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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
COTTON BAGGING.
The Bremen Exchange FayorS Granting
a Difference in Tare.
What the Largest Cotton Exchange on the Con-
tinent of Europe says of Cotton and
Jute Bagging.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.

The following letter received from the
Bremen cotton exchange is in response to
the circular of the New Orleans ex-
change, issued in the latter part of May
last, declaring in favor of an equitable
adjustment of the bagging question, so
as to afford proper opportunity for COM
petition of the different fabrics for COW
ering cotton bales without prejudice te
buyer or seller of the staple. 1t is of
special interest, in view of the approach
ing convention of American exchanges:
BREMEN COTTON EXCHANGE.
ITO the New Orleans Cotton Exchange:
'GENTLEMEN-I beg to acknowledge receipt Of
your valued favor of Nav q inclOSing your circu-
lar entitled, Cotton Bagging,' the contents of
which have had careful attention.
The committee of the Bremen cotton ex-
change has no objection to present to the pro-
posed Introduction of a new covering for cotton
bales made OF cotton itself, provided that there
by, through the adoption of a heavier stuff. a
bdEglng may be secured which viii completely
cover the bale and, besiieS protecting the cotton
against country damage, decrease the risk from
fire, an end which is unquestiOnably desirable.
Last season several styles of bagging were
used, the character Of some of which not al
together satisfactory; but this committee does
not doubt that you viii be successful in securing
a covering which will meet all requirements as
regards durability and strength, in which case
the new covering would be gladly welcomed as
great Improvement.
According TO your communication the new
bagging will be over 2 per cent. lighter than the
old, and its introduction is, therefore, likely to
meet with difficulties while cotton continues to
be sold by gross weight without regard to the
weight of the bagging used. 1t becomes neces-
sary, therefore, to secure the adoption, as far as
possible, of the actual tare' rule in selling
American cotton. As long, however. as this
rule is not generally recognized, II would seem
inadvisable, in the opinion OF the committee, 10
make distinction between the lighter and
heavier covering when Offering cotton c. /. f.,
by, for instance, allowing only I per cent for
loss in weight on the cotton covered bales, while
deducting per cent, at present, on those
wrapped in the heavier material now in use.
''As soon the committee shall be advised of
the adoption of the proposed changes II win not
fail to lay the matter Immediately before the
Qembers of the exchange and aCquaint you
promptly of their decision on the subject OF
altering or amending the form OF contract now
in use on the Bremen cotton exchange. Very
respectfully, @. B. BRAUER,
President -
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
In New York City.

NEW YORK. Sept. Tabor day was
ushered in by bright sunshine. From
early morning the streets were crowded
by the sturdy sons OF toll. 1t was no
ticed, however, that large numbers of
working girls tTudged along as usual with
lunch in hand. In n majority of cases it
was found they worked in cigar factories
and other concerns, the owners of which
had no respect for labor day. on the
east side of town it was noticeable also
that many factories blew their o'clock
whistles. All the exchanges were closed
and the custom house was kept open
purely for clearance purposes from 9 to
10 o CLOCK.
The procession began to move from the
Washington parade grounds at 10: so
o CLOCK. There was an immense crowd
present and the paraders were cheered TO
the echo, but the PROCESSION was not
nearly as large as last year.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
NJ ssissIppi Alliance.

JACKSON, MISS. Aug. 3l.-The COM
mittee on memorials aud legislation made
their report to the state alliance yester-
day, and it was adopted. 1t contains
recommendations 10 the legislature ask
ing that money be appropriated by the
state to encourage foreign immigration.
That so much of convict labor as is nee
essary be employed III running a bagging
factory as a state enterprise That rail-
roads, banks, etc, be required to pay
an advalorem instead Of privilege tax.
Urging law establishing a state agri-
cultural bureau, and providing for the
teaching of agriculture IN the public
schools. That the next legislature call a
constitutional convention and that law
requiring inspection on hoof of beef cattle
be passed
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
4>rRGKE WILL BE ORDERED.
window class Manufacturers Refuse to Sign
Tie Scale and Trouble
VIII Begin.

