The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-07
SHORT MEMS STOKES.

REDDfNG, Cal.-'The Christian F!n.
davor excursion train from Oregon had
q narrow tscape from z wreck Two miles
from Cottonwood. Charies Brovdhurst
lai been butn"d cut. The train va 5
rapidly APPROACHING, and IN few MN
Lics more it woull have i.unGed through
the trestle into the deep raVine below.
Broadhurst hcrlealy Tagged the ira n.
which was BROUGHT to STOP a few feet
from the yawliug ChHSnL
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-Thc supreme
court has oGsted Chief Of Police Thomas
Nallins of Kansas City from office On
,ha ground that he was q nonresident OF
the STATE when appointed.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Thc committee on
education in The Southern lresbyterian
general assembly hns elect1d Rev, j. n.
L.umpkin, secretary of education for the
ministry. to succeed Rev. f.. NJ. Rich
arlson, deceased.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mnn.-rhe grand
lodge of tbs B"novolen. and 4, Protective {,
thczaer, The grand lodge met in secret
se-rsion ani listened 10 the r, ports q its
officers. Grand ENnltod Ruler Detweiler
rccomm nded II new constitution and a
now ritual.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.-Thc National
Council of Education met in Temple
Emanuel for its second days session. The
entire seating capaoiiy was iilled. me
principal TOPIC hi: morning was the Uni
KANSAS CITY. Mo.--GesEe Hall. n
Young man. arrested saturday by l'ntec-
tive McArnany in a Turkish ln.h room
on Main street, has been Identified as one
of the train robbers who one night three
months ago held up a Louisville and Nash
vile passenger train nour colera, Ala.
and robbed the Southern Express com
pany of 5000.
DINVER-The body OF the late John
Evans ox-Govern0r Of Colorado. lay IN
stale ali the ,apitol and was buried with
Ma sonic hOnors.
SING SING. N. Y.--John Henry Barker,
co.ured. was eb,ctrocuted here Tor wite
nurder.
KANSAS CIrY-p. c. Bronaugh has
goncto present to the MinneSoii, board, of
rardcns a notable petition for the pardon
OF Cole aud Jim fonnger i Is signed by
manv men prominent IN public HE.
EUREKA. Cal--Professor George Wos-
ton and II. section. hs assistant, were
r,obablv fatally injured in a balloon as
cension.
EMPIRE CITY. Kan-Sa'n Mitchell
wiped out a feud by killing ex-ctty Mar
shal Link Cole, who year ago kli'u
Mttchell's brother.
CANTON. Ohio-Mrs Mckinley. mother
of the president. IS suffering no serious
results from her fall.
NEW YORfi-Baion Thelmann, Ger
man ambassador at Washington, Will be
IL called.
RIO DE JANElRO-Monarc have
made several demonstrations here and the
president will proceed against them with
energy.
LIMA--A pant TO nut Peru on a gold
basis will lie submitted TO congress.
NEW YORK--Captain O'Brien and four
of his detectives have arrested man
who is believed to be Martin Thorn ll-e
alleged accompice of Mrs. Mack. The
arrest was made in Il drug store IN iia-
lem.
RICHMOND. Va-Tlhe socialist labor
PARTY of Virginia has put up j. j. Quartz
of Richmond fcC governor and II, It. May
conrber of Fredericksburg for lieutenant
governor. In the last presidential cleo
ton tho National candidates of TIE panty
received us votes IN this State.
NEW YORK--The United States secret
service detectives have made four arrests
here today In connection with the coun-
icrfeiting of about $4,000 of Costa Rica
bank notes.
DETROIT. Mich The local committee
which Is preparing The Auditorium ior
the convention Of the National League 81
Republican clul,s IS figuring on a seating
capacity for 1850 delegates at the lowest