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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Waco, Aug, There is considerable
talk concerning friendly bout or
sparring exhibition between Spence
Butler, the heavy weight negro prodigy
and an experienced boxer. to be given
shortly for some charitable object.
The admirers of the prowoss and
promise OF Butler are desire Of seeing
him In the ring In at least friendly
contest They believe he Is destined
to make great record. While he is
by no means sufficiently trained Just
having entered upon training. they be-
love he can give a good account Of
himself before anybody In the state.
He Is pursuing his training course
diligently and his hackers expect that
he VIII develop wonderfully.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Buffalo, N. Y. Aug. 1.-Grand circuit
results:
2:25 class trotting, purse S5OOO-cob-
webs won, ]. NJ. d. second. Rex Amer
icus third. Best time, PIP "a
2:2O class pacing. purse $1,000, divided
Joe Pntchen won Angie d. second, NY
dla third Best time. 2:ll "a.
A match race, best three in FIVE. pac-
ing purse $25OO-Robert ]. won, Mascot
second. Best time, 2:06 1-2.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Dallas, Tex. Aug. LA telegram q
received this afternoon by Mr.. VINE
Mckee of this city, from Jeff N. MD
general manager of the Pecos vale
railroad, with office at EDDY N
Mexico, stating that Mr.. a. T. CAME;
general passenger and traffic aeei.
that road died today and HIS renis.
will reach Dallas Friday night
burial. Mr.. Canfleld was long
nccted with the Texas and Paclff Z,
road here and he has host Of ~
in Dallas who will mourn his ceAn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

actcr) Every one knows that Berry 10
the abandonment man In the world. /
like to know whom The Gazette can
now show up that can touch him or be
at all considered In the race"
Would you. pretty Miss2 Well listen.
Did you ever have the distinguished
pleasure OF considering the qualities
Of big hearted Uncle" Jim Wilson, the
pct of tho railroad fraternity, the oter-
nal Joker; with more stAunch friends
In the world than hair on his hend--
and this Is saying much, for Uncle"
Jim Is not bald. He is unlike most
bachelors Of his age In that respect, Is
handsome Jim Wilson.
There IL an amusing legend as to how
James a. Wilson came to be so gener-
ally known ns Uncle" Jim Wilson.
that II you were to nah him his renl
name be would have to pause and
think Jim ~ accused by his numer-
GUS friends of having always had the
failing OF running the loan end of a
pawn shop without reference TO the
collateral end. His purse has always
been ms friends and the collateral re-
ceiVed, their verbal |. o. Us, and SO
they chilled him Uncle" Jim
The present verbal sketcher asked
the sketch artist not TO strnddle Uncle
jim across that COW. for 1t might con-
veY the Idea that ut some period OF his
life Uncle" Jim devoted himself to
that fancy oquestrlanism practlccd by
people In the employ OF Barnum or
Buffalo BIN. Such liz not the case.
"unelo" Jim In the world ~ a solid
lovel-heRdcd far-sightcd business man:
but, among the ladies', bless your heart,
he shines even more brightly His
resonant voice melta into Lutte tones OF
honey and his eyes fairly sclutlllate
with the emotion OF the moment. In
the vernacular' Uncle" Jim is Il
oorter and don't you forget II. He
ought To lie doing time on the county
ronda right now for not taking one III
the many splendid inssles he might
have had for the asking
stu with all his advantages, he IL
simply u good mate for tomorrow's
! hero
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Hon. c. w, Martin. ex-memher OF
tho rexas legislature, Of Decatur IL In
the city
Hon. James w swaync is back from
the convention at Brownwood. |. C.
Randolph returned with him
Mr. Matt Carwilc, the gcnuemanly
receiving clcrk OF the Western Union.
hns returned ntter a two weeks trip
on the Colorado river
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
THE DALLAS BUDGET.
ola Settlers Reunion.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 1.-several hum
dred people from this city went to
the annual reunion of the old settlers
of Dallas county at Lancaster today.
Most Of them went by train, but many
went overland in buggles and on horse
back. The latest reports say the old
settlers are having a hilarious time.
The reunion viii continue through to-
morrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

The funeral ceremonies OF A. q. Hess.
who met with such a horrible death
Monday nlrht. were hcl1 at Robertson
y Witten's mortuary chapel ON Houston
street At 10 o'eloFk yesterday morning.
4 iittlng talk was made by Rev Homer
n. Wilson In the presence OF large
crowd OF mourning friends. and the
berial'in the New cemetery followed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
Chrno nntc. No coIoro,lo

