Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 136, Ed. 1, Monday, December 13, 1886 Page: 1 of 8
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DEMOCRAT fcOBLIBHING COMPANY
bts last bai been a busy week for us Not only havo wo had to accK
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but wo havo been compelled at tho samo tlmo to push forward our Ou >
moving unpacking number ot esses arranging dotii t
wait on a larger throng ot visitors than
fy aratlous providing room for holiday
e oliday goods generally for lnspcc
nd preparing In a hundred other ways for tho great holiday rush which will > borrow and will last without Inter
a until tho night before Carlstma However all Is now happily accomplishes idtomorrow wo shall bo prepared to
ir friends and patrons o real oldfashioned Merry Chrlstmasl and to sot betoro them a feast ot good things that will
r sit previous eff nts In that direction completely Into the shade
or the benefit ot early visitors we havo arrangfd to mark and hold packages for delivery at any time they may designate
jlonlte comb brush nnd mirror tlrstclass quality put up lu paper boxes at 1 25 and 8100 novcr before offered for
4n 3X0 to 350
imb brush and mirror put up In a nlco box imitation alligator for 125
jlonlte comb and brush with no mirror In a nice plush caseour holiday price SI25
omb brush and mirror lu pluBh cases assorted color at 83Q0 350 St00 and 1 50
ar f 500 cases and upward are tho finest and cheapest cvor shown In Fort Worth
f T 0 We are now showing the largest collection flf IA
JJiJ0 j EVER EXHIBITED THIS SIDE OP ST LOUIS U U JJiJlJ
antlful kid dolls with Bisque faco and hands full 13 Inches long for 75c tho largerslres range In prices up to 8200i
1 dolls wo have at 50c and 6150
girt Mirrors Just 1 Hi lor a Present
i looking for Christmas prcsonts call at B C K Co e for what caunot bo found thoro Is easlor to montlon than what
nd tho easier way out of tho puzzling question what to buy for a Christmas present for young or old la to visit our cs
bment whero the great display will prove a valuable aid
FORT WORTH TEXA
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laving been tonderoil nnd accepted Hio position of CASHIER of tlio CLTT NATIONAL HANK
of tho oldest biinlH in Fori Wortli winch duties I am to nssunio on Jnuiinry 15h n > xt in order
vo my cnltro ntoution to my new position I Imvo decided to closo out WITHIN THE NEXT
HIT DAIS my entiro stock of
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AMZamu
President
EEORT
UilUS A lUmAM
Vlcorrealdcnt
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tfegOff iJRaa
C30 C3C5 C50
tho TRADE nnd FUBLIO want C1IEAI GOODS llioy should cnll at onco Thankful for past
31 remain tho publics obedient servant
EmiTTON President O R NEWTON Oi r
HE AND BURGLAR PROOF LOOKBOXES FOR RENT
andeentlomenwhobsvovaluablopapors money or Jewelry are invltod to oxamlnc
AnrlvatepatloTu furnished where those who have boxes e atsataei SH Matenta
own convenience and leisure
tNEB HOUSTON ANT > TK1BD 5ESliJ21CXS
IFort Worth
N ilAKUlSo
Cashier
8accossors to Tldball VnZandt Co Fort Worth Texas
ami stock rim up i25ooooo Bircrum fund soooooo
Mai banking buslnose tran ctod Collections made and promptly remitted Exchange
n all the principal cities of Europe
J J Jarvls E J lieall
tonK U Vangandt Thos ATldliall N Harding J r
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President
D O BKNNKTT
VicePresident
JtJJ HAttllOLIV
oatHIRST NATIONAL BANK
Cashier
er Houston nnd Second Stroots Fort Worth Texas
Cash Capital and xtrplus 84QOOOU
< J 8 Godwin MnLoyd J d Zano C Ity Bennett George Jackson
8 B Burnett K B Harrold and K W iiarroia
TnANSACYTS A OENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Orders Given Prompt Attoutlon Repairing
Neatly Done
HOUSTON STREET JTOBT WORTH
730 BUM STREJEST 2 > AJLXaAJ3
INhTANTLV KILLED
All Old Feud Kudu Dy Ihfi HUonUuK ot II 91
Mltrhrll A llorne Thief
Special to tho Gmcilo
Ovkiitok Tex Dec 18 This oven
Ingat 430 oclock a fatal encounter oc-
curred huru between JM Wheoless and
II M Mitchell Inwhich the former shot
and iiiBtautly killed the latter The 0
