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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-31
A san Antonio Blaze

Special 10 the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 3O-The fifth
vacant house in the last six weeks was
burned this morning. II was the old or
phan's home on San Pedro avenue. now the
property of j. H. Pickrell 1t has been IN
occupied for numoer of years, and had
recently been renovated with the hope OF
getting tenant. The loss is estimated at
$1,000. IL had 5000 in the Queen insurance
company. ~~Essesazs'
The Weekly G<6uD the best adyer
tiseIsSiuf1eSast TO De had
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-31

IS Lace Capes and Wraps
just received, worth SIS to
$50, to be sold from 50. so to
SIC. so.
Large assortment of Cor
sets, all the well-known
brands represented-H. & s.,
DR.. Warmers, etc, at popu-
lar prices.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-31
THE SALVATION ARMY.

They Refuse to Affiliate with a New Mem
Der, Giving no Reason Therefor.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Aug. 30.-There is a corps
Of the Salvation Army in Waco under COM
mand Of Captains Carrie Gribben and Cora
Merritt. They conducted services in a tent,
and on several occasions held open-air meet
,ipgs. They have met with good success
Some time ago they We're joined here by j.
I. Hornsby, a painter by trade, who
claimed to be former captain in the Saliva
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-31

Lovely Chiffon Lace at $40
and 49c a yard worth 81 and
Sl.25 a yard.
Black and Colored Silk
FaiIle Franchise at 79c worth
1925.
Black eros Grain Silks in
every quality at very low
prices.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-31
SPECIAL Sal LIE FOR THIS WEEK.

81 Elegant Silk Waists at
81 4d Sc, actually worth
double.
The remainder of the B.
C. Evans Glove stock at 10
per cent less than actual cost.
They are elegant goods.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
BAYONETS BEHIND BALLOTS.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
When old man Hoar rushed fran
tically to the front in the senate when
it assembled i'll December, after the
wonderful defeat of the Republican
party in November. and made an
earnest appeal to his party friends to
pass his pet scheme, the country got a
glimpse at what was at the bottom of
this legislation. The bayonet behind
the ballot that these men want is. not
to protect the negro, but 10 rob the
farmers of the South and West and the
mechanics of the Union.
What do these men care for govern
ment that will deprive them of the
monopolistic power they have exercised
for thirty years to continue war taxes :;
to encourage robbery in banking; to
exact unjust taxes from people already
heavily burdened; to multiply subsidies
for their benefit, and to lay out and ap-
portion among their friends and fam
lilies the pablic domain?
The senators from these three states,
Massachusetts,. New York and Illinois,
represent the ceRters of the money
power in this government. The illegit-
innate and improper exercise OF this
power has driven the Republican party
OHt of power in each one of these once
strongly Republican states, except as
to few offices. The senators are
about all left to raise their voices against
the people, and clamor for more power
10 get more spoils, and to do something
desperate to bolster up their party.
They feel the sand slipping from their
feet, aud hence they want bayonet be-
hind every ballot. With this force bill
they hoped to he able to buy plenty of
help. like Pinkerton's men, to intimi-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
THE FAVORED WEST.

Comparison has been made of the
failures of the past year as compared
with 1889 by the commercial reports of
the Dun agency. The showing was
quite favorable. The more notable part
of the exhibit is the fact that the West
ern states-the present West, not the
old West-makes much the best show
ing. Kansas has the largest proportion
of failures, and it has but 1926 out of
%, $40 engaged in business. Minnesota
is among the most nearly exempt. But
the West as whole leads any part of
the Unionif this exhibit. In the East
crn states the ratio of failures to the
number engaged in business is to 80,
in the Middle states l in every 113, in
the Southern states in every 70. in the
Western states ineyery 124 ana in the
Pacific states in SO. The South does
not make quite the figures that might
be expected in view of the influx
of capital and general development,
1t had much the larger share of the rail
road building the past year, and has
opened up more of its mineral re-
sources. But the special surprise is that
the Pacific states are so low down in the
list. The proportion of failures is II
per cent greater with them that with
the Western states. Very glowing pict-
ures have been had of the prosperity of
the regions out on the Pacific slope. Not
only is the climate pronounced ideal,
but general thrift is understood to en-
viron all classes. The figures indicate
that the climate may be enervating t.
business activities, as we'll as physical.
| The West is the most favored of all the
sections. By the Dun figures there has
| been an addition to the number engaged
in business of 1859 in the past two
years, and yet there is moteIial de
| crease in the per cent of failures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
NATIONAL CREDIT.

