Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-29
4 NAMESAKE.
Secretary Whitney Will Name the
New Six-Thousand. Ton Iron
Clad hThe Texas"
Grains Bill Creating q Retired Afst
for Government Employees VIA
be Reported Adversely.
The New York World Thinks Texans WIZ
Want Their State Divided In tho
Near or Distant Future.

WILL NAME IT ''THE TEXAS.
Special 20 the Gazette. |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Secretary Whit !
ney has decided to name the new 6eeo- |
ton armored battle ship now building at
Norfolk, Va, "The Texas" The name
is subject to the approval OF the Pfesl-
dent.
WILL. REPOaT ADVERSELY.
Mr.. Grains bill creating retired LIST
for the employees OF the government does
not receive the endorsement Of the House
civil service committee, who will make
an adverse report upon 1t on Monday.
THE DIVISION oF TEXAS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, TEX, Jsn. 80 The New
York World to-day In an editorial beaoed,
"Blind to Their Own Interests" says:
Some Of our Texas contemporaries, nota-
bly, the Galveston News, are angry ABOUT
a suggestion recently made that texas
ought to consent to BE- divided and give
another stste to the Union. When TeXss
is two-thirds as thickly populated IS
New York she will have population OF
over 100000. Will the state De
willing then to have a representation in
the Senate equal to that OF Delaware,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Maine!
The division of Texas would help the
gro with of the state. The advocates OF
division are the friends of the stste and
unselfsh in their friendship.
FIGHTING EXTRADITIoN.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. % The Secretary
of State has received an application from
tie government OF Mexico for the extra
eition OF Henry Benson. the sdventurer
who swinoled the people OF Mexico oy
selling bogus tickets to Patti concerts.
Benson's examination was continued be-
fore United S ates Commissioner Lymsn
in New York esterday. Gel Qaintas Of
the Mexican army testified that he had
purchased IL llet from Benson. DE.
tectiyes Hauley and Adams who arrested
BENSON testified that the prisoner &C
HFtted to them tdat be mad been IL
4 Mexico and had taken the money received
At the theater to his hotel, but that ne nae
not sold the tickets in person and ne
could not be extradited. Another hear
ing Is to be held.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
WASHINGTON. Jan. % The clvi
service commissioners were before I'M
House committee on reform IL clvl
service to-day and discussed INFORMAL.
the various questions connected Wit
Stciyii service rules and the administrator
U of the law. representative Grains oil
to creete retired list in civil service wa
= taken up by the committee, and after
short debate it Was decided to DE mex
III Incident and an adverse report We
ordered upon II.
AMERICAN PRosPECToRs ATTACRsP.
, WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.AThe Uaite
81 States Consul at Gusymas, Mexico, hs
+ informed the State Department that fou
American prospectors in the district
Montezums In the Score Msdemec mour
= tains, We're attacked on about the 25t
ul5imo by q band OF Apache 1ndisns, an
. that two of the Americans, j. OHar Sd
s. W. Jscohs, were killed, the other {"
= escaped without injury. The sttacRin
marty consisted OF four Iodians ana
white msn. Troops offnst section starte
J.. in pursuit Immediately on the receipt
this information, but did not Kill or csI
:. ture any of the indians.
N RETIRED OFFICIAL DEAD.
s. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Rear Admir-
ed Clark II. Wells (retired) died this morl
Id ing st his residence in this city.
I'd TEXAS PENSIONS.
f. Special to the Gazette.
ep WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The folIoWli
nd Texas pensions we're issued to-da
1T Mexican war, Mary, widow OF John
L. Duncan, Bandera; John Howell. Alval
ty do; William Z Wins, NolaDville; Willis
d. Ricnards, Rio Grande City; HendeTs
Id Mcbride Prldgeon.- Austin; James Prls
er Wilderville, Msnton; original, Robert
tt, Turner, Carbon.