The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-17
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
The Council Fails to Confirm Lord on
as Deputy Chief.
APPROPRIATION FOR THE STREETS
Low Places to BE Filied-Chartcr of an
Overdue Steamship Forfeited-New
Russian Greek Church.

Galveston. Texas, March l6.-The city
council met this evening in regular ses
sion with a good deal of business on
hand not the least important of which
In the estimation of a good many people,
was the election OF Il deputy chief of
police TO succeed the late incumbent, Mr..
Lynch, who resigned pending an investi-
CATION of charges preferred with reference |
TO the recent shooting of a negro by Ofl- !
Ger Cooper. The board OF police commits |
sioners on Saturday evening nominated |
ex-Chief Jerry Jordan for the place, |
though Officer Amundson had the indorse- |
ment of Chief of Police Jones and the |
vote of the mayor. Both were consid- |
cred good mon for the place. as each Bad
a highly creditable connection with the
Galveston police force, the latter being
a very efficient and industrious detective
al present. Jordan was connected with |
the force as a detective more than Il
! dozen years and has served several terms
as chief. Hardly any police officer in the
! country has a better acquaintance with
! the crooks and evil-doers and with their
| methods or knows better how to spot
/ them and to protect the community
/ against their misdeeds. Whom the new
/ administration came In Chief Jones was
| selected as Lordan's successor and the
! latter has not since been connected with
/ The force.
/ Mr. Jordan failed OF confirmation by
| one vote, it recurring a majority Of the
| aldermen present to confirm. He received
| iiva votes. No further action in the mat
ter was taken by the board and it is prob
/ able that q special meeting of the council
! VIII he called in Il few days to settle the
After the result of the ballot was an
| nouuced Aldermen Webber said that al
! though Alderman Harrington was a MEM
! Der Of the commission which RECON-
| mended Mr.. Jordan. he understood that
! Mr.. Harrington voted against him. Mr..
! Harrington replied that he proposed TO
! vote as he desired and he had no apology
Fifteen thousand dollars was appro-
/ priated tn purchase sand and for hauling
| it 10 various parts of the city for filling
| purposes and the board of public works
was instructed to advertise for bids to
| do the work
UNITED STATES COURT
Walter l., While of Galveston was adj
mltted to practice in the United States
courts.
F. O. Baker vs. City OF Galveston; con-
\ tiuued generally
Bennett r. Stoddard VS.. Charlotte NJ.
Sudbury ct al. A. H. Willie resigned as
spcciaf master and Major VIM. NJ. Jer
done appointed to fill the vacancy.
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Charlotte stawinski vs.. NJ NJ. Burford;
continued by defendant.
Hv1nau Blum VS. j. c. Traylor; con-
George +. Rorers VS.. John L Irvine;
continued
Ivy Sanderson We Robert IRVINE et al
settled and dismiss vi at respondents cost
II, n. Russell ct al VS. Long IL Co.; on
. r'I prrssr,N cpr,,x o,t,1,t,cIr
Il s'oolAN rNi'i1iN
| This cosy little church on Forty-hrst ana
|. held services for the first time Yesterday
morning. Notwithstanding the inclemcncy
OF the weather. the church was, well pat
ronized Archimadrit Teoclitos ofnciated
and delivered a sermon in Greek There
| was some ,erod singing hut without ac-
! Extraordinarily nc instriincnts are not AL
Jo'vad "a, tt,' r;mssinn f;reaI, church An
oiher ,plc accordinr 70 law is not 10
e o.,',,,,,, - ~ tSIa is orlv cnmnlicd
o,i9S ~, '' ssx tSoi, tho f,itira
thern wi la services at gao n m on
~, i,,,h %' it ~ s,.n,sii,, dadi,rtJ
, ter Faster ny the Russian bishop. Niche,
las. for which elaborate arrangements are
hn preparation.