Jacksboro Gazette. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1897 Page: 1 of 4
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JAOKSBOEO, TEXAS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1897.
NUMBER 39.
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Springfield, HI.-, and St. Louis failed to
reduce the enlargement After six
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physician urged me to submit to a re-
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laying aside a deep-rooted preju-
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' 1 entirely gone, though I am
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used yourS.S.S. long ago,
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How the Republic Is Threat-
ened.
Dallas News.
A recent editorial of the New
York World appeared under the
oaption of “ Was It Wise f ” In
a seemingly incoherent way it joins
together the Bradley Martin ball
the recent presidential election,
the sugar tariff hearings, Mark
Hanna, the New York trust inves-
tigations, the prospective tariff
bill of the McKinley administra
tion and the “ garrulous and con-
tentions senate.” And yet the
article exhibits much discernment
and affords much food for thought.
If the article is perused severa
times, the reader will doubtless
ceive the real connection between
the apparently widely different
topics and descry in each of them
a distinct bearing upon the pres-
ent condition of the public mind.
The Bradley Martin ball, a social
function which was the occasion
of a vulgar display of wealth and
characterized by impersonations
of some of the most dissolute and
execrable characters which roy-
alty has furnished to history, was
the legitimate fruit of our social
and political conditions of the
past thirty years. Legislation
which favors the enrichment of
the few at the expense of the
many will create a class that will
surely segregate itself from the
masses and organize into an ex-
usive caste rooted into a pecul-
iar provincialism of pride and fol-
ly, ignorance and conceit, infatua-
tion and arrogance. And this
pampered breed will surely come
to regard the government a» a
machine conducted for the sole
purpose of conserving their wel-
fare, promoting their aggrandize-
ment, regardless of the demands
of humanity and the interests of
the millions whose brain and mus-
cle produce the national wealth.
It-is not strange that with such
conditions discontent is rife
throughout the country. As the
World says, the Becret of the
enormous strength which Bryan
developed was the discontent
prevailing among the people rath-
er than a powerfal sentiment for
free coinage. Popular exaspera-
tion is not generally particular
about the weapon it chooses to
fight with, and it is only too apt
to attempt the feat of Samson,
who crushed himself in destroy-
ing the temple which sheltered
his enemies. If this country was
ever afforded a lesson which
ought to be heeded, it was when
6,500,000 people Voted for the
revolutionary demands of the
Chicago platform. It was a des-
perate attempt to change the ten-
dencies of the government with
the ballot, but who can sa.v that
this tremendous army will forever
leave their accumulating train of
grievances to the arbitration of
the ballot b©x 1 Dr. Bainsford
spoke significantly when ye said
that “the only really dangerous el-
ement of agitation is the injustice
that lies at its root.” Ia it not high
time that those who are charged
with the law making functions
of the government should be tak-
ing some decided steps toward
removing the injustice which is
fomenting discontent and arousing
the elements of destruction t It
might be a profitable proceeding
for our congressmen to read the
history of the French revolution
and then carefully consider por-
tentious conditions in free Amer-
ica at this time. It mast be appar-
ent that free government can not
ve amid constant extremes
and strains of explosive passions.
It is apparent, too, that the f un-
damental principle of “ equal and
exact justice to all, special privi-
leges to none,” has long ago been
shelved as a relic of the better
years of the republic. Unfortu-
nately, it appears that congress-
men, surrounded by the ease and
luxary, the glamor and glitter of
official, station, fail, as a rule, to
the extent of the
desperate poverty, not only senti-
mental but largely real, which pre-
vails in so many homes and hovels
today. The pampered children
of fortune like the Bradley Mar-
tins are little concerned about the
injustice under which the pro-
ducers of the country stagger.
The Satyrs or i;he Sybarites who
fatten under the auspices of the
tariff spoliatioit do not see far into
the interior of the country. They
do not come in contact with the
disordered so rial and political
conditions almost at their very
doors. Will they continue to
clamor for increased opportunity
to depredate upon the people 1
Will congress continue to turn
its back upon the people who
support the government and arm
the few with the privilege to
to bleed the producers 1 Will
congress conti nue to disburse
with reckl-ess p rodigality the mon-
ey wrung from the people ? Will
the senate continue to balk legis-
lation designed to better existing
conditions and pass promptly bills
to foster trusts and combines?
Upon those questions hang mo-
mentous consequences to the
country. If protective robbery
and other forms of class legisla-
tion : continue, if pension frauds
and riotous officialism thrive with
implacable persistency and billion
dollar congz esses continue to
waste the f«eople’s substance,
Bradley Martin ball s will multiply
within a etone’u throw of starva-
tion, and cri es f or bread will again
call forth Marie Antoinette’s face-
tious but faAl interrogation,
“Why don*t they eat cake!”
