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CONFLAGRATIONS
Extcnslvo Firo in tho Hccla Copper
Mlno Two Mon Suffocated
large
Tires at Hcljoko
Abilone Ter
Mass and
COllmtMINK ON FIHIS
Marquette Mich Oct fl A llro
has broken out In Uio Hccla copper
mlno 1100 feet below tho surface
John Rayson and Thos Grusbto were
Biilfocated Their bodies can not bo
reachedDETAILS
DETAILS OK THE 11LAZE
Calumet Mini Oct 0 Tho lire
which broho out In the dry portion of
the Hecla mlno Saturday opening la
till raging It la in the timbers of the
Kith level 1100 feet under ground and
above the prcseut workings which
areata considerably greater depth Tho
smoke arising from the names Is bo
dense and stllllug that the ilro cannot
bo reached and tho endcavora to ex
tinguish It aro attended with oxtrcmo
danger Tho origin of tho llro Is
not known when discovered
Johu Rayson and Thomas Qrlble
were sent down to nttend to tho pump
at tho 11th level Aa they did not re
turn a rescuing party was sent to their
relief They saw Rayson who had
lieeu suttocated by the smoke
but could not reach tho
body Tho rescuers wero over
powered by the Dames and tho
men wero dragged out ecnseless Re
storatives were applied In tltno to savo
their lives On Monday Raysons
body was recovered but that
of his unfortunate comrade
U still In the mine There
are a number of men In tho lower
levels but as plenty of ulr can bo got
to them but little apprehension Is felt
as to their ultlmato escape Work Is
suspended at tho mine all tho shafts
being closed and tho most strenuous
efforts nro being made tosubduo tho
llamcs
LOST 821 S0O
Special to tho Gniotlfl
LostiviKWTEX Oct 0 Mr Rob
insons loss In Saturdays llro on mill
and machinery was 7000 on lumber
3000 Crutoher < fc Harrisons loss on
lumber 1090 Missouri Paclllo Rail
road compinvsloMs on cars aud lumber
12000 Galveston Sabine and St
Louis Railroad companys loss on cam
1600 Tho total loss was 21600
Thcro Is no insurance Tho heat was
no Intense oh to melt car wheels leav
ing but little vise than dross
A WHOLE IILOC1C llURXKD
Special to tho Ouzelto
Amlene Tex Oot 0 A disastrous
llro broke out in tho St Elmo saloon
this evening between 1 uud 1 oclock
Tho St Elmo was u woodon building
adjoining the immense stono building
of R K Wylle Tho latter building
resisted tho spreading Ihmcs to tho
cast but on the west they spread rap
idly consuming u whole block ou
South First street betweou tho Wyllo
bulldlag on tho east and lloyeks Iron
warehouse ou the west Including the
St Elmo saloon Herrs nows depot
HcoleH cigar and tobacco stand tho
poHtflftlca building tho Gentry hotel
a barber shop a paint shop and Moores
meat market
Tho losses are estimated as follows
M K Thomson Co tho St Elmo
saloon and fixtures Ioss 0000 Insur
ance 2750
Joollerr loss 500 Insurance 300
Ware Graut loss 1800 Insurauce
800Wcuooll
Wcuooll Dorch loss 16
II II Harden postmaster no insur
ance
It M Moore loss 150
Ales Steel loss 2000 Insurance
500R
R S Gentry loss 0000 Insuranco
1250
Mr Montgomery loss 1000 Insur
ance 150
Cameron Ihlllips loss 200
Damage to tho Railroad hotel 200
S L Brown Decatur loss 1000 no
liiHurauco
Tho wind was favorable which fact
perhaps saved a largo portion of tho
town Tho origin of tho tiro Is un
known but It is thought to be incendi
ary
A OINJIOUSE HUltNED
ttpcclal to tho Uaiolto
Plano Tex OctC News lias Just
been received that Robert Houso
wrights glndiouso about ton in ilea
cast of thU pluco with thlrtyllvo bales
of cotton iu tho yard and twelve to
llftecn bules lu tho seed stored in tho
ginhouse was consumed by llro this
uftemoou The loss on tho building
and machluory Is estimated at 2700
Insurance unknown Tho llro Is sup
posed to luivo originated from fric
tion
fAltlENTKU HIIOl IIUIINED
Minneapolis Minn Oct 0 The
Minneapolis carpenter simp of tho
Minneapolis St Louis road was
wholly destroyed by Are Jast night
with an unknown number f cars It
was fully lusured Tho ilro Ib sup
ped to bo of Incendiary origin
ASlUAITVMWOItKS UUHHKD
Special to tho Gazette
Dallas Tex Oot0 ThoDallas
nsphaltutnworks owned by Akeu
Bros were destroyed by llro tonight
Tho toss Is 1200 Tho origin of tho llro
Is unknown
IAVKK MILL BURNED
HoiYokK Mass Oct 0 A mill
belonging to tho Newton Paper com
