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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
ON TOP.
Fair Phoebe Cousins Defies the World
She Has Evidence in Black and
White and Photographs.

CHICAGO, Ill, April 27.-The board of
control of the national Columbian commits
sion held session here this afternoon. The
call for the meeting announced that it was
to consider the rules for the government of
domestic exhibits and the question of sep
arate state exhibits, but the matter of dis
pute between Secretary Phoebe Cousins and
the executive committee of the board of lady
managers seemed urgent and after some
discussion it was decided to summon
Miss Cousins to appear before the board
tomorrow morning to answer charges
preferred against her by the lady mana
gers These, as far as are made public,
are to the effect that Miss Cousins was not
amenable to authority; that she changed
the ladies and had them printed without
authority. Miss Cousins says that when
she appears before the board OF control,
if she decides to obey the mandate, she
will show photographs of the original
copy of the minutes, from which it
will appear that they were changed by the
ladies themselves. She says that she has
several letters from Mrs. President Palmer
begging her Miss Cousins) to omit and
change several parts Of the minutes. s'She
wanted me-" continued Miss Cousins, quot
ing from one of Mrs. Palmer's letters, ito
keep from the minutes and revision COM
mittee the name of Mrs. Hooker, because
she did not want her on the finance COM
mittee 1 replied in sharp letter that l
would not tamper with the minutes for any,
one. Why, the woman's action is simply
anarchy in high places"
In conclusion, Miss Cousins said: sit
makes little difference to me whether the
board of control takes my part OF not. defy
its authority to act The law is certainly
very clear. If they must eject me it must
be done by calling legal meetings Of the ma
tional commission, and as for the lady man
ayers, let them go TO court. l have evi.
dence in black and white, and photo
graphs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
PICKING UP.
COTTON MEN LOOKING FOR A
SHARE IN THE BOOM.
The New York Cotton Market Gaining
Strength-The Last Crop Was S,50O,OOO
BaIes-Three Large Crops.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
New YORK, April 27-The era of great
speculative activity which has set in with
spring upon the stock and produce ex-
changes, has begun to extend to the cotton
exchange. In the opinion Of well informed
men the turning point has been reached IN
that market also, and better times are at
hand. Cotton is quite ready for this, as its
market has been declining almost steadily
for wear. The cause of this great depres
sion was, of caurse, the last great crop,
which is now estimated at S.500.00O bales
the greatest ever raised. This great crop
was in turn brought about by greatly in
creased acreage, induced by high prices
prevailing for cotton during the few years
previous
Cotton is what is known as the money
crop, and when corn could be bought for 80
cents bushel and cotton sold for Is cents
per pound, planters put all their acreage
into the latter staple. This produced in
turn a small corn crop. This year condi.
tions are entirely reversed. Corn has sold
in the South as high as S1.l5 a bushel, and
cotton is there selling for about ~ cents
pound, price which does not pay for
planting. The Southern press is almost
unanimous in calling the attention of the
planters to this tact and urging them not
TO repeat their mistake, and the Farmers
Alliance is now issuing bulletins.
Inc COluOl SAClidllSe ID Lay lHS Sfedt SllSSS
on the fact that it is most unusual for three
great crops to come in succession. The
three crops now marked have been among
the largest on record, especially the past
years, and if there is anything of average
this years crop will show large falling off.
In support of this idea reports from dis
tricts now planting show that conditions
this year are not favorable to large crop.
The soil, though wonderfully productive,
has felt the strain of the great crops it has
produced, and the season is reported as late
all through the South. These facts, taken
together, have produced a change of opinion
on the cotton market, and since Tuesday a
more confident feeling has been perceptible
and more active and higher market has
resulted, and cotton brokers think they are
going to have a share in the boom OF 1891.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
change in the policy of the administration
toward the South
REAGAN, Chiffon AND MILLS.

