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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

The platform ofthe Democratic party
for the campaign Of 1884 Is less M
enunciation Of principles than AN ef
fort to harmonize the party upon thu
tariff. THE GAZETTE has said that
there was great danger of the adoption
Of class of "glitterlng generalities,'
instead OF "a bold and courageous decla
ration Of principles, and the result,
shows TO what extent the fear ex
pressed In these columns was justified
Though rising above insipidity, The
tariff plank Is not so virile as the
party desired, nor 50 explicit as the
times demand. Nevertheless II is O
revenue-reform platform, ana accept
able 10 the revenue reformers of The
country, and WILLIS supported by them
as offering the nearest approach Ia
what they regard as proper CONNER.
cial tax system.
"F'r0m the foundation of this gov.
eminent taxes collected at the custom
house have been the chief source OF
federal revenue, and such they must
continue to be,n says the platform.
That Is well and good. The duties
collected under a low tariff exceed
what they would be under higher rate.
Further along, and in tae same line of
thought, 1t Is said that "all taxation
shall be limited to the requirements of
economical government This is
repeated in the resolution that
1--WE demand that federal taxation
shall be exclusively for pub
lie purposes, and shall not ex-
coed the needs of government,
economically administered If those
taxes are levied for no other purp oses
but to supply the wants of government
honestly administered, and shall not
exceed the needs of government, the
effect Is obviously a tariff for revenue
only, for the tariff is limited to the
uses of a revenue. The simple decla-
ration as made at Cincinnati In 1880
that we want "a tariff for revenue
only" said the same thing In half a
dozen words that could not be misun-
derstood, and there is not shade of
difference between the two, except
that the iron hand of the revenue
reiormer is concealed beneath the
velvet glove OF mass of words.
Altogether the platform is not .obec.
tlonable to the followers of Morrison
and Carlisle, and could not have been
made better except by expressing the
same meaning In fewer words that
would not render it susceptible of con-
fusion. But we will not quibble
about words. II the Ran tall men can
swallow the tariff dose, we have no
need to reject It, The only objection
The GAZETTE has to offer Is that the
thought is not as boldly and clearly
put as II ought TO be.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

The Sunset, or Southern Pacific sys-
tenn, yesterday resumed through trains
over the I'll Paso division Of that road
where, for n month past, gap OF
twenty-five miles has existed. This
was the result Of n washout, caused by
the floods In the Rio Grande river. IL
IL TO be doubted II any road In the
South has ever s,ittalned such degree
OF damage from similar cause. For
twenty-five miles, as we have said, the
track was undermined ard road bed
almost destroyed. Bridges, trestles
and ctlverts were swept away, and 1t
required vast force OF laborers and an
immense sum Of money to repair the
wreck. When II is considered that
this break was In "A transcontinenal
line. running from ocean to ocean, II
Is easy to imagine how annoying and
embarrassing the situation was TO
travel and commercial interests. The
Texas II Pacific. too, used the same
piece Of road, which made the trouble
more complicated. For weeks passen-
gers and freight were transferred
across the immense gap by teams, "A
slow and costly process. The railroad
people, however, shouldered most Of
the additional expense and worked
with degree Of energy In repairing
the wrecked link, that is highly cred.
table TO them. This great washout
will long be remembered W. the most
extensive on record, In Texas, at least,
and the general public will join In con.
gratuletioDs that it is now repaired
and travel and traffic enabled to re-
sumo their usual course over the two
important lines
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

