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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17

for the benefit of the association, ths
proceeds to be used to provide and
furnish reading room.
The Baptist general convention OF
Texas has just closed q very important
and harmonious session at Waxahachie.
There were present about 400 delegates
representing every section of our great
state. There were upwards of $1,000
raised for Texas mission work, besides
large sums for Baylor university Mt
Waco. foreign missions, home missions
of the Southern Baptist conventio on,
Southern Baptist theological seminary.
An invitation from the Waco delegates
fell with sufficient weight to capture the
meeting next year.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 16.-The Presby-
terrain synod of Texas was opened by
DR.. w. A. King of Waco. DR.. James
Il. Higgins of Texarkans was elected
moderator and Messrs. Hutton and
Sm!sh were elected reading and record
ing clerks. The venerable DR.. Dubney
is expected on Saturday.
Rev. w. b. Rankin, colporteur OF the
American Bible society in Texas, sub
mitted a report of his work during the
past year, showing that large number
of irnpecunious families have been pro-
vided with Bibles 1T the expense of the
church
Houston was selected rs the next place
of the meeting of the synod.
The night session was devoted to hear
ing from the foreign mission, most OF
which were reported in good condition.
Several interesting addresses were made.
After singing From the Greenland 8
icy Mountuins'' the synod adjourned
until 10 q. M.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
TEXAS PROGRESS.

The comm issioners' court of Grayson
county will let the contract to-day for
bridge over the Big Mineral, north of
Whitesbnro. The span is 10 be seventy
feet, with approaches sggregating 100
feet.
Work on the courthouse at Whitney,
Hill county. is progressing rapidly. The
building will he an elegant one.
The srtesian well at Gonzales. which
has about $50 feet OF water in it, is TO be
sunk deeper.
The Laredo electric light works are
preparing to put in n smokeless furnace
for one OF the several boilers used. at
cost of 5000. If this furnace accom-
plishes what is claimed for il in the mat
ter of consuming smoke. this company
viii fit up all their boilers in the same
manner, which will prevent the present
complaint about coal smoke.
Oak q little town west of Waxahachie,
hes recently been given pos,oifice. and
under the impetus is having quite
building boom.
Steps ar being taken toward organic
ing board of trade at Cvalde.
GAINESVILLE, Oct. l4.-Several trans
fers OF residence property have been
made in this city in the past few days.
Capt. e. b. Rogers, the proprietor of
the Gainesville iron foundry, Is erecting
u costly residence i'll the eastern part of
the CITY, and Capt. d. II. Turner, pro-
prietor of the Turner hotel, will begin
the erection of two-story brick build
ing in " days.
TERRELL, Oct. 15.-Recent work on
one of the waterworks wells has caused
al increased flow Of water. This morn
ing while pumping from one OF the drill
holes several pieces resembling stone
coal were pumped from the hole, hut
there WIS not enough TO create excite
ment over the matter.
HENRIETTA, TEX. Oct. I6.-The Hem
riettB street car line received their char
ter yesterday, and the stock holders met
and elected the following directors: w.
J. Swain. w. Fl. Chilson. F. L. Miller.
j. E. BOmar, DR.. ] NJ. Butterworth
AMI G. L. Stone. The directors met u
elected the following officers: w. j.
Swain, president; w. II. Gibson, vice.
president; F. L. Miller. secretary; c. L.
Stone treasurer. The company has or
Gnnized with 500 900 capital. The con-
tract will be let Immediately, and by De-
cember the cars will be running from
the union depot up Bridge street to the
public square.
Word has been received from Col. J.
G. james, president OF the Panhandle
loan and trust company, located at Hen
rietta. He has visited all the money
centers OF the East, and reports that all
the money required for building purposes
und improvements he re- in Henrietta will
be readily furnished at q very low rate of
interest. This means the erection of
many more business blocks this winter
and spring.
Work on the waterworks and electric
light plant is progressing rapidly. Word
has been received from New York that
as soon rs the supply of water is assured
the $40 900 to be issued by the company
will he taken at par. This secures
splendid system Of waterworks, an cleo
trio light plant and an ice factory OF
capacity of ten tons daily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
TIE RAILROADS.
Record of Track LAYING for the First
Nine Months OF 1890.
RumcrNd Changes on the Union Pacific Sys-
tenn The Chicago AID Al'on K'c%s Dat Of
tile Iraces-Grnrral Railroad News.

