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THE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH, TEXAS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7.
WRAPPED IN FLAMES.
The
Most Destructive Tire
History of Dallas.
in the
Nearly a Million Dollars Worth
•Property Consumed.
DALLAS.
The Elevator and Eire Thousand Bales
of Cotton Consumed.
Pour Blochs of Residences and Tene-
ments Swept Away.
The Port Worth Eire Boys Respond to
the Call for Help.
Thirty-two Miles in Thirty-five Min-
utes by Special Train.
AUSTIN.
Special to tie Gazette.
"Dallas* "October 6—The most de-
structive fire that has visited Paatas in
years broke out in the engine room ot
the City elevator, Hid. compress eom-
•?sat noon tc-day. It
.Urapidly and soon communicated
adjoining property, the principal
rt being the large cotton yards ol
ae compress, An and around which
were upw:ird_of 5,000bales. I1 ully 3.300
bales oi cotton are estimated to have
been destroyed, the value of which is
set down at $165,000. The large com-
press was saved by the most heroic < f ■
arts of the firemen, and the balance ot
cotton removed out of danger hv
citizens. The elevator building
p.nd the old compress were destroyed,
the loss on which, including machin-
ery, is put down at $80,000. In
uie elevator W. C. Howard had $20,000
worth of oats, $5,000 worth of wheat,
and $5,000 worth of corn, millet, etc.
On this grain there was about $15,000
insurance.
The Dallas electric light works were
totally destroyed. Doss estimated at
$7,000; insurance $2,500.
Sinker, Davis & Co. lost machinery
in their warehouse estimated at about
$40,000 ; covered by insurance.
H. Loeb & Co., wholesale grocers,
stock damaged about $6,000; covered
by insurance.
* The sale stables of L. Hirscn were
destroyed, but all the horses and mules
were rescued. Doss on teed, etc.,
$1,000 ; insurance $200 ; loss on stable,
$2,000, covered by insurance.
Bates’restaurant lost $1,000; no in-
surance.
Mrs. Smart’s boarding-house, loss
$3,000; no insurance.
After burning the above property,
the fire spread to the residences and
tenant house neighborhood, close by,
and burned almost two full blocks be-
fore the fire department got the flames
under control. The fire department
of Fort Worth was telegraphed for,
and made the run of thirty-two miles
in thirty-live minutes via the Texas &
Pacific railway , having been furnished
with a locomotive and special train by
the Fort Worth & Denver City rail-
way. The fire was under control
when the department arrived, but the
Fort Worth boys did gallant service,
nevertheless.
vfie total loss by the fire is estimated
00,000; insurance, $375,000. In
1 Tision to-night it is impossible
the accurate list of losses, in-
d the companies involved,
p-y company doing busi-
' as risks on the proper-
at of Sherman,
ling of the eon-
>llas, but after
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leV'eiintfoX re-'
Arrest of a- Drummer—Almost a Negro
Riot—Accident—The New Mar-
shal of Hnnnewell—Cir-
cus Notes.
Special to the Gazette.
Dallas, October 6.—Sigmund New-
man, a traveling salesman for Meyer
! & Co., bone goods dealers of St. Douis,
was arrested at Henrietta yesterday
by Deputy United States Marshal Al-
len for circulating a device m imita-
tion of United States currency, and
having a tendency to deceive the _ig-
norant. Commissioner McCormick
held him to appear before the. federal
grand jury in December. He gave
bond and was released.
A negro riot was seriously threat
ened this afternoon. A negro of dow
erful build was drunk and disorderly’
and was arrested by two police officers.
On the way to the station house he
became belligerent, and breaking
away began shouting, and the
officers had to knock him
jown with their pistols and clubs.
A large crowd of negroes and a few
whites following became very demon-
strative, and the police summoned aid,
instructing Detective Jack Duncan to
take charge and keep back the mob,
which lie did with a drawn pistol.
The negro prisoner was finally lodged
in jail. ^ He may die fro in the is juries
he received about the head.
Mollis Seidenbentel, aged eight
years, was run over and nearly killed
this evening by a runaway team. She
was seriously injured about the head,
had her right shoulder blade broken;
part <.f her teeth knocked out and her
left hand fractured.
‘ Hamilton Raynor formerly of Dal-
las by the unanimous vote of’he city
council and mayor of Hannewell,Kas.,
lias been elected to succeed Joe
Forsythe as city marshal of that place
W. W. Cole, the great showman,
has deposited $10,600 in the city na-
tional bank of Dallas which he guar-
antees to donate to the charities of the
state if every advertised feature of his
colossal shows is not presented. In a
published address he exposes the exag-
gerated systems of advertising as pro-
duced by other shows, and states that
every circus that has heretofore visited
Texas has purposely given a per-
formance in every way inferior _ to
what thev give in the north, while his
mammoth exhibition will remain un-
changed and complete in every detail.
