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AT $1.00 A YARD.

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Of M A Al1n
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
FRENCH HONORS.
a Few American Gentlemen Whom the
French Government is Chasing Around
in Order to Decorate.

Few YORK, April Count Emile De
Kenatroy, special envoy of the French gov
eminent, who is instructed to convey
crosses of the legion of honor to two dis
tinguished Americans who have been prom
inent in the fight for the copyright law, ar
rived here on Sunday from France by the
steamship Lagascogne. Crosses and other
similar decorations arc usually bestowed
through consuls OF countries comforting
honors, but in this instance the French
government, after the passage of the copy
right bill, desired to pay an unusual compli-
ment to the American copyright league in
deputed Count De kenatroy to pin the
crosses of the Legion De Honour upon
the breast Of the gentle
men selected for this distinction,
namely, Robert Underwood Johnson of the
Century Magazine editorial staT, the sec
rotary Of the American (duthor's) copy
right league and of the joint executive copy
right committee, which represented all the
leagues which favored the copyright meas
ure, and ex-Representative William Il.
SimonGs, also leader in the battle just
won by the friends of the copyright. 1t was
the original intention of the k'reE Ii govern
ment to include Senator OrVille Ii. Platt of
Connecticut in the list OF gentlemen to be
honored, but it is understood that after
coming to this determination the French
government was informed that the laws of
the United States debarred u senator from
receiving such decoration, SO Count De
kenatroy is also intrusted with comforting
upon Senator Plat 4 handsome medal,
specially designed and struck for the Occa-
sion, which is gift to the senator from
Connecticut of the French literary socie-
ties, who greatly appreciate Platts efforts.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
On the Cars Life Frustrated Last Mon
day-The Man Suspected Is
Now in Prison.

LONDON, April THE Telegraph's cor
respondent al st. Petersburg says: An at
tempt was made on the cars life
on Monday, but the attempt was cleverly
frustrated. 1t was Russian holiday.
and according to custom the car and car
ina went to review the imperial guards at
their quarters opposite the palace of Grand
Duke Nicholas. Invitations to the cere-
mony had been sent to extremely select and
limited number of persons 4 man with
sallow complexion and of Southern type
was among those admitted by tickets. He
took place five PAGES distant from where
the car was to stand. AS the
man continued to wear his overcoat
he was requested to take it
off, but declined on the ground
that he was afraid of draughts. His re-
fusal to remove his coat excited suspicion
and ne was again requested to take it Off
This tine he consented and he retired
to an ante-room. He was Immediately
arrested and taken to prison when revol-
yer and globule, supposed to contain poi
son was found in his pockets. His name is
Shamerkin. He declares that the globule
simply contains medicine. The police affect
to have known Of the plot connected with
Gunsburg conspiracy, and say they were
watching for an assassin.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
And still the tide is rising.

Very unjustly the Southern people and
the Southern press are both sometimes
charged with utterances for which they
are not responsible. Not long since the
Texas legislature held memorial exercise
at Austin on the occasion of the receipt OF a
picture of jefferson Davis. The New York
Tribune criticised some of the remarks OF
the speakers, and justly held them respon-
sible for reviving sectional issues. a
reader Of Frank Leslie'S Illustrated News
paper from Dallas, Tex, writes a letter in
which he begs that the people of the North
will not be misled by the violence of few of
the hot heads of the South. He incloses q
clipping from the Fort Worth GAZETTE to
prove that the majority of the Southern peo-
pie are willing to let the record of the past
be forgotten, and to forgive and forget. He
asks US to quote THE GAZETTE'S article, but
we have room only for few passages well
worth the attention of our readers in every
section of the Union. The GAZETTE, which
is a representative paper Of Texas, says:
IF we to-day are living in 1861 we should be
honest and fight Northern capital, Northern
immigration, Northern merchants, as we did in
1851; and, to be consistent. We should applaud
the Northern bloody shirter. II we to-day are
living in 1891 We should legislate for the present
and avoid speech that gives the lie 10 our hon
csty. There need be no qualification, but there
is no demand for q parade OF what were and
OF the honesty that moved US thirty years ago.
Let US be honest now. and either invite perfect
peace and reconciliation in good faith. repel
il and proclaim our own dishonesty in profess
ing what We Go not feel. TIE GAZETTE is
Southern in blood and bone. 1t believes the
South was right, and demands that history be
true; but the South has accepted defeat and
Union. and should be honest III its daily invita-
tiOn TO the North. The country wants
Northern or southern history, but true his
tory-whcther the picture shows Yankee oayo-
nets in rebel backs. or rebel bayoIeJs in IAN
kec backs, for THE GAZETTE does assure the
Texas senate, frGm personal experience, that
the Tebs could get over ground when necessary
4 a speed 10 make the Texas mule-eared rabbit
blush. If Yankees only ran, why did the South
Surrender: But this is vain preaching. The
true mamie Cd of the South is best eXemplided
in honest utterance and loyalty to the Union.
The South has profesSed that loyalty and
should be honest. The South is honest, and If
Southern politicians doubt 1t and 90 on raking
in the ashes Of dead past, they Will be sent To
join Ingalls, OF the North and Hampton OF the
South. - Frank Leslie's Illustrated News
pa per, April (. 1891.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
THE LAND LEASE BILL.
As It Passed the House Is Satisfactory to
the Western Members.
Special to the Gazette.


