Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-31
'rr.noyERNoR JAMES 5. Hoee.
uaa a Clcso Call In Galveston and l.
hA' out OF Politics.


Houston, Toxan. December 30.
!. mo clock In the tower Of the Calves
IN hall told the hour OF yesterday
,.,roon a small pleasure boat had her
~ the wharf and the members of u
:, distinguished hunting party breathed
IA Of relief. Lake Surprise and Gal
..,.a bay narrowly escaped being the
~ grounds for q prominent ex-govern-
! q Texas, French count, well known
.,srpey connected with one of the largest
-rsay systems OF the country and other
,sineuIshed people.
n nhronlcled in The Post several days
a Ex-Governor Hogg. Hon. Holmes
,nmins and several others left Calves
4, for hunting expedition on Lake Sur
~ Their small craft was caught In n
AVN Yesterday, and Governor Hogg says
w had narrow escape. The sea was
M heavy, and for hours they watched
AZ easerness the increasing violence of
4, squall, their small craft being tossed
non the angry pillows as II It were the
al Of an egg. Tho ex-governor. so he
s,,es, remained In the cabin below dur
= The storm, while his associates were
kt,sr satisfied OH deck, being drenched
!, he waves which from time to time
MED over the boat They were pre-
rryed for future service In affairs of
eate and the former executive OF Texas
pos q train Immediately for Houston,
rmarklng to a reporter of The Post that
Il vtnted to get away from the water
q soon as he could,
Ex-Governor Hogg reached the I.awlor
N,el at 5 o'clock last evening. He was
t.a l.,. a.a.. Itt
pw@rs being inside OF u long pair OF
llntlng btots.
us asked by The Post reporter, VINO In
yfupted him at supper.
-yes. we had n very pleasant time,
nh the exception of the storm about
vhieh Just told YOU" he replied.
In The Post this morning tnere Is an
rtlgle from Galveston attaching some po-
Gical Significance to your expedition. Is
,i,re anything IN it," asked the reporter
AYone ~l the world" he replied. I'VE
d not discuss anything except theology
md sport"
sTbe prize hght?"
mo, no; the sport OF duck hunting
clht 20 Off on a hunt without the boys
Blinking / am trying to hide something
non them. What did the Galveston MAJ
Ayg'
. 4 copy of The Post was produced and
The article read to the gentleman. whC
ave close attention. When that part OF
4 vas reached where the correspondent
Inferred TO him as being out OF politics
he smiled.
THAT is well written" he said,
is. there any truth In 1T" he was
pked.
'well. now. II I was TO deny that any
one Of those gentlemen was momb~r oil
The party, that reporter In Galveston
would get up affidavits to prove he was
idont propose to deny anything; II would
Appear as was in politics again"
lie N n
DID they come to Houston"'
Il have lost track of them. They scat
;sred at the wharf and / don't know
nhere they are. Let me see--who did h
got for an instant a rum omelet, ,anC
counted on his fingcrs-"Bill Shaw. Dial
hl. Dick Wynne, Fort Worth; Duncan
sss from Tyler. and BRYAN Callsgnan
wouldn't that be combination. wondel
what they will say when they see tina
article Cnndldly, we did not mention
politics on the trip. We went out for {
Two DAYS trip hunting, and we had 1t
suppose there were gentlemen OF every
political shade In the party. l did no
ask any of them, and l know they did no
"who were with you. governor" asked
the reporter.
"slr. Griggs OF Illinois. Mr.. Stephenson
q Chambers county, Captain O'Nei o.
Galveston. Count LeFevre OF Lorraine
Hntchlns Of Galveston, Louis Worthnn
Of San Antonio, and l guess he was tn
one they mistook for Callaghan, ne LOON
ssiy much IKE him, Mr.. Owens Of Jeiier
Two others. ! don't think they can ilg
we much Of a slate out of a party OF thh
klnd. and ! am out of politics; -,
by gatllns," said the ponderouS En- -ch
uenian who was horn In storm III Mht,h
am glad 10 be here. That was w
closest call ever expect to receive uoWi
on me bay today. We came from opPosIt.'
Shambets county around by Bolivar folnt
The breakers rolled sky high, II wa
/ awful. BY gstlins 1 am not built for oucl
.eooting, and I'm going TO gut ~
aiter the mourtains are good enouBh 10
ne BY. gatllns, when the gale began Y
bhw and the white breakers TO roll aboy'
om heads the boys made II break for IN
cabin. And then they, began 70 sinok
lhu the little cubby.hole became snok'
Rouse. On the outside It was awful AZ,
u nc CABIN you could cut the smoke WIZ
battle aN. Were you ever seasick, p,
ga,lins2 No. well you don't know the de
nshls OF existence on the ocean wave.
was seasick today and 50 was the Frenci
punt bowed to the Frcncnman am
PC bowed to me. In fact, we were KEEP
sasy bowling, and the exercise gave "
kieat relief We became very chummy-
g .I,eeir members OF the. party said s.a
s'o.i y was awful. Holmes Cummlns
LOUIS WorthRm aud the balance OF 'eii
TTtnt on deck, the two former % pray
ID uuhHtu nNtT tutIl
Msre drenched and soaked and miserable
mas mas cold and raw out on the bark. Is.
sslllns. II was one OF the happiest mo
nents In my life when we sighted lana
ana ! was too happy for uttrance whei
w reached the dock As I said before,
S Snu ,tnrough. I am not built for duel
heanl ting on Galveston bay"
r, mna A. luck did you have governor
aoroor luck and no ducks. Friday might
osMn IN Chambers county. a hair mi
ssryn The bay, we decided to have n litsi
r W., anu started out to tree coons. 4
S % beautiful moonlight nlrht and ~
s,nnner pups, an old dog almost WORTHLESS
anu Scotch terrier that l begged from
w son OF Captain Jim Mcdonald Of Gal
,an.on ! knew that the terrier was lln
ssWeu but ! concluded. by gailins, tina
dyh, 1WP'aln Jim owned the dog he woni
~ aud by the dogs scented game an
TN ~ 2 pueer-looking white varmln
sn. terrier nailed the yarmint. but to ou
sn,n,as,e " was not coon. II was MI
ntaan WIN name very much unik
thci 2, roseH; ughl The recollectlons 2
ANIL, the terrier KILLED the harmless littl
shnr, ana the boys moveo on. In IN
tss,t,. spnve OF thirty minutes that Scolc
IL. itI killed four OF these romantic look
ren,,i nu extremely shy little animals: IN
wi,hs zephyrs of the night were not lade
dens P ~ inas waited from the rose gu,
a u ihala or the cape jasiinine BED
Tho ie,,ias. ny gatlins. I'll make oath I
Ina ler TACT In self-defensc. not likln
ths rrp'npany OF dogs. we struck out 10
terri amen BY gatlIns. that fighting Scotc
sen,iaoe at us there, ana Two or thre
inr ,ne trip actually deserted the build
r.e, When the terrier entered n Oh W