On August II and ~ the Rock Ialand
win noll tickets 10 Denver and return
at one fare for the round trip. good
for thirty days returning. Through
sleeping cnra leaving Fort Worth dHlly
IT sli6 p, m. Don't overlook the fact
thut Il only takes one business day he
tween Texas and Colodnro via the
Rock Island Route" For folders and
other information call at city tiekes
otiicn. corner Fifth and Main.
i. G. McCAnn. w. +. oRTON.
e. T.. A.. Fort Worth. G. n. a,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Episcopal church. and Is devoted to the
religious interests Of that denomination
In this pari9h.
REV. Harry Cassil In editor, and Mr..
Il. N. Magill business manager.
II In neat three-column. 12-page
paper, and filed with church news and
good religious reading matter.
While started as parish paper. II 10
intended soon to enlarge II into a state
snecess TO the rexas churchman.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

pcnison, Tex. Aug. l.-ccmpany Il,
Thirteenth United States infantry. for
ty-hve strong. passed through the city
today On route from South MoAlcster
10 Fort Reno. The company has heen
on duty In the coal mine strike for
some wssks. The company fed here.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

omanA' Neh.. Aug. Flight hundred
n,eh employed in the packing houses
as south Omaha Joined the butchers,
,sr,ss To-Day. An the houses were az
, were , nha only few cattle and hogs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
THE DEATH ROLL.


Washington, Aug. Judge josef
Holt, who was judge advocate genera
of the army at one time and acted y
secretary of war, died at his resiisna
In this city today. His death vsl
due indirectly to fall sustained q III
days ago. but to which he paid lHsl
attention.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Rosebud, Tex, July sl.-Yes's@
a north bound freight was thrown T.
the track near here. The cause = I
posed to be n cars giving away. !.
Seven boxes were thrown o. =
three Of them totally wrecked y
box was loaded with cement, one L
merchandise and one with tar
Fortunately, no one was hurt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Longview. Tex. Aug. 1.-The second
game between Waco and Longview
was very finely played and hotly
contested one, resulting in score Of
. to In favor OF Longview. Battery:
Waco, Spencer and Douglass; Long
view, Schappert and Alexander. UNI
plre. Thatcher.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Jim won, Lustre second, Torch Bearer
third. Time. 1.0l IA.
Sixth race. one and one-half mile, over
six hurdles-JapOnica won. Marcus sec
ond, ST. John third Time: 1850.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

a furious rain storm prevailed in the
city last night accompanied by light
ming, At late hour this morning no
damage of Importance had been report
ed at police headquarters.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

eeh'er Tex. Aug. Esquire VIM.
uarnn s in iail charged with en-
q os~siing s2sS from Sam sanford l.od-s
$500 ~ 4, r and a. NJ. Of which he Vsss
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Chicago, Aug. III. L. Trumtua, =
twenty years superintendent Of y
Central division of the American u
press company. dropped dead Of hss'
disease while taking q bath at his hoz'
last night.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

a. ]. Andorson's stock OF guns. pls-
tolls. ammunition. base ball aud tennis
supplies and sporting goods generally
w. G. NEWLY, Trustee,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

a. J, Anderson'a stock OF guns. pis-
tolls, ammunition, base ball and tennis
supplies aud sporting goods generally.
w. g. NEWRY. Trustee
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
tlnrrl.


w. $. Matney, the tailor, 10 sis Main
steet. opposite The white lelephant.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

And every part OF the county viii be
Nberoily Remembered IN the special
issuo Of the Gazette soon to be Is
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
Not a Mnmmoth rnpcr

In the number OF pages. bur nam
moth IN point OF circulation win be
the special edition OF the Gazette soon
70 be isSued
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Intelligent people, who realize the i'm
portaut part the blood holds In keep
Ing tho body In normal condition,
find nothing strange In the number OF
diseases Hoods Sarsnparilla is able to
cure. so many troubles result from
Impure blood, the best way to treat
them is through the blood. Hoods
Sarsaparillo vittliSes the blood
Hoods Pills are the best after-dln-
Nor pills, assist digestion. prevent con-
gfiuntiou
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