The French may very reasonably feel
pride in the fact that the new loan was
so eagerly taken on the 10th. The Somer
what spectacular programme to make
the occasion proclaim unlimited conf
dence in the financial stability of the
nation was carried out artistically, and
with the full band playing. The strong
feature was the frantic rush of the fru-
gal stocking capitalists to hand their
savings over to the government. The
fact that France has the colossal debt
of the nations, some six Thousand mill
ion dollars, makes the preservation OF
it's credit a matter of special soIicitude.
The amount asked for the loan was
about S16O,0O0.OO and the rate per
cent. or at the discount really 81 per
cent. 1t is in the form of a perpetual loan,
the principal never to be paid. The object
of the loan is to take up per cents aud
replace with 5, reducing the outlay for
interest. The investment was regarded
as desirable one. and about one-fourth
of the amount was offered in London.
This is rather below any figures a;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
GENERAL oBsERvATIoNs.
STORY OF THE DAY.

Kansas is overrun by ravepous wolves.
Manager Watkins signs kid Baldwin.
Matt Quay introduces a substitute for the
force bill.
An aged German couple commit suicide in
New York.
The worst storm in fifteen years strikes the
Atlantic coast.
Congress determines to investigate the al
legged silver pool.
Seventeen people are killed by an ava
lanche in Austria.
Senator Moody's chances hang on slen-
der thread at Pierre.
son of Mr.. Gladstone writes a warm let
ter to ST. Louis man.
Chicago authorities seize $4,000 worth Of
smuggled diamonds.
Base ball magnates gather in New York for
an important meeting.
Chicago bucket shops have no case against
the Chicago board of trade.
The Wood ballot box house committee find
against Foraker and Halstead.
North Dakota opposition to Senator Pierce
starts an evening paper at Bismarck.
IA Pittsburg man loses portion of his
brain, yet has good prospects of recovery.
The coming Dempsey Fitzsmmons mill
excites great interest throughout the country.
Gen. Miles says that nothing but an acct
dent can prevent the establishment of
peace.
Senator Mcmillan introduces a bill to
grant the widow of Gen. Custer SLIGO per
month.
Wisconsin water reserve land settlers will
apply for a ruling from the secretary OF the
interior.
+ The Cole combination wins in the National
Building, Loan and Protective association
fight in Minneapolis.
A resolution is introduced in the house to
inquire whether or not New Hampshire has
a Republican form of government under the
constitution.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
RAsE BALL MAGNATES.

A week ago we noted the meeting of
the railroad presidents in New York, in
tent Oh combination and harmony. To-
day the base ball magnates meet in the
same city. filled with projects to the
same end. The national game has gone
through one season of the utmost con-
fusion and decentralization, and nobody
can tell surely what the effect has been.
The existence Of three great associa-'
tions, each claiming support, not on the
basis of the character of the entertain
ment it offered attendants, but because
its existence depended on it, strained
the good nature of the public little be-
You'd the point of responsiveness. The
demand for players which this artificial
activity created drew away most of their
available mat erial from the clubs not
in the great leagues; and i'll good
many Western cities, where in previous
years the sport had enjoyed the great
est popularity, people ceased going to
the games altogether because the play
ing was SO poor that it was not interest
ing. A cruel blow was struck at very
noble form of entertainment, and the
pleasure-loving patrons of the game
found their recreation in amusements
of another sort. The racing season, for
example, was never so succ essful as it
was last year, either in point of attend
ance OF in the width of interest it ere
ated. The Geographic tidings of the
base ball contests in the newspapers
dwindled down to the barest mention,
and in an exigency were killed alto
gether by the discerning editor, who
knew that they never would be missed.
At the same time the reports from tine
running track were generally awaited
by the public with keen expectancy,
and the achievements of horses and
stables became a common subject of
|. discussion and eommentin mems chance
meetings and talks Oil summer evenings.
How far. this has gone and whether it
has permanently destroyed popular ell
| thusiasm for base ball, remains to be
seen. TO make sport satisfactory to
the public, it has to be simple in the
demands it makes on its adherentS' in-
terest. When wheels get inside wheels.
as they did last summer. the thing grows
too Kaleidoscope to be permanently
attractive. We think that, when the
late unpleasantness is smoothed away,
the game will gradually resume its old
| position. There are few forms of
amusement for summer afternoon
which offer SO many attractions as
good base ball game. In the great
| leagues the contestants are presumed
to play honestly, which introduces one
! element of pleasure. The physical
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
sENAToRIaLIoG ROLLING.

