The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-05
NEWS NuGGET


acting treasurer, began Work after the Close
Of business Saturday making a count oil
tho teler's cash 80 that there need be no
interference with the business OF the ONCE
The revenue vault was also sealed up, pre-
paratory to taking an inventory OF It's con
tents as turned over by Mr. Gilfllan. US
thought ~ count will take two or three
weeks. There has not been a thorough
overhauling Of the treasurer's Office
for ten wears, the last full ex-
animation being one made during
Treasurer Spipner's time, when Mr..
Spinner turned over the office to Treasurer
New. The latter was willing TO accep; the
accounts and cash without eIaminatlon'
and his bondsmen being willing, the secre-
tary OF the treasury dispensed with the ex-
animation. The same thing occurred wheI
Treasurer Wyman succeeded Mr.. New, ana
when Gilfllan succeeded Wyman. The
latter has expressed his willingness to fore
| go examination on the present occasion,
| but the secretary thinks that so long time
has interviewed since the last count that one
should now be made. The committee VIII
be assisted in the work by force
| of twenty to thirty clerks, detailed
from an office other than the treasurer's
office. Count will be made OF old notes IN
the redemption division, new notes IN tne
| reserve vault, silver and gold bonds held IN
| trust. President Upton, of the committee,
has decided tnat actual count must be
made in all cases. The packages OF notes
will be opened and counted, rs Will also DC
the bags of gold and silver coin. he VIII
personally assume charge, OF the WORK OF
comparing the cash on hand with the
treasurer's accounts, and with the accounts
OF the disbursing officers.
| THE DIAMOND MINE.
| CHICAGO, April 1.-The Daily News
Braidwood, Illinois, special says: The Dia'
| mond mine vas scene of excitement TO.
day The fact that the bodies discovered
we're to be brought out drew oct large
crowd, and when about 3 o'clock ne US was
brought up that a party who had gone
down after the bodies had been imprisoned
in roadway while putting the bodies in
coflins, the excitement on top was intense,
| Wives and relatives of men III the mine
were wild with grief over the prospective
deaths OF their friends. A party was az
once sent to their aid. When the
second party had nearly reached the point
where the bodies were discovered IL was
found that large pile of stone had caved
in and blocked up the narrow .passage-Way.
| They we're at length rescued IRON their
dusky prison. One OF the men was SO pros
| trated he had to be carried home. The res
cued party, when they reached the top,
said they would never go in again; other
searchers. who have been working there say
| they will'not go down again. IL Is tnousnt
no further search will be made, as no men
can be found willing to go down. The
bodies were taken out about O'Clock ana
placed in the morgue, and identified as
| Inomas Il, Rogers, Hugh Ramsey, Andy
Fulton. Ike Pearson, James Pearson and
John Pearson. They could be identified
only by near relatives by the clothes they
wore. Funeral tomorrow.
STORMY WEATHER.
W. April A apyarp hail
storm to-day was followed by a. heavy
snow, which continues, extending through
the southwestern section of the stste to
Tennessee. 1t has been storming IN tnls
section since yesterday morning
A GOOD IDEA.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The department
of agriculture will shortly establish nesI
this city an experimental farm ana hospltani
for the treatment of domestic animals, Wild
view of ascertainlng by series OF careful
scientific experiments what are the causes
of such diseases as Texas fever, pleuro-
pneumonia, etc., and what are the best
methods of prevention or curing them.
Experiments will be made under the alrec-
ton of DR., ID. Il Salmon, OF Ashvllle, N: ",
as specialist who has been ior sometime
engaged In such investigations.
Two FIREMEN INJURED.
AuaUsTA. GA, April 1.-The old Augusta
opera-house burned this morning, ana Jas.
Davis was knocked into the burning bulic-
ino nv a stream OF water, and John Fix
shocked off the building, Both tremen
we're seriously iijured. Loss, S2o,ooo.
ROBINSON SELLS OUT.
sr LouIs April flames Robinson, the
old circus man aud famous bareback rider,
Yesterday sold mis- extensive and highly I'M
proved farm of 920 acres, situated eight
miles from Mexico. to William Black, OF
ST. Louis, for $4,000 cash. Tho farm will
be used as a depot for the sale OF stock
raised on Mr.. Blacks southern ranches'
oLD-TIMERs GONE.
WORCESTER, MASS, April 1.-Rev. George
Allan. Congregational minister, aged OIL.
died last night. He was graduate OF
Yale, of the class of 1918, and was the
author of the resolution of 1913 TOR Tree soil,
freemen. free speech and free land. he
. 90 the brother of the late Chief Justice
Allen. 90
a graduate of Brown University, ex-mayor
of the city, life long democrat, Twice can can
didate for governor and nephew Oh eA-uo'-
ernor Davis.
ar Lotus FAIR ASSOCIATION PROSPECTIVE
IMPROVEMENT.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 1.-The st. Louis
Fair association has purchased forty-eign
acres ofland adjoining the west side oil their
present grounds, and Will Immediately lay
mile TRACK, s.a .h let courses m lhe
make 1t one OF the pess .out hn CO. Az
country. Inc track WIZ n. " av w, iii i'm.
movements may not be completed before
spring. This addition will Civ the assocla-
ton about 10 acres OF land within four
miles oil the heart OF tne ivy
FLOODING the hA Nv nj. r,.,,,.
NEW ORLEANS, Apnl l,-a aias sars. The
ocrats west MelviIle speTSiiaih inches
Atchaialaya Is rlslng; III rrohahIv
more water is eApecseI ..a,ha lines ~ The
more In the swamps along the llnes Vi tne
Texas Pacific ROAD. a consius s ao.e ~
ton Of the track Will De wasne f away al
tween here ana baton house Sun ILL., ~, ~
miles from here, put Wne.e tne .asi, a., ~
sides large force soon pu.s Wy .aHsn - TN
pair. Eordoche payo unn;,, i'' thEoaeb The