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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01
RUSSIAN SPIES IN AMERICA.
The Gar Has Agents at Work
In the States.
THEY WATCH The REv0LuIlOM!sIs.
An Account of the Force That operates
In Now York and Their Efforts to
Entrap and Discredif the Enemies
of Their Mister Guarding tho
GRIND Duke Alexis.

1t will probably surprise most people to
hnow that foreign government maintains a
moro or less completely organized police
system in New York and other large cities in
America but this is the fact. The Russian
Government has It's political police not only
in America but in every country In Europe
and in some in ASA. The object Of this extern
siye police systcm Is to keepa close watch on
tho subjects and cx-sublects OF the Car who
rlay DO suspected Of hostile intents toward
his government or person, and, as that num-
Der includes many nussians in those coun-
tries, the task is a pretty large one.
OF course one would think that common
criminals would DO looked after closely, too,
and their oxtradltlon demanded whenever
possible, but such is not tho case. According
TO A. olaroysky. the Russian Consul-den-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

Two respectable looking men OF middle
age were talking quite earnestly and quite
audibly in Cold Spring car the other ever
ing.
Did you go to see herr" asked one.
oh. yes. certainly" replied the other.
How do you like herr"
II think she is perfect beauty" was iss
rapturous reply. whereat all the passed
gers looked that way, aud young wouaa
directly opposite the speaker bluahed. and
tried to pretend she wasn't listening.
Yes. admire her very much" added tn'
man; II like her style"
Elegantly built and fitted out, lan'
Yes, and she's pretty fast. too"
The young woman across the aisle coula
stand Il no longer She nodded confnsean
70 the conductor. and got on at the ns&'
The respectable looking men dlda't NJ
nee anything and kept right on with tAsr
gossip.
u wouldn't mind owning her"
Il wouldn't object myself She'll Be I
paying inyestment-that Is. II she sails ?.
well as she did to-day. Let's see. uhai
that her name is I've forgotten"
The Northwest"
And the other passengers smlled,-Busa',I
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

He has great reputation in Morris County
as wag and humorist. One OF the tricks
that his old friends often recall was played at
the expense Of local editor. In cam
paign time he used to write letters to an
opposition paper, and get man who lived
In Dover to copy them and send them in, and
then in tho next issue OF the Democratic
paper he would have q communication de-
molishing the arguments that he himself had
made in the othcr Journal 1t was u long
time before any but chosen few we're let
into the Joke, but when tho editor who had
been deceived found out oil about 1t he seemed
to get about as much fun out OF the Incident
as anybody else.
The Governor has always been man
who enjoyed pleasantly, even when 1t was
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

obtained an Introduction. cultivated his
friendship. Soon he made proposals thai
Hartmann should become Roman Catholic
priest, aud tho man actually put him 10 com
munication with persons. who offered to pay
his expenses at college II he would become q
priest. Failing in this, offers were mndo to
him TO pay his expenses while no studied
engineering, provided that no would become
a member OF tho church, but he refused.
The motive Of this is hard to SEQ at first,
but as Hartmann explains II 1t is simple.
Tho Russian Radicals are nearly all free
thinkers, and Hartmann is known 20 them ns
one. and he believes that this was an attempt
TO discredlt him by holding him up TO tho
world as n man who become a hypocrlte for
money,
Various othor attempts have boon made to
engage him in shady enterprises, but all have
failed.
Consul-GonoiTl Oiarovsky, who controls all
this extensive system, is typical Russian.
IIc is short, rather stout man, with a
shaggy brown beard and an exceedingly
frank, engaging manner. When talking
however, ne watches ono closely as II trying
to read his lnnormost thoughts. Tho writer
called on him few days ago, ostehslbly to
ask some questions regarding the operation
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

