Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-26
SPANISH FORT.
Cattle SHINING in the Territory-Phe
Indian Question Solved.

lndlan question Solved.
SPANISH FORT, TEX, March "A -
Our stockmen report that stock is dy.
ing In considerable numbers at pres.
ent. The late norther will retard veg
citation and be the death of many more
cattle. Stockmen who have cattle In
the territory report that many men
are engaged there in skinning cattle.
In many instances these parties do
not wait for the brutes to die but kill
them wherever they are found down.
The atockmen have been try ing to
bring these parties to Justice, but have
not succeeded yet. Morris & Wilson
had some parties srrgigned here few
days since but did not secure conylc-
ton. The territory is nuisance to
the states bordering on IL, as il il a
rendivous for all kinds of thieves and
desperadoes.
Your correspondent was in CONVEX
sation with prominent stockman y
short time since, who has been travel
ing among all the tribes in the terri
tory. He says that the natives rs
cibizens, as they are called in distinc.
ton from those who have no rights,
are universally in faver of the lands
being divided Ninety per cent. of the
Indians are now in condition to
take care of themselves. A proper
solution Of the whole Indian question
appears to be this: Let the Indian
tribes vote themselves territorial
form OF government. entail small
homestead upon every family, put the
remainder of the lands uLon the mar
ket to white settlers. BY this means
this beautiful territory would become
in a very few years one OF the most
populous and wealthy of the Western
states. The part of the territory i'm.
mediately north of here, Is very iine
country, yet there is not one Indian
to every ton square miles. And the
country is Of no advantage to any one
except few stpclxmen and cattle
companies who hold their cattle In
the name Of some Indians whom they
pay q nominal sum for serving them
In this capacity.
The first term of the district court,
presided over by Judge Piner, con.
vened in Montague Monday. The
court has heavy docket to dispose of.
a couple of negroes were sent up to
jail from our Justices court q few DAYS
since, one for stealing wood during
the past cold weather and the other
for setting fire to DIR. Salmon's pas.
ture. A number of white prisoners
were there in "durance vile,u who
positively refused 10 allow the negroes
to be confined in the same room with
them, 80 the iOiler was compelled TO
chain the darkies in another part of
the building.
Our best citizens say hurrah for THE
GAZETTE's "kid II the legislature
does not mako some arrangement for
retrenohment in Austiu's high school
there will be such a howl from the
people of Texas that many solons will
hunt their holes never to come forth
again.
Those so-called Legislators who have
been iudulging in drunkenness and
billingsgate appear to have forgotten
that they were delegated to represent
an intelligent and refined people, and
that the world abroad judges our state
and people TO great extent by their
acts. III such men as these continue
TO represent our state, we suggest that
the legislature he Incorporated and
that we secure an Arkansas Justice OF
the peace TO preside over that august
body that the dignity and reputation
of Texas may be preserved.