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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04
PART TWO

possible, aud yet Senator sherman Il
MON admired today than he has been At
any ppiut IN lis long and magulhcent
cfcer ,fhr respects In which / differ
lrolu the ~ciiaiur arr grio,onsly TO my
disadvantage. | am impulsive. whereas
tho senator Possesses IN the highest de-
give the power Of self-restr,inl. threw
myself hptly Into every campaign. work.
ing as eagerly TO elect lugtlce az )
president. The senator wisely reseryef
himself for grNt oc,sisiona, and II hap
peus with q regularity which shows how
faNorngly the flutes wave over his per.
sonal fortunes TINT the occasions ara nj.
ways coincidontal with that session IT
the Oho legislature which N chilled upon
~ chvsse u senator, OF that meeting Of
Republican convention which occurs IN
presidential year really thinl, if
only po-.'',s''d the calm reserve. the
power "f insight into the future, The
aualiN ~ moving with the tide. aud II
only could get nd Of supcriinOus cnlnric
some kind freud might honor me by say.
ing that rs lretwccn John Sherman aud
Tom Plaii he would not care the toss OF
a tgtuuar -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

plank and M Main street the sidewalk
was filled with figures that scvmtvl 20
iloat rather than walk So graceful were
they with something ! hhil never seen
bcfore. holding their skirls out and sway
INK gracefully Us they caine along They
seemed tc me for a time like angels.
and | stoppesl the first man that came
along and asked him what tue wnmen
We're wearing. The sight of a woman
wearing hoops always brings that idea
and the general smiled dreamily 40 the
though Of his first impression " hoop
skirts. Yes. believe ia vote for hoops
IL had chnnre"
MIR MANTLE EMBARRASSED.
Young Mr.. Mantle. who wants To be
seated MS senator from Montana. Is not
apt to forget his first Interview with n
Washington newspaper woman, There
was no intent TO alarm him, but 1t inst
simply happened that the first newspaper
woman whom he met Hung the houpsbdrt
question ~ him. The youRg man. Of
course, Is another senatorial bachelor
aud he stammered aud looked thunder
struck. but hn0tly admitted that he
would hate awfuly to soc his mother.
who is his ideal woman. wearing hoop
skirts, and II he ever had 10 Vote on the
subject he would have to protect her.
Mr., Murphy OF New York thinks thr
hoopskrt cartoons are all Justified and
makes IL one Of his enioymcnts lately To
get a laugh NJ all Of them. Host, Of
other senators have been vaiNnssed, and
II any crank tries 10 gel fonrreSs to
indorsc any anti-cripulnr legislation he
will be promptly ndmonlshcd that dis
erection is the proper cue ON that sub
ipyl
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

into details. But he stopped a n sho,
while one Of his d0uhlp-dt,.k lrn,.g,.
western smiles went careering down thr
corridor and the senator looked ms II ia
had some very learned opinions tliat
Were not designed for publication. III
y0ii must know my position Just say ID
don't make 4 bit Of difference H. mo
whether hoops run the country or not
as long as the women who wear them
are nice. Would / make a speech on
them We'll, ] might il anybody was
so foolish as TO Try TO deprive women Of
their rights to rule their own clothes.
Bls ] hope nobody is so foolish as TO
try that"
If you want 10 get a satisfactory IN.
swer out Of man catch him after the
SECOND round of q satisfactory lunch IN
the Senate cafe. That is about where
Senator PETER was when the hoop sub
ject was mentioned to him. Ills long
and famous whiskers were done mn In
one of Mr.. Pages napkins and tucked
like talent carefully away. and ON
the senator's eyeglasses shone look of
incifablc contcntment His eyes spark
led at the suggestion Of the senate be
lug confronted by q proposition to legis-
late on the hoOpSkirt craze. He seemed
to scent battle afnr Yes. SIR" AN
swered the famous Kunsan. II believe
IN the senate looking after such dues-
AANNiNs Jul NfAAfNf ANlNA lNNllN anu an
kindred topics ought 10 be considered in
secret session and Mr.. PETER waved
his knife tliunphantly in the air, and
several other senators looked as IL they
thought Mr., PETER had had brilliant
idea
Mr.. Potter isn't like other senators
who object TO anybody trying 10 say
what women shall wear. There's Scu-
ntor Shoup of Idaho. Mr.. Shoup isn't
afraid Of anything thar can shoot back
and doesn't even finch nj 'har" but
when the idea was suggested that some
body might foist an nnti-hoopskirt hin
on the senate the Idaho senator grew
pale and declared hr would get excused
from attendance during the discussion
and the vote. When pressed he ac
knowledged that he thought women
could look after themselves and their
own dry goods and that mans only
province in that connection is to pay
the bills On hoons themselves the sem
Rtor was shy still. only he would adj
nit that he was afraid II men tried to
issue edicts on what women might wear
the time might come when the tables
would he turned aud men would find
old scores counted Mp against them.
A SENATORIAL MEDICAL oPGN-
ION.
\ medical man has nm opinion ready
on about vvCty question under the glow
ing sim. and Srnntnr Galligcr of New
Hampshire. of course looked NJ holns
with professional eyes as well as will ~
eve or two to beauty. Og the scurr nf
OhNructions 10 transportation he thought
the senate had power 10 order honp' out
of practice. From q medical standpoint
the doctor. aud here, Of COURSE, The srnI-
tnr-,locior is an authority, advised women
H. let them al7ne, liui with an these
considerations weighing tONu titi. anti
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

