Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-03
oBrien OF Bceumont, Judge Martin Dies
and Colonel w. p. Nicks, the district at
| torney OF this place
Ex-oovERNoR JAMES 5. noao.


I yT6TTTIIy
Afternoon a small pleasure boat had her
| nole at the wharf and the members OF q
very diftiusilisncd hunting party bi eatned
a sigh OF rel4of. Lake SURPRISE anu "a
| weston hny narrowly escaped beng Tie
| burial GROUNDS Tor prominent e<-soyein-
or OF Texas French count, wei' known
attorney contested with one OF the largest
| railN ny sysseils OF the country and otner
| distinguished people
AS cnroDicled IN The Post several days
| ago. EN-Corefnor Hogg, Hon. Holmes
Iummins ana several Others left Calves
1 ton Tor g hunting expedition on Lake sur
PRISE, Their tnlall craft was caught In a
storm, yesterday, and Governor hOgg says
| they had narrow escape. The sea was
very heavy. and for hours they watched
] with olgyrness tho increasing violence Of
| The sqnall, their small craft being tossel
upon the angry pillows as II II Were the
] smell OF an egg. The ex-governor. so he
states. remained IN the cabin below dur
| ing the storm, while his associates were
better satisfied on deck, being drenched
| by tie waves which from time to time
| rolled over the boat. They were pre-.
1 served for future service In affairs OF
state. and the former executive Of Texas
took train Immediately for Houston,
| remarkins TO reporter of The Post that
as soon as he could.
Ex-Governor Hogg reached tho Lawlor
hotel at o clock last evening. He was
still atired In his hunting costume, hts
trousers being Inside OF long pair OF
Were you successful with your gun7'
NehN hFNNA ~ ANN leaA iNHpiAils WIZ III
teIrupted him at supper.
Yes, we had very pleasant time.
with the exception o. the storm about
| which | Just told YOU" he replied.
I'm The Post this morning there Is an
article from Galveston attaching some po-
lticul Significance TO your expedi ton. Is
None In the world he replied, 1--WE
and sport"
NO. no. the snort OF duck hunting.
Cant 70 off on hunt without the bows
thinking am trying to hide something
say ''' '-'' -'1 vas - rs ~" '''"
< COPY of The Post was produced and
the article read to the gent nan, who
II was reached where the CORRESPONDENT
referred 10 him us being out OF politics,
he smiled.
THAT il well written" he said.
is, there any truth in M" he was
wei. now, II I wac to deny that any
one or those gentlemen was a member Of
the party, that reporter In Galveston
would get up affldavits 10 prove he was.
! don't nIopose 70 deny 9nyihing' 4 would
Where is the balance Of the party
Did thew come to lloustong'
- have lost track OF them. They scat
tered a, The wharf and / don't know
say was thcrc7'' and the ex-governor Tor.
got for IN nm nstnn rgT 0 sSa 9na
las. Dick WINNIE. Fort Worth. Duncan,
he's from Tyler. and Bryan Cnl,aghRn,
S Mo, FER that ss4 co Aa'GnG T' MondsT
what they will suy when they see that
article. Candidly. We did not mention
Two DAYS trip hunting. and we had H.
suppose there were gentlemen Of every
political shade in the party. did not
ask any Of them and know they did not
''who we're with you, governor?'' asked
the reporter.
of Chambers cor1ty. Captain o'Neil OF
Galveston. Coun1 LeFevre OF Lorraine,
ETGnse w 4 MooGy Jr n3 wor ssSis
Of San Antonio, and guess he YVES tha
one they mkstook for Callaghan he looks
very much like him, Mr.. owens Of Jeffer.
two others. don't think they can fig.
nre much of slate out OF rarty oil tha'
kind, and ! am out Of politics"
tlcman who was orn In as orm In Mar,h
u am glad T. be here. That was III
closest , S cal ,ad ever eyPest 70 reSsye sown
Chant ers county around by b war Point
The breakers rolled sky higi,. II Mat
shooting. and I'm roing TO Quit, II re-
after the mountains are good enough for
me. By. gntlins, when the gate hsgan 10
our heads the bays made break for thc
cabin. And then they began to smoke
and the little cubhy-hole became a smoke
hopse. on the outside II was awful. nool
In the cabin you could cut the smoke. with
a battle AK. Were you ever sshsick, by
Eailns3. No. well you don'l know the d /;
lights Of existence m the ocean wave.
was seasick today and 50 wgs the French
count. | bowed to the FrcncnnOn aud
he bowed 10 mo. IN fact, We were KEPT
great relief We became very chummy-
ether members NJ the parry sad = a.
sickl i was awful Holmes cumnns
went on deck, the two former - p ay
Tie spray dashed over them until tn y
were drenched ard soaked and mi crab e
II was cold and raw out thu b1rk. BY
gatlins. It was one or tn hap 4 : m :
ments In my life whfn we sgh I'd nd
we reached the dock. IA said hefor',
nm through. am r., putt tsr duck
what luck did you have, governors
many ducksg'
Poor luck and no ducks Friday night,
from tho bay, we decided Il have 4 III i
fun, and arted out u tree coons 1t
was beautiful mo'nl sht n -ht and the
boys were In CAV sp ri,s w h a two
setter pups. an old dog almost w,r hlsss
and a Scotch terrier that ! b ~ Ell { ON
the son Of Captain jim Mcdonald 4 G |.
weston. | knew that the { rrIer was Tn
trained but ! cOnclud d.. by ga llni. tina
ms Captain Jim owned the dog h al
hght II there was any ngAt ng To be dove,
started n queer-loo,inP white Nnrm
The terrier nailed the varmin., but 10 our
surprise II was nat coon. II was "a NJ l.
animal with name very much u-lka
altar OF rus uRhl The recol rc;ions q
that night viii llngsr IN my iary for
ever. The terrier Killed Tia harmless 1T he
animal and tn, boys NOV on Ia tre
short space of thirty m'nu' es that Scotch
terrier Killed four OF ihese mantle 10 1l-
ing and extremely Fhy liile imals TIE
gentle zophrrs Of the night W re not lad N
with perfumes waited froin mo ross IA .
dcns OF India or the cHpa Jam b DIS
Of Texas. BY gatlins III MAKE oath to
the latter fact In self-defsnse moi king
the company Of dog, we struck out for
the ranch BY gntlins, that nghtlng Scotch
terrier beat us thers, ana twv W three
gentlemen who had declined to accompany
lis on the trip actually desc ted III hui d
ing when the terrier entered II. oh, we
had nice time that nghli Aud this 70 e
noon ON the bay settled Il, By Eailiis I IT
going to Austin toriph'. ard no m re
duck hunting or co II hunting for ma"
POLICEMAN DELIVERED THE COW.
New York World.
a farmer named Schwab. living in
Bronxdale. bought fine mich COW In
the stock ysfds the other afternoon
schwab wanted his COW before Monday.
and at n. M, Sunday. Solomon Beck
VAS sent to deliver her. The animal was
made comfortable in the bcx OF biz ex.
lress wagon and Beck started Tor Bronx.
dale. He drove through four police pre-
eiLets, passing dozens 81 policemen un.