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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29

In toe "sh0ot-od' Erickson won
iils' ID Seligs7n second money.
Ihe last eveu+ wa nlStcn st one
i've bird and four Oily pigeons. Eu-
t.dDce -, one b9rrel Ihir y-ona yards
at live oirO, TWEEN y-one yards 1t clay
nigc0ne.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29
Midlothian.
spsaial 70 tha Gazette.

MIDLOTHIAN. June %. The supper
given for the benefit OF the Presbyte-
Ran church Friday night was a com
piete success, and netted about $75. The
ladies' were tireless In their efforts, and
much praise Ia due them.
Some indications of rain to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29
THE STATE SHOOT.
Four Exciting Contests on the Extra
Day.
Erickson Of Houston Carries of the
Honors.

The nth and last day OF the state
shoot proved an exciting one; four
matches were shot and they were
marked with fine scores all around.
The first match was at ten clay
pigeons, sixteen ysrds rise; entrance
$500.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29

10 shooting of for She three prizes,
Watson 9uG Ss.!S-Cn divided i st
DloDev, Erickson won se oud and Hu--
ucll captured third.
The next match was 1t in.ee double
rises, one BAH AMI one pigeon, En-
ttArce. ST.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29

In sbolting of zoe tioS, Encl,son
woa trs. moeev. Cappa seeond End
Finley third
The ueN: contest vas at seven glass
balls, twedtS-ohe yaids lise; en-
trance So
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29

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Hattie Hallmark,
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for several days sa "a. y,
c csa, AND ready Tor n ul,s.'
wa want Is a good grain ep.~
Found PEI
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29

icy Every smoker should try "Little
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29

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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-29

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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
A Cool Repnhlirar,

1t is Civ, IL out that p. Donin, Esq,
of Dakota is to be territorial governor
of that territory in the event of
Blaine's election. This Donan Is the
man who, rs the editor of the eau
casian," published at Lexington, Mo-,
not long ago Kept the following le-
gend at the head of the editorial page
of his paper:
State sovereignty, white supremacy an d
repudia ion L! Our platform: The constitu-
ton OF 1860 and tie rights of the states. our
doctrines: This Is n white mans govern
ment, made by wuite men for white men
and their po,terity forever Down with
the fiIteenth bedamredm.nt, Total
Reputation Of the monstious Yankee
war dett-that a;cirsed unconstltutio nal
burden, accumulated by an unconstitutional
mob styling its elf a congress, in the prosecu.
ton of an unconstitutional crusade for the
accomplishment OF an unc institutional and
horrld purpose Equal taxation and the right,
full representation OF all the states, or anoth-
er rebeilcn. Revolution must be met by
counter revolution-iorcs by force violence
by violence and usurpation should be over
thrown, If needs be, by the bayouet.
The author of this screech is now
good Republican and in good ode
with that party in the good Republic
can territory of Dakota. His "loyal-
ty" is to be rewarded with a fat Office
the gift of that party which is out
ragged at the thought Of the Democrats
nominating man for president who
in speech before the war, deplore'
the horrors that the country wa
plunging into, and, while contend
ing for the L Mon, advised that if tn
South could not he restrained b,
peaceful means she should be allowed
to withdraw rather than be whipped
in by force of arms.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

The leasing of small bodies of land
in one or two counties at forty or hfty
cents an acre, and a jury verdict OF
sixty cents an acre for the burning OF
grass by a railroad company are two
points" made by the lease-law organs
in favor of high leases. Does anybody
suppose the same damage would have
been rendered had the suit not been
againsta railroad company? Why, a
Texas jury will assess a railroad "cor-
poration" ten or twelve dollars for
killing a shoat that the owner renders
to the assessor mt dollar or two; and
it was quite recently that a Georgia
Jury gave verdict of $1,000 against a
railroad for running over the body o.
a man who was proved to nave been
killed and put on the track. AS to the
extra rates in Tom Green and Medina
counties who understand:
the matter smiles at the 'innocence'
of the bidders. These were prize Sec
lions of watered land, the key e
thousands of acres of dry land which
cannot be leased to any body for want
of water. The lessees of the wateret
sections thus command the situation,
and can keep the dry lands from beins
leased, and can Craze their herds OF
the land without paying cent for thu
use of it. Considering the number o
acres that these few high-priceC
watered sections will give them con
troll of, the lessees have perhaps pait
but au average of two or three cent
an acre, instead of forty or fifty cents
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
ReyeAue, But Not Taxation.

