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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
ALIEN LAND LAW.
Middle of September to Recommend
the Necessary Amendments.

Special 10 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Aug. 4-One hundred and
ten citizens met in mass meeting in the board
of trade rooms tonight to discuss the alien
land law, and to consider the propriety Of
calling state convention.
Judge Terrell when called upon said: ''Tf
this meeting is called to condemn the alien
land law, l can be only spectator for l am
in sympathy with the spirit and main pur-
pose of the law, and not in
harmony with the object of this
meeting. want no trust land law issue in
Texas, and wheu the time comes to speak I
viii be heard, but this is not any time TO
speall!''
Mr.. Terrell was emphatic in planting
himself in favor of the spirit Of the law
and was app!aUded.
Mr.. Woodbridge said: Il am heart and
soul opposed TO this alien land law III its
most essential features Applause.
Mr.. Woodbridge moved that it is the
sense of this meeting that the provision of
the law which prevents safe investment of
foreign capital in Texas, should be amend
mcndcd or repealed. Carried.
1t was then moved that the Board OF
Trades plan for calling a state convention
be adopted. Carried. The plan is To send
circulars to all the Boards of Trade III the
state and get cooperation for call the
middle of September. The meeting then
adjourned
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

iENhS SnVIO RND NLR HIN
The Banner says the first bale of cotton
was brought to Brenham on the 2"th.
y fine rain is reported from Crockett last
Friday.
The Claiming Register says plover are
becoming plentiful on the high land.
Up to July % p. y Parham and Tom
Harkey threshed ;i:,Sf bushels of wheat and
22l2 bushels of oats san Saba News.
Large amounts of fruits and vegetables
are being shipped daily from Weatherford.
The Van Alstyne News says Mr.. j. ".
Pitt left US three peaches measuring ten in
Ches in circumference.
The Crockett Courier says there is some
complaint of rust on cotton in the Porter
Springs section.
Palo Pinto county had good rains
Wednesday and Thursday and cotton viii
make fine crop.
LAGRANGE, Fayette county, IS needing
ain.
The Friendly Visitor SAYS cotton picking
will soon begin around Bolton.
Quanah had the hardest rain OF the sea-
son since May, last Wednesday. which put
the ground in good condition for blowing
and for late crops.
BlanCo county is needing rain.
The prospects are good for good cotton
crop III Madison county
The recent rains in Jack county were
timely for cotton and grass.
Good rains last Wednesday are reported
from Colorado. Quanah, Stephenville, ABB
lene, Del Rio, Anderson county, Mansfield,
Tarrant county, and Cummins. Tom Green
county. Thursday rains were reported
from Paio Pinto county and Bosque county,
and killeen. Bell county, and Reagan, Falls
county, and Burnett county report good
rains Friday.
! H. Stanford of Cedar, who called yes
terday. informed us that his neighbOhOOd,
comprising about two square miles of terri
tory, had produced about 5000 bushels of
wheat. The best crop was that of Lem
Stanford, which yielded fraction over
thirty-four bushels per acre. Hightower's
thresher turned out 1912 bushels in a days
run in that neighborhood.- Breckenridge
TeXian.
William Scott made $50 bushels of oats
this year off of twenty acres OF land and 13l
bushels of wheat OF of ten acres of land.
j. Il. Holiday threshed $50 bushels of
oats off of twenty acres of land and 1S3
bushels of wheat off of fifteen acres of land.
Capt John Farrar and F. L. Pierce made
80 bushels OF wheat and about 600 bushels
of oats this year.
c. W. Duke will live high another year,
as he made fine grain crop this season.. l0S
bushels of wheat and 400 bushels of oats is
the way the scales run.
Rev. W. G. Green left an ear of
corn in the Banner-Leader office this week
that was grown on his South Ballinger
farm, that measures nine inches in length.
-IBallinger Banner-Leader
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
LOCALITIES.

