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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
NEGRO UPRISING.
Four of the Mississippi Ring leaders, Have Been
Killed and Determined Citizens are
After the others.

GREENWOOD, MISS, Sept. Tue
sheriff of this county who returned from
Minter City. the seat of war, this even
ing reports every quiet up there. Four
of the ringleaders named Adolph Hor-
ton, Scott Morris, NJ. J. Dial and Jacks
Dial were killed. The military arrived
at Minter City yesterday morning. The
excitement among the negroes was aug
mented by the report that a peaceable
negro had been killed during the night
for refusing to take up arms against the
white people. Upon the arrival of the
troops it was learned that a party of
about one hundred and sixty negroes
well armed with Winchester rifles, were
encamped near Cane lake, six or eight
miles from Minter City. A recOunOiter-
ing party numbering about fifty was or
gained to hunt up the belligerant
blacks, but they could not be
found. Later party of whites passing
through plantation came upon Adolph
Horton and Jack Dial and they were
commanded to surrender Although
hearing the command of the officers they
drew their pistols and started to run,
when they were shot down. These two
were very desperate and mischievous
Cromwell aud Thomas i'll arousing the
negroes of this county. The other lead
ers were killed this morning while resist
ing arrest. Thomas, Allen and CrOm-
well, the moving spirits of the insurrec-
ton, have not been arrested, but the
whites and the better class of negroes are
determined to bring them to justice.
George Allen is the one who killed an
other negro last Sunday night on Mr..
Townsend's plantation for refusing to
join his band, and it is believed he is still
in this county. Cromwell is an eX-
convict, and one of the principal instiga-
tors of the riots. His whereabouts at
present are unknown, but there are
about one hundred men searching the
woods for Allen and his accOmplices, of
whom there are about eight. The best of
feeling prevails between the whites and
the better class of negroes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
THE CIVIL SER VICE.

The Harrison administration is teach
ing Democracy q lesson that may well be
needed. There is civil service reform
and civil service reform. Mr.. Clarkson
has expressed some opinions on the sub
iect: off it is proposed to have chiefs
of division appointed through the civil
service commission, - said he. cit would
ONLY. be consistent to have cabinet minis
tiers and assistant secretaries appointed
in the same way. with no RESPONSE
bility, save faIthfulnesS to their duties,
there is no business reason why the re-
moval of department clerks should fol-
low every change of administration.
1t is different in the case of
chiefs of divisions. They have ad-
ministrative functions. Common sense
demands that they be in touch with
the prevailing political sentiment. I do
not know what the presidents views are
on the subject, but I know it is imprac
ticable to have chiefs of division selected
through the medium Of q civil service
board -" Treasurer Huston is not only
opposed to an extension of the scope Of
the civil service regulations, but wants
some features already engrafted Topped
of. 81 am not in favor of building the
fence any higher, - said he cit needs
trimming down" Any officer who has
had a month 5 experience in an eXecu-
tive department will realize how farcical
tha civil service law is. - @Ehis will be
the general expression OF those who have
had experience in the public service.
Civil service reform is a pleasant thing
but as q practical system it has its umita-
tons and lmperfections. Human ex-
perience shows that no examinations
other than those which a business man
would make when about to hire clerk
or other employe, can ensure efficiency in
the public service. Neither is a life
| tenure calculated to insure vigilant atten-
ton to duty. The fact is, if the men who
are elected by the people cannot be de-
| pended upon to make suitable appoint
ents-appointments that viii in nowise
! iniure the public service-then they
themselves are not worthy to represent
! the people. Moreover, the fear of the
| displeasure of their constituents is usu-
ally sufficient to secure faithfulness in
this respect AS we have before re-
marked, there is a golden mean between
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
a Duck1ng stool Needed.
New birmingham Times

