San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-30
HOUSTON HAPPENINGS,
Dished Up for the Light by Our
Special Correspondent.
HOUSTON. March 2S.

opeCldl correspondent
Houston, March %, 1895.
Mr.Samuel Geiselman died in this
city Thursday last from dropsy.
Last Sunday the Louisville re-
serves and Hepworth's team crossed
bats at Coomb's park. 1t was a ten
inning tie game, the score being
Is to Ii.
A game was played today by the
Louisville regulars and our local
team, the Hepworth nine. The
score was: Louisville 10, Hep
worth l.
Last Tuesday night the mayor
and eight aldermen with several
capitalists left for Uvalde county
to inspect the asphalt quarries To-
Gated in that county. They were the
guests Of the Litho-Rubber COM
pany represented by Mr.. COuley, OF
this city. and are expected to re-
turn tonight.
Last week a subscription list
was circulated in this city for the
aiding OF the ex-cotton mill oper-
atives of Galveston.
The habeas corpus case OF Joseph
H. Stahl, the slayer of Mr.. Perry,
a prominent gambler OF this city,
was given a hearing in the Civil
District court here last Wednes-
day. Several witnesses were ex.
amined. At the conclusion of the
argument by both sides, Judge
Brashear announced the case a
bailable one. Stahl is now out on
a So, 900 bond.
Mr.. John Landerkin, of Kansas,
who has beed feeding cattle at.;;the
Southern oil mills, this city, ship
ped IA carloads to Kansas City and
- to st. Louis, last Tuesday, load
ing "A head to the car. Thursday
he shipped u mora carloads to
Kansas City.
Thos. w. Winder, editor OF the
Indiana "Wasp," arrived in this
city on his wheel last Saturday,
leaving Monday night for Calves
ton. He is making a tour Of the
coast line of the United States. He
started from New Orleans on
March II, and is due to return
on January b, 1896. His trip is
under the direction Of the Buffalo
Express.
Senator Farrell of Chicago, presi-
dent Of the Velasco Terminal rail-
way, H. G. Curtis, president Of the
syndicate which is interested in
the development Of Velasco and
the surrounding country, William
Coolidge, general manager OF the
same company, and Messrs. John
Weatherbee, II. Endicott and J.
Edwards, stockholders in the con-
Germ, all OF Boston, were in the city
last Monday.
The entire party went down to
Velasco this morning to look over
the ground and the work at that
place will doubtless be pushed to a
speedy completion.
The new Hayes aerial truck has
been accepted by the city council
and is now in service OF the fire de,
partment.
At a meeting of the Business
League, Of this city, held last
Wednesday, it was ordered that
the entire public be requested to
clean up their premises, white
wash, remove rubbish, ETC., espe-
cially those contemplating so do
ing, and before the meeting of the
Knights Of Pythias, to the end that
the city may present the best pos
sible appearance to her expected
guests.
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
"That we respectfully urge the
honorable mayor and aldermen to
round up Fannin, Travis and Lou
isiana streets and have same thor
oughly cleaned in view Of the
Knights of Pythias encampment,
reunion, etc, aud to have the entire
dwelling districts looked after like
WISE" +. a. V.