The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-30
SHORT NEWS STORIES,

FRANKFORT Ky.-The official cpunt
OF the vote cast fer clerk of court of APP
psa,s at the recent election n ,s s saacksi
republican, 1858; H,ndman National
democrat 9S73; Parker, popuiist 1874, and
Wallace. prohibiticnftst, l1I3. The totals
for iSsc: Mckinley, Cls.!7l; Bryan, 27.-
SOS, Palmer 591i
sPARTANBURG, n. c.--T'he Southern
eoinrany's limited vestlbule brought into
Srurtanshurg a special car conveying a
party of Northern bankers capitalists
and Colonel Mil!.st, ON a tour of examina-
ton Of Southern cotton mills.
CHICAGO-Three men WHO represented
themselves as detectives entered the
house Of Mrs. Eppsnstein, No. 44+ Wabash
ave,rue. After beating Mrs. Eppenetein
with reyolvers, and after locking her in, a
room, they made away with her diamonds.
waived IN all at $4,000.
CLEv GLANDS Senator Hanna is con-
fined to his room with a severe attack OF
the grip. He will not be able to attend to
business for several days.
WASHINGTON President Mckinley
has not yet completed his message and
features of the document. 3
LEBANON, Pa Gong ressman Eph-
ram Woomer died after brief flness of
Brlshts disease. aged 50 years.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-charles l.. NC
Cc1Mack. aged about 50, and a brother Of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company.
shot himself at Bessemer.
BUFFALO, N. Y.--Frank Erne of this
city and Jack 'owney of Brooklyn fought
their fourth draw at the new Empire Attn
letic Club. There were no knoek-downs
and the contest terminated in the TWEEN.
tieth round with each man as fresh as
when he entered the ring.
SAGINAW, MTCH.-Geu. A. Reynolds,
grand secretary of the National Order of
hQ Ilaftf tt1s.l fr~>tr
OF the board of trustees in Chicago, an
r'unces that the locatio OF the next an
anal convention Of the Elks will be
In 1898. as previously decided. regardless
OF yellow fever conditions. IS
8ERLIN-United States Vice Con sui
Breck has resigned his position and will
return to the United States.
MEXICO CITY. MEXICo--Francisc
Estrada, professor OF natural science In
this city. has Invented what he calls an
eiectro- magnetic geological balance, de-
signed to foretell earthquakes and the
slightest disturbance of the earth's crust.
CHICAGO second trial of Adolph
before Judge Gary A motton for q
continuance was overrlled ami the work
OF securing jury begun.
SAN FRANCISCO-rhe British bark
Serdailia fsundered of Valparaiso and
been drowned.
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ASHEVIIlLE, N. C.--L. NJ. Baumgart.
ner, warted for murder. Is In the noun
Jams with other armed men and VIII
dety arrest. A reward OF 500 Is offered
for HIM. =
n G.pUCESTER, AIASS.-Tid,mgs OF the
wreck and perhaps lpss of the entire
crew CT the British schooner j. W. Gel
dert was brought here by the fishing
schoorer EDWARD Grover.
lH'NnoN-Rev. Professor Lcggs, III. u,
HtNNANA--Ths foreman, inacliinists
ana two comrositors of the printing Of
nces OF FL Commerce have been arrested
Tor trying to publish c,andest.nnly an eii-
tol1al o. III Zorro OF Madrid the pua1llcu-
Ron or circulation of which had been
prphihited. & l
OvoNOMOwoc. Wis.-The snystery
which shrouied the murder OF two chill
urea 81 Ernest Cornell pnd the cutting
% cerIeli's throat scne ten days ago.
mas az lnst been cleared up, To the coro-
nsrs jury. Cornell confessed that to the
BEST Of III recoiiect.on and belief be kIllod