Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-30
SAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
:. Blount Says the Sickness Aboard
the Helen Is Slow Fever.
n nuSINGToNS RECENT VISIT
-. 10 Mean That the Sunset
NAY be Extendcd-Const Fair
paid Expenses.

..,s,.,ou. Texns. November 2S.-The
.0,rship Helen Is stu at quarantine, and
y. ,yietlon between the local and State
s,,h authorities has not yet been en-
~. s,ssapated. In conversation with
ss'.,sntine OFFICER Blount over the tele-
go this afternoon, that gentleman said
.s,srenoe 10 his visit to tho vessel yes
a-a,v. "officlally. have nothing to say.
~ ue.en was released from quaran-
!, the 18th instant. only went
ss,sri OF her yesterday upon a special
,...,,,op from DIR. Fisher. When | was
-, asked 10 so with him declined. but
IN received u second message In
.sch he said II had no personal feeling
M natter he would be glad to have
y, uaecompany him. | accepted and wont
is,t Inn and DR.. Magruder. desire TO
~ th,.t for n few days | believed the
II case OF sickness, On poaru Inc sil1 sui,
.,ln,ied for thirteen days, and Is evil
LAW slow fever, and II is running the
We course as the others, which lasted
80, tWcnty-three to twenty-alx days"
Wan seen this morning Dr. Magruder.
,,.r.se surgeon, said that while he had no
n5tancy in saying that there had been
,s1ow fever aboard tho ship. he did not
Ss.lrs to be quoted OF length on the sub
IA for the reason that II ia n RUE OF
n, NV s ~ ar,ment OF which he IL a member
u rab1it all Information touching upon
,s,es Of that character to the surgeon
rnerai at Washington. iie was preparing
X. report when seen. and expected TO for
,sni ID to Washington this afternoon.
AIR. HuNTINGToN's VISIT.
prumlnent citizen who accompanied
| ,hs Huntington party on their visit TO
ia lefty yesterday and was close OBJ
aver OF all that trauspired. said this
corning:
AS matter OF fact. Mr.. Huntington is
rore familiar with what has been done
| and what Is being done by the government
ca Galveston harbor than many people
sho live right here In town, and the i'm
presston he made on me was that ho was
nj here to inform himself particularly as
"a the progress OF the work, but to ascer-
tain the facilities Afforded by Galveston
fhould he ducide to come in here with his
| tuad Like most other men who have
srown great In their respective lines IRON
/ luail beginn!ngs, he Is fun OF details, and
| N 4 ynrprlzng how much he has stored
sway in his brain. He talks OF freight
iaies and distances and places in Texas
| hi as il he had lived here, and he
promptly corrected the geography OF one
| Il GalyCston's Old citizens, who had slight
| II Numbered IN locating some point OF In.
Itsrest. The entire party seemed most
pleased with what they saw, and I am
I Il The opinion that the Southern Paciic
vi come TO this town, II this town wants
As 10 the character OF the Invitation to
+ y eyianded TO he railroad the aforesaid
pomnent citizen did not unburden MIN
th. but right Of way and terminal facili-
| ias Atu supposed to be the chief features
| 70 be considered. and IL Is surmised that
. Nc Huntlngton's visit was more with a
View 70 see what could be done In ms
| iIrn tn lnN In la nf
teep water.
MRS. L. 7. ANGELL.
The wires this morning brought tile sor-
imful Intelligence that Mrs. Il. T. Angel,
we Of the oldest residents of Galveston.
had passed away at New Orleans. Mrs.
Angel was e5 years OF age and had lived
10 galveston ali her lie The remains
vii arrive here tomorrow morning and
TIE funeral, which will be private. will
hke place from the train, Rev. c. NJ.
bekNlth OF Trinity Episcopal church Of
~ TEXAS COAST FAIR.
Professor +. w. Mally. secretary OF the
isras Coast Fair. was in tho city today.
Ne says the association will about play
zen on the fair. which is considered
|utat achievement In the first year OF
sseh an enterprise. He favors holding
lever, nut and vegetable exhibition.
h-S9hAF ltttht hbohl liit flllult VI
.ans,, and many members agree that Il
toald be as great success as the fall
LOCAL NOTES.
The pupils OF tho Cathedral school pre-
snled the Orphans Home with over I'VE
a.haFed pounds Of eatables.
= meeting OF tho retail merchants ex-
Msnge Is 10 be held at the chamber OF
emmerce rooms at S O'Clock tomorrow
',samg Tor permanent organization.
me general committee on tho erection
"a pudding for the insane held n meet
Ky .hs AFTERNOON, when the report nl-
palenplaicd but Suggesting an annex 10
-. county JAN instead, was agreed to.
raatrnse licenses were issued today to
n4narq ANDERSON and Miys Katie BE. nem
s, ssS sum ana Miss Jewel Wieldt. Joe
x" sn,l;tf, Jr. ana 80 80. sslittp ~
", ~ LeCarne and Miss Sophie schnei-
d,.n'' VI. Jackson and Miss Lottle Fran