Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-08
ASKS FOR time.
Speaker Carlisle Requests an 0ppor-
'unity to Make a Reply to Mr..
Thoebs's kffidavits.
He StoutIy Denies all Knswledge OF
Any Usfair Mesns Erspleyed TO
Secure His Els c,iou.
Acreage, Product and vsasne OF Corn ,
Wheat ana Oais-Incresoed Winter
Wheat Area In Esxss.
THoEBI.cA RLrsEx eoNrKsr

TH0EBE- CARLISLE CONTEST.
WASHINGTON. Jan. The committee
ON elections, after brief secret confer.
ence to-day, postponed the Thcebe-Cer-
Isle conte Sfed election case until next
Saturday, ia order to give Mr.. Carlisle an
opportunity to make formal reply II
he chose to the affidavit submitted by the
contestant. the committee has notified
the various counsel In the other contested
cases to appear on Fr1dsy next, so thar
day may be named for ths consideration
Of the cases.
The following letter was laid before
the House committee on elections to-day:
Hon. O. r. Crisp, Chairman OF tho Committee
on Elections:
DRAR SIR lssrn from the proceed
legs Of our committee that application
has BET n made for the contestant to re-
open the case and allow additional testi,
monv to be taken, and IS had only time
to glance hastily at the affidavit 1ied in
support OF this request, beg leave to
suggest thai it would be proper not TO
decide the matter finally until can have
8 reasonable opportunity TO examine the
papers and IT necessary fle sftdavits. So
far as the af6davits charge OF, intima, 9
any improper conduct upon my part in
reference to the election either
before or after it was held,
am ready now to contradict
them in the most positive manner by my
own atidavits, bat there are other things
In the papers Of which cannot have
personal knowledge, aud which if lie t IN
answered might produce an erroneous
imI res ion upon the minds OF the COM
Dittee. Please present THE n ote to the
committee. Will, OF course, be entirely
satisfied with any course the committee
may choose to take, but 1t seems TO me
that under the circumstances l ought to
have an opportunity TO carefully examine
the papers and take such steps as may be
thought proper before the application
now pending is disposed Of. Very re-
specially, j. G. CARLISLE.
CORN. wHEAT AND OATS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Esiim6tes Of
acreage, product and value OF corr, wheat
and oats for each state and territory have
been prepared for publication by the
Ssasistican CT the Department Of Agri-
culture.
The area of corn harvested, excluding
abandoned or worthless acreage, is
~ 000,000 acres in rGnnd humber; pro-
duct. 1,456. 0o0. 600 bushels; value,
Se46 10000
Area OF wheat, 81. 400, 06O acrsa; pro-
Duct. 456 900, 900 bushels; valus, $780,
100000.
Area Of oats nearly %. 900, 900 scres;
product, 659 100000 bushels; yaine.
$500, 100000.
show much decressetof area. In Texas
there is considerable increase, and q
slight increase in some other states. The
average decline spprsrs to be between
and per cent. In Kentucky the ayerag-
is 81, Ohio SO, Michigan SO, Indiana 100,
Illinois 80, Missouri 50, Kansas So TIE
condition. is affected somewhat by the
dryness OF the seed bed in the district
that suffered from drou:h, delaying seed.
ing, germinstion ard growth. The jats
rains have greatly improved the situation.
The average ct the con, ition is S., rerg-
ing in the principal states from 90 TO 50
WILL AWAIT FCRTHgR IHF,HMATIoN.
WAsaINGT ron, Jan Tine committee
On military affairs met to day and elected
George 3. Parsons clerk. The commit
tee considered and decided 10 report ia
voEably the resolution introduced liz the
House by Mr.. Holman, requesting the
Secretary OF War to pay TO part of the
100000 appropriated for payment for
Fort Brown Military Reservation in Texas
until lie committee acquires further IT,,
formation as 10 the nece ssity for the pro-
pissed military post.
RELEASED BY MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7-SeDoE Rcmero,
the H. X,cs1 minister, has informed the
DeparI mans Of State cf the decision Of
The Circuit Court OF Chihuahua releasing
from confinement James Burnett, who has
been undergoing short term Of imprison-
ment awaiting erial for homicide. Burnett
Is an American citizen, and was an ergin-
Ger On the Mexican Central Railroad. On
arriving at Chihuahua from Paso del
N1rse on one Of his recent trips, the dead
body OF man was found on the cow
catcher OF the engine, and Burnett was
arrested charged with homicide. When
his case was heard by the Superior court
an order was made for his unconditional
release on the ground that death was the
result ct accident.
uaT1bsMir THEIR CLAIMS IN wRrTIN C
81 WxsHINGToN, Jan TIE House com
mittee on territories to-day adopted a
rule. providing tina. hsre.f,er sll
delegations deslrifg 20 appear be-
fore the committee shall submit
their views and claims In writing
and rot orally, ss has been the practice
heretofore. Ga Monday night special
meeting will be held TO hear delegation
headed by Goveanor Ross OF New Mex
leo, which viii urge upon Congress some
speedy legislation for the Anal sejudica-
tion OF the Spsnish and Mexican land
claims in New Mexico.
DATE OF THE sHERMAN BANQUET.
WARRINGTON, J.n. 7-Thnrsday, Jan.
26, has been selected IS the cate for the
mplimentary bsrques to be given in
Boston to Senator Sherman by TIE Home
Market Club.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE following
Texas pensions were Issued to-day:
Mexican war: Charlotte, widow Of James
W. WyDne, Houston; Mexican wsr: John
NJ. Daniel, Anderson; TIM otby P. Jones,
Segu n; Albert A. Walker, Paris; Joabsn-
mes S. Schnitt, San Antonio; John Ed
wards, alias Michael Rogers, Black Jack
Grove.
MRS. cLEvELAND's RECEPTION.
1-Mro Cicva-