The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
SHORT News STORIES.

NASHVILLE. Tem.-Kinncy Sons. COM
posed Of James NJ and William r KIN
ney, wholesale liquo' dealers, made a gen
eral a ignment fH the benefit Of ALI
creditors. Liabilities are PLACID at 5000;
assets not valued.
NEW YORK-Chhese importer. will
make strong prorst against The retro
Is confined exclusively to American CHI.
cons The Chinanrn paw hnnlrsis OF
thousands OF dollars yearly in duties.
NEW YORK-Tho Herald correspond
ent In Montevidco, Uruguay. talegra phs
hat 90 mea have ,rossed The Braziiian
gents.
T., Lo ND, y, Standard has the tollow.
m G r' Of or A SSyfo5BoHq White Ta as
American amhassado' to Germany Is re-
garded here with great satisfaction. 1t Is
hoped that he Will be able, to remove
many difficulties now lampering the COM
merce between the two countries.
SPRINGFIELD. ul-At the convou-
ton of organized and unorganiaod miners
| adopted opposing the increase in the tariff
| on coal from 10 to 10 cents per ton pro.
posed by the Dlnglcy bill They say /.
would materially hurt American coal
miners.
HELENA, Mont-Managei McGinn's OF
the Montana orc Purchasing company
states that as soon as the necessary pa
fgrs could be prepared suit would bc In
@Ntuted against the Boston and Montana
company for g.. 200 900 which II Is claimed
II the ret value of the ore extracted bv
the latter company from the formers
mine.
WAsHINGToN-The war department
has issued the formal order consequent
upon General Ruger's retirement
HoUGHToN. Mich. The liabilities OF
Richard NJ. Hoar, who assigned TUESDAY.
continue TO grow, and may reach $l95,00.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.-Frank j. Jackson.
n prosperous laundryman. was shot ana
Killed by Jefferson y. Goddard. drug
gist and physician. The tragedy. occurred
at the Woodland hotel. whore Mrs. Jack
son, who had become esirangei from
her husband. was living with her daugh-
ter. Goddard has been attending Mira.
jackson as her physician.
LONDON Rhodes has started on
his return TO South Africa
NlENNA-Johannes Brahms. the well
known musical composer, is dead,
M NJ, Rid city y gaily, decorated
tho Spanish troops in the Philippine Is.
lands.
MADR1D-The Spanish cruiser Intants
Maria Theresa has been ordered 10 New
York, where she will represent Spain a.
| OF the Grant monument.
ST. PAUL, Minn.-The State senate ha.
| passed the new capitol bill. authorizing
the issuance of bonds for the speedier
ing. The htl has passed the house and
| only needs tho governors signature.
LlTrIE ROCK, Ark.-Winnars. Mike
Haveriy, siegfried Tin Cup Frisco Ben.
Warclub.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.--Assistant Naturalist
y. Il, Miller of the United States steamer
Alhatross is dead. OF Bright's disease.
NEW Winners: Irish LADY.
lila, Little Tom and Ohio ran dead hest
Ben Waddell. Gal Fordham, Plutus. Ro.
lands.
WASHING1'ON-Th official orders for
the participation OF United States troons
In the Grant monument celebration al
New York have been promulgated nj tho
war department The total number OF
troops of all kinds who will march in tho
line OF procession on April "a at New
York Will be- about 200.
Chicago, April 3.-Hon. William j
Bryan stopped In Chicago on his way 10
Washington, where he Is TO assist in arpu-
ing the Nebraska maximum rate case he.
fore the supreme court, He saw a few
local politicians, and also r. Pilchery
Woodward OF Now York. who is riding
mule TO San Francisco TO pay a lost cleo
ton bet.
San Francisco. April 3.-The supreme
court OF California today denied the nm.
plication Of Theodore Durrant for rehesr-