Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-04


had 10 be publicly made for additional
Subscriptions ct Houston during my an
sehce, hut this was alone due 20 the fact
l that Dallas pledged 500 and failed to pay
Il at the last moment. San Antonio, Aus
TN ana Galveston ngrec1 70 try and raise
and this, coupled with little Jealousy
OF the enterprise displayed by Houston.
caused them TO withdraw, The Texas ex-
hlbiI as sent out manifestcd mnsnaui
contained set advor,ls ments from nearly
every city and town In the Stats. willie
nothing was conspicuous that Houston
| had furnished the cars and mon ". The
Texas and Pacific rlilr1ad furnished II
mart. OF their. magnificent EXHIBIT. the
Southern Pnciic the cars, while other lines
Ia the state extended courtesias.''
The cars arrived yesterday without the
breakage OF glass. One OF them viii De
nni,3aded here The other Will be taken 10
Dalas by Mr., Dexter, who Ia personally
responsible to the Texas and Pacihc rail-.
r2ad for the exhihi, III. glass. He is par
!!i Mr ~ GToqbS sg Of me toilowing letter
Atlanta. Ca, December "a, 1870, C1tton
states Exposition.-Dear SIR; IL affords
manifested In the exposition. The exhlhlt
made by Texas IL second to nune upon the
grounds and reflects in unique styln and
sured that incalculablc good win result
rom the Atlanta exposition to the whole
south; and that Texas by being rsnra.
scented in such creiiiablc manner win
enjoy It's proportion OF the BENEFITS, win
e e,., NJ, am hoping you II SAT-, return,
! General Commissioner Cotton states iiha
international Exposition"
j. p, Knox recently located In Houston
| una VIII reside here permanently The
Pine Blut Ark) Graphic contains the
following complimentary reference to the
gentleman:
IN 81 he. ~.
camp held this day n committee was
appointed to express the regrets of the
camp at parting with Comrade ]. T. Knox
and the following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
where's. Our esteemed comrnde
brother }, p, Knox. hav ny left us to
cast his lot and fortune In another State.
therefore be II
Resolved. That the removal OF Brother
Knox and his family from our midst Is
I great loss to our camp and community,
Brother Knox was a brave and loyni Fol.
dier dur ng the war md has since tie
organization of this camp been one OF
Us most active and energetic members
For some time ho has served as our Guar
termasicr and has made n most faithful
ana eIncient officer. Whenever an old
eeN-ConIederate was found In need or
distress, Comrade Knox was one az the
liist 10 gHe Of his time md money for
the purposes Of relief.
"Regolved, That Ne sincerely rrgrot Ms
departure ard take this method OF OK
pressing Tor him our love and estoam,
lie Is quiet and INDUSTRIOUS citizen,
charitable, generous and chlvslrouA By
nature and nm upright Nd honest Chris
tan genueman.- We commend hi'1 to the
heartfelt good Wishes for his health, han
piness and pToencrity.
Resolved. That those resolutions he
Gpon tie records ava hat COPY or' 6e 'S nr,
n,shed Comrade Knox md lie family.
.. + / r Flll%lS.
COMMITTEE.
.,"After the adoniion Of the 1bove res
oil, oN ,rhc5 cbIn!e., membcrs Of the caggp
and babe Comrade Knox adeu."
f. X. Baker of Austin. superintendent
of the Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company. was a guest at the Law
Tor last night en- route from Galveston.
He had been 70 tho Island City on short
business trip In connection with the cree
tlon of the new building the company has
IN course OF construction, and made q
short stay In Houston. a Post reporter
asked Mr.. Baker how soon work on the
UNDERGROUND system would begin.
That can not say" he replied. 1.-THE
material for the work has been ordered
and am expecting the construction man
to arrive every day TO outline the work,
SO that the underground construction can
commence as soon as the material Is here.
We are at present busy putting m the
territorial circuits connecting Houston
with Corsicana and ali intcrniedate STA
ton on the Houston and Texas Central
railway. When this In finished the line
to Waco which ts now operated va Aus
lin. will be shortened, connecting at Bre.
mond with the Corsicana- II ouston line and
giving Houston connection with those STA
lions on the line of the Waco and North
western railway. improvements In Hous-
ton which we have In mind al present in
olude an enlargement OF the facilities for
ptT ~ lfgso1 t,4f,
board Tor the central office being esrr-
cially needed, We propose to improve our
pay stations here by enlarglng the booths
ami ~rovidlng them with chairs FOR tho
patrons"
Mr. Baker left last night for Aus2n.
The friends Of Captain jack White. tho
veteran police ofilccr and hero Of the
battle Of Sabine Pass, did not permit She
holidays TO pass by without reminding
their soldlerly friend thnt he had not
been overlooked. He was enticed to
quiet place where his admirers had as
senitled. After sincere wlshes for peace
ana ll,niy daring his dec4n,ng years and
inc hope that tAere Will be many yet TO
zone, Captain II, Is. Rice pre- -enied cap.
IA WHIT W IN ON eeglnt engraved cane,
as ttken Of personal esteem and hlsh
iii ped cigar holder, a beauty In Itself, by
lteimun Sass. and a box CT Perfortos
IT m Ju tin c. White and Gus Warnecke.
y
Goluthwnite, Major Michael Looscan,
Captain II. u. Rlse and Mcssrs. John A
X II clls william A. Moroney and Justin
&. White beng the sneakers, and, all IN
al, II was an event tat VIII llnger long
In the memory of those who had as
+ embed to 90 hen + t. a citizen who has
rvrd in Houston fer forty or more years
whose friends are leg ON.
The chapel OF the First Baptist church
was crowded last night with members OF
tho congregation, the occasion being n
reception to the pastor. Rev l.. d. Lam
kin and his family. Although DR.. Lam
kin has been In Houston some time, his
family has lust moved here from Coo
RADIO, their former home and this IL the |
first gathering nf the members Of the |
church TO welcome the newcomers TO |
tho city. The rooms We're beautifully der- |
grated In smilax and cedar and above |
the organ was the word 'Welcnmc.' Near |
this stood Or. Lamkln and HE wife End !
children and the guests were ushered in
to receive being MeFlames r, S. Collins |
Fila Downey, Il. S. r tzgerald and A. n. |
MDhl After all had arrived 0 committee |
OF Young indies served refreshments and |
several hours were devoted to conversa- |
tlon. every one present hcing DESTROYS of |
becoming well acquainted with the fam
lily of the pastor II was a pleasant oc- .
casion and enjoyed by all.
The annual meeting OF the Houston |
Light Artillery for the election OF officers |
for the coming yenr was held in PythIan |
hail In the Burns buildlnp last ntebt |