The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-01
hrou,h the gate. The keys we're demand.

hroush the gate. The keys were demand
nj from the TAILOR an dwere promptly hand
a over aud he was ordered 10 return Ia ne
,ouse which ne aid. The crowd then an
cred the all and proceeded to the cell OF
N. II, Foote. The door was forced open
md as one of the crowd entered he wts
iruck by Fonte, with an andifon rom we
lrep ace wrapped la a towel, ana knockru
IOWA Al this moment firing commeneen
.ud Fooie Mas Instantly KILLED, being rid.
dled ON more than dozen bullets hppett
sYugee another uf the muri,rerr was taken
from his cell, rope placed hrounn
nj. neck ana he VAS thrown
nysr the fence and hung They |
then prOos eded % the cell In whlcu Richard |
a ms va but could not open the doors
with the krvs Gibbs appeared nj the
ilrstins ut the cell. and on being perceived
Wa- rlddtd vi IA shot aud a rope pA.s'u
into D. cell which WIS plHced around Nun
by hia cell mate lie wa ihen d aged OUT
.,ud hung from the outside Of the building
In. crosd then proceeded M stairs %
Micsiah ParkCI's coit hc wa taken out,
rome placed around his neck and rom the
bHlcory of the midi e. c.rriduroi the JAIL ne
was hung. the body hanging over W."
balcrty. After this the crowd quietly ol''
parssd. An inquest was hela Oh '"e Oo1le.
OF the dead negroes to'GAy ara Nwuic'
rsr dsrOd that thew came 10 thelr uealh ~
the nctaut az J. own perso- =,
Nav ORLEANs. Drc. 3).-The Tlmrs'
Dfmocru's IazlO cay special save Inc
corDrer's Jury IN the case Oi the Tour men
'vnch. Il Ia connection With the mutd'r ~
Tosey rroireTs and Nicholas. Tend'ieu
verdict 10 the aect that body OF prineu
men took uo.ss,s'ou at the lah ana klheu
Foote. Parker, Swaz,c Hud T. Tbs, q .lrcd
f.NfA l d @ .H %
"a hat they iir guns. Fooie was prom
t1eut hgufe Ia politics Tor many
wars. lie represented this county
r the legislature, was once u
circuit clcik, ard WAS prominent a, a oe
tender OF Sheri1 HUI yard when the latier
was killed 10y Morgan; and wa, shot by
Wilson Hilloit Ia 1915. Al the time oi hls
death bs was deputy collector OF this dis
.rict. Eight other negroes ~ JAN CHARGED
with impl cation In the shooting o,the 10
srys were rot disturbed ny the yucher.
rnE CONDITION or rug NAVY.
WAsutNGros, Dec 30.-Ihe report 81 the
! commi. ion ON tire navy yaids chl's htteh'
| uof to The depreciation In TIE military ma
| rine of the country ~ consequence of the
decad.ncs O. its merchant marine, aud
,ays. I'm 1860 the tonnage OF the nlted
| sta, es in foreign trade was $40, S3I tons,
plscing the United States second IN the ilst
| of maratlme countries, and our nghuug
snlps commanded universal hdmlratloh
| In The twenty years just passed, WINE the
tonnage Of our great commerclal HVaI
! kas Increased 80 per cent, our lonnbge
hropped to | 1888, $40 placing us third on the
| list of maritime countries. Our carrying
| tr,de has been wrestled from us ana We
have not single lighting ship To bear our
h,g upon the sea. The United states
vnalA in the anticipation OF war require
five naval RENDEZVOUS, viz: on Narragahsell
boy, Chesapeake cay. at Key west, Dan
| Francisco, aud on the lakes.
With respect to the Mare Island navy
ward the comm ssionors say oil is advsn'
iages. ats approaches way be successfully
d.I,uded against the attacks Of OF power
tnI enemy. II Is far enough
| re moved from sea to be beyond the reach
| OF guns of the longest range or OF any p'sh-
biiity OF being captured by acoup ~ man u,
and vet not 30 lar as to make II difhcult OF
accsss. The adj cent harbor IS good ana
peri c.lJ secure IN all weather.. Inc chan-
| nel ia deep aid never obs'ructed by ice
! The climate is even and salubrious the year
| round, and suitable Tor outdoor WORK Dry
dock or basins may be constructed Al
reasonable cost. The yard IL convenient 70
the railroad communicating - whlun .en. IVA
On the opposite shore Of Naps straits ana
on the shores of the straits OF Caiqu:ntz
about mile distant. A convenient supply
~ tiue tiuiDer Tor wooden ship buiding Is
nrsciicsIly ipexhausliule. There Is no
JiNoulIy in our heaviest draught ships
going up to the quay wall at any stase
The tide" The disadvantages OF the ya'a
a a.., at the Golden Gate could
blockade ii. The immediate approaches to
,hh ward are without defences Astounding
In HE finest lumber lands, California IL dif'
ferept in the supplies Of coal, so essential 70
the navy OF The present day ana 10 warla,s
on the ocean. Mechanics are scarce, ana
| ior apy work beyond the current needs OF
tho vaid labor would have to be brought
from San Francisco at no little expense
! and of loss of time. There are no private
| establishments nearer than Ban Francisco
Tor repairing ships and engines to supple
mpnt the governments plant. The supply
of water is liuited."
The commissioners recommend tne re
,ention OF this yars, rs IL Is the only one on
Tho Pacific coast and iulhlis most the
measurement OF II perfect site. They &c
not consider the question OF us sale
omen to discussion. CONCERNING th'
NAVY.
Naval stations on the lakes, the commis
sioners say: "rhe great Importance oil the
naval operations Oh the lakes, during tns
the war OF 1872, exposed the condition OF
that portion OF our frontier an enormous
amount of property on those waters De-
longing TO our citizens and Liable des'ruc'
ton IN the event OF war administer your
commissioners not 10 recommend the aban-
doumenL oil the only naval s,Nes, Wns'-
ever its dement's. We now hold lhat guar
ter situation at Sacketts haroor eooo, ~
ther. are about four acres land only, WIN
ont plane or improvements OF any value.
There IL no demapd for IL for commercial
or other USES Its retention does not,
therefore, involve any appreciable ex-
pens,s. The commissioners recommend
that the navy yard ut New l. indon. canno,,
be abandoned aud the rest maintained anu
urge the importance Of preparation III
the time OF peace Tor war
War" they say. "is the heritage OF man
ard for the people of the Uuit-d STATE:
history will have been written IN vain shouio
they delude themselves With the idle hope
Of perpetual peace, and when war zoe,
come in these modern days II Is swift and
terrible Exposed and unprotected as wa
are. the damage that could be inf ct up
on us ere the note OF warning could DO well
sounded, would be beyond calculation. Bu
unmindlul OF the great lessons OF war, VIZ
wait for the emergency 10 force us into
treasures which should be already matured
OF all methods has been found
most wastetul the panic caused
nv the Virginius affair. The cost counted
s.. OOO, 900 vi bout adequate return. ~ Il
a popular belief Of our traditional policy
! Of peace that il can be essily maintained
by reason OF our isolation aud freedom
from entanglements, which so frequently
disturb the relations OF European covers
But this is a delusiop. We have, In com
mon with all maratime countries, Interests
which we are in duty bound to support
Tse present disturbed condition OF affair
at the Asiatic station, the construction q
the Panama csial, the Interpolation OF tn
Monroe doctrine into our poiiticsl crteu
our growing commerce on the Pacific, ,n'
tho naval strength DEVELOPED in the risinl
powers OF South America are each an'
every one subjects OF prolific que'
tiops OF serious import 10 the people