Officers Nealy and Rice make good
team. They know every nook and corner
of their beat, and spot a stranger as soon
as he shows up in that locality.
Stock cattle are commencing to roll again,
and when GAZETTE reporter reached the
Union depot shortly before midnight the
switch engines We're busy handling the
cars.
The cars on the City street railway,
formerly the Rosedale line. are being over
hauled as rapidly as possible, and as fast as
they come out Of the shops will bear the
name OF the new company.
Less than a dozen people were to be seen
on Main street from Fifth to the Union de-
pot at midnight last night, and the police
reported everything quiet. not even dog
fight to disturb the monOtony.
At I o'cloci. yesterday afternoon the
funeral services Of little Edith Porter,
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Tay-
Tor, took place from the family residence
on jennings avenue. Nearly all the at
taches OF the courthouse, sheriffs depart
meut and Jail attended.
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to the grand deacon. who welcomed him to
a seat in the grand lodge
The grand lodge then took a recess until
2:3o p. II. to give the committee on creden-
tials and committee on finance time 10 make
up their reports.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The grand lodge reconvened at $50
o'clock. and received the reports Of the
committees on credentials and finance.
The afternoon session was spent in I
general discussion on the various feat
ures Of the order, and wherein
IFS methods could be Improved,
whereby the objects and purposes
OF the order could be better subserved.
The session closed at 4 p. m, TO meet at
$50 in the morning,
1t was decided that the grand lodge should
meet al $50 o. m, and adjourn at p. m.
each day. The attendance upon the
grand lodge is greater than ever
before, ana many questions will be dis
cussed and decided. which will be Of much
Importance 10 the future success and use
fitness of the order.
Tonight the delegates to the grand lodge
were given a grand reception at the Beach
Lawn, and We're welcomed in behalf Of the
city by Mr.. +. O c. Machinery. in the alb
sence OF Mayor Fulton. There are about
400 delegates present.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
TEXAS JOURNALISM.

Editor Spencer of the Alvord Budget
lays down the faber to look for other fields
and announces that the Budget plant. in
cluding subscription books and good will. is
for sale dirt cheap. The Budget, under the
management of Mr.. Spencer, has been one
among the foremost county papers in North
Texas. 1t is probably the plant will be sold
at once to parties who will continue the
publication.
TROY, BELL COUNTY. TEX, Aug. 3.-Mr
B. H. Simpson, the founder of the Troy
Enterprise, has returned with his family,
and will in short time resume the publica-
ton. He removed his printing outfit last fall
to Thorp Springs and published the Student,
but the patronage didn't suit him, so he re
turned TO the Egypt of Texas. where there
is plenty. We are glad TO welcome friend
Braxton back
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
TEXAS GRAND LODGE IN SES-
SION AT GALVESTON.
A Good Attendance, the STATE Being Well
Representative Supreme Dicta-
tor Given a Hearty Reception.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
GALVESTON. Tex, Aug. THE grand
lodge of the Knights Of Honor for the state
of Texas, met in session at Harmony hall at
10 O'Clock this morning The hall was
crowded with delegates representing every
portion of the state. The meeting
was called to order by Grand Dictator j. r.
Cole of Sherman, Tex. The roll of officers
and standing committees was called. result
ing as follows L. j. Hendricks of Harmony
Hill, vice dictator; A. j. Rosenthal OF
La Grange, grand assistant dictator: VIII
liam P. Cole of Dallas, grand reporter: John
B. Wolfe of Cameron, grand treasurer; ;
J. +. Binkley of Columbus, grand
chaplain; W J. Alurchison of
Loveland, grand guide. Il. w Hud-
son of Pearsall. Grand Guardian;
c. D. Barnett of Weemar, Grand Senti-
nell: j. D: Osborne. Cleburne, state
medical examiner. William. J. Swayne
grand past dictator, was the only officer
absent T. c. Gore. p Swein, George I.
Todd, supreme representatives: T. NJ
Paschal and Frank J. Smith, alternate
supreme representatives Ed r. Kone. G.
NJ. Bruce, Fritz Fegener, grand trustees;
r. W. Finley, T. Camp, ir., and G. D. Crib
bic, committee on finance; Tillman Smith
and Thomas AlcNeal, of the committee on
law; T. Il. Hube and ]. Bingheim, of the
committee on German work; Frank A
Smith, OF the committee on transportation.
The Knights gave hearty reception to
their supreme dictator, after which a COM
mittee on credentials We're appointed, con-
sisting of p. S. Wern. chairman: J. E. Wal
lace, A Schwartz and T. J. Johnson.
The representatives and past dictators.
not heretofore made members of the grand
lodge. were introduced. obligated and
instructed in the degree of Old
Age. This degree was conferred upon
from - to 100
The following finance committee was ap-
pointed: Il. W. Finlay, Huntsville, chair
man; l. Camp, Wills Point, and K. D.
Iiribble. Gainesville.
Supreme Representative Thomas J.
Goree announced the presence in
the ante-room of Supreme Die
tator- Samuel klotz. He was presented
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

