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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
SPECULATIVE.
After All the Talk the Prospect for the
Coal Trade of 1890 is Good.
Generalization of the Iron gark t-Bearish
Views Of the situation In the
stock Market.
Special To the Gazette

Special to the Gazette.
New YORK. March 21.-It may well be ques-
toned whether the coal trade has not been in
worse, and good deal worse, position during
the past two years than row. February is not
very good month, yet !, $50, 600 tons were con-
sumed at prices which are certainly not the
lowest in 3 decade. The time to be bearish on
the coal stocks was last summer, The policy Of
restriction is beginning to be felt, and the de-
preston is nearly over if the companies hold
together. If the policy OF restriction to
2.OU0,UO0 tons per month is continued
to July there will remain p, UO0, 900 tons TO be
mined in the last six months Of the year, ,0OJ,-
GOO tons per month if 4, Coz, 900 are allotted to
December. This viii make busy times from
July to December. There are two points in the
81 uation worth mentioning-frst, there is
good demand for manufacturing sizes, and,
second, there may be speculative reasons why
anthracite stock could be depressed. II this
latter is so, making the outlook as black as pos
slbIe VIII continue on its merits, and barring
disputes between the great companies, the year
1880 ought to be fairly renumerative.
An iron broker says that the Generalization in
the iron market is confined at present TO South
ern and Western markets. D. G.. Clark OF the
Thomas iron company is in Florida, and will
not be here until April l. When he returns he
may make rices for the Eastern markets. At
present the Thomas iron company has no iron
for sale, and consequently prices In the East are
not disturbed.
The bearish view of the situation in the stock
market to-day was the extreme dizziness. the
possibility of some activity in money. and the
fact that the only organized speculative combi-
nation favored lower market.
The current rumor that the recent conflicting
interest in Tennessee coal and iron had been
amicably settled was reflected in the course of
the stock, the purchases having been made for
the Platt-Inman interest, and there were also
evidences of investment buying. The sale Of
large blocks Of the preferred stock to prom
inent exchange place house with German con-
nections was reported. The transaction was
private one, and was regarded as additional
proof that the contentious in the directory had
been finally adjusted.
The Commercial Advertiser to-day says: ''The
selling of Louisville and New Albany sconsols
who was heavy holder of stocks and bonds. is
reported to have been leading seller of the
bonds, There has been some question raised
about the April interest on the consols. The
new president of the road, however states posi-
lively that it will be paid, and announcement to
that effect will probably be made tomorrow"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
MORE THREATS.

The Excitement Intense at Colorado city, Col.
Citizens Patrol the Streets with Rifles.
DENVER, Col. March 21.-A dispatch
from Colorado City referring to the trou-
bic between the saloonists and the sec
ond burning of Mayor Stockbridge's res
idence, says the excitement continues in
tense. A great many Of the citizens
patrolled the streets last night armed
with rifles and revolvers. The rough
members of the whisky party threatened
to burn more houses, but everyb body was
on the alert The fire department of
Colorado Springs sent an engine ana
men to Colorado City to remain all night.
The mayor will probably ask the gov
ernor to call out the state militia unless
the rough element is subdued to-day.
The better class Of citizens are very in
dignant and will string up to telegraph
pole the first man caught setting fire to
another house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE members Of the Ladies' Holly
wood association have petltioned the
common council of Richmond to dedicate
to them the Davis mansion TO be used for
a depository OF war relies and kept as a
memorial hall. The wisdom of preserv-
ing mementoes of the great civil struggle
Is not apparent. 1t is right that the
truth of history be vindlcated, but me-
mentoes of internal discord are rather
objects of humiliation than of pride, on
whichever side exhibited.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
ARCHER COUNTY.
The Fertility of Its soil-Rea0ons Why Farm
ers should Seek ands Away from
the Railroads.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
ARCHER CITY, TEX, March 18.-It is
past understanding why prospectors con-
fine themselves to the railroads, where
prices of land are higher and property is
held for speculation. That is just the
place where farmers looking for homes
should not buy. There are thousands of
acres just as good at little distance,
which can be got for from a third to a
half as much money, and generally on
better terms. Railroads are not done
building in Texas-they are just begin
ming. These North Texas lands are of
wonderful fertility, they are exceedingly
cheap, and are settling fast. They will
give support to a close population. This
means greater activity in railroad build
ing in one state than this country has yet
seen. The lands which now lie away
from railroads are the most profitable
to buy. Archer will have a road before
fall, and those who are wise enough tn
buy now will then be in the same positioo
as those who bought on the line of the
Fort Worth and Denver when prices were
low and who are now asking from S15 to
$50 per acre.
Strangers coming to Archer City are
delighted with the diversified scenery
along the way, and feel sense of relief
from the treeless and monotonOus prairie.
Here smooth and level prairie stretches
away to tree bordered creeks, or is re-
lieved by graceful mesquite bushes. The
county is well watered, and all the
creeks are heavily timbered. For long
time fuel from this source will be COM
paratively cheap. These mesquite lands
are the finest for wheat that can be
found. They are not only exceedingly
fertile and easily worked, but have re-
markable power for resisting drouth.
For information about Archer county
call on Mr.. W. j. Howard, two doors
from Fore Brothers livery stable, Wich-
ita Falls.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
A WelI-Governed City.


