The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-06
ISLAND CITY NEWSITEMS
The Red Men 10 Meet in State Conclave
Next Tuesday.
LIVELY BIDDING FOR STREET RAILWAY
Is Expected mt the Sale Next Month
Telegraph Operator Drowned
While in Bathing.

Galveston, Texas, August 5.-The great
council of the Improved Order OF Red Men
of Texas will meet in this city on Tuesday
August s, 1899, and will remain in SEES
sion three days. About 800 delegates VIII
attend large number OF visiting chiefs
are also expected.
The programme for the great COUNCIL
during the three days will be as follows:
The great council will assemble at the
Red Mems hall, Center and Market, on
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, where they
will be welcomed by Hon Walter c. Jones,
mayor of the city. Chief r, H. Herman
will then address the council in behalf OF
the local tribes, Tuscarora No. 3, Carohk-
away No. Is and Winona council No. D.
Daughters of Pocahontas. AT O'Clock
a barge. will leave the foot of Center street
for sail on the bay, visiting the lettles'
At O'Clock p. m. degree WORK VIII Dc
exemplified by the degree team OF iohka-
way tribe No. OF Houston this pelns Tue
crack team of the State
ON Wednesday the great council WIN
convene for business at 10 a nj. At p
M. there Will be trolley ride over the
cjty which will wind up at the Olympia
with war dance.
On Thursday the great council VIII CON
yene at 10 O'Clock a. m for business mere
will be a banquet at Olympia at p. M
At s o'clock p m. degree work VIII Do
given by Daughters of Pocahontas' Winona
council No. g.
their pale face friends to their VISITING
chiefs. They also desire at this time 70
thank their friends for the assistance rem
dered in providing funds and material Tor
the entertainment OF the great COUNCIL.
LIVELY BIDDING EXPECTED.
There's going to be some lively bidding
for the Galveston city railroad. The prop
erty will be sold one month from To-Day
The bondholders. 1t is understood WIN
not be bidders. but there VIII be plenty
without them. Two prominent Galveston
ians are now In New York organizing syn
dicates to buy the road II IT can be Sc
cured at a bargain, and Independent OF
these gentlemen there are some capitDlsts
taking an active interest IN the mater
Two expert opinions nave aireaus pes W.
rendered upon the proper'y--ohe Wy d 'a
road specialist who came mere WIN ~,
Ripley of the Atchisop. Topeka ana santa
i re and the other by a local railroad man
| ~ considerable prominence. Both OF THESE
1 renorts are understood TO have been com
mandatory OF the management OF Ma3o,
Baer. The New York parties VINO ehsaseu
the local railroad official 70 render repo.'
wanted to know particularly II lne I'M
proyements to the roadbed, the pu.tihs
/ In of new rails and the purchase VI nc"
cars by the receiver was necessary anu
whether they would tend to Increase ca, !,
lings. The report was TO the eHect .ha'
the improyements were greatly needed
that thew would result In considerapie
saving. and that 1t was the part oil WIS
dom and good management TO nave thcn'
put In at once. .,vad
Some lawyers here In town nave recei,eu
orders to forward information 70 ne"
York about the city railroad--lts earaiht
capacity, its mileage, etc. ihese, 60,
with the other information tlal e',u ,u
from New York, indicate ihat lheIe u.
be no lack OF bids and that the prlee pas
for the property Will be lair ono'
Speculation as to what the roa Ca oo W.
bring varies from s75O,oOO to si'ooo'oV''
TELEGRAPHER DROWNED.
William r. Dunkinson. an Assoeia'e'
Press operator in the office OF the Sai'es
ton News, was drowned while In patn'h
at the beach about o'clock this morning
For the last month or so Dunkinson ma
! been In the habit OF going SURF Dsshins ,
the morning. He rarely missed "a
Occasionally his wife went WIN MN