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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
NEWS AND VOTES.

Two-thirds of the persons who commit
ted suicide in this country last year were
of foreign birth.
The Boston Medical and Surgical Jour
nal announces that there is an excellent
opening in Venice for competent young
Ameri can practitioners of medicine.
According to the estimates made by
the publisher of the new directory of
New York the inhabitants Of that city
number l 1855 ,610, to say nothing of
about four hundred thousand peo-
pie who daily go in and out of
the city to do business there, but
who dwell outside of it's limits. 1t will
be necessary for Chicago to annex two or
three adjoining counties of Illinois to
come anywhere near that figure.
The strangest canal IN the world is
canal sixteen miles long between Wors-
ley and ST. Helens in the north of En-
gland, and is underground from end to
end. Many years ago the duke of
Bridgewater' managers thought. they
could save money by transporting the
coal in h is mines underground instead of
on the surface. So the canal was con-
structed, the mines connected and
drained at the same time. Ordinary
canal boats are used, but the power is
furnished by men. On the roof of the
tunnel arch are cross-pieces, and the
men who do the work of propulsion lie on
their backs on the coal and push with
their feet against the cross-bars on the
roof.
Some significant statistics regarding
the consumption of alcoholic liquors in
various countries are contained in the
last quarterly report of the government
bureau of statistics. AS is well known,
the consumption of beer and malt liquors
in the United States has steadily in
creased during the last fifty years, while
that of distilled liquors has diminished
the increase in the former case being
from 1 SO gallons per capita in 1910 to
u AS gallons in 1888, and the decrease in
the latter being from 2. so gallons in 1910
to 1.23 gallons in 1888. Comparison
with other nations shows, however, that
the United States is yet a very temperate
country when viewed side by side with
England and Germany, for example.
A new African conference is the latest
move in the game of European diplo-
macy. While England and Germany
have originated the movement, France,
Belgium, Italy and the Congo Free State
have given they ready assent to it.
Portugal, which has considerable inter-
est in the subject, has not yet been heard
from. The main object of the confer
ence is to discuss the means of dividing
Africa among the high contracting par
ties. While England expects to secure
the lion s share of the African carcass,
she will doubtless be liberal toward her
German ally, who is making so much
effort in the way of colonial aequisi-
ton AS for the car. Africa is alto
gether too hot region to tempt his greed
for territorial conquest. The African
conference, even if it shall lead to no other
result, may serve as a conductor to draw
off the electricity in the European atmos-
phere.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
ABoUr MEN AND WOMEN.

Mr.. Cleveland has rented cottage at
Marion, Mass. 4, for July and August.
Senator Vance writes that he is now
satisfactorily improving from the severe
results OF the operation on his eye.
Queen Victoria is not fond of Amer
lean girls. She considers them too
firtatious and does not like the way they
dress.
Jose de la Rosa, an old printer at San
Diego, Cal. is 100 years old. He was
sent by Gen. Santa Anna to Monterey to
start a paper in 1888. He still has
wonderful memory and the control of
all his faculties.
Frank Carpenter, the traveller and
newspaper correspondent, just back
from trip around the world, is an
odd-looking chap, as slim as a fence
rail, with somewhat Ungainly figure,
startling red hair and mustache and
homely face.
Two, American girls who will shortly
wed titled foreigners are Miss Gwendolen
Caldwell, foundress of the Catholic uni
versity at Washington, and Miss Caroline
Fitzgerald Of New York. The former
viii wed Prince Murat; the latter Lord
Edmund Fitzmaurice.
Col. Daniel S. Lamont is making his
mark as a street railroad president in
New York city. He has equipped the
Avenue G line with new cars, drawn by
two horses each, and with uniformed
conductors, two months before the time
set by the board OF aldermen for the dis
appearance of the one-horse i'jiggers. -
No daughter of the late Emperor
Frederick has the gift of beauty. fhe
hereditary princess of Sake Meiningen
has handsome shoulders when seen from
behind, and so gets her head painted in
profile with her back toward the painter.
Princess Sophie is said 70 have the face
of fschild staring at vacancy while it
holds a spoonful of pudding in its
mouth. -
Riding down town day or two since
in one OF Yanderbilt's Fourth avenue
scent coaches, a notable figure en-
tered, says the New York Star. Tail,
but STOPPING slightly, with a bald, high
forehead, hair and moustaehe gray,
eyes steel blue, bright and penetrating,
David Dudley Field looked more like a
noted Prussian general than the father
of the American bar. His figure is still
upright, graceful and well proportioned,
and he dresses well. It was with Diff
Guilty one could realize that the distin-
guished gentleman was eighty-four years
of age. He does net look over sixty. yet
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
BRAGG of the IRON BRIGADE.
Chicago Herald.

