Fort Worth Weekly Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, May 18, 1888 Page: 4 of 8
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
JITTER
A0EM6CRAT PUBLISHING COMPANY
PnblUhen AniS Proprietors
Mibicn Martins letter Is a drag neUj
sHe wants to be Governor
0 MakioS Hastih Tare well a lose1
trewell It Is a toe country but yoar
ndgment le bad Too much Gcanflll hath
made thee mad By that eln fell the
angels
CHAiRSCAiciroKss of the Republican na
tlonal committee Bays there will be no
straddling this year tnat the Democrats
will take cneoide of the fence and thei
BepublScans ths other As this ueems to
cover all the available space will Brerf
CranfiU explain upon what part of thej
political anatomy the Prohibitionists
propose to ride
Thk recordeating goat must have wan-
dered into the rooms of the Historical
Society at CcpekaKan A flle of war-
time papersthat relate to Mr ilngellS
i canvass forSIileutenanfr Governor have
recently disappeared When Mr Voor
lees makes fcis speech on May Z7 the art
that the Benator from Kansas opposed
Mr Lincolns emancipation proclamation
will not be overlooked
PiimEo who have just returned from
the Panhandle and the west all agree that
It Is a besutiicl country and rapidly in-
creasing in population ever day Ht
> seems to be the general opinion among
those who have seen the country thai
wheat as far west as Clarendon and Car-
son county now indicates a yield of twen
tyfive bushels to the acre all other crops
looking well nd grazing excellent
To The Democracy of Texas JJo man
in Texts ccndefeat Snl Roes forGov
ernor but there are some weak plaassi
In the Democratic congressional
and legislative representation DotlU
< forget that this is a Presidential year cad
the questionoi tariff reform is the pre
dominantlssue The party cannot aflord
< to take any risks on side issues made
prominent that eome Democrats may ce
cure cflle by jictticg other Democrats
out of ofitee
There is so much to deny In connec-
tion with Mr Sktlne that his friends are
kegt busy before lie nomination Is made
Mr Stephen Elb na denies that he ever
advised the snppreaslon of a letter writ-
ten by Blaine to Coakling inviting him to-
go on the stump vHrj Elbins doesnt
believe any such letter was ever written
end is sure he wannot the man to sup-
press it Mr Blainetc henchmen became
practiced in denials dnrlng the cam
paignof 1384 and they will have use for
all their vehemency JnlSGS ifMr Blaine
is the Republican nominee
Mb Chains amendment to the tariff
bill is so fair and juct that It strikes every
iariff reformer favorably Mr Crains
Atuendnacnt would placecheep shears
ani IcftflnitrnmentCj coal and all ma-
chinery cted in the manntasture of bag
ing or < cotton or woolen goods on the
rfiee Jilt also to reduce the tariff on
WOoMn manufactured igoodc to 25 per-
cent ad valorem also tc CrUe duty at
2 cent s per pound on bagging for cotton
or oth er cannfacturee suitable to the
uses to whki cotton begglpgis applied
compostdic whole or part of heap jute
iix gui inybgs guernsey cloth etc
Clirkvuio Tex has an altitade of
725 feet Wtciburn the commit of tne
Staked Pi tin has an altitude of 85S8
feet Fort Wailh has an altitude o 650
ieet Dall as Oas an altitude of < 416
ieet Froma Wchburn to FortWorth the
surface of t k sjirta is water shsd
with an incli vers 2900 feet taa distance
of 31S miles Etis watersbed is to a
great estent Ctorercd with a mcVof grass
nd tho rainfai I ru j off Wfientt s grass
jrooflngis brok tab7 the plow tborralnfall
WUlbeobsorbedl by the eartbjrShentha
earths moistur tTflil be evaporated into
the air which w DUfitnse great iralnfalj
as at Fort Wo rtjh Then Westoca and
iforthwestern Tk c will be tie rSncsi
farming country in tho world Acd this
will all come to pai ificoner than tbeznost
sanguine believe tEhis vast count5wyj
ibe tributary to FortlWcrthJl1 whose popun
JaUoninl8 lwUlbeJ5000in 1 W
000 and in im a00030
ARTEGIW iTHiXS POWER
The artesian well is a great institutSbnj
< fTe are not speaking in a flplrit of shriv
oled localism 4 of thei famous artesian
ruiVLi hereabouts that have made Foatj
Worth artesian water noWblJ throughout
ihowhole country but on general prlncl
pies Everybody knows hoTOihese weUe1
3nve revivified areas of stei Vecountry
anany climes and enabled majH o almout
sit nature at defiance by lierding his
iiocksor Irrigating his jEelda Jn vsectlons
Wherette rainfall comes not or nature
3iid apparently placed her hidden treas
nres of water beyond bis reach And
jiow the artesian well is davelopig it
utility lna new way as a force for fui
jilshltgraotivepowerfor heavy machinery
In this respect tto French have takenthe
pead Theyive dag more and dee r
j wells than Jn almost any other country
nd applied tho force thus obtained to
r K mechanical industry Tho deeper the
weil of course tbegreater the power and
H ia sbrae Instances the flow has given a
f pqwer equaling clxty pounds to the
JEquarelBCh This opens up great possl
jbllltles Wherever an artesian well can
vfeboreilof sufilclent depth to obtain the
c ppwef pjjnufacturiDg Industry Is