II YOU want TO sell your houses or
lots cali on
c. I. DICKINSON.
eos Main street, Powell Building.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
SOUTHERN eLEARlNes



James o. West. a prominent young
farmer Of Refugio county, Tex, and
Miss Agnes O'Brien, of the same eoun-
tv. were married at San Antonio, Tex,
recently, under romantic eircum-
stances. The father and his daughter
arrived in San Antonio two days be-
fore and stopped at the Southern
hotel. Mr.. West arrived the next day
and soon located his sweetheart. They
met at the hotel secretly and resolved
to get married without delay. Mr..
West got the license, but the plans OF
the young lady to escape from
the hotel miscarried. as her father
learned of the affair and refused TO
allow her to leave the room. Mr.. West
hung around the hotel until late at
night, when Miss O'Brien managed to
elude parental vigilance, joined her
lover and the two made their way to
priest, who refused to marry them until
a permit was secured from the bishop
at Victoria, Tex. After some rapid tel
egraphing this permit was secured and
the two were welded. In the mean
time the father of the girl had missed
his daughter and was in hack on the
trail of the couple. He pursued them
to the Southern Pacific depot, and ar
rived there just in time to see the train
pull out with the young couple on board
bound for New Orleans.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

The International Migration society.
which was Incorporated in Birming-
ham, Ala, last February, and whose
object II is to send southern negro coll
onists to Africa, has closed a deal
through its manager, j. R. McMullen,
with a steamship company, and the
first boat will leave about the 18th of
September. The ship will start from
Philadelphia and touch at different
Atlantic and southern ports, and
from New Orleans goes direct to LII
IBERIA, via Havana. 1t is expected that
by November 5000 negroes will have
been transported. The ruler of Liberia
has offered each family of colonists
twenty-five acres of land and imple-
ments TO work IT with. The society Is
formed on the cooperative plan, and
each negro wishing transportation
must pay $40. The negroes are wild
over the scheme, and at least 10000
will leave the south.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A STATEMENT by the directors of the
mint shows that the coinage during the
month of August was: Gold, 81, 40, 600;
silver, S976,0OO, OF which S74s,00O was
standard dollars.
Tue town OF Dows, in Wright County,
Iowa, population 1000, was wiped out
by fire on the 4th, only two business
buildings remaining. and good share
OF the residences being also consumed.
TIE Stark-Nooland Machine Company
of New York went into the hands of a
receiver on the 4th. Its assets are re-
ported 20 be sl05,OOO, and liabilities
sa5,s3a
AfTER sailing thousands of miles
over the Atlantic ocean, up the st.
Lawrence river and through the lakes
to Chicago without misLsp, vac Viking
ship was sunk in the river at Chicago
on the 4th. This famous vessel was one
of the notable exhibits at the Worlds
Fair.
The cash balance In the treasury on
the 4th was sl27, 20s, ,1s7, Of which So.
467,473 was gold reserve.
SIX towns have been destroyed and
five hundred people burned to death by
forest fires in Minnesota.
NUMBER of negroes charged with
barn-burning were taken from the
officers while being conveyed to jail in
Shelby County, Tenn, on the 1st and
shot to death.
THE bank at Tescott Kas., was robbed
on the 1st by two masked men, who
boldly entered the bank, killed the
cashier. and carried away considerable
money.
Ar Rogers, Ark, on the 1st, Alyis
Wychon, one-eighth Cherokee, while
under arrest for robbery, emptied one
barrel of shotgun at Sol Shadox. his
guard. and with the other shot and
killed shadox's a-year-old boy. wychon
escaped.
ONE Of the largest and most dangerous
gangs of counterfeiters ever organized
has just been run down and broken up.
The headquarters Of the gang OF coun-
terfeiters was at Bodcaw. small town
in Nevada County, Ark, and was COM
posed Of about twenty men, ten of whom
have been arrested.
WESTERN New York is almost liter
ally burning up. The drouth is almost
without precedent Farmers mourn the
loss of crops and fear further havoc and
starvation of stock.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

