Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-05
TEXAS SPECIALS.
Weekly Resume of the Gazette's
Reports from All Over Texas,

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10 family CT this city which, report
had no backbone. l. hsd TO
handled very car'fllly, ard
lifted had to be placed onk
board. On Monday rising sppesr
on its back just below TIE shoulder
which caused the child's head to m
also until i. became lsrger than tae
child's body. Wednesday evening the
rising bursted, and thoee present were
horr!ded to see its head slowly decrease
in size 81 the corruption ran from the
rising. Ths unfortunate child died this
morning.
WACO, TEX, Sept. 27.--Rev. II. Car
roll cf this city publishes an open letter
in the morning Dsy which will appear to-
morrow replying to Q letter received by
hin short time sgo from the Hon.
Webb Finley OF Tyler, chairman OF
the state Democratic executive commit
tee lsking him Or. CaIrolD 20 stump
the state foT the Democrats. Or. Carroll
refuses to take any part il politics and
stated that he thought 1t un6ecoming q
minister TO DO &c. He also states in this
letssr thSt his Teasona Tor taking part in
the Isle prohibition campaign was that he
deemed il neral question and
therefore though; it lis duty TO
reader what sssists2ce he could
30 the prohibition cause. DR.. Carroll
concludes by saying the. he ints to
vote the straight Democratic ticks II
the exception OF Hon. K. Q. NH
Congress il this district, an. e
his support to the Hon. E<A. Jon,
stead.
MCKINNEY, TEX, Sept. 9Th
zgTTE correspondent. interviewed /
". Thomas, whose prcpQbaed smera
appeared in THE GAzsITE. Nj.
IL the Republican Candidate for Co
from tie Fifth district, std was for
postmaster at this plEcel He is az
citizen and takes 20 stoc X in the Sian
against the state.
! ''Wil you give me your views as to
amendment proposed BY you?"
81 regard the proposed amendment
emirently in the interest Of tempersr
reform. II adopted, the sale Of poison,
alcoholic beverage is 81 once pisced uuue
the bsn Of constitutions, lxW In TeSss
In addition, prohibition OF the Gale as q
beverage, even Of pure liquors, Sccomes
the rue, and the saloon tls e.xcepiion. II
no exceptions &c made, the fule Will OF
course prevail throughout the state. II
exceptions be made thay can only prevail
In those places in which Mt ority OF the
electors favor the SELDOM, sud IN such
places for time nor longer thar two
yesTs, that Is, until the next state cleo
ton, when the rule would again Sssert
itself, unless msj l1ity OF the electors
should favor the Saloon for another TWO
years"
"Do you regard this as c; paramount
importance"
81 suppose that the tSrif question will
be settled in this election, sid sm with
ths Republican party In the main on the
tariff, bat regard The temperance ques-
ton as OF more importance and deem it
will be tn question four years herce?"
"What stock do you take IL this charge
that free ballot and fair count cannot
be ma in Tsxas, aud the fAl.u:e TO noUi-
na:e Republican tlcket WAS due TO =
oeliet?" ~
''Nope st all. There may d. portions
CT Tsxss where this may be true, but /
don't know. I WAS opposed to the
nomination CT state ticket and fer the
reason, II You rScollect, 1 went TO Fort
Worth to ge. tie Republican party 10 take
steps fo6aId temperance reform but
failed. thought the Republicans would
be, by not nominating, Tree TO vote for
Marion Martin, snd IS he IS importance
man, l supposed temperance votes better
than temperance resolutions lst now"
"Are you going to canvass the dis
trictP"
ayes, I purpose to make some
speeches"
"You say you sre with the REPUBLICAN
;,,<
Yes, l Am for tariff fer revenue so
framed as to protect producer and laborer
to the fullest extent oracticaof."
ELPAso, Tex, Sept. "a party Of
Chicago capitalists Arrived leg vssc.r,1
day. They have recently convicted an
organization for the purpose oitreclaim-
ing and developing one OF tho fhest Sec
tious Of agricultural lsnd 10 be found In
Sill the Southwest. Tie name OF the
company is the Pecos Irrigation and Iu-
vestment Company, incorporated under
the laws Of New Mexico. The otifcers
are Ganersl L. P. Bradley, Charles B.
EDDY, G. 3. Shaw Of Chicago,
sud Charles ". Green, formerly
CoupsnY is 100000 The Pscos river
iioS5 III tAS ACILAeIu CSAESA VI NSH MIA
leo and flows southeesterlg, crossing the
south line Of the territory 200 miles east
OF E! Psso. The psrty hiss Just returned
from two weeks trip up the valley.
-Faey nave gone to Las Cruces, N. NJ, to-
dES to make entries OF land under the
dsser. Get slong the lines Of the proposed
sansls. They have completed the prepa-
;yations for construction, which Is already
In progress.
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