About 11 o’clock to-night, in the
Bank saloon, Mr. Heck Thomas, Pa-
cific express agent at Fort Worth,
dropped a large pistol,'by accident,
which was discharged. The bullet
nassed through ’ the right leg of Mr.
W. j. Rain, a well known
sporting man, inflicting only a flesh
wound and then struck Charles Jacob,
hack-driver, known as Broekey
The McDonald Bid Accepted—Criticism
of a Tank and Tower—The Court
of Appeals.
Special to the Gazette.
Austin, October 6.—In the plans and
specifications for the branch asylum at
Terrell it is provided for a tank to be
constructed of boiler iron three-six-
teenths of an inch thick. This is to
be placed on a tower sixty feet high to
the bottom of the tank. The first
thirty feet in height of the wall of the
tower will be twenty-four inches
thick; the next twenty feet, twenty
inches; the next ten feet, sixteen
inches; and the tank will he ermffi—k
in an eight-inch brick wji2-k""which
rii "foot b 'Ar.
BROWN WOOD.
Charlie, in the front part of the right
thigh, ranging upwards and back-
ward, coming out "the rear part near
the hip. He is dangerously injured.
coSSjST christi.
A Rumored- Assignment at Benavides
Death of a Texas Veteran.
Special to the Gazette.
Corpus Christi. October 6.
fines are still
o extinguish the
burning debris. It is
.tiered that there is and dan-
Tif a further spread of the flames
ess a great wind shall arise. Dallas
lost grateful to Fort Worth for her
mpt and generous response in the
yy of great emergency. Among
fiose who came over to the fire were
J. Peter Smith, mayor; W. J. Swayne,
city attorney; George Mulkev, chief of
the fire department; Dick Flanigan,
alderman from the Fourth ward, and
Jim Courtright, ex-city marshal.
The Fort Worth boys were banqueted
before departing for home to-night.
The board of tire underwriters met this
evening and finding that it was im-
possible to proceed intelligently with
the consideration of losses adjourned
till Mondry. It.is evident from what
was reported that the losses are heav-
ier than at first estimated, and will
not fall much*short if they do not ex-
ceed three-quarters of a million dol-
lars. The risks are held in forty-eight
different insurance companies, but
how the losses are distributed cannot
be ascertained to-night, as the rkks
are mostly on cotton and in all shapes,
ranging from two bales up to a thou-
sand.
[By Associated Press ]
At noon fire broke out in the Texas
elvator fronting on Pacific Avenue,
burning that building and its contents,
consisting of in the neighborhood of
5,000 bales of cotton. The lire now at
O p. m. is burning four blocks from its
origin, taking everything in its path*
electric light building, contain-
yojg four of the latest improved engines,
is totally destroyed. It is impossible
to give the loss, but it is estimated it
/will reach one million dollars.
It is
rumored that J. W. Joklas, doing busi-
ness at Benavides, has made an assign-
ment for the benefit of creditors.
Representatives of a Corpus Christi
firm went out this morning to ex-
amine into the matter. Several Gal-
veston and New Orleans houses are
left. Col. J'oklas also had a branch
house at Burnet, which has been at-
fee’
m
to-day.
ars. Her life has been most even t-
tfgched by Galveston firms.
tt-^Gied'yesterday and wajs
will be xiJj^aw^Afeet. h
scnuuoij vu.tov- She water tank'will be. twenty (20)
A negro ot pow-in diameter, and eighteen (18)
feet in height, made of three six-
teenths inch boiler iron, riveted with
three eighths inch rivets, set two (2)
inches between centers. At the bot-
tom of the tank there will be riveted a
2x4 inch T iron weight, six and one-
half pounds per foot; this forms a bot-
tom hoop. At first seam above_ there
will be another hoop of same kind of
T iron, riveted on in same manner.
At the top there will be a hoop or
hand of J inch by (2) inch iron reveted
to tank; this is to strengthen and stif-
fen the top. Within two inches of the
top there will be a four-inch over-
flow pipe carried down to
pump room, thence out through
the wall and away from the building.
Bottom plates of tank must be Hanged
at a radius of not less thaa three (3)
inches. Tank will have a capacity of
41,300 gallons. Tank will be carried
bv twelve (12) fifteen inch iron beams,
weight fifty (50) pounds per foot;
plans fully set forth the location of
beams; beams must rest not less than
one foot on coping at each end, which
must be cut to a true and level hearing.