The supreme duty of American
statesmanship at this time is to
wipe ont the inequities and ine-
qualities of the day and disarm
every dangerous form of discon-
tent by abolishing the injustice
which provokes it. A proper re-
gard for the public welfare direct-
ed by common sense can achieve
much within the next four years,
and the country has reached
that stage where it is imperative
that, something be done. Noth-
ing is more suggestive than the
World’s quest on, “Do these
people—the publicly extravagant,
the greedy,, the lawless protected
in lawlessness—never look for-
ward to 1*900 and think ? ”
GREECE AND CRETE.
oln:ey IS AROUSED.
Orders Lee to Again Demand
An Investigation.
St. Louii Republic.
Where Public Interest Is at
Present Centered.
Theodorus Delyannis, Prime
Minister of Greece, the states-
man who has sent out to the
whole world the defiance that
“ Greece accepts full responsibil-
ty for all her acts,” is a descend-
ant of the old Venetian blood that
infused its strength into Hellenes
when Venice was the mistress of
the world. Theodorus got his
name from the Greek Giannis
(diminutive for JohD) and the Sar-
acenic Deli, though how the fami-
ly acquired the Turkish prefix
cannot be said. He is the eldest
son of a young branch of the fam
ily, and at an early age displayed
all those qualities of which the
Greek is justly proud. He was
educated at the University of
Athens, and began life at the bot-
tom round of the ladder. He be-
gan as a youth to study adminis-
trative affairs, and wrote a book
on the subject of legislation which
is still a standard for the Greeks.
In 1867 he was given his first
state office—that of grand envoy
to Paris—a post which he filled
so well as to merit being recalled
to Athens at the end of three
years to assist in the home gov-
ernment. He espoused the cause
Coumoundouros, the greatest of
the Greek statesmen. Later he
faced the leader as a rival, and
by his shrewdness and cleverness
vanquished him. In the Coum-
oundouros ministry Delyannis
was made Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and took part in the Ber-
lin congress. When his chief and
rival died, in 1883, Delyannis was
alone left to lead the opposition
forces against Tricoupis, who was
then in power. He won a great
success, and since 1885 he has
been the foremost man in all
Greece, rising and falling with
the tide of popular feeling as all
great statesmen will.
000, of whom less than 40,000 are
Mussulmans, though not necessa-
rily Turks, for many of Mahomet’s
followers are of Cretan origin.
The Greek language is the only
one spoken, even among the Mus-
sulmans.
Crete is one of the largest is-
lands in the Mediterranean, and
the most southerly point of Eu-
rope. The island is about 100
miles in length, at no point wider
than 35 miles, and in some places
narrows to 10 miles. The greater
part of the surface is covered with
mountains, some rising to a height
of 8,000 feet.
U. S. MAIL STAGE LIE
G. W. LATIMER
Is running a daily U. S. Mail Stage
Line, from Jaeksboro to Mineral
Wells, Texas.
tool Trip Every Day.
New York, Feb. 25.—The Jour-
nal’s Washington special says:
Consul General Lee cabled A^
sistant Secretary of State Rock-
hill this afternoon that he had
reason to believ e that Dr. Ricar-
do Ruiz, the American dentist,
bad been murdered in his cell at
Guanabacoa by the Spanish offi-
cials and that Le had requested
an investigation and that Ruiz’s
body be exhnmod. General Lee
states that his request was refus-
ed and he asks for instructions as
to the course to pursue.
Secretary Oluey laid the mat-
ter before Preuident Cleveland,
and it is nndei stood that a de-
mand for prompt and immediate
action will be made. The State
Department already has cabled
General Lee to renew his demand
for an immediate investigation,
and to cable the result at once.
The text of Consul General
Lee’s message states that
after an investigation he found
that the explanation of the Span-
ish authorities that Ruiz became
crazed from solitary confiement
and he committed suicide by dash-
ing his head against the walls of
the cell was absurd on the face
of it.
He made a protest against the
hurried burial, and demanded an
investigation, bu t this protest was
ignored. He concludes by stat-
ing that he is in Cuba to protect
American Uves and interests, and
that he propose!! to do it all haz-
ards. The Oom ul General plain-
ly is irritated by the restrictions
imposed upon h m.
The department’s reply to Gen-
eral Lee is short; ancl to the point,
as follows:
“ Our Consul’,! protest must be
respected. Rer ew your demands
for an investigation and press it
vigorously. Caole results.”
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The early history of Crete is
mixed with mythology and fable.
Homer’s poems mention the Cre-
tans as a seafaring people. It is
certain that at a very early period
the Cretan cities were celebrated
for their laws and system of gov-
ernment, they had no bond of
union and frequently engaged in
civil war of great bitterness.
Throughout the flourishing period
of Greece, Crete was the home
of bands skilled in the use of the
bow, and no Grecian army was
considered complete without a
force of Cretan archers.
