The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-24
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Another Hitch Ia the Matter of a
New Union Depot.
THE |. 4 G. N. WANTS AN INTEREST
An Old German Charged with . Heinous
Heavy Graia Movement.
Muse Jury Completed.

Galveston, Texas January 23-There
vas another setback to the Union DEPOT
project this afternoon when II was learned
that representative of the International
and Treat Northern was here to protest
10 the city council against the proposed
ordnance granting certain privileges to
the santa Fe railroad exclusively In cor
necton with the right of way over Strand
street 20 the proposed new Union depot.
| II was said the International and Great
Northfr IN company was not satisfied with
tho way the Santa Fc had acted in the
matter OF securing the right OF way and
DC sired to have a hearing before the cour-
ell prior to the granting O. such privileges.
as had been asked General Manager
Campbell of the International and Great
Northern. being in the city. was consulted
by several members OF the council, ana,
II IS said. offered to take half Of the bonds
Of The new Union depot If given the OPP
portunity to purchase them and to snare ~
the ownership and benefits of the enter
prise. An adjourned meeting of the Coun-
ell was held this evening, mainly Tor the
purpose CT considering the ordinance grant
ing the franchise asked for.
Action on the report of the ordinance
committee on the ordinance granting to
the Santa Fe railway certain rights and
privileges for depot purposes was post
poned until next Thursday for the reason
that the Santa Fe representative, an hour
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change in section of the ordinance to
the effect that the matter of rent for
a railroad company TO come into the de-
pot should be mutually agreed upon be-
tween the road desiring to enter ard the
Santa Fe instead of by arbitration
originally agreed upon. representative
ot The international and Great Northern
also appeared before the council and Of
fcrca TO take 900 OF stock in the depot
and float $4,000 in bonds and further
said that If 1t were necessary General
Manager Campbell of the road would per-
sonally guarantee 100000 bonds Of the
Union Depot company
The council also appropriated sl3oH 10
to pay tho salaries and claims and ac
counts from the month of July to Deem
her, 1855. inclusive. This money was de-
rived from the sale Of 5000 $50 funding
bonds Of the city authorized by the last
legislature. The appropriation made by
he council puts the city on cash basis.
Alderman Ferrier was appointed chairman
of the entire council as a budget COM
mittee
WHO HOLDS TAX RECEIPTS?
For the past few days City Tax Collector
Ira +, Collins has been busy sending out
notices to delinquent taxpayers. In some
cases notices have been sent to persons
who. upon receiving them, have nppeated
NJ the collectors office and produced re
ccrts showing that they had paid. me
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quests that those who have received these
rctices and who do not owe taxes call AT
the city collector office. and have the cor
rcction made. Delinquent taxes run back
! a number Of years and It Is the desire of
the chairman OF the finance committee
ard Tax Collector Collins to get the books
In proper shape and they ask the tax
payers to assist them.
THE GRAIN MOVEMENT.
10 MT cf In tC5a tgft
1875 cars OF corn and two of wheat, the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe bringing in
eighty-one cars and the Missouri, Kansas
= ar d Texas afty-six cars. Total receipts of
corn thus far THIS season lA57
cars The receipts for several days
dnys past have exceeded zoe car
lo ads each day and secm to be increasing
rather than diminishing. The number of
vessels up and cleared for this mort Is
unusually large for this season of the year
and Is accountable for by the heavy grain
export business
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
In November last a little negro boy was
rim over and killed by a trolley car while
playing with some OF his fellows on Broad
way, the testimony before the coroners
jury at the time tending to show that
| the motorman ant conductor were not
TO blame for the accident The father OF
the boy, Austin Galveston by name, mas
now brought suit for damages in the DIS
trict court in the sum OF 5000 fcf the Kill
| ing of the youth, against tho Galveston
city Railway company. alleging negli-
gence and carelessness on the part of
the defendant compony's employees
HEAVY CUSTOMS DUTIES
The largest sum of money paid for in,-
port duty since the year 1852, was paid to-
day 10 Cashier Clifford at the United
States custom house. 1t a tarit on
the cargo of the steamship Warrington
| Hail. which consisted OF 20 3s5 sacks of
beet sugar from Germany, and 2l2S sacks
of Portland cement. The duty on the
sugar alone was S29.1i9a7, and on the ce-
ment, S6I5,oS, the aggregate sum collected
for duty amounting to $50 i24p5
This amount was paid in treasury notes.
The cargo was imported through NJ. Nj.
Levy OF this city.
a HEINoUS CRIME.
August Schultz, Ga years OF age, was
ar1aigned In the recorders court this
morning cl arged with an assault to COM
NIT rape upon his 4-year-old baby and
p s. year-old granddaughter. The charge was
. preferred by Schultz daughter, Mrs.
/ Amelia Wagner. German physician ana
midwife gave testimony which was suf-
ncient TO hold Schultz and the case was
continued until tomorrow morning. All
the persons I'm the case are Germans and
julius Lachenbach performed tho duties
of interpreter in court this morning.
THE MUSE CASE.
The jury In the case of the State against
Judge j. \. Muse, charged with muruer
, in the criminal court, was completed TINS
i afternoon. The first venire of $50 men was
exhausted before moe ,han half dozen
jurors had been obtained, most OF those
summoned and excused claiming to have
, disqualified themselves by having formed
and expressed opinions in regard to the
guilt or Innocence of the accused The
hearing of testimony began late this at
ternoon.
pOOLIN'S WIFE VISITS HIM.
, Guthrie. O. T., January 23.-Mrs. Doolin,
} wife OF Bill Doolin, the notorious outlaw.
, a,r,,.ad here last night having driven