The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-20
A DAY IN THE CITY.

A DAY In lHE CliY.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The womans
Home Missionary society OF the Mckee
street Methodist church has elected the fol.
lowing officers: President. Mrs. Herman
onken: first vice president, Mrs. h. clue;
second vice president, AirS. n. stcrns; cor.
responding Secretary, Mrs. w. A. Coulter
recording secretary. Mrs. Alice Haver'
treasurer. Miss Anua LangfOrd.
RESIGNED AS CASHIER MIR. A. u.
williams who last September was up.
pointed cashier OF the Commercial National
bauk vice Mr. ]. j Cannon. who had ac
cepted similar position with the Mer
chants National. has resigned his new pn-
sItldn and gone to New York, whore he has
made other business engagements. The H.
rectors OF the Commercial win take their
time In filling Mr.. Williams place.
NOT CAPTURED Deputy sherirs
Wynne and Wilson returned TO the city
yesterday morning With their hounds, which
they had taken TO Harrisburg the night pre-
yidus TO try and capture two escaped con
viCts reported To have been seen tn that
locality. The hounds took a trail and tn.
lowed Il over q cirCuitous route through
the woods until the rain came ~ and put
q stop TO the chase.
MEETING OF civic cLuB.-rbere win
he meeting OF the Civic club this morn
ing AZ 1890 o'clock at the Lyceum librarv
for the purpose Of elocunr president and
general vice president The members ~
the nominating committee viii meet in the
same room at 10 o'clock All women In
trrcNed Va the work arc cordially invited
10 attend the general meeting at 1880
@ clock
DIED or HER BURNS Johanna Miller,
lie ncgress who was so badly burned 90
1ucslRy Ut last week while trying to light
IRE A. her home No. 0O5 Charities street
died TUESDAY night at st Joscphs narn.-
nrv, whore She was taken for treatmene
The rcmotns were taken IN charge by Ross
s Wright and nv them taken to thelr IN
dtrtAEiug establishment ana prepared for
burial Justice Matthews was notified but
1t Is not certain that he will mold an in
quest
oUAnrE1TB SMOKER The Houston
Qusrtctte society has decided to have ia
smoker complimentary to It's honorary
members on next Wednesday evening. Feb
ruary 2e, at saengerbuud hall. AS shis Is
she regular rehearsal night for the society
an hour rehearsal Will precedc the smok.
er II VII be stag gathering, With only
me active and honorary members Of the
club participating. The program viii lie
very Interesting the chief features being
musical numbers. with some addresses In.
terspersed and some special features.
CUTTING DOWN THE FoRCE.-Chiet
Blackburn is Ia a quandary over the action
Of the ely council in reducing the appro-
prlatlon for the police department The
cutting down Of the appropriation win
heSeesSi ate the letting, out Of several men,
about six or seven, and the chief finds him
selt I'm the position Of having TO do some.
thlng ne does not care TO dG-take places
away FROM that many men. III said yes
telday tina. he had not fully made IN his
MIND what his action would be or whom
II would Affect. but that he wOuId act iust
as soon a9 ne was officially notified by the
( couno, Of the reduction Of the police fund
NEGRO DuELIST DEAD.-wln Davis.
/ the negro shot in a street duel at the cor.
ner OF Sabine and Moore streets last sun
day morning, died Of his wounds at the ST.
Joseph inhrmarv yesterday morning. The
remains were taken In charge hg Ross x
Nrlht, and taken to their undertaking
esAnlshmeut. Justice Matthew's was no.
llAFd ana viewed the remains preparatory
I'm, no no'ainR an inquest Peter HAL, the
on bond Of $500, on the charge OF assault
10 murder He viii be rearrcsted aud tine
( charge against him changed 10 murder. IN,
llce Matthews said yesterday that he dlI
not know when he would hold the inquest
~ the y,tards =, ~ 49,, Ni'Lt'''S
tlst church which Il ,s nvnon,od ,,uI w..
shortly established iu ,hts ,i,, t,. t,,,,a..'I
lat Sid Williams win no Mold a., An. r,.,
Deuce Of Mr. David q NIs.ynrd ~, ioI,
Walker avenue. this evening an persons
,n,e,uSl"H IN ms work are invited to be
laree and e'tEn !jsii' nHpr TO A r
/ viii probnbIv 10 t,c ~, ~ ",'v,T"1, nv
DO hrld hoforc Ntr Will NV ~ ma Wiu
citv and If il bnned fbat nt t a, M "S TO- lniS
( mcnts viii lao ncTec,,n1 " IL ~ S' 1Ita'E',
, prenur1fion f1r ttS,n ,,ott," 'HS WY nl
/ Quoted by Eynursiist With TO- ne 'Nh,
/ church ~ astahiIsbcI ''''N"'' "'l"'' Tue
J A CoToNy m Syyrpre ~ t,,-.,
et.,,. "" ''" 70, N'' Eu"aru
/ 9hlhmah is IN the city looking over this
location for tho ostab,ish,,ont ~ = e,,,S,.,,
colony. lie Il here renrcserling a., r,,,,,,,,
OF swodes who ltve &, rho norn+,. ,.'a..
he SAYS for the pest fonr vaa.s tno cr,ns
have been failure, hence the desire Of
me s"eIes to get away and md some 10.
and win ,norc cor ynh I"'se Hetsr crops
says the people he represents are essential.
/ ~ an agricultural peOnlp. thrifty and in