0
what she ought 10 be, and In the near
future what she Is surely destined t.
be, the city should not only own the
water-works entire, but the source OF
the purest water should be sought and
utilized.
am not familiar with the size aud
system of your distribution, but If IL
is on par with the pumping plant, we
have without doubt the best water
works in Texas to-day. With this
fact, and the near proximity Of what
is reported to be the best and purest
water, cannot conceive why we are
not In a position to announce to the
world that Fort Worth has facilities
that cannot be approached by any city
in the state, and we can stand unri-
vailed as u city owning and dispensing
commodity that never yet
has failed to become one OF
the greatest factors in attract
ing permanent residents, pure water,
chose qui plat est demi vendue.
One thing more. | have looked in
vain wherever / have travelled and so
far have failed to discover the very
attractive, though comparatively in
expensive "cast iron street drinking
fountain" the Unreasonable bene-
fits OF which to both man and beast
can never be estimated in mere dollars.
One of these fountains should be set up
at some central and convenient point
without delay, and | am sure not
r1any days would elapse before the cry
would go up, "God bless our city
fathers, give us more fountains" The
fountain is an ornament In itself and
will last for years, when once set up,
and becomes u spring of living water
to the thirsty and weary. In our eli
mate where water is a prime necessity,
1t is beyond the power of man TO con-
ceive the amount of suffering that can
be allayed by even one of these, Either
the Mash" or the "Woodn fountain
has one or more "horse-bowls' and
these are set at such height from
the ground that the animal can easily
obtain the desired drink without the
necessity Of unhitching the check
rein. The birds will not be long in
discovering this new source of
supply" and will give thanks in
sweeter songs than ever. These foun-
tains running a continuous stream
keep the bowls clean, yet the amount
OF water used is not near so great as
one would be led to suppose. The
writer. who is somewhat familiar,with
this work aud who has been
privileged to make many interesting
tests on water supply, found the
amount of water from Nash fountain
as follows
Pressure on the mains "a pounds,
and the average ofseveIal tests gave as
follows:
The full opening gave waste of
300 gallons in twenty-four hours:
with an ordinary flow which gave an
abundant supply the waste was 3,7l4
gallons in "A hours, which is equal to
LOO, 900 gallons per year.
Counting the cost in Fort Worth for
water pumped at from S24 to $50 per
million gallons, and estimating the
highest cost, the water from the foun-
tain would average us but S42 per year,
or at IA cost of twelve cents per day,
certainly very small sum when com
pared with the benefits derived. b.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
Crooked Tran,o.,,o,.

. n,,. OHIO, July l,.-Itnow
appears probable that the ohl,aa,,~,
=, sne iaIe w. r. McGill. fraudalentIy
SSs san acted, will reach 500, Ooo n has
10 bs,a discovered that his method w nas
q ~ .epeat the genuine note given i, his
hREDthAgg se then 70 obtain loans II" II
placed six times. dS&ed3gss. Y:
m m'1 receipt OF large amount Of M" "
a. ~ .he completion OF the CineIn,n.y
800 nnstern road to Portsmsuth in : - y.
S week when IL Is supposed he ~ ,. = lev
Tn c cleared up the whols "vuu
rn nTs Is nothing wrong with III ~, w,
-, account. The crooked ,rsn .an-
ttn are all personal. sa 'ransac-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
The Franco Chinese War.


SAN FRANCISCO, Call, July H.
Bearing on dispatch from Paris last
night that war between France and
Cnina was believed inevitable tho
Caii this morning publishes an articie
on information previou.lv reca;uaS
from high and reliable source Co..
nrming the statement. II also ,,b
'snes u letter from To Tzunv Tnno
T a;m Iratu secretary, dated Tien
; ,en,mR, May ~, 1854, to u wealthy and
',n,,uenlial Chinaman of this CITY. an
,h the determination to combat
la'., FRENCH and ordering a tax to be
,saieo Oh al Chinese here, in Denver.
iIn, icrk and elsewhere in the
v, di,ea states for the purpose of pro-
E E,u.ne ,unds Tor the imperial treasury.
All AIT TINS object halt million
a aua was raised In this wav
anu cent to China July ON III
steamer Toxic. A like amount was
'orwarded by the next steamer. 20
m another letter was received throuoh
rhhns hong Sing, president of the
Snlna Merchant Steam Nayigation
company, referring to the previous ona
an1 says: A secret treaty was msds
n Deceinber, 1883. between Germanv
anu CHINA, whereby the former w;i,
ssupport the latter In a war viii
nrancei In return GERMANY IL IN sxa.
I,se sovereignty over the island 81
roInlcsa and construct naval milf. vi ~,
s,a!iohs at different points Gnr ~,
sSnlhese government. China vii, e
dem Inc Inc pigment Of $3.50, 900 900 in.
no',ndpn private dispatch yesterday an.
duuns a rebellion against the liartar
f mas broken out. The Shoa
the city. :" possession Of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
Corpus Christi Locals,
Special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette.
CORPUS CHRISTI, July 1.-THE her
dic linewas attached to-day for 81 400
debt.
The Daily Critic suspended and
moved to Lagarto, Live Oak county,
where it will be IA weekly.
James w. Clar Ike, special deputy col
rector under Col. Plato, arrived last
night He Is the one Plato said would
relieve him of his embarrassment.
The Sau Antonio railroad committee
returned home to-day and will advo-
cate the claims of Corpus Christi as
the gulf terminus.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
Tho Summer Normal sohnnls


