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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
THE MIAMI NATTER.
Land Commissioner Hall Tells of Land
Jumpers III Roberts County.
Adjt.-Gen King has Written to Capt McMurray
for Report of the Affair.
Letters on File.
Special to the Gazette.

SpGCIdl 10 LuG tGLGLI6.
AUSTIN, Ten. Aug. 24.-With refer
ence to the Roberts county troubles Land
Commissioner Han was seen to-day He
said in effect that one great trouble at
present existing i'll the Panhandle was
that squatters were foraging on the large
lessees of school lands. That is, men
who do not intend to either buy or lease
In some instances they
GRAB WATERED SECTIONS
and use them without paying anything.
Commissioner Hall said ne intended to
have some of these jumpers before the
Travis county grand jury. Com
missioner Hall as an instance
mentioned Mr. Mckenzie of Rob
erts county, who had a large amount
of school land leased Some OF these
squatters had taken possession of some
Of his best lands which they were using
defiantlY, without paying nickel.
Commissioner Hall says he sent State
Agent HOffer to look into affairs in Rob-
erts county. 4 letter from Hoffer Is on
file in the land office calling attention to
the fact that these land grabbers had or
ganized in Armstrong county 10 prevent
the occupancy OF the lands
BY BONA EIDE SETTLERS.
In his letter was inclosed Il petition
signed by thirteen citizens of Armstrong
county setting forth the facts
of the organization of what they
call foreign railroad jumpers and rangers
to prevent occupancy of the land by
actual settlers, and asking Adit. Gen.
King to send rangers for their protection,
which Gen. King did.
Another letter of recent date is on file
in the land office from II II Brooks
editor of the Amarillo paper, IN which
he says the charges made by the Miami
writer in THE GAZETTE are the veriest
rot and critlcises the Judge.
Adjt. zen. King was seen in reference
to the alleged Miami outrage described
in THE GAZETTE. Gen. King says he
sent the rangers to Roberts county just
as ne has sent them to Richmond and
other points to preserve the peace. That
he has directed Capt. McMurray to make
full investigation of the alleged outrage,
and that 10 official action will be taken
till the report of McMurray and the judge
is received. Gen. King says he is not
prepared to believe Capt. McMurray
guilty of the matters imputed to him till
the evidence is furnished, as McMUrray is
not that style Of a man. At the same
time he Will not indorse McMurray if he
has been in the wrong.
Land Commissioner Hall and the gov
ernor's private secretary, Holmes, the
latter being a prominent lawyer, both
say the rangers acted on authority that
was at least of a questionable character
in the Miami matter The letter of
Editor Brooks says the presence of the
rangers at Miami was necessary to keep
the peace.
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Boston COURIER
''WHat makes yopssoz thoHghtful to-
night, aeorge? asked sEellie.
ssWeI9sss2,s ssid George as he threw his
eyes up to the ceiling and took q fresh
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One bale cotton. 400 pounds, at 1Oc....... $40 90
One bale cotton, 800 pounds, less , per cent.
1852 pounds, at 10. -. ...-............. ~ 90
COTTON BAGGTNG.
One bale cotton, $50 pounds, at l0c........S49 90
One bale cotton, 800 pounds, less 3I5 per
cent. s15. s. pounds, at l0.ao. ........... 49 90
It is clear, therefore, that the deduc-
ton of a certain per cent. for the tare off
gross weight on the bagging used, VIII in.
no way affect the price per pound OBJ
tanned for net cotton by the seller in
American markets.
At this point it Is well to note that the
tare ofG per cent. on gross weight fixed
by the importer was originally based on
400 pounds per bale and jute bagging
The weight of the cotton bales has now
greatly increased. The crops of 1887 IS
show an average of 49, pounds, and the
crop of lSSS-S9 will be 400 per bale. As
bales increase in weight there should be
a proportionate diminution IN the per
cent. of tage, the slime weight of bagging
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Flower designs ornament the newest
silver belt buckles.
,Furs are growing larger. Purple in
various tints will be much worn the COM
ing winter, ana with ii ermine fur will
be seen.
Shirt sleeves with wide Wristbands,
which are turned back from the hand,
are those which best suit blouse waists.
The very. wide turnover collars of pure
white linen aye net becoming to many
women who affect them.
Plain cashmeres in two tones are also
among the new goods: some are striped
and others have q side band of a darker
shade.
The Jokes so fashionable for thin
wooIens and for cotton gowns are very
shallow, not reaching quite TO the arm
holes on the shoulders, and are round in
front and back instead of being pointed
Long, straight Directoire redingotes of
silver-gray camel's hair, with caps or
toques to match, are imported for coach
ing and autumn travelling wear. Rich
gimps and gaHoons III silk cord are used
upon these stylish gowns.
Courtald's English Grape aud Priest
IS yailings continue to be the chief ma
terials for the manrning bonnet and vail.
DUH jet will be usedfor dressy mourning
and some Of the importers talk sef black
satin striped. ribbons in the line OF mourn
ing materials.
Some otthe negfSe corsages on the
ne&empire tailor-nade gowns represent
a SHIRT waist of corded SIX. and below
this is q pointed girdle trimmed with fine
lines of gold braid There are rows of
the braid also down the fronts of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
NOTES.

