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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
THE RAILROADS.
The AtchiSOn People Cordially Invited
to Fort Worth.
Talk of the Southern Kansas of Texas Revived
The Dallas, Pacific and South
eaStern-HOme Notes
Home Notes.


w. G. Coffey of the Memphis and
Little Rock was in Fort Worth yesterday.
Major B s Wathen, chief engineer Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas in this
state, is in the city.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas will
sell tickets to the Harrison Inauguration
for one fare for the round trip.
After four days test the Texas and
Pacific has accepted the great artesian
well 1T the roundhouse. The supply is
abundant for all purposes. The well is
40 feet deep.
The Southern Kansas of Texas is said
to be ready to build to Albuquerque at
once, and knowing ones say the con-
struction Of this road is what brings the
Atchison people to Texas at this time.
Vice President J W Swayue of the
board of trade informs the GAZETTE that
the board has officially invited President
Strong of the Atchson, and his associ-
ates to visit Fort Worth and meet our
citizens.
1t was stated last night that the
Southern Kansas of Texas, the initial
point of which is Fort Worth, was a can
didate for the $40, 900 bonus raised by
this city for a road to the northwest.
The charter provides that main offices
shall be in this city.
-
NJ. II . McLauTin of the Dallas Pacific
and Southeastern spent yesterday in Fort
Worth Mr. McLauTin was in New York
with a Dallas gentleman and q citizen of
Fort Worth while the Fort Worth and
Albuquerque was being discussed. 1t
is said to be the intention of the Dallas
company to build from Rhohe both east
and west. NJ G. Hurley SAID yesterday
the Dallas people had promised him the
contract to build. Decatur will try to
get the road to build there.
-.
The Crosby County News says: AS
Fort Worth has accepted the proposition
of the Northwestern railway which is to
begin work Immediately, we now have an
assurance of railway communication with
the outside world The building of this
road will cause the Gulf, Colorado and
Santo Fe to move in this direction, and
the Kansas Southern to do likewise. Tn
Questionably the hour of our deliverance
Is nigh, and the great boom is near at
hand. Let all rejoice and go to work
with renewed energy whOoping up the
Central plains.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
NANCY & co.
An Enjoyable Entertainment at the Opera
House Last Night

An Enjoyable Entertainment at the Opera
House Last Night.
One of Augustin Days refined COM
edies, Nancy s Co., was the bill at the
opera house last night. This is ranked
by Eastern managers as ore of the sue
cesses of the season, and is GER
tainly a mirth-provoking little play
Everybody laughed, and said
it was good, and so it
was, but there have been several better
comedies produced in Fort Worth during
the present season in as acceptable
q manner. Days Night OFF Is a
better constructed comedy than his
Nancy & Co. Tonight the Spring Palace
entertainment will take place and the
opera house should be crowded
Saturday Uncle Tom s Cabin is on the
bills. 1t is said the Uncle Tom to be pre-
scented is a different character from the
one seen before the war
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Colorado and Santa Fe branch to the ST.
Louis and San Francisco railway.
The Boston News bureau says: We
have interviewed both Atchison and St.
Louis and San Francisco people in regard
to the reported sale of the Dallas branch,
and they all agree it to be a good trade
for both roads, but they do not think any
actual sale has been made yet, though
one may be made after President Wins
low of the St LOUIS and San Francisco
returns from Europe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
YOUNG TRAVELLERS.

Two Boys Twelve Years of Age Seeing the
World.
Yesterday afternoon Lee Harren and
Fred Yeager, boys of twelve living in
Hunt county, rode up to Polk's
stock yards and h1tching their
horses started for the city. Deputies
Witeher and Maddox were notified that
the circumstances were suspicious
and took the two boys in
custody. Harrell says the horses
belong to his father and they were simply
visiting friends at Dallas and Fort
Worth. They were willing to go
back home, and the parents of the
the young travellers were notified that
they were here. The boys seemed to
take care of themselves pretty well.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Reported Sale of fine Sopta r..

Boston, Mass, Feb. IA spromi-
nent official of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway said to-day he knew
nothing OF the reported sale of the Gulf,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Iron Mountain Route.

