Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-31
L0NGvIEw.
The Gregg County Farmers Alliance
Splits On the Political Rock, Caus.
Ing a Secession.


Special TO the Gazette.
LoSGvIEw, TEX, Aug. 80.--Ata meet
ing OF the Gregg County Farmers alliance
at Pine Tree Saturday a split occurred,
which shows great lack of harmony in
that body. 1t seems that a young school
teacher named Wren had obtained an
agreement from the alliance that he
would be supported by them at primaries
for county judge, but at Saturdays meet.
ing II was found that a large number
lof the members would not act
with the body II politics were allowed in
its deliberations. Members from the
south side Of the river withdrew in a
body, as also did nearly half from this
side, leaving but eighteen, who, with a
few delegates from the Knights OF Labor,
Endorsed the following ticket: Il. j,
Smith, iudge;l 5. May, clerk; J. Ii.
Rucker, sheriff; l.. u Barnes, assessor;
j. r. McGrill, treasurer; Il. b. Ragland,
attorney.
Taa Democratic primaries will be held
next Saturday, and strong fight will be
made by the numerous contestants for
the various offices.
The Tyler Fourth Regiment band has
been engaged to play during the time OF
the congressional convention here, be-
ginning Wednesday morning. Arrange
ments have been made in the most thor
ough manner possible by District Chair
man Campbell for the care and pleas
ure Of delegates and visitors,
and no one will be allowed to
go away from Longview with any but the
best reports Of her hospitality.
The colored man Kinney, who was
supposed TO have fallen asleep on the
railway track, just east Of Longview, in
Harrison county, and run over by tram
and killed Thursday night, was, it ap.
pears by the report Of the coroner's in
! quest, assassinated. There was very
little blood where the body was found,
the wheels having crushed portion OF
the head, the remainder of the body being
but little injured, which facts led to a
close investigation, when 1t was
discovered that he had been
hot and killed aud his body laid across
the track, but at such an angle with the
track that the wheels first striking the
head, moved the entire body inside the
rails. lady living close by testified
that on the night before the body was
found she heard man cry out piteously,
'For Gods sake, don't kill mel" I'm
M diately after gun was fred and soor
after two men, judging from the sound Of
their stepping, crossed the railway a
the cut and passed beyond hearing. Kin
ney was called one OF the best negroes II
this section, and was seemlngl,
at peace with everyone. III
was hardworking and well-to.do
his only grumbling with any one beinl
with some Of his wife's relatives, VIII
stayed with him longer than he though
his hospitality ought to permit. Tn
, footsteps of two men were found to col
respond with the testimony as abov
given, and clues are are seemingly goo
for the prompt gathering in of the assas
sins.
The backbone Of the thermometer wa
broken yesterday by very heavy raj
storm. The wind blew very hard, layin
low many tree and fence both east an
west of town, and scattering much of til
open cotton over the fields. Outside {
the latter item 10 great damage was done