alan Language. IIe had then boon only a rcw
months IN this country, having escaped nom
Imprisonment forapolitical oifonsc IN Rusaia.
and was made nunh Of BY tho lIusslan colony
In Now York.
Hewasa approached by twomun, ono Of them
named klnit, a Russian Jew, who tried to on
gago him IN a ccunterielting plot. They
represented to him that detection was I'M
posaibe and that they would tukc tho rlsi OF
passing tho money, Mr., Oournwioh In
formed tho police authorities IN chicago Of
Tho proposals., but the spies got wind Of u
and disappeared. Klpit WIS 4 Itotceo Of
Consul Qaroysky aud ia now in Russia.
Loo Hartmann has also been approached
ssyerli limcs In q similar manner. and many
a'iier nsfemnsehare beoa made TO throw dis
prollt on him.
Tho most peculiar attcmpt which no tolls
Of Is ~ follows;
A RainsAn engineer, who resides in Jersey
CITY. eousht hts acquaintance. and having
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

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GOV. wEnTs OF NEW JERSEY.
turned against himself. When he was elected
President of the State Senate many Of the
folks around Morristown did not appreciate
the dignity to which he had attained. One
Saturday night he was detained in New York
so late that he failed to catch the last train.
The next day being Sunday. the prospect OF
his getting home seemed very dull until,
| through the courtesy OF the officials OF the
! Lackawanna Railroad he was enabled to take
the ride in Il private car. Now private cars
do not roll into Morristown every Sunday,
and the consequence was that when the SEN
ator nlighted on the platform OF the station
at Morristown little crowd had collected
out of curiosity to see who was coming in
such unusual state, One of them was n little
urcllin whose ideas OF the respect that was
due to a member Of the Upper House Of the
New Jersey Legislature were somewhat de-
feetiye. When his eye beheld the form OF the
Senator his face assumed look of unmiti-
| gated disgust, and he was heard to exclaim /:
40, hell ltain'tnobody but George werts."
| This sally appealed to the Senator's lively
sense OF humor.
| statement OF Mr.. werts's experience in
! public office will show that his advancement
has been rapid. From May, 1888, to May. 1885,
he was Recorder Of Morristown. In 1856 he
was elected State Senator from Morris County
serving as President Of the Senate during the
session OF 1889, and being reelected to that
body for another term. During the years
| 1886 1887 1888, 1889 and 1890 he also acted
as Mayor of Morristown. He was easily the
leading figure in the State Senate as long as
he was a member of it, and the most conspic-
uous laws that have bcon passed in New
Jersey for several years both bear his name,
one being an act to regulate the liquor traffic
and the other measure providing for the
institution Of the secret ballot.
Mr.. Werts did not serve out his second
term as Senator, He was appointed by Gov
ernor Albeit a Justice OF the supreme Court
to succeed Justice Knapp, and he took tbe
circuit which is formed out OF Hudson County.
His career as a judge was short, but in the few
months during which he sat on the bench he
achieved name as one OF tho ablest and best
members Of the State judiciary.
The Democratic nomination for Governor
was forced upon him against his will in tho
fall Of 1892, and he accepted it reluctantly
and under no pledges to any man. His cleo
tlon followed, and necessarily his resignation
from the bench also. He regarded the change
in the light of II sacrifice, although he appre-
einted fully the high honor which his cleo
ton implied Butthe governorship involved
more arduous duties, more public criticism,
more expense and less pay than tho Judge
ship, and II he had consulted his own wishes
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

Prison Eyangelist-My friend, have you
ever gone down on your knoes and prayedf
Burglar Bill-No, boss, all my preying u
done on the community.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01
GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY,
George r. Werts, Genial, Sue
cessfuI, Popular rlan:
HE WAS RECENTLY A COUNTRY LAWYER.
One OF His Hest characteristics Is the
Abiiity to Appreciate Joke as well
ms Fondness tor originating
One-His success in Court.
How He became Governor.


