Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-11
FOR AFRIC'S SHORES.
The Heart Of the DsnlsOu Negro
Longs to Go to the Land Of
His Forefathers.
The Black Man Wants TO DO Free
from Competition, High Rents
and Low Wages,
congressniNn Diilia Gives uts Views on
Texas Politics -iarnctt Gibbs
Arrives.
The t,onlsed.O ut,

WASHINGTON, May lo.--The locSed.ont
workingmen here entered upon the
second week Of the elght.hour contest
this morning, apparently without any
dimluutlon Of confidence, so far as could
be judgodbY the utterancos Of The officers
OF yarious unions, committee men ana
Others In authority. The regular weekly
meeting Of the bosses In the building
trades was held Saturday night aud was
largely attended. The opposition taken
by TINS organization In regard 20 The
elght-hour movement has not heen
changed IN The least, and no defectlous
are reportea. Tho employers are re-
solved 70 maintain their resistance Co the
demand for eight hours.
LABOR rArRR.
A daily evening labor newspapcr will
soon appear In Washington. Tho pro.
jectors Of the new dalls are j. w yeasle.
editor OF the Sunday News Publishlpr
company, Adolph Volk, associate editor.
II. l.. Deakors, prominent Knight OF
Labor OF this city. Elephant for the new
Journal lsalready provided, and arrange.
ments Tor obtaining the telegraphic
news OF the day are now under
way. The name OF the paper has not
been determined upon The iournal,
hesldas current news, viii odltnnally
champion the cause OF labor,
pENIsoN NEGRoEs PETITION.
number OF colored citizens OF neni.
son, Tex, have sent the following nett.
ton TO congress; owe are the descend.
ants Of people torn from Africa and
brought TO this country whore for 200
years their children have contributed by
their labor TO increase tho wealth OF every
portion OF the United States, We greatly
desire now 10 90 TO The land OF our fore
fathers and make II our home, but have
not the means % paying our passage or
providing FOR our immediate wants on
landing In Liberia. Low wages and high
rents, and a despair Of dolnp.be3ter IN The
iuinre, compel us 60 emprato. The main
reason urged why we should remain here,
y that our laborand our votes are needed
N this country, but we believe that the
country can well dispense oven with our
presence The attractions Of LIZ
Oerla are, very rich virgin
lands, freedom from competition with
any Dnt our own race, aud assurance az
superior position"
The petitioners ask for the passage of a
bill appropratlng $500 per capita to be
expended under the direction OF The
American Colonization society.
TEXAS SOLID.
congressman are giving their attention
seriously TO fall elections. Nominating
conventions have been held In several
districts, and others will follow soon. la
addition TO a new house OF representa-
tives, most OF the states win elect new
legislatures and full state tickets. re.
garding the Texas delegation 10 the next
congress, Representative Mills said to-
day that there would be eleven solid
Democrats as al present, Concerning
the successor OF Senator Maxey, Mr.,
NILS said II was difficult 20 predict the
lucky man. If Maxey did not succeed
himself he thought Gov. ireland or
Justice Terrell would be the nominee.
DEPARTMENT or INDUSTRIES.
MIR, Reagan introduced to-day bill to
establish u department OF Industries, EN-.
bracing a division OF agriculture, OF com
merce and Of labor.
AFFIRMED.
The supreme court to-day affirmed the
decision OF The lower court In the Caiifor-
MIA railroad tax cases, which was IN favor
Of the railroads. The suit was against
the Southern and Central Pacific.
wACo's Pos1oFFicE.
Bids for labor aud material Tor the
postonlce and custom-house at Waco were
opened to-day, but the contract has not
yet been awarded The following were
the bidders Mccarthy & Corbett,
washington, ID, Q s52 500; l. y. VIII.
cut, Boston, Masa.,. S56,Gl7; Frank
Baldwin, Washington, ID. G., S5s.biG,
slaughters, Barton 8 Forsgard, Waco,
$4,000.
POSTAL ORDERS.
Name OF postonlee, Martlnsbura, On.
lespte county, changed 70 IIye.
star service between Decatur and
JackshorOugh Increased 70 nix times
week from Mayl7.
star service between Riverside and
Mount Hope discontinued after May 10.
Mail messenger service, Elizsrio, III
Paso equity, from Texas Pacific railroad.
change base Of supply 10 Clint, Tex,
for AL service required from May Ri.
fonrth-class postmasters commits
stoned Adams +. Decker, Sweetwarer;
Dietrich Garbade, whiting
Leut-Goy and Mrs Gibbs arrived to-
day.