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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
SCHOOL LAW.
The Issuing of Bonds Should Be Left to
the People in School District.
Town Should Not Be Forced to Incorporate in
Order to Secure a School House-Ex-
perience the Best Test

VERNON, TEX, Jan. 30, 1889.
To the Gazette.
ask space in your paper to say word
about the school law. 1t seems that
school district has to become an incorpo-
rate town before it can issue bonds to
build a schoolhouse This is wrong
Often towns saddle upon themselves use
less costs Of city organization without
any corresponding benefits in order to
build a sufficient schoolhouse. This
matter of issuing bonds should
be left to vote of the people in a school
district when a certain number of pupils
are permanently domiciled there. No
harm could be done, for majority vote of
taxpayers, say two-third vote if neces-
sary, to authorize issuing bonds. Then
place the rate at safe figure. Why
should legislators exercise such a
guardianship over the people as to
make them F'whip the devil around
the bush'' and incorporate every
little village, and waste thousands of dol
lars in this way in order to get a school
building to meet the demands? What
has become of the measure that allows
those who foot the bills the privilege of
running the boat as best suits themselves
without being hampered by legislation
that touches nobody, and is impractical
Die and unsuited to the needs of some of
the people as law well can be?
Other states have such laws
in their free school systems where free
schools have been i'll vogue longest and
experience, the true test of laws, and
the safest parent of statute says this
plan is safe, practical and effective. AS
to the scare crow about issuing bonds
running into debt, let the school trus-
tees take care of themselves Do they
not know as well their needs
and what is best for themselves as
members of the legislature do?
Some of our friends in the black waxey
want to issue bonds to build roads. West
Texas does not need such law, but it is
our business to fight against a measure
that does not effect us in the least. We
say out h ere if you want this we are will
ing, at least we oppose no obstacle. The
same of school districts A little pains con-
corning the school laws of other states
and inquiry as to their workings viii
throw all the light on this measure that
is needed and this is what the writer
deems true Democracy. Very respect
fully, FRANK P. MCGHEE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02

stats, and he did not see why the ma
tional banks should not be reached here
by tax upon their brokerage business,
which was outside of their legitimate
banking business. The amendment pro-
poses also to reach other banks shielding
their operations from tax where treasury
notes are involved as capital in their
transactions
after further discussion by Messrs.
Brown of Grayson, Graham, Rentfro,
Clemens, Kincaid and others the amend
ment was adopted, reading as follows:
From every person, firm or association of
persons engaged in diseounting and shay
ing paper or engaged in business as
money brokers or bankers or dealers in
stock sureties or bills of exchange or in
buying and selling lands, state
or county warrants or other claims
against the state whose total annual
transactions amount TO not more than
$50 600, an annual tax of $50. When
the total amount of the annual tIansac-
ton is more than $50, 900 and less than
500, 600 an annual tax of 500. When the
total amount of the annual transactions
is more than SI00 900 and less than
$500 600, an annual tax of $3.50 When
the total amount of the annual transact
tions is more than $500 Zoo and less than
$500 600, an annual tax OF $3.50. When
the total amount of the annual transac-
tons is ever $500, GOO an annual tax OF
$3.50.
a proviso by Mr.. Brown of GTayson
tnat this tax shall not be levied on such
banks as confine their operations to the
Legitimate business of banking, but shall
apply TO all such banks whose officers or
employees engage in such business as is
herein taxed, was adopted.
Motion for reconsideration of the
amendment was tabled.
By Mr.. Kincaid-An amendment strik-
ing out S. and making the tax $50 on
professional mesmerists or clairvoyants
was adopted.
Amendment by Mr.. Frost, striking out
the tax of So on lawyers was, after dis
cussion by Messrs. Frost, Hamblin, Par
ker of Tarrant, Robinson of Bexar, and
others, lost.
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment
limiting the tax to lawyers of not less
than five years practice. Lost.
Mr.. Frost moved to reconsider the vote
by which his substitute was lost, and TO
lay the motion on the table.
Pending a JOINT order raised on the
motion, the house adjourned till 10
o 'clock Saturday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
The New York Strike.
STRIKERS LOSING THEIR GRIP


