Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 27, 1902 Page: 1 of 4
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GALVESTON,
MAY
27,
1902.
XXII.
VOL.
FEAR A TIDAL WAVE
DOWNED BY A MULE
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CINCINNATI CEEEIBRAflTON.
the
DARING AMERICAN EXPLORER
COULDN’T STOP A RUNAWAY
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AMONG THE COURTS
tlonal Geographical
society,
has
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was
THE BROSIG CASE.
Rochambeau,
was
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HEARING POSTPONED.
the.
to
CO-OPERATIVE ELEVATORS.
Carbet.
Frozen Fruits
UNITED STATES COURT.
THE HUMBERT SWINDLES.
On
number of depots.
con-
DIEID OF CHOLERA.
The F. J. Finck
Mr.
the eastern district of Texas.
among
deaths
and 10
Americans and 13 cases
among the European population.
ST.
Eighth
Galveston, Tex.
sus-
R'OIBBED OF JEWELRY.
are
THE SIC'REWMEN’S DEFI.
SAYS HE WON’T RUN.
New
have
the
robbers.
WEST AFRICAN SYNDICATE.
A'
SMASHED BY A MOB.
it.
SMALL B.LAZE.
BUDGET DEBATE POSTPONED.
the
CORONATION GOSSIP.
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LOUBET AT HOME.
of Procession Details
11. ..
Took
Rehearsal
Fiench
KILLED BY A FALL.
Place This Morning.
for roofing purposes.
SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION.
route
state
DR. L. S. DOWNS makes a specialty of
throat and lung troubles. 201 Levy bldg.
who
UNCLE EPH will save you money,.
City Government and Business
League Are Worsted.
A New Source of Fright at Fort
de France.
The fire department was called out at
1.30 this afternoon to extinguish a burn-
ing fence situated between Market and
Mechanic and 31st and 32d streets. Little
London, May 27—A. J. Balfour, govern-
ment leader, made no statement in the
house of commons today regarding peace
negotiations, but he announced a post-
ponement of the discussion of the budget,
fixed for this week, remarking that it
would be very inconvenient to debate the
budget while there were other things in
the balance.
ness with its heavy gilt fittings and orna-
mentation which is being made for the
coronation'. The rehearsal included pick-
Conferees Agree to Recognize the
Project and Appropriate
$300,000 Therefor.
New York, N. Y., May 27.—Mrs. Thomas
Kensett and her daughter Gertrude of
The Historic Society Will Entertain
Rochambeau Commission.
a major general commanding the national
guard of New York.
The guests will be seated at one large
oval table. Nicholas Fish, president of
the New York Society of the Cincinnati
(formerly United States minister to Bel-
gium and to Switzerland), and Gen. John
M. Varnum, vice president of the Rhode
Island Society of the Cincinnati, will act
Story of Their Operations and Flight
a Swift Yacht.
ed with swindling operations amounting
to more than $12,000,000, the American and
Journal says the New York detectives
who made the arrest have succeeded in
Stationers, Printers and Blank
Book Makers.
Logan Berries, Raspberries,
Strawberries, Dewberries,
Peaches, Pineapple, Cherries,
Apricots, and all the Latest
Fountain Drinks
MOUNT PELEE
AGAIN ACTIVE
EFFORTS TO AVOID EPIDEMIC.
Paris, May 27.—In order to avoid a pos-
sible epidemic among the seven thousand
refugees now at Fort de France, it has
been decided to distribute them among a
ing up passengers at Buckingham palace,
their alighting at Westminster Abbey, etc.
THE GALVESTON
SHIP CHANNEL
He Makes tlie First Close Investiga-
tion of the Volcanic Activity
in Martinique.
found them-
Hc reports as I
Finest Negligee Shirts in this city for 50
cents. J. GROSSMAYER’S, 2113 Market.
Stationery and Printing
Company (Incorporated)
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CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT.
