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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
PARKER COUNTY.
Raia-COmplaint Against the Telephone
Service-Deputy Sisk's De.
tctive Service.
correspondence OF the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
WEATHERFokD, April 1S.-A heavy
rain fell here this morning, accom-
panied by some wind and light
hail. II adds another touch to our
splendid crop prospects.
Great complaint is made about the
manner in which the telephone ex-
change Is managed here. 1t is almost
matter of impossibility to talk be-
tween here and Dallas. The line be-
tween this place and Jacksboro il
down now, aud is often i'll bad work
ing condition. The manager lives in
Fort Worth, and comes here once n
month only, TO make settlement with
the operator, and Immediately returns
to the Fort. There is not soul in
Weatherford or near here Interested in
keeping the wires up or the lines in
repair, except the wires Immediately
in town, for looking after which Mr..
G. g. Baker is allowed the use of one
phone, and he says he has to do ten or
fifteen dollars worth of work each
month at that, and thinks he will give
it up and pay cash in future for his
phone. A number of gentlemen
guaranteed the company $50 per
month clear of all expenses il they
would connect us with the world
They have not yet called on the guar
antors, and under such miserable man
agement, if they do in future they will
have sweet time getting anything.
MT. Bostick'I management, so far us
this town is concerned, il u failure.
Deputy Sheriff Henry s. Sisk, who
captured Will Lewis and the man
Epps In Wyoming territory, returned
last night from his long and success.
full trip after these bad men. He de-
serves and receives on all hands a
great deal OF credit for the manner in
which he followed them at his own
expense, and at last succeeded in ar
resting them on the very confines of
the United States, as it were. He left
Cheyenne on Friday of last week with
no one to help him guard the pris-
oners, who have the reputation of be-
ing perfect dare devils, and landed
safely with them in Gainesville last
Monday, having slept only four hours
during the trip, a feat in itself which
lew men would like to undertake. He
richly deserves the reward of 81 900
which IL offered for their capture and
1t Is hoped that he will get il.
see In your special from Dallas of
yesterday that there is big boom in
real estate in that city. Apropos, /
neg 10 say to all parties desiring homes
In one of the best towns in North west
Texas, come to Weatherford. Suburban
residence property here Is cheap, com.
, parallVely, and no one who has lived
IN Weatherford but will acknowledge
mat II Is very pleasant place to live.
Come, one and all
Inc quarterly meeting of the Parker
county alliance took place here today.
The annual meeting OF the grand state
alliance takes place here in August.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
Find Another Man.

Tho Statesman has twitted the
News with bringing forward this or
that man TO beat Ireland. The News
will now have an opportunity to re-
tort, for the Statesman is pursuing
the same tactics. And what is an
amusing feature about the Statesman's
tactics is that II has taken up man
who Is not and will not be candi-
dnte-Gen. Il. s. Ross. When the
News turned to Marion Martin and
fondled him 30 admiringly 1T at least
found man who, like Barkis, was
''willin'." But the Statesman can
not make = claim, and the only won
der Is why 1t should waste time in
such efforts. 1t must know that its
course is calculated to embarrass and
possibly annoy Gen. Ross. That gen.
tleman has stated, in the most EN-.
phatic terms, that he Is not and will
not be . candidate. In language as
explicit N the English tongue affords
he has stated That even II nominated
he would not be u candidate. This Il
not new thing. " has been pub
lished, months ago, In Tue GAZETTE
the News and the Waco press. Their
IL no getting around 1t; 1t Ia down Ii
black and white. Why persist Ii
thrusting Gen. Ross, despite his prot
estations, into an attitude he does no
and has said he ,ciR not occupy? Tn
Statesman might employ its time an.
abilities to far better advantage. II
il determined TO believe that "there |
deep-seated, broad-based, earnes
determination inside OF the Demo
cratic party to place the very ttronges
man In II in the race for the nominp
tion for governor In opposition to In
present incumbent, let 1t pursue II
quest for that man, as II has a right /
do. II there "a such determination
~ the Statesman describes the maj
will be found. But II IL sheer vast
OF words - talk about Gen. Ross Ii
that connectlon, for he has declared
himself, that he does not believe b
has ''csll' from the people Of Texa
70 enter the lists against Ireland. H
can not traverse his position withou
displaying degree Of inconfistenc,
which be IL = too sensible and con
s<4sntiops man TO indulge In.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
TIM house COMMITTEES ON education

