Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-10
TRIANGULAR FIGHT.
An Ounce of Preventive Proves Better
Than Pound Of Cure.
Tpxs. Called Uron 60 Send Delegates 20 the
Immigration Convan'ion TO Be Held st
AshrviiIr, \. c.
speciaI Correspondence of the Gazette.


AUSTIN, TEX. Nov. 8.-Capt. SEEKER
returned yesterday from Laredo, whittier
he had gone on the 2ud of the month at
the order of Governor Ross, to aid, II
necessary, in preventing any disturbance
that might occur on election day. Such
was the rancor among contending fac
tions, It was deemed advisable by some
OF the citizens to call on the governor to
interpose the authority of the state in
preventing another such ruction as that
occurring in 1886, when sixteen m-u
were killed in that place. Happily, the
election passed off quietly, and there is
no repetition OF the bloody business OF
1886 TO be chronicled. As Capt. SEEKER
says, or intimaies, the cause OF the
trouble at Laredo, or rather, of the
trouble that after all troubled nobody,
was the luminosity OF political factions
towards eacn other, ranged, as they
were, in triangular fight. II was
merely, IL seems, a scramble for county
offices, in which three separate factions
attempted TO whip-aw each other out of
the race. What added 10 the bitterness
of It was perhaps the fact that there
each claiming TO he the genuins
thing. all wool and a yard wide.
The third ticket was of mongrel, or
perhaps Republican cast. With such
factors in u campaign and a community
OF voters three- fourths OF wDGm are
Mexi,.aus, and no, indisposed to quarrel,
and perhaps 20 Tor the longest purse, or
the most fetching lnducemsnt OF what
ever sort. it is easily apparent how
de Ill of time might be stirred up If
wise precautions were not taken to pre-
vent. Laredo has II 200 inhabitants aud
an electric car line connecting It with the
MtXican town on the south bank of the
Rio Graude.
1t is said that the bridge over the
Comal, near New Braunfeis, that coll
lapsed "Wednesday night, was an iron
one, and but three months in place.
Engineer Healy, who was injured IN the
wreck has since died.
F. B. Chiffon of this city, and general
manager OF the Southern interstate i'm
migration bureau. mas Issued circular
calling On the public spirited citizens of
Texas to send delegates to the couven-
ton to be held az A.heville, n. c.,
December Il. He SAYS that he thinks
many railroads will give free trunsporta-
ton ami that Asheviiie will trent all dele
gates in the han6somest manner. She will
provide large hentsd hall. Will give a
banquet, turn. sh drives etc. Mr.. Chill
ton thinks ii u rare opportunity for get
ting in fine lot of advertising for the
state. and hopes that every town and
city will send delegation. Delegates at
large Will To appointed by Governor
RosS.
Manager McCloskey of the Fort Worth
Dallas combination, plays game of
bnil here tins afternoon with ths Holly
4 Hume team of Austlu.
Mr.. Corr!gan, contractor, arrived in
town Yesterday, an 1 Ut q meeting with
the board of public works, COMPLETED all
formalities and passed the papers for the
completion Of the dam. Dirt has al
ready been broken, and the zig job is
now under way with large force of
men At work. MIR. Corrigan is a brother
OF the well known turlmau Ed Corrigau,
and a cousin Of Congressman Johu G.
Tarsney Of Kansas City. Reelected to
congress last Tuesday 10y y ma iorlty of
6 900. Mr.. Tarsney Is one of Missouri's
most capable representatives, and q |
young man TO boot.
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The Arkansas Pass railroad company |
paid occupation tax for the quarter end |
ing September 81, ths sum of 500.
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The YOakum water and power co q. |
pany of Lavsca county, was chartered |