There is some excuse for Senator
PIERCE. in North Dakota, and Senator
MOODY, in South Dakota. for abSentlng
themselves from the duties at Wash
ington they are drawing salaries for, a
couple of months or SO. Their fences
at home are in desperately bad repair.
1t is true that in the earlier times there
have been citizens of some repute who
thought it unbecoming to beg members
of legislatures to bestow upon them the
highest honor in their purview. SEN
ator SUMNER could not be persuaded to
speak a word for himself to any voter
when he was made senator. That sort
of sensiDility has passed away, if IL was,
in the Massachusetts case, more than
lingering isolation. Yet the resolutions
and expression had among the legis-
lators of the Dakota stetes leave room
for suspicion that the two senators
would have quite as much chance
for reelection if they remained at
Washington, with quiet dignity and
honest industry laboring to do the work
before them. There is scant apology for
them when they come to the seats OF the
legislatures and open headquarters with
all the beguilementS that appeal to the
mellow legislative economies, and with
all the men who have been fed with Of
fetal pap by their agency operating as
their Hobbies. If there are in South
Dakota two senators and twenty
five federal officials besieging the legis-
lature in the MOODY interest, they
should furnish twenty-five inyincible
reasons for his defeat. 1t is possible
that they are too punctlious in their
aesthetic sensibilities to tempt the legls-
lators with any inducements in the
way of federal patronage, but they
are exposed to the suspicion Of
using supposed opportunities of
this character. When opponents of
the senator are mYSteriously con-
verted to his support, the conclusion,
however unjust, is inevitable that some
material requital is pledged to ensue.
Senator PETTIGREW is there under
some sort of obligation to elect his col
league, and he agrees with INGALLS,
that irideScent dreams in morals should
not come about legislatures when sena-
tors are to be made. The South Dakota
legislature is not ungracious in insist
ing that these influences. so calculated
to mislead invalid virtue, shall be re-
moved. In North Dakota quite as in
furious imputations are afoat; and if
the present senator should be returned
it is doubtful whether he would like to
meet an exposition of the financial
record such as is exacted in New York
by recent enactment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
SOME COMPARISONS.

