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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
OUR CONSTITUTION.
1t is so Defective that it is Strange Any
one Should Oppose its Revision.
How the Legislature is Handicapped in Numer-
GUS Respects-On Record Against the
Democratic Platform
Special correspondence 1.-THE Gazette.

Special correspondence of the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Feb. IA close study
of the constitution shows so many glow
ing defects in that instrument that it be-
comes a matter of surprise that any in
telIigent man should oppose the calling of
a constitutional convention to provide a
new one. 1 shall not attempt in one
communication to present all the reasons
why this constitution should be set aside
for one more in consonance with the de-
mands of the times and the spirit of the
people, but shall give few of those
reasons which are most important to a
cursory reader.
In the last campaign and, indeed, in
every other campaign for number of
years, national banks were more bitterly
inveighed against than any other class OF
Institutions, and yet this constitution
makes discrimination in their favor by
prohibiting the establishment of any
other kind of banks If the people who
profess to hate national banks are eonsis-
tent, they will wish that provision
changed.
The legislature is absolutely prohibited
from Offering encouragement to
manufacturing or any other kind of en-
terprise in the way of relieving
them from taxation for period of years
If these conditions were changed, manu-
featuring enterprises would soon be
found starting mp all over the state ;,
keeping at home much money now sent
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

senate and house, be appointed to visit
the quarantine station at Galveston and
investigate its conduct After quarter
of an hour fllibustering the senate passed
the resolution.
A motion that the president of the
senate do not appoint the committee un-
til Wednesday morning was tabled
A communication was received from
the capitol furnishing board stating that
the senate and house furniture had ar
rived and that it woald take four days to
place such furniture in the two halls.
A resolution by Mr.. Maetze that the
senate allow the use of the senate cham
Der to the Saengerfest for its vocal and
Instrumental concerts on April 20 and "a
was carried by IA yeas to 10 nays.
The senate at l 80 o 'clock adjourned to
10 CLOCK Tuesday morning
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
Canita1 Cuttings.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-In the course
of statement made to-day to the house
naval committee Secretary Whitney took
occasion to remark that he believed the
vessel for which Representative Thomas
prepared the designs, and which was the
object of criticism i'll the senate, would
be of great value to the navy, and that
if he were secretary of the navy when
the bill went into effect he would build it
Representative Norwood of Georgia has
drawn up an elaborate minority report in
opposition to the passage of the senate
Panama canal resolution by the house.
The report objects TO the resolution be-
cause it would be false declaration and
wrong application of the Monroe
doctrine, because it is aimed at
sister republic and because
it would commit the United
States to position impOlitic
and wholly untenable. The report closes
with suggestion that possibly there is
more thrift than patriotism in the resolu-
ton.
Representative Crisp to-day reported
favorably the senate bin authorizing the
construction of a bridge over the Mis-
souri, river not over ten miles above the
Hannibal and ST. Joe railway bridge at
Kansas City.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
Coke Finishes His Speech.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G-Senator Coke
concluded his remarks to-day ON the al
legged Washington county outrages, fol-
lowing the same line of argument adopted
at the outset and making copious and
pertinent extracts from a number of
creditable witnesses, to show that the
instigators of the investigation were
unworthy of belief and were
men Of bad character. The resolution
will probably be adopted by partisan
vote to instruct the committee on priv
eleges and election to investigate during
the summer the general subject of cleo
ton laws and report to congress in De-
cember next.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
SPORTING NOTES.
New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. IS Tine
weather to-day was warm and cloudy and
the track was deep in mud.
First raee-One-ha mile. Superior
won in 59774; Mary !, second; Dan MeeIls,
third
Second race-FOuF and q half fur
longs Stuart won ia I .07 : lord Gros-
venor, second; Pomeroy, third.
Third -Five-eighfhs Of mile.
Countess won in / IL Little Bess, Sec
ond; Roche, third
Fourth raee-Six and half fursongs.
Doubt won in sc ), Ao,Ih. second; jiI7
Nave. third.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
THE FIRE RECORD.
Thirty Thousand Dollar Blaze at GatesYilIe.
Other Fires

