Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07

t-tBettt uitu tnls evening OF apOp-
lexy, aged rs.
has been arrested, charged with the
murder of his wife and child.
Chicago, Jan. s.--william r. Baker
was today for the fourth consecutive
time elected president of the board of
trade
Huntington. w. Va. Jan. 6.-Tony
Brooks and Walter Quinlan were
drowned while skating on Beaver river
today.
New York. Jan. 6.--Dr. william "
Heath OF this city has been offered tn,
surgeon generalship of the Cuban in
surgents' army.
New York. Jan. 6.-The gross earn
ings Of the Northern Pacific for the
six months ending December 81 were
ll,9SS,l 40; increse, s1,652.553.
New York, Jan. 6-Robert Montague.
alias Walt Jones. alias Stetson, alias
Comstoek. one of the most expert bank
thieves known, is under arrest here.
Brooklyn. Jan. 6.-By a naptha ex-
plosion at the United States Decreas-
ing company's works tonight one
union man was killed anl three
seriously injured.
London, Jan. 5.--The British steamer
Monomoy. Captain Duck, from New
Nor on December 22 for Lelth. Is ashore
on Warwick Head, near Kirkwall, couu-
~ of Orkney. Scotland.
Chicago. Jan. 6.-At a meeting of the
members OF the American Railway
union tonight President L. V. Debs
declared that good times had left the
country never to return.
London, Jan. 6.--Disorders occurred
In the cast end of London tonight
growing out OF the fact that the DER
man and Dutch sailors about the docks
Were Kissed and molested.
New York. Jan. 6.-The open pri-
marles for aldermen were held in all
of the thlrty-five districts In this city
today. No opposition was shown to
the regular Tammany ticket.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 6.-The report of
experts submitted to the city council
SHOWS that the entire defalcatlon OF
eN-City Treasurer Henry BoIen
amounts to more than Sll5,0OO.
San Francisco. Jan. 6.-The question
Of the rights of the California commits
stoners to fix rates for the Union pa
enc came up again today in the circuit
court but little evidence was heard.
New York. Jan G.-The London
chamber of commerce has cabled the
New YORK chamber that 1t heartily ap-
nr0'iates the pacific spirit of the New
YORK chamber In the interest of peace.
Washington. Jan. 6.-The president
mas appointed Francis E. Leppe, the
editor of Good Government, published
in Washington. to be a member Of tho
board of Indian commissioners. vice
william e. Russell, declined.
Washington. Jan. 6-Broker e. n.
chapman, who stands Indicted for re-
refusing to testify before the senate in
NestBatlng committee, was placed on
court.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. PETER Maher
ana party VIII leave here at two o'cIock
thls morning for FL Paso. Tex. where
nc VIII arrive on Friday morning and
with Fttzsimmons.
Little Rock, ian. 6.-Governor 1ouas
+. Clarke tonight gave to the press n
written statement announcing his can.
dldacy for the seat In the limited
states senate now held by Senator
James X. Jones.
Washington, Jan. G.-Postmas,er
General Wilson in n letter to Postmas-
yer smith OF St. Louis says he Is not
~, IN me sllghtest degree opposed TO the
national organization OF postoffica
clerks as organized at present.
Memphis. Tenn. Jan. 6.-Lowrv w
runner, leading Memphis LAWYER and
son Of distinguished x-Confederate
general, was today sentenced to two
ears Imprisonment and to pay a flne
OF SoD Tor eNorbitant pension Charges
and other irregularities.
New York, Jan. 6--Colonel Tbon,os
w. Knox, who became distinguished
as a newspaper correspondent I'm tho
eiVll war and who since that time has
written many stories for the Young
died In his apartments in the Lotus
CLUB today. aged 81 years.