The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-25
CENTRAL CITY.
REWARD FOR THE BEST euEssER.
A Fire-Two Horses Thieves-Miss Lula
Hurts Double A Fast Youth
Robbed.-Black Base Ball
ists-Cotton Receipts.

WACO, Sept. A.-lSpecial. l-Thevexed
question of water supply and water
works is opened up again. Two weeks
ago yesterday fire destroyed property
to the extent of$l5,00O, 1t was generally
alleged that the Waco Water company
did not furnish adequate pressure to
deal with the Gre. The City Council or
dered Il special committee to investigate
the allegations, and the committee conf
menced its work to-day. A. NJ. Pres
colt, foreman of Engine Company No. |,
was the only witness examined. He
said tho pressure and supply was totally
INDEPENDENTLY, he could not say, He
believed that il the hremeu had used
hydrants other than those that were
used, on eight instead of three-inch
mains (Which could have been dOne),
! plenty of water could have been had.
| The committee win hold further SEES
sions.
At Lorena, on the Missouri Pacific
railroad, sixteen miles southwest Of
! Waco, Monday evening, fire destroyed
Jones gin, buildings, a quantity of cot
ton and Schaeiler's corn-shelling house,
with 1000 bushels of white corn. Jones
loss Is 5000; insured for $500 in the
New Orleans, of New Orleans. aud
Schaeiler's loss is $1,000, insured for $500
in tho same company as above. The
origin of the fire Is unknown.
Brookshire and HUFF, the two alleged
horse-thieves, had an examining trial
Monday. On account of the absence of
some Of the States witnesses, Brook
, shire's case was set for next Tuesday
HUI waived an examination and went
back to jail until ne can give bail,
Lula Hurst, so-called, who has beer
playing to Dallas and Fort Worth au
diences rs the original "Georgi,
3 Wonder was booked for the McClel
land Opera-house, this city, tomorrow
night. Manager Johnson this morning
photographed TO the lady's manager u
! Gainesville, cancelling the engagement
. Manager Johnson says he has reliable
, information that the genuine Lula Hurs
u is now in San Francisco, and the wsmal
: in Texas is a fraud. If the latter's mana
Y ger wants to repel this direct charge c
n fraud, he can sue Manager Johnson TO
J. breach of contract. The Waco manage
= Is perfectly solvent.
Abel Dixon, II rural youth from Hub
bard City, came in last night and wer
out in hack To see the sights. Thi
morning he woke up in a Maison do Joi
with Il headache, two black eyes an
minus SloO IN cuSn. lie nau n nae
driver and two other men arroste,
claiming they beat him up and robbie
NJ him, but could not adduce any proc
lg The police think prostitutes got h
H. money.
I. S. s. Floyd & Co., cotton and graf
re brokers OF this city, offer premium
ne $3.50 to anyone in the State making q
n nearest guess Mt the Texas cotton ere
of lSSi-S5. All estimates must DO sel
to the Secretary of the Merchants II
change, Dallas, by November Ii
proXimo.
The Waco Blue Stocking, q negro ba
=. ball organization, have challenged {
'h' nine of Callender's minstrels tor u mat
els game at the Waco driving park tome
row afternoon. u
ire Cotton receipts to-day 307 bales; priC
ins better than yesterday, the market 81,
I'M ing at $40. The total receipts up to d.
il over 5000 bales.
10, Senator Coke returned from Northe
,n' Texas to-day. Hewas pleased with |
10 visit TO Paris.
''' More Baptisms In the Brazos this
ternoon by Evangelist Harding.