From the above a competent worker
in iron can ascertain in a few moments
that the tank will weigh over 15,000
pounds. The water provided for
(42,300 gallons) weighs a little over
ten pounds per gallon, or 423,000
pounds, making the total weight of
tank and watef 447,000 pounds.
To this must be added
the weight of a brick wall eight inches
thick and nineteen feet high, all to he
supported by ordinary brick walls of
the dimensions given above. Now, it
is asserted, and with some degree of
reason, that the walls are totally inad-
equate to safely support the tank for
any length of time. A slight leakage
and dampening ©f the walls will cause
them to crumble under the half
million pounds pressure, or their set-
tling, and the consequent dipping of
the tank, however slight, will cause it
to topple and plunge to the ground,
carrying death and destruction along
with it. At least this is the opinion
of those who have had. experience in
such matters.
The asylum board met this morning
and opened bids for the erection of the
building. On motion the bid of John
McDonald was accepted provided he
will accept certain modifications as to
time, et?r His bid was $186,883.
The thing the board ought to have
done was to reject the plans and com-
mence again from the very beginning.
That tower and tank business by ail
means should be looked into.
The following charters were filed to-
day: The Columbus meat and ice
company, capital stock $100,000. The
Alvarado building and loan associa-
tion, capital stock $100,000.
The governor this morning ap-
pointed as commissions of appeals W.
S. DeLamey of Colorado countv, A.
T. Waits of Dallas and R. ,S. Walker
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Increase in values in 136 counties
Court Items—Treasure Trove and tlie
Trouble of the Finder.
Special to the Gazette.
Brownwood, October 6.—To-day the
district court tried the case of state
against W. C. Connettfor cow stealing,
and acquitted the accused.
On Monday, the ease of John Guthrie
for theft, is to be tried. It seems that
Guthrie’s son was hunting stock last
November, when he espied aglitteiing
object in the middle of a "pile of stone
against a tree. Investigating it he
found a tin can, the contents of
which was §1,000Y Taking it
icrue his father took possession
and warned the boy to observe si-
lence. Soon afterward, John New
ton, now of Mason,
that the money \v>
was all gone. Guthrie and his son
departed on a sheep buying • expedi-
tion and had nearly reached. Abilene
when they were overtaken by the
authorities and search was instituted
but no lucre found, the money being
secreted in an auger hole bored imo
the axles and coupling poll. Return-
ing home, Guthrie confessed his guilt
and being arrested was"setai large on
bond.
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.
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A n Independent Convention—Butler
Denounced and Repudiated—
Robinson Endorsed.
Boston, October 6.—At a fully "at-
tended meeting of Independents tins
afternoon Colonel Thomas [Lyman
presided. No nominations were made.
Speeches were delivered by fiv m. B.
Hall, Winslow Warren, W. Bird,
Colonel W. T. HUgerson, John I.
Farlow. Professor YV m. Everett, Jonn
C. Dodge, Arthur Carroll, Rev. James
Freeman Clarke, E. Deverett Salton-
stall and General Francis A.
Walker, who read a letter from
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., against
a division of forces in the war against
Butlerism. The following address was
NOTICE.
To tlie Merchants of North Texas,
You can find right at your doors, FREIGHT PAID, TIME
SAVED, at EASTERN prices, the most-
complete assortment of
SAN ANTONIO.
The Baptist State Convention—Mexican
Dignitaries
Special to tiie Gazette.
San A tonic, October (v^riTie thirty-
sixth annual meeting of the Texas
Baptist state convention began its
session here to-day, holding again
Monday. The. incumbent were unan-
imously re-elected ass^JJfccers of the
oonvention’for the ensuing year. The
business was confined to-routine work.
Don Severo Fernandez, mayor of
Saltiiio, and Jose Maria Cardenas,
superintendent of pultijg*-instruction
in Coahuiia, were invited and took
seats oa the platform. Mr. Cardenas
stated that his people received most
gladly the most generous offer of the
Baptists to establish schools and or-
phanages, free fr >m sectarian teaching.
A college for the higher education of
women in Mexico is on‘e*df the pur-
poses of the denomination.
"COLEMAN.
A Two Day’s Rain—The Penes Cutters
at Work—District Court.
Special to the Gazette.
’ Coleman, October 6.—We have had
a two day’s rain to the disgust of cat-
tlemen. They think it would raise sap
in the grass and early frost would kill
it. The creeks were so swollen that
the mails were prevented from reach-
ing here till this morning.
