Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-05
A CHILD BEATER.
SOME UMDERHAND WORK
AGAINST A NEWSPAPER MAN.
in the LeE-rhe Democratic Rally.
Baseball Players-oak Cun.
BEAT A CHILD.

BEAT CHILD.
Special to the Gazette
DALLAS, TEN, April 4-Last night AIaley
Eddie, white woman. was arrested IN l
condition 90 drunk 10 give her lame. The
charge Of aggravated assault was lodged
against her. Ii was learned that she had
numerically beat Z two-and-oae-half-ye year
old white child. Detective kirby could not
find the parents of the child 50 he put 1t IN
the charge Of colored woman Of good
repute until the child's relatives could be
found. The affair occurred in the re
serve and it is doubtful if the child S
parents can he found.
PETTY CAMPAIGN SCHEMES.
A few days ago Lewis Patterson. young
cOlored man who fer = long time mad been
employed by Mr.. L. c. Gilbert of the
Times Herald, made an affidavit before l
notary that he had been discharged by his
employer because he insisted on wearing Il
COnnOr badge in the TimeS-HCrald Office.
Mr.. Gilbert gave the charge the lie at once.
Yesterday the grand jury, unsolicited by
Mr.. Gilbert, found i Dill against Lewis,
charging him with perjury. To-day Lewis
was arrested on the indictment and sent to
jail.
A CIRCULAR.
The following circular will explain itself:
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR, GRAND
COUNCIL OF TEXAS. OFFICE OF GRAND
COMMANDER, GAINESVILLE, April =, 1891
tOnicial Circular No. g
To the Officers and Members OF Subordinate
Councils, A. L. of H, in this Grand Jurisdic-
ton:
CoMPANIoxs-The sixth regular session
of the grand council of Texas, American
Legion Of Honor, will be held at Dallas,
Tex, and viii convene at 10 O'Clock 4. m,
Tuesday. April II, 1851, in rooms % and "a,
second floor, Mcleod hotel.
The grand commander, grand secretary,
grand treasurer and finance committee will
meet at the grand secretary's room, No. %,
Mcleod hotel, on Monday, April IL, at
O'Clock a. m, for the purpose OF examining
and auditing the books, accounts and youch-
crs of the grand secretary and grand treas
urer.
supreme commander, Enoch 6. Brown,
of New York City, will attend this session
of the grand council, and may be expected
to address the members of the order in
Dallas. in joint assembly with the grand
council, at date to be announced during
the session.
The supreme commander, grand COM
mander and other grand officers will be
Quartered at the Mcleod hotel, which will
be headquarters of the grand council, aud
where the reduced rate of g.. 80 per day has
been given members and such ladies as may
accompany them.
Councils that have not sent in the men,
bership statement, and report of limitations,
as called for in the grand SecretaryS circu-
lar letter Of March 20, 1891, are directed 10
forward the same Immediately to the grand
secretary.
The committee on transportation have eff
fected an agreement with the Houston and
Texas Central, Texas anu Pacific, Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe, and Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railway companies,
whereby tickets will be sold TO members of
the grand council, and their wives, at the
rite of cents per mile for the round trip
These tickets will be on sale April y, l3
and n, good 10 return until April Is.
Up TO the present time reduced rates Of
fare have only been secured as noted above.
Representatives residing on other railway
lines should inquire of their local agents
whether round trip tickets are being sold
to Dallas, on account of our meeting or not,
and if not, should purchase tickets TO the
nearest junction point with one OF these
roads, and there purchase round trip
ticket.
In order to avail themselves of the con-
cessiOnS kindly granted by the railway COM
panieS, delegates must purchase rOund-trip
tickets at starting points or junction points,
as explained above. Failure 10 do this VIII
make it necessary 10 pay full fare going to
and returning from Dallas.
Only past commanders are eligible as
representatives or altCrnates.
Councils are requested 10 remit balances
due the grand council on or before the 10th
inst.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
grand council at the time and place above
written. E. y. BLASToS,
Grand Commander
Attest: F. H. BAILEY,
Grand Secretary
BALL PLAYERS.
Fabean and Magee, who last season
played ball for the Dallas team, have signed
with the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, team for the
the North.
OAK CLIFF ATTRACTIONS.
Mr.. George Robinson has Just returned
from the East, where he went to arrange
for summer attractions for OAK Cliff. He
has succeeded in procuring many, and
among others the noted Conreid opera COM
pany of thirty-fve members. The season
viii open the early part OF June.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
At an early hour this morning Sam
Heiney, a motor man on the North Dallas
electric railway, while sCuffiing with a fell
low worker was accidentally shot. The
ball entered the calf OF his right leg, pass
ing through and coming out on the other
side. 1t is feared that the limb will have
to be amputated.
POsTOFFICE RECEIPTS.
The total receipts of the Dallas post
Office for the quarter ending March 81,
amount to 81, SS3. "A.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
The great Democratic rally and torch
light procession will take place tonight,
and thousands of the ''true blues will be
present. Many prominent speakers will be
on hand to tell the law and gospel to the
faltering ones who may be present. As the
day of election draws near the hard hcks''
from both sides are more manifest. Both
the Cole and the Conner supporters are
confident that their candidate will win,
while the Rowley delegation say they may,
by chance, slip in.
BANK CLRARISGs,
Bank clearings for the week amount TO
s., 644, 457.06.