Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-20
IN THE DEVIL s HOME
Where Sin, Vice and Degrade
ton Flourish
CAPT. CURLY MAUD AND BAND
Hotsou a Brand From the Burning she Is %.
log Good Work Dallas Politics Webster
Tells What's the Matter Snaao'ng
Of the TrInib-c arlisles HEl.

Dallas. Tex. Feb. 1o.--(Spccial)-.The
salvation army of this city has resolved
60 tnckel the devil where he lives down
Nm the deus of sin Ia the First ward
This afternoon. commanded ny tNWum
"Cuney" Maud. the male and tenSie
soldiers c0mpd at the loot OF Aufin
street and held a prayer meeting. ttH
audience was composed of the Oh All
ings of the city, principally. hut 9lWr
ed 10 take a deem interest in the spTNiCpe
Just a year ago 'Curlcy' Maud was an
inmate Of one Of the hagnios, whose ~.
mates she prayed for today and several
" the women were deeply ahecied The
ARMY has iOO members ln this city now,
nad many Of them were pyramids snatehcd
FROM the burning
The Salvation army ~ not popular in
Dallas. and yet it reaches class that
the churches never touch and can never
DALLAS POLITICS
Alderman John H. Wehstcrs opening
gun last night la the mayuwlW cnlu.
paign created considerable talk lie de-
carcd, among Other things, that a pOhrc
| force Of ten men Is sufficient in this
| city. that one man and Q hose cart is
| sufficient protection N the insurance COM
| panies refuse TO lower the rates; dcclaie
| ed that as mayor hc would advocate a
i policy of paylng-us-you-g lie defended
/ the council. aud announced that the
/ books of the tax collector VIII show that
/ the leading spirits and prime movers in
/ the Tax payers Citizcns' League parry
/ haven't paid q dollar OF their taxes for
four years. ard that's what's the mat.
ter with the city From his rcmurks
his name 20 The Democratic nominating
convention.
Tho friends OF Frank +, Holland, edit
tor of the Texas Farm aud Rauch. are
| working up quite boom Tor him. Astutc
| politicians WHO are watching events say
that Webster. Holland, Taylor and
Cole viii stand no show before the Demo.
cratic convention The Gazette coiTes
pendent was Informed tonight that Ma
ior Robert Gibson. Of the Fifth ward
dimiled and courtly gentleman of thD
old school, viii In all probability receive
| tlc Democratic nomination. The men
| who are pushing his claims say that
with the Democratic nomination and III,
large personal following he enjoys h'
can wipe M the earth with Independence
| Citizens league and f0pulisH candi
dates He Is a strong man aud deserv
edly popular II ~ stated ON unquesuon
toned authority that lac WIN accept b
| nominated
The bottom has fallen ont Of the chi
zons league movement and now the poll
ticiuns are watching the moyemctss %
|
and Specializing on tic action Of thl
coming Democratic convention
FIGHTING HOUSE BILL 90.
, A strong protest against house bin 81
Superintendent Cnrlislcs pct measure, wa
forwarded 20 senator Bowfcr and l,cr
resentativeg Golden. Taylor. Cochran an
King this morning II y signed 10y 10
leading citizens, and petitions are in cli
| culatOn for other nRmcs and viii b
2 largely signed The workinmncn OF th
, city are also NJ In arms against the mcJ
J. sure.
J. SNAG BOAT DALLAS.
2 The snag boat Dallas commanded b
Z Captain Mhcrry an experienced nnyigi
4 tor, aud manned by twelve stalwuri mel
J began the work of cutting away a
Y Obstacles 20 Trinity river navigation th
d morning. II Is slow work, but the pr
5 motcrs Of the enterprise are cnn6del
u that success will crown the efforts
I the men who have placed their money
y tie movement.