Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-09

t-NA AtAtF WIN q CltIllli SAOtR VI t4NNt-
200. The company will at once erect
a cotton compress. cotton warehouse
and electric light plant
Jesup. Ga, June S.-News comes OF
the assassination OF II. l.. Reddish IN
the lower end OF Appling county. He
was shot while. plowing In the field.
py unknown parties who were hid
den hehind the fence.
Washington, June S.-The war de-
pariment has granted medal OF honor
to Alonzo IL. Pickle. sergeant OF conf
pany b. First battalion, Minnesota In
fantry, for saving the life OF an oili-
Ger during the late war.
Fort Smith. Ark, June s.--zeke
Proctor. deputy United States mar.
shall and also an officer OF the Cherokee
nation, was killed about forty miles
from Tahlequah while attempting to
arrest Ben standby, noted whisky
peddler.
Emporla, Kan, June s.-Cot,onwood
Falls is In great excitement over the
assault of a l5-year-old girl by Bunk
Howard, the 1i-year-old son of II. S.
Howard, president of the First Ma
tlonal bank. Young Howard is out on
bond, but there is serious talk Of lynch
ing.
Albany. N. Y. June S.-The new
capitol commission has been organized,
with Lieutenant Governor Saxton
chairman and Gen. Hedges secretary.
The commission has 100000 with which
TO push the construction, and work
Will begin soon.
Salt Lake, Utah. June SIT is said
| that Jerry Simpson OF Kansas has
| closed n deal with the Mount Neho Irri-
CATION company for a tract OF land 100
miles south OF salt Lake City and that
| he Will locate there. bringing with him
u colony OF farmers from Kansas.
Des Molnes, Ia, June S.-Judge Cald-
well has written another letter to Iowa
silver men declaring that there Is no
| middle ground between the coinage OF
silver at l6 TO with silver as the unit
OF value and gold standard
Guthrie, Ok, June S.-The Progress-
| I'VE party OF the Usage nation has pass
ca resolutions demanding that the sys-
TEN OF licensed government traders be
abolished. and that the reservation be
thrown open to all responsible and
reputable merchants and the Indians be
allowed TO buy whore they please
Topeka. Kan. June Wonderful re-
| ports OF the rainfall in Western KAN
sas, particularly In the arid region,
have been received. In some counties
where the ground has not been thor
oughly soaked for years everything is
! ~ NhAIls
Salt Lake. Utah, June s.-senator ]
M Thurston expresses the opinion that
| there VIII be two Democratic conven-
tons. He says that the Republicans
cannot go further than they did in
1872 without declaring for free and un-
| limited coinage OF silver. Mckinley Is
his choice for president.
Columbus. o.. June S.-Tho proposed
duel between Mr.. Jones OF Texas and
Mr.. kappes of GAINESVILLE, which has
been the excitement of the state uni
Nersity for several days, has been de-
clared Off, the faculty having success
fully caused It's prevention.
Washington, June s.-Senator Mitch
ell OF Wisconsin has stated that his
state viii send delegation to the next
Democratic convention instructed for
Senator Villas. He thinks that Wis
consln is dot now In favor Of free colin
age.
birmingham, Ala, June Slim Pow
ell, negro near Strassburg, Clifton
county. entered the bedroom OF the To-
yedr-old daughter OF Farmer Busy
and attempted to assault her, but was
frightened by her screams and escaped
before the young lady's father could
reach the room. The fiend was subse-
quently caught and lynched.
New Nork,June S.-The Horring-Hall-
Marvin Safe company, which is capital
lied at $3O0O,O0O. Is now controlled by
Eastern stockholders, and important
changes are TO take place In lis man
agement. The headquarters OF the con-
pany Will also be moved from Gin
olnnati to this city.
Denver, Colo. June S.-Ex-senator
Tabor has obtained from the district
court another Injunction restraining the
SAFE OF his property at auction to sat
! isfy the claims OF the Merchants Ma
uonal bank of Chicago. which holds
MS note secured by deed OF trust.
for $4,000. This Is the fourth time the
estate mas been saved by the Inter
Yention Of the court
Lexington, Ky, June S.-ColoneI John
U. Hughes. though Il candidate for Of
nee declares that under no circum-
stances would he accept the nominn-
ton for superintendent Of public In
struetion on gold bug platform or a
platform which does not commit tho
Democracy of Kentucky to the double
monetary standard at the ratio OF
Columbus. o., June S.-The rulers of
the Fraternal Mystic Circle are in SEES
sion and II is stated that supreme
headquarters Will be moved back to
this city. 1t is also claimed that tho
by laws Will be so amended as TO al
low the subordinate lodges a greater
voice IN transacting the business OF
the order.
Washington, June Sat n meeting
In memory of the late Frederick DOUG
lass Judge Harlan OF the supreme
court spoke In very eulogistic terms
OF the distinguished negro, saying that
this country had never produced n
greater orator, and that he had never
known n man of loftier character than
the colored statesman.
Atlanta. Ga, June SAN effort is
being made TO break the win OF the
late Judge Young l.. G. Harris. who
bequeathed one-third Of his estate 10
Emory college. and other educational
institutions, and after making a few
bequests TO relatives. left the remaind-
er OF his property, amounting to about
100000, to religious societies. Reln-
ives are making the contest on the
endowing schools, and religious soeie-
ties, of all descriptions.