The grand jury of the criminal district
court is still in session. Judge Gillaspie
is still in Houston, but will be here Thurs-
day morning, when court will be opened
and the grand jury, in all probability,
adjourned for the term.
It is learned from the best of authority
that under the administration of Judge
Gillaspie the business of tlie court has
been greatly expedited'and the expenses
of administration greatly reduced in com-
parison with former years.
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YWfuJMBER
TEXAS,
as far
STAND LIKE A STONE WALL
Between your children and the tortures
of itching and burning eczema, scaldhead
or other skin diseases. How? By using
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, earth’s greatest
healer. Quickest cure for Ulcers, Fever
Sores, Salt Rheum, Cuts Burns or Bruises.
Infallible for Piles. 25c at J. J. Scotl’g,
In the United States court an order in
the case of J. F. Bolton vs. National Rail-
ner this evening at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Count Rochambeau, Gen. Lafayette and
more than 250 other French officers of
Trave! is necessary
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SHOWER OF ASIHEIS -GROWS WORSE.
Roseau, Island of Dominica, B. W. I.,
May 27—During the whole of last night
ashes from the volcano on the island of
Martinique fell here in greater quantities
than ever experienced since the outbreak
of Mont Pelee.
Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York,
been robbed of $50,000 worth of jewelry,
says a Paris dispatch to the American
and Journal.
New York, N. Y., Mlay 27.—Members of
the Society of the Cincinnati, founded in
1783 by Gen. Washington, will entertain
the Rochambeau commission with a din-
New York, N. Y., May 27.—Tn connection
with the mysterious arrest reported to
have been made in Jersey City of a per-
son said to have been a valet in. the Paris
household of the Humberts, who recently
fled from Paris and since have been chang-
The proprietor, Donald Downie, former-
ly of New York, had an altercation with
one of his French employes. The latter
was slightly intoxicated and refused to
leave the premises, whereupon Mr. Downie
caned him severely.
An angry mob quickly gathered, as is
usual in Paris, and seeing blood flowing
from a Frenchman the crowd began by
smashing the windows and Anally wreck-
ed the place.
During the excitement 1000 people col-
lected in the Rue Scribe.
Six of the Largest in the Kansas Wheat
Belt Purchased.
DON’T BUY A TYPEWRITER
until you have tried the best—
But the
LONG-
DISTANCE
TELEPHONE
Will save you much travel—and money.
SOUTHWESTERN TEL. AND TEL. CO.
Bellville Man Charged With Assaulting
Sergt. Hall Discharged.
■Theodore Brosig, the Bellville. Austin
county, man who came to Galveston as a
carnival visitor and received such a
rough experience at the hands of the
police department on the morning of
May 21 while undergoing arrest, was be-
fore Justice Hersehberger this morning.
He was charged with aggravated assault
upon the person of James Hall, night
sergeant of police. After hearing the evi-
dence and the argument of counsel the
court ordered the defendant to be dis-
charged. Assistant County Attorney Geo.
E. Coll appeared for the' slate and Attor-
ney Mai sene Johnson represented the de-
fendant. The court room was thronged
with spectators.
This yacht is described as a handsome
steam vessel costing many thousands of
dollars, and bought for the express pur-
pose of leaving the shores of Europe when
the final crash should come. The vessel is
now supposed to be nearing the shores of
Argentina, where, according to the story,
they will be safe from extradition.
The other members of the party are ex-
pected eventually to land in this country
by different steamers.
FIFTY-SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.
Hutchefe vs. Hodges, suit for land west
cf the city. This case has been on trial
for the past week, but will probably be
concluded this evening, as counsel
nearing the end of their arguments.
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^217 TREMONT
Telephone 472.
The ccal miners are out. They will be
out more before the strike is over.--New
York Mail and Express.
Vehicles wore plain coaches and. brakes,
representative of the elaborate
equippages which will be used on corona-
tion day, and the grooms and outriders
represented the notable personages
will ride in attendance on tljeir majesties.
