Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07
A Rapist Arrested at
Sherman.
POOR WOMAN THE VICTIM.
Arrangements Being Made for Con-
federate Reunion at Sherman,
News from the State.

Special to the Gazette.
sherman. Tex, Aug. G.-Sherin
Hughes brought In Henry Harvey last
night from Cedar Mills. about seven
miles southeast OF here. Harvey -
charged with committing criminal as
sault upon a woman called Mrs. Rice.
The assault Ia alleged to have been
way between the house OF Mrs. Rice
way between the house OF Mrs. Rice's
and the home Of Harvey The EXAMINE
ing trial comes up In Justice Hlnhes'
court this afternoon. Attorneys Gordon
a Brown represent the defendant. Har-
vey Is well known here and the case
II exciting considerable attention..
The committee appointed by the
Daughters Of the COnfedcracY TO ar
range a program OF musical and liter
airy numbers for the Confederate re-
union to be held at Bataelis park, Fri
day and Saturday. August 30 and 81
held meeting at Sherman Institute
gymnasium yesterday afternoon. Be
tween thirty and forty young ladies'
were present and agreed to take part
in the entertainment. A splendid pro-
gram has been prepared and an EFFORT
will be made to make the reunion a
complete success, The new charter Of
the city having gone into erect, II VIII
be necessary for the city council to
make thirty or forty new ordinances
at once, At a meeting OF the council
last night u motion was carried to have
the city attorney instructed to compare
the new charter with the existing city
ordinances and to report at the next
meeting OF the council the changes and
new ordinances necessary to be made.
WACO.
Waco, Aug. 6.When the opening hour
OF the meeting uf the grand lodge OF
the knights Of Honor arrived this
morning the attendance was very large.
the number Of delegates and visitors
being placed at 4Ol. The Pacific hotel
was headquarters, and was thronged
with the wearers Of the red badge OF
the delegates. The proceedings opened
at the Knights or Pythins hall at 10
o'clock, the meeting being called by A.
j. Rosenthnl, grand dictator. The roll
Of officers and standing committees
was called, and those present and alb
sent noted. The grand dictator ap-
pointed Supreme Representative FRANK
j Smith. Pilot Point; E. II. Hopson.
Pittsburg; O. l., Praetorius, Taylor;
w. n. Whitclock, Longview; IL. Helig'
man, San Antonio, committee on Gre
dentials, At the afternoon session the
grand dictator announced the special
committees for the session. The bust
ness OF the afternoon session consisted
Of the reports Of the grand officers for
the past biennial terms and their re-
ference to appropriate committees. The
report OF Grand Dictator a. j. Roscn-
thai showed the order to be In u very
Furnishing condition, and that since the
last meeting there has been a net In
crease In lodges OF twenty. The report
contained number Of recommended
lions looking to the good OF the order
The report OF the grand reporter shows
balance In the treasury, June 80,
| 1895. OF 3b2agI7 II estimates the MEM
| bership In good standing at that date
| at 10000 II, II. X. Green, president Of
| the Texas Midland. arrived In Waco
| this morning. II Is understood that Mr.,
| Green Ia preparing FOR an extension
| OF his line to Paris, and thence to Lat
| tie Rock Dispatches from the latter
| point say that Mrs. Green Win prob
| ably purchase the Little Rock and
| Memphis line. which VIII be shortly
| sold This would give the Green Inter
ests a valuable and important line into
Texas and through the best territory
| in the state,...A meeting will be held
| In the city hall Thursday night, Au-
gust s. for the purpose OF electIng dele
| gates to the state Federation OF Labor,
| which conVenes at Lampasas, Tex
| August 20. 1895 \ full representation
from all labor uniona in the city Is
| expected to be In attendance.