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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
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on, Ely ONE.

The Farmers Home Journal has been
the ablest Alliance paper in the United
States: but the Home Journal refuses
to be led away from the original pur-
poses of the Alliance, and has thus an
nounced the fact:
The Farmers State Journal announces
with this issue its voluntary resignation as
Official organ of the Kentucky State F. IL
L. union. 1t will be remembered that this
paper opened its columns to the union last
winter at the request of the state eyecu-
tive committee. The committee then
thought that harmony would exist in the
order all over the state and that the mem
bers would willingly lend themselves to
the earnest work of strengthening and
building up the order in accordance with
its constitution and declarations of pur-
poses. 1t was not long. however, before it
was manifest that considerable minority
was in favor of, and openly advocating,
separate political action, Notwithstanding
the forbidding clause in the organic law.
Believing that harmony might prevail after
the state election, no action was taken at
his Office before that event. The smoke
of that battle has cleared away and there
still seems to be a determination on the
part of this minority to rush headlong into
political party and drag the order along
with 1t. They are able, in some counties,
to commit the organization to their policy.
In others the order Is as strongly opposed
to it.
In this divided condition of the order the
Farmers Home Journal does not believe
that any paper can be the true official Or
gan of the Union and, unless there was 4 rea-
sonable hope of having united order it de-
clines to occupy the position longer No
paper can consistently represent both fac
tions.
BY this we do not intend to convey the
idea that this shall not be a true Alliance
paper-advocating such measures as may
appear to be reasonable and just, and such
means to carry these measures as may give
reasonable promise of success. The Farm
ers Home Journal need not bring testi-
mony, other than its more than twenty-five
years record, of its friendship for farmers
and its fidelity to their interests, nor of its
unfriendliness to political deadheads, of all
parties, who would use farmers as step
stone to their selfish schemes. Our col
umns will still contain newsy Alliance mat
ter from all over the country and all official
matter submitted by state authority.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
CHASING A WILD GOOSE.

A Dutchman has sued the govern
ment of the United States for the value
of 1925, 900 worth of Confederate bonds
that he bought when the Confederacy
was doing business. He will probably
gain some notoriety, but that is about
all he will get in the way OF satisfac-
ton.
To speak more exactly, the suit is
against James G. Blaine as secretary of
the United States. The United States
cannot be sued, except by its own con-
sent, which must be obtained through
congress, and the consent Of that body
is not likely to be given for such pur-
pose as that OF endeavoring to hold this
government responsible for. the bonds
issued by the Confederate government.
But suppose such consent granted,
how is the plaintiff going to proceed?
The only tribunal that can enter
tain such a suit is the supreme court OF
the United States. That forum ac-
knOwledges no higher law than that
laid down in the constitution of the
United States. When, therefore, the
amendment TO the United States con-
stitution is pleaded, which directs that
neither the United States or any state
shall assume or pay any debt or obliga-
ton incurred or paid in aid OF insurrec-
ton or rebellion against the United
States, or any claim for the loss or
emancipation of any slave: but that all
such debts, obligations and claims shall
be held illegal and void, how shall the
supreme court give Judgment Tor the
plaintiff in this case, who demands pay
ment from the United States for debt
incurred by the Confederate states?
The Southern states do not wish to
see the Confederate war debt paid. 1t
would take more out of their pockets
than it would put in them, for the
bonds issued, such of them as have not
been used to llindle fires, are held in
foreign hands, and recognition of
their validity would add enormously to
our national debt and increase the
taxes, which the Southern people, in
common with other taxpayers of the
country. would have to pay.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
SOME CURRENT COMMENT.

