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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

FORT WORTH has the ability to take
first place among the cities of the
country at the Columbian exposition,
and should hot lack the patriotism and
public spirit to occupy the position to
which it is entitled. a little effort on
the part of her public-spirited citizens
is needed, just at this time, to put the
machinery in motion for the accom-
plishment of this very desirable
achievement The persons are in our
midst who can make this success, and
they should step to the front. Texas
cannot afford not to avail itself OF this
opportunity OF showing TO the world its
wonderful resources and products, and
Texas has come to look to Fort Worth
to set the pace for the rest OF the state
in all matters OF a public nature. 1t
will not do to disappoint the state.
Fort Worth should take the initiative
and show other cities and towns how
to do this. All that is necessary is for
some one to step to the front. Who
will it be?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
DENOUNCED.
The Dyrenforth Rain Expert
ment in Texas a Failure.
THE GENERAL A GREAT LIAR
According to Rn n. ID. Who was on the
Grounh-The Rams That Fell Not
Attributed to Byrenforth,
HIS Guns and Balloons.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
ST. Louis. Mo. Nov 16.-The failure of
the rain-rroduciug experiments of Dyren-
forth is the subject of an article nearly
three columns in length, prepared by ". X.
Curtis, NJ. D.. for the St. Louis Republic.
Or. Curtis writes from Llauo Estacado G
l. ranch in Texas, where the
experiments took place. He writes
rs an expert and investigator. The tests
were made at the Chicago or ''C'' ranch,
and DR.. Curtis WAS on the ground. The
ranch Is owned by the dressed beef (the
Big Four combine. Curtis says: Both
United Senator Farwell of Illinois. who en-
gineered the bill through Car Reeds
late and largely lamented congress, making
an appropriation OF 5000 which Gen. Dy-
renforth fooled away in his great spectacu-
lar fizzle, and Morris are largely in
terestcd in the land that would be
greatly enhanced in value II
the experiment had been successful
Senator Farweu was 4 member of the
Capitol Syndicate" that built the state
house in Austin, and received in payment
from the state 100000 acres of
land in a body. This land, krown1
as the Syndicate ranch. is about
hundred miles from -. General
Dyrenforth. in his attempted practical dem
onstratiOn, has proved himself an mex
cusabe bungler and his botchwcrl was q
The facts are" he continued, .rthat
neither the aeronaut nor anybody else made
a balloon ascension while on the plains. The
experiment of making heavy explo-
sions in the upper air was never
perfected, rs only five balloons
were inflated and sent up during
their dry state. OF those only two yex-,
ploded. The others foated away I'M trst
aud were found several miles southf one
was seen travelling tawards Washington
City. Only a few kites with q small
amount OF dynamite and rock powder Were
sent up. The experiments were made on
the ground, both 1t regular and eX-
tremely irregular intervals and this
was mostly done Uy cowboys.
The first rain that fell after their arrival
was on the 18th. before they made any eX-
pertinent, yet the Dyrenforth dispatches
reported it as heavy rain at the ranch as
4 result of the experiments. They did not
begin to prepare their material for making
gas until the 18th, and at that date the bal
looms were not even unpacked. The fact is
the wind had been in the southeast for
some time. which is sure indication Of
rain. and there was a good deal of rain
through this section at that time
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
THE RABiD SUN.
Its Latest TRADE on the Honorable
Roger Q. Mills.

Special to the Gazette
New YORK, Nov 16-The Sun says edi-
torially this morning: IF Roger Quarles
Mills is elected speaker of the tffty-Second
congress, will there be much need of hold
ing Democratic national convention in
1922 VIII not that convention be
about as superfuous and unimportant as
national convention of Prohibitiouists or of
the Peoples party, and will not its
platform have been made already
ii it is deemed advisable, as 4 matter of
form for the completion of the record, to
put up a Democratic candidate why should
not the chairman Of the Democratic ma
tiOnal committee put i'll a hat the names
Of Grover Cleveland, Mr.. Mills, Frank
Hurd, Tom Johnson of Cleveland and
Henry George, and draw out
whatever name the lot favor? The
Democratic party will have chosen
Z speaker committed to absolute free trade
and an income tax. If the platform were
polygamy and suicide the party would
have Just as much chance of
being successful in Indiana New York and
Connecticut Mills is well thought Of in Cor
sicana. and if the people of Texas want him
10 succeed the Hon. Horace Chiffon as SEN
ator in congress they have 4 chance 10
say so when the time comes. 1t seems TO
Us that he is hardly of sufficient import
ance to justify the Democrats in giving him
the speakership, possibly at the cost of the
presidency. He comes too high"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

