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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-28

Washington Evening Star.
Mike" said Flooding Pete. ~ ortn't
% have been born poor, I'm built fer
letter things Me natural fcelln's is
'es MIX, liks dem OF the heavy awels"
I'm blase."
How kin you teils'
Everything makes me tired"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-28

Rev. starkwoathcra Reform Ad,n,ni.tr,.
ton Already oieadsd by scandal.
Tho good people OF superior via, prld.
cd themselves that they had at last aot /.
model mayor hast fall, when they elected
hev. O 5. Siarkwcnsher, an Episcopal
clergyman. % that cillco. Now the ,podel
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-28
THE PRISONS OF JAPAN
Superior to Those of Many More
Enlightened Countries.
ATROCITIES OF THE OLD SYSTEM.

Contrast of tho Cruel Punishments of the
Past with the Humane Methods of To-
day-The Death Penalty seldom Inflicted.
Murderers May Buy Immunity.
The prison system Of tho now Japan Is
far In advance OF many Of the atroolous
systems In countries which pride them
solves on being more enlightened. To cx-
actly understand Just how much Japan
has accomplished It is we'll TO take glance
at tho empiro's prison system of the past
Nothing more barbario, cruel and yindic-
tive can DO fanolod.
Petty crimes were punished by cruel
1Sion and shearing. Tho heads of capital
punishment victims were exposed 10 pub.
lie yiow-a step thought to be an object
lesson to honest men, but which really
only rendered tho sullon honest man more
sullcn, tho ugly honest man reyengeful
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-28

Young Rural lin local hotel showing
on before his girD-waiter. bring US a
bottle OF champagne"
Waiter-"Yes. sir; dry?"
Young Rural (hotly)-'Tt's none Of
your business whether we are dry or
not Just bring it''-London Tit Bits.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-28

The banks Of the United States dnr,,,
inc year 1894 lost over s25, 900, 600 by theft
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other hand. cropping about the fioor felt
the revolver He had L In the face OF
the burglar Instantly. With a bound the
burglar was on his feet He gave old
John a laundering KICK with his big
rawhi1e boot ana made for the door.
Old John recovered from the shock OF
the Kick just in time to make out the
burglar Dig form, iuskier than the
dark, In the doorway.
lie blazed away, but the burglar
bounded on. taking the stairs In three
jumps Ola John nrei after him, and,
pursuing, fairly jumped the stairway.
When he got TO the outside door the
burglar was scootng across the fields.
Old Morris fired again. but in all prom
ability missed. He then went back
into the touse and Ut d candle. He tied
a rag around his bleeding head. He re-
turned to his wrecked room. He foun 4
the burglars gray cap, and then. too
he had his pistol.
Afterwards he went to look for his
boy. wSose bedroom was on the other
side ( the house.
"Why didn't you come and help yer
old pdppy cut"' ne SAID standing by the
bed ANA letting the candle shine In tho
l,oy's tecc The boy sid never a worn
His head was thrown back. His mouth
Mas wide open and with the rising and
falling Of hia huge chest enormous snorts
anl suOres issued.
T,.e boy had slept through 1t all.
Early this NOR ling old JJhn was at
the bank here. He pa over the 5000
to the teller and watched 1t disappear
In IN" money drawer.
That's safe" he said with a long sigh.
"Now I'll go to the Doctor"
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FUNNIEST PLAY IN TOWN.


The dramatic critic sauntered Into
the Office this morning. glanced hurried
ly over his mail. which an Office boy
handed to him on silver salver.
hummed the latest popular tune. Ills
Whiskers Get Tangled at Night. but
He straightens Them Out in the
Morn" and sent the following critique
to the composing-room.
'There was a fairly good audience at
the first performance OF the rafting
comedy farce. 1.-THE jolly Ghouls; or.
1nquests Gone Wild" which was pro-
duced. at enormous expense TO the
people,. yesterday In the Crowner's The
atre. on Centre street. The stage set
ting for the first act was remarkably
realistic. real wooden doors and genuine
plaster walls being used. The principal
part, that OF Emilober. the eccentric
knockabout. was admirably sustained
by the comical Mr.. Heeberoot, who. we
may say, has created the character.
Mr.. Heeberoot was wonderfully made up
with a Svengali beard and wig His ap-
pearance on the stage was greeted with
q laugh before he had opened his mouth.
Mr.. Abelev and Mr.; Joemos. as the jolly
showed that they had made n careful
study OF their parts.
When Emilobcr, in the second act,
turned tour double handsprings and
kicked the jolly attorneys over the foot
lights the audience went wild, and when
he picked up u war club and knocked
the furniture into splinters. yelling,
'Things was different. amt II, here
than the Supreme Court w." he was
encored three times.
As a fun maker "The Jolly Ghouls" Is
all that could be wished. but 1t needs a
little pruning In parts. The introduce
ton II the weeping lady in mourning In
the middle OF the most ludicrously funny
scenes was hardly In good taste. al
though the contrast was dramatic in the
extreme. 1t should be cut out. Then
there would be nothing but nonsense left
which Is what the audiences at the
Growers Theatre expect nowadays.
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FOUGHT FOR HIS GOLD
Aged Farmer Morris's Desperate
Battle with a Burglar
Grasped the Bare Blade OF a Knife
and Disarmed the Thief.
Ills Son Slept Peacefully Through
tho Whole Disturbance.

