Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
Senator Coke the Only Man Who
Ever Kent a State Dinner Wait
ing Fifteen Minutes.
The Governments Will Arm All Post
office Employees RuRnlDg On Rail-
Roads Exposed 10 Robbery
Tho Character of Tarif Reduction BIZ
Now Being Prepared by the Com.
mittee On ways and Means.
AN ENvIABLE REPUTATION
Special to the GateEte.


before. On Thursday night he was in
vited to dine with the President, but by
some unforeseen Circumstance he did not
arrive on time. Either he spent too
much time In dressing or was deeply
buried in 8 new argument against the
Blair bill. The New York Herald in sn
editorial ssys: The Presidents state
dinner party on Thursday was kept visit
ing fifteen minutes by the non arrival of
one Of the guests. 1t was brilliant
party of eminent atesmen and ladies of
high position. To keep a dinner party
waiting
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
should bs regarded So the gravest social
indecorum. The offender in this case
was Senator Coke of Texas. Senator
Richard Coke was born in Virginia in
1929, and educated st William and Mary
College. He prscticed law, went into
the Confederate army as private, came
out as Captain, became q Judge until
Sheridan removed him, was elected Gov
ernor of Texas by over 100, 900 msjority,
snd afterwards Senator. He will be re-
membered as the man who kept state
dinner waiting fifteen minutes. Washing
ION neTer walled more than five minutes,
so If Coke had been Weshipgton's guest
he would have had to skip the soup and
oysters or lag through the dinner"
ARM TIE POSTAL EMPLOYEES,
WAsHINGTON, Feb. 4-OWlrg to the
alarming frequency OF the attacks of rob-
bers upon mail trains on the sp6rsely set
tied routes in the far west and the almost
constant perils in which the lives OF pos
ka1 Yo1a hu nd
eTs, the Postotfice Department has deter
mined to arm az the expense OF the gov
eminent every postal employe on these
exposed routes with weapons Of the most
effective kind. They will be supplied
with an abundance Of ammunition and
every convenience necessary for prompt
work, and will thus be prepared to sue
cessfully defend themselves and mails
from attacks of these "ro8d agents" how
ever skillfully planned or Unexpectedly
made. This sctiOn has been taken at the
earnest solicitation of General S1perln-
teudent Nash of the railway mail service,
who has already taken steps to carry the
new orGer into immediate effect. 1t Is
said that many Of the western railroads
have also decided to arm their train men,
haHd it is expected that with arms in the
nands Of train men, the express messen-
gers (already &rmeo) end postal en-
ployee, train Tobberies in the tsr west
will be less frequent in the future
TARIFF REDUCTION MEASURE
Special to tho Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-The WAYS and
means committee expect TO report tariff
bill to the House that will be so cautious
and conservative in its character that sl-
most any msn who Is really anxious to
reduce the surplus in the treasury may
vote for it. Tney are endeavoring to
subordinate everything to the prime ne
cessity OF reduction Of the Sccnmuls-
ton of surplus, and will go as far
toward meeting the opposition on q
compromise cs they can without
an absolute sscriti;e of principle. They
are trying to complete bill that will
pass between the two opposing economic
policies without much OF a jar to either.
They believe they have got pretty nearly
such bll. and they are studying every
day how it may be further improved.
They are endeavorIng to address ths NJ
selves to
THE BUSINESS INTERESTS
Of the country, and hope to overcome
partisiaDship as far as may be in this way
without yielding the principles which
point toward free trade. They propose
to recognize the fact .thst protection has
By its existence, become TO q degree
part OF the general business system, be-
ing . portion of its texture. They pro-
pose to proceed by way OF reform,
and not of revolution. They are keeping
in their view this, that the accumulation
of the surplus
MUST BE CHECKED,
and they propose to do it BY reducing the
tariff taxes where the reduction
will promote business, and to reduce
or take Of the tariff from those things Of
everyday use by the mass Of the people
which will be cheapened TO consumers.
They do not propose to destroy any inter
est Of value in order to enforce their
principles. Approaching the subject IN
this spirit, they expect to be Gble TO PASS
s bill through the House which, though
not doing
ALL AT ONCE
what they hops in time to &C
complisb, will lead to good results
and advance the business interests
Of the country. The Republicans are
talking the matter over among them
selves but are practically inactive be
cause they do not know just what the
Democrats Of the committee are going
TO do. The minority Of the committee
has not yet been called into
council and there is nothing
they can do but complete their
party organization so as have it underthe
control Of the leaders. Should the Dam
ocrs!s bring Ia g radical bill the RepubIi-
cans would nave no difficulty in closing
party lines, but il the bill brought forth
is the Character the msiority of the com
mlttee expect it to be, It will probably get
may Republican votes.
WASHINGTON MOTHS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-The Secretary
of the Treasury has submitted for Incor-
poration in the urgent deficiency sppro-
priation bill deficiency estimates OF $780,
coo for clerk hire In the postoffices and
$50, 900 for rent, fuel and light for post
offices.
The bill to incorporate the Nicaragua
Canal Company has been referred by the
House committee on commerce to q SUBJ
committee composed of Messrs. Clsrdy,
Phelan, Wilson of Minnesota, RAynor,
DAVIS, Durham and Davenport.
DIED OF PARALYSIS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Otto P. Clarke,
ex Commissioner of Pensions, who was
stricken with paralysis on Tuesday even
ing, died this morning. MsioE Clarke