The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26

Austin. DR.. c. +. Seafers w. j. Carr, G.
J. Miller. w. w. Mcdaniel. A. u. Weaver,
DR. Il. d. Bernard, j. Hayden, Il. NJ.
Telie. Sam Goldberg, w. +. Erbs, A. J. NJ.
vuylstecke, w. G. Holman, b. II. Me-
Keen. Mr.. Rorick, ]. II. Coleman. w. p.
Park. Il. A. Laughlin, ID. l.. Stump. Wal
ter NJ. Hall. II. c. Lindsly, Joe Williams.
r. A. Cunningham, DR.. II. p. Porter.
Among the members of the legislature
who attended the celebration the follow
ing were noted:
From the Sennte-B. II. Johnson, Corsi-
cana; George c. Greer, Beaumont; 9. l..
Potter. Gainesville; Arch GrinDan, Brown
wood; II. L. Ross, Paris; A. b. Kerr, Fla
tonia; C.. V. Terrell, Decatur; c. o. Jar.
Wis. Sulphur Springs; ]. 7. Poole, secre-
tary, Victoria; G. II. Allen, sergeant-at-
arms. Austin.
From the house: r. w. Adams and wife.
Lavaca county; n. b. Barbee and daugh-
ter, Crockett, Houston county; +. j. Bar
rett, Henrietta, Clay county; Or. Bean,
Kirbyyille, Jasper county j. W. Bolin,
Daingerheld, Morris county w. w.
Bridges. El Paso, FL Paso county Lea
Beatty, Lockhart, Caldwell county; o. II.
Cross, Waco, McLennan county w. $.
Conoly and wife, Marlin, Falls county;
}. w. Cup, Coryell, coryell county; j. ID.
Childs, San Antonio, Dexar county; j. W.
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Cooke county; A, u. Calvin, Paris, La
mar county; j. II. Caldwell, Austin, Travis
county; y. E. Decker, Quanah, Hardeman
county; j. NJ. Dean. Ben Wheeler, Van
nandt county; w, W. Dies and wife,
Kountzc, Hardin county; Dave Dorden,
lliilBboro. Hill county; j. w Echols Luz
ling, Caldwell county; w. II. Evans, Win
dom, Fannin county; j. II. Frost. East
land, Eastland county, A. p. Gordon,
vito and Miss Gordon, Grandbury, Hood
county; V. w. Grubbs Greenvile, Hunt
county Norman G. Kittrell, Houston,
Harris county. Joe Lake and wife, Mar
shall Houston county; G. ], Liyesey,
Henderson, RusI county; J. W. Maxwell,
Austin Travis county; A. t. Masterson,
Angleton, Brazoria county w. Il. Me.
Clellan. Coleman county; 4 G. Mcfarland.
Victoria, Victoria county; w. C. McKamy.
Dallas, Dallas county; Max Mcitzen, Fay
eiteVllle Fayette county; w. T. Shan
non, Bolton. Bolton county; A. Il.
McAnally and wife; Cameron, Nestor
morrow, Kaufman county z. NJ Nebb,
waco, McLennan county; B s. Rogers
and wife, Newburn Washington county;
j. II. Ratclin, Ratclin, Houston county;
W. 9. Rochelle, Park Bowie county; d.
W. Phillips OF Lampasas and daughter and
SON T. G, Phillips of pittsbtc-., Camp
county w, j. Russell. Brownsville, Cam.
eron county; w. NJ Robertson. Marshall
II,
Temple. Bell county; S. NJ Parish, Cal
vert, Robertson county; j. s. Sher-
rill, GreenYille speaker G. A. Teagle
and wife, Orange, Orange county: j #
Thomas, Chico Wise county; j. r. Tucker.
