The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-25
The COAST COUNTRY FAIR,
Secretary MaIIcy Working Up In.
terest In the July Exhibit.
LADIES HELD Up BY A BIG NEGRO,
tie Orabs . Pccksibook aud Escspss- Tho
Emancipation Celebration Suo-
cessfui Financially

Galveston Texas, June 2i.-Sacresary
| Malloy is working like beav,r In the
| interest of the TeNas coas, country show
| and fruit palace at Dickinson the first
| week in July. and he has succeeded In
working up considerable interest in this
| csty. The development of the coast conn
| try Is regarded a5 of the Hrs. Importance
| In Galveston at this end. as 1t Is to Hous-
| ton at the other end and there Is nor
only a desire to help 1; along, but some
| degree of curiosity az to the progress
| being made. of which fair estimate may
| he Afforded by ahe fruit and flower show
| al Dickinson. Arrangements have been
| made at Dickinson for the accommodation
| OF large number of visitors and these
are expected 10 include many. of the ex-
| rr'.,nlsts who vii take ndvantase of
| Pacific and Cep'nal railroads TO Houston
| and Galveston during the SAM days thu
| fair is to lie held. Galveston will certainly
| send good crowd to Dickinson each day.
INAUGURATION RESULTS.
| The celebration of emancipation ny the
| c1rored people nf Galveston was conducted
IN such a manner as to afford a great
deal of pleasure TO those participating and
at the same time to yield a neat revenue.
The report of the cntnmiaiee shows re-
ceips and the sale of beer. amounting to
s'ts9', whie the aaSregate expenses were
only s5i.j5, leaving very comfortable
laslance which It is proposed shall serve
ns he nucleus of "A FUND for securing Il
park within the CITY limits. But tbs
result was not obtained without some dis
satiSlactcn among the managers of the
afternoon resigninp from the association
because. rs he says; I lam uncumpro-
misne!v and unai.erably opposed to the
sale of laauor and to dancing as a thanks
giving, and therefore can not allow my
name ~, he connected with any associI-
ton tn3i' he.,eves in such folias."
DEATH OF MRS. SPENCER
Mrs. Flora Mcdonald Spencer. wife OF
Major FRANK Nj. Spencer died at ?30
O'Clock this morning after a lingering i'll
ness. She born on January IS, iS,7
AT Cahaba, Dallas county. Ala. and was
ma. to Major Spencer on February g.
came 10 Galveston ar,i have resided
here continuously since shat time Wafer
Psnkney and Davis Arden survive her;
also three sisters and blso.hsr one of
her sisters, Mrs .John a Stubbs, resides
N da!ve'f on. and Mrs. Anna SIC Var. and
MISS Mary Mcdonnell OF Selma. Ma. Til
a, tier j. now IN Galveston, Her brother.
Mr.. John Mcdonnell. is a we'll known news
paper man If New York and IS nov
connected with the World ana Mercury
CROP CONDITIONS.
Mr. p. Nosel, prominent cotton huver
of Marlin. Falls county. is in the city.
Concerning the condition of the growing
crop, he safd to reporter: THE acreage
IN our part of the State was Increased. |
hut great deal of the planting was late
and fully one-siXth of the cotton Is not vet
UP. ] KNOW OF one farmer who rlante,l |
y" acres, aid seventy-fve acres of I'll
mas not made an Appearance above NC /
ground The. growing crop is IN excellent |
usually get our first bale about july as. |
on, expect 1t tn S year along about the
10th or Hath"
DAMAGES AWARDED.
IN the case Of p. Reagan. who brought !
suit against the city Of Galveston IN All
gust. 1888 for 800 for damages alleged to
nave been sustained by cutting his foot
on a pteca Of broken -sass said 20 have
been negligentiy placed with other rub
nish en- the beach by the cty's servants
, ,nr J ,y ms morning returned a verdic,
Vas rendered accordingly
me case was previously tried about six
years aso and . verdict for $500 returned
~. ne verdict was set aside as being
THE RED MEN.
The Red Men are making extensive
preparations for the first picnic TO b..
gwen by the Houston and Galveston
iccses at Dickinson next Sunday. Ca
r",nnko"ay tribe has elected the foilowin.
ui , s.hce the last meeting of the
h.
senior sycamore j p ,moras. imnin,
ss.asainore w. L. Keith prophet, D. A.
S,n ~; chief OF records, julius Langen- u
dergas.: trustn.s ""i"p."'' u James zen
Jones and Fl. ". j. Steinbrnk
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Last evening, while Mrs. l.. T.. Steele
and Miss Griffith were returning home,
walking 'eisurely along Center street. a
hlg black nesro reached rror, behind.
,sr,ed IN, M's' S'eni",s poekc. book and
rl - T., mo me iiev tetwee1 II and j. I,
n5w,a ,', lie, crssd thief and pursued the
and n =, s nn, ne vas e., TOO much Of sprinter
Mr, s,aa,os p pa n,s esrape H2rtunatc!y
noSL .', t, ha' lust pAii bill and the
T H. ~, ,,,a nodk oon,a ned not 10 exceed g.
nc ''''ei nas not yet baen caught.
ON A BRIDAL TOUR.