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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
COCK AND BULL TALK
Whole Agitation of the Demo.
cratic Party for Silver
is TO DOWN ROGER Q. MILLS.
That is What the Star of the Capital City Says
About Il.
Mr.. hIlgore o. Texas Expresses His opin-
ion on the SubJect-rke Wool Tariff
Bill-Mississippi River Improve
ment-HOuSe Proceedings.
is TO DOWN ROGER Q. MILLS.
a silly Story.

Special TO the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-Concerning the
effort of the silver advocates 10 hurry
free coinage bill through the house, the
what interesting but false ard
silly story, the point of which
is seen in the following extract:
THE immense hurry of the silver people to
get free-coinage bill before the house,
when it is apparent that they can
get the bill through without any
such display of haste. has been hard
who have been importuned TO take
part in the movement One eX-
PLANTATION of it is found in the report
that the movement is being engineered by
members of the Texas delegation and their
friends for the embarrassment of Mr..
Mills. The Texas ,senatorship is supposed
to be involved in the matter. Mr.. Mills
has taken a position against free
coinage, which it is believed Will
make him unpopular at home. Mr.. Culber-
son is 4 free silver man, as are also the
other members of the Texas delegation, and
it is said that they are trying TO get the
matter before the house as soon as possible
so as to force Mr. Mills to declare
his position in the house. Mr..
Mills reputation for courage leads to the
impression that If the question comes up he
viii not attempt to dodge 1t and that he
will follow such q course as may injure his
chances of election 70 the senate. 1t
is suspected that this is being engineered
in the interest of Mr.. Culberson.n As a
matter of fact there is no undue haste about
the bill and the men who are for it know
that the opposition want nothing so much
as delay.
This story is ridiculous and without
shadow of truth" said Col. Kilgore. I'VE
are for free silver as an independent propo-
sition and not 10 iniure Mr.. Mills candidacy
or help that of some one else. We willget
the Dill up in the course of few days, and
have but little doubt that it will pass"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
Al but Fltteen.

The silver men have secured about one
hundred and twenty names to the petition
asking that the silver bill be made a
special order in the house. None but Dem
ocrats who will vote for free coinage being
asked to sign, but fifteen to whom
the petition has been handed declined
to sign on some reason or other. Some
said they thought it was giving undue
prominence to silver and making it para
mount to the tariff. Silver men say, not
withstanding statements to the contrary,
they are confident of securing considera-
ton for the bill. They are de-
ter1nined to put every man in the
house on record on the question. There is
a sentiment among many members Of the
house, including some unquestioned free
coinage men, in favor of an early report Of
tariff bills from the ways and means COM
mittee and of keeping them before the
country so as to prevent giving undue
prominence to the silver question.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14

The Democratic members of the ways
and means committee had another prolonged
conference on the Springer wool bill to-day.
The result was an agreement on the rates
of duty to be imposed in the bill on
manufactured wool. sThe result Of the
conferences was favorable to the low tariff
members of the committee, reducing all
duties below 40 per cent under the present
law as well as those above 40 per cent. No
agreement reached yet to be voted on as
whole
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
READING lrnr be 1presticated.

Lawyers here say it will probably not be
difIicult to find the necessary power to in
vestigate the recent Reading railroad and
coal deal, but there is no ground for
the belief the interstate commission
will interfere. Commissioner Morrison
said this morning: ''There is nothing in
the mere fact of CONSOLE
dation of interstate railroads to
whatever extent you choose that implies a
conflict with the interstate commerce law"
a number of members OF congress, how
ever, favor such inquiry.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
Nominated and ELECTED.

There is much diversity of opinion here
over Senator Hills future conduc.
and how it will affect his presi-
dental chances. The straight-ou,
Democrats of the uuterrifed sort
who hate mugwumpery have an abiding
faith in Hill and don't think it possible for
him TO go wrong. They swear he will be
nominated and elected.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
The Rock Island

Special 10 the Gazette.
BKLcH vR. TEX. Feb. NV. T. Bren-
dioe and ~. 4. Bushan, Rock Island, ar
rived In Il Ne city tonight and will begin
sounding ted river north of town to-mor-
row with a view of finding more suitable
crossing tina the one on the line first sur
veyed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
To Improve the mississippi.