At the Southern Development Con-
vention held at New York last week L.
Q. c. Lamar spoke for Mississippi,
which, he said, could produce every
staple that blesses the soil Of Illinois,
and adds to her products the great staple
Of cotton and almost every fruit and
vegetable OF the tropics. She numbers
her saw mills by hundreds, and some Of
them are among the most extensive in
the South. Her lumber cut in 1890 was
over eight hundred millions OF feet,
and it is estimated now at fully eleven
hundred millions, and her lumber ex-
ports to many ofthe countries Of Europe,
in addition to large shipments to South
Africa and the Spanish Americas. Mr..
Lamar spoke in detail of the remarkable
fruit vegetable and mining resources
OF Mississippi, with her superb educa.
tional institutions and free school sys-
TEN, giving the convention and the in
vestment public valuable food for re-
dection and profitable digestion.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


Mouday, September Sd. is the day
axed by law for the board Of pension
commissioners, consisting Of the board
OF supervisors, sheriff and ehaneery
clerk Of the various counties, to meet at
the county seats and pass upon the pen
sion applications filed The rolls In
the auditors Office show total Of about
1900 pensioners. who, with the present
appropriation Of S67. 500. only receive
$50. rs each annually. Blanks for twice
that number have been sent to the
county pension commissioners. 1t Will
be seen that the probabilities are strong
that even this small pittance will be
greatly reduced. as the fund is divided
pro rata. II all the applicants are
passed the amount will be less than
half that paid last year. THERE'S little
doubt but that many Of these applica-
tions will be rejected for various causes,
but it is safe to say that the aggregate
will show a large increase over the
number now on the rolls, and that on
this account the pensioners may make
their calculations to have the Amount
heretofore received reduced in proper
tion.
The auditor of public accounts is made
the pension commissioner under the
law. He passes on all the applications
after they come from the county boards
and preseribes all the regulations re-
lating thereto. Notwithstanding the
most rigid restrictions, each year has
shown an increase Of almost double the
preceding year.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
LOW RATE EXCURSIONS


September ii-s5 and October q -,
On the above dates the MIssOrp, !.
CIFlC RAILWAY and IRON MlliISr
ROUTE viii sell tickets from n I.I
Cairo and Memphis and Misson5 % S
points to points in Arkansas. FEN. "
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska, CoIorado II
ming, Utah, Montana, New Msriee. "a! Y!
nessse, Mississippi, Alabama, LouI,,..J
Indian Territory and 0klahoms. u ~. \
for the round trip (plus S9). TicIss =.
twenty days from date Of sale. ssd
over privileges granted on applicaua, \
conductors. This is an excellent H..
visit the garden spots Of the West S,..|
Southwest and Southeast for ths na,,a.
of inspecting the finest farming. Z rrs.
and fruit-growing sections Of lie ' 'Css5
States.
Don't fail to correspond with a -
sentative Of these companies befors ms2,,]
preparations. Land pamphlets on ths shs1
States mailed free on application % n
TOWNSEND, General Passenger and I,s.1
Agent, st. Louis, or TO repressntatiys }
the system.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
working Women on the streets.

AT recent meeting of the city coun-
ell of Fort Worth, Tex, a motion was
introduced to rescind a former action
of the council compelling women un-
able to pay their fines in the police
court to work on the streets. After a
rigid discussion the motion was defeat
ed, and women unable to pay their
fines must do manual labor on the main
streets of the city, such as breaking
stones with sledge-hammers and other
hard work. The people of the city
have branded the punishment inhuman,
and the councils action has caused
much comment, but they say the city
can not get rid Of such people by any
other means.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
PERSONS AND rn,s.-

TzERE are Hftyseven sAou..,s
engaged In farming b .. - NJ
States
ONE THOUSAND carloads a
TASKS for liquor were used Inc
last year.
THE first known Instance
Of coal was In England in tbs, =
1t was then called fossil tuels ~
A HORSE At Passaie, N. J.. co.,.
suicide by wading into a ea..,
holding his head under water -. ~. y
consciousness resulted.
FIsH in the Puget sound .,.,..
cheaper than ever before. Ia,s.,
but sell for twenty-five eepts Y
Many fish Of unusual size 49,, ~
taken by the fishing boats. R.s.ssl ~
halibut weighing 10 pound
brought ashore.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
Gave Ills Life for Kisses.

