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Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-30
You
Forgot

to send something to some
body and have received gifts
from others you expected
noting from.
Two days remain in which to
get square"
We have a lot Of useful and
beautiful things that fit the
case exactly-at after Xmas
low prices.
~Her pretty. slippered loot Is always
apleasing memory New Year calling,
We have the daintiest White
Kid Oxfords and Slippers
for this and other receptions
that curve at the toe without
pinching, and arch at the in
step with poetic sweep-and
they cost less than most
where's, tool
lERst Store, Main Floor
You remember the chrysan-
themum exhibition we made
and its attendant g'ories-a
wide choice of these floral
effects for New Year deco
rations at modest prices.
West store-seoond Floor
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
S. W, lOhAX DEAD.
SUFFERING FROM NERVOUS
REGISTRATION
Over Business Troubles, He, in II Mo-
ment Of Mental Alteration, Sends
aBullet Through His Heart.

VERNON, Texas, July 25-tspeclnl)
A cloud of gloom spread over our city
this morning when the word came down
town that s. W. Lomul, cashier Of
the First National bank, here, had shot
and instantly killed himself.
About daylight he arose from his bed.
and asked his wife why they had call
ed him so earlyT' She replied that no
one had called him. lie then stepped into
the porlor, which adioined his bed
chamber. and IN few moments the re-
port Of pistol was heard. Members of
the family rushed to the parlor only to
find husband and father dead.
The shot took effect over the left nip.
pie, passing through the heart aud caus-
ing death Instantly.
When the State National bank closed
its doors Friday afternoon. ran was
made on the First National. of which
Mr.. LomAX was cashier. While tile
banks funds We're not exhausted, at a
meeting of the banks officers Friday
night It was concluded that it was
best not TO open Saturday morning, as
there was probability of the run on
the hank being continued, and they
would be compelled 10 close.
The closing Of the bank proved upon
Cashier Lomax's mind, aud he wus
seized with nervous prostrltion. and II
was noticed by those who saw him
that his mind was not In It's normal
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
The Hutchinson, Oklahoma and Gulf
Heading South.
THE DOWNFALL THREATENED
ofthe Central Tranic Association by
the Withdrawal or the "Big Four"
The Intcr-Continenta Road-Per-
sonal-Brakes and Couplings.
CONDEMNED RaIlrona 1,lmo ranle.

Ueaving Time)
Texas and iic-Isast.bound, 500
a. M, % a. M, 1O;35 a. M, l:10 y.
M GAO p. IN. West-bound: g;05 am.
Texas and Pacific, Transcontinentai
p. m.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas- North.
bound; No. ., arrives. 1920 a. M, de-
parts, 1o:35 a. M. No. /. arrives. ! %
p. M, departs, $50 p. m: No. 10, ar
fIiveS o:l0 a. M, departs, 9;25 u. IN.
South.bonnd; No /. arrives, $50 y. m.
departs, T;25 p. m; No. 3. arrives, 500
a. m, departs, $40 a. M; No. 10 ar.
riyes, 100 p. m, departs, $40 p. m.
Fort Worth and Denver North-bound:
lo:jO a. m, 5.l5 p IN.
Houston and Texas Ccntral-Sou;h.
bound; S:35 a. m, 6;lO p. NJ
Santa Fe-South-bound: No |. $50 u.
NJ; no; II, 1910 p. m. North-bound.
No, ., 500 p. M; No II. G:30 a. IN.
Cotton Belt route-E ast-bound: S;45
a. m, 0.05 p. m.
Fort Worth and Rio Grande-No. Q,
arrives, $40 .. M; No. l, departs, 1:1O
y. IN.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

