The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
|ISLANp CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Defective Pier in Mainland Bridge Is
a Serious Natter.
FAULTY MASONRY IS THE CAUSE.
Ono of tho Piers Must BE Rebuilt-Good
Fortune of Bright Newspaper
Man-TownTopics.

.,st supposed. Ii was reported yesterday
that the draw WAS out OF order ami CON
lstguentiy M vehicles could nass over IN
BRIDGE but it was supposed the trouble
would be quickly arranged 80 that the
terfnption to travel would be but mat
ter Of few hours. bu, today IT looks dill
rent. The bridge tender told Il reporter
tbs morning that the cog upon which
tea raw turns WAS broken suad IT would
bo ,Wo N three weeks before i c0ula be
iei aired. Ono OF the com'aty cOmud,-
ls'cngls declared the trouble To I've cNcu'
u cfr serious. mat tie central pier Of the
di lNV ms sunk on ore side. AHA he Nils
lso thoroughly Disguised VIII the pestifer-
Icus Drugc tnat Is - frequently getting
Uut % gear and siNius - B.IDn trl.i!.-
lthat De WAS inclined to advise tntt' don
n"nt Of me structure altogether. The
road and bridge committee visited the
bridge today, taking ws.h tlsm an expert
nMeAiist rom Lees isuAdry- Ihay
i"u'li tnr rcnta! pier on which the draw
iitsts badly sunk on one side. and the
conclusion reached Was that about three
or four fA8. Of the cuneret. would have
~ he moved and the per rehiilt and that
the wrk VIII commune at lcas: ,wo or
three months. y ne. tins OF The county
COMMISSIONERS court was called for
To clock this aiterrcol. hut in the ab-
:, nee OF Juise LceKnait and Commits
c-rt that The road and bridge committee
decided to have an architect exam ne the
| nr"-s ami repol& a. b. what should be
DONE
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
The people Of Galveston. in bidding cor
the p1pulist State convention. " .c ltov,d
theroto in part at least. by lhe prospect
Of d large attendance of visitors. and at
lthis season OF tn var NM iculnr,v ,;,l
49,, M. =, -. -, -
'-..'l ms " nav rNo" man? VISITORS
| MNnn her midst. The 5nvcntton is
lclllcd for August : and The indica lions
are that the atten'lluct both OF gate,
and Interested onl1okers. vii be very
i ~ NAaifnian Noih Allen OF the conn
roads event an. hnv. ,nSnir1s, a Ny
iiunn ra:a OF - ton. the convention and
ihis VIII be taken advantage II by hug.-
land Ina the ,nfin.mcc NJ sc ..9 pt
- me 49,. a., r''er 81 anFf pIeSy,.e
Lax rest aIJ r.sre1 1i i' f a 10y lays
sm Mr. ,n, ,,i are heinE rsSeiv.d
ha sona hntsan'ts ~ ~ .'''L ,,, MI
eS ~. i co,,, of 10" G.lgEairs' iieett1s
len 10 have rt,arrn ri me ~ ,,a,,,o ~,
Tor ~, p..,,,.a,,,i. ~, w ~ a is III. nus
moo, y, I.,v',tsinh vas heid mis- after
work. i'' ''e'i
BRfAN'S PRIVATE SECRETARY
j. W. Cutwri.,ht a reporter on tho
Galveston News for the INST ,hrAe ~,
four months. left this morning for Chi
cago 10 accept a position with the Assoc
t.iatad Press with vl,rh ~. vas former
lv corne-,ted Mr. .'m,,,r;,,h, ah,nt,s ~
sunr,nons to Chicago may h.. craiit.,d ~, ~
| g,
presd.n, of tho I-,a,ad Hatss iJr
80. . ~. ., 49,, 10, o.I,es' Whvse pr,-
- necic'aIS ne was "htn hr; Bryan
know it to be- so pr,,.,in,ts ,hs, gH ~ M y
lie expected to accompany the nom me-,
lnrongnont me campaign as the rspre-
ter from Illinois 10 IN. r,ver.nss r,,s,,, 'y.
J yesterday said in lie event Of Nj. t,rv,n's
. election Galveston fifwsuaper man 70
slated fer a high position and Mr.. CUT
wright rs supposed to be that man
,-or,,,ss,o,,. -
9H''i'er >. b' peitson of the cal
r 'oh ireShe tNnrean' Attorney Ba.linser
,,n.or. ~ T,.o Neni no AUSTIN 10 'lppetr
"a. IS "a lv tmy aNestn diserininatio9n
, WAYS in tha msrtar ~, H. ~, 49,"
! s,,',,,5 -. ai IL mater OF cotton rates in
i to the city They say they informed tho
VTihihisSioh mat While moi =, isl.ca ~ Il
g lf'ei. s-h = lair trial. but meanwhile the
$40 a thi,t n nv 's, ne, 1, ~ ~. ''i'.-
liz ~, ~, >. , M no Ahhndon"i ~ case.
i or. MiLi. MEN '-'''e '''S
j,r < 49,, ''-''
weston coton ENchanse received 9i nv D I,
ter this morning from Roher, Gibson. Sec
re'ary of the ccaton and Oh MA Mems
would he a ,neetn,, Of S tbo Nm n LA uia aaere
IS,n i IN AT ana inviteF lin and Non
/. 'a' y! nc sotton exchange TO he pres
.hl. ~ was not stated Tor what purpose
ne netting Il called or how large an at
! ''NNlNrhp ON TWO CHARGES
= Lizzie Kelley gained moro or less notori-
d from - ernc.r,. ,,',, ''.',n . ''"o,,"r Din
:, i"nrtn ana church While in Jail await
{ ',S ~ a'iSwrr inns oHeilse she robbed u
eruhN"n inmate of her cell OF TWO gold
:, s,,ss, ~ mining IN ii.e, criinnal com,
h. n n MI sonsm''d Oh both charges and
q H. i,lustInSnt ''ssessed At Two years In
It 'he pehtentlary in each case
: Hon. l.. l.. Foster OF the velasoo Ter.
Y minal Is here.
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