Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-20
SMELLING INDUSTRY.
Apparent Change in the Opinions Of
Shelters and Silver Miners on
the Subject.
The Five Central American Republics-Kil
cores Heading on" Proclivities-C Coke
Good Man to Interview.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May l5.-The belief is generally
gaining ground that our smelling industry re-
quires for its continued well-being, Ihe free en-
try of Mexican lead ores, and that our dry
silver ore mines are absolutely dependent on
this for their existence. The Engineering and
Mimi Journal has been eliciting the views OF
the leading smelters of the country, and finds 4
very apparent change in the opinion OF smelters
and silver miners upon the subject since it was
first agltated. With q few exceptions all the
Western and Eastern smelters have been con-
yerted.
1.-The silver miners, saws the Journal, ''are
beginning to see that they are paying the piper
while few carbonate mine owners dance. No
one desires the injury of our lead mining indus
try, but it cannot complain when lead ores
bring the full value of lead in them, and should
not ask that they should be paid 81 to Sc a ton
more than the ore is worth by taking this pre-
MUM on the price of dry ores. The silver mines
employ more men and capital than the lead
mines, and should not be taxed TO pay for the
working of these. This is what is being done
by excluding the huxing ores that are absolutely
necessary for the economical treatment of silver
Ores
1t is well to keep this matter thoroughly agi-
tated. 1t should be borne in mind that much of
our lead or ore comes from Mexico, and if
the United States is closed to its produce the
natural consequence will be to compel Mexico
to look out for other markets. As scarcely any
of the ore can bear the cost of carriage to
Europe, it follows that it will have to be smelted
IN mexico. SmelllnB WORKS are now IN course
of erection at Monterey, Guadalupe, Ceralos
and other places. Persistence, therefore, in the
policy of imposing duty on Mexican lead ores
means a great and damaging decrease in the
smelling interests of the country.
Guatemala, Honduras and Salvador have
already ratified the provisional treaty of union
between the five republics of Central America.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua will also probably do
the same. According to the treaty of union. the
republics of Central America will be represented
by general government, at the head OF which
will be one of the presidents of the five states of
the confederation, the election to be determined
by lot. The term of the presidents office is to
be one year, and his salary $50. 900. Five ad-
visers will be appointed, one by the president of
each state, and these will constitute an execu-
tive committee. None of the states will lose
their independence regarding domestic affairs.
In brief, it will be federation we'll adapted to
enhance the prosperity of the five republics, but
will not interfere with their internal govern
ment. The whole plan of the treaty seems
tirely feasible, and the individual advantage of
each state will be attained by unity of inter
ests. The diet will meet at Tegucigalpa, the
capital of Honduras, August 20, to select the
first president, and the Inauguration will take
place September Is of the present year.
Mr.. Kilgore has the reputation of stopping
hurtful legislation, especially OF private char
acter, and the Record is full of instances during
the present session where he has succeeded in
heading off ill-considered bills. whose only OBJ
ject seemed to be to take money from the public
Golfers. Last week the bill to give Mrs Parnell
a pension of 500 q month came over from the
senate, and an attempt was made to shove it
through on Friday night, which is set apart for
the consideration OF pension matters only. Mr..
Kilgore made brief speech, in which he took
occasion to say that the pension was not intended
as a gratuity to Mrs. Parnell, as the daughter
of Admiral Stewart but it was attempt to
recognize the services of her son, Charles Stew
art Parnell, the we'll known Irish leader. The
matter was put to a vote and the pension
granted by the senate was knocked out 1t came
up in another form before the committee of the
whole house, however, short time afterward,
and the house voted to give Mrs. Parnen PEN
sion OF $50 per month, to which the senate will
of course agree.
Senator Coke has apartments East street
very near the capitol. He is hard worker, and
is to be found at home any evening porting over
a law book, or graphing with some question to
be considered in the senate Upon his desk
pigeon holes are arranged which contain tables
for the routine matters every senator and con-
gresham must attend to, and they are legion.
He has place for everything and everything is
in its place. He reads the Texas papers with
Jealous care, and THE GAZETTE is a welcome
visitor to his sanctum. II there is any news he
is always ready to impart it. and he is a good
man to interview, although he correctly makes
the stipulation that you must tell what he tells
men were as careful about such
matters as Senator Coke, the public prints would
not be as full of fictitious interviews and idle
talk as they are. The fault is not always with
the newspaper men. There are many others in
this country, as indeed where not, who make
misstatements, and often with design. The
correspondent is often credited with wrong do
blamed by his informant, who does not stop to
think that many matters are very different in
the cold embrace of type, than when spoken.
Senator Coke is a friend of the correspondents,
and if he has any news you can get it without
trouble.