The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-14
SLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
ioNeI l1ncs and Merchants Discuss
Deep Mater.
ABROAD RATES The ONLY PROBLEM
snrc.sisd a. Rem nning rnsolved-Boid
Then Oder of Red Men New
Jniou u p.t

his afternoon for the purpose OF hear
.r~ fror, Nr uouet Zones OF Topeka.
ing rom Mr, ho"e, .on o or -
Kansas, president or the general ceep
water utilization committee, and for the
,,-r.,.. .. allowing Mr Iorss 10 hear
[.,
| from tire local COMMITTEES ana Galveston
ians generally There was a large at
,cnda~ca q. r,.nhars ~ Tho exchange
'enua'Ss oA fneihpeFs "a Nhe eAN'aAse
and prominent citizens interested In the
mitigation Of desr, water at this port
Hon. George p. F,nlay was made
/ chairman o. the meeting and Tom Rich
/ ardsoa secretary and Mr.. Jones then pro-
( ceeded to address the assemblage in
response TO an invitation.
II, l.,
"e saw -N "A" .oi'ie mere 10 seen IN
I formation In regard TO this port and its
] commerce. He believed that II the COM
/ rGbl.o sentiment as they would he be-
yoaa question. they could succeed in
/ ,,,.-.r,' 80. A., ~ ,,,,,, 49,
IA "'"e great ueai OF commerce nov
goias VIA Atlantic ports thls way. He
said that once loaded on ships the cot
o. carrying tfe'sH'S by uu= water was
/ ten times less than by land and that II
I was therefore a mater 81 interest to the
I r-,,,,,.ar -, a.. W, IN Kor... f,r ~
pFo|ucer In the west IN haIsaH' Tor eA-
ample. 10 reach tide water by the short
/ est route possible. lie Thought the guir
4 J. Or, should toe proyided wltn ships to
atty we trAue anu snlppths men 10 take
ee-Fs % IL anu gave II as ms opinion tndt
I u i were represented 10 the ram od-iS
{ t-at q certain large volume of business
. ,ni,h ~ n. ahta aiil way
Mr Jtns Nlo1er. st,.tkinr for the local
Interests, replied to Mr. Jones. giving
"'e. information IN rVBarn 70 me port,
/ he ei.h ring states had p rnaps 90 ,e m re-
toward securing deep wa er ut Galveston
,.an !. Nas mo- but aetp wafer ned
ior,, for rnd G1lveston vns Vcr,, mich
Ia mo rostiton II tho votinp man VINO
h.er repeatedlv rortsed Nv n youug
i:.t whom ne had asked "a marry him
,,l4 duultfonnded unou nor su,tIenlv arl
r.r,tl,- nm 10 80 IL e. ~ 1rir,o+,
,a, 81 tnc-aaso +, ~ 1o,,,, ms ~
h,-+r.ss NJ tt'te 80, ,,0,li to,'s v, et,i
G. a., Jff dat ,,s,r = h "'e,1 ,r,,,,t
i, of rau,oad cn,1d oa, ,.a TTiiy, Am I'm
49,, & to, ovu,t ~ , r5',,@G ueeP
~, t,,r - ,,,t, ,iir ,',,,J,SS 49,, 80
rIt S"' - a'', (ig,r rrss,i,do' " as
v 49, s,a,,t,pl az 49,, vVy
~ a. ~, !. ~ ~ Slut tnl
",1 1'a Urn cV n 80. ms wy, mus
as si'es.sted by Mr. Hnntineton mis-
uogl. BE- portion OF the work of the
ecu water uiiiiza lion commit Tee, We
a.d docks hnilt by tho galveston Wharf
eompuny IN advance Of deep water to the
L,., W-Ln ~ cuHfse OIL nut cent per
/ tt7n't on gram 70 tne Idct thht INC
WtI company would meet every re-
quiromeni Of the trade, 10 the ocean rates
G s as iow IRON Ihis port as ron New
,Iiesens, &na caled speciaI attention 70
lN" iaci mat the only port charges We're
III ,9'aee ant state quarantine fees.
| non. waiter Gresham ana senator
"a ker aisc spoke on inc accompaniment
or drep water ana the methods a utili1-
ing IL 10 the pest advantage ana AT the
c9se OF the latter. speech the meeting
Ur ICres v.,,, ,aa,o ,o- h,s h,,, t.,
Topeka tomorrow.
FOUND DEAD.
An unknown man was found dead this
morning on the beach NJ tn. Intersection,
~ r,,a,,,,ot.,,,t 49,, -.
Va N"N'S -obh'h ana bcach' IL Is the
sul position that the man had an epleptic
! ~ ana tell Ia the water and was drowned.
Deceased mad Nill IN cash and 4 gold
watch In his clothes when found, and d
rosary around his neck on the Hap OF
his shirt was the name AttH God, but be
Yond this nothing was found to identify
subsequently tho unknown man was
y, leu g. JoSepn Bruno, MontFen'
rcristrred M Tho Wnshinrfon bctai ma
wac called on there by a gent!eman al
VA El'S. NHn lormVtH aVSd IN montreal
~" INV T,yvis sea mere, he stated 'hat
hV Wa WnhHg a tour OF tne south, hal
urUu 10 wy -,Loh,a EXPOSITION ana hao
NhtAih ny 40 cFt wat tAtIt was OF n