Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-24
Phelps to be Made Chief Justice
Endicott to Go to England, Pat
Collins to Enter the Cabinst.
Gev. HIPS Presidential bubble Van
tshes Into Thin Air and His Man
sgers Give Up the Contest.
The Maj ority of the Educational Sub
Committee VIII Report Grains Sub.
stitute Of the Blair Bill,
THE BLAIR BILL.

educational bill will probably be reported
by the sub committee of the House edu.
cational committee. The majority of the
subcommittee will report. however, no
the Blair bill but the measure which Mr.
Grain Of Texas introduced as q substi
tute. This bill provides for 8 transfer tc
the states for school purposes the money
derived from the sale CT public lands
The vote Of the subcommittee was di
vided on party lines, the Democrat:
favoring Grains measure ana the Rapub
licans the Blair bill. 1t is probable thai
the full committee will take similar acton
and that two reports will be made
to the House. the msj Jrity being in sup
port OF Mr.. Grains bill as substitute fol
Mr.. Blsir's. The full committee on edu-
cation is composed of eight Democrats
ana five Republicans. There are only four
southern msn on the list.
A SENATOR'S AMUSEMENT.
Senator Reagan has found q new amuse.
ment, having devoted himself for months
past to the artistic tearing of paper. Mr.
Reagan has now turned his attention to
the mechanical working of the furniture
about him. He finds fund of amuse.
ment in the revolving chairs which are
provided for use OF Senators He sits pen
siVsly in one of these chair while with
arms outstretched he very deliberately
turns another of them, first in one direc-
ton and then in another. He starts in
with gentle push and settles back and
watches it as it revolves. When it stors
ne leans forward and gently Though firmly
starts 1t sgsin. When he has turned il
about several times he tits up the chair
and carefully examines the mechanical
arrangements that permit it to revolve
This examination concluded, he replaces
the Chair IN It's position and seats him
self In 1t.
- THE CHIEF JUsTICEsRIP.
= Minister Phelps was at the capitol to-
day. A new deal is on foot in regard to
the Chief Justiceship which it is said will
relieve the President from his political
embarrassment. In the case of Mr..
Phelps, as is we'll known, Mr. Cleveland
wants to appoint Phelps, but is effaid of
the consequences which would follow the
selection OF a gentleman for whom the
Irish Americans entertain so Cordial
dislike. The story goes that GER
tain New England influences
are being exerled to place
Mr.. Phelps on the bench, send Secretary
Eadicott to England and call Congress
man Pat Collins Of Boston INTO the Cabi-
net. It Is said that this action on Mr..
part would not only neutral
lie the bad effect of Mr.. Phelps appoint
ment, out would really strengthen the
with the Irish Americans
with whom Mr.. Collius is universally
popular.
HILLS BOOM KxPLoDKs.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Hill pres
dental bubble lies exploded and vanish
I'd into the realms Of space. 1t is now
Nothing but name and has died . born
ng. CollWilliam P. Tomllnson, of the
Omaha Democrat, who had the headlines
II his paper black with HIPS name for
President, in a futile attempt to boom
him in the west arrived here to-day from
Albany and telegraphed his journal to
change its head line to Cleveland. He
lurther says that the Hill managers have
given up the fight as useless and are
now considering the proprie.y of
submitting Mr.. Cleveland's name to
the convention as the unanimous choice
Of Hills followers. This would be grace
.ul thing to do under ordinary circum-
stances, out as Mr.. Cleveland is to be the
Inevitable choice OF the majority OF the
state delegations to the convention their
votes will not be needed except to swell
The msj )rity OF the present popular Presi.
lent to large proportions.
OF LINCoLN's AssAssINA-
TON.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The recent an
liversary OF the assassination OF Abraham
lincoln serves to recall the many actors
n that tragedy and others more or less
with it or its results. Boston
Jorbett who shot John Wilkes Booth is
n an insane asylum. Captain Donohue
Who also pursued Booth in his f ght from
Washington, is real estate dealer in that
ity now. John F. Coyle of the National
with whom Booth left 8
ealed package before he committed the
rine, and who burne the papers which
defended the deed, is now writer of stray
rticles on New York newspapers and |
licking up odd JOBS in his line. DR.. Mudd |
8 practtcing medicine at his old home in |
over Maryland. Louis WeichmsD, who |
vas one OF the principal witnesses
gainst Mrs. Surratt and John Surratt,
low lives in an Indiana town, where he |
8 said to be completing book Of reni- I
iscences. He wss formerly a clerk in !
he customhouse in Philadelphia, but was
discharged sbont three yesrs ago. John
'urratt Is merchant in Baltimore and is |
q fairly prosperous circumstances.
Innie, his sister, lives with him. John
!. Bingham, who convicted Mrs. Surrats,
8 an old man now, living in OHIO.
ames r. O'Beirne, who WAS provost
larshall Of the District of Columbia or
hat eventful night twenty three years
go, is living IN N W York, where he is
cry popular with everyone, and has
,ade 8 national reputation for himself as
ford Irish-American orator.
REPUBLICANS ON THE TARIFF.
WASHINGTON, April 23-Tne commit
ee on ways and means held 4 long meet
ag this morning, but failed to finally
gree upon the tariff bill. The R.pubii-
ans OF the committee. asked ten days of
We hours each or nifty hours in ali to be /