Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-25
GALVESTON.
The upIied States Cvnrt HEARING Tho
Houston 4 Texas Central
Cases.
Tempest over the intsrstnte nr,Ir and
'hs Progressive Association o.
tho City.


Sf'eih 20 thu Gazette.
GALvEsTuS, Tx, May ~. Tho Nav
term OF the United States circuit court
convened here to-day, Justice w. n.
Woods and Circuit Judge Don a. rardee
ON the bench Tho day was occupied In
hearing motion TO consolidate several
suits pending against the Houston \
Texas Central road iato one action, and
thus admit the other creditors 10 an equal
footing With the Southern DEVELOPMENT
company. This motion Is stlil pending
Several Eastern lawyers are In attend.
ance ON the court.
Col George Flournoy OF san Francisco.
formerly leading member of the Texas
bar, arrived Ia the city to-day with mis-
accomplished vile. lie visits Texas ON
business and to renew old acquainiauces
Alta SPECIAL meeting 90 the city council
this evening the mayor was authorized
To enter into contract for the immediate
digging OF twenty wells TO
be walled with heavy timber.
The wells Win be located outside the
present fire limits, and are an important
necessity IN the far-away sections OF the
city in time Of ilre.
The mayor was also authorized TO enter
into contract 60 pave fremont street with
wooden blocks from Church street south
across Broadway TO Avenue X, distance
six blocks. Tremontis the principal street
from the bay TO the gulf, and the fact that
II was only paved within the Immediate
business limlts has always been source
OF comment to strangers. Some years
ago the paving OF tins street was an Issue
Ia city politics aud now the work Is or
AaFt 49,. "A lsl..
sentlng voice.
The officers q the various military
organizations IN the city, and number
OF citizens DESTROYS Of forwarding the
interstate drill, held called meeting TO.
night at Artillery hall goodly number
Of veterans like Captain Mott, Adiutant
Claiborne and others, who once TOOK
active part In military affairs, were pres
ent. The meeting was for the purpose Of
deciding whether or not the Interstate
drill should be held MIR Sam Penland.
the well-kuown Strand merchant, was
chosen chairman. The discussion elected
q general desire for the proposed drill,
but the manner of proceedings was
the subject OF several impromptu and
heated debates Amotion was made that
The chairman appoint committee OF
thirty-hyo 10 meet a similar COMMITTEES
from the Galveston Progressive associ-
alton, aud canvass the proposed encamp.
ment from business standponts, this
committee 20 report at a meeting TO be
held Thursday evening, Gen. Claiborne
vehemently opposed this motion, and
made q few scathlng remarks, desiring TO
know why TIM committee should specially
confer with the Progressive association
on the subject on hand; why not confer
with other organizatlonsr This raised
u small tempest. q. Il. Miller
defended the Progressive asso.
ciation, stating that IL comprised
nearly all the business men Of the city,
aud they were the men whom the COM
mlltee must see II they expected to raise
| $4,000 In piize money. Mr.. Miller.
| half loosely, gave the doughty general
to understand that everybody that was
ANYBODY IN Galveston belonged 80 the
| Progressive association, and this brought
Gen. Claiborne to his feet with the en-
phatic declaration that he might We; be
compelled 10 join the knights Of Labor.
The motion finally carried against one
loud protest, the unconquered Clai.
borne Chairman Penland, who Is
| himself member Of the Progress.
sive association, appointed The com
mittee as follows, to confer
with that association, G. NJ Mason, Col,
A. NJ. Shannon, 4. O. Thompson, II c..
Gardner aud q Miller Az this stage
Harry Woods called the chairman's
attention TO the fact that AT least three,
perhaps four OF the committee named
were active members OF the Progressive
association, yet they were appointed TO
confer with this same association, TO
confer with themselves as II were. This
point provoked general smile when
" was moved and carried that the chair
man add three names to the committee
not identified with the Progressive asso.
citation. He named Henry Wood, A S..
Newcome and Gen. John M, Claiborne.
Adjourned.
IL was apparent to all that the Progress.
i've association had captured the meet
ing, and II Galveston gives on interstate
drill IL will doubtless be under the aus