The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

GAINESVILLE. Hon j. W. Bailey is at
home.
RosANKy. This place will soon be con-
reetsd with smi,hville by telephone
CALVERT. Tho Baptist revival resulted
In about twenty aceessions to the church.
wAXAHAcHIE,--w. A. Briggs has an or
Der fer 500 head Of cattle from Los ArgeiVS.
Cal.
ollINTANA.--A subscription may be raised
here to advertise this place as summer
resort
CALDWELL. --The city authorities have BE-.
gun the work of-eleaning UP the town thor
oughly.
DALLAs.--A negro named Chester was the
fourteenth victim OF SMALLPOX durins pres
ent epidemic.
Antonio was convicted OF whiteeappirg and
was nned 5000, be will appeal.
cARR1zo.--A Mexican herlsf recently bit
tor by rabid coyote is AZ largs IN the brush
near here suffering from hydrophobiu
NEW MAvERLY .--Johu Bennick who was
badly cut at oliphsnts mill Thursday. died OF
his wounds' VIII Doyle was arrested
ozoNA- While putting UP a windmill FitS;
gerald Smith fell from a forty-fo foot tower aud
was badly hurt. be Is IN critical condition.
DENIsoN. PROF. John Leo Hennessy viii
decline the office OF the chair OF Latin In the
State university TO succeed Prof. Fitzhugh
SAN ANGELO. The Colorado river in this
section is reported lower than ever before
rain.
LuLfNG. -Tbieves robbed the smoke house
Of a Mr. Davis, about four miles north, OF
900 pounds of bscon. taking same away Ia a
wagon.
BAsTRoP Mrs. j. ., sayeIs is here.
the guest Of her friends. Mir. aud Mrs ches.
ter Erhard, and was welc 'med with dei.ght
| ty he- friends,
! HALLErsvlLLE Considerable corn, Is
now being shipped 10 points in Mexico, buy
! ers here paying 80 cents per hushel for best
| white shelled corn.
CoRSIcANA.--The refuse petroleum left al
| ter refining is now being used for fnel by
| many industries. II rs much cheaper Tran
! the crude petroleum,
| CLAUDE. Prairie 6res Go the southwest
| Of town have done severe damage to farms
| and ranches. AT one time il was feared
| that the flames might reach this place
| FORT WORTH The arbitration commit
tee OF the Texas Grain Dealers association
met here and passed on several rnattero. all
of which we're satisfactorily adjusted
MKINNEY, The Throckmortun morunent
| fund is growing at a satisfactory rate. SUB.
! scription of $50 came from Gainesville and
| several individuals here have Just dona,ei sloo
! each.
LIvINGsTo On. Home talent gave a sue.
| oessful concert to raise funds 10 aid in euiio-
ing the Confederate monument Ike Turner
camp, U c. ", will erect in the curt hous'
| square
jEFFERsoN.-Th manssers q the clars
over by the united States commissioner on
| charge Of ohstructing with saw-logs naviRa-
ton OF the Big Cypress bayou.
PARIS The s-year-od- daughter of VIM
| Miller, a carpenter, was seriously wounde1
in the head BY the, explosion Of cartridge,
supposed to have been picked up In pile
OF chips and placed on the FIRE
s.ST ssa Rs& sT Il aas WIFE T' w.p
poisoned with arsenic, whiah was used IN
making bread by mistake for baking powdet:
the baby is dead. but the others will recover.
BRYAN MIR. John *. Parker OF this city
| brought in from his farm In the bottom thir-
ty-throe head Of hogs. which weighed. In n.
aggregate. $3.50 pounds, or an average OF ~
pounds each. They we're cold TO MT. ouince
Adams at cents per pound gross.
wAco.--r State meeting OF the Macca-
| bees which takes place In this city Tues
day. March p, will bring all of the promt.
nent Msecabees OF the state TO waco, ana
large delegations from the surrounding towns
have notified the local committee Of theiI
purpose 10 attend
ABILENE. --Messrs. Charles Regan o.
Brownwood. DR., John Preston Of Loekhar'
and II. NJ Rsiubolt Of Eolian, the commits
| sioners appointed by Governor Ssyers 70 re-
lect location for the epieptic colony which
is to be branch Of the lunatic asylum, arc
here making Investigations.
SAN ANToNIo.--A movement to amalga'
mate the leading electric interests Of the city
into one concern has besl consummated TINS
San Antonio and the Edison Street Railway
lines the san ANTONIO Sas VVl,llpHnl anu y
electric plant and the Mutual Electric Llgo'
company being consolidated and composition
DESTROYED
RosANKY An election vas held here I
determine II tax OF % cents on me Sly
Valuation shall be assessed for school ppr
nSses. iSis cents To be assessed for huildiof
ana furnishing school hEildings, the sEEre
| gate amount expended not 10 e1cead 1859
aud this sum TO be paid 10 twenty equai IN
stailnents one each year. With interest pay
ahla annually, and the additional tax o. w
cents on the hundred for teachers fund.