JB 4e possibJe Coal or wood
rtii steam may be dispensed
irtlh Thewheels and shafts of mecban
ULi6i9tirrimKf revolve ln place8wEere
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She Beat ASvrrtlclcig
Decatur Post
traeyFaxt Worth Giscnrc is pulling
iardfor an excursion over theCotton
EdtrQuteto that city during this month
>
for such
wells are utilized In country
purposes but there will be a time when
raenwflrsondthedrmsiatoth ar hrigJt
herein Taxis to obtain the water power
that wEimove planing nriHa and loome
und spindles and thus fctndly x a tare
shows that alter all she does not with
hold ray of her forces from nans use
and benefit Heinustseek and develop
them and the benefit are his
THE
< Even if the Hills tariff bill were as de-
void of merit as a measure for reducing
federal taxation and taus lightening the
because of the tteatlon it directs to what
nay be termed tke trust evil in this
country TThis eabject has been very
thoroughlydiscussed not alone duriog
the sitting of theways and means com
mittee butsince the debate opened The
calcium light ot Investigation has been
thrown en the trust business as a whole
and manytfeatures of the systembtougt
to view thathave been heretofore kept
concealed from the knowledge or even
the obasrvatlon of the general public
This system of vast combines for
the purpoos of controlling the produc
tion ecd prices of commodities
that enter into the daily life
and necessities of the people has
grown to enormous proportions far
greater than the average citizen has any
Idea of There are all sorts of trnst3 and
what is 2ost significant and important
Is that their operations are almost alto
gether in < crticles ot necessity They are
not operated for any other purpose than
to promcts theifiaancial interests of the
men whocontrol them the people the
consumers are the last ones considered
If the production ot any article or com-
modity is so large as to cause competition
to a degrae that will lower prices beyond
what the holders of trust certificates
think they ought to have or can get the
trust proceeds to cut down production
and put up prices It opposition is made
to this policy then capital combines to
freeza out and cru9h those
who would make competition and
lower prices i possible This is
practiced without any compunction or
concealment A strong feature of the
Mills billis that if it ever becomes a law
itwill render these huge combinations cf
capital in the shape of trusts almost
next to impossible II the bill is defeat-
ed the peoplewill still have the benefit
of the discussion and will have their eyes
opened to what the numerous trusts are
doing to rob the consumer The trust
like the boycott ought to go It > is not
worthy cj a people like the Americans or
a countryilka this where there is no
necessity for such combinations
SHE WAGO CONVENTION
The convention at Waco has spoken
sndiits voice may be the voice ot Jacob
but the hand IsiEfans If the convention
represented eighty per cent of the people
the people must be strangely blind and
Indifferent to the evils and dangers deaig
natediby the Waco convention It IseaEy
enough to declare that
The neans of commnnlcatloi and transpor-
tation should bo OT7ncd or contioUedbylhe
people 3ils tho lUnliedStales poetoCtco and
eqmtablariates everywharo established
But so means to give expression to the
demand Is provided by the Waco meet-
ing 8hall Uncle6am confiscate the tel
grapb the telephone and the railroad
property of theUnion or shall nebny
It If the property is purchased whence
shall come the purchase money Shall
bonds be Issued orshall printing presses
be pnt to work turning out billions off
greenbacko ito compensate owners of the
property j
It is easy enough to dej
dare what ought to be but
it Is sometimes a matter or profound
and experienced statesmanship to devise
ways and means There are many mil
lions of people in these United States
with rights and privileges and theories
and opinions and what may 6Uit a few
hundred people At Waco in convention
assembled mightstrike millions of other
people inthe Union as absurd or imprac-
ticable or visionary This is a sugges-
tion and not a criticism
Outside of a few platitudes and the de
< nand for governmentcontrol ef property
now owned by Individuals there was no
utterance at Waco essentially different
from what the millions ofpeople in the
Democratic party ihave bees de-
manding and sow demand The
ghaat ot the Greenback party
cannot be galvanized tor action ate time
like this when Cleveland and Democracy
arobattllng to life from the msBses the
greatest burden Jthat oppresses them < 7iz
war tares and war tariff levied in tima ot
ipeaoa
That a rjght get the people to theFort J r-
and bow them your good things iltfj ran
beats all other kinds ot advertising
talesto violation at tbe laws of the land
He could not canction the spreading of
sack sentiments Tne will is therefore
broken t
SoBbblnathe Nf ro
Kansa Cltj Timet
The Kev > York Republican papers recite
thatthe l exas Bspeblican convention
had a smallei negro etesent la It than
