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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

for even Mckinley, as cotton is an ex-
port and not an import. The raising
OF the tariff on cotton goods can in no
wise help the Southern planter. The
New. England manufacturer is going TO
buy his cotton as cheap as he can. He
won't pay cent more for it when he is
doing good business than he has to,
and he will pay that much for it when
business is low with him, because he
has to. And the tariff that shuts our
market to foreign looms Thereby lessons
the demand for our cotton from foreign
spinners, for if they can't sell so much
goods they can't use so much cotton:
and the narrowing OF the market for
cotton decreases the demand for it and
reduces the price. That is the way the
Mckinley bill builds up prosperity in
the South
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
THE M,EISLEY BILL on COTTON


\ former resident of Fort Worth,
now living in Montana, sends us copy
of the Helena Journal, Russell Har-
rison's paper, with blue pencil mark
around this paragraph:
Our dispatches this morning show that
there is decided Improvement in the bust
ness outlook all over the country except in
the South, where there seems to be large
surplus cotton crop and weak demand.
That difficulty will soon be overcome when
the stocks of foreign goods are reduced, and
the great American mills are run at full ca
pacity, as the Mckinley law will enable
them TO do.
That ''home market" again. A
thing always to be had, but which
never comes. When the first tariff on
foreign manufactures was imposed. the
argument was made that it would
build up market for the farmers
products, and we would no longer have
to depend on foreign nations to take
our surplus. That was something
near hundred years ago, and yet that
home market is still to come. The
Mckinley bill is to fetch it.
If any sort of evidence could convince
the American people OF the absurdity
of the claim OF prosperity depending
upon high tariff, this Mckinley bill
should supply that evidence in abund-
ance. The most alluring promises were
held out of its revivifying effects upon
the fortunes OF the farmers. 1t was es-
pecially to raise the price Of wool aud
cotton. Wool and cotton are now lower
than they ever have been at any time
since the war. The only agricultural
products that are higher now than they
were before the enactment OF the Nc
kinley bill are corn and wheat, two
cereals which it did not touch. The
former is high on account Of the failure
of the crop last year, and the latter be-
cause OF the failure of The crop in Eu-
rope this year, and the extra demand
for our surplus. 1t is the foreign mar
ket that causes the advance.
AS THE GAZETTE showed few days
ago. Europe takes four bales of our
cotton for every one that is taken in
the North. The Mckinley bill does
not advance the rate of tariff on cotton,
since to do so would be too ridiculous
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
LOTTERY CIRCULARS.
INSPECTOR MAYNARD FINDS
THEM IN THE MAIL.
Being IN Violation of Law the Big Lottery
Men are Called to Answer at
Austin, Texas.
Special to the Gazette.


New ORLEANS, La, Aug. "A decided
movement against the Louisiana state lot
terry company was made here to-day Ey the
fling of affidavits against the president and
directors of the company and number of
the employees for violation of the lottery
law in sending lottery circulars through the
mails. The company has been mailing TO all
parts of the country large number of pam
phlets containing the decision of the Louisi-
ana supreme court in favor of the lottery
amendment passed by the last legislature
submitting the question of extending the
charter OF the company to a popular vote.
There was some doubt on the part of the
postoftice department rs 10 whether this
pamphlet was in violation of the law or not
The present affidavit was based on the dis
covery in these pamphlets, it is said. of cir
cularS and envelopes telling how persons
desiring lottery tickets can secure them
through the express office
These circulars We're discovered by In
sDector Maynard at Austin, Tex. the in
formation about them being furnished. it is
said, by clerk III the lottery Office Act
ing under this information, fifteen afiidavits
We're filed here to-day against Mir Paul
Conrad, president of the company: NIesSrS
John Morris, owner of the Morris race
course in New York; Chapman Hyams,
Frank Hoffid, ?. T. Herwig, |. l.. Herwig,
p. Q. Fanzende, j. P Hofner and others
Nearly all the gentlemen are men of great
wealth, most of them nillionaires and di-
rcctors in the lottery company. \ majority
of them are abroad travelling. Those who
are here surrendered this morning and were
released on bonds The others will be ar
rested when they arrive here and held to
appear for trial in Austin.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS AFFECTED.