The taxes in Texas are now comparatively
low and Lo government is more economi-
csl'y administered, sbut there are additional
expenses that mast ba Incurred. When the
new asylum at Terrell is ii iished there will
be necessity for another with equal capac-
ity. We also need n reiormgtory for young
convicts, which win cost at least 100000 II
we get a revenue iroIn the school lands We
can have these things wlthou, any increase
in taxation and may be able To reduce taxes
II nearly one-halfof tue whole tax continues
To so for school purp Uses we can't do much
improving on the present tax, only seventeen
and one-half cents of which goes to the sup
port of the government. There Is n crying
necessity for a revenue from the school lands.
We want good schools without more taxes
II viii require one-half million dollars mora
per annnm TO give The people ten months
schooling, and the school tax Is now twelve
aud ons-half cents on The hundred dollars.
Query: Shall this come from liz creased tax
alton or In the way OF revenue from the
| school land or shall school facilities lie done
away with? The people must prepare for one
OF the alternatives dallas Herald.
The way to reduce taxation is to in
crease population and assessments.
The way to increase population is to
offer inducements to actual settlers. Ii
barbed wire fence around big cat
tie pasture an inducement to any man
to settle within that pasture or any.
where near it? The question answers
itself.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
Tie Ignorant Juror Must TO!

FoRr WORTH, JUNE o., 1854
To the Editor of the Gazette.
In denouncing the pistol you gent e.
men of the press may do well, but in
my opinion you do not strike at the
root of the evil. 1t is the ignorant
and debased jurors that have made
life so cheap and the courts IA mockery.
This causes the assassins to stalk inn
pudently and brazenly before us in de-
lance of law, shooting down our
Flemings, Barradalls and other
good citizens and, by such
common repetilions of unpro-
voked murder, causing the good citi-
zens to seriously inquire. as there no
protection. gave in mob-law?n There
Is little hope OF any change, so long as
the intelligent and upright citizen ia
excluded from the jury -bcx. Pass a
thousand laws to prevent CARRYING
pistols, and this simply serves to place
the law-abiding citizen ut the mercy OF
the assassin, tor the assassin laughs
at all law, so long as Ignorant and
debased jurors will turn him loose
upon community to repeat his MUIR
derous deeds,
Under the decision of our courts. n
man that has heard, or read any ru-
mors OF u tragedy, Is not permitted To
serve as a juror II he has formed the
ssemblance of an opinion, even Though
his opinion might be changed hv RI.
testimony adduced on trial. Under
lhis decision none but block heads, or
men without principle, can
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
Who Located Fort Worth WHO Built
the First House.

FORT WORTH, June 90
To the Editor of the Gazette.
Your correspondent tells us this
morning who made the government
survey of Fort Worth's location. /
am pleased to see this matter discussed
while the witnesses are yet living to
tell the truth of the history OF the
foundation of the city that is to enter
tain the worlds fair in 1857, and in
their own language.
You can see almost any day the
man who built the first house in Fort
Worth and who was instrumental in
locating the old fort on the north west
Farmer-"Uncle Pres" if you please
built the first house-a log cabin
somewhere in the vicinity of
Frank Twombly's residence in
the western part of the city;
that she handed up the boards and he
covered it just in time to get in out of
hard blowing rain. This was in
1919, shortly after the survey spoken
of by your correspondent; that the
soldiers were then located down in the
grove at Jim Woods present residence
| in the northeastern part of the city;
that he went down to have the sur
geon to see sick person at his house;
that when they got to our public
| square, where the courthouse now
stands, he pointed out the high ground
there as more suitable for fort and
drill ground, and that shortly after
this they were moved up and the fol-
| located on the northwest corner of the
square, where the lone rock chimney
now marks the site. j would be glad
to see the particular spot marked
and q picture of the log
cabin and the venerable couple, Uncle
Pres F.rmer and his good wife, gotten
ready for our coming exposition in
1887.
The shadows of our Forts first
mayor on the wall in the opera-house
during the recent sitting of the fire.
mems convention and of the noble
Daggett, now DO more, but whose reli-
gion ON earth consisted in doing good
without show TO the needy and the
helpless, and our worthy present
chief magistrate, all were 50 well
timed and appropriate that we would
rejoice to see more of the history of the
past embodied in enduring form in the
living present and in such reliable and
attractive shape that the children of
this day may learn to revere those who
have lived and labored for them in the
days that tried the material that mad e
The men of this, our great West.
Yours, G.,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
"Onr Tom"
Pleasant nm NO. Dlspatcl