Tho legislative sessions Of the present yea
have brought into prominence the Governor
of two States In the role Of authors o
veto messages. One Of these gentlemen 4
the Chief Executive OF the State OF New Yorl;
and the other is George II. Werts, the hea,
Of the government OF the mighty little Stat
Of New Jersey. The career that has brough
Mr.. Werts, still comparatively u young man
from the position OF an obscure lawyer to tn
eminence he now enjoys is ono that is full o
interest, and II has this example for thosi
who are now beginning the struggle Of life
that in his case everything was attaineC
without any apparent self-seeking, for Mr.
Werts was never a man who tried TO elbow
his way to the disadvantage OF others, and
unlike some other successful persons, he ha.
not made his journey to fame over u path
way of heads and hearts
| 1t is generally the case that when good
fortune comes to n man as the result Of hi;
abilities the people most surprised by the
event are those who have known him all his
| life and been most familiar with him, and
this Is 80. probably, because when one knows
all the commonplace OF a mans life 1t is all
the more difficult to distinguish In him the
traits that are going to lift him above the
heads Of his fellows. Twentyyears or a little
more ago there was no one in the little city
OF Morristown, N. j., who would have pre-
dicted that George 4. Werts would one day
become the foremost citizen OF his State.
The qualities that were going to enable him
to accomplish that result were already there
but he was such jolly unassuming, neigh
borly kind Of chap, that nobody thought OF
him very much as possessing the capability
70 become anything else.
Mr. Werts was born In Hackettstown, N. j..
on the oath OF March, 1916. In his youth he
became a protege Of Jacob vannatta, his
uncle, one of the greatest lawyers who ever
practiced in New Jersey, and under the dlrec-
tion Of that remarkable man he studied for
the bar. No one can tell how much OF his
success as a lawyer, judge and statesman he
owes to the early Influences cast about him
by his uncle but it is certain that out Of the
companionship and friendly instruction of
that period were formed many OF the deter
mining forces in the moulding Of his future.
1t does not appear however, that while he
was connected with the Office OF Mr. Vannetta
he always paid the strlctest heed to the rigid
rules Of industry that were there laid down.
His friends now tell n story about trip that
he made to the Democratic National Conyen-
ton held in st. Louis, in 1876 He went
against the wishes OF his uncle, and the old
gentleman had scathing denunciatlon ready
for his return: but when the young man came
back with glowing account OF the scenes
that afforded the nomination Of Samuel j.
L., ..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

II is in the combination OF coiors aud ma
terial that French milliners excel. as for ok
ample, In golden brown straw nearly
covered with buuoreup yellow lace. and
trimmed with black cherries. Ivy leaves and
a spreading bow OF goranlum rod velvet.
held by an Irish diamond BUCKLE. This com,
hlnation ~ four distinct colurs aud mater
iala In any other hands might sugsest
tawdrlncss aud hvavinoss Not so IN thls
ease, for IN the frEt place the materials arc
ai OF the finest description. aud secondly.
the quantities uscd in tho construction az
the model are, 80 to speak. inlniteaimal.
yet by no means suggestive Of scrapniness
In tho hands Of Partisan ono bit o. lace
or one rose or other touch OF color becomes
as oppressive as tho nnishlng touch 81 A
master painter.
George Banhary, Of Dublin, Is said to be
the fastest shorthand writer in the world
writing at thc enormous speed OF two NM.
drod and NIFTY words por minuio and being
able TO continue that rate for hours. A sp,,d
" threc hundred words per minute has been
attained, but On matter that has been writfen
time and again. lawn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

After carrying on ragged schools In Edn-
burgh for years, DIR. Guthrie sent Invitations
70 boys who had found blessing IN the schools.
There were two hundred and fifty present.
--~ man h-vins travAi"s avs harar-J ,aiia.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01

At a recent competition in kite flying at
Boucn, the prize was awarded TO the owner
Of kite that rose $500 feet, and would have
risen higher, except for lack OF string. This
sport is very popular all over Normandy.
The total tonnage arriyale at the port Of
Paris during 1888 were 1891 56G tons. and
the departures d,0a.sOi These amounts
show an increase Of 97,ls5 tons and $3.50
tons, respectively. over the preceding year
In Nebraska man convicted Of theft and
sentenced to one years Imprisonment had
served out his term, and been discharged
before the Supreme Court decided tia. ho was
entitlx to new trial.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Public Debt statement.

