The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-29
WACO wlBELlNGS.
oaAM INDICTED ron MURDER
The Police Force Take - Pun with the
usngps--ffying to fiud Rich Alien,
Knight. OF Labor ElectTio
Limits - Other Interest,"
luz Local Notes.

WACO, Dot. Special. l-All tho
courts in session here, district, county,
oic., adjourned this morning until to-
morrow, as a marx of respect to tho
memory oi tho late JGdge Jamos H..
Davis, who died last night after long
illnoss. II II o'clock this morning tho
lar association met In tho district
court room and passed appropriate
resolutions of respoot aud coincidence.
The funeral services took place 1T 2
o'clock this afternoon, conducted by
the Masonic fraternity. and were
largely attended. Judge Davis was
hotn In Pulaski county, Tennessee, IN
1921; came TO Waco In 1851 and filed
many positions OF honor and trust Ia
this county. For many years no was
law partner OF Hon. III. j. Evens,
Into United Stgtos district attorney.
THE POLICE FORCE AND THE DENGUE,
All the police force except Two arc
down With tho dengue, and the officers
who ace up are compelled TO stay on
duty all night. Thore IL considerable
tals OF late OF tho lnsdequRcy OF the
police force, which Is onIy tho chief,
six patl olmen and a sanitary oilicsr,
employed under the direction of tho
board of health. Both III tho city pa
psrs have articles on the subject to-
day, urging that this for1o is too sma II
for q town OF nearly $1,000 population,
and pointing 10 tho increasing ire.
quency and boldness of burglars and
thieves, who can operate with compnr-
alive impunity.
GRAND JURY FINDS INDICTMENT FOR
MURDER.
Tho grand jury rather surprised tho
community to-day by finding an in-
dicCment for murder against w. Il.
Orman, the saloon keeper, who shot
and killed Bud Hughston, the hack
driver, in the early part OF last month.
10 to last evening it was believed the
Indictment would not DO found, and
thia morning Orman himself told his
frienus that the Jury would not indict.
Orman ia under bond, and IL is believed
his counsel will try 20 press the case
10 trial this term OF court.
A SMALL FIRE.
About II 80 O'Clock last night small
wooden residence at the corner OF
Eighth aud Barnard streets was dis
covered in flames and burned to the
ground. IL was unocCupied, and
Of Mrs. Mary II. Massmsn. of Fort
Worth, and insured in the Williams
bureh City, of New York, for $3.50.
There Will probably be some difficulty
about collecting the insurance money,
% The owner had vacated the premises
aud left them untenanted without eny
notification whatever to the insurance
ngents.
HARD TO FIND.
Ths famous search OF Dlogenes, with
his lantern, for an honest man has
something OF counter part in the e&-
perience of tho manager in this city of
a.
got a request from New York 10 tur-
niah the natass OF all persons ia this
city or county, IN oc out OF business,
with half million dOll0ts or upwards.
At last eccouuts no was still on the
search, and the paper prepared Tor his
listshowsd blank surface.
A Now BUSINESS.
Losing, Solomon IL R0seuJhal,
wholesale drY-goods metcnEuCS, to-
dav concluded negotiations for . piece
of ground on the same lot occupied by
the elegant and costly Firs5 Baphst
church. Oh this they will erect q Jour
story iron front business house, 80 Ieet
front and $50 feet deep. The building
will stand within 80 feet OF the church.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR,
Mr.. M. j. Nolan, district deputy or
ganizer of the Knights Of Labor, 3D.
dressed q large meeting of lasonnE
mon tonight, on the subject of orgau-
jzad labor. His visit viii lead to Eh9
REORGANIZATION at once of the knights
here. Il ia said thas the movement viii
b. confined 10 white laborers.
THOSE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The Jennay Electric Light company
have forwarded the indemnity bond
required by tho city, preparatory 10
the erection of tnsir ssreet-hghtlng
system here, and it was received by
tho city attorney to-day.
NOTES.
The county commissioners NEE; IN
extra session on the 28bh instant 10
appoint justice of the peace tor Waco
precinct, vice J. 4, Davis, licensed.
Cotton receipts since September IL.
% 450 bales. Market weak To-day and
prices ranging from S.25 to $40.
The Young Ladies' Cnris tiau Tenn
perance union gave an enjoyable
"parior meeting" tonight.
Dan Rice lee ured 80 the little town
of Crawford t0-night.
No cases for tria. in tho recorders
court to-day.
Weather fine; business ditto.