Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-24
WACO
4 Mercantile Agent ~ Quest Of Mil.
lionaire Fails TO bis.
cover One.
Funeral OF Judge Doyls-SIore Policemen
Nee'lesi-Indiotcd for Murder
knights OF Labor.


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WACO, Tex, oct. 28--All the courts
~ session here, district, county, etc, adj
/ lourned this morning until tomorrow, as
4 mark OF respect 10 the memory of the
late Judge James L Davis, who died last
night after long Illness. Att O'Clock
this morning the Bar association met in
the district courtroom and passed an
propriate resolutions of respect and con
dolence. The funeral services took plaec
at > o'clock this afternoon, conducted Inv
the Masonic fraternity, and,were largely
attended. Judge Davis was born IN Pm.
laski, Giles county, Tenn, in 1924. and
came to Waco in 1851, and filled MANY
positions of honor and trust in this conn
~. For many years he was q law paI,.
ner OF Hon. A. j. Evans, late United
States district attorney.
All the police force except two arc
down with the dengue, aud the officers
who are up are compelled TO be on dufy
all night. There is considerable talk OF
late OF the inadequacy of the police force
which is only the chief, six patrolneu and
4 sanitary officer, employed under the di-
rectlon OF the board of health. Both of
the city papers have articles on the sub.
Jtct today, urging that this force is too
small Tor town of nearly $4,000 popula-
ton, and pointing TO the increasing fire.
quency and boldness of burglars and
thieves, who can operate with compare
tive impunity.
The grand jury rather surprised the
community to-day by finding an indict-
ment for murder against W. Il. Orman.
/ the saloon-kecper, who shot and killed
! Bud HughSton, the hack-driyer, In the
early part of last month. Up to last
evening it was believed the indictment
would not be found, and this morning
/ Orman himself told his friends that the
Jury would not indict. Orman is under
bond, and IL Is believed his counsel will
try to press the case to trial this tern
OF court.
About ll;30 O'Clock last night, small
wooden residence at the corner o.
Eighth and Barnard streets was dscov
cred in flames and burned to the ground
1t was unoccupied, and worth probably
$500. 1t is the property of Mrs. Mar,
+. Massman of Fort Worth, and is insure,
inthe Williamsburgh City, of New York, TO
$500. There will probably be some diG
Guilty about collecting the insuranc,
money, rs the owner had vacated th
premises and left them untcnanted with
out any notification whatever to the in
surnce agents.
The famous search of DiogCHes with hi
lantern for an honest man has somethin,
OF counterpart in the experience of Thu
manager, in this city, OF one of the mer
camille agencies. He got request from
New York to furnish the names of 81
persons in thus city or county. in or on
of business, worth hall million dollars
and upwards At last accounts he wa,
still ON the search aud the paper prepare,
for his list showed a blank surface
leasing, Solomon Bosenthal, whole
sale dry-goodS merchants, to-day con
Guided negotiations for a piece of grount
on the same lot occupied by the elegan
and costly First Baptist church. On Obi
they viii erect q four-stOry iron from
business house, so feet front and $50 fee
deep. The building win stand within
fifty feet OF the church.
Mr.. NJ. j. Nolan, district deputy or
ganizcr of the Knights of Labor, nd
dressed a large meeting of labOring mel
tonight ON the subject OF organize,
labor. His visit viii lead TO the reor
ganiZation at once of the knights here
1t is SAID the movement viii be conilnet
to white laborers.
The Jenney Electric Light company
have forwarded the indemnity bond re
CURED by The city, preparatory TO th,
erection Of their street-lighting system
here, and it was received by the city at
toruey to-day.
The county commissioners meet in cN
ira session on the 2sth inst. TO appoint q
Justice OF the peace for Waco precinct
vice j. i. Davis, deceased.
Cotton receipts since September u
IN lo1YL Market N,tpnk tp-tON
The Young Ladies' Christian Tom
pcrance union gave an enjoyable parlo
meeting tonight.
Dan Rice lectured at the little town o
Crawford tonight.
No cases for trial in the recorder
court to-day,