The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-13
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

KAYvIL.E. La.--.Bud Love eolored.who
had robbed n store at oak Ridge, was
hanged by unknown parties.
NEW NORl<-Petcr y. Everett, n well
known newspaper man. died In the Hnr'
lem hospital OF heart failure.
NEW YOItk--T'hc schooner KATE Scron.
ton went 10 pieces on Long Island and
two OF the crew were drowned.
ROSToN--The Pope Manufacturing com.
pays building was Quilted by tlre Loss
between $3.50 Coo ana si00.o0p, FULLY Insured.
M1NNEAPOLls-- The Northwestern NIL
Ter reports the output Of flour last week
at three ctntcrs as Hi.2o barrels, against
25i 0ia same week last year.
NASHVILLE Tcm.--Adviccs from Win
chester report Governor Turney still seri-
ously III and suffering greatly. with but
little change for the better In his oondi-
ton,
MT STERLING. ohio-wosley Bass
WATERS sho, and wounded his divorced
wife In the mouth and shoulder and then
shot himself fatally. He objected To her
possible marriage.
NEW MILFORD, Conn by collision
between - freight train and snow pillow
on tho New York and, New Haven railroad
Nolan, roadnnster, were Killed
PATTERSON. n. 1.-THE board OF alder
men decided TO offer reward of 5000 for
tho arrest and conviction OF the murderer
of Mamie II. sullivan, who was found ncBr
u vacant lot with her skull crushed few
days ago.
BALTIMORE--Thc first surgical opera
ton at the Johns iIopllna hoHuitai IN
which tho y rays were utilized has been
performed. II was tho extraction of a
scissors blade from "A womnn's hand where
1t had been Embedded for twelve ycnrs.
NEW YORK The old carriage nrm Of
j. -, Brewster a Co. which failed last
October, haR been recognized by the old
employees. and as far as possible tho
workmcn, many of whom have been with
the firm fer years, have been rc-employed.
millionaire murderer OF 50 Louis, who
was convicted In tho circuit court here
short tlme ago OF killing his wife and
baby In st. Louis, was brought before
Judge Hirsell and sentenced to be hanged
April 22
CIiICAGo-Thc bodies of the man and
Infant found In an alley In u horribly
nutilated cotsiition, have been Identified.
There was no murder as was supposed,
but the bodies were dumped into tho alley
by n medical college TO save tho expense
OF burial.
PORT TOWNSEND Wash, The steam
ship Topeka sailed for Alasb with the
largest passenger list ever carried north,
made up of 300 miners, bound for the gold
fields of the famous Cooks Inlet and Yu-
kon country. Nearly as many more have
engaged passage for n future trip.
CLEVELAND. Ohio Tho Iron Trade
Review this week Will ray; tluietnoss
thni has not been more marked since tho
beginning Ct the year has preavicd in ali
iron and steel markets for the past week,
Plates, sheets ana bars show more In
clinati0n TO weaken tina mother lines.
NEW YORK-Georsc Bootz. l6 years OF
age, killed himself in Floral Park Union
mn ". }. Tho lad had been accused by
his sicpfather of stealing two rings ana
selling them, and the threat of arrest
which accompanied The accusation 80
preyed upon him that he decided 10 KIN
hlmsclf.
BRIpGEpORT. Conn-Thc widow Of =.
Y. Bnrnum. who married Il Greek noble
man, Is coming back 10 America to i've.
No reason Is given, but there Is one thing
certain, and that is that tho amount OF
wealth Callias POSSESSES II not 70 great as
was represented AT the timo of the mar
rfagc.
NEW YORK-At q meeting OF the sal
walton army cablegram from London
MIR. ana Mira. lBooih-Tucker to the com
mani %, 81 ne army ~ this COUNTY, 10 sue,
ceed Commissioning Eva, who supp;antsd
her deposited brother, darlington Booth.
NEW YORK-Accordlng to statements
mnde II " tho boiief OF government of
Heals that Fang of Chinese with shrewd
American allies Is doing nm extensive
business IN bogus Transports and that
the gang has headquarters In Newark,
n. j., ard "ChlncaeH Burns has been ar
res'ei fer the ofrense,
CLEVELAND, ohio--The big wholesale
boot and shoe house of Chids Groff &
%. was forced TO the wall by the cmhez-
element of a large sum of money by VIII
Ham huntington, The junior member and
financial manager OF thh firm. n IL hc-
lievcd that the amount will rtack slO0. 900
Huntington said he had been taking monly
for twenty-five years.
NEW YORK; Ext Commander Booth has
not yet answered the cabiogram he re
oeiyed from his father asking him TO go
TO England and see the general When
asked II he would 20 to the other eide,
the commander said: II win not go. |
am alone. In n few days | win make
another statement In which | will make
known the name OF tho organization
which i have started"