The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-09

ALBANY, y, A.T-Ihe seventh annual
convention OF the State branch OF the
American federation OF Labor sN1n re
held In Albany today. The convention, II
Is said, Wiii be OF the utmost Importance
10 the wage workers OF this state as
questions VIII have to be dealt With that
threaten the very existence OF organized
labor rhc call, which explains the object
or the gathering, reads Ia part as follows.
The amending of the constitution OF this
state VIII command the attention of this
body and ORGANIZATIONS that send dele.
gates TO this convention snonid instruct
them In regard to this matter"
NEW YoRK.--A call has been issued for
a joint meeting 90 be held in this city to-
day of the general PASSENGER agents OF
an the roads In the territory OF the Trunk
Line ana Central Trafnc associations.
The purpose OF tho meeting Is TO draft u
plan whcrby an oltectual stop can be put
10 the payment OF commissions on inc
sale ot conp9n tickets, ana passeiger
the territory
BlIRLIN,--when the reichstag resumes
the session this dny IL viii be engaged
Chancellor Won Caprivs commercial pll-
icy. series of resolutions submitted
by Or. Licbcr, one OF the leaders of the
conservative party, which have been APP
proved by u committee OF the house by
u majority OF one, win be the first uues-
ton to come before the relchstag.
NEW ORLEANS, I.n.--'rhe General Pas.
sengcr Agent association OF America,
with membership OF go representing
almost every line In the land, meets here
IN annual gathering this date. It Is the
FIRST time the association has met on the
gulf Colonel II. c, Holahird. OF the Erie
system. and q local committee have ar
ranged a series Of royal entertainments
for the Visitors.
ATLANTA, Ga.--rhe Southern Poultry
and Pigeon association opens It's annual
show here today. The main officers are
Alwyn Ball (chnrlestonl vice president:
X. Q. Campbell. treasurer; George ".
Downs. corresponding secretary; II. A.
Knhns. recording secretary.
PROVIDENCE. n. I.--"Kld" Mccoy
and Pat" Hayden, feAtherweight pugil-
lists, have been matched 10 light ten
rounds for IA purse aud stake before the
Metropole club Of Proyidonce tonight.
Stanton Abbott the English lightweight
champion, win also meet Jack Falvey
In a contest this evonng.
NEW YORK.--'rhe second course OF the
Columbia college free public lectures.
in co-operation with Cooper union, opens
today. The course will be on The Ar
chitecture OF The Columbian Exposition
and win be given by a, u. f. Hamlin,
professor of architecture, Columbia coll
lege,
81, PAUL, Enthusiastically Barrett, OF
the State Forestry association. has an
nOunced that the annual meeting viii
be held nj Rochester MINI. today In
the Minnesota State Horticultural 80
ciety.
WASHINGToN.--The house committee
on elections ON December IL postponed
until today the contested election case OF
O'Ncili aspinst JOY, from the Eleventh
Missouri district, and Williams against
Settle, from the Firth North Carolina dis
trict.
NEW YoRK-Thc annual election in
the New York Athletic club today prom
lsps to be the most bitter Ia It's history
are Barlow s. Weeks, assistant district
attorney, and Walter G, schuyler
sr LOUIS. Mo-The second annual
meeting Of the Missouri Roads Improve
mcnts association viii be held ut Carroll
ton. NO, today and tomorrow, and VIII bo
followed by meeting OF the State Dairy
association.
NEW YORK Tho date OF the team
shoot between representatives OF Kings
Gently changed 10 this afternoon and the
grounds at Marion, n. j., have been so
lected as the place.
COLUMBUS. ohio.-rhe Ohio mlners
meet In conclave today. The convention
VIII take under consideration the exist
ing conditions and the cut In prices in
the Pennsylvania field.
CHICAGO. Mr.. W. p. Ijams, president
OF the WpsternS0uthern circuit has called
a meeting OF parties Interested In this cir
cult. 10 be held at the Auditorium hotel
here this evening.
COLUMBUS. ohio.--The Draft ana
Coach Horse Breeders Association or
! Ohio VIII meet In the rooms OF the state
board Of agriculture In the State house
this afternoon.
NEW YoRK.-The alumni OF Amherst
college living In and near Now York
propose 10 hold their first reunion OF the
aouson AT the 81. Denis hotel this evening
LtNcoLN, Neb.-The State HortIcuit-
ural society meets here IN annual gath
erlng today.
NEW YORK Among the big poultry
shows which ouen today are those at
Rochester. ~ y. ana Chnlotte Mich
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Fort sheridan Investigation.
Chicago, january SAN Investigation of
the Standardization Of Colonel Grafton and
his subordlnates OF the affairs at Fort
Sheridan was begun today under orders
from the secretary Of war Lieutenant
Colonel Geo. H. Burton, United states
.,,a,a,tar conducted the fuyeaifna-