DALLAS, Texas, July % Especially
The big rcll estate, loan and collection
agency Of Murphy y Bolnna Iohn T..
Murphy and Charles r. Bolauz. hlther-
10 regarded as one Of the solid institutions
of the state, rs well US one of the lnrg,
est. made general assignment Of all
property, real aud personal, today for
the benefit of creditors Il. r. loughbo.
day last this house, for The first time In
rough WAS named MS assignee, On Saur.
It's history, suspended payment did not
have the cash TO honor the cheeks pre-.
scented. Their business was enormous,
and hundreds Of property owners left
all their business with the fallcn firm.
IN addition they placed thousands of
dollars for home aud foreign people with
money 10 loan, aud this branch Of the
business was very large Saturday II
was announced that the firm had incor-
pOrntod ns the Murphy BOlnnz Land aud
Loan company. Yesterday Secretary o.
State George A. Smith rnn nm attach
met on property 81 the firm and this
morning the crash camv, They owe
Smith 5000 No schedule Of assets and
liabilities had hccn filed tonight when
the office OF the county clerk closed,
huu hpNcNlhuon ~ rue W. 70 INC Whfhl
tnde Of the failure
Rmors placed their liabilities at sew
ern humlrpd thousand dollars, aud Cap
tain Murphy IL Notcd as aaylng that
the assets will more than pay every
dollar the firm owes. Al this time, how
ever, u II certain 10 hive n very deprca'
sing effect In business circles. although
Il Is confidently asserted that no other
house or houses are involved Mcasrs
Murphy and Bolanz are among the most
and progressive men of the
city aud their failure Is keonly regretted
by their friends
At . o'clock tonight the schedule Of
assets nnd liabilities was filed. There
are several large and small creditors.
Murphy 4 Bolnnz turn over to their
creditors all their personal property ex.
eept such NJ Is exempt by law. IL Ia be.
their liabilities,
No banks were caught by the fnilure.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

The New York Car Service associa-
| ton has circumvented shippers Of freight
IN carload lots. Demurrnge charges are
made after cars containing export freight
stand ten days without being unloaded.
To avoid the charges freight has been
turned over to consignees, after being
sent there for export. The association
has declared such cars to come under
the forty-elght-hour free time limit.
No Improvement is noticeable In trans.
continental freight and passenger rates.
The situation this week remains practi.
cally unchanged, and In the hands of the
Great Northern. The Union Pacific has
notified all connections lto refuse To
honor all tickets over its lines Of the
Great Northern issue, except points on
the Montana Central
President s. II. II. Clark Of the Union
Pacihc is spending his vacation at
quiet resort In the mountains of Western
Pennsylvania. His health j. improving
rapidly. and II Is expected he will return
to Omaha about August 1.
Tradklaying has been commenced ON
the Kansas City. Arkansas and New
Orleans from Stuttgart to Hazen. Ark,
through Central Arkansas 10 ill.,
Texas state line. 800 miles and As miles
are graded ready for the rails. AT Stuff
CART connection will be made with the
Stuttgart and Arkansas River. and AT
llan'n with the Little Rock aud AIem.
phis.
George L. Houser Inns beeu appointed
general freight agent and coal forward
ing agent Of the Lehigh Valley railroad
with Jurisdiction from Jersey City tD
Buffalo.
Tom Alahoney. conductor on the Texas
and Pacific, has returned from the
Worll's fair High living while their
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

CINCINNATI, o., July 25.-Presidcn
NJ. II. Ingalls, of the Big -Four road will
in days, withdraw from the Ceutra
Traffic association. This will, in all
probability. precipitate the abolishment
of that association. which was organized
in 1887, and now IL composed of twenty
or more leading lines. Mr.. Ingalls, said
that the organization was inadequate to
the purpose for which II had been
formed
The Big Four had contributed much
money toward its support and had not
been benefited accordingly. With the
Big -Four will also go. II Is believed.
the Lake Shore and Michigan Central
roads, which are the other Vanderbilt
lines In the association. Mr.. ingalls, has
already withdrawn the Big -Four road
from the Chicago and Ohio River asso.
citation, to take effect Aug. ].
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

For some weeks party of surveyors
have been at work in the Cherokee,
strip permanently locating the line for
the extension of the Hutchinson, Okla.
homa and Gulf railway into Oklahoma,
and on Saturday work began on the
Kansas line to push the road further
south. The road has been In operation
from Hutchinson 10 Cameron, on The
state cline, for several years. and Is
backed by the Union Pnclfc. They
hope to get an extension built TO Pond
Greek before the opening of the strip
and will then build strnlght through from
there to Guthrie and on to TeIas.-Ok-
lahoma State Capital
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
WORLDS PICTORIAL LINE.
Fort Worth and Denver City Rail-
way Company and Union Pacific
System.