Acuity was tho result of au old feud
which has existed between the parties for
xoine four years They havo had neverat
ililllcnUles iturIds that time This even-
ing tbey met In the oaluon ot W Shack
oltunl Muchiill dropped borne money
on tho Iloor and picked It all up except
one plecowhich ho did not see Wheeled
called bis attention to the piece of money
on the floor when Mitchell raid Dont
you uptak to rro you Q Whceless
then went out of the back door and
called Dr II L Miller who la the uncle
of Mitchell and was talking to Dr Mil-
ler about what Mltciiell had eald
when Mitchell came out of the door to
whero tbey wco standing on tho back
gallery Whceless stepped down on the
ground and Mitchell matted down the
steps when Wheelces shot hltn tho bill
entering near the left nipple and going
through his heart and out ot bis back
killing him Instantly Wheelcsti was ar-
rested on the spot and Is now In the cus-
tody of J D Cole constable A Jury of
inquest Is now In Hessian
A negro named Thopmeon Johnson Hy
ing at Ilellevue some eight miles east of
here stole a horse here last nlghtfrum M
NBacon Ho was followed last night and
overtaken wlb the ft ltn horse and is
now here In custody ot Constable Cole
Two Slulcs tttotea
dpcclat to the Osteite
Teiivk Tbx Dec 12 Mr J J
Stewart had two mules stolen hero latt
night There Js no clue to the thitf One
ol the mules U a broivn marc 16 bauds
high banded jj on left shoulder and Ova
years oldi the other Is also a brown nare
15 hands high six years old brand AS
onleftshoulucr He offers 810 reward
for ouy Information leading to their re
covery Address to hlra or O B Chinn
at Temple
FORT WORTH TEXAS MONDAY DKCKHHER 13 1880
The Three Darlnj Men Still at Urge
With Rangers and Detectives
Gloss on Their Heels
Ludicrous Incidents Attendant Upon
tho lUbtitry Oue Man toady to
Fight for Ills Wife
A Stun From llocntnr A u n YomiK Mt
to Mills lilt Trensiir i uutl Telia Il r
Where to Put Thtm
VMM llOWtK
Sreclal to the Osteite
Ilowtts Tits Dec 12 Tho train ro
bery continues to bu tho allabsorbing
talk here Sheriff McLalu aud posso left
last night after them Ho says ho knows
all the mon and will have them Morn
ports havo been received yet rout any of
tho posse that aro out Every plaoo Is
watched and It Is almost certain they
will be captured
ltoss Drury traveling for Max Klscr ol
Fort Worth was on tho train He was
Mttlng In the rear coach and tho first hu
know was two men canto In tho front
door with pistols prcsouttd and said
Hands npj gentlemen This demand
was complied with nistantcr A lady In
tho coach saldi Istheronot a mau In
this coach Vflth bravery onough to raise a
unset Some ono lu tho roar saldt
Yes mam Krery man In this car Is
Brave enough to ralso all his lingers
The big robber ordered them to keep
tholr seats nnd then made each man take
hts turn to be robbed Tho robber then
would a k them if they had any
stuff then ho would run
his hands down Into their
pockets and would bo satisfied with
whatever ho could got Alter robbing
tho passengers the robbers oideredthein
to go lu the front coaob and each man
went as meekly as u lamb They got 5
In silver from Mr Drury i ho had hid his
watch and about8oo in money behind
tho neat He was talking with Miss Ctr1
roll of Henrietta at tho tlmo tho robbers
came h tho car Mist Carroll also hid all
her valuables
Tho firstmau to bo robbed was ordered
In Urn rout coach Ho went but came
buck at occo and said to the big robben
Look hero my wile is In this car and
by O I propi so to stay in this car and
prnuct her The rentier said t Now
Mr go baqk In that coach Not a lady
will be luolustcd nnd he was truo to his
word poly ono man made any objection
to being robbed Tho baluiico Wqro ex-
tremely wjllitg Tho big robber was
very cooli eud seemed to kuoty what ho
was nbout4
A Qazrttk leportor whoro namo
culd not bo learned Was ou the
train When his turn came to be lobbed
the robber a < ked him thoususl question
when ho pullcdout 15 cents Tho robbur
said Hfllt Is that allf Tho reporter
said Yesil anijft newspaper reporter
Oh taldBJaorobbory pa B on
Sam Maddbx o Wichita ldls contribu-
ted thrto drink checks to tho general
