Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
)elails OF Alleged Sptcnlations
b Red River Valley.
tories Originated Benefciaries
n the speculations.
80 Whites and Blacks-Mr'
o1fidge's High Character.
Public Men-The Only Reason
laking Blaine President.
,ssrnn dence of the oaretie.

|rn1~1e Mt, and yet when the
ZEN thoroughly sifted,
b believe, have never
~. FLANDERS Of Louisi-
y vas the governments
INT in the Southwest, Mt
~ Interstate hostilities, was
ID his city. His books and
|Yfo Sought after, so the story
Heokke Bliss. the lucky lawyer
Ne ear and confidence of
and Folger. II seems that
hes entered into a contract
" By which Bliss is to receive
cent. of all he can collect
keoe "defaulting" cotton
Wherefore Gov. Flanders
from the jungles of Louisiana
|eforo one Hawk, a New Or
tective and treasury agent,
IA Into Louisiana and ira
3 valley Of Red river, even in
The purpose of these men Is
evidence showing that Mr..
|ldee and others failed to ac-
many cotton bales collected
people when he was Elan
in 1866. Capt. Doble,
Of the federal gunboat
on the Mississippi, has been
with the private books and
I Gov. Flanders, aud from
stories emanate affecting Mr..
tldge. or him, it is proper to
Z Judge Hancock and other
peak In terms of highest COM
Pn. In fact, they denounce
Fs bruited about AS wholly UNI
listing that Mr.. Brecken-
q citizen of San An
g incapable of wrong
CoI. y Peytop, however, re-
dement's on this subject made
|te Gov. Il. j, Davis, who dis
lis matter, it seems, with agents
AsuFy, and now we are told
Fate Kenneth Rayner sought
/ te and did begin inquiries
these cotton collectors in
item Texas which were
h through the int.rven-
Senator, then Treas
Herman. OF all these
The town talks or that portion
liant of the doings of George
Of The astute, elegant Mr..
Fshefe cotton collectors named
lie tailor, like a late presiden,
plebeian appellation, living
re in mississippi, was trans
ID these treasury people say,
h millionaire by such
LIE as that held by
and his subordinates.
| lppropriated in Texas various
ARE made. 1t is stated that
Id Texas agents only account.
|sshe treasury for thirty bales,
[shteen or twenty thousand
! erred from the people. The
. Times can illustrate this
IL, ~ it does questions
n60pAy and government.
WI how great We're popular
|swho received the products
Mlantatlons. / used to think,
uoCency of my heart, that the
FL federal government would
70 this cotton, or its proceeds,
)erated race. Penniless, ig.
r pendent. harmless and un.
mthey We're. To the extent
fuxere property their enamel.
3 ught their owners bankrupt
|nHoverty; to the extent that
hse inducted thieves and
fur0filces. they have wrought
|nllsoverty; but they deserved a
felH than this, TO which they
TO iigned when turned over
b I'D penniless to the tender
\ II carpet-baggers and loyal
90 voted aud then robbed ,ant
tcotton, the product of theil
|hen have been devoted to the
Wfor these freedmen of tina,
i dty Acres and a mule. Blu
BY bAggers and scalawags stol,
poir share of this enormou,
berche negro, still ignorant o
eptlts, still votes the Radica
erIe the far greater nui"ner o
Is1Anters, whose cotl"n va.
10 20 be, but never was. give1
! o. nfsderacy, having been re
nopeuury and unable to adap
lee o to changed necessities anC
70, have died. The negro /,
+esc>tnad, and Geo. Bliss is il
Iust the stolen cotton. Such /.
4 n Of Red river valley TO b,
Eep fha Clarksville editor.
| stuRNNENr CLAIMANTS
a nlgn government yesterday
ibper month to n general
[iudsd yet the widows of thos,
| M 1uakets, dug bitches anC
A. 3 e1eces, the wives nursing
Atk(1nE them, till wives be
hi 0vt are paid duly SIS pei
rouN The dead general belonged
! Il 1efninent-created nobility
r. u der, fighting without pay
tIow enf without honor, aut
y IA IAN on his country's ban
IN r. into eclipse, leaves hi
IN - wife with the wretch
81. Hsrdships, dangers
"A n offerings of those o
"a Z less toll We're endure,
|, - soldiers, but the gov
a. so-cilled republic cal
~ 4ney on those digniiie,
M honors and office
NJ INVERSION OF RIGHT.
! Ia. OF one of the depart
i M long ago: "rrhe rul
M ! claims are frauds, al
~ drels and all are TO b
|, q tss of merit"
ai,1 i'm and your honor o
~ nee impeached. iol
y derlings of those il
~ but and swell In you
y sneaks and servitor
~ ,, il head of "a bureau o
~ , into the seat of splen
d authority. If tn
49, Involve any great sun
Is face every mark o
- esion of settlement b
NJ nd detectives are eln
fn your character an,
:. eisys are interposed
b therefore aoandone,