The following new subscribers have been connected with the Texas Telephone Light and Power Company's Exchange during the past week; and, judging from the way orders are coming in, this company will be busy for some time to come.

     W. R. Lauter and wife, of Dallas, Tex., sold to Lizzie Handley, of Dallas, Tex., a 75x126-foot property, located on the south side of Pacific Ave., on May 3, 1887, for $2,500.26

     John Trusheim & wife, Minnie, sold to Lizzie Handley, on May 16, 1887, for a 52x135-foot lot of ground, in Block No. 259, fronting on Bryan St., on May 16, 1887, for $1,600.27

     Annie Wilson, Lillie Scott, Lizzie Handley, disorderly house, $100 each.

     Under the new law, saloon men are not permitted to allow women to frequent their saloons. Whenever a woman is caught in a saloon, the place can be considered as a disorderly house and fined accordingly.

     Lizzie Handley, for keeping disorderly house in six cases, discontinued, the young man who made the complaint, failing to appear as witness.

     As in a great government, so it is in a great city like Dallas, all classes of people go to make up the population. Every branch of business, ordinarily, is represented, and each experiences flush times, as well as periods of depression. The usual monotony of the recorder's court was broken this morning by a heavy docket and large fines, which swelled the morning's proceeds to $439.50. The complaints filed and disposed of were as follows:
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     Lizzie Handley, keeping disorderly house, fined $100.
     Annie Wilson, keeping disorderly house, fined $100.
     The fines since the first of November, to date, aggregate $1,643.50.

     Lizzie "dropped the name 'Lizzie Handley' and assumed, and went by the name of 'Lizzie Duke,' and as such, was known among her friends and acquaintances..."33

     J. J. Brick, of Dallas, sold to Lizzie Duke, of Dallas, a 80x220-foot tract, on April 3, 1888, for $1,500.28

     J. J. Brick sold to Lizzie Duke, a 25x100-foot lot, fronting on the north side of Main St., described as the east half of Lot No. 7, in Block No. 4, of the original map and plan of the City of Dallas, for $4,250 in cash, on April 20, 1888. The balance of $3,250 was conveyed to Brick in the form of a transfer of one of Lizzie's properties, located on Bryan Street. The Main St. property was the location of Tom Cade's saloon, who was leasing it at the time of Lizzie's purchase of the property.29

     The recorder had his usual "levee" this morning with the accompanying attendants of drunks, fights, vagabond, transfers.
     But what added unusual interest to the proceedings was the change in the programme, arising out of the arrest of several leaders of the demi-monde for keeping disorderly houses. Some of the cases were continued, some pled guilty, and some were contested. In the latter, Maj. Kearby appeared for the defendants and Col. Whitehead for the city. All were adjudged guilty by the court and each were fined one hundred dollars.
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     The morning's proceedings netted $635.

     Section 1. Be it ordained by the city council of the city of Dallas, That section 1 of an ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance Defining Disorderly Houses and Punishing Keepers of the Same," approved June 13, 1883, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
     Section 1. That a disorderly house is one kept for the purpose of public prostitution, or as a common resort for prostitutes or vagrants, or to which persons resort for the purpose of smoking or in any manner using opium.
     Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
     Section 3. That this ordinance take effect from its passage.
     Approved October 15, 1888.
          W. C. CONNOR, Mayor.
          A true copy.
          Attest:
          W. McGRAIN, City Secretary.

     The police arrested seven females yesterday for keeping disorderly houses. Of the number, only two appeared in court this morning -- May Cony and Lizzie Hanly (sic), each of whom was fined $100. Lizzie Hanly filed notice of appeal and will fight the charge in a higher court. The remaining charges were continued until to-morrow morning pending service of writs compelling the defendants to appear in court.

     Several madames were before the bar on the charge of keeping disorderly houses, and of this class, Dolly Love, who is so prominently connected with the Angus-Bradley killing, was the central figure. Two or three plead guilty and were fined $100 each.
     Several unfortunate drunks were fined, and altogether, the morning receipts footed up $355.

