Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 168, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 18, 1888 Page: 1 of 8
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Capital 5150000 Surplus S30000
Safety DejDpsitB6ifis Fire arid Burglar Proof For Kent
DIRECTOR y < i Sandidge C SI Crane T T D Andrews Chas Schcuber aiasjrfser
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Copltaa Faid a 85 dafjobO Surplcs Tund 8551066
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A general banking business transacted pollectfotis made and promptly remitted
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Cornor Second and Houston Streets
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guaranteedto wear or a half dozen of our Fine Scalloped EinbroSered Handkerchiefs Plain Hemstitched aud Initial Handker-
chiefs Corsage Handkerchiefs in Silk or Linen a Laco Sear rsilk Mittens Laco Boa Satehets or a Silk Umbrella which we
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We call special attention to this lino of goods tf We are closing out this department of our business for want of room Piices
are made so low they will sell readily PiuslfpCases Handkerchief Glove Cuff and Collar Boxes Card Cases Music
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Dressing Govns Silk Umbrellas Silk Mufflers Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs
Silk Hats < 0ckwear Fine Slippers and Hosiery Everything
fos the QentSernen at Correct Prices
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FOKT WOKTIiaHUfiDPAKTEIIS for Special Prices
EGCSCESTON EGGIESTON
Wholesale and Retail Grocery Merds
niiA WK AN ELEPHANT EXECUTION
JUST RECEIVEDA carloidotTOnaj Soap
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Typewriter Agents
Dallas Tex
The Animal Iiecamj Unmanagablo and Was
Condemcd to Death
Philadelphia Pa Dec 17 The
winter quarters of Forcpaiigus circus
< i j were the scene yesterday afternoon of an
execution not ordered by the courts
Chief tho big elephant was condemned
to die He had become entirely unman-
ageable and it was found difficult to
keep the great strong biute chained up
He had tried to kill his keepers Satur-
day and it was decreed he must bo de-
stroyed Yesterday alternoon a iiooso
wn placed around his neck It was
made in tho middle of a piece of
rope a half inch thick and ten
yards Jong It was a ticklish tiling
to got the noose on the elephants
neck but it was finally pulled over his
trunk and placed closo bellind his ears
Then Basil and Bismarek two powerful
elephants wero attached to tho ends of
tho rope At young Adam Fxirepaughs
command the twp elephant executioners
were prodded andthe line was drawn
tight around Chiefs throat Another
signal was given and the elephants ap-
plied all their power Chief tottered and
fell and was dead in twenty seconds
Chief was an Asiatic elephant ten and a
half feet high aud weighing 10000
pound
Taken to tlio Tcirell Asjlum
Special to the Gazette
Clkhukxe Tix Dec 17 This
morning tho north bound passenger train
had aboard Sheriff A J Lewis aud
Deputy G C Horiett who had in charge
II B Waddell a lunaticenrouto to
Terrell Asylum lie was tiied at Came-
ron for tho murder of a negro porter tiie
on International and Great Northern and
acquitted on the plea of insanity lie is
also an exconductor on tho Gulf Col-
orado and Santa Fe The sheriff said it
took four men to htm cuff him this morn-
ing before starting He is Crazy on tho
subjeccof lighting and is hard to handle
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Tho IVtnaura Floods
Fa > ama Dec 17 The railroad track
to Colon is still interrupted Several
miles of road have been inundated Thv
river Chagres rose again Saturday but
although still high is subsiding Tho
mails for New York aud English
steamers are transported iu boats The
canal works are considerably damaged
Great anxiety still prevailes regarding
canal affairs
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Tho Ioot miilticrs Birthday
Dakveus Mass Dec 17 Mr John
G V hittier the venerable poet today
reached his eightyfirst birthday He is
at his winter home at Oak Kennel one of