On the Farmingdale road, near Glen
dola, n. j., lives John +. Morris.
straight and strong and Independent.
lie has n large farm and big bank ac-
count lie Is sound of limb and wind.
Of teeth and eyes. ,1ie can follow the
plough with the best farm hand. and he
works early. late and cheerily.
Yesterday morning he was up before
day and walked to the fields with the
dawn. He worked all day long, and.
after supper. was straightway abed and
asleep before the chickens had stopped
growing to one another. HIS last
thought was. Il forgot to take that 500
to the bank, but it'll be safe enough
here for one night"
by II l.. NJ. old John Morris was
through with sleeping for rest and was
beginning his sleep Of refreshment.
Just then some one touched him on the
shoulder.
Come. say. wake UP, old man.
John Morris sat up In bed. In front OF
him stood huge fellow with gray
cap drawn down to the edge of a black
mask that completely hid his face. In
one hand he held John Morris's lantern.
In the other was big pistol. and John
Morris was looking straight into the
barrel Of this PISTOL.
Come. I'm IN a hurry. Give me the
$780,"
II ain't got IT," said John Morris. its
to the bank.
You're a liar" said the mask. Give
up or III put a bullet into that old car
cass Of yours
BY this time John Morris realized that
he was not dreaming. lie fully grasped
what was wanted of him. out he also
saw clearly that he could not give up
the $500 which represented so much hard
work. So he gave a frightful yell and
rolled out of the bed. He dashed his
fist against the lantern ana grabbed the
man in the mask by his great legs. out
John Morris felt something like the cut
OF a lash across his left arm.
He yelled again and, In the darkness.
grasped for the pistol. Crack! 1t went
John Morris grabbed the pistol and, with
"A wrench. made the more powerful by
thoughts OF his $500. twisted 1t out of
the burglars hand.
You're strong old devil!" shouted
the burglar, and the old man heard the
lantern swis h through the air. then felt
its sharp edge cut deep into his cheek
he needed to make him real mad. He
ciused with the burglar. and they rolled
over and over, the burglar cursing. the
old man shouting to his son to get the
shotgun and help him.
After several rolls the burglar got on
top and drew a knife. The farmer felt
what was coming and reached out and
caught the knife by the blade. The
sharp steel sunk deep into his hand. but
he held on.
"Give me 6 and I'll let you CO." said
the burglar.
Not a cent" said old John. enraged by
his smarting wounds Just then his
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SAID HE HAD A DATE.
Later Developments Showed
stolen watch Caused His Haste.

Policeman O'FIahcrty, Of the Oak
street police station, while en- post on
Ferry street last night saw Andrew
Gcssanti, eighteen years old, of 2o3
Grand street, running into the street.
OFlaherty stopped the boy and asked
him where he was going.
81 have date to meet a girl in Pearl
street, and as | am late l run to meet
her." replied the lad.
This answer did not allay the police
mans suspicious and making a hurried
search of the boys pockets he found
gold watch to which was attached
small bit of a gold cnain that looked as
though II had been wrenched away
from some person
The boy declared that the watch be-
lonPed TO his brother. barber at Is
Dover street, and that he had just got
IT from a jewellers where 1t had been
repaired.
O'Flaherty took the boy to the station
and then went to the brothers shop.
BY furnishing a false description Of the
boy SO that the barber might not be in
duced to lie. the policeman got the in
formation from the barber that he only
had one watch and that the prisoner
had He'd when he said the watch was his
brothers..
Policeman Dowling later found August
Koch, OF $40 Kent avenue, Brooklyn, in
an intoxicated condition at the corner
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will be made as thorough and searching

