The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-04
STATE SPEC
AVERY GRAVE CASE AT WACO.
billiard Charged with swindliag an Old
Man-CsptA'n vssl's Wat to Gxires-
vile xhs Robbery Of tho
Ablisns Stage Cansrd
other state specials.
Waco.

Waco.
WACO, Oct. 3.-tSpssisl.l MIR. ]. d.
Shaw viii leave VIRGO to. morrow sver-
ing for Clsveland, Ohio, 10 attend tue
congress OF che National Liberal
league, whish p,se,s IL; annual session
October 0, holdius aaree dsys. 1t viii
be composed OF fgseshinkers, sznos-
tics and infiasls frsrn tho U atesd SsstSa
and Cansda. Bob IaA>fnell will orc.
side. Mr.. Shaw 10 ,ho psator Of the
freethinkrs' cons rss alton here, known
as the Religious and Eensvolsr1t $40.
citation, by whom his 10 ssGt o. aels-
gate to tsis National Liberal lssgas.
Four years ago fho svntlsoia All wxs nc.
tending Sow heru Methodist confer
ences, ~ 81 niulAicr st thss s,anomins.
ton, AMI w1s vo.sa for AZ Nashville "a
abisbop of the aeAhedis& Episcopal
church, Solth. That he 10 soness in
his nav hsld OF thsngAt and labor Ia
not dsubsad 10y ANY oody hsrs, but tas
INDECENT shows thai "assss change
R1'Unl.eca S.shas Msrshsl Mckee
has hosn speDdisE few days hsra.
speaking OF the prohibition move.
AAAVhtb Nv "AhAs NVAC SHu NtIll8 4fe
right. The proaibitios mSve Ia DO.
litical question. II it is no, now, il
will b. naxe ysfr, / thiAh i, rsry
likely the neSl q stc R.pa blissu oon-
vention will put Ia II plank fsyorins
the subes'as ons Of a prohibition amsgd.
mont to popular vo.s. aoubt IL the
prohiblt.cnikss who are Democrats
will como ever 80 tss Republican
camp, hut II Dsmos site prohjblsirn
ticket ia noruinssaS, l Nsnld not he
surprised 10 ssa X pnblicaas support
It., and 90 u 10 ~ III yser, ths Dsn,S-
eratto tsstv in Tsxea msY hays the
hardess fight II hes sad yes."
Sanford JohnsQn. proprietor OF the
Waco driving eate, lofi for vt, Isy,ls
to-day, acsonpsnied NY Major wilay
Jones, who IL largely istsscssed in
sporting messtss, They will afro vlsit
Chichso, CiAcinnati and other poiats,
70 secure the very bsss class Of horsss
Tor the Texks racing circuit shls tsll.
entries are bsinS nado daily for the
Waco rhSeT.
At tho w.co Baptist Association.
Just cOnclsdes atCallsop, Falls county.
the bum Of S. ia " IA subscribed isr' mis-.
n0nary wora ard The buchuer Orph.
ana home, near Dsllss. OF this
ameunt ths Wta9 Baptist church, OF
Which DE- CssTou Is p astor, subscribed
the sum OF st,o00.
Owing TO tieSusss in his family DR..
Carroll wa5 upzbla 60 attend the Bsp
tlst State convention noW In session at
Lampaaes. Some httls suershensinn
extsta ha1s ON tha part af B sptists, that
the proposed consolidation cf BAYLOR
and Waco universities "a N alter the
state convention win acs on) may net
be ekscted AZ thia heesion.
Cotton receipts to date, 11,20O bales.
Receipts wsrs fairly good to-day and
priosa rulea ftoa $40 TO SIS cents.
Rev. II Il. Star, rector OF H.. Paul. q
church, IN siscuptN ~ dswa with the
deneue.
Garlsnd's opsrs houao was opened
tonight tor the reason with Lizzie
May Ulmsr In "Das's Grip
The amended SanGsy law nyss into
elect tomorrow.
United States Ssrsksl Van He'll or
rived last night, having In custody
Professor II. NJ. billiard, whom no A..
rested IN tho town OF Haskell, III asxall
county, on Wednesday lass. Dlllsri
Ia charged with Inisnsa Of the post
offico establishment OF the Uaited
States, with intons 10 6sfrass and did
dafrsud one 2. Howard, a rfaideat OF
Neridian. II is y cuts Bwindls that
billiard il charged with. 1t reens that
he too wos resident Of Meridian.
There IL 81 valuable mineral we'll
ae Meridian. Il was owned nv
astoek company, Howard being prssi-
dent ans having controlling a.
terest. D Hard Lad nine SHARES Of
atock 500 each, and was soerstary.
The share. never rcsehsd psr value
and aboot $50 psr gbarO seems 70 have
been their higheaS price. DillarG 0s-
sayed 10 unload his stock on Howard
at 9 fictitious ySlua. He sets 10 work
and writes in Meridisn) p lsttcr dated
Bolton, NJ arch 10, 1854, aligned ~. III
Russell, NJ D." making y proposition
to Howard 81 bnp largo Interest 81
the company, nt S6a pgr share, Howard
TO retain Sl2o0 interest ana
put IN 81 $50 additional
while Russell and his associass would
furnish $500. The envelope ia
which tina letter was plgcSd wa
stamped Bolt ~, with y iiotisl0us pos
tal mark preputed bs billiard. Thii
letter he delivered, ~ secretary Of Toe
company, 20 Howard, saying ho lad
got IL out of the Meridian p)tsciiice
howard, who IL an cd maa, u yeara
OLD, Thought tho proposition was q
Rsod one, and thinking 10 could eai
soo ahars fas I've stock. purohste.
Oiilaro's nlne nhsres 81 $50 par share
MMhlch had bean gong g. so rsr share
Amen Mr. Howard wrote 10 tho gup
poasd RuHrell, Ss Bolton, sccan.igg
tho Offer to rsosgaplzo the company
On tho 23d az March, ROW.
over, ho reosived sNothSr lsttoi
nom Russail, this tlns dlteC
ana postm1rbod ~ Temple, withdraw
lng ths propo5itiou Of ths 16lh, on Zoe
ground thst no bad heard thsre WA {
cloud on rhA Iitls of the property oy
which tho vel 10 situstsd, This lctier
soo, had a bogus poalAl mark ON IL
prepared by Billiard, end Nyss hsnaeu
ny MIN 80 old nso Howard. Thu,
Howard was iefs with his old sioob
MMoh hs had p1rcRasSd, st q ficti.
tlous value, from Dilisrd. M,
latter played double part, stay.
ing right IN Meridian and makinu
howard behave the letters bo 10
cclved were genuine and from party
named. Rus ell. Diilsrd, however
nsd now un oaded his s!oek st more
man twice its value. This, nc lesat, 4
me theory of ihe government and
what Y proposes to prove. Mr. Howard
s ssys billiard has swindiod him QUE o.
sooO IN the transaction. Marshal Hall
Ssstated above, found Dinsra In Hat
ell county. Postonlco InspecttI
smith worked up tho case. Commas.
sloner Fipks has sot the case for Ootp
Trsfv, aud tyed billiards. sail ct 500
CiIisrd went 90 the country thts morn.
ny, IN charge u Deputy Marshal lph
~ SEQ IL he could sst Rev. s. p. Wrishl
~ make his bond. Dillard Ia about 81
years old.
Abilene.
ABILENE, Oct. s.-[Special. This
olty has had . denguo scare for the