REAGAN, Chiffon AND MILLS.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Richards, the popular and able
lawyer of Weatherford, was met By What
Not in one of the hotels. and said:
IT see from THE GAZETTE that Hon. John
81. Reagan has been appointed as char
man Of the state railroad commission. 1t
is true that Mr.. Reagan now occupies the
highest position in the gift Of the people
of Texas; but the commission Is a venture,
and Mr.. Reagan will carry to the assist
ance of the people pre-eminent ability. pro-
found knowledge of the business and un-
Improbable integrity. In fact, Mr.. Rea-
gan is the right man in the right place,
and If MIR. Hogg had spent years IN search
ing for man he could not have made
better selection. also see that the papers
are talking of Mr.. Mills as the successor
to Mr.. Reagan, but l am glad to see that
MIR. Hogg has expressed himself as In
favor of man, while he does not enjoy as
extensive a reputation. who is the equal Of
Mr.. Mills in ability. While am friend
TO MIR Mills, think it would be great
mistake TO remove him from congress as tits
very likely that he will be the speaker Of
the next house. Mills, l think, can be
elected, and think he is the only Southern
man who can be elected. 1t will be an
honor to the state of Texas if Mills is
elected speaker, and do not think that Mr..
Hogg would benefit his state BY appointing
him to the senate.
After Mr. Mills has served his term as
speaker he will have an excellent opportu-
nifty of standing for the senate, as MIR.
Col1e's term Of Office expires in 1894. Sen
ator Coke is one Of the purest and best men
in the state, but he has served long time
in the senate and is growing old. He will
not desire reelection, and Mr.. Mills can
easily secure his seat.
On the other hand, Mr.. Chiffon is one OF
the most promising young men in the state,
and he will make O very useful and able
senator OF course, being appointed to fill
an unexpired term, it will be only justice TO
re-elect him when the term expires. In the
short time allotted to him he will hardly be
able to show his colors, aid he is at least
entitled to an opportunity to exhibit his
talent. This sentiment should switch MIR.
Mills off OF the track until Mr.. Coke's term
ayDiras
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
GAZETTE WHAT-N0T.
The Magnitude of the Worlds
Fair and Exposition.
MILLS, REAGAN AND Chiffon.
The Commission Will be q Success With
Reagan as Chairman - Diversified
Crops In Texas-Mr. Harrison's
Southern Trip.
A BIG THING.

Mr. W. J. Lewis, who is or trip through
Texas, recently visited the Office of the
architect Of the Worlds fair and Columbia
exposition, and is greatly impressed with
the magnitude of the undertaking. He
was shown the photograph of the Illinois
exhibition building, and states that this
building alone will be as magnificent as any
building in the United States. After an ex-
tended conversation upon the Worlds fair,
in which he asked what steps Texas had
taken toward providing an exhibit, and was
informed that while the legislature had
mouthed and iuggled over constitutional
clause and had absolutely refused to pass
an appropriation, the public spirited citi-
zens of the state would see that our princely
domain was well represented. He said:
Il am sorry that your legislature refused
to make the appropriation. 1 think well of
Texas, but the state needs some advertising
in the East in order to disabuse the Eastern
mind of erroneous ideas in regard to the
power Of state law and the habits of the
people. Besides, this Worlds fair will be
a much greater institution than the people
of Texas imagine. It will be the biggest
thing this country has ever seen, and l am
satisfied that the foreigners who visit this
country in May, 1898, will not be prancing
around the country belittlins our institu-
tons
In fact, they will be as deeply impressed
as the Englishman, who, upon arriving in
this country, began systematic sneering
at the diminutiveness of everything he saw
and referring to the intinitesimal smallness
of America as compared to the old country.
Finally his landlady, firing of his incessant
braggardism, thought she would teach him
lesson by placing turtle in his bee
As the Englishman turned the coverlid to
retire he discovered the strange, clamy
bug and Immediately commenced an un-
earthly yelling, Historically calling for the
landlady.
When the landlady arrived the English
man broke out:
Say, madam, is that the kind of skin cats
you raise in American
why, that is no skin cat replied the
landlady. That is simply small bedbug,
and l imagined that they grew much larger
than that in the old country
Yes, when the Englishmen arrive in
America in 1898, they are going to find
many surprises in store for them, and l
trust that Texas will manipulate some Of
the surprises"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
AS YOU LIKE IT.

