Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-17

I hAAAArF AEAaf @N0Ns - -
derrick OF the White Frost restaurant
PLAYED his poke, book. containing
sigs, under his pillow at the Shuford
house last night before he went to
sleep.
When he awoke this morning the
window was up and his money gone.
Some Of the money he lost was paid
TO him last night in the presence Of
several persons, and the superstition
is some Of them were bold enough TO
shadow him until he retired. and then
slip in and steal his purse.
The new county commissioners. Lacy
OF the third district. Barcus OF the
fourth. and Smith OF the first who sue
coed Messrs. McAdams. Orr and Fish
er. respectively. took the oath OF office
and entered upon their duties today.
The commissioners Will meet next
Z Monday TO elect for the ensuing two
years an overseer OF the poor farm. a
: janltor and engineer for the court
house. and an elevator man.
A plan Of the proposed city audi
torium or worlds fair horticultural
dome, 10 now on exhibition at the
I Commercial club
The Intention OF the promoters of
the auditorium enterprise In tn. Com
mercial club Is TO either have the city
take hold Of the matter and build.
own and control the auditorium and
market house, or to Nrganiz stock
company for the same purr oss Sew
eral members Of the city council have
Cecently given the matter much
thought. and It Is mora than probable
that at an early meeting Of the board
OF aldermen an effort will be made to
have proposition submitted to the
people to vote for or against the city
building an auditorium. market house
ard electric light plant combined.
Never in the history OF the Dall9s
opera house was there such a rush
at the box office as this morHing, with
the hundreds who were DESTROYS of
getting seats to hear the world re-
nowned Miss Ellen 3 ach Yaw,
1t was announced In the papers that
seats would be on sale AT O. m, but
al $50. or before daylight, the crowd
began to line up before the box office.
and by o'clock the string twisted
and crowd extended far out into the
streets. Some speculated on the seats
buying them at the regular price ami
easily selling them FOR double.
By 1880 a. m. there was not vacant
seat In the opera house.
When the curtain rose at SEQ o'clock
tonight It was soon apparent that the
people knew what they were rushing
fc,. It was q musical treat that none
cG1 afford to miss.
lJc" did a personality so capivate
IN audience as this wonderful young
Glha Her unusual voice was
''"h m ntly applauded Marvellous In
-cn pass and true at all times sh
tarcw of her staccatos like brilliant
1pGrSs. and trllled and corded quite
Ike a bird, She verified all that the
pr-sa has said OF her and established
herself as n never dying fayorite to
Dallas lovers OF music.
Pete lilo was tried In the criminal
district court yesterday aft rnoon on
the charge Of banding with Ed Spivey
and Ned Morrison 10 rob Farmer Mum
lingo Of Slj, and ncquit ed. The case
against Spivey was nolle pressed.
Ned Morrlson's case is set for next
Monday.
on the FIRST trial before Judge Clint
lilo was given five years.
The following committee has baen
appointed by the Dallas Commercial
club 10 receive ana entertain the dein.
cation OF 81. Louis merchants on the
2ist. en- route TO the Cotton Palace nj
Waco; ]. G Hunter. chairman; t. Il.
field and IL. F, pletz - "N'
Cries Of murder and the noise ot
curses. caused the attendants in Tho
county IAN 10 rush up 10 the cells On
the second floor today, where tfeg be-.
held all OF tho prisoners enpag-d In
a general pitched battle. several wara
bleeding and horribly brulrei bef6re
they could be sena -afed am rnri,,h
nearly chewed Off.
Mary Marcum co'ored. living on
Columbia stn,et. mis- morninT was
In the bottom Of nor trunk Tha nniica
are after a suspect. EN'e
Gently returned from London nIo nI wbd re,
he has spent tho last four montns "I ha
arrived in This cltv via Nv, WI, III
Chicago. He speaks in riowing ,sr r