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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
SCALPING WARFARE.
The Rock Island Indignant at the Missouri
Paei1e's Asseriion-A General Boy
colt Probable.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 23.-General
Passenger Agent Sebastian of the Rock
Island road is indignant at the assertion
made by the Missouri Pacific people that
they had slashed Colorado rates from
Missouri river because the Rock Island
had done so secretly. He says to-day:
fThe war now waged by the Missouri
Pacific on Colorado rates is not on ac-
count of any act of the Rock
Island road, but it is a malicious,
practical and cut-throat warfare inaugu-
rated for other purposes. General pas
senger agents and traffic managers Of
lines between the Missouri river and COL
orado will meet on Monday 10 discuss the
ACCESSIBILITY of a general boycott against
the Missouri Pacific scalping warfare,
and in all probability every line through
out the country will agree that under no
circumstances will they receive or deliver
business to the Missouri Pacific railway
company, either east or west. This
would shut the Missouri Pacific almost
entirely out of business, and will give it
q taste of its own medicine
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
BASEBALL TRICKERY.
A Slick Scheme COncocted by President Brush
On the Observation-Disclosures Of In
dIsnapOIis Players.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March 23.-Ws
learn to-day of slick trick that Presi-
dent Brush attempted TO accomplish on
the league. When he foresaw what the
action of the secret meeting of magnates
in New York would be he made up his
mind to take his club with its nineteen
players into the Brotherhood. His
visit to Cleveland soon after
the recent league meeting was to lay
the scheme before "Al' johnson, and
his trip to Chicago the first part Of this
week was for the purpose os consulting
Secretary BrunnelI. Your reporter has
1t straight that Brush was in consulta-
ton with Brunnell for two days ana
begged to be allowed to come into the
Brotherhood. Brush's proposition was
rejected by the Brotherhood people and
there was nothing for Indianapolis
president to do but to 60 to New YORK
and consent to a surrender OF his players
or be forced out of the league. Indian
apolis players booked for New YORK say
they will not go unless given stln sd-
Vanoes in salaries.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
BLACK LAND ROADS

Paris News: Nothing so important as
our roads-county roads. Nothing is
presenting so great a puzzle as black
land roads, the puzzle being how to hold
the road after it is made. We do not be-
lieve a road of any permanenoe can be
made Of the black dirt alone. Under
a rain it swells and crawls, il does not
pack, and each passing wheel leaves a
trench, and the surface ia soon ridged
and SCARED with them and covered with
mounds where the wheels drop their ao-
cumulations.
The same disposition to swell up and
crawl when wet makes it hard to keep
any top dressing in good order unless a
large quantity of material Is used and
the road surface is very thick, compact
mass.
Without convenient rock the making
OF Macadam or Telford roads would be
too expensive for us to undertake, but
we believe that by the use of small bois
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
Picking Coffee.

The coffee berry contains two grains.
The ripe berry resembles a large red
haw. A pulp covers the coffee grains
and this substance has a pleasant, sweet
staste.
AS there are three coverings so there
are three gatherings or piekings year.
The coffee year ends June 80. A good
DAYS picking is an arroba-thirty-two
pounds-to the hand. Men, women and
children can pick coffee, and thus en-
ployment can be given to the entire
family on coffee plantation. The ber-
ries are placed in large baskets and then
in carts, usually drawn by oxen, and
transported to the paved yard, or incIos-
ure. where they are spread to cure by
the sun.
The old fashioned way was to remove
the outer pulp, when dry, by rude ma
chinery, and then to break the thin,
tough membrane like skin which hold the
two grains together by a pounding pro-
cess. The coffee was then thrown into
the air by negresses, after the manner of
the old time wlnnowing of cereals. The
large coffee plantations have improved
machinery and methods of drying, de-
corlicating and cleaning coffee, but there
is still great room for Improvement, and
Yankee ingenuity would find a field for
devising methods for drying the fresh
picked berries uniformly, regulating the
degree OF moisture in dry houses and
grading the coffee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
CLEBURNE.
Death of Mrs. Elliott Announced-Ths Candi-
dates Make Things Hump.

