The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-09
CANADA BILLS VICTIM DYING
Her Anti-Mortem Prohibi'
tionists--A Crazy Man-Escaped
From the CalabOose-Busi-
ness Disaster, Etc.

FoHT Worm, Sept. S..Special.l-
The Prohibition State Convention met
here to-day. Only a few delegates were
in attendance. 81. John was lauded in
several speeches, and hearty support
pledged him.
The Chairman presented communl-
cation from the Chairman Of the cNecu-
tive committee Of the Greenback party
of Texas, Offering to fuse with the l'rO-
hibtion party and run common ticket
Tor election. The proposition was not
accepted.
Hon. w. X. Thomas, Of Burlcson, ard
Capt. A. Wishart, of Dallas were unu-
imously nominated electors for the
State at large.
The following gentlemen were unani-
mously nominated for electors for the
Congressional districts;
First District Charles Colmore, Of
Harris.
Third District Rev. W. NJ, Allen, c.f
Harrison.
Fourth District--Dr. j. l.. Burton, of
Lamar,
Fifth District-Dr. L. Il, Wynn, of
GraySOn.
sixth District Judge E, nayonkamp,
of Tarrant.
Eighth District Hon. Willis Holmes,
of Lee.
Ninth District Rev. William Cary
/ Grain, of Washington.
Tenth DistrictDr. 9. Il. King, Of
/ Lampasas.
/ Eleventh District Elder Randolph
| Clark, of Hood.
Tho State Central committee was au-
| thOrized and requested TO M the yacan-
cies now existing in the Second and
Seventh districts and any other vacan-
cicS that may occur in other districts.
The several members of the state
Executive committee were authorized
and requested to appoint for each
county in his district a county oxecu-
tive committee Of three earnest prOhi-
bitionists to assist in organizing the
party IN their respective counties, and
carry out the plans Of the executive
committee,
The county executive committees
were urged to prepare and circulate foI
signatures in their counties petitions to
tho next Legislature asking the submits
sion to the people Of constitutional
amendment, authorizing the Legisla-
ture to prohibit the manufacture and
sale Of alcoholic liquors in the state.
| Adjourned sine die.
W M, brown, rtlalI grocery NOR
chant. failed to-day. Liabilities about
$500; assets, 81 800.
Alice Thompson, the wounded COurte
? san, made the following sworn dying
statement to Notary Public W. II. Aid
ridge to-day: 81 had Just returned from
n ride with Jack Daggctt, and found
llcilner and several others standing neal
the gate. Hetlncr and Daggett began
quarrcliug, when llcilnCr drew his pistO
They alterward separated, and lIeilnei
returned again and renewed the quar-
rel. ! came up and remarked to nCh
ner My God, don't shoot him. He'll
ner then fired three shots, the third one
taking effect in my body. | then shot
at him, but whether more than once
do not remember She mado this
statement with the full knowledge o
approaching death, and so stated as re
quired by law.
Six prisoners broke out o
the calabOosa this morning about
Is ocloc, aud escaped, They
were only wanted for petty INSIDE
mcunors.
A crazy man created considerable OK
ctcmont this afternoon by importuninl
citizens and officers TO he employed
10 root OUt evil here and save thC place
from the wrath of the Almighty, which
he says will be yisitsd on this city. He
was told Fort Worth had achieved dis
pensatlon and advised by all means Ia
go to Dallas.