Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-30
WACO BUDGET.
a WOMAN PRISONER BURNED IN
THE CALAeOoSk.
Work Soon to Begin on tho Big Dam on the
BRACES Don't Mood Union Slookyards
Never Hoard oil

hVOs AcAts dhus 81 N0pFViNsl- -ANti-
lie Chamberlain. confined IA the city
Calaboose, was badly aud seriously burn
Ell about - o'clock this morning while
standing near tho stove In she jail warm
ing herself together with two other fe-
male prisoners. Her dress brushed
against the rcd hot stove aud In an in-
slant was hlazi w mass. The scrrams
of the women brought lanitor Fee 10
the scene at Oncc,uud seiEiug "A large hlnn-
kct hc enycloped the woman ~ II aud
cXtuguishcd the fire, Tho Womnn's arms
and back were harmed la n fnghtiul mnn-
nee. The city physician was summoned
aud after doing everything possible To
alleviate the pain aud suffering of the
unfortunate woman ordered her removed
to the city hospital. He expressed the
opinion that although the womun's I'M
1uriVs are very serious they are not tntal
aud she will recover She was arrested
yesterday nc the residence where she
was employed as domestic, upon the
charge OF drunkenness and creating dis
turbnnce ia the house.
NO UNION EMPRESS OFFICE.
There is mo- probability whatever of tho
formation of the union express office Ia
the city or that the different companies
viii occupy one builAng on adjoining
buildings. Mr. A. q. Dewey. agent OF
Wells, Forge q Co, stated this morning
That ho had not hoard such a matter
NH'NNNNu WNW illili llt COMPANIES WNlt
satisfied With their present arrangements
aud quarters, aud have leases of nc lcast
two ycnrs of their present Offices There
Is mo- foundation Whatever for the stntc-
mont which has gone ont that a change
of amy kind in this respect h cOntein-
plated.
HAVE 40 USE FOR THEM.
81 notice." said un INTENSIVE cattle
dcnlcr yesterday "in the papers pub
lishcd outside ut Waco, that The building
Of union stock yards in this city II
one of the improvements We are talking
about, THIS puts me Ia mind Of the old
suYiug That YOU must 20 away to yet
news from homie Ii would be-, Of course.
q good thing to have larger stock yards
here aud while ! would Hike to sre them,
I cannot imagine of what benefit they
would br As FAR Ns cattle dealers are
concerned, they are not Interested Ia
them. II this City were nH much Of u
cattle routcr lis Fort Worth therc might
be- some use la talking about big stock
Yards However ! have not heard Of
such step as the building OF such
yards
Il Is the opinion, practically unanimous,
of business men that there o. nO prubnhli-
ty of union st0clNynrds being built In tho
Hty aud when asked concerning the like
lihood Of such u step they responded
with the question, "whnt use have We
A MILL FOR WACO.
Ten days ngo Mr. W. l. Ynpp Of Nom
phia ronu cnmc 10 the city aud cnbereS
into negotiations for the purchase of
large tract of land he lGnHt Wuc0 for
the site Of an extensive cotton seed oil
min and othcr business lilo returned
10 Chicago, having como To Waco 0s the
representative of syndicate In that city
and yesterday, together with MIR w. Is.
rtfHIHf ttftst UI %
in Waco. An details ol the purchase
were concluded The gentlemen sny the
upW mill viii ho built nt once and Will
be- operated upon very egtpnsiye scale.
THE BIAHOS DAM
The worl. Of constructing the dam Of
the liOhsOn company Ia The river Just
north of the city win be- undertaken iu-
modiutcly upon the pnusnnr Of the nill,
which has alreudy been reported upon ia
Worldly by both houses of the legislature,
granting the company a franchise. The
undertaking is pronounced hy competent
engineers ns worry feasible aud ono of tho
most practical Improvement measures
which have yet been suggested IN connec-
ton with the utilization of the ndyun-
tuges offered by ihe BrnzOs river.
HORSE THIEVES.
gang OF horae thieves IL apparently
plying their vocation iu aud around the
city nt present, aud a number of eases
OF stolen horses have been reported tO
the police aud sheriff Last night the
hOrs" Of Assistant city Marshal w g.
Clay was stolen frObi the front Of tho
city hall where he had been tied while
the officer was Inside Of the building lcnY-
ing instructions for the members Of the
police force. The thief was captured Ht
an early hour thig morning IN East
Waco on lR way out Of town. He gave
his name as w @ Thompson. a gang
left the eastern part Of the city thia
morning with glmher Of horses, which
u Is stated were stolen, and this after
noon officers started Va pursuit.
NOTES
State Secretary w a. Wayte Of the
Young Mems Christian association viii
arrive IN the city tomorrow 90 conduct
and address % large meeting OF the
Young Mems Christian association menu
beers and workers. The object Of tho
meeting II 10 stimulate the work Of the
Young Mems Christian association and
urge the members 70 renewed efforts
Sheriff William l.. Burke has gone 10
Wooten Wells 10 spend some time there
been more or less m OF late awd Is CON
iident that stay at that health resort
win restore him to his wonted vigor aud
MISS best FOUND.
Upon d telegram from w. y. Best Of
Dallas 20 the city marshal Miss Bessie
Best, his daughter, WAS placed under the
surveillance Of 40 officer yesterday m0ru-
ING aud held till the arrival Of her faith
N IN this city yesterday afternoon The
Young lady Is about 10 years Of age and
several days ago left her home without
The knowledge Of her parents. The latter
traced the young isly 10 this city and
snnt N tFiHnrRm 70 the city marshal az
stated " Best was found az the Bay
lor uniyeiNltyt where unkn0Wn 70 any 0r
the fncnily, she WAS stopping with Miss
Long OF Dallas Oits Of the students.
The action OF the young lady 0ccnsions
surprise aud NO cause for II has been as
signed Mr.. Best returned 20 Dallas last
night with his daughter. Mr.. Best Is the
SENIOR inember Of the firm Of W, u. Best
n sons. Wholesale and retail grocoH Of
Dallas.
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