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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
WHARTON BRIEFS.



All Jail Bids Rejectcd--peneiits of Post
Nd
Wharton Texas, March i9.-county
commissioners have been in called session
this week to consider special matters OF
business coming up for adjustment. The
bid OF II. II. McCauley was accepted foF
the building OF the bridge over the Middle
bernard. The contract price was VA
cents per running foot, the county TO
furnish all necessary material for the
strueture. DR.. u. II. Walls bid for the
county jail practice for the coming year
uas accepted. tie same being $50 per
wear. All bids were rejected Tor me nc,
pairlng OF the Jail, New bids We're i''Nl..u
Ia be in by tho 18th OF April. next The
cnurt adjourned over unth MQhuss' 49,,
lmdrs King OF Go,denroi " ~ iro,n
f.o,ienrnd where tho papulisiic rlily tuoh
Mace on The i0th instant. 10 In' ~
IN No remarked, incidentally Il, ~ T.
VARIATION OF TIC advantage. o. ~ I'M,
ine, IN Tho Daily Post; SUI ,'I.',f
nsso / Inserted "a smaH ~ ~ mad
ually la,"t All FOR l was overWh,'4iii.i
~ ,eniies hMrd from iVe Stftttiyc
M.ss,, ~ Nnson auu piNuh ""N'
~ ,rhb Post IN my hnaill, H.,,,,, ia the
shcricf Rich has added tour u mons in
lisi now chnrF 4 with tne , T~''i fourteen In
the saIlultn r,es nov, has q total a "A.
all lnv SSa,dtrs In Ma hotel. no u IN
ly-i", words, ~ am Niile ~
" ~ rsgar,i-- pick my sues,,,,,,.d from
"rantsin jim i,arhee nes sn,ai From
mo ron rally on lhn ,ba, precinct
him ths 80 nnior was f5fme1 u
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

Houston, CHIEF Fink ard dauyhter VIII
femaln here until tomorrow ovcnmg
THE BOLIVAR FERRY.
The committee eppolntcd by tho county
commissioners cour, to look into the mat
ter OF establishing ferry between thia
city und Bolivar mot this afternoon 10
hear a proposition from Mcssrs. W.nnia
aud F,athcrStone, getoral munger and
secretary rognoc;ly9ly. OF the Gulf and
Interstate railroad. These tcntlemen
roughly outlined two preparations; oae by
which the oounty should establish the fcr.
~, the railroad 10 Ray u liked rbm per ear
for tx transfer; the second proposition
contemplated the vr1lil lm'it cr Tho
ferry by the railioGd Company, tue tuoil-
ty TO nay nNed rur, 4unuAny for no
Transfer 81 pnssense ana hlel'a
Mtssra, Winnie and Feather stone wctc
reQdttcd tn reduce tho latter nroi'os i.on
10 Writing ana pres" u sanu At thf inct'-
ing OF the court 20 'e H. 4 ul March 20,
when It viii probably be definitely acted
upou, by that timo, u ID thought, tho
ming INTO BOLIVIAN and tho necessity FOR
transfer VIII he Imminent II " Raid tho
tofty viii chtapcn iue coat VI uyssor aud
h-h and also or garden prnducts .r1u.;nt
from Tie other Hido of the bny Nv i'm
proving the tagiluts OF gettiug them to
markell II VIII also be a gre0l Atlinuilus
to the gardening INDUSTRY oa that nor
lion of tue mWnluud wNinh ~ Iitstnt
has littlo communication with the c'y
UNITED srA1Ea CQulfr
Stewart Cooper VS. Eliza Cooper ct al.
on trial
Anna H. q. Fly w.. Terns lax,rcsa eLin.
pahy, verdict for plulntln for $500.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

