The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
INTEREST IN GOOD ROADS.
Mheclmen Invited To Attend the
Convention In June.
no WORMS IN THE COTTON FIELDS.


Galveston. Texas. May LIN connection
with the good roads convention 20 be held
here in June there will be bicycle meet,
which Is expected to attract wheelmen
not only from ali parts of Texas. but
from other States. II was partly with
view to accommodate and provide for the
exhibition OF these visitors that SO strong
an effort was made 20 have the maca-
damized streets and roads connecting with
the county shell road completed by the
time the convention meets. Another OUT
come of the bicycle meet is the organiza-
ton OF tho Galveston Cycling associa-
tion to build bicycle park and construct
a fine bicycle track and have it ready in
time for the June meet. The projectors
have gone at the work In earnest, with
Messrs George VI. Courts. Stewart. lr-
MIR. Irwin president. to act until there is
complete organization under the charter,
which has heen applied Tor
NAY ALL STRIKE.
Tho fiat has gone forth that unless the
demands of the painters for 80 a day for
eight hours work, Instead of 81 a day for
nine hours' work are granted by the con-
tractors employing ;3ura'v.n IN painters
tnere VIII be- general wala-out rext
Monday. {, was stated ~ A painter this
afternoon that three four,hs 9. the paint
ing establishments in the city had con-
coded the demand or would do 40. ~
prominent firm. Messrs Riee n l'onllard,
told "A Post reporter hey would refuse.
The electrical workers Nn, demand %
cents an hour for eight hours woik, Will
also walk out Monday u1lsss the Brush
Electric Light company Agrees TO the
new scale. 1t was settled lat night at
meeting of the building an trades as
sombly that sympathetic 81 Ike would
occur If any 'scahs Nere e.'.riplea by
the contractors In the event t-a pa tiers
and electrical workers walk out and lay
down their tools. Dthrr wori'in,n are
said 20 have grievau 'cs a ,n,-ti,g was
held this morning. but he rcsult. .>cept
as above given. could not Je e raed.
NO WORMS.
\ repor, obtained in the city today
that orders for London purple and Paris
green were coming from the country and
naturally created some little appreacn-
sion in certain quarters Inquiry at the
principal wholesale houses failed 70 on
firm the report though IL Vas admitted by
one firm that they had received orders
asking II the poison might he obtained
from Galveston If needed and from these
lettors cne report probably started. The
well Informed say il is too carly fer BON
worms, which usually, put in IN appear
arce. If al all about July.
THE FREMONT
The fremont Opera mousse, which was
for SO many years the popular ua prac-
tically the only temple of The spie in the
Island CITY. is about to Inderso d meta
morphoss The building was the proper
~ Of Nh Eugene Pilot of iions.on until
q few months ago, when II Vas sold to
T.. 5. Levy X o. OF this city. rhe pur-
chaser will begin about the ist of July
to remodel the building, tearing cut the
thea,er and adapting the lover fcors
TO the purpose oil their mere 4ntiie bvsi-
ness, while The upper floors Will he TT
ted UP for offices.
CHURCH ORGAN DAMAGED.
This afternoon workman engaged in