How to govern cities is q serious prob
lem in this country, so serious that many
cities have no government that is worth
having. 1t appears that there is no
necessity for, such work, for cities can be
we'll governed. An article in the March
Century tells how they manage in
Glasgow, and very good management it
is, too.
The governing body in Glasgow is a
town council of fifty members elected for
three years. They have no salary, re-
gard the Office as an honor, are chosen
without much regard to party politics,
leone chiefly from the ranks of men of
business, and are upright, respected and
useful citizens. An efficient councillor
may expect reelection for several
terms, if he is willing to retain his place,
and, In general, such man is continued
in Office without a contest. Everything
is in the hands of the town council, in
oludlng some things which do not CON g
within the scope of our CITY government.
The police, fire department, markets.
water and gas supply, NUM-
cipal> courts, highways, street rail-
roads, construction of public and
private buildings, and sanitary arrange
ments are absolutely controlled by the
town council, which has the appoint
ment, directly or indirectly, of all exc
cutive officers. The heads OF depart
ments are carefully selected and are
practically permanent officers. The town
clerk is the law officer of the city. The
present incumbent has been in office
many years, and is. high authority
throughout Great Britain on all questions
of municipal law. The city architect
and master of public works, and the
health officer, are men OF distinction in
their respective professions, aud each
has been in office for nearly half q CEN
fury.
Under this arrangement Glasgow is
well and cheaply governed. More bust
ness and less politics would be a good
thing in municipal government in this
country,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
SUNSET.
Grocery Store Burglarized- Coming to the Fort
to Hear Sam Jones.

Grocery Store Burglarized- Coming to the Fort
to Hear Sam Jones.
Special to the Gazette.
SUNSET, TEX. March 21.-Some time
Wednesday night the grocery store of w.
o. Yoger was burglariZed by some mis-
creant, who effected an entrance by cut
ting two holes in the back door and IN
boiling it with his hands. The loss, as
near as can be told is about 200 pounds of
flour, a quantity of coffee, some tobacco :,
canned goods, etc. The thief must have
examined the fastenings of the back door
during the day, as the location of the
bolts had been marked on the outside OF
the door. No clue as to who the thief
was can be discovered.
We are having a fine rain to-day.
The fruit crop is all right so far in this
section. Over $4,000 worth of fruit trees
have been planted here this season.
The water in E. G. Thomas new well
Is strongly impTegnated with some kind
of minerals, and is thought to possess
valuable medicinal properties.
W. H. Scarborough has purchased two
lots on Front street aud will shortly be-
gin the erection of a 50xS0 stone business
house on the same.
A number Of onr people will 60 down
to the Fort to hear Sam Jones next
week
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
G111EsP1E's WEALTH OF MARBLE