An exchange asks, "Will Blaine ruul"
Rudini thought he would but he didn't.
Now that the Italian gunboats have been
bluffed. why cannot the people turn their
attention to the hand organ.
The street car drivers in Detroit are on a
strike. And suburban residents joined the
''walk out'' without hesitation.
The Ohio Idea: The Republican
league-Toledo Blade. The Texas Idea:
Industrial development and progress.
And now the snobs are Offering Glad
stones hair dresser fancy prices for the
old mans hair GLADLY should get his gun.
Jay Gould has made trip through the
West and failed to pocket another railroad.
Western railroad owners probably took
them in at night and locked them up.
Poor old Italy! In the midst of all her
fuss and feathers, President Harrison went
away on picnic and Blaine hied himself
away to a spot by the sad sea waves.
Inspector Byrnes received a decoration
and title from Italy but refused to accept
them. Now Italy proposes to know why he
did it, and "moah goah' will probably be
demanded.
Atchison people now go to funerals in
street cars. A car has been painted black,
is drawn by mules ard used exclusively for
funerals The East amt in it, as far as
culchaw is concerned, alongside the home Of
ingalls,.
There is another discussion in New York
because the Poles We're not allowed to fly a
flag from the city hall. OF course the
United States flag would be permitted to
float from the city hall of any city in Europe.
But the man that raised it would find him.
self in trouble very quickly.
The Sioux Indians are going on the war
path again. They will kill a few hundred
white people, revel in blood and rapine un-
til cold weather, then they will sue for
peace, come in and be fattened at govern
ment expense all winter SO they will be in
prime condition for another outbreak next
spring.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
SECURING ILLINOIS.

The tendency to tinge every event
with political mixture obtains re-
cent and strong illustration in the
Chicago mayoralty contest. 1t is said
in that city that the fight was not made
merely for the election OF a mayor, but
to get control OF the machinery OF the
Worlds fair, and put it to work to carry
Illinois for the Republicans in 1892.
The patronage OF the directors of the
fair will be immense. There will be
millions OF dollars to spend in the
work. The administration OF affairs is
now in the hands of the Republicans
entirely. Director General Davis, Pres
ident Thomas W. Palmer of the na-
tional commission, Solicitor General
and Secretary Ben Butterworth of the
local directory and Promoter General
Moses 2. Handy, are all Republicans
and shrewd workers. Lyman j. Gage,
president of the local directory, who
voted for Cleveland once, but is hardly
classed as Democrat, has resigned,
and most of the talk now is in behalf
of Ferd. ". Peck, Republican and
close friend Of President Harrison, as
his successor. The mayor will, of
course, be made a member of the d.
rectory, and by combining the patron
age in his hands, as the head of the city
government, with that controlled by
the fair directors, he and they will
have such an advantage that it is next
to folly for the Illinois Democrats to
try to carry the state.
On equal terms of combat, the Hi
nois Democrats have the upper hand.
Their majority in that state in the last
election was upward of thirty thousand,
and it is believed that the state could
be held even in a presidential election,
if it were not that the Republicans
have the spending Of 10000, goo in the
fair work and the control Of official po-
sitious and the hiring OF thousands of
workmen. They may be depended
upon, too, to make the most of their
opportunities, and it is good-by to 1lli-
nois.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
Mr.. CEMENT OF MICHIGAN.

