The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-28
THE MOUND CITY.
The Almost Hopeless Search Once
More Revived.
Railroad Employees Strike-Meat ven
ders Resistance.
A League to Suppress HOOdlum'sm'

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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.--[Special Correspond
ence. 1.-THE father of the long lost oharhe
Ross was in the city lat week pursuing
some unavailing clew to the Whereabouts
of his missing son, who was torn from DIS
arms nine years eince, and taken he knows
not where. All through these years ne mas
watched and waited and searched with
no,ienee and persistence which does hon
or TO humanity, and which stampsthe man
as one possessing warm ana slead'ast
nature. None but strong and gentle
heat could retain these paterhal feelings so
long in the face of almost hopeless unceT-
ta,ntv In the inner chambers Of his
bosom still echos the beloved accents oil
bis little son, and memory has set
AN ineilacible picture In his mind
of his childish pranks, oil his
oraceiul. loving gestures, OF the soft light
ri Inc ann shining on his infant locka, OF
The ninth and gadness in his eyes, and the
sweetness of a thousand associations which
snring mn and live only IN the breasts OF
those who love. Time speeds It's winged
fipht, but the father does NOT forget.
Though his faoe 10 strong and his bearing
composed, still
HIS HEART IL RENT WITH iNARTlcuLATE sobs
AND SIGNS,
which the fast succeeding years cannot as,
suaee. I'm action he has been brave ana
efficient. and in manner uucomplainlng'
always bearing his burden OF aorow, WITH
ont murmuring or plant OF any klho. lie
has acted quite ike the hero OF SAD ara.
MA, and is wort by OF the sympathy ana
commiserRtion oimen; Alter an u IL ihe
divinity of love which one human helng
hears Tor another, IN all the relations
nj life and the broader love for
mankind In general, which stampsus ns be-
ing higher than hrutes. Jesus Christ sur
passed all men in love; His words were like
The falling dew ana HIS presence benedic-
tlon. Humanity obtained grandeur from
His living ard salvation. from llle death.
How unspeakahly sm1u and worthless APP
pear the lives of men, however great Their
talents, II their souls are rot lighted by the
divine spark OF love. Viewed in this light,
old Christren X, Ross appears nobler than
n roman emperor. The clue which started
The old man ON thia new search originated
with man named Donnelly, recently al
rested I'm Madison county, Illinois, Tor
some petty crime for which he has since
beon sent TO the penitentiarv Tor term OF
two wears. D0nnelly claims to nave been
associated with two burglars, both OF whom
were killed while engaged In robbery ON
Long Island, New York, somemonihs ago,
who were
THE ABpucroRs on THE DoY, CHARLIE ROSS.
In his death agonies Douglas, for that
was the mans name, made statement in
which he said that his companion, VINO had
been killed outright, was the person who
had carried tbs lad away, Donnelly stated
70 detective thut ho knew whero the boy
was. and that be would reveal hi9 where
abouts II he could Thereby escape the prison.
Donnelly also stated TO tho prosecuting At
torney that he could tell where tho boy
was. aud while hewas not definite enough
10 give his exact whereabouts he did state
that lac was with negro family near Wood
river in Madison county, The detective
with deputy sheriff started TO
mako tho search, but returned
from Il Ruthless expedition, the sheriff
having received a pist1l.shot wound In the
leg which he claimed wan Cred by some
person from the house they were approach
Ing. II Is believed that there is u conspiracy
existing a nong Il few TO eXtort money from
old man Ross Mr. Ross came hers with
his attorney from Philadelphia, assisted by
General Fullerton, Truman A, Post GnC
Mr.. wager. Some of the circumstances re-
lated by Donuely correspond so well thu
story of the dying burglar that MIR, Ros
thought II worth while TO make the search
In the mean time Donnelly has gone Il
piison and will not reveal another syllahl,
until he is released. The father is not very
hopeful OF success, and will shortly return
home again from this search N
he has done from many anothe
dreary Journey OF the same sort, II
the sad years that have fled since his boy
disappeared. so Charlie Ross has not beef
vet, and probably will not he found. II
connection with hissubjeot, Mr. Ross state
that
uE MAS srENT 100000
aud has printed and distributed 10000 oh
Culats to find his son. The kidngpper
Offered 10 take $4,000 and return the bo
when he was first abducted, hut Mr. RIOS
was conhdeat he would be found, and va
afraid that should such II large sum be paid
that II would encourage other villains to &
into :he same business,
The business men of the city are agai
experiencing the Inconvenience OF strik
among railroad employees. The strikin
workmen are the railroad switohmen o
the east side OF the river who handle IN
cars that come over the bridge laden wit
merchandise and coal and grain ic
lnN NllAs NNNIN nNunNHNlhNE lkNlN VII
inconvenience of the situation. FC
week the railroad companies hay
advertised TO the public that the strike VT
over, but any one wanting any gooC
brought across the river or coal to burn
his household, found himself without Il
power 90 get them. So Il Is to-day and wi
be for some time longer, | suppose. The
strikes among railroad employees are per
odical and annoying. There seems TO
no help for IL, IL is the irrepresslble stru
gle between labor and capital with the a
vantage 10 far on the side OF capital.
THE MEMBERS OF MAT ron rooD
In this city have recently been COMPEL,
TO pay a license or otherwise su
ject themselves to fine Of s.
These retail dealers In small al
large steaks have banded themselves /
gether and have contributed money TO r
sist the ordinance. Some hundred or mo-
of them have been arrested, and n few cas-
will be selected out Of the number for te
cases. The object Of the ordinance Is aver
proper one, asst was contemp plated when
was enacted to protect the people fro
reckless selling Of meat improperly kille
and from fraud and impos.tlons OF variol
kinds practloed by the butchers of this Gil
upon q defenssless public, BY the licen
system there Is o responsibility INTRODUCES
which will doubtless be conductive to Il
health Of our people, There Is nut
ground for complaint IN this direction, al
will be until these people are looked att
closely. Cheap restaurants are thepatrol
of many OF these pernicious meat shop
and OF these viands are strangers fed. Ii
TO be hoped the ordinance will be su
tained.
The citizens Of this place have organic,
what they term
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE,
composed OF members irrespective ofpart
who shall do their utmoat to bring abo
ahetter state of things than now exists
the city government, A fund OF So 900 h
already been raised and Il is proposed
augment II to 81 900, for the purpose OF pu
ting the machinery OF the organizat'o on In
operation, Many Of the names OF our be
citizens appear among the list OF member
There 10 deep and earnest feeling up,
the subject % reform, and settled purpo
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