his favorite resorts Many friends and
neighbors called to pay their respects
and a largo number of congratulatory
letters and telegrams were received Mr
Vt hittier is in fairly good health but
rarely goes out
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31nrtler Case Continued
Special to the Gazette
Coloiudo Tex Dec 17 The mur-
der case of the State vs Fulcher trans-
ferred from Crosby coynty came up in
the district court today but was con-
tinued by the state Many witnesses
and a special venire of 100 jurors wero in
attendance
EUL OAENAGE
A Posse of White Jlen Completely
Exterminated by Negroes
A Terrible Tragedy Enacted in a Kural
Village of Mississippi Tiie Ac-
counts arc Conflicting
A Hundred and Fifty Negroes Said to HaTO
Been Killed Tho Insurrectionists Fired
From Anibusk The Particulars
TERRIBLE LOSS OFLIFE
AValiiala Miss Dec 17 There was
a terrible riot last night at tills place and
lodny twelvo white men and 150 negroes
lio dead as tho result For a long time
there has been much ill feeling between
tho whites and the blacks at this placo
aggravated by the impudence of tho lat-
ter and yesterday the two elements be-
came involved in a quarrel which ended
in a great loss of life The facts as far
as they can be obtained wero as follows
A negro and a white man became en-
gaged in a quarrel and tho negro was
killed This was an excuse for an as-
sault and immediately a black horde
swept down upon the whites who wero
greatly outnumbered Knowing that it
was a fight to the deatii tho whites pre-
pared to receive ttieir black assailants
and when the battle was ended it was
found that twelvo white men aud over
150 negroes had been killed
Tin CAUSK op the disturbance
MEvrnis Tixx Dec 17 Only mea-
ger details of tho riot near Walhala
Miss have been received Tho cau > o
which led to the disturbance is said to bo-
as follows
About two months ago a farmer living
near that town had his gin house and
eight bales of cotton burned The act
was thought to bo incendiary and the
matter was placed in charge of an officer
to ferret out tho criminal Sus-
picion pointed to sonic ne-
groes and yesterday an officer at-
tempted to arreit one who was believed
to bo a ring leader of the gang who
burned the gin The negro resisted nr
rest and gavo tho officer a severe beating
HtJketurned to VTalhala for assistanco
and a posse of white men went with him
to rrest tho suspected gin burner As
jj5iy approached his cabin they wero
fired upon from ambush by a party of
about fifty well armed negroes Tho re-
sult was that four of tho posso wero in-
stantly killed and eight wounded three
mortuilj Tho greatest excitement pro
yajl i aTKl an armed force of seventy
ifiVeTnien left Meridian Miss this fore
noon for the scene of the trouble and
doubtless more bloodshed will follow
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
Kew Orleans La Dec Il7 A
special to tho Picayune from West Point
Miss says News reached hero this
morning of a terrible tragedy enacted at
the quiet little villago of Wahala Miss
forty miles south of this city on tho Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad last night whore
four white men were killed outright and
eight wounded three mortally from a
volley of lead from the hands of a des
perato mob of negroes Tho only partic-
ulars to be had are as follows
Some months ago a white farmer living
a few miles from the almost deserted
village lost
with eight
ton by
dently tho
his gin house togethor
or ten bales of cot
fire which was ovi
work of an incendiary
Suspicion was at once directed to ono or
two negroes living in the vicinity with
whom tho farmer had had some trouble
Tho officers iu tho mcantimo had been
searching for some evidcuco against the
negroes At a lato hour last night suffi-
cient evidence had been secured and one
of the negroes was approached by an offi-
cer who demanded that ho surrender
Tho negro became furious and terribly
assaulted tho officer after which ho made
his escape This attack on an officer of
the law aroused the indignation of tho few
whito citizens in tho neighborhood who
organized themselves to capture
and mob tho fugitive The
woods in tho vicinity wero scoured
