Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
DALLAS.
Prominent ProhibifiOnists on the Stump.
Revenue from Ticket Brokers.
An Indian Scout Dpa IA Convict Dias IN jail.
Buckeyes Doing the state-H deal
Association In Session.


DALLAS, TEX, Oct. 29.-Professor
Samuel Dickie of Michigan arrived in
the city to-day. Mr.. Dickie is chairman
of the executive of the National Prohibit
tion party aud has national reputa-
ton. He will speak at the city hall
auditorium tonight. He is on tour
through the South and will speak in all
the principal cities. Hon. E. C. Heath,
the Prohibition candidate for governor,
will also speak ut the meeting tonight.
Another vein of water was struck IN
the well being sunk at the rear of the
| Exall building As the flow is not large
enough the well will be further ex-
tended. The present depth is about $50
! feet.
Late Yesterday evening an old man by
the name of Jacob Little died in this
city, aged sixty-two years. He was at
! one time an Indian scout and had
| eighteen wears ago been scalped by
| band of Indians and left for dead.
| While his life war spared, yet his health
has always been feeble from that daT.
/ His home is said to be in Palo Pinto
! county.
! Between and o'clock on yesterday
| evening Walter Sims, colored, died Ut
| he county JUL. AT the last term of court
| Sims was sentenced for thrty-five years
| penal servitude for killing woman be-
cause she refused to be his wife. He was
| taken sick the day before, and not pro-
nuunced dangerously 40 by the phvsi-
clans. He took suddenly worse late yes
terday aud suddenly died.
A party of about thirty of the repre-
3
arrived in the city last night by special
car from the West. To-day they Will be
shown over this city and Oak Cliff. They
have been as far west as Ell Paso. and
express them selves as we'll pleased with
Texas.
Joe W. Howell, at one time city mar
shall OF Terrell, and now making his
home in this city, was this morning ar
rested for being drunk. He began fight
ing the officer on his way to the Gala
boose, aud when he was locked up he
WAS in a very bloody condition. as he had
to be brought to subiugation by force.
The seventh annual meeting of the Ec-
lectic Medical association of Texas was
held IN this city Yesterday AMI to-day.
About forty members were present and
also the following officers: q. Helbing,
Boulaam, president; G.. W. johnson San
Antonio, second vice. president; j. II.
Mitchell Dallas, treasurer; NJ. Il. Dam
iel, Honey Grove, secretary; and p. A.
Spain of Nevada. and b. w. McIu-
tyre OF Big Springs. corresponding Sec
rearies.
Twenty new members we're admitted
and a number of papers read and dis
cussed rs follows:
The adaptabil.ty of West and Middle
hy al
tyre of Big Springs, Texas.
Bites of poisonous insects and reptiles,
by n. w. Henry of Waelder, Texas.
On pacenta privia. by q. w. johnson
of San Antonio, Texas.
Gu eczema, j. r. johnson of Cotton
Gin, Tex.
On porros,b G. Helbing, of Bouham,
Tex.
On medical legislation, by J. E. a.
Ball of Davis, Tex.
On infant food and feeding by P. A.
Spin of Nevada, Tex.
On improved method of treating frac-
ture of the femur bV NJ. 3. Kethora of
Pulo Pinto, Tex.
A Legislative committee was appointed
composed of E. w. Aldrlch, &. w.
johnson, &. Holding, and J. W.
Richie.
Following are the officers elected for
the coming year: G. Helbing of Bon
ham. president; q. w. Johnson of San
Antonio, first vice. president; E. W. AL
drich of Dallas, second vice president;
NJ. E. Daniel OF Honey Grove, secretary;
j NJ. Mitchell OF Dallas, treasurer; p.
A. Spain of Nevada, j. NJ. Williamson
of Stephensville and L. L. Beach of
Houston, corresponding secretaries.
b.p Ina bal in
on the second Tuesday in November,
1891.
Last night while J. A. Morrow, a
white man, was in a low house of resort
on Austin street, he was robbed of
Sl7O. Carrie Campbell, Mary WASH
ingtou and Nancy Williams, all colored,
were arrested for the theft and turned
over to the county officers. Morrow SAYS
that Carrie was the principal in the mat
ter, but just how he was robbed he can
not state.
D. H. Cagnev, G. NJ. Mcconnell and
c. E. Snyder, ticket brokers, were fined
some days ago for violating the ticket |
broker ordinance. This morning these
gentlemen paid their license and the fines
were rpmitted. The city has derived |
revenue to the amount of $4,000 from
ticket brokers since the fair opened.
In the case of J w. Strickland, who |
has for the past two DAYS been on trial |
for forgery, this morning the jury
brought in verdict Of not guilty.
Early this morning fire destroyed the |
warehouse of BeveDs s. Vsnable on |
Hawkins street. j. S. Daugherty had |
about $500 worth oil hay In the building |
which was complete loss, as was also |
the building, valued at 500.