The Galveston News and Fort Worth GAZETTE
reported the proceedings of the Dallas freight
committee in the interest of the railroads. It is
pretty well known that these two papers viii
favor or oppose anything that the railroads Will
pay them to favor or oppose henderson
Times.
There are only a few papers left in this
country with as little sense as the Hen
dersOn Times displays in the above para
graph. Thanks to the fool killer, they
are growing beautifully less year after
year. Why a newspaper pretending 10
be honest with its readers viii deliber-
ately and premeditatedly publish such
rot as the Times has week
after week about the News and
GAZETTE, is beyond comprehension.
The New Birmingham Times is not a
champion of either paper, and both may
be the hirelings Of mOnOpOlists and rail
roads, but careful daily perusal of
each for the past nine months (the time
the writer has been in Texas has failed
to find a single thing that would justify
the Times in saying they are owned,
breeches and sole, by capitalists and
mOnopOlists. The Henderson Times IS
old enough to know that lying about an
opponent does not materially affect him,
and in this instance such seems 10 be the
case. The trouble remains with the
editor of the Times who can see moth
ing good in the News or GAZETTE. He
very evidently wants to ride into Office
on the prejudices of the people regarding
railroads, and is willingtO misstate, mis-
quote and deliberately lie about any
thing and everybody who dares to say
aught against his communistic views.
Such lawsuit rs and carping critics as
the editor of the Times is writing himself
down to be, disgust honest men, and i is
doubtful if he ever gets corporal 5
guard of voters in Rusk county to believe
that the opinions of two Of the greatest
papers Texas affords can be bought and
sold like 50 much merchandise.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN.

Col. North, VINO began life in England
as a humble laborer, is now the nitrate
king, and pays Chill 81, 725 900 per year
export duties on nitrates produced by
one of his works in that country.
George Bancroft is engaged in writing
g life of Martin Van Buren,. AS Mr..
Bancroft was a friend and follower of
Van Buren,, it may be assumed that the
coming work will be friendly to that
statesman.
The poet of the Sierras has gone to CAL
itornia to plant trees. He says he has
planted 10 900 trees within the past three
years, and he thinks there should be
national holiday every decade for tree
planting.
- Poultney BigelOw, who was the school
fellow of the German emperor, says:
"We can say that no ruler of his years
, has ever sat upon the throne with mind
more richly stored with practical knowl-
edge; with a spirit more devoted to what
he recognizes as duty; with a body better
trained by virtuous living to endure
every form of work.
Secretary Halford can take no action
in regard to the use by a cigarette firm
of photograph purporting to be that of
not Miss Halford's, but is evidently an
idealistic head to which the tobacconists
have cleverly affixed the name, Miss
Halford - leaving it be inferred that 1t
is meant for the private secretary 5
daughter.
Robert CARROTS intimate personal
friends, who have visited him at Bar
Harbor this month, say that his recovery
is nearly complete. He attends to his
correspondence and reads all the news
papers, and takes an active interest in
current events. He viii return to active
business in the fall and will take personal
charge of the large interests connected
with his own investments and with the
banking house of Garrett S Sons.
The Detroit Journal has this mention of
two prominent Texas newspaper people:
Editor Cranfil of Texas is a Prohibi-
zionist, but yesterday by mistake he took
glass of cIaret punch, thinking it to be
circus lemonade.
Miss Foute, the lady editor of the Texas
delegation, is one of the. bright members
of the convention, and will write some
entertaining letters about Detroit.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
Freight Classification

BALTIMORE, June %.
Editor Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.
1 have had numerous complaints lately
especially from the South at the high
rate of freight on epson and glauber
salts. The value of DOth to-day is less
than one cent per pound and the rate
from Baltimore to Atlanta, Ca, Sc
cents gross weight, or Gl1a cents net
weight, which, added to the original
cost and adding 3 - cents drayage, makes
the salt cost the Atlanta jobber about one
dollar and fifty cents per 100 pounds, or
in other words the freight is as much as
much as the cost of goods at the place of
production. Such high rate of freight
naturally causes intense dissatisfac-
ton with and engenders q
very unfriendly spirit towards
transportation companies, especially as
articles such as manufactured fertilizers
although disagreeable IN character and
of double the value as carried at One-half
the rate. Moreover kieserite which con-
sists of so per cent. epson salt and 40
per cent. sand and sulphate soda salt
cake) which is dried glaUber salt and
worth twice as much money would be
taken in carload lots at the fertilizer
rate.
Sulphur, worth - to 2 cents per
pound.
Sulphate ammonia, worth 3 to 4 cents
per pound.
Nitrate soda, worth TO 3 cents per
pound.
Muriate potash, worth "a to ? cents
per pound are taken at fertilizer rates,
while epson and gl8uber salts, wor tn less
than one cent per pound, have not even
been honored with a carload rate, but
the same freight, about 100 per cent. of
value, is charged, whether the Shipment
be 100 pounds or twelve tons.
In the trunk line classification, EPSON
and glauber salts, value less than &c per
pound, are IN the fifth class for carloads
and fourth class for less quantities. while
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
AURORA.
Cotton and Corn Plentiful as Air-safe Road
to Paradlse-A Town with Big Bustle.