Washington special: The regular
monthly statement of the public debt
issued by the Secretary of the Treas
ury shows the aggregate interest in
non-interest bearing debt to have been
at the close of business May ] Sl,Ol7,.
$500, exclusive of $6l9. $3.50, 795 in Ger.
tificates and treasury notes, which are
offset by an equal amount of cash in
the Treasury. The interest bearing
debt amounted to $635. O4l. $50: debt
bearing no interest, $3.50, $50. $50, and
the debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity. 1852, O3O. The in
crease of debt for the month of April
was 81, 100, 971. The cash in the Treas
ury is given as follows: Gold. $l7O.4922,.
557; silver, $5l1,4Os. 464: paper, $92.-
3s5.0ls deposits in national bank de.
positories, etc., SIC, 1880, 40, making u
total of $3.50, s26, ego, against which
there are demand liabilities consisting
of silver certificates, treasury notes.
ETC., amounting to $685., OBS, 7s4, leaving
a net balance in the Treasury of $685.
O97. 77S5. q decrease for the month of
AZ. R50 900.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
CONFERENCE.
Important Currency Convention Be-
gins IN London.

London special: The largest and
most important currency conference
ever held here has begun in the form
of an international bimetallic CONFER
ence under the auspices of the British
Bimetallic League, whose object is to
urge on the Government the necessity
of cooperating with other countries
for the establishment of the free coin
age of silver and gold at a fixed ratio.
-Four hundred delegates we're present
at the opening session, including
Brooks Adams of Boston and leading
bimetallists from France, the Neither
lands, South Australia, West Aus.
tralia and other prominent foreign
and British tinanciers, and members
of Parliament. The conference is pre-
sided over by Lord Mayor Tyler. Pa
pers and addresses we're presented by
Prof. Shiel Nicholson, A. j. Balfomr,
Leonard Courtenay and others, fol-
lowed by discussions. "A banquet was
EiyentO the delegates.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Telltale Letters,

Two families who recently moved
to Kimball from Iowa, had a rather
amusing experience while unload
ing their goods. They had been
intimate I'M , neighbors and put
While the car stood on the track it
was locked and one of the men carried
away the key. The other man wanted
to get into the a and was told that
the key was in an overcoat pocket. In
getting it he also found some letters
from his wife to the other man which
were of a compromising character. A
warrant vas issued and talk of a
divorce suit and of shooting was rife.
When the angry man got cooled off
the two men and their two wives got
together and the letters We're en-
planned to the satisfaction of all and all
agreed that while there had been in
discretion there had been nothing
worse. So the suit was dismissed and
the two families are happy again.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE FolLRDJ
Coke Strikers Caught in tho Act Of
Making a BOmh.

Coke Strikers Caught i'm tho Act of
Making a Bomb.
Mt. Pleasant, Pa, special: The first
attempt to introduce dynamite in be-
hall OF the coke strikers was frustrated
here. A week ago Superintendent
Ramsay, of the Southwest Connells-
VILE Coke Company, got reliable in-
formation that the strikers intended
blowing up his company's GA" plant
at Norwood. The suspected parties
were put under close surveillance,
which ended in locating them while
putting the finishing touches ON a
bomb in the woods on q sand hill.
The sheriff took six of his most
trusted deputies and drove to the
woods The little party quickly SUR
rounded the suspected point, closed in
and the astonished q~uartette of plot
tiers were h%andcuffed prisoners the
next moment. The bomb, a metal
ball, wire covered and filled with dy-
Mantle, was found hidden in q pile of
rails and taken along to the Green's
burg Jail. Its weight was given at
twenty odd pounds.
The prisoners are Edward Davis. a
younger brother of the imprisoned
United Mine Workers president:
William McCracken and two foreign
III Davis and McCracken. claim
they had no hand in making . the
bomb, and they were present by acci-
dent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
One of Private Aliens Tales.

