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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
CHANCES GOOD.
The WaterWorks Bids Submit
ted in Open Council
AT THE ADJOURNED SESSION..
Referred to the Committee for Further
Consideration, to Report at Next
Meeting-A Business
Like Session.

The city council met at l 80 p. m. yester-
day in adjourned session from Tuesdiy
night, all the aldermen being present except
Mr. Armstrong. The mayor raped the ses-
sion to order and the unfinished business
from Tuesday night was taken up and dis
posed of, after which the waterworks bids
came up for consideration, and The Ga
zETTE is pleased to state that more bust
ness-like consideration of question
never occurred in the council
chamber-the usual features of rag-chew-
ing and cross-firing were eliminated, and as
n result the chances are that at an early
date there will be turned loose not less than
500 laborers and mechanics on the work
which is to give Fort Worth one of the
best waterworks systems in the country.
The first business of the afternoon was q
petition of City Attorney Powell, asking
that the appointment of Attorney Mobley
as assistant city attorney be confirmed, and
that his salary be placed at $50 per month.
The petition was referred to the finance
committee.
A petition from the Citizens building
and loan association, asking to be allowed
to erect wooden staircase and privy to the
building occupied by them on the south side
of the public square, was referred to the
fire committee.
Chief Maddox reported collections for
October as follows: Cash, $3.50; fines worked
out, s446, making 1905 Referred to finance
committee.
The sprinkling contracts for five months,
which expired yesterday. came up for
consideration, and the question of contin-
uing the full service until the 1st of De-
cember and part service during the win
ter, ETC., was referred to the street and
alley committee.
A report OF City Engineer Kerr on the
Front street sewer pipe matter was referred
to the sewer committee with power to act
A communication from /. c. Terry W as
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
GIVE THANKS.

All OF us have much to give thanks for
to-day. We owe thanks to the guiding
providence for the good that has come
to us as well as for the evil that has
been kept from US.
The whole nation has been signally
favored this year by the most bountiful
returns for the husbandman labor that
has ever been vouchsafed a people.
Expressed in the unit of money value,
the yield Of our harvests has gone be-
yond the comprehension of the mind.
For this we are thankful to the Dis
penser of all that is good for men.
Peace has blessed us. The strife that
has filled with blood the lands to the
south OF us has not touched these
peaceful shores. A friendly settlement
OF the troubles that threatened to en-
broil us with Chill is now assured, and
bloodshed will be avoided. While Eu-
rope maintains precarious peace by the
fear of powerful and extravagant stand
ing armies, we have no covetous neigh
bors to fear and need no standing army
to inspire awe for our might. For this
let us be thankful.
The people of the South owe heavy
debt of thanks to the Democratic men,
bers of the last house of representa-
tives, led by Arthur P. German, for
the gallant and successful resistance
made by them against the effort to
pass the force bill and turn over the
control of elections to United States
marshals, reinforced by Federal sol
diers.
The iuries of Texas have taken it
into their heads to hang men for MUIR
der. There have been more legal
hangings in Texas this year, and more
murderers are now under sentence OF
death in Texas, than was ever before
known in the same space of time. Let
us be thankful for the increased Sc
curity OF life thus guaranteed.
For what we are about TO receive,
also, let us not forget to show lively
sense of gratitude. The alien land
law will be deprived of its power for
harm by the supreme court in few
days, and the legislature will in special
session wipe the obnoxious features of
it off the statute books. The legisla-
ture will also reapportion the political
districts of the state, giving to West
Texas larger representation in the
state government. For this expected
relief our thanks are not withheld.
And let us give thanks that we are
not as other men are, when those other
men are poorer, hungrier, sadder than
we, and let us endeavor to make them
partakers of our thankfulness by shar-
ing with them some of the bounties
thatwe have been blessed with.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

SENIOR MENDoNCA, the Brazilian
minister at Washington, is man of
very optimistic mind. When Fonseca
had kicked the Brazilian congress out
of their halls and was running the
country, Senior Mendonca was confident
it was all right. Dictator Fonseca was
the right man in the right place, and
the people of Brazil were nightly
pleased with what he had done, except
a few sore-heads in Rio Grande do Sui.
When the people of the capital, where
Fonseca lived, rose up and began shoot
ing his soldiers, and the dictator re-
signed, Minister Mendonca was highly
pleased, for the result would give to
Brazil tranquil government Better
is contented spirit and an official po-
sition with a good salary that fault
finding out in the cold.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
THE TIDE HAS TURNED.