Cotton and Corn Plentiful as Air-safe Road
to ParadIse-A Town with a Big Bustle.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
AURORA, TEX. Sept. 3.-The first bale
of cotton raised by Mr.. Richard Fritz was
bought to-day by Messrs. George W.
Short & Co. of Aurora at 10 cents. That
sounds like Yazoo Valley, Miss. Some
persons have been greatly injured by
worms, but the general crop viii be fine.
Corn is so plentiful that our people must
heed THE GAZETTE and feed this cheap
corn to hogs and have their smOke-hOuse
at home, in the future, beside realizing
a good price for corn in that way.
The commissioners court at its recent
session authorized the letting of a con-
tract to put up a good iron bridge over
the Trinity three miles west of our town.
This is much needed; possibly no road
in the county is more travelled.
The present wooden structure is
dangerous. This bridge, when built,
will be the fourth across the
Trinity between our town and Paradise.
Our chances for that happy land are
good, even in high water.
Judge Bullock and the county COM
missioners have our gratitude for an
other good work. They have appointed
Messrs. John II Kfllough, J S. Proctor,
S. BobO, Sr. R. Livingston, G. Mclean
and James HOugh q committee to inspect
a road machine ordered in here for trial
work. Two spans of fine mules belong
ing to the county were sent down in
charge of Mr.. James Russell. These,
with a third pair, were hitched to the
road machine yesterday and to-day and
employed in throwing up roadbed. The
committee unite in a favorable report
and the county will pay S255 for the
machine. The rapidity with which such
hard work can be done is both astonish
ing and gratifying.
The handsome stone business house
under contract for Mr.. S. 7. Biting, to
be finished September 10, is nearing COM
pletiOn.
Our gins are all blowing their whistles.
If you want to see something lively,
come up this fall and we will show you
the girl of whom Johnson wrote, "She
shakes the biggest hustle Of any girl west
of Fort WORTH Her name is Aurora.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

plan. The trouble under Republican rule
is that the negro expects some advantage
in law or administration of law on ac-
count of his color. It is the old "forty-
acres-and-a-muIe' expectation with va
riations Under Republican rule the ne
gro does not so much expect equal rights
with the white man. as he expects more
rights and privileges than the white man.
Republican administration Of the gov
eminent has been marked by trace
troubles in the South, and will be
so long as Republicans like the
New York Mail and Express and
Chicago Inter Ocean continue to teach
that white skin in the South marks
traitorous spirit; that black skin is
guarantee of loyalty, and that the negro
is the "'ward of the nation
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

Edward Atkinson in the August Forum.
The mind of man is the prime factor in
ell material production; without it the
mere labor of the hand would be incap-
able of providing for an increasing popu-
lation. Setting aside ali distinction of
classes, and reasoning only on the quail
ties of mind which are necessary to the
accumulation of capital, it becomes
apparent, l, that the saving of capital
at the beginning however little it may
be, is due to prudence, self-denial,
economy and sagacity; 2, that the pro-
ductive use of capital, after it has been
saved, calls for intelligence, skill and
mental capacity; 3, that the larger the
capital the greater is the mental capacity
required for its application to productive
purposes; 4, that unless capital is di-
rected to productive purposes, whether
invested in land, mills, railroads or
works of any kind, it yields neither rent,
interest, profit nor earnings; when pro-
ductive it increases production more than
it secures as income; 3. that unless labor
did in fact secure a better subsistence in
the service of capital, the workman
would refuse to work for the capitalists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
Great Editorials.

