The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-12
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

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GEORGETOWN. Dol-Jamcs NJ Gordy
was hanged for tho murder OF his wife. lie
protested his innocence 10 the last.
LYLE. Minn.--So far as vet known. only
one man was killed In the cyclone. Ten
persons are injured and some ot them may
die
| M0NTEVIDE0--Dr Sanarall has an-
| uounced that he has discovered tho cause
of yellow fever TO be bacillus which is very
| rare.
| OTTAWA. ont.--The Canadian govern
ment has taken the first steps toward re-
| tallaton against the new ,arin OF the
| United States.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Tho supreme
court OF Indiana decided the Scent street
! car faro law constitutional Il relates 10
| indianapolis only.
LoNDoN-At the Gath colnery at Macs
teg. Glomoracanshre. Wales. cage was
preciuitated TO the bottom Of shaft. Ten
men werc killed.
BoSTON--'rhe two days OF storm in New
England will include nearly dozen lives
lost and damage TO railroad aud mill prop
erty aggregating at least 100000,
WASHlNGTON---on July l judge j. X
Richards. eN-attorney general OF Ohio. will
succeed judge Holmes Conrad as solicitor
general In the department OF justice.
NlENNA-Pcasants attacked a jew far
mer, who called the police to his aid. They
fired on the peasants who rushed upon and
hacked two OF them 10 pieces With scythes.
ST. PAUL, Miun.-profcsso Iugeer.
State eutomolcgist. does not mink. after
| examination, that there is any great dan
ger Of a grasshoppeY plague in South IA
Eota.
NEW YoRK--A special to tho Herald
| from Corfu says; Rumhling noises. follow
cd by TWO severe earthquake shocks. have
been felt here No damage however, was
done
pENVER-After two weeks trial the
| Jury returned Il verdict Of guilty In the
case of Matt Adams ex-cork OF The dis
trict court. on the charge OF ombczzling
| $4,000
| DAYTON. ohio,-A unique ceremony &C.
| CURED az Woodland cemetery III rae burial
rites over the body OF The late GYPSY queen
Mary Stanley, head Of one o; the wealthieH
tribes IN the country.
WAPPErON. N. D-Whno the canvas
men were at work on the big tent OF Ring
ling Bros. circus the center pole WAS
struck by lightning and CHARLES Walters
aud Charles Smith were killed
MILES CITY. Mont.--sherin Gibbs has
reached here. having in custody Yellow
| Hair aud sam Crow. tho two Cheyenne In
dams implicated in the Hoover murder
No further trouble Is expected
New York--The general council Of the
Reformed EuscoDal church adopted the
black gown as vestment aud Bishop
Cheney and number of prominent laynes
ana clergVmcn at once resigned.
WESTINGHOUSE Secretary OF the Nayv
Long has decided that ihroe students OF tho
naval academy who sought TO resign az the
end OF their four years must enter the en-
SineerinE corns Of the government.
NEW YORK Tho Jury for the trial OF
the OFFICIALS cf the American Tobacco
comany On indictments charging Thorn
WIN eorsp.rncy VAS completed ara the
hearing adjourned until Monday morninr
MEXTCO-A letter from Chicago purports
TO reveal that G. II, Hanson. who Killed
himself in tho ureSeuoe oe-hls Wife here last
week. was a hlFunist having wife and
three soma NJ S92 West Huron street. Chr
caso
WASHINGTON broker Elyerton r
Chairman. sent to iail for contempt OF the
senate for refusing Ia answer questions re-
gardnE dealings by senators in sugar stock !
has served hls sentence and has been re-
leased.
CHlCAGo-Ai the end of the seven days'
Of the alleged, cutting of rntos |
on grain the interstate commerce. commits |
sion practically acknowledges It's failure TO |
secure any evidence aud adjourned 10 a date
not fixed
KANSAS CITY-The last day Of the "a.
nual convention OF the National Crodi, |
Mems association was largely devoted TO
the reading Of papers. Judge Torroy. au-
thor OF the Torroy bankruptcy bill, spoke
on Bankruptcy Leglslation.'
JEFFERSON CITY Mo.-The Missouri.
Arkansas and Southern railway viii be
built from MoIlheny to the st. Louis and
san Francisco railway at Clarendon, Mon
roe county, Ark, distance oil forty
miles,
CITY OF MEXICO--News from tho State
Of Oaxaca confirms the announcement OF
the appearance OF new volcano on the
The prolonged seismic disturbances last
ing several years.
ROCKFORD. IlL-James French was
hanged for the cold blooded murder of his
wife last July. Two hundred people Wit
messed the execution. French did not
weaken till the last. when he tainted as
the black cap was placed over his head
LEXINGTON. Ky.-Byron McCieland,
the widely known turtmnn, Is dead a: his
home Ia this city. lie was taken with a
chill at Latonia last Saturday,
was brought home, stricken blind on Mon
day and later his left lung became COR
gested. producing pneumonia.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn Captain George
A. Tillet. well-to-do farmer residing
|
fatally wounded his son-In-lAw. John
Glenn. The trouble arose over Glenn's bad
treatment OF bis daughter, girl about is
years old.
NEW YORK--It is announced that Billy
Brady. who unsuccesifully attempted to
pull off the Msher sharkey fight on We'd
nesday night Ia making arrangements TO
have the same fighters meet In the West
Tor a purse OF $4,000. the fight to be 10
q nnish
NEW YoRK-A special TO the Herald
from Panama. Colombia, says; Fire IN
Colon destroyed several houses, and caused
a loss of $i25 900. The postoffice aud all
the records. the treaknror's Office. several
houses. a thester and i.loyd's
agency were burned. There was no loss OF
lie.
CITY OF MEXIcO-The government has
a charter OF twenty-five years du- I
ration for new bank In the State OF Goa |
hula. with half million dollars capital. |
wi ieh may be increased IN business grows. |
Tho hank has the right tHauc noffG /