Washington, May o. Especially Some peo
Pile who like to study politics aud make
predictions are saying that II secrctarJ
carlisle carried out the policy he has ais
llnahrlal stptm without the aid " New YORK
ihnnelnrsl he Will be almost irrcslstihlr fol
mo Democratic nomination Tor tho presh
urncy M lNh. II viii he remembered that
nfior 20 the appointment Of the cabinet,
when II was l0ukcd unou m doubtful n Call
llslr would accept, Phil Thompson declared
thht thv treasury department would prcsput
the keniucklnn with an opportunity 10 bs
president or else very rich man through
Tue business connections he would he able ia
ihnurh, before the nomination Of another
ibrnoetnllc candidate for president but Mr..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

qp,Stion for themselv,., S,s,n n ,t,s.
Willard ana an ihc otlrr ss,ai vi e",,1l
iigi'is wonel would p shutting the bai-
~, ~ Doves next year without any inter-
ieNncr.
WHAT PRIVATE ALLEN SAYS oIs
SENStptt, I'm, .
priynte Inh, aiia. N,t,,
dodge INV on,.y, ,N' o., MISSISSIPPI can
to m INF on h',',,'ii; .'1. nus Two sm'
1t isn't Ills WI sN IN u" rSe'S nronFN'
plan. whosc sto,sa ps''' s w WIS ~,
Nvc's s,,,r,,ti,,'' NV ~ lurhy as blll
eide W., ,rI,n,h, Saln. hut s1H -.
hoops ar naS H. Women really want
fhpF di'in't a,d S my II Thought
dressp,al cr.. " -, ,"s..yn ana lose men
them IA ,o,, W." ~ 'iElis TO impose on
IN irve 10 s,n,l N% ~, y uhy hgal'sl lhenl,
pnnipllcts al ,i W. .nN sunle9' ahu nhy
IN i wan n, 9 s"u ", Wuuil ne US
don't bnvr mi, a ,i,, " ~ hullN, invS
II iaoo,s viii M N'.,i,ye ~ men no. anu
in fnyer If bonns an vmi n'llE lhen ! "
bovs In my diltr; u lnr ,ie sin,il
revival az r,,t,,' ~ n'Nps mean ,hs
10 nrot.ci ,in - Snvuiu " coulpeileu
of lie ,,;Is p?,s vNvn y me expense
wcnr this b,1anus t1t,i',s,hs Firls won
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