The fence cutters are still at work in
this section. Five miles of the pasture
fence belonging to G-. W. Mahon was
cut last Wednesday night. He is busy
repairing it.
The free schools open here on the
15th inst. Prof. Swej^toger is the
principal. ^
The court-house has been newly
painted ■ and seated for the district
court which meets on the 15th inst.
ST. LOUIS.
'U ■* ciU
m buried
She resided in Ibis city for
ye
ful, she having passed through ail the
early experiences of Texas when it
was striving to become a republic. At
the time of the Goliad or Labate mas-
sacre, she walked all the way from
Goliad to Refugio alone, carrying im-
portant papers sewed in her apron,
and after many hair-breadtli escapes
reached town in safety.
The fall clip of wool is coming in
very slowly.
—bairdT-
DENISON.
A Locomotive Engineer Gets an Anony-
mtus Letter and Shoots a Man.
Special to the Gazette.
Denison, October 6.—John Ziert, a
locomotive engineer on the Missouri
Pacific railroad shot and wounded
Leon Burchel last night under the
following circumstances: Ziert re-
ceived an anonymous note informing
him that if he would tell his wife that
he was going out on his run and re-
turn Sunday he would find evidence
of the unfaithfulness of his wife. Yes-
terday he did so and armed with a
revolver secreted himself near his res-
idence, about eight o’clock a man en-
tered the yard and Mrs. Ziert came to
the door and asked if it was Leon.
The man then asked if Ziert had
gone ■ to Colorado whereupon
Ziert fired from his position, the bail
taking effect in the ear and lodged in
his cheek bone. Ziert gave himself up
and was under arrest until to-day
when he was admitted to bail in the
sum of one thousand dollars. Burchel
will recover. He says Zieit owed him
some money and lie had promised it
to him as soon as he could go to Colo-
rado to get it from a man who owed
him, and that he called to see if Ziert
had gone, so he could calculate when
he could get his money. Both Bur-
ch el and the woman protest that there
wasn’t nor never had been anything
wrong in their conduct.
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A Suspension.
Philadelphia, October 6.—The sus-
pension of Frederick Sylvester, one of
the ol est members of the stock ex-
change, is announced. Liabilities not
large.
Discharge of Lockhart—Death of Mrs.
Barthold—A Grand Ball.
Special to tlie Gazette.
Baird, October 6.—The habeas corpus
trial of Green Lockhart was heard
before Judge' L. B. Wheeler to-day.
The defendant was charged as an ac-
complice in the robbery of R. L. Dun-
man of Coleman. The result .of the
trial was a discharge of the prisoner.
Avery estimable lady, Mrs. Lucy
Barthold of Henderson,"Texas, wife of
E. Barthold, died in this city to-day
at her father’s residence, Dr. C. Kittig,
from an abcess of the liver. She leaves
a doting husband and two* children to
mourn her loss. She had come west
for her health, but continued to grow
worse. Her husband and children
arrived here a few clays ago.
Mr. Thurman of Sweetwater is in
the city to-day on professional busi-
ness.
A big ball took place at the court
house this week. A large crowd was
in attendance.
• . FORT SATIS.
District Court—Sentenced to be Hung’—
A Civil Suit.
Special to the Gazette.
Fort Davis, October 6. — District
court adjourned to-day; five convicts
were graduated. Judge Falvey sen-
tenced Juan Duran, who was convicted
of Murder last term, to be hanged on
the 9th of November.
The trial of the ease of Brenner vs.
Maxoh for $2,000 damages for failing
to carry out a contract created consid-
erable interest. J. S. Carry Esq., of
San Antonio, conducted the defense.
Judgment was rendered for defendant.
Plenty of rain, plenty of grass, and
cattle and sheep are being shipped
from the lower Rio Grande to this
country.
^bowieT
$78,854,243.
The contract to erect the Terrell
asylum was awarded to John McDon-
ald of Austin for $81,786, he deducting
one dollar per thousand for brick, re-
ducing his bid from $186,883, also
agreeing that the state shall determine
what days shall be deducted on ac-
count of bad wheather.
The Missouri base ball club play the
Red Stockings here on the fifteenth.
WACO.
Residence of Charles Trabue Burned—
A Total Loss Without Insurance.
Special to the Gazette,
Bowie, October 6.—The residence of
Mr. Charles Traffic was burned with
all its contents to-night. Mr. Trabue
is Check clerk at the depot, and will
feel his loss severely, as lie loses every-
thing. The loss is about eight hun-
dred dollars ; no insurance. This is
the first fire that has occurred at this
place.
