The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-12
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

KOKOMO. Ind.-The city council has
voted 4 gold medal TO Frank wyatt
Panhandle railway enGineeF for bravery.
The local lodges of the orders Of odd Eel
lows and Red Men also voted medals and
cash 10 him, although Wyatt is not q mem
her NJ either order. Wyatt left his engine
NJ three natural gas explosions last week
md carried four women ont OF burning
buildings, rushing through a mass Of
flames TO rescue them.
NEW YORK The United States battle
ship Iowa viii arrive shortly OF Port Bahia,
Blanca. 10 undergo repairs, says a dispatch
from Buenos Ayres TO the Herald.
NEW YORK. Look Wing. Chinese vice
consul at New York, made his tirst appear
auce In the pulpit of Christian house ot
worship when he spoke nj the ST. Cloud
Presbyterian church in West Orange y. J.
In the course of his remarks hp declared
that the Boxer movement was no worse
than he Chinese exclusion movement. both
being based on ignorance aud prejudice.
SEATTLE, Wash.-OshoTnc Diegnan one
of the naval heroes who was with Hobson
on the McrrimHc when she was sunk in the
entrance OF Santiago harbur during the
] Spanish war, has been given q furlough OF
! three months in which To rccuperate. When
/ hc is promoted to hoatswain, pirgBan states
he win try for a commission.
! NEW YORK Tho home rule question Is
coming rapidly 10 the front again says a
I Tribune dispatch from London The irish
Nationalists regard The situation as much
more promising than at any tine since the
Z retirement of Mr.. Gladstone.
I NEW York. Grabowski. Russian
! horseman, has engaged j Morgan, the Am.
[ erlean Jockey, TO ride for him this season
! SEATTLE. Wash,-Advlces from Dawson
via Skagway, state that the people OF Daw.
/ son are preparing 70 make strong night
1 against the Treadgold concession.
! NEW YORK At the request Of the Ger.
/ man OHnoco Asphalt company. the cruiser
I Fake has sailed from Trinidad for Peder-
1 males. venezuela, TO protect German inter
( ests there. says Port Of Spain Trinidad
dispatch 70 the Herald.
/ NEW NORk.-Two business men named
Cudell and Lewis have had built the most
{ extraordinary automobile ever VET con
( structed, says a dispatch from Paris 70 the
American and Journal. Its owners have
Z ordered n specially for the puruos. ~ ma
Ing trip from Paris 10 Pekin.
NATANE. ouebec. Fire which origin.
ated In the kitchen az the residence OF
/ Arthur Bouchard, caused the death Of Mrs.
Bouchard and nine children.
BQsToN.-The strike OF the freight
handlers, which involves 10000 persons.
has begun.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-The third floor OF the
county jail collapsed and two negro pris-
oners were fatally injured.
PEKIN-A petition has been presented
70 the court asking the removal Of Wn
Iing-fang from the Washington ministry,
NoRF0LK.-Th Contra. Labor Union az
Norfolk has agreed 10 stand by the strikers
IN their determination 70 stay ont 80 iona
~ the condition requiring them 10 20 haes
70 work with nonunion men was in force.
kEOkuk. Iows.-rhc f. L Dunont
beNemonrs Co.'S powder plant has beeS
seriously damaged BY an explosion Twu
men were killed outright They we're Frsnk
sneider End Egbert WATSON
CHArTASOoGA.~-Mlss Sarah Frazier a,
tais city has received from General Jonn
L Gers0n tie appointment as sponsor fron