Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-13

One PROMINENT clergyman says. ~
am filled with foaming indignation. |
bless the daring with which the Ga.
zette pours out the light OF day into
the ioui and cruel recesses where limo.
cence Is tortured aud childhood
ruined, You have ample scripture to
warrant your course, and need not
mind the objections of men,
Another clergyman urges the Ga.
zette TO persevere In the work of ex.
posing the infamous iniquity which IL
has already revealed ana says; IThs
masses of the country will supiort
you. How IL IL possible for Almighty
God to bless us rs Christian nation
IL we allow such enormities to con-
tiuue?n
Widows with young daughters
English mothers aud other ladies
write calling upon God to bless
the Gazette "for breaking the
awful silence that so long
shielded these horrible crimes, y
and suggesting that the Gazette open
subscription lists for the benefit Of the
rescue societies and similar charities
Another lady writes: Pray accept
my heartfelt thanks for tas noble.
courageous and chivalrous battle you
are doing for my poor, own.trodden,
morally murdered sisters, and, there.
fore, for behalf OF our sex -
The Gazette publishes thirty-fiye
letters similar TO the above, and says
that the batch is but small in proper.
ton To the vast number OF the same
kind IL receives every day.
AFGHAN AFFAIRS.
Doubts are now expressed as 90
whether the ameer of AfghauistAu
will consent 10 the proposed British
cantonment Of Kandahar, through
fear that mis- subjects, incensed by the
presence OF the Eugllsh. may revolt
and replace Ayoub Khan on the
throne and drive the whole British in-
terests
our OF AFGHANIsrAN.
The Russian embassy in London iu-
Innate that the definition OF the Xul-
fear pass, to which the car Is willing
To agree, cedes TO the ameer nothing
but the pass proper, and under no cir.
cumstances will IL include In the oes.
sion any positions commanding the
pass.
PEACE ASSURED
A rumor is current that the conven.
ton on the entire Afghan question Ia
positively concluded between Ea-
gland and Russia, and that its terms
will soon he made public. The fact that
Mr.. w. II, Smith, the minister OF
war, has rescinded the proposition
which the marquis of Harrington,
Gladstone's war minister, made only a
few months ago against the voluntary
experiment OF the army, is taken 10
indicate that the government has
peaceful prospects
CHINA KISSES THE PopE's TOE.
The papal messenger, who was sent
| To China to secure protection for the
Catholic residents from the hostility OF
! the Chinese during the Franco
| Chinese war, and who was laden with
honors at the Pekin court, has returned
| TO Rome. He bears special
letter from the Chinese, favorably ac
knowledging the pope's request and
| promising imperial influence to pre-
vent the persecution OF the Catholics
in China
THE QUfRlNAL AND THE VATICAN.
Although the vatican organs deny
IL, still 1t Is believed that through f,ac
that France may at any moment refuse
TO pay the Catholic clergy and repudi.
ate her agreement, the pope is willing
to reconcile with the Quirinal and
thus obtain 100000 yearly which
Italy promised in 1870 and the iifteen
years arrears.
HUEIN A STATE or SIEGE.
From Paris II is telegraphed that
Gen. de Courcey has placed Hue, the
capital OF Anan, in II state OF
siege. and has given the different
provinces Of the kingdom one weeks
notice TO surrender Nj. de Freycinet
las cabled to Hue for details Of the
recent revolt before sending the def
mite instructions.
WHO KILLED "CHINEsE" GORDEN ?
a letter Ia priated in Paris from Nj.
Billings, former diplomat, saying
that lei Madhi before the capture OF
Khartoum offered 10 release Gen. Cor
don for ransom of ( 5000 payable az
soon as the oflicia, news of his release
reached Paris. NJ. Billings forwarded
the proposal TO Lord Lyons, the
British ambassador. England re-
jected the offer.
A GERMAN COURT SCANDAL.
The Telegraph prints a letter from
Berlin giving the particulars OF court
scandal A prince thirty-five years OF
age, a relative OF Emperor William
and q son OF one OF the heroes OF the
Frencu war, AFTER an entertain
ment with his companions at
the emperOr's chateau near Berlin
supped at Hillor's in Berlin, and thence
went to house frequented by the
ieunesse d'ore. The Joyous band sang
and shouted and threw bOttlesthrough
the windows. In the midst OF the
orgie the prince quarreled with Lieut..
Prittwitz of the First Regiment OF
Silesian Cuirassiers, and boxed his
ears. The police arrived on the
scene and persuaded the party
to 20 home. Lieut.. Prittwitz. feeling
dishonored before his comrades, and
etiquette forbidding "A duel with
prince Of the house OF Hohenzollern,
shot himself, leaving letter Of expla-
nation. 'rhe Emperor William, on
being Informed of the affair, wrote
letter OF coincidence to the lieutenants
father. The prince Is under military
arrest.
AN ENGLISH CLERK FLoGGED.
The Russians imprisoned the clerk
OF the English consul ut Askabad and
logged him and threatened him with
death unless he diyulged the names OF
the English agents recently
f-.ntEu.