DENTONT
Amputation of Judge Scruggs* Arm—
A Successful Operation.
Special to the Gazette.
Denton, October 6.—Judge C. C.
Scruggs’ arm has just been amputated
above the elbow, it having been so
badly torn up by the gin last Thurs-
day that it was impossible to save it,
and blood poison having already
shown itself. He is now resting well.
Brief Outlines of a Day’s News—Local
and Personal.
Reported for the Gazettk.
Waco, October 6.—Mrs. J. VV. Hiller
has returned from Galveston, where
she has been spending the summer
with her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Rob-
erts.
Rev. A. C. Graves of Coryell county
after a few day’s stay at the camp-
meeting, returned this morning?
It is rumored that Major Penn has
concluded to hold a meeting in West
Waco after his meeting is concluded
in East Waco. The meeting-, if carried
on, will be held in the Baptist church.
The major says that he has wanted
to get into West Waco for a long time,
but has been prevented from doing so
on account of not having an invitation
offered before now.
The Missouri Pacific train was two
Hours late to-day arriving here at 12
"o’clock.
BismacrkjKerkow & Migel’s saloons
celebrate the two hundredth anni-
versary of the settling of Pennsyl-
vania by the Germans to-day. Had
their fronts beautifully decorated with
evergreen trees, emblematic of the
living memory of that eventful day
with their people.
The “citizen” in the Examiner of
to-day is butting against an immovable
stump whenever he undertakes to ad-
vise that alwise city court. His head
is however level on the subject, but
we fear his effort is in vain.
W. W. Cole’s advertising car for his
coming circus is stopped m East
Waco and gives an insight into what
the people will see when he arrives.
His mammoth elephant looms up.
A East Waco man contemplates the
establishment of a meat market on
South Fourth street in Chalmers’
block.
Burke & Loth, have moved their ci-
gar factory one door lower down on
the Chalmers block.
Business was lively to-day with our
merchants.
Mr. J. W. Loyd of Crawford is in
the city on business.
Lambert & Richardson’s _ theatre
troupe have given general satisfaction
beret Their excellent music charms
all listeners.
Mr. E. G. Senter came in on the
south bound train to-day, and stopped
over night.
Dr. if. IT. Carroll left this afternoon
for Hillsboro.
Prof. Albert Boggess left this after-
noon for Fort Worth.
The body of Mrs. A. J. Daniel was
brought in on the Missouri Pacific to-
day from Fort Worth, and interred in
Sakwood cemetery.
The frequent delays of trains recent-
ly cause a lot of trouble and many
mistakes.
Cotton Prizes at the Pair—First Honors
to Arkansas—Several Premiums
Awarded to Texas.
Special to the Gazette.
St. Louis, Qfciober 6.—Director D. P.
Rawland of thfe cotton department of
the St. Louis Fair states tha^he ex-
hibit this yea At the larffitatfflAfeiJe
in,the United
mi 1
ed at the St. Lmiis* cSIP' exchange
Texas has a good showing and among
her exhibitors W. H. H. Moore of Tex-
arkana took the first premium of $300
for the best bale of cotton; the second
premium of $200 [went to Harrison,
Robinson & Co. of Blue Ridge; third,
$150, W. H. H. Moore; fourth and fifth
to S. II. Green of Marshall. Of Arkan-
sas cotton the awards were as follows :
For the best bale of cotton, first pre-
mium of $300 to Harrison, Bradley &
Co.; second, $200 to Lizzie Taylor of
Lagrange; third $150 to Jacob Sehoul
of Morand; fourth $100 to Jacob
Schoul of Morand; fifth $50 to Jacob
Moore of Petytonviiie. For the In-
dian Territory the awards were for
the beet cotton, first premium of $100
to Alex Rogers ©f the Choctaw na-
tion; second prize of $75 to A. E. Kidd
of Scullyville; third of $50 to Jones N.
Arnold of the Choctaw nation. Sweep-
stakes for the best bale of cotton from
any state except Sea Island cotton,
the premium of $500 was awarded to
J. Wood of Bradly county, Arkansas.
As independent voters of Massachu-
setts, while we recognize that ^ the
records and characters of candidates
are proper subjects for political discus-
sion, we cannot but regret the tenden-
cy in t he present contest to overlook
pVinch ies of which candidates are only
exponents, and since neither party
haf adopted a clear and defined plat-
form, we make the following statement
of our political belief:
We believe that appointments to
subordinate offices, whether national,
state or municipal, should be made for
merit, ascertained by competitive ex-
amination, open to all applicants, re-
gardless of party affiliations, and all
laws which prescribe a fixed term for
such offices should be repealed.