but without result No traco of Iiim
could be found and it was decided by
the posse to act in a body or surround
his premises They had proceeded only
a few miles in tho direction of tho no
gros house when from ambush ejrinq a
deadly volley Fifty well armed negroes
composed the mob After every white
man had fallen to the ground the ne-
groes dispersed The horrorstricken
people have telegraphed for aid and
seventyfive well armed men havo loft
Meridian for the sceno of tho trouble
Vest Point will furnish more help as
soon as necessary advice can be had
CONFLICTING RErORTS
Meridian Miss Dec 17 Reports
from the sceno of the riot are conflicting
It is now stated that no negroes were
killed but twelvo whito men lost their
lives A special train left here at 1 p m
bearing troops for the scene of trouble
WELL ARMED NEGROES
New Orleans Lv Dec 17 The
Picayune Macon Miss special says
The people here are excited over the kill-
ing of Henry Murry Cob and Yaughan
three prominent white men in Kemper
county by negroes and the wounding of
other whites Among the number Tom
Nicholson was shot in tho body and had
an arm broken No negroes were killed
or wounded Twenty young men have
left this city for the sceno of the trouble
two of them being recently from the
Nflrth The negroes are said to be well
armed and assembled in mass and seem
determined to fight it out
Yarious rumors exist It is said six
men wero killed and as many more
wounded and that the trouble originated
in two negro men whipping a white boy
W B Hare a resident of Noxubee
county near tho Kemper line was also
killed It is feared that there will be
bloody work tonight r as the negroes are
concentrating Nearly every town in
East Mississippi is sending aid to the
whites
the killed and wounded
Memphis few Dec 17 A special
to the Avalanche from West Point
Miss gives the following details of the
killing nearAValhala
News has just reached this point of a
riot at Wnlhala which buTs fair to bo
followed by aserious sequel It seems
from theniea e information that can be
obtained that at some time Turing the
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POET WORTH TEXAS TUESDAY DECEMBER 18 188S
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Pockets of the Masses t
SILK DEPARTMENT A very handsome and useful present for your wife mother or sister TZffdla ho a Silk Dress We have
made some special low prices for the occasion iu both Black and Colored Gros Grain and Faillt Fraucaise Silks Elegant Moire
Pekins and extreme patterns in Black Brocade Silk and Taney Roman Plaids and Stripesi in o very latest designs out in Silks
We are offering some special low prices in Silk Warp Henriettas and handsome MateliC nbination Wool Suits We have re
ceived an elegant line of Black aud Colored Gimp Prices much cheaner than llrst ofJMtOseason
past fall tho gin liouso of a whito farmer
was burned and a negro was accused
of burning the gin It is impossible at
this writing to ascertain tho names of
those two parties Yesterday evening
tho son of tho farmer whose gin was
burned met tho negro who had been ac-
cused of being the firebug and twitted
him about it The negro became en-
raged at the boy and beat him most bru-
tally A warrant was at onco bsued for
the arrest of the negro and a constable
went to his house to take him prisoner
The supposed firebug resisted arrcat and
in the struggle that ensued the
constable was worsted Tho constable
at once returned to Walhala and a posse
was organized to arrest tho negro The
posse consisted of twelve men and they
at once started for the negros house lo-
cated about threo miles from Walhala
In the meantime the negro had called
upon many friends to come to his assist-
ance and had fortified himself in his log
hut with tome thirty or forty of his own
color to help him When the sheriffs
pos > o approached within gunshot of tho
house
THE NEGROES OrENED EIRE
on them with mot disastrous result as
ten out of the twelve white men were
either killed or wounded Below is given
a list of the killed and wounded Which
were killed or which wounded cannot be
ascertained Tho operator at Walhala
cannot give information as tho shootiug