TIM house committee on education
Is now engaged in consideration Of the
Blair educational bill, which recently
passed the senate. II is altogether
probable that the bill will have more
difficulty in getting through the house
than 1t encountered in the senate. Its
fate 10 dependent on the degree o.
favor 1t receives from the Southern
members. Its friends, however, ar,
confident 1t will score victory in the
house, and the president has already
intimated that If 1t passes he will sign
IL
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

duced to believe that they are benefici-
aries of the tariff code, and the corpo-
rations and banks aud capitalists sub
orn the press. See how DEITY
Blaine overturns the Chicago Trib-
une, and how Lcgan's apparent
strength was annihilated when the
great newspaper abandoned the am
bilious senator. The Democratic par.
ty c, Hides with the money power
OF the country, and yet adopts no eff
fective policy designed to draw after 1t
mighty multitudes that have gone of
like the Greenbackers and the anti
monopolists and the knights of La
Dor on special and single is-
sues. One-idealsm cannot win
victory for itself, but may defeat
statesmanlike Democracy. In f.ct,
the party must become broad and
strong enough to contain something
more than the horizontal tariff which
is made so distinctive II characteristic
that the people discover in Democracy
no other virtue. To triumph over
Republican wealth, newspapers
and corporations and offices,
the Democracy must have
II broader and more aggressive
platform than this of revenue reform.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.
The massive buildings of the old
University of Alabama, the alma mater
of the Old Alcalde and of Justices
Gould and Clark of Texas, and of the
late Frank Bowdon, the most brilliant
of Texan orators, were burned by
raiders in 1854. Several represent
atives of Alabama have sought at diff
ferent periods to induce congress to
restore the majestic structures thus
needlessly and ruthlessly de-
stroycd. Mr.. Cobb induced the
committee on public lands
to assent unanimously to an appropri-
alton of public land in Alabama to the
uses OF the university, and then Mr.
Culberson and others pronounced de
served eulogiums upon the late Mr.
Herndon of Mobile, who was n product
of this university, and the very affec
ton entertained for Htrndon silenceC
all opposition, and even that of Mr.
Holman, who absolutely apologizeC
for his failure to "object," and Mr.
Cobb's bill passed the house unani
mously. Blessed are the graduates o
the old University of Alabama. They
will meet this summer at Tuscaloos,
to rejoice and thank Mr.. Cobb TO
the service he has done tn,
state and people, and the Old Alcaldt
should be sent from Texas to Tusca
loosa TO pronounce deserved eulo
GUM upon Cobb and Holman. The
reproduced Roman Pantheon in Tho
once famed Campus Martius, at Tus
caloosa, should contain monument
reared in honor of these men.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

A Is the first letter in the alphabet,
and, appropriately enough, Austin
county has led of with the first coun-
~ convention Of Democrats, held al
Belleville the other day. Delegates
were appointed to attend the conven
tons at Fort Worth and Houston, and
those b the latter place were instruct
ed 10 cast the vote of the county FOL
john Ireland. 1t Is the first gun y
the campaign, and 1t is a straw, too
that shows how the wind is blowing il
Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

THE senate committee reports favor
ably on appropriation of $751; 900 for the
purchase of painting, "The Electoral
Commission 1t would now be In
order to appropriate 10 cents to some
small hoy to destroy it. If the history
Of that great crime can be blotted out
ono source Of national shame will he
removed. One way TO do 1t is to re.
buke the perpetrators, 10y re.electing
and seating the men they defrauded.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
No Rest Till the Work is Done

