The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

,,urNs Two of the convicts who es-
y. from the coal mines at calvert "ere
r,,tared near Malakof.
Paris. Miss Cornelia Mason was painfully
trI an her arms and face BY the eXplo-
- ! ,ssoline stove at her home on West
Oar street,
ouiyrANA. No one here has been able to
~ IN 5ead bodies of man or beast on the
ir',arA beach. the report to the contrary
EHHhEanding.
lsIlENE THE light and power company
,,.slsinp materials for their new electric
II, .i,nt The transformers have been re-
,syid and put up.
w0RY Two prisoners confined in the
ry,y TALL made an attempt at suicide by
aits morphine. and then In addition TO that
hi IL ounce OF oil OF cedar.
caEENvILLE. The American Cotton COM
Ej lbs closed deal for two acres OF land
A MI nut In plant here. the Lowery
dEm will also have plant.
WACO. Mrs. Willie D. House. president
t,As Waco Library association. has received
i stsf from Andrew Carnegie to give s10OO
hhs public library here when the library
I'D. reaches 1900.
GaEENvlLLE.-S. A. Beckham. owner of
np 4 the buildings recently burned. says he
E rebuild at once either a two story or
artsafy building, in either case one that
III credit to the city.
c0RslCANA.-Drs. Clay Johnson and I. N.
kte nport case Of diphtheria at the resi-
tt,t u NJ. Nell Rice on West Sixth avenue.
Y aasui being the 5-year-old niece of Mrs.
liza The child has been sick several days.
pAlLAs.-sherlf Cabell has arrested.
w tsa miles from this city. Rufus Turner.
ts9a with committing murder in 1896 at
eiI Dale county, Alabama. Turner adj
" ait he is the man wanted. but claims
shfe done the killing in self defense.
ISEDY.-A. R. Waller of San Antonio.
~ Antonio and Arkansas Pass brakeman.
~ Oh the pilot of an engine while
Ma,Mg here and had his right leg and
M liaF manEled. He was taken by spec
van 10 santa Rosa hospital. San Antonio.
\, !aai,ERSoE Suit has been filed in the
isaa'i court here for large part OF Harri-
county. The land embraced in the suit
- - aa, Halisille. in Harrison county. and
~ " me northwest part of the county.
~ ~ We 90 defendants named In the pc
,,A..atRsvlLLE.--The Baptists will build
NV I. u1N church. Rev. Sid Williams made
ss ssss y. enort and over $1,000 was sub
u ~ Y, the purpose. and 1t is the inten-
,sl 'ass at least 10000 or $4,000 before
M saI H. The revival will close Sunday
~, ny. Williams goes to Hillsboro.
A.-Ihe first bale of cotton was sold
Z aueuon and was bought by Ed Steen
,r,,s,s ssas It was raised nv Mr.. B. NJ.
~. ssa aoout four miles south OF town,
"A, 'asr by Munger and weighed 42O
m, Ine merchants raised a premium
Wv and presented 1t to Mr.. Tisrn-
ss 4. vi.,ain the mention OF the change
N Irpul, .hip Of ]. C. Adams & Co. to
ra A.. psskwell, The Post correspondent
,, @n MT, Groce would quit the road.
N 49,, s 70 DO a mistake, as he will con-
N sNsl ior p. j. Willis & Co., whom
nj , s.sp.esented with much success for
y n sssG GRovE.-Jim DARLINGTON who
c4 Il ~ Fort Worth Yesterday, was
ID cs,l SIrysr Creek. four miles east Of
er,. ut 10 was well known in Boom.
IL n,.i ne was Baptist minister in
tn, abs H.. at the Baptist church here
pa ness a, year and assisted in pro-
sahere Lone Oak. three miles
tne same summer.