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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
bLAR PRIMARIES
|, HELD IN ACCORDANCE
4, THE PLAN ADOPTED
!. should Pay No Attention
.,,.rs. Hut Hold Their
primnries on June q.

an, attemp, of a few dissatis-
n,lers to disrupt the honest
Nv OF McLennan county Is sun
|,ba minds Of Gazette readers.
b,v executive committee which
Waco decided to ignore the ae-
y stale executive committee In
|,,ImarIes. But the kickers In
III county as well as elsewhere
Eooled If they think they can
| ID OK 1regsed will of the state
u The following letter from
n Dudley on this point VIII be
b interest;
tazette, 800. A.,
lo.ealled Democratic executive
n Of McIennan county In at
! 10 repudiate the action OF the
Stlc executive committee of
Imam Is not only ridiculous but
| DO they suppose that n little
boilers acting under the In
soiG. Clark, who gets his or
4, wall street, can deprive tho
Democracy OF McLenEan county
bresting themselves at the prt-
Ic,lon BY their ballots upon the
issue before the American
Not much. The honest Dem
McLennan county VIII not
n out OF their right Of suffrage
uch a trick.
not Absolutely necessary that
nary elections called by the
StIc state executive committee
1 also called by the county ex-
kommlttees, and whether called
" the county committees the
elections viii be held through
hate in every county at the va
hing places therein on the 9th
next.
h should be no Judges and cleo
Gers present to hold said pri-
,ens, the Democracy Will as
Il Nslr usual voting places
n t.ose their own Judges and
81 election and proceed to hold
inay Elections. and preserve
mrs that the result of such
can be established. County
h eonmittees who bolt from
bn u the Democratic state OK
Committee will not he reoog-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
securing the much talked about. and
as they say, much needed. reform

us they say HnutH-Httueu, reform"
Governor Gibbs has harped on ana
criticised most severely the railroad
commission of the state He saws that
II is a failure. and not what the people
expected Mr.. Rhodes of Van Zandt
county, who was one of the PopulIst
"reformers" in the last legislature. was
of the same opinion as Mr.. Gibbs and
introduced bill In the house provId,
Ing for maximum rates for railroads
1t Is one Of the richest pieces OF pro-
posed legislation offered In tho last
legislature, The bill proposed that roIi.
roads In Texas should not receive ex-
ceeding 20 cents per hundred pounds
for transportation Of long list az
articles, which he enumerated, The
committee in the house reported the
bill back with the recommendation
that 1t be not passed. one of the reas-
ons being that the rates by the hill
were very much raised over commis-
sion rates. A comparison was made
by the committee, using three hun
dred mile bnsis as It was fair aver
age distance for such comparison.
though the difference In favor Of COM
mission rates would be as great at 200
% $50 miles and greatly Increased on
distances over 300 miles. The increase
Of rates proposed by Mr. Rhodes over
existing commission rates on a few
articles given were on:
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

The following marriage licenses were
issued by Deputy Clerk Prather yes
John swanso to Miss Bette Rob
erats,
]. A. Hendricks to Miss sallie NJ.
House.
J. J. Hunter 10 Miss Ellen Carter,
len Reed (colored).
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

Fairlic. Tex, Feb. 15.-(special)-
Harry Tracy addressed small audi.
eure here yesterday in the interest or
Porullsm. His talk created very little
enthusiasm.
ne few single standard men OF this
nlnce arc not altogether pleased at the
action Of the executive committee SUB
hitting the question TO popular vote
as they realize that their name Will be
.'pennls" after the primaries.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
b HAVE "a FULL TICKET.
|lready Full of PopulIst Can
dldatps.

arcos. Tex, Feb. 15.--(Specialo
u has been set us the date
Ing the meeting of the POpu-
eeutlYe committee. The IN
IN the part Of the leaders IS
inll ticket In the field for all
ieers, Independent candidates
ns out early there being now
Mates for every county of
Populists believe that with
le Of facts local nominations
party will land winners.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

