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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-05
THE MUTUAL L[I|
Insurance COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
OF NEW YORK

Is the largest financial institution in the world AMI
has realized and paid nearly twice the amount Of SURF
of any other insurance company 1T strictly muull
the property of its policyholdera 1t has done BUSH
for over fifty years and points to its wise and cOn
management with pride
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-05

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Paid policy holders. .......,..........
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New business written. ..,.............
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Assets ..................
Surplus, four per cent. ..,,..,.......
The evening world., 1894-05-26
WORK, 92; DANDO, IS.
New York's Man an Easy Winner
In the Hollywood Shoot.

HOLLYWOOD. N. j., May 26.-The
weather. which was threatening this
morning, cleared beautifully n was
perfect when the third contest for the
Riverton challenge plate was begun.
Fred Hoey won the plate at Riverton
three weeks ago, George Work beat
him last Saturday, thus scoring one
point and making him even with Hoey.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Dando. OF Philadelphia.
challenged the winner Of the second
match. and to-day's contest was between
the New Yorker and the Rverton crack
shot.
The men were called TO the mark at
IL 80 o'clock md the conditions were the
same as those of last Saturday. viz.
100 birds each. 30 yards rise and 30 yards
boundary. Mr.. Dando won the toss and
began to shoot. r.. A.. Welch. OF Phlla-
delphia, was chosen referee.
The Philadelphia killed the first bird.
which was a quarterlng driver. with his
first barrel, and Work grassed the next
one. Dando's fourth bird was caught in
the trap, which impeded its hight. but
and although Dando fired twice at / | the
pigeon got away safely, The referee
declared mo bird" and the Riverton
man got another chance and scored.
Dando missed his Nth, a low driver,
and his tenth, which was also a driver.
Work killed straight until the four
teenth round. when he missed q driver.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
SHE BOSSES ALL.
The Girl on n bicycle Demands III
Right of Way Over Everything.

There Is a new Terror in town. says
the Louisville j Journal.
1t goeth forth like a lion, seeking
whom 1t may run down.
1t Is more to be eat than a car of
J~uggernaut, because 1t can speed around
the square while Juggernaut Is turning
the corner.
1t is more terrible than an army with
banners; yes. than an army Of nurses
with baby buERtes.
on a Bicycle.
Pedestrians have some slight protec-
ton against the Man on the Bicycle
When he goes on a rampage. They can
scurry out into the gutter and kick
the fence and hurl hard hunks OF Ian
gauge at him. They can subsidize a
teamster n sic a coal cart IN him..
They can lug around baseball-bat-walk-
ing-canes and knock hin out on the fly
now and then: They. can even carry
down on the wing, II quick enough on
the trigger.
But the Woman on O. Bicycle is an
other thing altogether. The public has
long since recognized the fact that
It Is at the mercy of the Woman on a
Pavement, especially II she walk double
or triple file, and more especially II she
carry an umbrella. Put her on a BIZ
cycle and she is simply Devastation on
Wheels.
With face set as grimly at Fate's.
with eyes as unseeing as the SphinX's,
with pedals as relentless as the Jaws
which clamp her tolu. she swoops down
the street. and when she does let the
beasts hunt their holes, the fowls their
the second stories. II second stories be
The evening world., 1894-05-26
NEW YORK ATHLETIC GAMES.
They VIII BE Held at Travers ISL
and on Saturday, June o.

