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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
A FILTHY HOLE
Is The Arkansas Peniienay and conyicls Are
Dying Like Sheep.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. "a One more
death occurred AZ the penitenuhry ycster.
day, making a total OF fourteen. The CON.
Wet suffered the most intense agony The
coroner's jury finds Iue died from "some
epidemic disease unknown TO the jury"
Coroner Bond has Med report with the
board OF penitgntlnry commissioners ln
which ne stated the sanitary condition OF
the place Is horrible Ia the extreme, nud
calculated 20 oreoi an epidemic in its
worst form he rltod az some length Tie
amount q, filth rlcd up IN different quar-.
tors OF the enclosure.
a committee consisting OF The secretary
or state, tho Encouragement and private
Secretary Files, representing Governor
Eaglc. Immediately drove out 10 the prison
and made q general inspection. That some
con.agOus disease Ia is worHt fOrm hus
taken hold OF the Inmates now admits OF
~ dispute. The poison theory Is fast fad
ing away.
fhe man who died today was not IN the
Helena crowd and has not been outside the
walls FOR Hever0l days lie was IN perfect
health. Physicians OF Little Rock laugh
AZ the poison theory. Prison officials are be-
coming shaky mud cholera is being talked
or The convict was well 10 within an
hour OF lhs death The Arkansas Medical
institute students are scared and refuse 10
handle the dead bodies sent the Institution
from "a penifrr'inrv. The penitcntlnry Is
inside the city NrutB,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
WACO BUDGET.
Arrested on Suspicion Of Being
a Murderer.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
De. hoyed by Fire-A Serious Loss to P'-
lleeman - Died Very sU-denly Of Apo
pleSy..Talk About Eastern Texas.
Olher Wcoo Matters.

woco. Tex. Dee. 31.-CSpeclnl)--
Several DAYS ago George Kelum, a
negro. was arrested Ia Falls county upon
suspicion Of being concerned in the MUIR
der OF Eugine Eauhmannu, postmaster
At Reisel last April
Evidence against Kellum came Into
the possession Of Sheriff Ward o. Falls
county and the arrest followed. keilum
lie supposed TO have had a partner In
the crime another negro whom all ef-
forts 20 locute have thus far been with
out avail Kellum has been IN ioll several
days, but IL was deemed inadylsablc TO
publish his arrest until an opportunity
was given 10 upprehend his partner. IL
will be remembered that two negroes
entered the store of Alr kauilmann 10
procure food. When they had partRken
OF It, they killed him and stole the yal
tables upon his person. George Siemers,
neighbour, heard the shooting. and
on going 10 the scene ives fred on and
driven or The negroes escaped and all
efforts at capture proved unayailng.
The murdered man was highly respected
aCl his cowurdly and brutal murder
excited intense feeling at the time. Nj.
siemers yesterday SAW Kellum IA juil
and is confident that he IL one Of tue
murderers.
The prisoner win be given an e1amin-
ing trinl next week.
\ Wilson Williams and James Mason, col
oredyouths aged respectively II and -
years, We're playing yesterday evening
Pat the residence OF Dennis Anderson
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

