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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01
NEWS Ar HIGGINS.
View Contract for the Iipscomb Mail
LIne--sehool Notes.

BY Associated Press.
Higgins, Llpscomb .'oa Tex. March
3i.-The daily mail line between His
gins and ochiltree, o,hltrea county.
has besn let to Mr. l. II. c)sart %
Lipscomb. The mail leaves both IIis,
gins and ochiltree daily ut O'Clock
a. m. one hack going wcs; and another
east through Lipscomh. ms is a new
schedule and win give more sa..sfac-
ton than the old one Tha distance
between the two points Is alb 'ut foity-
five miles.
The county superlutsnl len; win hold
the last teachers initi,utc cr .he
scholastic year the 1874 and IAN Of
April Ten and eleven schuals have
been maintained turing the winter
This number is large enough consider.
ing that Lipscomb IS ye.' resa,y'i as
a frontier county.
The town OF higgins IS on qtict
boom. This will always be an i'm
portaut railway and stoak shipping
point
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and grubbing a greater space along
the line Of the rosdbed than was ac-
tuaiiy covered by 1t. " this was decmed
necessary by the engineer Clearing or
Eruhbing right of way thirty metres
wide may have been deemed necessary
by the engineer to the safety Of the
road to be constructed. or necessary to
enable plaintiff to do the work he had
contracted 10 do; bl< 81 such work was
necessary to those enaS that would not
bring It in the contract. unless the
work entered into TIM proper construe-
tlcn OF such rondhed az the engineer
required to be constructed. Tho con
struction Of the roadhed was the sub
iect matter OF the contract. Whether
a railway to be placed on the roadbed
to be constructed under the contract
could be safely operated unless he
right OF way was cleared was a matter
with which the plaintiff was not con-
cerned; and as defendants had made
no contract with reference to that. OUT
side Of that affected by proper con-
structicn OF the roadbed the engineer
had no power to bind them under the
contract for any work not fairly con-
templated by H. The charge OF the
court was misleading. Reversed and
reminded. Opinion by stnyton, c. ],
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on Thursday last II Is The intention
o. the ladies TO form "A union OF an
the chnrltabie and humane societies In
Germany IA order that the work OF the
societies may be conducted upon a
broader plan. thorough exchange
of views between the dincrcnt societies
Is proposed and II seems likely that
the movement Will have decidedly
beneficial effect upon the female mind
IN Germany. In order to avoid poll
ties the ladies confined their discussions
to ducstions Interesting women. but the
deiegatca decided To exclude social
democrats from their meetings,
The Kladdefudatsch announced to-
day that 1t sad received an official de-
nand that Il cesao it's attacsa upon
foreign officials. tho demand being ae-
oompanIed BY the admission that In
rcgularlties had occurred among the
officials referred 20.
Tho Rciohsonser tonight declares
that ,he whole story Of the Kiadder-
adatseh Ia an invention Of that paper,
and no demand has been nude upon It
TO cense ita attacks upon foreign Of
hccrs Or other officials
The details OF the experimental al
teration FOR the marching lSit OF the
German infantry, Initiated by the cm-
pcror have JUST been published IN
addition 10 the changes aiready known.
and the nghtenag somewhat OF almost
every article OF the accoutermont Of the
infantry soldiers the alterations In
ciude Eaperscding the present hayonct
by a new model bayonet weighing 500
grammes less than the weapon now in
use.
II tho contemplated alterations are
ali made. the lgit OF a Gcrmnn infantry
man win wclgh trine over fwonty-
Dix l,llogrammes, which will make him
carry less weight than the soldiers
OF the same branch Of service IN Italy.
France. Austria and Ruaslai FOR the
Italian soldier carries Kit OF twenty
eight ana one-helf hlogrpmmea. the
French soldicr cauiea the aame, the
Austrian carries twony-nlne lsllo-
grnmmcs and the Russian soldier IN
fantry regiments carry twcnty-nne
and one-halr lSilogrammea OF eccoutcr-
ment
AZ Erfurt, while stripping before an
army doctor conscrlpt revealed that
he had phrases insulting the emperor
tattoocd nh over his body Tho CON
script Ia now awaiting trai On the
ohursc Of treason
The Russian authorities have refused
the vlaed passport OF n man giving the
name ot Sergeant Isaac Cohen, and
claiming to hail from Fort Warren,
Mass Sergeant Cohen was DESTROYS OF
Joining hin wife and family at Warsaw.
hut on account OF his being a dew thc
Russian authorities refused TO allow
him 10 proceed This Is not the nrst
case OF the kind
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nenrn COURT DECISIONS.