Pierre, s, D., May a-rhe roundup OF tho
Sioux range Will start from Fort Pierra
May Y under the auspices OF the Missouri
RIVER stockmcn's association. The past year
has been u good one for Etucimcn III West.
trli south Dakota. They have mot witn
very t"w losses nnd cattle came through 10
puou hhnpo. Tho outlook now Nv that thu
present herds VIII h. largely Increased hy
some OF the largest deals ever mn1e rlur,,
lhr opening OF this country TO Hcttlompnu
nave been made or VIII be made shortly
Louis IN Plant has purchased about 6OUl
head OF cattle In 1erhH and Will aoon slim
them "a, lnrton mud Williams and Mnrrinr.
ION VIII ship POO head from Colorado.
Nfneknt nhd Simnn VIII put In hOOO head
ahu Williamn md Robinson a0OO, These
igur denM alone represent some y325 900,
ienurA thesu there IRE numerous small
deals which Will be- transacted during iha
spring and summer 10 both cattle aud sheep.
Black tea and green tea are tho pro.
duct of the same plunt,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04
HE is FILLED WITH POIGNANT
I,rGNEvrS

Nobody has regretted This mistake
more aoutely or sincerely than J., not
only because Ii operated To MAKE 80
eslimablc a statesman MS Mr.. sherman
thinl. poorly of me. hat because II put
inin the presidency man whose adj
minisliatinn resulted IN party defeat
dou't know just what Mr. sherman
mcaut in saying there was no choice
between me and Tnmmany Posaihly he
meant that for the purpose ~ hi, am-
hition the difference WIS slight That
Interpretation woull give point to the
remark aud make II, I grieyc 10 shy,
nearly true, liu II may have been less
kindly intended. II was addressed to a
person by the nnmr of Howard j. q.
Howard, who cuinr here from Mr. Shor-
mans state. lie bad written u cam
paign biography Of President Hayes.
wherein was set forth thai Mr.. Hayes
was nll that goodness and greatness
could hc, and thp result was that Mr..
Hayes aud MIR sherman, not Wishing TO
retain Mr.. Howard IN Ohio, projected
him into our state M appraiser OF the
port Of New York, | thiuk he has now
some kind Of u little custom house office
M at niagara Fails, which. possibly. be
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04
4. and Representatives
v,.x, on the Subject.
> Skirts LEGISLATION,
4 ..,..,,,r and Some Of the Law Max
| ...,l, what Their Votes Would
n ), Measures 10 Regulate
Such Articles.


n Ia fSpecial Cor
b ,Alnrod' Apln rrr,y wider and the
pleitf,' nm, Il longer. Hoops are
ro1nd ileni = ~ establishments
. " b fiiih n,yN" ,-omen. and the
q uasd " sven Srn,n Paris are
L, Il rgNns piu"rus .unnort more
Il " denanntu 81 IA s,arci,rd under
4 a iAsn SIN wv ss,,,.sinnnl gentle
q cour T''',, ~ ~ hc fully posted
II ~ not elpteS'eh w., :, ,l,cv ara oI,spry-
. as-e aelallS p ,ha ~ .tr,ngr onpenr-
d AMI ini'I IL, Wv latter laws Con.
4 1onen N U.s. '' 80 .,'nnnseJ to
~ AMI srlado.s ,,i';ac,s rum lack
sihprs OF ~, ii:Scoy,rirs In Tho
~ ~ NE ATS ,,imNlir', ond boons
Als,l'rs ,Ao ana limits
, Min theis , Linn, AZ Nortb Coro-
= " Stal,M, i ,s'.'aig" n. nncJ in "A cor
" iollu lln's es ,,o Snuthcrnpr's
! " N WV s,,, ~ eair vonnS woincn
: " hp'e " s AN al inst yhnre
rsHsl ", n'u III bonn.gi,irt n,,rs-
siEar SOW y" "" '
i.n4 ,o, luov. vnu on,yht
~, Phi, w nnestiGnp Nhnt
a y - ny hor, crinoiinr md hoop-
n nv 49,, AVA
InnD" ,,.hetber von like tbem or
y W, ~, oIso know thnt many a
y -, ~. Va haen hrougbt 10 the
w " ,,a ,'S-r in tbe last few
~ n slirts keen extending nj
~. aru ~ same nrecious congress
IN, I'M ~ lress fefor,npr will In.
4 Y, ' \ m,Ssnre destined 10 regulate
II 4. III wear;ng of The articles: and
An would YOU take tlienT"
81 NJ Ransom had il duly i'm
4 n an h. mind that '1lnops" were
IA, vay. .slrnuG'' he turned on the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