Galveston. Texas. March 10. The OK
ecutlye board Of tho American Baptist
association " Ia session at the Union Bap-
list church, UolOred, with u very liberal
Including the president, Rev q. II.
Churchill or Houston, Rev. NJ. u. Terrell
OF Mckinney. HoV. Cushenherry of Sau
Antonio and nr g. II, Smith OF Houston.
The women's home mission III also IN
session In conjunction with the naaocln-
tion with a good Attendance. Tho mttt-
Ing Will continue until and including Sun
day but II IL expected To finish NJ tho
programme OF work Saturday night.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

beaumont. Toxas, March l5-Guy
JwulSer has furnished The Post corrc-
sron'tut tho following changes In mail
routes out OF Beaumont to take effect
on dates mentioned a. follows;
After March 70 Erin mail goes to Kir-
byNiuc.
After March II Magnolia Springs mail
gees TO klrbyNillc.
After March j, mail for Beach Grove.
Brooltcluul, Holly springs. Howell. Jas-
per, Lewis Ferry and Ncsta 80 to Kirby
VILE.
At,cr March u the mail for Belgrade,
Burkuyillc, Dclma, Lctsmill, Newton,
suyeyville and Toledo 10 to kirbyvnle.
These chungoa Will he great con-
vouicnce to the residcnts OF tho postor-
fees mentioned Now and heretofore mail
for these points have either been carried
from Beaumont ON horseback or went
to Colmusnpil, The change tends It all
over the Gulf Beaumont and Kansas
CITY to Hirbyville, from which place mail
will reach the various poatofficcs the
same day 1t IL mailed at beaumont.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
An EASTERN TRIAL.

Twas In th, town OF lIouato-khnn,
The nashaw Eat IA n,s dlyan;
Ills sutrups were around him placed
10 work his mandates la fUl haata
Twas but d moment that before
The hall was In u din and roar
'hats on In court" the ounuch erica.
Tho turbans prompt arc laid aside
Tho Dashaw, from his daiH on high.
Cast ON tho uibes an ugly eye,
AMI cried while rago HIS bosom shook.
'brlug ~ the false Bnshi -hl2ookl"
The culprit faced the diyan soon.
lie WIS u awart ana duHky loon
Whuse oheckcred garb and schnty hair.
Showed an uostheuo Huntsville air.
"ptoolaim the churRc, oh. grand Vlzier.
Thou brngst against the Pa,Hiin herVl'
Great Ba8hnw, ! on yeatcrnoon
Heard HIN mdilgn the Great Horn Bpoon.'
"Enoughl Thou needst not here enlarge
Upon tAe proof of his grave chargel
No Tartar hoodlum shnll cyads
The laws for true believers inndol
1.-THE fine, or sentence then. In short
II one dinar with costs OF courD.
MavhAp n hundred. or o'en more.
"laroun. collect, at once yon rne,
Qror I'm somewhat In need OF mine
ghoull no ite payment now refuse,
llurl MIN into Inc ralahooael
.IIo doth demur. and will appeuii
BY Allah he my wrath shall feel,
Lito Rrsyhouui slraInlnV al tho leash,
uo trIeA 10 ,senpo my just baolsheosh,
"shnli bnse-borp Tarlnrs dare Withhold
or rencgades OF Tripon
Icvade mai tolls 10 sucl MIR
"ghall Nublan convirts from Gum IBie
while they come candidate can boosL
or labor with the pullet roostY
"No by hfabomcps naured beardi
Fach c,inrit shalI be- faDy sheared.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

again, but were Informed that they were
not needed any more. They are in dostl-
case, and are trying to get back to Ala
bgma.
owing to the fact that the passenger
train from Mexico arrives at $50 H. M and
piRaougers on the eleuptra are required to
he ont of their berths when the train Is
Inspected, tho railroad company has re-
ON the train TO INSPECT baggage while the
train ia en- route to san Antonio, The mat
ter has been taken up b. tho treasury do
partmont ana an additional Inspector Will
probably be added to the force.
Mr. Y. q. George, agent ot the Southern
Pacific, Is the proud father OF boy, born
Nu.LDLLLNN-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

$50 Texas March i3--slr' Hs, -. Z
Nie,oiia' u, 4 wen to do young ia .,.'
payies on,,,ran living in the Mission 49,
and s,o,S' iaspreara la9 e.. TsgE tIas
S llon ND ND NJ wss Sss s5af S rs
saa s.' psg Sc ss AZ r Is NSS s u to
nn XIX lis relatives hn Y, M mart and are
iRs re:a,isr , ss'l90 % s diseoysr MS whers
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Texas Chiefs of Police Royalty En-
tertained,
CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS AWARDED.


