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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
REALTY AND BUILDING.
SEVERAL SALES YESTERDAY
REFUSES $3.50 AN ACRE,
on North Fort Worth Park and Lake.
New Residences, Etc.

There were six transfers of real estate
filed for record yesterday. Quite a number
OF releases of vendors lien notes went on
record, which shows that people are paying
OF the Indebtedness on real estate as II
falls due. There is certainly no better in
yestment for money than to loan it on
property in this city for estimated values
are considerably below real values, and all
loans are promptly met. Fort Worth real
estate will always do to tie 10.
An offer of $50 an acre was made TO
Robert Mozart yesterday for property west
of the city but was declined. New Workers
were the prospective buyers.
5. I. Nesbitt yesterday bought eleven
lots south of the Wesleyan college on which
he will build eleven cottage residences.
j. B. Roberts is building $1,000 resi-
dence near the Fort Worth university. II
VIII be completed in q week or ten days.
The new cooling house at the packery is
now above the second story. II is expects6
TO have the building completed by June l.
The brewery is working night anu day
and expects 70 have beer on the market by
May Is.
1t was said yesterday that WI Chick OF
Kansas City, the father of Mrs. Joseph H.
Brown, who owns the famous grocery
building on lower Main street, is in the city
at this time to make arrangements to have
4 large grocery house occupy II. The ne
go;lationS have not been concluded yet
a movement IS on foot TO secure large
wholesale clothing house for Fort Worth.
Work on the lake and park in North
Fort Worth Is now well under way. In q
few weeks the lake will be done and the
park will be thrown open 10 the public
during the early days Of summer.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALL.
State Convention to Take Measures to
Have Texas Represented at the Column
bian Exhibition at Chicago in 1893.

The chamber of commerce has issued the
following call:
The legislature of the state of Texas has
refused to make an appropriation III
aid OF the Columbian exhibition and unless
immediate steps are taken our great state
will have no way Of showing 10 the world
its greatness and vast undeveloped re
sources. With 4 view to overcoming the
difficulty the Chamber of Commrce OF Fort
Worth asks that the various cities of the
state, the Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade, commercial org ani2ations,
progressive organizations, and county i'm
migration societies send delegates 10 con-
ventiou 10 be held at Fort Worth on May
i at l. n. TO discuss plans, and, if possible,
organize for the purpose of having the state
efficiently represented 1t the Columbian
exposition.
it is. therefore, requested that each COM
mercial organization appoint one delegate
and one lady delegate for every ten MEN,
bers. Each immigration and progressive
association one delegate and one lady dele
gate for every twenty members, each city
one delegate one lady delegate for every
1000 inhabitants. Kindly acknowledge the
receipt Of this call, and forward to the sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce the
names of the delegates appointed. Truly
yours. K. NJ. EANZASDr, President
L. >. BIDEN, Secretary.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
IN Hoo FOR FORGERY.
j. L. Dunn, Claiming to be from Austin,
Arrested in Atlanta, Ga.-some
of His Exploits.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special 10 Ine gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, April 90 -Dispatches from
Atlanta, Ga, tonight announce the arrest
of J. l.. Dunn, claiming to be from this
city, for forgeries by which he fieeced
Memphis, Tenn, bankers. He also claims
TO own a controlling interest in the Daily
Statesman.
Dunn turned up in this city about three
months ago and gave out here that he had
Just sold Mississippi cotton plantation
Tor SiU0,oO, and was seeking to
invest the money. He was wined
and dined, and shown poperty, some
Oh which he liked, and he made purchases
amounting to nearly 100000, paying on the
same only about 5000 One of the lots pur-
chased Is on Sixth, a prominent business
street, and is valuable, and Dunn
let it be known that he would
erect on it large six-story Office building
and tine theatre. He employed leading
architect, and two weeks ago with hiff
started on tour of the large cities to ex-
anime the fine theater buildings to
give the architect better idea of what
ne wanted. The architect returned home
last Wednesday with orders to 90 to work
and draw the plans, and he has been at
work on them since. Dunn was to have
reached here this morning.
Previous to leaving on his theatrical
starring trip he made an offer to
purchase one-haf interest in the
Morning Stateman, and the understanding
was the trade, if everything was satisfac-
tory to the management, would be consum-
mated in July. At this time he
has no interest in the paper. He had
no woman with him here, and claims
TO be single man, and native Of Missis-
slppi. The extent Of his forgery is not
known here.
His architect claims that he had made ar
engagements in Boston for money to build
the Office building and theater, at least they
visited Boston and that Dunn said he had ar
ranged for all the needed money
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
HON. HENRY YATIHRsnS.

