Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-07
DALLAS DEPOSITION
Special to the Gazette.


Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Feb. 6.-Mr. J. e.
Land who has the contract for the con-
structiou Of the electric street railway
in Fort Worth spent several hours in Dali
las to-day. Mr.. Land is a Dallas man
who has a very high opinion Of Fort
Worth s prospects He said: Fort
Worth e future is brighter now than it
ever has been before The town in all its
departments is on a stride forward, and
is getting there, Eli The population
IS increasing every day, contracts for ele-
CANT business houses are being let, the
Spring Palace is assured and the people
arr buoyant and busy. A great deal of
Northern capital is being invested in the
town and it presents its time appear
ance Of industrial and commercial activ-
ity. There are towns in Texas larger
than Fort Worth, but for get-up-and-
get and chronic enterprise il is the most
remarkable town of its size ever saw. -
TIE NEW CHARTER MIDDLE.
Judge Bower is at work collecting the
views OF citizens on the subject of the
new city charter. OF course these views
are from those who oppose that instru-
ment. The method is the distribution of
a printed protest, under which the cIti-
zen writes his views. The protest at
lacks the sections giving appointing
power TO the mayor and council, extend
ing the Jurisdiction Of the city court, and
compelling property owners to pay for
street paving at the dictation of
the council. Under one of
these printed protests a citizen
writes the following: eff the council
2 orr pr AZ
tated officer, ! would suggest, instead of
robbing the people of their right 10 elect
officers, that the council be granted the
power to enable them to scharge the
officer upon a twO-thirds vote of the en-
tire board. Then they can order an
election to fiji the vacancy after declar-
ING the elected officer ineligible for that
office.
BROMLEY ACQUITTED.
The federal jury in the case of Hender-
son Bromley, charged with participation
in the BenbTook train robbery, returned
a verdict of acquittai this morning. The
case has been on trial for nearly q week.
Bromley was Immediately rearrested on
two indictments pending against him in
the federal court at Graham, one for
robbing the mails and the other for con-
spring to rob the mails.
FUNERAL OF MRS. SHEPARD
The obsequies OF the late Mrs. Seth
Shepard who died yesterday morning
took place this morning from St. Mat
thew s cathedral. All the courts ad-
jouTned as a token of respect to the de-
ceased.
SUITS FILED TODAY.
Schneider 81 Davis VS.. w. II. Peck
ham, suit on note for SI490, with u per
cent. interest.
In the county court the White sewing
machine company vs.. the Dallas Chemi-
cal company for S238, due on open ac-
count.
w. D. Vestal IS. W. B. VestaI, for
$3.50, alleged to be due on open account.
Cooper s. Robertson VS.. A c. Daniel,
suit for per cent. commission on prop
erty sold by plaintiffs for defendant for
$1,000.
COURT NOTES.
District court resumed work on the
GTigsby- May case this morning, adj
jOurned TO attend the funeral of Mrs.
and resumed the case this after
noon.
The motion docket in the district court
will be called Tomorrow.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The board of managers of the Woman s
home met yesterday and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. ! C.. Gibson: first vice
president, Mrs. p. S. Pfouts; second
vice. president, Mrs. Philip Sanger:
treasurer, Mrs. Friend; financial secre-
tary, Mrs. Herman; recording secretary,
Mrs W. G. Sterett; manager, Mrs. NJ.
physician for the month of
EebrIIgry Dr RuflIs White
THE MAYORALTY
There are now three full-hedged eandi-
dates for the mayoralty: Mayor Counor.
Gen. Cabell and Col. Robert Gibson. The
latest feature of the campaign is one of
the evening papers, the Journal, coming
1ut against Conner and supporting Cabell
oI the ground that the former favors
acknowledgements Of the masses. -
PERSONAL AND MINOR MATTERS
Col. J d. Templeton of Fort Worth,
spent the day in Dallas
Sigmund Loeb left to-day for Paso del I
Norte.
Marshal Arnold returned from Fort
W orth this morning after vainIy trying
o get a clue to the whereabouts of Rush
=. Montgomery, who so mysteriously dis
lpp AIRED last week.
Miss Jessie Allen of Denison is visiting
friends in the city
Real estate deeds fled for record to-
Law aggregate S24 300.
w. keeler and Miss Bridget Griffin
we're married Tonight.
Capt. J X. Ross left this morning for |.
BRENNAN TO attend the funeral of his .
ather, Or. } NJ. Ross, who died in that /!
)lave last night of pneumonia.
Fred Brooks. the well-kn0wn brick 7
aver who died in Mckinney yesterday,
vas buried here this afternoon by the
Dallas bricllayers union
East Dallas has let the contract for the
,aving of Ross avenue and work will
,egin tomorrow.
Col. Seth Stewart was in the city to-
law