The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-13
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

| wASHINGTo N--prcSidcnt Cleveland
left the city on the lighthouse tender Ma =
| pie for days duck shooting at Wide
water. Va. the home Of Colonel Richard
| Walter.
| NEW YORK-At q meeting of promi-
| nent BapuRts in this city. at the residence
Of John ID. Rockefeller. the latter prom
| ised to contribute s2yoOp TO paying OIL the
| Indebtedness of 900 resting upon the
| I}aptist foreign and home missionary SO
| cicties.
PHILADELPHIA - A. heavy snow
storm lnterspersed with hail aud rain,
prevailed all over Pennsylvania. In the
mountain regions the snow is ten inches
dccp and sttli falling.
JACksoNNI LILLE, F,n-The Dolphin
all this week and has not run the block
Gdo at Charleston.
WASHiN GrUN - Postmaster General
Wilson was formally notified of his cleo.
tion as president OF the Washington and
rot quite made up his mind to accent
WASH1NGTON--ln 10 the in
augural bail have been sent she foreign
ministers and charges aeifairs Of conr-
cards of invitation ARE handsomely en-
eravet and in the upper left hand corner
OF each is "A striking reproduction of the
American nag in miniature Thirty-two of
the Invitations were issued. only the
chief representatives, OF the foreign gov
ernmnnis received them.
BERLIN-R Robert Knncbs. tho American
horse owner, convicted OF trott.ng the
marc Bethel under the name of Nellie
kneelrH. hns decided not to appeal against
his sentence.
DETROIT, Mich.-Baron Won Kctter,
German minister TO Mexico. arrived In
the city today. The baron Is 20 H. rar-
riod February q to Miss Maud Leiyard,
daughter OF the president OF the Michigan
Central railway.
WASHINGTON-Com sicard has
4. a.
double turret monitor Terror will be rcady
for sea Saturday and she has been ordered
10 join Admiral Bunse's ficee off Charles
BALTIMORE Md'-Cardlnal Gibbons
firming the appointment Of he Rec J. J.
Charleston s. G., 10 be bishop OF the see
of Wilmington. Del.
ROCHESTER-lTh Frederick Douglass
monument committee VIII hold an ann
vefsary celebration tomorrow, Douglass
birthday. The proceeds VIII go toward
the fund to complies the handsome tnoiiu-
mtnt which IN beng erected here
LOTISVILLE---A special to the Courier
Journal says $50 men rode into Vanceburg
TO the residence OF the county Judge and
informed him that they hey, ma TT, traveled
had removed five ton gates. Nobody has
been arrested ana nobody seems 10 be
afraid of arrest,
81. llOllS-lStHnard IL. Sn1rp, prcSl-
dent OF the keystone Lumber mlls, and
a wealthy and prominent Mason. commit
ted suicide by shooting IN Forest Park.
because OF III health.
DULUTH. Minn.--'The case Of Alfred
Merritt VS. John D. Rockefeller Is report :
ed to have been settled for 10000 in cash
paid to Merritt II IS understood that all
the members OF the Merritt family who
had CLAIMS against Rockefeller have join
esi in the settlement The total claims
would aggregate S00O,0oo or 5000 coo.
pITvI%BURG-New has reached hero
that the town Of Mars. a place Of 500 In
hsbitants on the Pittsburg and Western
road. is being destroyed by fire.
ST. IOuIS-Ti~ inventory OF the es.
tate OF the late u -. McCnllagh late
cdlttr of the Globe-Democrat, has bean
filed In the probate count. The personal
prons.rty IL rolirned at sA6.l32, OF WHICH
$50 900 6s in Globe-Dcmocrat stock ami
$50. 900 mining stock at face value.
LoNDON-The Times SAYS that In re-
NV 30 the written request OF Emperor
WIliam, the Prince of Wales has consent
cd 10 becosne honorary president Of the
committee in charge of the katser's 1ubi-
lee yacht race. The Prince of Wales, In
CONCLUDING his letter. added that he wish
ed the race every success.
IONDON-.Hol. Thomas II. Bayard
| United States Ambassador 10 Great Bldt-
| am addressed the pun.is at Temples
school, NJ Harrow-on-the-lisi As M
| came upoD the platform. accompanied hy
| I'M head master OF the Harrow school
go Students arose Cor the purpose of re-
| celving him. They resumed their seats
ah1er giving Mr.. Bayard tremendous
ovation.