The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-27
TO ASK FOR BIDS.
Engineers will See What Can Be Done
for Texas City.
Mr.. BANKHEAD Is IN THE RACE
For Democratic leadership, but Bailey
May Reconsider.
SECOND lMMUNES HAVE LEFT CUBA.
Regiment viii Not Be Mustered Out Until
June TO-
THE BIDS FOR A SITE At BEAUMONT
For n Federal Building Have Been
Opened aud show Plenty of
Property fov sale.
SECOND lMMuNES HAVE LEFT CUBA.
Regiment viii Not Be Mustered Out Until
June 20.
He BIDS FOR A SITE At BEAUMONT
For n Federni Building Have Been
Opened and show Plenty of
Property fov Sale.

Washington, May 26.--rhe office of the
chief engineer has decided TO ask for bids
for the construction Of tho Texas City
channel at cost of s25o.ooO. out OF which
sum tho contractors must pay for govern
mont supervision. This IS made neces-
asry. as stated some time ago, by failure
Of congress 10 make direct apnropria-
lion for this enterprise. 1t is the opln-
ion OF the engineers office that the work
can not be completed for that sum.
Congressman Underwood OF Alabama.
who is on short trip to Washington. ex-
presses It as his helict thai his colleague
John II. Bankhead. will be the caucus
nominee Of The democrats for speaker OF
the uext house Mr. Underwood is OF the
opinion that he viii go into the caucus
with more votes than any of the gentle.
men who have been mentioned for tn
honor However, It Is not regarded as a,
all improbable that Mr. Bailey can be
persuaded to again assume the leadership
In the lower house, and II he viii con-
sent he can have It despite Bankhead and
De Almond
!
The so-called peace Jubilee has come
to an end 1t was gotten up with the OBJ
joct OF gathering large crowd at the
capital, hut failed in that respect, as few
besides daily visitors from leighborng
states came here. ostenslbly the expenses
were to be paid by public Subscription.
but charges were made for the fireworks
I ~, ~ ri
tickets for the latter being 50 apiece.
The Second immunes, Colonel Duncan
Hood have sailed from Cuba, and VIII go
to camp Meade, Middleton, IA. They
Will probably arrive there on the 2gth, In
GLIDING quarantine, and be detained about
twenty one days before being nuaeerea
out Hence they will probably not dls-
band until June 20. There are two Hous-
ton companies In this regiment
The bids for site for the government
buildings at Beaumont were opened today
by he supervising architect of the treasury
department There were twenty ceyen
bids as follows VIII r. Oldham, south
corner College aud Pearl streets, $4,000:
Mark Weiss, northeast corner Cedar and
earl, $ll 600; /, j. Herbert, northeast
corner Crockett and Neches, S500d; ]. G.
Ward. south corner Pearl and Washington,
! $4,000 same location, two more bids by
: Mr.. Ward, one OF $4,000. one on 4 larger lot,
$4,000. Cy Thompson, northeast corner
Pearl and Bonham, 10000, II. A. Pearl
stein south corner Fannin and Pearl, $50,
900, Mefadden a. Weiss. northeast corner
Pine and Mulberry $1,000, l.. f. Chester,
south corner Pearl and Forsyth, $4,000;
larger lot. same corner. $500; V. Wiess
II. Thompson, II. Langham, southwest cor
= ner Travis and reyis, 10000; w J. Diewitt
west corner Pearl and College. $4,000; w
p. II. McFadden, northeast corner Travis
and Teyis. $1,000; w. II Aldrdge, south
! corntr Main and Bonham, Sli,500; v.
J Weiss aud George c. o'Brien, southwest
/ corner Pine and Mulberry $4,000; Mrs. A
L. Caswell, south corner Main and Fanntn
$4,000 v Weiss northwest corner Travis
and Tevis, $4,000; f. NJ, Chester, south
t corner Pearl and FoTsythe, $4,000; p. NJ
j Chester, same locality larger lot, $3.50;
" Weiss, southwest corner Travis and
Burberry, s2S13 J. +. Keith west corner
. Pearl and Forsyth, $4,000; J. c. Misson
G southwest correr Main ann Cedar, 10000
. w. w. Kyle, Orleans and Liberty. Sl5,O0O
Pauiio & Higgins. northwest corner Pear
ana Franklin, $4,000.
d Weight WorreIl was today appointed
postmaster at Olympus. Childress county
lie Texas. vice Anderson w. Reid resigned.