Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-19

erty. or course Mayor Cchel
may expect to meet with opposition Il
r his proposition from the West-Enders
or "west of Lamar street people, a
they are termed, who are interested IL
keeping back the progress Of the city
: eastward, but four-fifths of the citizen:
of Dallas will indorse his ideas in thu
matter and aid him In seeing them
contaminated. Dallas demands the
| proposed new city hall and market.
house Up with 1t.
Great preparations are being made
! by the members of the various conf
mittees Of the Travelling Mems union
for the ball and banquet to be given at
the Dallas opera-house and Grand
Windsor hotel, respectively, on
Wednesday evening next, May 81. II
will be an elegant affair. THE GA
zIsrrE correspondent acknowledges in-
vitation credentials. The annual state
convention is also to be held at the
Young Mems Hebrew association hall
on Wednesday, May 81.
4 |. Freiberg d Co. are moving
out of their old location,
corner of Elm and Lamar
streets, to make room for the City Ma
tional bank, now occupying the oppo-
site corner, which is to be taken pos
session of by the American National
bank, the new corporation that grew
out of the split in the City National
few months ago and which created
litigation as TO which institution was
entitled to occupy the City National
premises. The American National
has been conducting business
in drug store adjoining the City
National, aud has finally secured the
disputed property, but will still have
the City National as a ''next door
neighbor."
The rains have at last ceased. and
the ground is fast drying up. The
farmers will take heart once more, roll
up their sleeves and try to catch up
with their much neglected work.
The question is being asked, "why
this delay for decision from the state
court of appeals on the Dallas gambling
cases? VIII u decision be held back
until after the fall election?n
Erhe Dallas tribe of the Independent
Order of Red Men are TO put on war
paint, give big whoop and have a
-rolicking old time on the 18th of July.
The trial of Willis Adams, charged
with the murder of Mike Burns, has
been continued until the first Monday
in June. Judge Aldridge feels deli
cacy in sitting in the case, and asked
Judge Maltbie of Sherman, who adj
mitted Adams to bail, to sit ut the
final trial. but that jurist refused.
Several other judges were requested to
sit, but declined. Finally the con-
sent of Judge Bradley of Corsicana
was secured to sit in the case, and
Judge Aldridge will exchange benches
with him for the time the trial con-
sumes. There is not much likelihood,
however, that the case will go to trial
at the date above indicated.
The proprietors of the Beach hotel at
Galveston are endeavoring to secure
the services of Mr.. S. l.. McIlheny of
the Grand Windsor hotel, Dallas, as
manager. Mr.. Mcllheny has not yet
fully determined. whether or not he will
accept the position rendered.
The proposition of Southwest Texas
Democrats to send Gen. George w.
Russ of San Antonio as delegate to
the national Democratic convention at
Chicago, meets with hearty indorse-
ment among the Democracy of Dallas.
Gen. Russ came to Dallas from Indi-
ana, and was resident of this city
several years, and was one of the
most popular of men, besides being an
able and sound Democrat. No man
In Texas would give better satisfac.
ton TO Dallas than Gen. George w.
| Russ.
The secretary of the state board of
underwriters has finished the new
tariff of insurance rates for Texas.
They are now in the hands of the
printer, and will be distributed to
agents through the state and COM
panies this week.
The passenger train on the Missouri
Pacific road, due here at 6:25 o'cleck
TINS morning, was several hours late
caused by a singular accident. When
The train reached East Fork, between
Denton and Lewisville, the trestle in
the bottom sank several feet under the
weight OF the train, and the coache:
and sleepers were submerged in two
feet OF water and quicksand, which
caused the delay.
Quite a delegation of Red Men ano
Haymakers of Caddo tribe, No. S o
Dallas, attended the celebration o
-. Tammany's day at Shreveport OF
May II and 10, and returned last night
IL was the largest parade ever wit
messed in that city. The Red Men,
order is the oldest purely American
order In the United States. The frs
council was organized by revotItionar,
officers at Fort Within, on the Della
ware. The ritual of the order il baset
on the traditions of the red men, an,
perpetuates the virtues and hospitali
ties of the Indians. and TIN
members are bound tocethe
by bonds of friendship and charity
and TO alleviate the widows and or
phans and to practice good will to all
Oseeola and Pontiac tribes of Shreye
port extended to Caddo, No. s, a,
invitation to participate in thei
celebration; and accompanied by tn
, justly celebrated band OF Meme Bros
, of this city, the delegation left here O,
the morning OF the 18th. They wer
met at Marshall by q committe
OF the Osceolas and Pontiacs of Shreve
5 port, and after two hours run arrive,
, In Shreveport and We're met by tn
4 councils Of that city, and extended tn
e freedom and inequalities of the tw
| tribes. The celebration consiste
OF night parade on floats
representing historical scenes COL
Z nected with the early settlement q
america, and was one of tile grandes
| displays ever seen In North Louisianl
y On the morning of the 18th there wa
L magnificent day parade, represent
l. ing Indian scenes, etc, and a moor
Q light picnic aud ball at the mark h
u night, ON which occasion the Red Me
Q or Dallas received handsome compl
y inents In being the recipients of f!attel