The story-books Of our youth teach
many lessons that we forget the appli-
cation of. At present it Is good
thing for the people of Fort Worth to
recall the story of the tortoise and the
hare. The feet-footed hare laughed
the efforts of his slower adversary to
scorn, and to show his contempt for
the tortoise's slow gait, and in over
confidence of his own superiority,
stopped while halfway in the race and
went to sleep. He was somewhat
mortified on waking to find that the
crawling tortoise had passed him in
his sleep and reached the goal. In real
life the persistent pledder often
passes his more brilliant competitor in
the race for success while the latter il
asleep and dreaming of the glowing
prospects of an suspicious career, who
wakes to learn in bitterness of heart
that his despised rival has reached the
goal and is enjoying the honors and
emoluments that he had thrown
away.
| Now, Fort Worth is the hare. She
challenged Dallas to race, the prize OF
which was the Brownwood road. She
started out, fleet of foot, and in one
tremendous leap was half way to tn,
goal. At one effort $l5o,O0O was sub
scribed to build the road, while Dalla
had been worrying for week
to get up 100000. Thei
. she stopped to rest and laugh n
| her rival, who was moving along will
/ tortoise-like speed, but steadily an,
8 patiently. The company that Ia t
A build the road is yet unorganized
: though the preliminary steps are al
A taken, and success but waits on action
4 II that action Is deferred we may sc
4 our slower rival pass us on the roa
= while we are chucklihg at the splendc
i of our prospects. The work that ws
II 80 auspiciously begun should be pushe
q to completeness before we pause Il
., rest.
d Fortune knocks but once at any man
Is door, and II she finds him not at hon
b. she passes on, and his opportunity
g, gone forever. Soft is with cities. No
70 Is the momentous crisis for Fort WORT
N She must awake, arise, OF be forev,
N fallen" No rest can be taken unit
It. there is railway communication b
1t tween Fort Worth end Brownwoo
he Dallas Ia still at work. slowly. It Is tru
d but persistently, and the advantage '
IL now hold, II relinquished cannot
Is easily recovered.
st Ifan example of what may Ebe dol
o. by = town against adverse circur
st stances is wanted, compare the hist
a. rles Of Kansas City and st. Josepl
he Mo. Ten years ago st. Joseph was
Is the lead, and Kansas City was thong
to to be simply pretentious town,
IN Joe had the advantage of gsoyrap
N lcal situation, the presti
to OF wealth, was railro,
N fAvorite, and WAS not disturbed by III
4, ugly town OH the Kaw. But the ug
le town on the Kaw had men who livs
~ on pluck. They built railroads, encou
10 aged and helped manufactures. prone
II ed public improvements; their poll,
" was liberal, aud Kansas City Is the
n creation---A city offs, 900 population,
rival Of st. Louis, and the chiei oil
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

The Governor anu tne oiA-ShVo'o'
Theoretically aud In the eyes OF the
law the day of the six-shooter in IeNas
ia coming to an end. Whether the
theory shall become practice ana iorce
and effect be given to the law rests
with society. 1t has been the custom
for several years, to exempt certain
COMMITTEES in the state from those pro-
visions of the penal code PARTICLES Slo
and sIs) which prohibit the carrying
of pistols or other inhibited arms
This exemption has applied to fron'ier
localities liable to incursions OF hostile
Indians. 1t was deemed, by the law
making power, simple justice to such
localities to enable them to defend
themselves and their homes ana YET
relieve them from the odium of violat-
ing, even technically, the laws oil the
state. Hence the clause in the statutes
authorizing such exemptions. Inc
last executive proclamation guarantee
ing immunity from the.provisions OF
the penal code was issued by Gov'
Roberts, in June, lSS1. 1t designated
number of counties, organized ana
unorganized, in the western portion oil
the state. Gov. Ireland, exercising
the discretionary power vested i'll nm,
now declares that the necessity for
such excniI tons does no longer exist;
that no section of Texas is in danger
of Indian incursions, and he proclaims
that on and after May |, in every
county in Texas, organized or unorgan'
lied, the provisions OF the penal code
shall he in full force and effect. He
invokes the cooperation of all good
citizens W it'll the officials of the law, to
the end that the practice of carrying
concealed weapons shall cease in Texas.
And he adds:
especially call upon every peace officer
through out the state, sherifs and their depu-
ties, coustables, county judges and attorneys
TO enforce the law. state troops and their
commanding officers are ordered TO enforce
tne Jaw III III lurtauNtS vi ltS W tuV't
knowledge from observation, or in any legal
shape.
Thus, after many years, Texas
reaches the period when it is declared
by the head of the state government
that everywhere within her borders
there is security from outside foe OF
domestic disorder, when the citizen
may pursue his daily vocations in
peace and quietude without the pre-
caution Of carrying weapons CT any
kind. 1t is a new era in the history o
the state, the executive proclamation
Is an advance step in the interest o
civilization and 1t now remains to b,
seen to what extent society will aid il
giving living force and effect to the
laws. The six-shooter has been and |
yet one of the curses of the times.
1t not possible to stamp out, for goot
and all, the practice of pis,c
carrying? There is no lack of law o
the subject and the enforcement o
those laws is an aspiration that shoul
fairly challenge the consideration an
support of every good citizen,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