     Lizzie Handley sold to Dan A. Stuart, a 75x126-foot tract, fronting on Elm Street, that she purchased from the Lauters, on May 3, 1887, for the sum of $4,000.30

Handley, Miss Lizzie [written in pencil: Mrs. L. Duke rendered]
     "               "          E 1/2 of Lot 6, Block 31, Main
     "               "          50x100, Block 98, Jackson
     "               "          75x120, Block 124, Pacific
     "               "          40x110, Block 424, Austin
     "               "          80x220, S[?]/424, Town Branch
     "               "          100x140, Block 425, Austin
Personal Property: Horses, Cattle & Hogs: value: $100
                              Watches & Jewelry: value: "500"
                              Misc. Property Value: "2500"

     Elizabeth Handley sold to D. A. Stuart, a 50x100-foot tract, which was her property at 1112 Jackson St., for $200.31

     Lizzie Duke was issued U. S. passport #6070, in the City of New York (view passport application), with the instructions to forward the passport to her at No. 10 Rue St. Florentin, Paris, France [reportedly, the address of the American Embassy].  Lizzie described herself as: 5 feet, 3 3/4 inches in height, medium forehead, blueish-gray eyes, wide nose, medium mouth, small chin, dark brown hair, fair complexion, and a small face.3

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- Confederate Veteran Magazine

L I Z Z I E   H A N D L E Y This undated photo of Lizzie appeared in Confederate Veteran Magazine in 1910, and was possibly taken in New York or Paris, in the late 1880's or early 1890's

     A very important amendment to the criminal code passed by the last legislature is one more clearly defining a disorderly house and making the law more comprehensive in including variety shows, and making it further a penal offense for landlords to rent or lease houses for such purposes.
     The full text of the new law is as follows:
     Article 339. A disorderly house is one kept for prostitution, or where prostitutes are permitted to resort or reside for the purpose of plying their vocation, or any theater, play-house, or houses where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are kept for sale, and prostitutes, lewd women, or women of bad reputation for chastity, are employed, kept in service, or permitted to display or conduct themselves in a lewd, lascivious or indecent manner, or to which persons resort for the purpose of smoking or in any manner using opium.
     Article 341. Any owner, lessee or tenant who shall keep, or be concerned in keeping, or knowingly permit the keeping of a disorderly house in any house, building edifice or tenement owned, leased or occupied by him, shall be deemed guilty of keeping, or being concerned in keeping or knowingly permitting to be kept, as the case may be, a disorderly house. Any owner having information that his house is being kept, used or occupied as a disorderly house shall be held guilty of knowingly permitting his house to be kept as a disorderly under the act, unless he shall immediately proceed to prevent the keeping, using or occupying of such house for such purpose by getting such information to the county or district attorney against such lessee, tenant or occupant for violation of this act, or take such other action as may reasonably accomplish such result.
     Article 341a. Every owner, lessee, tenant or manager of any theatre, dance-house, play-house or house where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are kept for sale, any prostitute, lewd women or women of bad reputation for chastity, or who shall permit any prostitute, lewd women or women of bad reputation for chastity to display or conduct herself therein in a lewd, lascivious or indecent manner, shall be furnished by a fine not less than $100 or more than $500. Each day that such person is kept in service or employed or permitted to display or conduct themselves as herein provided, shall be deemed a separate offense.
     Article 341b. Sheriffs and their deputies, constables and their deputies, mayors, marshals, chief of police, their deputies, and assistants and policemen of towns and cities are especially charged diligently to discover and report to the proper legal authorities, and by all lawful means to aid in the enforcement of the law for all violations of the articles of this charter, the district judges are required to give them specially in charge to the grand juries, and grand juries are required at every term of the district to call before them, each and all officers charged with the enforcement of the articles of the chapter, and examine them under oath, touching their knowledge and information of violations thereof, and as to their diligence in their enforcement.

