Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-07
DALLAS.
a Stolen Watch MISUNDERSTANDING
Room Pilfering Order of the Day.
Almost Confiagration Due to Electricity.
Dallas and Fort Worth to Cross Eats.
Insurance Agents Meet.
Special 70 the Gazette.
PETTY THEFTs.

PETTY THEFTs.
DALLAS, TEX, Oct. 6.-The frequency
OF pilfering sleeping rooms in this city
has led to an extra vigilence on the part
OF the police officers, but with all their
watching in this direction the evil can
not be entirely broken up. Last night
while Frank Giroux was asleep in room
on Austin street some thief visited him
and stole his watch valued at S65 and
few dollars in cash. As soon as the loss
was found out Officers Gates and Waller
we're put on the track of the culprit. 1t
took them but short time to locate the
watch on the person of Dexter Chambers,
young white man from Hutchison,
Kan. Chambers was arrested and is in
Jail. The watch was recovered and
identified as it had the name "Wm.
LIE Rsau' engraved on one of the cases.
The cash stolen was not recovered and
had probably been spent by Chambers
before his arrest. Later to-day Il white
woman named Lena West was arrested
as an accomplice In the robbery.
FRANKS or ELECTRICITY.
E4rly this morning at Myers store, 626
Elm street, fire was discovered, but in
q
conflagratIon. 1t originated in an un-
common way from electrical causes. A
guy wire had in some way fallen onto an
electric wire and become charged. The
guy wire rested on the tin water spout
that runs down the corner of the build
ing mentioned above, and this, too, be-
| came heavily charged with electricity.
The foot of the spout led TO a pile of
boxes and rubbish on the ground. The
electricity ran over the wires and pipe
and sex fire TO the boxes, and when dis
covered was burning nicely. With a
couple of tire extinguishers the flames
were soon subdued and the danger
| averted.
DALLAS VS.. FORT WORTH.
Next Sunday the Oak Cliff ball parsSs
| will is again thrown open to the public
and game be played between the Dallas
| and Fort Worth clubs. These teams
have recently been organized and are
composed of crack players from the
Northern leagues.
THE POLICE BENEV VIOLENT ASSOCIATION
on yesterday held their an ual meeting
| and election of officers. The report on
the finances made good showing, the
treasury having nearly $1,000 in cash on
hand. The following officers were elected
president; e. T. Gates, Independent;
NJ. w. Kirby, secretary, and G. E.
Cornwell, treasurer. The board of
directors Is composed of nine members as
follows: J c. Arnold, E. 7. Gates, Nj.
W. Kirby, G. e. Cornwell, G. L. Will
Jams, Pat Mullen, S. H. Beard, ]. G.
Alexander and A. G. Pegues.
BLAZE.
This afternoon ''dark lautern''
meeting was held by some of the local
insurance agents. Room No. IA, at the
Windsor hotel, was where the clans met,
and the sign was hung out that no news
paper reporters need apply. 1t appears
that there are two factions among the
fire insurance agents, growing out OF the
adjustment of certain risks and the cut
ting of rates. A few of the local men
were not "onto'' the meeting, and it
has turned out that one whole faction
were not invited guests at room No. IA.
1t is supposed that the meeting was for
the banding together of kindred
spirts' and to plan q system of warfare
upon their enemies. Whether the meet
ing has for its object the further de-
moralization of rates or the restoration
of uniform and advanced rate is not
known, but will probably be made pub
lie at no distant day.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
In the United States district court to-
day A. Z. McCormic, master in chan
Gerry, appointed A. b. Smith receiver of
the Fort Worth land and street railway
company, and the West Fort Worth
street railway company. Bond fixed at
$40, 900. The receiver was appointed on
a petition from the Detroit electrical
company, and he is to take possession as
soon as the bond is furnished.
LOCAL NOTES.
Chief Inspector Tignor of the Texas
and Pacific and Officer Lewis have re-
|sturned from Rusk with Bryant and Ed
wards, two oonvlc:s from the peniten-
tiary. The prisoners were brought to
Dallas on a bench warrant to answer the ]
charge of forging Texas and Pacific time
checks last sprlng.
DR.. W. Fl. Beta arrived from Denver
this morning. He will remain in Dallas
couple of days and then go to New Or
leans.
]. C. Lewis, travelling passenger agent
of the Iron Mountain railroad, is in
Dallas.
c. P. Fegan, travelling passenger agent
of the Texas and Pacific road, goes to
Fort Wort to-day.
Geo. Robinson went to the panther
City, to-day.
MCGEE, who did such good work for the
Dallas ball team in the early part of the
season, has returned to Dallas after
successful engagement with the Cedar
Rapids ga club.
1t is not generally known that in the
appointment of c. o. Wheeler as Mr..
Scctt's successor, he was given the title
of general manager of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe, in place Of general super
intendent' as vs. Mr.. ScOtt's title.
Carload new crdgfG canned tomatoes
gees. wholesale ia rsssa grOcers.