fund
Ooo man whom they robbed of a watch
and chain told tho robber tho chain be
lunucd tp his wlfo nnd was an old relic
prized veryhtghly Tho robber soldTake
It off and keep It then
Tbey asked the p anut boy for 10
which ho gave them
Paclllc Kxpross Messenger Kay stood In
tho door ol the express car nud guyed tho
passengers about letting thren men rob
them The robbers niado no nttempt on
express car and It was well they did
notTho
Tho robbers rodo up to a little hou o
on tho north side ol tho track at tho tank
aud tied Ihelr hor es to tho fouce walked
around In frgnt of too house and sat
down The lady living there had a good
view of them Tbu pumpur Mr Duncan
also saw them for thirty minutes before
train time
Btllovuo Is just onoriiarter of a mllo
from the tank and tliti depot was crowd-
ed with people but they did not know
what was going on
VltOM UKUiVUn
Special to the liuelto
Dkhtuii Tkx Dec 12An extra
coach and cnglno went up tho Kort
Worth Denver City railroad thlsunorn
Ing with detectives and rangcrSlbouud
lor tho scene of the lato tr lu robnory
Y sterd y soon after tho southhound
1ort Wo th Denver City train came In
two sorrowfullooking men were seen
coming up tbo street looking like two ot
Sam Jones victims Upon examination
they proved to bo JeSH Carpet
tor aod Tom Wagoner Upon fur-
ther Inquiry It was Jearnti that
tho train had been robbed and that these
gentlemen had been on It Mr Cirpeu
tfrKttld they made a water haul on him
that ho saw what tbey were doing In the
other car and pulled off bis fine 8260 pin
Mary bad given him for a Cnrlatmai pres-
ent an his roll of 800 As good luck
would have It ho happened to be Bitting
by the eldc ol a young lady to whom ho
handed the treasures 6ho asked what to
do with them when when Jessie all
blushes said to her Kx excuse ran
miss but pnt thorn In your stock stock-
ing She did so and they aro safo Ioor
Wagoner was not so fortunate He
handed onti5 cents nod told the robbers
he was a poor cowpuncher broke and
a long way from home
The train robberjr was all tho talk yes-
terday and all tho ofllcers were on tho
qui viva to catch the blghwsymon ami
get tho 8200 tach Col lrost bad offered
lor them
WATEIt SHOES
Alr DCbraMJTilr totrun KlaeAra Hl r
In it Nw Wny
NuCilti Falij N Y Defl 13 Al
Klog a young yrmchrnsD recent
phonBO
ly accepted a bet of 88000 that Do could
not walk across Niagara rlvtr a distance
of 100 feet in a pair ot shoes 6f his own
invention Yesterday forenoon accom-
panied by a few friend ho went down to
for tho
tho ferrj landing and prepared
shoes aro shaped like a
trip The us
fish and aro thlrtytwo iucbes long by
eight luohca wide They aro provided on
tho bottom with paddlis which aro
hinged so as to make a smooth surlaco
when tba foot Is puslwd fonvnnl Throo
men In a boat went along to as-
sist King by tho whirlpools Kins
moved along all rlgM for a third of tho
way when ho struck tho swift current
and w s thrown forward on his faee
Those who witnessed tho feat aro Of tno
opinion that the shots could ho inado
practicable In ordlusry waters
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nuiiMv
Prohibition Unrrlealuoirrinrntlnn tHfcnl
cd Ilnlu IcutuMo
0H > ot to ttto UAtelto
Dun ts Tkx Deo 12 Hottirus from
the local option election held in this
county clvo the Prohibitionists a majori-
ty of 1C5 with tout morn boxes to hear
from Vvhtch will probably swoll tho num-
ber to 200 At tho election hold last year
tho whisky sldo gained by 828 There haft
therefore betn a decided change
Tho electlou at this place for Incorpo-
rating tho town was beaten by thirty
votes
Tho prospects for rain now aro good
and It is badly needed as a good deal ot
tho wheat through this section Is dying
and wo dont know of anything that would
bring a moro uulvursal smile to every
bodys face than a good season
Cotton still contluues to como In pretty
lively
Tho Krath County Teacbors convention
is In session hero nud Is Well nt ended by
thu teachers ot this and somu ndjolnlng
counties Their exercises last nlgntvtefo
apprtclntcd by n full house
A COMlUOMISK
Tlie nrmiltlticOnnliWrif tho lloimiinvlUi
Kr llmik WIIIIiik to Ant tp