What-Not yesterday met Hon. Henry
Watterson. the illustrious editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal and the leader of
Southern political sentiment. Mr.. Waiter
son is very handsome gentleman and his
face bears the impress OF intellect, integrity
and true American manhood. He is de-
lightful converSationalist, genial, cordial
good-natured acquaintance, and man
whose sympathies beat in hearty accord
with the great masses Of struggling people
He speaks with slow deliberation, weigh
ing well each word before speaking, and %
dignity and charm is added to his converse
ton by the depth of his mind and his tbc1-
ough knowledge of the topics under discus
sion While What-Not engaged him in an
extended conversation, he seemed to have n
horror of an interview. As many flake"
interviews have been published under his
name and as he has been maliciously criti-
cised about sentences that he never uttered,
it is reasonable that gentleman enjoying
such power in the councils of his party
should dread a garbled extract OF his ex-
pressions.
However, he expressed himself as de-
lighted with Texas, and said that the
future of the state was beyond the stretch
of the imagination. He has visited Gal
weston, Houston, Austin, San Antonio,
Waco and Fort Worth, and these cities
alike come in for share OF his praise.
said:
..As to the political situation, from a
Democratic standpoint, it seems to be the
most encouraging. 1 do not believe we
shall have anything very serious to appre-
bend from the overwhelming majority in
the next congress. That majority knows
perfectly well that it was not sent to
Washington to commit excuses of any
kind. After the election Of speaker and
the organization Of committees it will go
to work upon an act repeating the most
odious features Of the Mckinley bill and
embodying Democratic ideas Of revenue
reform
''Upou this line Of revenue reform the fight
Of 1s60 Win be made I take it for granted
that No shan have some civil legislation,
but I have 10 idea the Democratic party
car b lured into the preparation Of as
greal . baHn6W . the advancsment of sill
w b ~ azst piaos In ths next campaign
~ ~ esaaalNlAt ehsoEatioa Of tariff
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30

ACCORDING to the official year book Of
the Church of England, which has re-
Gently been published, during the past
five years the voluntary offerings OF the
people for church building and restora-
ton have amounted to almost 1000,
600. The sums contributed to endow-
ing benefces during the same period
reach the amount Of SO, 250,0 900. For the
building Of rectories or parsonage
houses s., 100000 has been raised; and
for burial grounds, $4,000. In other
words, during the past FIVE years, the
church has raised by voluntary con-
tributions, outside altogether of the
amount raised for the annual mainte-
nance Of church mission work at home
and abroad, the huge sum OF S32,-
600. 600.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Notes of PROGRESS,

