Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr.. gandaIl's Position-The Dallas
Pablo Buildings.
Lionor Dealers K,csing-Othcr Items
From the Seat Of Government
spee,al 10 the Gazette.

hnilding has been received at the SUI
pervisiug architects oihce. Inc sue
extends los feet on Church street and
100 ON Bath avenue. Architect Ben
stated 10 the GAZETTE correspon tent
that The lust congress made an appto'
nriation for forty public buildings,
and on ten of which the Woih VI
construction has begun. lie sald the
plan uf the Dallas binding IS not Sel
completed, but thought the WORK oil
construction might begin IN th.
spriug. The building will be one oI
the first of remaining thirty on the
list.
RANDALL WILL not RETBENCH.
Randall's attention being called TO-
dav 10 articles stating that the appro
nriations committee would reduce eN-
nenses IN such manner us TO cripple
the departments and check phDllc
work, sad the policy OF the committee
would not bc to retrench 20 antXtreihe
extent. thereby checking harbor I'm
provements and other WORKS oil mn
portance He expressed regrets lhat
such foolish articles should appear.
THE LIQUOR DEALERS.
A mass NEE ing Of the liquor dealers
of the District OF Columbia
was held this afternoon to
take action 10 protect their lu'
terest. The license laws Of the dlstricI
are very severe now. and IN addition
t. the license fee dealers are compelled
to secure the signature of all resident,
in their vicinity, aud on the slightest
tt "a r,4N4th o. al
Lately the commissioners nave pro
posed by an act of congress TO increase
the license to 800. A resolution was
passed rondemning the increase and
iavoriug the passage of dill fixing
retail license rs il exists ut present.
The resolution further declares that All
increase would not only be unjust, hut
would not increase revenue, ana
would only bea discrimination against
small dealers. The proposition to in
crease wholesale license from So to
$50 was approved. \ committee was
appointed 10 wait upon the commits
sioners. Licenses are now being issued
for the year ana the meeting produces
"A stir in business circles.
pELoNG's REMAINS.
Secretary Chandler received the fol.
lowing cable message from Minister
Hunt, at st. Petersburg, dated Ycstcr-
day: "HatbOr tclegraphs from nomsk
his arrival there yesterday. ENpe l.
to reach Orcnburg on the 10th inst.
Harbor has charge of the bodies OF
belong ana comrades, and is bringing
them home via st Petersburg At
Orcnburg Harbor will strike the rail.
road, which takes him to st. Peter~
burg in two DAYS. lie should reach
New York February LIST.
by Associated Press.
Washington, January The de-
cerease nt the public debt since Drcem.
Der lst WAS Sli, 1i3 33I; decrease since
June ~. 1883, Sj5,0i9 4S3 Cash in
treasury $375, 37i 200 gold certificate
500 sos gil; certificates Of dep Il
sl4 560 u0j; retundlug certificate
s3l6, 100; legal tenders 1916 GSI,rlG
fractional currency SG,6s1, rs; cast
balance available January /, lssi
Sl42,4I AS
The suprrme court met to-day bu
rendered no deci ions The greenhacl
test ca 81 was submitted on briels with
ont argument Edmunds stated III,
principal briefs had not arrived. Oh
he had no doubt they would be her
tomorrow.
Washington, January THE funcr
al of General Humphreys took plAc
from hi, late residence this afternoon
In sccurdance with WISHES of the fam
lily there was no military display. IN
secretary of warald a number nf arm,
officers aud their families and man,
prominent people We're present Tn
remains were taken TO the congress
iunal cemetery.
The pnstmaster-general has issue,
an order changing the rate Of po.tng
on numer0u, articles heretofore rate
as third-cltSs, or printed matter pay.
ing postage rate OF one cent on tw,
ounces. Under this order these urti
cles are hereafter classed as merchan
disc or fourth-class matter, upon whicl
is a postage OF one cent per ouune
Following IL the text of the or
der. "rLe character of paper "a
an article of merchandise within III,
meaning 0f postal laws il not nece-
sariiy changed by printing or stamp
ing th-Oreou words, letters, characters
figures. images or any combination
thereof. Labels, patterns, photo
graphs, playing cards, visiting card,
address tugs, paper sacks, wrappunl
paper with printed advertisement
thereon, bill heads, letter heads, env 4
opeS, and uther natterof same geue,n
character printing upon which is mo-
designed to instruct, amuse, or cuiti
waite the MUD or taste, or impart zen
erai Information. are mere articles %
merchandise and will he rated ID
fourth-clas- matter"
The president appointed Glen
Studebaker and w. Il. Nisbett of Iudi
ana, commissioners 10 Represent tina
state At the Worlds Industrial Expo
sition in iSsi.
The following gentlemen appeare,
to-day before The arctic board am,
presented plans OF rescue 10
Lieut.. Greedy and party: Can
tain George Tyson OF the Hal
arctic expedition; Lieutenant III J
Hunt, I :. y one OF the officers a
the II pdger on hereNpe in scarcl
oil fhe jeanette; Lieutenant Darlington
who commanded the last cXpedilion
and Lieutenant Ray. who had charn,
ot Point Barrow, Alaska. signal s,n
ton two years Darlington. who /
extremely anxious 10 return to Tn,
arctic regions in search OF Greedy uro
poses for the coming expedition 10 h.
commanded by himself and reH-
snip hy Lieut.. Caldwell. \ letter wa,
read from Lieut., Schwatka settiuu
iprth MA views IN respect Ia the con.
duct proposed by the expedition nm,
one rom General Niles recommend.
ing that Sihwatka be placed in com.