Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-16
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Senator cnllom Looks Over the Jet
ties and City.
TEXANS GOING AND COMING HOME,
CoIored Religious Conventions to lie
Held-Anxious for n Missionary.
Arrested for Mayhem.

Galveston, Texas. AugvSt Ex-senator
]. NJ. cullom OF Illinois arrived In TING
city last night from New orleans and
registered at the Beach.
He came here for the purpose OF vis-
ltinE his friend, Major Miller, chief OF
the United States engineering corps at
this port and incidentally 10 take look
at Galveston and it's surroundings. Today
at noon, accompanied by Major Miller,
he Vent on a trip 20 the tetties on the
government tug Annie. aud upon hts re-
turne to the city dincd at the Beach hotel.
To friend he saii that he had a great
deal OF couhdeuce IN Galveston'a future
und thought it's commercial Importance
was being recognized all over tho United
States This afternoon he was rendered
car ride over the city by members OF
the chamber OF commerce aud promi-
nent citizens.
A Post reporter called to see him this
| afternoon. but he was busily engaged una
could not be disturbed.
NUEcEs PASSENGER LIST
The following departed for New York
on the Mallory line steamer Nueces this
morning;
or. George +. Perry, Hamilton; Hon.
c. X Ben Fort Worth Mira. W s.
Davis, Misses Mary and Sarah DAVIS,
! Misses Margaret and Jessie Byrnos,
Mrs, George W, Beers and child, Mrs.
D. Thco Ayros and Miss Ayres. AIRS.
Hampton Young and Sawyer Young. ual-
weston; Charles Wolfe and wife. Texas;
j. 5, Adams and wife. Denver. Colo.
Horace Speed and wife. Guthrie. O. T.;
Mrs J. W. Jackson and Miss Grace jack
son. Lee Levy, John Mclaughlin, IL. \,
Crager. Charles Van Sickle, New York
l., II. Goldstein. l.. Malvinsky Galveston;
Mrs Fannie Bowler and children. lious.
ton.
The following are scheduled to arrive on
the Concho Saturday;
II. Staber, H. j. Wiuslow, for Houston;
w II, Myers, Cleburne: W H. Bushlng.
MeXia, Mrs. NJ. Rentow. Rev. A. Budc-
low, ], llouscr, Il. Thatcher, a. l.. Glib.
son. Mrs W, r. Fay, Miss Il. Hart W,
Twcedy. l.. II. Eichlrotz. !. H. Bitzloff.
| u. GarbRrde Isaac Haus. T. w. Stewart,
Or, }. NJ. Lackey. ]. o. Lewright, Mira,
| A. u. Milroy and child, Tor Galveston:
II. II. Wells. Dnllas,
CoLORED RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS
The eolored Sunday school State convcn-
| ton and the Baptist Young Peoples union
OF the State OF Texas will assemble here
on August 20 aud will continue in aossion
| six days.
The following circular has been Issued by
/ the local committee and pastors;
THE Baptist Young Peoples union ana
| Sunday school State convention OF Texas
| viii hold their annual session IN the First
| Missionary Baptist church on avenue l.,
between Twonty-sixth and Twenty seyonth
streets. commencing on Tuesday, August
~, and closing on sunday, August ". We
viii no doubt have an attendance Of at
! least 1000 delegates and Vialtora to be rro-
| vided for and do, therefore, make this APP
! peal TO you for whatever assistance you
can give us to provide board and odg-
| Ing for tie entire delegation our July
authorized committee VIII call on you On
or before the 10Th, Please give what you
can In cash or provisions for the benefit
OF the convention"
ARRESTED FOR MAYHEM.
THIS morning Constable George Ponic-
cost Of Cleoi Creek brought down from
that POINT walter Nelson. charged with
| Valmlug Petet johnson, colored, on Au-
| gust o, The mon had some trouble. when
| 1t is claimed Nelson threw u stOue at
johnson, striking him ia the eye ami
| putting Il out. Nelson will have q pre-
llminary hearing before Justlce Barry TO.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
ANXIOUS FOR a MISSIONARY.
| a special misslonnry service was held
Mt the First Presby tcrlan church tonight,
/ This church supports mission In Chim,t
ut tho scat OF the outrBgcA being COM
mittad OF ana near Foo Chow. ana nat
urully the members OF tho church are con.
siderably exercised over tho troubles IN
the Orient. No news has been received
| from tho mission and II is feared that Il
/ hagn AT