Flrst race, seven MISUNDERSTANDING
i0i. 81. Il. Fly, Jr.. l0i. Han Ban 1oi
jack Bradley iO4. Little Billy Ioi. Mark
$ lOi, Dockstadcr 1914, BILLY Bennett
tO,. Albert sydney l0i. Imp. nimboo,
iO7. Verdi i07. Terrapin 10,
inp-priident es. IIaeckei 100. Tutor
ioS. Gieesome 10. Uncle lin liz, Long
taie 1f2. Jimmie II. 1i2. Old PuBh liz.
Fakir lis. Rainmnker il5. freedman lis.
Bcatince lis.
THIRD race. mile ssiiing--IAiiian u.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

Mckinney, Tex. Feb, l5,-tSpecial)-
The county Republican convention,
which met here today, was a stormy af-
fair Tho Mckinley contingent scored
a complete victory over the Reed fol.
lowers. John Grant was Endorsed and
Quincy eulogiZed
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
CHARGE OF swINpLlSc.
Tie worked n Confidence Game ana
WAS Successful.

Texarkana, Ark, Feb. i5'-(speeiai!
r Greathouse, who came here about
a year ago from Paris, Texas; as an
an charge OF swindlIng and placed
unaer n bond OF 5000 pending pre-.
iiu1inary trial, which Is set ior mex.
Monday, The warrant was sWo1n w yn,
ai,."ss that Greathouse worked con-
idenee game on him by which he came came
out loser to the tune of between ssVO
and 1900
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

weatherford. Tex, Feb. l5.-(Special)
The Democratic executive committee
of Parker county met here today and
decided that the precinct convention
will be held the third Saturday In
March to elect delegates to the county
convention, which will be held the last
Saturday in March.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
rcIl rrom a DuIIdInE.

Glen Rose, Tex, Feb. lb,-sspecia't eit
s w The Campbell Star Hall building
i ie evening and was badly bruised
md injured. No bones were broken,
III Farmers are pushing their plo ons
ahead in anticipation of splendid crops
,bia caasOn.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
Tne County Court.

In the county court YESTERDAY T. ro u
S;'l,s VA and Denver railroad for 'i'1 io'
The Texas brewing company Charles
,warded a Judgment. agains' rha s,,it
Wertzner and others for siS'' AA'
was for debt 4
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

Tho Forty-eighth district court has
hem occupied all the week on non
jury cases A a,.,.,.. .a,r, II
u carver Yesterday secured n verdict
~ siIs4 against the Western Union
telegraph company for failure % deiiy-
err a message. He sued Tor szooo
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
EARLY AND REFORM
uen Song Of Hon. barnett
Gibbs.

5Iss.. Feb. REORGANIZATION.
ulnos has lndorsed and de-
intention to support Major
.afby for governor on a ire
ssorm, This sounds nice, but
ie1as Will no doubt pause
q to demand of the Dallas
I'esman how he can assure
m such as he talks about
Y VIII 90 to the ballot box
-eir votes with him.
mnor Gibbs and Major Kear-
.,e assurance of "reforma-
s Sa.e matters than the Popu-
t,entatives In the last legis-
.se for? There can be no
mMIns,listlon as 10 what a Popu-
ral1islratlon in Texas y.,uld
NJ WV attempt to show from
ny Y as clear and concise
p,slole. free from invectives
re. vs.y statements of fact what
6iasa,a,ives In the last legis-
ana failed to do towards
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
HOTEL WILL BE nEpuIlr.
rho Brown House at Aivora VIA ~
ueplnued.

Alyord. Tex. Feb. l5.--(speciai. )--'R.
b FARMER * laying tho foundation
FOR three-story hotel building. 70 oon-
building Will sfard on the same ground
tho Brown hofsl occupied, which ~
burned down On JAnuasy = hse
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

Kerrvllle Tex. Fob. t5-(Special)-
At meeting OF the Republicans of this
county held this afternoon delegates
were elected to the Fredericksburg and
Austin conventions and instructed for
William Mckinley as first choice.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

Austin. TEX. Feb. l5.-(Special.)-
chairman JEFF Johnson of the Demo-
cratic executive committee this after
noon issued a call for the committee
meeting on the 29th Inst
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

This IL fair illustration Of what
the bill was and the character OF leg
islation Populism would demand on
railroad regulation in Texas II the
party was In power. There were other
features of the bill which made 1t alb
solutely impractlcable and which caus-
ed the internal Improvements commit
tee to which 1t was referred to enter
It's protest against the passage of such
reckless and disastrous legislation.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

A Brilliant social Event Which Was
Largely Attended.