fieasant Hili MOI Dispatch.
The Democracy of the Clone Starr,
state was in session in state conven-
ton at Fort Worth last week, and in
looking over the proceedings, as re-.
ported In the Fort Worth Daily Ga
zE'rrE, we feel just measure of pride
IN noting the fact that "our'' Tom
Murray of Mckinney, Collin county
was unanimously called to preside rs
temporary chairman, and proved him
self eminently fitted for the place by
his ready application of parliamentary
rules to the proceedings of a large
body like u state convention. We
have called him "our Tomn because
we had something to do with his early
training when mere barefoot boy
and we have watched his after course
with no small degree of interest, and
feel gratitied to know that he has Sc
cured such firm hold upon the re-
spect and confidence of the Democ-
racy of Texas. He Is also member
of the state executive committee
from the Seventeenth senatorial
district There is always room
Mt the top for those who are will.
ing to strive to reach it, and we ex.
pect yet to hear of his going up-up.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

THERE is a leaven at work in some
Texas towns that threatens to burst
fourthin violence some day. 1t Is at
work in Dallas-the mutteiings are
heard in Fort Worth. The law Dlust
be enforced, or the self-assertion of the
people will rise higher than all law.
No good man desires to see this state
of things, but no man can fail to Sc.
it. When Judge Lynch erects his
court, if it ever comes to that, th,
Augean stables will be cleansed, and
crime, for time at least, be stopped
by destruction OF some of the roots o
it. The people are tired of the law, so
called.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
Offering a Compromise,

five lease only fifteen million acres of
school land at eight cents per acre IL Will
yield 81, 2oo.0ts per annum To the school fund,
which Is two hundred thousand more than
we now get from taxation, and very near
enough to support the schools nine months
In the year. This would leave subject TO act
ual settlement and open to free grass twenty
million acres OF the school land. How would
this suit our free grass friends. We could In.
sert provlso that not more than onc-hal Of
the school land should he under lease at one
time. This would he dividing the thing and
leaving plenty of school land open to set
Element There Is a great deal OF the school
Mnd that can't be utilized for grazing with
out artesiau wells, and these VIII not he
bored 10y free-grass men as their tenure Is too
uncertain for such an expense Dallas Her
aid.
70 lease 100000 600 acres of land there
must be a demand for 10000 900, since
the school lands are in alternate sec.
tons. Thirty million acres of land
will Craze 100000 head of cattle.
There are not over | 800, 900 head avail
able to 80 on the leased land. And be.
yond all other considerations, the fact
that land is leased in large bodies fol
big cattle pastures in Texas will deter
immigrants from coming to the state
But what right or authority has the
Herald to speak for the land.lease De
mocracy? And is not the proposition
of the Herald an admission of tn,
baneful influence of pastures on popu
lation? A radical change is needed IL
the land laws of the state, and tina
policy should be adopted that will hes
promote actual settlement.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

serve on Jury. Tor they a,opa
are the ones that will c," Jne
that they have formed no opinion I,
upon, rumors In circulation. The Ia =,
Is all wrong In thus exclpd,ns. NV
good citizen from the jury-box and md
legislation Is badly needed 10 corran,
TINS evil which makes human life so
cheap. Permit me therefore to appe nj
TO you members of the press 10 \, =
your influence in this behalf in orJsv
that resort to lynch.law NAV NOT
prove an imperative necessity
Abciishing the pistol wifi
not stay the murderer's hand
nor arrest the assassin's bullet. Moth.
Ing but the execution of the law will
do this. Then, let the cry be, gentle.
men, The Ignorant and debased inro,
must. go!" and let us insist ON legisla.
ton to this end. '''
| trust that this suggestion mn,
prove worthy of your attention.
CITIZEN,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
Par Mobile Fratrum.

