Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-03
Furnishing CRIME.
Expressions Of Opinion on Paris
Lynching and Veal Case.
CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mas a Most Encouraging Meeling-The Fem
olbIes Almost Certain 10 Go on ihe Wash
inplon Trip-Damage Sull Against
ex-SheriR Richardson-No
cR1MINAL prNIsHMrNrs.

ANW lNitlNllN HAS fANlAfA NANfN AAlaA ATFTtNA
IN this city for many days than did the
lynching Of the negro Smith at Paris,
in It's account Of which affair this paper
got Ia such great scoop over all of its
contemporaries. in completeness of de-
tail and accuracy Of description. The
expressions ON the subject were many
and varied. and some were Of disap-
proval. though there were not many OF
the latter, and IL any, generally coupled
with q Kind of depreciation Of the affair
for the injury that might come tO the
states reputation by the adverse com
ments " those who did not fully realize
the enormity Of the iieud-like ofensp Of
this victim Of popular vengeance. There
was n great deal of the most unqualified
appreciation Of the punishment that had
been inflicted on tho ground that no SUI
feriug that the criminal could be made
90 endure WAS adequate for the crime
that he had by his own confession. COM
mittcd. and for no higher motive than
revenge ON the father ~ the poor little
innocent who was made the victim of 20
hideOus revenge, becnusc iu discharge Of
his official duty the father had been COM
PEELED 10 arrest Smith who so hurrhl
cypiated his crime at Paris last Wcu-
nesdny.
The report of the conviction Of Or
Jones. who Is accused of the murder of
Captain Veal that obtained general cir
culntiOn yesterday afternoon. was algo
received with expressions pf upurlbu-
tion and one comment was that iii the
people and the iurics continued iu the
same way, the slayer would learn that
he had no place iu Texas and that hr
must go.
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
The admonitions Of Tho Gazette were
evidently needed 10y goodly number
Of Fort Worth business men, Judging
from tie meeting of tho board Of direc-
tors of the Chamber Of Commerce ycs-
terdny afternoon. Seven new members
were elected and the applications of thiT-
ty-two prospective ones were road aud
referred tu the committee uu new meme
bcrahip A special committee of three
was appointed 20 act iu conjunction with
a similar committee from Galveston to
secure favorable legislation regarding
the iobbiug trade Letters were rrud
from parties Zoo Chillcothp. Mo, propn--
ing TO establish woolouwurp factory;
from parties In Peoria. Ill., TO engage
In the furniture making. and from st.
Louis house in regard tu boot and
shoe jobbing house. all az this place. The
communications wore referred Go the uU-
printc committees A letter from the citi-
zena Of BrAcketsyillc to the Fort Worth
chamber asking aid in securing the pres.
ence Of The Fort Worth and Rio Grnudr
railroad at Bruckctsyillp was read The
Brackctsyille people are now compelled
20 trade with San Antonio, bus prefer
the Fort Worth market 1T they could
have the railroad facilities. Most en-.
couruging statements wore made bv
members of the directory iu regard 60
the outlook of 1893 for Fort Worth Nv
.dcutly the spirit of the times is making
Itself felt among our commercial mon:
as nc no time during the past couple of
years has so enthusiastic a body met.
as 49, the meeting of yesterday after
noon. IL was moved aud carried that
each member of the directory use his
personal effort to secure % membership
of 100 before March I, 1879, Tint the
members menub business Wus shown hv
the determined way ln which the mutiur
WAS discussed and acted upon Bach
member named several desirable per-
sons with whom he was familiar aud
pledged himself 10 secure their names
upon the rolls Of the chamber With the
cyhltitiun of such spirit there can Dee
but one result, and that b., The vigorous
growth Oi Fort Worth iu every line OF
business industry Now lpt our mrr-
chants manufacturers and every husiupss
muu come 90 the front and place them.
selves in line with the uuWuUl muyu-
meut. The regrets of 1893 win bp Who'll. |
w confined 10 the few WHO mnv lurl, tho
grit ana courage 10 show their faith iu
th" city chat affords them % living Let
tile good WOri, 20 ON