The hearing on the application of Re-
ceiver Joseph P. O’Donnell of the Gulf
and Interstate railroad to issue $10,000 in
receiver’s certificates did not take place
in the 56th district court yesterday. It
having been agreed between the parties
at interest, Judge Franklin consented to
a postponement of the hearing until next
Monday. The continuance was asked for
in order to give all parties concerned an
opportunity to make further investigation
of the matter.
Gentlemen Distinguished In Great
Events and Large Affairs Are
Greatly Discomfited.
The first nine carriages will be occupied
by members of the ’British royal family.
They will be followed by vehicles contain-
ing their suites. The great state coach,
which will come last, was represented to-
day by big brake drawn by the eight
cream-colored Hanoverians which figured
in the procession at the time of the late
Queen Victoria’s jubilee and on the occa-
sion of her funeral. The horses today
were without the crimson morocco har-
New York, N. Y., May 27.—The Amer-
ican Exchange has been smashed by an
angry mob, says a Paris dispatch to
the American and Journal.
WEATHER—Tonight and Tomorrow KS."1 NON-M AIL ABLE.
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
the best in the land.
Expecting some friends? There is noth^
ing like being always prepared. Have a
case of Sea Wall Bond Beer always on
hand, and a dozen or so bottles on ice,
and when friends drop in you have some-
thing to offer fit for a king. It’s pure,
wholesome, and a splendid tonic. Try it.
UNCLE EPH for diamond bargains*
WALL PAPER
Never was so cheap as we are selling it It
will be to your advantage in more than
one way to do your buying here.
First—We carry the largest stock in this
city.
Second—We carry the finest as well as
the cheaper-priced paper.
Third—We give you the best paper for
the least money.
Fourth—We guarantee everything to be
just what we represent it to be or your
money back.
Out-of-town orders solicited. Samples
furnished.
V. L. BAULARD S CO.
Plione 363. 315 Tremont St.
weather is lowering and rainy. The
the sr-.'oke and ashes!
the volcano away from Fort de
France.
Who Is Your Watchmaker?
If your .watch don’t keep accurate time,
no use to wear it. Might as well have
a biscuit tied to the end of your chain.
We guarantee our repair work and our
prices are right.
SALZMANN’S, 2115 PostoWce St
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as chairmen.
Six toasts, three in French and three
in Elnglish, will be drunk. The response
to the final toast, ‘The Institution of the
Order of the Cincinnati,” will be an ac-
curate historical account of the connec-
New York, N. Y., May 27.-Frederlck B.
Schell, formerly a wel®* known scenic
painter, fell from a third stoiy window,
of his residence in the Bronx and was
killed instantly. He had been suffering
recently from paralysis.
R. WAVERLEY SMITH.........President
M. ULLMANN...............Vice President
JOS. F. CAMPBELL................Cashier
JOHN T. MCCARTHY..Assistant Cashier
D.M. Wilson & Co.
LUMB ER and Building Materials.
35tli and N.-----------Plione 793.
bringing pressure on the
make large concessions to
scouted in official circles.
A,1^K; FANCY WORK LINE
Complete of Material and Supplies. Yes,
we do Stamping. Lessons in Lace Making.
MRS. WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over 50 years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth-
ing, with perfect success. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain;
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Sold by druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for
’‘Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,’t and
take ho other kind. 25c a bottlfe*-
<^^77 No matter what you need in the Lumber
and Material line we want to sell it to
you. Our prices are rock-bottom. We’ll
gladly furnish estimates. Come around
and get acquainted with us.
Island City Savings Bank
General Banking Business Transacted.
CAPITAL, - - - $100,000
SURPLUS, - - - $100,000
Interest Paid on Saving Deposits.
DIRECTORS: M. Ullmann, Chas. Fow-
ler, W. A. McVitie, Julius Runge. C. H.
