The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-28
FROM WACO.
THE eREENeAcK PLATFORM.
Developments In the Double Assassina-
hon-A Bogus Priest Fined-Condi-
ton of County Finances-Ed-
ttor Barlow Returned.

WACO, Aug. p. Special. - The
"reehback platform, adopted by the
convention held here yesterday. is as
long Calmost as Ben Buffers letter of
acceptance. 1t tackles the National
finance question and endorses the In
dianSpolis platform. The only portions
of interest to the people Of Texas, as re-
itles TO State matters. IRE co,nnrised in
! the following sentences, ''-'
''eem 1t scarcely necessary to de-
clare That the observance of the grand
principles we advocate with regard to
taN, equal distribution of all the sover
| clgh properties of the people condemns
iho PollcX, ofleasing the publ C or school
IlnuS OF IcNas in larger bodies than go
acres lor long periods of time,
o o,iTa constituting temporary monopoly
ohlN IN reach OF wealthy men, contrary
To- public policy and the true princinlss
OF repnbllcanism, and we favor the moi
10y OF selling the school lands i'm small
noulcs not exceeding 100 acres, on n low
luto OF interest on long periods of time.
SPY twenty years, with One-tenth AMIN.
any, at J per cent. interest. to actual
oc upants alone, and not transferohIn
unlil the title is perfected; but we can
discover no valid objection i'm princinln
OF puplc policy why the adiacentuuoccu-
pleu Iallusshould not be leased to such me-
tilai occupants in limited amounts far
anoi PellouS OF tlme, subject to actual
oiIleItS anu so utilized as an import
ant adjunct to the public school cnnJ
We are most unaltcrablv opposod
the Democratic State legislation 10
lhe stock law, that allows the lrol iuPoin
ing colorrd man to vote, and dnnio. ~
Same iight to Il native BON whito ,, g,Io
not land holder, thus pstoLiigl,ii ,,'." D.,
property line with the rich c"Inrod ~, a
una the rlch White man i'm onr class IAN
tile negro and the poor white m ana
we also denounce the school
creating the same condition of INV ~
we also dehonnce the jury law ChliE9
same reason that it creates Tor INC
classes. property
For the same reason we d. .r,,,.. -.
road laws. 'NWs and Tn,
We also donounco 4
Po '"S,' and no 9Ging every cling to every
promiscd To- cnrrcct ~ Iybody, as il ha
Republican purity ar r legislation ,,,,., Of The
to do so. d" mas utterly lallct
We also denom, nj -.,.
the State Of TcXa ~ I'e Legislature %
ingro regulate .uI iaillng ana reI'ia
Whereas His x ,,"i4 Il"ig ;iaS ru,,
, ,iS n rS"uou = exclamation dcclarin@ lha
er ~" Ion,9ors f.ir carrying the six-sloot
The dishnSG exists, therefore we deman,
are me- dHg Of the ranger force. w
law" ~ fvocally opposed to II hero
who re- membcrs Of the convention
now Il n'airod over until to-day hay
nj. .epaNed.
GRO double assassination at In,
IL, &c Coryell county, last Saturday
" Mhhrmed by parties from that count,
+ no are IN this city to-day. The vie,
iuiS were a Mr. Smell, a respectable
Nrmct, and Mr. VIM. Graham, head n
the pcrcdntilo firm of Collins, Graham
. ~ GO. The Grove Both men we're call
ca 10 their doors Saturday uigh
Unt shot down by Unknown men
, itl5 surmiScd that the murdcrerS wcr
4 'CNneti.d with gang ~ hOrso-thicyc
Nhom GrGhan AMI Smell had holurl Z,
trlve out oi Coryell county. Mr. Gro
D nam was Woll known i'm This civ
. where he had traded for wears, mi,
J merchants ana bankers saw he stood
No ! IN acuinmercial and personal wav
p John IoNuc, passing himself OH n
I "'l'i l'NIfi Il NNlNUllV priest. wa,
: llned 81 and costs in the police courI
. this morning. The charge was DRUM,
GnnesN and annoying women. Fathe
e Dumont, in charge Of the Catholic con
L gregation here, publishes card warn
s ing Catholics to beware of "Fathr
= IoMne,' who is declared "a fraud,
T. The County treasurer to-day receive,
u check from the State school boar
=. AT Austin for $23,3OO, MrLpnna.
70 couniN'S apportionmcnt for the rurreu
p scholastic year. This is exclusive q
; SNblO which the State app0rtiohs to th
. cltN ul Waco. The city Jews a sppci,
i school t1N which will raise Sln.OOO NOR,
Il mus making Il total of $4,000 for publi
e. Schoot purposes in the city this wear. 4
lhlS sum S2O,Ou1 will be used for the ere,
e. ton of new school buildings.
Z FRESH, tender roasting ears. plucl,rd i
arornliolt on which not % dr6p of rni
mas hlllcn in nine weeks, are on sale i
: 10 market here, the second rron a
: THIS Year. The circumstance shn,y
now well our soil will stand "A drouth.
I, FliiN tremcu from rcmnlc will arrh.
! mere tomorrow to participntp i'm
puadc and "bloW-Out" with thc VINO
lircmcn. '"'
The ladies of 81, Paul's church llspi,
. cnpal) gave largely attended lei
! ohainpetrc ON the beautiful lawn of IN
. church grounds To might.
tol' Bnrlow, late editor Of the Austi
statesman, Is IN the city. Ii is currcn
rumor and probably tue that he wil
'"ke chNryc ui the Examiner again.
Now cotton comes i'm Slowly-a half
| 'luHcn iO dozen hnlpS "A dpV