Wichita Fails, Tex. Feb. 5.--tspeeiail
The firemen's ball. given here Friday
night. was grand success In every
particular. Music was furnished py
Professor Ault OF Fort Worth. which
added much TO the success OF the even-
ng's enjoyment. A large crowd Wa
was one OF the grandeGt events Of the
dnd that has taken place hors fos
nome time NNIl1
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
SHOT N A Fight.
Two Negroes Indulge in n nian
scrap Mt waco.

voco. Tex. Feb. ib.-Cspecial)1,L,aattss
.s, niaht John Robinson ana hs ,,aS
paniels, two negroes became ,s,a MIMI y mi.
in a quarrel. the ou, esorn Daniels re-
let in Roblnson's leg ron scrIous one.
paf,iels IL In jail.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

Petition BeinR Circulated Askfna
Trustees to become Candidates.

Sherman, Tex, Feb. 15,-(speeiaI.)---
A petition is being circulated In the
city asking the members OF OF the pres
emit board OF school trustees whose
terms OF oflice expire In April, to be-
come candidates for reelection. The
petition has received 800 signatures o.
lie most prominent business men In
The city. The board OF trustees Will
publish the petition with the sigma
lures Monday, and the members Whose
terms expire will with one exception
run for reelection.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

depot
PrOpreors
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09

OF the corset means better proper
| tions for the average woman, as we'll
as better health. 1t means smaller
hips, better carriage, better condi-
ton of the abdominal organs, less
backache, better digestion and con-
sequently clearer complexion.
Surely these things are worth striving
for and the thought of them should
cheer and comfort the women who
will find it necessary to let out the
waist bands of all their gowns at
least two inches.
Naturally the bicycle is the agent
of this great reform. 1t was mani
testify absurd to bike in corsets. A
few women try to do it, just as few
bathers at fashionable seashore re-
sorts wear their corsets into the surf
and jump up and down very meekly
in the waves while their wise compan-
ions are swimming, But there could
be no century runs" in corsets, and
long rides with husbands, brothers
and men friends were out of the ques-
ton for the woman with stays.
So they were dropped-not all at
once, but few pairs at time. And
then, as woman, is a rational animal,
she began to ask herself why the COM
fort and beauty of her bicycle cos
tune should not be combined in her
home and street gowns and so the
good work goes on.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
ckinley I'm 1899.

In 1892 William Mckinley delivered
a speech and from it this entire para
graph is clipped:
During all of his (Cleveland's)
years at the head of the government
he was dishonoring one of our precious
metals, one of our products, discredit-
ing silver, and enhancing the price OF
gold. He endeavored even before his
Inauguration to Office to stop the COIN
age Of silver dollars, and afterwards,
and to the end of his administration,
persistently used his power to that end.
He was determined to contract the
circulating medium, and demonetize
one of the coins of commerce, limit
the volume of money among the peo-
pie, make money scarce and therefore
dear. He would have increased the
value OF money and decrease the value
OF everything else-money the master,
everything else its servant. He was not
thinking of the poor then. He had left
their side. He was standing forth in
their defense.-Cheap oats, cheap labor,
and dear money; the sponsor and
promoter of these protesting to stand
guard over the poor and lowly. Was
there ever more glaring inconsistency,
or reckless assumption"
If Mckinley was honest in his
utterances then what must people think
ofwhat he now says when he stands in
the identical position of the man he
was then attacking? No unprejudiced
man can evade the conclusion that
Mckinley is for any policy that he
thinks will make him President, regard
less of right or the best interests of the
people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
A Chance to Make Money.

