Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-03

Inc knights OF Labor and the Farmers
Alliance Amalgamatc Under the
Former Name.
The Female Caryist Sent Up for Three
Months-city Mnrshars Report
Personals. Notes, Etc.
Special to the Gazette.

DALLAS, Tx, Sept The Knights
OF Labor convention has been in session
all day, but although It is reported that
considerable important business has been
transacted, so secret is IL all that not the
slightest inkling of what they have done
could be gathered by the reporters, OK.
cept that combination had been effected
between the Knights of Labor and the
Farmers Alliance, or, more properly
speaking, the latter organization has been
merged into the former, for they have
agreed to adopt the name "knirbts of
Labor" and be known hereafter as one
organization.
The knights who are here are iubilant
over the arrangement they saw Il In.
creases their voting and working strength
full 10000 in the state. There are about
335 lodges of the Farmers alliance In the
state which, added to the 5S Knights of
Labor lodges heretofore existing will
swell the total Of lodges to S98.
SO far as could be learned the meetings
have been entirely amicable, and eycry.
thing has been done in the most orderly
manner.
There was street parade this after.
noon, IN which all the local and visiting
knights and many others took part. Al
ter marching through several OF the prin.
clpal streets the procession wendell It's
wayto Shady View park, where armnge-
had been made TO have picnic and ball
A considerable number of ladies are pres.
ent from distance, and the rosettes and
badges which they wear show that their
hearts are with their fathers, brothers.
husbands and sweethcarts in their strun-
gle against the foes OF labor.
Many ladies of the city are also present
to add TO the enjoyment of the occasion,
and as this is being written the beautiful
little park Is all aglow with lights and
ripping with mirth and music, and happy
hearts arc beating with Joy, and bright
eyes are sparkling and nimble feet are Nv
Ing through the intricate figures of the
graceful dance. The stern and weary
struggles OF life are forgotten for the
dance and old, gray-haired veterans in
the field OF interminable strife are Young
again as they take part in the festivities
OF the hour.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
4 big crowd assembled at MEYERS gar
den last night and listened attentively 10
speeches by Messrs. Farmer of Mineola,
Reed of Tyler and others. Farmer was
the orator Of the occasion and his speech
was earnest, logical, sensible and well
delivered. He pointed out many evils
that needed reforming and gave some
good advice as to the best mode of pro-
ceeding Reed is colorcd man but his
talk showed him to be a sensible one, and
the points he made were loudly applaud
ed by the audience. All the speeches
were conservative IN tone and well calcu-
lated Is aid in the dissemination and per-
petuation of the doctrine Of moderation,
which has been so successfully tried in
the last two strikes.
MARSHAL ARNoLD's REPORT.
City Marshal j. c. Arnold made his
monthly report TO the council last night.
II shows the amount of fines assessed for
August to be 1855 90, the amount col
lectcd $40 The number of cases before
the mayor for trial during the same time
was 1876.
PERSONAL
tCol. r. 7. Smyth, Texas volunteer
is the way it is spelt out Ia the st. George
register. The colonel is an aide on the
staff OF Gov. Ireland and Is going over
the state inspecting the volunteers.
j. j. Parker represents Brentwood In
the city to-day.
NJ. Marx, } w. Edmondson and Jno j
Hand, all Of Galveston, arrived in the
city to-day.
Jno. Morris aud wife, OF the Fort, are
registered at the Grand Windsor.
j. X. Askby of Fort Worth is here.
A. Il. Graham OF Denton autographed
at the ST. George to-day
A. j. Bradley and ], II. Hardin OF Fort
Worth are here.
Mr.. S. Crossholm of the Forncy New
Century was in the city to-day,
COUNTY COURT.
I'm Judge Bowers court to-day, Lizzie
Mitchell, who carved Hannah Mack at the
Longs Lake picnic, was fined $50 and
sentenced TO three months Imprisonment
Alex Boyd, for assault and battery, was
fined s25.