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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
THE S7ArES NAVE RIgUys VIZ,

TIE STATES NAVE RIGHTS YET.
Late decislons Of United States judges,
on more than one point, leave citlz M aud
Iurlsts alike pcfplexed 10 determine where
states' rights onu and federal Jurisdiction
commonccs. The dividing line has been
changed about until II is dlfIlcut to and.
Ono after another federal and district
Judges enunclnto as law propositions
that clash with all previous presidents
aud decisions, not TO mention tradition
and custom, which are not iufrequontIy
az strong as written statutory law. In
considering these matters, TnE GAZETTE
has never indulged IN pessimistic r, dsc
tons. IL isa great governmental system
we have in this country, aud Ia all It's ut.
terraces Tm GAZETTE strives TO incul-
cate broad, national spirlt, holding that
man should esteem his national citizen.
ship as highly as he does that of his
state, II Is fact, however, that he fed.
oral courts are trenohing on what TnE
GAZETTE believes to be privileged ground
state torrlt0ry-to an extent that must
awaken the most keen and thoughtful
interest on the part OF citizens who
believe that II Is tho oltizan's duty no
less than hls interest TO look vlgllantly
after oil the rights guaranteed hin as
well as tho state IN which he happens to
live. Lot ~ take, tor example, prlncI.
ple cnunolated by Judge Treat at 81
Louis last 6cok. In giving Instructions
TO the grand Jury Judge Treat told them
that under federal aud state laws state
Judges Of election are subject TO tho tod.
oral law, and wllliul violation OF their
duties Is an indlclablc oifsuse. IIo also
sald that II tho state board OF regIstra.
ton royiseri had stricken from tho llst OF
voters tho name or namos Of persopa
without having nrst fully satisfied
Themselves that the persons NO stricken
on had no legal right 20 vote, then the
members Of the board had committed an
ofeuee aRaIntt federal law aud were sub.
iect TO Indictment. Another lnslruc
ton was that any person who voted from
a prcciuet Of which be was not resi-.
dent, was also indlctable and subject to
trial In tho federal courts. Now
'heec acts, enumerated by Judge
Treat, would DO, II committed, acts that
ought TO be Inquired into, and II proven,
subject tho parties committing them 20
oensufe and punishment. There can no
40 valid objection to any principle or
proceeding, legitimAtoly carried out, that
" Intended to preserve tho integrity OF
the ballot and elections. Tho question
thai VIII arise, however, ie should such
ofenses as Judge Treat defines DO dealt
with by htste OF federal law aud courtsp
The courts have hitherto answered
"slac law" when state elections were
Involved, II has been hold, and We think
properly, that state sovereignty Is In.
volyed In these questions, and tho state
courts elono should DO free 70 deal with
them Suppose the soundness OF Judge
Treats theories (and what he says is Iaw
until traversed by higher authority IL
conceded, how can state elections, which
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
the smsrlo.'. Cup.

The indications are that several ro,,
yachts viii be- built TO sAIl aoatns, ,na
scotch cutter Thistle, and the psp,lcren
who contemplate building them ,,o $50
waiting % hear cfilunlly Tho water NY
length Of the challenging craft betoye W. ha
cunning work on them. In ysebtlnc ~, ~
eles tnere seems TO 90 preyailing 49,
ron tuat me new Scotch yacht VIII H. cp, ~,
, ,a, Marjorie Of about seventy a c -,
,sIt ga'el.line, II THIS Is so, t1ero h No
country 70 meet her, Al ms,'o - tnt
stand, 'he Scotch yacht Womb Ne ~"
say ,., against the Maln0wer or Pnr,,. "
WIN good time allowance. Tber. .'.e.u
~ W opposition IN certain ounttsr 49,, ~
oui'a yacht Of the Marlorle,a lenstb s 70
w. W., ws'sr Inc and, 4 The scotch sysdIcs,s
u ~, ~ sas I, length 4 Is safe 10 etate
'NA' i'0sfs q Similar length win Be bcils
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
TEXAS IN TYPE.
Clippings from stato Exchanges on sIRttors
OF Interest