pany burned Saturday Loss 130000
insurance 15000
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AUSTIN
Special to tho Gazette
Austin Tkx Oct 0 In this after
noons Capital Col Carry W Styles
nnuounced his withdrawal from the
publishing Arm and resignation as
editor In elder His duties will be
temporarily assumed by Mr Joiics
Sonccr u partner of tho company
Twentythrco counties have not lout
iutholr assessment rolls but they will
not materially uflect the estimate of
sixty millions Increase
The International Meridian eon
Kress reconvened yesterday and after
a long dlsemsloji adjourned subject to
tho call of tho chairman They are
no nearer tho accomplishment of their
purpose now than on the day they first
wet
POLITICAL
PA1MS
Religions Notes Cotton Receipts
curslonlsts
Special to tho Gazette
THE GAZETTE FORT WORTH TEXASTUESDAY OCTOBER
Continued from Mrit Idcc
over tho elate Ho thought tho sec
tions should bo fenced separatelywith
roads forty feet between and leased
on llvoycar terms ns much to anyono
as was desired
Dr P C Rush nnuounced that ho
was very unwell and could not speak
but would address tho peoplo at some
other tlmo
Irof C O Bell closed stating that
ho favoicd leasing tho school lauds
undor certain restrictions Ho thought
tho lands could bo fenced In blocks of
nlno unctions In a body and glvo a
road ou somosldo of each except ono
section in th center at tho samo time
glvo roads every threo miles
and would not bo detrimental to tho
statos Interest If leased this way He
thought tho lands should bo sold to
tho actual settler whenever ho wanted
thorn whether under leaflo or not In
slnglo sections only He thought that
nooneldcad man should bo sent to
tho legislature and suggostcd tho ques
tion of ovory voter putting free grass or
leaso on tho ballots NovemberI and
in caso ho was tho peoples cholco ho
would bo governed in this case as thoy
decided
HON 11 D TARLTON
Special to tho Gazette
Cleburne Ti Oot 0 Hon B
D Tarlton candidate for floater spoko
today
TI1K WIDOW HAHANOUKS
Kalamazoo Mich Oct 0 Gen
Duller arrived hero from Jackson this
afternoon Ho was met at the depot
by a band and citizens who escorted
him to the park whero he spoko thirty
minutes from a platform on Indian
mound
tammants nominations
New Yoiik Oct 0 Tammany lias
tnadotho following congressional nom
inations Sixth district N Mullen
Sovcnth John Adams Eighth
S S Cox Ninth Joseph
PulIUor editor of tho Now York
World Tenth Abrum S Hewitt
Eleventh Juo Jardv Twelfth O B
Potter Thirteenth Egbert L Vielr
Tho German Independent Citizens
association of tho Sixth Eighth and
Tenth districts Indorsed the Tamma
ny candidates in tho other dlstrlots
a conference committco was ap
pointed
TUB CIRCUS KN ROUTE
Pakkeksiiuko Va Oct 0 At
Grafton thcro was a very largo and
enthusiastic meeting Tho llttlo
mountain town was packed full ofpeo
olo from tho surrounding country
Blalno was escorted to tho stand where
John W Mahono Introduced him to
tlio peoplo When the demonstrations
with which ho was received had sub
sided ho spoko on the turlir question
and was heartily cheorcd
After Blalno Hon A W Terry of
Brooklyn made a speech Fron Graf
ton tho special turned again toward the
Ohio river At Clarksburg there was
a very enthusiastic gathering Here
and at several other points on
tho route > o iarkorsburg Blalno spoko
briefly on protection to American In
dustries as tho chief issue of tho cam
paign Bishop Walker of tho M E
church who lives iu Cincinnati and
several ministers of that church who
had been attending a conference at
Buohanun got upon tho train at
Clarksburg They wero presented to
Blalno and conversed with him freely
on the way to Parkersburg
Ex
Paiub Tkx Oct 0 A number of
excursionists from Illinois Ohio and
Iowa stopped over on Saturday even
ing and ylslted our city Sunday morn
ing But ono expression was hoard
front all and that was ono of delight at
our beautiful city A meeting was
held at Martin WIbos warehouse
Addresses wero delivered by Mr J M
Long W A Cunninghamand Capt
Hale
Rov Mr Aldersou will assist the
pastor of tho Methodist church In a
mentlug this week
Tho services at tho Methodist church
lost night wero of a very Interesting
character A large congregation gath
