Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
DENISON.
How a Telegraph Bulletin Narrowed
the Feelings Of the Gate CITY
People.
An Excursion Standardization Theat-
rlcRiS-Broke an Eccentrio-Psr-
BOnai Notes,

Special TO the Gazette.
: DENIsoS, Tx, Aug. l2.--The follow
ing bulletin appeared In front Of the
Western Union Telegraph Office in this
city at o a. m. to-day:
| Rumorcd that MexicanB have crossed over TO
! VI Paso at a. m. and been fighting ever since.
Nothing definite, Can't get operator at vi Paso
70 answer. one thousand MexicanB reported
opposite Eagle Pass.
This created the greatest excitement,
and at this writing, 2 $50 p. m, no other
news either confirming or denying the
above has been received. Our telegraph
operators here can hear nothing from El
Paso. Warlike expressions can be heard
on all sides that are particularly noticea-
| Bile for their earnestness.
The Denison Amateur Opera company
held meeting tonight for the purpose
| OF perfectlng arrangements for rehearsals,
and the production of the "Doctor Of
Alcantara' opera in October.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad company
have a scheme on foot to organize u
series OF excursion parties from st.
Louis, Chicago and other points into |
Texas. Correct dates will be given as
soon as permanently agreed upon by the
company.
Tom Jordan, the veteran COW puncher,
passed through here last night from |
Chicago, where ne has Just delivered two
train loads of cattle.
This mornings Missouri Pacific train
No. l5i left at the usual time for st.
Louis and got as far as Red river, where
the engine broke an eccentric, causing the
train to come back to the city to have the
engine repaired, making a delay of two
hours aud twenty minutes.
City Attorney d. o. Hause left this
morning for Sherman to attend the old
settlers reunion. He Is on the list for
speech, and will do justice to the occa-
sion.
o. G. Murray, Missouri Pacific traffic
manager south OF Denlson, and Dan
Ripley, general freight agent Houston &
Texas Central railway, passed through {
The city this morning to Dallas.
Mrs. Hurd, wife of j. X Hurd, city q
,ditor Sunday Gazetteer, arrived In the I
lily this morning from Canada, where t
The has been visiting her relatives. Mr.
iurd now sports very complacent D
mile a
Col. G. S. Kretzlnger, our postoiiice de- Il
livery clerk, leaves tonight for Troupe
N business trip.
Mr. John McDougall, who manipulates ,
he baggage on the Missouri Pacific be-
ween Denison and Parsons, will on mis- O.
eturn trip to this city take q short lay -
If, for the purpose Of visiting friends
nd relatives IN the North. John is one "
I our most popular men on the road. o
Mr.. VIM. Daugherty of Gainesville is in t
ne city. a
Mr.. G. w. Gillett, an old Fort n,
Eorthite, was in the city to-day. He is n
ow travelling for Messrs. Sawyer Co. a,
Dallas. :,
The Missouri Pacific train from here q,
Fort Worth left here over an hour late, r
aving to wait for the International & n
reat Northern, which was five hours q,
tie
Mrs. Russ Legate left to-day for Brown .
God on visit She will stop at Fort Il;
Worth for couple Of days. II
The Gainesville Rifles passed through ~
ere to-day in their special car returning II
'om Galveston. :,