The senate committee or commerce de-
cided to recommend the adoption of a more
liberal policy for the improvement Of the
great international waterway, the Missis-
sippi river 1t was decided the bill re-
Gently introduced by Gibson of Louisiana
was best adopted TO secure satisfactory re-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14

The net pro. sts Of the Harvard foot ball
team last year were something over $l0,-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
THE MIXED RACE OF INDIA.
The Inciinations of the People Are
More European Than Native.
Ponnlar seience

Popular Science.
Eurasia has no boundaries. 1t lies, a
varying social fact, all over India. thick in
the great cities, thickest in CaiclJta, where
the conditions Of climate and bread winning
are most suitable; where, moreover, Euras-
ian charities are most numerous. Where
ever Europeans have come and gone these
people have sprung up in weedy testimony
Of them-these people who do not go, who
have received somewhat in the feeble in
heritance of their blood that makes it pos
sible for them to live and die in India.
Nothing will ever eXierminate Eurasia !;
it cliBgs TO the sun and the soil, and is mar
velously propagative within its own bor-
deTs- There is no remote chance of its ever
being reabsorbed by either of its origin al
elements; the prejudiees of both Euro
pcans and natives are far too vigorous too
permit OF much iDtermarriage with iat of
people who are neither one nor the other.
Occasionally an up-eountry planter, pre-
destined TO a remote and 'iungly" exist
ence, comes down TO Calcutta and draws
his bride from the upper circles Of Eurasia.
ms not so often now as formerly. Oeca-
sionally, too, young Scotchman with the
r,d OF Scotland fresh on his cheeks isg car
RED OF by his landlady's daughter. while
Tommy ATKINS falls comparatively easy
prey. -
The sight of a native with a haIf-caste
wife is much rarer. for there Eurasian as
we'll as native antipathy comes into opera
ton. The whole conscious inclination of
Eurasian life, in habits, tastes, religion and
most of all in ambition, is toward the Euro
pean and away from the native stand
point.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
ROW OVER A MINE.
A Three=Cornered Fight
Near Sonora.
CATHOLIC PRIEST ROBBED.
Lured Into the Country and His Waltz
ables Tallen-A Chinese Murdered
for His Honey.
rHoLIc PRIEST ROBBED.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

SONORA, Dec. I9.-On Saturday at Chero-
kee a Mexican named jose Rico and an
Italian, Angelo Spiraro. became involved in
a row with John Thomas, Freedman,
over mining claim. Thomas shot Rico
twice, once through the left arm and again
in the head, the latter ball glaneing over the
skull and infiicting only scalp wound.
The pistol. six-shooter failing to fire after
the second shot. Thomas used 1t as club,
and went for Rico in a savage manner,
knocking him down and beating him Sc
verely over the head with the weapon.
While he was leaning over The PROSTATE
form of Rico, Spiraro, RicO's partner, as
sailed Thomas with a shovel and beat him
almost to insensibiliiy, ehopping his head
III a frightfnl manner, but strange to say in
heting no fatal wounds.
The row occurred over a mining property,
which was claimed by both parties. Rico
and Spiraro had been in possession of the
claim for some years, so it is said, and re-
Gently Thomas posted notices OF location
upon the property. On Saturday, while
survey was being made on the ground, the
parties met and fight followed. Rico and
Thomas were brought to town ana their
many wounds treated. Spiraro escaped
without injury. The courts will now. ia all
probability. decide the ownership of the
disputed ground.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
KANSAS BOODLERS.
Guilty, Probably, but They VIII Not
Be Prosecuted.