Gillespie News: Mr.. S. A. Corley,
Fort Worth, arrived in the city last Sat-
urday night, but was taken sick very
suddenly with dropsy ana has been con-
fined to bed during his stay. However,
he was interviewed by several of our
prominent citizens, and told them the
Palace committee would pay freight both
ways should Gillespie send her exhibit.
Certainly our people can send the exhibit
which was displayed and which received
first honors at the San Antonio fair last
fall, as the only expense will be to send a
man to take charge of the display
This will not exceed Sl00, and
the benefit to be derived for
the town, the county and the people in
general cannot be estimated. Mr.. Cor
ley will leave to-day for Blanco, and
from there to Marble Falls and then back
to Fort Worth, where he will go under
treatment. Will Gillespie county be
represented at the Texas Spring Palace
in Fort Worth next May? Certainly she
will as the expense will not be over Sl00,
and this sum can be raised by subscri p
ton in one dav. We must send our ex-
hibit, as il received first honors at the
San Antonio fair, and If sent to Fort
Worth, will be examined and admired by
the thousands of people seeking homes in
Texas. Send the exhibit, or our neigh
boring counties will receive the honor and
emigration due Gillespie. Who will be
the second to contribute, as the News
starts the ball rolling with small contri-
button?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
Proposition to sulphur Spring.

bpeclai 70 the daZett5
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEX, March 21.-
George B. Boomer, the owner Of the
compress and manager of the cotton seed
oil mill at this place, has made a PROPOSE
ton to the citizens of the town that VIII
doubtless be accepted. He proposes to
build the contemplated road to Cooper,
Tex. ii the citizens will give him the
right Of way through the town, and also
to establish an iron foundry.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE Blair bill is dead, talked to death
it may be, but dead it Is. 1t is no mis-
statement to say that this defeat is in
vindication of doctrine dear to a ma
jority of the citizens of the United States +,
that the general government exceeds its
authority when it would legIslate for the
states in matters pertaining to themselves
as individual states. Thus far it is an
assertion of state rights doctrine, held to
a greater or less degree by every state in
the Union.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE argument that high tariff Is a
good thing for the farmers because 1t
furnishes home market for his products,
is humorously met by an advertisement
that first appeared in the American, -
published at Waterbury, Conn.,:
TTARM FOR sALE-I would like $50, 900 for
3 my farm at OakVille, but will take one half
that sum il can get it: will sell it for song
but don't try and sing too near the premises, as
there is q cross-eyed dog on the place who is
no Judge Of music. Go and look for the dog and
you will see the farm, even if You don't find the
dog. I bought the place, not the dog. for my
wife's relations; It was mistake; I should have
bought only the dog. was told when pur-
chased the farm that could sell in Waterbury
all that was raised on the premises. Now if I
could only sell in cur blessed city but one-half
the hell that has been raised there since bought
it. all the good Republicans in this town would
be leaving Waterbury before night If you don't
want the farm will lend yon the dog should you
need him. For further particulars inquire OF
c. c. Commerford, 81 Cherry street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

cases viii be appealed Immediately to the
United States supreme court to test the
jurisdiction of the Federal court. If the
supreme court sustains the opinions of
Judges Pardee and Mccormick, counsel
for the prisoners will petition the su-
preme court by way Of habeas corpus to
allow bail.
Prior to leaving the courtroom, Mar
shall knight gave the families and friends
of the prisoners an opportunity to take
leave of each other. The separation of
parents and wives from sons and hns-
bands was sad scene, which will long
be remembered by the large crowd in the
courtroom
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
MARROW Mob Cases.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
GRAHAM, TEX, March 19.-To-day, on
the application of the United States dis
trict attorney, the trial of the parties in
dicted for murder in tins cele-
brated NARROW mob cases was con-
tinued to the October term of the court
at Graham. Immediately after dinner
the United States marshal sent the pris-
oners to the Jail at Dallas, except Clint
Rutherford, who gave bond in the sum Of
$40, 600. In the other three cases, viz. I:
B. williams, Eugene Logan and VIENNA
Wilkersop. bail was not allowed. The
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
storm at Collinsvllle.