have berries, grapes and peaches, a
year old, fresh as when picked. l use
the California Cold process, do not heat
or seal the fruit, just put it up cold, keeps
perfectly fresh, and costs almost nothing
can put up bushel in ten minutes. Last
week l sold directions to over 100
families; anyone will pay dollar for
directions. when they see the beautiful
samples of fruit. AS there are many
people poor like myself, l consider it my
duty to give my experience to such, and
feel confident any one can make one or
two hundred dollars round home in a
few days. will mail sample OF fruit
and complete directions, to any of your
readers, for eighteen two-cent stamps,
which is only the actual cost of the
samples, postage, etc, to me.
FRANCIS CASEY, st. Louis, Mo.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
"LabOr Crucifled.n -

The London Times of July &c, 1896,
has the following, which laboring men,
producers, and business men should
read carefully:
IF the single gold standard can be
forced upon South America and Asia,
as it has been since 1873 forced on
North America and Europe, gold must
inevitably appreciate to at least four
times its present absurd value, or to
put it otherwise, commodities must
decline to one-fourth of the present
price and labor all the world over, be
crucified as it was never crucified be-
fore in days of medieval serfdom or
even chattel slavery. Such is the con-
test. If the money lords can force
monometallism upon the whole world,
they will succeed in establishing the
most gigantic moneyed aristocracy
among the rich, and the worst system
OF peonage serfdom among the masses
that has ever cursed the hapless sons
of men,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
NEW BALLOT LAW,
How the New Election Ballot Will
be Printed and Voted.

How the New Election Ballot Will
be Printed and Voted.
In compliance with law passed by
the last legislature, the ballot to be
voted at this falls election will be
radically different in general arrange
ment from the ballot of any preceding
year. In speaking of the new ballot
the session laws OF 1895 says:
"The name of each nominee shall
be placed under the designation of the
Office or which he has been nominated
in the order following to-wit: Re-
publican, Democratic, Peoples party,
Prohibitionist and any other party in
the order filed with the clerk OF the
board of county commissioners. Be-
fore the designation of the office shall
be indicated the number of candidates
for such Office to be voted for at said
election. At the end of the lists OF
all the political parties and the list Of
candidates for each office shall be left
a blank space on the right side of each
ticket extending the full length OF the
column of political parties and of the
nominees, at least one half inch in
width, so that the voter may correctly
indicate in the way hereafter provided
the candidate or candidates for whom
he wishes to cast his ballot.
Upon each official ballot q
perforated line, one half inch from the
left hand edge of such ballot, shall ex-
tend from the top of such ballot toward
the bottom OF the same for two inches,
thence to the left hand edge of the
ballot, and upon the space thus formed
there shall be no printing except the
number of such ballot, which shall be
upon the back of such space, in such
position that it shall appear upon the
outside when the ballot is folded.
The county auditor shall cause official
ballots to be numbered from one up
wards, consecutively, beginning with
number one for each voting precinct.
"Official ballots for given precinct
shall not contain the names of
nominees for justices OF the peace and
constables of any other precinct, ex-
cspt in cases of municipalities, where
number of precincts vote for the
same nominees for justices of the peace
and constables, and in the latter event
the ballot shall contain only the names
to be voted for by tho electors of such
precinct.
"On the margin OF each of said bal
lots, to the right, there shall be printed
instructions directing the voter how to
mark his ballot before the same shall
be deposited with the judges of elec-
ton.
"The arrangement of the ballots
shall, in general, conform as nearly as
possible to the plan herinafter given:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09

do and there are large number Of
men to do it. Each one gets enough
to live on and does not think OF max
ing more than a living. They pay
taxes of various kinds, but do not
know what becomes OF the money.
They have salaried officers in various
capacities, but in most instances the
people do not care how they are paid.
They simply live on and are contented.
AS a result of this falling behind n
progressive nation like America about
the only real object that Eng
lishmen OF means have is to get con-
troll OF the banking system OF America
that they may make money out of us.
They hope to do this by electing Nc
kinley and compelling us to retire our
national currency, then have the gov
ernment guarantee the bankers asso-
citation. No banks will be able to do
business that are not in the associa-
ton and the bankers association will
have cinch on things.
"They look upon J. Pierpont Nor
gan and others of his line OF business as
agents OF the Rothschilds. They act
for the Rothschild banking house.
They cable what can be done and the
English bankers cable them back
what TO do or what not to do. That is
the way they buy our bonds and make
investments. English bankers take
only the best securities, as l stated
before, and they take them for what
they can make out OF them. They
are not nearly so rabid on the money
question as many people in this coun-
try. They are confessedly for the
single gold standard, but if they can
not get it they will be content with
their securities, all the same, because
these securities are the kind that are
in the greatest demand OH the market
in London to-day"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
WHOLE NUMBER 1908.