ered to bid farewell to Miss Doru Ham
ilton who leavcB on Wednesday to be
gin her lournoy to the land of China
Tho well wishes of n host of friends
will attend her and prayers will be
ollercd from many a heart for her
safely
Rev It G Pearson Is again in Texas
after a brief sojourn lu South Carolina
and Mississippi He la conducting a
meeting at Dodd City
Tho district court commenced the
criminal docket this morning
Tho grand Jury aro Audlugn number
of truo bills against oUendors of tho
peace and dignity of tho stato
Tho fair ground are nllvo with
workmen Bulldlhgsnro approaching
completion Quite u number of horses
aro already upon tho grounds and a
number are expected this week
Cotton receipts 2000 bales prices
paid 000 to 0 60 Tho crop in all
probability will bo as largo as that of
lost year
Mr R Bartlctt ono of our promi
nent sheepmen received yesterday
from Illinois a yearling buok of the
Shropshlredowu breed which wero
imported from England by G A Allen
Sou consequently ho is a registered
buck Ills sire Mr 11 says weighed
315 pounds and ho la already a fair
sized kid Ho has u beautiful and
compact flerco and clear of oil and
Mr B thinks ho will make a splendid
breed crossed with his oily Merinos
This buck cost him 100 lnoludlug 25
freight Jilg Sinlng Iuntayraph
Sheep aro in lino condition and
many flock owners are hopeful that
tho price of sheep will takoailso short
ly consequently they aro taking ad
vantage of the present low prices to
Increase their flocks Now la tho tlmo
lq engage In tho sheep business If auy
oue has any Inclination toward that
business Hat Vindicator
ABILENE
Organizing a Cleveland and Heutlrlcks
Club County Candidates
Correspondence or the Gazette
Aiulene Tex Oct The pre
liminary uteps have becu tokenn tho
organization of a Cleveland and Hen
dricks club which it Is expected will
be completed next week It is thought
that a membership of soveral hundred
cau be enrolled In tho town All Dem
ocrats hero aro well satlsfed with the
national ticket and platform how
ever some of them regard the state
ticket and platform
Gov Irelands speech last week was
n good one and perhaps did
more towards convincing those
who woro oped to conviction than
all other campaigning combined that
tins been made here Whilehoneither
defended nor attempted to defend tho
leaso law as tho best thing for Texas
under all circumstances ho argued
that under the emergencies existing at
the tlmo of its passage it was tho best
that could be done Wash Jonos
however has a following hero which
will stick to him to the last and soma
predict that he will defeat Ireland In
this county
The district court of Jones county
has been iu session at Anson this
week Ono poor fellow was sent up
for live years for borrowing a horeo
aud forgetting to return It
Tho case of tho Stato vs Lloyd and
Stato vti tho Swains all for murder
wero continued to tho February term
Judge Evans of Abilene was
olected special Judge in
tho absence of Judge Wheeler
Tho town was well Ailed with can
didates during tho session of court all
of whom wero called upon to explain
why they should bo given tho privi
lege of sacrificing private interests
upon tho altar of publlo duty
Since tho withdrawal of Mr Martin
the race for dlstrlot judge Is probably
between Judges Kennedy ana Evans
for district attorney between our
townsman D G Hill Ejq and W
M WHghtofSau Angelo
It is said that our popular county
Judgo Capt H A Porter Is to have
opposition it being understood that
tho Laborers League now a corporate
body will put forth a nonprofessional
man Judge Porter Is a fairminded
man with whoso rulings and deport
ment tho bar has been well pleased
Threo haudoomo brlok business
houses aro now being erected and
Mr Clayton will shortly beoln build
ing some brick store houses ou Chest
nut street
Tho hordwnro Arm of Leavlll
DALLAS
A Child Burned With Carbolic Acid
A Man Arrested for Selling
Liquor to an Indian
Henry Esgor Dies After a Deuauoli Be
lief That Ho Was Drugged and
Bobbed Minor Botes
Special to tho Gazette
Dallas Tex Oct 0 Mr W R
Boll on Saturdoy last Bold to Mr
Alex Cockrell n fourmonthsold colt
for 300 The colt Is out of Jack
Hardlo and War Danco
William Epes who has been iu tho
Dallas Jail since May G on a charge of