will be made as thorough and searching
as possible.
I'VE have decided" he said, that
the first step to be taken Is to let the
case go before a Coroner's jury"
The fact that Builder J. II. Parker
and his foreman, Tclford Sellick. are
under IS Oo0 bonds each to answer. and
that Joseph Gu!dcr. the foreman who
had charge OF the plastering. Ia also
under bonds for alleged criminal care
lessness. insures the attendance OF all
those who ian be held responsible. so
far as the known facts in regard to the
disaster are concerned.
Coroner Fitzpatrick. who IL an old
builder, has also been making an ex-
animation on his own account, with
Assistant District-Attorney Miller. but
he admits this morning that he is still
uncertain as to the cause of the col
lapse.
Whether It was defective ironwork
in the upper structure that first gave
way under the weight OF the building
material that was stored on the higher
floors, or whether II was weakness In
the foundations OF the girder pillar,
which punched "A hole through a gran
ita block twelve inches thick and eight
inches more of concrete and sank seven
feet into the soil underneath. Is still a
mystery to him.
Coroner. Fitzgerald says he does not
believe the old cistern found In the
basement had anything to do with
the accident. Only an edge OF the
square cement foundation rested on
the top of the brick wall OF the cistern.
which Is eight Inches thick and OF
brick, and notwithstanding the i'm
mense force of the blow which struck
the pillar, the wall OF the cistern did
not give an inch.
When Supt Constable. OF the Build
ing Department, was seen @ declined
to discuss any OF the theories which
he had or the facts which he had dis
covered. nor was he AT liberty, he said.
to give out anything now In regard to
the lines and methods CT the investiga-
ton which he had been pursuing.
He would only say that he had been
making most exhaustive examina-
ton, and that he was still engaged
upon It. He will have something tc
say at the Coroner's inquest tomorrow.
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TARDY JUSTICE
FOR THIS CRIME.
Responsibility for the West
Broadway Horror Not
Yet Fixed
THE INQUEST TOMORROW.
And Next Week, Perhaps, the
Matter May 60 Before the
Grand Jury.
CAUSE OF THE CRASH IN DOUBT.
cersnsr Fitzpatrick Declares the
Old Cistern Was Not tho
Weak Spot.
CAUSE OF THE CRASH IN DOUBT.

Although q whole week has elapsed
since the wrecking of the big Ireland
Building At Third street and West
Broadway. in which sixteen workmen
lost their lives, and many others were
seriously injured. no legal steps have
been taken to fix the responsibility for
this shocking disaster. or to punish
those whose careiessness or wilful neg
lsct has resulted In SO great loss Of
Mfs.
The inquest before Coroner Fitzgerald
has been set down for tomorrow morn
ing. and II the programme, which has
been arranged by the Dissatisfaction
ney's office is carried out. this proceed
ing will consume several days more, so
that the matter cannot come before the
GRAND Jury for final action until some
time next week at the very earliest.
The officials In charge OF the investi-
cation say that this delay Is inevitable
for the reason that 1t has taken all this
time to clear away the rubbish and
bodies buried beneath the wreckage. and
70 ascertain the real cause and extent
Of the disaster. Now that this has been
accomplished, for Contractor Galligan
and his men completed their work at the
ruins yesterday afternoon. 1t is seid that
the legal proceedings will be pushed
forward as rapidly as possible.
A number of experts from the Build
ings Department. under the direct su-
pervision Of Supt. Constable. have been
making q careful examination of the
structure during the past week. but 1t
b stated that even now only vague re-
suits ds to the direct cause of the col
lapse have been obtained. and that
It will require several days more OF
study before the exact facts have been
sifted out.
With regard to the Grand Jury inves-
tigation Of the disaster. Acting District
Attorney Lindsay said to-day that this
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Koch was locked up at the station, II
was noticed that his watch chain was
dangling.
When Koch was sobered up enough
to talk he fully described the watch he
had lost and also the appearance OF the
last person he rendered ee..ng. The
watch found ON Ccssan.. Gcssani then
admitted having robbed Koch while the
latter was lying helpless in the street.
In the Tombs court to-d"" ~. '.''. ~
Cornell after highly compl!mcnt!ng the
policemen on Their clever Goln .
charged Koch ana held Gessani for trial
in 81 600
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Charles D. Burt who says ne IS iumberman.
was remandel in jefferson Market Police Court
this morning charge ct being a member
Of the gang who have been swindling book pub
fishers. TIE complainant was Maxwell Somer-
VILE. a publ sher's agent at 50 University place.
Durt's associgtes ptto Van Ness and Charles
Wi!heimey. are locked up in the Tombs swai;ing
triaL Acting Capt. o. Bren says Bart vas prin-
t'iral In Il scheme to swindle lumber dealers out
Of $100, 900 in NiliGmsport Pa, four years ago.
The evening world., 1895-08-15
The New Man.

