Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-17
DALLAS.
There is a Hitch About the Fair, ana
Seventeen Merchants Say Never,
No Never, VIII They SHOW.
Lawrence Barrett Draws n Full Houss--In
the Sweet bye and Bye the Road
VIII Come.
Special 70 the Gazette.

planned ana proposed TO ake place i
When the Fair association was organ
lied and ready for business there wer,
several patriots who arose in the com
munity and proposed to furnish ground.
for the great exposition. Among The
offers made was one from Mr.. w. III
CASTOR and o number OF other gentlemen
VINO offered the association traci
containing eighty acres for the sum OF
4 $4,000, which they agreed te
I take IN the stock Of the association
at par There was already q
proposition submitted Offering ninety
acres Of land for $4,000, also payable in
stock, but for some reason, known proba.
/ big only to those chief in interest, the
/ directory choose the former tract, and the
4 locality of the show was considered
settled.
| But not so. Murmurs Immediately be-
gan to be heard running ell through the
/ business circles Of the city, which at
length broke into an open protest on the
/ part of the machinery men of the city,
/ who, it is averred, met in solemn con
cave and signed an agreement not to ex-
hibit or lend aid or countenance Of any
kind TO the fair, unless the place of hold
ing it was changed.
The reason which they give
is that the ground chosen is low and
marshy, and entirely unfit for the pur-
I pose, while at least one of the other tracts
chosen is high and dry and in every way
superior, besides being more conveniently
1 located and nearer TO the city The pro
test OF the machinery men-signed by
seventeen of the twenty firms in the city
was presented TO the president Of the
board Of directors, who called meeting
of the board this afternoon to see what
was best to be done.
ALI this has been kept very quiet,
and, so far as can be ascertained
on the outside, the best of hu.
NOR prevails among the members
of the board, though some of those
objectlng to the chosen location seem
very determined, and it is said there are
those on the other side equally fixed in
their opinions. All seem determined that
there shall be fair, come what may, and
1t is understood that 100000 and the
grounds have already been subscribed for
the purpose of organizing new associa-
tion if this one breaks,
OF course there are those who deal in
rather severe language about the matter,
oblhb Vi NlANli lut MUOlt Ills-
management of the affair to the sell
tiShness of certain members of the
directory who, they say, either
own part Of the ground sold
to the association or that Immediately
adjoining, which will be enhanced in
value If the present selection is adhered
TO. at least one of the directory, who
owns the largest part of the ground so
sold, Is willing to rescind the contract
and TO aid in building up the fair on
some other mans lot.
How it Will all end, cannot be predicted
with any degree of certainty as the di-
rectory are mum as oysters over the oc-
currences in the meeting this afternoon
FEDERAL COCRT.
Judge Pardee's court has put in the
time to-day hearing the cases against the
strikers.
Charles Wilson, charged with displac-
ing switch and throwing au engine from
the track at Denton on March %, was
found guilty and sentenced to five months
in the county Jail
e. Bishop, charged with taking possess
sion OF switch at Fort Worth, April 2,
and preventing its use, was found guilty
and reman led to await sentence.
Robert Irwin, charged with the same
offense, was discharged.
VIM. Mace, same charge, was released
on his own recognizance
+. X Anderson, same charge, same or
der.
+. P. Lane, same charge, admitted to
bail in the sum of $l000 and case con-
tinued.
Sam Berry, charged with intimidatine
laborers April 8, discharged.
Charles Barton, interfering with en-
ployes, found guilty and remanded to
await sentence.
James Hungay, interfering with en-
ployes, admitted to bail In $1,000 bond
Richard Gordon was found guilty, and
sentenced to three months in the county
jail.
BARRETT Al THE OPERA. HOUSE
The audience that gathered at the
opera-house to witness the famous trage-
dams presentation of julius Cesar filed
the mouse to Overlooking, nota seat remain
ing uhsold down stairs and standing room
oelng IN large demand. Barrett's "Cas-
slus is one OF the greatest histrionic
creations OF our time, and would of itself
serve to make him famous, even though
he played nothing else. Graceful and
ulgnlhed in all his actions, he is at the
A'NS VI hlNf anu gives Iue
character of the dangerous Roman, who
thinks too much" en- Interpretation
that leaves nothing for the close student
OF the play to desire. His support was
good also, the ''Brutus" Of Newton Colt
hold being especially fine.
tomorrow at the matinee tcYorick's
Love" Will be presented, and at night
Francesca di Rmini."
THIS Ann THAT
great many excursionists are in the
city to take in the Barrett performances
IL, B, Stnborn, the wealthy hard ware
man OF Houston, is in the city.
Permits to wed were issued To-day TO
George Lang and Caroline Gof; H, g.
trout and Hattie Cason.
a. NJ Shaw, whose mules Young sold
to Mckee yesterday, arrived this mora
ing and claimed his property He denies
having authorized Young to sell Them.
Inc building which was on fire last
night was damaged about $500 and was
not insured. The stock OF drugs was
loser TO theextent Of some $1,000; insured
Messrs. o. p. Bowser, J. B Simpson
aug james Moroney have returned from
snelr interview with the Atchison, Topeka
e santa Ee nffintalg