Death of Mrs. Elliott Announced-Ths Candi
dates Make Things Hump.
Special to the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TEX, March 23.-Cattle
have begun to move on the Santa Fe;
several train loads were unloaded here
tonight and fed.
man from the Third ward. John c..
Conway is also from the same ward fol
reelection.
1t has been arranged for the candidates
for mayor to meet at the courthouse to-
morrow night (Monda0 to lay their
views before the voters, and the voters
are anxious TO hear them.
Mr.. S. w. Lovelady paraded the
streets yesterday with thirty-two head
of the finest Missouri horses ever seen in
johnson county. The show attracted a
great crowd, and all were loud in their
praise of the stock and LoYelady.
MIR. V. Gray received telegram from
Mr.. J. f. Strange this afternoon about
clock, announcing the death of Mrs.
Elliott and that her remains would ar
rive on the 8 o'clock train tonight
Mrs. Elliott is the mother of Mrs. J. T .
Strange of Coryell county and Mrs. F.
J. Tatum OF Fort Worth and Mr.. Alfred
Elliott of Dallas. She will be buried in
the Cleburne cemetery by the side of her
husband. Mrs. Elliott was a resident of
Cleburne for many years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
CASTING SHADOWS.

With Throckmorton Hogg and McDon-
aid already announced for governor. and several
others waiting for the lightning to strike them,
the race for governor is becoming interesting.
Il Whitesboro News.
How is this for a state ticket? For
governor-J. S. Hogg. For Iieutenant-gOver-
nor-Geo. G. Pendleton. For attorney gem
eral-C. A. Culberson.-LCommerce Record
That ticket is all right and suits us to dot.
Kaufman county will go for that ticket Terrell
Times-Star.
There is no doubt but Throckmorton
will be before the people of Texas as a candidate
for governor. We are for old Throck, first, last
and all the time. He is an able statesman, true
and tried. hence deserves the support of the
people, Western Argus.
Jim Hogg is q candidate for governor.
he has fallen off 100 pounds in Hopkins county
during the last thirty days, and with Henry Nc
Donald after him his loss will average pound a
day until the state Democratic convention meets
next August Sulphur Springs Echo.
The Austin Statesman talks of George
Clark and R. NJ. swearingen as gubernatoriaI
possibilities. 1t should remember that resurrec-
tions and inventions are not in order for the
predicts that Hogg and Throckmorton will lock
the convention, and thanks God that neither is
strong enough TO get there.-[Nayasota Tablet.
If any one thinks Dick Hall will have
walk over this year for land commissioner, let
him undeceive himself, even before the roses
begin to bloom, ira Ia. Dick has filled his mis-
sion of general utility to railroad and cattle syn.
dicates and the next head of that important
department viii be representative of the peo-
pies interest. This is simply q prediction and
not threat Farmers Review.
Lieutenant Governor Wheeler is the
light weight candidate for governor; the con
test, when il boils down to head, will be be-
tween Hogg and Throckmorton, with Hogg in
the lead Either one of these two men would
make the state good governor; but the TeIe-
phone favors the election of Mr.. Rogg because
the state needs young and vigorous man for
that position. Hogg is the mani--lC Canton Tele-
phone.
Throckmorton wants the people to un-
dertsand that he win not lock the convention,
but says if he has not majority he win with
draw. The people have not forgotten that he
minority and kept il locked for near week, and
finally succeeded in defeating the win of the
people. The people have not forgotten this and
we predict that there win be little OF no danger
of his locking the next convention. - Austin
Globe.
The contest is on for the governors
chair when Yncsted BY Ross. Several sspirants
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
N MARCH.
A FIourishing Chnrch

Seven applicants were taken iuto tie
First Presbyterian church yesterday
morning. In speaking of the rapid
growth of his congregation, Rev. Dr..
Nall remarked that the present ediace
would not seat all the communicates OF
the church should they turn out en-
masse, to say nothing of the large num-
Der of attendants not communicates.
The minister said that something must
be done to hurry up the work on the new
church now building. The present
progress was doing the church al injury.
Larger quarters were demanded and
should be had at an early day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT

