Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-21
Reports on the Louisiana Sugar Crop
"A New Paper at Washing
ion, "Public 0piulon,n
The Fate Of the TariG Bill Senators
who Attend The Theaier-
Eomuuds' Choice.
view. ~ . PROMINENT Rniirnao pr--,dent
on the Labor Qnsstion-.a Congress.
-innsI nn,ado fAris

very interest pg, some Ot the crops are
enormous. The millionaire member OF
congress from Louisiana, Mr.. Gay, made
over !, 000, 900 pounds OF sugar, and be-
tween COCO aud 1000 barrels OF molasses
on nine plantations, the entire crop being
worth over $3.50 600.
Gov. Warmolh's crop II worth STb, 600.
The largest crop ever grown Is that Of
Ollyer Bierne, who made 1885 hogsheads
of sugar, averaging 1850 pounds piece,
and IL, 0i5 barrels Of molasscs, being the
largest sugar crop eyer grown on the
North American continent by any indl.
vldual since sugar has been cultivated.
Mr Blerne win probably receive about
1880, 600 Tor this crop, There are
many others who have produced smaller
crops. When II IL remembered that the
present tariff on sugar enables the Louis
lana planter 10 get Sl7 per hogshoad more
than he would receive were there no
tariff, why these gentlemen are In favor
of a protective talin Is self.evldent. Some
OF the best and most thrifty planters in
the state arc from the West. Among
them are the Clark, Charles III. Thomp.
son and Bronson & Walker from Chicago;
Senator Euslis, Mr., Richard Weightman,
the Washington correspondent Of the
New Orleans Times Democrat, aud ex-
Senator Kellogg, are also heavy planters.
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The sale of a piece OF property here
the other day on i street, belonging to
the estate OF the late Richard Merrlck, at
Sl3.88 per square foot, is convincing evi.
dence Of the rapid advance OF property
well located for BUSHES ~ purposes. IL Is
not very long ago that real estate bears
were predicting Immense falls In Wash.
ington properly In the event Of an
incoming Democratic administration. 1t
win thus be seen that thoy reckoned
without their host.
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| A new weekly paper has been started
| In Washington called the puhllc Opinion.
IL IL Intended TO present the plth uf pro-
valling thought ms expressed In the PUB.
lie press OF the country without COM
mcnt, and without due credit TO the
newspapers, The nrst number up.
peared last week md shows the
great care with which the
! journal Is to be conducted IL Ii value
able addition TO the public literature, aud
as It's field is entirely novel, there 10 wide
scope for IT'S extended usefulness,
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Concerning the recent labor atrikes,
they quote President Bond OF the Queen
aud Crescent route as saying al mink
this strike the greatest blundcr ever made
ny any labor organization. | believe ia
labor organizations, but with each class
or trade by Itself, and any combination
into one common organization must fall.
This trouble win teach the public that
congress alone has the power 10 protect
persons and property IN transit, and ihat
an order by federal judgels more pow
orful than that from any local authority
They say It cost $50, 900 TO get scat
among the Chicago board Of trade gam.
blers $4,000 for a similar privilege
among the New York board OF trade gam
blers. IL costs $500 900 to get Il scat
among the United States senate land.
gr0bbers.
Representative Tiilman OF South Caro-
lima declares that the silver dollar IN
"God Almlghty's" money. He thinks so,
perhaps, because nobody else has the
courage TO assume The responsibility for
The Lord.
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Tho prospect for six weeks debate ON
the tariff bill affords no cause for appre-
hension, for Il IL The bill, and not the
country, that will be talked 10 death. lis
doom is already sealed, and with hun
drod members who have given notice that
they viii attend the funeral, its pasenge
20 another Woodland not In thB--is as
sured.
President clcytland's next desire IL 10
give the people good government. II
they will cooperate with him nc VIII
| do IT.
As rule senator's are very fond oil at
| A.. sar al hat arsl
eunlclently wealthy TO afford private
box, but tho majority Of them content
themselves with eeate IN the orchestra
circle, at 81 30 and 81 90 apiece Proba-
bly, The most inyetcratn theater.gOer In
the senate Is Ransom OF Norib Carolina.
He IL comparatively poor man, but he
To In the theater nearly every night, He
Is one Of the handsomcat men, aud rs Ger.
talnly the hest dressed legislator AZ the
capital. lie II well-known bee
hind the foot lights, aud every
prominent actor who has played here for
the last xix years has hHd personal
compliment from Senator Ransom. SEM
ator Butler Of South Carolina il seen az
the thcaier almost as frequently as his
colleague from his neighbofng state. lie
! Is, however, great 0dmlfer Of female
beauty. The hne acting Of Booth, or
Barrett, or Janauschek has little attrae-
tion for hin; but q sp1 ctacular play, with
good ballet. viii md him IA n front
seat every time II must be remembered
IN this connection that the South Caro-
lima senator Is the professional henuiy Of
the senate and thatnc has n lofty opinlon
OF bis power 70 smite the feminine hear
| The stately and proslic Edmunds u very
! ford IL comedy, aud cares little for trsgic
acting He Witnesses such plays as
"C0lonel Sell,rsD and the "Mighty
| Dollar,n "Our G0pernor,r "Much
Ado About Nothlng,n aud comedies
a similar character. Raymond ~ his
fayOriic, and always dimes with him when
he comes 70 Washington. Mr.. Eduunds
] IS decidedly celestial In his appreciation
II good tDing The more solemn be
/ looks the greater Is his amusement AZ the
performances He conslders II beneath
hi dignity 20 laugh outright la theatfr, !
ana r0sfIvas bis giggilDg until he reaches |
home Ingalls, Oi Kansas greatly ai-
mIreg Joe Jen Ison, and Is thoroughly |
delighted With Rhe subtle humOr VI Jel- !
| fefsOn's Old comedies. Bowen ~ colof !
ado has d wtakness for Aimee and Alb
| bott, which Is recond only TO his poker
predictions. He ~ by far The best poker
player IN Washington, bur ~ very MODEST
| about his ability III this direction. The
lfsllcw who plays with him mas got 70
I look out for breakers. It Il fald IN Col.
orado he cane out one ihQueard dbl,
lars winner IA game lestse< only /
two hours sfnEtDr Allison 81 f0ma u
aif3 often seen a. places II public 1
Amusement Beck nseo 10 b1 seen ID me
ieeatcr, but prefers nct.beoich ~