ever before and polntto the clrcBostasce
ai > sIgHof pro jrew asd lnpimr fflmt
> wivs
xracrdedagalnat Becrrdaorca
XrxOTOJsyir J May lfi VicoChan
celior Bird yesterday decided the xaso of
the Esichlngs heirs against Henry
George Theclause in the willleavlng
Henry George a bequest for tho purpose
of aiding bim in tte circulation of blape
collar ideas and theories among the > peo
plo was declared vcld The point made
b v the contestants ws that it was neither
xbwritable benevolerti nor an edocational
bequest The conrt said that George ad
vccixted practices withjespect to reales
THE mBECE OAZET
Xi O tf < Vi
BSIGHT PE9SPECTS
The Weaifarr ia lies Parte el the
CoHHtry Epfclallv FaVersbli far
the drawing Crops
Th SeatesHtt Bklntell Jn Exceta In
tk trc W > it me the Miwlielppi
XbeOaOook VromlslcR
th
Weather udCrop Bnllettn
WASHraGTON May 13 The following
fe too weather awl crop bulletin for the
week enied Satcrday May 12 18E5 Is-
sued bj the Signal Office
Temperature The average temperature
tor the week ending May 13 has ranged
burdens of the people as its opponents
com tK0 fdEr degree3 above n0rm
aflege it would yet be of sterling valaei Jar tbo week Generally throughout dls
trictseast ot tfce Mleslsslppland the Pa
ciQccsast while cold weather has pre
viiledon the northwest and on the
em tEacky llouotaln top In Mm
nesota Iowa Wisconsin an4 Ne-
braska the temperature was fiotn
sis to eight degrees lower
taan < asua The temperature for tbeeea
eon irom January 1 to May 12 continues
about normal in the eontnern states and
tne seasonal deficiency in the middle
states and Ohio valley is less than previ-
ously reported and now differs but
eligbtly from normal while in toe north
westtne seasonal difference has increased
and the stcson is unusually late in the
upporMlBSlssippI valley where the aver-
age temperature for the season ranging
iromslx to nine degrees lower than usual
Ealnlall The ninlall during the week
has been in excess in ell districts except
> frtim the lower Onio valley southward
over West Tennessee northern portions
ot Alabama Mississippi and E is tern Ar
ktntas Heavy rains occuried in the
Atlantic coast st tea from Maine to Flor-
ida and In the states of the upper MitEis
5ippl and Missouri valley and the only
Qtctiocoast of the Bocsy Mountains from
which no rains were reported dur
ice the week was Northern Mis-
sissippi and Southern Tennes-
see where rain is mostly needed
The seasonal ralnf all has been in excess
generally in the states west of the Missis-
sippi except Arkansas the heaviest rains
having occurred in Texas Kansas Ne
bracfc8DikotaS3Utnern Minnesota and
Iowa where the excess of rain toll ranges
from two to fonr inches There has been
mure rain than usual in New York Penn
syivanla 3w Jersey and the interior cf
New Sjgiand In Michigan Virginia
North Carolina and the greater p3rtion
of Tennessee Ohio and Illinois trie rain
tall for the season has been from 80 to SO
percentof the usual amount whllcin
the northwestern portion of the cotton
region only CO per cent of the usual rain-
fall Is reported No rain occurred on the
Pacific coast sontn of Boseburg during
the we ana only showers are repo ted
north of that state leaving the seasonal
deficiency in rain abouv five Inches north
cf San t ran Cisco while from Sin Fran-
cisco southward the rainfall for the sea-
son differsbut slightlyfrom normal
General remarks The weather has
been especially favorable for growing
crops during the week In the central val-
leys and in the districts on the Atlantic
coast atnswbich were much needed
in tne winter wheat regions and in the
eastern portions of the cotton regions oc-
curred cterlng the week and recorts
from those Eections indicate that
the weather has favorably affected
cereals pasture and fruit More rain
is needed in the vrest portion ot the cot-
ton region although the crops in that
section are reported as having improved
during the week The season ia reported
backward in New England where well
distributed rains have Improved the crop
conditions Ha Minnesota and Dakota
the season Is apparently fltteen days late
Toe excessive precipitation and the un-
usually low temperature for the season
have been cutavorable to crops and
farm work in that section has beengreatly
retarded
QDANlKELtS liANU
ABcualoaof tbe fimvlvoriof the FairLdBj
Baud af O a mllaa
St Louis Mo May 11 Seventee fijf
Quantrells old band of guerrillas hrfi
reunion at Blue Springs M 0di
When the roll was called itlwas earne
that but seventeen more of tuega figrgtbe
than those present are Iviag ajpuft
them Frank Jamet Mr8i oline taUS
trell the mother of the bloody outlaw
and now a resident ot Dover Ohio was
present and answered for tne son W
> W Scott editor of the Iron Valley Hi
porter accompanied Iter with a view to
gathering material for a startling history
Iq this visit he has plenty of opportunity
for the men spoke of their murders and
illendsh crimes without the slightest
hesitation and as some particularly atro
ciuit3 plot waa unravelled by
a good narrator a voice
wvnd break in with a correction
