Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-20
THE WACO NEWS BUDGET,
INDICTMENTS UNDER rur LAW
AcAiNsr rnusrs on comnlNns.
Jeiiyinn ropuii-s--'rhc nrssos
river survey WIN Soon Re unde,
wns-Raec Horses rnten to nell,
'on-'.rsscr i'rcm FRED Douglass.

ul'incnis rNiurncd by tho grand Jury
today arc twp ~ no alleged cotton
seed trust on combiuo.
One indictment ~ agalnst Y. Tom
Cox. NJ. l.. Board, q, y. Harris and
Raat Smart, Of the oil MIN at Bruce
Nllle and the other Ia agalnst u. E.
Ripley ANA ed Talley, OF The min IN
thia city on islra, street.
The indictments chargc tia, the par
ties named entered into combination
to fix q certain price 10 be paid for
cotton seed. contrary 10 the statulea
OF tho state against such Combinations.
The indictments atc m the Language
OF the statute covering The case.
Mr.. Board 10 president Of the Bruce
VILE mill, L, Tom Cox general super,n-
icndent. G, n. Harris. Hecretary. Smart
IL nleu connected with that mil.
Mcasrs, Board aud Cox are In the city,
and Il 10 understood, came prepared TO
mako bond.
All the indicted parties are aware OF
the proceedings and several OF them
are inclined to view the matter lightly.
The price OF cotton seed is ); per ton
oil round and II y understood that the
alleged flSing OF this price is the mat.
ter complained Of
Colonel V, Tom Cox, OF populiat fame
In McI.ennnn county. The whcclhotse OF
the Third Party and candidate on the
Ticket OF that party for county Judge,
is coming In for Jolyiug" Without
end.
lie Ia general superintendent OF the
hruceville cotton seed oil mill. and aa
such ~ concerned In the inveatlgatlon
being made by the grand jury Of the
allcEcd cotton seed trust or combine.
Colonel Cox tx one OF the every day
campaigning ANA Preaching popullsts.
and aH such liz supposed to have tho
same feeling for trusts and monopolics
that nature has for vacuum. and he
says he has, too Hut here's where tho
Joke ON him appeura His frleGhs de-
clare that he has been Indicted. and Il
~ proposed To prove that he declared
az meeting OF the trust In Galveston
that 81 per ton was sufficient FOR any
farmer to resolve for cotton seed, that
he IL u farmer himself nnd knows that
ihlA price IL high enough Al this no
vigorously dcniss, but nevertheless hts
friends declare that he viii have to DO
some very tall thinking" to square
himself with the farmers Rnd beat
Judge Jonlunu Tor county Judge, At
any rate, Colonel CoN's position IN a
dolicnte one, aud when he holds up
his hands and protests he IN met by
remerlsa and looks Of incrcduli,y which
cause him to think that all his nc-
uunintnnoes have held y meeting and
iehvatsed Il plot aRainst him. Hr "
included IN the list " those Indicted,
IL N understoud that the preliminary
survey ~ the nraznr river from Rich
m0nd to Waco, na authorized by the
last congress, VIII shortly be under-
taken by the United states engineer
corps at Galveston.
Judge j. N, Lyle. whose devotion to
the cause ~ lirag3H rlver navigation
10 ~ well known that It docs mol need
recountinH. " urging that some ac-
ton be- taken by Waco which will as
aiat IN the presentation u the matter
80 that the engineer who VIII make
thc survey and report upon a. VIII b.
made acquainted with the trade "
the liragoR river countloH aud the COM
mereo they would rive 10 Il naylgnhle
stream,
Tho report N the engineer viii be
all powerful In determining the guess
iiun Of whether or not further work
for the purpose of rendering the river
nnyignblr shall be undertaken
Judge Lyle says that the commerce
nnd trade NJ the BrnsoH river countirs
easily lnAtlnrH the expense OF the work.
but these facts must be presented from
authentic sources IN order 10 be con-
sidered, Waco TX Rrenily Interested IN
this work and. he declares, should take
the Initiative In n. He EuggeHiH that
the cOmmnrcibl club consider the mat
ter and art on II. The other counties
will readily cO-opcrnto, ana case
VIII be made out which win pracs
tlcally insure a favorable report
Neatly an the Waco fast horses arc
being ahippcd 70 Bolton 10 enter the
races which begin there next Tnes-
day.
John Munroe received telegram
from his trainer. Charlie inlscil, yes
terday, announcing that he had driven
Ills hlly, Banquet, a half mile In ] 100 IL,
a 2.tg gait.
Mr. Munroe says his little horse
promises 10 be an cye-openrr next
year SIR HaiBcll has a number Of
fast horses entered nj lieltOn and ek-
poets 10 take the lead IN that moet-
Ing There viii likely be a good at-
tendance from WucO TO these races.
~ much Interest nentcrH in them hero.
Dr., Keallng, q prominent negro OF
AnlH Wy Ulth lfttlNfu INV itHuNint
letter from Fred Douglass. dated AMI.
costa, u. C., Sept "a
How Immensely persihtout you arel
I highly appreciate the feeling that
prompted the first letter inviting me
TO attend the Cotton psiaeG cxposl-
Ion IN Waco, and ! certainly appre.
olatc the feeling that dictnted your
letter now before me. He would pc
an intensely ambitious and Heif.coh-
Hcous man. eaten w with ideas Of
his own Importance. who would BIZ
made to feel by such a letter vastly
oycrrated.
u am honored beyond measure by
this additional Invitation. and yet
must decline. m HIS answer 10 the
British committee who arr here 10 IN.
tefyisw Us on our iynchlng practices
the governor Of Texas has done honor
to his state and shown himself 70 b.
the "Nobleat Roman OF them All"
Hating lynch law as We all profess "a
do, We should welcome with open arms
every lawful Influence 70 put an end TO
Il. My hands are full OF work. hnnps
I can not come 10 YOU"