Galveston, Texas. March is.-Chief OF
Police JoncB returned this morning from,
Houston, where he hug been attoading til,
convention q tho ehiefs OF police Of
Texas mIugiug with him the following
Numbers Of the associations: IL. II. Fink.
chief OF police, ~ pas5 II. T.. Criswcil.
city marshal, Noukum, J. j. SANDERS. city
marshal, Locl,hnrti Sam II. Inn. chlof Of
police. Waco, john Faux. city marshaI.
.coricmH, Tony Crowou. city mafshal,
Enni, N, c. lAahu, clerk police depart.
mont inllaa, ~. J, Nllun1, city marshal,
Corpus christi Tom O'Lcury, detective.
iiuusien, Horny Lou, mounted officer.
Houston aiuo. little AllsA Marion Fink OIL
lei puso.
Nuoftunatol, chief OF Police Jones was
detained la tha criminal court tho grontrr
portion OF the day aa a Witness, hui be.
tween him and detective Gus AmuudHpn,
the visitors did not want Tor attention,
Phoy we've driven over the city In cur
ringes, visiting al. Tie plileos OF interest.
including the hospitals. nrc engine houses
aud schools, They tApi,s cd Themselves as
iiEhy pleased With tho ely In general.
ana particularly Win TIE magnificent
school hullllugf.
At ocloCls lnusc guardians Of tho peace
lnm's iuko ~ Chi,f ,ioi,,s. ia vas ole Of
the most enjoyable evonts of its Kind given
Whom haiird ron ' porilons af tb '' STAT
whore thv bIVtVr flaurtahrth mol atu 10
theif hyarta eauteni. Woting ,6s Oyster
Ia almost every Wgy known 10 TIC arr
culinary,
Anul'g those WHO aHairtcd chief Jones
IN toe tnt,uuiumunt oi hin gurHts Wrfo
J"l'ctNe AWuultrh, a'fr'uni of Police
pomyl rolilO DlgrS dcuiSc y, Me-
rorlt. unuuty Commute finer H. II. gntirr.
Alderman llohorl Wchbrr city Asgcssor
r. q. Ienuotl Fred Hulnull thar!oa iut.
Ter nnl 'Tue Pot unt.
~ mo conc.unlOn or die oyeter eating,
air. Jfi,uI III mounted tho p.utfotn nuI
rad thnt Galvc4ion had Mwaya uousttd
some big oyster eaters aud thought sho
rr,nnit.g1 fgr tio vlfItors az Its duy to
dDpiOurtrnto that Galveston Watnt Ia H.
Iio eonc.uded ~ pr,acnting Chlgf FINK Of
Icritt "," WIZ a. '''s' ''N''''' "''''''
War nrescrylnr order van nro towel.
hut for eating o9gteru Won are d wonder.
record iJJ6. ualVoston. rtNat March u.
oSSs9,,ts, Mini, ,o,r-rded Il, f,Itcun,t,
,a,nir saylnr Ie had eaten no brcaltfnai
at liousion. nnd thia probably accounted
~ liz ~, 80 ''''" ''S"'
10 "'l n,,t tho, nrns,,t.d Ar Kahn
81 i,aiias VIII, the sre,nI chnnuioniS
y, AK inscrihei,
"for a kcepor OF recordA you'n do.
anu 49,, q" inn N'' 'N
I, ,,o,si Gniyeaton ,rexaa. March 49,
issG
ny, ty.t, axriai,,od ,b,, bc bnd like
1T ~" ~ brsaIg Snu, hnt sot,,s faiHo
, minu t,a1 ,,d,,nSd Min, "a ent n couple
i,', ,,1, tsu l,s aibirb accounted for his
ia ahV, gNlhi ,nna az cernu'n Christi then
- faE 10
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

