The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
DALLAS.
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Especial to the Statesman.l
DALLAS, Feb. 13.-The Dallas post
office trouble is all opened up again.
Special Agent Lucy, of Austin, is in
the city to-day-just in time to get a
first-class view of the situation of the
present building, with cracked walls,
sidewalks caved in, lealky roofs and
deep lake extending under the build
ing and over nearly block of ground,
making it the most dangerous habita-
ton occupied by public officials in the
state. 1t has at last been determined
to abandon the present building, and
bids for suitable one, furnished in
frst-class style, have been advertised
for, thus making free-for-all race for
the location from all sections of the
city. Propositions are limited to ten
days time, and it is presumed the old
| tumble-down hull will be vacated as
early as March 1. -
The Houston s. Texas Central is
the only rood centering at Dallas
making anything like schedule time
since the present bad weather set in.
The mortuary report shows only
| five deaths in the city for the past
week.
J.D. Henry was to-day jailed on a
charge OF theft made against him by
j. E. Lane.
A report has been current here this
| evening of a terrible wreck on the
Texas & Pacific railroad, near Ranger
station, one hundred and fifty miles
west of Dallas. 1t is said the through
express from San Francisco to st.
Louis was wrecked and that nine per-
sons were killed and many injured.
The only information obtained here
in railroad circles is that washout
hassoccu rred and the train which was
due at o'clock this morning is twen-
ty hours late. The telegraph lines
west have been disturbed all day and
the details could not be gotten in that
manner. 1t is known that wreck
ing train and passenger coach
have been sent to the scene of the dis
aSter.
Mr.. H. F. Underwood. an old and
universally respected citizen and re-
tired merchant of Dallas, died sudden
ly of heart disease last night. He
was in good health up to the time of
his death. The Merchants exchange,
of which deceased was member, to-
day passed suitable resolutions to his
memory. His funeral was largely at
tended.
The terrific rain storm throughout
North Texas was followed last night
by a snow storm and the ground is to-
day covered. This is the third snow
storm that has visited North Texas
with extreme cold weather since new
lyear's day, something of rare occur
rence in this section.
DALLAS, Feb. 1.-THE subscription
! committee of citizens to-day Startet
out to raise $4,000 as an entertain
ment fund.for the annual meeting O.
the Northwest Texas Cattle Growers
Association, which assemblies here OF
March IL. Four thousand dollar
were subscribed in two hours. Tn
} entertainment will be grand affair
The stockmen represent upwards o
$5OO00,0OO capital.
No mails from st. Louis and tn
East have been received at Dalla
F.; since Sunday. Trains are still aban
doned on the Dallas branch of tn
c Missouri Pacific. Five miles of tracl
9 and trestle are under water betweel
3 Dallas and Denton. The Trinlt
river at Dallas is over a mile wide
: submerging the roads and bottom
west of the city and cutting off CON
Q munication with the country in tina
e direction.
Information reached here to-da
: that John Heath, a notorious Dalls
county criminal, who had fled froI
this section year ago, is to be hange
in Arizona early in March for a mu
der committed while aiding in ban
robbery near Tombstone. The repol
saws there is no hope for respite {
n communication of sentence, as
W turned out to be one of the wor
E. rustlers in New Mexico and Al
,r IONA. There have been upwards
s, twenty cases of burglary, theft al
cattle and horse stealing against nj
40 In Dallas. He is well connected
u. north Texas.
We Chairman Birkley, of the State h
IL publican executive committee, is ba
K from Washington. He will issue
" call for a state convention abo
,c- March 3, to send delegates to the Cl
on cago presidential convention. 1t
understood the fight for delegai
ID. will be for the favoring OF Arth
ve. and Gresham on one side and Blai
on and Gresham on the other.