Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-19
DALLAS.
Jimmy Mcdonald, a Waiter in the Mas
cot Saloon, Shot and Killed.
Dispute Over Bottle of Beer the Cause-An
Escaped United States Prisoner Re-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Talk.
THE NEW MORNING PAPER.

THE NEW MORNING PAPER.
Special to the Gazette.
| DALLAS, TEX. Sept Is THE GAZETTE
man called on Hon. W. C. Connor this
morning to inquire into the new morning
| paper project. Mayor Connor said:
''The reports to the effect that only S1I, =
| 900 had been subscribed after n hard eff
fort, are altogether untrue. The COM
mittee of gentlemen who have
the matter in hand have received
direct proposition from Mr.. Charles
H. Jones of the Republic
and the substance of the said PROPOSE
ton is that the citizens of Dallas sub
scribe for 500 900 worth of stock and
the st. Louis Republic will put i'll an
equal amount and publish a first-class
morning paper to be known as the Dali
las Daily Republic. SO far as stock is
concerned, instead of Sl1 200, not one
cent has been subscribed for the reason
that no one has been asked to. A num-
Der of gentlemen have signified their iu-
tention of doing so whenever the sub
scription books are opened, which will be
in a few days. The statements of those
who are unfriendlY to the project will
not hinder the matter in any
way. Seven or eight gentlemen to my GER
tain knowledge will take each $4,000
worth, and several more can be found who
will take as much. In my judgment
there will be NO difficulty in dispOsing of
the stock, and it will not be long before
the Republic will be issued in Dallas. -
LOOKS LIKE MURDER.
F. W. HabeI, painter claiming Abb
Iene, Kas., as his home, but arriving
in Dallas yesterday from Fort Worth,
shot and killed Jimmy Mcdonald, q
waiter III the Mascot saloon on Main
street, this morning at o CLOCK. Habel
and the waiter engaged in dispute over
the price of q bottle of beer and con-
tinued with a war of words until some
one suggested that they go out of the
saloon upon the sidewalk, where they
could settle matters, which was at once
acted upon Mcdonald, when gain
ing the sidewalk, ran or walked
rapidly up the street followed
by Habel and accompanied by
F. S. Moody, who overlook him (Mc-
Donald) near the alley running north
west of Sycamore street. At this point
Habel opened fire, one shot taking effect
in the side and one penetrating the brain
of his victim, Mcdonald. A crowd col
lected on the SPOT at once, and the
wounded man was found to be breath
ing, but within five minutes he was dead.
Habel claims that he acted in self-de-
Tense and only shot Mcdonald to save his
own life Special Wells and Police man
Holly promptly arrested Habel and
Moody on the spot Immediately after the
shooting. The weapon used was a IS
callbre Smith & Wesson revolver.
ARRESTED.
United States Marshal Knight arrested
H. C. Savage in the postoffice yesterday.
Savage. who was a United States pris-
oner, escaped from the Jefferson jail on
the 24th of July and has successfully
lodged the officers ever since. He was
charged with unlawfully handling and
selling postage stamps in TeXark ana,
when he was arrested about the first of
March. The stamps, however, were
identified as those stolen in the Daily
Springs Bowie county,, pOstOffice rob-
berry in November, 1888. Savage has
been in Dallas about five weeks and has
gone under various aliases, among them
Marshall, Wright and Wingo. When ar
rested yesterday he was getting mail ad-
dressed to Wingo & Wright.
PERSONAL AND MINOR MATTERS.
At the church of the Sacred Heart this
afternoon at O'Clock, w. R. Spann
and Miss Jennie McEnnis were married,
Father Martlniere officiating.
E. T. Stokesbury of the firm of A. J.
Drexel & Co., Philadelphia; Winthrop
and Lacy Smith, bankers, Philadelphia,
and D. NJ. Barringer of the same place,
have been in the city several days, the
guests of Hon. Henry Exall.
Capt. Z. NJ. Dagget and Oscar Lynch
of Fort Worth are in the city
James Mill1<eu of FL Paso is in the pitV
w f. Parry and w. H Kay have
gone to Wootan Wells TO spend a week.
The weather in Dallas is now all that
could be desired if it will only remain so.
Gen. w. L. Cabell leaves in the morn
ing for San Antonio.
A Pruit, cashier of the Colorado ma
tional bank, was in the city yesterday.
H. M Catlett. well known West
Texas stockman, is in the city.
Judge E. G. Heath of Rockwell is in
the city.
Judge V. W. Grubbs of GreenvIle is in
the city.
Jack Labatt was called to San An.
tonic last night by the dangerous illness
of his wife, who has been under treat
ment in that city for some time.
The case of Minerva Morrison VS. the
City of Dallas for $40 ZOO damages was
tEleu DeIoFe IL jury yesterday anu d |
verdict rendered in favor of the defend |
ant.
Justice John Henry Brown united Mr.. !
L. Knuske and Miss E. A Brunsen inkt
the bands of conjugal felicity at p. mS |
yesterday at Oak Cliff. He also, with |
quite graceful and becoming ceremonY,
upon the same day at the residence Of |
the bride in the city of Dallas, united MR.
Charles j. H. Ellis and Mrs. . 'Leary insE
marriage. AE