Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-31
'fOR TICB-PRESIDBNT.
A Movement to Place Postmaster
General Dickinson Second on the
National Democratic Ticket
Views OF Commissioner COImsn of the
Agricultural Department on Sup
preston OF Pneumonia,
Principles Of Interstate Commerce Flaw
obs Applied to Subsidized Railway
Telegraph Lines
A POLITICAL SCHEME.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-A movement is
on foot smong certain shrewd spd innu-
entail Democrats to place Mr.. Dickinson,
now Postmaster General, On the second
place on the Democratic ticket this year
They argue tnat Dickinson is 5 most
popular man in his state, and his selection
IS Postmaster General was made with g
view Of his national popularity. Then
too, the Itusionists of Michigan, consist
ing Of the sorehead Republicans and the
Democrats, will make very close fight
for Democratic supremacy against the
straight cut Republicans, These Demo
cratic statesmen who a-e engineering the
deal say that the Villas boom has been
lost in the western billiards, ans iha'
Michigan is far better battle ground
than Wisconsin. In the event OF nom
mating Dickinson the doubtful state viii
be Michigan end not Indians, ard ths
political fighting will be done in the
former.
SUPPRESSION OF PLEURO-PNEUAIoNIA.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Commissioner
Colmsn Of the Agricultural Department
has at the request Of the Senate CON-
the suppression Of pleurO-pneumOnia
After reviewing The work OF the Bureau of
Animal Industry he states that the plan
now in use, that Of cooperation with the
states, is preferable to any other, ard
that the work Of the bureau is now going
on smoothly and efficiently. He advises
that the same plan be continued. Tee
Commissioner suggests certain amend
meuts to improve the set Of 1884, and
cautions the Senate against adopting
certain provisions of the pending bill
which would, he ssys, destroy al hopes
Ct Elective work.
SUB COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
i WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 Senate COM
mittee ca postoffices and p0stroads this
morning app0in ed Sens tors Sawyer,
BIsir and Salisbury a subcommittee on
postal Telegraph bill7, and Messrs. Rea-
gsD, Wilson and Quay sub committee
10 consider questions relating TO the pay
of fourth-clssS postmssters and to the
pay and hours Of letter carriers.
TOBE REPORTED FAvoR4BLY.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O-Tne House
C0mmiLtee ON the election of President
and Vice President have authorized Mr.
Cram CT Texas to report faToTsbly to the
House his lint resolution for constitu-
tionkl amendment fixing the Cay for the
meeting of Congress On the first Monday
10 January, amt the time OF final adjourn
ment st noon on the 3lst OF December.
This would practically make contInu-
Gus session for the two years. term, in
terrupted by such recesses as both
houses should Egree to.
AMERICAN PROSECUTORS KILLED.
Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The United
States consul at Guaymas, Mex, has in
formed the State Department that four
American prospectors in the district OF
MonteZuma, in the Sierra Madre mouu-
tsins, were attacked on or about the 25Jh
ultimO by band of Apache Indiaus, and
that Two of the Americans, J. Efer and S.
". jacob, were killed. The other two
escaped without injury. The attacking
party consisted OF four Indians and one
white man. The troops started in pur-
suit, bu5 did not capture any of the In
dams.
EQUAL FACILITIES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80 A favorable re-
port has been ordered by the House com.
Anderson's bill requiring subsidy rail
road companies to afford equal facilities
to ali telegraph companies, for the
prompt and convenient interchange of
telegraph business over their wires, and
10 maintain and operate their own teie-
graph lines. The only essential amend
ment made in the bill by the fall com
mittee was the inclusion of subsidized
or aided telegraph companies within its
provisions.
FROZEN IN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The sigusl
corps station at Nantucket reports up
wards of fifty. vessels in the ice near Nan
tucket, from Great Point to Tuckernuck
Shoals. Msny Of them are sdrift, having
lost anchors and cbains. The ice is ten
inches or more thick, and the most pow
erful tugs can render them no assistance
Most of them will be wrecked unless
prompt assistance is rendered when the
ice breaks up. Revenue cutters will be
needed then to keep them from drifting
on the shoals.
THE DATE OF ELECTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 30-The House Sc
lect committee on the election Of Presi-
dent, Vice president and Representatives
il Congress have sgreed to report favor
ably to the 81 ouse the Grain resolution
proposing sn amendment 10 the constitu~
ton substituting the 3lst dsy of Deem
Der for the 4th of March as the COM
mencement snd termination of the official
term of members OF the House of Rep
resentatives end providing that Congress
shall hold its annual meeting on the first
Monday in January.
FAVORABLE PENSION REPORT.
Tie House committee on inValid
pensions has agreed 10 report favorahly
to the House the bill granting pension
Of $1,000 yesr to Mrs. John A. Logan,
and TO increase the pension of Mrs. a. A.
Blair, widow of the late Francis P. Blair,
Jr., to the same amount.
TOO ANTI ALIEN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80 Representative
Chapman of Michigan to-day introduced q
bill providing for fine and imprisonment
of any alien who becomes chief
officer president; superintendent, manager