The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-12
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

AIuANY N. Y.-~The Creator New YORK
hlll hna passed the senate una'nenae"'
WlgsrFlEi.p, Mass.-Firc destroyed
tho asonio block and It's contents hoss'
slDl, 900, partly Insured
lu,t,unsTlGR, n. Y~~Rothschild. Haum
a stern. onc OF tho largest clothing manu-
facturinR Arms of this city nave hSs'bhcu'
Liabilities estimated al siuoWV'
vlcKsBtRa, Miss. Tho oil mill AT
Clnrllsdnlc Nliss.. with an immense quan.
tiiy of seed burned. Loss reported u.
iS1OO TO 100000; partly covered ps m
surance.
MnNptIs Tcun.-.A freight elevator in
,he sAldle,,y aud carriage house OF w; D.,
Bruce a Sons Tell sixiy feet BY me capies
breaking. -Four men In inc ei"Vaor Wrro
injured. ono lathliy'
IIrrl 10 ROCK, Arb. rho Snnnyside
and Western Railrond company has NEG
articles OF Incorporation, rho fohu WI,
be sixty miles long aud VIII DO controiieu
by Austin Corbin.
cuTrAtto4- General Nicholas Grcusel,
veteran OF tho lato Mrxicen war ana
hero OF stone River, Corinlh ana MIL
freoahoro, lies dying OF cancer ~ ms
homo at Aurora Ill.,
AsfIINGpON -rha house committed
on naients decided to report 10 the house
tho Cummings copyright blli nnd me l iii
amending thu patent laws feephhhan'o"
by tnu National association
NEW YORK 1t IS quito probable that
nj tho uoXt monthly meeting of the nrch~
diocesan union of the roman 'hVnouc
church u movement ~ill be starred 10
similar to tho Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION,
GUTHRIE. O, ia JAN delivery has
been prevented here by the discovery OF
an underground tunnel IN tho uhitcd
States prison, where NJ priaoners are
inchreeratcd Tho lenders we're bliI
Doolin Bnl Reldler and Bob Montgom-
cry, three members OF mo ihhouH PhIt"n
gang.
cuIcAGo-Tho Times Herald says:
Thousnnda of dollars have been hlched
from tho city treasury thronNh a clever
two Ia tho comptroier'a office and an
other in tina special assessment bureau,
Tho deal was accomplished by iorelhs
Hpccinl assessment tax receipts.
sEDAIIA, Mo--Dr. A. V. Small, n
noted surgeon, died at his homo IN This
city, aged Is years, He served under M
poleon and was also a turseon ~ n Inc
the ciytl war Or. Small was tho medical
director Of the Confederacy. his head
quarters being In tho Alamo. san Antonio,
Texas.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.--The democratic
state central committee today selected
llttlo Rock, June z, as tho place ana date
for holding the state convention TO noml-
nata State ticket and select delegates
at-larRo 10 tho National convention. The
basis OF representation was changed Ia
ono deiegae for every 10y votes , 9as' d 1or
vcntion 74s delegates, the largest political
convention ever held in Arkansas
ST. LOUIS-General Manager James
Houseman rs coming IN for great deal
of blame for tho accident on The st.
Louis and lSlrbwood electric line, In
which three men lost their lives and many
moro were seriously Injured Sunday SVEN
ing. one fact has leaked out which VIII
show the company was primarily to blame |
for tho whole trouble. defective troll |
ley wire thaL had worked badly from the
start caused tho delay which resulted In
the catastrophe.
WASH1NGTON~-Jud Archibald Me- |
X lennon, "A member of tho Dawes commits |
sion appeared before the house indian |
today nnd told OF the condi. |
tons now cxiatlng, calling for radical
change In the matter of holding lands ny |
nombers OF the tlyo civilized tribes. IL |
would not right tho evil to eject the In |
truders, for the land would be purchased |
by the monopolsts The land held by |
tho nonopolists should be taken from |
them and allotted to tho indian citizens.
NEW YORK--In q cable from London |
to Salvation Army headquarters General
Booth says his son darlington was sorcly |
tempted and fell and continues: But.
though sorely wounded by this calamity,
/ am more than eyer resolved In the |
strength Of God 10 direct the government
OF this army upon the principles of equal |
Justice between man and man. / have
meyer permitted tho close relationships
OF family love which have subsisted be-
tween me and my children to secure for
them any preference In the AFFAIRS In