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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

PlTrSrON. Ia. Sept 5-I'of .afe
kespius Airs. William Iloach. wife o.
% cOliey lqrfnau, dfrH her entire say.
s,itu, ail N tils. h . bed aics To-Day
she cleanei house. forsOi nhnnl hes
money apd burnssl straw and bile
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06
WIZ lsEMovn rnn DATES.
Quarrcls About the indianapolis Sol
dIer's Monument Settled.

hlffH HN""''f ''f'''@
INDIANAPOLIS. md, Sept o.
There was great rejoicing among the
Grand Army people here last night whca
Il was announced that the soldiers
monument commission bad decided to r.
move the Mexican war dates from ibe
TOP ~ the monument aud leave only the
dates u Tho clgil war.
lids il the most imposing soldiers
monument Of the county aul tho Grand
Army contributed about NislQOO TOWARD
II. cnfi- with he understanding hat u
was 10 commemorate iie late war. Nhrn
the commission iu rimrfr of u pht the
DATES u ibe Mexican war 81 flic UPPER
fhr state enfniarmcni ohjeciri and The
naii0na' q1camiwrbt TOOK np the iigbt
~ declining W aesisi % delifAilnR.
Yesterday the fouinisslpn voted 10 r.
mose The dates and NOW al j. serene.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

s.ASl,A Pc y. A.. Sept. By. Mon.
drfrdfi. city treasurer, 4 short $50 "
eeb5al and city funds. His stock u lrNrify
bs9 hsen attached by bondsmcn and rrel.
iiors' II. Las bi,rn ARRESTED, aud Is no" ~
III sAerina custody.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

WASHINGTON. HiVf q lgapiern
TEXAS, Gsfis-iliy fair. ettfpf showers 90
Immediate ailf. southeast niHda, high on
g1ls
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

George L. Cause, funeral director and
emhnlmer. Fun assortment Of nnder-
takers goods on hand Takes full charge
~ funerals and furnishes all necessary
requirements. No 314 West Weather
ford street Fort Worth, Tex. Tele-
DhOne No 15T
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

PARIS. geis ga prolonged meeting of
The cabinet was he'd To-Day. at Wiaeh res
Nam rArnot We. pIesent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

Inc mint o. Iniladelph,a nas c5i-
lc.tinn n oFer 5000 coins Of dihereni ma
,ions.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

The dfFi attempt N face on 4 ron
was made " Arehclaus 81 Aaeedon- y.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

Some n the Maccahaean coins baye
tie wor.a sJerusalem. the Ho.S-'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

The dr.; Canadian coinage was etruek
for lie French ~ command 81 Louis
NV
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

The eoina q Alexander the Great were
Tie first % benr the name q King
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

u N inrst American counterfeiter, so
Vermont. n' wac one William Busl. Of
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06
- H "a. IL N M

INV earlier coins were irregular, Oh.
loux massss Of 1aelal, stampea only On
Que sAia.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06

Stone coins are frrqrehily found ~
tbs ftnqral mouads Of Gle American lu-
dams.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-06
Wagner Palace OlaBDllg Cars.

to DO The express business Of this CON.
paDy. Tho above Express Company
sSysra llRes rom nth, lss h Atlantic 10 ne
AMERICAN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
POISONED A FAMILY.
The Charge Against Servant Girl on
Trial in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, December IA
case which rivals in interest the late
Borden mystery is now being tried in
the Criminal court here. Last summer
Frank koesters, Mrs. Clara Koesters,
Mamie Koesters and Charles Koesters,
an infant, died suddenly within the
space of few months at their home in
this city. The symptoms attending their
death were of most violent type, sug-
gestive of poisoning. Charles Koesters,
the husband and father, began an inves-
tigation, which eliminated in the arrest
of Annie Wagner, a domestic in the en-
ploy of the Koesters family. The only
motive that could be assigned for the
deed was strange infatuation which
the girl had for Charles Koesters.
He was the first witness today. He re-
lated the story of the deaths and dwelt
upon the actions of the girl toward him.
On every possible occasion she displayed
desire to be in his company. Once, he
said, when his friends were expressing
their sympathy for him in his bereave-
Mamie is still left Death has not taken
her away. and she will soon be big
enough to assume the duties of nv
household and comfort me.n
:, You want woman,n broke in the
alleged murderess. "These American
girls can't be trusted and are too fond OF
run ming around"
The father then declared that the
daughter should have her dead mothers
place, and in one week the child died
with symptoms of arsenical poisoning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
Gov, Waite Wants to Coin Money.