E..-#rEG PA, sept. saturday
Vas ,.- last day which window glass
1-a..aetuIe-s lad for signing the scale,
a.- day was the time set Tor general
,-,-t.nt.ou of work in case it was signed.
'-.." was uo resumption, however, as
NY .-a Grm signed the scale, Chambers
-.. r.e oL Jeanette, and they did not
,.... 1872 for the reason that they have
.., 10 act in harmony with other
.aerurcrs. Since the time has pass
the signing of the scale the
..A' .alE in order viii be the issuing of
-t .t."l from national headquarters de-
-I.-g general strike. This has been
.@"t iar ever since the last conference
o.."r.u the wage committees of the two
,Es.r..uous two weeks ago, when they
-'...l TO reach an agreement. Wage
-..mit-ees North and East have done
nothing, and the same state of affairs
.@.s,s IN those districts. How long
t.s Lockout or strike viii last
viii depend much on the state
VI trade. Window glass Of all sizes and
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
.THE Actions OF TUE SNAKE
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.
Beef Tea. Brandy Coffee, Opium and Other
Stimuiants Better than the Elixir-A
Physicians Opinfon-Damage Suit.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX =, Aug. 31.--Dr. c..
II Wilkinson, chief surgeon in charge of
St. Mary s mfrmary IN this city and a
leading practitioner, who has been
cautiously experimenting with the
BrOwn-Sequard "elixiT of life, has
this to say Of the results that have at
tended his operations: q have expert
mented with this fluid on five or six
different persons of both sexes using the
glands of different animals and am
forced to the conclusion that no reliance
can be placed in this agent as n youth
restorative remedy. All my experiments
were performed n Ia mode, while my
patients were most appropriately selected
and most thoroughly watched after
wards. In only one instance was q tenn
pOrary improvement noticeable and that
occurred in q very nervous female whom
1 am disposed to believe was biased in
favor Of BroWn-Sequard and Or. Ham
mond. There are many agents more
capable of stimulating the vital forces,
such as beef tea, brandy, coffee,
opium, cocaine, etc, besides be-
ing more devoid of accident, such
as abcesSes and inflammation, than
the Brown-Sequard elixir, and it is only
& question Of n snort time before the lat
ter becomes a shadow of the past. 80
Charles KaukeI has entered suit against
the Galveston bagging and cOrdage fac
tory company to recover SO 900 for in
juries sustained while working in their
enp'Oy
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
At Piftsbnrr.

PITTsBURG, Pa. Sept. 2.-Labor day
was celebrated II Western Pennsylvania
to-day for the first time. Business was
generally suspended, but the only public
demonstration in this city was a parade
of the United carpenters and joiners'
brotherhoods, in which about two thou
sand men participated. Picnics were
held by the painters, marble cutters >,
slate roofers and tile layers unions, and
were largely attended. In the coke region
the works were generally idle, and
large mass meeting was held at Scott
dale.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
n in tabular form as follows:
..142.T67 9S. 30

The relatively large figures for the
Roman Catholic church are accounted
for by the fact that they include all the
adherents of that church, as reported in
Sadler's Catholic dictionary, while in
the case of the other churches the figures
represent only the actual church mem
bership.
Certainly a net increase of nearly
eight hundred and seventy seven thous-
and Christians for the year is no insig-
nifcant return. The deaths among the
10, 100 1928 Christians last year must have
made a large figure. This loss and all
other losses have been made good by
conversions and immigration, and nearly
nine hundred thousand gained in addi-
ton.
We now have I42 ,7G7 churches and
96 1922 ministers, showing a net gain of
1882 churches and 1865 ministers. A
clear addition of an average of between
ten and eleven churches and as many
ministers every day i'll the year does not
seem to indicate decline OF power or
growth. A daily harvest of 240 souls is
not symptomatic of that decay which
certain skeptics profess to discover in
Christianity in this country.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. 2.-Labor day
was honored in this city to-day by two
professions and uumberless picnics. The
largest procession was that Of the Trades
and labor assembly, in which thousands
of men marched TO the music of numer-
Gus bands. At the closed the parade
the participants proceeded to Kuhn s
park. The Knights of Labor paraded to
picnic grounds at Willow Springs. The
parade was in four divisions, comprising
thirty -seYen local assemblies.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

