Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-11
LATEST NEWS FROM WACO.
A RECEIVER WILL CONTROL GEY-
SER CITY ILLusuSATIoS.
Fort worth Is n bright Hnd shining
Light to Other Texas Towns. BeinE
an Example of the Economy of
Municipal ownership of Lights.


pointment OF receiver for the
American Dsbenture Company at Chi
cago today. as announced in the Asso-
eiated Press dispatches. has conaidera-
bic interest here. The Waco Electric
Light Co. one Of the two Waco com
panies Of this city Is owned and con-
trolled by the American Debenture
company aud considerable speculation
exists as to the effect it Will have on
the local company. A number OF eia-
gems are urging that u good oppor-
4 tunity is thus presented to the city to
acquire a complete water system and
plant Of It's own. thus obtaining its
water supply at much lower figure
| than at present
Charles Beall the missing printer,
has turned up all right, He read The
Gazette at Hnlsboro today and learn
, ed OF the anxiety felt by his friends
over his apparent strange disappear
/ ancs. He Immediately sent the follow
Ing telegram to The Gazette cores
/ pondent here;
"Hillsburo, Tex, oct. i0.-Am safe
/ and sound. BE back home saturday.
CHAs. BEALL."
/ No further explanation Is made. Mr..
| BeaIra friends will be pleased 10 learn
that he Is safe and sound, as he says
/ Alderman W. A. Panye. who opposed
! the acceptance Of a bid at the last city
I council meeting for lighting the city at
| the rate Of Sl2.50 per month per Hight
I upon the ground that II was excessive
/ has been corresponding with other
! cities Of the state fOT the purpose OF
ascertainlng the cost OF electric lighting
In each city His replies show Fort
Worth most highly favored IN this re-
spect making good argument t9r
municipal ownership Of an electric
| light plant.
Il have no complaint to make against
any Of the bids made but believe we can
1 get good service FOR leHs money, ne
rays. I'm Dallas the city council has
I passed over the mayors veto. con-
| tract fer lighting the city at 800 per
| light per year san Antonio pays 40
/ cents per night per light or SAG n year
| moonlight schedule. Fort Worth owns
l us own plant and the cost is SOS per
I year per light. peulsou pays 500 per
| year. Other places. am informed, are
! cOrrespondngly low. Taking these
( be able 10 get a better rate than that
l offered, $50 per year per light. The
| matter OF lights is an important item
Z In the growing expenses OF the city
! and II Is certain to become more 80 as
/ We have not sufficient lights and must
/ shortly lncrease the number materially
/ I would like to see some good compel-
/ tive bidding and believe n would pay
/ as to advertise again and IN such
/ manner as to secure more bids The
Z city Will find II economy TO do this"
/ W. a. Parker dealer IN bicycles,
| filed a deed Of trust iu the county
] clerks Office nj S.lj this morning, con-
| vcying all his stock OF bicycles. tools.
/ furniture and fixtures OF his establish
/ ment 102 Austin street, 10 II. n. Par
I ker, trustee
] The following creditors are named:
| First National bank. waco notes. $500:
. Sterling Cycle works, Chicago, notes
sg66.25, kingsbury 4 Rlngsbury. open
account, Sl25, total, {ls9l,25 The total
] liabilities are about $1,000 and assets
! nomlnally the same. Parker ~ one OF
| the best known blcyclsts In the state
nnd has won many prizes In races In
every section
The trial Of suit for $4,000 dam
I ages. the style Of which Ia J D. Phil
/ lips VS.. Tom PRdgltt, began today In
| Judge ScOttH court.
The cause OF action alleged by plain
tlu is false imprisonment and malicious
] prosecution by the plalutlff, at whose
/ Instance he alleges he was arrested a
year ngo, Jailed, tried and finally &c
: quilted OF "a charge OF sWindllng. He
! alleges that criminal procedure was In
Biituted by plaintiff FOR the purpose
OF collecting debt due him and
] therefore asks for $4,000 actual dam
ages FOR false imprisonment and $4,000
| exemplary damages for malicious pros
| eCutlon. Phillips was engaged In bust
| ness at Bartlett, Bell county, where
he failed and HIS arrest grew out OF
the failure
j NJ Maxwell. superintendent OF the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. is In the
city. having returned from trip north.
MIR. Maxwell - enthusiastic oyer
the new cotton COMPRISING System
employed IN the COMPRISING OF cotton
shipped to Boston last Saturday over
his line.
IT'S just the thing" he declares.
and when the Eastern mills approve
u and say that's the way we want
our cotton. II Is going 10 make big
disturbance In the COMPRISING line"
MIR. Maxwell says a very large vol
ume OF freight Is moving on all the
lines IN Texas and that the business
I outlook Is very promising and lmprov-
ing daily In an lines.
Frank $, Barrett member of the
hrm or ~ a. Cooper a Co. died at 4
O'Clock this morning.
He was popular and successful busl-
ness man whose death brings regret TO
most extensive circle OF friends The
funeral will be held tomorrow morning
az 10 O'Clock at the family residence,
@O3 South Eighth street.
large delegation lef, the city TODAY
for the Baptist general convention.
which meets at Marshall tomorrow. In
the party were Rev Dr. ]. Il Cram
MI. Rev. Or. II, II, Carroll Rev. j NJ
Carroll, Rev. Mr., McJcnkln, Deacon
McGhee, Miss Halle Harper ana Others
Tomorrow morning a delegation will
leave including Rev. C. w. Trultt John
\. Battle, DIT II. w, Smith and Dr. n
10. Crannll -
Colonel r. Il, PARROT today sent n
telegram TO Governor Hogg. who is al
Floresville, inviting him 10 open the
Texas Cotton Palace.
The following II copy OF tho mes
stse, TO which an affirmative answer
Is confidently eXpecteA
Governor James s Hogg. Floresyille
Texas, NV
Waco, Tex, oct, io-It is the unani-
nous desire OF the directory OF the
Cotton Palace that you open II Noyen-
Der s, WIN you honor us and benent
the state,
r. n. PARRoTsr Chairman.
ED ROTAN,
] HANSEL WOOD.
The policemen gathered In n rnnr
OF Migrants This afternoon who nre
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