Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-02

wax hot until the election in April. The
; lines have been changed somewhat since
| The GAzEITK's special on the subjec,
some two week sgo. II Is now certain
that Hon. Bad Conner will be 8 candidate
for re election. He will be opposed it lie
certain by General W. L. CsbeIl and
Colonel W. D. Wylie. 1t is also stated
that the friends OF Tax Collector J. c.
B gel are endeavoring to draw him out.
These gentlemen constitute quite an IT,
teresiing quartette and will put up Q
pretty race. But Conner will put Up q
race commensurate with his admins ira.
ton. The administration can't be best.
Neither can Connor.
WHAT BARNEY SAYS.
Hon. Barnett Gibbs returned lsst night
sitter several weeks sci ourn at Rockport.
The governor is Of the opinion thst in the
distribution of the muniicent surplus
now In the United Ststes treasury Book
port will come IN for at least 50. 500. 600.
This will be sufficient TO thoroughly de-
yelop the hsroor. and thus make ROCK
port the grandest metropolis OF the South
Governor Gibbs description of the Rock
port Of 1900, ''rsads," IS Major John F.
Elliott would express 1t, "like q Persian
poem in an eastern epic"
A CoLLIgION.
TIE westbcuad Texas and Pacific and
Belt LIE greet car collided this morn
ing al the intersection Of the tracks, Hsr-
wood and Pacific avenue. No enc wss on
the street csr save the driver, and mirac-
uIously he escaped. Oae Of the mules
was killed outright and the other 30 in
jured that Il was shot to relieve 1t Ct its
suffering. The CIR Was also considerably
smashed. TIE accident was due to de
fectiVe brake on the street car. AT she
crossing Ct the TRACES the street car
line descends quite steep decline. The
driver saw the train comirg and sndeav-
ored to throw on the brake. The brake
would not work, and the car rolled down
the Il AID pushed the mules on the rail
rtal trick.
LOCAL NOTES AND PERSONAL.
Colonel Tom Brown Of Sherman Is In
the city.
John Duke, federal prisoner, charged
with carrying wh,skf in the territory,
was released on bond to-day.
james Kincannou, United States bank
examiner, arrived to-day.
The hzoeas corpus trial ct c. Hum
phries, chsrged with the murder of S
Stsgg at Mesquite, has been continued
unit De 2ember 10
Hon. j, NJ. Lindsay Ct Gsinesville was
ore Of the city's visitors to day.
To-day WAS the city's psy-dsy and
S9143 rs vas the amount dis bursed.
Rev. D. F. Fuller, the new pastor OF
the Floyd Street Methodist church, and
Or. John R Al en-, new pastor of the
First Methodist church, have both arrived
and will cfficiste at their respective
churches tomorrow.
Real estate transfers recorded to day
aggregate $4,000.
D. L. Goble was fined $40 this morning
for violating the humane society ordi-
nance. This is the fTslconviction under
the ordinance.
Colonel William Ernenwein is an
nourced as candidate for sldermsn
from the Second ward, vice DR.. Arch NJ.
Cochran, who is supposed to have fed
eral Office grabbed from March
Il is said that when General Harrison
steps int3 the executive mansion the fist
thing that will greet his presiden-
tial eye will be the resignation
Ct General W. L. Ca5ell es United States
msrshsl for the northern district Of
Texas, General CsDell doesn't propose
that General Harrison shall get ahead Of
him. He prefers to cut his own eff; ial
hesd CT and present Il 10 the president
rather than have tbs president do it.
GOD Tige" Will hold en- to toe { ffice un-
til the inauguration, however, unless
removed By death.