and Hot Springs, Idaho. hey go to Ia
coma and Seattle, Wash. next week.
Mr.. J. Mccain of Galveston is in town,
and registered at the Mansion.
Mrs. NJ F. Burton has returned from 4
visit to the Northern lakes, and is stopping
At the Mansion.
P. o. Taylor and nephew, W. B. Cooter,
leave this morning for Knoxville, Tenn, to
spend month with friends and relatives.
Miss Agnes Mailman, who has been Wis
ting Mrs. James Liston at 2026 Throck-
morton street, leaves this morning. accom-
panied By her friend, Miss Amanda Estell,
for two weeks visit at Hodge.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

To the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana. the
far Northwest and The beautiful Puget
sound region, will ind 1t to their advantage
TO purchase 4sickets ,sia the Chicago, st.
Paul ana L assas eie railway 1t leads in
excellence and comfortable arrangement of
equiv nenaS safsy in trapsportation ,and
couftouS attsSion TO passaSers, sand
ST f3s Vs,y bisss IN the estimation q the
tFreliEe puf,E The fanlods c6mpar anert
<8epi1 -esaf Emo this fine are the favor
les 81 AL FS6 have tried them, ansl are
cotnfortabie 1t all seasons. Duluth Lake
Ainnetonka, White Bear Lake, Denyer and
Colorado Springs are reached iii this
route, which connects with trsnsconEnent
lines for all other points ii the territory
time Of trains, etc. address, anyff the COM
pany,s agents. or +. II. LJhQ.General Pas
seuger and Ticket Agent, Phenix Building,
Chicago, Ill
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
WIN Typhoid Fever.

Some Of the boys in the Denver general
offices are succumbing to the insidIous ty-
phoid fever. r. Il. Goode, chief clerk in
the claim department, was taken i'll with it
on Monday, and yesterday John NJ. Kelly Of
the general superintendent Office and I.
5. Rea, one Of the dispatchers, We're pros
trated by i. The rest Of the boys in the
general offices are hale and hearty with the
possible exception of Alderman Drake,
chief clerk in the traffic department. but
the boys are unable 10 determine whether
il IS the fever or the scholarship contest
that IS breaking him down.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
NEWS ABOUT KATY.
How the Road is Regarded by
Eastern Men.
BfNISON'S FORCE INCREASED
In Order to Handle the Trafic-The Cotton
Belts Handsome Hangers-Typhoid
Fever in the Denver General
Ofccs-Other News.


Yesterday Walter Conway. a member of
the board OF aldermen OF the city Of Den
Yer, arrived in the city with a party en-
route from Denver to New York via Gal
weston. Cpon arriving here his little son.
Walter, was suffering from diptheria, and
he took him to the hospital. The little fel-
low is already greatly improved. and his
recovery IS matter Of only Il few days.
Mr.. Conway is highly pleased with the
hospital and the management thereof. This
climate IS said to be death upon diptheria.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
GOING TO MOVE2
If Sc. Notice What Terrell, Tex, Hss to
Offer You, and You May De-
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

THE GAZETTE is in receipt of the an
nouncement Of the Polytechnic Institute at
Midlothian, for 1912. The session opens
Sept. eth. The object of the institute is to
give thorough and symmetrical education
to both sexes, and to prepare students for a
college course, besides giving advantage in
music. art and elocution.
Amarillo is putting in watcrworks.
There will be barbecue at Whitesboro
ha
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

special 10 the Gazette.
CoESiCANA, NAVARRO COUNTY, TEX, Aug.
4-Nr. Z. Ford of Grecuville was to-day
checked in at the Union depot as freight
agent for the Cotton Belt railway here, to
succeed John +. Bcheman. and Mr. f. NJ.
HoltzcIaw Of Tyler succeeds {. II. Nichols
as cashier for the same road.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
The Color Line.