ms minister OF state In Italy, Is, like his
predecessor u Sicilln and comes from Una
Of the aristOcratic families that were
scattered over the Island Of Etna by tie
Spanish DONNA ton He is now nearly O.
years old. At The age OF 81 he was pretoct
az Palermo, aud Ia that year OF the revo-
luton he tried to restore the Kingdom Of
the Two Sluilles to the house Of BuurlOI.
This revolution was tsrOclous. neither CIV
Ing nor accepting quarter, The Triumphant
reputation committed most alb 'mlnabie eN-
ccsscs human butcher shops were opened
In the public squares, where the mesh OF
the Italian carbineers Killed at the barri,
cades was sold for next to nothing. Ru-
DIM rlakcd popularity IN orlcr 10 save
Italian unity. He directed the suppress
sion OF the revolt with trmncss that
borderod On cruelty. The revolution was
crushed ard italian unity escuprd tre
peril OF dsmemlerment, which had thrc tt~
ened It for an uetant. But lor many
years the remembrance OF this bloody anu
mcrcless supprcssiun Weighed heavily On
Slgnor Rudinis reputation, As politician
the Marquis di Rudlni took IA leading
rank among the rightists as soon as he
was sent TO parliament. HIS conduct dur
ing the revolution Of $50 had classei him
among the fearless and resoluto men. And
so, after Montana, when Emmanuel de-
sired to begin a reactonary policy, Ru-
DIM was selected to act as minister "
the Interior lie was expected 70 show hls
strong qualities against the militant M
ocracy which was inconscd Mt the king.
The now minister showed himYef equal
to the eXpectation and was almo I spiteful
in his zeal against the republicans. fut
AT tho end OF two months he was COM
pelled to retire and again took his pla' re
among the right. lie was not heard or
again until he assumed the relns Of gov
ornment on the retirement OF signor Cri ri
In ISL. He remained IN power two vears'
hut his ministry was disastrous ilnnnclAl-
ly. Since that time Rudlnl has not been n
leader in the councils OF Italy.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

~ am glad lint the Discussion ot arhi-
ration h to bo separated rem me YEN
azuelan aeestion upon which ! do nor
feoi inyseie IN euch nual una full p9ss,sis-
,ion On Inc facts o. could VISA NY
yI,'vs, IN ariyli rntion 10 pare or war Wtre
gnthcrcd from Me pariyl took q ne maj,
itf OF tie Alabama ciain. ! VIII qny ai1
that ms cogfyistlon ana .eDiiHiyAi on me
s.sar In proportion to tho grown Of ne
2ionstrons and bnrharouu militAfism, ~
,,ecqrti 10 which ! consider ihnt knE 'ehn
has 70 bear no small .lale OF issf'oN-4'''-
M ,,-MIlllam Z. Dlalnl0ne.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

Anderson. Texas. March i2.-'rhe Tenn
poranee Council Of Anderson county, with
tho independent Order OF odd Fellows.
bnve ust purchased a lnrge new bell to
Mace on the stone building which they
own. This council Olnited friunds OF
Tnmpernnccl IL The oldest IN the state.
having been IN cNlstnl'c about twauty
years, during which limo The grand lodge
aud I'LL subordinate lodges OF the order
have collapsed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
r,rp Ass ErcHlNos.

coionlsts Return ing '0'"
More NeEIe rrSveisrs Inconvenience,
MeAi ,,,ss TEXAS. March is.-Twen'y-
Eas'c =, he negro coionisis reached mere =,
this m ,Onpn ire expected lonoTrcw;, rhss
rs poy tSat ihsy had b,rs lsnSiS to Diaa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
rIIrncII nINNEnR.

San Marcos. Texas, Mareh il.-church
dinners seem TO ba tho latest TAD Ia San
Marcos. Ihn ladies OF the First Presby-
tcrian church realized ~ from a dinner
given Wednesday ana all agree that the
quality and quantity surpassed any given
Tor years at THIS place. The proceeds VIII
De dcyoted 10 building a now Presbyterian
church
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

on the sith to nominate a candidate for
,he Eleventh congressional district 10 mn
lhe unexpifed term OF Hon. W. Ii, cram
Ihe sentiment hprc seems to be to send n
delegation instructed for John c, Beasiov
o. bs,Nille, he being an outspoIer 10 10 i
free silver man - W
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

