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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
VANDERBILT.
His Trip To the West Postponed, But ii Is
not Through Fear of Hidnapers.

His Trip to the West Postponed, But it is
not Through Fear of Kidnupers.
New York, January 30.-When the
reporter assembled the steps of w. III.
Vanderbilt's mansion this afternoon,
he saw on the outer door of the porch
n little bronze plate, stamped with the
words: Press the button and pass
through the corridor" Close by was
an electric button, us big around as a
copper cent. After pressing the but
ton, the caller at Mr.. Vanderbilts
house turned the knob of the door,
and the door opened. AS he stepped
into the lobby and turned to the left,
the inner door slid back, and a porter
appeared.
The porter said that Mr.. Wander
bilt was in, and led the way TO the, re-
ception room on the north side of the
house. The reception room was very
dark, heavy door curtains shutting
out the light which would have come
from the parlor on the northeast cor
ner. Stepping between the folds of
the curtains into the parlor the re-
porter found Mr.. Vanderbilt seated in
II low, easy chair, with his feet
stretched out toward n cracking wood
| fire. A pile of books We're ON the
centre table ut his left, and on his
right hand tossed in disorder on the
floor, We're number of morning news
papers, as if he had thrown them there
when the light became too dim for
reading. The room was full of shad-
ows, disturbed now and then by
flashes of the wood fire.
"Well, sir, what can | do for you -
said Mr.. Vanderbilt.
ut is said that you have abandoned
your Western trip
NO, that Is not true. 1t is true
that have given up my intention of
starting on Wednesday. But am
surprised that that is known so soon
! Why, l did not tell my family till
last night that should put it off. The
bad weather was my reason. Friends
advised me that 1t would be much
pleasanter three or four weeks later. "
Were you going to the Yellowstone
Park ~
Eyes, all through the West"
us not the weather much milder out
.here?n
"Mareh and April are very mild
months in that section
"ls this to be merely pleasure trip
MIR. Nanderbilt'"
| "Only "a pleasure trip. have II,
other reason whatever for making it. ;
Have you heard any talk of AZ
alleged plan 10 kidnap you in tn,
West and hold you Tor ransom? Tn,
story goes that such reports have ha,
something to do with your change o
plans
Mr.. Vanderbilt leaned back I'm tn
broad chair, laid his head on the bacl
and said slowly, It's he glanced through
the north window and up the avenue
J NOW, as to this ransom business, |
is simply impossible. Why, the,
couldn't kidnap me If they wanted ia
No one knows five minutes ahea,
where am going to be. have go
things so fixed that l can go in an,
direction at any moment, so, you Sc
; they could hardly lay any trap 10
mo
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

ter of great doubt II Is to be hoped
that az an ultimate result, an adjust
ment will be reached, which will re-
lievc the people, to some extent, OF the
burdens they are now obliged to
carry, by virtue of the present loose,
ilI-adjusted, and unfair system.
Who cannot see the gross wrong and
errors of the present system to the
masses of our people, when we state
the fact that upon s93,000,o00 of inn
ported sugars, s47 .977,0O1 was collected
as a duty tax. Here, the present sys-
tenn of tariff has made the consumers
the people, pay the enormous sum of
s47,077 900, for the purpose of pro-
tecting home industries. What are
the home industries thus protected?
We answer, it is the sugar growing
interests of the United States. How
much sugar is produced in the United
States? We answer that ii is less than
$40, 0O0, 900. What, have we been pay
ing S47, s77 900 annually in order TO
protect product of less than 10000
600? Yes, we have. What proportion
of our people are engaged in producing
sugar? Well, we suppose there may
possibly be 100000 souls engaged in,
and dependant upon, the sugar pro-
auctions in the United States, or 1-l00
part of the $4,000, 900 of people. If
this be true, then 09-1O0 Of our people are
paying annually SAT ,977 900 to support
maintain and protect the remaining
insignificant fraction. In other words
it costs forty-nine and one half mil
lion of our people. nearly forty-eight
million of dollars, to protect the other
one-half million in the production of
sugar. We admit that home indus
tries are valuable concomitants to
national greatness and prosperity, but
when it comes to protecting the sugar
interests of this country, at the ex-
Dense above stated, we cannot see in it
either justice, economy or even SEM
blance of good sense. Sugar is an arti-
Gle OF necessity and enters into
and becomes prominent item in the
list OF the common necessities of life
and ought to be on the free list.
But this is only one item. There are
hundreds of others, just as glaringly
wrong as this, showing that the pres
ent system of tariff or duty taxation
is excessively faulty and bad. The
great burden of its errors and faults fall
most heavily on The common poor
people. But we shall hope that the
recent evolution in the minds of the
people by which the Republican rule
is likely to cease, will lead to not only
tariff reform, but other much needed
reforms, and that we may once more
get on plane of national fairness and
prosperity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

