Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-14
Two More Mills During
Dallas Fair.
ARE SET FOR NOVEMBER l..
President of Florida Athletic Club
Telegraphs tor O'Donnell. MaherI
Dixon and Plimmer.


Today President Dan 4. stuart of the
Florida Athletic club. wired James II.
Vendlg In New York city. to sign
Steve o'Donnell and Peter Maher and
George Dixon and Billy Plimmer. The
combined prizes viii amount to $4,000,
and will be a double-he0der to- take
place Friday, November /. Prices OF
admission are S., $40 and $50, one ticket
good to both exhibitions. O'Donnell Is
Jim Ccrbett's training partner. and
Peter Maher Is the heavyweight who
was knocked out by Bobby Fit2sim-
mons ut New Orleans.
The Popullst county committee were
In session all day. Elder W. T.. Barcus
presided, and Z. II. Strlbbling acted as
secretary. About thirty persons We're
present. Thrty-three delegates We're
elected to attend the Populist rally
ut Fort Worth August o. o and I. 1t
was also decided to hold three days
encanpment in Dallas next month, to
which all the leading Populist speakers
are to be Invited. "Old Tigc' Robin
son was made chairman OF committee
on arrangements II was also decided
to organize Dallas county thoroughly,
and put additional speakers In the
feld. The Populists mean trouble and
Will cause trouble In this county If the
Democrats declare for gold standard
in 1896. The meeting was very enthus-
lastlc.
Judge Nat NJ. Burford. the law part
ner of John II. Reagan in lsiS a bril-
liant district attorney and Judge before
the war n colonel In the Confederate
army during the war, speaker OF
Democratic legislature In 1856. and
county and district Judge successfully
since that period, has been adjudged
lunatic. His atllictlon is chlldishness.
Judge Burford Is an old landmark,
and his friends are deeply panied that
he has been bereft of reason In his de-
Ginning days.
The Trunk railroad, OF which Colonel
George I. Atkins is receiver, engaged
the attention OF the Federal court to-
day. The property Will no doubt be
sold this fall.
There were no new developments In
the railroad war today. The Texas
and Pacific has established the fact
concluslvely that 1t has not cut rates
to New York or sold tickets for one
fare. as charged. The present condi-
ton of affairs cannot last a great while
longer.
Hon. Thomas A. McEnnis and other
leading citizens were out rustling to-
| day to raise the additional $4,000 for
the Terminal railroad. The chances
hre that the money viii be secured and
the Terminal will be built.
Hon. Mann A. Trice, assistant attor-
ney general. has returned TO Austin.
| Colonel Tomkingsley OF the Louisville
and Nashville railroad is here and or
dered box for the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons glove contest today.
Hon. Barnett Gibbs and other lead
Ing citizens made the 10000 bond in
the injunction case today. Governor
| Gibbs says the charter requirements
IN the expenditure of money has never
been observed, and that these bonds
| will never be issued. as the case will
be defeated on its merits In October
In other words. Barney thinks that he
has freed the coon. The chances are
that the city win be compelled to is-
s3e scrip for couple of months un-
less the big delinquent taxpayers
square their accounts, with the back
taxes paid thre would be no necessity
TO issue bonds
w. C. Howard, the well known man.
ufacturer. and Mrs. Francis Dodleld, a
most charming and cultivated lady OF
this city, We're married at the residence
OF u. NJ. Reardon, the banker, last
Wednesday night. Only the Intimate
friends Of the contracting parties were
present.
Never In the memory OF the Oldest
inhabitant has the depth OF water in
the Trinity equaled the present. The
stream is bank full and thre is no dan
| ger OF water famine this summer.
Colonel Jerome g. Kerby viii 20 to
Washington this fall to arrange his
contest with Honest joe Abbott.
The ministers OF the city demand
that the 80 to 4" ordinance relating 10
saloons be repealed and the saloons
| closed from ~ Saturday night to IL
o'clock Sunday night With the mayor
and more OF the twelve councilmen
opposed to their demands the ministers
are waging losing fight for the pres
ent at least