Special to the Gazette.
GATEsvILLE, TEX. Feb. l6.-A terri
BILE and destructive fire broke out here
this morning at 1890 in the
office of Woodward, Squires y
Co, the Palace store. BY the
time the alarm was given and the fire en-
CINE was on the ground the fire had filed
the building and was burning through the
front and rear in immense volumes of
flame. All efforts at this and
the adjoining building, which was
connected by wood partition,
were useless, and the fire company by a
miracle almost saved the buildings on
either side, after one had been given up
as hopeless, the rear end being Quilted by
the flames This was the largest and
most elegantly arranged building i'll the
city. 1t was in the middle of the north
side of the public square. The following
are the losses and assurances:
Woodward, Squires * Co., dry goods,
value of stock, Sl4 900; insurance, SlO,-
600
w.R. Parks & Co., saddles, harness,
etc, value of stock, $4,000; insurance,
$3.50.
Workman in Parks shop, tools, value
500; insurance, $50.
w. NJ +. Squires, owner of the two build
ings occupied by the above firms, value
of buildings, $500; insurance, $4,000.
j. G. Bishop & Son, groceries; amount
of stock. $4,000; injured, $500; insurance ,.
$1,000.
Ms. Turner, owner of last named
building; value, $500; injured, $500;
insurance, $1,000
j. R. Dickey, groceries; value, $4,000;
injured, 5000; insurance, $1,000.
Charles Mathes, saloon; value, $4,000;
injured, $lOO; covered.
Alf Holmes saloon, value $1,000, in
jured 500, insurance unknown.
H. n. Atkinson's law office, papers
valued at $4,000; total loss.
The fire boys done good work. Their
praise is in every mouth. The jail, only
eight or ten feet distant, was saved from
the fire. The prisoners were taken out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
THE PRESIDENT.
He is Gratified at the Effect Of His
Administration.
The Race Problem Can be Worked Out
By the People OF the South With
out Outside Aid.
The Breckenridge Bill Win be the Main Re-
course OF the Ways and Means Democrats
in the Tariff Fight.
Retires with a clear conscience.

RetireS With u Clear Conscience.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16.-In an inter-
view with the correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun on the administration of Mr..
Cleveland, the president is reported as
saying that he is especially gratiied at
the effect of his administration on the
prosperity and happiness OF the Southern
people, both black and white. He be-
lieves i'll making no distinctions between
any of the sections, and he deprecates
strongly the revival of animosities which
were supposed to be dead and
buried He is satisfied that
the race problem can be worked
out by the people of that section without
outside interference. The president rec
OgniZes fully the feeling of the great
mass of Democratic office-seekers who
expected place and recognition and the
disappointment and irritation which re-
suited from his inability to satisfy them.
1t is matter of deep regret to him that
he could not do so, but he had higher
public duty to perform, the
publication and elevation of the
public service and the elimination
from party politics as far as possible the
degrading use of patronage, an evil
which had grown to gigantic proportions
and was steadily increasing. So far as
he is individually concerned he has no
regrets at laying down his trusts. He
thinks the defeat of the Democracy is to
be deplored, because of the injury result
ing to the public interests, but personally
he experiences d profound sense of relief
at the prospect of speedy release from the
ordeal to which he has been exposed dur
ing the past four years. The strain has
been so great that no man of less robust
health and rugged virility could have
withStOOd if
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

