Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-14

The springs from which the City's
blinking Wafer Is Received
are Weakening.
rbs Ross aien Attempt to Garry the
Primaries Unanimously for Ross
with Only Partial Success.

Special to tho Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx, June % The Sunday.
schools and churches were oil well at.
tended to-day aud all the pulpits were
alled The weather was reasonably cool
and scattering clouds made II very pleas
ant going 70 and coming from church !
consequently the good size congregations.
Dallas Is badly In need OF rain,
rs the water supply Is not exactly what
II ought 10 be- The springs from which
the drinking water Is procured are
weakening, and the Trinity water Is not
used II il can be avoided. There has
been rain ia abundance north Of the city,
but II docs not seem 10 have increased
the flow of the springs any yet.
Under the auspices Of the Masonic fra
ternily ID morrow, Monday, evening at 6
O'Clock, the cornerstone Of the Method.
odlst Episcopal church, South, will be
laid. This was the dying request Of the
late Gen. L. NJ Lewis. The lodge will
meet at o'clock TO arrange for the cere-
monies Of the occasion.
A negro was arrested last night at
negro picnic near the union derot by
Officers Roy and Gaines for fi1urishlng a
slx-shooter ia Il crowd. He was put Ia the
cooler TO await the action Of the cts
court tomorrow.
Two negroes disagreed this morning
aud one Of them carved the other Ia sew
ersl places, though The wounds are not
dangerous.
In ,he primaries throughout the county
yesterday everything moved off more quiet
" than was anticipated. There was, Of
course, some wfsngling, rs usual, but It
was Of very quiet kind.
AN effort was made by the Rose follow.
ers 20 have the delegates all instructed
for him Everything was brought to
bear thai could bein some precincts, while |
In Others fear mat they might be detected |
KEEP down tae attempt 10 carry the con-
yention unanimously for Ross, or TO make
1t appear that way az least. They sue
ceeded well ID two or three precincts, or
rather, made the appearance strong
enough 20 give the Ross organs good
thing 90 harp on At nearly every voting
place the delegates were instructed TO
vote for Clint, and to bring every honor.
able means TO bear ia the convention to
secure his nomination for attorney
general, Mr. Clint Is very popular at his
home, ana this makes an exceedingly
good start for the nomination. Mr.
John Collier Of Tarrant was not forgotten
by his friends IN Dallas and Dallas
county either, as instructions were given
at several places for his nomination
superintendent of public instruction.
Mr. Richard Morgan, Jr, was also
kindly remembered for judge Of the
supreme court Martin was mentioned
very fayJrably Ia one or two precincts
Tor governor. Mr. J.. w. Ogelsby OF
Collin cOunty was the fayorite in several
precincts FOR comptroller
la the Fifth ward OF Dallas was the
greatest amount OF Tangllng. One set of ,
delegates were elected by reclamation !,
when the true Democrats raised OBJ =.
ecilons and had the convention recon
.cDod and new chairman elected. After !
nc second convention had about finished
VI other business they passed resolutions, D
IS The voters OF the Fifth ward, stating y
hat the hrst convention and sci
" delegates were not true I
democrats or rather that trickery
md political wire-pulllng was done by
hem IN the interests of their candidates
Ia few places resolutions were
'hsred requiring u man to have been
Democrat ior some time; in other words, '
le mus either have voted for Gov. Ire ,
ana or PRESIDENT Cleveland, or he could I
lpl participate In the primary. These '
-'ftNt'fiiN WIN NOhNu ubMnt uuA men =
we're pledged to vote for the Democratic i
Iominee or not participate. L
The county convention Is called for the
ath inst, and much wrangling is anticl- 1
'ated In reference to the candidates for a
l least two Offices. The outcome can $
lot be ioreseen at this time There are Y
lany guesses being made, and there is G
lultu difference OF opinion as to who q
vii be the lucky persons There is now u
lueh political schemlng going on, and o
here Is much more looked for during this d
oming week. S