The Grand Army of the Republic pre-
tends to honor its members for the part
they took in suppressing the rebellion.
In their speeches the orators of the soft
felt hat lead the people to believe that a
hero in the army remains hero in their
camps. He shall last be forgotten in
those haunts where hearts beat Loyalty to
the music of the Union.
Nevertheless, when a hero opposes an
indefensible pension project, the suffers,
mule-drivers, quartermasters, provost
warriors and post soldiers fall on that
hero as a camp-follower might fall on
biscuit. Let us behold the treatment ac-
corded to Gen. Bragg of the Iron brig
ade by the post at Fond du Lac.
Gen. Bragg upheld the president 3 veto
of the celebrated dependent pension
grab. What could Gettysburg and
''Steady, there!'' avail against the
charge of opposing subsidy and pension?
What might it profit Gen. Bragg, the
Democrat, to show that he was the first
commander of that post which sat in ad-
judication on his membership? Why
offer him dues? It was easily proved, in
the fashion OF Hudibras, that Gen. Bragg
never was q member, and certainly
would now be expelled. Expelled he
vas, three to one. In that way the post
was kept freer of fighting soldiers, and
there was more room for paralyZers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
MILITIA MHTINEERS.


Out in San Francisco they are having a
lively time over Fourth of July occur
renee. Three regiments of militia had
been called ont to parade and the regi-
mental bands had been ordered to make
the music. The members of the bands,
who were also members of the Musicians
protective association, were ordered by
the association not TO go in the parade.
Though they had been sworn in as mem
bers of the militia, they disregarded the
officers of their military commanders in
Difference to those of the society to which
they belong. The matter caused a
good deal of discussion, and the
mutineers were ordered under ar
rest. They will be tried for
mutiny, and the court-martial will be
called upon to decide whether an enlisted
soldier owes the first duty to the govern
ment or to the particular labor union to
which he may belong.
1t is probably good thing that this
clash of allegiance has come, that it may
be settled now instead of at some time of
great emergency.
The society that has law higher than
the constitution of the Union must go.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
The Dallas Convention.
Houston Post.

Aside from the evident disposition q,
the part of certain elements to iniec,
politics into what was supposed to be
strictly business affair, there was Iits.
about the freight rate convention held =,
Dallas 10 invite criticism or to cap,o
complaint from any quarter. 1t is trns
the politicians and candidatorial lacksrs
were there in force and made q arsa.
deal of noise, but che railroad interest,
have nothing TO coiaplain Of in the CON
sentative outcome, while the nao-
pie may be congratulated unon
the victory of common sens
over arrant demagogism. The appoint.
ment of a committee to confer in busi.
ness like way with the railway mana.
gers, looking to a amicable adjustmept
of grievances, or supposed grievances
on the part of the people was the rigbt
thing to do; and if the same eonserva.
tive ideas behind this particular action
shall prevail TO the end, this convention
will not have been held in vain But il
viii require the continued exercise Of
this spirit of business amity to avert DOS.
sible disastrous results, both to the rail.
roads and to the bubble. This question Of
freight charges is an exceedingly commit.
Gated one, more complicated, pertains
than any with which men in quasi public
positions have to deal. For this reason Il
is a question that should be dealt with
candidly and openly, but without irrita-
ton or prejudice of any kind 1t iss
business proposition, or should be, and
not political hobby horse. 1t IS not
desirable in any way to injure the rail-
roads. 1t would not be the interest OF the
public to do so. 1t is right and proper
and just that the railroads should
be made to respect and con-
slider the interests of the people;
and it is right and proper and just that
the people should deal fairly with the
railways. These two propositions en-
body the entire subject matter, and the
work of correcting any real or supposed
rough places along the line of these mu-
tual business relations should be entrusted
to men who are neither interested spec
ulators, natural demagogues nor politi-
cal highbinders. The convention made
good start when il refused 60 listen during
its proceedings to these latter characters,
and, should this determination be strictly
adhered to, the Post will look most
confidently for beneficial results
in the end. All that is needed is a due
allowance of conservatism and good
common sense. Send men to treat with
the railways who do not regard them as
utterly selfish cormorants ana stalwart
enemies of universal mankind. Select
men who will handle this matter as
business proposition, with view %
securing exact justice to all concerned
and not through motives of revenge or o.
court or to meet a popular prejudice IN
fortunately already too prevalent in
Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