aud Mason got hold Of Anderson's gun,
brooch loadiug fowlng piece. 10
l,yeled it nt Williams aud asked Andcr-
sou u IL was loaded. Mason says An
derson answered NO, aud he pulled the
trigger. Inc charge Of bird shot entered
Williams thigh, producing ghast,y,
wound.
James Mason went hurriedly 10 the
Jail aud surrendered 10 Sheriff Burke
aud WIS locked up. lie in8iated that
the shooting was accidental that ne
had no idea the gun was loaded. VII
linms died nt 10 o'clock last light ana
aa inquest np0u hishQ8iy isil.,. progref =.
The case seems TO ne one oi the uiah 3
know Il WAS loaded tragedies.
Lust Thursday afternoon the house
and barn owned by Policeman Tucker
fourteen miles from The city were de-
strOycd by tire.
The house was frame structure val
ued at 5000 Tho barn was Billed with
corn, oats. feed and other produce, all
of which was n total loss. NothitG was
saved from tbc ilnines and the loss tnlls
heavily on Mr. Tucker Ia view of The
fact that there was no insurance uu
any Of the property
AT 4 o'clocb yesterday afternoon, @,
w. ~. Cook, representing fhe Nlnsmp
Cotton GIN company Who was stuppirE
a. tho lalmu hotel called Tor the Key
fot ie,ling web He ordered some brine
Tor nn cuotic aud whcf thc bell boy re
turAcd with the order, be was la "a dying
eandit.0niou the io0r. lie was placed In
bed and death followed Ia a m0ment,
about twenty niuuteJ after the timt he
called for his key lie was AN elderly
gentleman and lived at Atlanta, Ga.
whore word WAS sent AZ once 10 his fam
SIS. DR.. Howard pronounced death due
q pOpleNr,
4 have been Ia East Texas since
came to the state, thirty-six years ago"
said Colonel ID. A. Num- Of Crockett TO
The Gazette correspoulcn. last night,
"nnd | think made a failure IN NY To-
cation from business point Of view.
While West Texas has, Of course, pros
pered, II cannot De compared 10 the
western portion of the state Ia growth
aud ley iopment. My town, Crockett,
In those days was a large inland city,
and Waco Dallas and Fort Worth were
practically yet to be. Today the town
l Is hut q little larger and this western
I country here, or what | call western, is
! dotted with great cities and towns.
mean no DISBURSEMENT Of East Texas
/ when / speak Of the great development
| Of the west The former 10 an excel
! lent country aud enjoys many advnnt-
! ages. but things seem much different to
I me ia the west which appears 20 DE the
/ section Of more energy and activity, and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
OF ALL FOUL CRIMES
This Is Most Foul, Most DAM
nable and pastardlY.
A WOMAN or ONLY FOURTEEN
----------
Forced Into State Of luicxcalon by -Four
Men, Then Debauched'
Montague County Holds Them as Citizens
The Woman tell BY the ficnds 10 Ole.
Her Husband Held While TIE Crime Is
Committed Other Crimes
A WOMAN OF ONLY FOURTEEN

Gainesville. Tex. Dec. 3i.--lspecial)
Deputy Sheriff Howr-d Of Montague
county was In the city today and brought
the detnils Of a horrible criwe which
was committed last Saturday near No
coma.
Clint Campbell aud his wife came TO
town from their home. four miles west
Of Nocona TO make some Christmas pur-
chases They were accompanied by
Dan aud Jol Thompson, Yves Mason aud
Buck Beasley, also faunera and neigh.
bors 10 Campbell While 10 town the
men drank heavily, and when they start
ca ON their return ubodt o'clock, all
the men were beostly drunk. When q
short ii ance FROM town the four men
compelled Mrs Campbell 20 drink hail
pint Of whisky { When Il bad had is
effect and the woman was hclplessly
drunk, Dan Thompson aud Bpnsley took
Campbell from the wagon and held him
for he was not too DRUM, TO be cons.
sciuus Of what was going on-whilo Ma
son and Joe Thompson rauod her Their
passions satisfied they left her beside the
road and DRIVE ON, taking with them
her husband A few hours later Deputy
Sheriff Howard found the woman lying
in mud.puldle. Every thread Of her
clothing war wet aud fr9on and she was
inscnsible
The officer carried the woman 10 Ma
coma where, several hours Inter. she re-
vived sufficiently to toll the rsvolting
story Of her iuhumn treatment The
four men we're arrested Sunday near
their homes and Tuesday were given nm
examining trial before Justice Russell
Of Nocona, Mason WIS placed under
$500 bond, Jol Thompson $1,000, Bc0s
ley $500 and Dan Thompson $500 The
last two named gave bond and were re.
leased; but the others falling were
lodged In JAN at Montague.
Mason admi;s The deed. but anys Il
was done with the consent OF the wo-
man-an assertion which both she and
her husband Indignantly deny. Mrs.
Campbell, who Is only 4 years on age,
and wife of one year. is yet ia a irc-
curious condition
Mason h. a married man with tive
children; the others are unmarried.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
TELEGRAPH NEWS
BOILED DOWN,

