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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
WORTHLESS DUE BILLS.
The Loose Methods of Doing Business Pur-
sued by Philadelphia's City
Treasurer.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 22.-William n.
Wanamaker, one of Marsh'S bondsmen,
offered reward of $1,000 for the arrest of
the fugitive. and has employed detectives
to run him down. An attachment was
taken out this morning against the Brad
ford mills, of which City Treasurer Birds
ley is owner, by his sureties. Birdsley
made an assignment of all his property for
the benefit of the city.
The clearing house due bills issued by
the Keystone national bank and given to
Birdsley at various times that the 5000, 600
of the states money was deposited. are not
worth the paper they are written on unless
the assets of the bank include more than
the deposits as shown by the ledger. These
due bills are issued by banks belonging to
the Philadelphia clearing house as accomo-
dation 10 depositors. When a deposition de-
sires it a due bill is issued by
the bank, the bill being signed by
one of the tellers and counIersigned
by one of the officers of the bank These
bills can be deposited in any bank, and at
the clearing house settlement the next day
if the issuing bank has credit the amount Of
the due bill is deducted. If Birdsley, when
he received the clearing house bills from
the Keystone bank, had Immediately de-
posted them the bills would have been
presented at the clearing house the next
morning, and if the keystone bank
had been a creditor to the amount of
the bills they would have been paid.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
COTTON MOVEM EMIT.
Compiled by Secretary Hester of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange-An In
crease in the Amount in Sight.

New ORLEANS, LA, May 22.-Secre airy
HeSter'S weekly New Orleans cotton eX-
change crop report shows an increase in the
amount OF cotton brought into sight of IS
per cent over the corresponding seven days
of last year, compared with an increase last
week OF 62.2 per ceut. The aggregate of
the cotton crop now marketed exceeds
S300,000 bales.
Northern spinners have been moderate
takers, but total shipments to them exceed
this week last year about $4,000 bales.
Foreign exports have been liberal, the
week. receipts having reached 4t,9S1. an
excess of ., 036 over the seven days ending
May % OF last year. The amount
of cotton crop brought into
81 ght during the week ending tonight
is 80. $50, against 1928 for the correspond
ing seven days of last year, and a total for
the first twenty-five days of May of 152, 04O,
against 1905 for the same days of last sea-
son. These make the aggregate for the sea
son to date S,30l, 95S, against Z, 1874 169, an
excess of LIT, 1S9.
Up to this date last year 90 45-lO0 per
cent of the cotton crop had been marketed.
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports of g.,
$50 795, against 5, 1879 last year. Over
land, across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers oo- to Northern
held at the close of last commercial year
$50. 79l, against 24,993. Southern mill
takings, exclusive of taking from South
ern exports, and included in port re-
ceipts, AS, AS, against 453,61S Foreign
exports has thus far this season been
5, 422, $685. against 4, 7O2, 566 last year, an in
crease of 719. 497. The total of American
mills North and South and Canada thus far
for the season has been 1856, 500, against
2237, 765 last year. Stocks at seaboard and
leading Southern interior points
have fallen off during the week
SO, 305, against decrease during
the same time last year of 2O,045,
and are now 3S4, 4S3 larger than they were
at this date last season.
Testers statements are all made with
comparisons to exact dates in previous sea-
sons and not the close of the corresponding
weeks. The above figures are for 266 days
from September l to May % inclusive, and
this year from May IL to May 2 inclusive,
compared with the seven days from the
10th to 23d.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
Hon. w. H. Grain, Secretary
Foster and Chandler on
THE PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM
The President viii Not Discuss the Nebrasa;
Gubernatorial Situation.
Civil Service Commission Finds Thai
Green Il. Raum, Jr.. Has Violated
the Civil Service Law-Ered
Douglass May be Recalled.


Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON May - -Referring 70 the
birth OF the Peoples party in Cincinnati,
yesterday. Secretary of the Treasury FoS-
ter said this afternoon;
i have much more faith in good crops
and good prices produced by honest labor.
than | have in any of the so-caled means OK
relief eSpoUSed by the ladies and gentlemen
now il session at Cincinnati. Providence
is giving us good crops and the Mckinney
bill Will give us good prices. This meduS
that President Harrison will be renuni-
mated and that the Republican party will be-
triumphant at The next election and the
third party will be all right by THAI time.
The prosperity Of its membership in COM
mon with all other inhabitants Of this
country will be such that [ doubt not that
thousands ofthem will visit Washington on
the occasion of President Harrison'S inau-
guratlOn. They Will be heartily welcomed
\ do not look Wukindly on this third
party movement" SAID Senator William t..
Chandler this afternoon.
1T is movement ri reason. There is nc
money 10 back il, and therefore there Is
nothing threatening III the forces which it,
followers have put IN operation. They dp-
peal 10 the intelligence of the people from
d platform ard through the press and are
therefore entitled to all respect Their
platform, which | glanced over rather
hastily. struck me rs being rather danger
Gus, with the possible exception OF The
plank in relation TO the government control
OF railroads, and the first part of that res
olution has 4 good deal of sound sense i'll it.
Taking out this railroad plank. there Is
nothing left to which any considerable por-
ton of the Americanpeople will subscribe"
YES l am aware OF the fact that there is
third party" said representative Grain OF
Texas.
1t will help the Democrats and hurt the
Republicans. Only that and nothing
more
Admiral Gherardi who has just re
turned from Hayti had 4 lengthy interview
with the secretary of navy. relative TO J.
coaling station at Mole Saint Nicholas.
One result of the admiral'S mission is the
probable recall of Minister Douglass, whom
the Haytians regard very unfavOraby,
desiring white minister from the United
States. Negotiations caused this state Oh
affairs to exist. While Minister Douglass
remains at Port au Prince the United States
must look elsewhere for a coaling station.
II is stated upon what appears to be good
authority that the civil service commission
has made report not only 10 the secretary
of the interior but to the attorney general
in the case of Green Is. RaUm, Jr.. and
others alleged to have been concerned in
the recent appointment OF Manager Smith
to 4 place in the pension Office. i'll which
they express their belief that all have vio-
lated the civil service law
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
FEARS ARE ENTERTAINED
That the Alton VIII be Forced to With
draw from the Association.

draw from the Association.
CHICAGO. Ill. May 22.-No little interest
is felt in what will be done by the Chicago
and Alton management tomorrow, but
Chairman Finley. in answer TO the charge,
said that it violated the agreement of the
Western passenger association in reducing
rates from Kansas CITY to St. Louis and
from ST. Louis to Chicago. The Alton will
not be represented at the meeting by any of
its officers. A written argument has been
prepared by the general manager and
placed in F'inley's hands, and this
constitutes the only answer the Alton peo
pie have to make to the accusation that it
has acted in pad faith. This argument
simply reiterates the claim heretofore made
by them that the chairman has no author
ity to advance rates This is not disputed.
1t happens, however, that Chairman Finley
did not order the rates to be advanced. He
decided to withdraw the reduced rate,
which he had previously authorized some
time ago, when passenger rates from
St. Louis TO Chicago were manip-
ulated by the Jacksonville Southeastern
through scalpers' offices. The chairman
gave other lines authority to meet the COM
petition by reducing the rate from - 80 to
$3.50 The cause for this reduction has
been removed. Finley named May Il as
the date on which the reduced rate would
be withdrawn. In the meantime East
ern roads had inaugurated boy
colt against the Alton. and for
that reason the latter company refused to
restore rates. 1t disputes the chairman's
right to make the ruling, the effect of
which, if obeyed, would be the restoration
of former rates between the points named.
The Alton management and Chairman
Finley are both firm in their conviction,
and it is feared that the dispute will result
in the Alton withdrawing from the associa-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23

various kinds at the fair grounds was
ventilated. These amusenlents have wide
range, such as operas, dramas, etc. Ex-
cursion rates will be arranged from the sur
rounding towns so as to have people con-
stantly coming and interesting themselves
in Dallas and Dallas people.
NOTES.
II. L. Strohm. attorney from Kansas
City, is here TO fight the injunction suits
against the Kansas City Sunday Sun. Mr..
Strohm says he will have no trouble in
beating the case aud in the future having
the Sun circulated in this city. \ bitter
fight has been waged here against the Sun,
and the people are anXiously awaiting de-
velopments and final settlement of the
matter.
This morning Texas and Pacific train
demolished street car at crossing in the
eastern part of the city. Fortunately no
one was hurt.
On yesterday pair of mules ran away
with a street car. One of the mules got
tangled up and was killed by Il piece of
wood which penetrated him.
The police board nave to-day been hear
ing the testimony in the case of assault said
to have been made by Policeman Pegues
upon man named Cantwen. The decision
of the board has not yet been rendered.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
Hunt County Shooting ARRAY.