#E..NoroN, sept. with the ap-
E...-. .l Secretary Proctor Maj Gen.
>a" has issued the following i'm
..-.ut .ri.r:
..e @arr.~uus Of Fort Laramie. Wyo.,
'.. lays E@s. and Fort Lyon, Col. 8,
vii b.. Withdrawn and the several posts
abandoned, and the troops thus
Withdrawn viii be assigned 10 other sta
- the division commander.
. -.-.w.ur of infantry viii be ordered
. -.. apartment of the Missouri OF
maut OF the Platte 80 take ac-
... -.. department of Texas. The
".-...G GeueraI OF the division of
.-. H5.. 1--WE the necessary orders TO
.E -..>. changes into effect as soon as
.. dome with due regard to econ
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
LABOR DAY.
How it was Celebrated in Some Of the
Large Cities of the North.
Business Generally Suspended and the az
changes CIOsed-PrOcessions and Pienies
the Order of the Day.
A Big Time at Fort smith.

Special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK, Sept. Tabor
day was observed here to-day pretty
generally. Not many of the busi-
ness houses were closed, but many of
them were decorated, and this alter
noon thousands of people thrOnged the
SchntZen-Verein park, where the celebra-
ton was held. The procession moved
about half past 10 o clock. There were
fully twenty five hundred people in line.
Trades unions and agricultural organiza-
tons were equally represented. The
principal speakers were Governor J Z &.
Eagle, Hon. John H. Rogers and Mr..
d. F. Thompson of Texas. Everything
passed of without an unpleasant in
cident Fireworks and a grand ball are
in progress tonight.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
is He CHARMED
Henry Woods FOndness for Reptile Emitted
from His StOmaeh-His- Wife Guards 1t
as genderly as she would Child.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIQs Aug. % =
A curious case, and one probably with
out a parallel, exists near Trenton. this
county, in connection with a snake a
few weeks ago, it viii be remembered,
mention was made in the Enquirer that
Henry Wood, well known farmer, had
drawn a live snake from mis- stom ach
that had been the burden of his lite for
years Mr.. Wood had been afflicted
with stomach trouble more or less from
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
AT st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sept. Tabor day
was pretty generally observed here by
the trades and labor unions. large
procession of trade organizations marched
the streets for a couple of hours and then
repaired to COncordia park, where an
immense picnic was held. Speeches
were made by prominent men in the labor
ranks and other festivities indulged in .
The weather was fine and the holiday
thoroughly enjoyed
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
Minnesota Prairie Fire.

LACQUIPARLE, MINI, Sept. "A
prairie fire ten miles wide is sweeping the
Minnesota bottom lands, and the town of
Big Stone City is threatened. Hundreds
OF farmers have lost all their hay and
stock, and the fire, which was started
two days ago by party of hunters, is
beyond control.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
At Boston.

Boston, MASS. Sept. 2 Observation
Of Labor day is more general in Boston
to-day than in the past two years. Bust
ness is entirely suspended. The weather
is cloudy and cool, and the big process
sion, which was the feature of the fore
noon, was viewed by thousands who
crowded the sidewalks and windows along
the route
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
At Albany.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
ALBANY, n. Y, Sept. 2.--Labor day
was celebrated here by parade in the
morning in which representatives of all
the trades participated to the number of
5000. 1t was reviewed by Governor Hill,
Mayor Maher and Thomas ] . Dawling,
president of the state trades assembly at
Delavan house. A picnic at Pleasure
island is being had this AFTERNOON.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
NIansfield's First RaIe.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MANSFIELD, Ten. Aug. 27.-Mans-
field received her first bale of cotton to-
day. 1t was raised and gathered by Mr..
j. II. Grimsley, classed middIing and
bought by j H. Wright for 1912 cents
per pound. The merchants of the town
gave a premium of Sl2.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
ALL QUIET AT GREENWOOD.
1t is Believed the Danger of Race War Has
Been AVerted.

Been AVerted.
JACKSON, MISS, Sept. 2.-Governor
Lowry arrived by special train from
Greenwood this morning at o'elock
having succeeded before he left in get
ting the armed whites who had assem-
bled at Greenwood TO return to their
homes instead Of going to the scene of the
threatened race war. Three military
companies that left Greenwood by boat
last night at u CLOCK have not been
heard from, but 1t is not believed there
will be any conflict unless it should hap
pen before the troops arrive. A private
despatch from Greenwood was received
here late this afternoon, winch said:
''All quiet here. Troops still up the
river
The governor has been trying all day
to see Cromwell, the negro leader who
arrived here last night, but without sue
cess.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
CnhIe Notes.