Indianapolis is flooded with counterfeit
81 silver certificates. The forgers reasoned
that any Indiana town could absorb an I'M
limited quntity of - bills about election
time without arouSing suspicion a.; to their
quality Kansas City Times.
While other states are rent asunder on
the question of tariff and free coinage,
Louisiana is considering only the lottery
Issue, and, in point of fact, the entire coun-
try is interested in the result of the Louis
lana election = Indianapolis News.
Italy has no grievance against this coun-
try. She has abolished her idiotic decree
against American pork. This restores the
entente cordiale, as it were. The memory
of the New Orleans tragedy will be lost in
the fragrance of our frying bacon New
York Advertiser.
Russia launched three new ironsides on
Tuesday, is leading her armies up to the
roof of the world" in Pamir and has been
sending war transports out at the Dardan-
Giles all summer. And yet we are told that
there is no prospect of war in Europe
baltimore Herald.
In SIC Russia declared war against Tur-
key because the Turks We're prosecuting
and massacreing their Christian subjects.
If any nation were looking for a good eX-
cuse to make war on Russia. the present
persecution of the Jews might furnish it.
Buffalo Express.
Col. Shepard has broken loose again.
Here is his latest yell At the rebel flag: at
ought forever to be buried in Lees grave at
Richmond; it ought to be dragged down to
hades by the shade of JEFF Davis Isn't
there Pasteur institute somewhere in
New York; At all events. the police should
keep sharp lookout for the dog Kansas
City Star.
Everywhere the secret ballot has been
tried the result has been favorable to the
Democracy. This may have been accden-
tai or it may be accounted for by the fact
that the political tide is running strongly
toward revival of Jeffersonian politics.
The proof that the people are fit to govern
themselves IS made more conclusive as bet
ter opportunity is offered to ascertain their
unbiased Judgment Philadelphia Record.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27

Of Fort Worth-a load which would
call for al least three trims Of the wagon
from the farm to Fort Worth, or three
wagons and teams to haul them all in
one trip. We do not expect TO sec the
county roads put in as good condition
as are the streets Of Fort Worth, but
they can be made so much better than
they now are that they will save half
the labor of hauling that is now i'm
posed upon the farmer in marketing
his crop. 1t is the farmer who will be
the chief beneficiary, not the citizens
OF Fort Worth.
If the taxpayers Of Fort Worth can
stand the additional burden OF 10 cents
on the 500, the country people cannot
complain OF it. The city taxpayer is
now paying sl.15 on the s10Omore than
is paid outside the city limits, and on a
valuation far in excess of the county
valuation.
The GAZETTE believes the PROPOSE
ton will carry, and that the majority
for it in the country precincts will be
larger than in the city, because it is so
manifestly to the interest of the coun-
try that good roads should be built.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
Work OF the Commission.
Houston Post.


Thh work of the RAILROAD commission has
| reached point 10 make itself felt and to
invite criticism.
The railroad managers and the shippers,
if not the people at large, are already IA
miliar with the changed conditions and are
experiencing the effects of the new order
of things.
They are operating under the new tariffs.
and as they are the classes directly and
vitality concerned, it cannot be that they
have failed 10 watch closely the transition
from the old system to the new. or that
they are Indifferent observers of the eff
feet upon their business. True they are
yet in the test stage OF experiment and are
not expected to proclaim their censures
from the housetOps, or advertise their APP
proval in the newspapers to any great eX-
tent, yet they have had ample time to ap-
ply all the business tests to the new rates,
and to institute all necessary comparisons
with the old, to enable them to determine
whether the unregulated "blanket." com
mon point" ''rebate" and ''cut rate meth
DDS of the railroad companies, or the
regulated, equalizing. non-discriminating,
fixed mileage system of the commission is
promotive of the best interests of the roads,
the shippers and the people at large, and
it is not improbable that many of them
have arrived at conclusions on the subject.
1t is apparent that the commissioners have
the roads and the people, and it is equally
true that they have been met with kindly
spirit by the traffic managers and an earnest
purpose on the part of the latter to assist
and not to throw captious distractions in
the way. When they have been asked to
make concessions, or yield up pet theories,
they have done so gracefully, and in all
their intercourse with the commission have
exhibited marked courtesy, respect and
readiness to accept its rulings and work its
rates.
Thus far, probably one or two excep-
tions, there have been no murmurs from the
railroad men, and only reasonable sugges-
tions and protests for amendments where
the rates were inharmonious and manifestly
harsh or very unjust. They may. and
doubtless many of them do. differ with the
commission as to the mileage system, but
they are willing to give it fair trial and
accord the credit to the commission if it
shall be demonstrated as the best policy for
the people.
Some complaint has come up from few
points where the mileage tariff is q trifle
higher than the former rates, but these
compliments are placated when they come
to understand the theory of the system and
the justice of approximating a service rate
and requiring each man to pay for the SER
vice rendered.
To sum it all up. the railroads are, SO far
as known. fairly well satisfied, though the
rate on cotton is reduced about one dollar
per bale on the average, and other freights
in nearly the same proportion, while a few
persons complain that the tariff is too high.
1t is evidently impossible to please eyerv-
body, and least of all those persons and
newspapers who fought the commission in
the last ditch and are not doneodying yet.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
NEWS AND NOTES.