Texas Mesquitur: In our humble
judgment the solution of the problem lies
in the adoption of the amendment to the
constitution providing for an additional
tax of fifteen cents on the 500 worth of
property, making thirty cents IN all that
may be levied by the commissioners ,
courts. Supplement this by the labor of
county and short-term state convicts g,
voluntary contributions and five days
work as the law now provides, and the
problem is solved as far as it can be
without taking steps in the way of issu-
ing bonds that the people would not sub
NIT TO. Less talk and more action, is
what is needed. 1t takes money to build
roads in this black land. Talk and laws
will not do the work. Work and vote
for the amendment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
CHEAP JEWELRY FOR MEN.
Well Dressed Men No longer Wearing Expen-
siys Watches, Chains or Rings.
New York Suu

Well Dressed Men No longer Wearing Expen-
siye Watches, Chains or Rings.
New York Sun.
The head of one of the largest firms of
jewelers. in New York remarked the other
day that the fashion of men wearing
jewelry, which prevailed for time, was
brief and feeble.
Anybody who now wears jewelry es-
pecially designed for men, he said :,
"can get great quantities of it at any of
the big establishments at very low cost.
Jewelry for gentlemen has been steadily
cheapened month after month in the
hope of getting rid of it, but there seems
to be no combating the fashion, and the
tendency of things now Is for men to
wear little or no iewelry at all.
''Men of any pretentions to fashion do
not now wear watch chains. They either
carry cheap watch loose in their pocket
or have it attached to a cheap silver key
ring chain, which is buttoned on to the
side of the trousers. The severity of
fashion regarding jewelry is undoubtedly
due to the abuse OF the ring craze FIVE or
SIX years ago. A number of wealthy
olubmen took up the fashion of wearing
two or three rings, many of them deco
rated with diamonds, rubies and sap
phires, and then the cheap dudes all
over town began to initiate them. -
Every errand boy wore a silver or gold
washed ring twisted around his finger
four or five times, and the whole fashion
reached such gaudy proportions that
within less than year men had given up
jewelry wearing entirely. Occasionally
Il cad will be seen about town who is all
blazing with diamonds or gaudy pins. but
gentleman is now distinguished by an
entire absence of jewelry of every kind.
1t is mighty bad thing for our business,
too.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

THE young emperor of China is some
thing of a reformer. He is inquiring
into every department of his government
and is issuing orders for the removal of
abuses. He recently published decree
requiring periodical returns relating to
the strength of the army, IN order to
prevent officers from drawing pay for
troops which did not exist. He has also
abolished large number of unnecessary
government places in the provinces. He
has attacked the Pekin police for their
negligence and has ordered the provinces
to reform their police service. Altogether
he bids fair to be a progressive and en-
lightened potentate. Meanwhile he is at
odds with his mother and his new wives.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
GOOD ROADS.
The Question of the Hour in the Lone
Star State.
viii Statesmen Heed the Demands of the
People and Provide for Their Nate
rial Needs7
GOOD COUNTY ROADS.

Weatherford Sun: This is a subject
wearisome to some OF our readers, but
is nevertheless one that should still en-
gage the attention of papers and people
throughout Texas. The call issued by
Judge E. G. Bower of Dallas county for
a convention of county judges and COM
missioners at Dallas on the sth of April,
for the purpose Of "discussing, devising
and adopting ways and means to estab-
lish general policy to improve the sys-
tenn of public roads in Texas brings
the subject prominently before the people
at this time.
The idea of holding such convention
Is an excellent one, as by this means it
may be possible to determine upon a
uniform system as far as practicable and
the diversified character of the country
and the materials available in different
sections will permit. The great need of
Texas to-day is improved highways.
They will so enhance the value of farm
property and products throughout the
state as to make even a very large in
vestment good outlay. The poor and
oAHoh AHIPasedute couuttlou Ol LHe county
roads detracts more from the farm values
of Texas to-day than any other single
cause. GOOD roads will place the pro-
Queer in easy communication with the
markets at all times, enabling him to
secure the best prices for his products of
all kinds. As matter of convenience
and comfort, also, there is an urgent de-
mand for improved highways. II Is to
be hoped that some successful general
policy can be devised at the convent ion
called by Judge Bower to assemble at
Dallas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
IMPORTED SATEENS.
They Show More Striking Novelties than ANY
other Goods.
New York Times.

