The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-06
CITY BREvITIEs.

There arc undcl!vored kilograms at the Of
ilce of the Western Union Teearanh company
for Charles f. Carter. L. Fisk. May Rush and
George kecfe
Union will hold their meeting. which will BE-
business meeting. this evening at 8 O'Clock.
at the Christian church.
The regular monthly meeting OF tho San
Jaciuto chapter of the Daughtors OF the Re-
public Will convene this evening at o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. j. X. rem. lllf
Bell avenue.
Mrs. j. o. Ross exhibited TO Post reporter
some magnificent peaches from the place of
MIR T. j. Collins at Harrisburg, which is a
fine specimen of the fruit groSirg qualities
of that village.
Tho explosion OF some small bottles of chem
icals In the laboratory of Stuart's drug store,
fiilings the place with smoke, caused the fre
department to be called out yesterday morn
ing. but there was no damage done. 1t Was
case of all smoke and no fire.
The subject for discussion by the First
Philosophical society of Houston this even
ins win be: Resolved. That physical sell
onoe Teaches that man possosses spirit,
Meeting will be at Lyceum, hail, Mason build
ing at 8 y IN. sharp. All interested persons
CORDIALLY invited TO be present
Mrs John McCue. aged 20 wears wife. O.
John McCue. died Yesterday morning at f;So
o clock at La Porte. Tho remains VIII bF
bl ought to Houston this morning end buried
from ST. Joseph's church IN the Catholic
cemetery at $3.50. Deceased was an old resi-
dent OF Houston and had been an invalid for
long time.
The White Oak BAYOU bridge near the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas depot Is still
closed. much to the detriment OF travel over
that bridge TO the Fifth ward This bridge
was closed I'M. during the freshet when
receded. people who use the bridge CON
stsntly think there is no danger to be APP
pretended from its continued use.
AS Mr.. Fred Erickson and Mr., VIII Helmke
VIZ
street in buggy about O'Clock yesterday
morning, they were run into by motor car NO,
b OF the Heights line as II was coming east
The buggy was badly broken up and Messrs.
Erickson and Helmbe were thrown violently
10 the pavement, sustaining several cuts anu
bruises. lac mystery Is, how they escaped
serious injury.
The meeting OF the disciples of Prophet
Smith of the Church OF the Living God was
stampeded last night. These meetings are
now being held in the Fifth ward near the
Cleveland compress. Last night several pistol
shots were fred IN the neighborhood of the
meeting place, causing the disciples TO STAN
pede No one was seriously hurt. though seV-
eraI were bruised in the scramble to get out
OF the building.
Sheriff Curry OF Burleson county was in the
city yesterday after man named Leyereti
arrested here on Tuesday by Sheriff Anderson,
and wanted In Burleson county 10 answer tue
charge of murder. LeveTett says this charge
grows out Of tho result of fight he had with
d man before leaving home and that he did
not even know the man was dead. He had
eied after he left there. and 1t is said from the
result Of injuries received in the fight.
There were some accidents from the explo
sfpn of cannon crackers during the Fourth of
July celebration Pat Cpnroe. a section ban l
on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe had
finger blown of by holding on too long. !" The
little son of Mr. albert NJ. Hillard of lS1t
Montgomery avenue and companion were
ably burned arout the face by too closely in
spectng a cracker after II had gone out"
The little 7-yoar-old girl Of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Cane OF Hemphil street was also badly
burned nv the unexpected explosion OF a can
non cracker.