abroad, and giving employment to thou
sands of people.
The courts provided for by the eonsti-
tuition are entirely inadequate 70 the de-
mands of the present populations of
the state, and viii prove more
so as that population is augmented
The courts of last resort, even with the
late auxiliary created BY the legislature,
are entirely insufficient, and business is so
far behind in these courts as TO delay
justice IN great many cases, and entail
needless expense in all. The trial courts,
too, are too few, and we have al
ready had the example of the
creation of courts OF doubtful constitu-
tionality in two of the most populous
counties
The legislature is also badly handi-
capped by the constitution because OF the
iniieXible rules created by that instru-
ment. No man familiar with leg
islative proceedings in other
states can help being surprised
at the cumbersome mode of doing things
by the Texas legislature. The constitu-
tional rules are good for nothing but to
consume time, making it frequently
necessary in the end to crowd business
through without proper consideration.
The constitution stands in the way OF
effective legislation for the building and
maintaining of good pubic roads.
It also Obstructs n proper reduction OF
the rate of interest.
The constitution is IN. che way of needed
laws establishing proper guards against
election frauds, by which the people may
be protected against baIlot-box suffers
and other fraudulent voters.
There are now pending in the house
and senate ffty-one propositions 10
amend the constitution, which rises rs a
barrier in the way OF a much larger num-
Der of bills introduced to meet the wants
and needs of the people. This state
needs Il constitution more flexible, better
adapted to the conditions that have
arisen since the present one was adopted
Conservatism is a good thing, but it is
one of those good things of which we can
have too much.
THE RIVAL CITIES.
The rivalry between Dallas and Fort
Worth was introduced into the senate the
other day. Senator Jarvis presented =
bill to provide Fort Worth with new
charter, and was Immediately followed
by Senator Kimbrough with 3
measure making the same pre-
vision for Dallas. Jarvis got his
bill up and passed through the senate
next day under suspension of rules, and
has been teasing KimbrOugh a good deal
since about his efforts to keep Dallas up
with Fort Worth Don t press your
bill, . said he to Kirabrough, s'and L
will have mine amended taking
Dallas in as a suburb Of Fort
Worth - The Dallas. senator, however,
worked very smooth game on the Tar
rant man, and ON this correspondents by
getting him to wire - GAZETTE that
the Dallas charter introduced first
and followed by tt fort Worth.
By the way, r. ,Irobable that the
Fort Worth chaTtkX hbe taken up in
the house and pll -isgh under sos-
pension of rules, - 49,. o1jl iaaAiity
election may be
visions. -.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
Will Give the Democratic Side.
! al to the Gazefte

OptCIdI
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Jones
of Arkansas will have an article in the
next number of the North American Be
view on the killing of John NJ, Clayton,
treating the matter from a Democratic
point of view and giving all of the facts
in the case and the motives which prob
ably led to the assassination, many of
which have never been made public.
r. E. and Edgar Campbell of FL Paso
are at the Arno.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
Blaze at Montreal.

MONTREAL, P. O., Feb. ia terri
BILE fire is now raging here. The Ogilvie
elevator and rolling mills of Peck, Ben
ME s. Co. have already been destroyed.
The fire is still spreading. The loss is
now over 81 900 900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
Blaze at nIanehester. England.

LONDON, Feb. l6.-Three blocks of
buildings in Manchester. composed
mostly of warehouses, have been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is ESQ 900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
a minnesota Town destroyed.

ST. PAUL, MINI. Feb. ia special
dispatch from Sioux Falls. Oak. says:
Rock Rapids, Mimi. !, was destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss, S55 200.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

Those who in writing to make engage
ments or appointments habitually put in
a d. V. proviso do not necessarily in
dulge in ways that are otherR Use d. V.
Gus II Philadelphia Ledger.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

Working the Notwithstanding your
husband hang out the clothes on freez-
ing washing day II Martha Vineyard
Herald
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

It's good thing beauty is only skin
deep. If beauty of some types should
strike in any deeper it would probably
prove fatal = Puck.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

The late Lord EversleY was the last
surviving Englishman who heard Pitt,
Fox and Windham in the house of COM
mons.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

Some of the most penurious men in
Albany came down handsomely Sunday
and Monday on the icy payements -
Albany Journal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

AT Carajoharie, N. Y, the other day
a horse was frightened to death by the
noise made by steam escaping from q
locomotive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17
THE SENATE.

TIE SENATE.
sreciaI to the Gazette
AUSTIN, Ten, Feb. l6.-The senate
was called to order at 10 o'clock hy
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06
Our New Commander.