Clippings from stRto Exchanges on sIRttors
of Interest.
Wheat In Burnett county 10 said TO DO
suffering for want OF rain.
The widow Of B,n, Thompson, living
In Austin, Is said to have become de.
Jnented
The Farmers alliance Of Cooke county
contemplate erecting large Touring.
mill AT Gainesville.
Mr. II j. luck has Imported two specl.
mens OF sago palm from South America
10 Au8tn az the cost of $1,000
The remains Of Judge Charley Howard,
who was murdered by Moxicans in 1877,
we're removed few days since from San
Antonio To Austin.
Deacon BrocGway aud wife OF the First
Baptist church at San Antonio, charged
win cruel treatment ui thor children,
were received again Into Fellowship upon
pu5lic Acknowledgment Of their fault.
On the farm OF Giles Durdett, on wal
nut creek, little son Of Louis Eden
shine crawled into gully fun Of briars
aud dry weeds and was burned TO death
by these catching Are from an adjoining
pile.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

started tho losses At saOo, 900. r. G.
HOOKER, son in.law Of ex-senator Stewart
Of Nevada, closed With liabilities amount.
ing 70 hundreds Of thousands, while
others followed In quick succession. The
sbortllyed boom wrecked many fortunes,
and will be folio we'd by corresponding
depression. Mining stock and lottery
tickets are aluremouts which catch the
unwary, and the victims in this last spec
alation are largely drawn from the ranks
OF clerks and other men Of small iucome,
and Of women who would ind some pay.
Ing investment for their means.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

Mn, CARLIsLE's seat IN the new con.
gress aill be oontefted, for notice has
already been Gled 70 that effect. II IS 20
be hoped, however, that this fact will not
affect the action Of the house IN clecting
speaker. Carlisle ought to DO 70 elected
because no Is the man on the Democratic
side best fitted 70 OIL the place. II Will
not do 10 set on foot the principle that
because mans right TO q seat Is IN con.
test he should mol DO elected. As Mr.
wcllborn has sald, that would BIS a per.
Dicious policy, and once established, mar
lots ana factlonists would be continu.
oily rosorting TO II 10 break down able
md popular men aspiring and competent
20 Gll the position. Mr. Carlisle says be
was honestly elected and will prove II,
The Democracy can afford to take his
word and give him the speHkorship again
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

Tux GALGTTE has not space for state
mente pro Of con Of interested parties TO
late Disturbances at one Of she school
buildings in this city. The one interest
OF the general public and the one right Of
patrons Of the school Is, that II the work
OF the school Is interrupted by unwsF-
rnnted Intrusion, the school ahall be
protected in It's Effort 20 prevent such in.
terruption, II the schools cannot main.
tain discipline, or protect themselves
they should be closed and this Ia tho
popular feeling without regard 10 the re.
anonsIbIllty for recount oecnrreneea
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
pOsT GELLuN.
"'h' Joseph H. Johnsun's Reply TO Jrnsr.
on DAVE atriotut.h

"'h' Joseph H. JohBsunt Reply TO Jr nor.
on DAVE structures.
~ 'he Focember North American Re.
view Gen. Joseph Il johnson saws, "Iu
M, nv, Davis account Of the military opera.
.,ons N mississippi IN 1863 their disas-
uous result is attributed 20 nv mis-.
condnet." Cen johnson dlsputts thIs
statement utterly, ana presents records,
figures aud details 10 snow that his sneaes.
lions .l,., 70 Mt Davis, which subsequent event,
proved correct, we're neglected, and that
ols orders 10 Gen. pemberon' which
WIZ wsrg Imperative 70 the safety Of the
Nvp,leoerAte cause, were repeated div
r'o,sssa; Gen. Johnson sums up the
"a proper use OF the available re.
sources oi the Confederacy wonld have
9 Y. ihe disasters referred 10 By Mr..
DAVIS II, instead 0. being sent on INC
Milu expedition into Kentnekv Cen
blagg had been Instructed 10 avail him.
sen 81 the Dispersed condition of The
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

