The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-01
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SHORT MEMS SIUklES,
NEW YORk-The Aralher-sharkev bout
viii take place in New York in June and
the purse Will be $1,000.
NEW YORK--A special 20 the Herald |
from Valparaiso, Chili. says there Is still
talk of a cabinet cilsls there.
LONDON-Quoen Victoria has reached |
Portsmouth from Cherhourg. on her re-
uura from the south of France.
ROME--1he Italian Geographical society |
has received ncws confirming the report |
OF the massacre of the Bot,eso eXpedi-
ton.
WAsHINGToN--Th condition OF ex-
Representative Aldrch of Alabama Is
very critical and Is causing his family |
much alarm.
LONDON-Colonol John Hay, the newly |
appointed United States ambassador to
the Court of st. James, visited tho Mar
qulS of Salisbury.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla~-The ballot for
United states senator today resulted
CAN. 36. Ohipey, so: Rrinney. u; Hooker
., Burford, 3; Mickey. !.
ST. LouIs-Davd II. Hays, for
eghteen years cashier of the s ~ s',cd Lo SiIs
the ombez2lelnent of Sl1pD.
NEW YoRK-fioward {, Sacken, sport
ing editor of the World died suddenly,
lie was 80 years Old and one OF the best
Known newspaper men IN the uniten
States.
SANTA FE. y. M.-Unitei States Mar
shall Hall has received word that the
outlaw. Black Jack was lied Tuesday
| IN Arizona, eighteen mQes West of tliltoh
by n posse of deputy mArshaS
| LONDONIt is ersuood that LORD
SalfSburN's reply 10 the request from
Washington for a re-Inqn.ry into the Ser
| .ng sea fisheries dispute is IN the mega
tive on the ground OF expense
NEW NORK-A dispatch to the World
| from Kingston, Janaca says. There has
| been succession of terriiic earthquake
| shocks in the LeewaHi Islands, killing
| many people ami doing groaIt dAm2s" 10
| property.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill.-George l.. Pass
field and Mis-, Caroline Alcrr.u we're mar
Representative Edward l.. Merrtt, and a
m.'e Of General Wesley Merritt, com
handing the Department of the Eaa-
WAsHINGTON-rh supreme court ad-
journed unit, May 10, when 1t VIII assem-
BILE 10 deliver opinions bIt not 10 near
arguments, The Application Tor WIZ a., "I
error IN the case Of John Gibson Nsna tna
State of Mississippi was denied Nl's'"
is under sentence of death.
ATLANTA. Gail $, Perry Of Atlanta,
who killed Belly Llnicr al Decatur on
March S. alleging that Lanter mad nee'i
guilty Of an assault upon the person OF
his daorry') wife, was convicted ol ''lui
der IN the first degree at Decatur ana
sentenced no hang May IL
CHICAGO-The Daily News SAYS, II IS
a common talk in Chicago socleiy circles
mat Mr. Marshall FELL s engaged 20
the widow Of the bate General fhi!!p ~.
sheridan, and that the weIllnH WIN AN"
Mace In the near future.
CHICAGO-The second May day strike
| In the hulding trades gives promise OF
speedy settlement. The plumbers have
won oyeryth ,ns they demanded aiiI I'm, tnfir
admitted that there Is no longer amy dam
ger of a general tie-up in the construction
business.
HINGTON--Internal revenue re-
| oh, Is
on the increase and i, Is likely the soera-
tnry of the treasury wll recommend TO
congress a reduction in the tax on spil1i5
from sii0 to 90 cents per gallon, at the
! came time asking an increase IN tho tax
on beer.
ATLANTA. Ga.--Harry A. cassin, tho
defaultng officer OF the Georgia Loan
savings and Banking company, was In.
djcted by the grand jury, emtezlleInemt
being the charge. After cassln wac re-,
euaees,fon of Solicitor General HIM, who
attacked the bond.
nOSToN-The third annual banquet OF
the peoples rarity OF Massachusetts, "a hd
ners0us George +. Washburn, CHAIRMAN
of the populis. State commitee' preside u,
ard United States Senator Mar on Bnt de
, of North Caroiine MADE ehc pilHc'p@i az
dress of the evening
WAsHINGToN-PhG McElroy, FOR
merly employed In the congressional u
: brary. was found guilty of felomously
,aitine and carrying away from the IL
hrnrv certain valuable historic documents.
Notice of a motion for new TRAD was
niyen' The defendant was subsequently,
. released on 5000 bond.
a BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-The Louisville
and Nashville, the Alabama Great South
! orn and the Southern railroads have
rranteI a cut OF rates in pig iron from
1 MS city to Cincinnati Louisville. st.
! i'ouis Evansville Chicago. Cleveland ard
! Detroit, They Also granted "A cut of about
4 nor cent in raw production.
, LONDON-A. Cohen's Law won the
Asher stakes at the second days racinS az
Ssndown park. Leopold De kothsshild. ;
? Ionnemart was second and Wolf joel
S Canroy third. The Lorillnr1- I.erford
$ brace and Mr., Croker's Sauna Anita, the
American horses entered. did not start.
| Eieycn horses ran, u being a handicap OF
4 inn soyere GINS, one mile.
q IONpON--The Princess of Wakes has
written TO the lord mayor OF London
,ointing out that In the schemes 10 COM
e memonste the diamond Jubilee. o. Queen
: Victoria in June thu poorest OF the poor
Is H., tenants of the London Sums have
: | I'm overlooked She suggests that they
= 10 ply.n a dinner or some substantial
: meal during the week OF the jubilee com,
. manorat'on and heads a subscription list
>, 90. that purpose with 100 pounds.