The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-16
THE DAY In THE CITY.
MEETING or THE CITIZENS COM
nIrrEE TODAY.
visit Of Party of Capitalists Entertain
mentat Turner Hall Tho volksfcst
Line Completed l'arty Of Ma
sons visit Galveston.

The plans for the bridge to connect the
Second with the Fifth ward, which were
scut 10 the war department at Washing
TON FOR thelr approval have been re-
turned TO city Secretary Richardson with
the approval OF the secretary OF war.
At win be remembered that nearly a year
ago bids for constructing this bridge
we're advertised for and the contract was
awarded the King Bridge company. hut
the plans did not meet with the approval
OF the secretary Of war, Since then, how
ever. survey OF the banks OF the bayou
was made and new plans submitted
which seem to have been satisfactory. II
is supposed now that as soon as the
preliminaries can be arranged work on
the bridge will be begun.
A party OF capitalists who are largely
iniercsied in he Houston Street Railway
nyg;lcn, consisting Of Messrs George X,
smith and james A. Bent OF Boston aud
c. 5, MONTGOMERY OF Omaha. Neb., are
IN the cigy These gentlemen are on a
snur Of the South and being largely In
;cres.ed in Houston. OF course. they made
gcmely was formerly president OF the
Houston Street Car company and IL now
Vice president 81 The OmahR and South
Texas Land company, the owners OF
Houston Heights
A meeting OF the citizens committee OF
fhe san Jaeinto celebration is called 10
meet in the editorial rooms OF THE Post
this morning az II o'clock 1t Is urged
that every member of the committee be
present as Il is time thar thsy begin 70
make is,s preliminary arrangements Tor
trades FtT9ftfss- of
The following gentlemen compose the
Snmmittce- j. G. litsf1ue. 81 Packard
= lesiafelT9 q w. Gaines. Il. y. Mac
Mr. 7, r. Reed and Kiss Eii.asstA p.
Harris ware married "Wednesday rire- n,
s:a Rev. A : whee,er. OF the Washing
ton Stree; Methoiis; church ofiaatns.
The ceremony tcak place az the brides
residence. -. Cfm1tres street and was
N!llssa ~ n1niar q ffieuds ard
1slA44ts7- A1ier most dfiiChtf1l rseea- i
Lpn iney ieit pu The Houston and Texas 4
Central for Bryan, where tAHv wiil sqaaa 4
q tew days
There win De ar entertainment Al ru-- I
nsr Han nsxs 'ressaay evening" asnsis,
Ing q Nnss ct re ol8en ;.rue- ana
Greek siaEusTy Aiiss RacklnEhau ant /
3ilss Anna BOYD have charge - the
aitasT SID they W3l 8eave uatksnr rs-- 4
Gone thai ISL contribute 20 sfsa s6e.-.gs Z
q 81, ne ef.i.sgsa.nfsent 5.iss fpcsanraa-r
sar9rasr' ana -szre DESK Il he Morn. 4
sheriff Ellis yesssraay reeslyss latter
sfan ftaFns spri1gs Miss. making In
aair'es about Miss AHule slcAtIz7e-. p-hr f
= FpIp'sei % be .u this esty ghs ie..--
comes frprn rslEiiras Ok ;ha sraeu- l74,.
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9ffletafr sire is dead or frirg n 49,
se7f 4 IN tha city AID UfC raB ~ Sic
gl!lc e ire e17lri h01Fe she ~1I
near e some valuable inf3ruzt1a
hoilst7n division 40. :, urdsc-,n rask
AAlge2a u Fssssas, ha5 prae,,ee 49,
.asS fasn- The dtvlsala IS gap{isg ee,
ling n good s2,s-,s Tor san 4s---5 ~.
bffi-Frs wnen they VIII take par, r. ~.
street Parade ana viii also give an ..s-is.t
f nlSn olla g yne Afternoon o. tsas as
they have nut from tweaty -solr Y, fel
ty7eiiai 'snen az Eeir driiif
Measts. l.. r. Noyse. slussl NJ p-r
issrs D. G. Roseufeid ard ) 8 yvesa.
all well known slasons az mis- ettv 49,
noWn 70 Galveston yesterday by in,-ss
tion 70 witness the carger,nr % ~ ei-+-
leehln ueGfee Scottish Rita. ~ Es7y. f.-o7r
cHaptef IA i1i1t city. The degree - 4l,r.
lnrcd lhtt n;gH auJ the parry viii -
turn nome this morning.
The Eolksfest line Of che r5aBs.,r
street railway has been complste-i and
now as soon as the paving OF Franklin
street Is finished the line wlll he operated
slllq cars VIII make the circuit out 10 he
" olkblest Park. The operation II ma
inc VIII prove great convenience ~
city. "a tAe