TTORNEy-GENERAL TEMPLEroN
has delivered his first opinion on
a question arising upon land matters.
He takes the ground that the treasurer
had no right 20 refuse to receive money
for lands in which the applicant had
acquired vested rights under the law
by which these had been appraised
and put on the market. The treas
urer refused to accept the money on
the strength of note from the COM
missioner of the general land Office
that he had been notified of alleged
frauds connected with these lands, and
asking the treasurer not to receive any
money for school lands In Wheeler
county. The attorney general
holds that the commissioners
could not withdraw these
lands from market, so rs to affect par
ties who had already made applica-
tons, and that the treasurer could not,
Oh this ground, also refuse to receive
the money at the time IL was offered.
Going further, the encouragement
holds that the commissioner of the
general land office has no authority to
suspend the sale of these lands at all.
The treasurer received the money yes
terday and issued receipts for 81 900,
this being the one-twentieth o. the
value of the lands, as required by law
( TO be paid in advance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

as-you-pease lawyer, partaking much
Of the character Of a frontier adven-
turer. The latter Is not without abil-
itv, but certainly has not the sort Of
ability which, without other aids of
character, that he conspicuously lacks,
would be thought to equip a man for
senatorial duties. The Republican
party cannot thus FAR be said to have
strengthened itself by the choice OF
men this winter to the United States
senate, after next 4th Of March.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
BRANCH OFFICES.

The S1ocK JOURNAL PUBLISHING Cant
pANY haze established Brdnch Offices for Cor
respondc,icc and The rccoipt If advertisements
and subsripfions and Wliere fics Of The f0m.
panys Publications may airdys be Jo'tnd, as
Ioifop&
SAN AsroNIo--No. 30 Dotorosas street, y.
w. HfERLE, Manager.
AusrIS--C Gunner Arenun and Bob DIR
arcrt, X. NJ JOHNSTON, Manager, w. n.
SPENCE and u. u. coNNHLL, tasistdnfs.
COLORADO CIrY-H. l.. BENTLEY, Manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

THE numerous accidents reported to
ocean steamers Is calculated to impair
travel very much just now. The tele-
graph reports an average Of one acct
dent daily. This recalls some of the
predictions made by an Englshman
for the current year. He said the dis
asters of the ocean would be numer-
Gus; fires would rage and
death prevail TO an alarming
extent between the two oceans.
His direful forecasts were laughed at
when they were uttered, but re-
Election will show that he distanced
the war department., VEN
NOR and all the rest OF
the so>called prophets. Those who
read the papers will remember thcpre-
dictioas published by this man. The
GAZETTE regrets that it has not pre-
served them, in order to compare the
accuracy of his statements with the
facts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
CHICAGO,
End of an Important ~
The Tendencies OF Buokeisrps sr
be Demoralizins ana

Chicago, February ~
Nohl against the Western V.
egraph Company ana y NJ
was decided by judge II
circuit court to-day. Nun
prietor of a bucket shop Il
bill to enjoin the teisgss
from removing the lles II
establishment and 'ireln
the market quotatioy ~
also sought to enlo' au,,I,s
from enforcing its rule srs!sI
ing information ana
such establishments, Z,
ton was granted wlln los;,s
filing the bill and the ill., ms n
luton of the injuncllu,D III
last week, and the coun !, III |
crate opinion, sustaining a,,v i
the telegraph COMPANY ,,us|
the markets upon the ~. VIZ 4
immortality and illegally,
ness, in which the eS'
engaged. He nsla .s;,,s 1
statute of the state y sIs
in grain applied % 9 ,a,Ihirlriy \
business was aouily /
cious and the court q s wSs \
unclean hands ask,n ysIns
prosecute a business = seoori
OF the state. az ,on. III
solved the injun ,csy,ess d
have taken part IN 'ne
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