There is one sudden death among women
to every eight among men.
About twice as much power is required
to stop an express train as to start one.
Twenty-Five thousand people are killed
every year in India by wild beasts and rep
tiles.
The ruins of Bluebeard's castle are said
to still remain in lonely mountain road
near Interlaken, Switzerland.
The smallest church in the world is at St.
Lawrence, near Ventnor, Isle of Wight. 1t
has seating capacity of twelve persons.
The number of postofices in the United
States is officially stated to be GA, 391, show
ing an increase of 1000 over last year at this
time.
In the 6.0O0OO letters that reached the
dead-letter Office last year there was money
amounting to SIS, 642, and checks and notes
of the value of 81, ,S1l.
A new machine for cutting shingles is
described as cutting $4,000 in ten-hours'
run. The wood is steamed for five hours
before being placed under knife that runs
at ITO strokes minutes, at which rate the
shingles are cut smooth and ready for treat
ment in the ordinary course. The steam
ing drives the sap out of the wood and pre-
venus ping.
The density of population is greatest in
Europe, which averages thirty-seven per
square kilometer, or ninety-seyen per square
mile, while it is nineteen per square kiio-
meter in Asia, five in Africa and three in
America. The comparative density Of pop
ulation of the principal countries is as fol-
lows. "a kilometer being .3S5, or fye-thir-
teenths of square mile: Bel GUM 207 to
the square kilometer, the kingdom OF the
10 49, -rs.sl
12i. Italy los, Japan los, the German EN-
pire 81, China 20, British India 20, Switzer-
land -, France Il. Austria &C, Denmark 81,
Portugal As, Spain 81. West Indies %,
United States e Among the German states
SaXony stands even ahead of Belgium, with
4 population of .:}3 to the square kilometer,
with England second if separated from the
rest OF the United Kingdom, with 209.
Rhode Island is first among the American
States in density of population, with los;
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
DEEP WATER FOR TEXAS.

Velasco is the deep water port of Texas
Il Llano Gazette.
Galveston will get deep water when the
chickens quit coming home to roost.- Den
ton Monitor.
The most of the next wheat crop of the
Panhandle will 90 out of Texas by way of
deep water at Velasco.-I Vernon Guard.
With deep water at velasco and the iron
OF Llano developed, Texas will march with
majestic step to the front. Great is We
lasco and Llano, but greater still is Texas.
Il Llano Gazette.
Velasco, at the mouth of the Brazos, has
seventeen feet of water and is sure
enough seaport. Get up and dust YOU little
side shows of Corpus Christi, Arkansas Pass
and Galveston, or you will not be ''in il. ~
-[Dimmltt Signal.
Velasco is the only port out of which can
come the live oak timber for the navy of
the United States. The future will see We
lasco the ship-building place in the Western
world. Brazos river will be the Clyde Of
America. - Velasco World.
Nelasco is sure to be the grardest and
consequently the largest city west of the
Mississippi river and east of the Rocky
mountains Some jealous fellow, of course,
viii dispute this, but nevertheless it is I
Good navigation in the lakes and Red
river just now would be worth millions 10
all this part of Texas, but we hardly expect
to live to see the necessary appropriation
made by congress, and We must content
ourselves with the usual eight months in
the year. The ST, 900, 600 and over given to
Galveston beats texas out of any more APP
preparations for 4 long, long time = Jefrer-
son Jlmplecute.
Velasco now has deep water at the mouth
of the BrazoS river. This will not only
make NelaSco the city of all that country
west of the Mississippi river and east of
the Rocky mountains but it will be great
boom for all Texas and the great South
west. Texas has been working for deep
water twenty years, and now she has it.
Texas is the Empire state for factories.
packing houses, and in fact will be the En-
pire state of the United States. Texas has
always had everything to make her the En-
pire state except deep water; now she has
that, and that is enough SAID. All Texas
should rejoice.
Deep water was demanded a few years
since by the people of the South and West,
and the effects of that demand are plainly
to be seen. Galveston is at work with
capital of more than 81, 600, 900 to work with.
Arkansas Pass is in the race with a stock
company. Corpus Christi has q syndicate
at work with good prospects of success,
and plucky little Velasco already claims Il
depth of twenty feet. Texas will will
have deep water within twelve months,
and then the immense trade which has
heretofore drifted north and east will come
our way Every village, town and city,
and every citizen in Texas will feel the
glorious benefit. Great is Texas. and great
are her people. Sherman Register.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
Weather Bulletin.


