The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-30

is done. If there IL any war, let 10 go
Df We have done nothing 10 day 10 sec
ls harmony, nor do we Intend 10 do a
l. thing" Mr.. Keep president of the
+. cago E Northwestern, was found at his
It flee on Wall street, and, in reply to
l., quries. said ~ entered into the mat
; not because my company was
V greatest sufferer, but because
r was anxious to see harmo
4 prevail. The plan bad proposed thoul
o was u good one and all seemed TO favor !
: views. At least they had so express
: themselves. The action of Omaha's pre-
, dent in drawing out Of the pool does Il
need discussion" Keep said he wou
J make no further effort to bring about peaC
N He had some business TO finish up with d
kdirectors this afternoon, and tonight
and General Manager Hughltt will start {
their return to Chicago. A report tn
Porter had resigned the presidency of Il
Omaha railway was promptly denied at IL
office, OF the company Although indie
tions \are not favorable as yesterday, Ii
strength of stocks is taken as q sign thi
the railway war is not lost as Il power
influence Nhe whole market.
President Porter, of the Omaha roat
says II had agreed to enter this conte
ence after considerable urging, Negotit
| llOlS lluh Dttfl SOIlS Oll lOI btNCi III idJ
and when discovered last night that th
st. Paul people had gained control Of thi
railroad, / Withdrew at once from the cou
ference, or rather, refused to take part il
it, and will not agree to any new conierenc
until | know whether the st. Paul peopl
deceived me in CHICAGO OF last night in thi
city. When, during a'war, a flag of true
is displayed, and, \Under cover o
that flag, one army takes, step
the ranks Of the opponentsN then the oppo
once. What the Omaha now demands
should another conference be- arranged, is
the arbitration of a committee\ that shall
determine whether or not this move of St
Paul people was made before these first ne
gotiations were begun aud treat it accord.
ingly. | have waited here in this city tor
some days in expectation that this question
should be settled, but | shall go to Chicago
tonight
APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. ga. +. Buchanan,
superintendent of bridges, st. Louis d
Iron Mountain railway, has been appointed
superintendent of the st. Louis IL Texas
Narrow Gauge railroad tor the north Ar
kansas division, now nearly finished.
Crimes and Casualties.
EATEN BY RATS.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 2S.-On Sunday
the family of Thomas Hughes, living near
Pottsville, Kentucky, eighteen miles from
here, went to church, to be gone all day,
leaving an infant in charge of IA colored girl.
The girl went to q neighbor's, leaving the
child on pallet on the floor and was also
gone all day. When the family returned
thew found the child dead and horribly
mutilated by rats.
S50,000 WORTH OF SMOKE.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 2S.-A fire in Able
Kin e. Co.'s glass factory, on the south
side, this morning totally destroyed The pot
room, packing house and tlattening depart
ment Loss, $4,000; fully covered by in
suranCe.
RAN INTO THE DRAW.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Nov. 2S.-The New
York express coming east over the Auburn
branch of the New York Central, ran into
the draw at Cayuga. The forward part of
the engine rests on the deck of canal
boat in the draw. No lives were lost, bst
a bad disaster was narrowly averted. Where
the blame for the carelessness rests has not
yet been asCertained.
A MAGNIFICENT MILL IN AsHEs.
ArCHIsoN, KAs., Nov. 2S.-The extensive
Touring mill of Upham, Son & Co., at Blue
RAPIDS, Kansas, was totally destroyed by
fire Sunday. The mill had only been com
pleted two months, had sixteen rollers, cost
over 100000, and was insured for S35,OOO on
building and machinery. Several thousand
dollars worth of wheat and flour were de-
stroyed, but fully insured.
CENsUREs THE RAILWAY.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Nov. 2S.-Ihe cOroner's
Jury in the case of James Maxwell, killed
IN the recent railroad crash at Peekskill,
censures the New York CeAtral IL Hud-
son River railway company.
MET A WARM RECEPTION.
TOPEKA, KAs., Nov. 2S.-Sheriif Beish
aud Deputy Sheriff Miller were shot, the
former in the ankle and the latter in the
hip, while attempting to serve q
warrant this morning at )
O clock on Charles Williams and John
Cooke, charged with horse.stealing, hog
stealing and lail-breakiDg in Iowa and Hi
nois, and are said to be despcradoes. They
all escaped from the house IN which they
were found and stole three horses and fled.
sUICIDED.
4 prostitute named ada Miller commit
ted suicide last night by taking morphine.
She had husband living in Texas.
FATAL SHOOTING AErEAY.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 2S-The Courier
Journals special from RusscJylily says AT
- last night q shooting occurred between
.DMeil HdIN Ih'll iAh halAh - Wv O. 'titA
and Valentine. Campbell received six
and died at this evening.
CAUGHT ~ his CRIME.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 2S.-Francis A.
Wardcl, special agent OF the pension de-
Dgrtiuouf. has b,cn detected IN lCTious aud
ludecious forgeries, which eliminated to-
law in the issuing OF werranis Tor his ar
rest, but up to this writing officers have
been unable to find him. Wardell was one
Of the keenest and shrewdest pension de-
.ectiyes in the employ Of the government,
hat he has paid particular attention
% this district, has won the
highest approval from government officials
and all connected with the cases which he
mas ferretted out and prosecuted. For
,ome time past, however, he has been in
.he habit Of going on lordly sprees out OF
working hours, his boon companions he.
ng noted women Of the town, aud his fall
comes as q matter Of consequence. lie
-anKed among the very best agents in the
,mploy of the department, aud received a
salary of something over IS per day. Ills
which have been going on for six
months past, consisted in the use OF United
states Pension Agent Samuel Posts name
n endorsement to four warrants, which be
discounted at one Of the city banks with
whose ca shier Wardell was on intimate
erms, and Who passcu WITHOUT Ciutc sciu-
inv that which would have GER
.ainly disclosed she spurious pa-
ure OF the endorsement. Such va
he implicit confidence placed y
lim. Besides these, $3.50 borrowed N
private individuals and pension aECnH,
Post was induced some time ago 20 sign
. note with him for $50, which, from the
present appearancps he will be Obliged %
,ay AT maturity. Bank ofiicIhls refused %
,omplain araiusf Warleu and Pension
A cent Post old 90. at The same
ime apprising the department. 90
WASHINGTON Of the state Of nIai.r
,yarlelI is about 90 vasrs Of age. ana hss
rile and fzmily nt New Bedford, Mas.l-
.husttts.
CONVICTED.
cyRArrFr. ". Y. NOV. -s-Iie trG. %
Porter lee. lete president Of ihe First Aa-
inual bank oi BuiIalo. f-r tute-z. .emeIl
e-uIted il CONVICTION
ruE rraEsrIE BOD sE.