See that your ticket reads via the Texas and
Pacific Railway. For maps, time tables ticket
rates and all required information call on
G. D. LUSK, Ticket Agent Union Depot, Fort
Worth.
JAKE ZURN, Ticket Agent City Office, corner
Main and Third streets.
II. G. ARCHER, Travelling Passenger Agent,
Dallas.
B. w. MCCULLOUGH, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Dallas Tex.
JRO. A. GRANT, General Manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Prompt relief in sick headache, dizzi-
ness, nausea, constipation, pain in the
side, guaranteed to those using Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

W. c. Beleher of Austin was deaf
eight years and found rellef in the use of
- Caeterine, the catarrh cure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
TEXAS PANHANDLE ROUTE!
Denver, Texas & Fort Worth
Railroad.

Shortest line. quickest time from the Gulgo
Mexico, Fort Worth and all principal points in
coast, including Trinidad, Pueblo, Manitou. Col
orado Springs, Denver, Col. and Salt Lake,
Utah. Daily trains leaving Fort Worth S:50 4.
M, comprising new and elegantly equipped Pull
man Palace Sleeping Car with Buffet service,
through 10 Denver, connecting at Colorado juno
ton points with A. T. 8 s F. R. R., ID. & r. G..
R., Colorado Midland Railway and Union Pacific
Railway.
RATES OF FARE FROM FORT WORTH:
To Trinidad $40; to Pueblo. 81. 90; to Color
ado Springs 81. 90; to Denver S24.O0.
ROUND TRIP EXCURSION RATES
From Fort Worth 10 Trinidad and return s.. on;
to Pueblo, Colorado Springs and return $3.50; %
Denver and return $500; to Salt Lake and return
SIS 90.
Tickets good for 30 days going and so days re-
turning, with lay over privileges both ways, ex-
treme limit of ticket until October 81. 1855.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Ruling low prices at Maddox & Eli
son furniture house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

FL Paso grape vines. Fort Worth
Nurseries.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

The Fines, Rasor.s 5n the Hest
At Anderson IS gun store.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
Sneeial EXCURSION Rates !

Made by all railroads in Colorado to persons
holding our excursion tickets.
The Summer Resorts of Colorado are noted the
world over, and the scenery over the Denver and
Rio Grsnde Railroad is the grandeSt on earth.
Tickets on sale via Texas Panhandle Route ut
all coupon ticket stations in Texas and BOusiana.
Call for information and descriptive matter on
J. L. a. THOMAS; W. s. DAVIS, City Ticket
Agent, or w. V. NEWLIN, A. G. P. A, 6l3
Main street. Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Subscribe for the weekly GAZETTE; 81
per annum.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

"Seal of North Carolina Plug CUT .
Smoking Tobacco is cool on the tongue.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Maddox s. Ellison S prices viii save you
money on furniture.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY.
The Great Popular Route Between
THE EAST And THE west.
Short Line to New Orleans and all
Points in Louisiana, New Mex
leo, Arizona and Cali
fornia.
FaVOrite Line to the North,
East and Southeast.

Double daily line OF Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars through to st. Louis via the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Onion sets. Fort Worth Nurseries.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Low prices on furniture at Maddox s.
Ellison's Try them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

w. G. Coffey of the Memphis and
Little Rock was in Fort Worth yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas will
sell tickets to the Harrison Inauguration
for one fare for the round trip.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-08

Major B. s. wathen, chief Iengineer Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas in this
state, is in the city.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

legal trouble by Undertaking toevade
the incorporation fees ($2O,OOO) to
the State. The plan was simply to
change the name of a small, old and
supposed-to-be-dead corporation. It
is already stated before the Attorney
General that a great increase of stock
is to take place. The old company
being used for this purpose is the
minneapolis & St. Cloud" It was
chartered under the territory in 1856.
There is more to this scheme yet to
be unfolded.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

