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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19

first authentic news of the situation at
Atlantic City.
When the high tide of Tuesday struck
the frail dwellings along Mediterranean,
Baltic and Arctic avenues stampede
for life began. In one instance woman
was carried by her two stalwaTt brothers
to a place of safety. In another a
mother and father, observing the
first law of nature, self-pres-
ervation, deserted their baby in
its cradle, and on returning
later in boat found the little one dead.
Men swan out from their flooded houses
bearing in their arms their babes, wives,
mothers or sisters. Boats piled to and
fro carrying weeping women and ter
Tified children from houses to high
ground. No effort was made to save
personal property so sudden and un-
expected was the terrible rise in the
flood on the meadows
CREW RESCUED.
LEwEs, DEL. Sept. l2.-The crew of
the tug A. L. Lunkenbach, which had
laid alongside of the schooner Kate E.
Moore all night, succeeded this morning
in taking the crew off the latter vessel,
nine in number. and afterwards brought
them to this place.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
What WIN Tnnner Doc

WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-TanneT was
at the pension office at the usual hour
this morning and remained there until
about noon. when he left, going, it was
said. 10 the White House, but he had
nos appeared there up to l O'Clock.
Gossip as to his successor is now engaging
AN attention To-day congressman
William Warner Of Missouri, ex-com-
mauder-in- chief of the Il. A r., is be-
Eaved TO be most likely appointed. He
+, aid TO have lett Kansas City in re-
s..usa to Il Geographic summons to meet
fse secretary of the interior. The other
candidates are those named last night:
extension Agent Poole of Syracuse,
y. r.: GEN Charles Z. Brown Of Gin
cuuati and Gen. Powell Of
Illinois The impression of yesterday
that Corp. Tanner would be provided
fog in some way by the administration
s,.u prevails, but just where cannot be
learned, if, indeed, it has been decided.
A Western paper published q statement
that he would enter upon the practice
OF law after leaving the pension office,
but close friend OF the corporal 5 says
thar is entirely gratuitOus.
Ic is said to-day that Gen. Alger did
not telegraph to the commissioner adj
7.u@, or urging him not to resign. If
.e expressed any view at all upon the
matter il was verbally and to third
parity. Governor Foraker's position is
also said TO have been misrepreseuted
10y yesterdays reports. To-day 5 infoT-
nation on the subject is TO the effect that
le not only did not advise Tanner not to
resign, but gave him advice directly to
The contrary.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
HON.. D. MCCALL.
A Short Talk with the Comptroller on the
StRSksss Financial Condition.

Ssatk Financial Condition.
Hon. John b State comp
troller, has beersfn the city the last two
days, attending The meeting of the col
lectors and assessors Texas. Refer
ring to the financial conditisn.sef the
state Hon Mccall said:
''The state is in fine condition 1nan-
cially. We had on hand at the end of
August about three hundred thousand
dollars, the big surplus of year ago
having been disbErsed and thrown INTO
the channels of trade. The collectors are
rapidly settling up, and collections are
found to be better this year than last
Values this year will show an increase of
about $40 900 900. One hundred and
four counties have already reported an
increase of $50 200, 900. The whole as
sessed value of property in the state will
reach about 500 900 900. Occupation
taxes are also increasing very rapidly
In short, you can say the state is in fine
financial condition, and that il is con-
tinually growing better. -
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The presi-
dent to-day made the following appoint
ments:
Richard c. Kerr of Mississippi, to be
register. of the land Office at Jackson
Miss.
Joseph W. McClury of Missouri, to be
register of the land Office at Spring
field, Mo.
Scott SHETLAND of washington Terri
tory, to be receiver of public moneys al
Vancouver, W. T.
Walter L. StobIers of Washington Ter
rftory, to be agent for the indians of the
Yakima agency, IN Washington Terri
tory.
Warren d. Robbins of Idaho, TO be
agent for the Indians of the Nez Perces
agency in Idaho.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19

