Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
MILLS REPLIES,
His Reasons for Not Fayoring fl. ~.
ance Sub Treasury Schema
The Only Relief for the Farmer Lls,,,
Reform for Which Cleveland Fousb, 81
and Foll-Grsin Outlet.
Chicago VIII Lose Sometime


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE nsu..
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa +. 1aa
road has made new outlet via Csls.1s4'
to Liverpool forWestern grain ia raosasoa
here by the Texas delegation nil, JL'',A
light. The Galveston peonls Os'
are in the seventh lsa
of bliss over the vast posstbilitia, 4 :,
| opened, and are now pulling ever ~. ~
to secure q deep water harbor. ana '. -.
divert about all of the export graz, %
| Chicago to Galveston. As /, :. 02
only about half load can be nm,
the boats at Galveston, the rest h., HN
to be lightened. The people did NOT ts.s
that such route would be a dance.
rival, but they are finally awake5ir.'.l
this happy fact. In case desD -.
navigation is obtained the new ror,a Nst
carry as much grain as it is canabl. !,
unless rail rates to the ~.
are materially lowered. The -
serious drawback is that this rop,s ~
be chiefly used for Kansas and Nsb,,..-
corn, and most of this is shipped bsf,.a
it is proof against heating. Ths or,,.,
via Duluth is formidable rival ~
Galveston during the summer and say.
autumn.
MILLS DECLARES HIMSELF.
In answer TO the letter Of -,
Farmers Alliance Of Milan corr,- ~
Texas, asking him to favor the s,,ss
lishment of government warehouse, =,
the storage of agricultural product, ,os
issue upon them treasury notes 10 n,
extent of eighty per cent. of the v,I1,
of the products, Mr.. r. Q. Mills .,v,.
"When the government begins 10 tsL,
charge OF the cotton, wheat, corn. o,h
and tobacco, it will 60 on, and in Mn.
bacon, pork, beef, butter, cheese, ls5i
hay aud all other farm products win a,
mand of the government to take tbs,
surplus and advance them 50 n,
cent. on it; and in periods of msuutse.
turing and mining depression, iron.
steel, wooden and cotton goods Willis.
maDd to be deposited and taken care Of
and money loaned to their owners and %
will coal and ores and lumber, I'm,
policy is adopted it must apply to eli.
aud the power OF those interested in thsu
products will compel the governments
extend its paternal care to them. f"
He adds that the only way In wichita
farmer can be helped is by the success Of
the tariff reform for which Cleveland
fought and fell, Respectfully he declines
to support the Alliance proposition.
In closing he says:"I am too Oldb s
change the convictions of lite-tims. I
am a Democrat because l believe ths
great sum Of woes which humanity SUI
fers comes from a disregard Of Demo.
cratic principles. 1 can afford to rstn
to private life, but cannot afford 10
share the guilt of participating in an set
which will bring distress and suffsringn
millions Of my fellow citizens"
THE MILLS FAMILY.
A society writer Of Washington thu
speaks of the family of MIR. Millsi "0ns
Of the most noted men in congressional
life Is Roger Q. Mills of Texas. Mrs.,
Mills Is o lady of domestic InollnstOu
and pleasing manners. Miss CsTs
Jones, when an infant, WAS taken 70
Texas by her parents. Her father, COL
by Jones, became prominent in the Vsf.
like expeditions under Gen. Houston
against the Indians. Having located
near Austin, Col. Jones subsequently /
transferred his family and possessions
Matagorda. There in 1853 Miss Jones
became the wife of the Kentucky born
young man, who at the age Of seventeen
years, Just after the Mexican var,
made his home In Texas. de
entered congress in 1873, and hAi
since been one of the foremost leaders Of
his party. The family circle OF Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Mills consists Of
son, Charles Il. Mills, IN bis tWenIsil
studying law with e1-Attorney GensIn
Garland, and an exceedingly interesting
Miss Fannie Mills, who 10 nS'
ishing her educational term In one Of Ia'
best schools 10 Washington.
MIR. BRYANT's PROSPECTS
for confirmation are somewhat brisa'GI
there is still doubt 10 l'
minds of many senators on the judiolSLi
as to how they will vote
is expected that the COMMITTEES viii ga
final action during the coming Ns'.,
Everyone comedies his ability and NUE.
for the place, but his Republicans.
said to be lukewarm, and many ssn..C.
want out and out Republicans, 'ns'AI'
or partisanship.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Commencing June l., douD!s I..s
mail will be dispatched between Dsl. y,
and Taylor on trains No. and > W
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway "a.
Texas postmasters commissioner
day were: William II. Cats, drsaU.I
Amos W. Buchanan, Harvey AI'
Miller, Long Pointi Webster flSu'S
Tr Tomusou.