Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-09
Texas congressman a Unit On the
Question of a Deep Water Port.
A Texan on Trial for His Life at Wash
ingtOn = Blaine's Chances for
Securing Cabinet Position.
a Proposition to Reimburse Southern People
for Property Sold for Taxes During the
Construction Period Capital Gossip.
4 Solid Delegation.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The FL Paso
Times, in recent editorial, printed
sereed which rather reflected upon the
Texas delegation and its attitude on the
deep water question. This called forth
letter to-day from Mr.. Grain addressed
to the Times in which he clearly showed
the error into which that journal had
fallen concerning the action of
the Texas delegation, In brief
Mr.. Grain st ated that the
delegation were not div ided on this ques-
ton, but, on the contrary, each member
was heart and soul in favor of the resoIu-
tions recently introduced by MI. Grain
and Senator Coke, which are substantial
ly the same as those adopted by the deep
water convention at Denver last fall.
Mr.. benson, Colonel Traynor and Con-
gresham Stewart, each of whom repre-
sent Galveston, Sabine Pass and Arkansas
Pass, are working hard to secure deep
water harbor for Texas, and are entirely
in harmony on the subject. 1t is deep
water somewhere for Texas which actu-
ates them, and not special locality
which controls their action. 1t was at
first intended to place this deep water
clause on the river and haTbor bill,
but this project is not likely
to be followed The fact is that the
river and harbor bill will probably fail,
and it would be fatal to deep water to
Texas this session to couple the PROPOSE
ton with that measure. So it has finally
been determined to let the matter stand
on its own merits, and the friends
of the measure are very hopeful
of success. Whatever may be
said III Texas as to the attitude of the
delegation there is no denying the fact,
as is evident from headquarters, that to
a man they are using every endeavor to
secure favorable action on the deep water
resolution, and are not at loggerheads
concerning the LOCATION. The El Paso
Times to the contrary Notwithstanding.
TEXAN ON TRIAL.
This afternoon in the criminal court,
Judge Montgomery, Colonel James G.
Tracy of Texas was placed on trial under
an Indictment for an assault with intent
TO kill Captain John B. Tanner, on the
1Ith. of July last, by shooting at him.
The government was represented by As
sistant District Attorney Spaulding, who
stated that there had been some business
transactions between the parties in rela-
ton TO stocks; that Tracy called and
while seated in the Office Captain Tanner
asked Colonel Tracy if he was ready
to settle, and he replied in the affirma-
tive, and getting up drew pistol and
fired at Tanner. After his disarmament he
said he intended to have killed Captain
Tanner. Colonel Yates represents the
defendant. The case went over until to-
morrow.
BLAINE IS CHANCES.
The Blaine men are still waiting with
great anXiety to hear something from In
dianapolis. They have not received the
assurance they are looking for, and the
friends of Mr.. Blaine are in doubt Re-
newed efforts are being made by anti
Blainites to prevent his selection, and
both sides of the question are being pre-
scented to Harrison. So everything is in
doubt, and you know just as much as we
do here.