Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02

own. He has not appeared to make any
kick about 1t. His friends of the Tyler
third party appear to be far more dis
tressed about the payment of that judg-
ment than he is. As Judge McCord SAID on
the witness stand, 10 complaint Of what he
had done in his management of the receiver
ship has ever been made by the people who
OWN THE ROAD.
Folks who have no direct interest in the
property are the people who have been
offended and Scandalized. The money is all
there, the road has been greatly improved
anything By the receivership but
the fellows who We're not in it
when places were being distrib-
uted. The owners of the road are not COM
planning, and the patrons of it have derived
vast benefits from the improved service.
Now who is hurt? and where IS the
steal we hear so much about See what
state, the people. have 10 go down
in their pockets and foot the bill. They
will have to plank down thousand or two
dollars to pay for grand farce born in
spleen and
SURTURED IN MALICE.
So spake in substance the gentleman al
luded 10.
TIC decision rendered Saturday in the
Va Verde railroad land certificate case
sustains the position taken by Attorney
General Hogg, who sued to cancel sixty
land certificates issued to the Galveston,
Houston and San Antonio railroad, part of
which were for sdings in Val Verde
county. The pleadings OF the attorneysen-
cral held mat the grant of land for sidings
was not only Illegal in itself, but vitiated
the grant made for the main line. The su-
preme court reversed the decision Of the
lower court on the latter point, but held
that the grant for sidings was contrary 10
law. It therefore follows that the state can
by proper action in the district courts re-
cover ali the land granted for sidings and
switches to railroads within her boundaries.
It Is said that
SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS
worth OF land can be restored to the public
dominion in this way. as most, if not all
the railroads, obtained land grants for
sidings as well as main tracks. II seems,
as well as can be learned, that land certiti-
Gates were not issued for SidiugS specific
ally, but for so many miles of completed
railway, including both main track and
sidings. To make the recovery under the
law, the land granted for sidings will
have TO be segregated or partitioned from
that granted for the main track. How that
can be done is perhaps a matter for the at
torney-general or the courts to decide.
THE STATE ENGAGEMENT.
Extensive preparations are being made at
HYDE park for the state encampment, be-
ginning on July IS and ending on the 18th.
The capital city is anxious to make hit
III order to convince the soldier boys and
the people generally that the committee
made no mistake in locating the permanent
encampment here. A fine array of vOlun-
teers and United States troops will be on
hand. with several batteries from the
United States military station at San An
tonic, and as many as ten brass bands to
,lax- v,,ll
port with the plans of Adjt-Gen Mabry,
and will lend all the assistance in his power
to make the drill success. Hyde park is
one of the most attractive spots about the
city, comprising $50 or POO acres of land,
quite level and largely shaded by a reason
ably depSe growth of forest trees. The
electric street car line circles through it,
connecting it with the city and furnishing
the volunteers with free transportation
while in the city. Preparations are also
being made for Il grand jamboree and cele-
bration on the Fourth. There will be horse
racing, balloon aScensions, games, oratory
and the usual accompaniment.
The United States district court convenes
here next Monday.
MISCHIEF AT THE DAM.
The recent floods in the Colorado did con-
siderable mischief at the big dam, by food
ing the trench in which the masonry is
being constructed, and causing the sides to
cave in extensively. The contractor since
the water receded, has kept his engines
and pumps at work day and night expelling
the water, and has most of the dirt and
mud carted away. 1t caused some delay
and impeded somewhat the laying of stone,
but it was only temporary, and hundreds of
tons of granite and limestone are being laid
daily right along.
A large force of men and teams are at
work opening up and matchmaking wide
boulevard along the railway track extend
ing from the city to the dam. When COM
pleted, which will be in about month from
now, it will be the most inviting and pleas
ATTEST driveway III OF about Austin.
A RAILROADS RIGHTS.
a citizen of Hampstead recently wrote TO
the attorney general asking for a legal
opinion on certain question touching the
right of a railroad to fence its track within
city limits. One of the Office assistants,
Mr. Frank Andrews, replied briefly, stating
in a respectful manner, that the attorney
generals office could not furnish legal opin-
ions to private citizens. The reply, it
seems, threw the Hampstead gentleman
into a fit of conniptiOnS. He rushed into
print eXclaiming, Good God! has it come
TO this, that citizen dare not ask for an
opinion rom creature of the state, an
officer elected by the people, etc, etc, or
words to that effect, with a good deal more
the hide from the backs of the attorney.
general and his assistants. Ii all shows
how historical some people can become
when burdened with wrong idea. The
law, as the writer is informed
by the best authority, fixes the
duty of the attorney general in this
particular. He is required 10
furnish legal opinions 10 the heads of de-
partments, to county and district attorneys.
and no other The Hampstead gentleman
seems to think that il is the duty of the
encouragement to furnish legal opinions
to anyone who chooses to ask for them.
There are 2 235, 600 people in the state who
have the same right that he has TO demand
written opinions on law points from that
official Is it supposable that the law or
common sense would require him 10 comply
with all their demands or requests in this
particular! To think so, is 10 hold that the
state should become the attorney of every
man who chose TO go to law, and furnish
him with legal advice. In that event, what
would become of that noble band of patriots,
the lawyers
This Hampstead case is another illustra-
ton of the false and exaggerated notions
many people have of the functions and du-
ties of the state. Instead of relying on their
own sense and efforts, they look TO 1. for
that which should come properly from
themselves. Such notions are at thessbot-
tom Of ali the socialistic. paternalistic and
the world, about which we hear so much
That is what ais the sub-treasury folks.
The state or Uncle Sam is a benevolent old
daddy that must lend helping hand when
ever certain people get behind in their
rents make had h2rC1inS