James J. Hill, and His New Scheme.
Mr.. J. J. Hill has new scheme on
foot which he does not care to have
exposed too much to the gaze Of the
Minnesota granger. But few people
fully understand the mysterious pro-
cess by which Hill and his associates
evolved the great Manitoba system
with it's 1850 miles in Minnesota
alone, and private fortune OF 20
millions-out of a little wrecked, TO-
nominious, see-saw cadaver of d rail-
road which was sold for a fpennybit.
The history OF that Minnesota meet
ing in an Iowa city will probably
never be written.
But now a new chapter is to be
written. Mr.. Hill wishes to get out
more bonds. To do this he wishes to
get up new railroad, perhaps mar
row-guage, or at least line the in
significance of which will be percepti-
BILE, and then
LEASE THE ENTIRE MANITOBA SYSTEM
to this new road and company! The
giganticity OF this colossal dream
picks the persimmons off the visions
of the Arabian-castle builder. But
it is a fact-a fact so important that
the whole matter has been brought
into State Jurisprudence. Quo war
ranto proceedings were argued be-
fore the Attorney General against
the men engaged in this vast inter-
national intrigue. Jas. HiV and
Harry D. Minot have been develop
ing the matter. They got into the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

We tried to avoid it, but murder
will out-this paper is no apostle of
"Sweetness-and-light." 1t is the
light without the syrup. And by the
way, when any one thinks to curry
us down with a ''demagogue" and
''politician" brick they will bring
their clay to the right oven. We say
labor is bearing the burdens of a
cursed system of commercial slavery
land sustain the statement with the
facts.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20
Polk Co. Journal:

Polk Co. Journal:
We do not believe in the idea OF
forming new political party to OBJ
tain Justice for farmers; that is al
together too slow and tedious pro-
cess and wholly unnecessary; but we
would insist that no man but
known friend OF the farmer and his
cause be nominated by either of the
leading political parties, and then, in
any event, the farmer alights on his
feet. His friends are at court and he
can get his rights. We do not be-
ieve it is necessary for the farmer to
go outside OF his political party even,
but he should be enough alive to his
own interests to see that his party
dominates none but the farmers
friends.
The above seems to be good doc
trine, and is unquestionably well put.
But there is a flaw in it. The work
of such papers as the GREAT WEST
becomes necessary not to encour-
age the unnecessary destruction OF
parties, but to arouse the farmers
to the outrages practiced against
them. Now, it goes without saying,
that the party press does not do this.
Last year, in the 5th District where
the railway oppression has been al
most unbelievable, Comstock was
put up as a party nominee-by
party who knew his record on inter-
state commerce, and on labor Ques-
tions, and knew his relations to the
Manitoba. Every party paper in the
State sustained Comstock-and the
farmers elected him, on a party basis,
when a straight, tried and true, and
intelligent farmer was a candidate
on the democratic ticket. Now the
Alliance, and this paper, are not Or
ganizing new parties, but they are
struggling to break up a partyism
which will eveA incline a man, ever
so gently, to vote for the second best
man-in fact to belong to no party
from this time on.
And, gentlemen, the effort to do
this is successful-you can count on
it. You need not figure on the next
Senator being a Railway President,
who, within a few months of his
election, has been called by the Com
mission to the bar of the State for
emitting ST., OOO,OOOof water-bonds
in defiance of the law! And who es-
capes punishment on technicality.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

