Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-29
TALKING VELASC0.
Many Dallas People Favorably
Impressed With 1t.
A FALL FROM A MOVING TRAIN.
Two Accidents in Laundry-Charged
With Lunacy-Mr. and Mrs. Connor
of the State Fair Back from
the East-Hfs Report.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Sept. 2S.-Last nights
Texas and Pacific east-bound passenger
train brought to this city from Arlington
Role Bealan, who tells pitiful story. He
says he was stealing ride on freight
train, and near Arlington he was knocked
off the train by q trainman. He struck the
ground with great force, MASKING his left
foot. He was terribly bruised about the
body, and a bad cut is on his head. Some
people saw the fall and took the man to
Arlington station, where he was put on the
passenger train and brought to Dallas. He
was removed to the hospital, where his in
juries were attended.
Many people in Dallas are talking Of
Velasco, the new deep-water harbor of
Texas, and all predict for it a great future.
The benefits to be gained for the state can
ties favor Galveston and deep water there,
yet all recosniz the fact that many years
will pass before that city can hope to be a
deep-water port. Velasco has accomplished
what Galveston will be years in attaining,
and Texas can at once begin to reap the
bene2t. Men of financial standing say that
Velasco is destined to be great CONNER
cial city if she has the depth Of water
claimed by her people. Railroads will hunt
deep water, and the harbor that will first
secure it will get the railroads. The rail-
roads will seek VelaSco, and from her ports
will be shipped the surplus products of the
West The deep-water question has so
long been talked of as possibility for
Texas that it is somewhat hard to convince
of parties from this city have gone to
Velasco to investigate the matter for them
selves, and if the condition of affairs is
found as reported many will move to that
city.
This afternoon Miss Lizzie Chambers, an
employ of Vendig Bros laundry, had the
misfortune to horribly lacerate one Of her
hands. Janette. a negro girl, was put to
work in her place. Janette worked about
an hour, when in some way she met with
an accident similar to the one that befell
Miss Chambers, although not quite SO
serious.
Anne Phillips, negro woman, was
placed in the city calaboose this morning,
charged with lunacy. All day she raved
and worked to release herself, but to no
purpose. She will be sent to Terrell.
Hon. w. c. Connor, president of the
Texas state fair and Dallas exposition, re-
turned last night from the North, where he
went in the interest of the association. OF
his trip Mr.. Connor says: "It was emf
spent a week in Kansas City and Chicago,
and one day at the ST. Louis exposition.
While In Chicago I closed deals for a num-
Der of new and highly interesting attrac-
tons for the fair, among which was Kiral-
fy'S spectacular play, Around the World in
Eighty Days. This troupe has 100 people,
including many artists of note. Nightly
performances will be given in the music
hall, thereby keeping the grounds open I'M
til II o'clock p. m. This is great attrac-
ton, and secured at an enormous expense.
! also secured the attendance of Rosebury,
the great jumping horse. This attraction
alone is great card, as Rosebury is of ma
tional reputation, having never been beaten.
While in Chicago Mrs. Connor and myself
called upon Mrs. Potter Palmer, lady pres
ident of the Worlds fair, and other ladies,
and extended them an invitation to attend
the fair and be present with US on Worlds
fair day. Many inquiries are coming in
asking for special days. would say that
all special days. will be named this
week, and Immediately made pub
lie. It has been determined
already to have knights of Pythias,' a
Press and Farmers Alliance day. A
School Childrens'' day has been suggested.
81 am in receipt Of a letter from Mr.. ]. P.
Pugh, president of the Virginia press asso-
citation, which states that the association
will visit Texas during the fair. having
cancelled an engagement to visit Cincin-
natl. Arrangements for excursion rates
with the railroads are entirely satisfactory
AL roads West of the Mississippi river have
made low rates and the chances are fatter-
ing for these same rates to be had on all
lines as far East as Buffalo and Pittsburg,
also from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi. II these rates are secured it
viii be the first time that Texas will have
secured half-fare rates from such an ex-
tended territory.
'sGen. Stanley and Mai. Burbanks have
notified me that military companies will
move in Dallas October IA, and promise the
grandest military drills ever given in Texas,
all during the fair. In fact the work is ali
well in hand, and the fair will undoubtedly
b success as far as. attractions are con-
eerued - raN 80