Congressman Allen. of Mississippi.
tells this story: Down in nv neigh.
horhood there was bad feeling between
two lawyers, and it was decided that.
only blood could wipe out the enmity
which existed. A challenge was sent.
and duly acknowledged. The hour
was appointed and the two men met in
a secluded spot. One Of them was q.
great sufferer from st. Vitus' dance.
the other vas cool and collected. AS.
they faced each other the afflicted
man began to tremble from head to.
foot, while his pistol described an arc
with varying up and down strokes.
His opponent stood firm as a rock,
waiting for the signal to fire. Before,
1t came, however, he laid his pistol.
on the ground, walked into the woods.,
and cut o limb OFT a tree with q fork in.
the end of it.. This he brought back
and stuck in the ground in front Of hisi
antagonist. Then turning to the seq.
end, he said: i must request YOU to-.
ask your principal to rest his pistol I'M
that fork
What for?:' asked his opponents;
second. !;
WE'LL replied the other. 4 have
no objection to running the risk of ono,
shot, Tut I certainly do decline having:
one bullet make a honeycomb of me.
II that man was to shoot while his
hand is shaking the way 1t IL now he.
would fill me full Of holes at his first.
shot,
"Tlis wa too much for the sec
onds, and, by mutual agreement, q.
truce va, patched up and no shots
were exchanged"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
A COMMERCIAL EXHIBIT.
A Museum to Encourage South
American Commerce.

"A Museum to Encourage South
American Commerce. =.
New York special: A permanent
commercial museum will be opened
next month in the big Goelet Building,
at Forty-third Street and Lexington
Avenue, to increase American trade
with foreign countries, particularly
the South American republics, and to
show the American manufacturers
how and when they may compete
with their European rivals. The idea
OF starting the museumI originated
with James G. Blaine, who, while,
Secretary of State, caused a bill to be
laid before Congress providing for the
appropriation of q sum of money for q
permanent commercial exhibit to be
created either in New York or WASH
ington. The museum will be divided
into three main sections, known re-
spectively as the foreign exhibit, the
American manufacturers exhibit, and
the United States Government en-
hibit. The space already secured by
the South American Governments
cover more than 10000 square feet.
Mexico has taken 10000 square feet,
and Italy similar space. The Amer
lean manufacturers exhibit will con-
sist of samples of articles suitable for
export to which the manufacturers of
the United States wish to direct the
attention of foreign buyers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
Weather and crops.

THE weather crop bulletin of the
South Dakotn Weather Service for the
week ending April y, 1894. as report
ed from thirty-five counties:
The weather during the week was
generally cool and cloudy, with show
ers of rain, some moist snow and u lit
tie frosts
The amount Of precipitation was
above the average while the tempera-
ture and amount of sunshine we're be-
low.
The completion of wheat and oats
seeding was delayed over the northern
and western portions. and termination
and growth retarded over the central
and southern portions of the state
but growing grain looks we'll ard hasa
healthy color, except where it was
temporarily injured by frost.
Over the northeast and west rOr-
tiOns of the state the ground, in some
localities, is reported u little too wet
to work. Generally, field work was
considerably interrupted.
Reports indicate that in the south
east counties farmers are ready to
plant corn as 500 as the weather be-
comes warmer. most of the small
grain seeding being completed. Pota-
toes are being planted and gardens are
started.
Range grass has started nicely all
over tile state.
The ground is amply moist every
where, but higher temperature and
more sunshine are needed for best re-
suits.
On general average the weather
during the week was unfavorable. but
it is not thought the delay will be u
disadvantage, and prospects y very
bright.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-11
More Time Wanted.

San Francisco special: The Chinese
Six Companies held a meeting here
and again petitioned their Minister in
Washington to memorabilia Congress
for a further extension of time for reg
~istration under the McCreary act. I'm
less their prayer is granted the regis
tration books will close OH Thursday
next. Chinese. call attention to the
fact that every incoming steamer
brings many Chinese whose sole pur-
pose in returning is to register, and
that on the steamer Oceanic, which
arrived here on Saturday, there we're
over 500 Chinese who want to register.
many of whom will not be permitted
by the customs officers to come ashore
before that time will have expired.