Moore, R. Waverley Smith, A. Ferrier.
w-ay Building and Loan association, wag
entered by Judge David E. Bryant
firming the motion of D. B. Stancliff, re-
ceiver, for the sale of the assets of the
loan association, so far as the sale af-
fects the assets of the said association in
securing a statement from the prisoner.
The latter’s name has not been made pub-
lic, however, and the highest police of-
ficials even deny that such an arrest has
Is Emitting Great Black Clouds
and Scaring the People of
Port de France.
'The jewelry was taken from a trunk in
their hotel room, close to the Grand op-
era house. Part of the jewelry consisted
of heirlooms. There is no clew to
high rank, who fought in the American
revolution, became active members of the
order, a branch of which subsequently
instituted in France by decree of
XVI Count
tion of France and the officers of the army
and navy of France with the society.
been made.
The statement said to have been made
by the prisoner, who is held as a
picious person, as reported in detail, tells
of the flight of the family from Paris,
their arrival at Monte Carlo, the squander-
ing of thousands of dollars in gambling,
the hurried scattering of the family and
their flight singly, presumably for this
country and the Argentine republic.
While four of the party went in differ-
ent directions, Humbert and his wife are
alleged to have sailed in a private yacht
for Montevideo.
The item
beard of
ve.ned to
the government protecting the property
it owns here with a sea wall similar
the one to be built by the county.
It Will Cost You Nothing and tlie
Machine Verifies Our Claims, as
Will Those Who Use It Here.
Perfect alignment, and easy touch. Vis-
ible writing from date line to end of letter.
No carriage to lift and no time lost. No
extra charge for Tabular Keys (others
generally ask $20). Machines sold on
monthly installments. Full guarantee as
to durability. No trouble to show "you.
C. G. Fordfratij Agent,
211 22d St. Phone 198. Galveston. Tex.
CHAS. J. CHABOT, State Agent, San
Antonio, Texas.
After landing at Le
north of St. Pierre,
area
another was, and as equally mindful of
the obligation of a constitutional ruler to
be guided by the advice of his .ministers.
The king can hardly be more anxious
for peace than the ministers of the coun-
try.
Have Organized a Rowing Crew and Are
Spoiling for a Race.
The Screwmen have organized a racing
crew and are anxious for a rowing match
with any organization or set of oai;smen
in Galveston. 'They firmly believe that
interest in water sports can best be work-
ed up through friendly contests, and to
that end them are prepared to row any
team in Texas. Jack Kennedy is one of
the promoters of the rowing team of the
Screwmen, and if any one cares to dis-
pute their right to be called crack oars-
men, Mr. Kennedy is prepared to defend
Capt. .Chas. E. Russell the First American
Officer to Succumb.
Manila, May 27.-Capt. Charles E. Rus-
sell, Eighth infantry, is dead. He is the
first officer to die of cholera up to the
present in Manila. There have been 25
cases of cholera and 20 deaths
the
here and
There are
noises fiom the volcano at present.
enormous
of West
in West
Africa at the present time are very small,
however.
King Louis
whose statue has just been unveiled at
Washington, was made vice president.
The dinner this evening will be attended
by about 125 persons, and will be confined
exclusively to members of the Cincin-
nati and their official guests, as follows:
Gentlemen of the French mission and em-
bassy, President Roosevelt’s commission,
admiral and commanders of ships In the
North Atlantic squadron, acting as escort
to the French cruiser Le Gaulois; Ambas-
sador Porter and the commanding of-
ficers of the army and navy of the Unit-
ed States in New York and at West Point;
there was an accompanying
Others think the incandescent
cinders and the force of their ejection
were suffu ient to cause the destruction.
This must be investigated. I am now fol-
lowing the nature of this hill.”
This is the first positive- scientific state-
ment based c-n observed fact. Prof. Hill
has now started on horseback for the
volcano. He will study the whole af-
fected area and will fry to get to both
craters. He will surely visit Morna
Rouge and the slope of .Mont I elee. IhQ
undertaking- is very hazardous. as an
explosion may occur at any moment, ns
one did May 20. Prof. Bill knows the
risk he takes, but says the only way to
discover exactly what has happened is
to go to the crater itself or as near it as
possible. He will be gone two days.
