Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-16
Cleveland and Lamar are in Deep Cog.
itation Over Policy for the
Red Skins.
4 Prnceiy Paiace--one view OF the Money
nuestion-other Notes From tie
Country's Capital.


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which must bc met by pursuing different 4
methods than those now in vogue /
called on the pres 1
ident to-day aud received great /
from him. 1t Is
now a question Of eXpedicncy, and I
there are two methods of settling II. /
Quietly giving TO the Indians schools, /
churches and agricultural implements Tor |
use ON their reservations; the other |
deciding them land in scveralty and leave \
them to take care Of themselves. Inc /
favors the latter view, in which /
he Is upheld by Secretary Lamar. lie
thought the first step in the I
direction of reform would be 10
protect them from the destructive IN
nuenccs of the whites surrounding them ,
who should he vigorously excluded. Sec
Rotary amar thinks that Christianity Is
the proper and best instrument for the
elevation of the race. He should be im
proved out of one condition into another.
An effort viii be made to place the Indian
service In charge Of the war department
and divorce it entirely from civil control.
1t Is not I'M rDhable that this attempt
viii be successful the coming session.
TnE NATIONAL rALACi"
The White House never was in better
repair than at present, Notwithstanding
the immense strain on its furnishings by
the army Of oflice-seckcrs who have been
steadily marching through its spacious
rooms since March {. The cast room,
where visitors are usually received, Is
now most beautiful in its decorations.
The ceiling, frieZe-work and frame
work are set in cream color
and grays The woodwork OF the
four large mantels and the mirror frames
above them are in white and gold. The
carpet is delicate shade OF gray and the
walls are nearly as lightly shaded making
most charming effect % blended color.
The doors leading to the main hall are OF
dark wood, inlaid with yellow, in front OF
which hang rcd portercs, which are
drawn every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday to admit the great concourSc OF
people who come to pay their respects
to the president. The severe simplicity
of the receptions at the White House
strike the stranger with peculiar wonder,
and he retires from the scene, thankful
that he is a citizcn of a free country where
one man is as good as another and where
the president of the United States Is vlsi-
bic to all alike at stated periods
PAPER MONEY VS. SILVER.
The subject before the Forty-niuth
congress tlanScending all others in I'M
portancc will be the silver question. J
think if the people of the United States
/ had an opportunity 10 express their opin-
/ ion on this question, they
would overwhelmingly say "Givc
us paper money; we have had
enough OF the daddy silver dollar It's
strange that the people OF this country
should be burdcned with an unwicldy sill
yer dollar, which is only worth eighty
cents, and that we should not have enough
small currency for our business neccssl-
ties. The interests of a few capitalists
who control silver and gold mines in this
country should be entirely subservient
to the greater necessities Of fifty millions
J OF people We are glad to note that
, Treasurer Jordan has gwen this silver
, question black eye in his report, and we
trust that congress will do the right thing
. for the best interests Of The country, and
! that speedily, and adopt some wise legis.
Y latiOn on the currency question,
. THE T.. VI. Al CLARENDON.
/ Mr. Ralph jefferson of Clarendon, Tex,
has been appointed postmaster at that
r plAcc. Mr.. jefferson was formerly a
resident of Washington, where he oCCu.
c pied position as chief of n division in
the postolllce department, lie is a man
L OF excellent business qualifications, and
= is an actor of more than ordinary ability
n poCks AND NAVY YARDS
e Commodore ID. Is. Harmony, chief OF
I the bureau of yards and docks, in his an
II nual report submits estimates from com
j. maudants of various navy-yardS for the
II fiscal year, ending june 30, 81, aggregat
5 ing SA,GG6,G9S. The amount TO be CN
T. pended upon yards and stations, he says
o depends largely upon the policy congress,
5 may decide upon.
o Estimates for the bureau itself aggre
gates Si,3S4,737 as follows: For suppor
L Of bureau, $3.50; general maintenance
V and contingent, $4,000: support o
naval asylum, 500, GGl repairs and prcser
walton, 100000; improvements at nav,
yards, So, 0GS, 33i. He says Il large ap
preparation for repairs is nccessar,
II because of the general state of decay
resulting from mGagcr approprl
ations heretofore; in fact, every
/ thing seems tumbling to pieces
Q rotten docks, whaveS, warehouses, etc .
N all alike dilapidatcd. He adds: Appro
n priationS have generally been well ex
n pended, but they have been so small tina
A little could he done There are in differ
l. cnt yards sos buildings, some of then
IS ground and are three stories high Ii
" addition to these, there are several mile
$ of wharycs, beside stone dry-docks, witt
n their appurtenances. Many of thes
r. buildings were built fifty TO sixty year
IN age, aud from age and want of care consc
n quent upon needed funds, are In dilapl
" dated condition. For care OF thi, vas
u amount OF property only Sl25,00O ma
% been appropriated tor the last two years
le Considering that owners of property csti
Ne mate At least | per cent. of the value of
lr building necessary every year to keep
&c in proper order, and that this rlperty i
worth not less than $50 OO0,00
ic and could not be replaced TO
al that, it at once appears no,
inadequate the appropriations have been
Not less than 100000 should he appro
prlated annually for the next three year
TO put property in a good condition, and
e. sincerely hope this amount may be given
n Under the heads of different yards tom
n nodorc Harmony gives his views of suc