The editor of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER will address the people of
Franklin county at Louisburg on
Thursday, the 3lst inst, at 4 a. m.
The ladies and young men are special
ly invited.
~ One of the greatest annoyances
of the day is the bungling manner in
which the mails of our State are being
handled. We are receiving complaints
almost daily from all parts of the
State in regard to u paper. We kmow
that the paper is mailed and we here
by notify those concerned that unless
there is an improvement, we shall
apply to the proper authorities for a
correction of this evil. If agents and
postmasters will not attend to their
duties properly they should be dis
missed. We have been silent under
great p~rovocation, but we shall endure
it no longer without an effort to place
the blame where it properly belongs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
THAT OPEN LETTER OPENED
< A QUESTION.

.THE open letter to Gov. Fowle in
H. our last issue, from odd Fogy,"
opens an important question: How
many of our Judges and other public
officials, hold two Offices? How many
legislators hold two Offices? How
many of them are members of boards
of our penal and educational institu-
tons Can a man, under our laws,
hold the Office of Judge or Legislator
and at the same time hold the position
Of Trustee of our State University or
be a member of the Penitentiary
Board Whose duty is it to investi-
gate this matter? Whose duty is it
TO decide the question ? Let, us obey
the law. 1t is u only safety. The
people want to know whether the law
is respected and enforced. Unless we
are greatly m~isinformed, Gov. Fowle
informed some of the members of the
Board of Directors of the Insane
Asylum that they were holding two
Offices and it was in violation of the
Constitution. They resigned. Again
we ask, whose duty is it to look into
this matter d? We simply want to
maintain the majesty of the law. Will
some one answer! In justice to Gov.
Fowle, we state that we learn that he
has notified other parties that they
are holding two Offices, but they still
hold on to them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22

Farmers Alliance, then came forward
and impressively united the couple
in marriage. Among those on the
Judges stand during the ceremony
were Governor Fowle, State Auditor
Sanderlin, Mr.. w. G.. Upchurch,
President OF. the Fair; Mr.. ]. Turner
Morehead, Mr.. Elias Carr, Capt. S, B.
Alexander, Mr.. W. H. Worth, State
Business Agent of the Farmers ALI
ance, Mr.. T. L. Emery, Chief Marshal
Herbert Norris, of the State Fair and
representatives of the press. After
the ceremony, Governor Fowle for
mally presented the gifts donated by
the people to the bridal couple. He
expressed cordial congratulations for
himself and for the people, and also
expressed qualification at the fight
made by the farmers against the jute
trust and was glad that this occasion
showed that "jute" could not be king
in North Carolina. He said to the
couple that this was emphatically their
day, and styled the bride the "Queen
of the Twenty.ninth State Fair" He
congratulated her on the beginning
of a new life under such favorable aus
pieces. State Auditor Sanderlin, on
behalf of the bride and groom, re-
.ceived the presents in one of his
graceful and appropriate talks.
At this point a little girl from the
Oxford Orphan Asylum approached
the bride and presented her with two
handsome brooms made at-that in sti-
tuition. The little girl said: "On be.
half of the orphans of Oxford, | pre-
sent you with these two brooms. The
smaller one can be used to keep out
the little foxes which Satan will
probably send to CA on you. The
larger one can be used to keep the
house in order, but We trust you will
never have occasion to use it ON the
groom to keep ham in order. May
God bless and preserve you is the
prayer of the Oxford Orphan Asylum
singing class" This presentation was
by little Julia Gabriel.
After this the party was gracefully
arranged in the stand and a photograph
was taken by Artist Wharton, of this
city, from the grand stand. The
party went over the grounds and
through the buildings. The Oxford
Orphan Asylum singing class gave
them a concert in Floral Hall, and a
general reception was accorded them
there also. The bridal presents, which
were very numerous and handsome
and useful, attracted much attention
and formed a magnificent feature of
the Fair.
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THE STATE FAIR WEDDING.

