Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-21

er. The latter commended it was not
dug according 10 contract. The
case was carried before Justice Hogg
the Irishman suing for his money
On the stand the Irishman swore the
work was properly done and the farmer
just the opposite. Justice Hogg could
not decide, but adjourned court two
hours. During the time he rode over 10
the ditch, which he carefully measured
and found it in accordance with the con-
tract. Returning, he opened court and
gave judgment for the Irishman, who got
his money.
LIMESTONE FOR HoGG.
Special to the Gazette.
NExIA, TEX, June 20.-rhe joint dis
cussion between Gen. Hogg and Judge
Cook terminated in Hogg and commits
sion victory. Fifteen hundred people
were present. Limestone is for Hogg
overwhelmingly.
WHEELER AT RoCKPORT.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, Ten, June 20.-Lieu-
tenaut-Governor T. B. Wheeler passed
through to-day en- route to Austin. He
spoke last night at Rockport to large
audience. He expresses himself as de-
lighted with the Southwest and the treat
ment accorded him, and regards his
| chances as very fair.
| TERRELL TO ORGANIZE.
Special to the Gazette.
! TERRELL, TEX, June 2O.-Monday
night is set for the organization of the
Jim Hogg club for this precinct. There
are over one hundred names for the or
| gsnization and still the list is increasing.
UNANIMOUSLY RENOMINATED,
JOLIET, ILL, June 20.-Capt. Charles
A. Hill was UNANIMOUSLY renomInated
for second term in congress yesterday
by the Republicans OF the Eighth DIS
trict.
COOK AT CALVERT.
Special to the Gazette.
CALVERT, TEX. June 20.-Judge Cook
addressed two audiences here yesterday,
one OF 1000 colored people at the fair
grounds and the other at the opera
house. He made great many friends.
MARION COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, Ten, June 20.-There
was big barbecue aud basket picnic
held down at the Grange to-day by the
Farmers Alliance, and candidates were
thick. Tomorrow will be held the
primary election of the county land there
is much interest felt in the result, and
though 1t is generally conceded that
Hogg Will carry the county, vet the OPP
position is bitter and will make hard
fight.
OWSLEY AT LEWISYILLE.
special to the Gazette.
LEwIsvLLE, TEX, June 20.-Hon.
Alvin c. Owslev, candidate for represen-
tatlve of Denton county, is here to-day.
He spoke at Shilock, six miles west of
here, last night and reports having had
q grand time. Mr.. Owsley in an inter-
view with your reporter, expressed him.
self in favor of the commission and went |
on to state many reasons for the faith
that is in him. He will speak here to- |
morrow evening, at which time he will |
set forth more fully his views on the |
leading issues and will inform the people !
concerning his actions in the last legIsla-
ture, of which he was an honored MEM
Der.
HOGG TO SPEAK AT WACO.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, June 20.-Attorney-
General Hogg will arrive in Waco at 9
o 'clook tomorrow morning and will
speak at 80 p. IN. An immense throng /
of people is looked for.
RAINS COUNTY NOTES.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
EMORY, TEX, June 19.-Hogg, the
the commission and Cook are beginning
to attract attention more, as the time for
the primaries approaches. Some weeks
back Mr.. Hogg would have had walk
over 60 far as this county is concerned,
but how it will turn out for the guberna-
torial aspirsnts when the primaries meet,
it is just now hard to tell. Gov. r. B.
Hubbard is billed TO speak here on the
9TH of July, aud the people are all up in
expectation to hear something good
when the governor comes round. Mr..
Hubbard is quite fsvorlte with these
people. aud it is thought he will give the
objector trouble in these parts.
There will be grand union barbecue
az Lone Oak, in Hunt county, on the
Fourth, at which it is expected RIB.
will address the people, and
candidates for both state and county will
air themselves.
Rains county primaries will meet July
&c, and the county convention will meet
on August 2.
POTTER COUNTY.
of the Gazette.
AMARILLO, Ten. June 19.-Potter
coHHby Hds HuL Us yet Thu ucF county
to elect delegates to the state |
at San Antonio, but when
she does her delegation will be solid for
Hogg and the commission, and instructed
TO 30 vote, first, last and all the time;
and for Pendleton for the second place
IN the ticket. It can be safely said that
iine-tenths of the voters in Potter county |
ire in favor of HoRg for governor and
he same can be truthfully said of the
,ntire Panhandle. The men with the
zoe in the Panhandle have all of Mr..
Hall that they care about. His manage
nent of the public lands in the Pan
handle bias been against them and their
and IN favor of the cattle
aaron and foreign corporation. Gov ,
rnor Wheeler has many warm friends in
he Panhandle, and no doubt will get I
ONE votes at San Antonio from among
ne uninstruoted delegations. The
writer, for one, is warm friend OF his,