Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-14
THEY ARE BACK.
a NUMBER Of DALLAsITES FROM
WASHINGTON CITY,
But Are mol Altogether Happy Judge Burke's
Charge 10 His Grand IuY-Iudse
Mccormick.

Dallas, March 13. Especial captain
W. H. Castor, Robert CASTOR, Miss
Laura Castor. Royal 4. Ferris Colo
mel Flein BledsO Colonel j. W. Buster
Dan Morgan. II. G.. Stevenson and 9th
en- Dallasltes who visited Washington
shook hands with Grover and told him
what a great Democratic state they hall
ed from. return this morning. On the
ed from, returned this morning.
mate that staunch Democratic states
Ike Massachusetts, Vermont and New
Hampshire are getting away with a
large share of the pie 20 the unutterahle
disgust of gentlemen from the south
and West who imagined that they weN
'in IT," Several thousand Texans re-
manned at Washington 70 make lungess
for the crumbs that fall from the oiheial
BURKEs BLAST.
Judge Il w. Burke Of the Fourteenth
judicial district court impanncled nus
grand jury today, ~ follows: \. g.
! Lennon, r. II. Lnwther, G. H. Bird,
| Jno II. Potts, l.. r. Terry. Dallosi j,
] y. Floyd Garlaud D. w FLORENCE,
! New Hope; b H. Ayers, Scyenc; Hous-
7 Ton Wear. Wilmer: G.. Il. Brothcrton,
Nheatland. Jesse Ramsay, Cedar liilli
w. u. Carues, West Dallas
And then Judge Burke made ms
charge, aud IL was n sten-windcr. lie
roasted the gamblers and informed the
jury that it could go back for two years
and rip up the records; he declared that
there were sections of the city turned
over to male and female prostitutes,
where deccnoy had no abiding place; he
declared that minors visited saloons and
that the Sunday was violated, he round
ed up petit Jurors who failed 90 do their
duty. and cNcorOted coWW1ly pistol
t0tcrs who mpuuder about hunting o.
chance % shoot an nnnmel man ln TIE
back lie jumped onto the pnlJuroN
aud called The attention of the grind
Jury TO the alarming prpyalcncy Of that
species of sc0uudrcism; he deplOrcd the
frequency Of homicidcs IN this county
and lastly, asked for lhc stern aud rig
orous enforcement of all laws, whether
! tho people favor them or not. saying it
the less Offenders are punished the easier
| IL Is Go bring the greater offenders Co JUS
ticc. Judging from the charge and The
make-up of The grand jury there win
be- rafting Of the dry bones in this Sec
I ton of the Lords vineyard.
JUDGE A. T.. MCCORMICK.
Word WINS received In this city tonight
that judge A. l.. Mccormick viii ar
rive In this city from New Orleans on
| Merch rs. On the 2Oth he will e 90
Austin aud set IA judgment on the Texas
railway commission, ana can be relied
upon 10 knock the commission higher
than Bcechers life OF the Savior Of
CITIZENS MEETING.
The citizens mass meeting az the city
han tonight was attended by about 300
people Straight Democrats, Popullsts'
Republicans and business men aililiat
el together. John s. Armstrong presid-
ed and Thomas Scurry acted as score
tery Tie meeting was an upIOallsh
affair from start 10 finish.
Mayor C0un0r made q speech and warm
Is defended bis administrator.
j. s. Armstrong. Philip Lindsey. w
| ]. Cayen. John a. Irayl0r, George N.
Aldrpdge, and others. made speeches
aud thcn IL was decided that 30 one
was elerible as delegates except those
| who attended citizens meeting last
| week This raised q big howl and many
voters withdrew
II was theu decided that each ward
/ should select q committee Of hFe mem
/ bers t1 select o candidate for alderman
! for their ward These gentlemen are
I % constitute q general executive commit
| tee to push things
The Third ward named lno ~ Arm
/ strong for alderman thc Tenth Bryan
| Barry and the Twelfth Dr J. X BugeH
! preident Of the council, The other ward
| committees will report later
A resolution was adopted that after
/ nominate lions are reported FROM the wards
! h not SAT- factory 60 majority ~ the
/ general committee u slNl reject thH
| same Tile Twelfth ward regudiatel
/ tbe resolution
No action YVES taken on The mayUralty
! priae. ~ ths factions could not agree.
/ The iGuss mcetilg then adjourned
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