world permit us to relieve ourselves
or relieve us themselves. l am not
willing to do that. When they tell
me that there is State in the Union
where the people are willing to trans.
fer to foreign nations the control of
their finance, 1 tell them that l have
too much respect, too much conf
dence o the people OF this country to
slander the people of any State by
saying that they are willing to sur
render rights that our forefathers
fought for. am going to wait until
these people so vote, and let them de-
clare their own infamy. 1 shall not
declare it for them.
II can but urge you to study this
question. realizing its Importance to
you and to the country, and if after
you have studied it you think we are
wrong, vote against us. But remem-
ber, that if by your ballot, you con-
tinue the present conditions where
syndicates are protecting the treasury
at a high price then you have nobody
to blame for four years more of hard
times, except yourselves. If you want
this sort of thing, then prepare your
selves to grin and bear it without
complaint for four years more. If you
want relief you have got a chance to
get it by saying so at your ballot box,
because if by the suffrages OF my
countrymen 1 am elected President Of
the United Ststes-Qong and con-
tinuous applause)-I shall lose no
time in doing what l can to drive the
gold standard from this country, and
in its place substitute the gold and
silver coinage of the cons titution, and
open the mints to the free and un-
limited coinage of gold and silver at
the present legal ratio of 16 to l, with
out waiting for the consent of any
other nation" Great applause.]
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
The Wasp Waists.

The bicycle belle has sounded the
knell of the wasp waist.
Paris, the accepted fountain head
of all such information, has an
nounced that no waist which meas
ures less than twenty.seven inches
can be considered "good FORM" The
West End in London Immediately ac-
cepted the verdict, and to-day fash
ionsble Englishwomen are going
about with waists OF generous circum-
ference. Americans are not far be.
hind. Already their dress-makers
have received orders for liberal waist
bands in autumn gowns.
For years the voices OF doctors have
been raised in warning against the
practice of tight lacing, and for years
the women OF civilized countries have
listened courteously and have given
their corset strings an additional
twist. The laws of hygiene have lit.
tie weight when they are opposed to
the laws of fashion. Now that fashion
has grasped health by the hand, so to
speak, women have dropped their cor
sets and little feminine sigh of re-
lief goes around the world.
One Of the greatest London tailors
announces that his books show how
fast the waist measurement of English
women is increasing. He has sold a
thousand cycling habits this season.
He says that his customers who were
measured for spring gowns with twen-
ty-four or twenty-five inch waists are
now ordering autumn costumes with
twenty-seven and twenty.eight inch
waists.
This does not sound very alluring,
but it really means a distinct i'm.
provement in the appearance of wo-
men. Everybody knows that super
fiuous flesh which is compressed in
any part of the body will find place
elsewhere. and everybody has seen
the melancholy contrast OF a email
waist over enormous hips and too
prominent abdomen. The abolition
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-09
Rebukes the Preachers.

In his speech at Raleigh, N. c., Mr.
Bryan said:
Il could stand any appeal made by
the advocates of the gold standard to
almost any class better than an appeal
made to the preachers and teachers OF
religion. If there is one thing the
church people of this country could
afford to array themselves against, it
is the gold standard as it is being ad-
vocated at this time. (Applause.) And
yet the Republican party is appealing
to church people to take their place
upon the side of the gold standard.
"My friends. when certain ministers
OF the people who stand behind free
coinage aud have taken their places
upon the side of these great aggrega'
tions of wealth, l remind them that
when the Savior was here it was
the common people who heard Him
gladly the very people whom these
ministers to-day call anarchists and
socialists. (Great applause.)
"My friends when I find-there are
not many of them, but they are quite
conspicuous-these men casting their
lot upon that side, and exhausting
abusive language in their description
of the great masses of the people oI
this country, feel like saying to
them, that if they will take their
chances with Dives, l will risk my
chances with Lazarus" (Great ap.
plause)