The New York Athletic Club will hold
it's hfty-second s%emi-annual series of
games at Travcrs Island on Saturday.
June 0.
The games are open to members OF
athletic clubs only and the entries will
close on next Wednesday. The rules of
the Amateur Athletic Union and the
League OF American wheelmen will gov
ern all contests.
The handicap events will consist OF
unnin high jump. one-mile run. one
mile walk, n 440-yard run, two-mile
bicycle race ,lclass Az. 75-yard dash and
220-yard hurdle.
The scratch events will be a one-mile
bicycle race, for Club members riding In
Glass A: a 12O-yard on turf: standing
high jump: Ss0-yard run: running broad
jump; l2o-yard hurdle race; throwing
l6-pound hammer; pole vault; putting
16-pound shot. and one-mile team relay
race.
The entrance fee is 81 per man for
each event, n right Is reserved to
strike out any entry, A gold medal will
be given to the first in each event. a sill
yer medal to second and n bronze
medal to third.
Admission TO the club grounds will be
by invitation only. A special train will
reach the grounds before the games.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
A MONSTER BEAR.
1t Had Long Hcen an Alaskan Ter
ror, but WINS Gathered In.

The monster bear of Admiralty ISL
and, Alaska. which had long been n
source OF terror to the settlers in that
locality. was recently killed, and the
Alaska News, OF Juneau. gives a long
account Of how the ferocious animal
was made to bite the dust.
A party OF indian hunters was organ
ICED. and. armed with rifles and n bag
of giant powder. started out for the
bears ave Reaching the place where
bruiu was quietly sleeping. the leader:
an Indian. threw the bag OF powder
into the cave n then made a dive into
the soft snow.
THE bar said one OF the hunters.
Jumped for the giant and fuse and be-
gan to paw II. Zip! boom! bang! Bars
meat flew in all directions. The monster
was blown into blasted meat. One
hundred pieces OF meat were gathered.
weighing SIS pounds. Eighteen buck
shot and three bullets were ound In
the body.
I'm shovelling the snow away In front
of the cave TO regain the captains gun.
the skull OF an Indian and bones OF the
human skeleton near n tree, a barrel of
an old English shotgun n a Russian
axe were found The bar killers gun
was broken at the breech. He said that
thisb bear had killed many Indians In the
last twenty-five years. Having the
honor OF killing the monster, he cele-
brated his prowess by eating the tail
and ears OF the bar raw. hide and hair
all went down without the fellow ever
winking an eye"
The evening world., 1894-05-26
WIMAN TO BE TRIED IN JUNE.
Nicoll and Fellows Consult Regard
ing the Case.

Nlcoll ana Fell0wS Consult Regard
ing the Case.
Ex-District-Attorney Delaney Nicoll
called at the office OF Col. John w. Eel
lows to-day, with whom he had a long
consultation in regard to the coming
trial of Erastus Wiman, the former mil
.lionaire -philanthropist, now charged
by the r. G. Dun & Co. Mercantile
Agency, Of which he was formerly one
OF the principal stockholders and Off
Gals, with forging Its name to the ex-
tent OF several hundred thousand dol
lars.
Mr.. Nicoll was retained by the r. G..
Dun Company to assist the District-At-
torney's office In prosecuting Mr.. Wiman.
Fellows was seen after the concon-
ference, but declined to enter into he
DEATHS of what transpired. In regard
to the letter which he received yester-
day from Mr.. Miman's counsel, ex-Sec-
rotary OF the Navy Tracy, asking that
the date Of the trial which was set for
Monday next be postponed. the District
Attorney said he vas not certain now
that Gen. Tracy would make the motion.
Should he do So" said Col. Fellows.
I'VE shall not oppose It. I DO not know
what date would be set for the trial in
that event. I presume the third Monday
In June. as Gen. Tracy suggested, would
be acceptable to all concerned"
The evening world., 1894-05-26