occurred at old Walhala sovcral miles
from tho railroad Tom Nicholson
known to bo killed Henry Murray Seth
Cobb Bill Yaughan Bill Hare Frank
Murray Tom Giles Beas Harper John
Dowcrd Jeff Thomas
Information is obtained fiom the oper-
ator at Walhala that up to 4 > m three
dead bodies have been broughu to town
This affray occurred yesterday evening
and tho news of it was not distributed
until today Excitement up and down
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad is intense
and the officials of the road have offered
free transportation to all who wish to goto
the scene of the trouble Many have taken
advanfago of the offer nndeach train on
that line lias carried many volunteers to
the sceno of the riot A cavalry com-
pany of Crawford Miss thirty miles
irom Walhala started at once for that
place to olunteer their assistance A
military company at West Point hold
themselves iu readiness to go to the scene
of the riot if it becomes necessary but
the excitement has somewhat abated
and at this writing no further seiious
trouble is expected
As many as eight negroes are rumored
to have been killed today but this is not
authentic The operator at Walhala ro
fuses to answer any more questions and
no further information can be obtained
THE NEGROES STUBBORN
New Orleans L v Doc 17 Wal
hala telegraphed along tho line for help
and Meridian responded with about seven
tyflvo well armed men They wero
joined at every station and reaching
Walhala went immediately to the scene of
bloodshed Tho negroes were barricaded
and refused to surrender or give up the
dead whites At noon the forces
wero supposed to bo about equal
and what tho result is no ono
kuo ws This afternoon news was re-
ceived that tho negroes had retreated to
the swamps and are stubborn while the
noncombatant negroes aro fleeing to the
woods in terror Captain McDowell of
tho Columbus Riflemen telegraphed the
sheriff of Kemper county that His men
were ready if he should ask the governor
for military assistance The telegram
was not delivered as the sheriff was not
in town There is considerable excite-
ment hero and newsof developments is
awaited with the utmost anxiety A
special from Macon Miss says it
is reported that seven of the ne-
groes implicated were shot this morn-
ing Two armed squads have loft here
today for the sceno of the trouble and
moro bloodshed may be expected
Following is a list of tho killed and
wounded
Killed Henry Maury Seth Cobb Tom
Nicholson Bill Yanghan Bill nare
Wounded rrank Maury Tom Giles
Bob Harper John Dew Jeff Thomas
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Unstro
Special to the Gazette
Bastrop Tex Dec 17 Burglars en-
tered the ticket office of the Texas and
Pacific Railway at this placo Saturday
night and failed to secure anything
They broke part of tho bottom out of the
iimney drawer but failed to lind the
money which was in tho front part of
tho dnrwer
County Judge V M Garwood and
Captain T C Cain returned from the
grand lodge of Masons last night
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3Iitcliell Countys First Bale ot Cotton
Special to the Gazette
Colorado Tex1 Dec 17 Mitchell
countys first bale of cotton was brought
to town today and created quite a sen-
sation on the streets It was raised by
AMK Sowell weighed 550 pounds
and was grown on two acres of land It
was classed as middling Our citizens
raised a purse of S100 and bought the
bale of Mr Sowell and will keep it on
exhibition Next year Mitchell county
will show some agricultural exhibits that
will equal any grown in the west
A Failure at Tarls
Special to the Gazette
Paris Tex Dec 17 The Lamar
County Cooperativo Association with J
Y Collins as president went under to-
day giving a deed of trust and appoint-
ing E M Bryant as trustee This was a
mercantile association which has been
running for about eighteen months
Among the creditors of largest amounts
is the Alliance Exchange at Dallas their
claims amounting to 2000
Galveston
Special to the Gazette
Galveston Tex Dec 17 JamesT
Hardin suing the Gulf Colorado and
Santa Fe Railway Company in the fed-
eral court for damages to person got
judgment today for 51500 df