What railrond building has been done
during the present year has progressed
witaout much flourish, fact that has
prevented the public generally from
knowing exactly what has been going on.
The record for the first nine months,
however, shows up much better than one
would suppose. who has not kept care
full watch. Track has been laid during
the year on pig roads in the United
States, the total number of miles lail
being 97s2, which greatly exceeds that of
the same period of last year. The nine
Southern states lend. with l443 miles,
while the seven Southwestern states come
next, with G33 miles. OF the states
Georgia leads track laying on twelve
lines, amounting to 1923 miles; Montana
comes second, with 3l2 miles OH eight
lines Of rond; North Carolina is third
with 22G on eleven roads; Washington is
fourth, with 2O7 miles on If cen roads;
ALBANIA 10 nth. with POI miles on thir-
teen roads, AMI Texas is sixth, with 1875
miles on eight lines.
or all the states and territories, Ari-
only three mics, which was laii on one
road. Massachusetts is just ahead of
Arizona, having record of four miles
on two ronds; Idaho leads Massachusetts,
with five miles on one line, while the Iu-
dian Territory shows eight miles by the
Rock Island.
The states and territories where no new
trac'; has Len laid are: New uump-
shire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Conuec-
ticut, Delaware, New Mexico, North
Dukutn, Nevada ami Utah.
While Texas ranks only sixth for the
first nine months there is every prospect
that she will take fourth place before
the year closes. and il may he that she
Will leap 10 third. In the estimates
made the extension OF the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas from Deuison, the ex-
tension of the Fort Worth and Rio
Gruudp 10 ComuBche, IL considerable
track laying on the Pecos Valley road
hus not heen considered. This addi-
tioual nj cage will give 10 Texas for the
year not less than 275 miles OF INV track,
which if North Carolina does not in
crerse her mileage will give Texas third
pace 10y furty-seveu miles.
Compared with the first nine months of
according 10 the figures published by the
Rs'lwAy Age. shows an increase of 40
miles NJ new track. The eut.re amount
of new track lust yenr, according to the
Age. was 520o miles, though Po0r's
Manual placed I at Dol miles. which is
regarded as an over-estimate in the alb
s.nce of figures 10 substagtiate the claim.
II track laying for the last three months
OF this year continues 10 the same ratio
TINT II was carried on during the first
nine months. the years total will foot
up OlVO miles, an increase over 1899, nc
oording TO Poor's Manual. of $40 miles,
aud according 10 the Railway Age, an
Increase of 900 miles. II Is probable
That The mileage this year will reach
65O0 miles, which will give 1890 third
'fece In she record of railroad building,
,S7arly up 10 that OF 1855, Tut far be-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
Western Fr.ish. A..oo,a,ion.

CHICAGO, I'LL, Oct. l5.-At the adjourned
meeting of the Western freight association to-
day the matter of class fication was taken up,
resulting in the adop ion OF the following:
Resolved, that this association We the report
OF the standing committee on uniform classifi-
oitions aud adopts its recon m nd tions and
such elias ihcations become effective on January
l, 1891. subjec. TO the following conditions:
l. That it shall be made eff C i've by he New
England freight association, the centrti traffic
association, the trunk line association, the
Southern railway and steamship association,
the trans ssouri freight association Ind the
mississippi "a lev rTilrold lines
2 That the various state railroad commits
sioneis of the states within the territory of the
Western freight associa ion approve the classi-
ications and authorize tho necessary changes
in the rate schedule.
The cole OF rules prepared by the
joint rate committee to govern the
max ng OF through rates traffic
interchan ed between eastern and western lines
was approved. These rules provide That rates
be made from time TO time by Uniform action in
order that all Lines in interest may participate IN
EN- simultaneously.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
hind 1881, when 1900 miles of new track
UNION PACIFIC TALK.