Have you heard Of the wonderful looI
route TO Chicago and returnY
The Fort Worth aud Denver City rail
way In connection with the Union Pa.
cific system, CThe Worlds Pictorial i.lne)
have inaugurated a series of excursions
10 the Worlds fair, giving purchaser
tickets via this route with stop-overs M
tile various watering points IN Colorado.
In other words, you 20 from Fort Worth
10 Trinidad, Colorado Springs, Alanitou,
Pueblo and Denver, remaining there until
the heated Term IN Chicago is past, then
70 on to the Worlds fair. returning via lie
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railway
through Hannibal and Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway, thus covering en-
tirely different territory going and re-
turning. Round "trip rate from Fort
Worth, $50, which includes all privileges
accorded you by other lines.
For full information, address
II. l.. LOMAN.
G. p. & Il. A., u. T.. system.
Omnhn, Neb.
j. II. 0'NEII..
Travelling Passenger Agent
Fort Worth, ley.
ID. b. KELLER,
G. T. A., Il. w. x ID. @. nv.
Fort Worth, icy.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

;yhe purpose OF mcjtins bis ME. Who hS,
Sean spending the summer in the North.
west,
w. L. Woodson Of the Texas and
Pacific office has recovered his witch and
he is happy again.
A. ]. Davidson, division suprrinteud.
ent of the Santa Fe, with henduunrtcrs
at Cleburnc, came over TO Fort Worth
yesterday.
G. w. Jackson, general land commits.
sioner of the Santa lfe with headquarters
at Galveston, is in Fort Worth.
d. II. Schwartz and family departed
for Virginia yesterday via the Santa He
iVute.
]. l.. Pennington, livestock agent of
the Santa Fe, has gone ont on trip.
j.. s. rhorne general superintendent
Of the Texas and Pacific and j w.
Everman, assistant general superinten-
dent. are IN the city
j. w Boyd. lost-cpr agent Of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas, is in the rail-
road center.
II. +. Hughes, general passenger agent
OF the Missouri. Kansas and Texas. in
Texas, was among the arrivals in Fort
Worth yesterday,
i. A. johnson made trip to Dallas
yesterday.
Some badly needed repairs are being
done on the union depot platform.
George McEAdden lightning singer,
who halls from the GOober state, after
spending q few days In Fort Worth
left yesterday for Gainesville where liz
will work for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas.
Colouel Il. II. Woods. an old time
Texas and Pacific train dispatcher aud
lately with the Western Union Tele-
Worth greeting his numerous friends.
He Is much pleased with the big fair.
j. A. Edison, superintendent Of the st.
Louis Southwestern railway, came in last
night from Waco in his private car.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
FORT WORRIES


The Fort Worth Pharmacy company.
corner Main and Fifth streets Is the
head for all kinds OF drugs, medicines
surgical Instruments. mechanical ctlra-
tive devices, aged eye glasses and spec
tarles, near-sight eye glasses and suoctac-
les. colored and smoked glasses Tor weak
eyes, perfumery. brushes, combs and ali
kinds Of toilet goods. Prescriptions o
or, your patronage Is solicited.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

GAINESVILLE, Tex, July 25-(Spe-
cial.)-F. NJ. Gates, who has been agent
here for the Santa ZEE for the last two
years. rendered his resignation last night
10 take effect with the appointment of his
successor Mr.. Gates will 20 to Cool
gate, |. T.. where he VIII take charge Of
capitalists.
A. ID. Beihard, trainmaster Of the Santa
Fe has also resigned, TO take effect at
once
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

Colone! Henderson. When asked this VI.
iernoon wether no would defend Van
teuyen, Colonel Henderson said he
Ildn't know u Is presumed, however,
war. IL Is thought Van LeuNen would ha
anxious To tell the reporters how hr
Kicked Special Pension Examiner Waite
OF Minneapolis out Of his office, Just be
fore coming 10 Dubuque, but he avoided
the hotel
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
THE LADIES.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use the California
liquid laxative Syrup Of Figs, under all
conditions, makes Il their favorite rene
dy. To get the true and gernne article,
look for the name Of the California Fig
Syrup Co. printed near the bottom Of
the pnekage.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

ST. LOUIS July 20, Tho Hydraulic
Press Brick company, the largest concern
OF the Mind Ia the West has issued u nptire
to Its employees and Onicsss, notifying them
that on the 18th OF August. u 10 per cent
reduction In salaries aud wages wall be
made IN both officers and employees pay,
beginning with the president and including
all down 10 the water boy.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

John n. Estes was appointed receiver
Of the Toyas paper mills at Oak CHI to.
day. His bond was placed az $1,000
ng apdg ,,,ea ~ - natte wh9 nae 1he
pointed cxSherln w. H. Lewis receiver
Of the property OF Bowrcr 81 Lennon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

