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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Gathering Raw Heads and Bloody Bones
for the Next Campaign.
A Secret Meeting Of the Negroes Under
White Emissaries.
Accident 10 Freight Conductor at Col.
orado City.
Special 10 the aazette.

Special 20 the Gazette.
Dallas, February lit Is learned
to-day that there was "A secret meeting
Of negroes in this city last night, al
which three leaders of that race, Mel
vim Wade, Frank Fletcher and Geo
Hawkins, were selected TO go to Pitts
burgh, Penn, as delegates to a nation
oil colored convention to assemble In
that city soon TO protest against what
is known as the shotgun" policy in
the South. and to issue an address to
the country demanding that the ne
groes be protected ia their political and
other rights. IL Is said two white
emissaries from the North haye
been In Dallas several days posting
the negro leaders how to act, and that
they are quietly visiting all the lead
ing towns of the state on the same
mission; also that they are paid for
this service by the national Republic
can executive committee, and that
negro delegates are secured in their
expenses. One of theambitiors Dallas
darkeys, who was defeated for dele
gate, to-day gave the plot and move
ment away TO the reporters. He says
they are working up great bloody
shirt stories about the alleged race
troubles in East ana Central IeNas
last summer for the presiden-
tial campaign. The country
should be warned against
these outrage manufacturing emissa-
ries, rs there are not now nor have there
been, any real race troubles of n politi-
ical or other character in this section
for. years. and everything has been as
quiet and peaceable as any part of the
North.
Sim Brooks was to-day jailed for at
tempting to kill Adam Anderson,
whom he shot at for an old grudge
growing out of a game Of poker.
News was received here to-day that
Henry Miller, an old Texas d Pacific
freight conductor, of Dallas, lost an
arm last night in an accident near
Colorado, aud that he sustained other
injuries which it is feared will prove
fatal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
THE BALANCE OF POWER.
Held by Illiierate Voters in Over Half
The States of the Union.

Washington, d. c., February H.
Representative Wi lis has prepared a
most interesting table TO accompany
his bill for federal aid to education
which shows that illiteracy holds the
balance of power in fourteen Northern
and all the Souther states. In thirty.
eight states there are l,S7l,277 illiter-
ate voters, and only one voter in live
; uthern states. Iliterate vot
in South Carolina are NOR
than half; in Alabama, Florida, Mis-
sissippi, Georgia, North Carolina and
Virginia one In two. The nine which
present the best records in the presi-
dental election of 1876 are New York.
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Indiana, California, Nevada,
Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin, Illinois
Rhode Island, Michigan and Pennsyl-
vania. There were ranged on the side Of
illiteracy in the last presidential contest
thirty states of the Union, with 2gS
electoral votes. Thee were within the
domination of the sovereigns who
could not read the very charter of their
liberties. The majorities which they
gave could have been overthrown by
the combined vote of their illilerate
voters, even If those majorities
had been five times as great as they
were. In 1876, 60 out of rs senators,
OF three tifths OF the whole, and $50
out of 202 representatives were in the
grasp of illiteracy. In 1850. IS out of
as senators and 202 out of 325 represen-
tatives We're In states where illiterate
voters held the balance of power.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18

BENCHLEY.
Attempt TO BurgIarize the Central Rail.
way Office.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
Benohley, February l7-Last night
the office of the Central railway was
entered by burglars, by cutting n pane
of glass from the window and putting
their hand through the broken pane,
and then cutting the latch from the
window. Their attempt TO open the
safe was unsuccessful, as there was no
blacksmith from whom they could
borrow tools TO carry out their inten-
tention, though they tried to invent
some method Of opening 1t. This they
did by making wooden pegs and
driving them in the key-holes. How
ever, il was poor job. There was IL
trunk in the Office belonging to Mr.
John Tom Ford of Houston, which
they carried about Il hundred yards
from the depot, and break
ing it open, helped themselves.
Can't say what they appropriated
to their beueiit, rs the owner IL not
here TO tell what is missing. Although
there is nothing here but the depot and
one store still IL seems that ii could
not escape the eyesight OF the mid
night marauders, 20 Ia that respect W.
are keeping pnce with our sister towns.
There Is 40 clrw 20 the robbers
Owing 10 the continued bad weather
farmers have been able to do very little
towards making preparations for the
coming season To-day has real
spring-like appearance, which, IL il
continues, viii soon find everyone
hard at work,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
WACO.
Two Sunday Fire Alarms-D Death of Mr..
Go!dstein-B reyities.