President Adams to bs in Fort Worth in n
Short Time-A Head OH.
1t is reported in this city that Presi-
dent Charles Francis Adams OF the Union
Pacific, accompanied by General Man.
aIrr Meek and probably other officials OF
tIr system, will he in Fort Worth in q
very short time, probably some time
next week. lie will he In Denver Today
or Tomorrow. and II may be that he will
come south from that point. He is max
ing IL thorough insp' ct.on OF the entire
system aud il Is said, some heads will
fail in consequence. one OF them being ct
present on the shoulders of Superlntend
ent Barr of the Nebraska division, who,
report has it, will he succeeded by Mr..
Robert Blick ensdrrfrr. 1t Is semi
officially ANNOUNCED that Mr.. Barr's
resignation has been asked Tor to take
effect on n very carly date. The ROAD
has suffered heavily during the past few
months from wrecks, mainly III the west
rrn part, Tor which there seems to have
been no reasonable excuse. and from
VIII oh the recovery was inexcusably slow.
This has led to al investigation hy the
high officials an It is thought that the
cnuuge Will be male still further along
the rUud.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

A citizen of Austin suggests that the
$40 GOO brought by Major Sayers to
Texas last week be given TO the state
university to be expended in u memorial
library TO Texan pioneers.
The Presbyterians of Kerens have
raised money enough and will now COM
plete their church.
The Baptist state convention will be
held in Houston, October %, 1890.
The Chautaqua and seaside camp meet
ing opened ut Corpus Christi this week
with O good attendance. Bishop Key,
the eminent divine of Fort Worth, will
be in attendance, and with him num-
Der of members of the Methodist church.
The C. NJ. E. church of Corsicana will
lay the corner stone of their church in
that city on the 18th of this month, with
Masonic ceremonies. All lodges OF the
order are invited TO attend.
A. c. Tadcock of Vernon has the con-
tract for the building of the Baptist
church ut Seymour, aud work Is now
progressing rapidly. The house is to cost
$500, OF the latest modern style and
architecture, 47x54 feet width and
length, main tower to be sixty-five feet
high. This house will in every waS be
beautiful and attractive as well "a COM
modious.
PoTTsBoRo, Oct. 1.-THE Pottsboro
graded school has enrolled 146 pupils
up to date. There are sixty of our
scholastic pupils still in the cotton fields
20 report later on. Fourteen Chickasaw
children are in attendance aud quite
number of boarders besides. The school
roll will foot up go before the term
closes.
The Y. NJ. c. A. of Seymour will give
an entertainment and supper tonight
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17

The ross Utilities of great railrond com
blnnt.ous are strikiugly illustrated in
Wee President Reinhart : statement that
n combination OF three interests in the
Southwest Will now make rates on &c.
373 miles OF road. This is about one
sixth of the railroad mileage of the
United Slates. over this vast territory
Interests are uniting for protection first
and great future profit in the eni.
Smguarly enou-h. tne Frisco purchase
has resulted III making MIR. Hunting OH
the lurgtsi iudirlduul hUl Ter OF AtrhlSou
stock, and Mr.. Gould and Mr.. SAFE
holders III their own uuInes of consider
able blocks. These men are rniiroadiug
i'll the Southwest tor profit, aud not tor
sentiment, AMI the Indications are that
4 ey propose to hold their Atrhlson s;orK.
Whatever III the way of rates now i'm
proves one property in this section Will
iwprovs ALL Boston News Bureau.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17

Col. Jim a. Wilson has settled down
IN Fort Worth until next week.
c. c. Merrell, travelling passenger
agent of the Big Four, was in the city
yesterday.
II. c. Archer, travelling passenger
agent of the OHIO and Mississippi, was
among the railroad men in Fort Worth
yesterday.
G. C. Rivers, travelling auditor of the
Fort Worth and Denver, Is out on the
the rori checking up the agents.
The harvest excursions are over for
this yeor, the last of them having
reached Texas Yesterday, and they come
well loaded.
Gen. John Nesbirt, general livestock
agent of the Chicago and alton road
will he in the city Tomorrow and he will
lie welcomed 10y all railroad men in tine
city.
SIretton, the eminent engineer, says
that locomotive OF the present type
can be run only the least trifie ia ster
than eighty miles an hour. A higher
speed is prevented by the resistance OF
the air, the friction and the fact of the
back pressure in the cylinders because of
the irpossibility of getting the exhaust
steam out fast enough.
II is reported that the Atchison, To-
pekn nnd Santa Fee has taken hold OF the
proposed Albuquerque and Durango
road and proposes to build it as q link III
the contemplated line from the gulf to
Ogden. The rumor is corroboratei by
the fact that the officers of the road are
preparing to contract for large quanti-
ties OF ties to bs got out near Aibu-
auerque.
The Missouri Pacific company alone
carried into st. Louis last week over lis
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
A Good Apppintment.

