Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-22
WACO
A Really Quarrel In Court-A Question Of
RslationBhip.

A Really Quarrel In COurt-A Question Of
RelatIonBhip.
Social to the Gazette.
WACO, Tex March 81 There was but
little done in the courts to-day. In the
District court the suit of Vina johnson
vs.. A. Lllord, both negroes, is on trial
It seems from the evidence that Lillord,
though married man, had gone In
partnership with Miss VIVA johnson to
Guy q certain lot of land and build q
house thereon. but to prevent . "row"
in his OWN household he had consented
to furnish half the money for the house
and lot and be silent partner
In half the house and lot
This VIVA johnson denies in toto and +,
says she bought and paid for the
property with her own money.
There was large batch of indictments
presented to the court this morning.
Felony indictments are unusually large
this term Of the court.
MI " B D wilson, g representative
Of TIE GAZETTE at Brownwood, was
at IL O'Clock this morniog married to
They were married in the Methodist
evening train. . t-
There is 8 respectable and worthy fam
lily living In the eastern part of this
county, but they are much puzzled IS
regards the relationship existipgioetweep
them An old mans son maIries the
sister Of bis fathers wife, or, in other
words, father and son marry sisters, and
| they are puzzled to know what relation
ship are the children of the two families.
The resolutions condem natory of the
Hon. r. Q Mills, passed by the Central
Texas L We Stock Associ >tIon in conven-
ton yeste rday, are the subject OF consid-
cradle comment to-day. The following
are the resolutions as adopted By the
association:
Whereas, Hon. Roger Q. Mills, Repre-
sentative Of the Ninth congressional dis
trict and chairman of the ways snd means
committee, formulated and introduced in
the House of Representatives tariff bill
which, in explicit terms, protects the
manufacturer in all respects and abro-
gates the modicum of protection hitherto
granted the producer, and
Where's, that ssid tariff bill retains the
duty on fencing wire-barbed and smooth
and nails and staples, and removes the
duty from the f0cks the fences enclose,
and
Whereas, the said tariff bill does not
materially interfere with or reduce the
duty on wooleDs, wooden goods, clothing
and blankets andqwipes out the duty on
raw wool, and
Where's, ssid tariff bill puts hides CD
the free list, and does not reduce the
duty on manufactured articles of leather,
and
Whereas, the constituency which elect
ed Mr. Mills is largely stock and wool
growers, and
Whereas. 1t Is our opinion that the pss-
saee Of said tariff bill would materially
IL are or des roy the cattle and wool
craving interest, therefore
Resolved, that Hon R Q Mills does
not represent the N nth district nor the
state Of Texas In his position; thst his
sburse tends 10 destro7 the material in
sdustries OF his constituency.
Resolved, that We deprecste the course
of Mr. Mills and hereby put ourselves on
record in hearty condemnation of his
conduct and his bill.
Resolved, that We consider bis action
in rendering protection TO the POWERFUL
zad pampered Industries OF the east sHilI
north and Withholding 1t from the ssrl5