Salida, Cal, December 1.-The miners
convention opened yesterday with a
small attendance. Gov. Waite said that
not over 1000 of $4,000 silver miners
thrown out Of work had been able to
resume. He would call an extra session
of the legislature. He said that the
right of Congress to coin money was ex-
elusive so long as exercised; that the
right was given to the general govern
ment by the states as trust, this trust
called for continuous coinage: the gener-
al government had defaulted it's trust by
repeating the Sherman law; the legisla-
ture should compel an adjudication of
the question by the United States Su-
preme Court; the right of state to
make gold and silver coin legal tender
could not be denied; the remedy was
for each state to make all silver dollars
on this continent containing not less
than 81 IA grains of silver loyal tender
in state; if Colorado led off, enough
states would follow to force the general
government to adopt some plan. Judge
Mccoy advocated shipping silver to
Mexico to be coined, such coin to be le-
gal tender in Colorado.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
NEARLY TWENTY KNOTS.
The Marblehead's Race Against Time
Wins Purse of $175,O0O.

New London, Conn, December THE
new cruiser Marblehead went out of this
harbor like race horse this morning,
after she got down by Fort Trumbull
and had clrar course before her. She
got away about 8 O'Clock. The conditions
OF the trial this morning when the
cruiser reached her course were very
nearly perfect. A gentle breeze was
blowing, but was not of sufficient force
to stir up the sea, and the Sound was
comparatively calm. The cruiser reached
the course soon after 10 O'Clock and was
quickly ready to show the gait she could
strike. The Kearsarge, which marked the
beginning of the course, went out to
her position yesterday, and during the
night and early morning the other
official boats took up their positions.
The Vesuvius was the outer mark, the
Kearsarge the inner and tugs Fern,
Narkeata and Fortune and the Dispatch
boat Dolphin between. Tidal observa-
lions were taken during the hour pre-
ceding the trial and every fifteen minutes
while it was in progress The result of
the trial was not known here until this
evening when the vessels returned. Then
it was announced that the Marblehead
made 18. "a knots, without tidal correc-
tions. The contractors are sure of a
bonus of $175, ,000 l''A
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
WILLIS VERSUS BLoUN7.


Queen Lii, It Is Said, Can't Stand Alone
and Doesn't Dare to Try.
Chicago, December I'm his special to
the Record, W. E. Curtis, it's special
Washington correspondent says:
"In his dispatches Hawaiian Minister
Willis reports that he had offered the de-
posed Hawaiian queen the support of the
United States government in securing
her restoration according to instructions,
but that she declined to accept the assist
ance of the United States unless the
government would agree to sustain her in
power.
Mr.. Willis is of the opinion that any
attempt to restore the monarchy will be
forcibly resisted by the existing govern
ment, which is growing stronger daily,
both in military sense and in the con-
/ fdence and support of the people, and
declines to take the responsibility of
trying to upset the provisional authority
and restore the queen to power without
further instructions.
"Io be precise, the reports Mr.. Willis
gives of the Hawaiian republic are ex-
actly contrary to those given by Mr..
BIount.
cit is believed that the President has
directed Willis to inform the ex-uueen
that her conditions cannot be COMPLIED
with and to preserve the status quo until
further advised"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
A PARTISAN TRAGEDY.
Dr. Tourtette Shot by Young Woman
Who Believes He Hypnotized Her.