     Hack drivers inform the Lounger that no other city in the state, or the county for that matter, in proportion to population support as many hacks as Dallas.  One is easily convinced that this is the case who has a penchant for strolling about the city surveying the situation by gas-light.  Drawn up in front of popular resorts for men about town, on the prominent thoroughfares, you will find nightly, rows of hacks waiting for customers.  In all sorts of weather, it is the same.  There is no rest for the hack driver.  The winter months are the hack driver's harvest time.  Balls, parties, the opera and the thousand and one diversions of social life means business for him.  Sporting men are also regarded as liberal patrons by the army of Jehus.  'Come easy, go easy' is the sport's motto.  He is a prince to-day and a pauper to-morrow.  The hack driver has sharp ears and a nose for news.  He is on to all the choice tidbits of scandal, carries the secrets of many a high-flyer in his breast, and as a general thing, is not so black as painted.  Many a first-class item of news has been furnished ubiquitous reporters by the hack driver who, being a night hawk himself, has a fellow feeling for the man with the pencil and note book.

     The indications are favorable for a big assemblage of sports and all lovers of the manly art of self defense at the rooms of the Dallas Athletic Association this evening.  The rooms are on Jackson, just east of Ervay, and all the arrangements are perfect for a rattling mill.  The contestants are in fine condition.  Jonie James will second Mitchell and Ad Shore will be at the call of Monaghan.  The Marquis of Queensbury rules will govern, and the men are to weigh 133 pounds, give or take three pounds.

     The Dallas Amateur Athletic Association is fast becoming one of the permanent institutions of the city.  It furnishes amusement and recreation to a number of young men, and the sparring matches and other exhibitions in athletic art are quite interesting.
     Last week, fifteen were added to the membership.  A business meeting of the directors will be held to-night.

     Abe Ash, of Anderson Co., Tex., sold to Lizzie Duke, of Dallas, Tex., Lot No. 24 in Block No. 75/120, according to the Murphy and Bolanz Official Map of the City of Dallas, on May 16, 1890, for $32,000.32

     Abe Ash to Lizzie Duke, Lot 24, Block [75]-120, Murphy & Bolanz Official Map, on Elm street, east of Sycamore street, $32,000.

     Dallas has been like a beehive the past few days. Early yesterday morning, the real estate offices were crowded and it was almost impossible to approach the leading business men, so great was the rush. Everything was business.
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     Factories are adding to and increasing their capital and working force. The Dallas Cooperage Company has recently added the facilities to manufacture all their staves and other material used in their business, which heretofore was shipped here ready to put together. They are now negotiating with a view of extending their operations to include the manufacture of water pails, tubs, and all wooden ware put up by coopers.

     The September session of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Judge R. E. Burke presiding, opened this morning. The first three weeks of the term will be devoted to civil business, and then the criminal docket will commence to grind.
     The grand jury was sworn in and charged and consists of the following gentlemen: James A. Crawford, foreman; James Maroney, H. P. Ewing, W. D. Lawther, H. A. Dennis, Marsh M. Miller, George M. James, W. J. Cavin, Mark Troby, W. H. H. Hodges, J. N. Wood and J. K. R. Jovidan.
     The charge of Judge Burke was one of the most sensational and the most blistering to wrong-doers ever heard in this city.  He handled his subject without gloves and called spades by their proper names. He first turned his attention to the social evil and directed the attention of the grand jury to the fact that the temple of justice was surrounded on all sides by bawds white, black and parti-colored; that it was necessary for a judge and the officers of the court to plow through these human cattle on their way to the hall of justice; that an officer of the court or gentleman doing business in the building would hardly dare to have his wife drive to the Alliance building for fear that she would be insulted, so notorious had that section of the city become as the territory, the stamping ground, the rendezvous of the countless number of harlots who brazenly flaunted their shame in the face of society and plied their calling by night and by day without regard for decency or anything else.  The judge said that, although the legislature had vested the city with power to regulate and control the social evil, yet it was his duty and the duty of the mayor, justice of the peace and all other officers, to present the names of those who violate the law in this respect to the grand jury and those who are proved derelict could be punished by a heavy penalty.  Judge Burke was in dead earnest, and he called upon the grand jury to do all in their power to exterminate the evil complained of, and to present the names of proprietress, inmate and frequenter of bawdy houses they can obtain.
     His honor next turned loose on gamblers and intimated pretty broadly that there were twenty-five or thirty elegantly furnished palaces in this city, where Turkish rugs, Persian carpets and luxurious mattings quieted the tramp of the footstep and works of the old masters decorated the walls -- in fact, where the tiger was concealed entirely in velvet -- where gambling is carried on by night and by day. The judge intimated pretty strongly that the gamesters and their allies who visited the tiger in his lair should be looked after and the laws of the state enforced.
     After the delivery of the charge, the grand jurors filed out and proceeded to their room and began immediately to investigate rottenness in social and criminal doings of all character and of every shade.  If Judge Burke's instructions are carried out, there will be fun on the Potomac.
     Judge Burke, this afternoon, took up the civil docket and disposed of a number of important cases.