~ . = --F -
The marriage OF Mr.. w. M. Bate.
man and Miss josephine Kowles, at
the Grand Stand, at noon, on Tuesday
last, was one of the most interesting
and attractive features of the State
Fair. The contracting parties empha-
sised their detestation of the Jute
Bagging Trust by having their we'd
ding garments made of Southern-manz
ufactured cotton bagging. When
the hour arrived, Mr.. 80. Wilson,who
was chief marshal of the marriage, led
the way up into the judges stand. He
was followed by Mr.. w. M. Bateman,
the groom, leading Miss Josephine
Knowles, the bride, both of Washing
ton county. Their suits of cotton bag
ging were very neatly made up. That
of the groom was relieved by black vel
vet collar and cuffs. The brides suit was
of cotton bagging, very Hastily made.
1t was lined with cream satin and pre-
sented beautiful ornamental work in
white silk ribbons. Both wore open
bolls of cotton in their hats. The at
PENDANTS were Mr.. R. A. Baugh and
Miss Florence Stevenson; Mr. r. E L..
Yates and Miss Nellie Partin; MI.
Jos. Dupree and Miss Maud Steven
son; Mr.. G. H. Stevenson and Miss
Ella Sanderford. Miss Bateman,
sister of the groom, was with the at,
PENDANTS. The groomsmen all wore
suits of cotton bagging. The brides
maids wore large, fringed sashes of
the same material suspended over the
shoulder. The party formed a pictur-
esque circle in the stand, the bridal
couple In the centre and facing sew
eral thousand people in grand stand
just across the race track. Rev,
J. J. Scott, A. NJ, the Chaplain of the
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possessed OF any brain, but knows
benjamin Harrison was elected 'uat
dent by open, wholesale briberv tesl'
Foster advertised this in his Mr
known circulars, wherein he called TelI'
funds and quoted Senator PInmb'Of
saying that the manufacturers onoS IS
to be squeezed. And why sbossiait
they be squeezed? Because tba1
the sole b~eneficiaries of the Ole mo ~1s
ure (the tariff at issue in the canroas
This was followed by Senator IDps Sss;
advice to the delegate at the Cbioaas
Convention, which said, snominsyO'
some such fellow as Phelps, who "aS
tap Wall street. This was foIIovoa99
by the Dudley circular, DIRECTING Nv
purchase of 'foaters in blocks Of S ;us
or more snd assuring those disbono,s
agents that the funds would NOT ~
wanting to close the purchase Undo0
this exhibit of evidence the fact GOV
not be denied; but to make it concIn
sive, the New York World has oath
cred from all parts of the co9ntrr
clear, unmistakable proof of vida
spread, clearly planned and openIr
executed purchase of voters.
- The chair of the Chief Execntir,
has followed the seats of senator's ~
the market and that highest gift ~
the citizen has been sold to the highest
bidder The great political fabric n
the fathers built from woful expendi
.ture of patriotic effort and blood, i.
honey-combed with rot and remains =
mere sham to shame us. before tbo
world. Of course we are not SO siIv
as to attach blame only to one partv
The difference between the two liesin
the fact that one had more mopev
than the other and a stronger motiva
for it's use. y
When the new President SWINGS
along Pennsylvania Avenue to the
Capitol to be inaugurated, upon the
side of his carriage should be printed
what history, with its cold unbiased
fingers, will put to record:
Thought for two millions of dollars"
Phil. OF RIPsHN
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best cotton at the Fair What a crowd OF
buyers We could haze.
Let it be known to foreign buyers
and the mill owners of the North that
1000 bales, the choice products ofthe
State? and they would have. repre-
s~entatives here by the scores.
OF course the managers would ad-
vertise the fact that the best 1000
bales of North Carolina cotton would
be sold the last day of the fair.
This would be equally true of hay
tobacco, etc. Bro. Fl Wallet, of Lit.
Teton, N. c., had at least five acres of
wheat that averaged over six feet and
not on exhibit. Take Bro, HARRISON
of the Iredoc Vineyards. He has a
fine herd of Jersey cattle, makes vast
quantities of butter and raises splendid
crops; not an exhibit.
Take the President of Halifax Coun-
ty Alliance, he has as fine Holstein
Freisian cattle as there is anywhere,
and no exhibit. I could extend the
the list indefinitely and only cite
these to show that if a generous rival
ry obtained between the Alliances,
that the State Society would have to.
enlarge it's buildings to hold the ex-
hibits. Besides guano companies, ma
chinery companies andeothers, would
offer special premiums and the dona-
tons by manufacturers would run up
in the thousands. But the greatest
advantage is yet to be referred to.
Practical farmers whose land is
adapted to bright tobacco would come
and learn much of their more .ex-
perienced brethren, Others would
want to know how best to raise grass,
clover, wheat or oats, and it would be
a farmers institute, not theoretical
but with best principles and object
lessons, and no gas. .
We must educate, and I know of
no better way. Poratical education
or practical topics is what we need.
Whether we should make an Alliance
exhibit at Raleigh or Charlotte Or
G~oldsboro or Greensboro or elsewhere
care not; this would be determined by
the advantages the different societies
would offer and railroad rates.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
THE STATE FAIR HAS COME AND
GONE. .a
BY OLD FOGY.