H',',NN ihNhthN uku, ana Tue ulto WAS
inlsiii,Sl 10 make Il appear as. If drawn
out ly late publication 81 the obscure
paper winch Howard ~lits.
WHEREIN HE DIFFERS FROM
TAAlNlANN,
"'rhe fact however, that Senator
Sherman could at any timc have entcr-
taincd the views Implied by that letter.
aud The fact that the Democratic papers
are ~ generally making use Of Il for
political elect. Justify me IN pointing
ont aoinc difference between my kind of
politics aud ramipany's, For example,
IAmmany hall believes In the use OF
otliccs and oidccholdcrs COR political work
and resource, while, us everybody should
know, that sort OF thing Is objectionable
TO me. There Is nothing dislike 50
nnch ~ to have To do with patronage.
The thug ] have fought against most
stOutly has leeu the function Of an
office broker 1hmmany believes In co
erclng It's nlhcrcnts. IN driving thru In u
body IN the support OF It's measures
aud Interests, and In making Obedience
20 the dictates Of It's leaders the test of
party loyalty On the Other hand ! he
lieNe Ia thH Independence of every uiit
In his right 10 decide for himsolc vhnt
hc viii ,ln, nnd IN M other accountability
ihau Ia reason AMI good sense Is the
maintenance of party organization
the purpose ul obtaining office and the
power aud money that are 10 hc secured
through office | believe IN organization
for the purpose OF carrying principles
Into effect nnd of administering public
Office az for the greatest good to the
greatest number. ThcHe nrc sume par
tiCulnts IN which 1Nnmnny and ditfpr,
PRAISE For TNNINtANY.
'l3ut there arr points of similarity also
4. a..
tons, whether they are good or had. |
Ike to think TINT have lon, Taumnny
hates sham, humhug prciehsc Aud
~ do L. 1NmmaRs Acspises mugwumns,
thOsc political hailoquins who think
their monkey tricks fool people 81 do
drsidsc ihcm. They are tmltorhus frionda
aud cuwnully enemies They are the
most ciamorous office hcggars In politics,
ne Mr. cleveland 81 rourlcpusly informed
q delegation ni them hut Mr. Fnlrclild
lately led 10 him lreighted with npplica-
uDns. TuWmnny believes In bold, npca,
constnni lighting tllpt is hercest when the
conditions are hardest aud the prosnevta
most without hope. la these respects
TAmmany AND ! agree, ! think ] might
be- aide 10 suggest, though ] should ven
lure 1t modestly some points Of SINH
lAritN and differences between Senator
sherman and myself We agree that Il
" q good thing to keep On top and ! with
i had he seniors art of doug IT, We
agree that Il is desirable Ia maintain our
selves In harmony with public sentiment,
mud | wish ! knew how TO nttunc MY
views to the varying currents of popular
upiuiou with that r'hdN sklll aud cnEy
consistency which 81 highly distinguish
the senator. The art Which enables u
man 10 frame and pass q hill Ia The in
trrvt uf free silver while retaining the
reputation Of sound hnLlcier aud the
Leadership Of the gold iuvuumntnllists is
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04
ATTACKED BY PLAT.
SENATOR SHERMAN CRITICISED
BY ME TOO PLATT.
A Recently Published Letter oil The ohioan
Furnishes Opportunity for The Now
Yorker TO Indulge In Sarcasm.

