The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-02
THIRTEENTH YEAR-NO. 80.
TODRT'S FEATURES.
Domeatic.

India ordering steel rails from United
States at sav>rg of IS per ton under
the English price.
Settle OF Kentucky rasped Reed for his
policy of inaction as TO cuba,
Mr.. Knowles denounced Batema,l's Mt
tack on Bryan In the house.
Republicans wera defca.ci ON thrco i'm.
porta71t schedules IN abe tariff debate; duty
on lumber reduced. and cotton bagging
and cotton ties placed on the free list.
Railey will insist on three or four DAYS
debate on the tariff after the conference.
Public debt was decreased $4,000. 900
during June.
Tradesmau says 5i7 new industries we-e
established in tho South during the second
quarter of the year.
Republicans held their last caucus and
arrived at important conclusions rosurd-
ing the tariff.
Labor.
Between 5000 and 5000 mon are Idle at
Pittsburg owing TO the refusal of manu-
facturers to sign the scale. they want to
force II deduction.
Senator Mason reminded that the miners
Of Illinois arc suffering as much as are
Cuhans.
A strike involving c5o0co coal miners
will he called next Sunday. Illinois
miners walked out without waiting for
the call.
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe has
given notice of reduction in wages.
Foreign.
Further changes have been made In the
German cabinet.
Japanese newspaper remarks that iia-
wall Will be chastIsed if she gets too
saucv.
Turkey has notified TIE mowers that she
intends to keep Thessaly.
Edhem pasha has resigned command of
the Turkish army because he can not
MAINTAIN is, ipline.
EIuntion of volcano in Phlppine
islands caused the death of l9l r"rsona.
Fires in Egyptian towns have made 5000
neoplc homeless ANA caused many deaths.
1t is now alleged that the Transvaal has
purchased Mozambique and Will gain con-
| troll of DeMeoa bay.
Police were compelled to fire on Mussnl-
man rioters IN Calcutta and many were
Killed and injured.
Cubn.
the Competitor crow for diplomatic rca-
Sons. Some of them will soon succumb to
prison he
Disease among the Spanish troops Is in
cnasiug at a rapid rate.
General Rivera IS dangerously al. SUI
fering from ahscess Of he liver
Spanish government has cut off Official
news from Madrid uapers.
Political.
Mr. Brycn indorsed the action of the
Ohio democrats
Tom WATSON in his paper attacks Mr..
Eryan aud Chairman Butler, accusing
ons of BUYING and the other OF selling
populist votes.
State.
Tho Posts July crop report.
Commissioner Rose is considering nian
fc,' tho establishment of a bureau 10 gain
reliable information anent tho cotton crop.
State board OF school trustees in session
Mt Waco.
The body of Cora Pndly recovered aud
buried.
Mrs. Hines got n Judgment for $1,000
against the Missouri, Kansas AMI Texas
for the death of her husband
Hoods Brigade association elected Off
GERS and adjourned TO meet in Arkansas
next year.
Austin 2, Houston /; San Antonio S, Gal
weston 6: Fort Worth T. Paris 3; Dallas /,
Denison IA.
Ornament won the Oakley derby.
The Markets.
Cotton futures l0ul6 points higher.
Houston spot cotton Lice higher: mid
ding now 5-sc.
The Observation-Disclosures Cotton company
has organized for business at Houston.
Wheat vas neglected; September closed
lighcc' July lower.
stocks we're manipulated by profession
ais. opening lower and afterward adj
vancing,
Railroads.
Commission postponed hearing on coal
rates: hearing on bagging and ties very
brief and an order Cln agreement between
roads and shippers) was made 20 cover
Abe present disorganizcd rates. Lumper
rates taken under advisement.
Several changes on the Victoria divis-
ion.
one way tickets are used to defeat
scalpers.
Columbia Tap will have a double daily
service.
one more train between Houston and
Galveston.
Local.
w. s. Sutton will give up the superih-
tendency of the Houston schools.
The sale of the first bale Of cotton OF
the crop of 1891.
Lewis Williams consents to a surgical
operation.
Death of Mrs. Nellie Wright.
Monthly reports of Tax Collector curtin
and Treasurer Farmer.
APPROVED by BRYAN.
He Suys the Ohio Democrats TOOK