WASHINGTON, Sept. PA gentleman
who had a conversation with President
Harrison on the subject says, that the
Fa.oucy created by Tanners resignation
wi. not be filed in haste, that some time
may elapse before his successor is an
bounced. In the meantime Mr..
Tanner may take leave of
a.sauce Another Office, 10 which
rg.aor assigns the commissioner is that of
Recorder of deeds for the District of
Columbia, one of the most lucrative in
'ua Gift of the president. To a reporter
Gr Tanner said to-day:
1.-THE president did not ask for my res
--Uatiou, nor did he advise that I resign.
lie assured me, however, that the nves-
t-ation into the affairs Of the pension
C1.ce had developed nothing that re-
1seted upon my honesty or my good IN
,eltions, and said that if I remained in
oGce Secretary Noble would resign
J->membeTment is 8 very serious thing,
and I decided that il was better that
should resign, since the unreasonable
IreJjudIces of Mr.. Noble could not be
overcome
Secretary Noble was aveTse to saying
anything on the subject for publication.
lie did say, however, that aside from
The official correspondence in the case,
President Harrison had written letter
10 the commissioner conveying in cordial
terms his esteem for Mr.. Tanner land
am glad it is so, too, continued Sec
Itary Noble. Reference was made to
lie published statements of an I'M
friendly feeling between the secretary
and commissioner. Mr.. Noble said that
there had been no break in hM
PERSONAL relations with Mr.. Tanner ana
that there was nothing personal in the
causes which led to the seYerances OF
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
HON. A. l.. MATLOCK.
Big Boom in the Panhandle Country, which
is Rapidly Filling Up.
81 .. 1lOGG
Attorney General

is Rapidly Filling Up.
Hon. A. L. Matlock, after spending
two or three days in the city left yes
terday for the Panhandle. He is en-
thusiastic over the outlook in that coun-
try, and said to a GAZETTE reporter:
The Panhandle is booming. The
splendid crops of grain raised by the
farmers this year have opened the eyes of
prospectors visiting that section land they
are bringing out their families and
procuring homes as fast as they can
Their fiattering reports induce others to
come, and SO the country is being rapidly
filed up, I believe the present will
prove the most prosperous year in the
history of Texas, and that it will give the
state an impetus that has never been
equalled. And you may be sure the
Panhandle is coming in for its full share
of the general prosperity.
How about your new town of Tex
line?''
It's future is bright with promise.
Our sale was not largely attended, but
those who were present bought literally,
and the result was quite satisfactory.
One striking feature was the fact that
most Of the lots were purchased by men
who live in Northwest Texas and who are
therefore, the best posted as to the prop
eTty they have bought. / think the
prospects of the town are very bright.
There will be one good town north of the
Canadian, and l think it will be TeXlIne.
It hFight on the edge of Texas, New
Mexico and No Mans Land. The two
former are rapidly settling and the lat
ter VIII be opened up as soon as congress
meees, when a second Oklahoma rush
wilIsbe seen. Texline has fine loca-
tith is regard to health, being 4703
sfeet above sea level, and viii, believe.
become quite a popular healLh resort.
sThe Denver road will put its hospital
there, and also its machine shops.
Repair shops and roundhouse are
safready there. 1 think the outlook for
Skhe town and the Panhandle country is
wonderfully promising, and 1 shall ex-
rect to see an unequalled growth in the
81 xt TER years.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
COTTON COVERING.
A Largely Attended Convention Of Cotton Men
at New Orleans.
VIM. BROWN,
state Inspector .

