Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
DALLAS.
The Tide Setting In Strongly In Favor
81 Dsep Water Convent On for
Fort Kcrtk-Di coralisn Day.
Jontinusn 20 Had In the Federal Court
ExaminiDg Trial OF n. b Thornton
In ProGfess-Local Notes.
THE DEEP WATER CONVENTION, :

THE DEEP WATER CONVENTION
Special 70 the Gazette,
DALLAS, TEX, May 30.-Secretsry
Lewis Of the Merchants Exchange Is re-
ceiving letters from prominent men OF
the various cities. The tide now Is set.
ting in strongly for Fort Worth. Senator
Maxey says: s7r
"The points in favor Of holding the
convention In some other state interest.
ed, are fa.st that all places would be con-,
sidered with equal fairness, snd. second,
that held elsewhere we would gain
friends. Wherever held the people would
look 10 the point Wbsre they are best
connected by rsilwsy facilities. Ny
opinion 10 that the first convention should
oe held in Texas, others elsewhere siter-
wards"
Mayor Carter Of Marshall, writes: az
interviewed cur prominent citizens on the
subject Of tie message and ind, On count,
that s very lsrge msjorlty Of them favor
the holding or the interstate deep wafer
convention within the limits OF this state,
and as Fort Worth has called for that
place, so they desire II TO hold there.
We think it will be the means Of
orirgiug 8 large number of people from
the northwestern states TO Texas ON that
account who would not possibly come bat
for such an occasion, AID thst sill the
northwest is vitsliy interested in tnis
matter. We are for deep water on tie
rtx as coast at the most available point,
without reference to any given place."
DECORATION DAY.
Decoration Day wss observed in Dallas
by the closing OF the banks and the pest
office. This morning early the Thomas
ard DIX G A. R. posts assembled at their
hall on Main street. After appropriate
ceremonies and DOMINIC uniforms the
column began to form on Msin stree
| Just east Of PoYdras. At 10:l5
The column. headed by the Fourth
Regiment Band, began to move in the
folio wing order; First, mounted police;
second, band; third, mayor and aldermen
in carriages; fourth, ex Colfederates,
hesded by Major Hu T. Ewing and Cap
tain Joe Record; Aitb, Thomas and Dix
posts members 10 uniform; sixth, beau
thuliy decorated wagon bearing the little
10 ser girlf, each state being rep G.
sented Ia the handsome bouquet;
seventh, the artillery company, which
WuECic'I AZ tlC pitScobiOH was
down Elm street near the intersection Of
PoyGrAs; ard isss were the cit:zsns in
carrisges and buegies. The march 10
the cemetery down Elm street 70 Syci-
more, thence down R3ss avenue was
without incident.
| TIE ceremonies at the cemetery were
beautiful and impressive. At the park
this afternoon speeches By veterans O.
| both sides were made, in which the unity
| u I'll sections were pledged.
| FEDERAL COURT.
| The following continusnces were had
| ia the Federal court to-day. which constl
| tute the dsy's proceedings:
Correlis Hurt ct al. vs. Willlam PaEf
ct 81, on application Of the defendants.
|. James Thompson VS. W. A Carlisle et
al On applicstio of plaintiff.
J E. Eimonds vs. FisblemAn & S IN,
On spplicstig n of plaintiff.
The criminal docket will be taken up
next Mondsy.
MINOR MATTERS.
The examining trisl Of N. B. Thornton,
charged with completely in the Benbrook
trsip robbery last October, is Ia progress
before Commissioner Bentley.
E. j. Dpss, WAC wss caught in the In.
dian Territory by the federal authorities
\ on the charge Of cattle stealing, took the
pauper's oath this morning.
a petition requesting the appointment
OF tWo,negro policemen was presented &c
] tho Council lsst night.