     Yesterday at 6:30, the Dallas Cooperage building caught fire and burned. It is on Austin street, near the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad.  The loss amounts to $16,260.  The insurance was about $10,000. W. J. Betterton is president of the company and K. J. Kivlan [Kivlen], manager.

     Alderman Kivlen said to-day: "We will rebuild our cooperage works immediately and start up again.  The fire was a severe blow, but it might have been even worse."

     The headquarters of the new athletic association on Jackson street are nearing completion.
     A well-known local sport has organized the S. H. club, and many well-known men about town have already been initiated.

     Lizzie swore out an affidavit in Monmouth Co., New Jersey, she testifying to her two marriages and name changes, while she resided in Texas.33

     Dan Stuart departed last evening for the Green Mountains in Vermont, where he will pass two months hunting and fishing, returning to Dallas in September.

     The Rock Island will build to Dallas through the nation.  Another prong of the road will traverse Western Texas.  The surveyors are now in the field.

     TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 3.--The engineering corps of the Rock Island road are now at work in the Indian Territory with a view to the early extension of the road to some point in Texas.  Several of the Rock Island officials think that the objective point is Dallas, but this matter will not be definitely settled until the meeting of the directors in New York, in a week or ten days.

     Lizzie's daughter, Mina Thomas, married William Schoudel, and lived with him in Hoboken, New Jersey, where Lizzie visited her.5

     The grand jury returned indictments against the keepers of all bawdy houses in the city, something that has not occurred before in several years.

     A court official said to a TIMES-HERALD reporter to-day:
     "It is a mistake that the grand jury indicted the keepers of bawdy houses. The city has exclusive jurisdiction over these cases and they are prosecuted in the city. The proprietors of three assignation houses, however, were indicted."

     Lizzie Duke sold her one-half interest (west half of) Lot No. 24, of Block 75/120, to Dan A. Stuart, of Dallas, on February 12, 1892, for $17,000.34

     Dan A. Stuart returned to the city last night, after a trip to Europe. He passed two weeks of his time in Ireland and then made a flying tour of England and France.  Mr. Stuart says many fine horses will be brought from the northern states by their owners and entered for the races.

     Martin & Co., of Chicago, have written D. A. Stuart & Co., of Dallas, that they will bring to the fair, one or two car-loads of fast horses, including the well-known Fexhall, Consignee, Dixie and Notus.

