Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
MISSIONARY WORK.
The Ways and Means Committee Ad-
ding the Finishing Touches to
the Tariff Reduction Bill.
Another Representative From No Mans
Land Applies for Admission to
the Floor Of the H0use.
The Warrington Heirs of the Bean Estate
i Obtain Additional Evidence to
Strengthen Their Case.
THE TARIFF BILL.

Ihh 4Af1EE BILL
| Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Demo-
Gratis OF the ways and means committee
have almost completed their tariff bill
They have raised point where they sre
| in perfect agreement, and the bill in gen.
eral form is completed. There remains
now little for them to do bu. some "mis-
siouAry work" to strengthen the bill.
They are advancing in way thst is more
satisfactory than they had hoped for. The
Is sionsry work to be done is simply the
yielding OF little points here and there
when they can, thus gaining strength for
the bill without making sny serious sscri-
fee. The bill as reported will
put wool on the free list, will by wsy OF
compromise make q material reduction
in the tax on tobacco and fruit brandies
and will make reduction of 20 PER cent.
On sugar. Salt, lumber and otter such
raw materials will
60 ON THE FREE LIST.
There will be 8 general revision and
adjustment of the tariff schedule and the
administrative feature of the bill will be
practically those formerly advanced
by Mr.. Hewitt. At every step they have
consulted eXpediency TO s greAt extent
and have so managed as to gain strength
in many directions. They have
perfect cor fience that they will be able
to pass the bill slmost IS reported. An
exception may be made IS to the wool
clause. After fight they may comprO-
mise on this by putting coarse woods only
on the free list, il they can gain some
decided advantage by so doing. They
appear, however, to think that they will
not have to make any change in the bill in
this respect.
TWO REPRESENTATIVES, FROM CIMARReN.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-At the begin
ming OF the present session man, named
Owen G. Chase, presented himself before
the House of Representatives, claiming to
have been duly elected ) delegate from
No Mans Land and asked to be admitted
IS a member from that section. There
WAS some discussion at the time and he
was not allowed to take his seat. To-day
Congressman Springer introduced and had
referred to the committee on territory the
memorial of John G. Dale, claiming he
was the person elected by the people Of
No Mans Land 10 come to Wash
ington as their representative.
The memorial sets forth In detail the acts
of the convention at which the nOmins-
ton was made, and that Chase was not
legally elected, having established his
own voting precincts, appointed his own
judges OF election, furnished his own
poll books, and ordered that the returns
should be sent in to 8 member Of his fam
lily. Dale says that there were cast 400
votes, of which he received 375, Chase
but 16, the remainder being scattered.
BEAN CLAIMANTS CONFIDENT.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The news OF
the finding of smother will bequ@ thing
the property left by Mr.. Bean, the Texas
millionaire, to other than the Washington
heirs has created grest excitement among
those here who lsy claim to q portion of
the Bean estate. Samuel II. Bacon, one
Of the heirs residing in this city, does not
believe in the validity Of the new will
alleged to have been found sny more than
in the will which WAS formerly produced
and pronounced invalid. He said to THE
GAzET K correspondent tonight:
"You see there are 8 lot of people in
Texas who seem very anxious that
the estate should not 60 to heirs resid-
ing out of the state, and they seem will
ing to go to any length to carry their
punt 1uS OhAJ Lu4nE luoL ouA pA4SSS 10
is that there have not been more wills
found of the same character IS this one.
I don't believe in the least in its validity,
and it is more than likely thst some peO-
pie will get themselves into trouble
about it."
Mr.. Bacon states that the Washington
heirs have obtained evidence in the last
week or two that strengthens their case
materially, and they are confident their
case will be successful unless s valid
will is found. This he thinks is not very
likely.
A TEXAN ABROAD.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 Mr.. T. S. Nc
Clellnnd, formerly OF Norwood, Nelson
county, Va, hiss been on visit TO his
relatives and friends in Virginia, and is
now in Washington City. He recently
married Miss Wynn # Birmingham, Ala,
and after an extended Tip north will
soon return with his young wife to his
present home, Clarendon, Tex, where
his brother, J. Bruce MCClelland, who
married another sister and is associated
with him in real estate and other bust
ness, now resides.
TEXAS PATENTS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. &c The following
citizens Of Texas were gra ted patents
to-day: William ". Ford, Longview,
voting machine; John T. Rivers, Whar-
ton, insect destroyer; Harrison Stone,
benson, button attaching machine.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
Widow OF Richard Z. Kelly, Alvord;
Mexican war, Mary a., widow of Angus
tin J. Bird, Rois; Mary A., widow OF
John G. johnson, Terrell; Mary j.,
widow Of William L. Baylor, Lagrange;
Mexican war, John W < nnedy, Gle
hurna. Witav r Jobouop Waco