special 10 the GaZClte.
GALVESTON, Ten, Oct. 26.-The storm
area, central over the lake region last night
has moved eastward and is over New York
tonight, with greatly increased energy,
and an area of high pressure has moved in
from the north over the lake region and the
upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and
extends from the lakes to the Rocky noun
tain slope Over Texas and other cotton
growing states the pressure has changed
but little during the past twenty-fOur hours.
The conditions as shown tonight are in con-
trast with those last night and are iust such
as might generally be expected succeeding
such tranquil conditions. The movement
Of the area of low pressure from the lakes
eastward has been accompanied by Il storm
over Northern Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New York, and also by fall
in temperature along the North Atlantic
coast. The movement of the high area
mo The country from the north has been
accompanied by decided fall
in temperature over the lake regions,
the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys,
and a slight fall has taken place throughout
the Eastern Rocky mountain slope. Over
Texas and the other cotton-growing
states, where the barometer has remained
about stationary, the changes in tempcra-
ture have been slight. Clear weather con-
tinues over the cotton states. The temper
allure is below the normal over the
lake region Except the extreme
Eastern portion, where about the
normal prevails), the upper Mississippi
and upper Missouri valley. 1t is about nor
NAL over Florida and along the South At
iartic coast Over other portions it is
about normal and the greatest departure is
over Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Kentucky, where the excess is about twenty
degrees.
FORECAsT-NIDNIGHT.
Local forecast for Texas west of the
Tooth meridian, ending midnight, October
p: Fair weather, stationary temperature,
except slightly cooler over the northern
portion: easterly winds.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
ABOUT SOME PEOPLE.

An ingenious person in Chicago has in
vented an automatic Adelina Patti. 1t is Il
life-sized wax figure, which initiates her
smiles, gestures and poses.
William Winter. during his late researches
at Stratford-On-Avon, found a jug which
once belonged TO Shakespeare, but in which
none of the great poet spirit yet remained,
probably.
Ellen Terry is grandmother, yet in the
play of the master of Raveuswoodn Il
critic declares that she looks about seven
teen 1t is largely because she is yet
girl in spirit.
Queen Victoria has in her possession
dress woven entirely of spiders webs,
which for fneneSs and beauty is said TO sur
pass the most splendid silk. 1t is a gift
from the Empress of Brazil in 1871.
The King of Siam is said to perambulate
the streets of his capital disguised in plain
clothes for the purpose of learning the true
condition of the people and initiating re-
forms several of which have already been
started.
Philadelphia has pretty Quaker phar
macist, DR.. Susan HayhurSt of the WomanS
hospital. She is a pharInacist-in-chiefa and
an authority in hygienic matters. BY way
of recreation she looks after Inc lawns, gar
dens and trees on the hospital grounds.
The New York Advertiser says: Jay
Gould's trouble is with his nerves. Rookie
fcller's with his liver. if $500, 900, 600 can
not keep one liver and one set of nerves N
good order, what is the use of sacrificing
liver and nerves to accumulate them!n
Mrs. Frank Leslie's age is given in the
marriage license record as thirty-eiGht
Two years ago, say the papers, she was
said to be thirty-ninc. Wilde is her fourth
husband. She was first married March
%, 1854. 10 David G. Peacock. who was sue
ceeded by 4. G.. Squiers. About 1870 she
married Frank Leslie, an English engraver,
whose real name was Henry Carter
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
GOOD ROADS.