Fort de France is nearly deserted,
new source cl fright is fear that a tidal
wave may come. A wave eight feet high
would certainly destroy Fort de France
and probably cause enormous loss of
life.
The
south winds carry
from
along
from Buckingham
palace to Westminster Abbey and return
took place this morning. The attendants
and horses were practically the same as
will take part in the parade June 26. The
Kansas City, Mo., May 27.—Walter
Vrcoman of the western co-operative
movement has closed contracts for the
purchase of six ct the largest wheat ele-
vators in the wdieat belt of Kansas and
two of the largest flouring mills.’ The
purchase is but the beginning of a move-
ment to center the farmers of Kansas
in a co-operative branch of the Vrooman
Co-Operative company to be known as
the Wheat and Flour Western Co-OpWa-
tive company, the object of which, will be
to control the entire wheat output of
Kansas. Walter Vrooman said yesterday
that $750,000 is to be paid for the elevators
and mills already contracted for and
that these ..contracts are but the first of
several.
Mr. Vrooman has gone to New York
city to complete the financial end of tlie
entire plan. He said before leaving that
the purchase of the siR elevators and
two mills had already been arranged for.
The mills and elevators are not in Kan-
sas City, Kan., but are out through the
state and Mr. Vrooman says that they
wiF be operated under the new s rheme
wi.tiiin four weeks.
To CEJry out the co-operative plan the
farmers of Kansas will be taken into the
co-operative arrangement upon the pay-
ment of $10(1 each. For this they will re-
ceive in cash the market value of their
wheat sold to the co-operative company’
and in addition will receive one-half of
the iTC-fits derived, the other half going
to the co operative stores through which
the wheat and flour will be handled.
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London, May 27.—A full rehearsal of the
coronation procession along the whole
length of the
Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
Monday, May 26.-9 p. m.—Mont F'elee is
again in eruption. Hugo inky black
clouds are rolling over Fert -le France in
great masses, in which are the peculiar
lightning flashes. The inhabitants arc
now flocking into the great squares of
the town. If the demonstration increases
a panic is imminent. A very heavy surf
has been beating on the shore for the
last two hours and an enormous grayish
yellow cloud at a great height is dimly
visible in the direction of Mont Pelee.
The night is intensely dark and the stars
are only faintly-’ visible. Fort de Franco
is in no danger from the volcano, but
there is considerable apprehension of a
panic in the night time should
grayish yellow cloud reach
ashes and stones begin to fall,
no
Capt. Charles E. Russell of the
infantry was a native of Texas and was
appointed to the academy at West Point
from this state June 15, 1892. He was com-
missioned as an additional second lieuten-
ant of the Eighteenth infantry June 12,
1896; as second lieutenant, Seventh in-
fantry, Aug. 27, 1896; first lieutenant of
infantry Dec. 13, 1898, and assigned to the
Eighth infantry Jan. 1,1899. Later he was
promoted to a captaincy in the same reg-
iment.
New’ York, N. Y., May 27.—The reas-
sembling of parliament has done little
toward clearing the situation in South
Africa, says a Tribune dispatch from
London. A languid house listened to
non committal explanations. A sugges-
tion that the king is so anxious to have
peace before the coronation that he is
ministers to
the Boers is
The king is
described as not less patriotic than his
Fort de France, May 26,-Robert T. Hill,
United States government geologist and
l ead of the expedition sent by the Na-
just
come in from a daring and prolonged in-
vestigation of the vc-lcanic acticity in
Martinique. Prof. Hill chartered a ‘
steamer and carefully examined the
coast as far north as Port de Macoutut, f
at the extreme end of the island, making;
frequent landings.
Preehevr, five miles
he walked through an area of active
vulcanism to the latter place and made
a minute examination of the various
phenomena disclosed.
