The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-20
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SHORT SOUTHERN STORIES.

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MONROE. Lathe popo,ist camp meet.
ing here - very largely attended
MOBILE. Ala There have been heavy
rams over this part of the country for
three days.
MONROE. La--Earry Tracy and H 5
p Ashby viii 5e here soon TO address
here.
SELMA. Ala.-The Matthews Cotton
mill property was again offered at fore
closure sale at the upset pr-ce of $500
There Were no bidders
MONTGOMERY. Ala---T-he secretary Of
ton TO the Fiorils, Alabama and Northern
railroad This Is lumber rad.
NASHVILLE. 1enn,-coloael NJ Good
lett, the Oldest lawyer al the Nashville
bar * dead I've was Is years OF age and
prominent IN LEGAL and Masonic circles.
BATON ROUGE. La--Governor Foster
signed the death warrant Of Pat Paine
sentenced 10 hang September 10 for wife
murder. 1t was very brutal murder.
NEW oRLEASS-Deafh pun an end TO
a wasted life when Ernest D AQuea died
al the charity hospital. He was under
sentence for forgery and this fact hasten
ed the end.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala--The Florence
siaye factory anu The Florence Hub and
Spose factory al Florence, Ala, both oc-
cuuying the same building. were destroyed
hv fire Loss si5.oo with $3.50 insurance.
This fire was accidental.
NICKSBURCi. Miss.-The State encamp
rneni OF the Mississippi National Guard
opens here Thursday. and three compa-
MES are already IN camp. There are
th!rty-nine companies in the guard and
ali are expected to be present
NEW ORLEaNS-By the breaking OF a
guy rope, snokestack was thrown on
the roof Of Mrs Fay's residence. 1t
crushed In the roof and wrecked the din
!ng room OF the house. Miss Fay narrow
ly escaped being crushed 10 death by it.
NEW oRLEANS-chief Caster is in re-
ceipt OF telegram from New York. in
forming him that Juan Antonio Magyar,
one of the gold brick swindlers. is fight
Ing. against his return 10 this city. He Is
enieavorins to secure wit OF habeas
corpus.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-THe Arkansas
ASSOCIATION of Life Underwriters, in con-
Venton here, selected Hoa- II. L. Rem
mel j. /. Al'scnei. 5. d. Kitchens. MAI
Williams and K. z. Douglas as delegates
to the National Convention of life uslder-
writers. which rpeets in Milwaukee.
SELMA. Ala.-The Selma Cotton NILS
COMPANY has put on a douti@ force ana
will from now on run lis plant night and
dav. The mill was bulk two years ago on
the co-opeative plan. Recently the cap
tai stock has been doubled in order TO in
crease its capacity. 1t makes a. fine grade
OF cloth.
RolcKMARr. Cav. &. l. Davis. q
wealthy farmer living three miles west
OF this place, Was killed by the accidental
explosion of seventeen dyr,a mite car
trldges- He had placed the box Of DINA
mite under the kitchen stove for the pur-
pose OF drying.
ASHEVILLE. Y. Cat Hendersonviue.
twenty miles from here, Mrs B. f. Hood
shot her husband. one shct breaking his
right arm and the second taking Affee,t in
ms ie't breast .nii.eting what may prove
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herself dying instantly. The cause of the
tragedy Is unknown.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Jchn Warner. a
prominent Stewart county farmer who
was saot from ambush by Robert Milan.
cosored. the tragedy resulting from a land
tfansacut1 DISPUTE. has died from the en-
feets of the wound. Feeling was bitter
asa nst Milan. and he was taken to
Clarksville for safety.
LOUISyILLE-A special to the Courier
Journal from Paducah, KY. says: An
sleaHtnac OF pecu3 ar throat disease is
Ri.ng children rapidly in the Kaler neiy
l,ornood OF Graves county. Two children
OF James Whit diet, ana the same d.y
several other deaths from the same dis
ease took place. The doctors are puzzled
ATLANTA. Gl-Joel Hurt, who organ
ized and has since been at the head OF
the Consolidated Stpeet Railway company.
Wnch owns the bulk of the surface lines
" THIS city. has res gnei the presidency
OF the company. HISS Resignation has been
accented Mr.. Hurts retirement Is purely
Y Voluntary. II .e not known who will be
his successor.
NEW oRLEANS--By the explosion of ,
can OF gasoline with Which furn. ture
was being cleaned a woman and her two
chiidren were terribly burned about the
Fred Luteman, dangerously burned about
the body and limbs: Latta Luternan, aged
l2 years. burned about the arms and face
ard Annie Luteman, aged years
MACON. Miss.--Frank Harro.d. a prom
Inent railroad man. was shot and fatally
wounded by unknown parties in q MOTOR
ous house. He and another man visited
Annie Ragsby. and about O'clock In the
mornhng she was summoned TO the door IN
loud ami angry tones, Believing her life
IN danger, he assumed her dress ard opac,
ed tho door. when he was instantly Shot
down. s''o'
JACKSON. Miss.-1There are all sorts Of
spectiiau,ons as tc who will be appo,rted
10 MI cut the time In the United states
senate which Senator CAorge would have
served. but there IS not the east has
lor tanning any one; Governor Mci-zurin
= not az the capital, and even II he were
Y would make no difference. as he is IKE.
~ 20 wait some time before making the
appointment 49,
COLUMBIA, La.-ANen Sh,rly. II vears
Old and a young girl rarned Childrsss
elopei and We're marrlAi before oyertaksr
Inc grrs father forgave them and in
viteu them to his home. That night ynitn,
: a was taken from the house by half
dozen men and givon an unmercauf ben.
NJ AFTER which he was warned 10 leave \
me country. He SAYS he isn't going, ana
M, means trouble for there IS much
feenng and each side Is strong.
!. NICksBuRG. Mnss.--The cotton Gran AZ
me lately oserfiowed section. comprssins,
MANSON parish aud more thas, half OF
Lne taxco- MISS zsippi delta. - fully sly
weeks hate and. whlle promisiuR. a s,lh-
1tu 10 Wpf nSea1la.. M9E2e ass