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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

gay that have no appointments to make,
and hsve found enough competent Demo-
Gratis to recommend without going into
the RapubiicAn party. The style CT your
letter and your desire to have me "wriie
VIVA. would Go" satisfies me that II wss
prompted by 6esire to have something
upon which TO base q demand
for my removal in the eveaE
of General Hsrrlson's election,
and you Are perfectly welcome to this;
but II your man should not be elected,
which is quite probable, you and your
ADVISORS may Teslizs inst some Ditds are
entirely too early 10 catch worms.
Raspec fully, G. B. GERALD.
These with the following letters from
u F. Bates, compriselsll bearing on the
case:
SIR-Yours of the t.h received. Letter
carriers ere appointed by the department,
upon the recommendation Of the post
master. The Law rels ing to soldiers lie
4 follows: s ction 1854, Revised Sat.
utes. "Persons honorably discharged
from the military or naval service by
reason Of disability resulting FROM
wounds or sickness incurred in the line
Of duty, shall be preferred for appoint
ments to civil offices, provided they sre
tound to possess the business capacity
accessory for the proper discharge CT
such ofi;es." Very respectfully,
j T BATES,
Superb tsudent Free Delivery System.
T A SUBWAY, Waco, Tex
Judge G raid says that while he eE-
poets 20 be baheadsd they can get ali tue
consolation they can from his
letter; that he gives bond io-
the fsithful discharge Of his Gu.
ties and those under him, and
hess4Eping to say whom they shall be,
bshd hispanhood revolts st beics called
upon HSn s demend to put man in
office EE& opposed him politicallySWhen
ting wire others who did IoFbppose
lsRfn VS. are as capable or more SO, than
the APPLICANT. ....s. s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 20.-Ii was de.
clded this morning by the range associe,
tion and the butchers to postpone the
opening Of their convention here until TO-
morrow. Nearly the entire day WAS
spent in csucusing by delegates. bu:
they don't Sc IN to have determined
on any set plan OF action, II
was even asserted In the lobby
Of the Lindell hotel where the caucuses
are held that there Wss q probability OF
DO regular convention being held. This
was denied BY delegates, IS WAS also the
rumor that the dressed beef man had
captured the convention, snd there
would be no war on the alleged monopoly
known as the Graesed beef syndicate OF
big four. 1t WAS stated that the conven
ton proper would BE- held commencing
tomorrow morning st 10 O'Clock.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

snd shippers in national convention as.
semoled, realizing the lock! suffering Of
cattle shipped and ioss TO Shippers By
bruised and Injured meat caused
by shocks II cars while In tr1nsit,
believe it opportuGe and eysn duty
% ssy to the great railway snd trans2or-
alton Companies that va are inclined 10
give cur patronage to such companies as
equip their freight CAFE with such orSkes
srd couplings as will prevsn: suffering to
stock and lcss to owners.
Adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21
Race ss x.w Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, NV 20 This WAS the
first day o! the fail meeting Of the N W
Louisiana Jockey CluD. The weather
was cloudy but pleasant.
q First race-Seven eighths mile. Eight
TO Seven won in 1863, Kermesse second,
jim Nave third.
Second race-E.even-sixteeu mile.
Fred Woollsy won in l:12, Skobeloh
sec 0nd, and Jim jordan third.
THIRD race - Nine six teenths mile
Monits Hardy Won in 81. Blessing
second.
Fourth rsce-Three quarters mile. Roi
Doe won in 1881. L..tle Minnie sec 5nd,
Lids L third
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

The pitcher will be compelled to
put the ball over the home plate or hsvs
ball called on him 0ae Of the most
'mportsu. questions discussed was the
position OF the pitchers. During
the past season some players COM
claimed that the prcner was not
fsr CROUCH away from the batsman
and position three or four feet OSck
wruld be more suitable. A motion to
that eject provoked q warm discussion
and WAS voted down. AS the pitcher ls
cow placed he has to turn slightly 10
command 8 view C! first base. This turr
IS 1t is, IS just the
thing which gives chance to
run. II the pitcher WAS placed back
few feet he would be able 70 watch both
home plate and arrest base stt sling, thus
considerably le ssening the chances Of base
vunring. Since 1t WAS decided an um-
pire should stand behind the pitcher he
has interfofed vito rather than he'll ed the
bstsmsn. When bstsmAn has hit s fSil
| ball, sending over the pitchers head snC
hitting the umpire ne has no allowance
and is compelled to run. The pitcher
has only to stop and pick up the bsll IL
order to throw him out st first
To remedy this the committee de
c!ded that struck ball constituted
base hit, and gives the basemsn base
when 1t hits the umpire. In order to i'm.
prove tina order OF pitching, the commit
tee hiss reduced the balls to four Cor mex
season. The three strikes remsin 81
usual. The fault regarding foul tips hE!
been abolished. and hereafter man vii
be allowed to run on them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