NEW YORK, Feb. Indications to-
day IN the great street car tie-up, are
that the companies are gaining ground
and the strikers have lost their grip. The
Third and Fourth avenue lines and the
Twenty third street cars are running.
Unless the strikers assume more organized
opposition than they have thus far de-
veloped it is probable all the lines will be
run to-day. ALI the roads have notified
the old employees they must return to-day
to work or consider themselves dis
charged. Judging from the applications
for work made by the old hands yester-
day there are great many strikers who
feel very weakened and the opinion is
haZarded by well informed people that
the strike will not be of long duration.
Men seeking work to-day were not dis
turbed. The Sixth avenue company claims
they have beaten the strikers completely.
The road has employed full force of
drivers, conductors and stablemen.
a placard was posted last night near
the Broadway stables reading: 'sBe on
hand to fight the scabs and policemen to-
morrow -
At the Belt line stables. the scene of
yesterday rioting, everything was
peaceful this morning. When the police
get the other roads to running they will
concentrate their forces on the Belt line
and an effort viii be made TO run cars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
the supreme court and tonnd chem satis-


the Supreme court and found them salts
factory.
The deep water bill passed the commit
tee this afternoon.
HOUSTON IS CHARTER.
A number of members of the city COIN
Gil of Houston and city officers including
assessor and collector and city attorney,
besides other leading citizens of the
Bayou City were here to-day to see about
the proposed amendment to the city
charter These gentlemen represented
committee appointed at citizens meet
ing and bill had been prepared embody-
ing their views Hon w. p.
Hamblen, representative from Harris,
had already introduced a bin amending
the charter. The Houston delegation of
citizens this afternoon At ) O clock held a
conference in one of the committee
rooms in the capitol with Representatives
Hamblen and Breeding. The latter
made a statement that they were opposed
TO the issuance Of bonds for street i'm
provements upon which the city would
be even contingently liable, and that if
they were willing they did not be-
lieve this legislature which IS an
anti-bond legislature would pass any bill
which authorized the issue of bonds.
After discussion the conference resulted
in an agreement 10 frame new bill out
of the Hamblen and citizen 5 bills en-
bodying all the features OF the citizen s
bill. This leaves the improvement TO be
done by certificates rs under the present
charter, but running much longer
time and levy of one-fourth of / per cent.
for intersections. The compromise bill
will be presented early next week. The
conference ended in the greatest harmony
and good feeling. Judge Hall of the
Houstonians left for Houston tonight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
Inany's endeavor to deal justly with All
duly established interests
4 MISSING MAY.
The indianapolis Comfy Clerk who Recently
Failed for a Bic sum.

The indianapolis Comfy Clerk who Recently
Failed for Big sum
INDIANAPOLIS, ND, Feb. John E ).
Sullivan, county clerk of this city, who
failed for s75 GOO last Tuesday, is missing
from the city and is supposed to be in
Canada. His fight was occasioned by
the discovery that he had issued fraudu-
lent warehouse receipts for large con-
signment of poultry, produce, etc. ],
which he was supposed TO have in his
outside business. The amount Of these
receipts is not yet known, but
it is known that County Treasurer
Loftln, whom Sullivan owes $1,000, has
$4,000 of them Sullivan IS confidential
clerk and book-keeper, Tom O'Neill,
who wrote the receipts, is also missing.
Sullivan s office has been turned over to
his chief deputy and bondsman, W.. K.
Sproule.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
A FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
A Lively Discussion is Had in the House
Over the Occupation Tax Bill.
The Committees to Investigate the Peniten-
tiaries and other state Institutions
Leave Austin.
OCCUPATION TAX BILL.