Port f.avaca. Texas. March i2.-Edward
Fdsar eis.rtnrn OF ihe democratic eserr-
tive commiiirs, hns ifsued q can foF n
es,,rty eoa,S.,fi.n 10 arrd iicirraisr II ilA
eoayenlles c.i..c 70 ineel ~ Corps rnilNi
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

REVIVAL Al WOOpVntE.
wooiylle. TeSus, March 10. fh.rc IN a
proiractci m -stinR going on acre bpN,
The Rev Mr. Marrow OF shelby county
is conducting tie meeting.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

,,s,.,a T,xan. March is.--John. Frier,
~, ,,aaro WAS arrested here today. on
~ t,leeram, charged with fcbbing the
a. ~ N. :. CLAYTON, y. u.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15

a former stage beauty who fell by the
waysido last night appeared before a
magisirate In n police court this morning
Tho court asked her what she had to say
Tor herself and she replied; "Irs time
that Was Intoxicated Tho last time
"as n hero ihcy tod me on nsh aud
have been drinking ever since" The old
are sax didn't save her
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

in places where it controlled the frontage,
az well as to make a solid roadway along
the entire line of the narrow-gauge trestle.
The company has obtained large tracts
OF land along the line of the canal, and it
is expected that when other means of de-
lay are exhausted direct fight in the
courts will be made.
The Cohen dispute has been allowed by
the Federal officials to remain unsettled
and If the Government officials ever get
ready to resume the dredging operations
they will be stopped by injunction, and
the slow legal process will have to be taken
up anew.
Oakland and Alameda want the canal.
for both commercial and sanitary protec-
ton. Candidates for Congress boom the
project, and the appropriations they get
for "harbor appropriations" after election
are used where they will do the most
good-to the railroad. Health officers
urge the value of a free and open water
way, but nobody in authority paws any at
tention to them.
Engineers declare that money is being
wasted in dredging out portions of Oak
lands harbor when there is no means of
keeping the harbor secured out SO that 1t
will not fill up again. They say that the
first thing for the Government to do is to
open the canal, but they also saw that the
railroad company has the power to keen
that work from being done for MANY a
year to come
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| main strength. Words will not come fast
enough, or they are not strong enough,
and then he acts out his meaning. He
forms his hands into claws and squeezes
his elbows into his sides, leaning far for
ward, with an expression on his pale face
of bitterness or hate. Sometimes his pos
turing expresses triumph, sometimes the
mockery of humility; again he metamor-
phoses himself into a panther ready to
pounce upon and tear to pieces PROPOSE
ton. AS often he is the incarnation of
sheer. The most dangerous man on the
Democratic side, because of his fearless
ness and INSCRIPTIONS disregard of SEN
ate ethics, the Republicans stand in awe
of him as of no other man on his side. He
is the match of any one ON the floor In wit
or sarcasm; he has sounded to the depth
every proposition on which he speaks; he
is thorough master of his subject, and he
Is altogether the most dangerous man in
the Senate when aroused. = Washington
Post.
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HILL AS AN ORATOR.
An Occasion When the New York Sena-
tor Was Aroused.

An Occasion When the New York Sena-
tor Was Aroused.
The New York Senator is said to be a
cold man, with no passion. He does not
chew, nor smoke, nor drink, nor has he
ever developed any liking for cards.
Theorists are fond OF propounding it as a
maxim that man with a bloodless face,
like Hills, can never be aroused to enthus-
iasm. Those who saw him on Friday know
better. He was a picture of the fiery ora
tor and the aroused lion at once. He ges-
ticulated, perspired, and Numbered. He
paced this way and that, to and fro, with
every nerve strained and his voice pitched
to its highest key. He is not fuentiy given
in the way OF speech. Words do not come
to him with the rapidity of thought, to be
poured out in torrent of fiery lava. as
Mr.. Mills does it. He does not utter his
sarcasms with rigid face as Mr.. Vest is in
the habit of doing. He resem bles a bub-
bling caldron which burns the fingers of
any one who touches it. He is relentless in
his bitterness. The more he is stirred the
hotter he grows.
His sentences are often pressed out by
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