FoHr Wonrii, June %.
To the Editor ofihe Gazette
1t is rather singular that the
Houston Post and Galveston
News should be so exceedingly
anxious to control the Demo-
cratic delegates to the Houston con-
vention in the selection of commits
sioner of the land Office. These two
rival papers are very Jealous in sup
port of Mr.. Walsh, and have not been
very just in their remarks about Mr..
Patton. The Post was very bitter in
its opposition to Gov. Ireland and was
the acknowledged organ of Wash
Jones in the last state election.
For two years the News has rested
under the suspicion of having con-
tributed largely to the success of Ochil-
tree over the Democratic nominee for
congress, Mr.. George p. Finlay 1t
was very surprising that Galveston's
1000 Democratic majority was lost in
the deep Water and a majority. of 500
for Ochiltree was counted out when
the polls were closed. The News,
however, il not yet entirely reconciled
to Gov. Ireland, and it may be that
its utilization with the Post in support
OI w uISu Is DOt SluCeTe, put only IOTtne
purpose of acquiring strength SO thst it
can strike blow at Gov. Ireland. 1t is
very we'll known that Gov. Ireland
and Commissioner Walsh differed on
many questions, and as Mr.. Patton re-
celved his appointment as a member
of the land-fraud board from the gov
ernor, the News may have come to the
conclusion that It's opportunity had ar
rived.
The guerilla chief, Quantrell. near
the close of the war said the Yankee
soldiers burned the home of his father
and mother and killed several of his
relatives, and to get revenge he joined
the Yankee army, and whenever he
was sent out on "a scout with one of the
rascals he always managed to kill
him.
The News may have adopted the
idea of Quantrell, so that it can have
revenge for supposed wrong done 10y
Gov. Ireland.
Wash Jones' was the Posts angel,
and the red headed Ochiltree was the
News pet. \ little longer probation
is necessary before taking the Post and
News into full fellowship. AT al
events let us be little shy In acknowl
edging either as asuitahle party leader
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

Of the Democratic masses and the VIE
dom of the Houston convention; put
the rumor, MS it may affect the Dallas
Times, does surprise THE GAzEiIk'
The Times is the one newspaper III TEX
as whose loyalty to Democracy was I'M
questioned until 1t threatened to com
bine the land lease Democrats with
nc. 1000 dissffscted Republicans and de-
feat the Democratic party. Wedisiike
to see the Times thus seeking an ALI
ance with lis lifetime toes, and but FOR
its own utterances would not credit the
rumor. 1t is In order for the land
lease newspapers TO answer a PLAIN
question: VIII they support the
Democratic nominee on iree-gr@s
platform?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

THE Southwest and Northwest BOTH ac
ifiauon favorable 10 few and against the
interest of the many. The southwest Texas
man wants wool protected because lie pos.
sesses y lot of sheep, and the North Texas
man wants the use vi he public domain free
OF costs that the cowman may wax fat and
increase tho heft OF his watehchain. The
Democratic party must, right now, sit these
unruly children In the corner and inform
them who is bosslng this domicile -[Dailas
Times.
That is not truly stated at all. The
North Texas man wants free grass To
aid in the settlement of his section as
Central Texas had it, as East Texas
and all Texas had 1t. The North
Texas man asks that he shall no. bt
Disseminated against. IffIeegrass bt
called discrimination in his favor, il
Is false-bt cause all other sections
had 1t when they we're being
settled, and all other sections hay,
free grass yet. The public commons
In times past was free to all other sec
tons; the private commons is yet fire.
to all other sections and the Nortl
Texas man only asks what the other
had and what the others have. Wher
Is the injustice Of his demand?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

