The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-16
MEETING HALF WAY.
Between Houston and East Texas
Citizens.
R DIFFICULTY IN MEETING
The Delegation Get Together mt the
Old Historic Town of Liberty
and Talk.

: A delegation OF citizens left Houston
yesterday afternoon to meet similar dele
cations from Liberty, Jefferson and Orang
counties. with the view OF discussing tn
yellow fever situation. and determinini
whether or not the quarantine restriction
now In force against this city and Calves
ton could not be entirely raised or at leas
modified. The Southern Pacific railwa!
placed special train, free Of charge. a
| the disposal Of tho delegation, amont
whose members q Post representative OBJ
served the following: Or. Max Urwitz
ert Adair, August Moscr, Jake Keller ant
| John Lyons OF the board Of health and
| General Manager Van Week OF the South
ern Pacific. Superintendent w. B. Mulyey
| OF the same road, Mr.. Hugh Hamilton and
Mr.. Charles Huebner, private secretary 10
Mr.. Van Week. Mayor Rice went to tie
depot to see the party off, and would have
| accompanied them were 1t not that 1t was
deemed advisable for him to remain In the
city to meet the Galveston board OF health
whose arrival was looked for later In the
afternoon.
On the trip the gentlemen OF the party
freely conversed on the all-absorblng topic
OF the hour tho fever scare and It's conse-
uuent quarantine, and 1t IL safe TO say that
did the people of the outside cities hear
the honest opinions expressed the needless
embargo which now so seriously interferes
with the business Of the section would un =
dergo speedy change.
Tho ,ai f,fiainIu ri tn ha
debate which enli,ened the run. but nearly
everybody else had something to say on
tho question which alt present engages SO
much attention.
Mr.. Keller was the most pronounced IN
the expression of his views. He was quite
severe In his structures against Dr. Cutie
ras, and In very forcible language de-
nounced that gentleman FOR the lack OF
courtesy and indifference 20 public safety
and public interests which his recent visit
and unccremonious departure manifested
State Health officer Swearingen also came
in for some uncompllmentary mention, and
the fact that both experts left Houston
without apprising the mayor and board of
health that they intended TO brand the city
IN yellow fever colors and thus permit and
facilitate the adoption of proper precau-
tionary measures, elicited much condemna-
ton.
In due time the train pulled UP at Day
ton. Liberty county, where tho conference
was billed to take place, but on alighting
from the Pullman car the Houston lelega-
tion found there was nobody there to con-
Ter with save about dozen Of the local In
habitanls, who had been attracted 10 the
depot by mere curiosity.
Inquiries at the telegraph office revealed
the true inwGrdness of the situation which.
briefly summarized was this: the train.
having on board n number of doctors and
laymen from Jefferson aud Orange coun-
Ties, was at that moment detained oft Lib
cry ilve miles distant, and its occupants
were warned by the mayor, Mr. Joe RI
Were, that II they proceeded any further
In other words, If they went as far as
llaNton to keep their engagement with th.,
houston contingent-he would not permit
them to return. This threat of Mayor Ri
were nonpiussed the jefferson and Orange
county delegations. and LEFT them con-
piotely at sea" as to what thry sshould
40 lhey We're anxious TO 20 ahead aud
keep thoir promise, but they did not have
Ihy assurance that they would be al
lowed to stop at Dayton, even II they were
Wiling to do so. and they certainly dla
not relish the idea OF "bunlSing on the
cola prairie until such time as his honor
chcse to relax his rigid rule and graclously
'onnescend 10 allow them to get back In
lhis piiRht they waited ,Micawber like. for
something to turn up Something di1
lurh up, General Manager Van Week
went to the telegraph instrument and in
toi,e on voice as soft MS cooling dove
49, neu me cn'ei magistrate Of Liberty the
nseney ana Importance of holding the
proposed conference, at same time request |
ns him In coaXing AMI eniearinr terms y,
please withdraw his objection to The rn-
,uining OF the train. No 20. Then Mr.. |
van Week, in bland and honeyed phraseoI, |
'sy, sought a permit to allow the Houston |
t"nn w pull into the outskirts OF Liberty !
ma IN this way enable the conference io |
~ nei0' MI the man who guides tho |
ies'iiiles OF that busy burg was unbendlnr |
,,, ~ ,naiioNauie' and neithor gentle expos |
uia'ion or animated remonstrance--noth |
hs shot Of dynamite, In fact .-spcmea liz
y TO Change or soften his adamantino
ie"r.' bht he changed. He took tum-
~ 20 himself when a telegram was re.
sNeu from Ut. Swearingen, asking "In
~ haiie OF reason and common sense -
lot 10 interfere with through traffic. Tbis
Nas an Mayor Riviere wanted. He n, one
eceooa IRON the position he had so stern
!, ' ne.u @nu told the spokesman OF the del.
h",. ons ,na' they could now 60 ahead IL
y TO understand that I'm return,ns 80.
'ns.oh uhey would have To shoot tbronrh
, aos,,v With all the speed commonIv
,suripea To streak OF creased liyh,
"ns when 1t Is at its best
\, snort ume later, relieved OF Tho ,,,..
a ,tve the train bearing the represon,a
.ssss OF Orange and Jefferson conn,,a.
' , INTO the Dayton depot. Most IS
'h We're at first little shy in mss,,, VI
,nelr Houston friends. but after n few ing
aacs their bashfulness wore away ana ~
ahoassador of The Post was snohIea ~. ~.
party: 9"''eiaeh IN the
rom recommendation. Il. p. Graz o,r
y Judge; City Marshal Dixon Gray snnan
~, nsthuent George c. DeYoung Of Ina So.
my ana Fast Texas railway. Thomas TT
.angnam. sheriff; l.. f. Chester. postm,a ~
err !. N. Armstrong, d, IL. MeI,eod aMd
~ y. r, Calhoun, president OF The hoard
neaith; Dr. w. W. Cunningham M W.
!, Crews. Dr. J. A. Glider. DR.. ID n uow
erso,' DIR. J, s Price and Or. A.
From orange--Iion. S. T. Chenau,t oo,n
Judge; Sheriff jeff T, Bland. HIM
ioliand, Hon. II. j. Lutcher OF the I.utcha. {
Moore Lumber company: Colonel Gsorsa
saneroit' secretary ani treasurer NJ tsS ,
'aneroft Lumber company; George ra,h
ho,s, ana pr J, Saunders. Or. s. w