Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-24
TARIFF TOO HIGH.
Maniac ursrs Of suk lCem5,a'n CT the
Dsssructisn Of Thesr 8us!.
Esss By the Tariff.
The President Attended a oebin.s Meeting.
1he E'port OF she QsArtermrssxr
9eneTal-D;s kinfont TO speak.
THE SILK INDUSTRY,

WASHING ION, Oct. 23.-PetitioOs have
begun to come in since adjournment OF
Congress from persons interested in tie
manufacture Of silk, prsyire fer leeisla
tive remedy for the condition Of th!rEs
w1ich ig threatened az q result OF tie re
ce Ut cecision by the courts 10 Penusyl
walk with respect to the 6uty or silk
ribbons. The duty under the law hha
been held to be fifty per cent
sd vaio-em, but importers have pre-
rred the claim that ribbons should
bs sdmitted IS silk snd bonnet triumire y
at 20 per cent. ad valoreu, snd they heve
now been judicislly sustained. Petitions
are largely signed by operatives In silk
msrufsc urirg establishments who say
the decision will h,v9 the eiecs OF throw
Ing them I'll cut Of work. The opinicn
is expressed by q high fl;isl and an eX
pert authority thst unless an appesl be
taken and this cecis On be reversed by
the higher court it will csuse refund +
between $1,000, coo and $4,000 0C8, not
to consumers, put to importers,
aud that IL VIII close every
silk factory 10 this country.
A CABINET MEETING.
washington, Ocr. IS The President
come into the CITY from Oskview to-day
20 attend CsbInet meeting. The mem
bers present were S cretsry Ec6icott,
Attorney General Garland srd PJgt-
moster General Dickinson.
QUARTPRMAsTER GENERALS RBF2gT.
WAsBMGT. n. Oct 90 The annual re.
part CT the qusrteEmsStar general hiss
Geen submitted 10 the Secretary II War
TIE total diebuTs emeDts amounted to
SlOr 4s0.146, lervi1g balance June so.
1883, Of Sl3 Ill sos TIE cost Of moving
troops wac $2l2 GAS Tie ,cct u1tF Of
the borded Pc &c R,iiroad companies
for trsnt poTtstirn - troops Smouuted IN
aggregate TO S3l0, 500 Tie qusrieImas
Ter general says that the question OF
providing lighter clothing to troors SITS
toned il extrem cly hot regions has been
eettled BY tie selection Ct garments
made OF Gotten duck and ordered TO be
issued 20 troops in Ttxis, Arizona and
The departments Of the Missouri.
DICKINSON GOES TO NEW YORK.
WARRINGTON, Get. % The PJstmas,
Ter General went 10 New York this morn
Ing. From there he will go to Detroit
where Re will deliver 8 political address
next Saturday. He Will not return until
after the election.
TEYAs PATENTS.
Special to the Gazette.
WELLINGTON, Oct. % The following
Texas patents were grsn?ed to-dsP:
William L Hsie7, Btltor, motor; Hol-
land Hans and +. Msz1T, Houston,
station indicator; Alexander nj, NeiB,
Vslle7 Mills. showcase; james q. Smith.
BUZZ. spsrs srfes'er.
TEyAs PQs7 MASTERS
Spacia! 20 the Gazette.
WASHING ON, Oct. % The following
T,xls po.tnasters ~ege appointed to-day:
Il. Il. M4y field, EorWsY Hill, Bosqus
coun,y; j. r Gillespie, Prairie 'ille,
KauiUan county.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special 20 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Oc. % The following
rexss pensions were Issued to-ds7:
". Di'iin, DtLeon. NIX
lean widowa-Saran e., widow OF VIM
flaming, Sunset.
MILITARY CHARGE.
Special 20 the Gazette.
Washington, O;t. 90 William K.
Bkfdey, Assistant Snrgeon Il the United
States, Is relieved from duty at San At
tonic snd ordered TO report for duty to
he commanding iii ;er st Fort Ringg &c,
Texas.