The Times keeps its editorial pages open
later, perhaps, than any other paper,
and indeed the great bulk OF its editorial
is written after 10 o 'clock at night. The
practice of the World is exactly the re-
verse of this Most of its editorial mat
ter is written before p. m. and ordi-
nariIv only one editorial writer is in the
Office at night. Only one editorial writer
reports for duty on Sunday, though others
send in copy. MIR. Dana IS habit of fin
ishing his days work in the afternoon
prevents any material alteration of the
Suns editorial page after night.
Robert P. Porter keeps the edIto-
rial pages of the Press open late and
often telegraphs long leaders from Wash
ingtOn after clock. Most of the Tri-
bune IS editorial matter is written by day
light. The Herald, of course, is subject
to odd freaks by cable, and must be pre-
pared for almost anything at any hour.
The Star usually has but one editorial
writer on duty at night. 1T is exceed
ingly difficult to get anything into the
editorial page of the Mall and Express
after 1890 q. m, and on Saturdays the
editorial writers are closed off much ear
lier. The Telegram, whose editorial
page, oddly enough, is as earnest as the
Herald s is hIppant, has good deal of
editorial copy on hand by 7 o. o'clock in
the morning, and of course this is writ
ten the day before. Editorial writers are
little known TO the mass of newspaper
men AS a rule they are seldom seen at
either journalistic club, and many of
them live out of town.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
AN OLD, OLD CRY.

The cry of "stop thief is as old as
the ingenuity of thieves, and the shrewd
man uses it on all occasions. The "raz-
cooper" cry against men in the Pan
handle who are seeking to settle the
country is a weak device of the enemy
who are content to fatten on the big
pasture interests. Charges were recently
made against certain citizens of Roberts
county that they were Kansas razzoopers
who had invaded Texas to speculate in
county organization and enrich them
selves by issuing bonds for public i'm
provements that were never made. The
facts show that these alleged Kansas
bond jumpers are all old Texans and
were never in Kansas; but the preju-
dices of the people are appealed to in
order to postpone the day when the man
with the hoe will occupy the land now
given over to foreign corporations and
syndicates for purposes Of cattle raising
on 8 big scale.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
BOOM Or DIE.
Towns that Won't Advertise viii Get
Left in this Part of Mother Earth.
The Only Way to Attract Immigration is b7
United Effort and Systematic Work-How
New Towns Spring Up.
OKLAUNIoN. Tex, Aug. so. ISIS

OKLAUNIoNs Tex, Aug. 3d. Isss.
To the Gazette.
The best thing I have seen for some
time is THE GAZETTE s answer to the
Ballinger Leader on immigration in
Thursdays issue. 1t is not the land
agent only that ought to work for immi-
grafton, 1t is every man that owns foot
of land 1T is every man that is IN business
in town it is every man that feels a prop
er interest and pride IL the great state
of Texas. Let Us give an
example. Two years ago Greer county
was an almost uniuhabited country.
few were there by chance. The county
was organized but there was not a school
house. An organized boom struck the
county and in one year they had 10 900
settlers, schools and daily mails. VIVA.
did it? Advertising did it. To get to
Greer the settlers went through Wichita
and Wilbarger counties and they DrodteI
accordingly.
It is true that the burden was on q few
while the profit was for all but that did
not stop it. 1t is true, that as an excuse
for not doing their part some claimed J.
was all humbug, that the people were
coming anyway, and bowling ''fTaud "
"crank - etc. at the advertiser. Righ.
in the face of the opposition he came cut
of Greer and built a dug-out beside
the railroad track in WiIIbarger.
March 10th the first house
was started. Last Sunday Sunday-school
was held for the first time in the new,
schoOlhouse, with seventy-two scholaT}
SrIocJ nd vrgs
bought IN the neighborhood last fall at
three to five dollars per acre. Itnow
sells at seven and a half TO twenty-five
dollars per acre. Who makes the profit
on the land? Every man that owns
foot of land in the neighboThood. Who
does the work? Two or three
live men do it. Who spends
the money? Two or three men.
But that is not all. The railroad gets
world of business. The wholesale mer-
chants at Fort Worth and Dallas geta
large business. 1t is q public beuea,,
and there are few who read this but what
will say it is a good thing for the country,
and every man ought TO do his ''share.
How many are ready TO do it? TIE Gt-
ZETTE is right. The Fort Worth al1
Denver railroad is accommodating.
The climate, soil and sea-
sons are all right. 1t only
needs judicious advertising. Live
men advertise, live men hunt for live
towns to settle in, live towns advertise.
Those towns that won t advertise will get
left from this time on in North Texas,
for the 1--we towns are at work, and Their
work Will attract immigration to them.
Live men viii leave dead towns for I'VE
ones, and the boomers viii soon have the
laugh on the towns that have ''gol5
down. because they wouldn I work 10
encourage immigration. OklauuOn
a 'fboomer' and proud Of it.
BUCKsKN JOE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
Hang the BnreIars.
Washington Star.