The assessed valuation OF Tarrant
county is something in excess of SOL
100000. Real estate in the county is
returned at ST, 963, I05, and town lots at
S9,43O,OOO The country is also credited
with a great deal of acreage property
in the corporate limits of Fort Worth,
which property belongs to the city but
is included in the ST, 1853, l05 Of county
real estate or farm assessments. The
personal property in the city will prob
ably bear about the same relation to
the personal property in the country
that the real property does.
1t is not going beyond the moderate
truth to say that Fort Worth pays
three-fourths OF the taxes that are con-
tributed to the county treasury. OF
the $50. 600 or more OF revenue paid in
by the road tax, Fort Worth will pay
at least so, 500.
The railroads of the county pay
taxes on S1,S2l,245 of assessed valua-
ton, on which basis they will contribute
s2731 annually to the building of good
roads in Tarrant county.
These figures serve to show that the
farmers, majority of whom voted
against the road tax, get by far the
best of the deal, since they get good
roads built from their farms to market
mainly at the expense of the city tax
payers and the railroads.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

IN recent interview John Wanna
maker said that there was hardly .
day for years in which there were
not score or more OF suits
pending in the name Of John Wanna
maker s. Co. to determine the valua-
ton of imports" John meant OF
course. that all this continuous and in
terminable litigation was to recover
from the government what he claimed
to be over-charges of tariff duties on
the goods imported by him. What
right has John to the overcharge, if, as
he and his political friends claim, it
was paid by the foreigner from whom
he purchased? Did John ever sue the
government when he fancied that
the tariff collected at the custom-house
was less through differentiation than
the government was entitled to?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

and the G. a. R. men who paraded
under it were not hurt in any way.
Every st. Patrick's day, in every con-
siderable city of the North, the patriotic
sons Of the Emerald Isle parade under
the banner of Ireland, country which
has no more of separate and indie
pendent existence than the Confederate
States OF America, and no more right
full claim to a flag. Men of the G. A.
r. have marched under that flag with
out bringing out reproof for their IN
patriotism. What more is there OF
culpability in thus honoring one flag
than there is in honoring another?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

''IF," says the Austin Globe, 'the
sub-treasury Alliancers want to COM
pletely annihilate themselves and leave
neither hair nor hide nor any other
trace behind, just let them make war
on the railway commission in the next
campaign. 1t looks now, however,
that the sub-treasuryitcs would not be
able to hold together long enough even
to go through just one campaign" The
sub-treasury Alliancers will not make
war on the commission, but Oh the
commissioners. They are as intimately
identified with the commission as Hogg
is, and they can't disown it but the
commissioners are Hogs appointees,
and the sub-treasury Alliancers, led by
Harry Tracy and George Clark, will
attack them. Clark would like to fight
the commission, but his sub-treasury
train-band will mutiny if he does, and
he dare not
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

NOT twenty-tour hours after the
Waco Day had howled like coyote
over the fact that Fort Worth jury
had acquitted person charged with
murder, man was found in an alley
way not many blocks distant from the
Day Office with one of his ears ripped
off, the other arranging, and his cloth
ing and person very much disfgured
with an assortment of gore and gashes.
Many men. if allowed the choice, had
rather be murdered than mutilated in
the Waco fashion as just described, and
it would be well for the Day to turn its
attention to the suppression of lawless-
ness in its own city before inveighing
against the findings of jury of house
holders in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
GARzA'S REVOLUTION.
His Bombastic Proclamation Outlining
the Purposes of tho
Movement.
Special to the Gazette.

LAREDO, WEBB COUNTY, TEX, Nov. TO-
Since the determined, but unsuccessful, at
tack made by Catarlna Cara last Friday
upon the town of Guerrero, Mexico, they
have been keeping up run
ming fight with the Mexican
troops, who occasionally exchange
shots with these daring revolutionists
rs they dodge first from one to another
position. This so-called revolution was
originally organized on the American side
of the Rio Grande. and is more of filibus-
tering expedition than a revolution. Just
two months ago to-day Cara
crossed the Rio Grande, near Rio
G .ande City, with a following of
twenty-five desperate characters and raised
the standard of revolt against the present
government of Mexico. lie supplemented
his invasion with assurances of
bombastic proclamation outlining the
purposes Of his quixotic move
ment, to-wit: To overthrow President
Diaz and establish republic on the
lines OF the Mexican constitution of
1856. He has met with little
encouragement and his present force does
not exceed 100 men who are following him,
more in the hope for booty tn an for patri-
otto purposes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
AN UNNECESSARY REBUKE.