(From the Cincinnati Trlbune)
"Do you allow your husband to carry
latch key" asked the old-fashioned
woman. II don't"
Neither do T." said the new woman,
but once IN awhile he steals mine"
The evening world., 1895-08-15
Another Book SwindIer Caught.

on finding the doors were also fastened by inside
bolts. gave up the attempt and went away.
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& Illinois monuments were dedicated
on the site where Widow Glenn's
house stood during the. battle. 1t is a
few hundred yards distant from the
famous bloody pond" The widows.
house was burned during the fight,
but "bloody pond" is still there. 1t
was so named because its waters We're
red with human blood after the bat.
tie, and the people living in the vi
entity say that since that terrible day
animals have refused to drink Of it's
waters.
The exercises attendant upon the
transfer Of the Indiana monuments to
the government took place at Lyttle
Hill, as the ridge south Of the Dyer
house is called, in memory Of Gen.
Lyttle, who was killed there. 1t is a
short distance north of the Widow
Glenn's house. Gen. M. G. Hunter
was master Of ceremonies. The ex-
ercises We're opened by prayer by Rev.
DR.. Lucas. Hon. ID. r. Mcconnell
made the address turning the monu-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-26
POLICE INTERFERE.
Mowbray, the English Anarchis>,
Compelled to Quit Speaking.

Movvbray, the English Anarchist,
Compelled to Quit Speaking.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-Charles Wilfred
Mowbray, the English anarchist who
came here to teach the doctrine OF red
flag and no government, was stopped
in the middle Of 4 speech at Belmont
Park by the police. He was so badly
frightened that after a few words of
explanation in which he said that he
did not mean to teach violence, he
hurriedly left the platform and made
his escape in the crowd. Mowbray has
been denounced by the trade and la
Dor assembly, the central body of
trades uniOnists here, and the attend
ance at the park to-day was small.
Police Inspector Setback, of the North
district, made preparations to nip in
the bud any kind of radical demon
s:tration to-day. Mowbray started in
by abusing the police and newspapers.
inspector Setback bore this without
interference, but when the speaker
began berating the stars and stripes
and hoping for the glorious day when
the red emblem would be raised tri-
,umphantly aloft, the inspector gave
the sign which Capt. Schuettles. who
was on the platform, laid a heavy
hand on the shoulder Of the speaker.
Mowbray stammered and looked dis
mayed and attempted an explanation.
but the big police captain quietly
said: 'You have got to stop that kind
of talk" and that settled it, Richard
Rraunschweig, a loud-mouthed radical
who can scarcely speak word Of
English, managed to get on the plat
form and attempted to shove Schuett-
Ter to one side. He was promptly
seized by two detectives.
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bled here to-day. AS look into your
faces and remember that in that con-
test forty-five men Of the regiment
laid down their lives, that more than
hundred others received wounds
which more or less disabled them, and
that in the thirty-two years interven-
ing the infrmaties of age have over
taken the best of us, am gratified
that so many have been able to come
from far distant homes to revisit this
field, to renew the bonds Of comrade-
ship as to the living and to do honor
to the dead. Most Of us were vigor-
GUS young fellows in the days of 1868.
All Of us are old men now in the days
of 1895, and there remain but a few
years Of active life now to any Of us.
I am reminded that Thomas, Brannan,
Vanderveer, Van Cleve, George, Davis
and many Others all participants and
survivors Of the conflict here, have al
ready been mustered out Of this life.
I believe that we have been generally
better citizens for having been sol
diers, and know nothing but good Of
all of you; but whatever our lives may
have been for the past thirty years,
and whatever they may be hereafter,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-26
Killed in Il Landslide.

