The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-19
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

| WASHINGTON The subcommittee of the
| industrial commission are busy formulating
| plans for their work.
| ArHENs.--Prince George of Greece has ar.
rived ON his way to Crete. llo received an
| ovation from tho Creians here
| WAsIilNGTON.,.A rcign of anarchy exists
| In Porto Rico ana bands OF brgands are burn
| los property and committing ioDberies
| NEW Works.. IL. Coho y Co. dealers IN
4 electrical supplies, nre embarrassed: labI-
I ties $4,000; assets estimated at $40 coo
! ST. PETERSBURG. in largo IRE which
1 completely Destroyer an extensive timber shed
| here, ten persons were burned To ashes.
| IlAVANA,---The American commissioners
| have seat iong cable message TO Washing
top, the contents of whi1h are strictly kept
| secret.
mission finds little difficulty In agreeing on
| everything except reciprocity aud the Atlantic
fisheries.
WAsHINGToN.lt has been decided TO
raise tho isla de Cuba, 1sla dc Luzun and Don
Juan dc, Austria, sunk by Dewey at tho battle
OF Manila.
WASlIlNGToN.--It Is now tho impression
that II viii require not more than half the
troops originally contemplated to do garrison
duty In Cuba.
WAsHlNGToN.--Thc hurricane season In
the tropics being over. the Weather bureau
service In tho West indies and South America
has been discontinued.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal--rhe transport 81,
Paul sailed for Manila, carrying II cargo OF
Christmas presents for the soldlcra and
sailors in the Philippines.
PONCE, Porto Rico, The transport Mlnue.
waska, with the FIRST engineers and repre-
scntatlves OF the Red Cross Society On board
left here for home via Guanlca.
:, PiiiLADElPhIA. pa-colonel Thomas C,
Sailery. wait Whhnshn the Man" aud
other equally Interesting books. Is dead.
WARRINGTON Reports from Honolulu
shcN that there Is a great deal of sickness
malarial Towers General Kns is among tho
sick.
PHILADELPHIA, pa.--,Joan W. Kelley, the
inventor OF the keeloy motor, died ut his
Kelley was 81 years OF age and leaves
widow.
NEWPORT. ore,-News has been received
from Alsea Bay. sixteen mites below here
that the sailing vessel Atlanta Is ashore. Sue
had crew of thirty men on board and only
two got ashore alive,
WASHINGTON, Assistant Secretary Van
derlip sails for Porto Rico. 10 familiarlre !
himself with tho financial condition OF the |
island. its possibilities OF revenue and its /
requirements OF expenditures.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the large num- |
Der OF spanish troops In and around Cioniue- I
Bos the United states rray select some other
port as al entrepot for supplies, which are
saeiy needed by the sugar planters.
CHICAGO III is reported that II, X Peter
the steam launch that bravely followed tho
Mesrimac TO the mouth OF Santiago harbor.
VIII soon marry Miss Charlotte Crane, the
actress.
BAlTlMoRE.--The board OF public work,
has decided to sell all tho Interest OF H.
state of Maryland IN the famous CHESAPEAKE
and Ohio canal. This interest has cosf ths
state in one way or another about se5 ,0oo o0o
but It's present value Is Understandable.
PlTrSBuRG.--A movement is ON foot -
FORM combination Of all the river cosi
mining properties IL Will have a capltal Of
millions OF dollarsia and control the coal sh,n'
ping industry OF the Moaogaheia ynl,ey ~
burg and Cairo III. TVS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--In the mount,ins =,
Polk county. near the North Carolina linz
a au,,a OF Young men became engaged in i |
lruhksn ruM ana TWO brothers, Garrett ana
,iher Garrett shot his brother, killing him
instantly. and fed at once Into the mountains