Merkol county; E. n. Tanner Laredo,
Webb county; Rosser Thomas, Ladonia,
Fannin county; j, II. Tate. Giddingg Lee
county; 5. II. Goodlett Brennan. Wash
iugton county; 4. =, Vaughan, Farmers
| vile, Collin county; Dudley g. Wooten
| Dallas; Thomas r. Wells, Bells. Grayson
county; J. l.. Goodman. Rockwell; Lee T..
Rohntree. Taylor, chief clerk; Mark
| Logan, Hamilton, reading clerk: Charles
NJ. Roberts and wife assistant reading
clerk. Austin, Tip Jones'. Farmersvllle.
| sergeant at arms; NJ. Benney, Amphlca,
| journal clerk; j. l.. Robinson. Taylor, as
| sistant journal clerk; S, p Weisiger en-
rolling clerk. Austin; J. E Mcfarland
J.a,ecksoin,vllle, ensrossing clerk a. w
Mitchell assistant doorkecper; w II. Tay-
Tor. assistant sargeant Bolton
The state officials present were' Hon
Tom l.. smith attorney general; Joe 10,
jameson, state revenue agent; r. w. Fin.
ley. state comptroller; John w Robbins
state treasurer; Judge r. II. Webb, as.
siStant supreme court reporter
Other visitors from Austin we're DR.
Winston president of the State universe
tyi T. A. Thompson civil engineer fol
the railroad commission; John w. Horn
by, county clerk OF Travis county; w B
Wortham cashier City National bank,
Among the railroad men Mr.. II. c. Ar
cher. commercial freight and passenger
agent at Galveston OF the Kansas City
plttsburg and Gulf, was especially cour
teOus to all passengers: he had specia
charge OF the Galveston excursion Mr.
j. G, Now commercial agent of the sam,
road at Beaumont. looked after the com
fort OF the legislative special, and wa
untiring In his efforts to make thing
comfortable.
Among the newspaper men present ar
r, S. Bullene OF the Karsas City Star; +
G. GWham OF the Kansas City World. Har
vey Fleming of the Kansas city Journal
a. G. Smoot and Louis WORKMAN OF thu
Austin Statesman, Tom Fiuty OF tn,
Galveston News, TalmaGe of the Gal.
weston News, NJ E. Foster and w A
Field of the Houston Post, Bouldh
Rector and Jack Fernandez OF the Aus
tin News. G. Herbert Brown of Saturda,
Review.
G. o. Newell of the Pullman Palace Ca
company, with headquarters at San An
tonic assisted in handling the crowd from
Austin.
The following party arrived from Kan
sas City Friday night: Governor Stanle
; and wife of Kansas, Colonel p l. Bowe
brake. Colonel John h. Frost Mrs II.
Allen. Vice President T.. l., Martin an
Wife. Governor Jones Of Arkansas O. A
BraleyA T.. X. Martin G. w, Whitehead
+. NJ. Clendennin, Lamar Ross, e. +
| Swinney. Ii. Clay Armour. &. NJ Can
terbury. q. NJ Goodrich, John Gillian
i. w. Mcdonald. i, S. Bullene OF tn
: Kansas City Star, +. c. Graham OF tn
Kansas City World, Harvey Fleming O
the Kansas City journal, J. II. Emmer
and n. u, Balentine.
y The following facts about Port Arthu
ship canal were prominently displayed o
the official programmes;
The entire length OF the Port Arthu
i ship canal Is 1900 feet, seven miles
width at ton, 1873 feet; width on bottom
= 70 feet; depth, % feet at low tide $50
a feet Of the ship basin now dredged froi
I 500 to 700 feet wife. The dredging {
: 5000 feet of lumber wharves and slip N,
: practically completed. Each slip is $50
r 1000 feet, a sea wall TO 10 feet hlg
and 300 feet wide protects the canal an
G wharves from storms. Fresh water frol
& raylors river Tor bayou protects plliu
Il and timbers from the terrodo and bar
: nacle, Walls and bottom OF canal an
!. docks are all hard stir blue and yello