In 67 B. O. the island was sub-
dued by the Romans, and contin-
ued to form a part of the Byzan-
tine Empire until the Ninth Cent-
ury, when it fell into the hands of
the Saracens, in 823. It then be-
came the home of pirates until
960, when Byzantine sovereigns
reconquered it from the TurkB.
In 1204 the island became a part
of the Venetian Republic, and so
remained for more than four cent-
uries. A fortress built by the
Saracens and named Khandax
became the seat of government
under the Venetians, and in offi-
cial documents the island was
called Oandia. The Greeks, how-
ever, clang to the ancient name
Krete or Kriti, and modern histo-
rians give the preference to the
Grecian name, though spelling the
word Crete.
In 1645 the Turks landed with
an army of 50,000 men, and, after
several successes, laid Biege to the
capital city. This siege lasted 20
years, the final surrender taking
place in 1669. The whole island
then submitted to Turkish rule.
In 1821 the Cretans rose against
the Turks iu somewhat the same
way as the present insurrection,
and drove the Mussulmans to the
fortified cities. The contest was
prolonged nine years (1830), when
France, England and Russia trans-
ferred the island to the govern-
ment of the Viceroy of Egypt.
In 1840 Crete again came nnder
the domination of the Turks, and
so continues, although in 1859
and again in 1866 the Cretans re-
volted, the.latter insurrection last-
ed some time and resulting in con-
cessions to the Christian inhabi-
tants and a constitutional govern-
ment, which placed the island in
an exceptional position among
the provinces of Turkey. -
The mountaineers of Crete ap-
pear to be the aggressors in the
struggles for independence. They
are called the Sfakiots, and have
preserved the characteristics and
manners of their forefathers. The
population Crete ie »bout
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and the consequent decline in the
price of steel rails to $17 per ton
has already begun to exert a
stimulating influence on the iron
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pouring in so fast that the SR
Louis agents of the Carnegie
Company and the Illinois Steel
Company kept the wires hot yes-
terday announcing the big con-
tracts they had closed.
The Missouri, Kansas and Tex-
as Railway Company heads the
list with an order for ten thous-
and tons of steel rails placed yes-
terday with "W. J. Totten of this
city, sales agent of the Carnegie
Steel Company, limited. This
means 100 miles of new track
somewhere between here and
Galveston, and steady employ-
ment for hundreds of men for
months to come. Vice President
and General Manager Purdy when
approached yesterday by a Re-
public reporter admitted the pur-
chase, but declined to indicate
just where the new rails will be
laid. “It does not mean exten-
sion,” he added; “ it simply means
replacing old rails w tii new ones
where they are most needed. As
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
tracks between here and Denison
Tex., are in first class shape, it is
safe to predict that the bulk of
the purchase will go to Texas
from Denison south.”
The Frisco also availed itself
of the tempting opportunity af-
forded by the prevailing low
price of rails and placed an order
with the Illinois Steel Company
for 8,000 tons. General Manager
Yoakum did not deny the soft
impeachment when questioned by
the Republic man, but was not
ready to'enter into details. The
Missouri Pacific fell into line with
an order for 6,000 tons and news
comes from Texas that E. H. R.
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There is particular significance in
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to extending his line. To a friend
who arrived last night from Texas,
Mr. Green admitted that he in-
tended to use the rails just order-
ed in building more road. His
extension will doubtless be to
Dallas, and from there south.
President Conner of the Dallas
Terminal Railway arrived here
yesterday. He is in the market
for 3,000 tons of rails.
The agents of both the Carne-
gie Company and the Illinois Steel
Company are reticent as to what
orders they have placed farther
than those above noted, but it is
known that together they have
received orders for 30,000 tons to
be laid in the immediate vicinity
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Cundiff Locals.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
Many men are spending rai-
ments pondering the advisability
of planting more cotton than last
year. Judging from actions they
all say, “yes, more cotton than
ever before,” and the farmer be-
gins to clear the miniature patch-
es of ground unnoticed hereto-
fore. Appearance of wheat is on
the decline.
The infant child of Mr.and Mrs.
Tom Hicks died of pneumonia the
17th instant.
Mr. McClure and family leave
us for the Indian Territory where
they will reside in the future.
Business trips—W. A. Chown-
ing and Ivy Lawrence to Bowie.
Ernest and Miss Minnie Keathley
and John Wilson to Jaeksboro,
and Kisor & Burns to Youag
county.
Miss Dell Harris of Greenville
is the guest of C. C. Jones.
A grocery store is being erect-
ed, Charles Turner, proprietor.
George Fowler has purchased
Philip Lang’s residence and is
moving to town.
Thursdon Liles has been called
to his home in Stephens county.
The tariff question was discuss-
ed by Prof. Keathley’s history
class Friday evening, others read-
ing compositions. Many patrons
and friends were present.
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