Special TO tho Gazette.
Waco, February II An alarm OF
fire drew the fire department to st.
paul's Episcopal church this morning.
The smoke from the furnace in the
basement excited needless apprehen
sion. Later another alarm discovered
a house to be on fire in part of the
city known as "iell's Half A re.u II
was extinguished with very little dam.
age.
The flood disa teis were popular SER
monte subjects with city ministers this
morning. The ministers, by the way,
have been active in the cause of relief.
In yesterdays issue of the Waco
university paper, DIR. Burleson CON
tributes another cnapter to his con
troversy with Mr.. j. ID. Shaw. of
agnostic notoriety 1t IL more dig
nitied than previous articles.
The Ladie,' Hebrew Aid Society was
In session this afternoon, perfecting
arrangements The Purim ball.
Weather delightful and spring. like
to-day.
NJ. Goldstein. the prominent Hebrew
citizen mention, IN last nights dis
patch. died to-day. He will be buried
tomorrow morning by the Masonic
fraternity and /. o. Is, b.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
A Grand Ovation.

Chicago, February l7.--Archbishor
Feehan returned from his visit to Pop,
Leo this afternoon, arriving by special
train, aud was welcomed at the depot
by Mayor Harrison and special renre.
seniatives of Catholic bodies, being rs.
corted TO the Episcopal palace by
n procession numbering ten thous-
and composed Of Catholic societies
In regalia, Irish militia, and numerous
bands, Notwithstanding the inclem-
ent weather and exceedingly sloppy
streets, over 100000 people were con
gregated along the three miles of march
TO witness the parade. With the ex-
.ception of General Grants welcome.
to'day's ovation exceeds anything OF
the Kind previously witnessed in Chi
cago.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18

lONGF VIEW.
A Wreck Near the Junction One Man
Killed AMI Brakeman
Fatally Injured.

Special 20 the Gazette.
Longview, February IA freight
train was wrecked two miles east of
the junction this morning. A draw
mead pulled out, and rs II struck the
ground the next car hit It and was
ended over, leaving the track and ear
IIyihs thret other cars and the wreckeI.
Mr. STOUT, IN charge of the wrecker,
was instantly Killed, and j. w. Cum
ming, new brakeman, had both leo.
and q number 1of ribs broken and
q terrible wound ON the back part of
the head. He viii doubtless die.
The through train from ST. Louis
was detained by an accident on the
Iron Mountain five hours, and the
ABOVE wreck puts IL ten hours late.
Ihree children have been still-born
mere IN three days, and two of the
mothers died on giving them birth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
er without paying nickel for it
There Is no present law to forbid this.

er without paying a nickel for it :
There is no present law to forbid this
Take another example. The differ.
ence in time between points relatively
east and west in our vast coun-
try enables publishers who choose
to do so to make use of the enter
prise of Others. Should a thief ut a
distant point be enabled by the use of
the telegraph to steal the property of
those men who have gone to great
care and cost to obtain it? Under eX-
listing laws i can make compilation
OF Geographic news matter, and issu-
ing this in book, may copyright it,
but if | write and wire the Courier
journal a. page of valuable matter,
anybody who sees fit to steal and
publish 1t may do SO for the cost of
type-setting.p
"How do you propose to define or
describe news to be of copyright"
II should include all original spe-
eials and general matter exec eding one
hundred words sent 10y post or by wire.
embracing original communications
or information of any and
every description. Such an act
cannot operate in favor of one news
paper and against another, or one news
association over another. 1t is simply
n bar TO rogues, and forces the same
penalty as.upon stealing other forms of
property. How can any honest journ-
aiist object to 10 that?r
Can you formulate such measure
so mat it will stand congressional
tests?u
81 think / have done so. / have
drafted IA bill and prepared
an argument. to go with it
which, though by no means
perfect, | believe will give practical
application and bearings to the aues-
tion. You will understand that |
nave no personal interest at stake and
ana not acting for myself at all. AT
lhe last annual meeting of the Asso.
cialeu Press, | was made chairman of
a committee which was raised 10
present the case to congress. Thus
commissioned, | came here, and |
nave proceeded with great deliberation
ana care, because | was fully con-
'clous of the largeness and newness of |
me question, and the practical diff |
,ullies in the way. In the beginning
was not at all clear in my Own |
hind, but the more | have considered |
ana discussed it | am more convinced |
NAT the lime is at hand when the law
mould recognize and protect new
pecies OF property, which other recog-
ilHed and protected modern inven-
Ions have created-that Is, collected
concurrent piratical
publication.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
A COPYRIGHT LAW.
Legal Recognition and Protection of
Newspaper News.
Piratical Purleiners of Paragraphs TO
be Checkmated.


