The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-04
SHORT NEWS STORIES.


! CUMBERLAND, wls,--chris Oswald OF
this city committed suicide by deliberately
blowing OFF his head with dynamite
| PLATTSBuRG, n. Y.-Mrs McKinley.s
health is improving rapidly She went
uriVing twice. the president holding the
| reins.
| DENVER, Colo.--News has lust been
received here OF cloudburst in the canon
near Morrison, Colo. by which several
lives were lest
INDEPENDENCE, Kan.--The committee
appointed to select place for holding the
reunion of Rough Riders next year has
chosen Oklahoma City
CHICAGO.--Carpet dealers have been
notified that after the 18th OF this month
Wholesale prices OF goods would be ad-
vanoed from 10 TO 90 per cent.
YOUNGSTOWN. ohio.--Arlington, in the
second heat of the free for all pace, made
mile In 1857 la. being the fastest mile
ever paced on half-mile track.
PORT HURON. Mich.--The striking ma
chinists at the Grand Trunk locomotive
shops returned to work. The chances APP
pear good for amicable settlement.
WILKESBARRE. PA number of en-
ployes of the Ave big coleries in the an
thraoite region have gone on strike. The
main grievance is alleged cxorbitant dock
age.
LAFAYETTE, Ind.--James IL. Turpie
committed suicide by plunging head first
IRON a third-story window of the Hotel
Lair. There is no known reason for tho
act
FULTON, Mo--The Eighth district dem
ocratic convention nominated Judge Dor
sey w. Schackleford of Bonneville to hll
the vacancy caused by the death OF Rep
resentative Bland.
NEW YORK.-Henna Hauser, treasurer
of the Herald Square theater in this city.
jumped from the middle span of the Brook
Ign bridge He was rescued from the
water and win recover.
SAN FRANCISCo.-The steamer Nelson
has arrived from st. Mchaels with Ill
passengers, who bring Sl50,000 in gold; in
addition TO this a large amount was
brought down in care of the purser.
ST. Lou1S.-David C. Jaccard, vice
president of the Mermod- Jaccard Jewelry
company of this city, and president of the
Jaccard Jewelry company of Kansas City.
Is dead of kidney and bowel trouble
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.--The executive
committee of the United Mine workers
spent great part of the day in introduce
ing measures for broadening the member
ship. 1t was decided that additional or
ganizers shall be sent out.
KANSAS CITY.-Dr. G. w. Adams, a
prominent physician, who was one of the
founders OF the University of Medicine oil
this city and for Ave years dean of the
faculty. died on the street from an over
dose OF chloral, taken at his office.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.--Mrs. E. b. Crock
er has conveyed as a gift to the local lodge
of the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks her mansion in this city. which, with |
grounds, is valued at $4,000 !
1t is understood the gift is absolute.
NEW YCRK.-The session of the Mazet |
commission was largely given to the ex-
animation of Francis Lantry as to the |
methods adopted by the architectural firm /
of Horgan g. Slattery in their dealings
with the department Of construction.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio - During
dance at Wellsvile last night the floor
of the room gave way and the audience of
200 men was preclpitated into the cellar,
a distance of twelve feet. Many persons
were injured bur no one was fatally hurt. 4
CHICAGo.-Major Taylor rode a mile
paced by steam motor at the Garfield
park track in the phenomenal time OF
l:22 2-5, thereby beating the worlds rec
ord by 3 3-5 seconds. The half mile was
made in rs 2-5 and three quarters in 30 9-5.
NEW York; has been decided to
have 5000 to 10000 children at Grants ;
TOMB on the SecUuu QdS VI tic i'Sht9 NNiN-
bration. They will be formed into a
square and will sing National songs in
honor OF the admiral. This is substi- .
tute for the children's parade which was
at first proposed.
PITTSBURG, PA corporation to com :
pete with the National Lead and OIL com /,
pany has been organized by Plttsbnrg cap /,
talists under the name OF the PltlsDurg
Lead company; capital 100000, and 1t is
to erect a plant at once with
of 5000 tons annually.
DAYTON, ohlo.-Judge A. w. Kumler :
of the court of common pleas has made ,,
permanent an Injunction asked for to fore ,
stall What the opposite faction said was !,
an effort on the part OF Joe Bowling, John :
r. McLeans newly converted political
manager here, TO fix up the machinery
or the fall -smpaign in HIS own interest.
The primaries were for the nominees for
the county Offices and 10 name advisory