Some weeks ago, when THE Ga
zETTE intimated that the operation OF
building assoc iations might be affected
by the GOssett alien land law. good
friend in Fort Worth laughed az this
paper for having gone mad on the
subject. That friend will, doubtless,
be interested in reading the following
piece of information from Hillsboro:
For some time past one of the leading
loan. savings and building associations in
the South has been doing business in this
city and considerable number of citizens
of all classes have taken stock in the enter
prise and in that way invested a portion of
theirearnings. To-day Mr.. George /. Jordan
of the firm OF Cpshaw 81 Jordan received a
letter from the headquarters of the compa-
ny in New Orleans notifying him OF the
withdrawal Of the company from business
in this state in consequence OF the passage
of the alien land law.
They write him that in view of the fact
that they are unable to state whether or not
any unnaturalized persons are connected
with their association, owing 10 the peculiar
working of the law as passed by the legisla-
ture. they cannot afford to do any further
business in the state until its modification
or repeal. They write further that in view
OF the fact that the law in effect says ''no
alien can form Il part of corporation which
loans money in the state of Texas and the
further fact that their charter. bylaws and
regulations expressly states that ANY per
son may become a member of the corpora
tion." they are unable to tell just who are
or who may become members of the COM
pany. and hence cannot afford to run the
risk consequent upon the conduct of bust
ness, from their standpoint, in this state at
this time.
Building associations who have even
single alien stakeholder are vitality
affected by the Gosset law, and so are
the homes obtained through such asso-
ola tipDS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
THE DEMOCRATIC DEMAND

The third party approves the Gossett
alien land law. This is what Democ-
racy in convention assembled last
August demands:
We demand that the constitutional pro-
vision that prohibits nonopolies, contrary
to the genius of free government, be re-
Spected ana obeyed in all particulars, and
especially by an enactment of law that
will prohibit the further operation OF land
corporations, and requiring those now hold
ing possession or title of lands to dispose of
the same within such reasonable time as
Will not impair invested rights, and that
the policy of selling public lands to actual
settlers may be strictly enforced.
Democracy makes no distinction be-
tween alien and domestic corporate
ownership of lands in the evil to the
country from such ownership. Indeed,
the millions of Texas acres owned by
William Walter Phelps, an American
individual, if held from division, would
be as detrimental as though held by an
alien corporation. The Democratic
doctrine is that the land should be held
for homes for the people and not as
pastures for corporations, but Democ-
racy does not demand that the people
shall be deprived OF cheap money
through the expulsion OF mortgage
companies that have reduced the rate
of interest from p and 36 per cent 10 S
and 9 per cent.
The sub-treasuryites would like to
drive the people to desperation by ex-
pelling money from the state. for in
desperation men could be forced to in
dorse the pawnshop financial theories
Of third party leaders.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
What Girls Can Do.
Texas Farmer.


| The late contest for scholarships offered
| by several Texas papers to girls was, doubt
| less, suggested by the similar offer of the
| Ladies' Home journal, which has for sew
| eral years been working like q charm
| both for the Journal and the young contest
ants. The great success of this scheme is
suggestive of reflections very encouraging
to the girls.
| In this case the fact is brought out that
| girls are popular. Men have come to re-
| gard their education as one of the important
| questions of the day. Twenty years ago a
| publishing house would have made this
| offer to boys instead of girls. That many
| of the votes were prompted by selfish rea-
| sons no one doubts; yet many were not
| Behind much of the effort lay generous
| desire to help girls to an education. Whyl
| Because advantages they have had for some
| years past have proved them possessors of
undreamed capabilities that are becoming
power in the world. Men are coming to re-
gard the girl an important factor in life's
| great work. Not only this, but in COM
| parative way with boys.
Twenty years ago. as before said. the wise
publisher would have taken hold of the boy
as the promising element in an enterprise
like this. That the girl is selected now is
due to her own hard, earnest efforts. In
many of our leading institutions of learning
she has for years outstripped her brother,
and now is showing her ability for practi-
cal application of what she has learned In
the case of the Ladies' Home journal girls
win scholarships by hard work in canvass
ing for subscribers.
The almost marvellous increase in its cir
cuiaton is proof of the industry and bust
ness talent of girls.
Tine Cutris publishing company believed
that that they could do that work better,
surer and faster than men, or women. or
boys. hence the offer was made them, and
not through sentiment. Business men
rarely are governed by sentiment. They
can't afford it
What of all thisl Simply this fact, girls.
that you can do much of the worlds import
ant work. and that work will be freely
given you just as fast as you are prepared
to do it. There are always ready places for
prepared people of either sex; but women
are 10 have larger share than they have
heretofore had.
Many women and girls when left to their
resources for support get discouraged and
Soured toward the business world because
places are not given them In most Of
these cases il is because they are not quail
fed TO do the work. They have not studied
and labored for that purpose. Happy the
day for girls when education includes
training and knowledge for self-support.
If the girl has done so well with her limited
opportunities, what may we not hope for
from her when they are great and broad as
they should bel
Improve what is before you and be sure
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