Prof Hill is the first and only man who
has set foot in the area of craters, fuma-
roles and fissures, and, because of his
high pc si tion as a scientist his story is
valuable. In addition to his work of in- .
vestigation, the professor rescued in his
steamer many poor people of Le Pre-
cheur, who had ventured back after de-
serting their homes and
selves in awful danger.
follows:
‘‘The zone of the catastrophe in Mar- ■
Unique forms an elongated oval, contain- j
ing on land about eight square miles of |
destruction. This oval is partly7 over the !
sea. The land part is bounded by lines (
running from I.e Frecheur to the peak
of Mont Pelee, thence curving around to I
There are three well marked j
tones: First, a center of annihilation, in
whi'.-h life, vegetable and animal, was
utterly'’ destroyed, the greater northern'
part of St. Pierre was in this zone; sec-
ond, a zone of singeing, blistering flames,
which also was fatal to all life, killing all j
men and animals, burning the leaves of
trees and scorching, but not utterly de-
stroying the trees themselves; third, a
large, outer nc-n-destruotive zone of
ashes, wherein some vegetation was In-
jured. The focus of annihilation was thO;
new crater midway between the sea and
the peak of Mont Pelee, where now,
exists a new area of. active vulcanism,
with hundreds c-f fumaroles, cr irtiniature
volcanoes. The new crater is now
vomiting black, hot mud, which is fall-
ing into the sea. Both, craters, the old
and the new, are active. Mushroom-
shaped steam explosions constantly as-
cend from the old crater, while heavy
ash-laden clouds float horizontally from
the new crater. The old ejects steam,
smoke, mud, pumice and lapilli, but no
molten lava.
“The salient topography of the region’
is unaltered. The destruction of St.
Pierre was due to the new crater. The
explosion had great superficial force, act-
ing in radial durations, as is evident by.
the dismounting and carrying for yards
the guns in the battery on the hill, south
of St. Pierre, and the colonial statue o$
the virgin in the same locality, and atsfi
by the condition of the ruined houses m
St. Fieirc.
“According to the testimony of somq
persons there was an
flame. Others think the
The article on the political situation in
yesterday’s Tribune was given solely for
what it was worth. There was no claim
made that those gentlemen whose, names
were mentioned would aspire to the posi-
tion given. It is but natural that in some
instances overzealous friends made use
of .a person’s name without being author-
ized to do so. So far . P. C. H. Brother son
is the only one who was mentioned who
has entered a denial to being a candidate.
It would take more than a column of
solid matter to publish the names of the
candidates whose names were not pub-
lished yesterday. One thing is certain,
politics promise to be more than usually
warm this summer, but Mr. Brotherson
denies emphatically that he has any as-
pirations to become a justice of
peace.
damage was done. The fire was caused by
embers from a fire being used to boil tar
The following message was received
yesterday afternoon from Washington:
“Washington, D. C., May 26.—R. Wa-
verley Smith, Galveston: Committee has
agreed that Galveston gets for channel
$300,060; jetties, $750,00*1, and survey for
breakwater. Terms are satisfactory.
“WALTER GRES HAM. ’ ’
The telegram in question was in refer-
ence to what the conference committee
between the senate and the house on the
rivers and harbors bill had agreed upon
relating to the items affecting Galveston.
The measures that the people of Gal-
veston have interested themselves in hav-
ing congress adopt are well known to the
readers of The Tribune. Unless the bill
is talked to death, and this is hardly
thought probable, it will carry with it
enough money to start the work of
widening the inner harbor here, as well
as repairing the jetties. The $300,000 set
aside should give a channel 1(60 feet wide
east as 31st street, though the
money may not be expended in making,
the channel the same width all the way
from the beginning to the inner harbor
lines to the western improvements. The
amount set aside for the repair of the
jetties is just half the amotfiit asked by
the engineers, but will be sufficient until
another rivers and harbors bill passes,
regarding the survey means a
army engineers will be con-
determine the advisability of
-New’ York, N. Y.. May 27.—The West
African Anglo-American combination is
not losing any of the interest already
created 'in commercial circles, says a
London dispatch to the Herald.