Cork, Sept. 2.-William O'Bren, ,
member of parliament from Cork, who
last week was sentenced to two months
imprisonment, was removed from jail
here to-day and taken to Galway to serve
out his sentence. The streets III the
vicinity were crowded with his sup
porters, who cheered him during the
Journey to the railway station, and were
most enthusiastic in their demonstration
of affection.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2.-Under the
Count Tolstoi scheme Jewish advocates
Will not be allowed to plead in the tri-
bunals of Lialties province.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. king Oscar will
open the congress of Orientalists wheu it
assemblies in this city.
ZANZIBAR, Sept. 2.-The sultan of
Zanzibar Is about TO send a mission to
Emperor William of Germany to con-
graduate him on his accession to the
throne.
1t is reported members of DR.. Peters
expedition shot four natives at Vitua,
and that the inhabitants are arming for
revenge. -
LoNDoN. Sept. 2.-The young king of
Seryia has written to- his mother, ex-
Queen Natalie, implOring her TO return
TO Belgrade. B.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Mr. Gladstone has
gone 10 Paris.
The Austrian government, which eou-
trolls the tobacco trade, made a great f.
nanciakloss by raising the price. of cigars.
In Vienna alone 80 ,000, GOO fewer cigars
have been sold, with corresponding in
crease in the consumption. anf cigarettes
and pipes. In all the loss amounted to
40 200 forms.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

grades is in demand now, and the prob
abilities are that the troubles will soon
end. Two factories, one in Vineland,
n. j and the other in Washington, are
reported as having started up, but no
report has been received at the window
glass workers headquarters as yet.
Bottle blowers are nearly all going to
work. Flints have been at work some
time. Several bottle factories on the
South Side will start up Tomorrow.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
At Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA PA, Sept. 2.-De-
IghtfuI weather favored first observance
in this city of Labor day The banks
and exchanges closed and also nearly all
the mills and factories. Nearly all the
stores and other business establishments
III the city closed in the afternoon.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

gust were l12 1858 acres. Armstrong
county takes the lead with Is, 52O acres
and Scurry county a close second with
II $50 acres, while Wichita brings up the
rear with eighty-six acres. The average
price was about two dollars and twenty
five cents.
Leases were as follows for August by
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The Tarrant County Instructors to Meet in Fort
Worth for General Improvement.

The Tarrant County Instructors to Meet in Fort
Worth for General Improvement.
County superintendent Pool is a most
indefatigable worker for the good of the
public schools, and is doing much to
raise the standard of excellence among
the teachers, and through them to have
a good effect upon the pupils of Tarraut
county. He has worked hard to have
organized i'll this county an association in
which the teachers could meet and by an
interchange of views be mutually profit
ed. The ASSOCIATION viii convene at Fort
Worth on Saturday, September :, at 10
a. IN. at which time a full attendance is
desired. The following interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged for that day ::
Calling association to Order........--........-.
..-.............. President W. R. Kimbrough
Invocation ...-..-...--. Rev. j. Morgan Wells
.................E.P Williams, Fort Worth
Response -..---. Il. ". Cummins, Mansfield
Reading and adopting minutes. Reception OF
new members, Election OF officers for next
year. Installation of officers. Retiring address
of president.
Civil Government-class. j. d. Matlock. Eden
S. P. Render, Arlington
Recitation. ......... George w. Dale, Fort Worth
Benefits of Summer NormaIs.... ...........
Observation-Disclosures. Miss Julia Cannon, Bedford
Physical Geography I'D. s. Brown, Grapevine
Uniformity OF Text BoOks-short speeches by
How Shall We obtain Good school Houses?
Short speeches by Trustees and teachers
Needs of the Country Schools. ..-..... ......
.......-.-.--.......-.W W. II. Pool, Fort Worth
Psychology .-..... W. H. Kimbrough, Arlington
Effects of Narcotics on the Human System.
........-..-.--.- III. o. Cannon, Bedford
Miscellaneous business. Adjournment
The members OF the Teachers aSsocia-
ton extend special invitation to the
school trustees of Ta-rant county to meet
with them, and by their presence and
counsel assist in advancing the cause of
education.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

