The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-02
FORT WORTH LOCAL NEWS
THAT COTTON MILL CONTRACT.
Editor Cunningham ne an Agricultural
Agsnt-Taming Levi Kemper-An
Anti.Conviot Petition-Lo-
cal Option and Notes.

FORT WORTH, July l.-lSpecial. 1T
was expected that tho contract
for constructing tho cotton mill
would be awarded to-day. Fifteen
bids for the construction of the build
ing have boen iiled, but owing 10 the
fact that certain prellminarios which
must be gone through with before the
contract is complete, on account OF the
delay OF the arrival OF some documents
from Little Rock, the bids were not
opened, nor the contract awarded. As
soon as these papers arrive the bids
will be opened, tho contract awarded
and work commenced at once.
LUCKY DEMocRAT.
This.nlorning Mr.. :. T.. Cunningham,
OF this city, received a letter from Com
missioner Coleman, chief OF the De.
partment OF Agriculture, containing
pleasant intelligence TO that worthy
gentlomen and Ntaunch Democrat. II
Informed him that he had been ap-
pointed agent for the State OF Texas
for the bureau OF agriculture and that
his commission would be forwarded 20
him at once. This recognition OF tho
State OF Texas at the hands of the ad-
minis,ration in the person of Mr.. Cum
ningham meets with universal ap-
proyal in this city, the general
verdict being that better man could
not be found for the place. He is said
to be eminontly qualified for the du-
ties of the office, having made agri-
culture n special study for years. He
was at one time editor OF the Texas
Live Stock Journal, but last winter
he was employed on the editorial
stati OF Colman's Rural World, of st.
Louis. He is an old resident OF Texas
and is well and tavorably known all
over tho State. He is u resident OF
this city and OF course while his du-
ties win call him to different parts of
tie State, his headquarters will be
here.
RESISTING An OFFICER.
Levi Kemper was arraigned this
charge of resisting an officer of the
law. 1t seems that Police Officers
Tucker and Collins went to Kemper's
place to arrest a man named Walsh,
who, on being arreted, offered TO put
S25 in Kemper's hands II he would 20
his bail. The officers refused to take
Kempsr on the bond, and attempted
to take Walsh by force. Kemper in
terfered and the officers "drew down
a gun" on him, which had the desired
effect. The case was tried by. =
OF the witnesses and argu-
ments of the lawyers occupied the
greater part of tho day. During the
trial of the case considerable feeling
was manifested on both sides aud bad
blood was engendered, go that il looked
at one time as if trouble would result.
Outside of the feeling which was gotten
up and displayed in the court, the case
is of no special interest.
a PETITION
is being extensively circulated here
to-day and numerously signed by all
classes of citizens. 1t 10 addressed to
the Board OF Capitol Building Commits
sioners and Penitentiary Board, at
Austin. 1t deprecates the employment
of convict labor in competition with
the honest laboring men of the State,
and recites that there are many thous.
and men today in the State anxious
to get work to sustain life. The poll
ticians, who have not decided which
side OF the fence they will flop on, give
this paper a wide berth.
LOCAL OPTION AGAIN.
1t is understood that the local op-
tionists expect to be defeated in Pre-
cinct No. | when il comes to vote,
and it is furthermore said by those
who know that they will immedi-
ately go to work sftor the defeat and
get up o petition to the commissioners,
asking that court to order an election
for the whole county. AS such apeti-
ttou requires only 90 signers 10 compel
that court to oraer an election, it is
quite evident that there viii be fight
ing all along the line.
Major Nose Harris, "ths Arkansaw
,,,o q N frnp, bnpk - thl1a Hafpaa bia
position on this question, in this even
ing's Mail: "Human power in the
shape of Law may curb and regulate
tho appetites of mankind, but it can
not eXtirpate them. For this reason,
as well as many Others, Prohibition
lists arc justly cbargeablo with tsnati.
cism." This question is the most COM
mon themo of conversation on our
streets and there are those who can
sniff the battle from aiar and antici-
pate lively time when the contest
comes.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Newspaper reporters, like farmers,
are chronic grumblers, but they have
all una nimously decided that to-day
has been dull one for local news.
The Fort wili put her best footfore-
most at the Confederate reunion next
and everything will be done to
make the affair ono Of pleasure and
Meme Brothers band are giviuga
concert at Rosedale Park tonight.
They leave for Dallas IN the morn
ing.
The usual daily rain failed to show
Recorder Fold fined 10 unfortunates
this morning in sums ranging from
81 to So.
Four cars loaded with silver ore,
from Mexico, passed through this city
en- routs for Howard, Missouri. :
An excursion party from SPRING
field, Ohio, to-day left the city for
Harold. They are to come back here.
the Thompson Electric Light Com
papy, of Houston, is in the city, with
q view of putting up some OF his lights
in the city.
ARRIVALS AT THE PIcKwICK.
Conrad, Chicago; S p Hunter,
New York; + w Anderson, New Or
leans; w II Boykin, st. Louis; s r
Jeffery, Graham; George Bartholo
new, Baltimore; Robert Noble, III
Prickett, Big Springs; E. II Schaffer,
IL N Saunders, Louisville; P Brown,
Indian Territory; f A Carter, Ken
tucky;J G Middleton, Dallas
BROKE AN AXLE.
FORT WORTH June 30.-[Special. +
The train bound west this morning
broke an axle under the tender about
l3 miles this side of Weatherford and
the train waited five hours, until they
sent back to Fort Worth for an engine.
LOCAL OPTION.
Local option is being agitated in the
city. A petition, signed by about 80
persons, is to be- presented to tie
County Commissioners Court, which
meets the second Monday in July, re-
questing that BODY to order an cleo
ton in Precinct No. /, of Tarrant
County, as to whether or not
whisky shall be sold therein.
Precinct No. includes Fort Worth,
and the law makes it compulsory upon
the commissioners to order an electlon
gs spesdily az Dossible after n patitiou