In the supreme Court.
Special Dispatch.
Austin, March 3i.-The following is
synopsis OF decisions rendered by
the supreme court at It's last sitting:
Il. Bauman ct al. vs., u, S, Jaffray &
Co,-Applicatlon for writ OF error We
fully concur in the legal conclusions OF
the court OF civil appeals upon the facts
found by them TO be true. It Is con
tended. however, that the findings OF
fact were not justified by the evidence
and writ OF error is asked on that
ground, II there be no evidence TO sup
port finding by that court It's findings
might be here regarded. but when there
is only conflict Of evidence the findings
are conclusive. II is asserted In the
application that there was no evidence
TO sustain some OF the material find
ings. but the application does not at
tempt to set out the evidence and under
such circumstances credence must be
given to the findings made. In such
case the presumption Is that the evil
dence sustains the Bindings, and an
applicant seeking to rebuff this must
show that there was no evidence. or
rather what the evidence wns. That
has not been attempted, and the appll-
cation viii be refused. opinion by
Stayton, c. j.
j. S. Alexander ct al. VS.. W. r. Rob-
ertson--writ Of error to the Fourth
district; Suit to recover under a con-
tract for work done. Piaintin was ITO
construct twenty-five kilometres Of the
roadbed OF said railroad" at fixed prices
for earth work, ditching. grubblng.
clearing. etc. The work was to be
done 'under the supervision Of the
engineer OF the parties or the nrst
part Cdefendan,D and in accordance
with the profile. plans and apecinca-
tons. and all work is to be done to his
satisfaction and 10 be approved and
accepted by him" The evidence shows
that the average width OF the roadbed
would not exceed 1--WE metres. but that
plaintiffs, under instructions Of the en-
gineer in charge. cleared the right Of
way TO width thirty metres. and that
this work entered into tho estimates
on which the claim for balance due Is
based. Defendants were not present
when the work was done. and the engi-
Near was ignorant OF the terms OF the
contract That any work done and
necessary to the proper construction OF
the roadbed would be embraced In the
contract IS evident. and the parties
must be presumed 10 have contracted
for construction Of safe roadbed, al
though this might embrace work on
width greater than the surface OF the
actual roadhed. II the charge OF the
court had limited the right TO recover
TO such sums as were necessary to
make a safe roaabed a. required to
that end by the engineer. It would have
been correct. FOR the latter was EN-
powered by defendants 70 determine
how that should be constructed. The
charge. however does not SO liniit the
right to recover. but informed the jury
that they might recover for clearing
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A MAD-DOG At CLERUSNE.
AN AGED LADY mTiTS ny m AND
A Mad Stone Applied-stntestgni
From the state Hoard Of HraisN
Concerning the Epidemic OF y,
smnIi-Pox-Au Getting Wen.


