The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
DALLAS.


ington that all the Texas represent;
tiYeS in congress were opposed to th
passage of the bonded whisky eXteI
sion bill, the following telegram wa
to-day sent from Dallas to Congress
man Wellborn, of this district
"The commercial interests of thi
country demand the passage of tn
bonded whisky extension bill. Con
Sidering the depressed state of trad,
as failure might precipitate a panic.
Sam Klein, of the wholesale firm o
} u Frieberg, Klein 81 Co., of Dallas AM
Galveston, was the leading spirit il
getting up the petition.
A call was to-day issued by a larg
number of republicans for couGt
convention on April 18th to choos
delegates to the state convention, ant
to send delegates to the district con
vention, which is to send delegates Il
Chicago. There are two wings to TIT
party, which is as badly split in thu
Scounty as in the city. The chairman
OF the executive committee of ont
wing, John A. Mann, recently died
The faction to which he belonged doe:
not propose to be dictated to by the
other chairman, hence the call. There
VIII be two county conventions, anC
tions.
The jury failed to agree in the case
|of l.. Ferguson, suing DR.. Lawrence
for $1,000 damages for alleged NAL
practice in setting a broken arm.
SWifC's broom factory was closed by
attachment to-day in favor of q.
Cole.
A number Of the leading citizens of
the corporation of East Dallas to-day
began sinking three artesian wells in
different sections of the city to see if
"a sufficient water supply can be secur-
ed by that system. They feel conf
dent of success.
I George G. Fisher, the well known
second base runner of the Dallas
4 Brown Stockings, left for Sedalia, Mo-,
to join the Minneapolis club for 1884,
and who opens the season with the
st. Louis Brown Stockings early in
y April.
y Since it has become known that
work is to begin soon on the federal
building of Dallas there is a regular
swarm of applicants for the fat posi-
ton of superintendent of construc-
ton. Among the number are the fol-
lowing: Paul Jamison, a democrat
and eX-Union soldier; j. II. Johnson,
. republicans.
Thirty-one horses (pacers, trotters
and runners) that have been wintered
and exercising at the Dallas jockey
club ground leave tomorrow morning
for Gainesville, to participate in tie
spring meetings during April at that
place. Fort Worth and Sherman.
The state attorneys who struck for
an advance of from $3.50 to $400 per
=, day, are still holding off, and the con-
| tractor refuses to accede to their de-
mand.
The colored people are circulating a
petition to the state board of educa-
ton, asking for summer normal
school, with Prof. f. Smothers as
principal. The petitioners have agreed
to furnish building free, and to
board the teachers at So per week.
Tax Collector Gillespie yesterday
b closed the delinquent list, and started
eight men out over the county to
make forced collections. The delin-
quencies amount to $4,000, or 20 per
cent of the assessments.
DALLAS, March 22.-The most dis
graceful political gathering ever as
sembled in Texas, was the republican
city convention at the city hall to-
=. night. The object was to consider
what course the party should pursue
in the municipal elections to
occur in April, and to choose
an executive committee for the ensu-
ing year. At the primaries last night
splits occurred in each of the six
wards, and double delegations sent up
. to to-night's convention. There have
been two factions for long time
y the Gins" and the GU ;s." The pres
emit war was caused by the "outs,"
who sent up double their number,
with half vote each, so when the
convention assembled tonight they
were numerically the strongest.
b. f. Sheffield, chairman of the eX-
ecutive committee, called the conyen-
zion to order, and Immediately the
wrangle began. He was known to be
an anti-Garrison man, and the
latter's supporters at once attempted
to displace him. A most dreadful
scene followed. The leading lights of
the party attempted to assault one an
other, and other friends drew pistols
and knives. The chief of police and
nearly one-half the regular force of the
city were at the city hall, and their
interference prevented bloodshed, and
q restored order. Then split occurred,
= and two conventions assembled, one
on each side of the house, with police
between them.
Sheffield presided over the anti-Gar
rison crowd and w. II. Carson pre-
sided for Garrisons adherents.
There was no use attempting to do
anything on municipal election mat
tiers with such chasm existing be-
tween the wings, so each side proceed
ed to elect an executive committee, at
= ter which the conventions adjourned.
TheGarrison men elected the follow
ing committee: +. r. Rowley, chair
man; w. X. Carson, secretary; w.
Thompson, j. Grossman, Jere Baker,
H. A. Jones, f. Fletcher, j. j. Hatch,
w. III. Hatch, j. w. Waters, j. G. Bur-
nett, a. Stoker.
The anti-Garrison wing elected B.
+. Sheffield, chairman; George w.
/. Hyson, secretary; ID. Mckay, VIM.
J Durrett, A. Hall, Geo. Hawkins, r. E.
d. Mccullough, and Fred Cullen.
After the Garrison men left the city
hall the anti-Garrisonites adopted de-
mandatory resolutions, and charged
him with obtaining his office by the
payment of $500 to certain parties,
and promising to remove postoffice
employees and appoint others agreed
upon. That he failed to keep his
promise so far as appointments are
concerned, but filled vacancies with
personal friends from abroad. Also
with holding position as agent
of the Pacific Express company
at Dallas while acting as postmaster;
and with sending his employees to the
ward meeting last night before the ap-
pointed hour and securing delegates
favorable to himself. The last reso-
luton pledges the anti-Garrison men to
Z use every effort to have Mr.. Garrison
removed.
The streets in the vicinity of the
city hall at IL o'clock have large
number of black and white republic
cans consulting earnestly in knots,
but the policear on the alert to pre-
vent any violation of the peace.
DALLAS, March 22.-Daniel Hex
!. ter. the dry goods clerk, who so mystic
riously disappeared two weeks ago,
writes from Galveston that he will
return to Dallas soon that his flight
was caused by his being defaulter to a
large amount to the Odd Fellows, OF
which he was treasurer; also, that he
owes numerous amounts in Dallas
which he has arranged to hquidate
AS Hexter was a man of steady habits
his financial ENHANCEMENT is a sur
prise to his friends and acquaintance
who had given him up as murdered.
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