Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-25
BUDGET OF NEWS FROM PARIS,
QUEER FREAK OF LIGHTNING IN
THE TERRITORY.
A BLOODY FIGHT FOR EVERY ONE
BUT THOSE ENGAGED IN IT AS
PRINCIPALS - TALKING ABOUT
LOCAL oPTIoN-sUMMER NOR
NAL,



A strange freak of the lightning is
reported from the Indian Territory.
Henry Watson and his brother were
riding in wagon near South Nc
Alester one day recently and a thunder
storm came upon them. The tighten
ing struck Henry on the top of the
head and ran down one side, tearing
open his breast and burning him fright
fully. His brother was also severely
shocked, and they both fell unconscious.
The wagon seat and bed were burned
up before they recovered consciousness,
but strange 10 relate neither of the
men We're killed. and both viii recover.
News came last night OF a bloody
fight in the Choctaw Nation, near Coal
Gate. 1t seems that some days ago
Isaac Burns and John Snort, both full
blood Indians, had trouble and neither
being armed at the time, took It out in
regular rough-and-t tumble fight. They
were separated, and met again on yes
terday at Mine No. 2, and both armed
with Winchesters. They opened fire,
but In the sklrmish neither of the
principals was wounded. At this point
outsiders became involved and
terrible fight was on. One man was
cut literally to mincemeat and others
badly wounded, The din of the battle
stampeded number of horses to
vehicles and in the rush many more
people were hurt. Both the Indians
came out without a scratch.
AT present the principal question be-
for the people of Paris, and Lamar
county, is that of local option, which
viii be settled by ballot on June Z. The
forces on both sides are organizing
and stubborn fight win be made. The
stranger who might drop down here to
feel the public pulse on the subject
would find himself working at
problem as hard of solution as the
Famous "Chinese puzzle" If he took
the various expressions on the streets
as key. Both sides are confident of
victory, and there is no safety in a
prediction of the result,
Sheriff Tom Bell Of Hul county, will
be in Paris tomorrow to take charge of
BIN Oden, who is held here on a charge
Of forgery at Hillsboro.
Miss Inez Brooks, who has been alb
sent for fifteen months visiting in
Nevada and Oregon, has returned to
her home in Paris.
b. j. Baldwin, Jr., of the banking and
Investment firm of Scott & Baldwin.
this city, left this morning for a trip
OF TWO months on the continent on
business for his firm. He will go to
Liverpool, Edinburg and London, and
after business is over, will devote a
rev weeks to sightseeing and the
pleasures of travel
The statement published from WASH
inEton in Fort Worth paper that the
sentence to hang passed on the Indian,
Cephas Wright, had been affirmed by
me supreme court, is probably incor-
rect, as neither Judge Bryant or the
Encouragement here have heard any
thing of 1t.
Professor I. G.. Wooten, superinten-
dent of the Paris schools, has been
selected to read papers at the annual
convention of the State Teachers as
ISOLATION, vice DIR. Me2es, who occupies
the chair of philosophy in the State
University, who cannot be In atten-
dance on the convention
Paris gets the Summer Normal school
Tor TINS district, and 1t will be held
from July to August 16.
During the present cool spell of
weather very little cotton is being
chopped out in this section, the farmers
fearing that were 1t chopped to a stand
ana this weather continue, much of 1t
would die and ruin the stand. The
corn crop Is said to be as fine as WINS
ever known In this section.
Dr, W, X Marshall of Paris, the
venerable Presbyterian minister who
was recently injured by a runaway
team at Dallas, Is in a very critical
condition and his recovery Is doubtful
lie Is so years of age, and is one of
me pioneers of Presbyterianism in the
Southwest. vac
w. A. Duke, who formerly lived at
Paris, but who now resides at TIora
had his house and contents entirelv
destroyed by fire few nights ago
lie and his family were absent from
The fruit crops of this section is
unusually promising.