New York Times.
The imported sateens perhaps display
more striking novelties than any other
class of goods. The wool effects shown
in them are really remarkable and create
a genuine sensation. The cashmere
ombre thirty and thirty-two inches wide,
sells for thirty-f1ve cents. The shading
is exquisite, equaling that of the finest
cashmeres and challIes; the patterns are
we'll calculated TO strengthen the decep-
ton, some exactly duplicating embroid-
cred cashmere. One design peculiar to
the ombres is of interlaced thorn twigs
run in stripes, or large plalds, or in all
over patterns. Green clover leaves IN
natural size thickly strewn on cream
ground is wonderfully pretty design
and there are many which delight all
who see them, but the thorns are rather
prettier than the others. A plaided thorn
pattern, shaded from deep yellow to light
brown, is waiting for some pretty woman
whose brown hair and eyes show the
golden tints. In an all-over pattern the
thOrns are in natural reddish green on a
shaded pink ground.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

d ARC poles and logs a good causeway
foundation can be made, the earth being
first well thrown up and ditehed, upon
which but small amount of cook or
gravel would be required to give hard
and lasting road surface. Eighteen or
twenty feet would be width enough, as
this roadway need only be used in wet
weather, the dirt road being preferable
when dry.
We would like TO see test of this in
some bad hole where rock is convenient,
and hope some of our enterprisng road
overseers will make it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
HUGE ATTEMPT AT FRAUD.
Nan in Jail at Fredericksburg, Va, Charged
With Attempt at q 100000 Fraud
Insanity Plea
Special to the Gazette.

special TO 0dLcILSs
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, March %
cdr. - Harrison Wagner is in a cell az
the Stafford county Jail awaiting trial on
q charge of attempting to defrand the
Adams express company Of 81, 600 'VV0'
To-day your correspondent visited th7
little town and was permitted TO sPeaH
with the imprisoned man. wagner .
below medium height, has blue eyes,
brown hair and wears Dearo cllpps-
close. He said he would give ne"spa ,S,
men no more of his ease, Is lhsy AAN
sIandered him. 49,
His attorney, Judge GooirieS OF III. ~.
city, finding that reporter was .. .bs
prison, rushed to the spot ana saiN -
prisoner had no statement to MAKE, a.
that he would defend him IN the oou
Wagner retired from the door AnN
clined to say anything more. -
Until Judge Goolrick was retainer -
the case Wagner displayed great lnse. -,
ity in his conversations with those Q.
iail door. He spoke Of his ''stSuu'
ing in society," - said he was -
instIv in nrisou and fTiendless.
he would not admit snYtnlns
alleged to him. He said ne "ouI' .-,it
admit that he had ever brousn1 ~
against the company anywhere. - the
ever, he requested of Clerk BRYAN !.s ~
Stafford court to permit him TO VIM VIM
his suit against the express oon ,l Pc lisa
which, of course, was refused. Inc pi0'
of the defense will be insanity IN
W. s. White, attorney lot ln0 IN
monwealth, says Wagner is not iva
less Iunatic or even q crank -
seems, "a said he, ''to be IorgT I..s5
swindler who played well hon-
game that was only foiled By the "O-
esty Of Clerk Bryan.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
HiIlsbOro.

Special 70 the GAZETTE.
HILLsBoRo, TEX, March 23.-The
Hillsboro baseball association was reor-
ganized yesterday, and the fol lowing Of
f1cers elected for the ensuing year: L..
A. Carlton, president; I. Rosenbaum
vice-president; c. l.. Tarltop, treasurer
o. s. Carlton, secretary; Jabe Overton
manager; Fred Quickenstedr, captain
The association will erect a grand stand :,
and put the ground IN splendid condi-
ton, and will soon be ready to welcome
all corners.
The celebrated case of Tom P. Varnell =,
which was carried on change of venue
from Hill county to Ellis county, will be
called for trial at WaxahaohIe, Thurs
day, March %.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
Sheriff F1acl,s Probable Successor.

