The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26
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DALLAS, July 23-The boiler in Killum S
steam laundry exploded to-day, partly running
the building and doing from $500 TO $1,000 dam
age. James Brice the engineer, was fearfully
scalded and may die. The physicians fear he
will lose his eyeSight. There were several
narrow escapes from death among the em-
ployeS.
Colec BoudinOt, the noted Cherokee Indian,
left Dallas tonight on an extensive prospect
Ing tour out west, among mineral and grazing
lands, for himself and d number Of capitalists
from abroad.
service at st. Louis. arrived here to-day on a
tour of inspection of the Dallas postOffce. He
brings no charges against Postmaster WhiS-
sen, but will make thorough investigation
here and at various points in the state from
which complaints have been received of mail
Irregularities.
graph Office here report their service now as
satisfactory, without any of the strikers re-
Stunning work. No Interruptions with CONNER
cial dispatches are reported throughout the
state, as far as they know, and no serious re-
suits in that direction have grown out of the
strike. The Dallas assembly of the brother
hood received reports from Kansas City, Chi
cagO and st. Louis, New Orleans, Houston and
Galveston, that the result was most Satisfac-
tory. None of the strikers have resumed work
and declare they Will not. The craft is con-
Quoting itself in an orderly manner, and re-
ceiving accessiOns from the men who took
their places. Chicago reports twenty dunn
and who are at the keys for appearance. The
brotherhood assert this is the case at all large
offices through the country. At Dallas the
brotherhood is sanguine and prefer to hold
out. Several of the new men have been won
over. Everything is orderly and not a call for
aid has yet been forwarded. When necessary
for plenty OF il. The brother God say that
Train Dispatcher Ayers, OF the Gould system
at Longyiew, now working in the Dallas office
pathy with the brotherhood. He is getting
$40 a month at LOngview. Being a man OF
family, the Gould system carried him. inform
ing him that If he did not comply he would for
ever be black listed in the Gould system, and
that he had to submit. His salary as train
dispatcher still goes on and his expenses are
being paid by the y Western Union company at
protest. The brotherhood also assert that
Train Dispatcher Harrigan, of the Gould sys-
teR at San Antonio, is also working here. He
has a similar case and under similar circum-
stauces, except that he was getting 500 per
month at San Antonio, and pleads that he is
havRPg been eng railroad operator "o fSr
ten years past. The Dallas broth
hood held meeting this evening at the Dallas
board Of trade rooms, at which reports from
all sections were read OF an enc9graging char
acter: a public parade was made through the
principal streets of the city. There was no
drinking or the least sign of disorder.
Only two brotherhood assemblies exist in
Texas, one at Galveston and one at Dallas, the
latter being numerically stronger. Speaking
for the situation In Texas, it Is, far better
a aasn was that at Fst h'Bs s1e for hey
that the strike will soon cause the Western
Union vast amount of litigation with power
full stock and commercial elements whose bus
mess is being delayed and injured.
Messrs. w. w. PersOll. Charles w. Ragett
ID. w. Lloyd and VOlney Hall, of the Marshall
and Northwestern railroad company called on
Hon. w. r. Thompson, eX-secretary of the
navy, now in Dallas. to endeavOr to have him
interest himself in the enterprise in raising
funds to complete the road. The result of the
private consultation is not given out, but the
visitors left apparently satisfied and in hopeful
spirits.
DALLAS, July 24.-Gen. W. G. Edgarton, of
st. Louis, has been investigating the pOstOtfice
in this city for the past two days. and it will
probably take two or three days more to finish
the investigation. There are no charges of
wrong doing on the part of Postmaster Whis-
sen; or in his ONCE, and from what can be
gathered outside Of the investigation room the
movement against him is by Republican NAL
contents. who assert that he Is OF no service to
the party. that he ia a political disorganizer,
and that he associates too intimately with the
Democrats, etc. tits but justice to Mr.. Whssen
to state that the community at large is on his
side, and that representative men of all classes
are endorsing him. There are three Republic
were TO deefde Oh a Recommendation 70 Gen.
EdgartOn to-day, but they split up among
themselves and 'Gaye not been able to agree
or present an applicant The cont ,Stants were
A, II, Cochran, John Stone and 7. =. Arth.