Special TO the Gazette.
CKLEsTE, TEX, May 22-A shooting af-
fray took place this morning five miles
southwest of this place. Mr.. Morley
Waters had rented his farm to Mr.. McGon
under a written contract that if said McGOu
failed to cultivate the land that he (Waters)
should work the crop. This morning ne
with some hands commenced chopping the
cotton. Mr.. McGon came into the
field and objected to Waters working
his crop. Some sharp words passed
between them McGon started towards
Waters with his hands in his pockets. when
Waters, after backing several steps, reached
down in his boot leg and drew out pistol,
and McGon turned and ran away. Waters
shot at him twice, but does not know
whether he hit him or not. McGon, after
running some distance, holoaed back to
Waters that he would see him later. Mr..
Waters came to town and gave himself up
and pleaded guilty before Justice Kennedy,
who put him under bond to appear at the
district court at Greenyille the second Mon
day in June.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23

amendment Of the standard. Ninety-one
voted aye, seven nay; six refused TO report
and fourteen have not reported COM
mlttee of three ministers and two elders
was appointed to canvass these returns.
The clerk read a statement as to over
lures on deaconeSSeS. and a committee was
also TO DE appointed to canvass the returns.
Inc report Of the committee on revision
of the confession of faith was read by
Chairman Rev William C.. Roberts, D. D.,
president OF Lake Forest university. After
the reading of the report it was moved that
the report be sent down to the presbyteries
as recommended by the committee.
Il was moved by Dr.. Hayes that the re-
port presented by the committee of revision
De now accepted as the report of progress,
and the clerk be hereby directed 10 print
the same under the supervision of the COM
mittee and send il down to the presbyteries
in accordance with its recommendations.
The committee was authorized to continue
its work and make its final report TO the
next assembly.
Rev. Patton of the revision committee
supported the resolution. He would have
preferred, on strictly technical grounds,
that the report be recommitted and then let
it be decided TO send il down to the presby-
teries. rather than for the assembly itself
10 send IL down. because some might mis-
understand that action as implying some
degree of Endorsement of the Recommended
tons of the report. He did not wish TO
speak on the merits Of the question now for
anyone but himself. The sessions of the
committee were harmonious, although very
free in urging views that were more or less
antagonistic He said he thought the
changes proposed in the report preserved
the essence of Calvinism. We did not mean
to Calvanize. and we did not. Everyone
who expected anything of that sort will be
disappointed to his satisfaction or dissatis-
faction, as the case may be We want the
assembly TO continue the committee that it
may get the benefit
or THE CRITICISMS
of the presbytery. We also desire to
think more at length about some mooted
points before making final report. Some
who might, if it had been final report,
have felt constrained 10 make minority
report have not done so. Upon some points
we were not unanimous, although so har-
moniouS. We want TO see how the church
views the proposed change and proposed
methods of making changes before deciding
to stand out for anything that does not APP
pear in the report. We want the report to
be subject TO criticism without any re-
straint from Misrepresentation of unanimity
III the sessions Of the committee.
The motion was unanimously adopted and
the great debate was over for this year as
far as the general assembly is concerned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
An Employe With Venom in His Heart
Against a Receiver Gets Into Trouble.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, May 22-By Judge
King of the Forty fifth district court, NAL
colin NJ. Hannah was to-day sentenced to
two days confinement for contempt of
court. He was also ordered to present
such vouchers as might be in his posses
sion to Master in Chancery Fleming of
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway receivership. The grand jury will
investigate him on a charge of malicious
mischief, and possibly for false swearing.
Hannah was in the employ of the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass railway and was
discharged by Auditor A. G. Cooper. He
took with him vouchers representing S25,-
00O of expenditure. At the. re-
quest of Auditor Cooper the court re-
quired him to produce them. Yesterday
on the stand he admitted having taken
them, but testified that he had destroyed
them, adding that it was done at the in
stigation of the auditor, who said they
represented wrongful expenditures by the
receiver. To-day he swore that he
had never taken the vouchers at
all. Other clerks testified to
the fact that they had seen
the vouchers in his possession. Every eff
fort to recover them, if they are still in
tact, will be made by the receivership.
There is no doubt but that Hannah took the
vouchers as piece of spite work, and he
has either destroyed or secreted them.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
Church Unity.
Special TO the Gazette.

