Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-13
AUSTIN MISCELLANY.
Adjournment of the Land BOard--COm.
missioner Walsh's System.
The Soothing Effect Of Moderate Coun.
sells Among the Statesmen.
Col. Young "C0rrects" Reporter
Ben ThompsOn's Wild I'M
prOmptu.

| Regular correspondence of the Gazette.
Austin, January II --Some relief IL
experienced in the adjournment Of the
| land hoard, and there is general hope
| that it vii meet no more under the
law that governed its proceedings this
time. Except that the state gets bet
ter price for the lands, this system is
| little better, if any. than the old 30
cents seven-seclion fraud. 1t is stated /,
and Is no doubt true, that many cases
of sharp practice have escaped The
scrutiny of tie board, and
that the sharks have obtained
more land than the law allows. These
frauds are only shade below the sys-
tenn inspired 10y Gov. Roberts cele-
brated "uncles and aunts and cousins
Grafton to clamorers for more land.
The men of means can and do easily
find impecunious neighbOrs ready, for
n stipend, 10 lend their names a. did
deIs, and transfer after the auctioneer
has knocked down the property. 1t is
known that parties have bid for and
purchased to the extent of the limita-
tion who haven't IA dollar on earth
nor foot of soil. They
are simply the hired tools of the
greedy sharks, who will be content
only with broad estates and cattle
upon Thousand hills.
Land Commissioner Walshis head il
still level on the la9d. and school fund
question. He vii. continue to urge the
withdrawal 81 theschool lands from the
marse,, and the passage Of II law lcas-
iDg in small bOdies-say one section
n actu u settlers for a long term of
yeaTs--the longer the better. This
will secure ample endowment for the
free schools for all time to come, whereas
if the selling system toe continued, the
magnificent trust will be eXhaueed III
the education and roguery OF II single
generation.
The resolutions adopted by the
Texas Live Stock association, follow
ing 20 closely after the splendid speech
of Gov ireland, will have n most cal
utlry effect. When this body met
many were the theories advanced and
measures mentioned as soluiiOn Of
existing evils. There was certainly
strong herd lazy element present, as
we'll AZ for free range. Any attempt
TO have forced either of these meas
ures upon the association would have
ItShtltu III uetDiblh blt consequences.
Theape and the moderate course of
the convention successfully squeezed
both monstrosities, and the chances
now are decidedly hopeful for wise
legislation and restoration of peace,
security and prosperity.
Colonel w. {. Young rOundly and
soundly denounces the ridiculous
special in the Galveston News of yes
terday, purpOrting TO give q CONVERSE
ton the reporter iancied he heard at
the Raymond. The colonel had no
tall. with that reporter till last night,
after seeing himself clricatured in the
News, and then only TO say naughty
things to bin. When he told the re-
porter the dispatch was false from be-
ginning to end, the telegraph operator
was impressed as the vscape goat, but he
met the accusation of error in TRANSMITS
sion, by the remark that "the people
will have some doubt as 10 that, and
probably won't know who did the
lying, the reporter as the operator -
Col. Young represents large cattle
interests and The cOmpany's pasture
has suffered terribly The fence hay
ing been cut many times and several
hundred beef steers stolen, but re.
pains have required less than ualf a
car lead of wire, ana his guarding force
costs less than hundred dollars a
month. A detective was engaged
and the names of the depredatOrs
aSceriained, one of whom is very
large cattle owner and was here AZ a
delegate In the siOckmen's convention.
toi. Young is not here To attempt Ia
iniiueIlCe legislation and does not eX-
| pect 10 talk 10 members on the subject
M all. He cane down on business
connected with the meat rerigerating
| company, of which he is n member
and "A large stakeholder. His assOci-
ntes who reside ut Victoria are meet
| him here for II conference. This is the
head and front of the coionei's Offend
ing, and his visit and talk means moth
ing more nor nothing less.
Ben rhompsor's raid on the cattle
mems inipromptu banquet is the sub.
ject Of much severe but cautious com.
men,. IL was bad break and came
near ending that genial gent!eman's
career, No less than half dozen six.
shooters were dropped on him, and q
iusllade WAS only prevented by friends
gathering around Thompson and beg.
glng the outraged party 10 spare him
lie was instantly hurried OUT of the
room and out OF danger, but ii is un.
d1Tstood the restuurapter demanded
twenty dollars for the break.
age of glass, which the cattlem4n
generously allowed in supper bill OF
sl56. The Statesman this morning
comes out boldly for Thompson's sup.
lression, and insists that II police 6o
appointed who have the courage 10
Undertake the perilous job. Thomp-
son IS said to be u genial aud courteous
gentleman when sober, but like a roar.
NIX lion when under the influence OF
'he brain destroyer, aud goes about
seeking whom IN devour. He has
many. friends who swear by him, and
thenlies who fear him, but manilpst