The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-24
SHORT NEWS STORIES.


SAVANNAH, Ga.-Thc sloop Lowell Dele.
owned and sailed by Captain Allen y. Cal
der of Thunderbolt ana having on board
pleasure party, was capsizcd in the Oece-
chee river near Hell Gate during a slul!l
and captain Calder's aged mother and IN
liant daughter were drowned. Captain cal
dcrs father and wife were seriously in
Jured and the former :uay die.
WASHINGTON Presilcnt Roosevelt has
committed 10 dishouorablc discharge and
hfteen years Imprisonment thu death sen
tence of Private Guy Stevenson. rraop w.
Ninth cavalry. He was convicted by a
court martial in Samar p L.. fer rape.
ST LOUIS.-G. w McElhlnuv who
reached here from his nome at Guanliuato.
Mexico, en- route to New York, was robbed
at the union station Of valsc containing,
he said. deeds and shares valued at from
$4,000 Ia 100000 According To NOEL
Kinney the stocks are not negotiable lie
postponed his departure for the East in
the hope that the police might locate the
stolen property.
HAMBURG--It Is now announced that
~ persons were drowned by the sinking
Monday morning of the steamship Primus
off this port after n collision in the river
Elhc with the tug Hansa.
GUTHRIE, O. T.--Governor Ferguson
mas committed the sentence of the Indian
boy Cephius Bruner to life imprisonment.
He was 10 have been hanged at Tecumsca
on Friday OF this week for the murder of
Martin West, aged L. near Violent Springs
Okla.. In December last.
DRESDEN.-King George Of Saxony. who
succeeded 10 the throne June 10 on the
death Of his brother Albert, is suffering
from pneumonia.
,HAEANA-The matter Of loan stin
abSorbs the attention of botn houses ol
congress. lie lower house takes the DO
slton that 1t viii not vote the small loan
OF S4,poooVo which has been proposed eX.
cept as part of a large loan of N{lOfUHDJ
TO be used in paying the Cuban army
IlNlS.-Ihe trial at Susl near l,,vp ~
the murderers of the MARQUIS De Mores
VINO was Killed near Gabes IN June 1896,
was resumed and several witnesse who had
peen cltcd by the government were heard
iheif testimony generally went to prove
Irnat tue murder was committed by
Iouaregs, who hate the French.
LoNDON.-Replying to a question In the
mousse OF commons, the premier. ~ j. Bal
iour, said the Imperial government was
SIN considering It's reply 10 Rusyia's SUI.
sestlon Regarding an international trust
conference but 1t was impossible as yel 10
announce Great Britain's attitude on the
subject.
ROME Very Rev. Thomas +. FLYNN
Vicar general of the diocese OF Sioux Falls
;. D., has been appointed a domestic pre
ley bishop of Fargo, n. D. will ioln The
American pilgrims when they are received
by his holiness.
HONG KONG.-A native steamer has cap
sized in the West river and 100 persons
NORFOLK, Va.--At the session OF tho
National Association of Stage Employees tne
day was consumed In a discussion OF the
44dvlsability of reyoking the charter Of the
bttFoit alldnCe Tor alleged Irregularities
ana the proposition to allow the Denver
2iHance TO withdraw from the American
FEDERATION Of Labor; The body refused 10
revoke the Detroit charter and Denver was
allowed 10 Withdraw from the federation.
PUT IN BAY, Oho.-The tenth annual
meeting OF the United States League OF
Loca Building aud Loan associations he.
gan mere with a good attendance presl.
dent George II. KoStmayor OF New Orleans
made mis- annual address. Secretary III 4
sueLIarlus Of Cincinnati submitted his an.
SAN FRANCISCo.-At the session OF the
executive council OF the American FEEDER.
atlon OF Labor the application Of the Broth
erhood OF Railway Employees for a charter
was denied
SAN DIEGO, GAIA special from Epse.
ha1a says that Governor Sanguines. who
hhled a prisoner Is stil confined i'm prison
al n mat place and that his trial by court
martial has been held and the hndlng for
warded to the City of Mexico. m is said
that the verdict Is an acquittal, justlfyinE
uim IN shooting the prisoner.
GAMpEN, $. C.-Fire broke out In the
aas esir business porsion of this place,
blocks Of Camden, entailing IN estimatad
.@ss oi $4,000 partially covered hy in.
Sufance. "
YOUNGSTOWN. Pa.-The eoroner,s i,,-,. l.,
sssStieauon into the rolling min mine OK.
killed has hegun "'e" were
,, WAShlNGToN.- The navy department
ms .a taken steps to investigate the reported
preference with American shinnip,, ~
venezuelan waters. which Is said To- have
tesq,ted from the recent blockade deeisraS
ny president Castro upon a number Of nor,s
In the republic. =. ports
WAsHINGToN.-A meet,ng ~ 81.
sSutive committee OF the interpatloasl A.
soSiator OF chlefs OF Police has been
ss''sa 10 De held In this city next pscem.