80 J. r., July y. -tSaeciall.- -
rom tho etfofts u Rainmnker
dAt Snyder or from natural causes,
ram tel here this afternoon.
II NJ. .ner i stiil threatenins ind
4 pFistynfd expects to have two
fea, iheusand bricks ready Tor ia,
4 ,r ~, teb days Work Mill probably
Ynes som. ' ii''re nFl'N
tl,an 'fyp has proven mueh bet.
1 ~. sApeetrd, but the exceedingly
F'ler Is very di.courarl,,g -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

SHERMAN Tex, July Special. -
This morning while at work on the Linz
building IN this city, two men were badly
hurt BY falling ladder Both had their
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

80 A"sN " hAs surveys
Although the engineering parties sent
out TO survey the Inter Continental rail-
road lines have returned to Washington
aud are now occupied In wording MP
their field notes for maps, estimates and
reports, little seems to be known about
the results of their work. For some
reason great deal of apparent secrecy
wells the whole matter at present. Sew.
eral months viii probably be required
for the completion of tile office work
and the preparation of the reports. Much
Interest can not fail 10 attach to the
latter as only the most meager state
mems have from time to time. been
published. II is stated that n practic.
able route for the entire 1000 miles of
line. from Southern Mexico to Northern
bolivia has been found with maxi
mum grade of 1 per cent. Marvellous
stories of the mineral wealth of the re-.
gion trayersed by the line In Colombia
have also been heard. but It Is safe 10
submit them to,a large discount, al
Though The whole enterprise Is, doubt
CATION.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

RICHMOND. Va. July hA special
from Warrcni0n says; "Mlss Bessie stone,
eldest daughter or Thomas a. Stone ,om.
mitted Suicide at an early hour this morn.
Ing az her home, near Marr0ntuu, by
sh00iing herself IN the mouth with a pls
iOl, SHE md her father had quarrel
the day before and renewed II this morn.
lug, when she went TO her room AND ended
her NE"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

,1g1ni iNs ~ July .a..-fsueciai, j.
eieaasr y. cobic Fort Worth.
TX Yer " y Sinlil. iionhanais '''V'
prsille Da enitiYator Z. b. West.
III. H'-'k Tor soap. Vim L. AIclIunu.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

ATHENS, July 25.-rhe Greek consul Of
smyrna In Asia Miner. reports i've case
Of cholera snd two deaths
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

A farmer near Buchanan, Ga. has
tame Tattlesnake that has The freedom n
the premises. aud beats forty yard-dogs
keeping on ibtruderh
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
Receipts aud shipments From Kan.

Iseccipts aud Shipments FROM Kan,
sas city.
The number of cars Of livestock re-
ceived ut Kansas City for the week
ending July ~ was 1884.
Shipments d.urngi the same period
were as follows; Hannibal and st. Joe,
90 cars; Wabash, 100 cars: Atchison,
Topeka and Santa lre, 323 ears; Chi
cngo and Alton, 80 cars; fourteen other
roads, 24S cars. Total 1919 cars.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

oHARLo1rEsvu.LE. Va. July - The
question Of admitting females To the Uni.
Nersity OF Virginia was considered IN u
conservative manner ~ the board OF Wis.
ilors and referred bach To the faculty With
the requost that u suitable plnu b. estab.
llshed for extending the rights OF women
10 higher education ON the plan rs taught
by the university
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

Judge j. NJ Hurt Of the court Of crinil,
nal appeals Resumed the trial Of the
handle hnbcaa corpus ease today. The
defense thfesbcd over old straw aud intro.
dueed no new evidence whatever. The
stale introduced lthrcu witnesses, ex-
Mayor Frank \. Oliver OF Oak Clif aud
two former county clerks Of Denton
county, to establish the fact that ID. 70
benson, one Of the leading witnesses for
the defense at the trial " the ease, waa
an e1-Conyiot They proved II, TOO.
Deason was sent 10 the penitentilry
from Denton county for several years for
forgery.
T'ids afternoon Clyde Ross. n sporting
woman, was placed on the stand by die
state. She was IN the wine room at
She Palnre saloon on he morning Of
ife day that HI s. Randall WAS Killed.
The Ross woman testified that II. y. Ran
dali opened the door Of the wine-roppl.
He did not say word TO those inside.
One " the PARTY closed the door and
Rainfall walked away. Major Randle
was in the wine-roOnn ut this time. lie
said he spelled bis name different from
the man wh1 had come to the door.
Later ~ hack. Major Iinndlr exhibited
his pistol aud sAid Il was "a good ons."
Dean Floyd. foreman ~ the Jury that
tried Rnndle last spring testified thai
srssl Of the Jurors were for acquitial
and Ave for convicnon.
The argnmenss Will be made tomorrow.
During ihe last Paragrsyan war II was
noticed that the men who lad bueu win,
beeti wouudrd however allrht diel ~
fhelr wounds because they would NOT heal.
iThc grand total humber or coins--nolt
silver. copper aud brnnze-now h rlfetia,
ii0u throughout the United Kingdom =
more ilnn wo,VpVO- which would mean
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