Inc IobOh lug OelDB tD6 llSt: d. w. NC
Donald, chairman Of Republican csm-
paign committee OF h district.
Sam EVals, brother Of Hon. A. J
Evans, knd one of the clttst SID best
respected cit'zons.
o H. Lelsnd who wsS the postmaster
before the present one.
George O'BrieD, FsIrchllds ard George
Weioush, ell represent n the best class Of
;izeDs.
ThsIe nave baen rumors on the street
for several dsVs Of damaging
letters written by Judge
6. B. Gerald the present postmaster
which WouLL be used 70 oehesd him; and
learning to day that these letters had
been sent By some one to bs personslly
put in General Hsrrison's hands, the fol.
lowing facts we're elected:
Nj. F A ShumWsy, who is engaged in
the carpenters business here, ami re-
spected citizen, who fought thres years
IN the Union Ermy, belonging to the First
Michigan Infantry, company B, and WAS
discharged on surgeons certificate of
disability personally applied for stus-
tiop Us mail carrier While his applics-
lion WAS pending, learning that persons
hoporaoly discharged from the Union
hImJ HcIe pISAcIISut NC HEObo III hppll-
cation. Judge Gerald kindly showed 1t,
t,gether Vlth copy OF his answer. They
Sre as follows:
WACO, Ten. Sept. l.. 1888.
4. B. Gera.d:
SIR here make application for the
appointment IN thu free delivery service
when 1t takes effsct. have dischsrgs
from tbs United States service by reason
Of Surgeons certificate Of disability. ]
refer you to sections 1854 Revised
Statutes. l think under the law have q
perfect claim. Please write what You
will do and oblige. Yours, with respsss.
F A. SHUMwI&
This letter ELECTED the following reply,
which wss the one sent to Washington;
WACO. TEN. Sept. II, -
T. 4. Shumway, Waco, Tx.
SIRwIn reply to your demandAfbr an
appointment In the free delivery, can
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21
Arkansas PEss Extsniioa.
Special TO the Gazette,

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Nov. 20,-A COM
mittee OF prominent citizens from Llano
ana Fredericksburg met the board Of
trade this morning and laid before tha.
body a proposition msds BY the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass RiiIrosd TO
extend thu lines to the points named TO
tap the rich coal aud iron fields OF Mason,
Gillespie and Llano counties. Ii order
70 secure the extension, It Is necessary 70
raise bonus Of $4,000, hslf Of which
San Antonio is ssked to contribute. A
committee OF the members CT the board
OF ira lie were appointed 10 CANVASS the
city II the interest of the scheme.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21
THE BEEF COMBINE.
Continued from First PGge.

big -four combination st Chicago, Armour,
Swift Bros, Nels Morris sad Hammond.
DON'T you know sthey control the msr-
ket?"
Witness-"I thiak they buy the bulk Of
cstile. Yes"
After stating tbst tie meat canning in
Gastry was growing wonderfully, and
answering some general questions By Sen
stor Mspderscn the witness WAS ex-
cused.
TIE committee then adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21
C2m ancha.
Special TO the Gazette.

special to the Gazette.
CoMANCHE, TEX, NV. 20.-Comanche
graded SCHOOL opened up Monday, the 18th
instant, with 200 pupils under the able
management OF Professor R E. L. ROBIN
son Of D odd City, with an a5.e corps OF
assistants.
Plenty ofrsln has fallen, and tie wheat
crop is looking fine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21
Gale On lhe Lskea PFediclsd,

FORT Scorr, KAN, Nov. so.-The cold
weather pro. nosticator. Professor Stock
meyer, OF this city. All ounces q most
disastrous and terrifying gale blizzard
will occur on the great lakes Inside OF
forty-eight hours
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

an important Witness in a Cattle Stealing
Gaze Pu. ons Of the war.
special to the Gazette.
CRAWFORD, TEX Nov. % -Psrsiculsrs
have just reached here OF s horrible mur~
der four miles north OF this place st the
Morris farm, on hog creek, in which q
negro COY, Nathan Cock, aged fourteen
years, had his tnroat cut from ear to ear
1t seems this negro boy WAS an important
witness In 8 big cattle stealing case In
Milan county, snd the guilty parties en-
ployed young mSn named Scarborough
to take the negro away. He brought him
10 this place and they have been picking
cotton sround IN the country. Bud Ro1s
inson fearing the negro had not been car
ried fGr enough away came down about 8
week ago and pretended to be friend to
the negro and Scarborough, and wanted
to pick cotton with them and they stayed
together enc night 81 straw stsck and
when the negro went to sleep Robinson
cut the nsgro's throst from ear to ear
| The sheriff from Milan county has bs en-
here several days working up the affair.
and st this writing has all the parties in
charge. It is supposed the body was
thrown into Hog creek, as It could not
| be found, snd young Ssaroorouga sisted
r )binsou put it in sack sitter billing the
negro and csrIied it of. Parties have
gone out TO drag the creek and search fCI
the body.
ROBINSON ALLIED AT CAMERON,
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Nov. 2O.-A telegram was
received here late this evening that A. J
Ro oinson wss iGilei at Cameron charged
with the mVcdsr of g boy named Nathan
Cook. No particulars could be lesrned
The d putty eherit leAYes tonight &c
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21
sre,xn, WRECK In mex,.a.

CRY OF MEXICO, Nov. ia freight
Ira ID the Mexican Hatiot 81 Railroad
was snrown from tie track at Soledld
yesterday. The engir eer, fireman sad
bra ,snan we're killed.