We demand the immediate repeal of
the law which compels the continued
coinage of the present silver dollar.
We condemn the increase of the use
of money in political campaigns, and
che tendency of both parties to nomi-
nate candidates on account of tij^ir
wealth.
We believe in the full and frequent
investigation ol all official depart-
ments and public institutions, and the
exposure and reform of all abuses with-
out regard to the individual or party
on whom responsibility may rest, but
we condemn such investigation when
undertaken for the purpose of making
political capital, and prosecution with-
out reference to proved facts and con-
cluded in a manner which, sets at
defiance the decencies of civilized life.
We believe every safeguard should
be thrown around the ballot box, and
that any attempt to interfere with an
honest count of votes cast should be
emphatically condemned by every
good citizen.
While holding these views, we deem
it unwise at the present juncture to
nominate a canditate for governor,
and we recommend those who sympa-
thize with.us to-support the Republi-
can candidate, recognizing in George
D. Robinson an integrity of character
and unquestioned ability, which give
better promise of good government
than the vicious methods and personal
ambition of Benj. F. Butler, but we
feel it our duty to withold our support
from the Republican candidate for
lieutenant governor, regarding his
renomination as unworthy the ap-
proval of those who wish to condemn
the present executive and all which
he represents.
BESTLESS OPERATORS.
Fall River, Mass., October 6.—At a
meeting of the Spinners’ union Tues-
day, action will be taken in regard to
the position of the union in the city
and state campaigns. There is great
dissatisfaction among the operatives
because Gov. Butler did not comply
with the wishes of the operatives in
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Interests of Merchants only.
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CRIMINAL RECORD.
Wife Murder—A German’s Deed Under
Stress of Poverty.
‘Milwaukee, October 6.—Albert El-
sternmann of Madgeburg, Germany,
thirty-four years old, killed his wife
wish"an iron rod in a Clinton street
lodging house last night, and left the
scene at eight o’clock this morning,
leaving a note in which he explained
, that their money was gone. They did__________________ _____
appointing- a*factory inspector. One | not care to live longer, and they had I other persons swore
r f Ln 1 nnrlnvci oaifl f a./Tq fr t n o f i lu r\ 1 I-..-. 1 lrill L ah HDli n n I n /-n . i
or the leaders said to-day that the ten | agreed he should kill her. The note
hour law was now violjjii^ worse | closed with the p.hrase:__“I have gone
Tlie CoolMge Ro‘
Dodge City, Es.,
examination of De
Chambers on a chip
to rob the train
nights ago, and kill in,
ton and wounding Fir
place to-day before J ndgT!
conclusive testimony was
show that either of the p,
connected in the alibi■
Messenger Peterson reef
as the man who did the
hi
GvA under the Repub’L
_. .. * Tne opemoives e
not receive sufficient reco
either party, and will attempt to form
a labor party, with Secretary Howard
as their candidate for mayor. How-
ard, in his call, says the claims of la-
bor being more ignored year after
year, what good, he asks, are laws for
the protection of the weak so long as
those in official power close their eyes
to transgressions and violations of
them? He calls attention to the fact
that the operatives, if organized,
could wield an immense political pow-
er, and urges an organization to this
end.
CASUALTIES.
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THE EPISCOPAL CONTENTION.
A Skeleton Found.
San Rafael, October 6.—A skeleton
found to-night is believed to hi the re-
mains of Thomas C. Beldon, a civil
engineer of this city, who has been
missing for several months past.
A General Convocation of tlie Church
—Its Proceedings Yesterday.
Philadelphia, October 6.—The gen-
eral convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church of the United States
reassembled this morning. Prayers
were read by Rev. Wm. S. Orrick, D.
D., of the diocese of Central Pennsyl-
vania, and Rev. Churchill J. Libson,
D. D., of the diocese of Virginia.
Benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Gregory Tuurston Redell, D. D.,
bishop of Ohio.
Rev. Curning Judd, of the diocese of
Illinois, presented a memorial signed
by bishops and deputies, asking con-
sent to change the name of the diocese
to that of Chicago, as the state had
been divided into three dioceses. Re-
ferred to the committee on canons.
Rev. James G. Vaux, of the diocese
of Arkansas, presented a memorial
asking for a general court of appeals
in the"matter of the trials of clergy-
men. Referred to the committee on
canons.
The house of deputies adjourned at
this point, and the board of missions
was called to order. Right Rev. Dr.