Bids for finishing the dredging of tHe
ship channel in the bay between heretjhd
the mouth of Buffalo bayou were openid
today and tj 2jtfiitract was awarded
George GFtfbes S Mobile they be-
ing theJowe tbiddefSk
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BpeciM to the Gazefte
Jot tiie Texas Vote
AjStin TEX Dtc 17 Tho count of
the voo < of the stateT > ticket was com
mencei f0day by thesecretary of state
The task will occupy two or three days
Wvt > te SJJ
VOL XIII NO 1G8
WASHINGTON
Important Measures of legisla-
tion Now Before Con < rress
Proposed Amendment to Constitution
Defining Polygamy and Making
it Unlawful
Ecsolntioa Providing for a BUI Bepeallng
Internal Kevenue Provisions of
the Hills Bill
the
Important legislation
Washington Dec 17 Representa-
tive Cowles introduced a resolution today
instructing the committee on ways and
mean > to report at an early dny a sepa-
rate bill containing provision for repeal
of the tobacco tax the retail license tax
on dealers in spirituous liquors aud
other internal revenue provisions of tho
Mill bill It was referred to tho com-
mittee on ways and means
The Ford special immigration in-
vestigation committeo will leave
Monday for Pittsburg to tako
testimony in regard to the opera-
tions of tho contract labor law Tho
members who will go aro Messrs Ford
Guenther and Oates
Representative Breckinridge of Ken-
tucky today introduced a joint resolu-
tion reported during last congress by
Representative Tucker from the com-
mittee on judiciary proposing an amend-
ment to tho constitution of the United
5ates delning poVygamy aud making it
unlawful at any place in the jurisdiction
of the United States or of any state
dominations
Washington Dec 17 The president
today sent tho following nominations to
tho senate Leon O Bailey of Indiana to
bo attorney of tho United States for tho
district of Indiana
Postmaster C J Bartlett Marliu
Tex
Officer Dead
Washing ion Dee 17 Acting Adju
tantGeneral Kellogg has been informed
of the death at Fort Supply Indian Ter-
ritory ot Colonel Robeit La Motte Thir-
teenth infantry
Apjirovctl by the 1rexldent
Washington Dec 17 Tho presi-
dent has approved tho act making i
deficiency appropriation for the contingent
expenses for the liouso of representa-
tives
SPOUTING
Anxious to 3Ieet Sullivan
Chicago III Dec 17 Charles
Mitchell and Jako Kilrain arrived in tho
city yesterday In respect to tho failure
to cover Sullivans monoy in New York
Kilrain says that ho is not responsible for
the failure and will direct that tho
money in his behalf bo put up in this
fashion without asking for a receipt no
expresses perfect willingness to meet
Sullivan and nlthougn there may bo
some delay about tho bigniug of tho arti-
cles a fight inside of six months is almost
a certainty
Southern liuse Hall league
Special to the Gazette
Galveston Tex Deo 17 Tho di-
rectors of the Galveston Base Ball and
Athletic Association metT D Wharton
editor of tho Sporting South of New Or-
leans at tho Washington hotel this fore-
noon and tho subject of Galvelton en-
tering the Southern Baso Ball League un-
der tho 1200 limit was fully discussed
A resolution was linally adopted author-
izing Mr Wharton to represent Galves-
ton at the coming meeting in Now Or-
leans to form a leaguo Steps will bo
taken at once to deviso ways and means
necessary to sustain the team during tho
season Mr Wharton loft this afternoon
for Houstou and after a conference with
Houston basoballists will leave for home
He is confident a Southern League em-
bracing Now Orleans Memphis Mobile
Little Rock Galveston Houston Dallas
and Fort Worth will bo organized inside
of a fortnight
Grounds for Fear
Detroit Free Press
Denier I say Jake take that sign off
tho blue astrakhan in the window thats
marked Soiling at cost only seventy
Ave cents per yard
Jake Why sir wo just put that in this
morning
Dealer I know it but there goes Mrs
Bargainhunter across the street I dont
want her to see it
Jake You dont
Dealer I should say not I sold her
some of tho same stuff yesterday for SI a
yard and told her we werejlosing money
on it then Hurry up J ci it out beforo
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