THE GAzETrE's Dallas correspond
ent over-stepped the bounds of lcgiti-
mate news-gathering, in the express
ion of the opinion that "there is hard
lot of citizens around Sunset In Mon
tague county. This may be true, but
the GAZETTE is not appraised Of the
fact. Ii certainly is not true that q
score of men have been lynched in
that vicinity in the last three years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

The Sc. Louis Republican says of
the newly elected senators from Colo
RADIO, that ut will generally be con-
coded that the recent choice of United
states senators In Colorado will not
tend to add TO either the dignity, abil.
lily or moral worth of the upper branch
of congress. Two very rich men have
been chosen, but neither of them
is fitted by his training or
his associations or his moral status
IN life to enter the United
States senate. TABOR Is ashrewd, UNI
cultured Speculation aud Bowen is a GO
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

THE GAZETTE fails to see the utility
of Mr.. HENpEnsoN's bill to require
hotels and boarding houses to keep
posted list Of companies in which
their property IL insured
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
The News of Gladstone's Ihtn
Causes Great Satisial

London, February q.
says the fact that Gladsl
turn to London at the
week is very satisfactory
stood, on the meetingtf
that the Irish members vi
vehement attack on the u
of the crimes act, but doni
the present to resort to dire
ton. Gladstone himself VI
most in urging the exeeutij
its powers in bringing thee
Ireland to justice.
Heavy gales prevail 4
British coast to-day and 1
casualties are reported. N
vessels were wrecked on \
Man and their crew droNrs|
Panama, January 4
Ecuador give the partlctt'
capture of Esmaraldas, y
port on the coast, by rtV3
The attacking party na|
killed and twenty-six Nt7'
the Dictator lost forty, kllk
equal number wounded II
government troops hax
Guaquil. The people F'e
highly elated at the suus
revolution. The governns''
ready nominated for supls1
Alafaro, and four minlsseh.
dictator will at once ex?ei
and establish rcstricslnn
clergy. Prior to abandonl,
aldas, the Dictator's troop !,
the port and set fire y !
places. An American y
was among the killed
In Guaquil a panic presl'
people are fleeing the towD \,
lat stronghold of the q I
He was impressing men, Il
everything available 70 ~
vipa
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

TaE resolution Of Mr. WuRzBACH
that the committee on constitutional
amendments report the necessity for
constitutional convention, is timely
and sensible. Mr. WURzBACH is Il
level-hended representative, anyway.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

THE legislature seem disposed to
hide their light under bushel. An
unfavorable report is made on the bill
to print the laws of the legislature in
each judicial district This is slightly
draconic.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

THE GAZETTE sees glmmer of
hope in the addition of Mr.. CHAM
BEERS to the committee on judicial dis
tricts. If earnest, persistent effort can
accomplish anything Mr.. CHAMBERS
will have Tarrant county constituted
a separate judicial district.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
COURTHOUSE BURNED.

Atlanta, February -. A special to
the Constitution says the courthouse
at Lafayette, Walker county, was
burned this morning. The records
and everything else of value were de-
stroyed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

salt their hides, try Cd. n
and, with the nras.s.
freight, they will be ALL Y
that class of stuff with v
profit
Negotiations are uov l
the building of 800 refrIrs|
be put in service at once ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
ALABAhA'S TRrls
Report of the Comuittee /, 4
ture---yiprent sill w.J

Report OF the COmuittee /. !
tare-vincent still Ms
Montgomery, Ala. Febuj
committee to examine tk.i
books made a report IN !
1t does not change the sisIr|
tofore made of actual dedS'|
tai amounts to be accouu,es]
treasurer, from October /
81, 1882, is two million \
thousand. They foundia \
600 and a deficit Of sls|
governor sent to the hon.
ment of Pinkerton's ApeDA
the law he can only Offer, /
high rs $500. He asked iii.
to pass a law to allow s5pa1
which will be done. Ibs
treasurer has been tendepdI
tatlve Smith at Selma. nj
he will accept.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
weather Rcport.

