Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-14
DALLAS
Prospect Good for q War Among Gam
blers-Arrested for Horse Theft.
City Charter Amend m nts-Firs IN an Imple-
ment Warehouse Numerous Thefts-Car.
toon to Cross the Trinity.
KNIGHTS OF THE GREEN CLOTH.


Waller's place on Camp street appears
TO have made war In the gam blers
camp. Waller wants to know why the
officers allow poker, faro and other gam
bling houses TO run and draw the line on
keno. The whole matter may termi-
nate in war among the gamblers and
have as its ultimate result the closing up
OF the gambling houses in Dallas. Waller
seems very determined to see the matter
through, and as he has a lnrge follow
ing, the matter may become more inter-
esting. The men arrested last night all
gave bond to appear before the county
court. and they will undoubtedly nuke
test case OF 1t unless the matter Is in
some way patched up among the pro-
fession.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Teutonic lodge No. 1873. knights OF
Honor, held its annual election of Off
GERS last uight, which resulted Is fol-
lows: o. l.. Siebar, dictator; Albert
Muenster, vice-dctator; VIM. Mayer,
assistant dictator; j. E. Hess, reporter;
F. Forster, financial reporter: Henry
Star, treasurer; A. Stein, guide; George
Wittrock. chaplain; d. Zweitel, guard;
August Kuutztnanu and 5. Mayer, trus-
tees; August Kaufman, representative
to the grand lodge; j. E. Hess, alter
nate.
WANTED IN BELL COUNTY.
w. McBurnett aud ]. NJ. Davis ar
rived from Holland, Bell county, this
morning and identified the two men ar
rested here couple Of days ago on the
, charge of horse theft. The men arrested
n a nai i'll "A nd
horses belonged to McBurnett and Davis.
The men acknowle ge the theft. Rich
ardson had been in the employ of Nc
Burnett. Terrell says he had nothing TO
do with the stealing of the horses, but
was merely using horse furnished him
by Richardson.
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
The local papers have contained large
number of interviews with many of the
prominent business men touching the
matters now before the city council rel
alive to the proposed city charter amend
ments. There appears TO be much OPP
position TO the proposed amendment
asking for the Issuing Of 81 800 900 ad-
ditional bonds. Some few are not in
favor OF Increasing the bonded debt,
while others think an increase of $780,
600 to 81 ZOO, 900 ia sufficient, and that
this money should be used in street and
sewer improvements. after paying pres-
ent floating debt. There also appears 10
be much opposition to increasing the
city limits to the extent proposed by the
council (six miles square,. The oppose
ton TO taking in any of the territory on
the Oak Cliff side OF the river is almost
universal. The genera! sentiment Is that
the proposed amendment should be sub
mitted TO the people, or nass-meeting
of the citizens should be called, said
meeting to elect or appoint committee
to draft the amendments. AS the mat
ter now stands the whole is in q mix.
Nearly everyone is in favor of reduce
ton of the number of wards, and also
the number of aldermen; yet at a recent
meeting 1t was decided to increase, the
wards by Two and the number OF alder
men by four. The council meet again
tonight and these questions will proba-
bly, be again before them.
FIRE.
At $40 o'clock this evening fire was
discovered in the mammoth implement
warehouse of R. V. Thompkins. An
alarm was sent in and shortly after
general fire alarm was sounded. The
building is large one occupying an en-
tire block, and was filed with imple-
ments of various kinds. The fire was
located in the rear part of the building
among lot of separators. Water wGs
thrown on freely and the fire extin-
gushed. An investigation revealed the
fact that two or three Line separators had
been destroyed. The origin of the fire is
mystery, Us no FIRE is used in this part
of the building at any time.
LOCAL NOTES.
At 1880 D. IN. JET Pearsons, a sixteen
negro boy, was landed in the
caluboose, charged with the theft Of
some clothes. After the officer mad
searched him jeff was asked to go in the
cell, but instead OF this, be made bold
dash for liberty. He was only few feet
from q doorway leading to the stairway.
and a couple OF jumps hid him from the
officers view. He ran into tee street,
the officers in full pursuit, but he had
good start and was soon lost in the dark
ness. JET took refuge III the basement
Of the new Oriental hotel building. A
careful search revealed his wlierea bouts,
and he was soon lodged in calaboose
CELL.
MIR. B. Mcdonald boards ct 1913 Elm
street. and day day or SO ago his over
coat was stolen. Yesterday evening |
Walter Taylor was caught with the coat |
in his possession and was trying to pawn |
same at Goldstein 3 pawn shop. He was |
Walter ia u young negro, but |
has often been in the clutches of the law |
for trivial affenses; this time he is in |
fair way TO take up his abode at the |
states hotel at Rusk.
Tom Payne, an old negro from Mar
shall was arrested To-day, having in his |
possession clothing identified as having |
been stolen from Main street boarding |
house.
For the past week the Dallas bank |
clearngs amount to 81 ,S45 ,074.72, an
Increase Of IS per cent over the corre-
spending week OF last year.
Hon. W. H. Pope is over from Mar
shall spending the day.
The Texas Cartoon has changed hands,
but the name of the new purchaser has
lot been made public. 1t is thought the
paper will be removed to Fort Worth.
About the close of the fair roll of
was found on the streets Of
Dallas. Any one who can accurately |
dent fy the same can recover the prop
.rty by applying to the chief Of police.
Tom Miller, charged with larceny |
ON mitted IN the Indian Territory, was
Examined before United States Commits
ioner Leonum and discharged.