TnE Fight at Andovcr wakes warm, and
the censured proiessora manifest no dis
position TO raise the white nag Prof
Smytho says be welcomes the charges,
and the moro searching the examination
into the accusations the better, aud ten.
ders his services to expedite and facilitate
them TO the full extout Of his power A
further hearing is set for December 20 In
Boston, In the meantime, the hrsthon,
AL unconscious, moves on as he has been
doing for 10 these many years, law unto
himself, obllVlous that Massachusetts
college Ia sett Ing for him the question OF
his future destiny
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
Tho N.Itrre.Iasnth nt orc.
Rlehmond A. alnln


Mr., Carlisle stands as the one possible
nominee for the presidency in 1888, after
the present incumbent The Courier
Journal, our esteemed Louisville con.
temporary, plainly admits that tho pros.
cnt inoumbynt Is possible, one Of the
only TWO whom II believes To be possible.
u va understand II Alright, OF election
after nomination, Tnst 4, a very srnsl.
nlo concession from what We may safely
coll, Ia pardonable circumlocutloT 40 In
no wise too devoted friend OF tbs admin.
lstration. Bat such a c0acssgion OF via.
dom II one Oh the Surcst signs Of the
times. For Grover Clevaland viii
be reelected IN November 1883, and only
Tour years later, Thoroughly united
Democracy, demauding that tho reserved
rights OF tho states snail not be Invaded.
ana that tho people shall bc taxed only
Tor the support Of government, aud NOT
be forced TO pay tribute to any favored
class, Will choose by sweeping majority
az president Of the unltcd States the arst
statesman In oar Fubllc NE, john q.
Carlisle 81 Kentucky Virginia is "tbe
m"lhr OF states and statesmen" aud the
most gifted son Of any OF her daughte
VIII have bestowed upon him IN time the
iuli measure OF her blessing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

MANLY time for THE GsEErrE to rivamp
that old Joke about what jim u ton was 70
port TO have faid once upon limo IF IIous
ton Post
That reminds us. la 1884, whom the
Post wanted the convention for Houston
aud didn't want II for Fort Worth, that
paper sought TO make a point with pros.
pective delegates by printing what Col.
Jim BriLton, state railroad en-.
ginetr, said, viz That "moro people
got on and on the cars ia twenty four
hours al Fort Worth than at Houston,
Dallas, Galveston, Austin and San An
tonic combined" The Post Intended
this as an argument to show that Fort
Worth could NOT furnish hotel-room for
Delegates but when the managing editor
OF that paper saw what an advertisement
OF Fort Worth he had given to the world,
ne bounced the man who had interviewed
our dear friend, jim Drltton, and has
ever since called 1t "a Joke"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

TIE treaty between this country aud
Japan having been promulgated, there il
no longer hope for the lAw.brcaker in
The fair land Of the Orient. Even the isles
OF the sea reject the Doodle ,aker, the Dc.
faultinR cashier and the Obscondlug treas.
urcr There Is nothing left them but the
bleak, inhospltable shores Of CANADA.
'Twcre sad % class this erIstocratlc order
with common criminals, but the Japs are
not 70 far removed from barbarlsm as 10
be fully acquainted with the nice dlsilnc.
tion IN crime our language makes, and,
judging from the comprehension OF all
classes Of crlminals in tho terms Of the
treaty, they seem to regard persons Of
high degree and low amenablc TO the
Same law No rest in japan for the
American wicked.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

A GrTTLHsAr Who hRs travelled largely
through the state, and been NJ aome pains TO
gttA' the boBatoriAl probabilities, reports "
Che Age that ON tho fret ballot ireland will got
eighty three V0tee Tue balance vi | DO divided
about equally between hRXey, Torrn aud
iieagan, Tho Fort Worth GAZETTE will please
accept our assurance that tho Ago infOrmpnt 10
reliable liiouaton Age,
Esteemed contemporary, that "relIiblo
gentleman" has been worked 20 long that
ne Is tircdl lay him away TO rest. Gov
IRELAND will never be United States
senator from Texas. The worn out IRE
liable gentleman" oven cannot save your
fayorite. The seal Of tho political Azrasl
Is on his brow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

