The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-24
SHORT MEMS STOKES.

DENVER, Colo-Charlos Kunzmiller,
ASSISTANT cashier OF the defunct National
bank was riven five years imprisonment
for Violations IF the National banking
laws.
LONDON-Some of tha Russian papers
are !rCnical at Germany'S expense. TIE
Baurez Gazette of odessa says that by
the time that Prince Henry and the Ger
man SQUADRON reaches China they may
find Tsung LII Yanler has prepared an UNI
expected reception for Intrusive guests.
KANSAS CITY-Wnliam Sauer, VINO
claims TO be son of w. G.. Sauer, u
Detroit publisher, Is under arrest here
charged with complic,ly In bank rob
berry al VermiMion, KAN, some time ago.
KANSAS CITY-The grand jury return
ell an irdictment against Ross w. Lat
shaw, Charged with attempting to bride
a vcnGreman in the Dr.. Goddard murder
trial.
ST LOUIS-The heads Of four OF the
big street railway companies have been
arrested charged with having failed to
provide vest.bules during the months of
November, December, january, February
and March of each year for the protection
of mCtormen.
DANVILLE, Ky.--Jorn Alstott of Pow
ers postoffice, Casey county, shot and IN
stantly killed his brother Claude. The ter
iiblc affair occurred at the store of their
father. j. +. A!stott and grew out OF an
old grudge which had existed between the
KANSAS CITY-A SPECIAL 10 the star
from Guthrie, O. T., says: Colonel D.
r. Stiles of the Oklahoma NATIONAL bank
WIS pelied with rotten eggs at the depot
whIie accut TO beard Il train for Okla
noma CIV. The affair is said to be The
result q the management OF company 1.
O. \. g., in which Co1onel Slies recently
reau'ed several non-conmis stoned officers
10 the ranks.
KANSAS CITY--The mid-winter CONT
CT
99ere, with prize entries from a dozr,,
States and from Canada. N
81 LOuIS.-lt was announced TODAY
tl'.t we prosecution of r.. S. Dean & Il
of INV in,as aork' IN the Interest of thousands
~ INVESTORS, VII! involve the title to 81,
'1ou.s reaE estate valued at s2,Ooo,oO0
S,iaiSAGO - Judge Showalter Of the
sn.tcu states circuit court sustained 4,
morton or the defendants ATTORNEYS ii,
preme NO CANA al Mary ol.eary against the Su-
u.eS o. America, to discharge the receiver
reeehuiy appointed by Judge Dunno,
BERL1N-The National Zelt,ng an.
rHt,'ces that Wilhelm Joest, the explorer
Dled recently in Australia.
THE IfAGUE-The second oh. n,nor no.
on Java sugar. Npo'' ""ty
e, naSloRlA, LaRran-The Skhs police,
ioree dttaeking the stronghold of the in
sBseht MuEHh. has been forced to retire
Aagu'aht Jones and six Sikhs were killed.
81, LOCIS-Wllllam L. Burr Jr cash
Ter OF the St Louis National b,nii. rS'n.
serving 4 sentence of five years al .Jef-
h 800. Nlty state penitentiary for an.
pv@1n5e e Of $4,000 has been pardoned
oS president Mckinley
MADRpD-The queen regent ba, s,,,
me appointment of General c;onssiau1
Nuulez as captain general of Porto Rict,
tANDiA, Island of Crete-Thera Inns
NJ NJ, q renewal of conflicts between the
a,,Sss,is and Christians. The former
Christians. Su t"eiVe
IOlLON; Frap ce-~In view ne tbe an
nuleting news from the Sand of Crete
| eWo froacn cruisers have been ro,dv ~
| mants notice. ''u at mo
EVANSVILLE. Tenn.-Ne,r p,a, NJ
Jew, Cheatham county, Thomas Sfeu,ar,
snot ANA inStil-tly Killed William Alhrisht
| ~ a mspute caused by the arrest and fms
was constable ""'t
| ALBANY, n. Y,-A.bert s v,arnar ~
| Siupaper, was sentenced to Clinton n,,snn
| ~ ~, term OF hrteen years an har1 ;ahnr
a n.ahe ana Hardy, his fellow conspirafors,
| are serving terms of fourteen va,rs o,,S
SIX months for the Same crime ""'
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-oraers were re-
ysNtti mere by the uuartermaster Of the
lilled states Infantry to have tine arrrv
n esa,; atesn e. the DEPARTMENT Of the Platte
earliest possible moment Wy
| sofLlN. Mo.-Two children of George
cVakiey, living near Tin CITY In the AZ
senco 81 their parents got into a mig ner
| winch killed and ale both children
| VICTORIA, b. c--News has reached
mere mat the schooner Wiatpa returned /.
| nsncla. from the north end OF the islam
Mttnoui nnding any trace OF the boa
MISSING from the Cleveland.
A
made between here and Murray 10 blow