America prqaas.d asi.sis pS,ila. Or
nInuininln III l5D2.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

LOUISA. INy.. Judy 25.-Dr. Wrotons
bis wife and daughter have been arrested
on charge Of infnniiclde. The mother
Of the child Is Kitllc Wrotens, ~ and when
the facts Of the ease We're brought TO light
Mrs, MrotenA kittic'a mother, attempted
Suicide by taking morphine. Dr. MrNtenH
WINS Inspector Of Indian schools under Clcye
land.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

Dnfing The last Paragpsyan war II was
Noticed that the men who had been will
out salt fof tlree months. aud who had
been wuuudrd, however slight. dlei of
fhelr wounds becanse they would NOT heal.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
Missouri, Kansas & Texas R'y

AS Il II the most direct, best equipped
and runs THROUGH WAGNER
SLEEpEllS 10 all above points WITH.
OUT CHANGE, whore direct connection
Is mnde Ia Union Depots for all points
North. East and West.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

WASHINGTON. July ~ -ono or the
treasury officials, M OHIO man, has Just
returned from New York, where he has
been Ia conference with Ex-Governor amp.
bell He says the governor Will be- In at,
tendance At the Cincinnati convention. but
With no Cholce for the nomination. me
governor believes the candidate Will spring
from the convention, and he gives uut The
Impression that his following viii not at.
icmpt 10 dictate as 10 choice, aud Camp
bell maintains that he Will not Accept
under any consideration.
CHICAGO July ~. The police depart.
neut has undertaken the task ~ driving
from the city The host u Cypriaus that
has been rwarmlng hero for a month or 20
past from New York, Cincinnati H. Louis.
frhnclsco and other large cities aud over
800 OF them have been hauled In within
the past week aud given the option ~
leaving the city forthwith or going 10 the
house Of correction, The police say that
the unwelcome ylaltors are In nearly ~
erg case experts at tonching poekeis aud
that two-thlrds u the fohb,rlcs from the
person reported Of late nave been trnceAblr
TO this element rather than 10 llght-ilnrcrod
Individuals OF the male sex
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., July 2i.-,rhc In.
teryiew Of General Terrence, IN which he
said Secretary Grmham accepted tile
portfolio Of state with the understand,
ing that he was TO be the next presidential
candidate OF tho Democratic party" has
led 10 a great deal Of comment among the
secretaryH friends ~ this city, and many
VI them are emphatic IN denying that any
such understanding r1ikts. A personal
friend ~ Judge Gresham said In ~ inter.
view today that Judge Gresham himself
regards such an understanding a. cntiFeir
Improbable, He declared thst II WAS IN.
derstood that when Gre.hanl entered The
cabinet he would be- elevated to the supreme
bench ~ the United States before Mr.
CleYcland's term expired.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26
THE KATY REACHES

And affords comforts and convenience,
70 lis patrons uncqualcd by any othei
Southwestern line.
Any person wishing TO visit ST. LOU.
is,uHlCAGO, KANSAS CRY, HANNt.
BAL or the productive plains aud nralr
les OF MISSOURI, KANSAS AND THE
INDIAN TERl,lroRY. ahould BY al
means take the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

The human hair Is absolutely fht most
Probable crop that grnssr Flss tots 81 IL
are annnally impufted ~ The merchAnfs 81
LONDON. me Parislans harvest nneard
~ 2niop pounds. equal ~ Yllue % No..
90 per anHum.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-26

COTTON Belt arrived here last night. for
ithe PURPOSE OF mepiins his Wife, who has
been spending tho summer In the North.