Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-08

Legislative Pilibustering In Illinois
Elliott Dunn Texas Prohibition
lists Business Failures A
Building Boom.
Funeral Doggerel A Ludicrous speci.
men Of Newspaper Notice.
Chicago proating by the Experience Of
Other Cities.

things IL the recent meeting of Elliott
and Dunn, two notorious sportsmcn,
which resulted in the killing Of the
former. The telegraph has already
informed you of the desperate encoun
ter Of these men last Thursday even
ing. They were mortal enemies and
some such meeting between them has
been expected for sometime.
IL appears that there were cye-wit-
Desses, but no one seems to have seen
who fired the first shot, though Elliott
was the first to fall. This Will prob
ably be used with sufficient effect by
lawyer Trudc 10 clear the surviving
murderer.
lLLINoIs RILIBusrERISG
There has been great deal OF valuable
time wasted lately by the Illinois law
makers all on account of the introduce
ton OF high saloon license bill. The
majority in reality favored the meas
uro but the saloon element was 30
strongly represented by one or two
ohstructionists that deadlock was
established which has only been bro
ken after an uncommonly long siege
aud dcnl Of unstatesinanlike beating
around the bush. The obnoXious
high license bill came up, was
amended 10 death and buried IN u
committee. Meanwhile Chicago has
not enough revenue to maintain Il
sufficient police force, and tho saloons
which make extra police force ucces-
sary are paying nominal rate for the
privilege OF running their shops.
The Texas prohibitionists ought to
benefit by the recent signal failure of
tl,aig ~ I,rf,n.rIat I,ufNp.. la
stnte legislature, and should Join heart
and hand with those who are en-
deavoring to secure the more practi-
cable means Of controlling the evils of
intempcrnnce by high license. Let
them remember what j. g.. Holland
says:
"Iienvcn IL not reached by single bound
But we build the ladder by which rise
From the lOwly earth 10 the vaultcd skies,
And mount 10 itA summit round by round.
BUSINESS FAILURES
seem 10 multiply, and grave fears are
entertained that "A panic IL imminent.
There Ia certainly an uneasinesS in
trade circles which will have IA ten
dency 10 check wildcat speculation,
but there Is no very strong probability
Of general embarrassment in lcgiti-
mate business circles. IL would be a
good thing 10 put stop 10 some
Of the rampant speculation. Too many
business men are running heavy busi-
nesses on inadequate capital and can
not stand even II temporary clog in the
wheels of commerce such as was cx-
pcrienced throughout the Northwest
by the recent snow blockades.
There are too many men trying to
make living with their
COATS orr,
and oil of the so-called genteel occupn-
tions are being crowded To OVERLOOKING
by men who are either too proud or
too lazy or both--to do honorable la
Dor which IL needed.
This city has vast number human
moths which llutter about the specu-
lativc candle TIL! their wings are so
badly siuged that they can fly no
longer, then they go To work until by
the sweat of their brows they have
earned enough to go TO spcculating
again.
BUILDING BooM
is In prospect for Chicago this sum
mer, and unless the money markc,
is proatrated, large number of resi
dence aud business buildings viii h,
erected, Rents are eutr ageously high
here,
FUNERAL DOGGEREL.
of all the disgusting customs, tina
of lacking u lot of siclsly ''po etryN ont,
death notices rather takes the lead.
IL a pappy thing that some of thes,
lines are not concocted until afte
the death of the subject, for ii they
were brought out before hand Tn,
writers might bc accused of man
slaughter. Some of the imbecil
slush ought to make dead men turf
over In their collins. Speaking q
funeral poetry, II Is not often that on
finds such bit rs the following
which appeared In n Chicago dali,
recently. Hold your breath:
ooh, Michael Francis, thou has len us;
For YOU on earth there was no roum;
Bnt tia God VINO hns bcreft rs,
And taken our darling up the Hume
The author of Maryland, My Mary
land writing aGeorgla paper fror
Washington, says that machine ha
been invented that will be only Sc,
ond to the cotton gin Ms a bonanza ia
the south. This mnchine IL intendc
Ia separate the fiber of the jutc plan
from the stalk. lsthis be true indi
will have "a formidable rival In supply
ing the markets OF the world Wit
what has become second only to GO
ton In the textile products OF tropic;
and semi-tropical countries.
PRoFfTlNu ny MIarAKEs.
Chicago Is II wicked city and Is ~
TO the tines In most every respcc
while In some things she takes u 1t,
ahead of the times. While the eli
cxcels many others in wickedness,
also cNccls many In goodness
In one particular the "a
den city displays commendah
zeal, and that Is in the promptman
ner in which she profits by the expei
lmcnts, blundors and advance NOV,
ments made by other cities. Whcl
ever there is a calamity behlls anoth,
city, she promptly looks To see if thcl
IN any danger Ola similar one occu
ring TO her. Thus Il Is that our theatre
halls and public buildings have bee
carefully overhauled with regard /
lire escapes, etc, and since the Ne
York school horror, all of our scho
houses have been carefully mspecte,
LEiGH.