DETROIT, Mon, Aug 4-The color ques-
ton threatens to disrupt the Grand Army
Of the Republic. and Col George T. Hedges.
commander OF the department OF Mississippi
and Louisiana, says unless the thing is
Strengthened out there won't be q white
member OF the Grand Army south of the
Ohio river year hence. The white men
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

Worl; on the COMPRESS at Weatherford is
progressing steadily.
Mr.. !. ". Egloff proposes to accept a
bol.us of 1920 and put in a seventy-five
barrel roller mill at Granbury. \ commit
tee is at work soliciting subscriptions.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

NETHUEN. Mass. Aug 4-Mr Timothy
Hopkins will not. il is believed, contest
Mrs. Hopkins SearIcs viii as he would I'M
doubleday be fairly treated by Mrs Searlcs,
who has Il keen sense of personal honor and
justice. There VIII be no change in the
railroad and financial world as far rs Mr.
SearleS' interests are concerned.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

1t is believed that the assistant attorney
generals office has rendered abortive the
attempt Of the Howe Fascinator COM
pany." an alleged Sunday newspaper con-
Germ in Montreal, Canada, to victiuize peo-
pie in this country
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
4 FAIR SCHEDULE

of advertising rates. such as The GAZETTE
adheres to. treating every man alike. is bet
ter than high rates cut III two for the
benefit
OF FAyORITE CUSTOMERS,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

The Crescent hotel has no Supe-
riOr in the United States. For descriptive
pamphlet, apply to Manager Crescent hotel,
Eureka Springs, Ark.
GROEsBECR. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ten,
Aug. 3.-Groes beck received her first bale
OF cotton to-day, which sold for 10 cents per
federate candidate, the noble and brave
soldiers daughter, will catch my thirty five
votes and more soon. G.. A r
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

Screen doors with hardware complete for
81 AT Lewis Bros.
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Plalnv;ew, Hale County, Tex.

Come to Amarillo aud got YOU, tssssas8s1S
the Hotel Amarillo" eysSsHxksassst5ee daily
stage line TO P.asassessssss county seat of
Hale, Understanding on the central plains.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
PERSONAL.

Mrs. c. \. Ginocchio is visiting in Mar
sshan.
Mir and Mrs. George Hurley are at the
Portland hotel, Portland. Oregon, having
SroT y few DAYS each in Denver, Col d,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

This famous health and pleasure resort
offers to the people of Texas advantages
unequaled by any other in America. 1t is
sooner reached. it costs less TO get there,
's&hen there You can get better accommodate
tons for less money. 1t contains more of
the essentials for health and comfort, viz.
high elsyationi pure ar gIr,y,,sj issssss
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05

I The finest line of gas and gasoline staNsG
in the city At c9sI fss g % sSasass4ssss
The Iola register., 1891-04-24
The Strikers Desperate.

SCOTTsDALE, Pa, April 2l.-A doz-
en- tame evictions occurred yesterday.
Several hundred additional eviction no.
tices were served, however, justifying
the prediction that lively times would
result. Little riots, led by women, are
now of nightly occurrence.
The bulk Of the state troops left the
strike region yesterday. The soldiers
were hooted and jeered as they boarded
the train. Captain Loar especially
came in for vituperation. Two compa-
nies, however, were left at Morewood.
One hundred coke strikers attacked
the deputy sheriffs at Leisinring No.
last night. Shots were exchanged and
the guards finally compelled the strik-
ers to retire, but not until one of the
deputies bad been shot. Sheriff Nc
Cormiek asked the governor to call out
the troops again.
The various meetings held by the Ia
Dor leaders seem to have no effect in
getting any OF the men at work to quit.
The men yet remaining out demand that
those at work be brought out and the
Italians driven away within two days ur
all the men would claim their Jobs.
The situation with the leaders is be-
coming painfully serious and looks
more like defeat every day.
Reports have just reached herethat the
strikers blew up the water tanks at the
Kyle works of the Frick company early
this morning. No guards were about
and no one was hurt The strikers are
very bitter there against the eighteen
men who have gone back to work
The Iola register., 1891-04-24
THE KANSAS WOMAN.
Republican Husbands May Not Always
Find Their Wives with Them.


