The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Galveston, Texas May as--LaEnrus
Bloch. who has Tor many years conducted
furniture establishment At aai twenty.
FIRST street died at Si3o o'clock this mora.
ing AT his residence at Twenty-second AMI
broadway. Ills death was due 10 com.
rlicaton ~ several diseases, tho immediate
cause being ptomlnc poisoning. lazarus
Bloch was native of Alsace. Gcrmany.
hut came TO america IN carly youth and
settled Mt Washington. La lie came to
Galveston eighteen Yeats ago and has since
made this .cty his home lie was atty.
nine years Of age and leaves n wife aud
three children The funcral win occur
al o'clock this morning from his late
residence. Rabbi Cohen win conduct the
funeral services aud the following viii
act as pail hearers; l. Hhsicin NJ y.
os,ermnn. Il. Blum. Theo. n.aliuntcr, H..
Meyer and Sol Kaufman
News was received In Galveston thiS
morning announcing the death tcf Miss
Amaze keppler In chicago on May ~ from
consumption Miss kepplcr VIII 4he re
or Galveston as being the doughwr OF
Prof William Keppler, who was Z fadet
In musical matters IN this city In thetrarlN
I0s, Miss keppler herself was quite tal.
of friends here who VIII sincerely tffrct
to learn Of her domisc; 49,
Joseph Cowart single, aged y NEnrs.
died al o'clock Yesterday morning ntk his
home ON Avenue II, between Thirty ciGlIh
and Thirty ninth sreets, Tho tuneia MI
take place at o'clock this afternoon lfom
Rohcrt Jean Pienol aged ~ years. aiea
NJ 10 o'clock last night ~ Inc frcmont
hotel from tho effects Of Q tumor aes be
base of bis brain The deceased nrNv,d
in the city last Saturday from Los NNfns.
y NJ. whore he had been for the hapcht
Of bis health and was en- routc 90 his ASme
i.aus al.t iaa.a al
dcnd man have been notified and hiSN re.
mains viii be held subject to their ordtrs.
The Galveston Light Guards rcc"ifet
their guns from General Scurry this morn
ing This Is the nov military company
organized few weeks ago 10y captain y.
y Theriot
sam W Harris and Miss LILLE II, lhcnp
SON Frank Oscar Williams and Miss J,'ia
Anderson.
The rivers md harhors committee win
reach Galveston on the evening of June I.
J. A. Rounirec. secretary OF the Alabama
Press association, was In the city ycster-
The benefit concert of the 81, Pad ~ e
hvtcrinn church will he given NJ the Young
Men christian association han ,ouleh,;;
upe OF oil for fuel In the operation of their
drcdges In about n month.
The customs house VIII he closed oil cav
Thursday May 20, on account OF DO ora
The case Of G. Jnpke & Co VS.. W L.
Melton was tried In the county court today
md Judgment was readcrcd In favor Of
the plniutif for S330 With = per cent inter
est thereon from February II. ll0O.
foreclosure of lien upon n piano was or
dcrcd.
Adjutant General Thomas i Scurrv wa,
in the city today.
Charles j. Stubbs left last night FOR Beau
mont
John p. Sjolnndcr. the fnrmerpoet ol
Cedar Bayou. was In the city yesterday.
The Galveston Boat /c1uh Ia planning II
afford all sorts OF sport for It's members
this summer In addition 10 fixing M IL.
boat house IN frst-eiass condition and hav
/ ing all It's boats put In order the executive
committee Of the club Is now planning Il
| tohoggap slide
Thc hetectlves are st ni, "1rr Snrg On me e
far not 4 great deal has. been accom-
pliSbC1