robbing a stage In Parker county has
through a writ of habeas corpus suc
ceeded In gottlng his bond set au
1200 ivhich ho expects to make lu a
few days
Tho work of extending the Trunk
railroad from Kemp ton miles in the
direction of Athens will shortly begin
The terms of tho charter require that
the road ho extended ten miles every
year which extension shall bo com
pleted by the end of December
Tho Trunk railroad Is making an
efl ort to Induce tho Baltimore Ohio
Telegraph company to erect wires
nlong Its route
A prominent minister estimates that
out or the 30000 population of Dallas
only 4000 aro church goers Still tho
1000 contribute money toward tho pro
miatiou of tho gospel in heatnen
lands
Sheriff Worden of Collin county tel
ephoned to Bherlir Smith this morn
ing to watch the southbound train
aud arrest a man whom ho described
Deputies Lewis nnd Rhodes went
through the designated train on its
arrival and found their man whom
they arrested and aro holding for Mr
Worden Tho prisoners uamois D
I Furr and he is wanted for dispos
ing of mortgaged property
A llttlo thlrtceumontnold child of
Mr aud Mrs J D McCormack living
on Preston street was badly burned
with carbolic acid yesterday Mrs
McCormack was visiting Mrs Myers
at the time and had tho child with
her It got hold of n bottle containing
tho acid and Bpilled Ron itself Tho
child is burned from the chest to its
feet including tho arms and Is ser
lously if not fatally Injured Mrs Mc
Cormack also got some of tha add on
her and was burned ou tho left breast
nnd arms
News reached here today that Jas
Dolana formerly a baibeeper in this
city but for tho last several mouths
located at Wlohlta Falls was arrested
by tho federal outhorltles on
Saturday last on tho charge of selling
a pint of liquor to a Comanche In
dian Ho was taken to Graham and
Jailed Parties hero havo Interested
themselves In his behalf nud two law
yorshavo been employed to defend
himTax
Tax Collector B Gillespie will
start on Wednesday on his annual
tour of tho county and spend two days
In each precluot begiunlng with pre
cinct No S Laucastor and thus glvo
tho people a chance to pay their state
aud county taxes without having to
come to Dallas to do so
Deputy Sberiir R H Cublett of
Navarro county arrived here thU
morning having in charge Lewis Hill
whom he arrested in Tarrant county
for illicit operations in cattle and
horses in Navarro county which ho
has been conducting for tho past six
months Ho put tho prisoner In Jail
until tho arrival of the southbound
Central train
Two trunks belouglng to Mr E
Sweenoy In room No 07 of tho Wind
sor hotel wero broken open yesterday
aud robbed of contents Happily Mr
Sweenoy took out and put on the best
suit of clothes he had in the morning
There is no clew to tho robbers Tho
room was occupied as a dretslngrooiu
by the Fort Worth baso balj club dur
ing tho day
A telephoue to tho sherliPs oftlee
this morning requested that tho Ul
cers look out for a horso thief answer
ing tho following description Low
heavyset broad shoulders dark com
plexion light mustache aged 20 wore
Hughes has dissolved Mr Leavlll tell < county Reward for his capture 50
Ing his interest to Messrs Tarry Expected to show up at tho estray
UoosorandYWRed ealos today Alookout wus kopt but uo
Physicians say tho health of tho ono answering tho description nut In
town is moat excelleut an appearance
Marluo Intelligence
Galveston Tex Oct 0 Sailed
Steamship Peny Bhent for Bremen
cloned brig Dorotheo from Ham
burg
white hat Horse stolen in Fannin
Tho sales of estray stock for the
month of September took place on the
square today The usual number or
ponies aud plug horses changed hands
Pnnity United States Marshal
William Jesse Grant brought lu on
Saturday night last A R and Robert
BOOTS
WACO
The Jury or Inquiry Into ho Killing
of Torn ScottA Tumi Tor Ills
widow
Special to the Gazette
Waco Tex Oct 0 Tbo coroners
Jury holding an Inquest as to tho kill
ing of Tom Scott tho hackman con
tinued its session today taking tho
testimony of several witnesses Tho
evideuco of Rice tho barber who was
lu the ciutohes of tho hackmau when
Policeman Amouett camoupand in
tervened Is very favorable to tho pris
oner Some other witnesses however
