The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-02
T WORTH LOCAL NEWS
THAT COTTON MILL CONTRACT.
Editor Cunningham as an Agricultural
Agent-raming Levi Kemper-An
Anti.Convict Petltion-Lo-
cal Option and Notes

FORT WORTH, July l.-[Special. 1T
was expected that the contract
for constructing the cotton mill |
would be awarded to-day. Fifteen
bids for the construction of the build.
ing have been filed, but owing to the
fact that certain preliminaries which
must be gone through with before tho |
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'morning Mr., S p. Cunningham,
of this city, received letter from Com |
missioner Coleman, chief of the De.
partment of Agriculture, containing
pleasant intelligence TO that worthy
gentlemen and Btaunch Democrat. 1t
informed him that he had been APP
pointed agent for the State OF Texas
for the bureau of agriculture and that
HIS commission would be forwarded to
him at once. This recognition OF the
State of Texas at the hands OF the ad-
minlstratiOn in the person of Mr.. Cum
ningham meets with universal APP
proval in this city, the general
verdict being that q better man could
not be found for the place. He is said
to be eminently qualified for the du-
ties of the office, having made agri-
culture Especial study for years. He
was at one time editor OF tho Texas
Live Stock Journal, but last winter
he was employed on the editorial
staff OF Colman's Rural World, OF ST.
Louis. He is an old resident OF Texas
and is well and favorsbly known all
over the State. He ~ resident OF
this CITY and of course while his du.
ties will call him TO different parts OF
TIE State, his headquarters win bo
here.
RESISTING AN oFBIcBR.
Lavi Kemper was arraigned this
morning before Recorder Field on the
charge of resisting an officer Of the
law. 1t seems that Police Officers
Tucker and Collins went to Kemper's
place to arrest man named Walsh,
who, on being arreted, offered TO put
$25 in kemper's hands If he would go
his bail. The officers refused to take
Kemper on the bond, and attempted
to take Walsh by force. Kemper in
terfsred and the officers "drew down
a gun" on him, which had tho desired
effect. The case was tried by q
jury, and the examination
OF the witnesses and argu-
ments of the lawyers occupied the
greater part of the day. During the
trial of the case considerable feeling
was manifested on both sides and bad
blood was engendered, 30 that it looked
at one time as if trouble would result.
Outside of tho feeling which was gotten
up and displayed in the court, tho case
is of no special interest.
PETITION
is being extensively circulated here
to-day and numerously signed by all
classes of citizens. II is addressed TO
the Board of Capitol Building Commits
sionors and Penitentiary Board, at
Austin. 1t deprecates the employment
OF convict labor in competition with
the honest laboring mon of the State,
and recites that there are many thous'
and men to-day in the State anxious
10 get work to sustain life. The poll.
tlclans, who have not decided which
side OF The fence they will flop on, give
this paper wide berth.
LOCAL OPTION AGAIN.
1t Is understood that the local op-
tiontsts expect to be defeated in Pre-
cinct No. ! when IL comes TO q vote
and II is Furthermore said by thos,
who know that they will immedi
etely go to work after the defeat anC
get up a petition to the commissioners
asking that court to order an election
for the whole county. AS such a petit
tion requires only 80 signers 10 compe
that court to order an election, it 1,
quite evident that there will be light
ing all along the line.
Major Nose Harris, "the Arkansav
man FROM way back" thus defines hi
position ON this question, in this even
ing's Mail; "Human power in til,
shape Of law may curb and regulat,
the appetites of mankind, but IL can
, not extirpRte them. For this reason
as well as many others, Prohibition
+ lists are Justly chargeable with fanatl
cism," This question Is the most com
mon theme of conversation on on
streets and there are those who cal
sniff the battle from afar aud antici
pate q lively time when tho contes
comes.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
: Newspaper reporters, like farmers
are chronic grumblors, but they hav
all unanimously decided that to-da,
has been u dull ono for local news.
The Fort will put her best foot fore
most at the Confederate reunion mex
month, and everything will be done {
make tho affair one OF pleasure an,
! enjoyment.
Maipn RrOtharoi ho,,a $50 ..t,.t....
concert az Rosedale Park tonight
They leave for Dallas in tho morn
ing.
The usual daily rain failed to sho,
, up to-day.
Recorder Field fined 10 unfortunate
this morning in sums ranging fror
l 81 to 50.
Four cars loaded with silver or,
from Mexico, passed through this cit
. on route for Howard, Missouri.
An excursion party frem Spring
field, Ohio, to-day left the city 70
; Harold. They are TO come back her,
Mr.. It. w. Anderson, representa-
the Thompson Electric Light Con
psny, OF Houston, is in the city, wit
. a view OF putting up some Of his light
In the city.
I ARRIVALS AT THE PICKwICK.
8 &c Conrad, Chicago; S p Hunter
n New York; + w Anderson, New o.
leans; w II Boykin, st. Louis; S
9 Jetiory, Graham; George BHtholC
!, NEW, Baltimore; Robert Noble, |
4 Pickett, Big Springs; Il Ii Schafie
a New York; w W Fason, San Antonio
: II n Saunders, Louisville; p Brow
7 Indian Territory; + A Carter, Ken
4 tucky;J G Middleton, Dallas.
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