DETROIT, Mich, May 22.-When the as
sembly reconyened DR.. Joseph 2. Smith of
Baltimore reported on the progress made
by the committee on church unity,
which is instructed 10 report to the
next assembly. The only principle
on which IN the Episcopal church
there is not substantial accord is
that of the threefOld orders of ministry,
and this it does not regard as Il matter SO
much of dogmatIc principles as Of historic
Importance. The committee asked 10 be
discharged from further consideration. Ac
cepted.
George P. Hayes, D. D., of Kansas City
thought that the committee should he dis
charged from further consideration Of
church unity with the Episcopal church and
that we have as much inter-denomlnatiOnal
federation as is practicable. This is es-
pecially true on foreign and home mission
any fields.
II. H. Rice, D. D., of Oakland. Cal,
thought that no inviGious exception of Epis-
cOpalian be made or implied, as if their Pc
culiar notions were the principal obstacle
cannot commune with US, but we manage
to cooperate a good deal. and more every
year.
Alex. Proudfit of Baltimore thought we
ought to let our Episcopal brethren under
stand that we esteem our ordination views
To be as valid as theirs. lf-it is settled that
they are never going to recognize the valid
ity of our ordination, it is time TO stop
Dr. McCooE from the committee said:
The doctrinal standards of the Episcopal
church do not compel them TO treat us with
ecclesiastical courtesy. II is only matter
OF tradition and usage rs to which progress
may always be hoped for. We know rea-
sons which we cannot tell publicly why we
should be patient and hopeful Just now.
After further discussion the matter was
referred to special committee to be
brought up before this assembly as soon as
practicable.
A large committee was appointed to
attend the pan-Presby council at
Toronto in 1892.
Adjourned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
,.oraI Assemblies of North
erners and Southerners
rDETROlT AND BIRM INGHAM.
r.. r-. Gun Fred in the Briggs Case.
r.-~-- of the Committees Appointed.
,,s,ocs recommended by the Com
'"' .-,r on Revision of the Confess
sion Of Eaith-Passed Down
- the PresDyteries.


-,.-,--s~sv. Ala. May 22.-The general
h.- .ga southern Presbyterian
- - down 10 work to-day. DIR.
:' -..:rrtpr. this morning appointed
.,........- ..- follows:
....srn Jurisprudence, narratives,
r-.,.a. devotional exercises, audi
S- ...-a. syuodical records, Bible
...i .r-.r.+ aud judicial. The Inter
o. .5I.h is IN important one IS
--.+nI.T ". Martin. J. c. Mallory, j.
- % Hall. J. H. Mcneil, j. J.
3. L. ~. Thompson and j. (.
~. .r.rt-ee on syuoiical records is
.--.. 1880 men from each synod as
alabama. H. {. Moore, I. p.
-...r.. + ..au-..S. j. \. heunews, Frank
Gsgr45a. r. 5. Arowood, X. B.
a.aurEg j. II. Simpkins, G. W.
.--. Mississippi, 5. II. Closter, J.
.. . Missouri. {. y. Walker, val
b gmp1a,l: Memphis, j. ". Purcell,
I'll .....a..: Nashville, +. d. Stinson,
!. b.. ...... Nulfu Carolina, :. Il. Chand-
Graves; South Carolina, j. L.
..- Il. D. Aruett: South Georgia, W.
r. I-..,.r j. g. Rose; Texas. j. !. vii
81 q, Dean: Virginia, \. w. White, c.
5... Al. reports were received from all
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
THE CONDUCTORS.
Royalty Entertained at Denison-Win Ar
rive in Fort Worth at $50 p.

