The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-19
ToDAY's FEATURES.


TODRY'S FEATURES.
yellow Fever.
Flvc now gases and two deaths are an
nounccd from New Orleans.
The citizens OF jackson, Miss, and the
raslrsad are having trouble.
A number of cases are reported at Mo.
bile. with one death
Three deaths are reported from Ocean
Springs.
Or. Swearngen would not permit the
Southern Pacific to haul through freight
through Texas.
Shreveport committees are satisfied with
tho anaram.ne regulations AT certain
points.
Foreign.
Caritsf uprising IN a province OF Spain
is feared
The news OF the appearance OF Andree's
balloon In Arctic Russia Is confirmed ny
an official dispatch.
Ten batteries of artillery have been or.
dercd to India.
Distress and famine in ireland is said to
be a political move.
Lord Rnschery VIII re-enter politics.
condemned hy tho prestdeir, and the press.
Gcrrnany's retaliation on the Dingley
bill will he a rigid inspection OF Ameri-
can meats.
Treaty Of peace signed between Turkey
and Greece.
Dom stic.
Secretary Alger rs seeking n way To
feed the starving miners in the Klondikc
regions.
Consul General Lee and the president
had n long conference about Cuba.
Presidential appointments announced.
sport.
Star Pointer made new race record OF
2:0i.
Races at all tracks.
National league gaines.
Michaeis made new record for BIZ
cycles.
state.
University regents filled three vacant
chairs in the medical branch at Galveston.
Attorney Genera Crane makes a state.
meat ancnt the compromise suits, and he
takes occasion to use vigorous languaSs
In connection with his statement.
\ young boy WAS fatally hurt at Gal.
weston.
Contractors are rushing work on new
oil wells at Corsicana.
Recent storm demonstrated she safety
of the port OF Sabine Pass.
orders for lumber are numerous from
the Northwest
Mrs. Culpepper recovered a heavy judg-
ment against n railroad company.
Corpus Christi wants regular steamer
from Galveston or none Mt all.
Commcrciai.
Cotton futures 3a5 points lower at New
York and New Orleans.
Houston spot cottoa A1-lec lower; mid
ding now 9-1Gc. ~
The rapid decline n cotton has had a
bad effect soon trado.
Houston Is doing a big wagon cotton
business.
At New York. bar silver HAc; Mexican
dollar i3ao.
Wheat was weak with lower prices, I'M
IN near the close. when "A reaction set In
and the loss was recovered corn and oats
declined and provisions advanced.
The feature of the stock market was a
decline OF points in Consolidated Gas.
PoIiticpI.
Green has gone to Washington TO soc
why Grant was allowed to nasne the man
for the Cleburne Iostofiice.
RniIroads.
The roads penetrating South Texas an
tlcipate extraordinary traffic to Texas
during October by homeseekcrs.
The grain rates between Chicago and
New York have been put on a differcn,
basic.
The quarantine situation with reference
to the railroads has become more vexinp
and complicated.
No freight Is tied up between Houston
and Galveston on the Galveston, La Porte
and Houston railroad.
| The express companies do not appre-
! ciate the cut into their business made by
the insurance and guarantee companies IN
| the transmission OF money.
| The county decides not to put on quar-.
antine.
r. Mcdonald and T. Mcdonald were
placed under bonds aggregattng $1,000 each
to answer for theft OF cattle.
The opening OF the schools.
The doctors tender their services to the
quarantine authorities
Daughters Of the Republic pass resolu-
tons on the death Of Major Looscan.
City council forecast,
The finding Of the fragments Of baby
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