The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
SHORT MEMS STORIES.

IS ana ~.
LoNDoN--Lord Rosebery's bay nl,y
Newmarket.
TALD\HAssEE, Fla1-rho railroad
commission bill has become a law with
out the governors signature.
DIES MONIES. 1owa--Both houses OF
the legislature have ,passed resolutions
making the wild rose the official flower OF
the State.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-,A special from
| lellico says the miners have about con-
| cluded ehan they will go TO work under the
| reduction.
| CHICAGC--Colonel John n. Hopkins has
| posted $500 for fight between Dan croc
| don and Kid Mccoy for the middleweight
| championship.
| NEW YOkK-The Postal telegram Co
has completed Its new Southwestern svs-
| tom OF telegraph lines between Mcmphls
| and Little Rock.
NEW YORk-'rhe ST. Louis and San
Francisco directors have elected az q
member of the board. Richard olney, OK.
| secretary of state.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn.4--Thc beard of ms.
| sions Of tho Methodist Episcopal church.
| South. considered and made oppropria-
| .lons for the coming year.
| SAN FRANCrSCO--The United states
| revenue cutters Rush ana Corwin have
| started for Alaska TO Join the Bear 10 OH
| force the sealing regulations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--The report cent
| out that n general strike had been de-
clared throughout the East Tennessee coal
| region, is utterly unfounded
SAN FRANC1SCO-Rufu r Nhssar,
grandson of the founder of Nnssar colleic
| at Poughkecps!e, n. Y, Ia under arrest
| here charged with umhezalomem.
| IONDoN--The farewell banquet given
| by the American society in London 70 Mr.;
Bayard, FORMER ainnassluor OF the uhi'cu
suites. WIS a..en ,,, ~ ,'V tueNUs' ,.
Erl ,a,,ts
! once famous Monmouth PARK hotel as
MISSION house WITHIN the next m'Wh'
POMEROY, Ohio-TIhere Is q movement
on foot to organize all the salt companies
| in Pomeroy Bend into an association aud
| rliso the price of salt to rs cents Il bar
rel.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.--Thc business Of the
| third annual convention OF the Natohnl
adjourned. Several papers were read dooi.
ing with municipal AFFAIRS.
MOBILE Aln.--fTcrbert j. Kaiser. aued
oS. OF Louisville. Ky. committed suiciic
in Magnolia cemetery by shooting himself
through the heart 1t IS supposed 'hct
urreouited love was the cause.
ROWLING GREEN. ky.--rho Hon. A.
i McKensie. minister 10 Peru. has lust
arrlvcd here. much improved in health.
He has sent in his resignation to WASH
ington and expects TO remain here
In. Dv11,L1 coloA woman known
bt,srai, Go Rs.clisfo nf,nr :, nunrrni
The ri,s assaes!n then took HE own NE. e''
c,r IoIrIS M THO dis,,,i,, ~, r,hn
81. hou -; Nh o., ne ll'c'pies Oh lam M,
turned out IN inll torec at me rnir
e'tounuS, where me 1,rweulN 'aeNeltn urn,
resi- Is oe,ns neiu' in'r,y.hNe thouAuhu
p,St.I ~. ~. en,o ~. ,,, - Nv
WASHlNGTpN-Thee executive hoard OF
The Daughters OF the revolution mas de.
termined TO visit the Tennessee cent.n-
n,ai E,xpositlo ion, on 3e,obef w. When me
laughters VIII celebrate the baltle OF
Yorktown.
CHIC AGO resident Charles w, Spai.
ding of the defunc, Globe Savings bank
entered n plea OF NOT RuH'S 70 .dIll Va 'ilr
,WG'S,,n,me ina,o;n'sntJS sna .ent
back TO his cen.
CHICAGO-Thc gr,nd Jury has returned
seven indictments against Dwight w. An
| drews, ex-State grain inspector. and Ben
| f. Jenkins. eN-cashier of ihe Stale grain
| Inspectors office, being accused of nn-
bezzIlng state funds.
| BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-Thc Tennessee
| Coal, Iron and Railroad company has
| signed up new scale OF wages with the
| miners of Pratt city and West Pratt
the two LARGEST mines IN the, district, TO
run fourteen months from May J. 10
| plcring marty is about toaundcr:alte an
extensive. systematic exploration among
| the inhabitants of the coasts of the North
Pacific ocean, between the Amcor tlysr
|
| lea.
| MICHIGAN CITY. Ind..-HenIy Jones
| coIored n convict IN she Indiana State
prison. was hanged in prison for the muir
| der of a fellow convict named Thomas.
| Jones Ia credited win hNinE in,''lo. y"
four men. He went to ITO scahoId Win
| out tremor
| SPRINGFIELD. ln.--A sensation heNcl.
| oped IN connection with the humphrey
| bills by a reported attemp' to hrlbe q
| committee clerk, mistaken for q melnptI
| of the house. The Humphrey hilis cN'sho
| the franchises Of all sreet ra Aways III INA
nols fifty wears
| NEW YORK-Russef Sage character
| fzns as utterly false ho statement maj ne
and George Could have had a inli ny , Cui
| over thr missouri Pacihc cons! u.i' w.,
| account. Mr. Sage sold further ma, W.
| report was simply circulated by Inc he''s
| for ,rar.Sct purposes.
| SAN FIANClSCo-The gauntlet thrown
| doNr by the National officers OF me
| Icngue OF American Wheelmcn 10 the Cal
ifornia cyclsts who have seeedod 70 i" I'm
an organization of ;helr own. has been
| taken ip with a VIII, and hereafter Il ~
| 10 be war 10 the knife.
| utrBIIouE. Iowa--Thc trial OF the cnse
| of George Harris against the AloGrrh