Reports To THE GAZETTE from the
various points throughout the state
where the summer normal schools are
IN operation report those institutions
AS having much larger attendance
than last year. AS II rule the leading
educators lin public instruction. have
been chosen as principals and the
course of instruction, though brief,
VIII ne Of much practical value to
those who attend. The normal school
Is now recognized rs an Indispensable
adjunct of the common school system ;
1t affords admirable training and dis
cipline for the young teacher. Indeed
Its value In this r, spect is 30 well rec.
ognized that teachers OF many wears
experience are found enrolled as pu.
pills OF these institutions, gladly avail
ing themselves of the opportunities
offered for investigating new method.
and systems. Every dollar that the
state devotes to these schools il money
well spent, and IL will be but n few
years until the general public will rec
ognize their utility as cheerfully ms
the professional teacher does now.
They are new to the people yet, but
the people may be safely trusted to
lind out good thing when 1t is pre-.
scented to them, and hold on 10 It, too.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

medical science Of Europe, backed by
the regulations of civil and military
power. will be invoked to prevent its
spread. DR.. Koch, the celebrated
German physician, makes the dismal
prediction that it will sweep all
Europe, including the great capitals,
but 1t is to be hoped DIR. Koch may
prove a false prophet There Is no
denying, though, that the situation is
grave enough to command the attcn-
ton of the civilized world and sug-
gest, in centers of population, the in
auguration OF remedial measures.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
Grand View.

special 10 the Gazette.
GRAND VIEW, July ll.-Quite a
crowd in town to-day.
The south-bound train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific was delayed until j
o'clock this evening. w. G. Davis.
}. Ill. Savage and j. w. Mckinney
came in on their return from Chicago.
ihey did not remain until the conven-
ton was over.
o.. j. Collin has returned from Paris
where he has been visiting friends.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

TnE Old Alcalde's recent disquisitiou
on beer appears to have given fresh Inn
petus to tho brewers business In Tex
rs. AZ Waco the excitement has
grown SO earnest that rival dealer.
have cut prices against each other and
beer-blbben RISE up between "schoon.
ers" and call the Old Alcalde blessed
Uncle Dan'l Is In ecstacies over the
vindication given his favorlte newer.
age by such distinguished authority,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

West Point, who will be graduated
some Of these days. The president,
however, has changed the order OF
things by appointing young colored
man from Maryland, named Plumer,
TO The chaplalncy OF the Ninth cavalry,
which is composed Of negroes, OIL
cered by white meu. a chaplain Is an
officer, and so the colored element is
Modified and gratlfied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

venality of Blaine. or the two, whom
would they choose to trust with their
private fortunes, taking only the rep
uta,ion and character Of the trustee
as warrant for the safety OF their
trust?
Hendricks Is part OF the history OF
the country. To name him is TO eulo-
gize him. Though not the "old
ticket Cleveland and Hendricks Is
the closest representative Of Tilden
and Hendricks.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
Striokea Cities Across tho Sen

Marseilles, one of the fairest cities IN
France, is under the domination of
'he Asiatic sconrge, cholera. The
cable reports that reach us daily de.
scribe a condition Of affairs there that
remind one who has lived in the
south OF yellow fever day s at New Or.
leans or Memphis, Over ten thousand
persons have fled from the stricken
city the dead carts go the rounds 10
gather up the victims and the GENE.
'erIes are kept open at night for Inter.
ments' The municipal authorities are
using every effort to allay excitement,
maintain order and keep up sanitary
regulations, but with the death roll
growing every day this is difficult
TASK A significant incident, tending
to show the gravity Of the situation. ia
the announcement, by the authorities,
that the national celebration, which
occurs on Monday next, shall be
abandoned this year. This commence
rates rs the reader will remember, the
fall OF the Bastlle, aud it is an ami
yersary dear to the heart of every
fisnchman who Ia a Republican. No
circumstances, save those OF highly
x.s'z1g,lesSS'41s5a&1osi'gs. MA
OF theday. In Toulon very much The
sanie state OF affairs prevailsas at Mar
se'iies; II anything the d-ath ,ate Ia
larger The medical prof ssion, the |
world over, Is watching developments
with Keen interest. As yet III. disease
. confined to the two cities above
and outlying Villages. The
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

