Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-19

insult aud injury by reporting an in
tervlew with the Rev. Wolf, under
conspicuous and startling head lines,
which carried the impression that the
"niggerr In this instance was truthful
while the white man was not.
At the present writing the Gazatteer
has hurt Itself more than II has Mr..
Wolf or the church he represents. In
fact Mr.. Murray's long experience as n
journalist IN this city, Il Is doubtful II
he ever before admitted 10 his columns
anything which the readers Of
his paper and the public generally
condemn az they have bis unprovoked
attack upon the Rev. Wolf IL has
been surprise, too, to those who
know Mr.. Murray best, "a he il COM
ceded 10 be exceedingly fair and liberal
in his opinions and expressions. As
business man he is public spirited and
the soul OF honor. As an employer,
he Is the most popular man In the
stnte, and no tramp Is ever turned
away from his office or his door empty
handed. With all his good qualities,
however, he, like frail humanity,
generally, has his weak points one OF
which Is prejudice against Christian
ministers aud particularly OF the M.
II. Church North. Whatever the
reason real or fancled, for this prejudice
we will not attempt to say--but II IL
there, and In this matter Mr..
Murray has let his passion
for hitting his pet aversion q dig run
away with bis Judgment. The GaZ-
etteer Is really wide-awake, pro-
gressive paper--too much 30 TO be
prostituted TO such uses, and the
al. al
supervised by the responsible head,
the better the standing Of the paper
will be In the community.
CONDEMNED.
Messrs. Haggart d Murrell Of Fort
Worth, who were employed as ex-
perts 10 examine our Fourth ward
school building and report upon It's
condition, reported to special meet
ing Of the council last night, that II
has not been built according to plans
and PUBLICATIONS, and that IL ls
unsafe, and can only be- made safe by
taking down and rebuilding the north
wall. What action the council will
take In the matter Is uncertain, as
that body Is not noted for special wis
dom or consistency. In any event the
city will unquestlonably be the loser,
as IL hos already advanced 80 much TO
the builders on estimates that IL can
not afford to abandon IL TO the con-
tractors. IL will also fall heavily upon
the contractor, as he Is n poor man and
unable 10 either stand his own, much
less TO make good the city's loss,
Solomon kaufman, one of our most
prominent giocers, has been lying
very i'll for several weeks. Yesterday
he made his last will and testament,
but little hopes of his recovery being
entertained.
Miss Fannie Collins, who has been
spending the summer with her Punt,
Mrs. j. II. Wilde OF this city, returned
10 her old Kentucky home last night.
Route Agent o. Il. Teachout and
family have returned from the North.
Billy the Bruiser and Jnckey the
Brake, two professional wrestlers and
boxers, are In the city and will re-
main some time.
". j. Shaw, a salesman with Water
man, Star q Co., drew q $500 prize in
the Louisiana state lottery at the late
drawing,
The refreshing rain Of yesterday has
revived things generally. Everybody
feels better and more hopeful.
No new candidates for Office have
appeared since the last letter, but there
are several wishing some one TO en-
courage them to take the leap.
The WOodlawn Boulevard Street
railway Is completed and cars are run
ming thereon regularly.