The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-27
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
j. Is. Baron, an Old Citizen, Killed
by an Electric Car.
POLICE OFFICER PLUMMER HURT
Ills Injuries Received by tho Upsetting of
the Patrol Wacon-Cotton for
Japan-Note.

tne Iatrol WhsOn-Cotton Lor
| Japan-Notes.
Galveston, Texas September CAN &C.
| cdent occurred about 8 o'clock this af-
teiroon by which an old and well known
citizen lost his lie. An electric car on
the Market street line. Gust West motor
man and j. $. Irwin conductor. had
| reach ed the intersection Of Nineteenth and
Market streets when j. b. Baron. who
was standing near the track, was struck
and rolled over by the guard rail 1t -
said Mr.. Baron. who was about 10 years
old and very feeble. tottered and fell Just
as the car approached him and at the in
quest held by Justice Finn this afternoon
the mutorman testified that the car was
nearly stopped when deceased was struck
| When the conductor and motprman got
| to Mr.. Baron, as soon possible after
the accident, life was extinct. Deceased
! had lived in Galveston for many years
and several years ago was deputy In the
Office of the tax collector. In recent years
he has been too feeble for any employ
ment and has been cared FOR by h
| nephew.
COTTON FOR JAPAN.
| Mr.. c. Tsurutani, manager of the San
Francesca branch of the house of Ito
Sotomi s. Co. of Kobe, Japan. Is in Gal
weston inspecting the congresses
wharves, etc. and looking into the quail
ity, style, supply, etc, of cotton generally
| lie Will leave tomorrow and Will con-
t.nue his inquiries at Waco. Dallas, Fort
| Worth and other points in the State. lie
has been in America four years in charge
of the interests of the house above men,
q oned. which is engaged IN the importa-
ton of fancy and staple japanese goods,
| He stated TO Post reporter this morn
ing that they had handled Chinese cot
ton very largely through their Shanghai
house, the Nitto company, but were quite
anxious to also handle American cotton
He considers the prospects for II large
Increase In the trade between Japan and
the United States as excellent, PARE
ularly so since the establishment OF the
! new steamship lines.
| Speak ng of cotton manufactures in
Japan, Mr., Tsurutani said the industry Us
| thriving; there are eighty-four mills now
| In operation and ten new ones in course
of construction. The mills have eli paid
well. dividends running from 10 to Is per
cent or even more. Americans have taken
some of the stocks IN the enterprises. as
well as II the Japanese Insurance COM
panes. which have also done we'll.
THE DEATH RECORD.
| The death record for the past week, as
furnished by the city health physician. Is
as follows:
Infant of Mrs. McConn, stllborn; George
Douglass, colored. 20 years, pulmonary
consumption; Mrs. II. Alexander, colorcd
about 30 years chronic Bright's disease
Infant Of Adelia De Van, colored, still
born William Jones. 40 years and 6
months, cardiac paralysis infant of Frank
| licaulicu, stllborn; Joseph Hail. colored
Y years ana 9 months, phths pumon-
ais, infant of Daniel Davis. colored, 80
hours, prematurity; Ernest sharpe, IS
| months. dyspepsia; Charles s. Farmu, 80
years, cerebral glioma, Louisa Uruuhart
9olored, enten, coLt!s; Mrs. Matilda
az b. coiored ~ years regnrs tat9n
iran tion; Clifford Richard Young. 2
| months and 10 days, meningitis: Katie T.
Zones. eoiored, ), menths. ina1i'ion: Mrs.
Mary Cahasa, 81 years. seniLty Mary
Agnes lnesred, months and 20 days,
cardiac fon ne.
Annual death rate per 1000 for week
15.3.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
! The steamship San Marcos cleared ana
sailed for New York today with 3l27 bales
OF cotton, $50 bales of istle, 800 sacks OF
| wool, 203 bundles of wet salt hides, 10
barrels cotton seed oil and 52l package.
merchandise.
The steamship H!nston cleared for
Liverpool with 1850 bales of cotton and 97os
plates of spelter.
The steamship Explorer cleared with
| ifSS bales of cotton. 2O.00O bushels OF
wheat. l6,Sl5 plates Of speter and 30 casks
of copper inGcts. The ,otai value of for
eisn exports for the day, as shown by the
clearance papers filed at the custom house,
aggregated S925,173.
The steamship Scotia OF the HamburG-
American line has paid 'nto the custom
| house here as import dulles s7lO0.D and
has 75 barrels Of whisky stored IN bond.
the cuty on which when paid will amount
to sS2at, making the total duties PAID on
| the Scota's cargo Sl0.3ji.51.
OFFICER PLUMBER HURT.
The police patrol wagon was upset this
|
the drivers seat. was thrown off and seri-
ously injured The wagon was Standing
near the Jail when a small boy ran out
from behind box car with a sack over
his head. This frightened the horses and
before they could be gotten under control
| the wagon was overturned and Officer
Plum mer was on the ground and one OF
the horses lying HIM. Officers Rieft
and Jacobs were quickly at his Side, cx-
IN Gated MIN and prevented the horses
from running. II was found that a severe
cash had been cut in the officers head,
one OF his ankles was sprained and Ii
was feared he had suffered internal In
l1ures. lie was conveyed to his home and
at latest accounts was resting compare
lively easy.
COTTON PESTS.
John ID. Rogers & Co. have lettor from
Harry Sackett OF Camp Colorado stating
that sharpshooters and boil worms arc
} linjurlng late cotton. A letter from l. "
Slavin \ Co. of Thompson says that boli
worms are more numerous about there
than ever before. He also states that
wh te laborers are coming In from Nor N
Texas, where the cotton crop Is gathered
something which Is hard Tor them 10
realize, The two points are $50 niles apart.
NOTES
Wiley Tiley was arrested here this
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Schm a.. lie
Is wanted in Dickinson, Texas, on a
charge Of d Sturbing the peace and using
abusive language.
: The Galveston Cycle club Will orer tie
club house AT the corner of Avenue and
, Fourteenth street Monday evening. The
! Gun since its reorganization has RAM Nv
Increased In membership and srcat
deal OF enthusiasm has been manifested
The club house Will be pleasant and