New York, May 2. - Ex-senator
Thomas G. rlatt was sitting IN the cor
rihor OF the Fifth Avenue hotel to-uiri,t
surrounded 10y little group of states.
men from the interior, who were Telling
MN how they were going 10 carry the
next legislature for the Republicans
One Of them MI of sudden changed
lhr subject by inquirlng about the an
thenuelN of the letter pnrp0rting Ia
have been written by John sherman
and published In newspaper Al Nia
CARA Fails, IN which senator sherman
WAS made TO say that 'Hs between Tom
ilatt aud INmmany hail. he "did not
care the toss Of copper"
Me- Plat snllrd somewhat grmly
and said he thought The letter might
have been written by MIR sherman al
some time in the past Continuing. he
81 am very sure that It does not AZ an
represent senator .Shcrmans present
feelings toward me, He did moi write
i recently. The date, nj All Oyohts, was
forged. Still ! have no reason 10 iNtl
that subsequently, TO the Republican
national convention " 1883 Mr.. SHEER.
mans sentiment for me was not pre-
ciscly amiaRe. II bears on tho au.
thcnticity Of the letter, moreover. that
he has not taken the trouble to deny g.
u has been the misfortune, possibly of
both of us, certainly Of me- thai ut
critical Stages of our political career we
have not seen Our ways clear ~ Join
forces. Sucll an occasion was lhe con,
vention Of lSSS. II the New York dele
cation had thrown It's support TO Mr.
sherman he would have hrcn nomi.
uuted. Instead, tO some extent, prr.
hans through my influence, IL gave rs
votes 70 General Harrison and noml-
mated him
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

owes 70 the senator's favor II Is con.
ceivable therefore. that MIR. sherman
miglii have Written him such iclier
az the one published. hut Il he did Il
WAS written coniidcnlialy aud at lNst
bii'rn months ago. aud the date was
ialsii,Sl 10 make Il appear as. If drawn
OUT by a latr publication Of the obscure
paper winch Howard clits.
WHEREIN HE DIFFERS FROM
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
BOUND FOR OKLAHOMA.
The Rock Island spe' ial Goes Through This
Morning.

This morning at o'clock the Rock Is
land vestibuled Oklahoma special train,
chartered by the Kansas City Times party.
passed through here on its way to Guthrie,
o. T., via. kingfsher, EIReno aud Gaines
vile, Tex. The party numbered almost
one hundred AID the principal object Of
{ he trip is to attend the Cherokee strip
convention TO be held 10 Guthrie on the 18th
and 10Th. the train was composed OF the
Pullman sleepers ''Beno," Osiris" "Siu-
oda" and Uranus" and spacious dining
car Appended is = list Of the party;
Howard VI. Holden. E II. Phelps, II. NJ
kirkpatrick. W. H. Holmes w. ". Ken
dali F Mcdonald, Governor I. L. Crit
tenden, f. W Freyschlsg, W. 5. Dckey.
Rrv j q Armstrong. II. c. Swiszgebel,
j. A Wiutz J. ". White, J. NJ. Coburn,
H. B. Farley, E 2. Cowen, P II.
Herman, j. E Hale. K. B. Armour
James Douahue, C. T. Peavy. c. ~ North
up. J. f Richards. l.. r Moore, G. NJ,
Sargent, J. W. Spear, A w Mccoy, A. j.
Snilter, ). B Stockiey, J. 5. Chick, W ,.
johnson, f. Nj. CiendeniEg, Rev. J. W.
Dalton, Charles Campbell, j. w. Moore.
". f Hall, F. P Strickland, J. T.. Sewer,
\ a Champertain, DR.. J. Jackson. + B.
Wengare, w F. Campo G. c. Martain
J. C. James. H. 2. Child, A. S. Vsnland-
inghan1, w :. Cawherd. Dr.. J. j. Tigert,
j. K. Davidson. G. NJ. Bonfeld, Frank
Cooper, |. E. Bernheimer, C. E. Eppiis
heimer, j. K Burnham, 6, w. Fuller. w.
Hartman, Joseph Dillon J. G. Stowe, j. NJ.
Nichols, Nat D Hutton, W B. Hotchkiss,
Witten McDonal, c. G. Bridg
81, -.
Pierce, all of Kansas City, and
Jacob Mulvlne. Topeka; r. l. Mcdonald,
it. Joseph; Lieutenant Shrader, Leaven-
worth; G. P Noel, Topeka; Joseph Allen,
Atchson, G. 5 kemper, ST Joseph; j. w.
Folger, Leayenworth; Daniel Hughes.
Liberty, Mo. C. X. Holiday, ST.. Topeka;
P. /. Bonebrake. Topeka; A. Caldwell,
Leavenworth; G. W. Lacy, St. Joseph; A.
A. Robinson, Topeka; f. w. Maxwell, St,
Joseph; S. F. Howe. Topeka; A. j. Hanvi,
Atchison, G. NJ. Bittman, Leavenworth;
Thomas Purdy, Parsons; II. B. Coulter,
st. Joseph; Rufus Todd. st. Joseph; J. c.
Fox, Atchison; H. c. Cross, Emporia; ".
S Dolan, Atchison: Ernest Davis, st. JOS
eph; H A Heath. Emporia; J. r. Null
vane, Topeka; a. NJ. Daugherty, St. JOS
eph; T. Dwight Thatcher, Lawrence, K. j.
Brown, Leavenworth: d. p. Blish, Atchi-
son; j. Rosenblatz. ST. Joseph; Captain
Pope, LeavenworGh.
Guthrie is making great preparations to
receive this delegation as well as all other
visitors on che 18th, and it is thought the
crowd on that day will be the largest ever
assembled in that city. Big delegations
will also attend the convention from all
territorial points, the largest of which
will be from Oklahoma City, where it is
said one hundred will come from, When
it comes to caring for visitors Guthrie
seems to have few equals.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
EXTRAORDINARY FISHING.
How tho Indians on the Oronoco Catch
the Gymnotus.