WE are constrained to believe that
the opposition to free grass of our local
twilight contemporary is all in a Pick
wickian sense, as it were. At any
rate, it is firm believer in journal
istic free grass, and rat.fies It's belief
by appropriating Column after column
of THE GAzE1TE's telegraphic dis
patches without so much as "by your
leave CT "thankee.' These dis
patches cost THE GAZETTE several
hundred dollars each week. OF course,
irc don't ohlect-this is free-grass
paper; but it wouldn't appear incon'
sistent, would it, for lease-law advo
cate to offer as much as eight cents 9
column for its iourr alistic free grass
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

We deprecate lynch law. There
would be no end TO our sorrow If IL
should be exercised. We should
never cease to utter regrets over the in
temperate acts of a public in executing
a man for the crime of burglary, and
brutality on lady who discovered
him in the act, but if the people,
driven to desperation, should take the
law in their own hands, we promise
not to say word or have a regret till
after the job of jerking the life out OF
the villain is thorough and complete.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
MISSOURI ROCK.
Complaints Against the Capital Syndi-
cate for Sighting TexRs-NOtes.

Complaints Against the Capital Syndi-
cate for Sighting TexRs-NOtes.
Special to the Gazette.
BuRNEr, jane 2j.-A fine rain fell
here this afternoon, which will benefit
the crops generally.
Sheriff Wolf served papers on seven
or eight of our most prominent mer-
chants for doing business without an
occupation tax. They all pleaded guilty
and paid their fines rather than go to
trial.
Our citizens throughout the county
are very indignant at the
course the capital syndicates have
taken in regard to the granite for the
state capitol. They claim 1t Is an out
rage and an imposition on our citizens
to get the granite from Missouri when
a far superior quality can be had al
home.
Our county court convenes on Mon
day with seventy eases for INSIDE
meanor.
Several prominent citizens of Austin
were in the city to-day; among them
were DIR. II. j. breckenridge, and Mr..
j. Fawcett aud lady The latter gem
tleman Is the efficient and polite agent
for the Texas Express company at
Austin
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
Coy. Ihhhnnk

State Treasurer Lubbock Leaves this
morning to attend the Hood reunion
at Dallas. Gov. Lubbock has been in
the city a day or two visiting rela-
tives. THE GAZETTE tried hard to
interview the Democratic veteran, but
he would not, however gracious in all
other respects. The size Of the mans
head who will tackle Treasurer Lub-
book has not yet been taken, and the
faithful officer and popular gentleman
will doubtless be reelected without
opposition. SO mote it be.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

THw u. & o. Red Bool, for the Democratic
national convention Is out, and capital
compendium OF political inform alton IL Ia.
About everything one can seek for 10 be.
coming thoroughly posted as regards the
presidential past Is embraced Within tho
sixty odd pages, wilhelm point of typography
the little book IL n gem OF clean, clcar-cut
work. The Red Books have become inds-
pensable In campaigns, and In their different
forms and editions are the most popular
political text books OF the day. No charge
is made for them by the II. y o., and tho
only requisite Is the incloslng OF two.cent
stamp to C. X Lord. baltimore, with the ap-
plication for u copy,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

would have kept away from Dallas
county had 1t been fenced up by pas
turemen. Instead Of population of
81, 600, that county would to-day be as
barren of settlers rs Tom Green, and
1t could not boast the valuable citizen
ship OF Senator Gibbs, except II might
be as rollicking cowboy or pensive
shepherd.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

III win require no Ordinary pilot 10 steer
the Texas Democratic ship over the free
rass bar.-iGaiyeston News.
After giving utterance to the above
sensible little paragraph, the News
goes back OH itself and says, in another
place:
The Democratic state convention must
sanarcly sit down on the free-grass barons.
The News, doubtless, would like to
have the convention salt down hardn
on o bent pin. 1t will be for the
Democracy to say whether the News
shall be accommodated.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27

BEHIND the lease law turks the herd
law; and after East and South Texas
have fastened the lease on West Texas
they will find the herd law to keep
their cows Off the private common
put in force. No law hurtful to one
industry or section can be enacted that
will not in good time react on all in
dustries and sections.