The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-18
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

CHICAGO, Hans Balatka. one Of the pio-
heart failure,
COLUMBUS. Ohio. "A detachment Of 267
recruits left for San Francisco. whence they
sail for Manila.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Dispatches from
Pierre. S, D.. say the Missouri river is nearly
out Of Its banks and rapidly rising
SAN FRANCISCO DIR w S Solf. recent.
~ appointod president Of the Municipality OF
Apia. has arrived here en- route to Samoa.
GAINESVILLE. Tenu.-As 8 result OF
street fight with pistols, Bud Higgins lies
mortally wounded and Gus Moody's chance
to live is slight
| COLUMBUS. Ohio.-Rt. Rev Joseph Am
brose Watterson. D. D.. bishop OF the do
oese of Columbus. died suddenly at his resi-
dence In this city,
| NoBLBsvILLE, Ind.-R. II, Stevenson ex-
Judge OF the Hamilton county circuit court.
died here from an overdose of morphine taken
with suicidal intent
| Kansas City, April 17.--About 400 Ger
man Americans met at Turner hall to-
night and organized the German American
Citizens association.
SAN FRANCISCO. There we're no new de-
veloDments in the trouble which occurred at
| the Preside reservation. Nearly 200 men.
mostly recruits, are under arrest
| TALLAHASSEE, Fla The Florida
legislature today begins bslloting for a
| United States senator to succeed Senator
! Pasco.
DEADwooD. s. D.--For the past thirty-slx
hours terrific blizzard has been raging in
nil parts of the northern nils. The SNOW,
driver by fierce wind, is binding The
weather is not cold.
JEFFERSON CITY Mo--The house passed
a bill requiring foreign insurance companies
20 deposit 100000 with the superintendent of
| The Insurance department before being allowed
to do business in the State.
LONDON Pollak. well-known en-
the Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chron-
i icle means OF telegraphing &. 900 words ner
hour over single wire.
NEW YoRK.-The cruiser Chicago will
four years. cruise Of $4,000 miles is to be
made under command OF Rear Admiral Howl
son. She will return in October.
CAMDEN. Ark Lieutenant stokely Nor
gan of Admiral Dewey's hagship. the Olym-
pia. one of the heroes OF the battle of Ma
Mia bay. was presented with beautiful
sword by the citizens OF Camden.
SAN FRANCISCO. The Twenty-first in
fartry the famous indian fighting regiment
Of earlier days, and later very active partlci-
Pants in the Cuban campaign, sailed for the
philippines on the transport Hancock.
NEW YoRK.-The examination of Arthur S.
Colyar, the Nashville lawyer Who is charged
With conspiracy ia kidnay Nicholas a. Heck
man. an Important Witness In the Moineux
poisoning case, was continued until Tuesday
OMAHA Neb--A special to the Bee from
broken BOW, custer county, SAYS a prairie
FIRE is raging northwest and west OF the
town. consuming everything in its path. Tom
Morrissey OF Eureka Valley and John Koch
were burned TO death.
CHARLESTON. 5. C.-After setting w
ainiA for Webster. Joiner and Goodwin, the
defense in the trial OF the alleged Lake City
llynchers closed its case. Tho only man IN
whcse behalf efforts have not been made to
establish one is Stokes, the merchant who had
beoL alleged by the government to have been
the leader OF the mob that killed Baker.
PALMETTO, Ga.--The people Of this town
are determined TO avert any further trouble
from the negroes by running out Of town those
who are disposed 10 be offensive. A practical
ku-kluS has been organized and notices post
ed on the houses OF many objectionable char
u,ters to leave town under penalty Of death.