''If it be possible to imagine such calam-
lty, let US suppose for moment that the
state had a legislature composed of such
men as Doremus and Jenkins of the News.
johnson Of the Post, Edwards and Brann of
the Statesman, Grice and Garfield of the
Express, Byrne of the Day and Malone Of
The GAZETTE. What would become of the
state; Unless some Cromwellaor Cincin-
natus went in and took theseNbigoted pa
triots by the heels and threw them out of
the windows of the statehouse, the state
would soon be in the condition that Phil
Sheridan mentioned when he spoke of what
he would do with Texas il he owned it and
certain other place. - Crockett Courier.
Such a calamity is impossible. No
newspaper man ever goes into politics !:
but if We could imagine newspaper men
as Texas lawmakers. there would be
more common-sense legislation, more
practical benefit to the people and
less listening for the roar from 1.-The
forks of the creek so-called, than
any state ever knew.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
WILL GO AS THEY PLEASE.

The contention over the transporta-
ton OF THE GAZETTE'S Texas girls is
unfortunate, as it will unavoidabiy re-
suit in dividing the shipment of this
bevy of Texas loneliness. In this con-
tention THE GAZETTE can take no
part. and those of the young ladies
whose fare is paid by this paper are
now advised that they are free agents
i'll the matter and that The GAZETTE
does not presume to dictate their
route to Hardin college. II the young
ladies whose fare is paid by THE GA
zETTE desire TO go by the Texas and
Pacific, it is all right with THE GA
zETTE: if they prefer to go by the
Santa Fe, it is all right with THE GA
ZETTE. and it is all right with THE
GAZETTE if they select any other
route.
The contention over THE GAZETTE'S
girls is very natural. and il is also very
unfortunate; but while unfortunate
THE GAZETTE cannot find it in its heart
to blame the railroad boys.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
FOR THE THIRD TIME
The Rain Editor of the Coming West Has
Narrow Escape from the
Jaws of Death.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.


SNYDER, SCURRY COUNTY, Ten, Aug
26-While a number of town and country
people were enjoying a fishing frolic in
Wolf Park adjoining town yesterday even
ing quite serious accident occurred. Col.
K. r. Lively, the rain editor of the Coming
West, was taking care of the corks in the
middle CT the seine the company were drag
ing, when one of the staff managers, becom-
ing strangled, turned loose the star, pulling
the colonel under, and being sh Ort of wind
he was strangled so severely he sank the
third time, when friends on the bank disa
covered he was drowning and called ~
help. Bill Jones of Ellis county came to
his rescue and pulled him out. Life was ex-
tinct for some minutes, apparently, but by
prompt and energetic efforts he was brought
!. TO again.
: Mr.. c. c. johnson, the CD. News CORE
spondent, also suffered from severe
strangle and is not able 10 be around yet.
The boys who were along say that Col.
Lively was diving after bottle of fish bait.
The country is much worked up over the
settlement of block %, Houston and Texas
Central railroad company survey, the SUI
preme court having decided some time
since that the railroad title was invalid.
The people think that the odd sections must
be public domain, and have begun to take
up homestcads on it at very rapid rate.
There are some 10000 acres subject to
location.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28


