The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-27
TooAY,s EVENTS.
The Posts Bulletin With what viii
Trnnrptrc This Day Through
aut the Country.

BERLIN. To-day Emperor William II.
win celebrate his thiry-nfth birthday.
He became kaiser In 1883,
Hts present problems relate TO suppress
sIon OF anarchy revision Of commercial
treaties reform OF tarin, n MITIGATION OF
gambling IN the army ana Keeping W.
priv in nffice with Or. Miqrel, the Prus-
sian minister OF tlnance, opposed TO MN
personally and officially. The emperor
has shown more tractablllty the past year
than during any previous period since MS
coronatiou. He Is less flighty, and there
are no recent reports that the n,alady IN
his ear Is giving HIN trouble, The nov
city OF playing kaiser ~ probably wearing
on He has not shown OF late any ~
hts religious MuatiUism. and hus even ap-
proved the measure adopted In tho lower
house OF the empire for permitting inc
oxiled Josuits to return, This plil mas
not reached It's end however, and u y
predicted that In the higher chamber II
will be thnown out, Germany has been
making some advances IN Africa Ger
man Africa extends over 100000 square
miles and contalna more people than Bel
GUM The heir to the Imperial throne,
Prince Frederick William, " TINS year "
Years old He Ia. said 20 be a lively fel;,
low, good nAtured and fun OF antics, aud
especially fond OF playing kaiser over
rows Of wooden soldiers The popu,a-
tion OF the empire Ia a little more than
ib.0QoOo0. Nineteen millions are Occupied
with agriculture and iG001,000 with manu-
featuring. Nearly per cent OF the em-
pire Ia non-Tcutonic, being made up OF
SloNS WNlloonH French, venus, MORA
vlans Danes, Lithuanans and Bohe-
mians.
KNOXVILLE TENN.--p NJ. Key,
| United Suites judge for the eastern dis
triet of Tennessee, 10 expected TO retire
! from the bench soon after his seveutivth
| birthday, which occurs today. He VIII
| re;urn to his home in Chattanooga,
/ Judge Key was postmaster general dur
Ing President Hayes' administration.
| Among the applicants TO succeed him arc
! r. s. Nobh and Judge h. II. Ingersoll,
| OF Knoxville, and Judge c. u. Clark, of
Chattanooga,
/ CHIcAGO.-presiden Fred X, stearns
! OF the Central Association Of the Amateur
/ Athletic Union, has issued call 10 tho
board OF managers Of the association "a
| meet at the Auditorium this afternoon
There ia considerable business to be
transacted. john +. Hnntirgton's. res'S'
nation as secretary viii be acted upon
and successor elected TO the Cleveland
delegates place.
RICHMOND, vA.--orders have been Is
sued for an election 10 be held ut the Elk
change hotel THIS afternoon TO eject .
brIgadier commander, Colonel Male OF
Culpepper viii he elected. He has NJ
Norfolk. Colonel Male is the ranking
officer, being senior colonel, Colone
Jones next and Colonel Mash third
SAN FRANCISCO. -@rhe arrangement
FOR tic opening Of the Midwinter Fair to
dtty ARE row complete The opening Ger
emonles WEI take place IN the gram
stand. whiuh VIII accommodate 1000 per
sons. and there Is room on the gree
sward in front Of Il for 10000 more. Mrs
De Young win press the button that shal
set tho machinery In motion.
ST LOU1S.-Luttbeg and MoFadiei
have signed articles 10 wreFtle catch-aa
cltch-cnn style this evening for a purb
Of $500. guaranteed by Alex Whitley
The worlds championahip IN the elias
these men represent and at the Htyle the!
/ IRE to wrcatle VIII also be Mt stake, a
Lutthog is now the admitted caich-as
catch-can champion.
NEW YoRK.-Thc ceremonies attend
Ing tho blessing Of ~, Michael'a church
on West 1'hrty-socond street, VIII talk
npoc tomorrow. Archbishop Corrigan OF
, hcintng. assisted by numerous body o
, prtestg The sermon viii be delivered
10y Bishop McQuade, Of Rochester
/ NEW YORK. -1r the wenther permit
the figure skating chnmnlonaips are {
Among the entries are Donoghue an
Norsing
RAITIMoRE-Th pool tournament 70
the $500 club trophy VIII begin here 10
I day with all OF Marylnnd's great ciul
: pool players competng'
, NEW YORK.. Augustus. Thomas' new
comedy, New Blood" VIII be given a
the Garden thoater today
MoNTREAL.--Thc annual champion
Skating association takes place here to
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