Quebec. Sept. PA report comes
from st. Luc, Champlain county, of
isastrous landslide on the Champlain
river Saturday night. Zephirim Nor
mandin's house was carried away and
five members of the family were
buried in the debris. Three children
escaped by jumping through the win.
dows, one of whom has since become
insane as the result of the calamity.
After great difficulty the residents of
the vicinity succeeded in digging out
the five dead bodies. Further destruc-
ton is almost certain, as the river is
blocked with the detached earth and
the river bank is being inundated at
other points.
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told the truth there must have been a
greater number in it to-day, for the
space used for circus performers was
occupied with auditors. The occasion
for this great gathering was the re-
union of the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland, which was attended
by thousands of veterans of both
armies. A large number Of veterans
belonging to the Society Of the Army
of the Tennessee, who came here from
Cincinnati, were present as guests.
The veteran general, J. D. Morgan Of
Quincy, ILL.,, vice president Of the So
ciety, and who is now past eighty
years Of age, presided in the absence
Of President Rosecrans.
When the meeting had been called
to order Gen. Morgan introduced
Mayor Ochs, who made the address Of
welcome. Responses were made by
Gen. III. V. Boynton, secretary of the
association.
Following Gen. Boynton Gen. Nor
gan made an address of welcome to
the Confederate veterans. after which
Senator Charles NJ Henderson Of Ne
braska delivered the annual address
to the society. Es
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-26

eommital in regard to the expedition
generally, and ali of the party de-
clined to express an opinion on the
work done, nor would they state what
new discoveries have been made The
Kites cruise, after finding Peary, was
not prolific of results, or if it was, not
much is being said of the nature of
the discoveries. a number of Walrus
and seal We're shot for museum speci-
mems, and Prof. Gyche made an un-
usually large collection of birds 1T
Holsteinburg. The two meteorites
which were found were Of large size,
one weighing about three tons. The.
great iron stone reported by Sir John
Ross, which was also came upon,
could not be got off owing to it's un.
wieldy size and enormous weight.
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ments over to Gov. Claude Matthews,
who responded Gen. Lew Wallace
and Col. I. N. Walker, commander-in-
chief Of the G. A. r., spoke. The ex-
ercises were concluded by salute
fired by the regiments Of the Indiana
militia that were present.
Second Minnesota.
None of the presentations drew more
interested attention than that from
Minnesota, many Of whose best and
bravest sons fell on the field Of bat
tie. The exercises were marked by a
deeply patriotic sentiment, Gen. Bish-
op delivering the address. He said:
"a few of the survivors Of the 3S4
men who, under the colors of the
Second Minnesota regiment, took part
in the battles which made this field
forever memorable, are again assem-
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there are not over $4,000. and others
place the number at 100000 or more.
At daylight the people began to
move toward Chickamauga, and from
that time on the trains and electric
cars reminded one Of those leading to
the worlds fair at Chicago.
The first event of the day was the
dedication Of the Michigan State mon
uments at Snodgrass hill, a point at
which there was probably more hard
fighting during the battle than on any
other part Of the field.
Gov. John T. Rich, with his staff,
the members Of the park commission,
arrived at the Hill few minutes af-
ter 9 o'clock. Chairman G. E. Belknap,
president of the Michigan commission,
in brief speech, in which he told of
the work done by the commission,
called the assemblage to order and
then introduced Gov. John Il. Rich,
who spoke.
Col. Henry Duffield Of Detroit re-
sponded. When he had finished there
was music by a military band. after
which the benediction was said.
Wisconsin's Monuments.
In the northeast corner of that part
W.
Wisconsin were turned over to the
government The exercises were pre-
sided over by w. w. Watkins, chair
man of the state committee. After the
audience had been called to order
Rev. U. I. Webster offered prayer. Col.
Watkins formally turned the monu-
ments over to Gov. w. II. Upham,
who received them with speech, and
then transferred them to the govern
ment.
Gen. Henry Hardin made a speech
in response, after which speeches
were made by Col. B. F. Bryant, ex-
Gov. w. D. Hoard and e. G. Timme.
The veterans of Ohio took possession
of Snodgrass Hill as soon as those
from Michigan had finished. Gen
John Beatty, president Of the Ohio
commission, presided. When he called
the audience to order Bishop Joyce
invoked the blessing of the Deity.
Short addresses were then made by
ex-Gov. Campbell, who was governor
at the time the commission was ere
ated, Hon. J. S. Gill and Hon. James