Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-28
FREE TRADE.
Presidsm Cleveland Proclaims Tho
Abolition 81 Duties on Cuban and
Porto Ricoan Commerce.
A Patent IsBued ON a New system % Dis
tributing Eleciricity 20 De Used FOR
Lighting Purposes.
VIE Give us cuEAr EIEorRIorrr.

VIII. GIVE US CHAR ELECTRICITY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. PA gent was
issued yesterday TO George Westinghouse,
Jr., Of Pittsburg, inventor OF the westinQ-
house air brake, for the new system Of dis
tributing electricityto be used In lighting
sud for other purposes. His system, ii
Is said, will greatly cheaper electric light
and renoer II more dangerous rival OF
illuminating gas thsn at present. The
new invention wild, Il is alleged, affect
saving OF 20 per cent, IN the distribution
a. compared with Eilson's wire system.
In the tests OF the new invention a single
main 1 cult OF wire less than one fourth
Of an incn In diameter carried the current
for nine hours for sixteen caudlt-power
incandesceut lights all secured AZ a dis
lance OF three miles from the dynamo.
The Inventor claims that TO light this
number OF lamps at an equal distance,
the Edison system would require from
ninety to 100 wires OF the same size.
GARLAND SHOULD READ THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, Oct 27--Mr. Abner Il.
Williams who was yesterday appointed
to be member OF the board Of reg slra-
tion and collector Ia the territory OF
Utah, vice jay r, Pettegrew deceased,
is about dfty-six years Of age and is said
TO be man OF hne attachments and In
excellent standing as a lawyer. He has
been engaged ina leading practice for
the past twenty years. He was member
oil the legislature OF Arkansas for seve al
terms and afterward served rs proDal Q
and circuit judge Pettegrew died on
~ . 4.
was on visit to his father-in law. There
were fourteen applications for his place
received by the department OF justice be-
fore the attorney general was officially
notified OF his death.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct 27.--rhe president
ISSUED the following proclamation this
afternoon: BY the president of these
United States OF America, proclamation
Whereas, satisfactory proof has been
given 70 me by the government Of Spain
that no discriminating duties OF tonnage
or imports are imposed or levied 10 the
islands Of Cuba and Porto Rico upon pro.
duce wholly belonging to citizens OF the
United States, or upon the produce, man
ufactures or merchandise imported Ia the
same from the United States or from any
foreign country; and
Whereas, notification Of such abolition
OF discriminating duties Of tonnage auc
Imports as aforesaid has been gwen Ii
me by memorandum OF agreement
signed this day In the city Of Washington
between the secretary OF state OF th,
United States and the envoy extraordi
nary and minister plenipotentlar,
OF her majesty, the queen re
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government OF the United Slater
| Of Americas; now, therefore, l, Grove
Cleveland, president OF the United State
Of America, by viftue OF authority vested
IN me by section 1928 OF the Revise,
Statutes Of the United States, do herenl
declare and proclaim that from and afte
the date of this my proclamation, beini
also the date OF Notification, re
ceived as aforesaid, the dis
! eliminating duties aud import
within the Uniten States are suspende,
aud discontinued so far as respects I'll
veesels'of Spain and the produce manu-
factnrers or merchandise imported |
said vessels into the United States froI
the islands OF Cuba and Pnrto Rico O
from any other foreign country. Such sns
pension to continue so long as tn
to citizens OF the United States and thei
cGrgoes shall be continued IN the sal
islands OF Cuba and Porto Rico aud NJ
longer,
la witness whereof, have hereunto sc
my hand and caused the seal OF tn
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington thi
9th day OF October, In the year OF GU
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ei2hty-six, and of the independence 0
the United States the one hundred an
eleventh. GROVER CLEVELAND, L s.
BY the president.
4 II. BAYARD, Secretary Of State.
TIE following is the agreement re
ferred to In the presidents proclamation
Memorandum OF agreement between
the government of the United States an,
the COVE nment OF Spain for reciprocal
and complete suspension Of ell discrmin
ating duties Of tonnage on imports In th
United States and 10 the islands OF Cub
and Porto Rico upon the vessels OF IN
respective countries and their car2oes,
|. IL is positively understood that iron
this date an absolute equalization @
tonnage and import duties Will AZ one
be applied to products OF and article
! Vic bbA'SN ''%N~'1 y
from any foreign country In vessels owl
ed by c I zens Of the United States, to tn
islands Of Cuba aud Porto Rico, and the
no import on iunnage dut IS VIII b
levied on such vessels and the mercher
disc carried in them as aforesaid tina
are imposed upon Spanish vessels an
their cargoes under the same circun
stances.
2. The United States minister at Mac
rid will be authorized TO negotiate wit
: the minister for foreign affairs, either ,
an agreement or treaty, 80 Us to place th
commercial relations between the Unite
States and Spain on permanent footin
, advantageous 20 both countries.
In witness whereof the undersigned, J
| behalf OF the governments of the Unite
: States and OF Spain, respectively, hay
heTeunto set their hands and seals. Don
at Washington, this 27th day OF Octobe
A. d. 1880. Signed, II. +. BAYARD,
Secretary Of state.
DE. MuNuAc,
Minister PlenipotentlA ny.
some Famous Kissing.