Largely Attended Convention Of Cotton Men
at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sept. Ii "A con-
vention of the cotton exchange and the
cotton trade generally, to consider the
differences OF tare IN cotton bale covering =,
met here this afternoon. Delegates were
present from Baton Rouge, New Or
Jeans, Natchez Meridian ,Vicksburg New
York, st. Louis, Augusta, Ga; Green
vile, Miss. ;Memphis, Nashville Mobile,
Savannah, Jackson, Miss; Shreveport,
Macon, Miss, Helena, Ark. Selma,
Ala and Lagrange. In addition to the
regular delegates commissioners of agri-
culture from several Southern states
and representatives of the Farmers
alliance were admitted to seats OF the
floor At the conventions request
tfResident Thomas of the New Orleans
excsAage, gaze his Eiegs en- the 80
assexf &c -
The foffsszag resolution was adopted:
That on and HtteT the 1st day of Oeto-
Der, 1889, all eotfeJ shall be sold at net
0eight at twenty -fefF pounds of gross
weight for tare on juts4poyered bales,
and sixteen pounds of Efess.. tare on
cotton covered bales, and Gotten. cover
ing to be Of standard weight, thfee-quar-
tiers of a pound to the yard
3'I1e vote was unanimously adopted :,
New York ,Natchez Memphis, st. Louis
and Meridian vote aye, subject to ratifca-
ton of their exchanges, as they did not
7eel that their credentials justified them
in binding their exchanges. The Farm
ocs Alliance people said the resolution
would be ratified, as they would only
send cotton to points where the tare was
in operation. proposition to change
the cotton year TO August 1 was rejected !.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
Millions for Pensiens


WASHINGTON, Sept. ..-A.s tatenaesst
prepared at the pensisn l1aFsass SHOWS
that on June 80, 1885, there wasss45, 125
pensioners on the rolls. On JuBAh. 80 !,
1889. there were 489 1926, an increase Of
IA, 600. For the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1885, the appropriations f9r
pensions were S76, 1856 $40, and the pay-
ments S64 1872 ,848 For the year ending
June 80, 1889, the appropria-
tons were $50. 473, 900, and the
payments SIS, 275, lI5. For the cur
rent year ending June 80, 1890,
the appropriations are the same, $780,
473 ,OOO In July and August there were
advanced to pension agents, on requisi-
tions, S34 700 900, while the amount dis
bursed by the agents in the same months
was Sll ,486 POS. The statement says
more than half these disbursements were
in payment of cases allowed during the
preceding fiscal year.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
The Tanner Sensation.

Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept 12.-Political cir
cles are still agitated over the Tanner
affair. 1t has created the greatest SEN
sation that has happened under the new
regime and is the only topic of coVersa-
ton in Washington. Opinion is greatly
divided. Some think Tanner is the
victim of Mobiles prejudice and
say he has been treated with gross injus-
tice Others praise the grit of the secTe-
tarv for insisting that Tanner should go
after il had been demonstrated that he
was in nowise qualified to conduct the
bureau. a great deal of bad feeling ex-
lists, and the relations of Secre-
retaries Noble and Tracy are likely to be
strained for a long time. Tray stood up
for the commissioner, whom he had been
instrumental in having appointed, and
urged Harrison not to dismiss him.
Noble remarked with warmth that the
interference of one cabinet officer with
another, regarding the treatment of
subordinate of the latter, was imperti-
nent The president broke IN and stopped
A FLOW OF ANGRY WORDS.
Harrison is nearly as badly broken up
over the business as Tanner. He hated
to GUST the I6llOW, hueNluS HudI d
howl would go up in certain quarters,
but at the same time he
could not afford to lose a favOrite mem
Der of his cabinet. Now that he has Tan
ner's resignation he will try to patch up
things and cOncIliate all parties by Civ
ing that worthy as good or better place
than the pension bureau. He was offered
the marshalship of the southern district
of New York but refuses it, and Mrs.
Tanner is quoted as saSfngstAat
SIZE WOULD T4KE IN wAaHING
before allowing the corporal tesaccept it.
The chances ara. however, that by the
time the3TanneF family refeqIs "a little
they VII reconsiaer and Conclude
that az marshalship is not such
a bad thiR5safter all. SONG think the
ex-commiss4oner may find selace IN the
recordership of deeds of the District of
Columbia, but it is hardly possible that
the president woHl5 go that
far in the way of peaee Offering. 1t is
hard to say which are the most
Disguised at the outcome, Tanner per-
sonal friends or those political enemies
of the opposition who hoped he would be
kept in office in order to make Demo-
cratic ammunition for the next national
campaign.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. lin his
recent charge to the grand jury Judge
White called attention TO the existence of
a new state law prohibiting marriage be-
tween whites and blacks. The first ar
rest under the law was made to-day, it
beng that of Charles HodgsOn aud a
colored woman to whom he was married
September e. The grand jury will con-
slider the case. Missegenatlon has been
quite common iR tHts city and large
Spber of arrest are expected to fol-
loW$
- Ca aeon Buy aDly Do saac Thomp-
son S - ter ssons ssher genuine. -
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
CENTRAL RAILROAD LANDS.
The Attorney-Goneaal Protests Against the Is
suing OF Certifcates-CO Oil Order.