TIE Fort Worth GAZETTE criticises the semi
nently respectable crowd'' of lawyers, doctors,
merchants, bankers, editors and others who
went up with the hoodlums into Mississippi to
witness the big prize fight. THE GAZETTE
principal objection is that these gentlemen were
violating the law. BY that token, if the fight
had taken place in Texas after being duly IL
censed by payment of $500 into the state treasury
there would have been no harm in it, as in that
case the whole proceeding would have been
strictly legal Waco Day,
= The Day must know that many things
not prohibited by law are harmful The
point of THE GAzETTE's criticism was
that where an exhibition, in itself de-
grading, is illegal, law-abiding men do
wrong to encourage it. THE GAZETTE
would not commend prize lighting, if
licensed, any more than it would encour-
age visits to saloons because the latter are
licensed; every man must judge for him
self of the moral influence on himself of
any association or act, but obedience to
law each man may demand of his neigh
Dor as of himself. Prize fighting is bru-
TALKING, whether licensed or unlicensed,
and all its influence is in behalf of law
Iessness.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

WHILE agitating the question of a con-
stitutionaI amendment that would pre-
vent the creation of railroad commission
clothed with sufficient power to be effec-
tive, why not go little further and dis
cuss the need of an entire new constitu-
ton? There are many particulars in
which the OK cart arrangement now do
ing duty as an organic law is not up to
the requirements of the times, and it
should be exchanged for one more suited
to the growing demands of a great and
progressive state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
UNRUITED no A REPuRLIc


Theodore Roosevelt says he hopes to
see the time when the civil service law
viii not only be 'rigidly enforced but
extended so as to take in, as far as pos
sible, the entire body of public servants
in the United States - and the mug
wumps say amen. But is such compre-
hensive system of civil service suited to
republic? The civil service law should
satisfactory public service and no further.
An office-holding class is undesirable in
this country. We believe with Thomas
Jefferson, that ga due participation of
office is a matter of right and that it
is not necessary to wait for death or
resignation to make change. The only
rule that should be observed is that the
public service shall suffer no detriment
by change, and that every official shall
be allowed to serve out his fixed
term of office, if competent and
faithful, for the government should
keep its contracts the same as any bust
ness man should do. The fashion of
keeping the same men in Office until they
die-for they never resign-and thus
creating an office holding aristocracy
may do well enough for England s oligar-
chical government, but it viii never do
in a government of the people. And as
to appointments, Democrats should be
called to serve Democratic administra-
tions and Republicans to do duty under
Republican control. In the very nature
of political things, the office holder is
partisan as well as public servant,
and no administration can expect
the same zeal and fidelity ), from
an opponent that it would re-
ceive from a friend. The best civil
service rule for the Democratic party ia
that which never goes outside the ranks
to bestow an Office as long as honesty and
competency can be found inside the
party, and the safe presumption is that
there is an honest and competent Demo-
crat for every office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

