The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-26
Continued Growth of Shipping Bust
ness 10 Galveston.
TWENTY-FIVE FEET NOW ON THE BAR
Tho Norge Sails with Big Load-Atres'
of unliccnsed oystcrmeu Causes
Dearth of BiSalves.

show that thus far this month twenty
SIX foreign vessels have entered this port.
as against zen for the entire month oil
September. 1876. The vessels this year are
larger than were those OF last year, us
Indicated by the tonnage dues laid by the
foreign ships. that Is 20 say s25iS W thus
far this month. as against s55-. "a for the
entire month OF September, 1895.
In 1873 the total receipts Of ;he custom
house, during the month Of September.
were SS,i2.7i, during September 1894, the
receipts were .e3; during September,
1874. the custom house receipts continued
10 grow ana reached SNSli.6a during Sep
tember. lS5, they continued 10 snow an
increase, reaching NVs5l 81. TINS Increase
MAS uniform and gratifying but Is thrown
N the sNdue by the recclpts thus far dur
.nS The month OF september " hiCh amount
TO Sli,S-ib4, an increase OF over 40 per
cent over the total customs receipts OF
me PORK only three years agO.
There ate now twenty-one steamships in
port ana about forty uP and cleared tor
Galveston, and new charters are being an
through the port and establishment. OF
regular lines of steamers has considerably
increased the tonnage and likewise both
me import ana export business of the
port.
APPOINTMENT DECLINED.
Tho recent exposure Of a mill which
turned out doctors n Galveston with full
diplomas in seven days time stirred up
local physicians and probably to some ex
icU influenced The action of Judge stcw-
art in appointing a board of medical ex-
aminers. one of the appo.n,ees. Or. w. c.
Irueheart. had addressed Il letter to
Judge Stewart declining TO serve and CIV
ing his reasons as follows
While thanking you for tile honor ccn.
ferret, must respectfully deeii tn ap-
good Will be subservei Wv .ha enforcement
of the eN sting very defect We ard vie GUS
law Ths law requires only thos. without
diplomas 70 be eNaml7ed by the medical
sort Of an Individual - come INTO
community and register wv n the district
clerkD any sort cr document purpcrttng
70 be his med cal diploma, ana then ~
forth legally authorized 10 poison. MAIN.
ruin or Kill for pay such Of the public as
may fall under his care.
The old Inv required every uerson.
whether possessing a diploma or not. 70
anncrs On anatomy, physt ology, chem
lstry surgery. obStretrcs, pathology and
diagnosis; tho hoard certified to his diplo-
MA and to HIS fitness to he permitted 10
register and offer for pracsicc.
That law. although defective. IN several
points. eNered A salutary and valuable
effect in protect ug the public agRinsr at
least the more dangerously unsafe and in
capable quacks and imposters.
cheerfuly served FOR some years on
the board created by 'ha' law bur must
beg to hc excused from serving under thu
existing law, as I consider IL a statutory
uu!lity and a travcsty N anything ella m
ing TO he cstabl shed 10 project the public.
no OYSTERS.
The visiting odd Fellows. composing the
Denver canton. after spending two days
in the cty. left for home this even ng.
The VI, tors were shown every possible
attention during their stay here, enjoyed
boat rides on the bay. dips in the surf and
other things. but the oyster roast planned
for tho r enter ainment was a dismal IA /
ure Hardly any OF these cloud-land tn
habltants had ever ATTENDED an oyster
roast and many Of thor had never seen
an oyster in his native shell. ana hence
they looked forward TO the oyster roast
with eager aus Cluation, but when they
reached WOODLANDS Lake, whore the Toast
was 20 he enjoyed, there WA not an oNs-
ter on the place, nor could tho man VINO
was TO provide tho feast procure any.
Within the last week a number OF oYS-
,erers have been arrested for taking oN9-
tors wthout license, and . th.s tagr is IS
| were however, regalad W N 50 hes by
/ Mayor Fly Judge Klehurg ard others ana
/ we're afterward brought down town ana
/ taken To the restaurants, where oysters
( wcre literally urovided in other forms, II
( not roasted.
QUARANTINE RELEASE.
All vessels coming to tbs port from
districts supposed to be infected or tha'
have touched at ports suspected of IN
! lection are subject to three days detention
at quarantine. and some times when ther,
il more than one to be released The s.mt
1 day there Is some rivalry as to when snai
/ get the start and reach desirable berihS a,
The elevator or docks first This rivalr,
! has caused DR.. Blunt, state quarantine
officer. to issue the following proclama
XII vessels held in quarantine under th'
thrvo days rule viii be released III y. IN
on the day their quarantine expires
have been appealed TO to let this yes
sci out first or that vessel out first ina
not show any partially IN this way, an'
VII today and In the future follow th'
above rule. W T. Blunt NJ. H.,
state Quarantine officer.
DEEPEST DRAUGHT.
Tho Norwegian steamship Norge. with
cargo OF 12s c0 bushels Of wheat, 2Oo bale
Of cotton. 5000 sacks Of cotton seed mea
and 225 barrels of refined cotton seed Gil
for Rotterdam, crossed the bar at Al
o'clock shis afternoon drawing y feet
inches This Is the deepest draught vesso
that has Vct crossed the bar ami thos
who assume e. know say she had at lcAs
eighteen inches under her Keel when sh
crossed the bar or. n other words tina
the depth was twenty-five foot.
The steamships Knight Companion Ken
. dale Castle and Mara were released froi
quarantine this evening and came up
tho elevator wharf, where each VIII loa
part cargo Of grain.
The stcamShip lnchmona cleared fo
Liverpool today with $4,000 bushels G
wheat and other cargo
CHARGED WITH DESERTloN,S
by request OF Captain ]. II, Gordon
master Of the steamship Tevioi ial
y through Acting British Consul j.
r Blake United staes CommissionGrr r.
4 Ryrne today caused the arrest Of w. Wa
$ dell, J. reilly. X. Powell E ppni,
Jnnnyen. a. Anderson and S. Etienne uno
: the charges ~ dcscrlon. TIE charge
= we're proven. but captain Gordon az n,
Insist upon The men being sent 10 1Hll III
III the sailing Of the shin, and by consei
they returned to their duties
= METHODIST CONFERENCE
4 The quarterly conference of the Nir''H
q Methodist church began at shiloh chure
with a love feast meeting, this eNenin
Rov. j. w Rankin. presiding elder 9t q
Houston district, came down from ii"u
c ton this nftornoon 10 conduct the me
.ng This VIII bc the fourth ana last qua