"-HNaIuN. sept. 2.-Edwin NJ.
--..-. .-a ag Alliance, Ohio, has been
-.- chief OF the miscellaneous di-
Office of the secretary of the treas
al ..ge.e5 David O'key, resigned.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
10 Test New Armament.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.--Wednesday
there will be a test at Annapolis of the
detective aru0r designed by Chief En-
ga..r Clark of the navy, This armor
las been the navy department bugbear
t.r several Years. Ia 1883 congress ap-
pr.uatr3 q sum Of money to defray the
expenses oC making and testing the ar
nor. FOR some reason il was not done.
Tie case finally Crlfted into the hands
o. the naval advisory bard ana it was at
.t constructed by the bureau of
ordnance and now il is TO be
Rested. Tie armor consists of a double
carved turtle-Dack tUrTet, designed for
taea.cz sd ship to protect a gun, and
II is l.u inches thick. Tie inventor
claims thar il viii deHect a shot that
would penetrate thirteen inches OF iron.
Tn. gan used viii be one Of the new
g.-H--ual nraerh-loadiug rifles recently
r-a. ont from the ordnance factory in
e.. .-v- 1t viii be planted go yards
tw the turTet and loaded with
light charge of powder, suffi-
Client r. drive the shot through
g.. thirteen inches specified. Seven
sn.- vii. DE fired unless the
t.-.. is broken before that point IS
-a.aea The inventor has requested,
tar il Iae turret Is intact after the seven
s.rs have struck it thai it viii be fired at
u- destroyed. some officers Of the de-
E-raHt believe that the first shot viii
>".. lha matter. IN case the turTet
stands tine test it viii probably be
a..ut.I for use on some Of the new YES
s,. I.. experiment and tuTret 20 be
.'..-t Wednesday, cost nearly nineteen
O. .-ud collars
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
RELIGION AND ITS WORKERS.

AnnuaN Summary of Statistics of the Various
Denominations of Christians.
New York Independent.
The net gain for the year reported was
1882 churches, 1866 ministers and &c.,
995 communicates, and the total number
of churches, ministers and communi-
cants of all the various denominations is
criven i'm tabular form as follows.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

the time he had>fbee in the army
twenty-six years agO,-y He remembers
now that, at one time during march
he drank from a brock in the marshy
and snake infested swamps that are so
numerous in the South, and tthe reptile,
being of such a tiny size, he
THINKS HE SWALLOWED IT
at that time. The snake has been care
fully taken care of in q large glass jar,
and wonder has been expressed that the
family should have such deeHRffeotion
for it. This is explained by theSSaet that
the family, and particularly Mrs Wood 3,
has an idea that should any accident be-
fall the snake, or should it die, that Mr..
Wood viii die also At the time the lat
ter drew the reptile from his stomach
and held it up between his fingers his
wife screamed to him not to- kill it. 1t
has since been sacredly taken care of :,
and nothing in the ord could induce
the family to allow violent hands TO be
laid on it.
tTHE ACTIONS OF TUE SNAKE
when Mr.. Wood is present, and the
Tenderness with which he cares for it g,
are some of the mysteries that cannot be
solved. Many think that it is genuine
case of ''snake charm, !" and that Mr..
Wood is entirely under is mysterious in
tuence. Hundreds have called at the
Wood household to see the reptile, and
the case seems to puzzle tie wisest.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
4 Town Burned.

CIYNABAR, Mont, Sept. 2.-The town
of Gardiner, on the edge of the National
park, was entirely destroyed by fire Sat
urday Only one house was saved out of
about thirty in all. All troops and other
government employees in the Yellowstone
national park had been engaged all last
week in fighting fires in the park. OFF,
GERS II command blame the campers,
who are careless about extinguishing
camp fires. FiIsss are reported in the
neighhorhood Of Empire, endaneering
the mills of the Empire mining company
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

Hereafter each infantry regiment Of
the French army viii contain four veloci-
pedists.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

The International congress of short
hand, lately sitting in Paris, has passed
a resolution condemLhng the introduction
of shorthand into primary schools.