The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-05
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" c,;rp.s at the 0u'''
p,sAplst BOUGHT IN HOUSTON
49,, not n Church Or
'sis IA youth Arrested for
49, "r,re on IA Schooner
reu.s, December a.. 4.--r the
4 !. sdltors arrived in the e'as
Dsh''a .se,edly at 1920 this morn
~ up' IN the afternoon after a
! ass',', 'sr 7 hours our instead Of a few
sau ,,ssn expected. Preparations
7 I'D a,s ss . entertain the Visitors in
e -, .,,r and the programme IN
Y n.s s,,r roast at WOODLANDS lake
~ coul. be learned Us TO Inc
P0'p, '.., of the party no definite
.,,,,d be made of which the
u, "a avail themselves In 80 hort
~ n.rty was expected here LAST
I. hut on account OF the te'ay N
=, 81. Paul. due to snow .rifts
- nav were forty eight hours be-
hanged schedule in starting
|. -, short their stay in the Island
NAV seemed to enjoy the stay
Soon after luncheon at the
1, they made a hasty survey OF the
4, pclnts Of interest, the whafi iroh'
st.rh coming iii for tho greater e, r
,lsIr attention and nearly all OF
..cd regret that they could not
~ Ia enjoy the mid, baimy
. "a see the sights whisa were 80
PRIZE ESSAY.
.,mbers Of the Galveston deep
,,lIration committee offered a prize
~ essay by Galveston school
4, for the best description OF the
0..hip Algoa, which recently load
n nort with the largest cargo that
!, been taken from any American
i. ccmmittee today decided the con-
z three points. correct English
a accuracy, awarding first prize
10. Seaman, ii years old. In his
M at Ball High school. The sec
,n,s, grade was scored by Mary
y NJ The Rosenberg school, and the
s,m A. Carroll and Thomas Sim
rho tied.
0LEoMARGAEIN3.
!, Of the freight dep)ts there were
tubs labeled oleomars7rine and adj
,oa well known rostAuranteur
IA been shipped from ijouston and
|ctIcn naturally arose Why tho Gal
usrer should go to Houston to buy
HI tia, is supposed TO be obtainablt
4 On equally favorable terms The
Itaou furnished by enc of the clerks
M the Houston man comes to Gal
10 buy his oleom.rsnrine and thu
Nm man goes to houston after his
iy boarde:s can IN learn from
hat they are being fed on some
he when they think .hcy are eatini
SCHOONER AFIRE.
morning at about ) O'Clock tn,
b on watch at the life saving station
4 schooner about three miles of
house firing guns. The crew wa
nd a boat sent out The pilot boa
bile picked the schooner UP en-,
Eti to the south 1etty. where tho If
rtv boarded her. Tho schoone
Flower OF France from Mata
vih cotton sfire in her hold. Tn
= broke out the cargo and put on
Three bales were partly burned
sooner came into port this morning
kage was small,
NOT A CHURCH CLUB.
ming the reform club recently Or
% Galveston, an account Of whici
Exclusively In The Houa,on Pos
mAsequently rcpublishcd IN \ Gal
aper, one Of the gentlemen VIII,
YEA In the organization sIil toda.
asadline, "A New Church Club
isading, He says the society vii
Mlns whatever to do with rhurch
\ Dol attempt the mixing OF pa!i,ic
sea. The membership Of the clu
inumher Of prominent cit,Arus.
AIuvENlLE OFFENDER.
'v boy named solomon Blackr,a
lSs Recorder johnson this niornin
ase Of misiemeanor theft and wa
NHlo await the action of the gran
10 statement is that he was SEQ
sNe Jordan trying to dispose Of
Nth case and was arrested by hin
w wIched at the Station lady
~ watch was found ana tn
se'e found to be the property {
Y, Meet jrwelpi THO boy hs
bin. '"'' ~ '' ulap'o
PORT oLEARANcEs.
N'msalp Britannia cleared fc
''iay with 500 bales of cotton m
o. cotton meal and 81 ,i5G bushe.
'aamsalp Explorer, for Livorpoo
h r a.es Of cotton, 405 sacks OF CO.
.ss, end 5OiS oak slaves.
' IN MI Alamo. from New yor'
i Ivy ,sa 1s9o bales Of cotton, 200 sacl
M Nv balfs of hides. 10, hal,
,s,s shs OF pecans and 49, packag,
= Saalnla sailed this afternoon. II
SUI The Alamo will sail tcrloi
SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
o'clock this evening , hor
buggy containing Mr.. N
u Burke and Miss Annie W
y heightened and ran away. ovs
h n. puegy' throwing The accupan
NJ, Vorher OF fremont and vim
a!s. Burke ro,,oi.,