Washington, ID. c., February H.
The following interview has been helt
with Hon. Henry Watterson touchin,
the proposed measure for newspape
copy right which Watterson has il
charge, and is about to lay befor,
congress:
Considerable misinformation, sale
Watterson, seems to exist as to tn,
character of legislation which will b,
asked for by congress. 1t can certainly
not he d. scribed as AN act entitled an
act for the relief of the Associated
Press. All honest newspapers and all
honest news associations are interested
in its passage 1t simply operates tc
protect property in news from the nj.
ra ical inroads of current publications,
and how can this be done? The an.
swer Is. by n clause in the copyright
Jaws making the collection of news, as
the pro1uct of skilled labor and out
lay, exclusive To those who pay for il.
Tor twenty-four hours"
DO you mean news exclusively of
Associated Press?'
III mean all news and news OF every
description and every association. Az
matters now exist, news is not
recognized rs property at
al; everything about newspaper
Office from the perfecting press to the
newsman g pot of paste is property.
and he who steals it falls within the
reach and compass of the Inv hut tb,f
newspaper property, its news fran.
chisses, costing vast sums of money
ana special enterprise, training and
iapor' mas no legal status whatever. 1t
Is Practlcaiiy outlawed; anybody can
steal IL with implinity. The proposed
measure protects il from pirated Use
by concurrent publications for
t"ehty-iour hours. 1t creates
indeed new property;
that Is, property in news. No one can
oppose 1t except those who want TO
rob Others of their labor and money!
"How will IL act upon the custom of
copying from one paper by another
paper"
at will not affect that in the least.
me twenty-four hours Limitation
gives all the latitude needul TO an
honest and legitimate transaction
from one newspaper to another. The
country press is IN no wise touched
and can see no other interest on
us part than to approve
u measure calculated to elevate and
dignity the profession by giving Ger.
tain legal validity and res5onsit,iIity
TO the collection and Distribution ~
news avn VI
"What are the prospects of passing
such bill?n e
81 have consulted the best constitu. |
tiopal authorities during my 0o oni"nrn
in Washington, and there IL n penerai
agreement that there is no na snG'"
tional objection TO the measure I
Der of eminent menu eu Nv, num-
OF congress. / have been oo snr houses
at some hazy preindice.
against the Associated p'' pies PIE
the offspring of disbursement lesSi
the relation of the nr.ss ana ,ho Hs 10
ern Union Telegraph eomnan ne ,r mes.-
are of course no relations e ~S t ,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
SAN ANTONIO.
Ranch Building Rurned-No Clew 10
the Fries Mystery.

Special 10 the Gazette.
San Antonio, February H. Messrs.
finch and Denmark of Big Springs.
Howard county, arrived this evening
rom the East to receive the news of
the burning of their ranch buildings.
iuvoiving loss of about ~ 900.
NO developments in the Fries nlys-
iery worth telegraphing. Three par
a,es afe working indep ndently TO dis
soxer the young mars whereabouts,
out no clews arereported.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18

Meyer Half last week received SO
oeei steers rom his ranch in Preside
II"uu,ntry, which he disposed of 10 local
outcnefs Tor S35 around. They would
u,'eiuse 1000 pounds. On account OF
dne tfain on which they were brought
T1wii being held for fifteen hours Mt
phurston Station, on the Southern
Iacliic, Mr.. Half has entered suit for
manages against the railway company.
Mr. Jerome Harris of the Texas In
eestnlent Company has brought suit
against the same road for similar neg
in,gence; San Anfonio Correspondence
1eTas Lipo Stock Journal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18

Prescott, A.. t., February l7.-Fire
TINS morning burned AN entire block
comprising several stores and saloons
ana law offices. 5. n. Holmes. pro'
prielor OF the Daily Miner, ATTEMPTED
70 save valuable property aud was
burned 10 death. kittie Purcell. a
sporting woman, rescued a child from
the names at the risk OF her life. Ii il
the most disastrous fire which ever oe.
CURED here; The buildings were blown
up to save the town. Loss not stated.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
ABILEN +.
The Bank Tr0uble-LOsscs OF Sheep
The New Court House.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Abilene, February 1.-THE Bank of
Abilene has not yet resumed payment,
nor accepted DIR. Garbrell's PROPOSE
ton for settlement. The doctor stands
ready with his property, money and
his land without limit to defend the
action he took to close up the aforesaid
bank.
Considerable loss is reported in the
Alabama sheep shipped here last fall
cold snap.
The contractors are busily at work
on our new SOL 900 court house, and
everything is lovely In Abilene.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
FOREIGN.
EGYPT.
TIE SEAT OF VA,