The commander-in-ehief of the Grand
Army of the Republic speaks OF the
incident of the so-called rebel flag" at
Atlanta, Ga, when the Grady monu-
ment was unveiled. Some ex-Federal
soldiers participated IN the parade in
which this flag was displayed. 1t is this
which the commander-in-chief con-
dennis. He looks upon it as inexcusa-
Bile that the symbol of the dead Con-
federacy should be brought to life on
such an occasion as this, when there
was nothing to give appropriateness to
such thing, and he rebukes the men,
bers Of the G. a. r., who took part in
the ceremonies on that occasion and
under such circumstances.
Partly the chief is right. There was
nothing to call for the bringing out of
the Confederate flag on the occasi on OF
the unwilling of the Grady monument.
Grady had not been a Confed-
crate soldier. At the time when
that flag foated over nation
he was child, and the war OF
secession was known to him only in the
pages of history. He took no part in
it. was not representative of it, had
never carried the star-spangled banner
to victory or retired with it from the
field of defeat. He was in no sense
identified with or attached to the old
South which that flag was en-
blematic of. His was the fame OF
the New South. AS the champion of
the new order of things he sprang into
national celebrity. His constant plea
was to let the war be forgotten and
look only to the future. For such
man what congruity was there in
bringing out flag that revived mem
cries which he pleaded with his people
to forget?
But the bringing out of the flag was
harmless, if inappropriate and foolish,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Nashville Races.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 16-First race,
selling, six furlongs, Jack Star won, Maud
3. second, Lady Blackburn third. Time,
1:16.
Second race, selling, thrteen-sixteenths
of mile, Ireland won, ]. I. second, Mari
eta third. Time, %.
Third race, handicap, six furlongs, Tom
Elliott won, Springaway second, julius Sax
third. Time, :361a.
Fourth race, one mile, Pat King won,
Queenie 1rowbridge second, Vashti third.
Time, :4314.
Fifth race, selling, five furlongs, Buck
Hound won, Zoolein second, Critic third
Time, 1:03I5.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

steamer in distress at sea. aud +orr:-
TO Norfolk, Va. Track laying win - ae,
menced INN ediately on its arliy.f u
completion two daily trains viii o. AI'e'
with all lines at Houston. ~ae.;
The rapid building of houses IVA
crying demand for more is truly go "a
full. l WAS with an acQuaintanc, ,a.s.'--7e'
race for house to open business NJ .
only one of three that could be las "a
rented thirty minutes before lie AZ. w.
and we found not one of the many i-.''7-,
of erection was TO be had. They ara --ss3
before built, and some eight or .I'y-.7'
rented now, and the dirt not broken -. -
the building. Many come and 80.
for house 10 be build at once. ans -,,'-''
and move down while the work : "a
done. The input of lumber her., -e;
indicate, Judging by the immense CHA, 49,.
that Chicago and the fair hlu 5,f5.--',
move in and take charge. | ~r.,,,..I 49, %
gentleman unloading 4 bare IN
asked how many feet she M. 80 -
learned to say she, when Sprakia- nj 's
thing about the water. Two h...~,r g..
twenty thousand feet, he iutOru.f No.. -
about forty-two carloads Nv,.r. ....
ted the information that he lal ,.-.-
bargeS to land, and would make ,tu...1''
and half million feet. He wa- ii. So
twenty or thirty negroes q. - INV.
hour, aud this little scene is -u..- .,.
down the river banks for three M. y
they are all busy in EelaSro. j... ny.
sleepy TO say any more about ..-r
night.
The air and winter are alive with f....
and geese, and the prairie near hy D., 80
chickens aud quail. will y.si, them.
morrow
a national bank was organize ta,,..
day. capital $4,000. J. NJ E'... H..
dent; j. II. Shappord, vicepre,i .p.t. b. p
Erwin, cashier. s-rsf5
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

THE GAZETTE will not undertake to return
rejected manuscripts. Persons wishing to pre-
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copies of all communications sent this Office for
publication,
All letters or communications for THE
GAZETTE, whether on business or for puhlica-
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Tex, and not to any individual.
All communications intended for publication
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Yesterdays Local Weather.
Observation-Disclosures.
Special to the Gazette.

