The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17
II Onl " Onlu II AOlp.
A Flre that Caused Consideration but
not tuss Words.
Tho Small Boy will Probably Die from
ver-Exertion.
Tying for the Normal Sch0ols-An
Oliver Twist Turn of Tactics.
Tho Firemen Preparing 10 Feast Fel-
low.kiu or the Flame.
The warrlag Slalwaiis Fall 10 Fly q
Flag Of Peace.
The Railway Boom Rssounds-Dallas
i;es Heed the sounds.
Tho Firemsn Preparing 10 Feast Eel
low.kiu or the Flame.
Ouhsr Chronicles of Sister City.

FoRr woRTn, April IS rs ,-eistl-At
o'cl ick this mOrning hTr waz IkcSssgeu
N the Travellers Home on Jones street, near
s, cund aud before the ularm he'd sounded
the balding was In fllmes. The depart.
meuL was soon ut the II Q. and by hard
work cor iined the lanes 10 tho builtir q IN
which the fire orisinsted. Quito number
OF gueBts were IN the hotel ht the time of
the II Q, ana n rninor was current after the
fire that man named Charles Hardwlck
had been cremated. This seemed probable
owing 10 the rauldity with which the Home
burned. So search waa made, bnt this
morning Hsrdwick turned up sac snd
sound. The boardere In the house had TO
set out In very slim attire, and MANY lost
Their entire warorohe. The hotel was
clmplrts loss, except insurlIce 10 the
amount OF $3.50 In the Northwest,
aud Nstionel, $3.50, 0ud IL tho
California $3.50. TLe bIilding and fur
ritnre were owned ny Joe S'ockett, who
IS imstes his net loss ut $500. The cot
taee of Albert LacAva, near by, was scorch'
ed slightly; loss fully covered by insurance
smrl frame owned by N. l., Jnhuson was
scorohs d: loss nominsily covered b. policy
in tho O.kand. TIe fire 10 supposed 10
have been ciUsod og the explosion OF Il
lamp. :.
Judge 3 ckhsn Rad a foe Jersey cali
kill ID this morniDg Dv carnf'or0us bor'e
Owned oy him. The horse li,eraly shook
| the calf 10 death with his etth.
AL. Lebermau, = boy l0 years old, when
starting out 10 round no cattle near The
Blue mound, fell ftom his horse, aud ,he
animal Stumbling iel o. him. 1t IS
| though, iujanns him titAly, WEI still
| In n semi.c0ntcioLs coudi;ion. lie has bean
unable tn srt'cul ita since tue accident, and
his physicians ssg be will die.
The board oi school trustees, Mayor
Smith ard superintendent Hogl, ma 'e
| formal spplcItiln ~ the state 10 day Tor
| one oftne summer uormal SCHOOLS 10 b. s'-
| t,,ii,hed. The document set3 forth that
Forth Worth has three new aud cbmmo
dious school houses TO meet ia; Is easily
accessible 20 seveuty five teacber:; Can pro.
vide good board for 50 80 TO 81 per weef.
snd iucther, that thS city will supple
the amouDt approp lated Dy the state by
contributing IN addition two dollars iur
ooe, 80 that the very test teacher can be
secured. Superintendent Hogg will so to
Ausli In person to urge the Gains OF til
city,
a queer thing in regard to price Of coun-
~ property came TO light to-day. In 1888
the county purchased tor jan
site lot on the bluff. which bad been as
scssed to an individual on January lst. 1883,
tsxss being payable thereon III March,
1884, ana not paid the city advertised ana
sold the property, an individual purchss
Ing, the county Itself now comes and afver'
tises their own property TOR sale for taxes
due themselves.
The fremsn are besilrrinR themsely' 10
entertain the stats association, which
meets here ia Jaue, aud also arranging y
programme for the fret tate tournament
Several good prizes worth composing tor
will bs ofsefed by insurance companies, the
Fort Worth department and citizens The
terms OF the c0atest, the pricsj, etc, Will
be pu ubliEhed &c pooD rs agreed upon. 1t Ia
desired 10 have ell the fire departments OF
the state represented Ill the tournament.
Those having in hand the scheme Of es'
tablishing tannery here are rnettipg with
great SUCCESS, and several eBs.ern men who
have lately come here hsvs contributed
literally. As far Rs known there is no res
sou why tanning cannot be done here as
well es else n here. rhs directors Of the f.
lori ssy the work will be done with extracts
entirely; that it is not necessary that bark
should be near t hand.
The citizens on Jones street, ne OF the
thorough'ares to the union depot. have
raised So coo to grade, pave, curb and gut
ter the street from tie square to Front
street. and several aldermen favor the city
appropriating Sl3 COO additional to do the
work. Ii done this will give four streets
paved, from Weathefford street to the rej'
ervaion.
A full representation or The contesting
delegations of republicans to the congress
sional convention at Terrell went east to.
night. Iu an interview With one OF the
most prominent locLl leaders, ]. @. Martin,
esq that gentleman says it is not probable
that q nomination for congressman will be
made. It is rumored here that many ofthe
delegates to the state convention favor Tom
Ochiltree as delegate 10 Chicago from the
8 ate a. large. Republicans here say
strong fight is % be made against Arthur
and otilcs holding repuoicaDs.
The Dallas Logan murder case Is on trial
SILL verdict may be reached tc-night.
Tue census of tie city WAS completed
this evening and sunounced as the council
mac ting tonight SO %, 1888.
Henry Field was reelected recorder to-
night for one year.
Another railroad meeting was held 10.
night and the road t1 Browhwood made
secure. Application for q charter 10: The
Fort Worth & Southwestern weq
made, with the stock at $4,000;
Three mon--J. P. Smith, A. u. Bh,on and
Walter A. HutIman-eech gsve $40 GOO.
The inc0rporators are: Fort Worth-M.
Lovd, A. M. Britton, J. 2. Smith, ". j.
Bosz w. J. Murphy, Thomsg Roche, MGR.
gan Jones. Grannury--R. Fannir
Stephenseilie, ]. II. Fry; Brownwood, h..
Coggswel. The first assessment on stock
will be made at once and an engineering
force put to work in shofS tins.
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