The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-19
SHORT NEMS STORIES.

LONpON-Great Britain has again declined
to reopen the sealing question,
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica-prosdent lglesins
has officially received United States Minister
Merry.
wAsHINGToN--A now postoffice has been
established at Lois Cooke county. Texas,
Daniel j. Wilson, postmaster,
ClIICAGo-spinks defeated schaefer in the
second game of the lS-inch balk line tourna-
ment. Score Spinks, 26o Sohaefer, 1870.
GALESBURG. lll.--knox college has CON
ferrcd on pr Manson the degree OF doctor of
laws. the highest in the gift of the college.
MOuNSOCKET X. L--Notices have been
posted in the Alice rubber mill announcing a
shutdown on Thursday night for two weeks
SAN FRANCISCO-Presi Sanford Il.
resume his journey to Washington Wednes-
day.
ST. PETERsBURG-Forty persons were
killed and eighteen injured by an explosion
Of gas In mine on the north shore OF the
sea CT Azov.
AUBURN. Cal,The westbound overland
train Jumped the track near Colfax, wrccktng
the tiain badly, The engineer, fireman and
one brakeman We're killed.
yALPARAlSO-Th chamber OF deputies
held another secret meeting, at which the In
tornational situation regarding the Argentine
boundary question was discussed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. s. Winsow. de-
faulting express and depot agent OF the Kan
Gravette. Ark, was lodged in jail at Benton
Vile.
BoMBAY--Messrs. Hicks and Prunty. who
escaped the massacre OF the British survey
patty which was attacked by natives Mt Mex
ran on January II, have reached ormara, on
the Arabian sea
NEW YORK-The Times says: track as
ISOLATION in opposition to the National Cycle
Traci association is being formed throughout
the country and already eight good tracks
are ready to join.
CHICAGO--Tne Bakers union he's begun
war aennst the American Biscuit company.
The officers off the union say they will carry
the war into every State whore the Ameri-
can Biscuit company does business.
NEW YORK--The Herald says The con-
test for the control Of the Seattle, Lake Shore
In Wall street is the sharpest fight OF the
Kind that has occurred In several years in the
field.
BLUE EARTH. Mont Jacob Freund of
this city suicided by shooting himself. He
gained much notoIiety at the time of the
| drowning of ,re,ty Annie Odder. He was
arr,sted, had double trial and was finally
acquitted.
MANAGuA, Nicaragua- The picnic which
Nicaragua canal commissioners OF the United
strtes and the members of the syndicate OF
capitalists and contractors was successful and
troNeu delightful surprise to the visitors,
NEW YoRk-Appllcation has been made
| N the supreme court here by counsel for
| Nellie r. Goodwin. wife OF Nat C. Goodwin,
the actor. 10 confirm the report Of ex- Judge
Donohue. referee. recommending that an al.
solute divorce be granted to Mrs. Goodwin.
CHiCAGo-Two very brief sessions were
held by the joint. convention OF btumlnous
coal operators and miners today. The scale
| committee made but little headway. presi-
den: Ratchford Of the mine WORKERS. il is
said. advocated the wedding out OF unskilled
labor.
| FRANKLIN. Ind,--A class fight, which end !.
ga IN bloody riot. took place among the
students OF Franklin college, the iarces, Inv
s ssuss in Indians sas Heads were broken,
crowd Witnessed the conflict The offrers
| finally quietcd the riot
NEW yoRk--considera,io of the buayo,
Tor the Greater City has begun In earnest ~ ~
The heard AZ estimate. IL foreshadows ns
cnofmous total, perhaps sllO. 00A, 900 and /, is
stated that the cost OF the government viii
pc immensely increased instead OF decreased
a. expected, BY the consolidation. s"'e''
wAsHINGToN--The house eomm,,sa -
commerce has voted to report the anus ~
ing bin 10 the form OF substitute snsrls
ny NJ sherman Of New York Tho sp pasya
a1e oaae ~ Geassah aaaAs Gt As esisirL