The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-10
ISLAND CITY NEwSITEMS
lhe Red Men Are Not Forgetting Business
In the Interest Of Pleasure.
Gen. M'KlBBOS ON AN INSPECTING TOUR
Wns rendered a Luncheon and Met
Prominent CitiEens-Texaps
Sailed for New York.

Galveston, Texas, August 9.--The Re-
Men are strictly business and do not al
low the attractions OF the Island City [,
woo them from their work. They have
liked time for recreation, however, ant
they are as true to their pleasures as the,
are to their duties.
The sail on the bay yesterday afternoon
extending into the evening hours, was vel
enjoyed, many OF the visitors never hav.
ing been on the bay before. For three
great suns the council for the reservation
of Texas has been trying to get here and
the LEGAL tribesmen are more than de-
lighted with their presence.
| The programme today was about equally
divided between work and pleasure. The
great council was in session all morning
and at 8 o'clock sharp car ride was
given. After the ride the members OF
Wenonah council entertained the visitors
at Olympia.
The programme for tomorrow embraces
session of the great council at $3.50 a.
M, when the council fire will be quenched
for the great sun, G.. S. ID. 40S.
At 5 p. m. there will be a banquet at
Olympia and at p. m. there will be de-
gree work by Wenonah council No. 8,
Daughters OF Pocahontas.
GENERAL MKIBBEN IN TOWN.
General Chambers McKibben, in charge
Of the department of Texas; Major AR
mond Barney, at the head of the ordnance
department, and H. r, Perry. first lieu
fana MT M o;d a. n,
Kibben, arrived here from Fort Sam
Houston at S:55 o'clock this morning
They were met at the union station by
Captain Richie of the United States en-
cheering corps; Captain Weaver, in COM
mand of battery at the Denver resurvey,
and j. D. Newcomer of the quartermas-
ter's department
A four-horse conveyance was in waiting
and the party of six drove at once to Fort
San Jacinto, where thorough inspection
of the fort was made. From there they
returned 10 town for lunch and then went
to inspect the Notifications at the Denver
resurvey. At 4 o'clock the visitors, with
Mayor Jones and about twenty representa-
tive home people, sat down to lunch at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Lucan Minor,
Fifth fourth street and Beach.
The visit here Is for the particular pur-
pose of inspecting the proposed site for a
post at the city beach, Denver resurvvy.
1t is also said they may report as to the
advisability of establishing here train
ing school for the handling of siege guns
1t had been the intention to send
special car to San Antonio for General
McKibben and his party, but Colonel
Folks car was in the repair shop and Mr..
Resseguies car broke down while en- route
to San Antonio.
1t was also the intention to place the
government revenue cutter Galveston at
General McKibben's disposal while here.
1t was rendered to him and he accepted.
but this morning at 10 o'clock word was
received that it would take six hours to
get steam up on the vessel
One thing about which there was no
hitch, however. was the lunch which was
given to the general and party at Mr.,
Minors home. This was as delightful an
affair as it Is possible to arrange upon
short notice.
The guests were General McKibben,
Mayor Jones, Colonel Lowe. H. b. Gull
um, ], H. HILL Frank Lee, Clarence
0usley, l.. j. Polk, r. H. Peek. Major
Barney. H. ]. Runge. J, e. Baily, S. o.
Young, Captain Weaver. NJ. Lasker, Cap
ain Richie, John Reymershoffer, John
Adriance, j. d. Newcomer, Lieutenant
Perry, G. H. Brown, N. Weekes and G.
w. Boschke