Paris, December 7.--Dr. Tourtette. a
well known pupil of the late DR.. Chario,
was shot while seated in his consulting
room last night. He was at his desk
reading, at about 6, when the door noise
lessly opened, and a pretty young WON
an with bright eyes and nervous manner
entered and rapidly approached the doc
tor. She fired three shots before he
could effect an exit. One shot hit him
in the right ear. Servants heard the
shots and disarmed her.
Now comes the peculiar facts. The
woman was placed in.th hands of the
police. She at first refused to give any
account of herself, but later said her
name was Camper and excitedly declared
she shot Tourette because he placed her
under hypnotic influence so that it was
utterly impossible for her to regain pos
session of her own will unless she killed
the man to whose influence she was sub
jected. She was formerly an inmate of
an insane hospital. The police think
Tourette attended her while she was in
sane, which led her to believe that he
hypnotized her.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08

the coast and, reinforced by Siamese SOL
diers, vowed vengeance on all Europeans,
especially the French. A serious war is
probable. Pirates raided the town of
Bacle, tortured one Frenchman, securing
ransom, hanged another, and are starv-
ing a third.
Riley Hughes, miner, of Owensboro,
KY, threw a wet lump of blasting pow
der on his fire Wednesday, 1t exploded
and iignited a 25-pound can of powder.
The house, Hughes, his wife and five
children went up. The wife and one
daughter are dead. The others may re-
cover.
Howard W. Ream, "a New York bank
er," who ordered a palatial yacht from
the Herreshoffs of Bristol, without hav-
ing the money to carry out his part ofthe
contract, and who is said to be we'll and
not favorably known in New York, Chi
cago and other large cities, is under az
rest in Boston. charged with larceny.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
MELLo's SPIES.
One DisabIes the America and Anothe,
Sinks Torpedo Boat.


New York. December 7-The Brazilian
cruiser America, which sailed from New
York for Rio Janeiro, November 26, for
the purpose of fighting the rebel Admiral
Mello's warship, IS lying at Bridgeton,
Barbados. SO seriously disabled by the
act of an unknown traitor among the
crew that she will probably be unable to
continue her voyage or.several weeks A
cable message was received by Flint &,
Co., from the West Indies late this after
noon, announ cling that one of the vessel S
valves, amongst the most vulnerable
parts of ships machinery, has been
purposely broken by some unknown
mem ber of the crew, and chat long de.
lay must occur before shescould continue
her journey. The traitor, it is said,
did his work last Monday.
The ocean tug Santuit, having in tow
the torpedo boat Destroyer passed
quarantine bound out this morning at
7.39 O'Clock. The Santuit carried a
torpedo boat on her forward starboard
deck. No bunting was shown except the
American ensign at the .mainmast head
of the Santuit.
The steamship j. W. Taylor. from
Santos and St. Lucia. which arrived this
morning, reported that just before she
left Santos guardship, one of Peixoto's s
small gunboats, was sunk by one of her
engineers leaving the sea valve open. 1t
is surmised that he acted in the interest
of Mello, because he disappeared at once.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
BULKY BOOKS ON HAWAII.
The Senate May Get a Long Story
With the Climax Cut Out.
BUT THE TALE is SLOWLY BEING
TOLD in THE PAPERS.

Yesterday Two Correspondents Heard
that the Corwin's Message Will Tell
Willis To Do Nothing-The Dusky
Queen, 1t is Said, Wants Her Dear
He Gives Her-Other Washington News.
Washington, December 7.--When the
President complies with the resolution
passed by the Senate yesterday and sends
in all the correspondence on our
Hawaiian relations from 1881 to 1858, a
period of twelve years, the result will
probably be one of the bulkiest executive
documents on record. The reports, cor
respondence and affidavits incident to
Commissioner Blount's special report,
as prin ted for semi-private circulation,
on the long folio sheets affected by the
State Department, cover 522 pages, many
OF them in very close type. AS rear
ranged and reprinted in the shape in
which documents are usually sent to
Congress, the mum ber of pages will be
doubled. Then, as intimated by EXPIRE
sident Harrison, in an interview soon
nAcO1 A4l olCSudlA 1OUuCl w ICStuCAU
Cleveland, of date October IS, last, was
made public, there is much correspond
ence on Hawaiian matters which took
Tlace before the close of the Harrison ad.
ministration which has not yet seen the
light OF day, and which the ex-President
i'll that interview said he earnestly de-
sired should now be made public. Add
to these important documents all others
that have gone before since 1887, which,
of course, will include the facts in rela-
tion to the two previous revolutions re-
ferred toby Minister Thurston in an
swer to Commissioner Blount, and it
will be seen that the reply to Hoar's
resolution must necessarily be somewhat
stupendous in bulk. But after all the
main interest will centre round this
point: Will the President deem it
compatible with the public interest," to
include in his response at this time the
instructions originally given to Minister
Willis and any subsequent correspond
ence that may have led to the modifica-
tion of these instructions, if such has
been the course taken"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
BIDDEFoRD NEWS.
Assessors Want Listing system-A will
Contest and an Accident.

