Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-21
A LIVELY ROW.
The Gould Camp Disturbed by q Prcpo.
siii0n 10 r: duee Dividends Of the
Missouri Pacific,
The Gauss Which Hastened the Return to
HiS Native Land of the Great
kanroed MAKnRte.

morning publishes the following interest,"
ing tale:
There is lively row IN the Gould
csmp, not little row but big row. A
row where lanes ara being called and
threats are being INDUCED in. Well may
the interested and involved persons fill
the telegr phi wires with urgent solicita-
tons to Jay Gould to hurry home 1t
was at meeting of Missouri P,cific Rail-
way directors held week ego to-day
that this delectable bow dye do broke
out. 1t was rather hot at the stsrt, but
DAY BY day 1t has grown hotter and hot
ter until now the wires in all the Gould
headquarters is loaded down with the
smoke OF denunciationS and blszes OF
threatenings. This was the way 1t came
about:
Wall Street has been filed with reports
dated back q long time, that the Missouri
Paciic's dividend was about to be ma
terislly reduced. People who pose as
'hnsiders," have tried to pooh pooh the
rumors down, but pooh pooling would
not work, and the belief continually grew
stronger that the reports of prospective
| reductions were true. Yesterday out
came the annual reports of the roads in
Gould's southwestern system, msking it
pretty plain BY their wretched showing
that reducs dividends or not, there are
lots OF causes for worIiment ancug the
stockholders. This report In detail was
before the meeting Of directors at last
Tuesdays meeting, and 1t wss
GOOD DEAL OF SURPRISE
to some OF those present. But the aston.
/ hment at bad showing did not prevent
prompt motion from one OF the directors
to declare the usual dividend at the rate
Of per cent. G. Gould otIacted. The
dividend ought to be reduced, he said
Russell Sage insisted on the motions
passage. Young Gould wss not to be
put down. The motion wss laid on the
table. Gould, Jr., WAS triumphant for
the time, It being generally sgreed to let
the flag OF truce stay st standstill until
Jay Gould himself should be heard from
Ever stree the contingent anxious to
have the old dividend paid have
been keeping the Western Union fele-
graph wires hot between here and Flor.
ids, urging Jay Gould to hasten home to
protect his properties, to keep faith with
the stockholders and to discipline his
son. The son in the meantime has taken
palace car and betaken himself in per-
son to Florida. kilograms are all well
enough in their way, but 6 chat between
tather and sop, face to face,
is liEelY to have more Influence
upon the Missouri Pacific mag.
nate than the 400 words OF
protest and entreaties that Russell Sage
sent (on a pass) over the telegraph wires
yesterday. Say those who are displessed
with George Goult's determined stand
for reduction of the dividend. she has
lasely been Specializing on the besr side
If the stock market. He hiss sold "short"
Dis fsther's securities and he needs rel
6uction 10 the Missouri Pac!fc DIVIDEND
to help tim get cut even" -ass...I n
L. certainly is ad entertsiniug situsttoS 1
from Wall street point of view, as it is
frCm some other points Of view, and it is
& lively task that Jsy Gluld will have fOf
undertake in settling amicabIy How
ever, thEre is some consolation for fbose
outsiders who, being neither long nor |
short of Goult stocks, pin faith to this
antique saw which says that when some
folks fall out some other folks may get |
their dues.
THEY HOLD CONFERENCE.
ST AUGUSTINE, FLA March 20 -JsN |
GoulG's steam yacht Atlanta arrived !
yesterday. Mr. Gould soon came ashore
and was greeted warmly by several &C
qusintances as he stepped on the landing |
He wss looking we'll. He proceeded 81 |
once to the Ponce de Leon, where the |
family now all are. George Gould ar
rived here on special train at O'Clock |
and was st ence driven to
tue Ponce and ushered up to |
his fathers apartments. Neitherlswss |
seen for several hours and much specu-
ia;ion was INDUCED in regarding their in |
terview. All the patty, Including George |
Gould and his wife, will, 1t is said, go to |
New York on the Atalsnts after q short |
stay here for recuperstion.
WENT TO JaCKsoNvILE8
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 20.-Jay |
Gould come over. to Jacksonville tn-dsy
with his entire party. George Goulo |
said to reporter tonight that |
they would remain In Florida |
8, week Or more; then work |
tneig way north II the weather grows
ws5per. The yacht is now on its way to |
New Fork. Mrs. Gould has q1ite recov-
fred Rom the effects Ct Saturdays acct
deat.k
& oSbbsse and Other Vegetables
Efssh from the gardens every morning |