The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-16
Sc OF The SHORTAGE.
Bser's Opinion Of Street
Railways Not Paying.
SERVICE IS TO BE CURTAILfD.
Many Miles Of Track for vbe
. puIation-Juveniie FirebuS
Bound over.

Posts branch office in Galveston is
riptions and advertisements will be
redJ
vston, Texas. November 15.--Major r.
Ter, who was lately made receiver OF
galveston City and Gulf City Street
" properties. thinks the trouble has
the operating departments. There
90 many miles OF track" said he.
Re is not population enough to justify
oh trackage. and the same trouble cx-
Houston and other Texas towns"
or Baer says he Will not hesitate to
ermission of the court to curtail the
e if 1t becomes absolutely necessary
such a thing in order to operate the
within the limit OF the receipts.
DUBLE ATTACHING WITNESSES.
riff Henry Thomas and his deputies
aying some practical experience with
ew law known as the Ayres subpoena
This was adopted by the last legls-
as an economy measure. the claim
made at the time that IL would save
late $4,000 in fees. 1t does away with
hments in felony cases where the wit
hives in other than the county of the
tuition and attempts to make a sub
binding instead. The law went iuto
on the Goth OF September, but this is
rst time the officers here have had
Experience with it.
other day Sheriff Thomas received a
ena 10 be served on a resident of this
n who is wanted as a witness In "a
hal case soon to come up in Cherokee
". Chief Deputy Gurlick went out
erved the subpoena on the witness.
I'VE you any money for me?" said the
kYho had listened to the reading Of the
document.
s." replied the officer. "if you will
y with the law and come to the office
Make oath that you have not the means
|ir own to make the trip"
have the money to pay my own way
viii refuse to perjure myself, but l
ct going"
he didn't.
true there is fine of $500 attached
|sobedience of the subpoena, but when
b as no property above a homestead
S il going to be collected? The days
brisonment for debt are passed. Dep
urlich says the instrument will be
bed to the officers of Cherokee
endorsed as executed by reading
party named herein" and it will
TO 80 at that. The authorities here
the new law deprives the courts of
Pmpulsory process to compel the at
bee of witnesses.
THE CHILD FIREBUG.
bund Mccullough, the young firebug,
pm Saturday last confessed to being
uthor OF number of incendiarisms
had been numbered among fire de-
lent mysteries, was held to the grand
this morning under bonds Of $500.
bs arraigned in Justice Barry's court,
becitic charge against him being set
ire to Eisenfelders feed store. lie adj
i setting fire to the store, told how
ID thrown a lighted match into rear
and in default of bonds he Was sent
4ctive Whittlesey, who was chiefly
mental in apprehending the boy and
pig up the case against MIN, says
This suspicious were aroused some
F@toS e'etiiiob Idiiphh. iic Nuc 0iNos
b when fires occurred and possessed
pit peculiar and accurate knowledge
workings of the lre department. He
ID to possess a mania for watching the
fs run and could tell the best horses
department, give accurate informa-
Is TO which company got there irst,
eas posted to such an extent as TO at
suspicion to himself.
fectve Whittlssey will probably go
the grand jury tomorrow and ask
p indictment. The boy Is scarcely |
than 10 years cid. and If the prece-
of the criminal court are adhered |
will hardly be punished and there
house OF correction to which he. could |
10y has now confessed to having
ID nine fires.
MARINE QUARANTINE OFF.
quarantines are off at Galveston so |
the State is concerned. Ir. ]. S.
Id. State quarantine officer at this
his morning released the three yes
hich had been detained In qusiran-
They were the steamers Amrum,
ane and Toleferro. The Amrum has |
go of sisal from Progresso, Mexico. |
rope mills.
Batter there will be no detention OF |
unless they happen to bring sick |
with them. In that event they will |
Planned until such time as danger |
eeuon shall have passed.
els from Louisiana, Mississippi and |
pa ports will be subjected to q
inspection as long as there is any |
lever prevalent in those States.
foreign vessels will be required TO |
IN quarantine as usual and TO SHOW |
IN bill OF health,
HE NEBRASKA DELEGATION.
a. Cullom, chairman OF the deep |
utilization committee, received let
Pday from W. II. Green OF Omaha,
the coming OF the Nebraskans to
ION in December A delegation sixty |
strong, will leave Omaha Neb..
ne night of December 4, md |
In Houston on tie 9th. After |
eeting to select delegates to the |
mississippi exposition at Omaha In
ne visitors Will come TO Galveston
pend a day or two in getting arqurdnt-
the shipping facilities of this port. |
ements are making here to enter |
hem handsomely.
NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
oiion for new trial in the sui. OF |
Bohan VS.. the Galveston. Houston
anderson Railroad company was ar
length before Judge Stewart In |