The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-16
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

CLEVELAND Three nod-unicn men were
sent TO hospitals seriously injured by sympa-
thzers Of striking street railway men utherS
received slight wounds
MDDLEsBORO Ky While acting as q
ptacemaker between John Moore and Chris
Craft at Rockhouse, Letcher county, william
Maggard was shot dead.
CHlCAGO-Norman Williams, the we'll
known Chicago lawyer and capitalist Is at
the point OF death at his summer home, Little
Board Head Rye Beach.
PITTSBURG When the Tenth Pennsyl-
vonia regiment returns from the Philippines
II will receive q royal welcome at the hands
OF Western Pennsylvania.
NEW ORLEANS Charlton is raging in
several parishes Of Louisiana to an extent
that has become alarming, heavy losses OF
stock OF all kinds IS reported
NEW YORK .-Georse Barrow went on thu
stand in hts own behalf and testified that he
had nothing to do with the kidnapping Of
Marion Clark, laying the whole blame on his
wife aud Carrie Jones.
PHILADELPHIA.-Lea chambers of
commerce aud other great trade organizations
throughout the world are rapidly coming into
line for the international commercial con-
gress to be held here next fall
NEW YoRK.-Atter quito an exciting SEES
SIGN relative TO the recent Fit2simmons-Jef-
fries. fight Chief Of Police Devery was Or
dered TO leave the presence Of the Mazet court
of inquiry, which he did leisurey.
LoUIsVlLLE.-The popullsts Of Kentucky
have called a convention to meet at Frank
tort July q to nominate full State ticket.
II is believed John J. Blair OF Nicholas
county Will be nominated for governor.
MILWAUKEE. AT the session OF the West
ern Gas association a paper was read by E
IL jenkins of san Antonio. Texas. John
Glmper Of Dal.JH was elected a director and
Thomas 3. ME- Of Dallas second vice presi-
dent
NfrI,Dr r-erIpO r. ,,,,,,t -,
weat to John Riddles home. near Piueyile
late at night and calling him out, shot part
OF has head OF with q shotgun He then hod
TO the mountains The killing was over a
woman.
MOOREHEAD CITY. n. C.-Near the scene
where Z. Z. Weeks was murdered last week.
Lewis Patrick who had been taken from
Beaufort jail the previous night was killed
Seventy-nve shots were fred and his body was
rlddled with bullets
NEW YoRK.-A special to the Herald from
washington says, Adjutaut General COrbiu
said that 1t WAS the intention OF the war de-
partment % apply the English sytem of main
( tanning at home a battalion Of all regiments
serving abroad, TO the troops to be stationed
Ia cuba and Porto Rico as well as the Philip
pines
NEW YORK The Philadelphia Grocery
company and the Altoona Grocery company.
just chartered ulNer the laws OF New Jer-
sey' are said to have been orsauized for the
purpose Of fighting the Sugar Trust, sugar
Is to be sold only to grocsrs holding stock
CHICAGO. The Iron and steel tomorrow
VIII say Pig iron is about higher taan a
week ago. The $20-mark has tean reached
IN pig IRON there is no consolidation OF in
terests and the strength seems TO be dine
wholly 20 demand, which is greater than the
trade can satisfy.
SPRINGSFlELD. Mo Carroll NJ. Rice
vile murderer, was hanged at Alton Oregon
county. Just before the black can was al.
lusteG ana while his legs were being pinInnea
the condemned man broke aVav FROM g,rr'0I ~
slerih and ATTEMPTED to escape, He was re-.
captured ana quickly hanged.
NEW NoRK.--A Washington speel,I "a N,
btaouAe says To prevent smuggling on tn,
Cuean coast, Colonel Bliss will have piacr,
~ ms disposal as soon as possible steamship,
lor use as spoilers and though Tor the prss
ent under army control will be nnaintsine,
0N' VI tne customs receipts of Cuban ports
ATLANTA. Ga Serious charges are r,,S.
AGAINST the cotton factories man9rArs ia 7, I.
alleged that they advertise for he,p a, so1f
vases snd have flooded the city with pauper.
I IN order 70 secure operatives AZ starvstio-
wages Many appeals are made Ia the n1iic.
autheEiues by women and children who bav,
been duped VIZ nav
,BQFFALo.--At the second ana last session
/ q me imperial council Of the MOBILES ~ M,
snitSI sh tl,, the selection q officers re-
suited as follows Imprrial n7tartlfe. Ion
Il. Atwood OF Loayenworth. Kan: imnerla,
utPuy pctentate Lou d. Windsor Of Grord
h'plos' Mich imperial assistant Irabliln
HvAFy I. Mickel of Omaha: imperial hi eb
priest and prophet Georce II. Green Of D5l.
as IMPERIAL Oriental guide GEORGE l.
pptoNn OF huHalo' imperial treasurer VIM. s.
l9min W Rowell of Boston. The now cS,n
GU VIII be held in Washinston