ComTade Alpionso Barto, recently
elected commander of the department.
of Minnesota, Ct. A. r.. was born at
Hinesburgh, VT, May 9th, 1884. He
removed from Vermont to EIgin,
Illinois, in 1855, and in 1861 be en-
listed as private in Co. *, Sind
Illinois aud went into camp at Geneva
September 9th, 1861. On the 18th of
November, 1861, he was commissioned
captain of his company. He was
mustered into the United States SER
vice on October 18th, 1861, and served
his full three years. He participated
with his regiment in the battles of
Donaldson, Shiloh. -Seige of Corinth,
Zunn Greek, Iuka, Corinth. Battle of
the Hatcilie, Bear Creek, Resaca,
Lays Ferry Dallas, Rome Cross
Roads, Bald Bluff, Kenesaw, Atlanta,
Jonesborough, Loyejoy's Station and
Alatoona Pass.
He was mustered out at Rome,
Georgia, OH October "a, 1864 and re-
turned to Elgin, ILL.,, where he was
soon elected treasurer of his county.
AT the expiration of his term of
Office in December. 1869, he removed
to Sank Center and began the prac-
tice of his profession, which he has
successfuliue continued ever since.
He was elected as member of the
house of representatives in 1871 and
reelected in 1872, and in 1873 lie was
elected Lieut. Governor of the state.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06


Minneapolis Star: Senator Frye's
idea that Bismarck's concessions in
the Samoa matter is mere tempor-
airy one, designed to allay the excite
ment in this country, is no doubt the
correct one. He doesn't think that
Germany viii abandon her intention
to absorb those islands unless COM
PEELED to do so. and in order to compel
her Senator Frye would declare nom
intercourse. He says this would not
cause war, but would bring Germany
to terms very quickly because while
the United States would have nothing
to lose, Germany would suffer severe
~. This proposition Is not SO clear,
but public sentiment in this country
favors whatever measures may be
necessary to prevent Samoa passing
under German control. No matter
what It may cost us to prevent it, We
can not afford to permit an European
power to obtain sovereignty over
those islands.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06
Trains Lighted by Electricity

Trains Lighted by Electricity
And heated BIZ steam, are the latest
improvements for tile benefit Of its
patrons, adopted by the Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 st. Paul Ry. The yestI-
buled trains Of this company between
Chicago, Milwaukee, Sc. Paul and
Minneapolis are now equipped with
the very finest sleeping cars ever
turned out by tie Pullman company.
These cars contain twelve sections
aud drawing room and smoking
room; have three lavatorIes for ladies'
and three for geiltienlcn, supplied with
hot aud cold water. The cars are
equipped with modern closets, and
two Of the keriiuHs u each car are
drapea i0 secure privacy when de-
sired. The entire tlssin ii lighted by
incantlesfent electro lights, enabling
passengers To read the finest print in
any part OF Tie eur without difficulty.
No sneh trains were ever before run
in the northwest, and they are we'll
worthy the inspection Of the public.
The prompt adoption ofall improve
ments tor the comfort and safety Of
the travelling public hy this great
company, accounts for It's high posi-
ton in the estimation of the people,
and gives it the bulk Of their patron
age, Notwithstanding the advent Of
new lines into the field OF competition.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06


Western Rural: In some of our
legislatures a very proper effort will
be made this winter to compel insur-
ance companies to practice a little of
common honesty in their transactions.
It is a mystery that the people have
remained quiet as long as they have
under the extortionate systems of in
surance companies. Under these
systems the insured pays for thing
and gets whatever the companies
choose to give when loss occurs.
Rates are enormously high. They
must be to pay the large salaries, the
generous commissions and to build
palatial buildings. The amount OF
money annually paid out. in this
country for Insurance is to the actual
loss as thousands of dollars are to a
few pennies. One proposition is to
compel the companies to pay the face.
value Of the policy, and If that is not.
just Wedo not understand what justice
is. Tits simply providing that q man
shall get what he pays for.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06
Yankee Crit.