Mr. A. C. Bement of the firm of E. Be-
ment & Sons of Lansing, Mich, dealers in
agricultural implements, was met by What
Not and was found to be an entertaining
and elegant gentleman. Some time was
spent in a pleasant conversation and in re-
gard to Texas, he said:
81 like your state. You have magnif-
cent country, and there is every evidence Of
future growth and prosperity. However,
think your farmers are making mistake
in not diversifying their crops. This is the
mistake of nearly every state in the Union.
In the East you will see manufactures Of
similar character crowded together in one
city, and the city gradually acquires the
name of being boot and shoe town, or a
cotton town, or an iron town, or an agricul-
tural town, or wagon town. Thus when
prices go down on one commodity the en-
tire town suffers. Il
1t is the same way with farming. There
is no country ON earth where good crop OF
wheat, or Of cotton, or of corn, or OF oats is
certainty. Nature assures occasional
failures, and by diyersifying the crops, the
farmers are able to keep their heads above
the water. If Texas will diversity its in
dustries it will soon be the wealthiest and
most prosperous state in the Union
What-Not-"What do you think Of the
political outlooks'
Mr.. Bement-'I think that Cleveland
will be the Democratic nominee; but there
will be fight between Alger, Harrison
and others for the Republican nomination.
This will result in locked convention.
Blaine's name will be suggested and he will
carry the convention with whoop.
1T either Alger or Blaine receive the
nomination, Michigan will join the Repub-
hcan ranks, but believe Mr.. Cleveland can
carry Michigan over Mr.. Harrison. am o
Republican and will vote for our nominee,
but our people are Republicans on good be-
havior, and there is no accounting for their
whims."
What Not-ssWhat do you think of Mr.
Harrison's Southern tour2n
Mr.. Bement-'I am delighted with it.
His reception in the South is the
grandest thing 1 ever heard Of or
read about l have long wished that
Republican president would come South;
but had no idea that your people would
make such grand demonstration-and it
was demonstration such as was never wit
messed In the North 1t will, Of course,
have decided influence on Mr. Harrison
and win doubtless broaden his idea Of the
Southern people and result In quite Q
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
THE action Of the Republican leagu

The action Of the Republican league
convention in regard to foreign imml-
grafton will be disastrous to that party.
This country does not desire the ex-
pulsion or refusal of admission to for
eigners OF the better class. There is
room for the sober, Industrious, skill
full man, no matter from what country
ne may hail, but the scum, the refuse
of foreign nations that has been
dumped upon our shores is what
should be eliminated. Foreigners
who come TO this country should de-
eide to abide by its laws, usages and
customs. The flag of the Union is all
powerful and will protect those who
acknowledge allegiance to it, but there
is no room on United States soil for
the flag of another nation or any OF its
customs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
PUMPKINS AND sHUCKs PHILOSOPHY

Editor Macune OF the National Econ
omist newspaper, published at Wash
ington, D. c., and who fills several
other exalted positions in the capacity
OF chairman or president of this or that
great national industrial organization,
is at present sojourning in Texas. He
is, it seems, not only man OF affairs,
but OF ideas also-such as they are.
He is not only an editor and an organ
izer but political economist as we'll.
At least his utterances on politico-
economic questions appear to warrant
the inference. He is one OF the philos-
ophers of pumpkins and shucks-of
whom we have few samples in Texas
-agriculturists who raise their crops
in conventions and reap their harvests
at elections: who work the farmer in
stead of the soil, and are never so
happy as when Matching some new
political scheme to make farming more
productive and remunerative. They
know nothing and care less about the
principles of scientific farming or about
the adaptability of soils to any given
cereal or vegetable, or how farming
may be made profitable by new and
untried methods and the diversified
ton OF crops. This and much more Of
its kind that would seem to fall natur-
ally within the province Of their duties
as guardians and advisers Of the
farmer, they utterly ignore as beneath
their notice and unworthy Of their at
tsnbien. The messback who does bis
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
New Buildings.

DR.. ]. T. Field has begun work on ten
room residence on the site of the recent ire.
This house will cost $1,000. He IS also
building a neat cottage OF seven rooms, TO
cost 5000.
It. ]. Hurley is back from Chicago and
other Northern cities and reports the out
look for Fort Worth good. There IS much
inquiry about Fort Worth.
residence on Peach street.
Mr. Won Carlowitz of the Texas land
mortgage bank is building a residence on
Peach street, near Harding
NJ. G. Ellis has just completed nine resi-
dences in North Fort Worth, and is now
negotiating for the building of fifteen more
cottages. North Fort Worth will soon be
a little city of itself
The plans for the Methodist polytechnic
institute will probably be decided on to-day.
Kew. Mr. Nelms and Rev Mr.. Wilson are
waiting for the return of Mr.. Thorp An
drews before definite action is taken.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28