Biddeford, December THE state
board of assessors has been in session
here today. The assessors from nearly
all the towns in York county met the
state board and were questioned as to
methods and valuations The county,
as whole, shows a good increase of
valuation over last year. All but two of
the assessors present favor the listing
system. Ninety per cent of the assessors
throughout the state have expressed
themselves in favor of listing law.
Richard H. Mott of Saco, attorney, is to
contest the will of his aunt Mrs. Hannah
P. Leland, who recently died in Saco,
leaving various sums to other relatives
but sighting him. He alleges unsound.
ness of mind.
A dispatch from Parsonsfield says Mrs.
Arthur Fl. Kennison fell with a lighted
lamp and was SO severely burned she
cannot probably, recover. q
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
TRAVELLING ON HIS INCOME,
Which Is Supplied by Landlords VIII,
Cash His Bogus Checks.

Boston, Mass, December 1.-THE fact
that another man has gone wrong, leav-
ing in his trail long line of petty for
geries, came to light this morning. It is
the old, old story of misplaced conf
dence by hotel men, who have been tax
en- in by a smart young fellow. masquer-
aiding under the mantle of agent for two
well known Boston firms. For the past
two months, checks drawn for small
amounts, ranging from $25 to $50 on the
National Revere Bank of this city, have
been presented through the clearing
house, and were pronounced forgeries.
In each case the names of R. Fl. White
& Co. or Houghton, Miffiin & Co. were
signed at the bottom, but no attempt had
been made to producena fac simile Of
these signatures.
The forger, whoever Che may be, has
evidently depended upon his address,
personal appearance and nerve to carry
him through rather than an endeavor to
produce a legitimate looking check, for
in no manner do the checks he has so
successfully worked off on hotel keepers
throughout New England and New York
state, bear the slightest resemblance to
the checks issued by the above men
toned firms.
Up to the present time several hundred
dollars worth of these checks have been
as the forger is Still at large others are
expected to be presented.
A call upon Assistant Cashier Stone of
the National Revere Bank evolved the
following:
GA hot1t thrna monfhc aoo cold J,a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
GOOD TIMES THESE.
Laborers in a Bridge Company's Works
Will Hereafter Get Less Than
Dollar Day.

Hartford, Conn.,, December THE
Berlin Iron Bridge Company this morn
ing sposted notices. announcing cut in
wages of 30 per cent, beginning Monday.
This will bring the pay of unskilled la
borers to below one dollar.
Marlboro, Mass, December THE S.
H. Howe Shoe Company posted notices
this afternoon in its three factories that
reduction of 10 per cent in wages
might be expected after 80 days, owing
to the depression in business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday. Dec. 7, taken
at 8 p. M. 10Th meridian time, the OBJ
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature. direction of
the wind. state of the weather:
Boston, 800, NV, :clear; New York,
36o, SW, clear; Philadelphia, 36o, NV,
clear; Washington, 3So, N, clear; Alba
ny, 2so, w, clear; Buffalo, 1S0, NV,
clear; Detroit, ls0, Sc, clear; Chicago,
2So, S, clear; st. Paul, g., NE, snow; ST.
Vincent, 60, E, snow; Bismarck. 800, N.
cloudy; Jacksonville, 500, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The minister from the Argentine Re-
nublic has advices that the free wool
clause of the Wilson bill finds great IA
yor in that country, and great increase
in trade will result if adopted.
Thirteen whites and 13 Chinese, the
latter prominent merchants, were indict-
ed at Portland, Ore, Wednesday, for
opium smuggling. The whites include
one government inspector of customs
and two prominent lawyers
The first OF the s,,ls for damages
hronght by relatives ot The Italians muir
dared by a mob in the Jail at New Orle-
ans several years ago has resulted in a
,vardiot Of $4,000 for the plaintiff.
There are six more cases,
Steamer advices from Topquin. show
that Achenese pifatss were ofgahized on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
steamer Bangor on Fire.

