The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13
ISLAND CITY NEWSITEMS
Mr.. Huntinston's Demands Have Been f.
naIly Agreed To.
BELIEVED THAT He WILL NOW COME
An Old citizen suicided with a shot,
gun-Retnil liquor Dealers 10
he Jcrlkcd Up.

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! ficers Of the Galveston City company today
/, authorized the statement to be made public
that they would accept Hurtngton's prop
osition on ton blocks OF land on the bay
/, front to be used for wharf and terminal
purposes. This means, 1t is believed, that
| the Southern Pacific will come to Calves
ton with its railway and steamship inter-
csts. Mr.. Huntington is willing to pay
100000 for the City company's Interest in
the ten blocks in question One-fourth Will
be paid down and the balance In three
equal annual inetallments.
For long time 1t looked as II certain
stumbling blocks ID the way Of the deal.
going through could not be removed, but
one by one they were brushed away and
the contamination OF the trade will now
quickly follow. Huntington agrees to spend
sl5o,0oo within two years in dredging a
channel and in otherwise preparing
This is the biggest thing Galveston has
secured In many a day and there is much
rejoicing over the closing of the deal
SUPREME COURT RULING.
Attorney James B. Stubs received word
from Washington today that the supreme
court had reversed the decision of the
circuit court Of appeals at New Orleans
in tho celebrated ID Frieda steamship case
and authorized the United States district
court here to enter Judgment against the
defendant for more than $4,000.
Two or three years ago the British
steamship ran aground on the shoals near
Veasco and Captain Charles Clarke of
this city was engaged To float her His
contract provided that he should receive
100000 for the work If successful or moth,
ing If he failed to raise the vessel. Captain
Clarke floated the El F'rieda in a very
short time without injury to the ship. The
work was dome so quickly that the owners
thought the contract price was excessive
and refused to pay the full sum- CartaiA
Clarke brought suit in the Federal court
here and obtained judgment In his favor
for the fun amount with interest. Upon
appeal the circuit co;irt of appeals at New
Orleans reduced the Judgment of the lower
court to $4,000 Mr.. Stubbs. who had
been attorney for Clarke, then took tue |
case up to the supreme court He went to |
Washington in person and argued the mat |
ter and today was notified that the court |
had decided in his favor
AFTER LIQUOR DEALERS.
Webster Wilson. deputy collector of In
ternal revenue, lis preparing to go after
number of retail liquor dealers In Calves
.on and Houston for failure to attach
revenue stamps as provided by law. He
says several complaints have reached his
,ffice and the matter is now receiving at
entioD Mt his hands
For instance, the retail dealer who buys
barrel Of wine and then disposed of it
~ pint or quart bottle sales is required
inder the law to attach 1-cent revenue
,tamp to each bottle of a pint or less, and
o bottles of more than a pint 2-cent
Itamp must be attached The penalty for
violation of the law is fine of not less
han $500 or Imprisonment for six months
" both, at the discretion of the court.
SUICIDED.
Herman +. Klcinecke, an old and we'll
,nown citizen OF Galveston, killed himself
his afternoon with shotgun. He had
een in i'll health for a long time.
Mr.. Kleinecke lived ut Flfty-seventh
treet and avenue T, opposite the Lake
lew cemetery. For many years he was in
no butcher business, but retired with a
ompetence some years ago.
This morning he came into the city from
lis home and got shaved. He returned to $
lis residence and sat down to dinner. After ,
ating he went upstairs, took a shotgun I
nd killed himself. Il
Ill health Ia believed to have been the {
ause for tho act. &
COUGH PASSAGE REPORTED. ,
Captain Humphreys of the British
teamship kingswell, which arrived today :
rom Swansea, consigned to the Texas
company. reports a very {
cugh passage out. From the time he left !
swansea until he arrived at Port Eads no
STRONG head winds and cross
cas- in tho Atlantic and upon entering ,
he gulf was caught in northwest gale
which carried away Que of his life boats,
the vemtilatOrs and injured the
luper works OF the vessel. He was 28 /
lays In going from Swansea to Port Eads, ;
md Captain Humphreys says II was one
4 the toughest trips he ever made.
CITY COUNCIL.
The city council met in special session
pnight to consider the sewer arbitration
natter. A number Of the aldermen wanted
, throw overheard the present agreement /,
, arbitrate the value OF the plant for the
eason that the two arbitrator already {
ppolnted have failed to agree on the third
ian. On the recommendation OF the city
ttorney, however. the matter was allowed
, stand Is 1t Is for q while to see W some
can not be reached.
A SCREwApAlN KILLED.
]. X Jensen, white cotton screwman.
ged about SO years. fell from the hatch 0
ato the hold OF the British steamship
10 herfield this morning and sustained in !
iries from which he died later IN the day.
Jensen was assisting to load the vessel '
hen he stepped from the hatch and fell :
no the bottom hold. a distance OF about
,rty feet. IN
HOTEL ARRIVALS. |"