Cairo, February lin
from Trinkatat toward, IA
Osnlan Digmas, the rebsl n
ing his men near Dtfls A
road from the coast at Ii. 4
he defeated Baker Pashs Il
Montieriff. Its suppeslh
Dignas' plan is to redue ID
the arrival of English nd
give battle at DefiIe. Sbsi
and Col. Messasdah ban
from Suakin TO stir uph
the vicinity. They onlys
securing a promise OfnsutI
miral Hewitt is advance
four miles outside Of SuiitI
GEN. GORDlS
Cairo, February lI-a
has arrived at KhartOgH
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
JEFFER,ON.
The Election Cases Thrown Out of Court
Death of Mrs. Bennis.

Special To the Gazette.
Jefferson. February i7.-United
States District Attorney Paschal arriv-
ed yesterday, and last night threw all
the celebrated election eases out of
court; He did not give any reason
why he did this. This was the best
news our citizens have hads In a long
time, as these werea bore to every good
citizen In Marion county.
we are pained TO record that Mrs.
.. W Bemis, an estimable old lady.
molher OF MT j. ii. Bemis of this city,
York. ~"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
Shot and Killed.

New York, February H. Patrick
McGowan fatally shot Thos. Sullivan
early this morning in a Canal street
bar-room The men IRE Republican
ward politicians. The shooting grew
elections. 49, f'A''a'y
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
TYLER.
A New Train-Master-Rains and Roads
The State Convention.
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
Tyler, February l7.-Mr. Harry
Flanders. formerly OF the Galveston.
Harrisburg ~ San Antonio railway
has been appointed train.master of tie
Texas division ofthe Texas Il st Louis
railway, In place of II. Archdeacon.
who resigned on account of in health
lie TOOK charge yesterday, and appoint
ed Mr.. &. L. Johnson chief DISPATCHER.
Tie prolonged rains have at last
ceased, and With the leasant weather
we are now having, the railroads will
be able TO repair damages and run on
time.
Tyler Is not an applicant for IN,
meeting of the state convention and
our people are perfectly willing that
foft Worth should carry or the prize
ana feel satisfied that She would do
Justice to the occasion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
Knocked Out hy Death.

~ Louis, February 17.-Jack
hIooneey' noted sporting character of
ms city, and well-known throughout
anc country as "A prize.fighter years
miIgio, oled here to-day after lingering
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
I'LL PASO.
A Tax LOWED 10 Build the New Court
House and Jail.

Special 70 the Gazette.
El Paso. February lion petition
OF many tax payers the county court
has levied a lax OF twenty-five cents
on the one hundred dollars 10 build a
court house and Jail. One hundred
and iiity thousand dollars In bonds
VIII 10 issued IN denominations OF
SlUW, drawing six per cent. interest
70 run FOR iiftesn years. A county ad
valorem tax Of twenty-five cents on
the hundred dollars was also levied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
sorghun ~

A writer ID ms M
speaks in TIE "
| terms of sorghuls
I'm exp rIsa :
| kinds OF fooa y
with least e. \
equal to SORGHUM
| that my expeerlsss,,
| liciently far ii'a,ias
Gle on the SUBS.
| fit to your rea - /,
perinients have
| to mules ana w,
time of yea, ~,
made but little ss '
nient had ] beer
i 49, ,s they cs'al
would not eyer ,ad
grass. | hay,,e,assi
corn meal, oil
tbat would tenlij
thew the, did eat al's Il
/ struck lne .stiicj
rather tney ,,dlb
for they llnllws,d
ceres and help
think / am osTs
IN; Nth that lllese,
tnnfl,e mules,
six acres o. ~ y
that tina j II qis9 ossI,a
eexperIenes ! ~
feed.p
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
Steamship Arrivals.

New Orleans, February l7.-Ar.
rived: Steamships New Oileans frnn,
New York; Mariner from Liverno'J
and Wanderer from Pou Antonio,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
The Clothing Cutters.