The Attorney-Goneaal Protests Against the Is
suing of Certificates-Coal Oil Order.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Sept. lit is rumored
here tonight that late this evening the
attorney-g general filed in the office of
Land Commissioner Hall protest against
the further issuance of patents to land
surveyed by virtue of certificates issued
to the Houston and Texas Central rail-
way. 1t is said the grounds
are constitutional limitation The
certificates which the Central road is
now rushing into the land Office, in order
TO dispose of its lands. are understood to
be involved in the great Valerde suit
now before the supreme court involving
the title to 20 900 900 acres, and Attor-
ney- General Hogg desires the commits
sioner to hold up these certificates until
that mammoth suit is decided.
The following explains itself:
OFFICE STATE INSPECTOR OF OILS,
Sept. IL. (
To Deputy Inspector c. H. Brewster, San An
tonic:
The oil inspection law of Texas an in
stance of the exercise of the police power
recognized by the United States as be-
longing to the states severaIly. The law
makes the selling or using of illuminat-
ing oils within this state by any person >,
before first having the same inspected
and branded as therein provided, a mis-
demeanor. No person engaged in the
service of the state or United States is
excepted from its provisions.
TSigned VIM. BROWN,
State Inspector.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l1.-Webb Flana-
gan is doomed to see a rival walk of
with the plum he coveted. J. W.
Hearne of Sherman was to-day named
collector of internal revenue for the
North Texas district Flanagan had no
show from the jump and the race was
between Hearne and DR.. Hanna of Deni-
SON
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
FarsA for Sale.

Three hundred and eighty EIGHT acres
under good fahee, forty acres in oultiva-
ton. Plepfs e wood and water Four
and hal nsilesfrom Valley Mills For
prices ans terms. apply to B Bloore
Valley Ills, Bosdee county, Texas,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
IT Is ACCEPTED .
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Sept. y, 1889.

10 Hon James Tanner. Commissioner Of Pen.
SONS.
DEAR sIR-Yofr letter rendering your
resignation of the Office of commissioner
of pensions has been. received and your
resignation is accepted to take effect on
tie appointment and Qualification of your
successor. do not think it necessary in
u.ts correspondence to.kiscuss the causes
which have lea to the present state OF af-
fairs in the pension office. You have
Teen kindly and fully advised Of my
views upon most of those matters. 1t gives
ma pleasure 10 say that so far as [ am
advised your honesty has not at any time
been called in question, and [ beg to re-
aaw my expression of my personal good
wll. Very truly yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19


TO the President:
The differences which exist between
the secretary of the interior and myself
as to the policy to be pursued IN the ad-
mnistration of the pension bureau have
reached Il stage which threatens to en-
lar1ass you to an extent which I feel
should not fall upon you to suffer, and
Is the Investigations into the affairs Of
the bureau have been completed and l
am assured both by yourself and by the
secretary of the interior the result con-
talus no reflection on my integrity as an
Individual or as an officer, I herewith
place my resignation in your hands to
take effect at your pleasure, to the end
that YOU may be relieved of any further
embarrassment in the matter. Very
respectfully yours, JAMES TANNER,
Commissioner.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19

Victoria woodruff threatens to return
to this land of the free aud run for presSe
dent in 1898.
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Wichita eagle., 1889-11-27
Tired of EYnOcraSV.
rom the Anthony Journal.