THE late Senator j. Donald Cameron
was either worthy the reputation he bore
as a statesman or he was not. The New
York Sun says he was "a born leader of
men, but not demagogue, the New
York Evening Post says he had "rare
qualifications for playing upon the self
ishness and greed of his feIlowmen -
The Sun says he was ''resolute, frank +,
sincere, the Evening Post says he
FUSED the baser passions of others to adj
vance himself - The Sun bestows the
highest praise and warmest affection
upon him, the Evening Post sneers at
him, and says he never did thing for
which he may be honorably remembered.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

THE New York Star has just inter-
viewed man who thinks the West
is being over doomed. He also
thinks the boomers have killed Okla
homa, where he has recently been.
He says there are not ''over twenty
thousand farmers who have taken
up claims IN good faith,' and that
"there are still 10, 900 unoccupied sec
tions. - What bosh these Eastern pa
pers do allow poured into their columns
for news. There are only u 900 quarter
sections in Oklahoma, instead of 80 900
as the Stars informant would have it i.
He further found that if crops are raised
there they Unjust be planted and cared
for just the same as in Kansas or Illi-
nois. - What wisdom! Did this bab-
bier suppose anybody thought money
could be made raising wheat in Olzlaho-
ma without planting the seed or harvest
ing the grain? And the Star prints this
twoddle under the caption, 'fChats
With Brainy Men. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
why Not Eulld Houses clrcu1ars

To the Gazette.
If one goes out and views nature, he
win discover an apparent tendency for
circulars. Trees and shrubs grow circu-
lar; peaches, apples and other fruits and
vegetables grow circular; dogs, cats and
other animals, including man, have
disposition to develop in circles. Cireu-
lar development seems to be the rule in
nature in all her parts. Conditions
seem to be at work to produce such cir
cular results. The earth itself is said to
be circle. With such conditions sur
rounding us, would it not be better to
build our homes and stores in circular
shapes, and not in squares? A circular
building could be made cooler, and surely
stronger. The head of person is ciren-
lar, and is surely stronger than it would
be if otherwise constructed. 1t is well
known that nearly every large building
is cursed with some hot rooms. If built
in circles any building, no matter how
large, could be constructed so that any
room in it would be as pleasant as an
other. Does air move naturally in
squares or in circles? We think in circles.
Is it not better to build in harmony with
the conditions that surround us rather
than to follow fashion that was against
all natural development. A. B. c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

EUGENE MARSHALL S hunt for the at
torneyship was quiet but effective. He
is good lawyer and will doubtless make
a good officer. Marshall was among the
whites who fought under Quincy leader
ship at the famous black and tan riot
which assembled in this city last septem-
Der. He aided no little in defeating the
nomination of state ticket by that con-
vention. He is smooth political worker /,
and partisan for the head waters of
Bitter creek.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

topic 70 STIR uD among the schoolrNrn.
What reason is there why o.,
teacher should be discharged merelv -
cause she gets married? 1t is not ~,
custom to discharge male teachers whaS
they contract matrimony. In fact, il !.
rather held TO add TO their usefulness
1t is said that the place for mari,
woman is at home, and not teaebns
school. But that is surely matter who's
may safely be left to her own judgmar.
since it concerns her aud her husbans
only.
Shoolma 'ams viii get married, as The,
have an inahenable right to do, and il /,
worse than useless to try, to stop them -
municipal regulation. The danger is tbs,
such regulations may tend to encouraS'
secret marriages OF Illicit unions.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION:
Corner Of RaSk and Fifth Streets.

BGg-AIl letters or communications for THE
GAZETTE, a5hether on business or for
publication, should be addressed to THE
GAZETTE, or DEMOCRAT PUBLISH
ING CO., Fort Worth, TEE. and NOT
TO ANY INDIVIDUAL.
III communications Intended for pnblicG-
ton must be accompanied By the e0riter s
name and dddress-1sot for pablicdtton-ba
as an erideRce Of good faith.
Parties rrttiRg t. THE GAZETTE on
business personal to themselves aoiIl please
fnclose stamp for reply.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

CITIZENS of Fort Worth never attached
much Importance to 1.-THE Daggett
suit, +" but men who had money to lend
on reality declined to do SO on property
that was held by disputed title. This
'fDaggett suit has prevented improve
ment of the southern half of Main and
Houston streets. Therefore, all friends
of Fort Worth rejoice at the promise of
an early official removal of the
shadow -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

