Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-12
BRlEFED

| OF this place is dead.
Little Rock. Ark, June Ito. u.
| witt. resident OF Charlotte, Ark
committed suicide here Sunday by taxi
| ing morphine.
birmingham. Ala, June LEX
| Governor John Parsons. one OF the best
lawyers OF the state died recently at
his home in Talladega.
Washington, June 11.-It is claimed
that the navy department is keeping
| Admiral Meade t.ider espionage and
that he may yet be court-martialed.
Florence, Ala, June 1l.-Miss Mary
| Houston, sister of the late Governor
Houston, died at her home near
Gravely Springs. She was eighty years
Of age.
wolcott, Colo, June 1.-THE sheep
have all been moved back across the
dead line and the war between the
cattle and sheep owners Is at an end in
this section.
Chicago, June 11.-Notices have been
| posted calling trade uniOnists to meet
| Thursday evening to form military
| organization to be composed exclusively
| OF union men.
Richmond Va, June 11.--It Is report
ed that the Austrian minister Is to
visit Pacahontas in this state to in
vestlgate the charge that detectives
have mnltreated Hungarian miners.
Jackson, Miss, June 1l.-A strong
effort Will be made before the coming
| legislature to have Beauyoir, the old
! home OF Jefferson Davis. converted into
home for INDECENT confederate
! soldiers.
Washington, June 1l.-It is stated on
| good authority that the attorney gener-
alship was offered to two New York
| men. James G, Carter and Frederick X.
coudert, both OF whom declined the APP
| polntment.
Fort Scott, Kan, June 1.-THE
| Bourbon county free silver convention
| here developed into Popullst affair
and Senator PETER was the principal
speaker a county ticket was nomi-
mated on the silver Issue.
Omaha, Neb., June 11.-Nebraska's
| crop of sugar beets this year will be
| enormous. In some sections the
acreage is greatly in excess OF former
years. Beet fields are in splendid
condition and an unprecedented crop
is assured.
| New York. June 1l.-Henry Hentz of
the Chamber OF Commerce committee
on sound finance has made an appeal
for money with which to fight the free
silver movement money to be sent to
Henry Hent2, Alex l.. Orr or Josiah II.
Schiff.
! 4h'Hlltt Allst June lit Is claimed
that the cotton pest which has lately
made Its appearance in several of the
cotton states visited Greece several
years ago and destroyed all the crops
The Insect can be cxtermlnated by the
application OF powdered sulphur to the
plant
Philadelphia. June l1.--John Wanna
maker has undertaken the remodellng
OF the old Peabody hotel with view OF
| turning Ia "a a., a.
serving men out of employment the
institution to be known as the Friendly
Inn. Nomlal rates will be charged
those able TO pay and none VIII be ad-
mltted without recommendations OF
good character and Industry. An em-
pIoyment bureau will be q feature OF
the Inn.
Carnegie Steel company will shortly
begin the erection OF new blast fur
mace near the Duqueshe mills south
or Homestead, and new ore deal will
be contaminated In connection with the
blast furnace project. The Allegheny
mills which have been idle two years
have been put In partial operation and
one thousand men are expected to be
at work in these by the end of the
month.
birmingham, Ala, June 1.-THE
parents OF Miss II. l.. Deason of North
port objected to her engagement To
Professor $. r. Cummings OF Tusca-
loosh on account OF his being Demo-
crat while the young lady's father
was strong Populst, The young
man, however, stole the girl from her
fathers home and brought her to this
city where they were married and then
took the train for Dallas. Tex, their
future home.
Tavarez, Fla, June t1.-For a week
reign OF terror has existed here owing
TO the Invasion OF the town by an army
or rattlcsnnkes. The reptiles are OF all
ages and sizcs. and have practically
taken possession OF the town No wo.
man or child dares venture out OF
doors, and when the men go out theiI
legs are encasod In stout leather leg.
gings which reach to the thighs and
they are armed with clubs with which
to dispatch the serpents.
Chicago, Ills, June 1.-THE referees
for the Horn Harvey debate have
. agreed upon the plans for the silver
discussion TO begin about July 10. This
plan provides for discussing u chapter
OF Coins Financial school at each SEES
sion said session being three hours IL
, length, and to continue daily unles.
otherwise agreed. There Is nothinl
, OF the old-fashloned debate in the plan
The contestants will face each otheI
sitting and when one afiirms propo
Bition the other will cross-examine 10y
: questions, all TO be taken down by
Y stcnogrnpher and publish daily In tn,
: papers and afterwards put in bool
. form for general distribution at cost.
7 Springer. n. NJ, June li.-In 1899, TIN
I Northern New Mexico Cattle assocla
I tion, one OF the largest cattle companie
! In this section, caused the arrest o
= John c. Hin, president OF a large ditcl
= and water company Of Clayton, thi
y state. also Jack Weeds. prommen
< ranohman OF the same place, alleginl
: that they had something to do with tn
y DISAPPEARANCE of a large number OF tn
u eompany's cattdc. II seems that the cat
lilo company traced n whole train load o
their brand that had been loaded on tn
cars at blind siding near clayto
l. and shipped 90 the Eastern market
Their trial has been postponed fror
time TO time, until this week II wa
|, brought up In the district court at thi
y place. The Jury returned verdict 0
= guilty and the case will be appealed.