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: cent. ofce; 81 Elm street, where orders
Tor subscriptions ana advertising should be
- THE GAZTTTE can be found on sale at all
news stands The city
Waco
:. GAGIAHD. Agent. rs South Fourth street
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z. Dorsey, Agent and Cores pondeut
ABILENE
i. RADFORp. agent and Correspondent.
pi'co. Postoffce building 70 Chestnut street,
E.. hOdf where all orders fo- subscriptions
49, advert sing should be left
CfE9CESE.
" II BYRD Agent and Correspondent
AUSTIN.
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Btr.,-
mis- plpt- skept on file and ADVFRTISING
- HAY bv nsCertaiueu at the ONCE OF the
AMERICAN NEW SFAPEE PUBLISHERS
4 ASSOCIATION. Temple Court, New York, OF
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EASTERN BUSINESS OFFICE.
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
g Subscribe for tss ssle GAZETTE.
The Makeup of the Jury.

New YORK, Aug. 27.-Coroner Hanley
gathered jury shortly after o'clock this
afternoon and escorted them to the scene of
the Park Place calamity, where an exami-
ton of the ruins was made. The jury was
composed Of an architect, printer, press
man, chemists, machinist and builder. The
jury viewed the remnants of the wrecked
building. OF course they would express no
opinion regarding the wrecked building.
The jury then dispersed to meet again at 10
o'clock next Tuesday morning. Six thou
sand, two hundred and ninety-three dollars
have been subscribed in two days for the
families of the dead
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
Deed of Trust Filed at Big Sandy.

BIG SANDY, CPsHUR COUNTY, TEX Aug.
2L-C. A. German, general merchant at
this place, filed a deed of trust to-day with
r. II. c. Butler Of Tyler trustee. Pre-
ferred creditors are Finley, Marsh & But
Ter, Tyler $500; A Harris. Tyler, 5000
Ullnlan, Lewis & Co., Galveston, 1925
Daglish Hardware Co, Tyler. Sl40; Murchi-
son s. Williams. Tyler s216; Bonner & Bon.
ner, Tyler s115; Lowery & King, Big
Sandy, 500: o. P. Lowery, Big Sandy,
SIPS; L. E. Fort, Big Sandy, $50; G. c.
Terrell, Big Sandy, $500; A Ofenbuttle s;
Co, Tyler. $40; William A Orr shoe CON-
pany, St Louis, $3.50: Phelps, Dodge & Pal
mer, Chicago, S661 Liabilities outside of
appropriated at $1,000 or $1,000.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

the things said against MIR. Folks
character are true, he is not going to
mend matters by shooting their au-
thor, or getting shot by HIM. If these
charges are not true, they won't hurt,
and the law provides a remedy in d
suit for libel. 1t will be a great let
down for the Alliance as factor in
civilization and advancement, to go
into the barbarous business OF murder.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

THE scholarship papers still continue try
ing to Justify their course by relating the
benefits TO the girls of Texas The scheme
is all right. but why not send them TO Texas
schools The papers that say in one col
umn Come to Texas and in the other says
to Texas girls go out of Texas TO school,
may be consistent, but the Register fails TO
see fisherman Register.
Is the Register quite sure that the
religious press Of Texas would have
Endorsed a scholarship contest for any
Of the colleges under church control?
The Register should interview lis home
colleges on the subject.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

THE mangiest dogs in the manager
are those fellows up in Kansas who are
burning the grass on the Cherokee
Strip because they are not allowed TO
invade it and settle there on free lands
taken from the Indians. As long as
they can't enjoy it they are determined
that nobody shall get the benefit of the
rich grazing in the Strip. If the Fed
eral government does not deal with
those incendiaries as is provided for in
case Of arson. it will fail in its duty to
the public
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

as you prove yourself efficient and useful,
opportunities will constantly open before
YOU. Fortunes may not be poured at your
feet rs they seem to have been to some of
the fair contestants for the scholarship
prizes: but recognition and success will fol-
low cheerful, earnest effort. Texas Farmer
always has ''hurrah' and hat on TO
the girl who tries to help herself, especially
TO the Texas farmer girl.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
The GAZETTE prints to-day a com

