Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-14
DALLAS.
A CASE DECIDED ADVERSELY TO
THE ALIEN LAND LAW.
Exhibits of Every Description in Position
at the Fair Gro unds-Eyerything
Points to Success.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Oct. f3.--The fair grounds
and buildings are crowded to-day. Hun
dreds of exhibitors with their helpers are
busy unpacking and placing IN shape the
various displays, to be in readiness on next
Saturday. Mr.. ". H. Large has NAM
moth exhibit from Clay county, which is
rapidly assuming shape Mr.. James c. Ev-
ans is busy arranging Fannin county's fine
display, while Mr.. .Ota CantreI has charge
of the exhibit TO be made by Ellis county.
MIR. r. H. Graham is ON the ground with
the fine exhibit to be made by Hunt county.
The keystone implement company Of Kan
Sas City is represented in the person of
Mr. George C. Killian, who has fine dis
play.
Mr.. G.. o. Kane has full line from the
United States carriage company OF Column
bus, Ohio. The Rock Island plow company
will De ably represented by State Agent Z.
B. Jones. Mitchell, lewis & Co. of Racine,
Wis, under supervision of Mr.. E. f. Spald-
ing, are opening up a fine line of farm and
spring wagons. The machinery hall will be
a revelation to all who visit it. The very
latest improved machinery of al kinds is
being placed in position, and will be fully
arranged by opening day. Dallas firms are
hard at work placing exhibits III all depart
ments. The appearance of exposition hall
will be much improved over former years.
The merchants exhibits in this building
will be ON a much grander scale than ever
before, and every leading business firm will
be represented.
One train load of race stock has arrived
from the San Angelo fair and other train is
expected in tonight. Many fine horses
from Colorado, Kansas and Illinois have an
rived. The turfmen all say that the races
will be the best ever had in the Southwest
and that many celebrated horses will be on
the track.
There is no longer doubt as to the success
of the meeting. The attendance on the fair
will be larger than ever before, not only by
people from Texas but by people from ad-
joining states.
Mrs. E. d. Matthews is in charge of the
bureau of information at 305 Main street,
where all visitors will be served free of
charge Strangers visiting her will be d.
rected to hotels and boarding houses.
Judge Charles Fred Tucker to-day de-
cided case adversely to the alien land law.
TEXAS LAND AND MORTGAGE COMPANY,
LIMITED, VS.. JoT GUNTER.
Plaintiff sues as a British corporation to
recover on note given by d PENDANT for a
loan of money made to him by plaintiff on
Both of July. 1891, and to foreclose d deed of
trust to lands in Texas given by defendant
to secure payment Of the note. Plaintiff al
leges that in accordance with the provisions
of law of Texas requiring foreign corpor-
atious desiring to transact business in
Texas to file with the secretary of state
certified copy of its articles of incofpora-
ton, it filed such articles and took out q
permit to carry on its business in Texas for
ten years. for which it paid to the secretary
fee of 500, as required by said law.
Defendant excepted to the petition, the
exception requiring construction of the
alien land law passed by the legislature at
its last session and a decision as to its con-
stitutionality. Judge Tucker decided first
hot .,,@s. I'D .L~.
aliens or alien corporations from taking
mortgages upon land, but only from becom-
ing the owners of land or of any interest in
land, and that mortgage did not create
such an interest in land under the meaning
of the law. Second, that the granting of
the permit to plaintiff created contract
protected under the clause of the constitu-
ton OF the United States prohibiting states
from passing any law impaIring the obliga-
ton Of a contract, and that the reserved
police powers of the state would not apply
to such contract as it in no way affected
the public health, public morals or public
safety; and, third, that the title of the act
was not in compliance with the provisions
of the state constitution that s'no bill shall
contain more than one subject, which shall
be expressed in its title" the title of the
act in question not expressing any subject
whatever.
The council waterworks investigation
committee met again to-day, end number
of witnesses We're examined. But little
new evidence was obtained. Engineer
Goodwin is Of the opinion that great dis,t
aster will overtake the pump-house unlesS
proper steps are taken to secure it, and the /
estimated cost of such protection is $40, 900
or $4,000.
Joe Pervis, a negro of Fort Worth, is on
trial before Judge Tucker on the charge of
perjury. Pervis had testified here in a
robbery case, and in his testimony it is al
legged that he perjured himself.
Detective Pegues this morning arrested
Charles Kibbler, a waiter at Mrs. Cohen's
boarding house, on the charge of theft.
Mrs. Cohen has missed silverware from the
house, and she caused the arrest of Charles,
alleging that he was the guilty party.