rive in Fort Worth at 2:3O p. III.
Special to the Gazette.
DESIsoN, TEX, May 22.-1he excursion
of conductors from the national convention
of the Order of Railway Conductors at St.
Louis arrived here at $50 tonight. They
were met at the depot by a very large num-
Der of citizens, headed by the band, and
were conducted to the opera house, where
addresses of welcome to Texas We're deliy-
cred by Judge W. NJ. Peck and DR.. A W.
Acheson. They were then conducted to the
McDougall hotel, where a grand banquet
was given them. This was followed by :
ball at the opera house, in which most of
the party participated.
The excursion is composed of Isl persons,
headed by Grand Chief Conductor Clarke
and Grand Secretary Daniels. They will
leave Denison at a. m, arrive in Dallas at
$50 a. IN, leave Dallas at p. m, instead
of p. M, as before reported, and arrive at
Fort Worth $50 p. m. From Fort Worth
they go to Tyler, San Antonio, Houston
and Galveston, leaving the state by way of
Texarkana.
The party is travelling in a train of
twelve Pullman cars and is bent on pleas
ure exclusively. The party is in charge of
Conductor ]. Flory Of the Wabash, who is
chairman of the excursion committee.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
SMASHED INTO THE ENGINE.
The Baggage was Thrown Upon FouI
Soldiers and One was kiIIed-The
Others Wounded.
Special 70 the Gazette

san. ANTONIO, Tex, May 22.--The three
completes of the Fifth infantry from Forts
Ringg@>ld and Mcintosh. which left San An
tonic for Alabama at 80 last night via the
Southern Pacific road, met with 4 disaster
at 10 40 p. m, two miles east of Borden
and l16 miles from this point. The train
broke behind the tender and
when the engineer stopped the cars rushed
into the engine, damaging it and smashing
the end of the first baggage car. Four SOL
diers We're asleep in the car, and the bag
gage, by the collision, was thrown upon
them. Charles Carter. who has a family in
Santa Fe, y. NJ, was killed and the other
three were badly injured, The dead soldier
was buried with military honors to-day al
Columbus
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
PALESTINE WANTS
The Military Encsmpment and Will Hustle
for 1.-THE Committee There.

Speclai 10 the IdZtlte.
PALESTINE, TEX, May 22.-The commit.
tee to establish the permanent military en-
campment, headed by Adjt.-Gen. Mabry,
arrived in this city last night and to-day
We're shown over the city by the citi-
zen's committee and given view
of the magnificent grounds offered by
the citizens upolI which to situate
the camps No expression was obtained
from Gen. Mabry or his assistants as to tho
probable decision, but it is known that the
grounds offered by this city possess great
advantages. At mass meeting of the
citizens today, $500 was subscribed to the
fund and committee appointed to raise
the balance to make up the 5000, which
Will be donated for this city's cause.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
No Report from the Charleston.

WAsHINGToN, May 22-The fact that the
Charleston has not yet reported her arrival
at Panama is now regarded BY the
navy department as an evidence that the
vessel did not deviate from her course to
go into Panama, but has passed eastward
and southwark, so no news is expected
from her until she reaches one of the South
American ports, probably Payta or Callao,
Peru. which is not expected to happen be-
fore Sunday evening. Meanwhile there is
no news OF the Itata.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
The Briggs Case.

80. go Tie Gazette.
il. o.. 'a d. MIcH., May 22.-The first gun
..., nE---;s case was fired by Rev. ]. j.
80, Of Cincinnati. who presented a
., .. Ion prescribing the method in which
-. -l-el4- assembly should act in the ex-
- a., u us power 10 disapprove and veto
.. --l.LeatS Of professors i'll its theologi-
n. s' l,-ilafl''S. The resolution provided
e. '-i-entary form OF procedure for such
~, and was referred TO the standing
'-'N...ee Oh theological seminaries.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Miller has referred all papers com
mmicated to him by the civil service com
mission case in of Green B. Raum, Jr.,
and other persons alleged to be
connected with irregular appointment to
minor positions in the pension Office, to the
United States attorney for the District of
Columbia for whatever action is required
by law
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-23
LATE RAILROAD NEWS.
One Fare Round Trip.

Special to the Gazette.
Houston, Ten, May 22.-The Southern
Pacific has announced rate of one fare for
the round trip to jackson. Miss. on ac
count of the unwilling of the Confederate
monument. Tickets will be on sale May 81
and June / and will be good for return for
ten days after date of sale.