Frecis' to the Gazette.
CoLLINsvILLE, TEX, March 21.-The
hardest rainstorm that has occurred here
in many months we have had to- day
Even on the high lands everything is
flooded and on the low lands aud in the
creek bottoms it is thought that the dam
age done is immense. At this writing
the storm is still raging and everyone is
waiting anxiousIy to get out and learn
the result.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE government printing office is now
engaged in filling one of the largest Or
ders in its history. This is for IS, 900, 900
blanks for the use of the 40, 600 enum-
orators of the eleventh census, who will
begin work in May. 1t Will take Is, 900
reams of paper and twenty presses will
have to be worked twenty-five hours
each day for six weeks before the order
will have been completed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
TeXarkana.

Special to the Gazette rhs
TExARKANA, TEX, March IL
district court elected two more deieE''.
to the pen to-day in the persons OF NV
and William Howell, father anu yb5
These are well-to-do colored msI and
were tried on q charge of steailns ,'srv.
each got two years in the penlIsn aha,ss
FLOOD served q term before on TIC '-
of stealing cotton-seed. .,-v 20
A troop of United States eSr cave. n the
route to Fort Clark, spent par nr,Dsr
day in our city. Four OF inc bat
broke into the West Side oslaDIO asSs.
were paid our by the officers IN 0h1's
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE extra amount of sympathy that is
bestowed on comfortably fed African
citizens of the South by the Republican
politicians might become wholesome
philanthropy if it took substantial form
and was expended upon the starving
Chippewa Indians who, have been de-
prived by the government of IL 200, 900
acres of land, and set off in sterile
corner to perish of cold and hunger.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
Heavy Rain in GraysOn County.

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, March 21.-The
heaviest rain of the season began falling
about o'clock this evening, and con-
tinued with slight intermission for sew
eral hours. All the creeks in this vi
cinity are out of their banks, and many
bridges have been swept away. Two
N lies north of the city culvert was
washed away, and the south-bound pas
senger was delayed five hours, arriving
here at o'clock. From all accounts the
rain was pretty general over the country,
and it is feared that much damage has
been done.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
HARR1soN's WEALTH OF WOOD .

Marshall Star: Will not Harrison coun-
ty have an exhibit at the Fort Worth
Spring Palace? There should be forest,
fruit and vegetable exhibits by all
means. An exhibit of our forest
growths, with descriptive circulars for
gratuitous distribution, might prove of
incalculable benefit. Can't our mill
men get up and tastefully arrange speci-
mems of the woods Astounding in Harri-
son county?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE sugar schedule adopted by the
ways and means committee, while it re-
duces the public revenue by reducing the
tax, does not lessen the values to the
monopolist who continues to take with
increased profit sugar in his.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

EDUCATION does not drive out supersti-
ton. About 1900 different kinds Of
dream books are in the market, and all
OF them find buyers, while sales steadily
increase about in proportion to the iu-
crease of people. Nor is the demand for
dream books confined to the poor.
them
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
Died at San Augustine.
,ondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the GAzette.
SAN AUGUSTINE, TEX, March 49,
Died, yesterday, six miles south Of town
Mrs. John T. RoIute, wife of our worthy
county judge.
Died, this morning at a. m, Mrs.
Lizzie Price, widow of the late A. G.
Price, who was our county judge at the
time of his death.
Both these ladies were old residents Of
the red lands and had large circle Of
friends aud relations to mourn their
losa
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

a CARTOON in an Eastern paper repre-
sents headless man as best calculated
20 I'LL the gubernatorial chair. 1t often
seems that to be successful candidate
for any office should be built that way.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

PRESIDENT HARRISON is said to have
no trouble in disposing of his surplus.
He is putting it all into Indianapolis real
estate. The party he represents differ
only in this: The surplus acquired under
Democratic administration is put where
it will do the party most good, and no
question of any annoying surplus in the
future interferes with present modes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

ESTIMATES of what the coming census
will show place Pennsylvania at the head
of the list as the most populous state,
and New York second. The increase
over the Union is put at 80 per cent. and
the total population at 65, 200, 600.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
Triple Indian Tragedy.