George Mac-Donald, one of its prime
movers, who has just returned from
West Africa, expressed the opinion that
such a syndicate will have an
effect on the whole future
Africa. American interests
The city commission has almost un-
limited powers. And the power of the
Galveston Business league is great. But
the combined powers of the imperialistic
city -commission and the all powerful Gal
veston Business league faded into noth-
ingness when they ran counter of a
hybrid mule this- morning.
His honor, President Austin of the city
commission, w'as standing on the north-
east corner of Tremont and Mechanic.
Their honors, V. E. Austin of the city
commission and W. A. Gardner, secre-
tary of the Business league, and Fred
Schneider. J. H. Langbetm and Lemuel
Julian Grant Selby, who are all more or
less the real things of the brain end of
the aforesaid league, were standing on
the southwest corner of the intersection
of the same streets.
From the east there came a mule. He
had tlie advice of Horace Greeley ring-
ing in his ears and he was going west at
a good lively clip.
The mule was robed in his usual hide,
a short piece of rope and some fragments
of harness.
As he hove into sight President Austin
gave vent to a “Whoa.”
The “Whoas” reverberated from the
other gentlemen who were standing on
the other corner.
All six of the gentlemen established
themselves as block houses and in no
time surrounded the mule from all sides,
even the business end.
Lem Selby began singing him a song.
The mule joined in the chorus, and Max
Naumann, who sells tickets for the Santa
Fe, had visions of the watch he once kept
on the Rhine and applauded. Max was,
however, hidden behind the green coun-
ters of his ticket office. He once had
business with a mule and had learned to
respect, even if he couldn’t admire, this
useful beast.
Com. Austin began to cite ordinances
and if he had carried out his threats that
mule would have been working upon the
public streets for the balance of his
natural life.
Secretary Gardner stood eff some dis-
tance and gave advice. He posed in a
manner that was real Napoleonic.
Langbehn and Mr. Schneider were also
long on advice.
It was figreed to close in and make tlie
cordon tighter. The word was given to
advance. President Austin started, to
speak upon the constitutionality of the
move, but the rest were undeterred.
Closer and closer drew the brave band
The fate of that mule was beginning to
look like a sealed book. In fact for one
second his muleship thought the jig
was up.
Just as Lem. Jul. Gr. Selby started to
grab for the short rope around the mule's
neck that animal decided that as long as
there was life there was hope. In fact
he saw from the way Mr. Selby’s eyes
looked that Mr. Selby was about as badly
frightened as he was, And with good
mule - sense his muleship knew that a
good bluff was worth six bits any day—
if it could be worked.
Nearer and nearer drew Mr. Lem. Jul.
Gr. Selby's hand. As the aforesaid hand
was within 10 feet of the mule and while
1 Mr. Lem. Jul.-“Gr. Selby was singing a
quartette difty the hybrid animal gave a
; snort. That snort furnished a terror
j that found lodgment in the minds of the
members of the cordon.
1
The mule was quick to act.
His lusty lungs made the air circulate
' with aeolian or some other sort of effect
> upon bis vocal chords. Down went his
r head and up went his hind legs.
, The members of the cordon vanished.
For this was the proper thing to do.
When last seen that mule was follow-
' ing the advice of Horace Greeley at a
• two-minute gait and his head was well
1 up toward the clouds.
But the power of the city commission
and the glory of the Business league
suffered an intense humiliation. And by
a mule* too.
President Returns From His
Visit to Russia.
Dunkirk, France, May 27.—The French
squadron of warships which recently
visited Cronstadt, Russia, as escort to
President Loubet, arrived hero today. M.
Loubet landed at noon. He was welcomed
by the mayor and received an ovation
from the populace.
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