Boston, December AT 1920 this
forenoon fire was discovered in the new
steamer Bangor lying at Atlantic works,
East Boston. The fire was practically
under control at II a. m. The fire orig.
mated in the paint shop and spread very
rapidly. The damage, which cannot be
accurately determined until the affected
inner works can be inspected. ia estimat,
ed at from $4,000 to $25, 900. The YES.
sci is insured by yard policy held by
the Atlantic works. John Muir fore.
man of the Atlantic works, was badly
burned. The Bangor was built for the
Bangor Steamship Company. and was
launched October 26.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
Great Canal Finished.

Manchester, December Tho Direc-
tors of tie Manchester Ship Canal form
ally opened the canal today. The public
opening of the canal will take place on
New Years day, with procession of
vessels, headed by the bark Sophie
Wilhelmine, from Pa1rsboro, N. S. This
vessel reached Garston Nov. 81, andl is
now waiting for. the opening of the can
al to public traffic. Two steamers with
cotton for Manchester, from Galveston,
are now due, and they will take part in
the procession.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
This Sea Serpent a Brun.t+.

New York. Decem ber THE lannon's
marine monster known as the sea serpent rrrr
vas seen at seven On the morning Of last
Saturday by First Officer F. o. Peters OF
side of the banks of Newfoundland TIE The
American arrived here yesterday. The he
officer said:
What I saw was, as near as T could
judge, about half a mile away and abont
two points off our port bow. It was 1oo
or more than 100 feet long, moving e
southeast.
1T was moving fast enough to leave q
wake behind.
. at was brown, browner than cbooo1.+,
and round like snake. Both ands "a =,
were in the water. and between it's oa ana =;
it came out of the water like smoe4L euu
waves as If it moved.a AooVn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
81. H. Warmers Affairs.

London, December THE annual
meeting of 81. Fl. Warner 6 Co., limited,
c'Warner's safe cure, y was held today.
Thomas William Boord, member of Par
lament, was reelected president. The
directors refused to allow the com pany's S
shareholders to examine the books, but
offered to give all information to indi-
vidual shareholders. The directors OBJ
iected the an inqiry on the ground that
it would be unwise to make the affairs of
the company too public, pending legal
actions in America
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
WANTED A SQUARE MEAL.
Mello Hungered for Food More Than
He Thirsted for Gore.
SO THAT GREAT BATTLE ON THE
HIGH SEAS is OFF.

NIello's Spies Are His Best Force-One
Has Disabled the America and Anoth-
er Recently Sunk Torpedo Boat
Ericsson's Famous Destroyer Starts for
| the Scene of Operations-The Brazil
ian Situation Discussed by Minister
Mendonca.
Washington, December 7.-Senor Men
donca, the Brazilian minister, discussing
the meaning of the return of Admiral
Mello to- the mouth of the bay of Rio,
remarked: II suppose he got tired of
waiting for the America and Nictheroy
outside and ran in to get something to
eat.'
"The diplomat whose views upon the
Brazilian situation were given to the
public the other day." continued the
minister, twas sure Admiral Mello had
gone on cruise to Bahia and Pernambu-
co, to inspire by his presence public
manifestation in those communities in
favor of the restoration of the mon
archy. That was natural supposition.
bahia was the scene of the earliest
settlements in Brazil, whence many of
| the discoveries who penetrated the in
terror started on their journeys, and in
the colonial days the principal city in
| country. Here the Portuguese element
of the population is uncommonly large,
| and the characteristic conservation of
the people would naturally make the
the monarchial sentiment more promi-
| nent than elsewhere.
"In addition to this, Bahia is Mello's
| own state, and you may be sure that if
| there were any substantial signs of en-
couragement for him he would be there
with the Aquidaban That he has not
even attempted to visit the place'satisfies
| me, as it ought to satisfy any intelligent
| observer, that the alleged predominence
of moparchical sentiment in the northern
| part OF Brazil does not exist, at least to
anything like the extent reported.
| Il admit that there are elements of the
| population of Brazil which favors the
restoration of the empire, but they are
not nearly SO numerous nor important as
! has been represented. For instance, Jose
| Gonzales da Silva, who was the gov
| enor of Bahia at the time the republic
| was declared, is firm friend of the new
condition of things and devoted to the
| interests of the republic"