Now, by st. Paul. the work goes
bravely on. and before the flowers shall
bloom in the spring, ira Ia, Texas will
have good harbor at the mouth of the
Brazos, where the commerce of large
section of this great country may be
loaded and unloaded. Enterprise and
nerve and money form an irresistible
combination the mountains cannot stand
against it. and the waters must do its
bidding.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

THE Chicago Inter-Ocean wants to see
the code duello done away with in the
South, naming Texas'among other states,
and the schoolhouse doors open. We
beg to inform our esteemed and usually
mistaken contemporary that, so far as
Texas is concerned, for thirteen years it
has been a felony (and the law is consti-
tutionaD to fight duel, send or accept
or convey a challenge, and that a man
beng sworn into an office of any kind J,
great or small, must swear that he has
not since 1876 violated that constitutional
provision Being a citizen of Texas
he may not fight a duel in any
other state, though the quar-
rel arose outside Texas. AS for
schools, Texas has the largest school
fund in the Union, and is paying out
more money for better schools than any
other state, sparseness of population
considered. In all the tewns and cities
there are good, 3o9g-term Schools, some
of which are not Surpassed anywhere
Last year the state tax levied for the
support of schools-iu addition 20 tile in
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure de afness, and that is by cOnstltu-
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
infamed oEpdition OF the fndcus lining OF the
Eustachian Esbe. Wheukhfs tube gets inhamed
you have 4fpbling s5nnd or imperfect hear
ing, and when 4 & erfiFsfy closed, Deafness IS
the result, and aRaess the inflammation can Dc
taken out and tn be restored to its norman
condition, heartt8 Hl1 be destroyed forever
nine cases out 81 ten are caused by eatarrh,
which is nothia but eEf inhamed condition OF
the mucus surfa
We wiz give K3he Hund1ek Dollars for any
case of Deafness, gcaused bvseatarrh, y that We
cannot cure by taking Hall iCatarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

THE need OF action and the impor-
lance of organization are recognized by
nearly every citizen of Fort Worth, and
several plans for organizing the efforts
of the city have been suggested. But
what is needed is some man to lead in
movement-some man who viii inter
est other men IN meeting to discuss
and formulate plan.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

A VERY smart Baltimore boy threw a
frecTacker at a girl to see her jump. Both
her eyes were destroyed, and she will go
through life totally blind, as the result
of very funny joke. The boy said ne
was sorry and the court let him off. Up
to date no friend of the girl had kicked
him TO death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

Three rebellions, obstinate, though bioodless'
occur in the stomach Of the dyspeptic who par
takes of food thrice day. The digestive organ
refuses on each occasion to perform the duty So
signed to it IMMATURE, and trouble ensues. How
discipline. hosregulate it? Simply with q wine-
glassful Of thefAuial inyigorant and appetizer,
Hostetter's Stdrzch Bitters, before each meal
and before retf4zfk digestion will, after
course Of this ple6s1nt & gulator, become easy
and its forerunner etite also imore7e Nel-
vousness and 1nsdsa1ia. always induced =
chronic dyspepsia disappear with Il 5 disaf
pearance thus icetr <zteaEd constipation ana
biliousness, its Izss4 dants, also take then
leave. Not only fst he item acquire strength,
but also Substa1t* DIV 5Hs1re psrfect assimila-
ton of the foS5. Rhenas<tisIn uialarial anc
kidney comDlaz and neurazfsa yield TO the Btu
tiers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14

BANK clearances testify to the volume
of business in city, and the Boston
report shows that the trade of Fort
Worth is increasing more rapidly than
that of any city in the Union. The
bank clearances for the first half of the
year 1889 were 90 per cent. more than
those of Wichita, Kas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
Unayoidablr Postponed.
New York Herald.

Many brilliant editorials on cen
enlargement to Lawlessness IN the
South, which would otherwise have
appeared in our esteemed Republican
contemporaries apropos of the Mellow
verdict, are unavoidably postponed on
account of those seven negro jurymen.