     Lizzie Duke, residing in Havre, France, but of Dallas County, Texas, "...appoint[ed] Dan A. Stuart of Dallas County, State of Texas ... to be my true and lawful agent and attorney in fact for me, and in my name, place and stead, to exectute any mortgage, deed of trust or other conveyances, whatsoever, of, or to convey absolutely, all and singular, my rights, title and interest in, and to, the following described tract or parcel of land..." The property in the deed was described as Lot 24 [50x100-foot] in Block No. 75/120, of Dallas.36

     At the foot of Market street, yesterday, the Salvation Army marching club pitched their tent and held a big prayer meeting. Several hundred women of the town, both white and black, were the spectators. Captain "Curley" Maud directed affairs and made a strong appeal to her old associates to abandon lives of sin and join the Salvation Army. Then, she took up collection and the crowd responded liberally.

     Albert Smith to Mrs. L. Duke, part of block 425, Murphy & Bolanz' map, $9500.
     Mrs. E. P. Shaunnessey and Mrs. C. A. McClane to Albert Smith, a lot on Austin street, $8500.

     The late grand jury returned indictments against a large number of keepers of disorderly houses, and last evening, Constable Morton swooped down on the landladies. They gave bond for their appearance. The following parties will be arraigned in Justice Lauderdale's court on April 11: Fannie Howard, Belle Wood, Mary Black, Dollie Housell, Mary Burleigh, Maggie Johnson, Maud Shirley, Tillie Morris, Georgie Carlin and Emily J. Merrill.
     In Justice Skelton's court, the following parties will be arraigned: Jane Manley, Hattie Melville, Gertie Kahn, Carrie Burnell, Nina Fleming, Fannie Hamilton and Clara Barclow.
     A number of indictments were returned against the owners of the property occupied by these women.

     An alarm of fire was rung in to-day at 10 o'clock from Box 17, and the fire proved to be at 101 Austin street, a house owned by Lizzie Hanley (sic) and occupied by Carrie Burnell. Nothing but the efficient work of the fire department saved the lower half of the building. The upper story and roof are a total loss, and the furniture was badly damaged on the lower floor by water. The fire started in the southeast corner of the roof and Miss Burnell says it was caused by sparks from the Dallas Cooperage Company's chimneys. There was $1,500 insurance on the furniture, but Miss Burnell thinks it has lapsed. The house is supposed to be well insured; Miss Hanley being in Paris at present, the amount could not be ascertained. This house is one of the old landmarks of the city and well known over north Texas. The house has been recently recarpeted and painted.

     Yesterday, at 10 a.m., a house on the corner of Austin and Columbia streets, conducted by Miss Carrie Burnell, was partially destroyed by fire, and its entire contents, save some clothing, were consumed. The building contained about twenty rooms, which were richly furnished. The fire was discovered by some one who saw smoke issuing from the roof. A few moments later, the flames burst through, and as the entire roof was made of very combustible material, every shingle on it was soon ablaze.
     An alarm was turned in, to which the fire department responded promptly, and in a short time, several streams of water were playing on the blazing roof.
     A great crowd gathered, composed of all kinds of people imaginable. A score of men lent the excited inmates of the building their assistance, but the fire had made such rapid headway, and the heat so intense, that nothing save wearing apparel, a chair or two, and some bedding, was saved.
     The building was the property of Mrs. Lizzie Dukes. It was valued at $10,000 and insured for $5000, as follows: Northwestern National $1500, German $1500, Concordia $1000, United States $1000.
     The origin of the fire is unknown, but it was thought to have caught from sparks floating from the cooperage factory immediately in its rear. The proprietors of the factory deny this, however.

     The loss to Mrs. Lizzie Dukes, by yesterday's fire, is placed at $10,000. It is rumored that the fire was of incendiary origin.

     Mrs. Lizzie Duke, in a communication, stated that water flowed from the street to her lot on the corner of Sam Cross and Austin streets, and asked that the matter be investigated.  Referred to the street committee, city engineer and city attorney.

     An alarm of fire this morning proved to be a building in the rear of No. 777 Sam Cross street, and was supposed by Chief Wilkerson and others to be caused by sparks from the cooperage factory in the rear. No damage was done.