By order of the commissioners court
there will be an election held at the several
voting precincts in Tarrant county on
November g. 1891. to determine whether or
not there shall be levied road and bridge
tax of Is cents on the 500. as provided bv
the amendment of 1889 to the constitution of
the state Of Texas. This August IL, 1891. W.
d. Harris, County Judge of Tarrant county,
Tex.
The people of Tarrant county are to
say, on the Bird day OF November,
whether they are willing to pay for
good system OF roads throughout the
county.
1t has been said that Fort Worth
must carry this proposition by a
large majority to overcome the
looked-for adverse majority in the
country precincts. The GAZETTE does
not believe, and will not believe
until the returns are in to prove
it, that the people of Tarrant county out
side of Fort Worth are not willing to
add little to their tax for the sake of
having good roads.
The people who live in the country,
the farmers who have cotton or other
produce to market, are the people who
use the roads. Theirs are the teams that
suffer on account of poor roads They
are the people who haul three bales
to a load when, with good roads, they
might haul five. 1t is no uncommon
thing 20 see eight and ten bales of cot
ton hauled in a wagon from the square
to the cotton compress ever the streets
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27

Were it not for the Texas anu P3..s.-
way exhibit at the New Orleans .n---.tt' "a
Texas would not have been iii j., ..'ss
notwithstanding the fac that no 50, q "a,
propriatcd so, 900 for az cNh.h.. :. -'-
then as it IS uow-tOo many rolnr., va
generals and not enough prac';.a. w w. y
Yes. We have had enough drcs, ~
flaming resolutions and af,o,.''';s e
speeches. and it is about time We w. - 2;
ting down 10 actual work, ana h77af So
of the actual exhibitors Of Te,,.s -, 5
ing the start at this NO.. l.
Talk is cheap. but when we have TeT-.
resented at the Worlds fair as We. - r.
all Ike 10 see it. we will have such ,gA, .
workers as HUFFMAN of Ellis county - /,
OF tannin, Large Of Clay, Graham VI - ,',-'
Easler of the Texas and Pac!nc ,-,. u
Graham of the Fort Worth eAt.f., .,i,'.
Leech of san Angelo, and others 5-e .''--
u'en who have shown by their v.-- =.
talk-that they know what is w3-..i =.
place Texas to the front as az a-..,.,.
state. "a
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27

THE Fort Worth GAZETTE. tina. great ad-
yoCate of debts. mortgages and initiation. is
hereby informed that every member of the
legisla ure from the West, Panhandle, Cen
tral ard North Texas. including Tarrant
county. voted for the alien land law
Handers on Times.
And the Lord will forgive them. for
they knew not what they did. Neither
the men who enacted the law, the gov
ernor who signed the law nor the news
papers that oppose the law saw the eff
feet of the law until the cheap money
which the iaw prevented began to leave
the state. The Henderson Times is
edited by the speaker of the house that
passed the law; will he dare to say he
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27
To CoRREsPoSpESrs.

THE GAZETTE viii not undertake 20 return
rejected manuscripts Persons wishing to pre-
eCrve their literary productions should retain
copies Of ali communications sent this once
TO- publication.
tg-An letters or communications for TIE
GAZETTE. whether on business or for publica-
tion. should be addressed to The GAZETTE, or
Democrat Publishing Company, Fort Worth,
Tex and not TO any individual.
Al communica ions intended COR publication
must be accompanied by the writer's name and
and zdcress-not for publication, but as an evi.
neuce OF good faith. No attention paid TO
ANONYMOUS communications.
Parties writing TO THE GAZETTE on business
personal 20 themselves will please enclos !,
stamp for reply.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-27

SAYS the Louisville Times: "The
mother of Pat DOMAIN of Oklahoma
States infamy. is dead in st. Louis
Whether Pat is dead or alive. no one
knows and few care to know. He went
out of fashion along with the bloody
shirt, never to come in again"
SO doth Fame use her footballs. Pat
DOMAIN of Oklahoma States infamy,
indeed. Pat Donan used to publish the
Caucasian at Lexington, Mo-, and won
a national reputation by his flambuoy-
ant style of writing and his opposition
ton. He is now citizen of one of the
Dakotas. and is very much alive.