Messrs. Ayres and Harrigan, of LQngyieW, San
Art9nio respectively. at work in the West
Information given your correspondent by the
telegraph brotherhood last night, that the
Gould system threatened to black list them
forever If they didn't come here, is Incorrect;
that they were not so threatened, but that
AyreS came here under protest and in Sympa-
thy with the strikers, Mr.. Hafrigan came
Local option law, violators are again being
precinct, vas to-day placed under $500 bond
tenRt with an alIegea chill James James Ct Gross Of
the same place, has tifty-eight distinct cases
against him for openly selling liquor. He de-
fies the law, and says he furnishes customers
by annual contract the same as if he was fur
niShing soldiers rationS.
Much interest is felt in the report to be made
i pan& sRE S a r. eSf a6sss RaysSgaE anG
cruelty to cOnYiets at the county poor farm.
The opinion is the management viii be exon
Grated of criminal conduct, but censured for
Bids are to be opened at 5p. m tomorrow
for the erection of the new Merchants eX-
change building.
An old man, stranger, was found in the
FRUSTRATED by the heat and Starvation. He is
rePofted IN critical condition tonight.
Master Workman Mcneil, of district 40. PO-
lar Assembly No. 2442, Telegraph Brother
hood of Dallas, went to Fort Worth to-day tie
initiate about half dozen converts among
the railroad operators
The Merchants Exchange here reports that
to-day was the best for commercial dispatches
since the strike commenced Nineteen dis
patches were received. The daily average, when
there are no telegraph disturbances, is upward
of sixty.
James Fl. Wells to-day made affidavit
charging them with the theft of four head OF
cattle Which he left In their care at an East
Dallas stOckyard.
FORT WORTH, July 24.-The city was threat
ened with a serious riot tonight, which was
only prevented by the vigilance of Marsha
Rea and the other officers, and the eloquent
speeches of Alderman Hickey and NJ G; KEEL
Ian, attorney. Some two hundred men at work
on the sewers had been waiting for their pay
for two weeks, and finally the city council had
appropriated money enough to pay them; but
by some mistake only enough to pay 60 cents
on the dollar was on hand. The men rebelled
and threatened violence, speeches of a COM
munistic turn being made by the leaders.
Finally, after the addresses the merchants,
boarding-honse men and powder men said they
would wait for their money, $2500, when the
men were paid in full. For time people in
the center of the city were terrorized.
Wenare Samuel retail dealers in clothing,
dry goods, boots and Shoes were closed BY
attachment to-day. Liabilities $4,000; assets
S22, 900.
An engine and thirteen cars plunged through
a bridge on the Fort Worth and Denison road
late yesterday, demOlishing the engine and
cars and injuring severely three men. Il: .
This morning a freight train on the Texas |
and Pacific jumped the track at Aledo, ten |
miles West of here, wrecklng ten cars, tearing |
up three hundred feet of rails and badly in |
juring two brakesmen, Duke and Lewis, who |
will probably die.
The brotherhood of telegraphers met here
tonight and initiated seven new members, |
thus seriously crippling this office.
HOUSTON, July 24.-This morning John Jen- |
sen, a Swede, ran off with the wife of August |
McColsen. Jensen left wife and two chill |
dren in the lurch. McColsen expects to re-
ceive large sum of money from Europe in a |
few days, and will pursue the naughty couple.
The commissioners met this morning in spe-
cial session to consider the bids for completing
the San Jacinto bridge. FIVE bids were pres
ent, and A. Baumback for all the work except |
the iron spans, $4S97; King iron bridge COM
pany, iron spans complete, $3.50, being the |
lowest, were accepted
This morning, at fire in the fifth ward, the |
residence of Gutenberg, together with most of |
the furniture, was destroyed. Loss, $1,000; in |
the time, and it is thought the fire was in |
cendiary.
The Western Union is working in shape to-
night and Manager FELTON, is in condition |
operators to turn out all business. None of |
the strikers have returned to work,
The citizens are greatly agitated over a |
of the City Street railroad com |
pany to run line through the business por
zion of Main street, forming belt road. |
PrODerty holders are about equally divided on |