Spaulding, bishop of Colorado ad-
dressed the board. He stated he had
splendid success in Colorado. During
the past three years, nine churches
aud six rectories had been erected, and
church property had increased in
value from $250 to nearly half a mil-
lion. He recommended that Wyoming
t hould have a separate bishop in order
that work might be more effectually
carried on.
Return of a Fugitive.
Baltimore, Md., October 6.—John
Smith, colored, under sentence for
murder in Oakland, Md., who escaped
Thursday from jail after assaulting
and locking the jailer in his cell; sur-
rendered himself yesterday. _ it stems
lhat in the struggle the prisoner re-
ceived a severe wound in tne abdomen
from the jailer. He was scantily
clothed, and the. night being very cold
he thought he would die of his injury,
which frightened him and he re-
turned.
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Death of an Editor.
Boston, October 6.—Hon, Chas.
Creighton ILazewell, for a quarter of a
century connected with the editorial
staff of the Boston Traveler and the
writer of the review work which has
become a feature erf that paper, died,
this morning aged sixty-nine years-.
A Railway Accident in Michigan-
Passengers Killed.
Toledo, O.,‘October 6.—An accident
occurred on the L ike Shore & Mich-
igan Southern -railway at Pittsford,
Mich., fifty miles west of here, at six
o’clock this morning, causing the
death of three and . possibly four peo-
ple, and injury to one other. While a
freight train was standing at the sta-
tion, a second freight which had been
following at a proper distance, ap-
proached, and before it could he
stopped plunged into the caboose of
the forward train, wrecking it and
killing Mrs. Rogers of Michigan, Mr.
Warrick of Bryan, Ohio, and a man
not yet identified. Mrs. Weaver of
Hudson, Mich., had her legs' crushed
and will probably die. Mr. Honford
of Pittsford had his leg broken. The
wreck took fire and several cars were
destroyed. The accident was caused
by the carelessness of the man in
charge of the leading train, who failed
to put signals out far enough to stop
the second train.
ANOTHER COLLISION.
Scranton, Pa., October 6.—By a col-
lision of trains on the Delaware, Lack-
awanna. & Western railroads, last
night, near Oakland, Archibald Lard,
fireman, and. Jno. Dunn, engineer,
were fatally injured.
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AN ARIZONA MYSTERY.
oat to haag mvself.''v nenas nor pea:
‘found, r&y carnepro Mmjjnkee
The police have found That a njan
answering Elstermann’s description
took the. northwestern train at 11 a.m.
for Chicago. Communication with
the chief of police has resulted iu the
information that a man of similar
description took the Michigan Central
train about 3 pan. for the East buying
a ticket for Utica, N. Y _ Elstermann
was known at his hoarding house as
Hoffman, though he admitted that
was not his real name. The couple
came from St. Paul on Tuesday, but
the wife told a lady that they had
lived in Bismarck, Da. Boarders in
the house had come to the conclusion
that they were eloping, though they
had no partioular reason for thinking
so. The dead woman was about
twenty-five years old and .apparently
higher in the social scale than _ her
husband. Their baggage contained
nothing to identify them.
‘Y j-nation was continued
miles from Coolidge on
the attempeted robbery
WASHINGTON.
Suspicious Death of Two Men at Tucsan
—Foul Play Suspected,
San Francisco, October 6.—A Tuc-
san, Arizona, letter says: Dr. Gregory
Guzman says that ten days ago two
men arrived here who seemed to be on
some secret business. A few days
after both suddenly died apparently
from the effects of drink. They had
refused to give their names. Both had
plenty of money. They arrived by
the way of Alton and said they had
been on the road several days before
reaching, iliis place. The only due to
the men is that one of them called the
other Billy who looked like an En-
glishman," being of light complexion
and about sixty years of age. This
confirms the report circulated on the
streets yesterday of the deat h of Wm.
Eustice who is well known in detec-
tive circles to have spirited away
George Smeacdon, a prominent witness
in the Tiffany case, to Alton. The de-
scription of the above man by Gregory
answers exactly to Smeardon and
Eustice. As far as Bmeardon is con-
cerned, whisky could never have been
the direct cause of his death.
Yellow fever has probably settled
Tiffany’s case forever. It appears that
they left here and went to Alton and
back then to Hermosillo. They are
reported as having, plenty of money
jaud as Smeardon had no money here
and Eustice was not particularly
Kotes of tlie Day from the National
Capital.
Washington, October 6.—The com-
missioner of internal revenue has de-
cided not to remove the office of the
collector of customs fromJSanta Fe to
Albuquerque, N. M. ITe does not
think the interest of the service calls
for the change.