Louisvimk Kv Deo la A special
mysi Tho talk of Ilopklnsvllle Ky Is
tho reported compromise by nttoruoys
of tho lames A Wallace defalcation ol
30000 to tho Imuk ot Hopklusvlllu
Wulinco was culiter and Is said to hard
lost tho bulk of thu money lu wheat spou
ulatlous On January 1 18BI ho took
about 811000 and disappeared and a
large reward liivs hi en standing tor his
capture Tho torms ot tho comnromlso
aru the payment of 817810 to thu bank
Puroiloi < ami WnlUeo bulng released from
olvll prosecution An effort will Bu made
to secure apiulon for Wallace that ho
may bo exempt Irom criminal promu
tlon Wullimo Was prominent church
member aud Is stipp ised to havo turned
sailor slnco hUdtlaloatlon
UATHOMUM DKSALTOIMKI
lllnlinp Onllnshfr llulillilUlhn OolnlirllllliR
ot Hit MliliilKntVlitlsllnns Stitss
Special to tboOaiotte
DaIws Titx Deo 18 Disappoint
metit was created In tho Cathollo congro
gatlon of this city today by tho reading
of tho circular from Bishop Gallagher of
Galveston prohibiting tho colobratlng In
his dloceto ot midnight Cnrlstmai mass
on tho itrouud that it4uturturudwlth thu
lorloriiiaficu thu
ofVetiMtcoiind reUeltlnn
of communion This Is tho first oillcim
candemuatldu of a citntom that has pro
vailed In tnu Cathollo churches all over
tho world for centaries and tho con
gregation whllo conceding that tbo
bishop Is ovldently acting on his best
judgment expresses disappointment at
thu unexpected Innovation on a custom s6
sanctified by lime
CAHTliU lUltlllSUft
lltmry Oeoruii to Aid llliu lit Ills Ntixt Onu
vais
NitW Yonif Dec 12Tho Tribune
says that one of tho objucts ol Mayor
Carter II Harrison In bh rocont visit to
this city was to secure Henry Ooorgos
aid in his Harrisons canvass for tho
renomlnntlon to thu mayoralty ot Chicago
mxtspring thatOeorge has wtltteii to
the Knights of Libor assombly of which
August Spies is a member that ho will
bo there to address them soino tlmo In
Iobrutryi that this will enable him to
sow tho seeds for Mayor Harrisons re
nomination on a HuclallstlcDjinocratlo
ticket
STAItltlNO ArTItAY
Irohnllo IHtnl iuimiut rtn Onuildlnir
utl
Special to llio llazetto
LiTTw Hocic Ahk Dec 12 John
WllllaiiiH stabbed and fatally wounded
Walter Conway in a gambling bou In
this city last night Tit a two mon had
become Involved In a quairel ovor a
game of cards and went outside to nettle
tho matter When otitsldo tho door
Williams stabbed Conway just Below tho
heart Conway walked to pollen head
quarters and made complaint Us was
f < iiiud to bo lu a dangerous condition
Williams was arrested and lodged In jail
Conway wilt dla
Nirlnjt nnd Asl vfibors
XlTTSiiOiio Pa Dec 12 A call has
been Issued for a general convention ot
spring and axle workers of tho United
States to be held in this city January I
ore es
tablish uniform wages throughout the
taking the highest pala as stand
ard and to complete arrangements for
tbo dlsbandln of their national organiza-
tion prior to going Into the Kolgbls ot
LBor In a Body
CaOp rnttva Ooiicerm
ImtAUKiJiiA Pa Doc 12 Tho co-
operative Board < j Heights of Labor con-
cluded thoBustucssof their session yes-
terday Tbo net result of thu deiritra
tloosistbodtcUlon to invest 840100 In
co operative concern directly under con-
trol of thu board Tho spcclllo instances
in which the money will Be applied has
not been IndicatedinWIIII
inWIIII i i n-
An KarilKjiinbe
CoNsTAKiiKoittt Dec U An csrtu <
qatkeynstcrdsy rvasfelttn HmfTiii aud
tnrougbout the Island ol Chios The dis-
turbances made it Assure In wells and In
fronts of houses n all parts of tb terri-
tory
vouxii no urn
A German General Tells How Strong
and Well Organized tho French
Army Now Is
Tho Jtnmtir tlmt Von Mollkn Wrtij V ry
Sick Created u Jront Nenn
tlon Hut Is limited
TwoAtuftttpnua lliiilfr Arr l In < lriir iij
tor OruohilnfttA Hmmsllousl
Alurtlfirr Trial
fnKt > AniNO > on WAn
llRitMN Deo 1J Meetings of tho Seri
tcnato commUsjon though nominally se
cret havo Boon open to nl members of
tho relchsWg ovor 100 ot whom havo
been present oaoh day Only reporters
have Bten tlonlod ndtnlsston thus far
Qon Von Schellqndorl Prussian minister
ot war appears to bu possessed at no in-