Score Of t~wenty-hfth round: pando, 81;
Work, "a,
Matters were evened up when Work
missed his thlrtieth bird. It was a very
fast flying right quarterer ana got away
safely over the swimming pond.
Dando had hard luck on his thirty
third shot. The bird was an in.comer.
and he hit II pretty hard. but 1t fell out
OF the bounds. He also missed the next.
Score at end OF the iftieth round:
Dando. IS; Work. 4S.
In the third quarter OF the match each
Of the contestants missed four birds.
The score was then. Work. 81: Dando, 90.
In the nnal quarter the Philadelphia
fell away badly. missing his seventy
seventh. sevcnty-ninth. eighty-second
and -ninetieth birds. His ninety-third
fell dead out OF bounds apd the match
was all over but the "shoutin'." Dando
missed the last bird and lost the match,
as Work finished up with a score OF
thirty straight killed. Result-Work. 90:
Dando, &.
Mr.. Robert A. WEIGH. Of Philadelphia.
has challenged the winner and the shoot
will como of next Saturday on the Hol-
lywood grounds.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
WATCHMAN TRIES SUICIDE.
Daniel Jandin Swallowed Poison in
n Lodging-H House.

Daniel Jandin. thirty-eight years old.
a native OF New Zealand. a laborer. at
tempted suicide at 2.3O this afternoon at
his home. So South Fifth avenue. by talk.
ing poison. He was removed to st. Vim
cents Hospital.
Jandin was employed as a night
Waterman at the lodging-house at 50
South Fifth avenue.
Waterman. while making his rounds,
heard groans coming from Jandin's
rooms. He went in n found Jandin In
commissions.
He then notified the day clerk who
summoned an ambulance from st. Vim
cents Hospital and Jandin vas removed
thither.
At the hospital Jandin refused to say
anything. He would not state which
kind Of poison he swallowed.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
Ia IA.
MINERS LOSE
A BATTLE.
Denver Deputies Beat an At
lacking Party at VIII
bur, Col.
ONE DEAD, -FOUR WOUNDED.
Gov. Waite Says the sherifFs
Men at Cripple Greek
Are Rioters.
WILL ORDER THEM DISPERSED.
illinois Trouble 900 Soldiers to
Face 1000 Desperate
Strikers.
WILL ORDER THEM DISPERSED.

CRIPPLE CREEK. Col. May a.
News has reached here that about
midnight the strikers seized an engine
and cars in Victor and proceeded to
Wilbur. ten miles down the Florence
and Cripple Creek Railroad. where the
Denver deputies were encamped.
A battle ensued at I A. NJ. between
the strikers and outposts Of the depu-
ties.
The mob thai attacked tho deputies
numbered about 500. Their approach
was discovered by the deputies. and nr-
Ing at once began from both sides. The
deputies fired from the windows Of the
coaches. and the miners from behind
boulders and trees.
The engagement did not last long.
The miners retreated to Victor with
man killed. four wounded and several
others missing. =
The dead miner. George Crowley. II
now In a bunk-house at Victor. and the
wounded are in hiding with friends In
the camp.
The town of Victor is now quiet. The
armed miners have resumed their posi-
ton on Battle Mountain n Bull Hill.
At latest reports the Denver deputies
are still at Wilbur, awaiting the arrf-
val OF reinforcements expected to leave
Colorado Springs to-day. The names
Of the wounded haS> not been learned.
So far as known. none Of the deputies
was killed.
A man killed In n saloon at Victor
to-day proves to be William Rabideaux.
a deputy from Colorado Springs, who
was driven out Of the camp a few
weeks ago and ordered new to re-
turn. He made himself Objectionable
to the strikers by his efforts on behalf
Of Supt. Locke. of the Isabella mine.
who started the movement to put all
mines on the nine-hour basis. and was
rur out OF the camp after being Sc
verely beaten.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
WAITING WAS HIS FORTE.
He Got the Vest for &c Cents After
u Long Siege.