How the Indians on the Oronoco Catch
the GymnOtus.
OF all the extraordinary modes of
taking fish, that which is practiced by
the Indians of Salobozo, on the Oronoco,
in catching the gymnotus, the most
powerful OF all the species Of electric
cells, is perhaps the strangest.
As everyone knows, the electric eel
protects itself and catches its prey by
means Of an electric discharge which
for the time being benumbs any living
organism with which il comes into
contact. II the fish IS forced 10 keep
these discharges up for any length ~
time il becomes completely exhausted
and helpless and it is this fact that the
Indians take advantage in hunting the
gymnotus with their half-wild horses
and mules.
Having found portion OF water
along the marshy banks of the river
where the cells are congregated, they
drive their terrified animals into tho
water, and then begins a struggle
which most Europeans find little too
much for their nerves the first time
they see it.
On the banks and in the shallow
water the Indians jump about and
howl, brandishing long canes and har-
poems, and driving the animals back
whenever they attempt 20 leave the
water
The cells. mean while, reused 20 fury
BY the disturbance. attack the poor be
-r-fFI,-,I I g.
charges Of their batteries until they
are nearly mad with fright aud pain.
Sometimes the horses and mules, and
especially the latter, sink under the
force Of the discharges and are only
with difficulty saved from drowning
Sometimes in their terror they viii
attack each other with their teeth and
bite ferceIy until the shocks overcome
them. Meanwhile the eels. looking ike
great yellow. livid water serpeuta
writhe along the surface Of the water,
chasing their enemies, and BY some
strange intuition seeking out the most
unprotected parts Of their bodies On
which 20 deliver their shocks A single
eel has been k1own 20 cOnfine ia stten-
ton 70 one horse, and. by constantly
directing It's discharge a. the heart %
benumb and drown IL within Eve min
utes
In about quarter % an bour the
struggle IS over and the eeis are van
quished. The animals lose their ter
TOR. and the fsh Instead 'of attacking
a. before. now shua ghs invaders e
taeir territory aud make for the tanks.
there they are easily h@rpooucd aHd
drawn ashore by means II long Inca
7 hey ere quite exhausted and uuss.~
% give any shock % speak a. bU. he
natives have such = wholesome dread If
them ina, they aill not even nov touch
them until they are quite sure they arc
6ezd--Tankee Blade
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
LOOK AT 1T.

At the last meeting of the city council
an ordinance was ordered to be drawn pro-
viding for the adoption of Il new electric
fire alarm for the city at a cost of S., COO
for term of five years. The matter has
been discussed among the business portion
of the community during the past week,
quite a number expressing the opinion
that the change will cost the city more
than the necessities OF the case warrants
or will justify. Twelve hundred dollars
year is not very large sum for the city
to expend, to be sure, but if it is 500, or
$780, or 81, more than equally as good ser
vice can be secured, it is just that much
more than the city ought to expend, III the
interest of the taxpayers. The city wants
the best if it is the cheapest in the true
sense of economy. j. e., that OF merit. II
the mntter has not been thoroughly inves-
tigated it should be before the proposition
Is finally accepted and contract closed.