Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-23
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
THE BEAcl HOTEL IN LITIGATION.
Thirty Thonssnd Das for City Tazcs-con.
vici Labor IA the PsnitentiHry Op-
possd-Notss and Personals.

| 'HNcstoh' AtNhh. january 2l.-The case
OF the City OF Galveston against the
Beach Hotel and Seaside Impro ement Co.,
tho corporation owning the i,ench hotel. =
suit for taxes. has been before tho district
courts for some time and will DO taken up
again tomorrow. The claim OF the city
against the hotel for taxcs past duo ana
unpaid amounts to something over sOvyv
and until this claim is settled and the
hotel Is entirely free of litigation there
| " not much prospect of any thing being
done Ia the way of renovation and re-
pairs, refurnishing, ETC.. necessary 10 put
tho house In order for reopen
Ing 1hero have been many sug-
gestions as to the new ownersnip
and management OF the rejuvenatsa
Beach, but meantime the house has been
| lying Idle and looks like Il were going
| TO wreck and nothing deflnte can pe
learned as to the purpose OF the owners
| VINO recently purchased the property at
ahorin's sales for the very moderate sum |
! OF $1,000. IL would require probably Nv.Vvy
| to put tho Beach hotel In firBt-oiaps shape
and II the work were begun ut once 10
| could not be completed before II would
| DO needed TO accommodate tho visitors
| who would be Hooking to the seashore to
| enjoy tho salt sea breeze and the surf
bathing and the other attractions OF tho
| Island city " there were attractions pro-
vidod nj the beach. as might be expected
| OF IA frst-c,nss summer roaort. Chief
ainolE these, OF course, IL such hotall
as the Beach could be made ana IL ex-
| pectcd to be, if II should fall Into tho,
| right hands. Galveston trades-peoplo ara
looking forward TO a large amount OF re-
| tall business from tho vistora who nrol
expected TO flock into the city tho coming
| summer and there IL no doubt that tho
numerous excurslons from tho intcror
help greatly TO tide over the summer duil-
! ness, and hence they arc beginning to
DO little anxious about tho artificial at
fractions that are to serve ~ added in-
ducement to visltoru. The off-Shoro con-
vcniion hall, which was contemplated, ana
for which moro than $4,000 had been np-
Fcrhed In said TO have been abandoned
after nearly nil the money necessary for
| itH construction had been secured, there IL
no pavilion Gu tho beach, az there used
TO be- and unless tho Beach hotel Is
brushed up and raopened things arc likely
10 he very nearly az duil out there during
tho summer al they now ara when tho
only suggestion to the visitors ego is neg
lccl and decay.
However, there In q lingering hopo that
ms foon az The litigation IA digposed OF tho
new owners OF the hotel win have forco
nj work and that tho needed improve
mcnts will be speedily made.
qERaiAN-AAiER1cANC IT1zENs.
The following petition ~ circulating in
ltBalf.
at general meeting. held January
z. the Gcrman-Afnorcan cltizona' assooia-
tion adopted the following resolution;
Resolved. That the legislature DO pc
titionod to abolish trade labor In peni-
tentlarlea and that convicts be used only
TO improve public roads.
1--WE, tho undersigned. indorsc tho above
resolution Of tho Ger1nhn-American Citi-
1ons' association and pledge TO do all IN
pttt ts.uH nfsl tha 40 ..f IA
In conformity with tho above named reso-
luton"
THE MATTER SETTLED.
The question OF supplying iightB nj tho
county jail, which caused 1omo discus
sion between tho city and the county com
mlssioners. has been settled. a confer
onco was hold yesterday between tue
persons interested and It wna agreed that
the county should continue 10 pay for
tho lights. The difference OF opinion re-
gardinE tho matter was the result Of q
misunderstanding. which waB adjusted az
soon M tho representatives OF tho city
und county came together.
GIBSON STOCK SOLD.
4 bill OF salo has been nied in tho office
OF the county clerk whereby c. Il. Powers,
Jr, trustee In consideration of 5000 con-
voys to the A. Il. sharp.eigh Hardware
company OF ST, Louis al the stock Of fire
arms fishing tackle. bicycles sporting
goods, ETC.. fixtures and an Iron tnfe, con-
veyod to him, as trustee. BY II. l.. 0ibson.
excepting therefrom nino guns purchased
by Gibson from Henry Koidei Co.
10 COLLECT SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The Gulf and Interstate Railway COM
pany Inns begun proceedings In the district
court OF this county 10 compel certain
subscribers to the per cent thirty-ysar
gold bonds OF the company to comply with
tho obligations they assumed and which
they have up TO this time wholly neglect
ed. II In probable that the proceedings
will have tome result at the present term
GRAIN MOVEMENT.
Total receipts Of grain at Galveston to-
day 1875 cara, divided as follows: Per uulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railway, sixty
cars corn: per International and Great
Northern railway. two cars corn. ono car
and Texas railway. slxty-ons cars corn.
ono car wheat.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
General Manager u. +. Yoaisum Of tnS
Santa lie left last evening for San An-
tonic.
Joseph L. Gins OF the weather bureau
returned this morning from an extended
Walt TO Atlanta and Swcetwatcr. Tenn.
In tho criminal court today John j..
Gaypor was convicted of burglary ana
sentenced to tho penitentiary for three
years.
Captain ]. N. Hawyer OF the Mallory
limo left last evening for New Orleans U
attend a meeting OF the BouthwsstsrA
Traffic association.
A. y. Sanford. freight agent or tns
Santa Fe at Houston. and I. II. Maso1p
who occupies n similar position At Ard
more, I. T.. are In the city.
Tho city council meet in adjourned sez-
sion Thursday evening, when the matter
OF granting right-of-way TO the PROPOSED
new union depot site will b. definitsIy
settled.
J. A. jackson OF Palmer. John d. Nch-
OILS and w. v. Tad,ock of Crawford. II.
Rlckelrnann Of Marlin. j. j, Stubs %
wortham and w. II. Whitehead Of chas-
ter registered at the Cotton Exchange to-
day.
J. O. Gregory, division superintendcnr
Of the international and Great Northern.
md superintendent or the Galveston.
Houston and Henderson. and barney 4
Bowers. superintendent Of bridges ana
buildings for the international and Great
are In the city.
FATAL HORSEBACK RIDE,
Carthage. Texas, January 2o--Wnile Foot
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