The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-10
SHORT MEMS STORIES.

ST. LOUIS. Mo.-Mrs. Mafitt. n pioneer
OF ST. Louis and the richest woman In
the city. Is dead ut her home. agSd 81.
TORONTO. ont.--There was a large at
tendance at the seconds days session OF
the conference of charities and coriec-
tons.
BOSrON--lt is now stated Us an as
surod fact that tho democrats viii nom
inatc Hon. George Fred Williams for gov
crnor this fali.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.--Alongo Tate, a
prominent young man. who was lodged In
jail at Mountain Home. Ark. on "a charge
of forgery. committed suicide i'm his cell.
BERLlN--Prlnco Hohenlohe. the impc-
rial chancellor. Is credited with declaring
10 well known politicians at Munich that
he has no idea of resigning the chancel-
lorshlp.
RRooKLYN. N. Y.-Thc Herald saws
that pretty Grace Stevenson, aged -.
left her home In Brooklyn on tho evening
of April - TO 20 on q short errand nnd
she has never returned.
NEW YORI<-MarHn Thorn and Mrs.
Augusta Mack, indicted for the muriec OF
WniAm GuldenSuppc, were ar'aiEned IN
this court OF general sessions. but plead
ing was postponed until Monday.
FOREST, Miss.--frhc body of Niticus
Thompson. n negro, was found tied 10 u
tree. rlddie-l with bullets. About three
weeks AFRO Thompson ATTEMPTED to out
raia6 Mrs, Eugene Butler. u white woman.
CHICAGO-v>n electric car on the og-
den line crashed into the hose cart OF
engirs company No. II last night. caus-
inr, smaship. IN which four iirement
and seven paascngcrs were injured.
MllWAu kEE Wis.-Thc conversation OF
the National Educational association has
come to a close. George T. winston. pres.
idout of tho Texas University. addressed
the arssomhlage on Higher Education In
the south"
NASHVILLE. Tenn.--More than 1000 cS-
hihits have been entered for competition
and applications are coming in daily. In
about Two muslths tho awards will he
made ami the medals presented by the
committee.
QUEENSToWN---The North German
Lloyd steamer Spree, which should have
arrived on July 4. has reached here IN
delay was caused by the cracking of her
cMnk shaft.
HlNGTON-Unlted Stadcs Minister
Bucharan has cabieh the stato depart
ment under date Of Buenos Ayres. July $.
that CB.tcd States Consul Wills II. Baker.
at Rosario. who has been very III for
somN M. is dead.
LONpoN-Captain Francis Yorke Nc
Mahon OF the FIRST Royal Dragons broth
Ell and heir presumptive of Sir Horace
WcStropp McMahon. buronet. commttt,si
suicide 10y shooting himself lie was
financially embarrassed.
NOUTHF1ELD, MINI. Opposition
about tine scene Of the Youpp"rs' crime to
formal protest wath several hundred sigma
lures which Will be- forwurled to Still
water penlt.ntiary foe the board.
DENVER Colo.-The International
Gold Mining convention adjourned. utter
selectttg salt Lake as the next meeting
place. minoriiy report. declaring in
favor of free silver coinage, stirred up
some excitement. but wns iinniiy laid on
;he table.
SAN FRANCISCO-Thc reprievc grant
.d Theodore Durrant by Governor ButLi
hos aNpCel bui the murderer of blanche
Lamont aud Minnie Williams Us In no
danger OF hanging. AS his appeal TO the
United States supreme court acts as Il
stay of execution.
wASuINGTON-srh war department
has made the annual allotmcnts of money
10 provide arms and equipments for the
militia In the various States The aliot-
mcnts are based upon the congressional
representation of thc various States.
Texas gets Sl2,939lS
CITY OFF ME%lCO--A new Masonic
tempt, OF the supreme council of thirty
third degree Scottish RTE is about to be
opened here. Tho lodge has some 700
members. including Pres lent Diaz, IN IN"
republic The English speaking lodge Is
about to be opened To WORK IN the YORK
cite.
IARIMoRE. n. D.-During the severe
storm the residence Of S T.. North, four
miles east of here. was struck bv light
ming and North. his wife and 3-year-old
child were killed. The only member of
the family that escaped was a 1b-mohlhs-
old child,
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. - Waiter
Sanger, the cyclist. disg,isted at being
beaten one heat by the pacing horse Alba
lross in thicr recent race, Will tackle him
agnin today and hopes TO defeat him In