(spelled peoddare) is found in the general
sense of small hawker in the Ancren
RlWle, that is. before 1887; and peddler, or
pedlar, is probably formed from peddle an
unrecorded diminutive of ped.
But the point to observe is that all these
derivations, right or wrong, either unduly
narrow his calling or emphasize its hard
ship and insigniHcance. He is lowered
with name that unfairly depreciates him
at the outset.
Nor has the historian been more kind to
him; as historian, indeed, it was gene rally
out of bis power. History has not been
slow to recognize the Importance of trade
In the development of nations, and to
show how the peaceful operations of COM
merce are often the precursors of military
conquest or at least of political dominion.
But history does not go back far enough.
When the historian speaks of trade he
concelves it on large scale, as an affair of
SHIPS and caravans, and neglects its hum
bic origin in the periodic fair and the itin-
Grant Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
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eastward of the present extremity of the
canal and has established a sort OF freight
yard there. That can be made the subject
OF litigation for years, perhaps, when the
railroad company cannot prevent the OPEN
ing Of the waterway, and there is GER
tainty of prolonged court contest arising
from another source.
Twenty years ago the right OF way for
the tidal canal was established. a strip
OF land belonging to the Cohen Tract was
condemned for the purpose, the Govern
ment paying about 5000 for it. This strip
has not yet been cut away.
The money for the land was paid by the
Government to the court, as is stated, and
was then turned over to the Alameda
County Clerk. Ii was handed down from
one County Clerk to another until about
ten years ago, when it disappeared No
demand for the money was ever made by
the Cohens, and the actual payment for
the right of way WAS never made.
That Is the story, at any rate, according
to the statements made by men prom
lnently interested in the matter, though
the complication is something that NAV
long trouble the courts.
An appeal by the Cohens concerning the
right of way has long been pending in the
courts, if not stricken from the docket
years ago. The matter has been ignored by
the Federal officials.
One point in the appeal is that the land
was condemned as the property of A. A
Cohen, while IN reality the title was held
by Emily G.. Cohen, Mr.. Cohen's wife.
1t is the general understanding among
the people across the bay that the lack of
Federal appropriations has been the only
cause OF delay in the canal construction;
but immense amounts of money have
been used in the work of improving Oak
land harbor, and only small proportion
of the recent appropriations would have
been required TO do the dredging.
All the improvements during the late
years have been in other portions of the
harbor, and, as has been already shown.
the work has been greatly to the advantage
of the Southern Pacific Company without
greatly improving the conditions of the
harbor for general navigation. Much of
the dredging done has given the railroad
company an opportunity to build up land
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
King" Frank M. Smith Decides
Not to Build a Refinery
in England.
CAPITALISTS ALL FIGHT SHY
Attorney Chickering Talks of a Com.
bine to Control the Worlds
Raw Product.

William II. Chickering, attorney for
Frank M. Smith, the "Borax King" re-
turned from Europe yesterday, where he
has been during the past four months
looking after the interests of his client.
The attorney went abroad last Septem-
Der with the intention, as understood at
that time, of forming an English stock
company to handle the California product.
The "Borax King" had an idea that he
could break the gigantic trust in London
if one or two large retineries were estab-
hshed on the island, so his legal adviser
was sent ahead to pave the way.
English capital did not take kindly to
the proposition, but offered to purchase
such quantities of raw borax as would adj
NIT of handsome profit to the producer.
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course, he is not seeking to break the
trust, but simply wants a new market for
the refined article
The Pacific Coast Borax Company has
made satisfactory rates on all the raw
material for which they find a European
market. There is some talk of pooling the
borax output of the world, and if this can
be done, the producers Will be practically
masters of the situation. We expect the
scheme to be consummated within a few
weeks.
"There is absolutely no truth in the
statement that Mr.. Smiths trip to Eng
land has any connection whatever with
his railroad enterprises. His visit was
solely in the interest of the borax industry,
and | can state positively that railroads
were not even mentioned to those with
whom he had business
Mr.. Smith is now touring France. He
has not sold any borax stocks, and SO far
as l know has no intention of doing So"