The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-10


ington firm the sea trial OF the. gunDoa,
Nashville make q very favofab-e repor'
; OF the good qualities of the vessel par
, ticularly Of her SAILING qualities.
wASHINGTON--The president has
made the following naval promotions
Captain John c. Watson, to be commo-
dore. and Commander French r.. Chad
wick TO be capta4n; I.icutenant com
mander +. M. Wise to be COMMANDER.
Il pINEVILLE, Ky.-Andrew Vaughn, q
prominent farmer, and his ware Wert
found by a nc,8htcr ~ their house III ", :,
DYING condition. IL Y snprosed wSnsh ~
bacan,e mentally unbalanced ana Whi's ~
this state shot his wife ana then hirnnelt
| WASHINGTON-The State authorities
of California have asked the department
Of justice to hasten the mandate from the
rant murder case, but the matter is one
with which the department IS not con-
/ cerned.
ST. LOUIS-Preelden George Ben John-
ston. NJ. D., Of Richmond Va, called 10
| order the tenth annual meeting or the
| Southern Surgical and GynecoloSicai as
| scciatbcn. Many prominent men OF nled'-
| icine are present from iifferent PARTS OF
| the country.
| MANKATO, Minm.-Jaan A. willard
well known as millionaire ara barter
| has made an assignment. Mt Wlll1rd es-
| Inmates his direct liabilities at about $780,
| COZ, All is secured with what was. when
made, supposed to be ample security and
may be still
| YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio--The employees at
| the Andrew Bros. blast furnace have been
| given notice Of a ~ per cent advance ~
| wa ges. to 20 into effect December l. 1t
1T understood other blast furnace COM
| pnnies will soon advance the wages OF
| their employees.
NASHVILLE, Tenn-Much interest is
manifested i'm State official circles In thu
wedding next week of Miss Nellie Ely,
VINO was appointed colonel on the staff of
Goyernor Taylor of Tennessee, and Hon.
l.; Leigh Thompson, representative from
Marshall county.
tlon of the Georgia insane asylum was de-
stroyed by fire. There were within the
walls at the time the fire brought out IN
mates and al, over 700 persons, but the
that no lives Were lost.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--The general assem-
ply OF the knights of Labor was called
to order by Grand Master Workman Soy.
ereign, After the appointment Of commit
tees ON credentials, press, etc. the meet
ing adjourned until afternoon. There was
nothing done at the afternoon session.
CAPE TOWN-Toto one of the chief
leaders of the Insurgents of Bechuana-
land, mas been sentenced to six years i'm
prisonment at hard labor ana hfty-five
others have been sentenced to terms OF
imprsonment varying from two TO four
years. They all pleaded guilty Of sedition.
COLON, Co[ombia-After holding in
quarantine the Royal MIL Steam Packet
compaay's steamer via Jamaica for thirty
SIN hours, because of the reported preva-
lence Of yellow fever in the island, the
officials have raised the quarantine and
allowed her to land her passengers and
mails.
RoME-The vatican officially contra
duets the published rep5rts that the forth |
coming papal ercychcal on the Manitoba
school question would undertake to ac-
cept the compromise suggested by Sir
Nllhred L&dricr, namely, neutral schools |
religious Instructions after school hours
only.
PHILADELPHIA-The Baldwin Loco |
motNe company has Within the past few |
Gays booked orders for fifty SIX locomo- |
ives. The orders include tweniy-one loco |
motives for the government state railway |
of FINLAND; another Is for twenty-four |
heavy broad gauge locomotives for the |
government of Brazil
LONDON-In spite of n thick drizgie |
ana heavy fog the annual custom of |
presenting the elected chief mag !strate OF |
LONDON 10 the Representatives of the SOW
ercgn and to the people was observed |
, @lth success, The usual throngs of people |
Tuned the route and the decora tons were !
more profuse than usual
LIMA, Perll--The ministers of the |
United States, Great Britain aRh Ger |
many have addgessed a collective note to |
the government asking that bill for ie-
Baiizauon Tor mono Catholic marriages be |
Included among the measures to be named |
10 President PieroCa when convoking the |
extraordinary session of congress.
SAN FRANCISCO -- General David |
fuentes, the prime mover in the recent |
revolution in Guatemala and commanders
q the lnsurgent forces. has arrived here
" me conced!ng that Barrios his brother
y, y, Jaw Is masterof the situation in G1ate-
,p9.h tueDtes says that the feeling OF re-
ne.nun Is stun very strong there.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.--Amid cheers
SUI calls and hisses which the police vain
y ", I'M s , 20 prevent the common
awHy the most valuable property now
owned by the city, the gas works, worth
n the least Si0,o00.00o The only thing to
prevent the deal going through is the
mayors veto.
.PARIs-The secretary of war, General
SHOT, has Informed the cabinet that he
louheu VI. Andre CaSteline. MANAGING ed
11r OF the Cocarde and member of the
'hamoer of deputies from the Second az
ilslon of Laon, and NJ. Leon Mirrnan. den.
~ from the division of Rheims, that In
ne absence of Anew evidence the govern
neAt had decided not to reopen the Drey.
us case. II
lf.NNER-Gnme Commissioners Swan
rs submitted to the governor lis iepDr,
y the encounter between Came Wardens
y ilcoSe ard Bosse ami company of !,
liulaN INDIANS IN Roueht county October ,
! ast' Mr.; swan states that in his opn- !
'ame Warden WiicoNe's vers.on Of the |
ISM was correct and that the killing was
Varrantable ana necessary. !
ION OF American Stockbreeders ana E'eei ,
rs mas been called 10 meet here January
to % inclusive. The convention la
fect offshoot of the National Flrmers'
ohSress, which was in session here re-, |
ehuy' Ii is backed by prominent stock.
reeders throughaut the country ANA n i
urge attendance is promised.
NEW NORK-The trial of Ma rti, i,
morn for the alleged murder OF Gllildsn'
nppe has begun In earnest. Twenty Wit. 3,
ssses We're summoned for the nrst DAVIS l
Nah'Fsttion today ami the district attor- :
ey took them one by one lust as The Id
huAag of the different portions OF he
Guy opened up to the public the fac. :
hat a terrible crime had been camnItted :
ST. PErERSBU RCi~-t rs reported tina, ,
'ens lanune iobiedonossseff, procnrator of ! !,
y the Russian synod Will be relieved al !
" post and be succeeded BY Cotlw Luna d
ioeh, gVverncr OF the province Of Eiesf Il
" fobsetonostseff was appointed nro- n
u uttdoor general in 1881, He Is now In hfls | 4
wa year Opposed to every liberal 70 ,
Sr,n, ne has always sadeavored 30 spaan- .
am me influence OF the oruhodoN Greek .
a'th N the affairs of state @
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