No oflici announcement has been
made of the fact, but it Is reported on
very good authority that Master Mechanic
e. p. Henderson Of the Fort Worth and
Denver road has rendered his rpsigua-
ton, which has been accepted, aud that
Mr.. John p. White has been selected US
his successor. John p. White is one of
the best men IN his craft IN the South,
and his work Is the best evidence of that
fact. His record before he became con-
uectpd with the Fort Worth and Denver
oad was rs good Us that of any man in
all the Southern country, and in placing
him at the head OF its motive department
the Fort Worth uui Denver has made no
mistake. He is thorouTh practical
mech aud has an executive ability
that entities him TO front place i'll his
profession.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17

lines 1870 passengers; 81 1896 by the
Missouri Pacific and II ,67s By the Iron
Mountain. This was an increase of IL $50
over 1888. AMI 4344 over 1889. The Mis-
souri, Pacific increase beiu. POSI- over
1889, and s095 over 1855 Tie Iron
Mountain increass being 22J3 over 1889
and 446l over 1888.
On the Old Colony road there are seven
passenger conductors who have been
running thlrty-two years, and, judging
from their appearance, they will be able
to run twenty more, at least. Five
of them have not, during their long SER
vice, had uu accident happen to their
train in which there was loss of life or
uny serious injury.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
ALTAR AND TOMB.
MARRIAGES..

SHERMAN, Oct. I'm. s. Snelson
aud Miss Sarah Ingram were married
this morning. The groom Is from john
sou county and the bride from the Iu-
dian Territory
cense was issued yesterday to L. A.
Robson and Miss n. w. Robson, to
Richard Smith and Miss L. A. Duncan.
PARIS, Oct. l5.-Yesterday was brisk
day In marriages, the following licenses
having been issued:
w. r. Justiss and Miss Dora Williams.
Cyrus Bracken and Miss Alice Strong.
John Loman aud Miss Mury Strong.
Anderson Owen and Miss Martha Wat
son.
Isaac Overton aud Tennessee Reed.
DEATHS.
CoMANcHE, Oct. l5.-Uncle Jack
Nabers, one of the earliet settlers of
Comanche, aged seventy Ave years, died
yesterday after an Illness of over two
month";, and was buried to-day. -is
funeral was largely attended, and tine
business houses all closed out or respect
to the deceased.
JEFFERSON, Oct. 16.-Dr. A. B.
Park, the gentleman mentioned yester-
day as being stricken with apoplexy,
died last night at 2 o'clock. He never
regained consciousness after the stroke.
DIR. Park was one Of the finest druggists
in the state, and his untimely death CASTS
gloom over the whole comRAQ}kYtFstS'
,,1 Dsssssn,: Esassfs magic on weak
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17

The Suntn Fe and other Texas roads
yesterday Qhe l4h) put in single fnre
round trip rate 10 the Dallas fair and eX.
pnsitiou. These tickets will he sold
October II. 2I, "a and IS. and will be
good uuul November 5. This rate will
take hundreds 10 Texas. The Southern
Lines also made public schedule of VIM
ter tourist rates to the South. These
tickets will he sold for one uni one-third
fire and will br good until June l, 1891,
with thirty days III earn direction. They
will also be used extensively, as the fol-
lowing are some of the round-trip rates
from khusas City: Austin, S2S. 45;
Corpus Christi. SSS As; Defining, S44 IS;
FL Puso, S44 %; Galveston, So; Hous-
ton. $50; Lumpnsas. S27.4O; san Luis
Potosi, Mex. sol %, ind other Southern
POINTS in Proportional Kansas City
Times.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
Lo,r Rates East.

The Ohio and Mississippi railway is now
selling tickets from St. Louis to Cnciu-
natl and return at low rate of So, good
for return until October 10, inclusive;
also one way to points named as follows:
Day ton, Ohio, 81 10; Columbusscfshao,
s4.i5: Cleveland. Ohio ssE
Pa. S.; WashingtQuassf' f;N $40. %;
Baltimore, MsaEz1t9s25; Philadelphia,
Pa. Slksefsew York, N. Y, sl3;
Rafz6 Miss, SIG. Tickets at above
rates will continue on sale until October
10. Address, A. j. LYLE,
General Western Passenger sAgent, los
n. Broadway and Union Depot, St.
Louis Mo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
GEORGETOWN HAPPY.