The Thirteenth Legislative assembly OF
Noy Mexico has organized.
Rose Tucker LOST her hair NJ Cincinnati
A footnab CIT n on while she was ont
walking aud made hls escape.
Ry the death Of Mrs Jane G. Gammon
The Methodist college ne Atlanta Ca be-
comes po scsscd Of ucnrly s7o000O
1hc Windsor, ont electric street rail-.
VA power house was burned with hooyy
iosa. The amount u the insurance Is uu,
known.
Tho bank Of Norborne building az Nor.
borne Mo-. the opera house aud nine small
business houses On that ciiv were burned.
Loss about $4,000, with only small insur.
lncc
Violent gales are rnnuE or the coast ~
apniA, Reports Indicate that ihore have
been many fatalities In this part Of the AZ.
lanlic aud that shipping has suffered scrl'
oualy along the Spanish coast
hon. Joe H. Manley, OF the Republican
national committee says that ihe report
that Chairman Carter would i'yue call
for meeting OF tho Republican national
executive committee Is unfounacd.
a sncwslidc swept away the engine
house of the Narrow Gauge mine NJ Deer
creek Colo, aud Killed Henry nloasl the
engineer. Tie SNOW in The mnuntnlna II
very deep ard snowulldos are frequent
J. N. Fatllop, formerly chairman Of ihe
Western Freight az, flntlon, AMI later ccm.
missioner OF thc Southwestern Aiaiigay aud
Steamship association, has been appointed
general munger of Streets stable Car
company. taking enect Jan. 4,
Cholera continues 20 spread Ia France
In the town OK 0rnyelinoa, near Calais,
Three deaths aud one new cn4e was repp' ga
WpineRday Several supriH ln which the
dlspaee N especially prevalent ara being
closed by the town authorities.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
the umealA
Arrives on Sandy Hook Her Troubles While
al sea.

al sea.
New York. Dec. a1-The Cunard
steamship Unitria. Captain Horaao NJ
Mckay. arrived Oh Sandy Hook az 3I5
o'clock ,his morning Her shaft broke
on Friday. the 23rd. on New Fondland
200 miles from Halifox ard 600 from
New York The fracture was discovered
IN her shaft aud hcr machinery was
stopped south Of the banks OF New Found.
land az 6.3O o'clock ON the afternoon
Of Friday, Dec. % After drifting for
twelve hours In storm she was towed
seyenty-ase miles by the Bohemia. Of
che Hamburg american line. but the
cable was broken Ia heavy gale Saur-
day night and The steamers lost track
Of each other After drifting for three
days to the southeast she started ngidn
with her own machinery, which had
boon repaired under great difficulty by
Chief Engineer Tpmnsou, and came On
Ia huo weather nt half speed 60 her dcsti-
nation. all we'll aboard
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

hence greater progress aud growth.
Colonel Num- ~ spending few days
Ia the city on professional business Tho
Gazette representative called his sttcn-
ton To the condition Of political affairs
In the state. aud be replied: II have
gone into state OF suspended anima-
non Ms fur us politics are concerned since
the state election" Colonel Nuun exc
pressed himself as having che most fav-
ornble impressions Of Waco. and u IL
not improbable that he may decide to
take up his home there.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
TAKEN TO KAuFMAN-

Forncy. Tex, Dec e. Specially Dali
Foreman and WIN Cosby the parties
arrested charged with being the persons
who robbed J. Is. Brooks fcw weeks
since, had their trial yesterday and TO-
day befor Justice Woods Foreman
boil was SET at $780, and Cosby's at
$3.50. They did not Try 10 make h but
viii sue out a writ of hnbeas corpus.
The officers took them 10 Kaufman Ibis
evening
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

Dallas Tex Dec. 81 Especial M. NJ
Crane OF Cleburne lieutenant governor Of
Texas 90 be. was n the city today and
went % Fort Worth al $3.50 The gentle
man declined 10 discuss matters OF state
or touch upon politics In any way
Senator BOwser and Representatives Col
den. Taylor and Cochran win leave for
Austin tomorrow week. n III believed here
that the fight n between Cochran and Cos
sett for the speakcrahip.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

Gainesville, Tex, Dec. 81. lSpecial.)
Deputy Sheriff Joe Gaines today ar
rested a man named J. H. Dickinson ON
IA charge of swinding Dickinson bought
a wagon aud "a span OF mules rom Il boy
named Sprggs Yesterday for $40, Civ
ing u check IN payment
Ihc check was worthless.
City Marshal frashcr today found iu
q box car "a man who doubtless would.
had he been much longer undiscoy, red.
have died He was nearly dend as IL
was. and was only able TO say that his
name was ". Williams mud that hc'lmd
been In the box car twelve days. He
WAS taken 10 the county farm.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
ASSAULTED.

