Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-07
WACO.
Fall OF a Balcony Upon Which Crowd
Were Gathered.
Central Texas Live Stock Association in
session--Wnco Not Surprised.

session-wnco Not Surprised.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, oct. G.-Thc circus has
come and is now preparing to leave. The
4 day was fine and everybody and his wife
and children came to town. The treas
urer says it Is the best-paying day they
have had since they struck Texas. Con-
sldering the crowd, excellent order was
maintained, no disturbances worth men,
tionmg having occurred as yet The
balconies on the streets were crowded
with people TO see the procession. About
a dozen ladies were grouped ona balcony
in front of Lcdmun'. millinery store on
the plaza. Suddenly the structure gave
way and the entire party were precip-
itated to the brick sidewalk below.
NIesdames Henry Yeates, A. Bloch and
A. II. Knott sustained painful but not
serious injuries. Physicians were sum
moncd who attended to the ladies at once.
All the parties were more or less bruised
up and badly frightened.
The appointment of Sawnie Robertson
as associate Justice did not surprise any
body here, as the Waco bar and people
were not banking high on Judge Alex
audcr getting the place. Some OF the bar
thought that iuasmuch as Dallas has Judge
Hurt in one of the high courts the gov
ernor would give the preference to some
other place than Dallas, There is no
grumbling or kicking, however, over the
appointment, rs Mr.. Robertson has some
warm friends here and is conceded to be
Il lawyer of ability
The school committee of the city cOuu-
,t1 sf,,.t u ,,t, g
Dallas the contract to supply $50 Paragon
school-desks for one of the city public
schools. They trumphed over bidders
from Michigan, New York and other
states.
Kersands' MINISTRIES held the boards at
the McClelland opera-house tonight,
playing against the circus and to very
fair audience. Keene did the same thing
last year when Sells Bros circus was
here
Cotton receipts to-day were large and
the market firm and active, buyers paying
all the way from $50 TO $50. The total
receipts tonight will foot up ut least ~
500 or probably 10000 bales.
Mayor Wilkes has succumbed to the
dengue. Hon. l.. G.. Alexander and wife
and County Judge Evans left for st
Louis this evening, to attend the eXposi
ton. EditorJ. w. Gellcdge of the Hills
boro Mirror is in town
The Central Texas Live Stock associa
ton met in the McClelland opera-housC
at IL O'Clock this morning. The presi
dent, w. A. Jackson of Hin county (thC
= missing cattle king, was absent, OF
course, and as First Nice-President Seley
was sick, Mr. Geo. IL. Gassoway, o
Hill county, who is second vice-presi
dent, called the body to order
) The roll-cul showed only ffteel
: members present, and it is understood
others were en- route, and recess was
: taken until 3 p. m, when all trans du,
, before night would be in. The fifteel
} gentlemen who were present at thu
morning session represent nearl,
, Sl,0O0,O00 worth of cattle
= Mr.. c. W. White, member of the exec
utiye committee, who has large cattle in
: tcreSts in Colorado, New Mexico and
2 Wyoming, made lengthy report on thu
subject "TcNaS Cattle Ecycran Trails. =
c He spent the summer in the Northwest
and gave the result OF his observation,
in substance as follows;
: Cattle driven from Southern TeXa.
! along what Is known as the ia Has trai
: develop little or no fever. This trai
5 runs through the Texas Panhandle, ant
Z "No Mans Land Cattle driven nlono
;, the Pccos river trail into New Mexico
Il were more largely affected by the fever
c Mr.. White said investigation has satisfied
him that when Texas cattle driven Mort
reach an altitude Of 1000 feet above tn
sea, all danger of their developing feve
ceases Cattemen in Colorado, New
: Mexico, Montana and Wyoming recoc
nize this fact, and he found no opposition
there to the Introduction of Texas cattle
c The report closes with suggestion
y that the Texas legislature be petitloned a
: It's next session to define cattle trai
I out OF Texas, commencing al some poin
e on the Texas : Pacific railroad
J. IL also recommends that this as
V soclatloh refrain from participation II
= inc proposed meeting of cattlemen a
+ Dallas, prior to the assembling of In,
Q National Cattlemen's convention at 81
q Louis in November. Ii is deemed be.
that Texas cattlemen should 90 TO n
] Louis unhampcrcd by Instructions. Tn,
{ report was adopted and the eNocuty,
n committee authorized to name three dele
g gates TO attend the national convention
I AZ st, Louis
Several delegates made short talk,
0 relative to the best plans of feeding stock
! cattle, etc. Several new members wer,
I received, after which the association nd
d lourned No reference whatever wa,
:, made to Jackson, the defaulting an,
5 fugitive president of the association.
c Al p. m. Chairman Gassoway calle,
the body TO order again, with Bart Moor,
4 OF Waco as secretary The attendanc,
was largely Increased, delegates beiu.
present from Bosque, Limestone, M
Varro, rails, lIill aud McI.ennan counties
O. - Lusk, ticket agent at the J'nlo,
, depot, Is quite Sick with Tho uIJn,,i,t,'