The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03
ISLAND CITY ITEMS.
Batilcship Fund Still LacginG-Drown
While Fishing


Batiicship Fund sun IacginE-Drowncd
While Fishing.
Galveston. Texas. May 2--lutcfcst IN
the Texas battesHp fund appears 20 have
very nearly subsidized 10 fur as contribu-
tons being received by the treasurer indi-
cate. When Governor culhcrson named
tt.c committee To solicit suhscrpti Ions Ia
the testimonial fund he ccmpimcntcd Il
| number OF very worthy gentlemen IN the
| liincipnl cities of the state. but somn OF
= IN" worthy gentlemen do not seem to have
considered tnat acceptance OF the honor
carried with Il any obligation in tho way
of effort. Mr., George S.aly. treasurer OF
the fund. said today that ha had been
writing 10 parties IN Dallas Houston and
other cities to forward contributions now
IN hand In order that he may make II
statement OF progress. Mr.. Scaly rays
there Is about $500 In sight at the present
time and TINT the committee is hopeful OF
increasing the sum To $500 at least, 20
that the testimonial TO be presented To
tho hatllcship may DO something worthy
OF the great state for which the vessel II
named Up to the present writing about
one brd IF the entire amount collected
Tor tho testimonial fund has been contrib.
utud by Galveston. while az to the remain
der the percentage Is largely with the
smaller 'owns. Dallas, Fort Worth ana
san Antonio having done very little II
has about been decided that the tcstimo-
NAL shnll take the form of a silver SER
vice. and estimates are in hand which
range from $500 upward II Is now
visit the gulf ports before next November.
THE DEATH LIST.
Following is the death list for the week
just ended:
William Watson. about 20 years.. trou-
matte shock mccleut). Barbara Poulson.
20 years, cerebral npopiexy. Aiphonsc
Duke coored, 3Ia months, natural causes
unancsD, Mrs. Elizabeth Ronaino. "A
years. aeulr aslhcnin, Charles A. Soiiroe-
la ,tt.Iv
hhouc Z months. turnor Of kidney: Iat-
mex smith, "a years cerebiitia, Amy Jus
Ne, oolored, ~ yenrs, nervous prostra-
mrmbhhnpGg liiyngitia tdcd out of cliy) |
John Giites, ~ yeurs. organic hcart dis
case; Rich0rd Blackburn. colored. about
Cav. Jones 10 ycnre. hemorrhage. sur
rienl shock. Annual death rate per 1000
for week. He.
DROWNED WHILE FISHING.
Thomas f;lfstrcm. seaman who hnd
lived in Galveston for several years. wan
drowned Yesterday evening between I ana |
2 O'Clock at the county bridge An oar
from his boat went arm and MIR. Ell |
sifon stripped aud went oyer the sldo ar
ter II. He did not cone np ana about
shore AT Virginia Point. He was about
30 yenrs old md was born IN Sweden lie
leaves VIE ana four grown children.
The funeral Win occur tomorrow morning
~ ~ O'Clock from his late residence,
strand between Twenly-eighth aud
Iwcnty-niuth,
AT WORK AS USUAL.
The threatened break between the
Brush Electric Light company ana several
OF rs employees has been adjusted to the
satiufaciion of all concerned. ana no fur
thcr complications ar. anticipated. Super
intcndent Cox says the furry, Ia his Jndg-
fncnt, grew out ~ misa apprehension oil
The facts. liz men had made him Il prop
ostion TO which nc could not accejc, ana
he had made counter proposition, which, |
after some delibsration. .wns accepted W
the men, who ARE at work as usual.