Waco, Tex, Dee 81. Especial D..
About 4 o'clock this afternoon !. T. TAR
rett, ). ID, short and a third man. whose
name has not been learned. went into
the Wholesale saddlery house of 4. IL.
Sparks q Sons aud attacked tho pro-
prieto8. A serious fight ensucd
Ia which Sharley Sparks was badly
cut with a knife and Eugene Sparks
slightly. jarrett and Short were badly
battered and bruised, aud shortly after
ward were arrested, charged with ne-
gravated assault aud battery The as
sailants are engaged Ia business IN
Moody, and the assault grew ont Of The
attachment on their property for a debt
owing Sparks a. Sons,
ODIC FORCE
The new curative agent, Dr Sanger.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

said on Trustworthy authority hat Prcsi.
Iolt Harrison, the secretary OF tue tfees-
wy and Che Secretary Of gtutN have
practically determined "a make the out
going OF the Harrison Administered on
notable BY blow at Canada. much more
vital than the recent order imposing tolls
GA Canadian vessels passing through the
cault Ste Marie ship cannl nt the en-
trace of Lake Superior. The blow VIII
come In the shape nf The lonr threatened
presidential proclamation .cufiailiug on
aholislnnH the privilege now enjoyed by
the Canadian railroads Of transporting
merchandise IN bond through the United
ibis for several years but there Is every
advantageous to Foreign rpnus at the
expense Of American companies There
has been promise Of such retaliation aF
this for several years but there Is cyey
Indication now that tho stem 80 long con-
trmplatcd hy che United states govern
mont Is about TO be- taken The attorney
Of the Canadian racitc road Is here IN
consultation with congressional friends
Of the Canadian road and there 81 owl.
dence " genuine alarm w Che minds Of
the friends OF Canadian interests
Senators Frye and Cullbm are said
60 be advising the president tO take soine
radical step In this matter 60 bring Cam
ndn to terms senator Oullom has often
expressed The opinion Che Canadian roads
WIZ NNNNNNtAN NNNNNNA AliN NI.NfA iAlitN
commerce law Go the disadvantage of
American lines IN competition with Thorn
and this lcnda him io Join hands with the
president in un effort TO put n stop to
thus discrimination
The secretary of the safe and treasury
shy there is just one way 60 bring Gnu
ada 90 terms on the unjust aud irritntnr
Discrimination mndC hy her Against
many American interests and that ~
Wy cutting on these transportation favors
trIHlnd her f0lftHls hF nnr government
They soy, too Than CuundG's c0mmcr-
c.m lifo w largely ceutprod Ia benefits
derived by hon through hpr two rrwt
trunk linca out FL these very privileges
aud decisive move on the pau ol the
administration win result not only Va
bringing Canada down from hcr unjust
attitude towurd Amcricnn interests, hut
lead to such e. roadiustment of the uucs-
ton Of Transportation 81 American NOR.
chandisc 10y Canadian roe "a az win give
American roads, su iuipuousy affected
lw the present competition, a hcttsr
chance for the trndr now ao largely
inon0poli1cd by foreign ronda
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

Of the late international medical congress.
win cure any durable case ~ disease
in less time and with less medicine than
by any of Tie old methods. O0ice. acc IL
Houston street, next to post0iiice.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
MN NEW sENArnn

