Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-05
ISLAND CITY ITEMS.
rnn YACHT nAcE DECLARED NO
CONTEST.
The Irnin Leads the Van In n
Little ureeze Improving the
Trncks Delegates From
uniIetaviIIe THIk-Notes.


Galveston, Texaa. August g.--The ylrht
race which was TO decide the winner or
the first prize IN The series Of races tAnt
have taken place dur.ng he past Few
weeks was sailed today The lriua. Wasp
and Stranger each having won a i at
and as the race WAS for the best two
out OF three It was ncea;slry 10 nave
another race TO decide the contest.
The course selected FOR the nnai 70 Sas
to back buoy No. 8. thence 10 hedhsh
buoy no 4 and return 70 starting poinA
at pier 90
The yachts were all In nnr condition
this morning. but the wilma was Light
The boats got on In the following or
der: Wasp at 1916. Irma tO:g5i STRANGER
O0S ~.
The Tine allowed for the course was
three hours and thirty minutes ms
would make the boats due A. INC h9inl
plate at 30. At 2iSO they mao MOI armed
but were oomng 10 sight lust pa hgiyar
Point. Tine 4rnu WAS 50 the lead 5tiAhs iF
second and Wasp far IN she rear.
INC yachts realizing nntt thty oouI
not cover the course IN the ume al'v nei
sailed in iclsurely In tine order nen,
tioned auoye and the rae was declared
no oonteHt by the Judges. The race WI
probably come on Monday over the Same
course.
LAND SUIT.
suit has been instituted In the United
states circuit court by Maria Whitaker
Ell al VS.. j. j Burroughs ct al TO re-
cover from the defendants tratt Of 60
acres OF land situated Ia Harris county
rexaa. q part OF the Chauucey Goodrich
patent. Issued 10 him ON -- % 1899 for
! Fri.yIccs in The army OF The Republic Of
I re1aa Tho plaintiffs recltc In their pc
/ tton that on August 4 lS92, thcy were
l lawfully pOtacssed Of the land in guess
] tlou ana that on that day and year
aforesaid The defendants entered upon
/ sulI prcmsrs and elected plalnuffs
l therofrnm Rgd unlawfully withhu.u from
plaintiffs the possession thereof, 20 tne
/ ALTO aver that the use and occupancy 81
/ Huid land is reasonably worth 9V0 PCT
unnuia, and PLAINTIFF, IN eQ4necuph Wstn
/ hUd uud damages also petition the court
t0 allow them the rental from August j.
ls92.
TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DEADLOCK
Alderman Joha WCgner, dclcgate 70
tho Teuth pongresaonal convention, re-
utncd from uulltAvua tnis morning,
and when scen thta afternoon expressed
the opinion that the lssuo between Ores
ham and Lane would sertain.y be de-
clded today
! Negnpr, "iny opinion ls the convention
viii adjourn this evening nnd come 20
! Galveston. 4 DO not believe the tln We
NALNN ~ 100 NN ANAIlNA ANHNat NtH iih''''
do not ttyar such action ana shH major
lty are STRICTLY uppQffl 70 81,
| 81 don't think thrrc % Wueh iA ll'
dark horse business. The deie@4toN IN
both sides Geetucd determined 20 "tJud Wy
| their fayorIto."
Alderman Thomas Gallagher, another
| delegate, tl.o fetuthed tHl' iiy,W'ls'
| expressed thuut tho mme views - MT
"''" IN CONSULTATION.
i'ho .oard tf water commissioners met
this evening az o'clock and Mad an eN-
tended ioncutatlon with CONTRACTOR
nyrnes Degrading the details 81 the fresh
water supply works. ihc board will taKo
no asfinite seton In tho matter tntl
after he meeting ~ tho lily touneil,
as to What action n Will take N the
ebrogatlon of the Joint committee, and
lpluoing g1o complete power ta!Htive 70
tho .onntruouon q the ,Natcfw1rNs ia
nli9ulonefB.
mas EXPLOSION.
5his morning there waa an ,xpiosion OF
gas from the exhaust pipe ~ Ias en-
sine az ,hs iron and TN shop vi !. Tim
mor, on thc south side Of Postonlce street
between fremont anu !wcnty-fourth
streets, Ehlrh aroused she n0ishborhood
The pipo IAN beneath the n0or. which
! Thg sonouaaion phools 40 Nhmga Ia IN,
shop pretty lively nut aid Iut Nttle sam
. taGo.
COUNTY COURT
The following taaon Nore uaasod tpol
In mia .,urt today.
IA ,.' - ,,,,.rt ...,.., .,.,,.,t.
/ a~pots o. $500 .f'4 N'SJpH' is ssW''"
certain real estate, confirmed ma ,1i
e ASpiieafion M j Nj, flemn- 90 tty
o - Flsiie fy0l0 ~ sststts OF IL ri Flsu4ia
n Ivan bciur argued before judge q. NJ
J1nea.
NfANrNC fsfl,ROVEarlNTs
s, $1,000, yyss,,.r, uniiN,,,. .,,r