eff corroboration ever anxious to be
counted as one of tbe raiders W H
Gregg ot Independence Mo First Lieu-
tenant of the gang was tbe highest offl
cjtpresent and aided In many reminis-
cences The war was waged over In all
Us bloody fury and fiendish cruelty as
each grlzzte bsired man tried to excel the
other in tearful stories This is the first
reunion of the terriole outlaws of over
twenty years ago that bas taken place
since the death of Qnantrell in the sol-
diers hospital at Louisville Uy June 6
18G5 All the survivors of the cruel band
reside in Missouri excepting two who
live in Texas one in Colorado and one in
Kentucky
GEKAT COSrOLlBtriOK
ThoniandaoS Barnli ot Oil Flxe d hr right
nliis OU Oiy Threatened With lie
traction
Pirrracas Pa May 14 TTsterday
afternoon lightning struck a 20009 barrel
tank belonging to the Keystone Hennery
Company located on Oil creek two miles
norm ot Oil City The tank contained
15000 barrels of oil and early this morn
tsar a ot iriu swept < To bu
d welUj aid ths WeattM
Pwn ija k JWU a4 b
the petroleum boiled over and
into the creek and dawn
the stream about three quarters of
a mile Fornn tely a strong
wind forced tbe burning oil
nla to the opposite bank thus
jtvingEtha works of the Pannsjlva and
KofiniDg Companytne Continental Oil the
Uirion Refining Companies The overflaw
however ignited a tank containing SO 000
barrels and great fears are entertained
for e safety ot the city when this tank
boils over Every precaution has been
taken to avert a catastrophe but ihe
wind ia changing and Is blowing directly
toward the city and should the overflow
be large reat loss of property must en-
sue Ail the available hoso in the
city Has been pressed into service
Crowds of people viewed ihe mag
nificlent spectacle all day
A later report says the Are is n aw
lleved to be adder control The
overflow occurred shortly befi
oclock this more lag Tne tank voi
ltaCtBesandcoxtsntsand huge
of burning oil aosaedfthem 100 fe
dameter floated 4wa the creek
bdoiu proved j Meiavs
1
bs
It was feared the town would be de-
stroyed All night mothers with babea in
their arms young gtrls with shawls
thrown over their beads frightened chil
dren and grave men silently Tratched the
onward march of the flames Little was
said but much was feared
TBCBSreSTS KXAGGXBATXB
PnTtfBUBG Pa May 14 Another dis-
patch Irom Oil City Pa says greatly ex-
aggerated reports were sent out concern
Ine tn < > nre The total loss is less than
soo30
Tfes
FROM AUSTIN
Bazettes Weekly > GompilatJoh
from the State ° cital
80UTHW8TKBN ATTOKBIIX
Special to the Gazette
fiusriK ixx May 12 There was a
good deal of work done In the House to
east1 day Tne southwestern asylum bill was
on itssecond readme and sttffflsnt was
made against it The appropriationwas
finallycut down to SlcOGOO Messrs
Johnson and Bell of Cooke ledthe oppo-
sition nd made aoout the same speeches
tbeyihave been making all along against
appropriating money out of the treasury
CHAMPION TIME 03NSUMBB
Bsaator Allen tbe mem er ot tTJpper
House who tried to cut down all appro
priations is the equal in consuming time
of both Bell of Cooke and Johnson
He makes a speech on every
question asd never shakes a point
oa any No matter what the ap-
propriation is for or what the amount he
moves to cut it down and then starts out
to difcuss bis motion bysaying he hasno
wish to consume the time of the Senate
by making a speech
tCAriTOL COJillNGS
When the Senators got hold of the
omnibus appropriation then thelrflnance
coxtmlttee got rough treatment Tfley
walKed over its recommendation rough-
shod
Brownings deep water resolution was
cently but firmly voted down by the
House today but there Is talk of a re
consideration on Monday and the popu
lar Panhandle member may get them
through
Senator Houston today went before
theiBenate rtiance committee and se
cured the allowance of 82500 to compen
xate conn y clerks for the recording of a
list of school lands classified and placed
on the market for sale This Item pays a
laree number of clerks for services for
whtcb they have nevar been paid
Tneijary In the case of Canheld against
tbe members of the Legislature under
instructions from tbe court returned a
verdict for the defendants at 4 Oclock
this afternoon
Acctin Tax May 13 The following
bill has been signed by the Governor
An act to proyide for the rpeedy pay
ment of tbe outstanding warrants held by
tbe Beverilcounties against the available
public free school fund
Section 1 Be it enacted Dy the Legis-
lature of the state of Texts that the
Comptroller is hereby authoriz d to trans-
fer the sum of 251000 from the general
revenue fund to the avails le public free
school fund to be used in liquidation ot
the outstanding warrants held by the
several cou ties against said available
public tree school fund for the scholastic
year ending August 311888
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ovfif efaMcen year I < at ne
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auMewajrere ltxedUpg Bry
nlaflafc alngfet cfg cg I
I cannot prfWJce wltKut1ti
