roadway when she struck the floating ele-
vator alongside the steamship Texas, and
broke it loose The two vessels glided down
stream together. The coalbarge was COM
pletely destroyed. The loss is $1,000. The
elevator was taken in tow and saved with
out damage.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Killed at Glory.

Special TO the Gazette.
MOUNT VERNON. FRANKLIN COUNTY, TEX,
Feb. 5.-Yesterday Matthew Alexander,
white, shot and killed Bill Holley, colored,
at place near Winsboro called Glory. 1t is
claimed that Alexander was justifable. He
surrendered, and upon examination was re-
leased on $500 bond.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Midland Criminal Notes.

Special to the Gazette
MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEX, Feb.
5.-District court has adjourned. Only two
indictments were found, both felonies.
The Morrow boys, tried for cattle theft
to-day, were acquitted.
The jail is empty
]. G. White was to-day taken in charge
by an old man from Dallas, armed with a
warrant of arrest. The old gentleman said
that White had swindled him some time
since by means of 4 bogus check White
mas no people here, but says that he is q
nephew Of Dr. Agnew, who attended Presi-
dent Garfield.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Big Blaze Mt Bowie.

Srecial to the Gazette
BOWIE, MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEX, Feb. 8.
The liquor house of NJ. II. St. John was
insurance $780, building valued ut $500,
insured for 500. The cause is supposed to
have been a defective fiue. Bowie's new
waterworks system got in its work and
saved the town from destruction.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-06
Patent Fruits ana Flowers.

Bum of North Carolina proposes to apply
the patent system to the department OF ag-
riculture with the hope of bringing about
beneficent effects. The bill introduced by
him to-day provides that any person who
has invented or discovered new and use
full plant, fruit or flower may patent the
invention or discovery.