notably tho hackmau Tom Tatum
who was ono of tho principal actors in
tho difficulty will bear hard on
Amonett i
Scotts widow is nu invalid and ha
two llttlo children Sbo has elicited
a sudden outburst of generous sympa
thy To commence with tho lixatn
Inor opened a subscription for her
heading it with 25 Then a sub
scription was taken up at Revivalist
Jones services tonight and Anally
Manager Sauford Johnson of tho
JtlcClelland operahouse donated her
thirty per cent of the gross pro
ceeds from Only a Womans
Heart performance nt the opera
houso tonight The nmounts from all
sources aro not footed up yet but she
will get quite a sum
This movement Is not to be under
stood as au expression of reputable sen
timent qs to the killing of Scott bht
simply as charity to au aillicted
woman and orphan children
Exclusively Wholesale Dealers In
DRY GOODS NOTIONS
c Furnishing Goods
IHOES AND HATi
FORT WORTH TEXAS
H W WILLIAMS
Wliolesale X > rassistsi
Tatent Medicines at Manufacturers rates 11
HEADQUARTERS FOR SHOW CASES THE LARGEST STOCK OF A
and Jl
Medici ns In NORTH TEXAS at Bottom Trices
NoslOO 411 nnd 113 Houston St Fort
Vineyard tho former charged with
threats to kill and tho latter with an
assaut with that Intent somewhere
lu Indian territory Tho prisoners
wero arrested by a deputy atSherman
and William Jesse escorted them from
that point to Dallas whore they will
havo examining trluls
Henry Esgar died in tho house of
AunloWeslon Camp street yester
day afternoon after a debauch The
circumstances attending his death
seemed to demand an inquest and
Justice Kendall Impaneled a Jury
who investigated tho case nnd re
turned a verdict of death from whisky
Tho prevailing opinion however
among the ofllcers Is that Esgar was
drugged and robbed tho drug causing
his death
SAN ANTONIO
Suing ror Damage to His Reputation and
Feelings
Special to tho Oaietlo
San Antonio Tex Oct C Fred
erick Bueile has filed suit in tho dis
trict clerks ofllco against Henry Heil
Igmnnn for 10000 damages About
a year ogo Buello was arrested on an
allldavlt by Helllgmaun beforo Jus
tice Davis of Kendall county charged
with stealing a copper kottlo
Ho was tried aud honoiably
acquitted in October 1883
before the above named justice of the
peaco For the false imprisonment
and Injury to his reputation and feel
ings tlio plalntlflsues for the abovo
damages
Tlio federal court convenes here to
morrow with a large docket both crim
inal and civil
In tho city council this afternoon J
N Galleghen was elected alderman to
fill tho vacancy caused by tho death of
MaJ J E Dwyer and Sohrciner wbb
elected mayor pro tern
ST LOUIS
Tho Fourteenth Annual Fair The Ex
position An Illiiniluated City
St Louis Mo Oct 0 The four
teenth annual fair of tho St Louis
Mechanical and Agricultural associa
tion opened today with charming
Weather aud a large attendance for the
first day All the departments except
ing cattle which are excluded this
year on account of tho prevalence of
coutaglous diseasesare full aud com
plete and compare most fuvqrably with
any preceding year Tho
horso department particularly Is
overflowing there being some 500
entries embracing the best representa
tives of valuable breeds in tho country
Agricultural products aro also wfll
represented and tho Implement dis
play is simply Immense The advent
of tho country people Is very notable
and tho attendance from this and the
adjoining states promises to be much
larger than over before The street
illumination was tested tonight and
proved successful Over 0000
gas Jets in colored globes besides
one Hundred electric lamps are burn
ing Fourth and Firth and several
cross streets aro ablaze with beautiful
lights and crowded with visitors
The exposition also Is more crowded
than on any previous day the great
naves and rooms of tho spacious
building being throngod to their full
capacity Tomorrow night the veiled
prophets present their annual spectaclo
which will bo a gorgeous afi ir
TEXAS AND ST LOUIS
Cotton BELT Koute
THE POPULAR LINE TO
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Memphis Chattanooga Atlauta
Catro St Louis Chicago Cin
clnnatl Louisville New
York Philadelphia
Roaton and nil
points North
East and
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