OCCUPATION TAX BILL.
Special to the Gazette:
AUSTIN, TEX Feb. 1.-The discussion
over the occupation tax bill was lively in
the house this morning, and great deal
of time was consumed over proposition
to make banking institutions pay the tax.
1t was opposed on the ground that ma
tional banks could not be made to pay it I,
and that the law would be a discrimina-
ton against home capital. A pro-
viso exempting institutions doing
legitimate banking business
was finally Incorporated IN the
amendment which was adopted, thus
leaving the law to operate against note
shavers and curbstOne brokers. 1t is
thought by some that the law will be pro-
ductive of some trouble if passed in It's
present shape, as the assessor has it in
his discretion to decide what banks are
DONG legitimate banking business.
AHEAD OF THE RECORD.
The report of the detective committee
filed yesterday was withdrawn to-day
and an attempt was made to have the
whole matter eXpunged from the record.
Several rafting speeches were made on
the motion, which was badly beaten.
Judiciary number one of the house will
tomorrow favorably report Kincaid s
bill, compelling corporations doing bust
ness in Texas to be incorporated under
the general laws of this state.
The fight over the proposition to make
the new county of Willie waged fiercely
to-day and this evening the house COM
mittee sat down on it by vote OF s to 3.
Lending Knights of Labor are here
trying to get bill through compelling
railroads to pay wages due their employees
at the time of their discharge without
making them wait until pay day.
THE INVESTIGATORS.
The joint committees to investigate the
penitentiaries and other state institutions
left last night and to-day for the scenes
of their duties There are rImors of
crookedness in the financial affairs of the
penitentiaries, but they seem to be idle
talk, and it is not likely that the COM
mittees VIII find anything wrong.
The senate had its innings this morning
on the money lender, and Lane made
one of his characteristic, fiery speeches,
in which he dashed with q whip Of scor-
pions those men who yield their own con-
victions to the demand of the populace
in voting upon questions of this kind.
SUPREME COURT CLERKS.
The committee appointed to investigate
the offices of the clerks of the supreme
court reported TO the finance committee
to-day that the Office at Austin pays
about 5000 a year net, and that the one
at Galveston about S2200
State Geologist Dumble s report is now
nearly printed and will be out next week.
1t Is reported on good authority that
Acknowledgement Hogg viii wake up the
Travis county officials Tomorrow with
view to more stringent execution Of the
law. It is reported the attorney general
says they cannot do these things under
his nose
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
THE CLAYTON MURDER.
Strong COndemnatory Resolutions BY the Tex
arkana Cleveland and Thurman Club.

arkana Cleveland and Thurman Club
Special TO the Gazette.
TEXARKANA, TEX, Feb. Among
the resolutions of the Cleveland and
Thurman club to-day were:
Resolved, the Cleveland and Thurman
club Of Texarkana, Ark, has heard
with profound regret of the infamous and
eowardly assassination of Col. John NJ :.
Clayton, and thinks it an outrage
that demands the unqualified oondem-
nation of all good citizens; that
we urge upon the general assembly of
Arkansas to pass the Jones bill appropri-
ating $4,000 as a reward to capture the
assassin; and upon Governor Eagle to
use all means in his power to accomplish
the result.
This dastardly outrage is much de-
ploFed by the people of this city, regard
less of partisanship.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
OFT WORTH BO4RD OF TR4DE.
Annual AFeetina Of stoekhoEders.

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting
tween the hours of and p. NJ, on Tuesday,
February 3, 1889
Attention is called to section Of article : OF
the bylaws, which reads as follows: no stock
holder shall vote at any election unless the stock
TO be voted by him shall appear in his name on
the books of the association at least ten days
prior to said election Stockholders who have
paid IN full VIII please call upon the undersigned
and receipt for their stock. MAX ELsER,
January 10, 1859. Acting Secretary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
The Finest RGsOrs -. tIe West
At Anderson 3 gun store.

Parisian women have carried the
watch wearing mania to the point of
wearing timepieees as ornaments for the
hair and instead of rosettes on their ball
slippers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Observation-Disclosures Meeting.


BY order of the board Of directors, meeting
OF the stockholders Of the Texas Northwestern
Railway Company is hereby called, and VIII be
Fort Worth, Tex. on February o. A. d. 1859,
and at 10 o. clock of said day, forthe purpose
OF authorizing the board of directors to proceed 10
construct and equip said railway, and to issue
the bonds of the company in aid thereof and for
such other business as may properly come before
said meeting. Z. q. EASTMAN,
Fort Worth, Tex. Dec. 25. 1873. Secretary.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
Louisiana Sac LOttery CompanY.

