Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-06
WACO
Election OF Special Judge Oregon
Good Country TO Stay
Away From.
Arrested While Picking Cotton-.Not Much
Speedy Deiiyery--A High Conn
piiment to the Gazette.


Special 20 the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Oct. The October term
of the districtcourt opened this morning.
Owing TO the absence of Judge Rlmes the
bar proceeded to elect d special Judge.
Thlrty-cieht members were present and
they divided between John G. West,
Eugene Williams and y. c. Bollinger.
On the eleventh ballot West was chosen
by a majority of two and his election was
made unanimous. This afternoon Judge
West impanced the grand Jury, deliv-
ering very practical charge. The dock
ct was then called and set. The docket
is very heavy one and the term VIII
probably hast until Christmas. There are
several murder, rape aud incest cases Co
be tried.
Officer Ammonett, OF the city police
force, who Killed Tom Scott, the hack
driver, last spring, went to Oregon last
June to try his fortunes up there. He
got back last night and says that country
I Is ovordone, that labor is TOO plentiful,
work too scant aud wages low, that he
4 saw hundreds OF people there who want
to get away, but have 10 means Of doing
So The Chinese flock into the country
by way of British Columbia and in the
city OF Portland, Oregon, alone there
are 1000 Of the pig-Ails.
John MinniX, alias Jack Haley, aged
! twcnty-three years, who is wanted in
johnson county for forging orders for
money and goods, was arrested this
morning and jailed When found he was
picking cotton on farm twelve miles
north of the city He is held for the
shcrlH OF Johnson county
Geo Il. Thomas of bleSia was brought
here this morning by United States
4 deputy Marshai Walier OF MeNl,' ne Is
charged WIN s'liins WHISKY III me local
D opllon TOWN. OF MeXla anu neglcclihs 10
pay Oncie oaih tue internal revenue
license commissioner flnks WIZ near
lne case on thc sun INST, ana nNeu
inumaS' ponu NJ SloV, Wnlch was given.
me Jenney Electric Light company OF
Il Indianapolis telegraph 10 their attorney
mere not TO mlhd Tue warning inc mayor
received IRON fort wayne, lnu.; that
Mr. Jenney, the owner OF the patent, IS
member OF their company and now III
Indianapolis,
receipts OF cotton were smaller to-day
Than susual, as is always the case on
Monday. Prices were active, though,
ranging from $40 TO $50. one nrin mere
That holds over 1000 bales threw the
whole lot ON the market, offering TO sell
~ looo oale lols OF inc Wiloie zuoo III q
lump Iney got several blds, put not
high enough, and did not trade.
MISS Louise kal ana company playeu
Love ana reason" at inc McCielland
opera-house Tonight 10 iair audience.
Miss Bernard, the attractive press agent,
was welcome visitor at the newspaper
Offices
The county court opened this morning,
/ but owing to the pressure of business in
the district court, demanding the atten-
tloh OF tnc lawyers, ADJOURNED until to-day
Two weeks.
Although more liberty was allowed
yesterday than on any Sundayfor months,
the recorder had only four cases at his
matinee this morning, anu three OF them
DRINKS.
Not letter mas been received here yet
under the speedy delivery ten cents post
the DOStOfiiCe and kicks nm his heels in