Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-11
DENISON.
Acknowledgement King is Unable TO
Issue Any Arms TO Patriotic
Texans.
halfway Engineers Complain OF bad
Treatment by Indians while Going
Through the Nation.
speclal to the Gazette.

special to the Gazette.
DENIsoN, Tex, Aug. l0.-The follow
ing letter, in reply to one written by Mai
Maughs to the acknowledgement, explain:
itself. The boys Think 1t would be good
scheme to organize anyhow and arm and
equip themselves II there is any heir
wanted, the Denison boys will be in the
! front rank:
| AUSTIN, TEX Aug. - Capt. l. J.. Maughs
J Denison, Tex. SIR In reply t0 your letter OF
1 the tn Inst, would inform you that h, We nc
arms OF any description on haud for issue. and
/ tn 4 do not expect to have any for an in
definite per od-At least for twelvcmo ill.,
Under these circumstance deem Il unadylsa-
bic to recommend the formation o any new
military organization, as they cannot hold
together when. unarmed. Respectfully,
w. II. KING, Adtutant General.
! DR.. Hanna has commenced the erection
Of brick store house on the corner Of
Main aud Houston avenues.
The Denison & Washta Valley railroad
surveyors were running lines between
here and the river yesterday These gem
tlemen report that during their trip
through the Nation some of the natives
did not act very lovingly toward them.
Miss Edith Doak, one OF Gainesvtlle's
charming bellies, was in the city to-day on
Htl ItAulu UP tipiu Allt OdiNt6bOu L.
Miss Leola Brown, who hps been the
guest of Miss Mary Poff, returns to her
home at Carthage, Mo, to-day.
A. A. BinneY Of Bonham, Tex the
Bonneville, Mo, crockery man, is in the
city dlspOsing of carload OF his wares.
Gov. PerTyman OF the Creek nation Is
in the city, and in conversation with a
GAZETTE man, said that crops are going
"a. no nv .,f h.,
pie, as they have had excellent and we'll
timed rains.
Joe Euptr, the confectioner, and Officer
Stoneman returned from Galveston yes
terday.
City Marshal Cutler, who has been con-
fined to his he'd WITH fever, is able to at
tend to his duties again.
Mrs. Frank Chase drew the fine set of
furniture awarded by Waterman, Starr &
Co. She held the winning number, 81.
Jack Sheull, who acted as day yard
master in the absence Of Mr.. Thomas
Casey, has been promoted to the position
of assistant yardmaster of the Missouri
Pacific railroad. This is as 1t should be.
II there Is any one deserves promotion it
is Jack, as he is steady, sober and in
dustrious man,
Bayliss Massey, crazy negro, Monday
attacked Bob Simmons with large walk
ing cane. Simmons responded la Sui
livan-fooring the negro, VINO was
arrested and VIII be interviewed by his
honor, Judge Nevins.
Mr.. Bud East is now serving on the
police force, until the return of Officer
Wright.
A whist party is on the tapis for to-
night at the residence Of Conductor Hill
dreth, on Sears street. A good time is
anticipated by the participants
MIR. Abendroth, manager of the water
works, says the force on the water works
has been reduced, as they cannot work
them to advantage, on account Of the
near completion OF the works. There is
only about twelve hundred feet Of small
pipe to lay, and about five hundred feet
of large mains