Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-20
pills Eye 70 BUSINESS.
Sheridan not Candidate for the
Republican Nominations Would
Not Accept if Nominated.
Fho Fisheries rrtaiY Viii Csaa Before
TRe Senate This Week, ard VIII
Create Discussion.
A"' Ffeesden'a and Traditions OF that
HSdy WIN Likely Pr,venrits Being
Read IN Pubic.
SCI, RIDAv NOT IN THE RING.

5dN hADAN MI lhE KING.
WASHING ron, Fen. I9.-An agent OF
the Associate ess sought an interview
with General Sheridan tbs evening for
the purpose Of ascertsining whetler he
would consent to make au authoritative
statement in regard to his alleged
presidential candidacy. The general gave
MS consent, and it Will b. seen from tue
following verbatim report OF the CONVEX
sStion that his declarations are thor
ougbly explicit:
Agent o. course, General, you have
noticed that tGere hos bsen considerable
mention Of you during the psst few weeks
as possible or probable candidate for
the presidency next autum 2"
General Sherid.u-"Yes, Insve noticed
it, but nave never looked upon those
newspapers articles as anything moro
than the usual shooting accounts 10 the
woods, which have once or twice before
IN presidential years broughI MY name ap
In that connection "
"But, General, the talk is more serious
this time, snd there spoeare 20 be some
thing like concentrated movement to
bring shout youriDomiua 10 ~
alleged boom than what l bsYe rssd in
the pspsrs Except that now xud taen
some friend has twitt-d N about 0ecom-
ing Candidate. But if the m7tttr is
now discussed seriously II IS TINA that
all parties concerned should De in
formed that they are wasting their
breath. have never had tse prasiGea-
tial bee under my bonnet and | DON'T in
IN, hIu l..
would induce me to leave the profession
in which lnearly forty years of my life
hsve Been spent to eater upon 8 civil
career, so all talk about NJ" being a caa-
didate nsy as we'll el.h "
"But suppose the Republican corVsn-
ion should"
General Sheridsn-'Nominste ms7 l
would not accept. Bat there is not the
slightest probability of NY heiUg nom-
mated, and in any event l would not
sccep.; no, not under the circumstance.
l do not want that, or apy other civil
nice"
THE BUsINE OF TIE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Fe3. l9.-Tae S~uate
will prObaO Y dsvJle MInHsg and Tues
day to Consideration of miscellaneous
matters on It's calender ana on Wednes-
day It will take up the uDder-vaIuation
bills. 1t is Senator Alisou's purpose to
ask that the usual adjournment from
Thursday TO the following w=ek be dis
penEed wish t7is Hzek. unless the meas
Ure shall Gava bEen pissed by THURSDAY
night, which is not likely. Executive
raienders contain Ut IL to occloy the
tine at the Da' 2 kept the nom nation
CT G rBsui-G-pe;al Rsjobon Cf Paris,
whose c. ti,ms,ioD j. vigorously opposed.
Bot the fsheIIes n atty, w5ich il exoec;sd
10 InCrso", will psrusp s gtys rise to some
discussion duritg the week Il is
the intention Of come Senator's
~ sSk that the rcSGi5g oa mae public
lrf 4 m }rIiy is Gou 1L'rsS In favor Ci
uG1 q C. uTse, Uia a. "Lhe DI, Cauvnts and
rrsiii1n." o2 the Seuste are against it,
he suit Is doubtful I, has Aappeued
begO that when both S-GA-e snd STATE
w-Te Y.ilIi0g or deslrnus 10
nave a m~ttsr o! this kild ma e public,
lsnbef i,ll ~ liberty to take the iui,ia-
i've, sad tnsre Wss no way of accom-
DlH hing it except 10 hsye the m2tter
GsOled from Someone else wl0se prece-
dents were less en- ?lrrsseing-
Upless the report If the Secretary Of
War up n the BOutelle
BATTLE FLAG
resolution should b. transmitted to the
House Il R spIeSe ntEtlves Tomorrow he
Jay will e consumed in political discus
-ions. The Sotsksr after Introducing
bills Of reference vii cal the commit
lee f1T II ton IT, SUSPEND rules. None
Il The committee hiss "a yet decided
what messuras they vii submit for
action uuder this csl bur msny Of them
Will nod sessions Tomorrow morning
toT that purpose
IL IS probable th.t the weys
ND mesDs committee will en-
issvor to ob~in passage by
ne House OF Mr.. Mills int resolution
providing for the IOveetn n.s If the
urvius in the Treasury, ard that the
judiciary comwi tee wil request action
Upon the Hasr res Ia lou proposing q
amen men. 10 charge the
date OF Inauguration.
II me pos flee committee is reached
: will DR. a rssolu'ieAs fixing the date
ont nupd on fnns4a, zage