Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-04

DALLAS, TEX. Sept. 3.-A meeting OF the
wholesale merchants has been held here, At
which the following resolutions. drafted by
Col. j. 3. Simpson and Col Leake, were
adopted:
DALLAS. TEX, Sept 3, 1891.
To the Mayor and City Council OF Dallas
Your petitioners. who are citizens and tax
payers of Dallas, Sympathizing with the
general feeling OF cXasueratiOu manifested
in this city over the waterworllS and other
important questions, avail themselves Oh
their right. as citizens, to memoialze INC
council and to urgently request you
l. To Immediately redisnict this city,
cutting the wards therein down 10 NOT more
than FIVE, thereby reducing the number OF
aldermen TO ten or less.
. To appoint Il committee or COMMISSION
ers Of public works, whose duty 1t shall De
10 have exclusive charge of wateT-WorhS,
electric lighting, sewerage, crenatorles,
etc, OF this CITY.
B. To lay at once upon Main aud Elm
streets water mains c0nnettiu@ win lhe
HARDWOOD street main, OF sufficient size 70
effect an adequate supply of water under
proper pressure.
AMI we respectfully request your honora-
bic body to hear such committee OF citizens
as we may appoint TO present tnlS peuLion.
The petition will be circulated through
ont the city for signerS, after winch 1t VII
lowing committee: Messrs. Leahe. Slmp-
| son. Sumpter. Sanger and ,choeihopf.
}. Il. Byers, United States deputy mar
shal. has notified United States Marshal
! knight 1T this place OF the arrest OF TWO
! men at Man"um, Greer county, who are
| thought 10 be horse thieves. When ar
! resell the men had in their possession four
! horses, described rs follows:
| One brown mare. branded b IL on
| right shoulder; left mind foot white
! one cray horse. branded 20" on right
| shoulder and on right Jaw.
! one roam mare. arrow head on left mp.
| Ono sOrrcl horse pony. brand Y on rI2hJ
/ shoulder. left hind foot white.
One saddle with black naIr pockets. mace
| by j. 3. Askew, Fort Worth, trade mark, a
! bull.
One saddle with wooden stirrups with a
/ hair circle cut over an II, with 4 half
! circle cut in one Of the stern sweat feathers.
! Tie owner OF the properly Is desired to
| be found.
Sol richardson has brought suit against
| TIE Wels-FIrGo express company torecoNer
| $1,000 On the grounds OF malicious ploacru-
! ton and damage Of character. sol Is the
| cuiorcd man who was arrested at the ihsil-
! cation OF the Neils-targo company Iol' Itl-
| picajion in the $4,000 steal from that Office
| over year ago. Richardson was licut IN
| Jail for nearly year and then ms case vas
| thrown cat OF court and The prisoner turned
| loose. Shortly after the iron express BOX
! which contained the money at the time II
| was stolen was found recently unearthed IL
| a ciuwp e bushes in the edge OF town
| Richardson was rearreSted, stood trial and
| again turned loose. He now wants pay Tor
| MS long confinement and Detained char
! actcr.
! On Yesterday. a prominent man from
| the West" arrived in Dallas. Last night
+ he took in the sights, striking the ''eIe-
| plant" 1T 4 low negro dive some time our
! ing the night As Il result of his visit TO
| the elephant" he was terribly beat up
| face and head cut and shoulder dls.ocatcd
| This morning he gave Z dOctOr$20 to patch
! him up ana when the operation was per
! formed, he took the first train to his prairie
| home During his outing he lost fine
| gold watch and all his cash, and has prob
| ably reached home sadder out wiser man.
| The Trinity river navigation company are
! negotiating for the purchase of :. snaS boat
| aud reversible engine, with which they
| prODOSe to naugurdte the work OF cleaning
! ont the river
| Tonight there will be grand benefit
| rendered TO the stranded Manhattan opera
| company by the Dallas lodge of Elks at the
! Oak Cliff summer theatcr. The seats have
| nearly all been sold. ana the company Will
! probably be able 70 leave the city soon.
| 1t IS given out tonight that warrants
! have been issued ior the arrest of two par
| ties, man and woman charged with the
| alleged firing Of the Glenwood hotel, which
| was burned here few nights ago, and in
which fire Mn Ballinger came near losing
! his life.
| Tonight the two-ycar-old child OF James
! Dunlap was run over and instantly killed
| by a motor car Of the rapid transit road.
| The child was playing by the track when 1t
ran directly in front OF 4 passing car. The
! body was horribly mangled.