The signs of prosperity are not dis
coveraole in the dim, distant future
they are already here. The ground
swell of favorable business reaction is
tapping at our thresholds. The evil
dences OF thrift, OF renewed commercial
activity, of increasing faith in invest
ments, are everywhere observable in
Fort Worth, and these are growing
and widening and becoming more pal
pable with each succeeding day. The
long period of stagnation whose ener-
waiting effects have been felt in every
business center throughout the length
and breadth of the land and whose
prostrating touch was laid upon Fort
Worth along with the others is rap
idly passing away, aud the drone OF
the croaker is being drowned by the
busy sounds the advancing footsteps of
commerce and manufactures are max
ing. These indications are not written
by the finger of Imagination upon the
glittering disks of the stars. They
are strewn along the streets of Fort
Worth so thick that the most skeptical
of her citizens are bound to encounter
them whenever they go out for walk.
Noticeably prominent among the
signs Of the times are the number of
buildings now going up, both in the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

ters on or about the first of January.
He is one of the live, active, energetic,
business men whose work and counsels
Fort Worth can i'll afford to lose, and it
is pleasant to know that he will retain
branch Office for the continuance OF
his business in this city. He will like
wise retain his citizenship as Texan,
title of which he feels justly proud.
During the past five years Col. Hurley
has been identified with nearly every
leading project inaugurated for the adj
vancement of the city OF his adoption.
He is broad-gauge man, liberal in his
views and deeply enthusiastic in his
efforts on behalf of Texas. During his
incum bency of the Office OF president
of the Texas Worlds fair exhibit asso-
citation, position which he held for
the five months succeeding its organ
ization, he gave his time and attention
to the project, working untiringly and
without pecuniary reward to place it
on the high road to success.
In this connection it is agreeable to
note that the board of directors OF the
Texas Worlds fair exhibit association
at its recent meeting in Waco took oc-
easion to acknowledge its appreciation
Of his valuable services in the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, that in the resignation of Tnos.
j. Hurley as president of the Texas Worlds
fair exhibit association this association
loses the service of one under whose intel
ligent direction and patriotic zeal this assO-
citation has been so thoroughly organized
that the responsibility for the future sue
cess of the organization now rests with the
people of Texas in having their state cred
itably represented at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton in 1898. Under President Hurley's
able and efficient management Worlds fair
committees have been organized in nearly
every county in Texas, land to these commit
tees, backed up by the iberahty of the peo-
pie of Texas. we must now look for that sub
stantial encouragement which will insure
the ultimate success of the movement now
SO favorably under way.
Resolved, that we regret exceedingly the
necessity which impels President Hurley
to resign, and that in his resignation the as
ISOLATION sustains the loss in It's executive
department of an able and earnest worker,
and one to whose interchangeable zeal we owe
all of the success which has up to the pres
ent time attended this patriotic enterprise.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

MAN, weak man, drest in a little
brief authority, undertook to act the
part OF rain-compeller last summer.
He bombarded the clouds and he sent
up chemicals to compel the rains to de-
scend. And behold the result We
are parched by drouth. For months
the rains have not fallen in sufficient
quantities to wet the earth. The angry
gods, resenting our ambitious invasion
of their realm, are Withholding the
customary supply of water, to make us
sensible of our vanity and our weak
ness when we essay to control the ele-
ments. Peccavi Let the heavens
open.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