SpeclaI 10 the GaZeJle.
NEW YORK, March 23.-The question
was asked yesterday, ''Who win succeed
Flaek If he ceases to be sheriff." After
ooking up law upon the subject an Of
fetal of the city government, who did
not wish to be quoted, said that the
under sheriff would continue to act until
Flack's successor was appointed by the
governor and qualified. In case both the
sheriff and under sheriff, went out at the
same time one of the coroners designated
by chief justice of the court of common
pleas would be sheriff. There has been
rumor afioat for several days that if
Flack goes out eX-Aqueduct Commits
sioner Edgar L. Ridgway will go in.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

THE death of poor Jack Lincoln gives
occasion TO a wordy warfare between the
Paris and London doctors who attended
him, the English physicians averring
that his death is due to the treatment of
his case in France, the French claiming
that English doctors killed him. The
cause of science may be benefited, but
the cause of difference between doctors
Is past their bIunderlngs or their skill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

A HINT to the business men of Fort
Worth can be found in the followin e {:
Not long since, in Augusta, Ca, COM
pany was formed and built hotel cost
5000 600, on one of the suburban hills.
Guests flocked to it from other places,
and the accommo dation has proved IN
sufficient The directory met few days
since, and determined 10 erect an addi-
ton, to cost Sl25, 900. There was money
in the venture. What has been may be.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
MASKING A SEWING MACHINE.
How it May be Hidden ArtisticalIy When Not
New York Herald


New York Herald.
Except where it belongs-in a sewing
room-a sewing machine is certainly an
unsightlY object. Very few of US are
so fortunate as to possess an apartment
which can be devoted entirely TO its use
and storage, and some corner of a sit
ting room, parlor, or even dining room :,
must be defaced by this familiar and use
full, but inartistie article. The ever
ready screen is seldom available, be-
cause a screen presupposes standing room
for Itself, and this most rooms in our
vertical villages called apartment houses
are too small to offer.
To cover and conceal this household
fairy when not in use, have a board
made for the top equal in size to the floor
space which is occupied by the machine,
in order that the curtain may fall straight
to the floor. Cut piece of felt or tap
estry the size of the board, allowing for
seams all around. Seam to this slightly
fulled curtain of the same material long
enough to entirely conceal its cloven
feet. The bottom may be edged with
fringe, as may the seam at the top. For
the bottom set the fringe up on the cur
tain its entire length, allowing it to fall
over the curtain. The best fringe for
this purpose is the deep ''IOng and
short'' tassel fringe. This will break up
the straight fall of the curtain and re-
lieYe the stiff outlines. A statuette or q
vase placed on top will add to the decep-
ton,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

THE merchants in Utica, N. Y, have
a unique way of securing the payment Of
bills due them. After due time the &C.
counts Of delinqaents are offered for sale
in the newspapers of the city, the name
and address being given IN each case.
Some Shylook buys the claims, and the
slow torture begins.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24
BRANCH OFFICES.

DALLAS.
JoHN MFAGHER, Correspondent.
9. w. WILSON. I Business Agent.
Office: S27 Main street, where orders for sub
Ecriptions and advertising should be left.
THE GAZETTE can be found on sale at all news
stands in the city.
WACO.
w. J. MEADOWS, Agent and Correspondent.
Office: Corner Fifth and Franklin streets.
MOTHERHOOD.
Il. B. DORSEY, Agent and Correspondent.
ABILENE.
F. T. RADFoRD, Agent and Correspondent.
ONCE: Postoffice building, Is Chestnut street,
first floor, where all orders for subscriptions
and advertising should be left.
CLEBURNE.
". II. BYRD, Agent and Correspondent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

fishes churches, schools, postoffices, Ii
braries, and finally villages. So that in
the pro forma case of twelve miles here
unoer consideration, the certainty would
be that, before the maturity of the
thirty-year bonds, at least double the
mileage would be demanded and built.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

GREED, lack of conscience and love Of
spoils have all contributed to the trouble
in the young statehood of North Dakota.
The record of the doings of the First
legislature Is not one to which the state
can refer with pride in after years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

Mr.. WHIPPLE, the new proprietor of
che Parker house, draws q salary Of
S25 200. Men who want office for profit
might aspire to running hotels. It pays
better than to be congressman. There is
one drawback: the first requires genius;
good landlords are born, not made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

FORT WORTH deserves little of the APP
plause it has received for enterprise and
public spirit, unless its people realize the
demands for big hotel and more store
houses. People who do not control the
trade that drops into their hands can not
be very enterprising.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

IT is said around Washington that Joe
Blackburn is the only Democratic senator
Chandler respects. The man from Ken
lucky has fetching way when it comes
to respects that even a canting coward
appreciates