Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-09
DALLAS.
Fair Number I Ready 10 Surrender 10
Fair Number 2, bnt the City COuH.
ell Won't 30 It's Part.
Two Coaches Derailed and Several Persons
Badly Hurtc-w Wants the Press
Association.
spoclal to tho cingotto.

special TO tho Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, May s.--The two fair
associations have been dickerlng with
each other and finally agreed upon u
basis OF settlement Of their differences.
The agreement was about as follows,
The Texas State fair tNo. p to pay
$1,000 TO the Dallas State Fair and Expo
sition association mo. ~, the latter to
surrender it's unconditional subscriptions
OF stock to the former and To cancel It's
charter; tho grounds OF No. (the Gas
ton grounds) to be donated to the city,
provided the city would appropriate
$4,000 now and $500 a year for i've
years to fit UP the grounds FOR city
park; the city to open up, grade and
gravel Main street to the park.
This proposition was laid before the
city council, which was IN special session
ut 3 O'Clock this afternoon. Several mem
bers opposed the scheme, Mr.. Mahoney,
the sllver-tongued representative from
the Second ward, being especially yehe.
ment In his opposition. He sjjd the pro-
posed park was nearer "NeN aledonia,'
Cast Dallas) than 1t was to )allgs, and
that II would be OF great bent 1t TO said
"New Caledonia lie said he was not ia
favor OF spending anything to benefit that
town as long as IL remained out Of the
city limits, ''Let U.S. said he, ''put the
smallpox, the plague, there but he
didn't want to help 1t any.
a recess OF half an hour was taken to
give the members au opportunity to con-
suit the Committees from the two fairassI
cations When the recess WAS over the
proposition Of the committees was some
what modified, in that the fair associa-
tons proposed TO furnish the right OF
way for the opening up OF Main street.
On motion OF Mr.. Mahoney the propo-
atlon was rejected, The council then
adjourned.
This proposition has fallen by the way.
side, but you set IL down ON the tablet
of your memory or elsewhere that there
will be but one fair In Dallas, and that
Association No. 9 will conduct 1t on the
Cole grounds
TWO COACHES DERAILED.
The train on the Texas & Pacific, due
here at noon to-day, was derailed at the
grounds OF the Dallas State fair, short
distance east OF the city A switch was
being put In at the fair grounds, and the
spikes were either left cut or improperly
driven, so that the rails spread. The train
consisted of engine, express car and two
coaches. The coaches werp thrown from
the track, tossed over on their sides and
dragged some distance.
There were about forty-fye assengers
aboard, good many Of whom were con
slderably shaken up aud more or less
bruised, but no one was seriously hurt.
Mrs. Nichols, wife OF the en-
gineer who was running the
train, and Mrs. Mary Evans, lady OF
sixty-tlve years, We're the worst hurt, and
they are not severely injured,
The windows on one side of each chr
were smashed, and the ross-tles la the
badly worn Beyond this
there was very little dam ge. The train
was delayed here some time, and finally
another coach WAS procured aud the pas
sengers proceeded on tbs . journey.
TO THE PRESS ASS nTIoN.
The following letter has been prepared
TO be read at the meett,s OF the State
Press association, which convenes in San
Antonio on the 18TH:
DALLAS, May 10, 1886. To Hon. j. IL.
Davis, President, and tho Members Of the
State Press Association GENTLRNigN--
We cordially invite you ~ hold Your con.
vention for 1887 Ia this city, aud promise
for all the courtesies and hospnalities
appropriate to snch an Interesting occa.
sion.
Your body has twice assembled ia bal
las simultaneously with other large gath
erlngs and thus preventing such
OF civiiities and kindly
courioSies as are characteristic Of our
people, who desire an opportunity, dis.
connected with other associations, TO
manifest their deep interest In the press
Of Texas. Very respectfully,
JoHN HENRY BROWN, Mayor,
Board of Aldermen and other CITY OF.
Rclals.