The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-17

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said the public will probably never Know,
ms tho sessions are secret and only such
portions Of speeches and proceedings are
given out as the secretary is dlspos ID to
give to the press. according to lis iudg-
ment as to what is proper and advisable.
II must be said, however. that the sccre.
tary. Mr.. Arnold, IL very courteous and
oblieng to tho press rcprosen' ailves hay
ing once been n newspaper man himself,
but he takes the same view as Grand
for the members OF the order ana not
for the general Enhlie. 1T Is said. how
brotherhood OF Locomotive Tlrrmcn and
other orders of railway men with the
American Federation Of labor giving his
convincing manner. That bis speech made
a very favorable impression was evil
%s ~ se n''f dana pSH Mister ' WSh
rcpliod to Mr.. Gompers. but the Substance
of his remarks. was not Given cut The
question Of federation VIII be taken mp,
Il is said, as soon as the credentials com
mittce finishes It's work, there being some
contests which have not yet ncen settled.
Tho afternoon session was devoted 10 the
hearing of grand officers reports.
MARINE NOTES.
The British steamship lnchmona was re-
leased from quarantine his morning and
came up TO pier ". where she berred at
the Rcymershoffer elevator. She Hil load
ont grain. cotton and general cargo for
Liverpool. The vessel lis CONSIGNED to w.
w. Wilson. The lnchmona is Lew ship
and Is tted with II new type OF engines,
which have never been dried Heretofore
IN vessel of any size. 4 special cgineer
is making the passage with her to watch
the working OF the engines;
The British steamship Daniel, Chaler
from Vera Cruz arrived AZ uuarantine
this morning, where she VIII be de;ti1ed
The Mallory ship Comal arrived from
New York this morning with merrnlndise
ana pasSsengers t. Il n. ,ia% y; y Go.
Barrett, from Norfolk, with 10 tons of
coal to Flood & Mciiae. arrived tbs morn
The Steamships GrTtntor, Remus, Tur-
quo.sc and Pensacola went TO sea this
morning. The Pensacola had the barge
Regulator in tow.
The steamship MORAN Of the Morgan
line arrived from Morgan city today and
proceeded on h"r wa. 80 Point Isabel af-
ter a short stay.
IRENE MCGEE FOUND.
Irene McGec, the little 9-year-ola daugh-
ter of w. II. NJ Gee. who resides at 1913
Broadway, has been found. Irene left her
home Monday afternoon and caused her
parents great anxiety. Yesterday after
neon she vas found wandering barohcaded
ana btfeiootod down the beach hy Il man
named Henry Hines and taken to the
residence Of Mr. Frank Schriber on Ave-
nue. $, between ThIrty-slxth and Thirty
7.
Schr.bor's residence ut | o'clock this morn
| Ing and took the child nome.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
petition was presented To the county
commissioners court today for new
bridge across Highland hayou. on the
Hitchcock Dickinson road and another
from George Lott and other asking the
| appointment OF a Jury Of slew for the
| locating of drainage canal. The FIRST
| l,eution was referred for Investigation and
me latter was made, the special order tor
tomorrow. From North Galveston was
| presented n petition for the survey and
location Of u road and II report tlat the
heg law had carried in the recent cleo
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Judge Perkins of Greanvlle and Hon
day. ~ w
Judge w. p. Hamblen OF Houa.on wa.
! m tne ,i'y today looking after some case.
In the court of civil appeals.
Interest on city taxes for 1896 VIII begir
| TO- ,uu after pc ober ! ana The cohesion
ADVISES property owners to settle efor,
that date.
The Italian Mutual Benevolent associa
non are making grand preparations fol
| their picnic to take place az Woolam'
| lake on Sunday next.
Barolo Fllol has sued N. c. Tillcbacr
for $500 damages for defamlng his goot
lne pics"nce of divers persons on Septem
Der .
The engine represented IN flowers ant
a elti pt ne brotherhood or locomotiv,
! Flremcn. has been photographed. Th.
beautiful Hover emblem vas executed by
Mr. ON Rants.
Delgates of eight different German
societies will assemble on Sunday rex
N Turner han AT 1890 A. m. to comnlet,
arrangements for the celebration of Ger
| man Day on October g.
James NJ. Stecre. an I'D time Texa.
traffic man. and we'll known to Texas rail
road mon, Is here on visit. Mr.. Stecr'
Is now manager of tile Texas dcpartmo n
of the American Contract cor pany Of
chicago. with headquarters at Dallas.
Az $50 o'clock this morning an alarm
OF fire was turned in from the box cornc
OF Twenty IA and Market. The entr,
dcparim, NJ responded The fire was il
som" old luie on the dock NJ the foot %
Twenty-scvcnth street. and Is supposed I,
nave been started by Il spark from "a pass
Ing locomotive.
PORT Of VEIAASCO.
senator Mills Enthusiastic over the Worl
So Far Done