The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02

chicago team, and endeavor to secure
exhibition games for Houston during the
spring season. A meeting of the directors
OF the Houston Base Ball association will
De held In the parlors of the New Hutch
ms House next Tuesday afternoon at 8
CLOCK. and the season tickets will be
placed on sale March /. Our players
are Que here for practice March IL, and
we have fourteen men signed Those wo do
NOT need we shall probably send to Waco
base Dali looks more favorable In the
reyser City. Leading citizens of that
CITY are interesting themselves to raise
ID" embargo on Sunday games, and al
together the outlook for a good team
anu prosperous season, In that city,
Is very favorable. Manager w. l.. Work
or Galveston / consider first-class man,
ana ne has good material this year. His
town should appreciate him, and his work
some one sent me a copy of n Sherman
paper containing an editorial announce
inent TO the effect that Houston VIII be
at the tail end at the close of the season
Manager Carson and his boys will answer
the taunt In the field. If they do not
win the pennant. they'll score an easy
second. Why, the American league aver
ages show that Charlie Schoffer our first
oascman. lead the list in the number Of
runs and twenty-five players appeared
IN moro games than he did during the
season If the people of Houston (and
l am convinced that they viii literally
patronize the games) will extend the
proper support to Carson and his men
there will be great ball playing this
season."
well kaown citizen Of the Third ward,
IN the vicinity Of Emancipation Grounds
Nfcre the Iaynes were butchered Friday
night. said TO a Post reporter yesterday:
IN that section of tho city VIC are without
Police protection and the condition of ~
fairs is deriorable. Many of the worst
negroes In the State rendezvous in the
neighborhood Of the Blue Pond. Those
Blue Pond negroes are desperate and de-
PRAYED set and there Is absolutely no pro-
| lection to life and property in that neigh
horhool. Just In the rear OF the old
Emancipation Grounds is another tough
colony. Our prayer Is that The Post VIII
say word in our behalf and secure police
protection for the citizens and aNpa ycrs -
DIR. Rutherford. who was an attentive
listener, said: Its true, every word of
1t. There is no police protection out there
and the toughest negroes In the county of
Harris are to be found in the Blue Pond
and Emancipation settlements"
Colonel o. 4. Holt has been selected 10
preside as chairman of the Fourth of
March celebration" said well
known Irish American last night to a
Post reporter. Colonel Holt is n masnih-
cent presiding officer. and his well known
views of the Irish national cause, which
he has never hesitated to express, should
not be forgotten in connection with the
selection"
Major ]. II. Trezevant, who is just in
from n trip that included El Paso and
Juarez. said to n Post reporter last night.
"Those towns on the banks OF the Rio
Grande are wild over the coming carnival.
Five or six hundred prominent sporting
men and newspaper correspondents from
all parts of the country had already ar
rived. and the Indications We're promising
for an immense attendance. VIII there be
opposition to the carnival? I am not COM
petent TO give an opinion, but the citizens
of FL Paso and Juarez are confident that
the prize fights ana bull fights viii take
place on schedule time"
| Royal A. Ferris, the Dallas banker and
well known democratic leader said to u
| Post reporter yesterday: 1--WE are In
favor of two conventions in Dallas coun-
ty-that is. the honest money democrats
are. This is not the time to set aside
party presidents and usages. Harmony
! is necessary il the democrats expect To
present an unbroken front to the enemy.
| A conductor OF the Houston city Street
\ Railway company recently turned the
| tables on an offcious negro on his car
/ There was quite a crowd of negroes aboard
and all had paid their fare except one
| Fare please" said the conductor. The
| negro said he did not have to pay, and
| when Mr.. Conductor pulled the hall TO put
| him off, the passenger presented n gun
| The argument was dropped and the pisto
returned to the pocket of the deadhead
| The conductor again approached him, but
| this time the pistol was in the hands OF
| tho man who takes up the fares. The
negros hands went into the air. he paid
his fare and delivered his pistol 10 the
conductor. 1t was short drama in on
| act and was well presented to the enjoy
ment of all in attendance.
| Justice Mahoney is not at all delighted
with the criticisms of him published II
the Galveston News Of Thursday quoting
an attorney in the Pratt case. 1t was saic
! In the argument at Galveston that Pratt
was detained In Jail and that he had no.
| had a hearing and that the Justice of the
| peace won't hear It," Il did hear Pratt:
case and fixed his bond Beyond that
have no jurisdiction. There was another
charge upon which Pratt did not have q
| preliminary but that was because | re-
| fused to allow him to waive examination
without being brought into court. i dc
not want to he misrepresented, ! an
trying to do my duty. and am always oper
| to fair criticism