EOUISIA To OtNLO IVttOI OOitII-N'JI
Incorporated by the Legislature is 1858 for Ed
ucational and Charitable purposes, and its fran
chise made part of the present State Constitu-
ton IN 1879 by an overwhelming popularyote
It's MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take place
Semi-AnnIally, dune and Decemberl
and its GRAND SINGLE NUMBER
DRAWINGS take place in each Of the
other ten months OF the year, and are
all drawn in public at the Academy OF
Music, New Orleans, La.
FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS
For Integrity of Its Drawings and Prompt Payment
Of Prizes.
Attested as follows:
eve do hereby certify that ace supervise the ar
rGnqements for all the Monthly and Semj-AaRudi
Drawings Of The LOutsiGud State Lottery Com
pGnB, and In person manage ard control the
DrdtCi75qs temSelCeS. and that the same are con-
Quoted Nth honesty, fairness, and IN good faith
toICard all parties AID arc authorize the Company
to use this Certificate 1Ctd fac simites Of our sig
natures attached. ia its advertisements.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02

Speak little, speak truth, spend little, pay
cash, and use DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. . cts.
Salvation Oil, the great pain destroyer, sue
ceeds where all other linaments fail. % cts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
or NJ. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans,
Washington, D. G.
Address Registered Letters TO
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,

NOW UTIGdHS, La
HREMEHBER, that the payment of Prizes
is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL BANKS of
New Orleans, and the Tickets are signed by the
President of an institution whose chartered rights
are recognized in the highest courts; therefore,
beware OF all limitations or anonymous schemes. -
ONE DOLLAR is the price of the smallest part
or fraction of a Ticket ISSUED BY Us in any
Drawing. Anything in our name offered for
less than Dollar is a swindle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
CHARTERs FlLED .

The following charters were fled in the
Office of the secretary Of state to-day.
Fort Worth loan and construction COM
pany for building and the accumulation
of funds and purchase of real estate
runs fifty years. Capital 500 900. In
corporators T ] Hurley George Hurley
S. j. Meneary.
Houston Improvement and investment
company of Houston. Capital, $500, 600
Incorporators: John T. Brady, W. f.
Kendall, W. B. Jones, E. L. Dennis, I
d. Cobbs.
The contractors for furnishing the new
capitol had force of men at work to-day
laying down liuoleum on the office floors
in the first story of the building.
The treasury to-day paid out $50, 600
but took in little
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02

Shoe Fly is Kansas postoflce.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

an persons Seeking p5aBIl emf EabOreFS
or seT-rdltS srlto can not AFFORD to pdY MAY adj
rertiSe isl this eOfatHsa for situations free 81
charge.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
Commissioners.

We, the undersigned Banks and Bankers, l0iu
pay all Prizes drG'CT1 in The Louisiana State Lot
tc7feS l0hich may be presented at our counters.
r. n. WALHSLEY, Pres. Louisiana National Bank.
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. State National Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans National Bank.
CARL K0HN, Pres. Union National Bank.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
sUNpAY ~ Eli

Tonight the house judiciary committee
passed Gen. Hamby's Sunday law bill
enforcing the Sunday law only from 9
'elock a m. to 4 O'Clock p. m. Gen.
Handy said tonight he expected there
would be hard fight on Ills bin IN the
house, but thought it would eventually
go through.
The committee TO investigate the ex-
penses of the Judiciary, examined the
books and report of DR.. Morse, clerk Of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-02
SEEDS.


SEEDS :: :. T..
johnson Grass,
Y Millet, Sorghum,
aEHFH I'M and Bermuda Grass seeds
kER5E BEERH ". r. Patterson
- - - Fort Worth, Texas.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-21
Got What He Deserved.

On Wednesday morning, August
18th at Lathrop, California, David
S. Terry, an exjudge Of the Califor.
MIA Supreme Court, and husband of
the notorious Sarah Althea Hill, a
discarded mistress OF Senator Sharon,
slapped the face ofJustice Field oftlle
United States Supreme Court while
seated at the breakfast table in the
Railroad hotel; Deputy United
States Marshal Nagle who was sit
ting opposite commanded Terry to
desist and as he raised his hand to
strike shot Terry through the heart
killing him instantly. Terry and
his wife sometime last year created
q sensation by cursing judges Field
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-21
Weather Crop Bulletin.