The Money for he Taylor, Georgetown and
Western Raised.
Special to the Gazette.
GEORGETOWN, TEX. Oct. l6.-George-
town is in ecstary Tonight. The last OF
the per cent. of the $500 900 capital
stock to the Taylor, Georgetown and
Western was raised to-day, and nothing
now remains to be done but secure a
charter ami build the road. Georgetown
has raised $40 900 and Taylor has raised
O. much or more. At present the rOnd
will only be built from Taylor via
Georgetown TO connection of the Austin
ana Northwestern, but the intention is
to extend il west of Luno aud eust 10
Somerviile The charter is now being
prepared and will he filed with the Sec
retnry of state this week and work will
be commenced at once. The enterprise
is hacked by the capitalists and citizens
OF Georgetown and Taylor, an the early
completion OF the road is u cer;uinty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17

vclopsnent OF resources, failure of crops
in the olcer states, renders it almost
certainty.
HENRIETTA, Oct. l6.-I. n. Ora yes
arrived with party of gentlemen from
Illinois lat evening. The gentlemen
are II portion of u syndicate who have
purchased large tract of land south OF
the city limits aud intend TO lay it in
small tracts and raise fruit aud garden
truck for shipping to the Colorado mar
ket.
Col. J. G. james also writes that
many gentlemen from Boston, Mass. I,
Providence, Il. L., and other Eastern
cities will visit Henrietta this fall with q
view to making some large purchases Of
Henrietta real estate.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

The citizens of Amarillo have raised
$4,000 to be used to pay the expenses of
holding a grand carnival in that city. 1t
will consist OF roping matches, tourna-
ment riding, pigeon shooting. racing,
and-to wind up with, q grand ball. The
carnival will be held on November lib,
inclusive, and is managed by the ANA
rillo driving park association.
ABILENE, Oct. 15.-Taylor county's
exhibit for the Dallas fair went east by
express this morning, in charge of L. l..
Ralph.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
Lncnmo,ve Engineers a. Piit.burS.

PITTsBURG, PA. Oct. i6.-The Inter-
national Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
giueers had short session this morning,
but US the committee on organization wa,
not really to report no important bu,i-
ness was transacted. This afternoon Il
grand open meeting was held ut the
opera house, at which addresses were
delivered by Mayor Gourley, Grand
Chief Arthur, Hon. Chnuncy NJ. Depew,
Mai. Z. A. Mouteith aud others.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
Pullman Palace Car Company

CHICAGO, ILL. Oct. l6.-The annual
pauy was held here to-day aud directors
elected. The usual quarterly dividend
of 81 per share from net earnings WAS
declared puynble November 10 to stock
holders of record al the close of business
November /. Total receipts, So. 1862 $50;
surplus for year, 81 1913 l3J.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
The Alton Viii Pull Out.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. Something
of a bomb shell TELL into local railway
circles to-day when i; leaked out that
the Alton threatened TO withdraw from
the Western Passenger association, the
Western Weighing association aud the
Inspection bureau. General Manager
Chappell was nsked whether the report
was true, and he replied that it was.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
The "cot,om Belt Route"

is the short line TO Memphis and all
points North. East and Southeast and the
only line running Pullman Bafss ssSIee pers
and Day Coaches IQsyAie without
change; llsnssSSo. 4ol Main
sLEsEfE4Hep6t North Fort Worth.
TWINS feave SAYS q. 10. daily.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

TERRELL, Oct. l5.-Mauy suggestions
have been made towards putting up an
oil mill here by manufacturers OF cotton
seed oil machinery, aud it ia probable it
will be done next season.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
Henrietta'. Delegates to Abilene.

81 FClaI 10 NHe baLettS.
HENRIETTA, TEX. Oct. lG.-The stock
holders of the San Angelo, Abilene aud
Henrietta railroad have selected the fol-
lowing gentlemen to represent them at
the railroad meeting 10 be held Ut Abb
lene, Dc oDer 20: Hon. A. ID. Good
enough, w. a. Squires, W. Fl ! Gibson.
/. n. Graves, w. H. Featherstou AMI
c. w. Easily. They will meet the Archer
county stockholders on Sun Law aui will
go 10 Abilene, all meaning business.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
Specinl Train to Dallas.

Pullman B,t6ef Sleepers and D1y Coaches,
Fort Worth to Memphis without change,
via the Cotton Belt ResseE
Ticket Office aiiffd ftreet and
dept North s0sfh.