Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-10
DALLAS.
A Tramp Breaks Into a House to Get
Something to Eat-1s Well
Received.
Report Of President Armstrong OF the Texas
State Fair and Dallas E1position-A
Good showing Made.
speCiel TO the Gazette.

on the amendments TO the city charter,
the amendments to be presented TO
the coming legislature at Its bienniat
session in January. The first amend
ment before the council was TO extend
the city limits by making the city
square six miles on either side, with the
city hall es the center. Much debate
followed, the main question being raised
in objection WAS to the legality
to take in so much rural ter
rltory. The amendment was adopted,
however, after much debate, by vote
of Il to 4. The question of redistricting
the city brought much argument. AT
present the CITY has twelve wards with
two aldermen from each. 1t was at last
decided TO reduce the number of wards
to seven, with two aldermen from each,
TO hold office two years at pay OF 50 a
meeting, nor does the law require them
TO reside in the ward they represent.
The appointment of the standing COM
mittees is vested IN the mayor. The
session adjourned TO meet Wednesday at
p. no.
Mr.. C. s. Hartman ana his wife had
rather peculiar experience last night
AT their residence on Peuch street. Be-
tween II and o clock they were awak-
ened from their slumbers by some one
being in the house. Mr.. Hartman went
quietly on tour OF Investigation and
came upon the intruder in the dining
room, where he was seen on his knees III
front of the sidebonrd eating as rapidly
as possible. Mr.. Hartman gra1 the
intruder, who made no resistance, but
said all he wanted was something TO eat,
"a he had been many hours without food
and was nearly starved. light was
procured and Mr.. Hartman at once saw
from the man 8 sunken cheeks that his
story was true. Mrs. Hartman at once
prepared "a cup OF hot coffee and other
warm eatables for the hungry man, who
sad that he had come to Dallas from
Kansas, could find no employment, ana,
as resort. asked for victunls al various
houses, but was refused with threats OF
arrest. His hunger at last got the best
OF him and he made the raid on the
Hartman proveuder, and stated that ne
intended to trouble nothing else. Inc
man told such q straightforward story
that he was allowed TO depart after he
had fully satisfied the inner man.
SHORTY before UOOu lO-uEN TUE
rartment responded TO fire alarm from
the Alliance building now being used for
the Dallas county courts, and the courts
were all in session. The building was
filed with smoke, but no fire was visi-
BILE. An investigation revealed the fact
that stovepipe had been run into q
blind fiue. There being no opening ut
the top OF the tiue the smoke had escaped
ha hI,it Gr
causing those present to suppose the
building as on fire.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Texas state fair aud Dallas ex-
positiou was held to-day. President
Armstrong g report brought out the fol-
lowing facts: Improvement and repair
account. S3l 1853 Ga; interest and dis
count, SIP ,Ol2.l7: races, SIG 1G5. 90: old
business, Sl3, III 81; advertising, Sl0,-
$50 So: attractions, so ,S39 CT; premi-
ums, $40. $50. 43; salary account,
S173O. Ol; superintendent depart
ments, Sl4GG 80; printing, Sl515. Is;
sundry expenses, SlS60; insurance
els95: police, 1888 25; labor
SGS76. IL: postage, 1858 20; bills receive
able, 1928: art and ladies' Department.,
S642 "a: sanitary, SOP 80; fire depart
meut, $500; fuel aud power, Sil2.S 81;
George Robinson, $40; Dallas dressed
beef and packing company. S24 10;
Southern Mercury, 5000. Total, $3.50, =
G3l IS
BY gate receipts, S74 ,952.S 50; sale OF
privileges, S22 600. 81; second mortgage
bonds, 1854; donations. Slil4 %; stall
rent. Sl2ll. 10; races S292G; sundry nc.
counts unpaid. S7SGl %; bills payable,
&94s3 60: premiums unpaId, Si93; due
bank, SSS1S 81. Total, $3.50, G3l So.
Statement of receipts-Sale of privi-
lcges, So ,G9J. "a; gate receipts,
S7i ,952 50; stall rents, Sl2ll.1j; dona-
tons, Sltl4 %; second mortgage bonds
SlG3i; races added money, S292G; power,
SI2O: hav, sec. Total from all sources
Sl04 ,4I5.t4.
Observation-Disclosures receipts. Sl04,
4l5.44; less amount collected on second
mortgages, 1851; net receipts, STOP,
49,! A. Expenses: Cost of maintGning
FAIR and Exposition, as per statement
$50 ,493 %, leaving profit Of ST. ,2SS O6
Staten mt of indebtness, not includins
stock: First mortgage bonds, Sl00 900
second mortgage bonds. $50 900; W. II
Castor, uate. So 500; floating Indebted
ness, S26 ,2I5.9t total indebtedness
Sl99 ,Ol5.94 less $50, 900 second mort.
gage bonds on hand.
The following mems of Improvements
made last year were included in the eX-
pense account:
Electric light plant addition OF two
| dynamos of 400 candle power each, 81
! Ola. "a; new roofing, $3.50. 80; l20t
I chairs for music hall, SIPS. 1t; ladie!
toilet, $3.50; fixtures, Sl791. so; CRANE
stand amphitheater, $500; music ant
! ert building, Sl9, ll3.34. Total eI'
| pended for improvements, S3l, 75S. 81.
| The report shows the gate receipts t.
be nearly 80 per cent larger than for tn
wear 1889, while the expenses were less
| The election for new board OF director
resulted IS follows: W. C. Common, c
H. Cooper, c. W. Guild. I. F. Nc
Ennis, Thomas Field, Frank Holland
T. l.. Marsalis, E. NJ. Reardon, w. Fl
CASTOR, Henry Hamilton, Henry Exall
j. W. Strauss and Frank FIELD. Thu
new board of directors were invited Il
ioin the Dallas delegation on their trip t.
| the WORLDS fair convention al Houston
ana many of them will attend.
The Texas State Christian instltut
convened yesterday at the Commerc
street Christian church. Morning, aft
eruoon and night sessions will be he'll
! uutil Friday. The work of the organHa
ton is the Investigation OF Bible an