the Western Members.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN. TEX, April THE land lease
bill, championed by Baker Of Tom Green,
provoked an earnest discussion in the house
this morning that reminded members Of the
free grass debates Of previous sessions.
The bill as presented provided for q gradual
Reconsideration of grazing lands, with a
view TO encouraging settlement Of the lands
and its ultimate withdrawal from the lease
system. 1t permitted the leasing for ten
years of ali public free school and univer-
sity lands, except in Andrews, Gaines,
Terry, YoaGum and Winkler counties,
west Of the Pecos river and between the
Colorado and I'ecos, south of the Texas and
Pacific railroad, excepting Concho, McCul-
loch, Coke, Sterling, Glasscock, Midland,
Ector, Tom Green, Howard and Martin
counties. All other such lands should be
leased for not to exceed five years.
Mr.. Browning offered to amend, allowing
no exemption and requiring that no such
lands should be leased for a period longer
than five years.
Mr.. Brown Of Grayson opposed it because
II would involve 4 radical departure from
the lease system under which stockmen
now use the land and pay a large revenue
to the school fund. He contended that the
adoption of the amendment would virtually
=
would not be taken for five years.
Mr.. Curry and Mr.. Williamson also OPP
posed the amendment vigorously, and Mr..
Baker thought it not advisable unless the
house should decide to abandon the lease
system altogether. The amendment failed
-27 to 81
As passed the bill limits all leases to five
years except of lands west of the Pecos
and south Of the Texas and Pacific between
the Colorado and Pecos, exempting only
the counties of Concho, McCulloch, Coke,
Sterling, Glasscock, Midland Ector, Tom
Green, Howard and Martin. these counties
coming within the five year limit
The bill provides that all future leases
shall be made subject to the right of any
settler to enter upon any part of such graz
ing land and erect thereon substantial i'm
provements of the value OF 500 within four
months after making his application to pur-
chase said land for agricultural purposes.
In such cases a pro rata credit shall be al
lowed the lessee on his next years rental.
In the counties affected by the five-year
limitation the lease system is virtually
abandoned, as the conditions imposed make
il Improbable, and the result is virtual re-
of all the school land north of
the Texas and Pacific railroad as well as in
the counties mentioned south of it, and
open of the free school and
lands over that wide area as
present leases expire to the public for act
ual settlement.
The bill is entirely satisfactory TO the
Western members, is mainly due 10 the
efforts and good management Of Judge
Baker.
Commissioner McGaughey heartily in
lorseS IL.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
emitting Gerald in framing the investigat-

emitting Gerald in framing tho investigat-
ing committee.
Davis of Falls said that the honor at
tributed to Judge Gerald for introducing
the resolution might have been his two
weeks ago, when he was asked by Harry
Terry to introduce II, but refused because
no sufficient grounds were suggested TO
support it.
Brown of Grayson thought that the
speaker did right in overlooking Mr. Ger
aid in framing his committee, as his earn
estness in behalf Of the solution made him
too particular TO act on the committee.
Mr.. Baker of Tom Green said that be-
told him that he wished to be chairman Of
the committee, and asked him TO mention
the fact to Speaker Miner. He (Baker)
declined to do that, but saw no good reason
why Judge Gerald should not be added 10
the committee, as the mover in all such
matters IS, Us rule. made chairman Of the
committee 10 investigate.
Mr.. Doggett arose and held up letter
which he said had been written TO Senator
johnson by Tyler friend and which stated
that the Tyler gentleman had returned
home with assurance s. ven them at Austin
that neither Senator Johnson or Mr.. Gerald
would be put on the investigating COM
mittee. The orator did not like that, and
thought that somebody must be afraid Of
Mr.. Gerald.
Mr.. Gossett thought the speaker did right
in ignoring Mr.. Gerald, as putting him on
the committee would be equivalent to max
ing the chief prosecutor the judge in given
case. The resolution had the trail of the
steering committee over it, any way, and its
authorship was unknown
Owsley said that Gerald had him made
chairman of the committee to report what
action the house should take on this resolu-
ton. He had been treated fairly There
was point where his Craftsmanship of the
committee should stop He was an honest
man, but the speaker had appointed three
of the best and purest men in the house on
the investigating committee, and he had
therefore done his duty by the house.
Mr.. Owsley said that it was iutimated
around that those who were responsible for
the original resolution and wished only TO
explode bomb TO do what harm it may to
adopt Shaw's resolution. 1t would, said
he, be discourtesy to the speaker, aud to
the committee which he had appointed.
Terrell said that he believed that if
Gerald were here and heard all this that he
would decline 10 go on the committee, and
that the ROgan resolution should be adopted.
Shaw defended his resolution in a vigor-
GUS manner as q duty which he owed to
justice, to his friend Gerald, who had been
wrongfully ignored in the framing of the
committee.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
Warlike Activity.