     Mina Schoudel moved to St. Louis, Missouri.5

     Mr. J. S. Graves, superintendent of the Bethel Mission of Dallas, in speaking of the intended invasion of the "South End Reservation" of the first ward, said that plans had been completed for a thorough missionary campaign in that portion of the city, and that the large tent, under which services have been conducted in East Dallas, would be removed to the corner of Columbia and Jefferson streets, be raised and ready for services at 7:30 to-night. The meeting, he said, will continue fully two weeks, if not longer, and that a strong effort will be made to reclaim the outcasts of the district. Mesdames H. B. Hall, matron of the Sheltering Arms, and Tiedmann, of the Haymarket Mission, of Denver, will assist in the work and give their attention to the fallen women. Judge N. Cooper, of Fort Worth, has been asked to assist in the work.
     Services will be continued at the regular mission at 581 Elm street, morning and evening. The services at the tent will begin every night at 7:30.
     Mr. Graves complains that the ministers of the city have not given him as much aid in mission work as he would like, and hopes that during this meeting, they will come forward and help out. He also asks the assistance of all Christian women of the city.
     Rev. W. Stewart Browning, the walking evangelist, failed to preach at the Union depot last night, the weather preventing, but he will hold forth this evening at 7 o'clock on Commerce street, opposite the News office. Subject: "The Changed Life." Everybody invited.

     In talking of the war of Dallas druggists and pharmacists on cocaine, Dr. Bingley expressed himself to a TIMES HERALD reporter as follows: "Any real movement to stop the use of cocaine should be encouraged. It is a curse that should be obliterated, if possible, and I endorse any effort to decrease, in any way, its use.  But, these druggists are not sincere. The sale of cocaine is a most profitable item, and druggists, generally, have little scruples against supplying all demands for it. Selfishness and mercenary motives are at the bottom of this anti-cocaine crusade. Peddlers are, and have been for a long time, selling cocaine through the 'reservation.' It is sold almost openly, also, in the saloons of that and other sections of the city.  This takes the trade away from the drug stores.  I believe the city officials should take the matter earnestly in hand and suppress the traffic, or at least, control it within safe limits.  No one should be permitted to sell cocaine, except on a written prescription from a reputable physician, and the physicians should be held in check in the matter most rigidly."

     The keepers of seven bawdy houses in the "Reservation," pleaded guilty in the City Court this morning to charges of running such houses, and they were fined $200 each.
     The fines assessed in the City Court, so far this month -- that is, for twelve days -- toot up $2,699.50.

     The three-story frame house at 777 South Market street, occupied by Miss Annie Peppers and owned by Miss Lizzie Duke, caught fire in one of the rear rooms on the third floor yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. In a very short time, the roof was blazing in twenty places. The department, on responding, was at first handicapped by an insufficient water supply, and then by the bursting of a hose. The blaze was extinguished after half an hour's fight, however.
     The house was a very large one, containing about twenty or twenty-five rooms, and was one of the oldest in that section of the city. Miss Peppers valued her household effects at $2000, and had them insured for $1500. The house, it is said, is insured for $2000. Miss Duke, the owner, lives in New York, and its valuation could not, therefore, be ascertained. The loss on the building will be about one-third.
     The cause of the fire is not known. When first discovered, the flames had burst through the roof.

     At 4:30 yesterday afternoon, the three-story frame house at No. 777 house of prostitution [occupied] by Annie Peppers, caught fire in one of the rear rooms on the third floor. The fire department did very poor work and the house was damaged to a considerable extent before the flames were stopped, the entire roof being burned off and the entire third floor severely scorched. The house is owned by Miss Annie (sic) Duke of New York city, is valued at $5000 and was insured for $2000.
     The household furniture of Annie Peppers, valued at $2000 and insured for $1500, was damaged considerably by the fire and muddy water. The cause of the fire is not known.

     The following building permits were issued by City Engineer Hugh Raines last week:

     Mrs. Lizzie Duke, remodeling three-story frame, 100 Sam Cross street, $2000.

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