Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-20
DALLAS.
Officials of the Texas and Pacific Honor
Governor Browns Memory.
A Negro Shoots an Officer of the Law With
Probably Fatal Result-Eloped.
Committed Suicide.
IN HONOR OF GOVERNOR BROWN.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Aug. l9.-The officials
of the Texas and Pacific railway COM
pany held meeting yesterday after
noon in the third vice president office,
to take action in regard to the death Of
Governor John c. Brown, late president
of that company, and pass resolutions
BETTING that sad event. The following
officers were present:
Capt. John A. Grant, third vice presi-
dent
Mr.. l. s. Thorne, superintendent of
transportation.
B. w. Mccullough, general passenger
and ticket agent.
Mr.. W. H. Abrams, land commits
siouer.
Mr.. E. H. Hinton, general freight
agent.
eral freight agent.
Mr.. r. Fenby, auditor.
Mr. E. w. Tower, assistant auditor.
MIR. Guy Sumpter. local treasurer.
James A. Baker, general attorney.
Mr.. r. S. Loyett, assistant general
attorney.
Col. w W. Leake, resident attorney.
Capt. C. E. Henry, S. C. agent.
MIR. Jeff n. Miller, yice-p-esident
secretary.
Mr.. Sumpter was chosen chairman.
After q general expression of feeling
and sympathy, participated i'll by MIR.
Abrams, Col. Leake, Mr. Hinton, Mr..
Fenby and others, the following commit
tee was, on motion of Col. Leake, APP
pointed to draft resolutions: Capt. john
A. Grant, Hon. James A . Baker, Mr..
R. s. Lovett, Mr.. Z. H. Hinton, Mr..
Il. Fenby and Mr.. Jeff n. Miller.
The committee was instructed to pre-
pare resolutions and submit them as
early as possible.
The committee shortly returned and
reported the following:
Guy Sumpter, chairman-Your COM
mittee appointed to draft resolutions be-
fitting the sad occasion of Governor
Brown s death have been assigned a well
nigh impossible task. Everyone present
realizes the loss of dear and noble friend
and experiences grief not told in words.
Much of Governor Brown s life need not
be mentioned here-his gallantry upon
the field of battle, his standing at the
bar, his wisdom as statesman and the
great ability with which he discharged all
the important duties imposed upon him
are bright records of his country 5 history
and well may his countrymen mourn his
loss. But we may speak Of him as we
knew hin-as subordinate associates, in
the management of q great business trust
and the close relations of sincere friend
ship. During all the veXations and trials
encountered by him as the responsible
head of a great interest committed to his
care, he was the same cheerful, consider
OFT hi ortp Cd
| forbearing and just to all, unkind So;
none The hard lines of 'businessEv
were ever tempered by the noble gener-
osity of his manly nature and his amiable
| character and cheerful disposition, soft
ened many of the rugged places in our
respective paths of duty. The prompt
ings of his warm heart were perfectly in
keeping with the compass of his broad
mind, and so marked were both that his
influence in this section among the people
in all the walks of life will long be re-
membered for the good accomplished.
We feel assured that our sentiments of
affectiOnate regard while living and deep
! grief at the death of our friend are sim
cerely shared by all the employees in every
department of the Texas and Pacific rail-,
way, each of whom has so many evil
! dences of his kindness and whom each
so justly regarded as personal friend.
We beg to report the following:
Resolved, that it is the sense
| Of the officials Of the Texas and
Pacific railway company, that IN the
| death of Governor John c. Brown eachS
| has lost true and tried friend, the rail
way fraternity an Industrious example,
! the railways an able champion, the bar
one of its brightest ornaments, the coun-
! ellis of government @ wise adviser, and
/ the nation one of its most useful citizens.
! Resolved. that his family be assured
! of our tenderest sympathy i'll their be
/ reavement, and that we and ali who
knew him share with them their great
/ grief.
Resolved, that copy of these pro-
! ceedings be furnished TO the family of
! the deceased. JOHN a. GRANT,
JAMES A. BAKER,
e. II. HINTON,
Z. FENBY,
JEFF n. MILLER,
r. S. LOVETT
The ex-Confederates of Dallas also
! held a meeting and adopted suitable resot
! buttons. The Gould building is being
! draped.
| A dispatch was received here to-day
stating that the funeral of Governor
Brown would take place to-morraR
evening at Pulaski, Tenn. a
PROBABLE MURDER.
Henry Jacoby, deputy constable in
! precinct No. l, had just returned with
his mother-in-law from church last night
and was standing at the gate in front Of
her residence on the corner OF Allen and
Flora streets awaiting his wife 5 ap-
proach, when they were TO 20 to their
| own home.
While he stood there waiting he heard
a row in the vicinity OF the negro
tent, which is pitched in the neighbor-
hood, where the negroes hold nightly
| meetings for the benefit of sinners He
heard several reports from pistols and
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