gUte
Sec 2 Should the amount herein set
apart exceed the sum necessary to liqui-
date tbe said outstanding warrants the
ComptrGlIei shall after paying such war-
rants transfer such excess back to the
general revenue fund The sum used by
the Comptroller in paying said warrants
shall be considered a loan to tee avail-
able public free school fund and shall be
returned to the general revenue fnnd
wlthoutlnterest wnen the available liee
school fond shll jastify it and not later
than January 11695
S c 3 WnereaB there Is a large defi
clency in the available public free school
fund creates an emergency and impera-
tive public necessity requiring that tbe
constitutional rule requiring bills to be
read on three several days be suspended
and said tule is therefore suspended and
this act shall be Inlorc3 and effect from
and after Us passage
WtirBvelsMDofB
BoreMdB37s
P medlclue for
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SoMPDj
AN EXCiriSG SCENE
a Charse cf Iobbloela MadelnthaM
Uoofeieoce
th
v
NewToiut May 14 In the Methodist
conference tonight It was said there was
lobbying going on for candidates for
bishops but the members denied it
U2V Dr Guel of Illinois whose name has
been mentioned for this post
said it pained him to bear
any cue say a combination
was being formed Na one approached
him and asked him to vote for any one
He was surprised that such a thing
should be brought up
This was the most active debate during
the session There was a general desire
to get the floor and the members were
greatly worked up
IiiV Dr Leonard ot Cincinnati in con-
siderable excitement repudiated the Idea
that there were combinations being
made
Kw BE Wheeler of Wisconsin said
he never entered into any combination
There was a suspicion in the minds of
the people that a combination did exlrt
and hecould make statements that some
mfmbers would not like to hear
This aroused the House and cries came
from all quarters make them make
them and no no
Dr Wheeler grew excited and ex
claimed Doyoffwant them I will
not be bluffed out of making them if they
are asked tor
The cries Increased and Dr Wheeler
continned He said he knew that combi
nations did exist and itwas a disgrace
Before the speaxer could go on any
farther bis time expired and he tock his
seat ExGovernor Camback of India
said it wzs evident that if the discussion
continued It would only reflect on the
conference and he moved the previous
ques i n
A number cf amendments were offered
when a vote was taen Everything was
voted down and the discussion was
closed
A delegate tried to bring the question
up asain in another form under a sus-
pension of the rules but was voted
down
The Southern California conference
offered a resolution that the German mis-
sions on the Pacific coast be organized
into a conference Referred to tie com
mittee on boundaries
Adjourned
T
la Gemeral Dtbmtj XmselaUoa Oca
Wa ttr > r rn aaildiii cau
Steve G Harris ot Dallas secretary
Two sessions were held but nothing was
accomplished and nothing sssumtd defi-
nite shape Eav Stump Ashby made tne
leading speech in the convention but
never said whom he favored forGovernor
or for any other cflhe bnt alluded to
Marion Martin as being a good man and
ono calculated to carry the labor element
to victory The mention of Martins
name caused an applause Tbe commit-
tee on credentials reported over S00 del-
egates representing about seventy coun-
ties
5TSK PLATFORM
The committee on platform offered the
following which was adopted
We tne tamers laborers and stock
raisers of Texas in convention assembled
to aaree on a plan ot action in conse-
quence of tie special privileges
granttd to favored claeses
and after repeated failures of
the existing political organizations to
remedy the same in violation ot the
pledges given to their constituents and
being profoundly impressed with the fact
that all laws should emanate from the
majority ot tbe governed and believing
that all class legislation tends to destroy
all democratic and republican govern-
ments and to build up
a monled aristocracy contrary
to the spirit of our institutions and des-
tructive ot liberty
Tnerefoie we the farmers laborers
and stockraisers representing eigbty per
centot the people ot the state hereby de-
clare our independence of all political
parties rings bosses and clicks and in
tbe following platform express our de
mands
1 The national banks should be abol
ished and their bank notes retired from
circulation and in lieu thereof we advo-
cate a legal tender money ml a direct
loan ot the same to tne people at a low
rate ot interest on real estate security
2 The means ot communication and
transportation eh uld be owned
or controlled by tho people
as is the United States postcflke and
equitable rates everywhere established
3 No aliens should be permitted to
hold or own real estate in the United
States and no further grants of public
hnds be made to corporations
i We demand that an
Amendment be submitted by the
United States Congress to the several
state Legislatures maBing the President
vicePesident and United States Sana