LONDON, April 7.-Advices received here
from several of the principal capitals Of
Europe show that the political situation on
the continent is regarded as serious by
leading statesmen and diplomats. Several
significant moves have been made duEipg
the past few days. The action of the, Rdse
sian authorities in doubling the strength
of the Russian forces in NolhinN is
gravely discussed in the capitals of thava-
rious countries. The greatest activitytqe-
walls among the troops garriSoning go
principal fortified places Ill France fle
troops are being continually drilled In ths
usual military tactics. and in addition they
have been subjected to a series of sudden
night alarms, betaking the approach of the
enemy. in order to test their ability to rap
idly respond to call TO repel foe.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The House Decides 1t Wants No More at
Present and Postpones Action.
bo


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, April "A rather lively
discussion arose in the house this afternoon
over the senate bill for the creation Of two
more normal schools for the training of
white teachers. Crayton opposed the bill,
also Brown of Grayson, who declared that
such q double-barrelled project was mis-
chievous, US it continued the policy of scat
tering state institutions in different sections,
and encouraged the log-rolling system
prevalent at every session of the legislature
by which the treasury is regularly raided.
He insisted that there was no call for any
more such schools. The Sam Houston
school was ample for all purposes.
Mr.. Perry spoke earnestly for the bill,
showing that the assessed property of the
state is valued at s., 800 900, GEO. and only
$4,000 year are spent in the education of
teachers.
Mr.. King of Bell and others favored the
bill.
Mr. Owsley spoke at length in opposi-
ton to the bill, embracing the opportunity
to criticise the quality of teachers turned
out by the normal schools. He did not
much like the normal system, and opposed
any further extension of 1t.
The house decided by big majority that
it wanted no more normal schools, for the
present at least, and killed the bill by an
indefinite postponement.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
MUST PAY A FEE.
Aspiring Young Men Who Want to BE
Lawyers and Doctors, the House Says.

-hSi ~ Az ''NAAS ~ 49,
Lawyers and Doctors, the House Says.
Special to the Gazette
AUSTIN, TEX, April riddles amend
ment to the appropriation hill reducing the
fee fixed therein to be paid by the law stu
dents at the university from 500 to $40, the
fee charged academies, called forth an m
teresting discussion between those who be-
lieved in taxing the people at large Tor the
purpose of making lawyers and doctors and
those who opposed 1t.
Sellman thought the fee of 800 was a
wrongful discrimination against law stu
dents, whose training should be as free as
that of those in the academy department.
Perry earnestly opposed the amendment,
holding that the state had no business edu-
eating lawyers and doctors. 1t did its duty
when it furnished and equipped college
for their training.
O'Brien replied to those sentiments, and
Dawson rebelled against them, contend.
ing that the poor young men or
the state who want to be lawyers would
be shut out of the university by the
fee proposed to be charged. Curry
thought that if lawyers We're to be educated
free and furnished with diplomas, which
are called their stock in trade" young
men 1T the Agricultural and Mechanical
college should be given farms as their
stocks i'll trade when leaving that lnstl-
tuition.
Gresham argued that a fee should be
charged as il is in all similar institutions,
for their maintenance. The sum of SlOO
was 4 maximum figure beyond which the
board of regents may not go in charging Z
fee 1t might be much less than that.
Terrell spoke at length, defending his
position on the question OF education. He
would give an elementary training 10 all,
and would have academies for the higher
education OF those able to take it, and .
university for the graduates of the acade-
mics He did not favor the scheme Of civ
ing an academy training TO children of the
masses. as it could only result in educating
them out of their proper sphere, and pro
viding elements that in the future will
poster the state. He opposed the free
training by the state OF young men in the
professions.
Objections had frequently been made by
the people, aud to persist in it would en-
danger the university Itself.
The discussion, which consumed the
morning session, killed Riddles amend
ment, and the young men who want to be
lawyers and doctors must pay fee for
their professional training.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
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The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
No Division Among the People.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 2.-The ex-Con-
federate social and benevolent association
wired the following 10 Secretary Blaine:
Owe. the ex-Confederate social and benevo-
lent association of Kansas City, Mo, ex-
press the hope that in your official dealings
with the Italian government it will not be
forgotten that the form of our government
is entirely satisfactory to the people who
made it, and that as to maintaining the in
tegrity, honor and dignity of the govern
meut there is no division Of opinion among
lis people,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

