Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-16
TWO OLD LEADERS.
blackburn aud Randall Probably Left
Out In The Cold ON the Main
Committees.


Special 10 The ostette.
Washington, December 10 --Blaclx.
burn of Kentucky has Withdrawn. and
he struggle for the Craftsmanship ui
the appropriations committee Is av.r
Blackburn expressed himself us moi
desiring 10 obsIrIct the action of I'm,
speaker. His friends nll nloup bnvt
been the cause of the trouble.
RANDALL,
II is said Randall IL not anxious ia
be chairman, and feels chngrlned nj
his defent, He would much prefer th.
| role OF martyr, so Llint he would hive
nm opportunity for future criticism.
The Pennsylvania realizes that little
can he gained In the position Cutting
of expenses has been already carried
to the lowest point, aud the chairman
wonld PROBABLY make as many enemies
as friends.
ILLNESS or SECFErAHS FoLuER.
Secretary Folger IL confined TO his
residence 10y II dangerous attack al
sickness. a large delegation of con.
gressmen, who were To have waited ON
him to-day, to ask that the collection
oftnSes on bonded spirits be deferred
FOR sixty days, could not carry out
their mission. The secretary's physi-
clans say lac will he able TO transact
business the coming week. This il
not believed 10y many of his intimate
friends. This IN his second bad attack
In the last half year.
THE rRorEus couWr
Col. Wm. CiApp, of the Seventeenth
inmnlfSi United States army, has ar
rived here from TeXas, where he In
stationed, He comes in obedience 10
a summons M witness before the
Protens court OF inquiry nj the request
of General llaYen. liazen h generally
supposed to be guilty of the charge.
preferred against him, and viii probu.
NY he dismissed from the service.
COMMISSIONERS EVANS.
The continuation of Evans ns COM
missioner of Internal revenue ia NOT
probable. He Is opposed hy sherman
and The two Massachusetts senntors
Tho nomination Is temporarily hung
up - investigate charges preferred
against him.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Katie Lanius was commissioned ms
postmistress al DHdd, Christian WHlrr-
ner ms postmaster mt Haw Creek W
J.. Davis AT Sunnysido and Mary Mil.
Ter at Saltlllo. Green Daily, post
master ot Daily, Bowie county. il
placed under 1000 bond a mail win
be established between Avalon and
Nash, IN Ellie county, twice berwick
salem postoilice, Ia Newton county. 4,
By Associated rruFs.
the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL coYyrS.
pIoN,
washington, December Is. Among
tho leading Democratic members ol
the opinion prevails that the
national Democratic convention viii !
be held ia Chicago. which Il WORKING |
quietly but diligently to secure II. ann |
thus mOnopoli2e both national e,n,
ventions next year. Members of the |
national COMMUTERS OF Iowa and Min. |
nesota have declared for Chicago |
Louisville IA also anxious To secure The |
rlnVahtloh, and has active friends,
phs ot thn most prominent Demo.
cratic leaders ~ congress said 20 Star
reporters The convention, | tmnk
wiz 81 either 70 Lamiseille or uhi.
,ago.n
EX-SENATOR srENcEn.
Washington. Docember Is Arm
neni began ~ the criminal court 10.
NY concerning the validity of tho
unp~nA served ON ex-senator Spen-
'er IN the siarroute cases.
Tnk HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Carlisle said to-day that he
; working night aud day fnr ihe Tor.
nation OF tho house committees. II il
honght the appointments VIII he
made before the holiday recess.
THE WHISKY COMMITTEES.
4 nuinber Of friends of the propnsoi
M Extending the bonded whisky
ieHou met to-day aud Appointed Z