WHEN the news Of the Fort Worth
census returns got over TO Dallas 1t ia said
Bill Sterrelt was seized with a violent attack
OF Group. and the principal stores of the
village were adorned with u tasteful display
of Grape,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

Tsa backbone of Senator Vance
ought to excite the admiration of the
entire country. He delivered a little
opinion of Sherman and his bloody
shutters the other day, that should be
printed on tag of gold, and pinned to
the back of every Southerner, at least
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

EAST and Northeast Texas will prob
ably get two men on the ticket in the
persons of Messfs. Swain and Baker.
Southern Texas will come in with
Lubbock, Southwestern Texas with
Ireland; now what viii Western, North
aud Northwestern Texas, which sup
rly the majoritics, receive stheir por-
tioN OF the spoils?n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

,,e,ween st. Louis and Denver. ST.
Joseph has hardly recovered from het
surprise. but it is too late to iah'ehV
about it. Fortune knocked at her
door hut she would not open, ana the
opportunity will not return. ,,... or
Fort Worth can he Kansas Guy o,
81 Joseph, lust as she decides, ana
now is the decisive moment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

THE last authentic declaration of
Gov. Ireland ON the subject was that, the
time will never come in tubs country when n
man cannot turn his cattle out upon the
commons" If that don't mean free grass In
the nsms OF Webster and Worcester, what
does IL man?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

BY 1890 not only will more people
yet OH and of at Fort Worth than all
the balance of the alleged cities in the
state, but more people will stay here
oil the fine than at shout half ofthem.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

KERRY WATTERsoS has declined
TO attend the national convention as Il
delegate. Ifhe can be induced to re-
frsin from talking about politics until
the nomination is made 1t VIII DC peI e
ter for the Democracy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
WHAT Sui Ross would SAY

WHAT Sui Ross would say II he
was tackled by the interviewer:
"ireland has made good GOVERNOR
"Yes."
"You think there is probability OF his re.
nomination."
"Yes."
"But II the convention should happen to be
locked and you were rendered the nomina.
ton, you would not declines"
A loud smile.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

GRASS is free or it is not free that
is a proposition SO self evident that 1t needs
no argumentative support. Where then are
the snti-free.rass. anti herd-law men going
to find place to rest their weary bones:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

TEE returns in 50 far indicate that
tina land commissionershipi is traveiiug
IN toward North Texas at 4 very r"p'u
rate, and seems to be on still hunt al
fer gentleman by the name Of Patton.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

ABour that new political rumor con-
corning Peter smith 1t may be remarked that
swapping OF the'may orally OF Fort.Worth for
tho lieutenantgov would be like
the trade OF small boy exchanging his
birthrght for q jackkuite.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

MooRY O'RooRE was up at Dallsi
the other day and Sterrs,t got demoral'Led.
Nothing lesS will satisfy him now than the
authorship OF a boom to place somebody on
the ate ticket
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
A.T.STEKaRTSl
A Story Of Nsgoilslsl' MI
Gus "Croolv ID lIu,r

n 4.
CHIsAeo, April ~
Ocean publishes an Inlsia
unnamed detective, "
IN the summer sud hlI!
Police McGsrigls q
two or three detectives
tions with the ndolien
9, Swelgels, Then , stiTil 81, !.
Tertiary under ~ issa
Swelgels, who vpkDovll eb
sional gravepbbtl, sldsss
in the sttemps y uh BE /
President Llanln, tad.9
plete circunslantlsl nj E
story Of the robbsEd A;M
grave by himself, lsry u
man named Kofe, ksslsi a. |!
in Fourteenth s,lst NJ
Sweigels promised y rel1'i
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
wILLllIsSSii, 5;
the NA'''''.1,''sI I'll
co,.... hi M