dc FtOSGCLSSu.
WICHITA, Kans.. Dec. 19-Wichita has
been for some days in the throes of a Doodle
Alderman sensation. The deposition of
John V. Moffit filed in the United States
court here, duplicates seven prominent citi-
zeBs who have served the city ia the COM
mon Council. The city refused to accept
Jasperite pavement on Minnesota avenue,
which was laid by Robert F. Wilson, con-
tractor, at cost Of nearly 100000. The
result was salt of Wilson tn recover the
money. There has been considerable talk
of money having been used to get the con-
tract for Wilson, but nothing definite was
heard until the deposition OF Moffitt was
fled
MOffitt is territorial agent of the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company.
and his deposition was taken before Probate
Judge John Fox at Fl Reno. 1t states in
substance that he (Moffit) was engaged by
Contractor Wilson to help him secure the
contract. Moffitt says be asked a promi-
nent Councilman what il would cost to get
the support Of seven Councilmen. He re-
piled that seven Councilmen had been
offered 5000 each, but would vote for Will
sons proposition for 500 each. Moffitt
then reported 20 Wilson that he could GET
the contract for $1,000 for the City Council
and $4,000 for attorneys fees. James r..
Hallowell was the attorney. Moffitt saws
the money was placed in envelopes for the
COnncilmen and left at HallOwelps
Office. He states that he was present when
one Of the Councilman took his envelope
and saw another one count out his roll of
bills. The deponent goes into details.
IL Is thought the contract will be ipyali
dated. but there is very little talk Of prose-
cutting the Councilmen. The CounciInen
who voted for Wilson's proposition were:
Fritz SchRitzler. n wealthy wholesale liquor-
dealer; James Mercer, liveryman: John
Herrig. cigar manufacturer; ID, O. Will
liams. grocer; w. l.. johnson, a miller:
Robert Carson. proprietor of planing-mill.
and Ben ii. Downing. a pensioner and
politician.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20

well ride on the down trip, and accordingly
designed a small platform car, which slides
under the main ear, for the descent. On
this the horses ride down. the ear running
by gravity. The arrangement has been in
successful use since March, 1889.
The down IriD is regularly made In thirty
minutes, but the cars sometimes come down
in half that time. without stops. The
horses, or mules. take very kindly to the
arrangement. For the passenger the trip is
fell OF interest. Eaelid avenue is beauti-
full drive. and you rush along between rows
IF peppers at the ratT of ffteen miles an
hour, with elimipses of beautiful orange
groves on either hand. The whole fair
valley stretches out before you and the
Chino sugar factory is one of the prominent
landmarks. Winter visitors to southern
California should make it point to visit
Ontario and make trip over this gravity
line
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
Spiders Webs for Telescopes.
washington Letter to Boston transcript.

washington Letter 10 boston transcript.
The astronomers of the Naval Observa-
tory have looked all over the world for
spiders webs. Such gossamer filaments
spun by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are utilized in
telescopes for cross lines extended a. right
angles with each other across the field of
view. SO as TO divide the latter into mathe-
nautical spaces. Threads OF cobweb are
employed for the purpose because they are
wonderfully strong for their exceeding
fiaeness, and also for the reason
that they are not affected by
moisture or temperature, neither ey panding
nor contracting under any conditions.
Specimens were obtained from China, be-
cause. it was imagined that the large
spiders OF that country wou perhaps pro-
duce a particularly excellent quality of web.
However, il was found that the best web is
spun by spiders of the United States, such
as are plentiful in the neighborhood of
ashington. Accordingly, expeditions are
made early in June each year TO get from
the fences and barns hereabouts the cecoons
OF the big turtle back"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
PAID THE PENALTY.
One nurderer Who Was Killed nost
ExpeditiOusiy. .

Ouc IiuTueTer WHO was Killed Host
Expeditiousiy.
SING SING. N Y, Dec. 19-Fred Nc
Guire was executed by electricity in prison
this morning. McGnire was a farmland
employed BY Noah Gregory at Hiddletowu,
n. Y, and the crime for which he paid the
penalty was the brutal murder of his en-
ployef's wife for the purpose of securing
S1O0 known to be in the house. He first
shot her, and then stamped on her head,
crushing 1t like an eggshell. Bloody foot
prints on the doorstep led to his arrest and
conviction.
The execution was the most successful vet
performed in the Sing Sing prison. There
were only two applications CT the cleo
trodes. and the second was only as pre-
cautionary measure, as the condemned man
was dead from the first shock of 1900 volts.
The flesh where the electrodes were applied
gave no signs OF burning, and the witnesses
detected no 0dor Of burning flesh, as in pre-
vious executions. Mcclure was very cool
and collected throughout. The attendant
physician says he was dead in twelve Sec
0ndS after the first shock.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
THREE FATALLY HURT.
Terrific Explosions in Large Eastern
Fuse Factory

