Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17
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Tot be lowered more than six inches ant
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POST. TELEGRAPH BIbE.
special TO the Gazette. e.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. Is -zssH fixAsrtan'
bill has been introduced N8fhe HoSss b.
Representative Smith of Wisconsin, E0.
viding for the esta 5Iishnszhs Of a p9sH
telegraph system. The bla provides fol
the creation Of the office Of E5zysh Assist
sut Postmaster General, who shall De )
competent and skilliuI electrician and
ItelsgIspher q Ct least ten years expert.
eUce, AID whose salary shall 5e equal to
thst row paid the second SID third assist
ants. This Cficer shall have general
control ahd management of the telegraph
system, which is to be con-
struc:ed entirely by the government,
no lines TO b. purchased from exisIir 9
compsuies. Trunk lines are to be built
to all the principal cities OF the United
States, and branches sre then 70 be ccr-
struGtG6 Until every town ct 400 ilhsbi-
tants or more
SHALL HAVE BREN BEA0HED
snd connected with the rDaiu postoficss
OF the Uaired Sts'es and Inc LEGAL man
sgement Of the postal telegraph shall De
under the supervision and direction Of
the postmaster. Operators ere 20 be
paid from the receipts of the lines, but
for 1ys years the Poszmss'er-GeneTal
shall make W I'll Gefclencies IN the rev
euues. The rates for transmission CT
messages are fixed at 10 cents for
twenty words for 500 miles, and cents
for each additional ten words or less.
Fer gre2ter distances the rates are
PRoPoRTIONATELY LESS.
Press matter will be handled st the
rate of one-third of cent word for dis
tauces under 1900 miles, 20 Dispatch to
pay less than Is cents. The tolls from
1000 to 1909 miles are one-hslf cent. per
word; minimum, rs cents. From 1890 to
1000, two-tbirds Of cent. per word;
minimum, 30 cents. From 1000 10 $500
miles, cent per word; minimum, IS
cents. Greater distances, IL cents per
word. The Postmaster General is su-
thorizad to reduce there rates whenever
NECESSARY 10 compete with existing lines.
To carry ont the provisions of the bill
9I0, goo, 900 is recommended to be spprc-
Pr ated.
PHI. sHERIDAE's BIRTR PLACE.
Washington, Feb. I6 General Phil
Sheridan, referring this morning TO the
statemen. made by relative at milTAu-
kee that he was born IN the norsh CT
Ifelsud, said: ITO the best Of my
knowledge and belief, l was born at
Albapy, N On the Oh Ct March, 1881,
about q year or two after my parents
located there. The old house used to
stand rear what is now the New York
Central depot"
A CoLoRKD MANS RIGHTS.
WARRINGTON, Feb. IG-Decision was
rendered by the Interstate commission
to-day in the case of william II. Heard rs. |
the GeOrgis Railroad Company. The com
mission holds thst the petitioner, s COL |
ored passenger on the defendants read
between Atlanta, Gs and Charleston, S. |
c., who bad paid frst-clsss fare, WAS |
subjected TO undue Gnd unreasonable pre- |
1dlce aud disadvantage in violation OF |
The third section of the nc. to requisite |
commerce, In being compelled to travel |
IL z car Of inferior accommodations, of |
which one-hSf Was assigned to colored |
the other half being used |
as E smoker for both white and colOred |
and it is the duty of the car
rier ut der the law to furnish passengers |
paving the same fsre, equal sccom mOda- |
tons and protection Without discr,nlna
ton On sccOunt Of color. But if the |
separation cfwhite and colored psssen-
gers is expcdient for &dt quale reasons
such separation is not uEIsWiul If the |
accommodations and comforts for colored |
are in Gil respects equal 10 |
hose for Whi;e passengers paying the
ZANE fare.
TKxAs PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The following
Texas pensions were Issued to-day:
Mexican survivore-John Downey, San
AutoDio; William T Due, Abilene; Isaac
7. Guest, Llsno.
Reissue-Wi!liam F. Mundy, (decessed)
Dexter.
Mexican widows-Ssrsh B, widow OF
Andrew NJ Moore, Dallas; Mary A,
RidsN Of john Ism n, Csstroville; CeSE
este Ann, widow of EpeTitus C. Willisms, 4
Osirgsgtleld; Sarah E., wiJOw Of George
Wrightsboroush Elizabeth M,
HldoW of William j. King, Jacksonville;
Martha A, widow OF Christopher A
Ballard, San Antonio; Mary NJ,
widow of Stephen Hsirgrove, Columbus;
Asbsls E., widow Of George W. Mudd,
san Antonio; Susan widow Joseph
4. Wilcox, Aubrey; Mary. wldo7 Of
Jhsrles III. Murdoch. Ross; Alice, widow
# Lewis S Carpenter, Kingsbury; Marhs,
widow of Rees G. BashaD, Fsrmersville;
darths, widow Ct John D. Howard, San
intonio; Miuus, widow Of William
holmes, Bracket; Mica A., widow Of
smes NJ. McDuh, Wayne.
Original invalid, Andrew J. Mason,
aroesbeck; Willism Head, Mt. Vernon.
NOMINATIONS,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 The President
ent to thu Senate to-day the following
omip atoms: Charles S. Cary, New
-orB,;t3 be Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Z. B. Wilson, Arkansas, register O!
and office st Dardenelle5.
Henry W. Scott, Kansas, register Of L
ard ONE at Larled, KsDsas. II