There is nothing like Yankee grit.
1t was grit on the part Of Lieutenant
Ingrahan, commander Of the sloop-
Of war st. Louis, that brought Aus
tria to time in the Martin Kosxta af-
fair. II was grit that caused Conn
mander Wilkes to capture Mason and
SlidelI. Itwas the grit Of old Ethan
Allen that captured Ticonderoga. It
was grit that induced General Grant
to declare that he would light it out
on that line if 1t took all summer. Il
was Sheridan,s grit that made him
declare to his soldiers at the battle OF
Winchester that tive will whip them
out of their boots.n 1t was grit that
inspired Gen. Dix, when, as secretary
of the treasury in 1850, he sent the
dispatch to the lieutenant of the rev
enue cutter at New Orleans. whose
captain refused to obey his order-;o
place the captain under arrest, and
.sif any one attempts to haul down the
American flag, shoot him ON the
spot" 1t was the grit of the signers
Of the Declaration of Independence
that caused them to pledge their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred homes:
in support of the principles set forth
in that grand Instrument. Ii was grit
that caused General Joseph Reed, a
member of the old Continental coA-
gress, to declare, when fl0,0o0 and
any colonial office in the Kings gift
We're offered him If he would use his
influence to restore the colonies to
Great Britain: 81 am not worth s,llr-
chasing, hut such rs ! am, the KING
of Great britain is not r:c.: e.iuas,:s 10
do IL" And IL WAS Nhitnesss grit
that canscd old Bismarck Ii back
down III tl.c Sanlos atl.tir.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the condition al
the navy as manifested By the recent
maneuv1es report that the ships, with
few exceptions, are unsuitable for
modern warfare. and indeed ars wholly
deficient, and that fhe feet, as It exists.
is unfit to command the seas against an
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06
How's This |?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of cafarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
4 We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable iii all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WEST & TRUAx, wholesale druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN a. MARVIN whole
sale druggists, Toledo, @.
e. H. VAN HOEsEN, cashier, Toledo
National Bank, Toledo. @.
Halls CatarrIi Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces Of the system.
Price 75c. per. bottle. Sold by all
druggists. 7m1
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06
Rudolph fought

= - ldoIp phi fought duel with
Count Franz Clam Calais. was nor-
tally wounded and died at Meyerling
castle.
Prince Radolph was murdered III
Knranla.
Prince Rudolph committed suicide
BY shooting himself with q pistol.
And now we have the startling in
telligence thai Prince Rudolph Is
dead.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06

Sore throats may be prevented,
according to Mr.. III. ". Knaggs, by
the continuous wearing of from tento
twenty threads of Berlin wool. These
should be kept around the neck except
during ablutions, and left offgradual-
", by removing one thread daily.
The remedy is supposed TO act upon
the ring of skin as slight counter
irritant.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06

Land in Traverse County
For sale or trade FIR residence pro-
perty IN the vilIage os Norris. Apply
at Office ofsrRIBUNE.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06

A WALL OF FLIES. fly
pests, the sand flies of the Egyptian
deserts are described by late writer
as taking the palm. This observer
passed Fort Tel-el-Kebir on the day
after the battle there in 1882, and
asserts that he was compelled to force
his way through a wall OF fles which
was a mile long, ten yards high and
forty yards wide, with 1.-THE flies so
thickIy massed that they might be
said to be riding one on top of the
other and brushing each other side by
side.n The black wall covered the
line of the dead Egyptians. The
sound was deafening, and heavy
pressure was felt as the terrified pony
was with the greatest difficulty made
to struggle through the mass.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06

s - ~
EXTINCTION OF PLANTs.-A CONF
mittee of the British association for
the advancement of science has re-
ported eighty-five flowers that have
become completely or practically ex-
tinct in Scotland. The white water
lily was cnriously found to have been
nearly exterminated in thelochs about
Dumfries by tie ravages of single
individual, who has now been warned
off the estates. A plant which existed
only in one locality in the country,
the Bog of Methven, was undoubtedly
destroyed by a flock of black gulls
which settled in the bog and devoured
everything in the shape of vegetation.
Another plant, growing In shingle on
the bay of Nigg, was completely ex-
terminated by the use of the shingle
for concrete piers; and a grass which
was confined toa patch near Moray
Firth was destroyed by the overturn-
ing of tree. The disappearance of
plants has been largely due to the
righteousness of botanists.
Morris tribune., 1889-02-06

o For information in referen nee TO
pAEY, write to 1T. e. HxuaAn. Land
Commissioner, Milwaukee, WISCONSIN.