The Louisiana weather service, in
cooperation with the United States
signal service, for the week ending
Saturday, September IA, 1889
The weather conditions during
the past week were generally favora.
BILE in their effects on agricultural
pursuits. The rainfall! in the north
ern parishes averaged o.46 Of an
inch, were local, and badly distribut-
ed. Southern parishes received al
averaged Of but DISC an inch.
The third appearance Of worms is
reported from the northern parishes.
They ere in great numbers in Bien-
willie and VIM, aud the boil worms
are doing damage in nearly all Sec
tons. Poisoning is however being
kept Ip, aud hopes are entertained
by all observers and correspondents
that comparatively damage will be
done ere planters are rid of the
pest.
The hot, dry, sunshiuy weather
has been very favorable to hay.mak-
ing, rice cutting. cotton picking, and
in'its effect o n cane, which is grow
ing rapidly. Well distributed show
ers would however prove beneficial
in the west central. southern and
southwestern parishes, particularly
in the latter, where no rain has
fallen in several weeks.
r. Il. kERKAN,
Signal Crops, Director.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-21
Forty Fifth Year.

It embraces it its constitnencysthe
intelligent, progressive aud subs,an.
TALLY successful farmers of this sec
ton, and as an advertising medium
for the Merchant, Manufacturer,
Stockraiser, and Professional man is
absolutely unequalled. Space judi.
Ecious|y employed in its columns is
always reuumeratiye. By recent
purchase it now combines: The
Dixie Farmer, Atlanta, Ga, the
Plantation, Montgomery, Ala; the
Rural Sun, Nashville, Tenn; the
Southern Farmers Monthly, Savan-
nah, Go, Southern World, Atlanta,
Ca; the Phoenix Agricultnist, Ma
rietta, Ca; and unites the patrons
OF these with its own large listaof
subscribers. The press and people
all testify to its great merits as a
medium fer controlling Southern
trade. Subscription, one year in
advance, postage paid, $3.50. Sam
pie copies seat free. Advertise
ments, per line, 3Oc. We go to
press the 25th of each month pre-.
cedlng our date. Address.
CULT1vAToR PUB. Co.
P. O. Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-21
NOTICE.
u. S. Land Office, New Orleans. La.

u. S. land Uflce, New Orleans, La.
August 20. 1885.
Complaint having been entered at
this Office by Adam Matt, against
James Henry, for abandoning his
Homestead Entry Ne. $3.50, dated May
%, 1885, upon the North East quarter
Range 3 West in Vermilion Parish
Louisiana with a view to the cancella-
ton of said parties are hereby sum
moned to appear at this office ON the
80, day ofOctQber 1889, at - o'clock NJ,
to respond and furnish testimony con-
corning said alleged abandonment.
THOMAS J. BUTLER, Register.
Sept. z, 1889.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-21
IMPORTANT
Address Registered I.ette1. a
NEW ORLENS NATIONAL BANA,
NEW ORLEANS, Ii

REMEMBER That the only gen'llnsS
Louisiana State Lottery Tickets 1ssae11
uuder the State Charter, are recegnlssss
by the highest Courts, are lnvaflae.y
signed by NJ. A. DAUrHrN. President; 70 h
dorsed by Generals Beauregard ana EaI...
Supervisors of the Drawings. and sua.-
anteed by National Banks of New orie s.n.
as to- the payment of its Prizes. sonS
Others are Genuine. ao-..n.l
All so-called "Suppie1nents.' .uIlgIlah,
Little Louisiana" or other limitations ~
unlawful use of the Louisiana stare I ~.
terry Company's name, by persons ~.
known, under assumed or fictitious nal' g.
are attempts to deceive the public J.
false pretenses, offering Nc guafahs'0
REMEMBER THAT ONE D0L I.slI
is the Price of the smallest part OF I.as.
ton OF a ticket issued in any draN1 iass
Anything in our name offered az sdle.
price. is either a counterfeit or a s Nln
.REMEMBER. also. that the aEhn WI
of Prizes is GUARANTEED ~ I ma
NATIONAL BANKS Of New Qrlsans ~ II
the Tickets are signed by the Preslaeas are no
an Institution whose chartered TIgnIs sfar,
recoQnizedi in thehigbest Courts; tneI. nn,,s
beware of all limitations ana an 10 1,asa.
schemes" January
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-21
stray Notice.

The undersigned has a stray cow in
his possession, that has been ranging in
his neigborhood for the last two years.
She is a muly, brown. The brand can
be seen at this office. The party own
ing said COW can get her by calling at
my place, fifteen miles below AbbevilIe,
by paying all costs. If not called for
within the legal delay viii be disposed
of according to law. A. LAcoUR.
Abbeville, Aug. 10, 80.