The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-16
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. Rosa Ryan Ends Her Life BY
Means of Clothes Line.
FOUND HANGING IN A DOORWAY
Meeting of the Locono i've Fircmen-Ad-
diiiouai Elevators VIII Probably
Ec Buiit-Girl Missing.

Galveston, Texas. September 1j.-Nirs.
| Rosa Nelson, aged 80. was found hang ny
in the doorway leading 20 che Kitchen at
Mer home on the southeast corner of Ave
nue. y and Thirteenth street at an early
| hour this morning The discovery was
made 10y her li-year-old daughter. Isabella
who missed her mother when she awoke
about $3.50 this morning and went out in
she back hallway TO look FOR her. The
body was suspended IN the doorway by n
! small clothes line. one end OF which was
II ppel through a hole between the wealth
erboardiug ami the studding over the
door The suppositon is that the deceased
must have climbed up on 4 char to adj
Just the rope and rhcn having placed her
neck in the moose, stepped off and allowed
the fall ia produce strangua' on. The
hedy hung SO hat the feet just cleared the
Moor and thc head was turned to one side,
but there was no evidence of Vlolen:
struggle or thas death had not been al
most instant aueous. That careful prepare
ton had been made for the rush act was
everywhere apparent. Mrs. Nelson hal
haihti ana put on a new white robe AMI
carefully cembed her hair before retiring
aud eVeryth ny about the house had been
put in perfect order.
When Miss isabella discovered the body
She screamed and sciz.nG a knife cut the
che same umc Chahrg the hands In n
vain cndeaVor to resusCtat" The body.
Her screams attracted the attention of the
neghhors and the house was soon lille
" ia sympathi2iug friends bus it wls 600
lave to bring back the life that hal gone
out.
Mrs. Nelson was a widow, her husband.
Charley Nelson, a blacksmith, haVrg dlcd
about eleven years ago She and her
daughter lived I'm four room cottlgD. her
own pr perty. plainly but neafly fur
stances The loss Of her husband seemed
TO uuscttle her mind to some extent and
she had Frequently spoke of end ng her
HE Coroner Barry held an inquest and
verdict was Returned In accordance W III
the facts ns narrated.
FREMONT BUILDING INJUNCTION.
Ihe matter OF the Injunction in the
case OF Henry Tejcuse Us. Edward 5.
Levy and f. J. i rgeron came up for
Nearing before Judge stewart OF the civil
district court. in gamblers, this alter
room The preliminary injunction re
strained the Defendants from removing
the root from tina old fremont opcr
house hAildins now the property OF Mr.
Levy, from tearing down certain walls.
or from l'lrr.cading The sidewalk IN front
OF that PORTION of the butiding occupied
py Mr., IeJouse as saloon ana cigar
stand, ana rom ohS,suctng the alley at
tie side of ,he building. The contractor
Is engaged ~ razus the building To- NE
met story and 5 10 erect what VIII urnc-
tctlly be new fNc-story brick building
on toe SITE. The plaintiff in the case
aN'rred ha, fhis work would greatly H.
lure his business. Work was continued
after The Injunction WAS issued.
~" ltteniaHis IN th-lr answer, filed To-
day. admit the tenancy of the plaiut.f.
which eNi Tres next july but deny thai
they contemplate ohsauuctlng his place
Of business in the manner suggested.
They also state that they have placed
1901 over the portion OF The building oc-
iHflf .tfat A.
icud u.s. ng the sidewalk north oi lelouse >
alO-n for carrying material In and out
and frr storing it, but aver that they
lave legal rlsht 50 10 do.
Several with sos We're examined as 10
the proper methods Of demohshingthe
the buildings and representation. also
and as TO whether he mad slffarei IN
Jury by reason OF the work mentioned
Whon the court adjourned tonight the
hearing Wsls .aJt completed.
THE LOCOMOTIVE FIREMTN.
In the convention Of the Locomotive
Firtmcn this morning tho first two hours
OF The session were devoted 20 the reading
Of communications and responses to invi-
tas ous sent to prominent railroad men
ami others in sympa ny with the order.
and in listening to fralcrnal remarks from
rrpr, sem 1,iVes of other ord srS present.
Among tue latter were Mr.. MoiTssey OF
the Tra!nmen's association. Mr.. Dolphin
of the order # Railway Conductors
Each Of these gentlemen made ! very
happy speech on congratul1ton ana good
fellowship. and at the conclusion n recess
eff five minutes was taken IN ordtr TO
shake hands and become better acquainted.
lhe reading OF the report Of Grand Mas
ter Sargen'. begun yesterday morning,
Was then aiken up, and cMcluded Just
before the convention took the usual re-
cess for dinner.
The afternoon session was devoted to
Of. tln,.r md nff
and as soon as these arc ont of the way |
Secru airy Arnold says the real har work |
Of the convention " IL begin. After ad-
iournmrnt this evening The 2legates and !
ladies' assembled on the lawn of the Bail |
high school and We're Photographed In Il
group.
ADDITIONAL ELEVATORS.
Tho Galveston Wharf company directors |
will hold u meeting tomorrow morning. |
az VIII ch a proposition to begin at once |
the construction Of additional elevator ia
cilitios at this port Will be discussed The !
meeting was to have ueen held this af-
ternuoa, but was postponed untl t1mor- |
row morning.
acton OF the meeting; "Fhcre large |
amount Of grain beaded this way aud Ne
seem 90 have assurances that the move
mrut viii continue. CHlvestou's rcputa-
ton a. a f.Norahlc grain port is growing, |
ana the Wharf company proposes to push |
along It's facilities as RAPIDLY as there Is |
sha,l canvass this subject thoroughly to-
morrow and il we lind the move VIII be
justified. We snail begin work OH sucn
rev elevators as may be determined ul On
at once"
LITTLE GIRL MISSING.
Irene McGee, the 9-year-old daughter of
MIR. and Mira w. II. MCGEE, who reside
at No. 1873 Broadway, is lost The little
one lett her home yesterday afternoon at
= O'Clock Since that hour no trace of
n,rg, ms been found. Her parents are
N'' nlkn d Distracted, and McCoe has been
sc1rch.ng for the chic continuously : nee
ntr dis lppesrance. The police are also al
W4rk on the case, but up to a late hour
NJ eNsWns had not found the slightest
Mi McGee says he can think Of M
reason why the child should ave Ieft
nome and he fears that her mind Is de-
ranged, and that she has wandered off
not knG" NIX what she did he mas bSrf,
10 the house Of every ncighbor the oh IA
y IN the habit of visiting, but could
ma no trace of her. ~N"'"
SEA ISLAND COTTON
Hana' Texas, September l5.-Jackson