tors elected by a direct vote ot the people
o We favor the enactment of a national
usury law
G We demand free balot a fair
count and that tampering with
tbe ballot box shall constitute one ot the
greateit ol crimes
In presenting the toregoingto the people
of Texas we earnestly invite tbe aid and
co operation of the liberty loving people
in there establishment of these the prin-
ciples of the oatriots of 1776 Respect-
fully A L Kfssler J FMetcalf E Davis
C A McMeann J D Moorehead J H
Sirunberg Robert Prath r W B Craw-
ford W E Farmer J V Knight J B
Cobb James McFadden
Hon H S Brolles was elected chair-
man of tbe executive committee whichis
to b composed ot one com
mltteeman from each state ena
tcrial district in the state and
whoe duty it will be to call a state con
tention to nominate a state ticket if itbe
deemed proper or necessary
A resolution Indorsing the work done
by Senator J H Riagan was adopted
Resolutions indorsing the state labor
papefa were also adopted and the con-
vention adjourned
Cincinnati
land tax is repugcantto the greater por
tion of the UnionLibor men The ques
tion ot the union of the two wings will
perhaps ba the flf st to engage both con
ventions and it lsnot llkelyjthat a plat
lorm can be created
Something of a sensation was caused
by the offering of a resolution by Harry
Glllard of the Labor Age requesting Dr
McGlynn to address the convention A
storm cf opposition was raised Dy the
delegates and tho chair suppressed
trouble by ruling the resolution out ot
order Mr Glllard Is devoted to United
Labor Ideas
Cincinnati Ohio May 15 The Union
Labor convention was very slow in com
ing to order this afternoon The com
mittee on credentials not being ready to
report the time until 6 oclock was spent
In listening to speeches The venerable
Jesse Harper formerly a leading Green-
back In Illinois and tbe man who in
1860 named Abraham Lincoln for Presi
dent in tbrRepnblican national conven-
tion was he first called upon His chief
point was the danger impenalng from
monopolies in this counUy Referring
to Lincolns early prophecy that slavery
Union Labor Convention
Ohio May 16 At the
meeting ct tbe executive committee of
the Union Labor party today it was
found that twentyeight states were
represented Last years business was
eettled up At noon tbe national conven-
tion was called to order when the fol
lowing nominations for temporary offi
cers made by the executive committee
were ratified Temporary chairman S
T Norton Chicago secretary J
S House Missouri assistant
secretary J F McDonald
Cincinnati chief sergeautatarms John
Burrill assistant W F Flood Cincin-
nati
After the opening address and the ap-
pointment ot committees the convention
adjourned until 2 pm
It is clear that the chief difficulty be-
fore the convention will be the prepara-
tion of the platform
The Greenbackers at their conference
last night made but little progress
toward merging into the new party The
drift of the sentiment as developed In the
epeeches which prolonged tbe session
until after midnight was In favor of hold-
ing fast to the name and leading prin
ciples ot the organization The United
Labor faction shows more anxiety to
combine but their < cardinal principle ot
be removed be tald it could le
said now that unless the power
monopclieeVwai crashed the
would be hiinjtiwrtM black and
woaM ki tttl > edi ti4
Mario Todd < rf IficMiaa vftfe
HMledMtKM
t4W
5s
3F r t
oerous Nor was she less
severe upon John Sherman whom she de-
nounced as a traitor for his ruinous finan-
cial policy to which she attributed much
of the evils now cursing the country By
contrast she declared that the James
boys were praiseworthy in comparison
with the statesmen who have been op
pressing and robbing the peopefor the
t Missouri outlaws were never known to
rob the poor
The c mmlttee on credentials then
made Its report It was to the effect that
thero were 212 delegates present
The chairman announced the presence
of a conference committee from the
United Labor convention headed by Dr
McGlynn and the convention authorized
the chairman to appoint a like committee
of five to confer with regard to uniting
the two conventions
The convention then adjourned until 9
Oclock tomorrow
New VorX Democrat
Nxw York May 15 Tbe Democratic
state convection to choose deiegaes to
St Louis was called to order at 1215 In
the sc demy ot music and Frederics R
Cocdent was chosen temporary chaliman
Mr Coudent in taking the cbsir made
a speech in which ho reviewed the out-
look lor the Democratic party four years
ago and today He said Hoiv differ
ent the outlook to what it was ivsn with
our sanguine hopes of 1 SSI I Then we
could only make prom ses Now we can
stand upon the faith and we say to all
our fellowcitizens of the country lo
whom we make pledges point out a single
one that we hav broken We rrale you
promises when we were out of pjwer
point out one of them that we have not
kept You were told that Democratic
victory meant financial dhtress and ruin
Look about you now When has our
name been more honored at home or