THE Waco correspondence correction
Of the Bennett suit item was mailed on
Tuesday 10 this office, but did not appear
In tho paper until Thursday, and this
Examiner is making mountain Of a
mole hill in attrlbuilug motives. II It II
sympaihy dodge, It Is UNJUST for The
GAzErrE's Waco correspondent has In
vRrlahly written kindly Of tho Examiner
IN all communications and private letters.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

both In Boston and New York. la talking
the matter over with Mir. Edward Bui.
CESS, regarding the building 81 new
yacht he neither acknow edges nor dcnIee
that he contemplates designing yacht
Of seventy feet water-llne, consequently
the str ny Inference Is drawn that he hss
In mind the deeipgnlng u a yacht Of the
same length as the new Scotch cutter,
whatever that may be. A reply 70 the ID.
ter sent by The New York Yacht club 20
the Scotch syndicate Is expected daily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
eAzrrrE paANoH ofFIcEs.

Dailae--J. q. McseAlu., mansgor THg GA
nNTTF IN tor saie by all uewHdcalefe. bubscrip
tons takon mt Gl2 Kim etrort, Dallas.
Dcnls0n-T " Loan, manager.
Waco w T.. tlenn manager
WentherfOrd--ii r. Dnrsey, manager.
Pare--O. fj NJ Key manager.
Jofsryo ~. w Cameron, manager.
Mnrghall- Robert Kennedy, manager.
Abilcpe--J y. Minter, MAJ hggr.
CIebnrnc--N. H. Byrd, manager
Nj PasO--J. a. 7teph nBOn, ~ ,nhgcr
Gainosyille-E. II. ISL and ). l., Iiickbon
managers.
Bonhsm- O. n johnson. manager
Honey i}rOvs--T. " WORKMAN, manager.
Baird-Frank Dorsey, manager
(iraunVilie III Ellis, manager
GolOrad0-W. % Hnwkirk, manager.
MinoOla~-J. " MoDtnicl, manager
Cisoo--A. NJ. RedHcld manager
Whitoab 3ro-J. q. Glenn, manager,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
a Thr a. Not a Prediction.

Asaoon as the News Ands time from Ita
daily duties OF a moro important nature,
II Is goiog to give certsin one-borse
anide house IN this city a currylng thar
WIN make the splndle.shanked proprietor
tnlnR tDat he has been run through A
cotton gln tail foremost.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
SPECIAL NonCEs
Hend Thi,, HorsrH'H'

Have your hOfoee clipped Ni,e,
Power Chipping NRohiaf, w, !,
inl0rsod by he abloai scllsflaa y,
eminent horAomen, ~ u tA.s
proper care, prevents ON y , 'g, h
mud forers, aore and ofActep, h',' y.
work guaranteed. We VII " y M
days, az we nrs on onf wng Y " y
Houston Austin and bA, Anen3'i 4
ton Ito sea Bcntf rAnd ftIlIp'- +
WilkcB & uaus = liyery slAp'c' :,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

'ulpuuf HprltEA Nazutio,
Fort worth an Dallag can induce rail-.
roads TO come, bat they WOO the American
nightingale with poor success pan
wouldn't 20 TO the former city for $4,000
me Lord only knows how much II would
take 10 induce her TO go 10 Dallas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

SINCE the Decatur papers seem TO think
THE GAzErIE should be silent while the
Dallas prese attempts TO break down Fort
Worth enterprises, The GAZETTE, for
once, obllges the Decatur papers ana re-
prints the following choice "Argumentb"
in sllencei
Ovor At Fort v ORTIZ they build railroads en-.
llfely on wind TnE u~ztrrg u worse than 4
perpetual railtoRi bellows. snd Capt. Ind
drck'sy leo Il hutkJ from building the Fort
oTth q Brentwood =, the Zinc the Grcat
Western ia graded, And tho Fort rcac o. out
for tho commerce q Tho moon, tbcro will be an
II famine Their ana common people will DO
compelled 10 move 10 whore tnoy can get
breath. Dallas Herald,
They nro going 10 bold hotel over At Fort
worth. Atarayanssiy Of como ind IA ba ~
needed IN that tom But IN Hiding II some
atiOn should DO paid toward m archi octufe
obnoxious 10 bou-buEs In 'hr Fort Worth
hotels tho role as bHen that whom u man oats
Il stost ttiupper lhe bed bugs eat two rteaks
ou. Of him by morning Il Dallas Times.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