New Orlcnns l.a.. Dee 81 Especially
-Goycnor Foster today appointed Hon.
nuneleon Cunpry a. ~ senator 90 auc-
coed Randall H. Gibson deceased Gallery
ia g nutiyc Of Louisiana. 30 years of nrc
ana o. second cousin of che governor.
lie was "a sugar plmltcr before the war.
entered the Confederate army na q miv.
ntc aud rose to the runl eoi lieutrnuut.
having lost bis plantation durnr the
war We became u clnrk of the district
court whpn Pcato was returned. aud llu.
ATS hrgnu the practice of law ns a nnrt-
nor Of Governor Foster Although talk
INK nn active part ln politics Mr. Cutlery
has held icw offices he WINS once a
member of the convention of 1870 That
framed ihn present constitution of tho
state and of The lnat senate bring Il
prominent leader of the nnd.luttery
cause in Tint body Mr. Gallery b. ilon.
thcd with the sugar industry of toe
state beiug n large sugar planter no
him is largely due the erection of the
Cnncy Central suenr factory. the lurg.
ESQ IN the state. lie nomination "a AZ
irihuted mNnly TO this circumstance, ns
the feeling here ~ thnt the sugar indus.
try Of Louisiana needs strong repre-.
sentative in the seunte inst now.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

Tho village OF Wyoming ~ Wyoming
county New York, wna visited by the most
severe ARE IA ltH history. The hre broke
ont ln bakery no 5.8O O'Clock. and before
ita course could be stayed, u hud burned
the Methodist Episcopal church. six stores,
seycn dwellings ana three bnrna.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

Jamos Williams OF Chlcneo the colored
MAI, who confessed completely Ia murder
iu PARIS, France, stuck 20 bis story iolAy-
with the reservation that no was not an
active accessory re was examined ny
phyGlclana who prpHlnuced hun Of sound
carefully,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-13
nly11 IS
4 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned by virtue of the power re-
posed in them by George A. Fowlc and wife
and William Campbell and wife offer for SAFE
4 FARM situate in the county of Fairfax.
State of Virginia, at Franconia station, on the
Washington Southern Railway, containing
about ONE HUNDRED AND FORTf-FOuR
I'D ACRES. 1t is ina thickiy settled neigh
borhood with churches, schools, stores and
postoiiice within short distance, the land
rolling and well adapted for gardening, farm
ing or grass, watcrcd by Il running stream,
springs and we'll GOOD FlVE-ROOM
DWELLING with basement, dining-room,
beautiful lawns. Il TWO.ROOM TENANT
HOUSE, good barn, corn house, wagon Shed
and all necessary outbuldings. Has about
thirty acres III grass, two good orchards. ol Z
six acres the other eight acres Of two-ycar-o!d
trees. Trains run at convenient hours to al d
from Alexandria and Washington.
We will offer this PROPERTY a. private
sale, and if not sold at private sale twill bc
sold at public auction on the premises on
SATURDAY, the 10Th day of August, lS25
Terms of sale: One third ll;) cash and the
residue in one and two years, deferred pay
ments to bear interest at six per cent. per
annum, and to be secured by Il deed of trust
upon the property
j. r. BECKHAM. Attorneys
SAML. e. BRENT, i'll fact.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-13
BY O.Neal 1 Lunt. Auctioneers.
TRUsTEEs' SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE

A ESTATE.
BY virtue of deed Of trust dated May 13
1891, and duly recorded in liber l., No. 4
folio 1S3, one of the land records of AlcXan
dria county, Virginia, ut the request of the
creditor, we will sell at public auction, in
front of the premises on
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th. 1898,
at half-past ten o'clock a. m, the following
described real estate:
ALARM OF FORTY ACRES, more or less
half mile from railroad station, Falls Church.
Va, five Eiiies from Georgetown, d. C., i'm
proved by FINE MODERN DWELLING OF
l. rooms, large barn, stable room for %
cows and II horses and all necessary out
buildings The location is high and health
full commanding beautiful view of Falls
Church and the country;a fine lawn in front
and elegant shade trees around the building.
The soil is good and watercd BY running
streams Fine pear and apple orchard and
small fruits.
Terms of sale: Five thousand five hundred
dollars cash. with interest from May 18th,
1891, and the expenses Of sale. and the resi-
ferrcd payments to be evidenced by the notes
of the purchaser and to be secured by deed
Of trust on the property sold, or all cash at
the purchasers option.
Five hundred dollars deposit at the time
of sale Terms, etc, TO be fully complied
with in five days after sale or the property
will be rcsold at risk and cost of defaulting
purchaser after due notice of sale.
PARK AGNEW, Trrstoos
NJ. 3. HARLOW. iiu''e'''