The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-29
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Daring Burglars Are Getting in
Their Fine Work.
MONEY AND JEWELRY ARE STOLEN.
Els mated Cost of Drainin. Large
Section Of Coast Couniry-To
Register Voters.

Galveston. Texas September 2s-The en-
ton. or at least has been doing so within
the last week, though there seems to
have been disposition in some quarters
TO keep 1t qu.t. Saturday nigh. the resi-
ience of Mr.. A. kerisan ON fremont street
was burglariously entered and rooms and
bureau drawers We're ransacked. but very
iltte booty Icing carried off. the thief
apparently disda'ning everything except
money ana lewclry Last night the resi-
uence OF Mr.. q. ii. Mcnsng ON Nineteenth
street WAS entered and money and jewelry
| 10 me Nlluc of something Ike 500 carried
on. Mr.. Mensirg aWohe ,his morning with
q severe headtche. and the supposition y
that an opate of some sort was admins
| D,!"n 20 nm by thn th'ct 20 nuuce loavy
| sleep while burglarizng was in progress
| FROM The manner IN " aich the work was
| done the police are OF the opinion that
the same person or t.rsons burslaria,d
| anu the olner iast night. II was Il cool and
| daring Individual, If only one. who in
each instance Invaded the harder and ap-
! l1rently took plenty of time to apT.asc
| his appetite. The detectives are working
| on the case and claim to have n clew. bur
| up to this evening they had n-t sucC rd,i
IN following 1t to any satisfactory conciu-
| sucn. 1t Is probable, however. that the
burglar will be caught
SISTERS OF CHARITY.
In May last Mother Benedict and Sister
| Columbia left Galveston for ireland for
the purpose of recruiting the order of Sis
ters OF Charity OF the Incarnate ward
among the p GUS young ladies' of the
Emerald Isle. Today the reverent mother
ana sister returned with eighteen young
women, whose ages range from l6 to Is
years and who will at once enter the order
ds eand dates The young ladies are ali
educaicd and refined and come from some
81 the best Irish families. They are: Misses
Kennedy, Mccarthy, Barry Cunningham,
Aherh, iiennessy Lahart, Hacket, iIanlcy,
Roche, Mulcahey Walsh and Carney''
Ihey VIII serve one year as candidates
for the order and at the exp ration OF
VIII become novices and will be vested
with white We /. After serving two wears
as noVlces they take annual vows and af-
ter i've years they take what is known as
perpetual VOWS and allure the world for.
ever. Then they WI have become fun
members of the order. In the event any OF
years desire TO recant their VOWS they can
do so and return TO ther homes But i is
an an unusual thing for a novice to desire
q, Ihe mother house of the Sisters of Char
ny itn OF the lncarnate ward is St. Mary's
, ,nrJ IN This city. There are 1902 Sis
charge OF the niirmary. the orphan asy
I'm, ,9,m down the island. the tntirmarv In
Houston and the Gulf. Colorado and s..
re hospital at Temple The order was
rrr,ousht to America in 1865 by The late
Bishop Dubois and Is now m a thoroushlv
Houf'shlns condition.
COAST COUNTRY DRAINAGE
one OF the questions uppcrmost In the
"'nuS or the coast country people is the |
problem of drainage They all realize thu
necessity for a general system of drain
age. hnt there sce,as to he a variety of
opinion as to how 1t shall be ACCOMPLISHED
me report of the jury of View on three |
DRAINAGE bitches. Arcadia. North Arcadia |
and south Alta Iona. with cngineers' |
est innate OF cost. WAS presented 10 the COM |
mlss'oil.rs court ana nl;mber OF main |
ianu citizens and property holders were |
pres ent to hear and discuss It, 1t was |
es'imated that the Arcadia ditch would |
urain LOS acnes and cost S3ljs, North Ar |
cauia 80 acres and cost $6i9.75o. and South !
Alta Iona ditch 1854 acres and cost s72ii |
objection was urged on the part OF Or D. |
y. allen on the ground that he does no, |
need the ditch. and on the part OF c. T.
anger because OF excessive assessment.
NotH WhstIndin@ objections the report was
adopted and the bitches VII ma ierlalize AZ
unless tho court changes it's mind in the
meantime.
TO REGISTER VOTERS
County Registrar l., c. Fisher has been
authorized to rent and fit ND an office
at some convenient point in the city for
the registration of voters. aud h,e viii have |
everything in readiness by the time the |
law requires his office to be opened. that |
Is, twenty days before the election IA. |
commissioners court will hold specai |
meeting October for the purpose of ar |
ranging an advert isement notifying candi- |
date, that their names must be furnished |
the tidf',. IN order to hlve them placed |
on ule official ballot, and to arrange for |
inc issuance Of an election rrc,i lnrati1n |
II Is the first reminder In an official way |
that the time for holding the State ana |
National election is drewing so near
GREAT INCOHONEE
a reception and hop were given by
Tuskarora and Caronkaway tribes of the
Improved Order Of Red Men to Judge Rob-
G9rt 7; Daniels, great incohonee Of the
United States. who Is on visit to the
/ local camps. The Red Men. after snol M,
the pipe of peace. .ndulGed in "A pow-wow
wherein the great incohonec was the
Grief speaker ard then followed the merry
max nE, which was enjoyed by a large
number 81 invited guests and the evening
passed. off very pleasantly.
THE NORTHER
The first norther OF the season brought
out some OF the wraps and thicker cloth
ing Of winter early this morning and held
up pretty well through the day. This even
ing the bay was very choppy and along
the wharNcs 1t was chilly enough - he
very suggestive Of winter. Everybodv
( hc" ever. except Ito ice dealers am M
soda fountain people, enjoy the change in
cons derabiy II it would only keep up lcne
enough ' '''s
TO THE PRESS OF TEXAS
Temple, Texas, September 25-By au-
/ thority vested In me as president, I hereby
call a meeting OF the executive committee
! of the Texas press agso,f,tt,, =.