Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-05
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
The Beach Hotel Property Sold I'M
der the Hammer.
4 NEW UNION DEPOT TO De BUILT.


Galveston. Texas. December S.-.'rhe
Beach hotel was sold ut noon today by
Captain j. p. Alvey. trustee Tor the hond-
holders. MIR. Fred w.mhurst opened tho
bidding with an offer OF 5000. city At
tornoy James II. Stubs stepped FOR ward
ana read u notice on the part OF the CAL
WESTON city railroad, claiming tho ben Then
upon the lawn and the small franc build
ING on tho east end OF the lot. he niso
read ~ notice on the part OF Colonel W.
IL. Sinclair, claiming cnc-siSth interest n
The property and that the sale was with
out his consent.
Captain Alvey raid that the titlc 20 tho
property VIVA In him. and that he was
prepared 10 make good deed. that no
was selling the hotel for the benefit OF
Colonel slnc,nir and all The bondholdcrs
!. nS piIlIihs WAS Then NJ resamel. AR 4
gas.i him 70 ,siio Mr. LoVonbere then
nd Navp, nnl. no. on, offering more. the
properly was knogked on 20 him
thnt he would Inform him later 10 whom
The decd should be- made, when scen by
was not ready to make known tie pur-
phnscr's name. The new owncrp OF tie
Building assume the taxes aud pnvlng as
sctamenta ngnlnht II, which are said to
amount to $1,000.
THE CHILD MURDER.
Sarah Bird, charged with the murder OF
the infant found In q wei ON the southwcsr
rornt- OF Twcnty-nrst street and avenue
y Saturday afternoon had n preliminary
nearing before Recorder Johnson this nf-
ternoon and was bound over TO await the
teupn OF tbs Rrnrl Jury on n bond OF
400 County Attorney Hancock appeared
Tor the prosecution aud Attorney Edward
ilarris represented the defense. The ovi-
itllcr nEainat tho woman although cir
euinstanlim. was very strong. She mas
protested aer innoccnce ever since her ar
rest, and when she was tnkon 20 the IN
dNrialLnE establishment, Whcrc Hhp viewed
NE body. she diu not bctray tho sllght-
vu emotions Contrary TO cNpcc tationS,
size di1 not takc the stand ~ her own
iefouHe, Tho woman ~ a typical negress
about % years OF ege AMI has a husband
residing la tnNasuta, from which point
ahr came 20 Gniyeateu about ten manths
ago. Since her rcsdcnre Ia this city eho
has been .cngaecd aH domestic IN prl-
will be able TO rive bond,
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY.
Horace ~. Rowland OF Tyler, who for
the past throo years has boon advocating
Jhe Incorporation OF Texas Life 1nHur-
unce company. WIS In the city today and
when asked concerning his pet project.
AID incorporation mad been delayed for
The rCnFon mat thcrc was no law puuiorig-
ing the granting OF q churtcr FOR longer
period than nfty years. This, he said.
was not long cnough for n NE innuroncs
company, The last legislature had re-
moved hits obstacle, and upon It's taking
effect the Texas Lifo Insurance company
had been Incorporated mud the stock IL
being distributed In small bloclta all over
a NEW DEPOT
For many years GnlvcStonlanH have felt
the need OF a now Union depot and the an
Client ana unslrhtiy structure which has
no long been dlRnihci with tho name OF
union depot h,te been an eyerure to them.
There IL u rumor that new depot Will
he one uf the emily results OF the arrange.
urnl by which the Katy II 10 be extended
10 this port. all tho railroads. oeutoriLg
here Joining ~ the effort q, a grgqa
I've two or three bloqka west OF the pres
| ont location or possibly ptli further west.
THE wILIIELMfNA.
The aloop wilholmina which was cast
ndrift from tho schooner Willie Ann sew
orai days arc on tho mouth OF tho San
! BERNARD. put into indhnola Sunday. Her
master, Captain Peterson arrived In the
city last evening aud received u warm
welcome from hls wife aud family. Cap
tain l'oterson relates n narrowing tale or
the hnf-iahips experienced by the crew
and their miraculous escape from drown
REPLEyINED.
Tho schooner Martha, which has been
held Ga an attachment for debt Of sac.
was r1plcvlned by nor owners TINS nftrr-
noon and win leave mort some tline In
| tho morning The Martha viii proceed
/ to Sabine Pass at which place she will
{ take cargo OF lumber TO Tamplco, MoNi-
/ co. nm I return TO Galveston with mixed
cargo Of fruit from Tuxpan
/ LOCAL AND PERBoNAL.
/ c. u Rhode left this morning for willis,
I 70 loci aftcr his tobacco plantation.
! The nlek have been moved from the
steamer Helen TO ST. Mary'a Hospital.
( Professor McArdls OF Austin arrived In
1 the cry today and VIII hnyo his great
I hlntorl 'M painting, tho battle OF Snu
I Jaelntn," on exhibition at tho fremont
1 opera House, IN few days
= Captain John white, John Tanner ana
( Herald Smith OF the good steamship Ling
( fi0ld ctms to the city yesterday and pur-
/ chlsod good supply u chrstmas ware.
I 40 the, win celebrate the holidays on this
! high hcas.
Tho following marriage licenses were
Issued today; Albert Slampley and Miss
Sadie Mootrc. Frank iiults and Mrs. Jo-
hanna Jehle. Humphrey II. iluy aud Mrs.
Mary Ella Brown, Frederick A. Wood
I and Miss Eva hickman.
A GOOD wRiTE-UP.