Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-16

faction. With Mr.. Conuor. everyone
feels that the fair or 1891 will be sue
cess. Mr.. Cour's Reelection was more
than satisfactory. and all recognize that
he Is the right man IN the right place.
His work and worth have been com pill
mented not only from members of the
fair association. but By the people ct
large. The near future will see the
work begun for the next years fair. and
the new management are fully deter
mined to make the fair of 1891 the great
est success of any yet held.
WORKMAN INJURED.
Workmen are engaged in tearing down
the burned walls of the Scholiaud build
ing that recently burned on Main street,
preparatory TO building new sereu-
story Office building This morning
man started 20 go up the ladder TO the
second floor when the ladder broke and
the man fell quite q distance, striking
on some old planks with nails sticking in
them. The man sustained serious in
juries, and q. first it was thought his
back was broken, bat this proved 10 be
untrue. Three nails, however, pene-
trated the mans side just above the
hip.
MURDER CASE DISMISSED.
The case of S.J Parker, charged with
killing Sam Warner, was called in the
court to-day. The case was dismissed for
the reason that the evidence showed that
he could only be convicted of manslaugh-
ter. The indictment had been burned
and new Indictment for manslauyAter
was barred by the statutes Of limitation.
The alleged Killing was said to have been
done seven years ago as Sake, near the
Collin county line.
OAK CLIFF
IS in trouble as quo warranto proceedings
have been Instituted to test the validity
of the incorporation of that city based on
the following grounds:
!. The petition OF f. &. Bower,
county judge of Dallas county, fails TO
show that there is u city in the territory
sought to be incorporated and therefore
fails to confer jurisdiction on the courts
to make an order OF election.
2. 1t unnecessarily includes much
rural territory with the real city of Oak
Cliff
8. The order declaring the territory
incorporated fails to Incorporate 1t under
any name.
4. In the Hamilton case the su-
preme court has held that ga town
covering more than two miles In area
could not incorporate an area of rural
territory consisting Of farms ranches aud
unoccupied surveys of land, so as to i'm
pose upon the inhabitants thereof the
burdens of municipal taxatIon
The court granted the prayer Of the
petitioner and directed the county at
toruey to file Information, which will
open up the case or It's merits.
LOCAL NOTES.
rho
largest and mos. enthusiastic meeting
had in months. 1t was decided at once
to increase the mem 0ership TO at least
400. This body wilt hold q meeting Oh
Thursday OF this week to discuss the new
charter amendments Us passed by the
council. This question is liable to meet
with much debate before the coming ses-
sion OF the legislature and the board of
trade proposes TO start the ball going.
Tonight Stephen La Beige, superin-
tendent for the Texas pressed brick COM
pany, and his son were held up by two
negro high waymen and o. the point of
pistols were made 20 deliver their cash,
which only amounted to u few dollars.
The robbery was committed on the track
Of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
road, near the colored schooihouse and
but q short distance from the business
portion of town. The robbers escaped
and, Us yet, have not been caught.
The trains on the Oak Cliff road were
detained about an hour this morning,
caused by two engines dying on the track
West Dallas for want OF coal.