TnE GAzErrE's special aud press 70.
port from Chicago yesterday was the
beat printed In any paperin Texas. II
hiled twelve columns. Our enterprls.
ing contemporary at Dallas gave seven
columns, two Of which were taken up
by the Western Union bulletins, w hlch
THE GAZETTE did not deem worth
publishing, When II comes to dish.
Ing up the news. the builionalres' or
gan gives value received TO Its readers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

GREEN AroRIEs are now In course OF
construction at Philadelphia, Buffalo
and Lancaster, Pa. The Lc Moyne
furnace, at Washington, Pa, cannot
begin to meet the demands made on II,
and with the growth of the cremation
idea or sentiment additional facilities
for Incarceration are IL niece ssity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

Mosr of the Texas congressman will
reach home to-day. Some OF them are
"aolid" for another term, but few
will find II worth while to look after
lhelr fences.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

The old Alcalde at Mineola the
other day coined N new title for him
self II IL Father of the Normal
School System In Texas.n To do the
old man justice he did lead oil lively
In that direction, albeit he found pub
lie seatiment crystallaed aud ready to
be led.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

DIR. Koch, the German scientist and
cholera expert, predicts that the dis
ease now firmly intreuched in France
will spread over Europe. hit does lts
passage across the sea to this country
cannot be stayed. The filthy cities
and towns. where sewerage aud drain
age are lacking, and sanitary regula-
lions are not enforced. are the localities
that will suffer most,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
BastrOp.
Special 10 the Gazette.

SPVcTHI 10 Inc Gazette.
BASrRoP, July 1.-THE nomination
oil Cleveland and Hendricks was re-
ceiyed here with much satisfaction
ana we are confident that New Sort
New Jersey, Indiana and Connecticut
VIII poll each good Democratic ma
Jority next November.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

DICK HUBBARD IL bigger man
than ever since the convention met,
but Texas is u big state and can hold
him when he gets home.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

THE many blooms" ola week ago
where be those booms now? AZ dead
TO all intents aud purposes IN Ruther-
ford Il. HAYES.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

In may he Joe Sayers' misiortun,
that certain paper at Austin Is boom
ing him for congress, hut it certainly
IN not his fault.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
POLITICAL announcements.
ros NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

vryEAlE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w h. W. Brown OF Gregg county n- u can
dIjnte for llcutenDn governor OF Texas, sub
ieot 10 tho action OF tho Democratic conven-
tion AT Houston on the 18th day OF August
next.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

SINCE Flipper's downfall the army
has been without colored otii,er
although there are two negro cadets at
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
ASSESSOR.

WE ARE AUTHORIZED 10 AN.
w pounco tho name of W. ID. Hall as "a
candidate for reelection Ia the Office OF tax
assessor OF Tarrant county, election nret
Tuesday Ia November.
WYE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
w ponnco J. ]. aooifellyw for assessor OF
taxes OF 'rnrrant county. Election first Tues
day In November, 1884.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
DISTRICT JUDGE.

ARE AuTHoj II ZEDTo ANNOUNCE
w Judge II, II. Heckham Hs "A candidate for
Judge OF tho Judicial district, composed
OF the counties OF Tntrnnt nnd Parker
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

In IL n wonder that the Santifca-
tioni't, aud Second Adventlsts haven't
selected Waco M headquarters.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
COUNTY CLERK.

wv u ARE Az rItoItlHE DTO ANNOUNCE
w j. =. Woods as n CT ddato for The Of
nee OF County clerk Of Tarrant county. Flee
zion November I.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

WYE AXE Az u TO ANNOUNCE
w A. q. McCiung nv IA candidate for CoilD'
~ Judge OF rarrnpt county. Election No
vcmber 4, 1891.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12
COUNTY JUDGE.

