Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-20

Al Eastern Syndicate TO Extend INC
wichita and Trunk Fenas'
threatened strike Of Bricklayers-
The Adsms Hnbeas Corpus
An Alleged Fire Bug Arrcsied--ios''
Office Inspection.
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Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, April le.-M. HENDERSON
formerly connected with inc Dsilas 9
Wichita and Texas Trunk railroads
wrjtes from New York that he ma
formed n syndicate OF Eastern capital
isfs who stand ready TO put SS6Vo,vV'
each al once into the extension OIL tn'
Texas Trunk ut least 100 miles north
west from Dallas into the vast coal
and conner fields, and will also extend
the southeast end of The line from its
nresept terminus at Kemp To New
Orleans: also that Philadelphia parties
stand ready to take all bonds the rnad
can issue at splendid figures, provided
the syndicate can secure a controlling
intcrt 81 of present stock, which they
stand ready to buy. The opinion here
ia that If this latter object has not
already Leen accomplished, it soon
will he. and construction of the road
resumed.
Another brick layers strike is
Threatened on Monday next, to
demand from contractors an increase
of waces from 500 and 81 80 TO the
uniform price of $500 per oay. Con-
tractors say they will make no Increase,
and hope TO be able to avert the threat
eped strike.
There was another great rain here
to-day. In less than IN hour tue iali
reached one and one-llfth inches. a
small amount of hail also fell, and, as
the weather has turned cold, IL Is
probable heavy bail storm has pre-
vailed somewhere In North Texas.
Fears are felt for the safety OF small
grain and fruit.
Judge Maitbie Of The Sherman dis
trict Today consented to exchange
with Judge Aldridge of Dallas. tenn
porarily, and sit ia the habeas corpus
herring Of Willis Adams, the slayer of
Mike Burns, which begins on Monday
next. Judge Aldridge ielt deltcacy
in sitting In the hearing, Us he is
related Icy marriage to the Adams
family.
a. Lider, grocery merchant, was
to-day arrested ON an indictment |
charging arson il connection with the |
burning of his store about two months
ago. Lider has burned out three
times In Dallas, and this is
his second indictment for
an on. 1t Is alleged that all
his fires were to secure heavy in
surance on small stock. He was lib
Grated on $3.50 bond, Witnesses state |
that they saw boy who worked for |
Lider draw 4 large quantity of coal oil |
4 few minutes before the fire, and also |
heard him say To the boy after the Ia
side OF the building was burning;
Don't give the alarm yet; it's not got
a good enough start
William a. Brown of Washington,
,. c., special agent Of the post-oilice
arrived in Dallas today
D investigate the Dallas post-ofllce
\ great batch of serious charges has
zen Feigt 10 the department. by Post
1asler iiaErison's enemies sgainst the
eGegal management Of the office. and
Brown is sent TO make an inyestiga-
lon, as Garris0ns accusers inform
he department. that the Texas post.
flee l. speefors are interested in vim |
lcal'p9 Garrison, and would not
naba u CROUCH Investigations.
j. j. t,asileherry and IL. Kirby Were |
on 500 bond each on charges
II r6hbihg Charles Ninnln, a guest ri
Lhe araicliiield house.
Lula Wilson died to-day from min.
ries received ia Yesterdays school
house wreck.
L. 5. Banks, for years copnecled
with The Cali, Colorado & safsta F'e
railroad engineering department, died
at $50 Tonight. Deceased was one of
The most popular and competent men
Of his profession ever In Texas, and
took high rank among railroad men.
The town Of Banks on the Santa Fe
line was named for him. He Ind
been sick Mt the house of relative in
Dallas for several weeks.