Special Dispatch.
Cleburne. Tex, March 3i.--Today
there was great excitement on the
streets Of cleburne. caused by L mad
dog attacking people. especially very
aged woman, Mrs. Gould, tearing her
clothes almost entirely on and very
seriously mangling her arms and
bruislng her body, while officers were
attempting to kin It by firing at It and
citizens attacking with various weap-
ons. The dog was finally killed with
weli-aimed brich.
The maidstone was applied TO Mrs,
Gould. and at this hour she is restlng
easily. although there is little hope OF
her recovery.
The following correspondence about
the smallpox scare here is self-expian-
atory:
clcburrie, Tex. March 81. 1ssi.--Hon.
John II. Boyd. Mayor, etc Dear Sir:
have this day visited the cases Of
smallpox, and respectfully submit the
following report:
The negro cases at tthe pest house
are all convaleseing. MIR. Walker is
very sick. and the females OF his fam
lily. three in number, viii probably have
the disease
DR. Williamson is now enforcing the
most rigid isolation aud adopting all
measures known to sanitarians for sup
pressing the outbreak Those who have
been directly exposed are under strict
surveillance, and there is no possible
danger OF an epidemic. Smallpox is
the easiest controlled OF All contagious
diseases aud an actual contact with
I persons or things contaminated Is nec-
essary in order to contract Il.
The ueighboring towns need have no
/ approximations and should any Of them
/ be considering the proprlety Of duaran-
timing against you. | suggest that you
invite their health officers to visit you.
and judge after personal inspection.
In my opinion there is no necessity
for quarantining against you, aud no
reason for the alarm that seems to
have spread in the country Very truly.
r. NJ. swEARENGEN,
State Health officer
After consulting with the state
health officer, DR., r. N. swemengen,
who has very carefully examined all
OF our cases OF smallpox and inspected
our pest house, and gone over all the
ground, including those who nre liable
10 develop the disease | feel perfectly
certain that we will be able to handle
the matter with perfect safety TO all
persons in Cleburne. And there can be
no danger whatever Of an outbreak
that we cannot control. All persons
likely to develop the disease are under
strlot surveillance, aud it would be
impossible for anyone to come in con-
tact with It unless they walk over the
guard and yellow flag,
J. II. BOYD, Mayor.
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: i7Arnnles cKna.
Charged with CrIIninniiy Assault
ing Ills own Daushter.

Special Dispatch.
Ardmore. I. T., March s1.-J. H.
CLARK. a farncr. As years Of age and
father of ive chndren. was brought
here this morning by Deputy United
States Marshal q. N. Stewart, from
near Marietta, 1. II, charged with
oriminally assauiting his own dRugh-
ter. Eliza. pretty and well-developed
girl 16 years old
Clark was given a preliminary trial
today before United States Commits
sioner Gibbons in which his daughter
appeared as the main witness for the
government. with soba and tears she
told OF the criminal conduct OF the I'M
natural parent giving in detail the
facts that led TO her submlasion
a brother OF the gin and son OF the
accused then took the stand and testi-
aed to the outrage Of his sister by
his father
Clark was held by Judge Gibbons
under $1,000, IN default OF which he
was committed 10 jail
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.OVERRuLED THE MOTION.
40 KEW TRIAL ron suRpnRnii 4
q. RANDLin or DALLAS.



Dallas, Tex. March 7i-rhe motto.
OF Major ] @. Randle for n now t,ial
came up before Judge chariea n clint
thls afternoon The lawyers Of Randi,
IN their inoiion FOR new trial sptq,nt
a sensation IN the shape Of an nfIidnwl
made and sworn 10 by W. II. II.
Murphy ana Pink Halrht. hia son-In.
law, alleging that H. r. Poynter. one
OF the jurors who returned the verdict
against Randle had expressed TIA
opinion that Rundlc ought to be
hanged. Juror Poyntcr was In the city
and appeared in the court room. Hs
made an aildavn and swore 70 IL that
he had never talked with either Afur.
ply OF HaiRht about the case. and
further TINT had never expressed az
oplnldn as to the Innocence or guilt OF
j. q Randle. The case was argued at
great length, AZ 4 o'clnciS Judge Clint
overruled The motion Tor new trial
and Reudle was rcmanded to the jail.
Juror POINTER rs n reputable citizen Of
high character and his denial ~ gener.
ally accepted as accurate aud sweep.
! ing
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

The Engineers Have TheIr Turn Ia
the Federal Coart.