THE purchase, by agents of Chicago
packers, of $4,000 head of Texas cattle
for 81, 100000, as related in dispatches
to THE GAzTTE, is one OF the largest
purchases OF cattle since the great
boom days OF 1882 and 1888. If the
figures reported are correct, the cattle
must have averaged a25 head. That
is big price for Texas cattle on the
ranch, or delivered at the nearest ship
ping point, and means about s32 head
in Chicago. Picked steers are worth all
Of that price, but in as large purchase
as 50, 200 cattle there would likely be
great many heifers and young stock,
which could not reasonably be worth
more than $40, and the best OF the lot
must have gone up to $40 or more, to
make an average Of S25 for the entire
lot.
nd c+i11 tho +iia ic p,s:oo
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
THE TEXTBOOK BILL.
Opposition to the Conference Report Flu
tile, 1t Passins5I to 81.

SptCIaI 10 INC GIZtlIt.
AUSTIN, TEX, April 2-When the con-
ference report on the textbook bill came up
in the house this afternoon, Brown of Gray
son opposed its adoption because the clause
appropriating 500 UJ0 for the publication OF
the text books by the state in a given con-
tingency was stricken out Of the bill He
predicted that if that clause was not re-
stored we would never have state uniform
ity, for the reason that the publishers will
never bid for contracts to furnish the books
unless the alternative of state publication
was put before them. Several gentlemen
Mckinney, Rogers, Doggett, Nelson and
Rogan of Caldwell-defended the report,
some of them ridiculing the appropriation of
Sl00 900 as mere bagatelle if state publica-
ton should be seriously contemplated.
The opposition to the report was futile.
the house adopting it by vote Of 81 to 81.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

raise more wheat to the acre than the
best lands Of Illinois, Missouri or
Kansas, and of as good quality, and the
Texas market is from to Is cents
better than the Chicago or st. Louis
markets. Inside Of five years Texas
will be classed among the great wheat
growing states, and the milling indus
try viii be one OF the most important
in the state. Keep your eye on the
Panhandle.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
WILL REACT ON ITALY.
Senator washburn Refers to the Amsri
cans Who Visit Italy.

New YORK, April senator Washburn
says: Italy made mistake which will
react on her. Americans go there in
thousands every year and spend millions
of dollars in travel, and art and other lux
uries which that country has to offer as q
business proposition. Italy's action was
also mistake, in that IL will react on the
Italians in this country. They We're none
too popular before"
Senator Washburn and his wife sail for
Liverpool on Wednesday, TO be absent
three or four months.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

AMONG other accomplishments which
a New York instructress imparts to her
young lady pupils is that Of going up
stairs gracefully, But in coming down
stairs she will never, never be able to
invest them with the grace acquired
by taking the bannister and coming
down with 4 beadlonp rush.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09

THE GAZETTE viii not undertake to return
rejected manuscripts. Persons wishing TO pre-
Ferve their literary productions should retain
FOR publication.
Iz&-Ali letters or communications for THE
GAZETTE. whether on business or for publica-
lion, should be addressed TO THE GAZETTE, or
Democrat Publishing Company, Fort Worth,
Tex, and not 10 any individual
Al communications intended for publication
must he accompanied by The writer's name and
deuce OF GOOD faith. No attention paid TO
auonyWCua communications.
Parties writing 10 THE GAZETTE on business
personal 10 themselves VIII please enclose
hfglT.u for rpu4y
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-09
AGRICULTURAL METEoRoLoeY.
Resolution Adopted by the Board of Trade
of Vernon.

Resolution Adopted by the Board of Trade
of Vernon.
Special 10 the Gazette.
VERNON. Ten, April Monday after
noon the directors of the Vernon Board Of
Trade held call meeting in the city hall.
Among the deliberations of that body the
following resolution was enthusiastically
adopted:
Resolved, that we demand the establish
ment of 4 department OF agricultural me-
teorology at Washington, D. c., in connec-
ton with the weather bureau, for the pur-
pose of giving the producers the earliest
possible Information of the effects of the
weather on the crop products of the world /;
to make special study of the effects of the
weather on plant life. and to discover, If
possible, the cause Of drouths, excessive
rainfalls, dangerous storms aud other sud
den changes in the weather, in order that
long-range forecasts may be made. and
that Professor W. I. Foster of st. Joseph,
Mo, be placed in charge Of said depart
ment r. b. CANT, President.
j. K. HOFFMAN, Secretary.