Fort Worth SIN booms She has Just
had visit from an ex.Ropublietn COVER.
nor OF Louisiana and Mas. Minnie Wallace
Nalkup, who was recently charged with
poisoning her husbaf d.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

Tux Fort Worth e. Denver lS Btill
running northwest from Fort Worth into
the pauhandleI and, by-the.way, It 10 the
only "great line" yet constructed In that
0irectlon
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

THE Houston Post wants 10 know "why
THE GAzETTE does not soy on TO Mexico
and DO done with IT," WHAT is the mat
tor with Topoobampo'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
Do Zoo rIol Arnln,t l,reulrl..

The scheme Of the Chicago anarchlsts
10 blow up the water work. OF that civ IA
NOT surprising. II there is anything an
anarchist desplses IL Ii water. You never
heard Of an anarchist plot to blow up a
brewery, W -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

Cedar I'M, dear GAZETTE, then Ennis,
kcrong, Palestine and New Orleans.
Place iron bands upon the friendship En-.
MS already feels toward tho Panther CIV.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

THgm waa s glimpse Of the fush
times Of 1878 in California on Thursday
last, but tho Initiation burst tho tlms.worn
bubble, The collapse involved the house
u Frankel Co. Of Virginia City, who
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

FoRT woRrus water supply is one Of
Of ilB strongest cards.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
a aasa,y Paragraph.

'hleAko hcrNu,
MT Blaine treats white men ct funerals
Apoa' ~ 30 says white men treat mig.
gafs At the South.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

SUNDAY noerIro. prorm"rRS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
Tonr Woa1n. Oh w

FORT WOK1h, Its,,p,
Ronee Is aorcby given lll' l,, Y,
meeting Of tho et0eAholoet,' ~, y \
Kanaaa runway Com any Tsi,,
Of Fort Worth, IN be STATE o. * IA [, \
day, February ] 1871 " Y ,.,esa,i 4
puTpose Of author rlhg ths y, Iess't,l|
mortgage o, the cDui1faw, XIX TX 4
chiaoa ~ said company % tve asaaltti
~ bonds 10 b, les Q y ~, n ,y M
forty yoars from their da,e' ,hle w !
b per cent per nnnum. y, ~, i' " y i
both ptiacipRl and lnielea y,.aarl b Il
gold Gin and limited . a .ia iyd y /
mile OF railroad wnifh sa'' ssny
neeessary for cdnftraellns,
proving and operating y, wv i ~
w. Is STHOhG, ,tnfg ~ /
A W HfcKER5of, fi,t u
GRO sEALT, urgesfIs
WArEI,s n. DAvist s,tps
W. II httthHle.,,,a
Aa Directors Of the suue
Company Of T0Eas, .,,,,lsf ~
a iest, -, -.,-.-......-....s..,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

THE GAZETTE has the largest
bona-flde Circulation OF ony Daily
Newspaper Published in Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05


