Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-14

The stock Show and Fall Meeting Have
q Successful Ending-.-0n 10
Houston.
Blood Hounds Tracking the Notorious
Tom Vnrnell and other Escaped
Prisoners.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WACO, Ten, Nov. l3.--At 40 O'Clock
this afternoon n cotton-gin, part of the
property of the Waco Oil-works, was
tired by the ignition of match (acci.
dental) in the cottou-room. The blaze
spread with such rapidity that all the fire.
men could do was TO bend every effort to
save the oil-works, which cost at
least $4,000. In this they sue
cecdcd The oil tanks and depot of the
Standard Oil company were also In inn
mediate proximity to the fire, and for a
while it seemed that a very destructive
conilagration was imminent, and all the
more dangerous, as residences and other
/ buildings, including the city elevator and
! Touring mills, are in that yiciUity. Loss
$4,000, less $1,000 insurance in the New
I Orleans Insurance company of New Or
leans, and the Crescent, alsGof New Or
/ leans. q
Ben Davidson, the young Hebrew cot
ton buyer arrested for signing his broth
er's name to check for $40, gave bond
and was out buying cotton to-day. 1t is
said that he and his brother were part
ncrs, using the firm name Of T. Davidson;
that Ben bad q right to thus sign the
name to checks, and that because OF this
he cannot he prosecuted successfully for
forgery, although his brother seemed in
dignant at his act
Messrs. Puthuff and Daniels, mission
aries commissioned by the Southern
Baptist convention to the empire of
Brazil, are here and win leave for New
y ork next week. where they sail for Rio
do fTbpxs a. ,f
university, and farewell exercises will be
held here until Sunday over their dc.
parture. The opening sermon was
preached at the First Baptist church to.
night by Rev. j., r. Harris of Dublin.
Drs. Link, Hayden and other eminent
Baptists of the state are en- route to take
part in the exercises.
Tom Narncll'S escape created u great
sensation here. Blood-houHds were sent
to lIillsboro this morning from here to
help track him and his comrades.
The closing day of the fall meeting of
the Waco Driving park was all that could
be desired in point of weather, though
the attendance was not very large. Moth
Ing was done in the morning, as the stock
show was over and exhibitors were re.
moving their displays. Visiting horsemen
are busy packing up tonight preparatory
to moving to Houston, where the races
open next week 4 special train of ten
cars Of horses, three for baggage and two
passenger coaches has been chartered to
convey the racing outfits from Waco TO
Houston, Events to-day as follows:
Parse of $500, trotung race, free for
all, entries; Joe Davis, Flora f., EXccu- /.
tor and AbnCr f. Joe Davis won the |
race in three straight heats. Time. |
2:2j3, 2:224, 2:lsA. The last was the
fastest heat made in Texas this year.
The ladies' race came next, purse Of
5000 Our Friend, ridden by Miss VIII
liams Of Kansas, aud Belle Maude, rid
den by Miss Reaber Of Colorado. Belle
Maudc won first and third heats. Time.
1864, l:5G, 1906, The last heat was
neck and neck from second pole to the
finish.
Novelty race, one and oue-half miles.
purse of $3.50, entrees Nirgic Hcarne.
j. II. Fenton, Chantilla, Top Sawyer and
Gov Roberts. The half mile was won
by Roberts, the mile by Top SAWYER, and
the mile and one-half by Virgie Hearnc,
by three feet, but on account of three .
pounds short-wcight Nirgie llearne was .
disqualified and the race was given TO
Top Sawyer. Time, half mile, .iql: (
mile, l;4i; mile and one-half, 2:49.
The race between Misses Williams and !
READER created considerable interest but
veteran horsemen were not very cnthusl-
Gsuc over 1t, The management, accord.
ing to reports this meeting. has marc
imam paid expenses, and leaves a
very nice balance on profit side of tbn
ledger. An effort is being made tonight
to get up race tomorrow between Ton
SAWYER and Bob Swim, lint "a l.; LIME !, !