The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-13

GALVESTON, Aug. l2.-LSpecial. =
William Perm, on Epglishmsn, aged
4G years, committed suicide last night
by taking morphine. Perm, until a
visit to the Worlds exposition, for the
previous three years was sworn TO
total abstinence, and roliGiously kept
his oath. On his return 70 was noticed
thar he drank occasionally, but claim
ing he could restrain himself, he 70
sisted all requests 20 ron0W the pledges
Sitting up last Friday night with q
friend named Olsen, who had taKon an
overdose OF laudanum, Perm gave
full license TO his morbid appetite, ana
continued on q prOtracled spree until
the fatal evening, when no TOOK tho
deadly potion, Tho morphine was In
q locker ut Ols0u's homo and II Is sup
posed Perm only intended TO produce
sleep, but untortunstelY TOOK an over
dose. He was well and popularity
known in the city, having for five
yenre been in the employ Of Dr.
Paine az q collector. His effects, con-
sIstinq of valuable diamonds aud a
bank account, are in tho hands Of tho
coroner, pending advices from his
brother, who is a prominent physician
In London,
Tho damage suits against the IRE
mont hotel Tor tho results OF the boiler
explosion, which occurred here last
NAV, have all been satisfied 10y conf
promise and the pending suits with
drawn. Among principal claimants
was Julia Water4, represented by
Walter Wilson, Esq Mrs. Carr, vito
of tho deceased fireman, r1pfeSentod
Jointly by Mr.. Wilson end Wheolor u.
Rhod0g, and Mrs, Cross, vito OF the
deceased engineer, represented by a.
X, Mann. The aggregate OF tue TWO
last claims was $4,000. Tho mOthor OF
Cross resides In New Orleans.
A telegram was received here to-day
from President George Sealyi OF the
Gull, Colorado & Santa Fe, now IA
New York, IN conference with Gould
and Huntington, giving the progress
of hig neuotintiOug. The Santa t0 d.
rectors immediately held u mooting,
which lasted several hours, From
what con 10 learned OF tho events
trNnsplfing within doors, IL Is con-
cluded thar the lato abandoned pooling
arrangement will yet DO consum
mated. The late conference oil
Texas roads WAS disrupted on the
question of tho period OF time Tor whlGn
the pool should exist, Tho Santa nc
road insisted upon the Insertion oil
clause In the agreement allowing tht
roads tho right 10 withdraw from the
pool after each year, on giving W day.
notice, hut the Guulu lines demende1
a straight fve.year compact Wher
the breakup occurred on tho lth iu'
slant In This city, it was currently
given out by railroad men that th'
Santa Fe line was the discordant Gle
ment; whereas, facts have since CONT
20 light showing that tho Gould repre-
resentatives purposely withdrew
their approval to the W'9ay
clause, fearing that thor actor
would be visappr owed ~ New YORK
IL understood that President Seal!
informed his board In to-daY's tele
gram that Messrs. Gould and Hunt
ington had signilled their Willingness
to sign the 1ve-yeSr agreement VIII
the d0-day notice clause just rs IN
Santa lie desired. This concession
virtually consummates ire pool, not
withstanding Governor Ireland, in hi
recent letter 10 AttorneY'Genera
Templeton, says competing railway
In Texas cannot po | their earning
without violating the constitution