The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-16

INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS. - The
hearing in the injunction proceedings
against local ticket brokers, restraining
them from disposug Of nontrausfcrable
tallroad tickets win come up before Judge
Ashe In the Eleventh Judicial District
court this morning at 10 O'Clock
LAST DISPLAY or FIREWORKS. "A
fair crowd, considering the state Of the
weather. turned ''ut last hight 10 see the
last display Of fireworks AT the ball park.
The siege of Peklu' Will not be forgotten
tor some time by the thousands who wit.
messed the three displays given In Houston
HABEAs CORPUS PROCEEDINGS
l.. Bowers, c. c. Watkins and c. c. West,
three of the men arrested on warrants
charging completely In the murder of Police
Officers James md Youugst. will have a
hearing this morning before Judge Al.en
In the criminal district court on haboas
corpus proceedings
PRESENTS FROM THE KING.-King
Notice, through his loyal attendant Samb,
yesterday presented to Mrs. Roslne Ryan
handsome silver purse and to Mrs. q. I.
Holt n beautiful solid silNar vase. These
mPmentoes came as slight recognition
OF the many favors extended by MIS- .RNan
and Mrs. Holt and for the valuable service
they rendered in a social way IN making
the reign of King Notice III such e aud
success.
SAENGERBUND ENTERTAINMENT
The Houston sacngerhund gave another de-
llghtfu entertainment TO their friends at
their hall last night. AS additional at
fractions they had several clever artists
who appeared last week on the Midway.
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Gelspr In dla-
lect songs and dances George Hirschborn,
either solo. Aukura, the japanese jug y!er,
There was a large attendance and the per
Torrance was highly enjoyed, Dancing fol
lowed and was continued until midnight.
FIRE LAST NIGHT.-AborH 7:s0 O'Clock
last night ere was discovered in car Of
cotton which was being handled - the
Texas and New Orleans Railroad company
in the yard AT the foot Of Semmes street.
there were upwards OF hundred bales
on the car and the tre was burning hercely
when the department reached the scene.
BY the hardest Kind Of work the flames
were eNtingulshed with damage of about
10 per cent TO seventy. bales. Assistant
Fire Chief Arto said the hre orgiua ed
from sparks from the locomotive. Box
SO was pulled for the fire,
THE MIDWAY is NO MoRE.-The
Houston Midway is a thing of the past.
The booths and tents and stands and the
big Ferris wheel came down yesterday and
by nightfal there was nothing left 10
Indicate the presence Of what had proved
one of the principal features of the Car
nval except the board walls that lined
the sidewalk from Capitol avenue to Me
Kinney avenue. BY this morning these
walls will also have disappeared and the
street will again be open TO traffic. Most
of the Midway performers left town yes
terday
! CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OFFICERS.-Last
evening at the regular meeting Of Grove
branch No. $50, Catholic knights of Amer.
| lea, held In It's hall in the school house
OF ST. Patrick parish, the annual Gee
/ tlon of officers OF the branch wac he'd.
There was a good attendapce and tn elcC-
! ton resulted as to-NUs: Key. :. NJ. haugh
! Ian, spiritual director; William BiSSuu-
net, president; Il. b. Hammond, vice prcS
/ dent Il, j. Rickert recording and hnanca.
secretary; ]. n. Gibson, treasurer; SylvcS
ter Dohroski, sergeant alarms; Mrs. Mary
for one year; Sylvester DobroSki, trustee
for two years; Joseph Gomez, trustee for
/ three years.
| CONTEST FOR GOLD MEDAL-There
| was good crowd present 10 witness the
regular monthly contest at the Houston
! Bowling club Yesterday afternoon for the
! Jules ulrsCh goll medal II was an eX-
citing contest through out, George MN
/ hauser winning the medal on a Hua Scor"
Of ttty.two. The following is the Official
/ score of the contest;
| George MunhauSeu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, -
/ Henry Guy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40