The GAZETTE prints to-day a com
munication from Mr.. D. S. Ross, the
spirit of which this paper does not in
dorse. and the policy OF which it seri-
ously questions. AIolasses catches more
flies than vinegar, and no man is ex-
empt from mistakes The communica-
ton is printed to show the exaggera
ton Of the feeling excited by the
destructive alien land law as amended
by Mr.. Gossett.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

TIE GAZETTE republishes to-day the
platform adopted last August by the
Democracy of Texas. There is not a
word in the document demanding the
exclusion of cheap money. The third
party does demand this, in its formal
approval Of the Gossett amendment
The demand OF Democracy is that no
corporation. alien or domestic, shall
practically, through stock certificates,
fasten a worse than law Of primogeni-
ture on this state. The present alien
land law goes further. it goes as far as
the sub-treasury demand, and seeks to
remand the state 10 I ) per cent per
month money.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

The GAZETTE'S Austin correspond
ent thinks it likely a special session
will be called and that an amendment
OF the Gossett law will be in
cluded in the objects mentioned in
the call for such session. Justice de-
mands an extra session, and so does
the financial condition of the people Of
the state.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
Notes of Progress.

The citizens Of Brookly Heights have
made up their minds to have school house
for the use of the children of the neighbor-
hood. ". 5. Manchester has donated one
lot for the purpose. and two others will be
bought and a neat school house built on the
property before fall Several new houses
have Lately been built in the addition.
As soon as possible an additional cooling
room with q capacity for $1,000 barrels OF
beer will be erected by the brewery com
pany. This Will double the cooling ca
pacity.
A church is 10 be built in North Fort
Worth
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

Our good friend. the Dal. Gal. News,
wants monopoly on circulation rackets. 1t
has tried sewing machine premiums, medi-
cal books that ought not to be permitted to
go through the mails. bulk railroad adver-
tisenents, alien land law fallacies, etc. The
Houston Post. Fort Worth GAZETTE and
Dallas TimesHerald got away with the old
lady on the scholarship booms-and the
News writes a moral homily about such
methods being a lottery! Oh!-lTeNas
l..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
Women Fight.


PALESTINE, ANDERSON, COUNTY. Tex,
Aug. PA cutting ARRAY took place this
morning at Whitecomb's grocery store west
of Palestine between Dora Benson and Mary
Stephens. The dispute arose over trivial
matter. Mary Stephens cut Dora on the
head slightly and also gave her horrible
cash several inches deep on the back on the
right shoulder, which may prove fatal
Mary is also cut but it is supposed she cut
lprSalf
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

THE GAZETTE is not sectional. East
Texas is sectional when ii legislates to
hold West Texas in bondage through
lease laws. alien land laws with Gossett
amendments, and such like abomina-
tions. East Texas papers are sectional
and hope TO distract attention from
their sectionalism by CRYING out against
those who dare TO showu up their selfish
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
70 CoRREsPoNpENTs.

THE GAZETTE win not undertake TO return
rejected manuscripts. Persons wishing to pre-
Eerye their literary productions should retain
copies OF all communications sent this ONCE
Tor publication.
C$-Au letters or communications for TIE
GAZETTE. whether on business or for pubiica-
ton should be addressed TO THE GAZETTE, or
Democrat Publishing Company, Fort Worth,
Tex. and not 10 any individual.
Al communications intended :or publication
must be accompanied by the writer's name and
aaG hudress-not for publication but a. an evil
c"Lcc OF good faith No attention paid TO
EuOuymoUS communications.
Parties writing to THE GAZETTE on business
p'IsonaI 10 themselves Will please encioSI
btamp for reply.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
Recorded Transfers.

j. T. Wellington, Jr., trustee, 10
j. II. Goddard, twelve lots in
kennedy's addition. ............ $50 90
N. W. Wolcott and wife 10 the
South Side building and loan
association, southwest quarter
block III, Moore, Thornton &
Co. 5 addition. ................. 1000 GO
Henry Robinson and wife TO B. II.
Dunn, 5OxiO0 feet in block li9.. $50 90
Frank kaminsky to Tarrant
county, fifteen feet east side y.
H. Carroll survey............... 50 90
L c. Wall to Mrs. Ella Evans,
part block ., fuckers addition, u. 800 on