ST. PAUL. MINI. March 21.-A triple
tragedy Is reported by the Globes cor
respondent at Standing Rock Indian
agency in North Dakota. An Indian
from DEVILS Lake agency, although a
family man, had been spending the win
ter with his mistress named Julia at
Standing Rock agency. One of the
braves named Horn Cloud fell in love
with Julia and wished to obtain her as
his squaw. When he learned that No
Water and Julia were preparing for re-
turn to the Devil 3 Lake agency he Wis
tied No Water 8 tent and sought to win
the consent of the fair squaw to a union
with himself. She refused and he shOt
her In the back and arm and she is in q
precarious condition. He then shot and
killed No Water, then shot himself
thrice, fell into the fire and his body
was burned to a crisp.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

For the information of real estate
buyers in Fort Worth, it is well to re-
member that prices of Fort Worth prop
erty have never yet gone backward. This
Is because real estate in this city has
never yet sold for all it is worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

NEW and plausible explanation of
short-sightedness comes from Breslau,
Germany. A director of the Ophthal-
mic university there declares that in 300
cases that he has studied the presence of
tight collars upon the muscles of the
neck has SO disturbed the circulation of
the blood as to affect the eyesIght.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE recent disastrous fire at Indianopo-
lis, in which ten firemen persisted, adds
another to the list of llfe-destroying acoi-
dents that have marked the first quarter
of 1890. So honeycombed is it already
with disaster that even those who are not
superstitious think of the i'll omened
prophesies relating to It.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
Philadelphia Wool s1arks,.

market is quiet: Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Western Xxx and above, s2aS4c; medium, $50
ssc; coarse, sElhGs6c; New York, Michigan,
Indiana and Western fine or 4 and Xxx, 250
Bic; medium 36d37c; coarse medium, 55G36c:
Canada washed combi1g g3G34c: washed
choice, s9G40c; fair, SSGSslse; coarse, S8G 45c;
medium unwashed eombing and delaine, 2S0
S0c; coarse unWashed and delaine 2SG27c; Nom
tana. Ed25c; Territory, 15G22c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

WHAT railroads can do for town is
exempliied in the rapid growth of Cum
berland Gap, KY. Three years ago this
town was a corn field, now it is said TO
contain over 5000 people, the result of
the completion of railroads to coal and
timber fields
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

THE Mail and Express of New York
afirms that no gentleman connected with
that paper is a candidate for nomination
TO any office. This is readily believed,
but that the great and good Col. Shep-
herd has not the msyoralty bee buzzing
in his bonnet is not so easy of belief.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
wanted-Deep Water,

At the cattlemen's con vention at Fort
Worth last week the universal CRY was
deep water. They want it at Galveston,
il can be secured. Deep water on the
coast means a wonderful boom for Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

TIE New York Mail and Express gets
in its daily work on Chicago by reports of
schemes damaging to the credit of those
engaged in working up the Worlds fair
fund for that city. AS the NJ. and E. is
notable for signal failures in what it I'M
dertakes. its efforts do not excite alarm.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
Paid Dollar for Dollar.
denee of the Gazette.

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
EDDY, TEX. March 20.-Mr. J. P.
Maupln, who failed here last winter on
account of the failure of Leasing, Sollo-
mon & Rosenthal, has resumed business
again, having paid up everything against
him, paying 100 cents on the dollar.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
Boston Wool Market

Bosros, Mass, March 2l.-Ins.e ~ gbs 81
fair business In domestic wool uuiI -sssrsts rs
week Foreign wool has been IN ne - IS
quest. Sales of all kinds amoa l been ssos'
pounds. Prices on the whole hass s.ss tssy ".
the same, although for washed lee rssS wool y
weak and in buyers favor. - orsgoa
sold within range OF l1Ezlc'
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