Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
DALLAS.
A New Fair Association Or
ganized Yesterday.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
The RanSas City Sun Correspondent Fined
5000 and Costs-Federal and Dis
trict Court Notes-Spirit-
ualistic Meetings.
Speclal TO the Gazette.

DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 24.-What was said
to be the largest number OF people ever as
| sembled in meeting concerning the fair
| convened this afternoon at $3.50 in the
| council chamber of the city hall. They
were all representative people and evluced
deep interest in the subject of the coming
fair.
Mr.. J. S. Armstrong stated that from the
start Of the fair it started in with an in
| debtedness of $l35. 000 which had been q
| heavy load Tor it to carry and prosper, but
| now if it was sold out on the second mort
gage bonds, and 4 new association organ
lied. he was sanguine that it would pay
| handsomely, and with $4,000 they could
| pay all their unpaid premiums and news
| paper bills, and be in good shape to go
ahead. He said they must have the friend
ship Of the press, the railroads and the peo-
! pie.
Mayor Connor said that out of the $50, 600
second mortgage bonds, holders of S36, 900
had met in his Office and expressed their
| willingness to have the old association sold
on those bonds. He spoke particularly of
Mr.. Cross writing to Galveston and advis-
ing them to get up their exhibit for the
Dallas fair in 1892 and take it to Chicago
in 1898, and he was satisfied that Calves
toms move was not in opposition to the
state fair. He said the County fair ex-
hibitors' association. organized at the last
state fair, had an agreement with thirty-six
counties to get up an exhibit in order that
portions Of their exhibits may go on to the
Worlds fair in 1898.
Earnest addresses were made by Messrs.
Knepy, w. Z. Parry, Mr.. BlaEeney and
others, it being stated that the committee
to raise the money had only raised 81, 900
of the $4,000 required.
Mr.. Armstrong said, to show his faith in
its being paying thing from row on he
would be one of ten or twenty or any num-
Der in fact. to put up the $4,000.
Mr.. Richard Morgan struck the key note
apparently when he suggested as the best
way 10 get up the required amount that the
meeting here and now elect Mr.. j. S. Arm
strong president of the new association to
be organized, and allow him to choose his
own directory, and the citizens would then
know who would manage the falr and the
meeting would guarantee the $50, Goo This
was carried over the protest of MIR. Arm
strong with great ENTHUSIASM. 1t was de-
cided to keep the old committee on subscrips.
tons until they had raised the money.
good many came forward and took stock to
the amount of 500 up TO $500 each.
For the past two days Eugene johnson,
correspondent of the Kansas City Sunday
sun. has been on trial in the county court
for criminal libel. II was closed this even
ing, aud he was fined $500 and costs. There
are six OF these libel suits against johnson.
two having been appealed to the higher
court already
In the Federal court to-day the case of c.
A. Read VS.. Warren Collins, suit for dam
ages for false Imprisonment, has been on
trial. Tomorrow the argument will be
concluded on the demurrer
IN Judge fuckers court the murder trial
Of Money Weatherford has been on for two
days and viii likely conclude tomorrow.
He killed Ike Allen AZ 4 literary society
near Mesquite last March.
DR.. Bach, the spir;tuaiist medium. is
addressing 4 good-s;zed audience az the
auditorium tonight, and Dr.. Schieslnger,
the test medium. is giving free tests.
Res. c. /. ScofelG of the Congregational
church entertainad 4 large and intelligent
audience last night with his lecture on the
Exposition Of Revelation. He viii arrange
soon for series of lectures.