The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-31
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
A Severe Strain on the Fee Draw.
ing Officials.
NOT AN ARREST MADE IN TWO DAYS.
Three to One Eicc lon Bet Takeu-The
Houston Cotton Receipts Criticized.
May Hegin to Import Fruit.


| Galveston Texas. October 30--The police
authorities are taking some credit to them
selves and at the same time according a goo
! deal TO the population generally that Gal
! weston is such an orderly and well behaved
| city, as illustrated by the fact that there
! has not been an arrest OF any charac er
nor any occasion for an arrest since the
! night OF the 2Sth instant. And this too,
in spite of the fact that We are now i'll
the closing days of a very lively and heated
campaign in which strong partlsans are
aligned on opposing sides OF National ques-
tlons and when local candidates are min
CLING freely With the voters and doing the
hospltable act at the various saloons ln
spite Of these conditions and temptations,
there is and has been very little drunken
ness and very little disorder Galveston is
a seaport city of $4,000 inhabitants and
there are very many vessels in port, where
sailors spend al least portion of their
time ashore. and The police think it very
good order can be maintained at such a
time.
SUIT FOR INSURANCE.
y suit has been instituted in the civil
district court by Mary OKeefe MUSE and
Annie keeie Fitxgibbous. joined by their
/ husbands. and by Cassie lleere and Mar
earet OKeefe. suine by their next friend
aad guardian ad lltem. y. FitzEibbons,
against the supreme council Catholic
knights Of America for $3.50 said 10 b.
iae them on the benefit certificate OF their
late father Michael OKeefe.
They allcge ;hat Michael O'Keeie died
In Galveston on January 10, 1882. leaving
surviving him his wife, Annie O'Keele aud
FOUR child-en-Mary. aged II. Annie, aged
I3, Cassie. aged :. and Margaret aged .
the two first Of which children have since
married. that on June H. 1883 defendant
through St Joseph's council Of Galveston,
received said NJ O'Keete's application and
issued to him benefit certificate, in which
1t promised TO pay TO bis wife and children.
upol hts death and the compliance with
certain stipulated conditions. which plain
.ins say were complied with; that they
have received no part OF the said $1,000,
hug defendant. without any authority eN-
cent as to 500, paii the fun slua pf $1,000
to the VIE Of said NJ. Okeefc aud pro-
eurei rom her receipt reading THAT
Mrs Anna kcete and children had re
ceiyed S-ooV IL fun settlement Of the GER
iiGcaie. situed Annie c. C'Keele, for her
SELF and children
They each ask judgment for $500 and in
terest,
ASSAULTED BY TRAMPs.
John P Keachy, white man 90 or "a
years Of age went into Chief OF Police
zones oface this morning with a tale OF
wee ard badly bruised body He SAYS
that he started from Houston to Galveston
yesterday on an International and Great
Northern freight train. a brakeman found
him 10 a boz car and threatened to put
t.in od .fter deal OF argument. he sue
ceeied in sqpariuz the "brakey' through
Lde-ai Use OF quarter and congratulate
90 tinsel, that be- had " .@5 LETT. All went
To.nt were reached Here the box ear
tts invaded oy three negro iramps. who
!e,l Gpou Keschts and beat him up un-
lls-eiruily AmonE other injuries he re-
90 3rd was o large cash in the face. His
aasailarts robbed him Of his remaining
raeney ard Keachoy walked 10 town in
sorry plight The assault occurred at 20
o OK last night.
Kearhey gave description Of the ne
g~ces AMI the police are looking for them.
ANOTHER CHANCE.
Tho collapse OF the fruit combine at New
Orleans viii result. i; is thought here. in
he coming to this port % fruit company
backed by large cc:ilnl lnl the establish
ucut NJ n ,ilo OF vessels between Calves
ton and the .iuit shipping ports Galveston
onve made on effort Cor this business. but
the conditions Wery not then favorable, as
they now are. \ well informed local fruit
dealer makes the point that Galveston now
hHs all the requisite port facilities for all
manner Of shipping. importing and eN
porting business and railroad connexions
Il
That SO far AZ the truit business is con-
cernei she is good deal nearer to I'M
Mouse fruit consuming territory than any
otlIer southern "crt. and that a consider
able difference in freight charges Is in her
favor. The tow line is out for the fruit
business.
MUST DO LIKE GALVESTON.
In relation to a little matter in contro-
yersy between Tho Post commercial editor
and Mr. c. Rodewall Byrnc OF the Calves
ton Cotton Exchange. that gentleman today
called tho attention OF The Post reporter
to a circular issued sunday stating that the
heavy receipts az Galveston and the large
estimate at Nouclou for Tuesday had
caused a good many operators 20 close out
and In consequence the market declined
This is precisely the effect that Mr.. Byrne
contendea he Houston method of counting
receipts has and 20 which he objects. INSIST
Ing that the doublc DAYS receipts 'Satur-
day and sunday should be counted, - in
Galveston, on Monday.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Horatio r. Fletcher ct al VS.. Tom J.
Carroway ct al. leave to plaintiff to file a
first amended original petition. Leave to
defendants to file first amended original
answer. Motion Of defendants to set aside
agreement sustained and leave to inter
venor TO file first amended original an
swer. Cause continued generally.
Culver VS.. Little ct al; plaintiffs dismiss
as to Vinces and Antonio Fonsulo.
J. r. Miller ct al VS. J. w. Johnson ct al;
motion Of complainant TO remand argued.
An order was issued to remove the Fed
eral prisoners convicted A. this term from