Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-03
SAN ANTONIO.
The Late Preparations for War-Uni''d
states Troops Called for.

Special to the Gazette
San Antonio, November2 lit trans
hires that Governor Ireland made all
The necessary dispositions on sunday
last to crush the anticipated cmrmte
near Cause, in Milan count Inc
militia AT Fort Worth, Dallas. Hous-
ton aud other places were ON me our
vtye to move at moments hu'ice'
Trains on railroads having the snort
est lines to the point Threatened "efr
ularpd mt the disposal of the governor
by the managers OF thu different sys-
tems. az the governor request, anu
telegraph operators were detailed at
rach of tn cities TO receive such orders
AS would speed The soldiers to lhe
scene. An application was mace 70
the commander Of the u Hilary de-
portment of Texas for two companies
of soldiers to support the militia, IN
the event IL became necessary.
The application. IL is true,
was denied 10y General
Grierson. then here in temporary
command of the department, the gov
ernor being referred TO the president
i'm view of an net oil congress making
IL "A heavy misdemeanor 10 furnish
troops as n posse comitatus. From me
disposition made here, II IL evident
that application was made ut Wash
inyton by Gov. Ireland for troops,
though this assertion IL based upon
the fact that trains were placed here
mt the disposition of the government,
subject to any order to move post
haste to the scene of trouble. Gov.
Ireland's conduct is highly applauded
by the few who were Into the secret,
but the whole affair turns out 10 have
been decidedly groundless.
Hon. Thos. =. Ochiltree and Coz.
Malloy, customs collector ut Galyestoii,
arrived to-day and leave Tomorrow
evening Tor Laredo, San Diego and
Corpus Christi. Tom says his mission
is to look after his general interest in
his district, but particularly to learn
whether any of his pasture fences have
been cut during his absence in Europo
and the North. His visit has
no especial political interest ut
tached to il, though the presumption
is that the strong friends he has here
will work 10 induce him to use his in
nuence In behalf of certain persons
for Office, and also to sustain the pres
ent incumbent of the postOi1ice III his
position.
To-day being All-saints' day our tive
Catholic cemeteries were thronged
with ladies. decorating the graves o
the departed with flowers and ever
greens.
Joe Glass, an old citizen and farmer
suicided on his farm. eighteen miles
east of the city, last night.
r. Hansdike has purchased from
August schultz his interest in the Ger
man Free Press of this city. This il
the paper of which the late Judge A
! Siemering was editor
w j. Pryor, the Sunset agent herr
during the late telegraphers' strike
received II dispatch informing hin
that his mother near Winchester
Tenn, was dying. He took his VIII,
and departed for Winchester. Oh
reaching there, lie found hi
mother well, but on the day of his ar
rival Mrs. w. G.. Prince, mother ofan
other employee on the Sunset railroad
died Pryor now claims the expens
Of the trip from the manager here q
the Western Union, and Prince !
mad because he failed To receive tn
telegram sent him. The case vii
probably 20 to the courts.