Condition of the treasury: Gold coin
and bullion, $26,883,312; silver dollars
and bullion, $119,753,891; fractional
silver coin, $26,669,752; United States
notes, $53,129,78.7; total, $406,438,522.
Currency outstanding: Gold certifi-
cates, $54,746,360; silver certificates,
$79 822,611; currency, $1,200,000.
The counsel for Sergeant Mason, the
soldier who attempted to shoot Gui-
teau, have recently7 applied to the sec-
retary of war for a copy of the judge
advocate-general’s review fof tlie pro-
ceedings of the court-martial by which
Mason was tried. The secretary re-
fused the application on the ground
that the document was a confidential
communication. It is said, however,
b,y the prisoner’s that the secretary
withholds the report because it-was fa-
vorable to Mason, and contrary7 to his
own view of the case. The counsel
will, it is reported, apply to the presi-
dent for the record.
Tlie Corean embassy visited Secreta-
ry Teller to-day, and after being intro-
duced were shown through the depart-
ment by J. Stanley Brown.
Work on the Garfield memorial hos-
pital has begun, and will be pushed
forward rapidly. Instead of one large
building, the hospital will consist of a
series of small buildings open on all
sides to the air and light, and isolated
from other structures. It is the inten-
tion to have all under roof by winter.
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St. Louis, October 6.—T
pi Valley dairy7 and crear
tion was organized here
number of gentlemen fr.
parts of the valley interes
products. The aisociatiorf
quarterly meetings to discuss
of general interest and exhibit
products and machinery. Ex-L
tenant-Governor N. J. Coleman of St
Louis was elected president; J. Y
Drung and Joseph E. Miller of Illi'i
ois, ’ vice-presidents; Joseph W. pl
hard, secretary.
A German Bi-Centenary
St. Louis, Octocer 6.—The German
of this city to-night celebrated the two
hundredth anniversary of the settle-
ment of Germantown, the north part
Philadelphia, the first German colony
in this country. The celebration con-
sisted of addresses, recitations and
music, given in the great hall of tne
Merchants’ Exchange, where still re-
main alii the Veiled Prophets’ beauti-
ful decorations, and was participated
in by most of the German societies of
the city,and a large number of the
most prominent and cultivated citi-
zens.
A Press Gang.
Boston, . October 6.—Twenty-five
members of the North Carolina press
association and a number of distin-
guished gentlemen from Connecticut
were elegantly entertained at dinner
by the proprietors of the Gammercial-
Bulletin. Curtis Gould, senior pro-
prietor of the Bulletin, presided; B. F.
Guild, vice president.
A San Francisco Suicide.
San Francisco, October 6.—Edward
Finch, member of the wholesale liquor
firm of Thomas Taylor & Co., in this
city, committed suicide this morning.
The deed is attributed to mental de-
rangement, induced by great bodily
suffering.
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A Bankrupt Estate.
Boston, October 6.—The creditors of
Canterbury & Haskell, boot and shoe
manufacturers had a meeting. Lia-
bilities $190,000; assets $203,000 of
which $85,000 is doubtful or worthless
accounts. The remainder is real es-
tate, machinery, stocks, etc.
Woman Suffragists.
New York, October 6.—The Woman
Suffrage party’s epunty committee
adopted the following: We rejoice in
the rebuke administered by tlie Epis-
copal church to Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix
in his overwhelming rejection as a
candidate for assistant bishop, and the
election over his head of Rev. Henry
C. Watts, known as the friend of co-
education and woman suffrage, and we
hail this fresult as a great advance in
the cause of freedom. The committee
also passed a resolution congratulating
the voting ladies of Biughampton on
the great increase in their numbers.
It iv as announced that the party-was
A Cricket Matcli.
Philadelphia, October 6.—The cricket
match between all the Philadelphias
and all the United States teams, which
began Thursday, concluded to-dayre-
sulting in a victory for the United
States with eight wickets to spare.
A Disabled Steamer.
Bimousk, OnL, October 6.—The
steamship Samaclian arrived to-day
and reports having passed the steamer
Huntington of London on Thursday
at anchor and disabled, fifteen railfiS
west of Norman. She wished to be
reported.
President Arthur.
New York, October 6.-—President
Arthur had but a few callers to-day.
He will go to Irafcan, N. 5., to-night to
spend Sunday with Secretary Fr«-
linghuysen, returning to New York on
Monday,
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Only Two Cents.
Philadelphia, Pa., October 6.—Tbe
wealthy, it is a curious question at work throughout the state to defeat i Daily Press has reduced its price
’com. -I Attorney-General Russell, ^— . .... ' 1
where they got their coin.
three to two cents.
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