THE Waco Day thinks that Gov
eruor Bill Sterett thinks that he is the
only man in Washington that does any
thinking. The Day, when it wrote
that, had evidently overlooked or for
gotten the statement made by the Guy,
which was printed some time ago, that
the GUY was the owner of a genealogical
tree. When newspaper correspond
ent owns genealogical tree he has
right to think what he pleases, even if
those who differ with him in opinion
may think that his ancestors climbed
trees and chunked bread-fruit and CO.
coanuts at their kin.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
DALLAS.
Losses and Insurance in the
Packery Conflagration.
VERDICT IN THE GRIGSBY CASE.
Dry Goods Merchant and Saloon Man Fail.
Bad Blood Growing Out of the
Sunday sun Case-Mad Cow.
Empty House Fired.
special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Nov. 25.-The packing
house fire, which took place last night, is
much talked of on the streets to-day, and
its loss is greatly deplored, as it is recog-
nized as a great disaster to the city. H. c.
Armstrong of Louisville, KY, and his
brother, ]. S. Armstrong, of this city,
owned IS per cent of the plant, while Will
lam Doran owned the remainder. Mr..
Armstrong was seen this morning and gave
the following facts: The plant had been
started just year, less four days, and had
just reached a paying basis. The total loss
above insurance and machinery that may
be worked over will be round 800. 600.
There was on hand the following stock
ready for market: 1000 pounds of lard.
5000 pounds of grease, 5000 pounds OF
tallow, 65.0O0 pounds of hams, 20, 600 pounds
of shoulders, 5000 pounds Of side meat,
10000 pounds of breakfast bacon, $50 head
Of dressed cattle, between four and five
hundred head of dressed hogs and sheep,
two carloads of corned beef.
The walls of the main building fell at 8
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

suburbs and in the central portions OF
the city, the increase of travel and
traffic on all the railroads centering
here, and the swelling volume of trans
actions at the banks, together with the
increased business of our wholesale and
retail merchants. These pleasing
omens at home are strengthened by
cheerful tidings from abroad.
Gen. F. M. Clark, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, who recently re-
turned from visit to the leading cities
of the East and North, has already, in
/ an interview, told The GAZETTE read
ers some OF the magnificent results Of
his mission. They are big with many
enterprises that assure considerable
addition of wealth and prosperity to
Fort Worth. These are, the erection OF
a maltery that will, when finished give
employment to hundreds of farmers in
the country, the product OF whose fields
will be devoted to supplying it, and
prove source of revenue to numer-
GUS workingmen and merchants
in the city: the construction of
| an enormous grain elevator of
million bushels capacity, and the build
Ing of a seven-story hotel. All these
enterprises, which have assumed the
condition of certainties, will, in all
likelihood. be carried to completion be-
fore the winter is over.
They are but harbingers-they are
only the advance guard of other in
dustrial plants to be erected in the
future.
Truly may it be said, not that the
dawn is breaking for Fort Worth, but
that it has broken already. Surely and
steadfastly and irresistibly she is
marching on to a realization of the in
evitable destiny that awaits her-that
of being the most populous and pros
porous city of the greatest state in the
Union.
With nearly three-fourths of the
population of the entire state within a
radius of $50 miles of her; with the
rapidly growing Panhandle and Abb
lene countries as her natural and in
alienable repositories with nine trunk
lines OF railroads capable of enptying
their tribute of commerce into her lap
from every quarter of Texas, from Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory, and of distributing the wares Of
her merchants and manufacturers along
their iron arteries: with prospectively
early rail connection with port on the
gulf where deep water is already an
accomplished fact; with good streets,
imposing buildings, grand churches,
excellent schools, abundance of water
and location unexcelled for health
anywhere on earth, and, above all,
with a philosophical, undivided aud
Industrious citizenry, Fort Worth to-
day holds in the palm of her hand the
power to become a metropolis whose
proportions, wealth and commercial
Importance will transcend the widest
dreams of her most enthusiastic adj
mirer.
Let every one of her citizens join
hands and work together to bring
about the speediest possible realization
of this prophecy.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

Now that Mr.. Fonseca has simplifed
South American complications by re-
signing. will some erudite body, who
can produce his authority. enlighten
the tortured intellects of thousands of
readers by telling whether the name of
that belligerent province that first
stirred up trouble for the ex-dictator is
Rio Grande do Sol, Rio Grande de Sui
or Rio Grande da Sal The esteemed
Houston Post, with the assistance of
Richard Grant White, may be able to
throw the proper light on this uncer-
tain collocation of geographical terms.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