Federal troops in HeIlD .ll,,, I
and West Tennessee, he IN IA
,allv defeated the ioIees wv, M
q snt invaded MIesisAlppl ssiil
later. Those troops . WV n 4
Corlnth, Jackson, heInpt.I. III
dlate points, wai's .as NJ
united, 30 inst be oos ,s "a
them ia detail VIZ !
certainty Of suere, "a 4
no. for IN war. Al x. r1I
, Would lave prevented p ss,isa I
control Of the Mlfs'ss,E1 bae
Copiedcracy, and wcpls .sa j
Copfederacg Che 49, 49, ~
iron,lor. II Is eYlasps3s
then. that the ia's ,o,,'.l.ar
ledsrate troops y naa.t
R Ispa, The army q lss
80 formed could ~ 1a..s ig,
resisted by the iedelp .saH
greatly Inferior q (, 7 ! Z, s,,l.s,
jlsiributed thsi w s'sa,sstl
nave oeon attacked ssf
tainly defeatedi pFep- III.
The besi eIs Y I! =, Y,
drug store, 5cg h0.
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BArEs or sUBscRlp ION.
10 nm sUBSCRTBERs.
(Fosfaoo Prepaid bU The Pntiishers)
Dnily Weekly.
ono Year .tlO % ono Yeaf..,...-,fl %
Biz Months ~. RIO SIS Monih6.,..t. o.
Thren MOntha 3 ~ Three Mon he.,, %
Sunday DAzErfE 81 per annnn, postpaid
DELITERBD mr. oARRfEBSi
Peg Weak ...,........ 80. 500, p cents,
aS-snbscribera wlshi their address
-hanged from one post0nlco 70 another, must
give thoo address ~ well ha the new, or the
change cannot be nbdo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05
wANTED-MAIE 81,
wANrnp rIA a !


EoR rem "a deslrubIe ,osa NJ
Il quiro 4 81, Taylor street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

kOR hALh-Minei's "hay 6airea 4,
u tached to any stove, riiceN AZ.
rights FOR tale 4 N BOIo, N "A
street PlusburR. Pa
w hNTED-t0 sell 10 81 ilt ed
w Addresa, X care Baiimin a Bh
NM AN ED o tell 10 Telp nd
w Tetas MAD broOina; also itillil|
Tier wanted. Apply 70 star bros
corno Posch and Elm glite l. M
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-06
GENERAL ITEMS,
Eastern Tietr> Of the C0ul TRUE.

New Iorh-The bitumlnous trade
opens this year with an increased
mileage (of 140 mlles) including the
near completion of Il part developing
II very m%erial amount of soft coal
territory, from which daily in
creased production may be expected
to be thrown into competition with
other bituminous and also with an
lhracite coal fields. At the same
time, there has been q meeting in
Philadelphia of officials of the lead.
ing railway companies interested in
supplying soft coal with the object
OF arranging for an increased price.
1t is proposed that the prices of soft
coal shall not be less than $3.50 f. 0
b. ut Baltimore, and 81 35 at Phila.
delphia and Norfolk. Mining Re
c0rd.
One hears all manner of rumors
on soft coal. topics and while there
are meetings looking to the forming
of II pool Oh The seaboard trade, there
are the more certain facts that season
contracts are being made for coal
without any regard to the action
which may be taken by the pool
Coal Trade Journal
Early in the week, there was Il
meeting of the representative Of the
Pennsylvania, Baltimore 4 Ohio and
Norfolk 4 Western railroads, for the
determining upon some plan for the
regulation OF the bituminous trade
The Chesapeake & Ohio was not
represented, while there was sup.
posed to he good understanding
with the Beech Greek road, as the re.
suit Of on effort on the part of the
Pennsylvania railroad and the Van
derbilt interests maintain general
relations of harmony.
B0st0n-There is rather more ac.
tivity in bituminous coal. 1t is evi-
dent that shippers are afraid of the
freight question F; for the Water
oard bids indicated prices from ten
to fifteen cents higher than those at
the opening of the season last year.
They ranged from $3.5o@$3.SO de-
iivered, including discharging, 81, 50
taking the contract. The Standard
Retiring contract for 10000 tons
is said to have been taken at $2.10
f. 0. b., about three months ago,
although the transaction has not
leaked out till quite lately. The
Revere Beach u Lynn is also report
ed as having bough. 5000 tobs. All
dealers claim to be doing nothing,
but considerable is done IN quiet
way. The market is very unsettled,
but it looks as though last years ex
perience would be repeated, and that
the early contracts would be the
most profitable for the shipper, re-
gardless of freights. Cargo lots con,
linue at $3.50@$3.70 Delivered
Engineering and Mining JoWnaL