BY Associated Press.
omaha. Ncb., March 9i.--The em-
ployea had their turn in the Federal
court today when the Union Pacific
wase hoariuR was resumed before
Judges Caldwell and Rinor. George n.
Voorman Of North Platte. Neb.. chair
man Of the general grievance commit
toe OF the Union Pacific system. and
also chairman OF tho Brotherhood OF
Engineers. was called to the stand.
and his examination conaumed an of
the lime OF the cour, until the hour of
adjournment for OVER Sunday. Mr..
vrooman attempted to show the Justice
OF the scale 81 force ana tho Injustice
OF the rules proposed BY the receivers.
Just before adjournment Judge cald-
well nnfcd thh witness II lie could
guarantee thatibe Organization he rop-
resented would abide by the decision
Of the court whatever It might be. re-
gsrdlng both rules and schedule or
wages. or would there be strike IL the
findings OF the court ala not suit the
men. Mr.. vrooman declared positively
tina, his organization would abide by
the courts decision. and that undor
no conditions would there be strike.
There had been no threats Of strildng
la spite Of reports 20 the contrary,
and such talk would not be counter.
anced by any OF the employees OF the
road he was willing 20 give e guar
nntee that the engine men would not
strike. This concluded the proceedings
Tor the day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

Jones livos On South 1ennings avenue,
and his place Of business ~ on one Of
the principal streets Of the cry, The
othor morning Jones took a drink Of
Trinity water as drawn from the ny
drnut
lie thought the muddy. Opaque stun
IN the glass didn't look very inviting,
nnd II tasted worse than n looked.
Presently Jcnea became conscious that
something was wrong M the depart
ment OF the interior, and he told his
wife he guessed he wouldn't 20 down
town that morning, a lot OF little
aches were chasing each ether around
his diaphragm, with occasional cheap
rate excurHlona up his oeaophagns and
down his apinc rh0n the little fellows
combined and formed q trust. They
located their plhnt in the southehstern
corner Of his stomach, and begun TO
turn out Job hpta OF nrst-claHs aches.
which sent Jones raying around tho
house IKE an Indian NJ u ghost dance.
In iurt twenty inlnliee the trust went
10 pieces and the fragments sought new
folds IN which 70 display their ncuyity,
one gond-aized Arm moved up into The
brain and made the gcoy matter IN
Jones' head rom and whirl like veri-
table Niafarn, Another hlE one located
In tho small 81 his hack, and did a
pnylng huaiuesa there. Two little One1
cicpt under his shoulder blades whlla
IllN lnIffNA NAf Va nAi kRHAAlAAtA ia huNl~
nras az the old stand.
by this timc Mrs, Jones WAS con-
WINGED that hubby was sick. She nut
him TO Tod applied a nuJanrd plaster
10 his chest. roasted onions 10 his feet.
gave him bonc-Hct tea TO drink and
sent for DR. Jalap. The doctor came.
looked at Jones' tongue, felt or his
pulse. pOiscd him IN the ribs and asked
IN dirtntOrini sort Of a why what hn
had been drinking. Mrs. Jones declared
Ia indignant tones that nj. Jones
didn't drink while Jones vowed upon
his word Of honor he hadn't imnibed
anything but a glass or water
well. you ought 20 be sick n YOU
drink ln'oh stun ne that Look here"
ana NHa rortor put drop Of the water
undor MS microscope. DO you sec
what sou have been drlnking3 Thoae
littla chaps that nre aquirming ana Wig
Citing there arc i3nccilll Those big fell
lows with the sharp teeth and long
horns AFRO Bacteria, and thai dirty look
ing mass on one side IN sand and clay.
you nec how many there are In n
drop. you can Imagine how many Tiers
nre IN a glass"
Jones ntterod few words that he
didn't learn IN sunday school. while
Mra Jones' turned pale and asked n
he would get well. or should she send
FOR the coroner 10 come nt O'clock
Nonsense" sud the doctor hes
got sand enough IN him 70 get we'll
Here's a prescription that win make
thinRa All ifght." nad the doctor handed
her D picre m paper, took bis leave
The pres ~ etion rrnd. 'Go ID Howea
Pharmacy and leave an order for
Paatour Germ Proaf Water Filter. They
are the only kind that are good for an
thing. and they win give you ppre
water for u lie time.
The filter WAS bought, Jones ROT we'll.
and AfiA. Jones. when she contrasts the|
clear sparkling water with fbe nasty
stun fhe raa0 70 have, y oellghtrc.
ana saws she couldn't live without It,
Thern are women who Keep theIr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01
rnn pnNIsoN ,nsrIalY.
II Is Partly Cleared III by the Arrest
Of "a Miner.

