Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-05
FROM NORTH TEXAS TOWNS
NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR OWN con-
RESPONDENTS.
Fen From mn Engine aud Was Fn-
tally Injured-santn Fc Laying
Men on at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to Corn and Cotton Crops.

Gainesville. Texas, July s.--lesterday
a man by the name OF Biyson, em-
ployed at the Santa Fe yards. fell while
cleaning an ash pan and sustained In
Juries that are reported as being very
serious and may prove fatal
Yesterday ton days ago about seven
ty-hve men who had beea employed in
the Santa he car depm tments here re-
caHed nosice OF ten days lgy-off.
The time being up they reported
yesterday for work. when the fore
man notified them that another ten
days lay -on had been ordered and that
his Instructions were to employ no
more men until further ord sred. In
view of this, ana the fact that some
cars have been sent here recently
for repairs, the work on which cannot
be done until these on other men are
employed, the Impression is that the
company DO not anticipate doinS any
work here until the Pullman boycott
strike is settled.
The Gainesville Gun club viii give
an exhibition shoot tomorrow after
noon in the suburbs. commencing at 8
o'clock. As Their are some crack
shots among the club splendid even
ing Is confidently expected.
The city council has authorized the
publication OF advertisements in Hous-
ton, Dallas and Fort Worth papers,
asking for bids on an nrtesian well to
be bored IN Gainesville Members OF
the council say II is a settled fact
that an nrtcsian well will be bored
here at an early day.
The council and Gainesville Water
company are at loggerheads and II
something isn't done pretty soon the
question promises to assume serious
phase. Indeed II has already reacled
that stage. At session OF the council
held some days ago report from the
water committee OF the council was
adopted. making sweeping reductions
as to the price which they would Tty
for water for fire protection and the
amount to be charged for domestic
use AT today's session Of the council
the water company submitted n c m
munication respectfully stating that
they could not make contract on fhe
basis represented by the council, but
asked for a continuance OF the old
rates. The communication also re-
quested an early conference with the
council. that an agreement m ght I've
had, The communication was read
and tabled without ceremony. ON hear
ing of the fate OF the communication
the manager OF the company interests
here, Mr., Fletcher, said to the reporter
tnNt tomorrow ne Wn0ld nAnu we
mayor n communication telling him
how long the city might expect water
supply. Thus II will be seen that con-
oesslons will have TO be made s,me-
where II the water supply IS kept up.
Information reaches the city thIs
evening that all hopes Of recovering
the body of tho man who was drowned
In Red River nave been abandoned.
Dynamite has been exploded I'm the
water and every means possible 10 Sc
cure the body have been used TO no
avail.
The ticket Office NJ Sanger on the
Santa Re was robbed last night of
$3.50 by bold hiphwaymen, who en-
tered the office Wills two nr three pas
sengers We're IN the waitinu room
and ordered the agent to hand OVER
with the above result. The passengers
were unmolested