abroad When hag our treasury been
euarded more intelligently or honestlj
I ask what promises have we broken or
pledges we have left unfilled I refer
you to the history of the last three years
It is easy to draw platforms and prate
about moral Ideas The speaker then
spoke in terms of praise of the courage
and honesty of President Cleveland as
exemplflert in his tariff message
At the conclusion of Chairman Con
dents address the usual commltues were
appolnted and recess was taken until 7
oclocs
Tho committee on resolutions rerot d
tho following platform whica s wis
adopted
Tae representatives of the Democrat c
party in iherstate of NiW York aisemblad
for the purpose of selecting deegates
who shall renew the Democratic tenti
menls of the state at the approaching
national convention ot the party direct
thoughtful attention to the facts
That all pledges and assurances made
at the Democratic convention of 1884
have been tally kept and realized
That allegiance and adherence cl the
State Dem craoy to tho prin-
ciples announced by tne con-
vention of 1887 are hereby again de-
clared with an explicit approval ot the
doctrine affirmed in the last annual mes-
sage ot tbe President to Congress
That unnecessary taxation Is unjust
taxttton
That taxation for the mere purpose of
unfairly bent filing tbe few at the expense
ot tbe many Is a perversion ol national
power
That a correcticn of the evils resulting
from such a systtm will best serve the
healthful condition ot American Industry
and enterprise and promote public wel-
fare
That the large surplus In fhe Nttional
Treasury drawn by vicious taxation
from the channels ct tiade is a dangerous
and Indefensible abuse
That in reducing taxation tbe interests
of American labor should be carefully re
garded
The Democracy of the state is
threatened the happiness and welfare bl
the American people His wise guidance
and administration ot public affairs es
chief executive of the nation has exhibited
to tbe Democracy of the land and to all
our citizms tho benefllent results of tbe
faithful discharge ot public duty During
bis incumbency our system ot govern
menthas been restored to the honest slm
plicity Impressed upon it by its f junders
Integrity and ability have been substi-
tuted for artifice and incapacity in public
places
Civil service has been urged elevated
and improved Economies have been in-
augurated Useless cffies have been
abolished and business methods have
been lntroducdJn the management of
government affairs Millions of acres of
public domain have been wrested from
the grasp ot foreign and domestic specu-
lators and restored to settlers seeking
homes The waste and corrupt misuse
of funds appropriated for rebuilding our
navy have been < xposed and corrected
and the scandalizing odium therefrom no
longer offends the morals
of the people Thousands
ot names of deserving Union veteras
have been added to the pension rolls
The right ot every citizen has been main-
tained at home and abroad Sectional
hate has been discouraged and friendly
relations among all our people have been
promoted r
la the light of such achievements In
recognition of faithful public service and
to the end that the reforms already In-
augurated may be fully completed and in
strict obedience to tia mandates of
Democracy and the Independent voters of
tbe state the delegates selected by this
convention are Instructed to
present to the national Democratic
convention the name of Groyer
Cleveland as their candidate for President
of the United States and said delegates
are further Instructed to act as a unit in
all matters entrusted
to charge
said action to be determined by a vote of
the ms jonty of said delegates
The platform was unanimously
adopted as were the following resolu-
tions
Resolved that the combinations of cap
ital commonly called trusts are incon-
sistent with the democratic principles cl
the people and detrimental to public wel-
fare in this especially that tney tend
to monopoly destroy competition and
trade prevent employment and reduce
the wages of labor arbitrarily control
production and enhacce the price of the
necessaries and conveniences ot life ag
grandize corporate power and concen-
trate wealth in the hands of party and
classes and so create and aggravata an
inequality of fortune Incompatible with
popular institutions
Resolved that by defeating all legisla
tion for the suppression of trust combi
nations and monopolies tbe Republican
majorl y In the recent Legislature fur
manes aaottferand flagranfrinstance of
the sabeervleacrof the Republican pSKy
toclaas batererts andIts iadlffe zsiecjto
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STATE AD NATIOM
Laborers1 and Stockraisers State
Convention at Waco
Tweirty Eight States Bepiegeiited at
the National jfoion Labor Ccn
vention at Cincinnati
The Utmoct Harmony travail at tb New
feorlc Btato Democratic Convention
A 8ttona Platform
The Waco Mixed Convention
Special to the Gazette
Waco Tex May 15 The state con
vention composed ot delegates representi
mg the different labor unions assembled
