Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-20
WASHINGTON:
Interview with Political Leader Re.
gsrdlhg cha Real QUESTION Before
the Republican Party.
Appropriations for Public Buildings In
Tsxss-2esumplioH Of Consideration CT
the Tssin -MszeS's NcmiD atioR.
THE VITAL QUESTION.

| Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 1s-The stsy-et-
home contingent are not idle and are
snxiously overlooking the political game
at Chicsgo. A leading Democratic Sena-
tor Is Of the opinion that the question Of
candidacy SINKS into insienihcance in
comparison with the issue which has to
be met, no matter spon whom the choice
may fall. A gentleman who for many
years has Ell joyed the confidence OF polit-
icsl leaders and WHO hiss great experience
in and familiarity with party history and
party questions says that oil Of his cor
versatlon with congressman and political
; leaders resulted in nothing but deubl,
and that he could not hep
comparing the coming campaign with d
horse race. Fur hurdles had 10 be
jumped, New YORK and New jersey,
Connecticut snd Indiana, aud the ques-
tion was who could DO tue Imping. L,
Sc ms to be the opinion that the battle
will be one Of educating the people on the
issus. TIE Iaboring masses are TO a cer-
tain extent impressed with the idea that
tar Il reform will lower Wsges ard the
lowering Of wages means
the lowering of American
u nhood. The task Of the
Democracy will be 20 prove that hlga
tariff really benefits the employer, rot The
empl0ye. whether man or c0rpar II,
snd If they Can inocu.ate the people WITH
this truth, the nomination ct Chicago will
be the seal Of defeat, 10 MISTER to whom
I. falls.
WORK on PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jaue l9.-In the sun6ry
civil bill, the following appropriations are
for hnishiDg public build
iDgs in Tsxss: Completing tie custem
house at Galveston, $50 5Sj; completing
Houston pssto fflce, s50 900; completIs : /
q j. hsrson court house, S25, 600; CoR@3
sauCtlon OF fence around Cuufs house st |
Tyler, $4,000. W1en completed th |
court houee at Galveston Will hiya cost |
$3.50. ISL including pu.chsse Of site; the |
postottice IT Houston, S75 eco; court |
house at Je15rsSn, $50. sou. In his re
port 10 tAe com mttee C9acern- !
ing the Houston postg flee The supervising |
architect Ct the treasury says: Tne |
st::e having ceded jurisdiction cr-r the |
lands secured fer the SITE, and tie pur-
chsse money beirg paid, the sketch plsrs |
nave been approved and active opera
lions will soon be comnerced and prose-
cuted to the limited extent of the 6ppr0- |
pristlon, amounting 70 Sl7 ISL
Concerning the J. fer Oh Loztcnce he |
makes similar statement, the bsis7cG !
available December 81, last, being S24,- |
500.
Among the arrivals here t. day from
Texas is n. 3. Beirge OF Sherman.
WHEN THE TARIFF WILL BE CONSIDERED
special to the Gazette.
WAsHINGToN, Ju1s 19.-Mr. Mills sNd |
yesterday tina. he hoped to have all the
appropriation bills through the HOUSE
before the 30:h, and after they were dis
posed OF the tar z would come up again /
aud It's confederation be continued till q
tiual vote is tiksn. The free list, Mr.
NJ lis said, vas nos hsli through, and he
fight on nearly every article
on the list.
MAIEY's NOMINATION.
Tbs nomination OF Thcm:s q. N,Iey.
brother OF Senator Msxey, IS District
Judge of the West Texas district is gsn-
orally commended here. He was strongly
backed for the "a by the Texas dele
gatieh and will make al excellent Judge.
TO BE REM WEE TO TEXAS.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WARRINGTON, jane 1s-The magnetic !
maintained at Los Angeles,
California, by the UnIted CJsst Survey, |
will shortly BE Transferred to San Anto-
MO, Tex, which will give Texas four
MT geetic stations for the prosecution Of
the Coast Survey works.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to tn . GsseEe.
WAsHIN GToN, jane 1.-THE following |
TtI.s pensl0ls were Issued to-day
Me xican survlvcrs-Pstrck Grace. Sac |
Sim Lyttle, Ssn Antoine james
A. Burke, Gol1sd
sucumbsYs, TcmasoaR,sSsESt-s'