SPECIAL 70 the GaZette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Nov. 16.-Local fore
cast for Texas east of the Tooth meridian
for the forty-eight hours ending midnight
November IS:
For Tuesday decidedly colder weather, a
fall in temperature of twenty to thirty-fiV e
degrees over Southwest Texas and the coast
region. and colder over other portions. Fair
over the western portion of North Texas
and the northwestern portion of Central
Texas. local rains in other portions, with
snow over the northwestern portions.
Northerly winds, clearing by night.
For dnesday-Continued colder, fair
weather. Northerly TO easterly winds.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

Hon. MARSHALL TANKERSLEY, eX-
candidate for Speaker of theTexas house
of representatives during the nine
teenth session OF the legislature, is pro-
badly one of the heirs alluded to in the
following paragraph clipped from an
exchange:
Charles W. Tankersley. lawyer at No.
IS Broadway, says New York CORES
pondent, wants all the Tankersleys in
America to band together and secure an
estate in England valued at $1,000, 600. He
says that there are defendants of the family
in Virginia and several other Southern
states, including Texas and Louisiana.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

The only travelling persons, male or female,
at present authorized to receive ana receipt
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those named is hereby revoked.
DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Nov. 3. 1891.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

The official returns in Iowa show
the Democrats had pluralities running
frcm 5000 for governor, down to 2969
for Judge. After electing their can
didates they had votes enough to throw
at the birds if they had wanted to.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Shot and Killed

WALEDER, GONZALES COUNTY. TEX, Nov.
16-Last night Charley Carr shot and
killed George Smith son of Merrill Smith,
near Jeddo, Bastrop county, about twelve
miles north OF here. The quarrel is said to
have occurred over girl, but the particu-
lars are not known. Carr made his escape
and is yet at large.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

The general tone of the English
press in commenting on the Prince of
Wales fiftieth birthday is to the effect
that if he will do better during the
second fifty years of his life than he did
during the first, all will be forgiven and
fOrGOtten.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Fatally Hurt Trying to Stop a Fight.

Special to the Gazette.
BRENNAN. WASHINGTON County, TEX,
Nov. 16.--In tryins to prevent a fatal diffi-
Guilty between white man named Crocker
dale and a negro, Frank Clampit was struck
in the head with shoe and is not expected
survive.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Postage.

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postage:
Foreign and Domestic. Per Copy.
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
The Pan-Ameri


HoUsToN, TEX. Nov. 16-At the meeting
of the pan-American local board of directors
here to-day it was decided to submit to the
general directors in Boston the choice OF
routes to Refugio from the Guadualoupe
river. estimates of the cost of each of the
routes being given. It is not thought that
grading can be begun before December l.
Meanwhile the survey from Refugio to
Brownsville will be made.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

THERE is not much time to lose il
Fort Worth intends to lead at the Col
um1ian exposition. Other places are
at work. They will not do much till
the Fort blazes the way. The "blaz-
ing'' should commence.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Shot by an Officer.
Special 20 the Gazette

Special 10 the Gazette.
HoUsToN, Ten, Nov. 16.-This morning
number of negroes were raising dis
turbance in front of Policeman Wynu's
residence He undertook to quell the row
when one Child made play for d pistol
Wynn shot him twice. One of the wounds
is very serious and may result fatally.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

The last nail driven in the woman's de-
partment building of the Columbian show
viii be made of gold and silver and copper,
and viii be driven by Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Ten to one, she mashes her finger Hous-
ton Age.
What gallant will man stand by,
prepared 10 make appropriate remarks
on that occasion which Mrs. Palmer's
sex precludes her from making?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

He reports that the tests made there are
most satisfactory J ton of coke is equal
TO a ton a1d a half of anthracite for steam
purposes, and Mr. Dumbe thinks this
means millions of dollars to East Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Terms ofSubscriptlon.

YMAIL---IS ADvANCE--PosTAGE PAID.
Daily and Sunday. one year .SlO %
Daily and Sunday, six monthS............. -
The Sunday GAZETTE. az TO 6pages) VI W
1'he Weekly AZETTE. (l2 pages one year %
] ally delivered by carrier in the city and sub
Tbs, 70 cents week o. 81 per month.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

IT WOULD take Fort Worth about
two hours to raise its quota Of the
Worlds fair fund, after the spirit
moves her. What's the matter with
the spirit?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

SENIOR DA FONSECA is stopping the
publication of all papers that are op-
posed to him. The senior is the kind of
a man the sub-treasury Alliance men
of Texas are looking for. If he will
come to this state and put stop to all
of the papers that oppose the Alliance
he will be able to earn a big salary.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17

Advertisements for publication in the Sunday
editiun'of The GAZETTE should be handed in
be ore O'Clock Saturday evening. Advertisers
will consult their own interest, as well as our
convenience by needing this suggestion, as we
cannot guarantee the insertion of advertise
ments received after that hour.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
Wreck Reported.

Special to the Gazette.
HoUsToN, TEX, Nov. 16.-A big wreck
on the Santa Fe at Cones switch, fifty
miles north of here, is reported. One of
the firemen is reported to have been killed
and an engineer fatally injured.