Just as the results of the introduction
of the Australian ballot have been i'm
possible to predict. so the woman vote
in Kansas has upset all calculations.
BY this vote the republicans have been
in q number of towns, UNEXPECTEDLY de-
feated. One of the stock arguments
against female suffrage has always been
that the bestOwal of the elective fran
chise upon women would tend to the
DISRUPTION of families. If the women
voted with their husbands: there would
be just SO many more votes to count,
with no change of result. But if they
refused to cast their ballots with their
husbands the solidarity OF the family
relation would be shaken.
We do not know whether it is as bad
as this in Kansas, but We are told that
the women in that state have marched
up to the polls in certain towns and
voted against their husbands, in suffi-
cient numbers to give the victory to
the democrats after the latter had de-
SPARED of winning the fight. The
wives of prominent republicans
have. we learn, gone the length
of banding together and voting with
the political foe of their husbands.
The explanation that comes to US OF
this fact is as singular as the result was
unexpected. These women are irritated
because the republicans had organized
the negro vote" In Topeka, when at
2 o'clock the democracy thought the
day lost, there was suddenly polled a
heavy white woman's vJte," bringing
victory to the banner OF the democrats.
After all, when our first surprise is
over we wonder why this result should
have astonished US. Every woman is a
born aristocrat 1t is an ineradicable
conviction in every woman's heart that
she is just as good as any other oman.
not to say good deal better. And we
may rest assured that if most white
men deem themselves superior to the
colored brother, there is not a white
woman living-an American woman,
that is-who would for moment ad-
nit the equality OF anv colored sister.
So, when we come to think of it, the
strange turn things have taken in Kan
sas was Just one OF those unexpected
things that was sure to happen. For
the race prejudice is incOmparably
stronger in woman than in man.-Com-
mercial-Advertiser.
The Iola register., 1891-04-24
TO BE CONTINUED.
In a Japanese Farmhouse.

An out-of-the-way corner of Japan is
sketched by Percival Lowell, in the
Atlantic, as follows:
On the top of the opposite bank stood
perched group of houses, not enough
to make village, and far too humble
to support an inn. But in the midst
of them rose well-to-do temple, where,
according to the guidebook, good lodg-
ing was TO bs had. 1t may indeed be
so. For our part, we were not so much
as granted entry. An acolyte. who par
leyed with us through the darkness, re-
ported the priest away on business, and
refused to let us in on any terms. Sew
eral bystanders gathered during the in
terview, and had it not been for one of
them we might have been there yet.
From this man we elected the informa-
ton that another hamlet lay half mile
further up, whose headman. he thought,
might be willing to house us. We fol-
lowed straight on until some buildings
showed in still blacker silhouette
against the black sky; and there. after
a little cropping in the dark and a second
uncanny conversation through loop
hole, for the place was already board
ed up for the might've were finally
taken in.
The house was a generous instance
of mountain farmhouse. The floors
were innocent of mats, and the rooms
otherwise pitiably barnlike. Yet an air
of largeness distinguished the whole.
1t was clearly the home of man of
standing in his community, one who
lived amply the only lie he knew.
You felt you already knew the man
from his outer envelope. This in some
sort prepared me for little scene l
was shortly to witness. For, while
waiting for Yejiro to get dinner ready,
l became aware that something was
going on in what did for hall; and, on
pushing the shoji gently apart, l be-
held the whole househould at evening
prayers before an altarpiece lighted by
candles aud glittering with gilded
Buddhas and bronze lotus flowers.
The father intoned the service from a
kind of breviary, and the family joined
from time to time in the responses.
There was a sincerity and sweet SIM
plicity about the act that went to the
heart and held ME there. At the close
the family remained bowed, while the
intoner reverently put out the lights
and folded the doors upon the images
within. Locked in that little case lay
all the luxury which the family could
afford, and to which the rest of the
house was strangers. There is some
thing touching in any heartfelt belief,
and something pathetic too.