Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-24
DALLAS.
Preparations for the Entertainment o.
the State Press Association ut the
Ansusl Meeting In May.
A Dealer in GsnsraI Merchandise Fails
at Embres-Further Particulars If
the Death Of Joseph W. Gordon.
THE PRESS CLUB.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX March 23.-Pursuant to
a call the Press Club met st the Mer-
chants Exchange this morning, President
Frank Holland presiding. The following
resolution was read and adopted:
! Resolved, that the president and secre-
tsry Of the Dallas Press Club inform the
presidents of the Merchants Exchange,
Fair Association, Committee OF thirty
and Mayor Of the city that the rewspspsr
| fraternity of D sllas is organized ana are
ready to cooperate with Them in thslr
| preparations for the entertSinmsEtsof tkf
| State Press Association st theIf annual
meeting here Missy II. and theg wishing
members of the LOUISIANA, Arkansas eno
Tennessee Associations. =
| A letter from the president Of ths
| Tennessee association was read expyesss
ing regret at their inability to Aceepf
Dallas invitation. &
After discussion Of questions pertain
| ing TO the entertainment, the club sd
| journed.
Mayor Conner and President Holland
| of the Press Club ard President Arm s
strong OF the Safe Fair Association being
| present, and Chairman Daugherty OF the
committee of thirty, represented, meet
| ing Of the heads OF the various cresniz1
tions was suggested and msyor Connor
elecIed to preside.
W. A. Shaw moved that the heads OF
these organ cations constitute an execu-
i've committee to make sll arrangements
for the press entertainment i'll May, was
passed. The committee is: Mayor Con
nor, Frank Holland of the Press Cub, j.
s. Armstrong OF the Fair Association, j.
S. Dsugherty OF the citizens committee
and W. White, president Of the Merchants
Exchange. 1t w.s sugge sted that the
committee employ competent man for
secretary and solicitor.
FAILURE AT EMBRRE.
J. r, Brown, dealer IN general merchHn-
disc st Embree, fled psp4rs YESTERDAY
afternoon, appointing W. L. Armstrong
SIS trustee Of his property II Enbree,
which consists of store building, stock OF
general merchandise and fixtures, to Sc.
cure the obligations to Dallas parties as
follows: Armstrong & Co. $3.50 so;
Born & Davidson, Sl75 As; Douglas
Bros 81 so; Babcock, Foot & Brown,
S4s rs; Elias Keller & Co, S26; Waters
Pierce Oil Company, $50; P z. Mariinlz,
S.; A D. S.efano, $500. The sssets
are sufficient to Dring Inc creditors cut
whole,
| DEATH BY MORPHINE.
Mr.. Joseph W. Gordon died st Bryan
last Tuesday. He formerly lived in D4l-
las, and has been connected with tbs
firms of Mares ais, Armstrong Co,
Schneider Davis, and Boren & David
SOD. At the time OF his death he was
trsvt ling for Chicago sta1ca factory. j
B. Chance Of Bryan WAS III the CITY to-
day looking after Mr. Gordon's STAIRS.
He says nothing serious YVES feared M
til Mr.. Gordon became upcorscious.
He had complained OF biliousness, and
said he was taking quinine.. TAe box
from which the last capsule was taken
was found TO contain morphine. 1t bore
the lsbel Of the Belt Line Drug Store OF
Dallas. Gordon leaves wife and child
He was noble fellow ard loved by all
who knew him.
/ Personal.
Hon. Barnett Gibbs has gone to Austin
on legal business.
Colonel j N. Simpson returned last
night from Galveston
| Hon A. s. Gill of Navarro, represent
alive Of the Sixteenth district OF Texas in
the Twentieth Legislature, is in the city
He is here on business connected with
the Farmers Alliance, of which he is
l member