Hartford. Conn. Dec. 19-Three ter
rife explosions in rapid succession this even
ing destroyed about half OF the large fuse
factory OF Ensign, Blckford 81 Co. of
Simsbury. Three persons were badly in
jured and will probably die. The factory
burst into flames, but they were quickly
extinguishcd.
The names Of those probably hurt are
Hattie Holcomb. Annie Carver and William
OBrien. Three or four other employees
escaped with slight cuts and bruises.
There were four successive explosions.
The shock caused by the first threw nearly
every employe In the factory 10 the floor.
The majority of them. however, managed to
get out of the building before it fell, and
thus escaped with slight hurts. The cana q
OF the explosion is not known.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
VICTORIA SHIPPING NEWS.
The Schooner Hatcyon Fitting Out for
a Sealing Cruise.

a Sealing Cruise.
VICTORIA, Il. C., Dec. l9-The sealing
schooner Allie T. Agcr arrived at the outer
wharf this afternoon to make purchases.
She leaves tomorrow.
Members of tile cid Victoria Jockey Club
are endeavoring to form a syndicate with
view of purchasing the Victoria Driving
Park and forming u new jockey club.
The schooner Haleyon is at present being
fitted for sealing cruise. Sne will sail
under the name Of the Vera. The schooner
has been reeoppered and reftted, but is the
same lively looking craft.
1t is understood that the steamer Premier
IS TO change her flag and become British
ship. The duty on the repairs now being
done would be so heavy when she returned
to the United States that ii is cheaper TO
change her register. The Premier Will not
return to her old ronte on the Sound, but
viii probably run TO Alaska.
The bark River Ganges cleared to-day for
London with cargo valued at about $780,
600. Among other FIRE ght are four teen casks
Of furs and $4,000 eases Of salmon.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Chicago policemen use bicycles.

chicago policemen use bicycles.
The China-St. Petersburg canal is 4472
miles long.
There are 5000 postmistresses In this
country.
''Scumgullian" is the euphonious name OF
a new town.in Georgia.
The Lord Chief Justice of England Is also
the principal Coroner.
Brandy is the invention OF the French.
ana has been known to the world for nearly
600 years.
About third of the entire population Of
the world speak the Chinese language or its
allied dialects.
Martha d. Str cklaud has been admitted
to practice law al Memphis, Tenn.
The sea water originally put in the great
aquariums at the Crystal Palace Sydenham,
In 1854, Is said TO be still used there, having
been used over and over since that time a
record without parallel in the history of
similar Institutions.
The Romans in the time of Cicero and
Augustus took breakfast from to IN the
morning, luncheon at IL or /, and about 3
the coena or principal meal of the day, cor
responding with our dinner. Concurrently
we read of some not dining till sunset.
A culinary academy" has been formed
among the leading chefs of Paris. The
members are thirty in number, and they
meet once month in an establishment In
the Passage Saulnier, under the leadership
OF cox attached TO one OF The most eele-
brated restaurants in Paris.
There has been remarkable decrease I'm
the prison population of England and Wales
since 1877. which j. worth noticing. In the
hail year ended 1873 tie prisoners amounted
TO 70, S33; in 1883 the figures for The whole
year had gone down to ii. $50, and In 1892
the number was q. 663.
AS continents are formed one par of the
waters OF the seas is transported TO them in
the form OF lakes, rivers, eternal SHOWS,
glaciers and organized substances. Owing
10 these actions the waters Of the oceans
nave been constantly diminishing aud their
ieVeis lowered correspondIngly.
One thousand acres of land In fancy
County, do. owned BY ST. Louis men. are
fnc!osed by wire fence eight feet high and
used for deer park. This fence is con-
structed around the hill slopes so that the
deer may leap over into the park. but can
not get back. They become very gentle and
are never molested.
A special from Fargo. n. d., SAYS: Charles
Haltimo OF SberbrooE, has failed for $780,
900 He was unable to realize on paper
taken for horses he had sold to the amount
of $4,000 or S40,0 900 and was forced to the
wall. Ii IS said many farmers who bought
hnrses OF bin will lose, as the horses were
mortgaged. Haltimos has disappeared.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
NOT A CRIME,
An Interesting Decision Regarding
Election Assessments,

PORTLAND, Dec. ia jury in the State
Circuit Court this afternoon found a YER
dict in favor of Captain George Ii. Moffett,
editor Of the Evening Telegram. who was
charged with criminal libel upon w. l..
Lightner d others.
The alleged libel consisted in an article
published in the Evening Telegram prior to
the city election last June. charging Light
ner and number of others with levying
assessments on gambling houses and the
inmates of the houses OF iil-repute to be
used IN carrying the election for the Repub-
liean ticket Judge Sha;tuck instructed the
jury that the levying of assessments to be
used in political campaign was not a
crime, and that, therefore, no libel had
been committed. The verdict was accord
ingiy found for the defendant.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
FO0TRACING AT SANTA ANA.
Morris Ties the Worlds Record for
One Hundred and Fifty Yards.

