Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-09
DALLAS.
Streets Filled With Profanity-lmprOp-
erly Insulated Electric Wires.
Insurance Men Complaining-An Attempt to
Hold Up Milkman Causes a Runaway.
Judge Burke's Court Convenes.
Special TO the Gazette.

DALLAS, TEX, Sept. s.-The long-needeS rain
came last night and to-day the city is free from
| dust and heat.
An attempted robbery was reported yesterday.
| milkman living some miles in the country
while returning home Saturday night, was shot
| at. The team became frightened and ran away
| and the contents of the wagon were scattered
| along the highway. The robber fred several
| shots and pursued the driver who was running
| TO overtake his team None of the shots took
| effect and the aggressor withdrew without ac-
compllshing his object.
| The reserved seats for the Liberati concert to-
| night are in great demand and as this is the
swell entertainment of the Oak Cliff summer
season it is not to be wondered at. Tuesday
night will be the last appearance of this won
derful band.
A young lady was heard to remark to-day that
our streets were filled with profanity and that a
lady could not pass along our principal streets
without hearing expressions too disgusting for
refined ears.
Early this morning fire was started in the
ceiling of the St. George hotel bar, and while
serious damage done, but for the timely
action of those who first saw the fire, serious
con1agration might have ensued, The cause of
FIRE was the improper insulation of the electric
light wire where it passed through the ceiling.
Three other similar occurrences were reported
this morning from various parts OF the city, and
the frequency of fires from this cause has had
its effect upon the insurance agents OF the city,
and protection meeting will be had this
evening. Some time ago bill was introduced
into the city council by Alderman Conroy to
properly regulate tine putting up OF eleCLTlC
wires but the same has been sidetracked up to
the present time. It is understood that the in
surance men intend to go before the council to-
night and push the bill through If possible. L
is reported that the insurance men will refuse to
write risks on buildings where the
and il some way is not provided
by the electric light companies to make safe
their wires may look for many risks to be re-
fused by the insurance companies.
Clara Wolf resides near the Oak Cliff railroad
and had for some time been saving money TO
enable her to make trip to Tarrant county rela-
tives. She had accumulated S25 aud secreted it
in the toe of slipper, and now the money is
mi sing, stolen, she thinks by supposed friend
who knew where she had hiu the money. Arrests
were made but the parties were afterwards dis
charged.
The Fourteenth judicial district court con-
vened this morning, Judge L. b. Burke, presld-
ing. The grand jury sworn in and the court
got down to business, the judge making a strong
charge to the jury to get after evil doors without
mercy. The civil docket was taken up after
dinner.
In the habeas corpus case OF Henry jenkins
for selling liquor at Oak Cliff in violation of the
option was null and void. and the prisoner was
discharged. jenkins immediately rendered a
bond to Judge Bower for approval and will
again tender the license money to the county
collector. The ants will ask for another pre-
cinct election on the local option question.
At 4 O'Clock tomorrow Sandy Crawford will
have an examining trial in the Federal court on
the charge of making counterfeit money.
7 his morning the police docket contained over |
fifty cases, but not one of especial impor ance.
Floyd, Shock & Co.'S. store entered last
night by thieves, who stole q lot of gold pens
entered by window, first breaking the iasten-
ing.