Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-12
SHERMAN.
Denison Intends a stroke Of DIPLOMACY
TO Keep the A., n & :. =. from
GoIng TO sherman.
The knights of labor aud Grand Army
of tho Republic sa,d 80 Have
Formed Coalitlon.
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SHERMAN, Tax, Feb. 1.-The rail
road question is still The absorbing sub
! lect OF discussion among Shtrmanites
and our fnith IN getting the Atchisun, 10
/ peka q Santa Fe grows stronger daily
ihe objective point o, crossing Red rive
at or near the mouth of tho Washiu
seems To bear directly on sherman az
| proper place TO connect with the system
OF established roads In Texas, aud will
give the new road the benefit Of the char.
Ter and completed survey To the pinerIo,
OF the east aud now owned by COMPANY
OF sherman capitalists Rob STEPHENS
and others, who have Away. here
toforc given us black eye In the In
tertst OF Den.%;sa, have a charter TO build
= roau from Denlson to the mouth oI
Waslita, and we are reliably informed
VIII begin the grading Of the same IN less
Than thirty days with the view OF draw.
| ing the coveted road TO Denison when IL
IL completed To the Texas line. This in
nne stroke OF diplomacy for them, but
the question arises, can the Atchlson.
roptka 4 Santa Fe afford TO take the bait
onh be drawn into terminus where the
could system occupies the field and dolps
out only such business as they cannot
handle TO competing incs2 With direct
rotu 10 Sherman u favorable combination
can be made with the Central road, and
NE new line could command monop-
oily OF Shermans trade TO the north
as completely ~ does the Missouri Pa.
ciiic the trade OF Denlson IN that direc-
Won with this state OF facts before us
sherman II encouraged 10 think that we
nave the best Inducements to offer, and
the Atcbison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe road
VIII be built mere. sherman has quietly
huRged many pleasing delusIon Ike
TINS In The past and lived 10 see her hopes
blasted ~ the progress OF events around
her, but our business mrn and real estate
owners now see the necessity OF vigorous
action with men and means, and we feel
morally certain they Will meet every
overture Tor new roads with spirit Of
libernlity like that which has made Fort
worm The railroad center aud most pros
perpu- city IN the great empire state.
Only second 10 railroad rumblings IN
the subject q the coming municipal cleo
tion 10 April. mystic aud vet unde-
ilned force has 10 be considered In the
next contest. Heretofore the KnjghtA OF
Labor have quietly put forth their men
short time before voting, and by still
hunt have generally tuccetdcd In elect
ing them. From general Information
gathered on the streets, N now appears |
that this silent organization has an nc
candidate for every Office 10 be |
nled. a city marshal, treasurer, score
tnry, asstssur and collector, and one
councilman for each ward are
believed 10 be already agreed upon III
The private conclnvts u the order, and
while their connection with the knights
" not discussed by The brethren on the
streets, they rely npOn their cohesive
orcc ~ hold the order IN solid phalanx,
yhlle their candidates capture MI the
outside yoioa possible, aud thereby gain
10 easy victory That element Of our
'eoplc who do not favor secrets 10 poll
les are being fully awakened at this
Tine, and before the day ~ voting comes
W shall be surprised II II Ia not clear
INT contest between the Knights OF Labor
nd their conductors, the Grand Army of
he Republic, on the one side,
nd all the elements opposed a.
10Th on the other How far
be latter organization IN committed 70
he former l.. helping them at the polls
! not deilnlicly known, but the opinion
: gaining ground TINT, as the two are
irkrly composed Oi the same men, they .
I'll act 10 harmony and present an al
lost solid vote for The same candidates.
he Offices heretofore occurred nv them
as given confidence that clean sweep
an be made, aud the effort viii bp made
nth all the confidence necessary 10 ee-
lre iuIl vote.
City Marshal Jim Love OF Whiteaboro
ime over this morning with one Lewis
iackburn and put him IN jail on q con-
Iiiment from the mayors court IN de-
Iult OF $500 ball, on chargeOf burglary 4
lmmltied BY raid Blackburn ON Foxs
loe-shOp In that town last Friday night Ii
Lum Freeman, 81 color, who has been
, occasional defendant before thr courts =
ire sor the past several years on Sill
nds ~ minor cburges WAS arfAigned
fore Jastice iilnklu TO-DAY on charge (,
running ''crap game" III negro den Z
] North Travis street Lum Ii i hard
tlz'n aud when any deylimsnt il done y
hlle he y around ilc gets his share Of y
edit foriti
r J Cpbhlon, who Hives north u Potts.
~ n Jew miles, aud N one VI The Ifnd. NJ
( men II the Ami iiOrse.this5 assoola. -
NJ ~ Tho cDnpty, ilid valuable horet
len last Sunday aftefnoVn, nod n spite a
ms bolonpyA " she Aci N IN
sni daylight nfii tAe pspuipt
ftuit u The iliUml,tflI ~