The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-30

faithfully served join in giving him such
g reception As his services and the man
deserve II Is iholght that The reception
aill be given probably .npS, Tuesday even
ing.
H0UsToN's REPRESENTATIVES,. -
Captain George w. Kidd and Dr. j. $.
Wilson, both thirty-ihird degree Scottish
Rite Masons are In Washington, ID. c.,
whore they have been attending the meet
ing OF the supreme council Of the great
order They were elected to the high honor
because Of the good work they have done
for the order In Houston and because they
nave shown by their zeal that they were
worthy. In a letter Or. Wilson SAYS The
supreme council has accomplished much OF
beneht TO the order. Grand Hommander
Richardson Is certainly possessed Of Just
such executive uualI1caticas as needed In
his position Secretary General Wehher Is
np from his sickness aud claims being we'll:
hc is certainly spritely for his years, but
snc Of general for Texas. has robbed Mr.
Wehier Of THE laborious duties and good
old Fred Weber will have it easier from
now on"
wooLFoRD VS.. BRUMBY The hear
Ing Of the injunction suit by which Mayor
Woolford seeks to Dust DR.. ". NJ Brumby
from the position Of city health inspector,
now held by said Brumby, will come up
before Judge Wilson In the FIFTY fifth dis
trict conrt this morning The hour set
Tor the hearing Is o'clock. Much Inter
est rs manifested In the outcome Of this
suit Both sides were present aud ready
for the fight last Monday morning the
date for which the hearing was FIRST set.
Dr.. Brumby's attorneys are expected to
first make an effort to have the mayor =
petition dismissed and thrown ont of court
on the ground that the proceedings against
llr. Brnmhy, IL any can be sustained,
should be by quo warranto and not by in.
junction. and the relief asked If granted
ings.
VERY MUCH RELIEVED. City Attor-
rey Sam was chit oklins in mis- sleeve yes
terdny over the fact that both -hc Proctor
aud the Bruuby disputes had been trans
ferrcd from the city council TO the courts
for adjudication, with outside counsel en-.
ployed to represent the city. thus relieving
him Of any further responsibility In these
cases, each Of which Involves some intri
cate points OF law. He Is furthermore con
graduating himself that in the event suit
Is brought by the city against the water
company for loss on the market house fire
the prosecution will be conducted by conn
| sci provided by the insurance companies
! Thus Mr. Sam will be left untrammeed tC
/ prosecute suits again delinquent taxpayers
! which he says are, In their results, much
more profitable to the city than are in
| junction and mandamus proceedings.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.--A young mar
named Alley Couch, living at 1917 Preston
avenue, was struck and quite severely in
/ iured by an international and Great North
1 ern train last night. 1t seems that young
/ Couch who has just returned from service
( in the Philippines, went TO dance in tn,
] Fifth ward, and becoming tired of dancing
stepped out TO the railroad track and SUI
down on q crosstie. He dropped off e
/ sleep while sitting there and was struck b,
a passing train lie received Il deep CAST
/ In the hip from the pilot of the engln,
and was severely scratched and bruised
/ about the head and face by being thrown
. in the ditch. The accident occurred a
Schouers, on Carr street lust beyond th'
city limits.
BUILDING COMMITTEE.-The marke
house building committee of the city coun
ell had another meeting yesterday after
noon in the city hall TO go over the plan
and specifications for the proposed new
market house and city hall. Ihey an,
considering the specifications very carefully
and will likely be in position to submit
a report to the next meeting of the coun
ell, which Will doubtless embrace a recon
mendation that the market house be bni
at once, leaving the building of the cty
hall for future consideration.
ANCIENT METHoDS.-A small blaze OF
Travis street about . o'clock yesterday
morning caused an alarm of fire to b.
turned In by means of the ancient method
of dscharging firearms. This served t,
alarm everybody in the nelghborhood In
Guiding the guests of the Rice hotel.
fire alarm box was convenient and the de
partmeut arrived In ample time to proven
any great damage. Crossed electric wire
set lace curtain on fire In the Magnolia
chile parlor and caused the artillery praC
tice.
HABEAs CORPUs.--In the criminal dis
rlct court yesterday Attorney j. B. Brock
man, representing Ellie Mcdonald, III
prisoner under Indictment. charged witt
the killing of Captain Ike Baker. sae
out a writ of habeas corpus to secure bal
Tor Mcdonald. Ellie Mcdonald was M
rested in Beaumont last sunday by Sheril
Anderson Of this county and brought her
sunday night aud placed In jail. The hear
| Ing of the habeas corpus in his hehal
was set for tomorrow, Thursday, and Wi
be before Judge Allen.
SMALL BLAzE.-The FIRE department
was called out at o'clock yesterday morn
ing by an alarm turned in from box a1G
The Dire proved 70 be small out house o
the lot AT the corner Of Clay avenue an
San Jaclnto street, which was damage
to the extent of about $40.