The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-02
DOMESTIC.


90 DOMESTIC.
Soldiers and police have battle at
Bridgeport, Conn.
The New York legislature adopted
resolution providing that arbitration
should be resorted to In the Venezuelan
affair
January as the day for celebrating the
emancipation proclamation.
The limits OF Brooklyn now co-termin-
GUS with the county OF Kings
Governor Bradley offers n reward OF $500
for tho conviction of the Kentucky mob
who burned the man and woman.
Five men badly burned by an explosion
of gas.
Mrs. Dhvidson's career in Boston.
Gold mines in Buckingham county, vir-
glnia, to be developed.
The State legislatures OF New York ana
Maryland in session.
The Southern Educational association In
session at Hot Springs
The Political Science association, which
has been in session at Indianapolis, ad-
journs.
The Philadelphia street railway strike
not vet settled.
Exhibitors are trying hard to get away
from Atlanta.
A 1o-year-old negro boy held as n horse
thief at Atlanta; he has a reputation ne a
CT ook.
George Cox was killed at Americas, Ga.
for paying attention to II divorced woman.
A colony of Russian Jews will settle
near Pensacola, Fla.
RAILROAD Bill" the noted negro desper-
ado, is said to have gone to Africa.
A West Virginia moonshiner killed "a
revenue officer who hae run onto his still
Three masked men robbed the sheriff of
Jones county, Miss, OF $500 county funds,
negro ex-convct aud horsethief was
lynched in Simpson county, Miss.
Three hundred Italians sailed from New
Orleans for Italy.
SPORT.
Donation, Miss Rowett. Captain Kidd.
Lillian Il. and Bitten Won at the New
Orleans races.
DIR. w. S. Rainford won the Gould
golf cup at Lakewood.
Harvard won the intercollegiate chess
tournament.
Memphis Athletic club defeated the
COuIneTu AlNiStlc CiuD At ICOtpuli.
Tltzslmmons played football with the
FL Paso team.
Big handicap pigeon shoot at Babylon,
New York.
Hewett and Taylor on tandem. broke
the record for mile at Coronado. Gait
fcrnia.
WASHINGTON.
New Year reception at the White
House.
The president announces the appoint
ment of the Venezuelan boundary commits
sion as follows: Justice ID. ]. Brewer
of Kansas, Justice Richard II. Alvey of
Maryland, Andrew White of New York,
Frederick r. Coudert of New York and
Daniel II. Gilman of Maryland.
No part of the American loan will come
from Berlin or London.
STATE.
Paul Hcdw!g committed suicide at
Cuero.
j. A. Howard suicided at Sherman.
Judge Bryant of the Federal court at
Paris passed sentence on thirty men ag-
gregating ninety-five and one-half years,
and two men to life terms.
A. j. Kinnerly accidentally killed at
Wallis.
Third child burned to death at Cold
Springs in three weeks.
Anvlls guns and bells greeted the New
Year at many places, and watch parties
were numerous.
Failurcs-C. w. Montgomery of Bolton:
S. X. Dotson of Berwyp, I. t.; w. II.
Shelton G. Bro. of Scurry.
A Iayicar Ia clxnun was fatally yound-
ed at Corpus Christi.
Ranger Mcdonald entered suit against
the Rock Island road for personal In
juries.
Professor A, Herlet assaulted and robbed
near Lockhart.
Fires-Saloon and barber shop burned
at West Point; hotel and residence at
Mesquite.
J. c. Carroll, accused of poisoning. sui
cided at Waco by swallowing pins.
LOCAL.
Alderman Heinze and the Third ward
division petition.
New Years day and those who received.
Young Mems Christian association New
Years reception and its features.
Mrs. j. ID. Glbson's horrible death by
fire.
Architects OF the city banqueted last
night.
Another artesian well tapped by the
Waterworks company.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Whitman at Bryan.
Mrs. Martha Ward, near Angleton.
John l.. Smith, near LaGrange.
J. C. Bethany, at Bellville.
A. NJ Ramsay. at Austin.
Miss Lillian Harris. at Orange.
DIR. Thomas Powell. at Atlanta.
C. A. Weaver at Lufkin.
w. ]. Butler at Palestine.
MARRIAGES.
Vineyard Humason, at I.ufkin.
Skinner Williams. at Hallettsville.
Williamson-Cox, at Quintana-
Etheredge-Haller, at Victoria.
Hornsby Morris, at Austin.
Hooper Nc ,carthy at Houston.
Rossner- Bohlinger at Temple.
A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
New York. January l--Ex-Senator War
ner Miller said tonight that Governor