Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, FEB. - bills "eFt n
troduced in the house to-day as follows:
To amend the World 3 fair bin so as to
require at least two of the board Of con-
troll to be women.
Setting apart lands for an agricultural
college and experimental station in
Oklahoma
Representative Pickler reported favor
ably 70 the house the Dorsey bill to create
two additional lane districts IN Nebraska.
Representative Wade from the COM
mittee on labor to-day reported 10 the
house favorably the Vest bill requiring
United States laborers, wOrknen and me
chamcs employed since June, 1885, to be
paid on the basis OF eight hours for
each day s work.
VESSELS For COAST DEFENSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Au amend
ment proposed by Senator Mcpherson to-
day to the Hale bin to increase th5 naval
establishment provides that instead of
eight immense line-of-battle ships being
built there should be constructed eight
low free board coast and harbOr defense
vessels of the monitor type, having not
more than eighteen feet draft, with twin
screws anu u SSd sUcCh VI hoN us N-A--A
seventeen knots The vessels shall be
armed with four guns, not less
than four inches eaIiber, tOgethet
with rapid firing guns and at least one
ffteen-inch dyna mite gun. The vessels
shall have either steel or compound ar
NOR, and the cost Of the vessels and
armament shall not exceed 81 500 600
each.
CLEVELAND SELLS OAKvIEw.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Evening
Star this afternoon says: c. Il. New
lands, representing what is known as the
California syndicate, which has recently
made some extensive purchases of sub
urban real estate adjoining the city on
the northwest, has purchased from ex-
| President Cleveland his country place
near the city known as "Oakylew.
| The price paid for the house and about
| twenty-nine acres of land was SlfO, OOJ.
The property was purchased by Mr. .Cleye-
land about four years ago and with I'M
provements since made it cost him
about thirty thousand dollars. Mr..
Cleveland is said to have realized on this
sale a clear profit of about one hundred
| thousand dollars.
DEEP WATER FOR EAST TEXAS.
| Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The PROPOSE
| ton to resurvey Albany flats under the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Culberson
is still pending before the war depart
pent. The papers have all been sent to
! the chief engineer in charge of the gov
ernment works at vicksburg, Miss, in
whose district the proposed Improvement
is situated The project to connect
! Jefferson through the series of inland
| lakes with Shreveport, La, thus making
/ a continuous waterway, is one OF great
| interest to shippers, and would, II con-
| structed be a great saving to them IN the
matter of freight Nothing will be done,
| however, until the report of the United
| States engineer at Vicksburg is received
! at the war department. This Is looked
for in about two weeks.
| OKLAHOMA COURTS.
| srecisl to the Gazette
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--The ultimate
decision regarding the territorial courts
! in Oklahoma is well received by the In
| dians. The three judges will hold two
terms year at each place, which is ex-
| pected will be ample to provide for the
| entire litigation In the Territory. The
! new courts will have jurisdiction of ths
| courts at Fort Smith. Paris, and in large
cases the territorial courts Will take cog
nizauce OF all misdemeanOrs and civil
/ suits The Texas delegation are well
| pleased with the result Of this matter and
| believe that the provisions OF the bill re-
! ported by the house COMMITTEES are ade-
| ouate to protect the rights Of the citizens
! of Oklahoma.
YARMOUTH PRACTICALLY CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-By what is
understood to be practically unanimous
vote, the senate committee on commerce
to-day ordered favorable report on the
nomination of Ex-Governor Yarmouth to
be collector of customs at New Orleans.
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The president
to-day sent to the senate the following
nominations: Henry C. Caldwell Of
! Arkansas, to be United States circuit
Judge for the Eighth circuit, vice David
| J. Brewer. resigned.
Postmssters-Texas, Henry Wagner,
coNFrRAAr1oNs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Chief justice
of the supreme court of New Mexico,
James O'Brien Of Minnesota.
Associate justice Of the supreme court
of Arizona, Joseph H. Kinny.
United States district judge for North
Dakota, Alfred D. Thomas.
United States attorney, Harry J. JEFF
| fords, for Arizona.
United States marshal, W. G. Long,
| northern district of California; A. 7.
/ Da
Collector of customs, saluria, Texas,
| Francis Baidghin.
Registers of land Office: Joseph Nc
Clurg, springfield, Mo-; John C. Mar
tin, Prescott, A. t.; Alfred F. Dixon.
| Susanville, CAL; AlonZo Cleaver, La
| Grande, Oregon; G. E. Russell, Ceur
d Alene, Idaho; W. z. Clark, Lincoln,
| Neb; E. C.. Ross, WalIa Walla, Wash.
surveyor-general Of California, Will
lam A. Pratt.
Receivers of public money-A. L.