Special Dispatch
Denison, Tex, March q "A possible
clew to the Identity Of the unknown
murdered man burned In tho switch
shanty Thursday night was developed
here this morning by the arrest Of
Eugene strupe, miner, who halls
from Douglass county. lSnnsas strupe
came 10 DeuIson, according 10 his
statement Wednesday afternoon. lie
had partner, whom he knew as
Bob" and they had been working in
the Savannah. l. T., mines Several
days ago both were paid on and came
south for trip through Texas, Thurs
day afternoon both men became ronr-
ing drunk. and about s o'clock bob"
put Strupe totJed,
Friday morning when strupe awoise
Bob" WAS missing. also strupe's
clothes, shoes, watch and chain and
$3.50 in money Bob had left an
old suit for his comrade and his old
shoes. A red oolored hat found near
the scene OF the crime Is one similar
to those sold in the mining camp OF
Savannah and closely resembled the one
worn by s,rupe bob was a small
man. sandy complicated, and wore a
No. shoe and cap when strupe last
saw him.
"Bob's full name or residence is
not known.
strupe WINS released this afternoon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01
urI>INs hurled.
Hir Mother Creates IL seene-A China
Drowned.

Special Dispatch.
Denison, Tex, March si.--Jas. Up
kins, the negro who was hanged at
Paris yesterday. was buried here this
evening. His mother created scene
by riding from the depot on the coffin.
The 1O-year-old son OF John Brown,
residing two miles west Of here. fell
in tub OF water at home this after
noon and was drowned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

Special Dispatch.
st. Joe. Tex, March sl-Jas. S. Al
len was found dead in bed this morn
ing at his boarding house in this city.
The coroner held an inquest and gave
verdict OF death from natural causes.
he was highly respected citizen.
The remains viii be shipped to
Georgia tomorrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01
At THE STATE CAPITAL.
rho earette's New Incorporation.
statement Of Land saies--settie-
menss Win the COMPTROLLER.
Meeting of insurance Men.


