Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17
BLAINE'S CHANCES BEST.
William Walter Phelps Thinks BIaine's
Letter Will Result in Blaine's
Nomination or a DARK Horse.
The Tariff Bill viii Not be Reported
Before March 1-CSRsldersble
Complaint at the DsIsy.
LanhRm's Bill for q Board OF Arbitration
to Settle the Greer County Contro-
vers, Passes The House.


vers, Passes The House.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS ON TEE BLAINE
LETTER.
New YORK, Feb. ia Washington
special to the Times says; While these
western booms are being started remark
dropped in private conversation by Mr.
William Walter Phelps has opened the
ears CT the Sherman, Allison and
Cullom men with Q snap and has caused
the Hawley contingent from the far east
10 raise It's ears in astoniss ment. Mr..
Phelps Is quoted as saying to southern
man who asked his opinion about the
meaning OF Mr.. Blaine's letter and its
probsble effect in the advsr cement of 9TH
er candidates, that it was altogether prob
able that Senator Hiscock Of New York
would become the legetse of Mr.. Blsine,
and that he would go into the nstional
convention with New York, New Jersey
and all the other eastern and middle
states except Connecticut, behind him.
This report has made Mr.. Hiscock sn i'm
portant factor in politics. II he was
aware Of any plan on the part OF the
Blaine men to take him up for the Maine
Knight 1t would
ACCOUNT FOR HIS MoDKsTY
and reticence when asked by correspond
ents to say what he thought Mr.. Blaine
meant by his letter, but Mr.. Hiscock's
chances for the nomination are certainly
not smaller than were those of Garfield Q
seven years ago. Many Republicans re-
gard him IS man whom they
could support quite as cordially as they
supported Garfield. There ia growing
impre ssion here among the men who are
not well acquainted with the feeling Of
the Empire State that Hiscock would
prove an extremely popular candidate. 1t
looks as If the result Of the publication Of
Blaine's letter would be to encourage all
the aspirants for the presidency to make
heroic Efforts to enlarge their respective
IL llowiDgs, go into the national conven-
ton fer dozen candidates and perhaps,
under the inspiration Of the Kansas and
California hurrah, break for Blaine and
nominate him by acclsmsti5n on the fret
ballot. All of his friends agree that he
would not refuse nomination under
these circumstances.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Special 70 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The tariff bill Is
Matching slowly in the committee and will
not be T. ported before March l. Com
plants are made very generally that it is
progressing SO slowly. II the Rspuoli-
cans make fight in the House that the
committee has strenuously ignored the
requests OF manufacturers and others,
that they be heard on the various
schedules composing the bill and succeed
in having 1t II committed with instructions
that the committee give public hearing,
the bill will not be reported before April
Is or May l.
LANHAM's GREER COUNTY BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Mr. Lenham
to- day called up and the House passed
mis- bill providing for board Of arbitra-
ton to settle the Greer county contro-
versy. Mr.. Lanhsm deserves great cred t
for the earnestness and dispatch with
which he has pressed this matter. He
introduced the bill in January, and Mr..
Culoerson, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported 1t last Friday, and 1t is
quite q tribute to Mr.. L,nhsm's standing
in tie House that he was able to secure
consideration Of the matter to-day. He
has devoted much attention to the subject
from the time he entered Congress, ana
introduced and passed through The
House the commission bill in 1882
The bill passed to- day provides for per-
petustipg the testimony taken ey the joint
boundary commission which is q very i'm
portant matter, as many Of the witnesses
are old and may soon pass awsy. Gener-
al Marcy has died since his deposition
was taken. His evidence is quite mater
iaI in support OF ihe proposition that the
north fork is the Red river of the treaty.
Mr.. Lanhsm has received many congratu-
l6tlons from his colleagues and others
upon bis success In getting the measure
through and he certainly deserves full
measure CT praise for his Efforts, which
have been untlring ana incesssnt in behalf
of the bill.
WANTED THE ENTIRE SURPLUS.
Special 70 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Congressman
Darlington Of Pennsylvania, who intro
duced bill ON Monday authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to loan the
surplus IN the Treasury at "a per cent.
interest on deposit of government bonds
IS security has received offers to take the
entire surplus if the bill spassed. One
western firm wanted 1t ali.
TEXAS PENSIONS,
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
Originals, widows, etc.,-Cat crime M.
mother OF Willis NJ Stolman, Bowie; Mex.
ic3n survivors-James Comliuew, Good
luck; William G. Smith, Wills Point;
Horace K. Wsrd, Bryan; Merideth Spill
er, VEGA; John Thomas, Lockhart; Will
llama. Green, Thorp Springs; Edward B.
Oliver, Corpus Christi.
FOUR NEW STATES.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House
committee on territories considered to-
dsy the questions relsting to the admis-
sion as states OF Dskots, Montana,
Washington and New Mexico. 1t was de-
cided to formulate an omnibus enabling
act for four territories ane the prepare
tion of the bill was referred to suo-com-
m ttee consisting of Springer, Mansur,
Hayes, SIuble and Symes.