Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-06
TELEGRAMS BRlEFED

Governor Clark Of Arkansas has
pointed a committee OF delegates to at
tend the silver convention 10 be heid
In Memphis.
The eldest son Of II. r. Johnson, at
Hammond, La, was accidentally killed
by the discharge OF an "unlo0dcd" pls-
tol In tho hands OF small boy
In a III OF somnambulism Mrs. George
Hamilton Of Athens, KY walked out OF
u second story window and was Killed
b. the fall
Hon. Josiah Patterson OF Tennessee,
a Sound money" advocate, VIII meet
Hon. John s. Wlllama at Meridian,
Miss, to discuss tho financial aues-
ton.
It IL reported that President Clcve-
land has decided TO appoint Melville
h. Stone, manager OF the Associated
Press, successor to MIR. Gresham as sec
rotary of state.
out OF twenty-five members OF the
| city Republican committee Of Lynn,
Mass, recently elected. eighteen were
| A, T.. a. candidates. The result was
| a big surprise.
a syndicate OF London bankers have
agreed to take Newfoundland loan OF
| s.. GOO 900 four per cent forty-year bonds,
| and the colony ~ relieved OF all imam
cial embarrassment.
All the military prisoners at Lenven-
| worth, Kan. about $40 In number arc
to be pArdoucd before July /, when the
military prison IN to be turned Into a
United Statos ponitontlnry.
Clarence Brooks committed suicide
nt u picnic near Atlanta, Ga, by shoot
Ing himself with u pistol In full view of
the crowd. disappointment In love IL
supposed to DO the cause Of the deed
a dog fight near Moulton, Alnr
caused the team of William Cowart to
become frightened and run away. over
throwing the carriage Cowart and two
children were killed and Mrs, COwnrt
badly injured.
a. G, Shinn Of Ottawa, vico proHldcnt
for Kansas Of the American Blmetallic
league. hag issued u call for con-
ference of Kansas FREQ silver men, IT.
respective OF party faith. to be held in
TopclSn, June lS,
NJ. De Roulkowslty. financial agent
for Russia. CLANS that although that
country produces about S25, 600 900 In
gold annually, she VIII agree to II BIZ
metallic standard whenever the rest
Of the world will do 80,
Men digging for gravel, at Lynn,
Ind have discovered hundreds OF
graves containing skeletons which are
| supposed To be those OF the mound
builders" The skeletons are of men.
women and children OF all ages. Some
| arrow heads ana ornaments have also
been found.
Ice Post, q. a. r., OF Camden. N, j.,
has Issued n letter demanding that the
board Of education OF that state ro-
move from the public schools "BArnoH
| Brief History OF the United States"
claiming that the book treats lightly
the civil war ana fails TO teach tho
danger OF treason.
The abstract OF the condition of ma
| tlonol banks of Texas ut the close of
business on May z, us reported TO the
| comptroller of the currency, shows the
average reserve TO have been 3s.i2 per
cent, against 425l per cent on March 6.
| Loans and discounts Increased from
| $50 ga to $40 2gl $40. stocks and se-
| curltloa increased from Sl,3i3,5SO TO
| 81 7,024; gold coin Increased from
| Sl,a3S,3G5 TO s2,0is.770; total specie de-
! creased from ttO33, OO6 to 81, T02 lDl law
| ful money reserve Increased from &c.
| .ij1 to S6977 Ga; individual deposits
| decreased from S3G, s2l COG to sSi. COL