The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-29
THE ST. LOUIS HORROR.
Number Of GalvcStOnian' Have
Friends in the Stricken City.
Cuban VOLUNTEERS CONE TO GRIEF.
Tho Crew Of tho Schnoner Eureka In !.
Spun sh rtis"n-The Gailic - Ar.
rivrs-1.ucll Mites.

riycs-luc,i Mates.
Galveston. Texas, May 2S.-Thc ride
calamity at 81. Louis was the all absorb
| ng theme in Galveston today This was
| due II P. 80 much to the extent and sansa-
tional character cf the disaster to the
| fact tina, 20 many Galvestonigns had
| fr.ents and relatives there about whom
thoy were deeply concerned. Efforts 10
communicate with ;hcm or 20 hear d.
reeily We're altogether unava ling an
| the only dapcuaclcc was IN. press ,c.
/ ports as they appeared IN the local news
! l,sprr$ hotn OF which published extra
! ed tlols giving ,he latest news up TO the
/ press hour. \ son of Mr John Il ynera
( hotter was known 10 have Dsen IN an
| .nsti,u.. on Cho.cau avenue ,irect!y N
The path of the tcrna.:o aad the family
/ was greatiy distressed because OF fear for
| his safety and inability to obsain any
/ lnfornia on through private message,
/ This afternoon connection wasrs,ab,ishc
pie who were fearing the worst and ware
eager TO USE the wires 10 relieve suspense.
THE oi.ALLlcIA
The Hamburg American l.nc steam
shr Gallicia. which sailed from Hamburg
Via Sew orleans Tor ihs per-, arrived
this morning. consigned to Fowlar " Nc
Wife. Her manifest shows n cargo OF
1850 bags of graduated sugar, $3.50 bags
OF which is consigned 10 Lazatd F;etes
OF New York and the rena ming 1000 bags
e. nr'er' case OF ctockery, 10 l. nam
GER ., parrels Of whfs,sv ~, Vnv r
Kahn X l'ricbcrs. 1000 casks OF cement.
order,
1t is estima ,el that the duties on tn $
cargo VIII amount TO about $1,000. AT ,
p. m. S6Suo in duties had been paid into
The custom house every dollar of IL IN
silver ami the clerks in the cashiers de.
par; .lent wert. kept busy all the afternoon
counting the coin. The Ca!licia n com
pam,iom Nes."l ne Siciiia, sent mere
Arnoran l;ie ~ i iIo,l.,, 1,,,li
hess League and nu,naer of Houston
visitors came here To see and TO welc ONE
The Gallicia is a larger sessel han the
Stella. being of 1871 tons met register and
carryn,; a crcw cf thirty-six men.
y DISSENTING OPINION.
Lizzie WASHINGTON of Harris county
sued the Missouri Kansas and Texas rail
way for ,,n,,a.-ss ON .cocur. If nm oi,
.,. 1'' $3.50 ~ az vi
was waking alongside the track. She
failed % Obtain a verdict in the lower
/, ,o,r, and ,rot,,h+ H.. ,,e. Va ,be ,our,
Juase carr-t, j : m'lns lnless he ,'' SUI
prerlo car, should sustain Judge Garrett
rer n nov rial ,hn ,in,m,,ff v,ill s-e. No
idlh tSss
The q If. Western TEXAS and Iac!fi,
Railroad company wanted the county
c'srh 4 Cola c.unty TO make a ran
.cil y case whore lHss 'hnn SlH' W :
involved. This the clerk declined to 10
ron ne ground that III amour was too
smni 70 warrant Al apIea! TO the civil
a,,ni,n WIZ ""S rsiuSe" ny ,'s
I'M they had no 3,,ris,lic,g Ion Inc an,o,,n,
1i ~ ~, 49, H. J''' i''N 'on' e'ie amount
Noll NfEt.Ks COME To GRIEF.
Private letters received in this city TO-
Z, ,iav announce that tho schooner Eureka.
: ,.t,,,, ,atia, 80, nj. -, 80. -.
" ny - ."'i'' ~ ~. M io'' Ho'i'' M'eNf
, ago VAN arms an. RECRUITS for ( he cuban
y | service came m a.ri.f off ,h,, ,,,i,,n co,s,
!, 49, 49, INN 80 -i'N' N'i ~ ''''t' go"