The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
SHORT MEMS STOKES.

SIOUX CITY. Iowe-A deal has been
closed by the Sioux City Stockyards COM
pany with the cudahy Packing company
OF Chicago. whereby the latter acquires
valuable packing house property mere
which it viii improve by the expenditure
OF about 100000,
CHARLESTON, S. C.--Henry Hayward,
colcred, a linetnan IN the employ of the
Charleston Electric Light company, was
electrocuted by live wire wh!ce at work
NEW YORK-The attendance at the
horse show equaled if it did not some
wha; surpass, the gathering OF society
and palmer folks on Thursday evening.
WASHINGTON - Commodore Dewey,
pre- s.dent of the naval board. has return
ed to Washington from the sea trial OF
the Iowa, which he declares Is the best
ship OF her class in the world.
BOsTON-Juige Allen TN the supreme
corrt made permanent the appointment
of Henry S. Hide and Henry C.. Bliss,
temporary receivers OF the Bay State
Beneficiary association. and perpetua-ly
enjoiLed the company and It's agents from
| doing further business,
FADUCAH, Ky.-For tine brutal. mar
Weston. alias Devl Winston, colored, was
| hanged.
| LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--Sheriff Mattox
| and Deputy AL Hatchett of Van Buren,
| county, captured 4. l.. Sk,dmore, one OF
| the mconshlmers charged with thu murder
!
| United States nlarshals in Pope county
on August % last.
| ASPEN. Colo.--Fire in the Smuggler
m,ne remains unconquered, and It Is now
! conceded that It will require weeks and
| perhaps months before 1t can be subdued.
| CINCINNATI Willard l. Smith Of De
| troet, Mich, missionary OF the reorgEin-
| lied church Of The Latter Day Saints. Is
| in Cincinnati for Ghe purpose od organic
| ,ng a congregation of thSt failh If enough
| ccrTerts can be made.
| NEW YORK Thomas Edwin Cock, who
wlrSn in lis prime was leading circus
| clown is dead ~ his home in atersoa,
] n. j He was sc years old.
| NEW YORK--A special to the Herald
| from New Bedford Mass. says: Captain
! David r. Devoll of this city, master OF
| the steam whaler VIM. Bailey, VINO hai
| just returned from cruise in the Arctic,
| says he bel. ewes the crews OF the whalcrs
caught In the ice are safely sheltered TN
| their ships.
NEW YoRK--A special TO the Times
| from PoiIghkeeps.e. n. Y. says: Sixty
| students at Vassar college are reported
seriorsly i'll. all having been taken sick
| two days ago from eating Improperly
| cooked veal.
NEW YORK-A rapid fire pis.cl, con-
structed on the applied principles OF the
famous Marnlichsr rifle, will be shown to
| the gai department at Washington In q
few days.
| Nicaragua canal commission will leave
with large quantity of provisions. ma
| ter.as and other outfit for the commits
stems use on the Atlas liner Adirondack.
which sails Saturday for Port Limon.
CHICAGo-When the inquest upon the
body of John b. Ketcham was resumed
Aasther continuance WAS taken until next
Tuesday.
| WASHINGTON--The question whether
a. State or municipality can levy an In
CINE tax on the salary or compensation
of postmaster. a subject OF broad IN
terest to the Federal service generally
was decided in the negative by the attor
ney general,
CLEVELAND, CA1.o--Mrs. Nettie Wink
Ter, wife of Jacob Wlnkier. was murdered
in her home. She was found on the foo
Of t1er room with her skull crushed Il
from a blow with hammer. She wa
removed to a hospital ard died at
o'clcciS
| DARDANELLE. Ark.--H. b. Carol.
sheriff OF Yea county and a man or mucl
} local prominence. committed suicide. Poo
health is the Only cause known.
GREENyILIJF,, Ohio-A dastardly al
tempt was made 10 wreck the fast Ne,
York and Chicago expresS on the Err!
| railroad at this place.