Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-29
SilND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
..,o,vers Committee WilI RECON-
mend Against au Asylum.
,NlAL COTTON EXCHANGE MEET ING
Ia and Reports Of Officers Heard
w,.e Case VIII de Henri on la
bcas Corpus Proceedings

.'i.,d IN erect building, at cost of
1870 for the accommodation Of tho
.r,v.s insane. there being about nine
.,,.rts OF this character now In the
r-'r,v iall The committee were induced
,os.pone their action until the matter
IA no considered by committee which
.ssud include representative taxpayers,
=, nembers Of the court Colonel W. u.
r.r.op chairman OF the committee. said
80 ,bat tho report had been made up
VA IL ready to be submitted to tho gem
~. ~ Committee, called to meet In the
asnty court room tomorrow AFTERNOON.
. ne report viii reeommend tnat no asy-
r..n,, iail be erected, In which the bona
w citizens OF the COUNTY who AFRO in
IN ssn. oan be comfortably cared for until
room can be secpreu ior btohi III tue
| Sata asylums.
cotton EXCHANGE BANQUET.
rhe galveston cotton exchange held Its
. ,rsrty-fourth annual meeting tonight, a
,..atinr always he'd the last Wednesday
4, xoyember and the occasion on which
~ grand hall is brilliantly lighted. Presi-
| s.nt Runge presided with Secretary S.
. n Young at his side. In his annual re.
| ~, The president congratulated the ex-
rharre on the close of u prosperous year
IA drew attention to the progress that
| isd been made In securing deep water
rn5er the government effort and ss d
snst there are now twenty feet OF water
an Inc bar and the depth constantly IN
ereaslng, and that for the first time in
| ne history of tho port vessels now come
"a ne wharf and take u full cargo.
He drew attention to tho report of the
/ finance committee, which showed that the
tnArces Of the exchange had kept pace
Wiz The developments In other diroc-
liens. Unforeseen demands had been made
| on the resources OF the exchange, yet, Ia
. ly!ie Of the fact that the expenses mao
| exceeded the estimates made In the bud
rtt Of last year, the exchange still mas
fair cash balance to begin the new
| year with. lie also drew attention to
he work being done in the interest OF
better, chear and more equitable rates
| IN tho Galveston freight bureau and
ifiefiy outlined what had been done ana
| what was expected TO be done In the near
| future. in conclusion, he thanked his
| associates for their. hearty cooperation
| extended to him and TO the board OF di-
| rtetors for the past Ave years, but that
| hs private interests prevented him from
| pfvng them any longer.
Following the presidents address was
The finance committees report on mo sec
| cspts and expenditures amounting TO
nearly $1,000; examined and approved.
The annual budget for 1893 was sub
The reports OF the various standing COM
mitees were read and adopted, and sew
efal OF them ordered 10 be given TO the
prttSt lHb INpbiA VI lIlt VI
. trade dealt largely with the matters Of
ALLEGED determinations against Galveston
| 10 railroad frelghts.
Chairman Ladd. OF tho transportation
committee. Jumped on tho railroad COM
| mission with both foot.
The harbor committee reported that the
wharf company has .dockaEe for fifiy yes
tcls and a carlclty for loading 90 90 bales
q day or $500 900 ba,es In sixty days. II
was stated that 1000 01o bushels or corn
rad been exported. from Galveston this
.1- la n Nd In
. cut that would augment the amount to
10000 or 100000 before the close OF the
season.
Al the close Of the meeting, Mr.. George
sealy. paid a high tribute to tho retiring
rresdont Mr., Runge. and moved n vote
q thanks, which was carried unanimous
w..
The election Of officers will occur next
Monday
The steamship Helen is still at quar-
antne. The report that the customs In
tpectrs went out TO clear for New Or
leans was Incorrect, their purpose being
% enter her, instead. The matter of per-
sussed today. and there 10 more or less
nelng about IT, This afternoon Ctly
Health Physician Fisher and United States
Marine, Surgeon Magrlder LEFT on the
feam launch Richmond for the Helen
70 make a thorough examination or tho
vessel and the cases OF sickncgs on board.
| ~ AH' NuhflNilnt sutton lttNlhH AANlGfi
hlount boarded the launch and went to
The steamer Helen with them.
luz city heath. othccr returned from
paiISS Ea, 'fssSi MN "a t yeSsS 10 lana
uhtl the sick persons were removed 20
NE quarantine hospital and tho vessel
tsan dis!nfected and fumlgatod, saying
y was satisfied there had beu.l yellow
lever on board.
OYSTER ROAST.
The postponed oyster roast compliment
.ary to the patrons and honorary MEM
oafs OF the Galveston Quartette society
,ooS place at Woollam's lake this evening
thl was largely attended. The Idea was
70 eford an opportunity for a closer ac-
qualntahcc through an intermlngling of
Iairons and singers, and that iden was
'4'Hed out In great shape this evening.
THE MUSE CASE.
Judge ]. A. Muse, charged with the
murder OF c. C. Chamberlain. has APP
paed, through his attorneys. Mossrs. Jas.
. stubbs and Robert G. Street. for a
~, q hnbeas corpus, which Will be
c dissrl before Judge Gavin of the criminal
Va, va continued upon his application at the
l'esent term OF the criminal court.
BuRDETTE's LECTURE.
ne Third number In tho Young Mems
.nristlan association star entertainment
Vufse VIII be the famous lecture by Bob
huraette on "rhe Rise and FAN OF the
csv'eehs,' az Harmony hall next Mon;
~ night To entertainments offered
" public In this courpe have so far
~ very successful, In n financial point
view as well an otherwise,
DAVIS BOUND OVER.
ms morning In the recorders court
FRANK Davis had a preliminary hearing
IA \. charge Of burglary and felony theft.
~ ~ shch case he was bound over to the
'.Au Jury In bond OF 800.
LOCAL. NOTES.
t,ncnard Jones and Miss Georgia VIII
ns nave been licensed to marry.
ussase iirst strawberries OF the season ar
from Dickinson this morning.
n,snnere viii be Thanksgiving services al
essty an tho churches today. At the
md evening, ""' ~ ''A''u NV va
pya ne Ladies' Aid soeiety of the First
coT pytsrian church Will have their usual
bsfaras h q fancy work snle on Thursday
Shristmas, ut the church parlors
now Seorge Dodge OF the Union Pacific,
NJ, "a process or reorganization, and
tnJ thiorgan Jones OF the Fort Worth
morning. "'e eNpec'eu mere 'on0f'o"
~ saturday. November 30, there will
turis. s'neetlng OF coast country hortlcul.
txperia,at Alvin for the Interchange OF
tesi .ncfs and the discussion of prac-
Lr ''ooiems In coast country farm
oserted Schooner Driftcd In.
c,r,nse, Texas. November 2I.--SteameI