Near Dadeville, Ala, Thomas Ashley,
accompanied by his son, went into a
field where Bob Cross was pulling fod-
der, and the elder Ashley shot Cross
six times with pistol. lie then stood
over him and shot, as he said, "just as
long as he could see any breath in the
id rascal's body Some one saw
Cross kiss one of Ashley's daughters
and reported it to Ashley, and he hunt
ed Cross up.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

The town Of Hinckley, Mimi, of 800
inhabitants, was licked up by the on
rushing flames of forest fires, on the
LIST, and hundreds of its denizens fell
in their tracks and were cremated
as they ran from the burning town
only to find themselves enveloped by
hot smoke and flame whichever way
they turned. Several other towns were
burned also, the people meeting sim
liar fate. The dead are numbered by
the hundred, and the losses of timber
and property by the million.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

Public PRINTER BENEDICT has made
a sweeping reduction in the force of
the government printing office, about
500 employees receiving notice, on the
3oth, of dismissal. About 200 printers
are affected by the order, the others
being bookbnders, folders, pressmen
and other employees naturally affected
by the suspension of the Congressional
Record.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

When Alfred Evans, leading mem
Der Of one of the colored churches in
Wilcox county, Ca, put his hand in his
pocket to get money to drop into the
contribution box at church his pocket
book was gone. lie accused Missile Jack
son, who lived in the house with him.
Of the theft. A quarrel arose. in which
he stabbed the woman to death and
then fled
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

While Andy Holloway, of Bridge
port, Ala, was sitting in his house eat
ing his dinner, Bob Davis. an enemy
slipped to a window and fired load Of
buckshot into his body, killing him in
stantly' Davis escaped to the noun
tains.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

Oziah ]. Cook, of Elberton. Ca.
deliberately walked into the water
and drowned. lie walked on until his
head was lost to view. lie had been
sick for some time, and before leaving
home declared that he would soon bring
his pains to an end.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

THE big Cunard ocean greyhound
Lucania arrived at New York, on the
slst, from Liverpool, her time from
Queenstown being days, hours and
rs minutes, beating the best previous
record, made by her sister ship Cam
pania two weeks before, by fifty-one
minutes.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

THE Cooperative Rolling Mill Co.,
which was organized several months
ago to operate the idle mill in Hub
bard, o., has declared its first dividend.
The amount is per cent. All the en-
ployes of the mill. except the book
keeper, have left so per cent. of their
earnings in the general fund of the
company since 1t was started, and they
are not at all satisfied with the amount
received.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

THE associated banks of New York
city issued the following statement for
the week ended the lst: Reserve, de-
crease. s9s7,s25; loans, increase, ST..
ii6,so0; specie, increase, sii3,OO0; legal
tenders, decrease. sa93.s 500; deposits, in.
crease, slss,iO0; circulation, decrease,
s2s. 100.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

THE government of Nicaragua has
decided to Danish British Vice-Consul
Hatch and nine others of the Bluefelds
prisoners. Messrs. Hampton and Wilt
bank, American citizens, will also be
banished. Patterson, Ingram, Taylor
and Brownrigg will be kept as state
prisoners.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

Ex-PREsIDESr BENJAMIN HARRISON,
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Mckee, arrived in New York, on the
3ist, and put up at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. The general refused to discuss
politics.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

An inquiry, completed on the 3Oth,
among the best representatives of the
mercantile community of Chicago
establishes the fact very clearly that
business has recovered its old-tme
health and vigor. There is no general
boom, but trade has revived from its
lethargy.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

The United States has demanded an
immediate, open and fair trial of the
American citizens arrosted at Blue
fields and carried to Managua, Nicara-
qua, In default of which their instant
release will be demanded.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

OK the sist DR.. S. A. Steele, secre
tary of the Epworth League Society Of
America, officially announced that the
next international conference of the
society would be held in Chattanooga
Tenn. June, 1895.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

SECRETARY GRESHAM received ca
BILE dispatch from Minister Baker, at
Managua, on the sist. simply stating
that a decree had been issued Danish.
ing the Americans and English ac-
cused of fomenting the trouble in Blue.
fields
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

AT Asheville, N. c., on the Goth,
Louis Belrose, Jr., aged As, of Wash
ington, ID. c., in fit of mental aberra.
tion as result of his brain being af-
fected by tuberculosis, placed the hilt
Of sword against tree and fell
on the point of it three times, fatally
injuring himself. Belrose was former
" in the United States navy.
The Greenville times., 1894-09-08

THE change from the Mckinley tariff
to the new tariff law, involving great
reductions in rates of duties and num-
berless alterations in matters of de-
tail, because of the well-oiled wheels
of government machinery. was accom-
plished, on the 2sth, as far as the
treasury department was advised, all
over the United States, without hitch
or break.