The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-01
BEAUMONT IS ALL SERENE.
They Saw No Reason to Quarantine
Against Houston.
CAN SHIP COTTON THROUGH SABINE.


Beaumont Texas. September 0.--There
was mo train from Beaumont to Galveston
today on the Gulf and Interstate railroad.
Yesterday afternoon when DR.. Sweartn-
gen issued an order declaring the quaran-
tine against Beaumont off 1t was pre-
stunned that all roads out OF Beaumont
would resume their regular schedules this
morrdng. With the exception OF the Gulf
and Interstate they did So and that this
road did not was because Of the Quaran-
tine at Galveston.
Traffic Manager Phillips, who has
charge OF this end OF the Gulf and Inter-
state, had made preparations to send
train out on the regular schedule ana
had so announced. but last night he re-
oeived telegram from headquarters In
Galveston saying that official notice from
DR.. Swearingtn stating that tho quaraV.
tine against Beaumont had been raised
had not been received, and Beaumont
mail. passengers and freight would not be
permitted to enter the city until such off,
cial notice was received
Mr.. Phillips Immediately took the ncces-
sary steps TO have the State health OFF,
GERS official proclamation wired 10 tine
Galveston authorities and thought he had
thereby disposed of all objections but he
had not as yet become acquainted with
the business end of the quarantine, which
Galveston was SO vigorously enforcing.
AT 4:20 O'Clock this afternoon the follow
ing message was recelved.
L. +. Chester Acting Mayor, Beaumont.
Galveston, Texas. September 30.--Gal-
weston board of health still holds quaran-
tine against Beaumont on account of com
ditions of quarantine matters between
w. c. Fisher.
| In other words. Health officer Fisher
held that unless Beaumont quarantined
Houston, Galveston would quarantine
| Beaumont, sbut 1t will take something
| more serious than the Eva Duncans case
| to make Beaumont accede to hts implied
| demand, and this city Is perfectly willing
that Houston shall ship all Its cotton
| through here TO Sabine Pass.
| BOARD OF TRADE ACTS.
| The executive committee of the Beau
mont board of trade held a special meet.
ing this afternoon and adopted the follow
| ing resolutions:
| Resolved, by the board of trade of this
city, That in our judgment there will be
no danger In permitting the Kansas City
| Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad company tc
| operate its freight trains from Kansas
CITY and the Southern Pacific company to
| operate its freight trains 70 and from
Lake Charles, La. and that we believe all
proper precautions will be taken to guard
| the trains against carrying any infected
| freight: we therefore request that the
| governor and State health otffeer permit
| the running CT said trains from all points
| along Their lines, provided the same dc
| mot stop for passengers or permit passefi-
| gers to enter their cars in Louisiana, and
provided they guard their trains at theil
own expense within that State--the State
| health officer to appalnt the guards--hotf
| companies to operate their trains subject
to such regulations as tho State health
| officer may prescribe.
| In this connection the board OF trade
| states that said companies are now losfnf
| large traffic and 10 continne the embargS
against them will entail yet further losses
both to said companies as well as the citi
| zens of this community.
| Reso,ved. further. That the secretary o
this board Immediately transmit this res
| olution to both the governor and the Stat
health officer. w. r.. Blain,
Secretary Board OF Trade.