cause it was wrong. To day you
can only "drive" educated people to
do right. Some good souls will lift
their hands in horror at this state
ment. But it is true-very true-ab-
solutely true. Ignorance has it's i'm
pulses, and barbarism it's chivalry-
but education hugs sophistry to it's
bosom and winks at wrongs.
Men say, few cogent arguments
calmly put, will make more alliance
friends than such severe language"
"You could do more effective work
if you were less abusive!
Never was more serious error
made by newspaper man. For
years and years every fact connected
with the destruction of our agricul-
tural interests has been known. The
combines" have robbed Minnesota
for ten years. But not a voice has
yet been raised loudly enough to be
heard in the Northwest until the
GREAT WEST struck these 'thieves"
in the face with such substantives as
they were bound to hear-and hear
ing act upon them.
Why, friends of the press, up in
Pope County there was a wheat rob
berry going on of % to q cents a
bushel-and no No. l graded. We
wrote and acted like a gentleman
about it. We recited facts-sum-
moned witnesses from the press
took it before the court of public
opinion. No man ever heard us
'swear''-or indulge in ''the Ian
guage of the pineries!" What was
the resulto Nothing but hints from
the gang" to let up! People smiled,
and soured, and grinned, and said
ooh dear''-and tomorrow even the
impression passed away.
Tactics were changed. The ''Cen-
trail Minnesotian" began to fire
broadsides. 1t kicked up the biggest
''cat fight" ever seen in the state.
1t began to spread it on "thieves,"
GLARS, ""plunderer, '''sneaks, ""land-
pirates and before we sold out to
get before the state Pope county had
it's robbery on wheat reduced from
% to IA cents-and even less-and the
whole state awakened.
Why this necessity for cloud
talk?''
Because people under the education
of selfishness, can only be DRIVEN to
reform. This strong way of putting
things requires-requires, not Gin
vites''- thus in two
months more has been done to arouse
people in the Northwest, by the
GREAT WEsT-than a whipped-cream
agitation would produce in a CEN
fury. And we propose to fay the
polish Off from the lavender-breeched
old thieves who have fatted the gold
en- calf on sorrows and anXieties of
toll until the world cries out against
the iniquity of ''silence."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20
Farm and Home:

Farm and Home:
We do not approve of any single
class organization as a separate polit-
ical party, but we do believe in the
farmers of this country coming to-
gether in a sufficiently effective or
ganization to insure the nomination
and election of senators and repre-
sentatives of both state and nation
allegislatures who will be true to the
interests OF the farmers and of the
whole people. Farmers can hope to
secure honest legislatures only by go
ing squarely into politics and by
making an organized fight from the
the primary caucus to the polls. It
will be a tremendous innovation for
the great majority of farmers to en-
gage in an effort of this kind. But
they are at last aroused to the fact
that they must watch their own well
fare, because no one else will do it for
them. They know that their cause
is fair and just, and that inecombin-
ing to carry out these intentions,
they are merely fulfilling their duties
as good citizens.
Yes, but then-what do the politi-
clans care SO long as the platform
is mo politics of our own" Some
times it occurs to us that perhaps a
party ought to be organized. There
are four million voters now back of
the alliance. 1t certainly is a ques-
ton for serious consideration.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20
MORE KNOCKING AT THE DOOR.
GRANITE FALLS, MINI.

MORE KNOCKING AT THE DOOR.
GRANITE FALLS, Mimi,
Dec 9th, 1889.
Our alliance held an enthusiastic
meeting on last Saturday, which was
eloquently addressed by Prof. Ali
son. Three delegates we're elected to
attend the meeting of the state farm
ers' alliance. Our alliance is still on
the increase, having now over fifty
members, and still more knocking at
the door,
One fact apparent to the farmers
OF this community, is that we must
have a higher price for our products,
and obtain what we have to pur-
chase at lower price, or success for
the farmer is impossible, and that
those things can only be obtained by
united and organized effort. We are
highly pleased with the GREAT WEST,
and at every meeting send in new
names for that paper. Every farm
er in the state should have one.
j. j. MOONEY.
Secretary.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20
discussed, and, if necessary, urged at
a future meeting.

discussed, and, if necessary, urged at
a future meeting.
The convention, before adjourning,
agreed to meet at Jacksonville, Fla,
December next, the exact date to be
designated by the executive commit
tee.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The Farmers Alliance elected the
following officers yesterday: ii. l..
Loucks, Clear Lake, Dakota, presi-
dent; J. H. Powers, Nebraska, vice
president; August Post, Moulton,
To-, secretary; J. j. Furlong, Austin,
Mimi, treasurer, and M. B. Ashley,
Des Moines, Iowa, lecturer.
This body after adjournment, Off
cially visited Farmers and Laborers'
Union convention in the Exposition
building Saturday afternoon in a
body and were cordially received. A
formal reception was rendered the
members, after which they departed
on the early afternoon trains for
home. The name of the combined
order as agreed upon is the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union. The Exposition body did
not adjourn until 6:15 Saturday
evening. They were in session all
day, not adjourning for dinner. The
business before them, so far as as
certained, was wholly routine and in
cidental The most of the delegates,
in fact eight out of every 10, left the
city on the early evening trains, many
of them not taking the chances of
having supper except such as they
might secure at the Union Depot.
Mr.: Powderly and Mr.. Wright, of the
Knights of Labor, left for the East
early yesterday morning. Mr..
Powderly protested great satisfac-
ton, saying his expectations as to
the marriage had been largely ex-
ceeded. He believed the union OF these
great interests marked an era in the
Industrial world no less important
than the emancipation proclama-
ton Of 1868.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

