Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-16
DALLAS.
a. H. Lawrence & Co.. Large Wholesale
Liquor Dealers, Fail.
state Fair Officers for tha Ensuing Year
Flaming MIL and Residences Burned.
Workman's Fall.
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.


loss sustained was about SIG, eco. Be-
tween S and o'clock the planning mill of
]. S. Phillips On Herd street was discov-
cred to be on fire and was entirely con-
sumed with its contents. The mill and
stock was valued at $4,000 and insured
for $500. Mr.. Phillips also lost a house
adjoining the mill valued at $1,000 and
occupied by Mrs. Kachett and insured
for $500. Mrs. Kachett's household
goods were valued at $1,000 and her loss
Is estimated at $500 with no insurance.
On the other side of the mill was O resi-
dence belonging to J l.. Huffman val
.ued at $4,000, insured for $500. This
was also turned. The house ives occu-
pied by Mr.. Ruffman's mother aud con-
tents valued at $500. Part OF the fur
ni.ure was saved, however. and was also
insured for $500, so that her loss will be
light. Insurance was as follows: Lion
of London, $500; Home of New York,
$500; Phoenix OF Hartford, $500: Royal.
$1,000; Sun, S50H; St. Paul, $3.50; Hart
ford. $3.50.
At7p. IN. on Saturday there was an
important deed of trust filed with the
county clerk, BIZ which the entire stock,
fixtures, notes amt book accounts of a.
II. LII renee s Co. were transferred 10
>. B. Hopkins rs trustee. \. Il. Law
renee s Co. were the largest whoirsnle
liquor dealers in North Texas, and their
failure was d grsnt surprise, and was not
known outside of the parties interested
until this morning. The following Is the
substance of the document.
q. G. Wright and Robertson s. Coke
$500, with interest from this date at the
rate of 10 per cent.
The debt due the Fourth national bank
of Dallas, principal and interest; the
debt due "a. B. Strange, principal aud
interest; the debt due J Il. Wood, Jr.
principal aud interest. The debts due
the other creditors named in the list
given below.
The trustee Is directed TO apply the
proceeds of the sale of the stock aud
fixtures, and the collection of claims In
the name Of the firm, in the following
order: Expenses of executing the trust:
G. G. Wright and Robertson s. Coke; H.
b. Strange; the Fourth national bank
and T. j. Wood. Jr. In case there ia
not enough to go around il is to be ap-
poriioned. The other creditors named
in the list follow next in order for their
full amount or pro rata, as the case may
be.
Distribution of proceeds among the
creditors will commence as soon as $1,000
is on hand.
The following IL q complete list of the
creditors, rs filed in the county clerks
office.
Il. G. Wright and Robertson Coke,
$500; E. II. Taylor & Sons, S6295 &c., A.
SiIverthan & Co., 5000; A. Silverthan s.
Co. S202: a. Silverthan s. CO., $20i;
s. Niervmark & Co Slsl.s0; S. Often
burg Bros, $3.50; II. Is. Strange,
$1,000; George ID. Lies s. Co., S3O3;
Krohn, Fliss s. Co., Sl97.50; L. Kahner
s. Co. $3.50; Boltz, Clvmer s. Co. Sl25;
8. Lachman Co. Sl7G5. 90; The IL. V.
Monarch Co. S4906 80; Boltz, Clymer s.
Co. SIPS; B. N. Nerumark Il Co.
S5f2. so; krohn, FIss & Co., $500; Wal
lace s. Co S252. 80; X. A. Thurman &
Co.. S36l2 so; Kansas City disti!ling
company, Sl37l. so; S. Il. Moss, S452 90;
Krohn, Freiss s Co., Si75; Lichten
Bros. 5000; Kansas City distilling COM
pany, $4,000; The j. n. Atherton COM
pany, S4400; n. Schwartz s Bro,
S=29l So; same, S229l "a; Moore & Sell
ligs-, $3.50 SO; Eisom, Miegard s. Co..
$500 80; J. Osborne, Son Co. S132 90;
Nivson s. Weshof. 1868. So; A. n. Wolff.
$3.50; Leichten Bros, $500. Boitz,
Clymer & Co., 1915; Sunnyslde dlstillery
company, 1881. IS; Tbby Bros. $500 So;
Hasterlik Bros. 1921 IS; James Walsh
& Co., S377S 43; Aram. Traulman s.
Co., $3.50; Tribbie s. Crabb. S25+t. sc;
Boltz, Clymer 4 Co.. S275; Kompton,
Ault s. Co. 1927 so; James Senltz brew
ing company. $3.50 kompton, Ault s.
Co., S660.25; Kompton, Ault & Co.,
&
Streater bottls and glass company,
SGl9. As: streater bottle and glass COM
pauy, Sl2l.GI; Fourth National Bank,
$50 900: 7. J. Wood, Jr., $50, 900.
Total, Sl26, 693.27.
An inventory OF the assets bad no.
been filed. The business Of the firm oc-
cupied three floors of the large building
at the corner of Camp aud Griffin streets.
Frequent attempts were made to see
either Mr.. Hopkins or Mr.. Lawrence,
but they were not seen to get any esti-
mate On the assets. but 1t Is supposed
that they are nominal. AS to the cause
of the assignment nothing can be learned,
but II is supposed to be from slow colleo-
tons.
ARRESTED on CHARGE OF swINDLING.
George Phillips, twenty-two-year-
old negro, is IN Jail on the charge of
swindling by the following method.
George had a small paddock about the
size OF those used on dog collar. He
would bet that a person could not unlock
1t with the key. George would first I'M
lock II in order to show that II could be
done all right enough. 1t ID needless to
say that his victim would be unable to
open the lock and would lose his money.
The secret of the failure was that the
lock had two KEY holes, one ingeniously
concealed by secret aide. The key hole
left exposed was of course the wrong one
10 be used by the KEY and Phillips VIC
tins could not win their bet. The boy
has been working this racket for some
time. mostly among those Of his own
race, but to-day was the frat time he
was caught in the act by an officer. and |
then his arrest was promptly made.
STATE FAIR. |
The new directory OF the Texas state |
fair and Dallas exposition met this |
morning and elected the following |
officers: W. c.. Connor, president; Z.
W. Guild. vice. president: f. N. Rear
dan, treasurer and c. A. Cour, secre- |
tsry. The meeting was an harmonious
one and the election gave general saiis-