Perhaps to remind the country that
the census bureau is working up its raw
material, and as suggestions of its ulti-
mate delivery, the figures are partially
published in a bulletin Of the educa-
tional gatherings. The statistics of
three states are given, as perhaps repre-
sentative of the three general sections,
New Hampshire for the East, Wiscon-
sin for the West and Louisiana for the
South. Whether the figures are abso-
lutely correct or not, there is no reason
to doubt that they are relatively so,
and may be taken as sufficiently accu
rate. They are strikingly illustrative
of the development OF the sections.
Louisiana was not in early times noted,
at least above other states, for its edu-
cationaI facilities and advancement.
The decade shows an increase of 1852
per cent in the number of pupils en-
rolled in the schools. while the
growth of population was less than
20 per cent. When it gets rid
of its lottery nuisance that state
may push up near the front in several
attractive features. New Hampshire is
a good state. at least to emigrate from
early and visit in the hay fever season.
in spite of its prosy BLAIR its tricky
political thief, BILL CHANDIER,a and the
other fellows who do the ebony poultry
act in legislatures. 1t is state that has
no large cities, and requires its governor
to be orthodox in religion. Its school
houses dot the valleys and hillsides, and
- hn III ind ~
land established for the education of
Indians. Yet these statistics Of the
census people show that New Hamp-
shire has actually lost in the number of
children enrolled in its schools the past
decade, although the population Of the
state has increased Ssh per cent. In
comparison with Wisconsin, too, the
Granite state makes a bad educational
showing. New Hampshire has 376,-
$50 population. and Wisconsin 1856. $50.
This is nearly five to one. But the
school pupils count up 50.S13 to $50, 346.
The New England state has % per cent
of the population OF Wisconsin, but
only II per cent of its enrolment in
public schools. Wisconsin has vastly
larger per cent in parochial schools. In
fact, some excited people not very long
ago fancied that the little school house
in that state was in danger. In the
older state, with its more settled meth
DDS. there are probably fewer children
out of school. But the explanation of
the evident fact that the schools in New
England decrease in numbers is mainly
due to the reduction in the size of fam
lilies. The increasing barrenness of the
soil that causes desertien of farms has
its human counterpart. The influx of
French Canadians to fill the vacancies
of those who have come West to raise
large families will not cover the fact
fully. Posterity is dwindling in the
New England states.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13

monious forces, bent toward common
goal. Division of committees between
the Democracy and the Alliance meant
nothing more than an assignment OF du-
ties among friends. That is what has
taken place. The heavy task of straight
ening out the statutes of Minnesota has
been given to the great parties of the
state in accordance with the verdict OF
the people at the last election. There
has been no surrender on either side,
no selling of principles, no barter. The
majority in each house has joined
forces against the common emmy for
the advancement of the cause of lib
erty and right.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13

ditions are the same on both sides OF the
water. Winter slipped few cogs and
got further south. Northern Europe is
enjoying unusual mildness, Norway,
Sweden, the Shetland islands, and the
North of Scotland have had something
like Minnesota weather, while the
southerIy regions have been suffering
from the unusual cold. In London per-
sons are reported to have frozen to
death, and in Italy and Spain the natives
have had to dance to keep the system at
a passable temperature. In Northern
Africa. even. life has had frigfd diversity
The weather scientists have not been
guessing in the right direction. There
is a great field for those VINO can get
into the real confidence of the weather
operators.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
WITH THE WITS.

First Detective-Why, hello, Bill,
thought you were at police headquar-
tiers.
Second Detective-Excuse me. but
here is my card; don't think [ have
the honor of your acquaintance.
First-Oh, see; / hope you'll excuse
me, Old fellow, for not noticing you were
disguised. washington Post.
Editor-Mr. bunker. you have been
taking my paper less than year, and
yet you sign yourself "Old Subscriber"
in this communication.
Hunker- Young man, am SlXty-elght
years of age.-ChlpS.
Mrs. O'Flaherty- our sister has an
other child, Pat.
Mr.. O'Flaherty-Is tia boy OF girl?
"a girl.'
.sRuroo! Pm an aunt at last -Life.
Sunday School Teacher-Tommy, you
may give US your view of heaven.
Tommy-It is out Of sight.-Chicago
Herald.
Bank Director-We find that Teller
Batsbury is short $675.20.
Another DirectOr-Well. it IS not lost.
That's the exact amount | have won
from him at poker in the past three
weeks.-Indianapo Journal.
) jsJagWay-I don't see how a man can
get along on only two suits a year.
III TraverS-EaSy enough. For instance,
begin with my winter suit the first of
January and wear it until the middle of
March. Then put OIL my spring suit
and wear it until the first of June.
tJagway-Then what do you do?
IS Trayers-I keep right on wearing it,
Harper's Bazaar.
"And how is the pursuit Of the thief
who robbed my house getting along?'
asked an anxious-faced gentleman of
the detective in charge at headquarters.
''Don't worry, SIR" exclaimed the de-
fective gleefully; we've got there at
last. You'll see your man here in a. few
days."
9r Good! You've got him, then?"
''No, not exactly; but we've got a
theory" -Chicago Times.
Don't heap Goals of fire ON your enc
my's head. Remember that coal is S.
per ton. Economy is wealth--Troy
Press.
"Your bookkeeper is quite an expert
in accounts, isn't he?'' Il should say
so: he owns trotting horse and three
suburban residences" - Washington
Post.
Professor "a little distraeted)- "I'm
very glad to see you. How's your wife ?
81 regret it. professor but Pm not
married"
"Ay, yes; then, of course, your Wife'S
still single. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
If Stanley and his wife ever quarrel
it is quite possible they will carry the
war into Afriea.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Ciara-I have such horror of grow
ing old. Maud (sweetlyl-I should
think you would have gotten over it by
this tilne.-Drake's Magazine.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
BRENT WAS BOUNCED.
Buchanan's Muscle in Conjunction
With a Scribe.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. IA sem
sation was created in the Maxwell house
yesterday when Goy.-Elect Buchanan
seized j. W. Brent, staff correspondent
of Chattanooga paper, and elected him
from his room. Brent had called upon
Mr.. Buchanan and solicited an inter
view for his paper, which was denied,
on the ground that Brent had misrepre-
scented him during the campaign. Mr..
Buchanan denounced a certain state
ment in the paper as an infamous lie.
Brent denied the authority of the state
ment, and inquired if Mr.. Buchanan in
tended an insult, whereupOn he was
elected
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
Great Capacity for Biting.

