Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-27

uine was az work In different parts OF
the state, and succeeding In interesting
wealthy people IN the endowment They
would pay into tho endowment as soon as
the directory built and furnished suitable
Buildings. When returned was morti-
ned 70 nnd nothing done, either In secur-
ing the temporary houses or pushing for
ward the main building. / had COM
mitted myself fully TO the enterprise, and
although my confidence was shaken IN the
men, especially II. ID. Donald, who would
not pay one cent 70 help the enterprise on
laud understand he never paid a cent?,
! was determined TO make struggle. 1
again demanded the remaining 1850,
which was long past due
! They promised to collect imme-
diate'y and pay me. | then requested
that our contract be written and signed
by both parties and witnessed. Donald
wrote that contract which contained the
substance Of my proposition of accept
ance, emitting some specifications, and
giving themselves sometime TO collect
the bonus
Having signally failed in every part of
the contract so far, they promised re-
newed effort. I went on with my work
until thought IL was time to make some
publication OF the opening of school.
|
No house, no prospect for one. They
asked my advice. told them frankly
that saw only two ways out of the diff
Guilty. One was TO abandon the work.
| The other to open the university at
MANSFIELD and continue work there until
they completed their building. They
said they could not give up the enter
prise, and would accept the Mansfield
college building for that purpose and
ordered me to notify the pubic and pro-
coed with my work. again demanded
my bonus. They promised to pay it
soon. They had all the notes ia their
possession and | had to await their col
lection notified the public in clrcu-
lar taat the university would open in
Mansfield on the first Monday in Septem-
Der, Just before the opening received
note signed by II. D. Donald,
saying that l was requested TO
meet the trustees on certain
day and bring the money with me
to pay back the part Of the bonus paid
me- The notice was so unlocked for and
so peculiar that determined to accept
the challenge, and have nothing more to
do with them.
! notified my friends In Mansfield of my
determination, who raised about 5000 on
their tuition for the next term ard gave
me. This amount | supplemented with
5000, and came TO Decstur. When met
the directory they declined to take the
money, and ordered me to open the
school and proceed under their direction.
| taught the school ten months, and was
very successful. Reported twice TO the
directory Never received one word from
them on any subject Heard through
Mr.. Woody, Mr. Murphy and others, as
citizens, that they were doing nothing.
They had led those who had paid a part
: OF their subscription to believe that
would pay them back whenever they de-
manded. They had misinformed the
people about the contract and had taken
every opportunity to make the people be-
lieve that was TO blame for their not
complying with their part of the contract
10 my last note to the directory making
a final report OF the years work, asked
J them to give me some instructions as to
my work and also told them my friends
were pressing my claims for superintend-
emit OF public instruction, and II they
could not build this year and intended 20
put lit off another year / would con-
sent to run, but II they were going to
build and needed my services longer
: would not run. They never wrote me
I word. | soon after that received letter
+, from G. w. Murphy, one Of the directors,
but too manly to sign their document, In
which he said "Your political enemies
are at work against you here" etc. Ina
few days received note from Mr.. Col
Inns asking me to give him the status Of
J the university, and also requesting me to
) come up or send some one soon. | wrote
him ! would come or send some one on a
y certain day. WAS from home when the
nd 1 "a A
q ter to 20 for me. He did so and tried to
!, settle the affair They would make no
settlement with him. He learned they
!, were determined to publish me
u to the world. Crane, one of the
y names attached to that slandering
document, said he would pay large sum
l. to publish Collier TO the void, but eY.
Z pressed no desire for settlement. Rev.
~ Mr.. Hayter told them that / had fine
, y property, and to me or a man in my pro.
i fession was very valuable, but would be
: an incubus TO some person who could
y not utilize 1t as school property. Yet
I they declare that Rev. Mr.. Hayter said II
le was worth nothing. This was the last
y effort to settle, and | now relegate that
y part OF the terrible drama to the courts Il
% which Will appeal for my money, SC
long unlustly withheld from me, and fol
- SUM uamaBeo as tne court may tnlnk
- should receive for the vicious onslaught
I. made by minority OF the directory o.
~ the N. W. university.
) The convention meets on the 10th OF
August. The firing" thought they could
effect my overthrow with this most &C
y cursed Islander, because they had founC
through plant agent few men who
would sign anything TO injure me. They
never intimated anything about the mat
! ter until just before the convention. The,
y knew many OF the primaries met last Sat
y urday, and many OF them would
le meet next Saturday snd perhaps the,
y could influence few votes for their can
le didate.
y The last sentence Of the letter explains
- TO some extent, the animus OF the Who'll,
!, thing, They acknowledge that the,
~ We're fools and deserve no svmnathu 10