Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-09
FEW CLAIMANTS.
Net Many Applications Being Made for
the LAST InstalIment of the MexI-
can indemnify
Wanted Duty on Woolen Goods Raised.
Importers of Live Steck.
VERY FEM CLAIMANTS.

aunOUHC6U ilS READINESS some Q6yS ago II
pay out the twelfth installment Of TN
Mexican indemnity, but few of the claim,
ants have put in an appearance. Their
are TO be one ard qnarter more install
ments before the entire sum is paid by tht
Mexican government. Each installnen
amounts to about 100000.
REFUSED HEARING.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-A delegation @
merchant tailors called on Chairman
Mills this morning and asked for the rails
ing Of the duties on wooden cloths. They
showed that imports were coming into
serious competition with their pro.
ducts. Mr.. Mills first suggested that
the removing Of the duty on
wooIens would be good thing for tail
ors, but he met with no encouragement
from this suggestion. He informed
them that the committee knew enough
about the tariff to dispense with any sug-
gestions Efrom tie tailors. For that
reason no date would be given for hear
ing.
FOR THE RELIEF OF IMPORTERS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Senate
committee on finance has reported fsver-
ably on bill for the relief of importers
Of live stock for bret ding purposes. A
recent decision of Texas court Is to the
effect that the privilege of free importa-
ton of breeding stock is confined to men
who do not intend to sell the animals,
and the interests OF large number Of
dealers in imported breeding stock are
involved, as the decision renders them
liable for past transactions. The bill au-
thorizes and directs the Secretary Of the
Treasury to remit all duties which may
have accrued against such importations.
THE COMPOUNDS OF LARD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The inquiry
with regard to lard and Its constituents
began two weeks ago by the Senate COM
mittee on agriculture, before which is
pending the bill to require lard COM
pounds to be stamped, WAS continued
to-day, and interested parties to the num-
Der of twenty-five or thirty, comprising
manufacturers, attorneys and experts,
were present. Mr.. Hill Of Boston, an
employe of Squire & Co., who are the
proponents of the pending bill, produced
samples of various compounds in tin
psils, which he had purchased In
the open market and caused to be
chemically examined. He testified IS to
the compounds in each specimen, but the
same matters were more fully covered by
the next witness, Professor Sharpless OF
Boston, who had made an examination OF
q sample, bearing the stamp OF Armour &
Co., "Pure, refined, family lard" which
Was found to contain about 60 per cent.
OF hog lard with 20 per cent. each CT cot.
ton seed oil and beef fat. A sample CT
Fairbanks & Co.'S, Chicago, Prime, re-
fued, family Isrd," was made Of the same
elements but the greater proportion WAS
beef fat and cotton seed oil. A sample,
bearing the stamp of Halstead & Co,
"Pure family lsrd," and an
other from the same firm
stamped in Spanish "pure lard, regis
tered" were examined. The latter con-
timed so far as tests had been cerriedjnot
q particle of hog lard, but were made en-
tirely CT beef fat and cotton seed oil. Mr.. |
Hill, who produced these samples, said |
he never heard Of the firm OF Halstead & |
Co. before, but had purchased samples in |
separate neighborhood in New York.
Squires' attorney, produced packages OF
"pure leaf lard" put up by Squires &
Co., and purchased in open market by
Professor Sharpless which the latter tes-
titled was entirely hogs and contained no
trace OF anything else. He was ques-
toned at length about the methods Of the
test sne the comparative heslthfulnesH Of
hogs lard, beef fats and cotton seed oil.
With regards to cotton seed oil he said
its healthfulness as an article Of diet WAS
still question. It WAS not a matter for
chemists, but for medical men to decide.
SELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.
WAsHIN GToN, Feb. s.-The CAUCUS Of
the Democratic members Of the House
which was called for this afternoon for
the purpose Of selecting representatives
Of the Democratic Congressional commit.
tee, resulted in the choice ofthe following
named persons: Alabama, james T.
Jones; Arkansas, Thomas McRaa; Cali
fornis, T. L. Thompson; Connecticut,
n. r. j. Vance; Delaware, J. B. Penning-
ton; Florida, r. S. NJ. Davidson;
Georgia, W. T. Grimes; Illinois, r. W.
Indiana, Bepiamin F.
Shiviiy; lows, W. T. Hayes; Kentucky,
W. P. Tonesbee; Louisiana, M. D.
Logan; Maryland, Barnes Compton;
Michigan, S. o. Fisher; Mississippi, j.
NJ. Allen; MiDneso ta, j. l.
Missouri, James N.
Burnes; Nebrasks, j. q. McShsne;
New HAMPSHIRE, L. F. Mckinney; New
Jersey, VIM. Adoo; New York, L. S.
OEgCc ; NOIku CAIOAludJ I = d. ClnLHODeJ ,
Ohio, Beriah wilkins; South Carolina,
Samuel Dibble; Tennessee, Benton Nc
Millin; Texas, ". H. Martin; Virgins,
3. P. Wise; West Virginia, c.. E. Hogg;
Wisconsin, Thos. R. Hudd; Arizona, NJ
A. Smith; Montana, J. X. Toole; New
Mexico, A. Joseph; Utah, T. Cone;
Territory, c.. S. VOORHEES,.
IN case Of states where there are no
Democratic representatives or where the
delegation failed TO make selection, the i
ull committee is granted power to fill |
he vacancy IN representation. The first ;
person named, Mr.. Jones, Of Alabama, i
Fss suthoriZed to cali the committee {
ogether for the purpose of organization. ,
TEXAS PENSIONS.
special TO the Gazette. 4
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
/. B. Furber, Richardson; K. D. John
on, DeKslb. II
TEXAS PATENTS.
peciAl to the Gazette. Is
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The following
'exas patents were issued to-day:
Lrthur Lott, Riddleville, fence; Herman +
!. Goebel, assigner of one-half 70 L. .
Iirsch, Houston, swing; Henry L. st.