The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03
The Big Steamship Milwaukee t,
Take Out a Cargo.
MISS FULTON JOINS MADAME RIItA
The Ex-MnyOr's Daughter Secures a
Profitable Engngcment on the
Stngc-Arrestcd for Libel.

one steamship from an American port. Now
comes another steamer which promises 10
lay that record in the shade. The steam
ship Milwaukee, recently built to the order
CT Elder, Dempster & Co. for tho American
trade, is booked to arrive In Galveston from
Liverpool some time during January to
take out the champion cargo. The Milwau-
kee is cargo and cattle steamer, con-
structed upon new lines, 4s4 feet In length,
SO foot beam. moulded depth AZ feet 3
inches, and her capacity is $4,000 bales OF
cotton What depth Of water the new YES
sci will draw is not stated. but no doubt is
entertained that she can load at the Gal
weston wharf to her full capacity and pass
out over the bar without trouble or deten-
ton.
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLEss
The Society for the Help OF Homeless
Children has moved into its new home at
the southeast corner OF Thirty seventh and
II, recently provided by the county. The
building, which was purchased by tn,
county and rempdeled to suit the conven-
fences of such an Institution as home for
the friendless and then turned over by the
commissioners to the society. occupies
about six lots and is two stories in height.
On the first floor is a large kindergarten
school re nj, an ample area way at the en-
trance. reception room, paror, dining
room, kitchen and two store rooms. On the
second floor is located two rooms for the
matron. clothes closets, boys and girls
dormitories. a nursery and two bath rooms.
II is well ventilated and In each room are
stoves for heating in winter AT present
there are thirty one children in the home.
sixteen girls and f,;teen boys. or these
two boys and two gr,s are infants. Mrs
lG xseI lft+nn for bn
home and she is putting the new quarters
in order as crcumsts itces will allow. The
society was chartered In 1884, its purpose
being to provide temporary homo and day
nursery for homeless children. II is con-
Quoted on much the same plan the DE
pechin Faith Home in Houston.
FOR THE STAGE.
Miss Nellie Stone Fulton, daughter of
the late Mayor Fulton accompanied bv her
mother. left last night for Kansas City to
Join the dramatic company of Mile. Rhca
The young lady is about is years old very
pretty and very brigh, and has been promi-
nent In local hisironli circles, having sue
cesstuily osslyed prominent parts in ann
teur thcgti icals. When Nine. Rhen was in
Galveston a few days ago she sent Tor Miss
Fulton, Of whom she had heard as having
aspirations for the stage. and after talking
over The matter, Offered her an engage
ment upon terms which were considered
quite libcril. Miss Fulion's friends and
those who have seen her efforts on The
amateur stage predict for her a SUCCESSFUL
ca-eer as a professional artistic. ana Il Ink
she will gain much from the tutelage of
Nine, Rhea who has promised to take the
dobutanto under her special care and in
struction,
THE POWDERHAM.
Tho ct
back in distress before getting very far
away from port, and which has been at an
Choir In Bolivar Roads for the past two or
three days underwent a preliminary sur
Wy today, from which no definite report
can be made. BY order of the surveyors
lao tons of tho cargo is now being dis
charged and a diver will go under the yes
sol tomorrow to examine hrr keel and
They may be ready to make a report tomor-
row.
MAJOR MlLLER'S RETURN.
Major A. NJ. Miller, engineer in charge of
the government works here has returned
from Washington, whittier he was sud
denly called about week ago. There has
been considerable speculation as to the
cause OF Major Miller's sudden call IN the
National capital the presumption 'heng
that It had some connection with the work
active progress but the major declined tn
CRAFTY any public curiosity in that regard
COAST FAIR SUIT.
y. $. Maston OF Tarrant county has
brought suit In the county court against
the Texas Coast Fair association for $40,
alleged to be due him on prizes awarded
him by the judges as won by his horse
Vert. ON account of same he has also
brought garnishment proceedings against
me Galveston, Houston and Henderson.
the Missouri Kansaa and Texas and the In
te'national and Great Northern Railway
companies
nlED of INJURIES.
Birdie Henderson, u coloroI girl aged 90
years who was shot IN the morning OF No
vcmher % on NJ and Ninth. died this morn
ing at The home OF her N other on on be-
tween Twenty ninth and Thrtieth. Dan
"iaSpy was cleaning pistol, when the
weapon was disc harg1d, the hall entering
the flcshy part of the woman's leg.
ARRESTED FOR LIBEL.
W. L. Jones and W, II. Nolte, publishers
of the negro parei here known as the
Times. were arrested today on writs issued
out of the criminal district court charging
lbel. The Indictment was found last week
and the charge grows out of matter pub
'ifhtH III tHtlI newspaper. Inc accused
were released upon giving bond.
'LONGsIIOREMAN KILLED
At $50 tonight Gus Rhein. longshore-
man, while engaged in dischargins coal
from the British steamship Glanton, tying
at lior 20, was precipitatcd down the hatch
and Instantly killed, Deceased was about
80 years old and married.
BILL OF SALE.
Harry Simon and Emma r. Simon Husband
and wife, for $1,000. have transferred 10
sopia Jones the stock OF millinery, furni-
lure, fixtures. book accounts etc., Of the
Harry simon Millinery company, doing
business at 2oSl Market street,
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
t. Simon has filed a suit for divorce from
H. Simon and for injunction. The papers
were withdrawn from the file of the civil
district court by plaintiffs attorney imme-
diately after entry upon the docket
(nttle Moxtuu, N.st