Six uonths ago a clothing dealer OF
Jefferson avenue put a lot Of Summer
sssh 1 In 's st 7 e Cents Wins Says a the p petroit
Free Press. They hadn't been on dis
play but a day or two before a young
farmer entered and looked them over
81 want one OF them, but TO cents is
too much. I'll give you co."
His offer was refused and he walked
out. In about a week he returned, but
every, week he has appeared and re-
gust he dropped in to observer:
ITS only a few days to September
owes"
Winter"
Shouldn't wonder II we would have
snow by the middle OF September"
There won't be any SALE for Summer
vests after the ist'"
olive you 90 cents for that striped one
with smoked buttons"
Couldn't do It,"
"Give you the cash right down on the
nall"
AN right for y~ou-all right! There is
no great hurry aS1ut it and Tn a great
$3.50 for a pair OF yaller shoes about two
years ago, but / waited n got 'em the
other day for ten shillings. There's a
gal up our way who has bin expecting
me to ask her to marry me for the last
four years. ! may some day. but there's
no great rush. Won't take 60 cents to-
day, eh?"
mo"
IAN right. That's my limit. IN call
about once a week from now on and
along mex Winter mebbe you'll come to
time. I've got the yaller shoes and a
red neck-tie and l amt suffering the
least mite. ] shall be drawing sand by
here all Winter and II won be no trou-
BILE for me 10 step in occasionally. II
you happen to be looking out OF the win
dow as | drive up I'll hold up six fingers
for 60 cents. II It's a go, nod your head
IL not. shake, Good day."
Yesterday he got the vest.
Encourage yonr digestion by drinking three or
The evening world., 1894-05-26
WAITE DENOUNCEs DEPUTIES
Says the Men Gathered by the CriD-
pie Creek Sheriff Are Rioters.
(By Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press.l
DENVER. Col. May N.-Gov. Waite
does not hesitate to declare his sympa-
thies are with the striking miners at
Cripple Creek. He asked Attorney-Gen-'
eral Englsly for an opinion as to the,
right of 4 Sheriff to obtain an armed
force from another county than that in
which he is an oficer. The Attorney
General has returned q written opinioQs
that tho organization Of an armed force
OF men in Arapahoe County to march Ia
or enter Ei Paso County for the purpose
alleged 10 conspiracy to do or aid In m
unlawful act. and all persons members
OF such armed force. or cooperating to,
organize or to send or to transport same
into one county from another. are guilty
OF a conspiracy to do an unlawful act,
and the deputizing OF such men to act AZ
deputy sheriffs by the Sheriff OF El Paso
County Is q violation Of law"
The Attorney-G enera adds; I'm case
El Paso uses the armed force as deputy
sheriffs. or as a posse comitatus. and a
riot or insurrection IL precipitated by.
reason thereof. and said armed force
acts Independently Of said Sheriff, and
a riot or insurrection ensues by reason
of an armed conflict with others. the
Chief Executive of the State should pres
serve the peace Of the Commonwealth.
even II 1t should become necessary to
call out the entire military force or
the State.
IF the peace cannot be preserved
otherwise. martial law should be de-
clared in the particular ditrict. and
all violators of public order. including
the saiu armed force. should be SUM
marily dealt with. that the dignity OF
the State may be maintained inviolate.~
All commandants of military posts
throughout the State have been notified,
to hold themselves In readiness for al
active service call.
Gov. Waite said to-day; 'Tt II my
duty to stop this row. I shall probably
to-day issue n proclamation calling on,
all armed citizens to resume their daiir
avocations and upon all lawless bodies
to disperse. Those men from Denver
The evening world., 1894-05-26
GAMES AT STATEN ISLAND.
Metropolitan Insurance Athletic
Events at New Brighton.

The Spring games OF the Metropolitan
Insurance Athletic Association were
held to-day on the grounds of the
Staten Island Athletic Club at West
New Brighton.
The first 100-yard dash had twelve en-
tries. First heat was won by NJ. A.
Cornell: time, Is seconds. The second
was won by G. T. Smith: time, IL rs sec
onds. Third heat. w. T.. Davis; time.
10 seconds.
The second event. the throwing OF a
baseball. was won by NJ. Fl. Cornell.
distance. 80 IL yards: G. T. Smith was
second. at 90 2-3.
The next event was one-half mile run.
Won by F. j. Newkirk. Time-2.2O As;
w. r. Davis second.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
TRAVERS' ISLAND OPENING.
Cresccnts and the N. V. A. G. Boys
PLAY Baseball.