The State Fair is over; the awards
have been made, and if in your judge
ment the Judges erred, remember
that we all err; and it would be we'll
to ask whether if you had been in
their position, you would have given
greater satisfaction. -"r
To Messrs. Upchurch, Ratricke. and
Wilson we must accord a full meas
ure of praise, The exhibits compared
favorably with the great Exposition
held in the Capital City. It is said
by those vino ought to know, that on
Thursday there were more visitors
than ever before!
n The question arises why this years
Fair was better than for all the years
past?
To us, the answer is not a difficult
one. The practical gentlemen. who
had the exhibit in charge recognized
what has not heretofore been clear,
that the Farmers Of the State make the
Far a success. They acted on this line.
The railroad companies were solicited
for low rates, and wemust praise them
when they do well; they gave very
favorable rates and the rural popula-
ton came in immense crowds, and
met only SO, but they brought most
excellent exhibits.
Everybody seems to have found
out that the farmer is a factor, and an
important one in all good works. +
To-day | had an interview with the
President, Mr.. Upchurch. suggest
ed a line of policy for next years
Fair, and as | expected, he was not
only ~favorably disposed but eager for
the plan to be carried out.
suggested that a large part of one
of the buildings be set apart for the
Alliance to exhibit their products in.
Let US take cotton for an example.
We have l,40O Alliances in the cotton
districts. We ought to have one bale
from each Alliance. Some of our
Alliances could easily send a half
dozen. If we had 1000 bales of our
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
KIND READER.

u EMEMBER that we have been
III crowded since our last issue, and
we have been "driven to the bit, u
day and night. No time to write, no
time to think, but little time to eat
or sleep-but all the time doing our
best to give a kindly greeting to the
hundreds of brethren and friends who
honored US by calling and to wait on
them. For the cordial hand.shakes,
the pleasant and generous expressions
of appreciation of our paper, we hear,
lily thank one and all and invite them
TO call again
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
THE = FAIR OF 1880.

