The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-15
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
4 Summer Theater to BE Established
on the Beach.
IS ACCUSED OF WRECKlNG A TRAIN.
Warrant Issucd for brakeman Harlon
on the Charge of Wreching the
Jctty Train.
IS ACCUSED OF WPECKlNG A TR!

AfHINcslOE. -tlAE4s if.--tisti's IN
ford. manager Of Cooinhs Park, Houston.
ana several other amusement resorts in
tAe state. was in the city today for thu
purpose of arranging to give this city
summer thcater and a series ~ iirs,-cinss
amusement attractions, He had a confer
once with Mr.. Jul.us Rnnso president OF
the city street railroad company and an
agreement was speedily reached by which |
play house IS 10 he erected on .hc beach |
just west Of tho Beach hotel, 50 construct
ei az - have the full benefit Of the sea
breeze ana to be provided with all modern !
improvements ard ccnvenienees. The plot !
OF ground selected Includes about Ave |
acres. wnirh viii he 90 .oseI at once and
the work Of erecting the building Will he |
b gun as early practicable ana pushed |
through with AL possible dispatch. Mir. !
Clifford has mad considerable experience
10 the mana cement % summer tncntsrs
and has hooked number 81 attractions
for the Texas circuit, which Includes tia.-
weston ana Houston.
WARRANT ISSUED.
SATURDAY night las, a construction train
on the south letty vas wrecked and ihe
| engineer and brennan narrowly escaped
death. As il wes they were painfully hurt
| brakeman Joe iiaripn was also supposed
| 10 s'e hurt. The wreck was caused ny
! AIN ,or Tie pl,rt,os. Of ttro%in- the en-.
s.as. Soon ie af It, FIJI tie VIZ K Haron dis
! appeared and mas not since heen seen here
| There vas a WHISPERED suspicion at once
| tuat ne had caused Ire wreck and this
| afternoon 4 warrant vas sworn out BY
| John Slider. superintendent Of the jetiy
train service fer the arrest Of Joe Harlon.
snaf.lns hinl WIN WIN i,.aVi''s an o'-
SALE AND ATTACHMENT.
a bIA Of sale was nled in the office OF
-. ~ an .,,,, -.
~ eV''9'e'' '''-p'' VI '''7 ga l''' '''''' "a
sl'o3. eaid by h.m to be due bernardo D.
C;.oree, transfers unto SAID George all
?, lns srock of groceries whistles wines
etc, furniture ana axtures located In the
store At "a g.-53 avenue /. also two horses
and a wagon
Jake Davis * Co. have fled suit against
iga5a ~ IYe eiY, ds}rg GOWN fn on va, a..
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~ 5t.,as,i NJ r-ro,,,rtv II,
.,,br,.. nr in mn, Tor ill.,, r,lrnos. of de-
frst,.li,,c, MS CREATORS
pr, rApcO
THO S.oa-,sr,r, s.,t,Irr,,,a cleared for
ne s'ehi'is"'i' '''' w ',''iA i''
Manchester today with tiSa bales OF cot
ton. "a sacks cotton seed meal lpst SACKS
oil cake and 81 so pounds Of crude borax
IN h,rL constituting altogether one o:
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,ns ."l ,s ~ ia ma I'M, rho
sraarnsntT I.eonn cleared for New Yorl;
Win .i4'2 ,alaa Of cotton. ,5u sacks OF wool
~, haas on is,le and go barrels II cotton
, seed ojl ana had seventy-five packages Of
merchandise for Key Vest There are
noN only three or four vesselS loading VIII
, cotton aud TWO Of these only constructive
~. as they are not yet in port.
UNITED STATES COURT.
In t1,a lrritei states court today In tn,
r ~ W, -, ,,,,,n r,,i,och ,s
q receiVeiShlp case oi H'V""V 'N''e" .
the Galveston, La Porte ana Houston raj
, ,yav the Kniffen Coal Coke and Mnlns
= 1 ,,,,,,,or,. MIA an intervention for sss2 i
! eoii.i,s,aS 80. go .xec,taei nv Inc ran
va r,a 4 Cnrn,anv Tor coal furnished.
. \ eertificate was nled from the attorne!
4 general granting the city Trust Sale De
g posi-, company OF fTl!aat'pni11 pS,
Cha-. Fowler as agent
=. LOCAL. AND PERSONAL.
Is ,.roi >torecsr yoakum OF the SAINT
~ beheftl -4H 49, -, ,ntnntn and lett /