One hundred dollars to the mile is
too large an estimate for right-of-
way in Minnesota. The twelve acres
to the mile would average up $S an
acre if the 4,S7O miles of road in the
state had paid way-right over it ALL
But they did not. A large proper
ton was free-and another large
proportion was worth from 81 to
$5 an acre. Then we have set
bonuses against rights-of-way-so
that the $1CO has been altogether too
large an allowance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

VIM. N. Schwinglee, OF Madelia,
MIMI, writes that the farmers there
have a warehouse built last year. 1t
commenced buying last August and
has bought 5000 bushels of grain SO
far. Good for Madelians. Mr.. S.
will aid the GREAT WEST in that Sec
ton.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

make the farmer miserable
stated in the local paper-are given a
hearty handshake! Next week it
will be published,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

STILL ANOTHER-"STIRRE THE AM
MAILS"
BIRD ISLAND, Mimi, 12-16-S9.
DEAR SIM Tn
exposing the fallacies and receptions
of the Renville Co. Union and Hector
Mirror you have stirred the animals
up in great shape. Neither of them
tries to defend questioned state
ments, and both resort to efforts at
being funny and scurrilous to hide
their confusion. The Mirror OF last
week had editorial comments on the
Presidents message and death OF
jeff Davis evidently copied from some
leading journal without credit.
Yours Truly, j. M. B.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

VIM. j. Martin, of Brooten, writes:
Il think your paper should be in
every farmers home in the land. If
can rouse some of my neighbours to
take an interest in the matters which
concern them l shall do sO.''
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

We are pleased to see that our
friend H. L. Loucks, President of the
Dakota Alliance, is now the President
of the National Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

The poor Renville Union pitched
into the GREAT WEST. In a week or
two a new alliance was organized
there, and 81 farmers resoluted a
thorough endorsement of this paper.
The editor of the local antmire sheet
better rise little higher in his
citizenship.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

Talk about the unprogressive
South! Why in North Carolina they
have over 1000 Farmers Alliances
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

We want to know why Alliance
principles disqualifes man for office.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

Bro. French, of Dover, says:
eve appreciate your efforts to fur
nish the toiling masses a paper con-
tanning inside history, showing why
these things are thus"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

Elias Haire, of Hutton, South
Dak., writes a letter full of en-
couragement. cit is the paper which
every producer of the northwest
should gladly sustain. 1t has the
courage to expose rascality. 1t is
high time to look the facts in the
face
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

The Irvine trust had 25 tons OF :.
stock left over. And the farmers OF
Iowa all say they are glad they got
along without Irvine. The blow
struck the trust this year will prob
ably last for some time.
Our good Dawson friends are alive.
They write:
"You are hitting them hard, and
trust you will be enabled to keep on
doing So"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20

The Farmers Alliances of Stevens
county are rapidly falling into line.
That of Morris Township held a
grand meeting Saturday afternoon,
Dec. IA. 1t is our good fortune to
have that enthusiastic worker, Mr..
R, j. Hall, for our President. Visit
ors were present from two other
Alliances in the county. All reported
good interest, and the work growing.
Steps were taken to have meeting
OF the county Alliance in the near
future. E. LEAvITT, Secretary.
Mr.. r. J. Hall has proved himself
one OF the truest spirits in this great
work. The farmers of the Fifth
District will sometime discover his
ability and manhood, and make use
of it.