Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-20
NAM CITY NEWS ITEMS.
IN, for a Port for Shipping
TEXAS Beef Abroad
,,t coaNIsslONERS AGAIN RECEDE
.,u, xot Buiid the Insane Asy-
~ c.u,iaint Of Foul Water.
Frat for Dickinson.

-, Dee OF tne foFN "N'" A~e""b
~ n ". simpson. president. and w,
s,,rn.r OF tee stock yards. Colonel a.
~s.noson. cattle exporter; 1. g.
~, buyer for the Fort Worth Pack
,an,pany, and others arrived in the
\, ,hIs morning as expected In accord
nth the telegram OF Saturday men,
IA IN me POST Shorty after. their
,,s.l ,ney were met by a local commit
!. ..mposed OF the most substantial cit-
=. who escorted them aboard the
IN launch Portland for visit to the
,,,,,s II is understood the purpose OF the
IN ef the gentlemen Is TO LOOK over
=. situation with View to exporting
.,als IN large numbers. Dressed meat and
,,,trg house products to foreign conn
N through the port of Galveston. They
,r they mean business and II given pro-
!. Encouragement may soon make II
,-,I shipment and II successful will con-
,,.u. business on an extensive scale.
j. Thompson. who is one of the
hrre,, exporters OF cattle from the
r,l,ed States and Canada, Is OF the opin-
IA Inst Galveston is the port through
| vhet cattle exporting can be carried on
uxesfully. He is seriously considering
| n question of exporting cattle through
C,lytston TO New York and says he does
NJ 10 why the supply OF cattle for New
. y,rk should not be handlei through this
4 tst -
. meeting was held at the West rnd
ARTIST church tonight for tho purpose OF
| bayeuratng movement TO protest
g.nst lynch law. and to secure protec-
| isn for the African race. Rev. a. a.
| B,rlsf, Rev. A. II. Hubhs. Rev. F.
+ CARY r. Iemona. N. Noble. DR. j. II.
WILKINS addressed the meeting. None OF
~ speeches were imrnssioned. but coun-
pld measures OF moderation In asking
| De assistance Of the press and pulpit,
18th white and colored, In the strict en-
i,remtnt Of the law. These agencies
we're pronounced tho factors through
rA-A The desired reform could only be
sstiined,
rfer-irr TO rho Tyler horror, Rev.
Barber gave It as his opinion that the
ousged woman upon seeing the negro
rrsmsd, and he. knowing that II she
RS heard he would be lynchcd, In excess
y fear assaulted her. lie expressed graf.
ncatlcn that the negroes had one paper,
Ne Galveston News, that would speak
vt srainst lynch law. He said The Hous-
tr- Post often made him sick.
Rev. +. Geary COMMUNICATED DR.. Cranfin
n Waco for his anu.iynch law stand. In
W course OF his remarks he said that
rrny of the rapes were committed bv
satket-iip white men. He compl.mentnd
W News and criticised the Tribune, say
ss that the former could not he pur-
afed ~ Calvert the white people there
iuming Il negro paper.
w. MOBILES compllmentsd the work Of
ia r. Wells. saying sIe was a noble
t'ttndant Of that noble race-the Afro
American.
ne following resolutions were adopted;
BE u resolved. That committee OF ff-
ifn be appointed by the chairman OF this
rstng WIN four days and the names
drld committee he presented TO a called
hrint.
Received further, That II shall be 'hc
sly o. SAID committee to preparo nm adj
w'n 70 The citizens OF tho United States.
h'llnr forth Olr protest against the fur
w lyncnlnv OF negroes.
resolved. further. That the Daily Gal.
won AMI Dallas News. Galveston
neune. Texas Freeman. Houston Post
" All newspapers In favor OF stopping
ilipss
Nhereas, The Galveston News has taken
" lead among the mrny Journals OF
ltIss (whltcl In condemning the Outrage
NIeuated nr0r TIE negroes of the South.
1nuHry to law and civilization;
,hesolved That this meeting express
eef highest appreciation for the manly
,eha 'aken by that noble organ in con-
.anning lynch law. burning md other
@nges perpetrated upon the negro, con-
HT to law
CITY COUNCIL.
IA. meeting or tine city council held
p ~ evening City Attorney Thomas j.
s..nsfr resigned and II. wnverly Smith
, s,seted to succeed him. 1t was also
rneA by vote OF the council to apply
sn'olately to the clerk OF the court OF
wv spnsals for the writ of mandnmus
"V,ihg 10 office Recorder Marsene john
S An according 10 a decision of the court
es.eu last Thursday. II will he re-
s.d mat Recorder johnson was re-
49, rom Office by the city council
~ VINE ago; the district court sur
n NE action OF the council; the case
- s'ntd to the court OF civil appeals
y. 'ecision was handed down reversing
i, seelslon OF the lower court. The mat
,s..r ~ presented to the council on tho
NJ, Ssuoh as to whether IL should be
a n. 70 the supreme court. The vote
49, w question was G against, in favor.
IN. Johnson Will assume the duties
-" oihce Wednesday,
FOR OMAHA.
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