FORT WORTH has never in her his
tory had brighter outlook. The crops
will yield a magnificent harvest, and
cattle are constantly increasing in
price. This gives a more confident
tone to matters and has great effect
in influencing the capitalist seeking in
vestments. The coming food of indus
trial enterprises is tending southwark
and Texas and Fort Worth will not be
forpo++ap
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
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ious and reckness of scientific farming
than are these pumpkin philosophers
who wear the titles of presidents,
chairmen and members Of executive
committees with as much sel-com-
plaisance as mobiles themselves do.
Their chief business is not to tell the
farmer how to farm, but how to vote;
not what he should plant or SOW, but
what crazy political notion he should
espouse. They 60 about the country
occurring on politics and trying to organ
ize parties that will elect them to Office
or give them some sort OF job. They
roar about the lack of money to carry
on the business of the country, and pro-
pose in the most confident manner
plans for relieving the situation that
they warrant will make every strug-
Cling farmer in the country a happy
man. For example:
Editor, or President, or Chairman
Macune is reported to have said in
speech, delivered recently at Austin,
that all business should be done on
cash basis, and that the government
ought to provide money enough for
that purpose How much money would
be required for that purpose, the fiat
financier did not say. He has proba-
bly, given the matter much study, and
ought to know that at least, the most
important feature OF his plan. He
might, at least, have guessed within
few hundred millions of it, and given
the patient and long-sufferlng farmer
some idea of the financial outpouring
that would make fat that old sow-skin
purse OF his. But he didn't, and we
are left to grope our way in the dark,
without ray of light from the able
economist.
It is a well-known fact that the
bank clearings OF the country
amounted last year to $50, 900, DOC, 600,
the great bulk OF which was done on a
credit basis. 1t is also well known
from bank reports that the greater
part, SO per cent of their receipts, con-
sist Of checks, drafts, bills of exchange,
ETC., the remainder only being in cash.
Suppose money enough should be
supplied for doing all this business on
cash basis, what countless billions
would there be, and what would it be
worth? As much, perhaps, as Confed-
crate money near the close OF the war,
when $1,000 would hardly purchase a
pair OF boots. Enough money to put
business on a cash basis, or anywhere
within thousand miles of it, would
result in a ruinous depreciation.
Most business is done on the credit
system, and pay as you go" means no
more than ''pay your debts"
All this Cheap John, pumpkin and
squash doctrine of the sub-treasury
truck-patch philosophers is fatiguing
in the extreme. 1t is not respectable
quackery, nor shabby genteel charla-
tanism. 1t has too much Of the SEM
blance OF knavery about it, and is
wholly unrelieved by any spark of origi--
nality or even plausibility, such as
would recommend it to the dullest.
Even though it were less abominable
than it is, its associations and the
questionable propaganda that has made
it what it is, would render it odious in
the estimation of the public. 1t is
rotten apple. Away with it!
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28

THE movement to have another de-
sign for the coin ofthe country is well
timed. The eagle on the silver dollar
has too great resemblance to sickly
buzzard, while the Phrygian cap on the
head of tho goddess of liberty is not al
together appropriate. In ancient times
this cap was used to denote freedmen.
not freemen. Americans have never
been slaves, and it is hardly appropri-
ate to intimate, even indirectly, that
such has been the case.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
REALTY AND BUILDING.
DENVER REAL ESTATE OPERA
TORS IN FORT WORTH.
. Ben Butterworth and Other Gentle
men Coming to Fort Worth.

There were ten transfers Of real estate
filed for record yesterday and several small
trades were made that did not find their
way to the courthouse DR.. Greswell and
A. H Gibson, two Denver real estate oper-
ators, were in the city yesterday and
were shown different properties. They
were well pleased, and will return TO Fort
Worth from a trip they will make TO Mex
leo to look at mining property. DR.. Ores
well is graduate Of the royal veterin-
airy association Of England and a
breeder of fine coach horses. He is so well
pleased with Fort Worth and surroundings
that he will probably establish fine stock
farm near this city.