Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-08
DALLAS.
There ~ Every Indication that Beth
Fairs VIII be Held This
Fall.
What arthur whelesS Pursuer HAS to
Say About HiS wild Mex.
lean Trip.
Special to tho Gazette.

Special 10 tho Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, May THE chances al
present are largely In favor OF two fairs
being held in this city during the ensuing
autumn. The committees Of tho two
associations held Il meeting this morning
but failed 70 come to any agreement, and,
although they will meet again to. morrow,
| yet II Is IN open secret that the members
OF the committees have little II any hope
OF compromise being effected.
DIDN'T GEr wHEIEss.
| City Marshal j. G. Arnold returned
this morning from Mexico, whence he
was sent by the city council TO effect the
capture of A. M. Wheless, the abscond.
ing superintendent OF water-works. A
GAZETTE representative saw Mr.. Arnold
AZ ms nome this afternoon, and got full
account OF his journey TO Greaserland.
~ lott Dallas on Friday, April o, pro-
ceeded to Snltillo, took stage across the
country to the railroad and mr.
rived ia the City of Mexico ON
me lOth, ! had letters TO Marstela
Clark, editor Of the Two Republics
ana Gen. Jackson, United States minis.
YER Con, jackson was not at home, but
Mr., D. l.. Morgan, secretary OF legation
ana acting minister, received me with
INC greatest courtesy, aud did all that he
could TO aid me.
"Actns on the advice OF these gentle.
men, ! employed Col. Dewitt Foster. n
native OF the United States, but now an
olncer IN inc Mexican army, 10 assist me.
1 learned that WheIeas was in
Sllao, some 800 miles north OF
the city OF Mexico, and thither Foster
went arriving oniSundRy, the 18th. In
INC Clty OF Mexico met one Harry Dor
sey, VINO formerly kept saloon here, aud
ne recognized me and at once guessed my
business, and posted Wheless as TO nv
presence and all of my movements, 80
mat when Foster arrived In Sllao Wheiess
was on The platform at the depot, in
disguise, waiting TO see II he arrived
seeing roster, he Immediately made him
sell scarce. Foster wrote me this. and
also that number OF Americans there,
mostly railroad men, had furnished
Wneiess money and assisted him to
make his escape.
Afterwards went TO Sllao myself and
could not trace him. The Americans
uoWh thefe have most all been In
tnu meNlcan prisons at one time
N'NfN'NA VI lfAlu EillA |
anybody they throw the whole crew into
lall) and they are such awful places TINT
they all consplro TO keep Americans from
falling into the hands Of the officers. |
round nothing could be done, 80 came |
nome. The authorities captured Wbo.
less baggage at Silao aud good many
letters were found, one bearing the card
OF Morgan, Gibbs & Freeman, attorneys
at law, Dallas.'"
The marshal says he had splendid
ssip, ano, speaks IN glowing terms Of
THIS AND THAT.
george Simons, charged with stealing
TWO gold rings from Prof. Grove, pleaded
guilty. IN The county court this morning
aud was fined 500 and given six months
Inc members of the police force IN This
IVY are going to strike the council for
20 month instead OF $40. which
.ney now receive. They are tmbucd
Nlth tee spirit OF the times, and demand
,lght hours pay for fifteen hours' labor
lhey should get IL.