Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-21
ouieiu, 10 Local Efforts to Dust Post.
master Garrison.
Tho New Electric Light Works-A
series Of Base Bali Games.
peail, of Happy Jack criminal Notes
and Local Topics.
Second Days Proceedings of the Land
MEMS Convention.
special to the Gazette.

Tinted States stnite b''N'
isfaction 10 the Dallas people. a prom
inent Republican in this city Is ~ re-
CENT of letter from senator MaXey,
under date Of December !, 1855 o. tIie
following p1rporl: know oi no
reason why MI. Garrison should nor
be confirmed. 1t appears diiiicult 70
get postmaster to please the local he-
Dublcan following at Dallas. WIN
The fight of the ms and the outs, am
not concerned. Mr. Garrison, 1t APP
uears, is satisfactory to the genera,
public receiving mail ut Dallas, ana
hink theyarc more concerned IMAM tne
ofllce-hunters.n This putt, or ought
to nut, quietus on the local RepuOli-
cans howlings for another change
John Stone, who has been to WASH
ington touse his influence to oust Car
rison. returned to the city last night,
having met with failure In his efforts.
The new electric light works, re-
Gently destroyed by fire, are com
pleted, the machinery ali IN position,
fotty lamps subscribed for by business
men. and II is announced the illumi-
nation will be made In night or Two,
certainly by Christmas.
Frank Weaver, a notorious horse
thief who has served two terms in the
penitentary, was brought here to-day
by the sheriff of Ellis county, charged
with more horse stealing. Weaver
had hearing before District Judge
AlAridge on habeas corpus proceed
ings. aud was remanded to Waxo-
hachie Jail in dcfaul OF bond.
The Brown Stocking base ball club
to-day arranged with the Calves
ton Base Ball Park association to
visit that city and dedicate the
grounds in series OF three match
games with the Galveston club on
January 5th, 9Th and 9TH. The
Browns are now composed of eleven
professional players from the North,
wintering here. They will also visi,
New orleans and play Cores combi-
nation.
John Haskins, Familiarity known
throughout the state west as Happy
Jack, died yesterday ut Seagoville in
this county from a wound recently in
hieted in his head by William Nc
l[en2ie while lighting. Mckenzie
was to-day arrested and jailed.
The real estate mems convention re- |
sumcd consideration of and finished |
the adoption OF their constitution, as
follows:
Article I.-Thc annual meeting of
the association shall BE- held nj their |
Office in the city aud county Of Dallas, |
On the first Tuesday in December, un- |
Ill otherwise ordered.
Article O, section THE surplus
funds OF this association may be in
vested in real estate or real estate secu
rites, as the directors may think best
Section THE money orfunds ac-
cruing from the sale Of membership !
shall he permanent investment fund. !
AIT. 4, See 4, was amended SO that /
the votes may be taken payable in in- /
Stlllment5 monthly.
Art. :, See. THE sale and transfer /
of the membership of the association
shnil DO subject to the approval of the
on membership, and no
traasie Of M anbership shall be made
until giI dues are paid,
See . in the event Of the death OF
any member, his membership shall be
old by the committee on membership
10 the best advantage, and
after paving any dues that
may be owing 10 the association, on
any debt that my be due from the
deceased member to any member of
The association, they shall pay over
he remainder 10 the legal representa-
lives of the deceased member.
Article S-Hereatter In towns or
COUNTIES of five thousand inhabitants
n less there shall not be allowed more
han one member, except by consent
If the first member or members al
.cady existing in said town or county.
At the afternoon session OF the con-
vention of real estate agents ii was de-
1ided thnta called meeting of the ASSOC
citation shall be held at Austin on the
second Tuesday in January.
The additional articles Of the consti-
tuition, rs adopted, provide that the
constitution shall not he altered or
amended except az an annual meeting. |
and then by three-fourths OF The mem
bers present; that tile directors shall |
have pawer 10 levy assessments for
contingent expenses, and that an ar
filtration committee Of three shall he
appointed, whose duty viii be To de-
eide claims and differences between
membe.s arising from transactions in
real estate. The constitution as
whole WAS then adopted.
The officers elected are rs follows:
President, j. S. Daugherty OF Dallas;
vice. mesidcnts, w. C.. Morgan OF
Brownweod, john pnrst Of Tyler, Il |
". Landium of san Angelo; secretary,
G. H. Cooper of Dallas; board OF diree- |
tors, j. T. Munson OF Denison, j. Il. /
Ggno OF Dallas, H.. NJ. Powell OF BAL. |
las. Under the constitution the presi- !
dent and vice-pfesldents are also di-
rectors.
Committee Of membership, W. G. !
Veal OF Dallas, j. $. Anhrewa Of Fort !
Worth, j. III. Hyman Of Stephenyillc |
Committee on arhitratipn---W Il. I
Spiller Of Fort Worth, c. w. Gano o. |
Dallas, II. >. McCiellsnd OF Claren-
don.
A committee Of three was appointed
to obtain charter.
The president was directed to pub
Ilsh a call for the meeting to be held
at Austin ON the second Tuesday In
January next. The convention then
adjourned.
United states attorney Higgar has
gone to Waco 10 prosecute gang Of
counterieitcrs.
Postmaster Ayers OF Waxahaclie
was taken before United states Com-
missioner Mccormick to-day on the
charge OF unlawfully detaining rerls. I
tered package from j II. Cook. ana his
rase set fol- hearing on tile 9th inst.
Ayers cried during The trial ana
ayowed his innocence. lie charges
mat tho affair was insligalcd by de. |
signing Republicans OF Waxahachie.
o, II. Baxley. charged with stealing
mules IN the Indian Territory, was
also before Commissioner Mccormick.
hna hls ease set for the 18th inst.
The federal court was occupied all
day and up TO n late hour Tonight OF
the case OF J. $. Trlpplet Of ST. Louis
W. a: y. Morris Of Weaiherford, on
pfomlsnry notes for 81 500. The cont
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