Dr. W. a. Adams has completed four
cottages on BoaZ. street.
John C. Ryan has just finished $500
residence in Lexington Heights, and the
contract has been let 10 build sixty-four
other houses.
Two merchants from Denver have leased
store on Main street in which to conduct
fancy grocery business.
The city hall question will be taken up
by the council tonight as the special order
and 1t IS reasonable 10 expect that some
thing will be done
The determination TO have park seems
to be general, and from expressions from
aldermen. the majority of the council favor
getting park rs soon as possible. Several
aldermen say it is possible to get park at
once.
The mere passing of an ordinance requir-
ing sidewalks put down on certain streets
would have the desired effect. Thousands
Of feet of sidewalk would be built if the
council said the word
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
TEXAS DOCTORS.
Proceedings of the Second Days Session
1t Waco-Royally Entertained by
the Citizens.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
Waco, TEX, April 29-The second day,s
session Of the Texas state medical assocf2-
ton was called to order by President Burts
this morning.
Several interesting papers, as outlined in
the programme, were read.
Travelling Passenger Agent Means of the
Piedmont air line informed the association
that rate of one and one-third fare for the
round trip had been secured to regular &C
credited delegates to the American medical
association. These rates were ineffective
west Of the Mississippi, as the Southwest
ern roads refused to grant the reduced rate
The committee on Judiciary reported
favoring the expulsion Of DR.. j. R. Briggs
Of Dallas from membership on account Of
certain publications in his paper, the Texas
Health Journal, against DR.. F. E. Daniels
Of Austin, secretary OF the association and
publisher Of the Texas Medical Journal
The report was adopted.
This afternoon the delegates were driven
ont to visit the artesian wells and other
points of interest in the city.
Tonight they are being entertained by
the leading citizens Of Waco, and are roy
ally entertained at that.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
GAZETTE WHAT-N0T.
Senator Chiffon Discussed..1he
Slick Ohio Democrats.
HON. HENRY WATTERS0N,
The Distinguished Editor interviewed Upon
the Political Situation - He Likes
Tsxas-His Opinion About News
paper Interviews.

Meeting MIR. ]. NJ. Moore, who was secre-
tary of state under Governor Ross, upon
his return from West Texas, where he had
been attending to some legal business,
What-Not learned that he had located in
Fort Worth and will make this city his
future home. Mr.. Moore is o very bright
and learned gentleman and will soon win
his way to the hearts Of the people of Fort
Worth.
While he is somewhat reticent IN regard
to politics, stating that he has retired from
the arena, in regard to the appointment OF
Alr. Chiffon TO the United States senate he
said:
81 consider Mr. Chiffon one of the bright
est young men in Texas. He is incorrupt-
ible and bears personal reputation OF
which any man may well be proud. / am
well satisfied with his appointment and fee
satisfied that he will make his mark in the
senate.
81 consider him sound Democrat, who
has the interest Of his party at heart, and
the national party will be greatly strength
ened by his incumbency."
How do You think his appointment will
be received by the people?" asked What
Not.
In East Texas, among the young men,
his appointment will be received with great
enthusiasm, and in every county where he
Is known the people will do him the justice
Of honoring his talents, In sections where
he is not known there may be a murmur
against Tyler, but when we want gov
ernor or senator we hunt for the man
and not the locality Mr.. Reagan lived
in thirty-seven miles Of Tyler and l cannot
see why the people should object TO a Ty-
Ter man. In short, cannot see any issue
between the different sections of Texas
and the waving of 4 sectional garment l
consider to be unworthy of patriotic
Texans.
ITO condense my opinion will say that
think Mr.. Chiffon will make splendid
senator, and that his appointment will meet
with the Endorsement of the public.''
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
A sHREWD DIPLOMAT.

The American hog has good friend
in Mr.. Phelps, Uncle Sans minister at
the court Of his Teutonic majesty. Min
lister Phelps has lately adopted or in
augurated a system of hog diplomacy
that entities him to high rank among
the diplomatic strategists of the Old
World. Like the solution OF most ap-
parently difficult problems, that look
simple enough when marked out, so in
this case, the wonder arises that no one
thought OF it long ago. But it seems
that it is the province Of genius alone
to do the right thing at the right time.
Our able minister, looking about him
for way to recommend the American
hog to the Allemand, and to remove
the existing prejudice against it, hit
upon the idea of getting up an enticing
dinner at which the hog, prepared in
the most appetizing forms, was the
leading dish. Influential Germans and
crown officials We're invited, both to eat
and listen to the hosts panegyrics on
the nutritive qualities OF the porlser.
The plan worked. as we are informed,
IN the most charming manner. Mem
hers of the reichstag, going away in
fair round bellies with good pork and
sausage lined, could not find it in their
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Texas will Be Represented.

