The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Endeayoriag to Secure Rates for the
Populist Convention.
REFORM PRESS EDITORS COMING.
A Ship Crosses the Bar Drawing Twenty
One Feet and Three Inches and
Had Plenty Room to Spare.

Galveston Texas. February M.-Galves-
ton is making an effort to secure the
populist State convention with fair pros
poets OF success. Mr.. Noah Allen, whs
went to Dallas in that behalf has been
aborng sealously and this afternoon
| wired Secretary NIcMaster of the chamber
of commerce as follows
Wire Immediately to pledge IS rate.
VIII secure convention
MIR. McMaster at once conferred with
officials of the Santa Re road concerning
| the matter, but without arriving at any
definite conclusion. His answer to Aliens
telegram was as follows;
Impossible to settle rate question i'm
mcdiately, but as result of the confer
ence with Santa fe, can guarantee as
good rate to Galveston as can be made
to any other Texas point for this conven-
ton, and as low rs will he made for any
other convention in Texas
REFORMERERS COMING.
telegram received by Secretary Me-
Masters Of the chamber OF commerce this
morning from Mr.. Fred Koehler, editor
of the Galveston Independent, announces
that the route of the special train for the
members of the National Reform Press
association had been somewhat changer.
1t will leave Dallas over the Katy at IO5
a. m. Tuesday, leave Waco at 12:iS p. m,
and will reach Galveston at 1920 Wed
uesday morning The association wants 10
Investigate the jetties and harborAaciliu IS,
tile matter of the freight dirorentiais and
TO take in the bay, beach, etc. The party
VIII number about 100 persons me cham
Der of commerce convention committee
held u meeting this afternoon TO arrange
for the entertainment Of the guests Cen
eral Jacob 5. Ccxey OF commonWeal army
fame, who accompanies the party. Is an
nounced to speak here on wednesday
DEEP WATER.
GaIvestonians arc feeling particularly
ROOD over the increased and increasing
1ontb of v-,tsr on tho bar. A few weeks
a,-o II ,,,,s rors,,,erod q ,roat achievement
,yber tba Steamship Dugenie crossed the
har drov5ng twenty feet and seven inches.
! The shin Kyber now al the dock, came
into port Under ful SAIL drawin Ii tW SnehSs
U, nd lrI, .eo to snsrs and she came in
a. s,,ch "a ratc of sIieed thaf the tug Cyu-
! tbta v,tSch was pilotiur her. could hardly
| Keen out of her way. The Kyber is one
] n. tbe LARGEST Iesaaig that comes to this
/ NOM and vst If she could succeed IN get
/ ling n retlirn cargo she could without ,lif-
/ hculty go out fully laden The increase in
7 the depth of water on the bar IN the last
six months has been beyond the expecta-
tlons OF me mos hopelul,
THE HEililiIS IdhAihh,
James NJ WOOD OF ms city lhloriheu
/ me Fost representative TO-DAY mat ne mas
/ leased the Houston Heights theater ard
| that he is engaging a company of first
th anisSs 10 occupy t tne ooaruS curing
tht IN 'S.SDl', ~ ,di 40 imdue ~ a.
n' vac rua'F W. iad h,.i i,c nIuue
go, , ~, ~ H !If er,
( c[dH companEi Maude tnelpS. formerly
4nnIe or %, oF r., S11 a
es s,,i,,e s lU,i.eiIy o. W ttnu nrs
NcCahc Punch Wheeler has been en-
Gagged to handle the advertising matter
opr me theat,er, S Sar' ooa says ne re-
season as very bright at the Heights and