speciai Dispatch.
m Austin. Tex. March 3i.--on July 70
bic state superintendent OF public in-
firuction win hold the annual corn
eetitive examination OF applicants for
ihe Peabody scholarship in the Pea
body normal college at Nashville. Tenn
Fhe places at which examinations win
|ke held have rot yet been selected
The freshman class in this college. as
|at present constituted. will be discon-
|tnued, and hereafter students will be
Examined for admission upon the fol-
|bwing subjects. English grammar.
fnglish composition the examination
IN composition for 1894 win be based
d Quentin Durward. or Lambs Tales
ehom Shakespeare, United States his
tbry. geography. complete arithmetic,
complete algebra TO quadraucs, geom-
e.ry two books: Beginners Latin
nook and Cato to Cnesar. a member
,thip In this college is worth 500 a
Near for two years and expenses
Incurred in going to and from the coli
tge
rho STATE Printing cornanv NJ Fort
Worm ,oasv aisd its oha,ter with the
tecretarv ~ state placing us capital
Stock at $4,000 Incorporators, $. r.
civilians. f. G. senter and T. j stuart.
II The Texas Mutual Abstract company
n Austin. capital stock. 500. 900.
Ri The Rosedale academy of Mount
Sylvan. smith county. Tex, capital
stock. $500. Incorporators, j. D. Ma
zee. ]. II. Wilbanks. W. A. smith. d.
~. Wllbanks, w w. Blue, w T. Linn
ereclS. ]. A. Yuoker.w Gates
h The receipts at the treasury depart
4r.ent for the month OF March from
F Die land sales and leases, are as fol
Bows:
N Lease Of public free school lands
fterest. ll,24S.3S sale of public free
school lpnds interest ns'SiS'5e' sale
'qt public free school lands principal
tie'olS'46.lease OF university lands IN
&c. sSo''eV' sale OF iuuet'e asylum
f'lus' il''eres' s'"eii sale OF luiH'lo
as 'u'i ANUS P'iie'p'', f-i'''V' SUI W
' l,ho "sylunh anus interest, 2s''-'
IT, ,v .s V'p'%, "ss ~ 'air .,s ,",s,ess
-, IT,. ..7s 30. a a,. ss -, ,
- a.,.,,,,, 80. -. sossr az
n 400 "a dvn,,, as,,,n,a ~ ,an6s s ,,,. ,'
Ii ttost. sa,a - r,,ti,a aa,,a,.,
March ~. 1857 amounts 10 st959 ~
III John 10. HolIlneswortb commlss,ona,.
b. insurance. deposited aniee fees for
the quarter ending March a. 1894
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Special Dispatch
Ranger. Tex, March 81. = William
Smith. pumper on the Texas and
Pacific railroad. who works this Sec
tion. died at his little cabin near
olden. this morning, after an illness
Of only two or three days His death
was caused by dlffuse cellulitis, be-
ginning at the foot and rapidly ex-
tending 10 his body. Mr.. Smith was
respected by those Who knew him as
an honorable. sober man. Quite a sum
Of money was found on his person.
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Special Dispatch.
Rising Star, Tex, March si.-Nr.
Hanford Lyons died atNhls home, 1--WE
miles east Of this place last night.
aged So years He signed his will yes
terday afternoon and died alto o'clock
He was resident OF this vicinity
since December. 1875, and was a ma
tive OF New York state.
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Special Dlspatoh.
Santa Anna. Tex. March sl.-W. d.
Watson. who was caught in the
Tricltham cyclone on the nth OF this
month. died a, O'Clock from the in
iurses sustained. He has been un-
conscious ever since The cyclone struck
him. 1, will be remembered he lost
four Of MS children in the cyclone.
who were killed Instantly. Nj. Wat
son VIII be buried beside his children
at friedman tomorrow. with Masonic
honora-
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:
Loulsville, KY. March ga special
70 the Post from New Haven. Ky.
says: At n dance at i-yonn ssption,
two miles west Of here. last night, IA
a general light Harry Scott shot and
killed wilired Aiyeys. putting nve
bullets into him. scout and four OK
his friends escaped during the COM
fusion Two Of them. John Grady and
Preston Carter. were captured this
morning. SCOTT is sui At large.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01
rnn Fonr sn.L corNrnY.
DeieEations at work to Have the
Country Opened.

Special Dispatch.
Washington March Representa-
tive coeisrell is very busy working for
the opening Of what IS known as the
Fort siii reservation, being the lands
owned by the Apacbes, Kiowas and
comanches, Just north OF Red river.
For the last few weeks this has seem
ed less probable than it did two
months ago, but those who wish the
land opened do not give up. and are
stu vigorously making their desires
known TO congress. There are several
delegations here now, one from Teas.
and they Will be given a hearing before
The committee on Indian affairs Mon
cay.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

HUFFITT IIITUTTV7I-
Houston. Tex. March si.--At Q
O'Clock this afternoon ten conyicts on
the state farm at sugarland escaped
An secured shotguna and other wea-
pons. Sheriff Ellis and Deputy Ander-
son started out 20 intercept them and
telegraph thut one has hecn captured,
Tse leader ~ a dangerous nearo snd
tfaabie 10 expected In crectlng their
capture.