WYE arc authorized 10 announce sam
w Furman ,.s n candidate for County
Judge OF T'nrrant county. Election Novem'
her T.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-12

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line. But to teach b. \
his mission, and o.,
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it and literally stAIl y
fortune--only ~!
order, and lnslea
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and he went strs's 2ti.
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gentleman. "Dcy e'
ever put that inls e
much money bsss hy.
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long consolidated. u,
to get up :,
year. You CONE y
and help me. ane ] p
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chance to enter as,
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The new North-west., 1884-06-13
$500 REWARD.

The celebrated Race Horse, Lazarus, with
which James s. Iwash and William G.. Oat
broke the Nez Perces just before the Mon
tana raid, has recently been recovered by A.
Klsinchmidt & Co., and whether they enter
him in the Deer Lodge races or not, they
have just received large invoices of Dress
Goods, Muslins, Sheetings, all widths, La
dies Solid and Fancy Colorsd Hose, Cali
Goes, Notions, etc, in Dry Goods lines. and
Clothing, Overalls, Gents Hose, Fancy
Sfrs~ H~.H- .s~-- as sa-- In EAlts and Stiff
Hats,-Hans, Bacon, Sugar, Eggs, Liquors,
Wines, Cigars, Buckeye Movers and Fine
Combs. Everything in General Msrchan-
disc line nice, fresh, new, cheap and palata-
BILE, and Blaine, Tilden or Butler clerk to
wait on you. You can run your own poll
tics il you've got the money to pay cash, and
you will have a clear conscience, save mercy
and no creditors to pay. Continued next
week. 1t
The new North-west., 1884-06-13
A THOMPSON FALLS DISASTER.
THE FERRY BREAKS LOOSE AND GOES
OVER THE FALLS.
Several Lives and Considerable Property
Loat.
Aissoulia,,, June 11h.

Aissouliu,, June 11h.
| About three o'clock on Sunday afternoon
| the ferry boat Of the Clarks's Fork and Ceur
dAlene Toll-road and Ferry Company while
heavily laden with frcighters and pack ami
mals, broke away from the cable and went
and eleven animals and valuable cargo Of
merchandise were also lost.
The ferry Is situated at the foot Of River
street, Thompson Falls, and 10 used in con-
yeying passengers and freight destined for
perhaps one-ffth Of mile above the falls,
where the current at this season Of the year
Is extremely swift and treachsrous.
From eys-witnssses, and from Sun extra,
IL Is learned that the names Of the drowned
were John Stout, Paul Ducharne and Mr.
Laurent. The first named was on the shore
when the boat broke away and sprang into
small row-boat and pulled to the assistance
Of those on board. He endeavored to reach
the unmanageable ferryboat and get As many
as possible Of those upon IL and return to the
shore. In this plucky undertaking he lost
his life; for As soon a. he reached the ferry
boat the first man to spring into his own
craft upset 1t, and in jiffy both wers lost
from sight in the dashing current.
Those rescued were Perry NJ. Shuck, acting
As ferryman, p. s. AcDermott. VIM. Fisher,
two men named Finley and King, and two
Others whose names are unknown.
The eleven animals lost ware loaded with
merchandise, and 1t Is reported that both
animals and wares belonged to T. J. Demers.
The loss to Mr.. Demers Is estimated at $1,000.
Paul Ducharne, one Of the victims, had
worked for Mr.. Demsrs some five years, and
was a trusty and Industrious young man.
The other two lost are not so we'll known,
but the heroic conduct of John Stout will ac-
cord him prominent place in tho history Of
Thompson Falls and Ceur d'Alene.
The boat was lost not by the breaking Of
the cable, but by the giving away Of the ropes
connecting the boat to the cable. 1t is re-
ported that the ferrybo went bottom up
while going over the falls.
Later reports are conflicting regarding the
number Of men lost, it being rumorsd seven
men were drowned. Others, however, who
were there at the time, place the number of
drowned at three. 1t Is reported on good
authority that the pack train was owned by
Henry Blythe, not BY 7. J. Demers.