SANTA ANA. Dec. 19.-Tom Morris de-
feated E. l.. Stevens, the Colorado cyclone,
in the l50-yard foOtrace here to-day. win
ming by fifteen feet in lax seconds. The
race was for $1,000. No bets were made,
as there was no Stevens money. The
worlds record for this distance is l4B sec
onds, and is held by Splinter named
Hutehens, of England. Considering the
fact that the track was slow and stiff
breeze blowing, the time is remarkable.
james Quirk of Canada. who was defeated
by Morris here a few days ago, wants an
other match for a $1,000 or $4,000 purse.
Quirk says he can beat Morris. and claims
that he got an uneven start. The race will
profanity ha made
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
A PRIEST ROBBED.
Enticed Away to Attend an Alleged
Dying Man.

SAN EERNARDINo, Dec. 19.-Saturdsy
night an Individual called at the residence
OF Father O'Rlelly. a Catholic priest of this
city, asking the father II hurry with him
to the bedside of a dying man living beyond
Cotton. The priest hurriedly made arrange
ments and got into the buggy of the stranger
to drive there. After they had passed Col
ton the stranger, who was MeXi an, over
powered the priest, robbed him of his
watch and money and then put him out in
the middle of the road. leaving him 10 find
his way back TO Cotton. Strangely enough.
the robber came TO this citv this afternoon
AID endeavored to sell the priests watch
and gold crucifx. and was promptly ar,
rested. The prisoner refuses to disclose his
name.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
CLARK MOORE DEMURs.
Alleged Flaws i'm the Indictments
Against Him.

FRESNO, Dec. 19.-This morning, in the
Superior Court, Clark Moore. by his attor-
neys. filed demurrers to the indictments
against him charging him with being access
sorry after the fact of murder in harboriDg
Evans and Sontag. The demurrers are
based on the ground that mole than one Of
Tense is charged in each of said indictments.
There are other grounds, but they are the
usQai ones
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
THEY SOLD THE WHEAT.
Woodland Warehousemen Rob Their
Clients.

WOODLAND, Dee. 19.-Meirill g. Nelson,
who conducted the Knights Landing ware
house, are charged with stealing Isl tons of
wheat stored with them by Hays 81 Gar
route. Hays 81 Garroutte stored with them
1900 sacks in September, and Merrill IL
Nelson sold 151 tons in San Francisco for
$685. so. The stolen wheat WAS not missed
TIL the grain was ready to be shipped few
days ago. Merrill was arrested in Sacra-
mento at the residence of his mother. He
appears idiotieally insane and is unable TO
give any account Of himself Nelson's
whereabouts is unknown. He is thought to
be In Mexico
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
rIURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
Body of Wealthy Chinese Rancher
Found Near Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 19.-The body of n
Chinaman was found this morning on the
Wilmington road, one-quarter Of a mile
south Of the Santa Fe track. 1t is supposed
TO he the body OF wealthy Chinese rancher
and robbery was the object. The head was
battered in a horrible manner Beneath the
body was the blood-stained club with which
the deed was committed. Everything
showed that terrible struggle had occurred,
but where the body was found there was no
Indication of any struggle. The suppositlon
is the murder was committed at some other
point and the body dragged to where it was
found.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Dr. Francis Charles Scott Sanders, for
merly manager of the London Lyric CHM
was Yesterday sentenced to six years penal
servItude for having forged the name of the
Earl of LondesbOrough to check for G3733.
L. W; Moss and r. +. Preusser, members
OF the New York Consolidated Stock Ex-
change, failed yesterday morning. The
former was interested IN 1870 shares of
Rock Island, Union Pacific, New ENGLAND
Erie aad North American. Preusser was
long 1000 shares of Atchison and Rock
Island ~-