THE Fair of 1889, as was predicted,
was the most successful of all the
Fairs held in the history of the Society.
Every day was a success. Every de-
partment was ssuecess. The Veterans
meeting was a success; the Institute
was a success; the Alliance mass
meeting was a success; the cotton
bagging wedding was a success, and
for magnificent exhibits, great crowds
of people, elegant behavior and pretty
women, it was a grand success. Every
body was satisfied and pleased. Not
a single accident, nor an unpleasant
occurrence to mar its most perfect
enjoyment. Of the thousands on
thousands which thronged the
grounds, we failed to see a single in
toxicated man. The railroads deserve
great credit for the admirable and
safe manne- in which they handled
the immense crowds. We have been
q regular visitor &c the Fair for nearly
twenty years, but We have never seen
such crowds nor as good exhibits.
As a friend to those noble and
patriotic men who, for these long
years have borne the burthen of keep
ing the Fair alive, as a friend to in
dnstrial progress and development in
the State, The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Te1olces at the splendid success of the
OF 1889, and tenders it's thanks
resident Upchurch, Secretary
Wilson, and Commissioners PatricE
or enelr arduous and well-directed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-22
R~OOTHOGORDIE PAPERS;
Or, Farmers and Laborers' Catechism,
IN WHICH IS DISCLOSED, AS BY AN ELEc-
TRIO LIGHT, HI THU CAUSE OF lei
LASTING CONFLICT BETWEEN CAPITAL
AMI LABOR OR JUST HOW IT IS THAT
DAMRAsCALs DEvOUR THE DAMPHOOLs.
Interview No. 81

FARM was much pleased to
learn at our last interview, that you
have not lost confidence in the masses
the great Democratic and Republican
working people of the United States.
Phil.-No, l have not. In the
language of Jefferson, one of the
grandest characters in American his
tory, 81 am not among those who
fear the people. They and not the rich
are our dependence for continued
freedom" It is easily said that this
government-our governments "of
the people, by the people, for the people,"
but l incline to the opinion that these
deservedly popular phrases might be
very properly modified 81 as to read
thus, "of the people, by the politicians,
for the spoiZs."
Farm.-You do not seem to think
the people rule this country.
Phil do not. Our country is
governed by Railaoay Kings and Ma
ttonal Bankers. Did not Chauncey
Depew, President of the New York
Central R. r. and Railway King of
the Excelsior" State, nominate Ben
iamin Harrison And did o Nor
ton and millionaire Macy put the
railroad attorney just where he is?
Farm.-While [ am not here to
answer questions, l must say you are
not far out of the way, if the testi-
mony of Judge Edm~mds and Judge
Gresham is to be acc opted. X
Phil am aware of the fact that
Judge Edmunds, who is the distin-
guished Republican Senator from FER
mont, states in an article. lin the
Forum, that at least $5,000,000 was
expended in the last campaign, but
cannot now recall the remarks of
Judge Gresham. I think very high
ly of Mr.. Gresham, and would be
glad to hear any remarks from him
assured as I am of his integrity, pur-
1ity and sincerity" ltsca
Farm.-"I, am glad to be able to.
crafty you. Mr.. Gresham says as
follows, viz: Unless the State has
taken steps to stop the corruption at
the polls, a condition of affairs will be
produced to which the Rebellion will
not be a circumstance. It is the
Pharasees e0ho are doing this. 1t is men
of prominence and responsibility who
raise these large sums of money know
ing the use they will be put to-men
who deal openly in corruption one
day and go to church the next. 1t is
these men who bring disgrace upon
the State. You may convict a hun
dred, yes, even a thousand obscure
voters for bribery, but the effect upon
the community would be as nothing
compared to that which would follow
the conviction of one prominent
man."
Phil.-"Thank you. The remarks
are characteristic and there is no
mistaking the Judges allusion to the
corrupt work of Matt. quay, blocks
Of fve" Dudley, Narksom and Sunday
school Saint WGnomaker, who fried
$500, 600 worth of campaign fat
out of the 'rich manufacturers and re-
ceived therefor at the hands of Saint
Benjamin the Postofice Department
of the United States"
Farm.-"It seems that men who
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labors and for the admirable manner
in which the Fair was conducted.
The unanimous reelection OF MI.
Upchurch and of Mr. Wilson was q
fitting and just tribute to their able
and judicious management. Now let
us begin to look around and prepare
to make the Fair of 1890 the greatest
Fair ever held in our State. We will
give notes, from time to time, on what
was seen and done.