The Chamber of Commerce Of Fort
Worth, Tex, has issued circular signed
by its president, *. NJ VanZandt, and its
secretary. E. S. Biden, calling upon all
Chambers Of Commerce, Boards of Trade
and county immigration societies OF the
state TO send delegates to q convention to
be held at Fort Worth on May IL, TO dis
cuss plans and take steps to have Texas
properly represented at the Columbian ex-
position. This is done because the legisla-
ture failed to make an appropriation for a
state exhibit at the Worlds fair. The
Texans are determined that the vast indus
tries and undeveloped resources Of their
great commonwealth shall be made known
to the world in al their richness and vari-
ety.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
AS YOU LIKE 1T.

Late fashion item-the ladies of New
York are wearing Alckerbockers
Gold has been discovered in Maine. This
is probably for the purpose of aiding the
Blaine boom.
The Italian government now has neither
coal, money nor powder. Pull the monkey S
tail again, Mr.. Blaine, please.
The Brooklyn Eagle published long ar
ticle on Talmage without whiskers. They
have peculiar ideas of the value Of news
items in that city.
People have Just arrived at realizing
sense of the extent of Talmage's cheek
since the spring zephyrs no longer playfully
toy with his whiskers.
Dis Debar has disappeared But people
are loath to believe the report that it was
her football npon the Appian way that
caused the recent explosion at Rome.
John L. Sullivan was drunk upon his re-
cent appearance at Cincinnati aud was pre-
scented with decayed orange hurled from
the gallery Cincinnatians have no appre-
citation of true dramatic art.
The station agent at Flowing Wells,
Cal, a bustling city composed Of one con-
secutive house, tagged the presidents
train in order that he might see Welcome
Ben, to California" worked in flowers on a
cinder bed. And yet they say Calfornians
have no nerve.
ParneI is slayer. Most men in his po.
sition would have quit. But the Irish
leader is probably in the same situation as
Henry Clay, who took hold to the goats
horns to relieve boy. What shall ] do,
soni" asked Clay, the boy in the meantime
having gotten to safe distance. Let go
and run, you ID fool" said the boy.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer chronicles
the death of a cat by means of n bootiack
VIII the Plain Dealer please give particu-
lars as to how the missile was propelled.
Thus far feline concerts in Texas have
been undisturbed by flying boot Jacks and
other deadly weapons. When the missile
strikes the cat is always somewhere else.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
BLAINE, PORTER. CLEVELAND, GRAY.

Mr.. George E. Belott, u prominent citi-
zen of Dayton and q member of the Garfield
Republican club, was interviewed by What
Not yesterday and seemed to be well in
formed upon matters in Ohio. He said:
Il think MIR. Campbell will be defeated
this year, Notwithstanding the Mckinley
bill, which was made very unpopular by
the shrewd political work of the congress
sional committee in Mr.. Mckinley's dis
trict. That committee laid in a large sup
ply of tin vessels, and during the campaign
it sent workers out into the country. These
workers went into every farm house in the
district, and when the farmer came 10 the
door they would ATTEMPT to sell him Il
bucket for % cents. If the farmer refused
to buy the politician would say: You had
better buy now, for when the Mckinley
bill goes into effect that bucket will cost
you 10 cents
This would attract the attention Of the
farmer, and the politician would engage
him in conversation, never falling TO make
the Mckinley bill look abominable. This
kind of electioueering defeated Mckinley,
but Campbell has made himself very un-
popular. and Mckinley will doubtless win
the cuhrfnatorial fight.
'!Besides, Campbell was at one time Re-
publican cOGgtcssindn, and being defeated
for the nomination by his brother-in-law,
he joined the Democratic ranks. In view
of this his opponents are using the argu
melt that he is in reality high tariff men,
and is a Democrat for office only.
The fight in 1892 will be closely con-
tested in Ohio if Blaine and Porter Of In
diana, now minister to Italy, and Cleveland
and Gray are the nominees. But | believe
that Cleveland and Gray can defeat Har-
risOn.
''If Gray is nominated fol vice president,
he will undoubtedly carry Indiana. The
would be Porter Porter has been elected
every time he ran for an Office and so has
Gray: but think that Gray is the strong
est. Both Porter and Gray are brilliant
men. Porter was Harrison's law partner,
was governor for two terms and has held
every position that Gray has filed; how
ever being one on Gray in securing the
Italian appointment
'!What do YOU think of Foraker's denial
Of prelneditated sneer at Harrison dur
ing the Republican league convention?''
Il think that Foraker is B aine man,
and he is trying to work up Blaine boom.
Blaine was unusually kind to Foraker when
he was running for governor and made
some speeches in his interest. Harrison is
not very friendly to Foraker, and the latter
cannot be blamed for his efforts to boom
Blaine'
do you think the Republicans will nom
mate Blaine2"
Il am great Blaine man and think he
is the greatest man in the civilized world
but the Republicans dare not refuse to re-
nominate Harrison"
''If Harrison is renominated, which party
will win the victoryl"
Il am satisfied if Cleveland is nominated
that he will carry Ohio, and the chances for
Harrison's reelection now appear slim. 1
have Travelled over seventeen states within
the last year and have studied the express
sions of the people, and from what heard,
Mr.. Harrison has made his administration
very unpopular
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30