formation worth concealing la giving a
detailed comparison ot tho srengtli ol
Kuropesn armies ho said tho distribution
ol ltussaii Franco German and Austrian
troop along their rospactlvo frontiers
showed tho necessity In Immediately
strengthening tho border garrlnmis ot
Orniauy Hi doubted Both tho offrtrtslvo
and defensive power of Austria It she
fought ltnssta without allies Ho earnest-
ly Insisted upon secrecy regarding strate-
gic measures showing tho routes In West-
ern Merman toward ltussla and tbo
routes in Wwtorn Germany toward
Franco and tho wholo t nor olhlsro
matks Indicated thu thu government Is
preparing tor a hostile omlitlon against
Ptiviice and Hitista Ill prolougadAnd
favoraole orltolsms on tho eftucllvo con-
dition ot tho Primolt army are bcoomluR
snBjocts ol occasional comniotits amonR
mumbers ot tho commlttne
Oen Von Rchollondott said that
If anyone should Bu surprised that ho
spoke less ab nit tho Itusstau than tho
French army bis txplanation was that ho
did so becattso Irom a military point of
view Tho latter afforded mow oerlotts
cause or approhuuHlou owing to tho
oompluteiioxs ot tho s > sl m adopted By
tba French government for mobilising
troops and its combined fielllties for
concentrating them at dotetmlned points
on thotroutlur and In the Interior Ko
plying to n question frun llorr
Hlohster uoneuruliig thq relativa ex-
penditures ot Oeimaoy andFf noer
Ian Von Rohvllsndarl showed tint lbs
burden Imposed on thu Ceruian taxpny
ers ii much lighter ttmu that placed on
tho French and Husslaus Oovotmucnt
org ins are now oonfUBmt ttmttho oom
mlsulon will approve tho whole bill Tho
arming of the Gorman troops with re
pouting rllls Is being hastened Flvo
army corps havo already ho < H equlppetl
with improved army and tbo Fifteenth
corps which Qccuplea AhacoLorraliie Js
now rcelvlng them The rumor that
Qon Von Moltko had Boon stricken by
apuploxy cauiod a great sensation nut It
was rmleklv and authoritatively dcnlotl
Ue Von Moll Ice contlnuun lu enjoy ex
CfllJdiaOlOyttb v > V
NOTBI fttUilflltltMAHY
llKituw Deo l A sensational tnur
der trial which was held with closed
doors has just been conuluded at tho
Ustrowo assires Tha prisoner n man
named Mix aged seventy years cilmluai
y assaulted u thlrteun year old girl and
thou net lira to Vlio cottage In which sho
lay Her body was reduced to nslies
Mixs children were tin loading witnesses
against him 1U wns convlsted and after
Being sentenced to death he partly con-
fessed his guilt
Two Americana named Burton tillas
Aoton aud Anderson alias Flint who
have Jnit been released from prison at
Metit where they wuroconfli d forawltt
tiling havo been scut to Hamburg to bo
tried on tho chargo of robbing thu Impe- >
rial bank of Uamburg ot 200000 marks
oghtcou months ago
Aliliouyil attempts to plant American
ojstera In the Baltic sea havo hitherto ro
Milled 111 failure a Scnloswig m irclianl
named Ferdessen has submerged twenty
live tons ol breeding oysters lufavorabla
ground In Schlellord
An Incident which attracts much attou
tlon has occurred at Motz Tho director
of posts nud telegraphs recently gavii au-
dience to tlireu members ot tbo municipal
council who desired to present for his
approval n schema for tho establishment
of a telephone system In Met and vi-
cinity Tho councillors used the
French language In stating their
objects Tho director replied that
thev must speak tlorman The
councillors protested agalust this ou tha
ground that they could not speak tho
language lluntly and proposed that tho
services of an Interpreter bu scouted
This proposition was refused by tho di-
rector who Intimated that Ocrmiu was
tho only language allowed in otlloial com-
munications
THIS 1HVAI1IAN ttKOKMT
IlKltuN Dee 12 lllnce Ltiltpoid tho
Bavarian regent left Dresden today for
Munich
TKNI > KUKI > 1IIH TUB tOIIXIOH JOltlJOMIf
IAiuu Deo IS M Ooblst lins olfdred
< ho forelun portfolio to M do Crocs
French mlnsUr at Vlvnua
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nnlrrrsaly tuml os J1
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Into eviy jomo Ii
pure stmllnu mo it
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