TRAVER'S ISLAND N. Y, May 2s.-
The grounds OF the New York Athletic
Club were formally opened for the sea-
son to-day. Incidental to the opening
there was a game Of baseball between
a picked nine OF the New York Club
and the Crescent Athletic Club nine.
The regular nine of the New York Club
could not be got together.
1t was late when the game began. The
Crescents began TO pile up uni In a way
that presaged victory for them.
The score at the end OF the second
inning was 5 to / In favor of the Cres-
cents.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
To-Morr0W's Sunday World.

stretch: There Gotham stopped badly
and Walter went on and won easily
by two lengths from Utica. who was
three three iengths in front Of Applause.
Mutuels paid: Straight, 1890: place,
s29 80: third. SEQ Utica paid: Place,
sis,e5; third, sll.2o. Applause paid 500.
FOURTH RACE.
Tho Maturity Handicap. for Our.year.o lds: $50
each With $1,000 added. one mile and a furlong
R Rsq AioG aSS r as ,s,m.,..,... Il gu, i,,$r
Restraint, 90 Keete,......so. t.i,IT
Herald. Don Alonzo. Sport. and Re
strnint, was the order until the stretch
lily passed Herald. and, drawing away.
won hands down by two lengths. Her
aid was six lengths in front Of Sport.
Mutuels paid; Straight, 1886; place,
$500. Herald paid $50 place.
FIT RACE.
Sweepstakes OF SIS each, with 1900 added;
Tor maiden two-yesr-olds; Ave f%urlong. ,.--
r, S,frsSTs colt, ia ,or,an, p; = e., SIT H. II
South side, liz Dosseto .,l5-i 81 4 an
s.n.rIt.n; II? M't,lsneldI. - ~
Harris, l2 III. Jones) ......l5-l 81 :
rirehrand, ia rTaraD ..:...6-l 81
ihe frererNeT' liz ibhmlNl. 'lo-l 81 1
The Preserver was first away, followed
by Herkimer. Patrimonv colt and Ga
marian. This order held to the stretch,
where Patrimony colt went through. fol.
lowed by Herkimer. Patrimony colt
who was six lengths In front Of South
Side. Time-1.6 Ia.
Mutuels paid: Straight, $3.50; place.
$3.50: third, $3.50. Herkimer paid: Place,
$3.50; third. S15. South Side paid 1854
third.
IxTH RACE.
Sweepstakes Of SIS each. with 81. 900 sdded
handicap for all a. 8: one mile and a sixteenth.
Starters, Betting. strt. Hi. Fin
Herald. lo3 Tsrter,. .......12-1 81 I 1ih1s
Ed kcarney, s Grinn). ... even Ia q
Pirknicker. 100 Taylori. lib SIS 81 -
Bitten. lN3 Rein .......... 1875 Is
Herald led all the way won in q
canter by six lengths from Ed Kear.
new, who was a length In front Of Pick.
nicker. Time-1.52 IA.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
SCORE BY INNlN
GAMES ON OTHER FIELDS.

AT BOSTON.
Boston. ........... ! o o
Washington. .. l o o
Batteries-Lovett and Ganzcl-Rynn; Mercer
and Mcclure. Umipre-Mr. o'Rourke.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia. ] 2 2 .
baltimore. 500. I / o o
Batterics--Taylor and Clements; Inks and Rob.
inson. umpire-Mr. Lynch.
AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland ..... u U o o
Pittsburg ."".... o u o
Batteries-Cuppy and O'Connor; Ehret and
Mack. Umpire-Mr. Emslie.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville. o l o
Cincinnati. O q o
Batteries-knel and Earle; Pnrrott and
Vaughan. umpire-Mr. McQuade.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago. .". l 3 o
~. Louis ......
Batterics-Abbey and Schriver; Clarkson and
Buckley. umpire-Mr. Swartwood.
Other sporting news will be found
on Page z.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
LIFE WITH A BULLET.
Suicide of John McBurney, n Car
pet-Layer, at Babylon.