The opponents of capital punishment
claim that hanging does not lessen the
crime of murder. This is rank nonsense.
Certainly that operation prevents the
felI6~ that is hanged from killing any
more people, and that is q good deal
gained toward the protection of society.
So would the hanging of burglars tend
TO lessen the crime of housebreaking-
both by reducing the number of that
class of criminals and by lettering others
from entering into the business as q
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

similar chemicals, such as sal soda, soda
ash, sulphate soda and fertilizers, worth
more money are in the sixth class for
carloads and fourth class for less quanti-
ties. l take the liberty of asking you
to use your influence to have EPSON and
glauber salts placed at the fertilizer rate
in carloads and sixth class for less
quantities in the Southern classification,
and sixth class in carloads, and fourth
class for less quantities in the trunk line
classification.
I feel sure that if you viii give this
matter your attention through your
editorial columns that it will assist ma
terially in securing good results, and
will be highly appreciated by the trade
in general. ALONZO L. Thomson.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

the spoils system scylla and the civil
service reform Charybdis. That golden
mean the people may safely be entrusted
with through their chosen representa-
tives. OF course occasional lapses may
be expected, but they will be but tenn
porary. Faithful, competent men who
obtain office directly from the people, can
be depended upon to make suitable ap-
pointments, no matter what pressure
may be brought to bear upon them; the
remedy for unfit appointments lies with
the people themselves, and the penalty
falls upon their chosen representative s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

THE GAZETTE 5 ticket of 'hog and
hominy'' seems to be growing il favor.
The pecan country is especially adapted
TO hog raising. Albany and Brownwood
should be famed throughout the state as
hog counties. Apropos of the "raise
your own bacon platform the Blaneo
News says: "The importation of bacon
into our country next year will be far
less than it has been in many years. The
hogs in the county are largely in excess
of any previous year, and there is more
corn in the county now than ever known
before. Plenty of hogs and more corn
than Jhey can possibly destroy will cut
Northern bacon very short in this county
next year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05
LONGVIEW.
The Seventh Texas Veterans to Meet at Mar
shall Next Augusta Good Rain.

The Seventh Texas Veterans to Meet at Mar
shall Next Augusta Good Rain.
Special to the Gazette.
LoNGvIEw, TEX, Sept. 4.-The first prelim-
mary meeting of the Seventh Texas veterans
convened here yesterday and decided to go into
the general East Texas encampment of Confed-
crate veterans to meet at Marshall, Tex, next
August. The encampment will be Ector's and
Hoods brigade, but all other veterans are in
vited to meet them. There were sixteen of the
Seventh Texas here, and the men were royalty
dined by R. F. Echols at the Magnolia hotel.
This Seventh Texas was among the first vOlun-
teers to go from Texas. They were commanded
by Gen. Griggs until killed before Petersburg,
then the regiment was commanded by Lieut.
Col. CRANBERRY until killed at Franklin, Tex,
who was succeeded by Maj. Ryan,
who served until mustered out
at the close of the war. Mai.
RYAN lived in Austin and died about one year
ago. This regiment proper is quite small, as
great many persisted by shot and SHE'LL being
unfortunately in the thickest of seven hard
fights. The survivors are urgently requested to
attend the reunion at Marshall next August in
order to see how many of the 300 men survive.
The veterans were highly pleased with our hos
pitality, and the sixteen who met here were ex-
ceedingly fine looking men.
fine rain yesterday and last night makes
cotton prospects very line indeed, and lnsures a
good crop of turnips-