The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15
ToDAY's EVENTS.
The Posts bulletin With what Miii
Trnnspirc ThtH Day Through-
out the Country.

WASHlNGION.--A change In the OF
nee OF the assistant secretary OF war Will
take place today. General l.. A. Grant
who has lilied that position 80 ncCeptahly
Tor several years, Will today turn II over
to General Joseph u, Doc OF GAINESVILLE
WIS. General Grants RESIGNATION, ten-
dered at the beginning OF the present adj
nlnisirNiuu, has recently been accepted
10 take ofect this date, and General Doe
accepted Secretary i.nm1nte invitation
TO assist him IN the administration Oi the
affairs OF the military establishments Cen
oral Doe w a lawyer, having O large prac-
tee, Ie Is young man, out his fSends
speak of him ag having not only hiRh
legal atutlnmenta, but tine executive ca
pnciiy, ana predict that ne VIII admirably
I'M the place 20 which he has been called,
BALTIMORE Md.--Governor Brown,
OF Maryland, on october -, Rlgncd the
death warrant OF The colorcd men. Arthur
Courtney and Horny Taylor liking their
execution for today, for the murder. OF
cta are from Carter's Creek, Va. where
Captain Cooper mnde his home. and
whence they sailed with him In hts
schooner The vessel was lying NJ ncal's
island. Somvrset county, Md. June 49,
lsnA, whom the captain was attacked by
the, men after he. had retired for tue
night, and bouten 60 death In n brutal
way for the money which he WAS sun
posed TO hUVo In his wallet, and which
had excited tho cupidity of his asaaianis
PHILADELPHIA. Pa,--.This evening a
grand swimming tete OF unusual interest
viii be given at the CaledOniAn clNo,
Thirteenth and Spring Garden streets
The following events. open to all anna
teurs, for which first ana second prizes
viii he awarded, VIII be contested. Boys
race. two lengths OF bath u82 feeD for
boys under IA years Of age Novice race.
two lengths Tor those who have never
won a prise In open compeiiuon, \ four
lengths open handicap. There win also
bo a orc-quarter mile exhibition swim,
NEW YORK. Architects lie nrnn,
Wnro and Kendall the committee OF eS-
ports appointed TO examine the iio plans
FOR the now municipal building ana 10 RE-
pert TO the now municipal building com
he selected have culled out the best until
they. now have but very few plans under
confederation. They expect 90 be nblu 10
tilted hy the experts will MI be prize vim
nere, I'VE OF them rcwardinR their makers
with 5000 each.
WINNIPEG, Man.-,After the conclu.
sion OF the asszes OF tho Eastcrn judicial
distriet OF Manitoba, on November 10.
and George Riley the latter an Amcr-
can, for the murder OF John Wilson In
this CITY IN July. la Blanc received the
death sentence aud win be hanged today
In this city, Riley waa sentenced TO the
penltcntihiy flr nfteen years
CfI1CAGo.-chIerJ Justice Baker or the
supreme court IN October decided the case
OF George n, Painter OF Chicago affirm
inr the declalon of tho criminal court
Qf Cook county and sentencing Painter
Ia be hanged this day The crime or
which Painter was convicted was the
murder OF his mistress. Alice Martin at
their rooms on South Green street, near
Madison, at midnight Of sunday May "a,
1891.
NEW YORK, --Accordng 10 the oflclhl
Itinerary Of her cruise the baltimore viii
arrive at Yokohama about this date Tile
Lancaster WIN thus be able 10 start on
her humewNrl voyage about Christmas
time She VIII be about two months maxi
ng the voyage, which VIII bring her Go
New Yorl, about March or three years
from the time She left these waters.
SIT LOUIS, Mo-Mnrtln Reed n Kan
ne city negro who murdered hlB wife In
q mo9t henrilcFs mnner, n under sen-
ieucc 90 hang here tndav. Dick Robin
dalla, ia also under sentence 10 hang this