Washington Star.
One of the marked peculiarlties of
people who die in battle is their unvary-
ing effort to ''bIte the dust" The fact
that the superficial area of South Dakota
is covered with deep snow avails moth
ing in the present Indian trouble, the
sensational head writer insisting that
numerous Sioux warriors bite the
DUST" although the soil beneath the
snow is harder than was Pharaoh's
heart.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
Uncle Jerry and His Toy Boom

New York sun.
Uncle Jerry Rusk's protest against
being doomed as candidate for presi-
dent seems to be treated with distress
ing levity. Why can't simple old ag-
riculturISt taking no thought of 20 itics
be allowed to continue his experiments
with the potato bug and the Hessian fly
without being pestered by talk about
his boom? 1t is a fact, and should be
accepted as fact. that Uncle Jerry
will not take the Republican nomina-
ton under any circumstances unless he
can get it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13

date every mechanic who disobeys their
mandates, and even assassination is
not impossible for the workingman or
farmer who denies their right to vote.
The hope with this same gold to get
as many Johnny Devenports as they
need to manipulate politics in their in
terest. These are the potent influences
behind this bill, and if it ever becomes
a law it will be so demonstrated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13
How's THIS, CHANDLER?
Has New Hampshire a Republican
Form of Government?

Form of Government?
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Mr. Blaneh-
ard, of Louisiana. introduced in the
house to-day resolution directing the
committee on the Judiciary to investi-
gate the present political condition of
the state of New Hampshire, with q
view to determining whether or not a
republican form of government exists
there, within the meaning and intent Of
the constitution of the United States.
The resolution authorizes the commit
tee to send for persons and papers and
to take all action they may deem neces-
sary to the investigation. A preamble
to the resolution says that it is alleged
and believed that certain evil disposed
persons have. in New Hampshire, by
conspiracy and show of force, recently
set on foot and carried into execution
plans by which ii e will of the people,
as legally expressed at the polls in the
recent election, has been set aside and
the government of the state subverted.
The proceedings, the preamble SAYS, in
volve the title to the Office of governor
of the state and United States senator
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-13

which Germony has borrowed money,
and pei cent better than Russia. At
the present price Of English consoIs
England can borrow at 2s(. The United
States obtained all it wanted ten years
ago at per cent, and bill prepared
by Senator SHERMAN proposes to issue
100000, 600 bonds at 2 per cent. 1t is
claimed that there is a prospect that
they eau be floated at par. 1t seems to
be the fact that this country can borrow
money at lower interest than any other
OH earth.