here today ft is made up of allcreeds
and professions and all kinds ot politicians
except Democrats Hon H S Brolles
of Fort Worth was madechairman and
statement In his thanksgiving proclama-
tion that we ought to give thanks for the
prosperous condition ot tbe country She
denied the truth of that fact and as
Platform Adopted by the SSt wJ Jg
Dyspepsia
headache heartbira sonr tom tb
pr sjlon etc are cause bv thi 1 erui i
and Increasing dfttieo Hoadil Scifl
tones the
stomichSreUc P1
an n
but little appetite aid
tressed me or did mo
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sfter eating li l
tired alrau feellrHlis thln5Wta ui ft
eaten anythn UoMFsuJESJ
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appem anrt niyli ritTm VTe as t
relieved me of tjSl faint tiSS J prt M4 j
Ihave felt so JrUsh batterffi TTOna e hr
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Sold by all drnclst ji 6l
itself to ncco upromisiu
the na and most iormidibe
enc
puhlic welfare ot
Resolved that the conventions
the eminently wla
coast rr ve Vhk
orable administration of
Govern
and
andRjsolved
Rjsolved that ton
Governor Dsvid B
r ffiii
adm abtnttoB
or
H < 1 merits srd
theheartp respect and consuls0i hi
this convention os c
A resolution was also Jojei
nounclDg the state electoral
r f rm Km
passed by the Lseislatureand co h r
the Governor lor his sljaaare t
names ot delegates to th nstiorai rnn
vention and those ol the pCSa > tii
electors were approved sn1 the cov
tlon aifj jurced sine die
Th Equal Itlghts l fj
Des Moinks Iowa 5Iay Xne
tlonal convention of tbe E asi H iti
party met ia this city this tttrnoon Tie
convention was called to ordtr t > y m
Nsllle Sanford Cbapincalrasaof thets
tional committee Arrsnaimcntsbadter
made so tnat
delagitta nn t > ie to ttea
the convention could fitnd their t lo bt
mail Tne conventionproc eedtocomi
tbe balljts thus received with tte foi0
log result For President cf the UaVei
Slates Belva A Lrckwnod of Wiaalr
tonand forviccPrcs denf A Irej ft
Love of Pailadelphia Tauy rtcdral 311
votes and were declared duly noraiattii
Thsre were forty voes scsttero j0
B alne Allison General c B
Fisk Elizibcth C Sanoc Sjuz
B Antnony and other Tts
convention adopted a pUtfcrm Itvoni
wuman suffrage pensions for ah needy
soldiers and sailors prottctiva tirj
with free sugar and lumber and tic re
peal of the tax oa whisky and tobsKo
end sg Io3t unrestricted imml rsto
atier which the coLViiiiion at icried
sine die
The United Labor Convention
Cincinnati Oaio May isIt wu
after 2 oclock when the delegates ol tte
United Labor party were cailsd to crder
in tbe Grand opera house by John Mc
Makin ot the executive committee
William B O den cf Kntccl
was elected temporary cnMrrsss
In his opening address he advocated h
mony but not sacrides Tbe United Libor
party was not a party wita a single liei
but with a central Idea aroaid
which all others centered He wm will-
ing to give up all but that rusver Ci
Henry ot Kansas end JjSn F Duarficf
Michigan were elected e cretariec
Short addresses were then mile
by Mr Wood of New Tor s-
and Dr Honchton of Cicctncati TiJ
temporary cfillers were made permsnest
and the committee on platform tit
chosen The chair was authorized to ip
point a committee of live and to coate
with the Union Labor convection with
t j reference to the unlen of the two cca
JQSfly ventions r
proud ot the fact that one ot its memjfrs Adjaurned untjlrtomorrow
was selected to carry to a successful ga
sue in the last national campaign thffcoiW w r Walton of Sprtsgarid Tenc nji
test for the supremacy gf th J
principles ot popular grWfcrnmenjt chased
and tor the defeat and destructltfiijl falser isiaCa
theories and corrnpt rf ar
1 have been sailer ng wltn XcaragU li aj
tactanrfhiad oil and on Or tinee ya6 Ipti
strnm
the wo
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boxof DrTarJneis Iafiflbio > eeft
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R chmosd Va May 14 At the lira
da > s fieebion ol tbe Southern Baptlstcos
veution T W Snyder of Vnginia pre-
sented the report on missions The coa
mlttee expresses its profound convictios
pi the importance of fostering frleodlj
relations between the whites and b U
of the south >
Daring the discussion of plsns for U
enlargement of the work ol tae fareu
board Rtv J D Joyuer criticised tss
present method ot living rcaich > >
among the missionaries in Chin
gave a gloomy description of tte state
affairs in wnich statement bewas conus
dieted and was sharply criticised hiojea
by Dr S S Graves another whm
missionary
The Interests of the Southern BsJ
Theological Seminary at Lousville were
presented by Dr J F Boyce prtfl
of the institution The preset P P y
J Is valued at over 325000 N VnH
logs have been erected but 3101W
needed to complete them Ia k 3
the e Is need for 825000 for tte enflow
ment of the prof essorehip of New T >
mentand Greskheid by Jobs A
dU3 When Dr Boyce concluded a
man from Augusta immediately
81000 DrBnebtof tbe Nevxotfw
amintr gave 500 but the hcuci
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