The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-27
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Railroads to 81 Cessured for tic
Freight Situation.
DENIED THAT The pORr IS BLOCKED
switchman % BADLY CrusAed He
VIII Probably Dic-The Horse
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Honored.

(The Posts branch office in Galveston 10
Mt the fremont Hotel, where items OF news
subscriptions and advertisements will be
,received.)
Galveston. Texas, October 26.--Thc Gal.
weston Maritime association held q meet
ing this morning. at which II took q hand
In the discussion Of the freight situasion
here. At tho conclusion It wns given ont
that resolution had boon adopted setting
forth the conditions herc and censuring tho
railways for the state Of affairs. This rso-
luton ID being put in shape BY Mr.. u.
Adoue and will be made public a. soon as
he can frame It. It ia a matter OF so much
moment that Mr.. Adouc Ii taking time 10
put 1t In shape and It may not be given out
before morning. In tho meantime Mr..
Adoue declined to discuss the matter.
Two othor ship agents who were present
at the meeting were little more commune
cative.
1T Is ell folderol." they said. ''for the
| railroads 70 cry about the facilities Of the
| port There is room ON the docks for no.
| 600 bales Of cotton, and there IL not 1000
bales there There are six,y.five ships in
port In round numbers. and they can not
| get cargoes. The tracks on the docks have
been practically doubled during the last
year or two, and not as much cotton is be-
ing handled on the docks ae there was last
| year. Tho statement TINT Galveston ID
blocked Is all nonsense II the railroads
Will give us the stuff we will be only TOO
glad TO take II. Some OF the ships have
l hany, hos, fs.s. ovxA ~
| cargoes that We have engaged for them.
! know OF agents who are figuring on send
| ing vessels away from here In balN,st be-
cause they can not get cargoes for them.
That does not look like q blockade on the
wharf front"
| The ship agents, :or once In their lives,
are seemingly unit on this proposition
and the chances are they will get after the
| railways with sharp stick whom they
make public their resolution.
SWITCHMAN FATALLY HURT.
w. l.. Hurk. switchman. % years Of age,
met with an accident this morning a,
about 11:45 o'clock which may cost him his
NE The accident occurred near tho inter-
section OF Thirty third and Mechanic Mir.
Burk stepped between two cars to make a
coupling. and before be co lid get out Yves
caught between the bumpers and badly
mashed. Ills right Jaw was broken. face
and side crushed, and three ribs aud left
arm broken.
AS soon as possible the unfortunate man
was extricated and removed to a place
near by until the arrival OF the patrol
wagon, when he was taken to the Scaly
hospital. A telephone message received
from the hospital this afternoon states that
the injured man may not recover.
Officer Crews, who took Burk to the hos
pltal, states that the man suffered intenEe
pain and begged for relief
| TEXAS MAsONS HONORED.
DR.. A. b. Chambsrlin. inspector general
Of the Masonic jurisdiction OF Texas, re-
turned via the Santa Fe this morning from,
Washington. d. c.. where he attended a
meeting OF the supreme council OF the
southern Jurisdiction OF the United States.
| I'VE always enjoy ourselves during these
meetings.. 10 said, "ani incidentally we
work for the good Of the order. This time,
| in addition TO the regular routine Of bust
ness, We elected Charles Il. Brown, Frank
| y. Hudson, William Scrimgeour and Chas.
| IT, Bowerfind OF Galveston; w. II. Hall OF
Temple. Harry L. Carlton OF Austin. Chas.
X. Morehead OF FL raso and ]. 8. Wilson
of Houston to the honorary thirty-third de-
| gree and elevated Charles @. clifford
Louis Schneider. Il. NJ Hartrlck and Frank
| II. Miller OF Galveston w. g. pugh of El
Paso. George ". Kidd and VIII N. Kidd OF
| Houston ind N. r. Grammer Of Fort Worth
10 be knight commanders OF the court OF
honor. The other buglness would not In
terest the public"
THE HORSE EPIDEMIC.
Or. William Folsctter OF Dallas. State
veterinary surgeon. who has been investi-
eating the epidemic among coast country
horses, arrived in Galveston this morning
and. in company with DR.. II. J. Burkoy.
examined several cases today. DR.. Folset-
ter finds condition here some what differ
ent from what he encountered on the main
land and has invoked the aid Of the micro
scope to help the diagnosis. A. the medical
college this afternoon DR.. Cannon Will ex-
anime several specimens for him.
To REDEEM BONDS.
On the first day OF December, this year,
City Treasurer Ed Mccarthy will redeem
| s757o0 worth OF forty year limited debt
bonds Of the city Mt their par value, pro-
vided they are presented for redemption
| That they will be presented on that date
| however, goes without saying, for sfteI
| December they will cease TO bear interest
PENSION INCREASED.
| Information was received from Washing.