New York, February 1.-THE cloth.
ins cutters will soon hold national
convention to arrange uniform rates OF
wages throughout the country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
l'itho.

mai, u'liMout good
, uosl recryaalIILcpns u'
i y pleasant wyalh
hi l@vp Of enterlal
and I' pa with You
is feat morse s,.n lover J gel
him 10 a sn may DO 70
I'M s%,,sspeed. "Hl
Then Memo, Nv q TO tia
nays 70 OF, Brown W
u0fe he. NoiseS, d
a man nave 'v' a.great h
driyss' y, ought nor mT
log 4 s a,ll. A first
oni s vo.i horse is ,
|. ~ luxury. nG It,,,is
n. ,~,'ss'e 4 Of FOOD l. the .her
~ "a. The d rTd road
as' aI Would uIl,ng p
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
ENGLAM
A ROYAL COME

London, February .
commission will inquia,
dition of the dwellingtl
the United Kingdcr- \
sion includes Cardlna Y
several delegates ffoa 2
mems associations, aDd Il
Irish and Scotch mena|
ment. Sir Charles N
man.
DEATH OF ADAlsI
London, February.
Carr Glynn, heir lCls
Woolverton and niidf
estate by Miss Melissa
dead.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
DEATH OF ADHlRl|


Paris, February iii
supporters of Prime u
Plon) adopted resalasl
a revision Of The coDa
and the restoration "
right OF direct elsclls 4
state. 4
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18

s :, # ! 6 ssa 9. Head Head, WI
s d T., ,SpinidSa l tho, ., q
The p1nnn,ss,yeaI viii ~
'TSfan.i COY owen
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
The d

If there
near future
a Texas cattle
a other, tits t
4 in North an
4 cOwman ca
4 great good
i Texas. Att
\ Interchange
4 every questic
i iectingnnge
4 can be fully d
4 Ing Is called d
/ Inst Monday
| meeting, aile
| hI spring 70
/ GI1s.ltssatss' to III
| AZ, hhn' The st
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| s See san and repl|
e @st oilhe Pee
' DSdo aud !: BIZ
maNs to dip
i %si@ht will d
i%Salpppplng beeve,
M',s and for
l pIssa ~ ups, also
FT%IH, 0r the fut
r .as Dallas NEE
~, q sscseivlng,
h. .e u The del,
~ Is;aalarging its
' N % s. such q
III ~ may be
.assllly unity
a aass Al thi
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
ATTACKING Thi =,
GEssJ
THE CARS

Berlin, FebIu'1I, Y
tache of the Bas y.
bismarck aud ss sIs
warlnest friendsh'lJ
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
Ru~liI
pRoIEHlI

htH
A PROTECTS
London Fehrusry 4
that Russia is resdl N
for n new bouudssg
Asia, by which h ~
protectorate over a''
It'll
ATTACHING THE II,
Rome, February v
lalto aud Corneto' h
carbineer guaralni
The Gardiner fire.
ing one.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-21
NIi.s snrah j. Warren.

Miss Sarah j. Warren, of 3O3 Fourteenth
street, was seen by q reporter at her resi-
dence. She certainly did not present q very
sickly appearance and to illustrate the BEN
eft she had received from Prof Dexter's treat
ment, she walked back and forth across the
room, with tho remark, 'rhree weeks ago
could not do this"
Miss Warren said During tho past ten
years was a confirmed invalid. During that
period had frequent severe attacks Of acute
internal inflammation. i was confined to u
cot in Columbia hospital for six months, and
was finally sent away from there to die of
cancer. l never had cancer, though
that statement was mistake of the
physicians. | attribute most of my
suilerings to maltreatment by the physicians
who attended me. l think Prof Dexter is a
wonder in what he is able to do No other
treatment in the world, | am sure could do
for me what he has done aud is doing. My
complaint is serious one. 1t consists of
| nervous debility, chronic rheumatism, and
the most serious chronic difficulty peculiar to
my sex. | consider these disorders
tho result of maltreatment by some of the
most scientific physicians in tho United
States. Ono reason that think SO highly OF
| this treatment is that it is the only one
| found that could not do me any harm, Here
tofore, under the treatment Of other physi
| clans, never got rid Of my
old trouble, but invariably got
somo new addition to it, have
| tried all the scientists and all the fools ant
am now trying q physician who cannot bC
classified. The effects Of his treatment OF
mo are beyond description. Why just lool
how nicely can walk now" (Suiting he
actions to tho words, sho strobe across tb