issues. On this last the party has finally
come to perfect agreement. The country
is thoroughly educated and aroused. and we
are in sight of victory. To abandon the
vantage ground of this sort to drift into
the morass Of speculative and adventurous
fiscal economies would be suicidal AND
would earn, as it would secure, certain de-
feat.
81 am bi-metalist and friend Of silver.
I would not contract but would, il neces-
sary, expand our money circulation; but
the Democratic party must find common
ground for Democrats TO stand on, and l am
confident it will do sou
What ot-"Do you think that Mr.. Har-
rison's trip through the South and the ova-
tons rendered him will tend TO assuage
sectional feeling, and result in the discon-
tinuance of the election bill discussionSl"
Il suppose that Mr.. Harrison will say
he never felt any bitterness against the
South, and that he favors an election bill to
apply TO the entire country. If the Repub-
licans secure the power in 1892 l look for
the passage OF the force bill. l am, how
ever, zealously opposed to such legislation
as applied to the entire country, and am
certain that it would be more oppressive Ii
the South than in any other section"
WHO do you think will be the Republi-
can nomineel"
Il have frequently stated through the
columns of the Courier-Journal that Mr.
Harrison will be the nominee, and | Still
cling to that belief | think that MIR. Blaine
and Mr.. Harrison understand each other
and that Mr.. Harrison will have an open
path to the nomination.
s'Who do you think will be the Demo
cratic standard bearer2'
III Mr.. Cleveland comes before the con-
Tention with solid delegation from New
York there is no doubt but that he will re-
raiya The nomination II Now Work. sends
a divided delegation the result Of the pro
ceedingS of the convention is doubtful
However, Providence brought forth Polk,
Tilden, Cleveland and other gentlemen and
1t will do the same thing If there IS
struggle for supremacy between aspirants.
During the conversation Mr.. Watterson,
referring to interviews, said: Il think
that the interview is the most obnoxious
feature of journalism. The speaker Is
never correctly reported, even by the re-
porter who is friendly toward him. Be
sides, what is worth printing IS worth the
time it takes to write it. If ! desire TO say
anything 10 the public l certainly can take
time to write it, and then l am subject to
criticisms. But when | talk to Z reporter
/ simply convey the idea, and the interview
is the work Of another man. As rule, re-
porters are bright men and they have no
cause to misrepresent public man; but
they unconSciously insert sentences and
words in an interview that entirely changes
the meaning conveyed by the speaker. II
fact, l think that the interview is a useless
feature of journalism ard should be swept
from existence.
If men desire to address the public they
should use their signature and do their own
writing, and then they will be prepared to
answer all criticisms
Mr.. Watterson lectured last night on
''Money and Morals" and will leave to-day
for Dal!as.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30

IN ALL our history prior to 1880 only
10000 Italians came to the United
States. Since 1880 the arrivals have
mounted up to 100000. In the face of
the returns, and the recent Malta de-
velopments one is inclined to the be-
lief that Italy has no cause for COM
plant. The general opinion seems to
prevail that there are just $4,000 too
many Italians in this country. The
bulk of the Italian immigration to this
country are Sicilians, or what is known
as Dagoes, and are about as valuable for
purposes of citizenship as the Canton
Chinese or the Apache Indian.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
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