For the Gulf States Occasional rain,
cnstcry to soutberly winds, generally lower
barometer; In eaat portion stationary or
slight riso in temperature.
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For tickets, baggage checks. OF any lntnv
nation a. to rates and routes apply TO ANY
OF the ticket agents, or to
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
FOREIGN,

An Attack to be Made N |
Act.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
DRESSED BEEF.
What the Texas TranscOntinenal Trans
p0rtation Company Propose to DO.

Texas Beef and Vegetables to be shipped
Refrigerator Cars to the north and West.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03
The Aailu Oazctte
Successor 90 the
DEMOCRAT ADVANCE.

PUBLISHED BY THE
Stock Journal Publishing Company.
AN Bur1ros. w. y. MALONE,
President Vice President
n n pAppo0K j. q. FORD,
Secretary. treasurer.
GEO. II. LOVING, Manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-03

|'ried nnv,
XHnnd. Thek
able little Won
he specimen OF inal
long may they IN -,..---------
is what the GAZETTE has to say
I'm s,.x.ssiau
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-03
TMEposTMAsrEK GENERALsHIP.
A Prospect that Frank Hntton will Re
come In Name what He IN In Fact.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The President
will, in all probability, leave for Florida on
Wednesday OF this week, the Postmaster
Generalship being allowed to stand over
with Hatton at the helm until his return.
Hatton's friends seem to think that he
stands very good chance Of succeeding
Mr.. Howe, and there is some reason to
think that he has. Hatton lis young yet,
and bis success as city politician salnong
the quiet people OF Iowa has given him an
assurance that among the shrewd, quiet,
cultivated manipulators OF the machine
politics OF the East is called freshness"
The President, overwhelmed by opposing
and contradictiDg counsel, Is often wearied
and confused as TO the way he should act.
At such times the ready to hand advice and
bluff manner OF men like Hatton Ia re-
freshing, and 1t has resulted in the Post.
office Department slipping gradually out OF
the hands Of the administration and into
those OF Hatton. So 1t Is reasonable to
suppose that II Hatton goes to the White
House and demands to be made, in name,
what he has been gfor year past in fact,
and it Is fairly believed that this Ohio boy
has the face to do It, the President will
conclude that maybe this is the best thing
thing to be done and Hatton will 60 into
the Cabinet. However, II may bea no
truer friend Of the administration, no
more bitter hater OF the sham Republicans
could be selected. The business Of the de-
partment has never been running better
during its existence than it has under Hat
ton, Elmer, Hazen, Bassett, Mcdonald,
Thompson, Parker and Blackfar, and with
Hatton at the head OF it the Republican
party and it's interests would never be lost
sight Of. The best selection for the position
OF Postmaster General that could really be
made from the department itself v hen busi-
ness qualifications and dignity. are al con-
sidered, is conceded to be Richard A.
Elmer, Second Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral, who succeeded Thomas ]. Brady, but
he Is out OF the question as long as secre-
tary Folger remains in the Cabinet, -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-03
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS DAIRY.
A Good story 4, About the Execuiiv
Dairy Kun by Mrs. Lincoln.