Corresponding, !, <.
GEoRorrow,S, 49,
morning At i'm A!r!AAs
Mrs. Amanda ~
mother, Nj. y y s Y
RED to Mis- :. a.. NC
Cowhick cfllcSIss,s'.
number Of frisss;!'a !,
were present t't i e. s!lAI
mony wss "a. n.y.. ,s.'99'tkE
pronounced 6yy iba ~
eral hsnd sc,,s~ NJ
hearty conr,s,, lE.s
many friend.' s'S "
invited 10 iSs III t,nee4
with all that al =. sss's y. vS&S
and to which n, n, Es9lEls
Mr.. White h. Y. %ia
| engaged in th .1 ~. Y hre
was quite ~ , ,an's: 'na I
Miss Adj ppuAi u
while had ch.. ~ k 4
here, and i veil vsI's -, q vi
sally loved n, n l., Aa0sl q
ant Qualities a. NJ TaI zmhk 4
the I:I5 train =, .l "a naIy@
probably msL =. . osl'aH |
through ihs @S r ! m0ls ID
they return vS su'. Y
coined in on r"s m,a Ias ~
the wlshes Of AZ th M,a'. NV, w
when we az " . ,.u1 = WV
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21
on forever

nv the time the people of Galveston
oct through quarreling among them
selves they will find deep water "'' Nv
complished fact, but 1t will be some
where else on the coast.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

North and Northwest Texas had one
,., nm the state ticket last year ana
sho piled up about all there was was, o, -. .
majority. This sort of thing cant go
On forever,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

THE Post now has it that The GA
zErrE should not have interviewed Wash
Jones because he Ia not member OF the par.
ty. Good Lord, suppose II the prince OF
Wales was TO stray down this way the Post
would tip him glass OF ice water because,
"you know, he is not one OF our set, you
know
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

FRIEND OF Logan says that his
election TO the presidency would result in =
disintcgration of parties. He probably means
that tho Republican party would become 10
disguised that II would kick Itself to pieces.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

THE one great advantage the poor
man In Texas has over the poor man else
where is tree range for his stock. And he Is
not going TO rslinquish 1t either without
Kicking up an astonishing racket.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

COPIES of THE GAZETTE containing
III. cartoon can be obtained at 'ne
oe,.s. and all orders by mail will be
nron,ntly filed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

If North Texas only claims the
and land commissioner
she is making such liberal division OF the
offices as would tickle charity herself.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

THE little muss between the board
ofedmcatlon and Or. ]. L. NJ. Curry, agent OF
the Peabody fund, which THE GAZETTE, rs
usual, was the nrst to discover, develops, To
the thinking of the board at least. that DR.
Alphabet Curry Is getting slightly too large
for his pantaleons. Having taken their
measure, the board oughtto know.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

THE theory Of public commons in
wolves free grass; the theory OF a herd law It's
destruction. Now wade into the fight with
the lights before you.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

ing to hans ,a'Eerhsh
Garden DIX, On bibs,
great danv,:y,' Heh
vice-presiJisr y J, cslnrs,,
game bird i, i nsSls'
kihn,sSy o, 70 ths ia'"sss,ls !
Vho,ll Lightning a'sla N
=, Mrp The ~. There pys|
Turner in c ro'euposed m'
on i q 81 nls%ap ~ Any 4
SSs $1,000 Ss' a sse' !, So 4
would seem sIIS n -
e c,up ! The ma, y = g,t,IuI
coa Inc troubles \ W n!
considerable ~ y VuIskJ
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

If anybody has an encyclopedia OF
1850 Will he p ease trace up the authorship oil
'rThe Great Commonern as applied 10 ~
Wash Jones?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

KEEN are our pangs, but keener fai
to feel
We nursed the hand which points the
deadly steel.-Jones' Lament.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

KICKING against the Tilden idea Is
ike rehting Billy goat without gloves
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

SOME mighty strong points were
made In those arguments before the lana
board, and the board were not the only listen
ers. either.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

BLAINE and Lincoln, Tilden and
Hendricks, will be the entries In the presi'
DENTAL race, and THE GAZETTE has COOLERS
TO bet on II.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

HAVING knocked the Legislature out
on the first round, We are now prepared TO
claim the championship OF the sIste.-Land
Board.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

TIE trouble With the average poll
ticlan Is that lie is always talking and never
saws anything.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

MARTIN got his hand in a iirkln o.
.ol,omer larlne and thought II WAS butter
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-21

A FEW political collins should be
hung out on the fence just TO give the poll
tIc.sns warning.