Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-05
DALLAS.
a Drummer Prefers Death by His Own
Hand to Filling Drunkard's Grave.
Meeting OF the Texas Afternoon Press Asso.
ciation-An Aged Minister Dead-h
Farmer Loseg a Thumb.
COrSCH. NOTES.

ESueTaI business Whs uisDoeed VI >
although nothing was up OF general In
terest. resolution was passed refund
ing to the Texas state fair and Dallas
exposition their water tax, amounting TO
$500.
The Dallas electric ligt: company were
given permission 20 erect more poles in
order 20 supply light 20 various portions
Of the city now in darkness. The matter
of making nine hours legal day 3 work
on al work done by the city was also
discussed, but by u motion the matter
WIS tabled until the first meeting ia
May. The reason for ths was that mary
Of the nId ermen thought the question
was sprung for electiuneering purposes.
The Oak Gin council also held a ses-
sion last night, but the work was con-
fined TO the framing of the city orii-
lances. The salary OF the city marshal
Tas dXed at SIS q month; city secretary,
$40; attorney, S325 fer the 1--WE months
previous 10 April /. 1891.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following were on last night elected
officers of John a. Dix post q A. r.:
ID. NJ. Baker, commander; L.
l.. Rust, senior vice. commander;
l.. c, Leeds, Junior vice-cou.-
mander; Dr.. Baird, surgeon; Or.
MackGy, chaplain; James Fnnson,
quartermRsteri J. c. Bigger, officer of
the day; J. Il. Lake, officer of the
guard; J. w. Ayers, delegate TO the
state encampment and II. b. Davis,
alternate.
TAKEN AFTER PREACHING.
VIII Miller was brought in to-day by
| nlfp1 StUfp5 iprnsv the
charge Of larceny of horses and cattle IN
the Indian Territory. When found by
the officers Miller WINS preaching to a
congregation near san Francisco creek,
in DelnGm county. As soon us the SER
mon WIS tinshcd, the dispenser OF relig
ION was arrested.
LOST \ THUMB.
Mr.. O. Z. Scott lives eight miles north
OF Dallns. This morning while the gem
tlemun was killing hogs he met with
serious accident. He had just stuck one
Of the porkers when the hog caught one
Cf Mr.. Scott s thumbs between his teeth,
severing it completely from the hand
TuOk MORPHINE.
Allen Leigh was found dead in room 10
al the st. James hotel about 3 Clock
this afternoon. A note was found in the
room stating that he had rather die by
2
grave, and ut the bottom of the note
request was made 10 notify Il. Il Griffin.
Fort Worth, Ten, OF his death. He had
Cied from dose of morphine admins
tered by his own hand Leigh arrived at
Dallas about week ago registered from
-. Louis, and was assigned room Is,
which he has since occupied. He was
traveiing salesman Tor some metal house
~ 81 Louis. Since lie arrived in Dallas
he had eeen drinking heavily, bat last
ni"ht he was sober. Ho was around the
hCiul Office last night aud borrowed a
dollar from the clerk, stating that he
expected money from st Louis in IL day
Or two, and would pay back the money
borrowed. Al a late hour he went up
stains, and as was supposed, TO his room.
lie wns not seen until to-day, when lie
was found dead in another room than the
one he had previously occupied. The
man was between thirty and thrty-five
years old, and the hotel people say he
told them that he was single man
Further than this nothing is yet known
about him
WEST TEXAS UARBOK.
a company has been organized for the
purpose of improving harbor ON the
west coast OF Texas and laying out and
building Il town. The charter has been
prepared and the new company will be
Known as the Portland harbor and i'm
provement company. Mayor W. c.
Connor OF this city is president, W. X.
Carlisle, Wichita, Kan, vice president,
and john Wellesley OF Corpus Christi |
general manager. The main Office Will
be located in Dallas. with branches ct
Portland and Wichita.
PRESS MEETING.
a called meeting OF the Texas after |
noon press was held in the office of the |
Times Herald AT 4 o clock p. m to-day, |
Present-C. Z. Gilbert Of the Dallas |
mes-Herald, !. W. Burson of the |
Galveston Tribune, W. A. Suurhomb OF !
the san ANTONIO Times, L. &. Senter of |
the Fort Worth Mali. ". F. Beck (hy |
proxy of the Weathertord Constitution. |
). Il. Bennett, secretary. being absent, !
=. q. Senter was chosen 10 act ms secre-
tary pro tenn. President Gilbert re-
ported tho progress Of negotiations be-
tween the Southern afternoon bureau
and the Associated Press, after which
proceedings was in substance that I
southern afternoon press has ar
ranged with the Associated Press for
report OF Southern and general news of
1000 10 5000 words early morning and
noon 10 cost 6 nom!na! rate per 1000
words per week, and earlier and better
sending assured. Mr.. {. E. Gilbert,
who ie also president OF the Southern
afternoon press association, has just re-
turned from Chicago. where he went to
see after better arrangement for the fur
uisLiug of Northern news to the evening
papers Of his association. HIS trip was
attended with good results, and u de-
cidsi Improvement IN The afternoon
press of Texas csn be soon expected. All
evening papers wishing 10 join in the
new move should confer with Mr.. Gil
bert. The final arrangements between
the Southern afternoon bureau and
associated Press have been left 10 Mr..
Gilbert, and the matter will speedily be
closed up.
REV. j. r. MALONE,
an aged minister. died suddenly last
night at his home in this city from heart
trouble. Deceased is native of Ala
bana and was at one time pastor of a
church in Mobile. In Texas he. firsf set
tied at MeXia, but tor the past ten years
ne has been @ resident of this city.
FOR CHARITY'S SAkE,