From the Anthony Journal.
The question of resubmiSsion is now
squarely before the people of Kansas.
and no intelligent, practical man can
doubt the result of the tidal wave that
is sweeping over the state: 1t Is right
and proper that the question of prohl-
bition or any other question heretofore
passed upon should be resubmitted to
vote of the people whenever a major
Ity or even a reasonable minority de-
mand 1t. But the pleasant feature
about the resubmission question rs, that
owing TO the Intolerance of the imprac-
teal third party prohibitionists
through whom neighborhooi quayre,s
have been preclpitated. churches divided,
business men slandered, and homes neg
lected, the open saloon with all its tram
of evil wi.i re re-estabiNuhed in Kansas.
ff the ujiessIon 10 Iesusmitted the pro-
hibitorv is-S viii doubtless be repealed
because t6e Observation-Disclosures believe it
10 Be Impractical. unsatisfactory and in
furious TO the material prosperity of the
state, and, because, the temperance peo-
pie are so heartily tired of the hypocrisy
which has brought about a system of
SANDER and persecution of business men
ana neighbors, that will vote for the re
peal OF the law in the hope that some
thing better may be found 10 take its
mace.
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-27
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Oklahoma City has street war il
embryo
They sing in Guthrie now 81 can read
my title clear.
Seventy wagon loads o. wood were on
the streets of Guthrie Saturday.
Guthrie is clamoring for jail-one tina,
is a jail. The present calaboose is a
shack"
Men who are going into the farm imple-
ment business in Oklahoma are looking
success square in the face.
The oldest citizen of Oklahoma struck
the beautiful land seven months ago Sat
urday and his name is legion.
At Guthrie the photographs taken in
the early days" are ''terrors" as evi-
dence. and viii figure in contest cases
largely.
The Capital says Guthrie has celebrated
the first official corner stone laying in Ok
lahoma," with the accent on the OFF
cial"
The Henessy Courier, very bright;
newsy and enter prising paper, has issued
its first number and viii be conducted
solely for the interests OF Henessy.
Henessy Courier: s95 was the expense
of a hunting party. They killed nine
quail, two chickens, seen thirty turkeys,
and five deer, an had three days sport
Social note from the Courier: IL would
be advisable for some of the Hennesy boys
to be little more social with the country
boys when they attend dance il town.
The Oklahoma Times says in regard TO
the election CT its candidate for mayor that
''it is in the air" At the tremendous rate
the Times has been yoicing II. 1t undoubt-
edly is.
Guthrie's electric light burst forth Sat
urisy night. The common practice Of
wearing the hat ovei the eyes in this place
greatly facilitates the inUrement 20 the
brightness, 1t is paid.
The ministers OF Guthrie are threatened
with an attack OF Sunday newspaper
desputation. Guthrie will keep In step
with the latest improvements OF eisiiiza-
ton, no matter what the consequences
No Mans Land will probably be repre-
seHted at W asaington this winter By three
delegates The people Of that isrr1 tory are
getting tired Of waiting for Legislation,
and propose this winter 20 push matters
There will De a Christina. tree ia the
Catholic cngrca- As Edmond had the
first church aud tas first school house in
she should have the first Christina. tree,
and it will be a fine one
Oklahoma City Journal: "Corn-ard
great Quantities OF it-contiuees to roll In
nom the Cnicksssw co1atrr. Neariy
enough 70 supply the local demand Tween
cy-five cents basAel br tee wagon load is
tie ruling price paid By wholesale men
"Sco,ty,'' oae of THE tsurnp~ters al Tie
soldiers camp a. Usishoraa City. drew kis
pgy Yesterday and skipped TIE town i.ag-
iug senind some So ii debts A posse Of
soldiers vas sent after him. caught him
hear Briison and brought han back 10
camp.
Wichita eagle., 1889-11-27
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
VOTED DOWN.

The Oklahoma State Herald is out adj
vocating constitutional convention for
the state of Kansas as the only satisfac-
tory way out of the reSubmission trouble.
The State Herald is wrong The resub-
mission question will have to be settled
directly on a square issue. A constitu-
tional convention would cost the state
fifty to one hundred thousand dollars,
directly, besides twice that much indi-
rectly. Resubmission could and must
come. if it comes at all, at general
election and without cost unless an ex-
ira session of the legislature is called.
Besides it has been but short time since
people OF Kansas by direct vote of the
people refused to have a constitutional
convention. All the prohibitionists
voted against constitutional conven-
ton. all the poor who were afraid of los
ing tine $500 exemption voted against it,
and all who thought the expense unnec-
essary voted that way and it was largely
defeated