BABYLON. l.. l., May 26.-John Nc
Burney. OF this place. a carpet-layer.
committed suicide this morning by shoot
ms himsel through the temple.
McBurney was a cripple. The cause of
his suicide Is unknown.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
A Matter of Doubt.
From Good News.

IFrom GOOD NeWSI
Kind LADY, see a little girl and her
little brother crying over there. Do
you now what Is the matter?
Little Mlss-The little girl Is cryin'
because some bad boys tied a tin can to
a poor dogs tail. ! don't know what
the little boy IL cryin' for. Mebby cause
he didn't get there In time to see it,"
The evening world., 1894-05-26
DIED ON A TRAIN.
Alderman Fabens, of Salem, Mass,
Was Bound Home from Europe.
tBy AsSociated Press. ]

SALEM, Mass. May 26-Alderman
Augustus J. Fabens, who died IN a
train at Bridgeport, Conn. to-day. was
one Of the most popular and prominent
city officials here, He was expected
home to-day from Europe, where he had
been on business.
Mr.. Fabens was about forty-eight years
old. an Alderman. and held several I'M
portant offices. He arrived in New York
this morning on the Lucania.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
Weather Forecast.

The weather forecast for the t~hirty-six hours
ending s p, NJ, tomorrow is as follows: Generally
fair: stationary temperate, westerly winds.
The following record sho,'s the changes In the
temperature during the morning hours, as indi-
ated by the thermometer at Perry's pharmacy ,
) A. M....5Tls A.. M. 1913 A. Missile M....S3
The evening world., 1894-05-26
RACES At LAT0NlA.
Lancelot and Henry Young Won
the First Two.

LATONIA RACE TRACK. May 26.-
The Harold Stakes, for tw~o-year-olds, at
nve furlongs; worth about $500 to the
winner. was the feature OF the card
to-day. The results were as follows:
First Race-Six furlongs.-Won by
Lancelot. 2 to ! and 1 to 8: Manoa sec
ond. 3. to ; for place; Lay On. third.
Second Race--one mile-won by
Henry Young. 3 to 1 and 2 to 5: Anna
second. ! to Q for place; Shuttle third.
Ttme-1.42.
Third Race-six furlongs.-won by
Helen, Otto 10 and 2 to 8; Capt. Drane
second. 2 to 1 place: Footrunner third.
Time-1.l5 "a.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
How 10 Bring Him Back.

From the Detroit Tribune)
The sailors bride. with hagsard, INK
Ious face, gael across the stormy sea.
At her feet the breakers moaned upon
the rocky reef,
Bring him back, bring him back TO
me-" she walled.
The storm buffeted her and the spray
dashed over her.
How can ! bring him back ?"
And the Summcr girl. who had
chlnced to wander near In her reef!ng
Jacket and high rubber boots, sug-
gested:
'Make him Jealous OF you"
The wind rose n shrleked.
The evening world., 1894-05-26

For entertaining gossip of the
turf. the bail field and h ring
read the O O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Extra ~ The Evsning
World. l
The evening world., 1894-05-26
SENATOR GORMAN ILL.
Confined 10 His Bed al His Home
mt Laurel, Md.
~ Associated Press

LAUREL, Md, May Ex-senator Cor
man is very sick at his residence. near
Laurel. Upon reaching his home from
Washington yesterday evening he "a
SO Ill hat II was necessary for him to
go to bed. and he has been there ever
since.
He did not obtain a good nights rest
The evening world., 1894-05-26
An Earnest investigator.
(From Good News.

Gentle LADY, kope you go to church
sometimes.
Good Boy-Yes'm.
ITO what church,"
IT used to be a Presbyterian, but I've
been a Methodist ever since the last
church fair. They put the most straw
berries In their shortcake."