a Good story About the Executive
Dairy Kun by Mrs. Lincoln.
WASHINGTON, April 2-The recent intro.
duction Of two Aldetney cows to the Pres
idents establishment here places Arthur
on an equal footing with former Presidents
In the matter OF iondness for pure milk
and home made butter. The butter manu-.
faciured for the Executive Mansion is said
10 be- Of the most excelleat, toothsome
qualitysand the milk and cleam unexOell-
ed--toiso great an extent lin fact, that they
stand in demand in high official and
social circles, and it ia considered a rare
favor TO receive donations Of those products
among those upon whom the President Is
pleased to hestow them from time 10
time. Apropos Of this . good story was
related to correspondent few
days ago by White House domestic,
concerning ihe den aad for. milk and but.
tel produced from The Presidential dairy.
tThe demand has been thesame for years."
said the domestic, "but in my recollection
was never turned 70 profit except in Mrs.
Lincolp's time | IYon must know she was
very fond Of her cows, took particular
pride in the dairy affairs, and 6egrudged
any one outside the household drop Of
milk or pound OF butter. The wives OF
the Cabinet officers, oil army and navy off,
GERS and others, however, were continually
sending 10 her for milk and butter, offer
Ing all manner of excuses and COUGHING
their requests. in the most tlattering terms.
As often aa she could, conveniently. Mrs,
Lincoln acquiesced. and matters
thus continued until 1t became ne.
cessary to call halt. 1t was either
necessary to stop the outside dona-
tions altogether or TO open up dairy busi-
ness generally. Mrs. Lincoln was, how.
ever, equal to the situation. She sat down
one, day and addressed notes to each Of her
most persistentapplicants, informing them |
Of the annoyance that they had caused,
and added that in order TO continue to |
oblige them it had become necessary to |
purchase two more cows and TO employ sd.
ditional help TO assist in their keeping; II |
they wished to continue 10 receive their !,
daily alloyances,from the executive dairy,
they would be expected to pay for it at the |
regular market rates. 1t was a matter |
OF ithe woman and good
naturedly favorably received in official cir.
cles, and from that time TO the close OF Mr.. |
Lincoln's administration the executive
dairy had a national reputation, SO to
speak, and Mrs, Lincoln proved a most ex-
pert dairywoman."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-03
FROM THE CAPITAL.
OPINION OF rHEATToRNEY GENERAL
Oa the Temporary Iueumbeney Of the PostoiieO
POrtfollO-ProbabllitIss OF HattOn Succeeding
to the OnaeS-CIr Service Bales
The PrtIIdsntih Dairy.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Attorney
General has submitted to the President
his opinion as to the requirements OF the
law in relation to the vacancy caused by
the death OF Postmaster General Howe.
Neither the President nor Attorney Gen.
eral will indicate what this opinion is, but
there is good ground for stating that 1t
atiirms an opinion given by previous At
torney General, namely that in case OF
death or resignation Of q Cabinet officer, a
temporary appointment can not be made
for longer period than ten days, It is
probable, therefore, that q. successor TO the
late Postmaster General Howe will be
named by the President on Tuesday or
Wednesday next, before he leaves Wash
ington for short vacation.
So far as heard from to-day the assistant
Presidents have not mentioned" any new
candidates for Postmaster General, and no
Legislature, except that Of Minnesota, is re.
ported as having recommended candidate.
This quiescence on the part OF these assist
ants, iaken in connection with tine trjtiing
fact that up 10 last night the President
himst II had not decided upon any one,
makesit pretty safe to say that the matter
is still open. The thing whichtis now the
chief source OF trouble to the few assistants
who are on the ground Is that the Presi-
nent may go offto Florida on fishing
excursion, and leave this great ques.
ton Of State unsettled, and cunse.
quentW the problem Of the fate Of Ohio,
Indiana, and six to"a dozen other pivotal
States at the fall election, wholly unsettled.
These gentlemen declare in substance and
with all seriousness that it is very grave
thing 10 risk matters OF such momentous
party concern on the cast OF fly.
Their anxiety to have an appointment
made before the President starts for Florida
seems to indicate that they want men who
are their candidates withdrawn from
State affairs as soon as possible. They
regard it as exceedingly important that
there should be prominent head prompt.
ly selected TO take charge Of the i'm
mense postal interests, Of the country.
They are not pleased with any allusion
to the fact that departments run months
at a time every year without head
present for duty, and their annoyance
at these allnsions, tends to strengthen the
belief that chief efforts now making from
various parts Of the country toI
urge candidates on the President
are founded mainly on a wish to
get some one man out OF the way OF
some other man. At least this appears
true for Ohio, and both the Senatorship
and Governorship enter as elements into
the pending effort OF Assistant Presidents
to make a Cabinet officer from that State.