A JOINT resolution of the legislature
indorsing the Texas Worlds fair asso-
citation will come too late to do any
real good. The special session is not
to be brought together until March or
April. and whatever is done in the
way of raising money for the Texas ex-
hibition and building should be done
before that time.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
Court of Appeals.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
TYLER, SMITH COUNTY, TEX. Nov - :
The court of appeals rendered decisions -
follows to-day: ..r,
Afiirmed-Wilford VS.. the state w
cases, from Fayette; Wither vs.. the 9 S.,,,
from Kaufman; Jones VS.. the STATE, ~ IN.
Smith; Davis VS.. the State. from SUI So
Brockins VS.. the State, from ita!I:' -,
Simpson VS.. the State, from ha.'-
Thompson vs. the State, from Ca-d"e--- ia
Reversed and dismissed-Lasher U.s. '-s
State, from Webb. ,ts
Reversed and remanded-F'rank V -,
State, from Smith; Jenkins VS.. the o''''
from Smith. IA
Appeal dismissed-McDonald V.
State. from Mills: Moody vs.. the
from Rusk. s-,u
Rehearing refused-Suit VS.. STATE w.
Armstrong.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

TIE GAZETTE Will not undertake to return
rejected manuscripts Persons wishing 10 pre-
serve their literary productions should retain
copies Of all communications sent this Office for
publication
g~-All letters or communications for THE
GAZETTE whether on business or for puhlica-
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Democrat Publishing Company Fort Worth,
Tex. and not to any Individual.
All communications intended for publication
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ConCe o. good faith. No attention paid to an
OnNmOuS communications.
Parties writing to TIE GAZETTE on business
personal to themselves, will please inclose
stamp for reply.
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Policemen's Ball.

On December 10 the police Of TINS ms e'c
will give a grand ball, the proceels 49,
which are to go toward Initiating init e
nevolent fund. 1t was at first thU-15 s-
they would place the money Aus
rived in the uniform fund, 6ut d, and
recent meeting this was voted down, L., A "a
as the benevolent association IS 10 U'esard
vived, this will be the first step to rs 70
creating fund, and the force has go nrer,
work now with vim and will exert . 80;
effort to make the ball social sl Sous
More will be said about it and the VIZ
committees announced later on.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

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any other persons representing themselves as
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heretofore issued TO any other person than
those named is hereby revoked
DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Nov. 8, 1881.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

TO-DAY the anti-sub-treasury people
meet in Corsicana to start new Al
lance. This is Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Macune and Mr.. Tracy and Mr..
Jones had better send up their thanks
to-day. Next year they will have
mighty little to be thankful for.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

THE Republicans will nominate a
national ticket in the early part of next
June that will be defeated on the ides
Of November. About seven months
VIII elapse between the two events.
The period will be occupied by the
grand old party in getting down off the
fence and into the SOUP
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

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plain.

The chief need of Fort Worth is no.
tells to house the crowds of travellers
passing through this city. The chief
need of Dallas is travellers to fill the
closed-up hotels OF that city. That's
the difference between Fort Worth and
IInllnr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
Notice.

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Payable 10 THE GAZETTE Fort Worth Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

IT SEEMS that man can occasionally
get so old that St. Louis business
methods become too swift for him. A
merchant Of that city who has attained
the age Of one hundred has recently
retired from business.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

GOVERNOR HILL of New York being
a bachelor, he didn't need any latch
key to let himself into the executive
mansion With Governor Flower it
may be different He's married.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

CONGRESSMAN BYNUM, having made
up his mind that he could never be
elected speaker, generously withdraws
from the race in favor OF Mills. Mr..
Bynum ought to get good chairman
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

IN Mexico and in Russia people are
starving because of the failure of
crops. IL the United States of Amer
lea people are complaining of lack OF
hands to gather the crops. Let us be
thankful that we have cause to COM
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

DESPERATELY i'll and not sure of re-
covery, Dictator F'onseca resigned.
when the devil was sick the devil
monk would be-" and the rest of it. fits
Mr.. FOnsecas case.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
To Advertisers.

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before O'Clock Saturday evening Advertisers
will consult their own interest as well as our
convenience by needing this suggestion. as We
cannot guarantee the insertion OF advertise
ments received after that hour
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

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ONLY morbidly suspicious people
read between the lines:

DYRENFoRTH now confesses that he
never was a rain-maker. He spent
about $4,000 of Uncle Sans lucre and
didn't make shower-bath.
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

THERE are too many calamity politi-
clans in Texas who ought to be between
the plow-handles instead OF chewing
borrowed tobacco and predicting disas-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
FROZEN TO DEATH.

A Tramp Found Dead in a Field Near
Cleburne.
Special to the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEX, Nov.
ga tramp by the name of Pat Munroe
was found this evening dead in field about
two miles north of town. The cause of his
death is unknown, but it is supposed he
froZe to death
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