The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

ylENNA.-Thc Neue FreIe Presse prints
an unconhrmcd story OF an attempt to as
sass'nate King George of Greece.
MEXICO CITY "A sharp earthquake
awakening people from their sleep. A
shock WAS experienced at Taxco Ia the
state OF Guerrero. yesterday morning
SEw YORK According to the Trlb-
Is lon foot initiated by the medical pro
stlon, Tor the purpose OF investigating
theI cause and treatment OF cancer
41w YORK A dispatch TO tho Tribune
froTn Loudoh saws: II Is understood that
th5 government VIII mcct the demand Tor a
ntif 20 stem the iuiow ~ undesirable alieus
hyf proposal 90 appoint royal coInmls-
siN 10 lvg1lrr into toe whole question Of
AZ b Immigration.
FEW YORK Tie Pcsu Hirlap news.
lkperl states that during Charles NJ,
twshs visit 10 budapest Wednesday he
Found nephew there who proved his ldvn.
rcss alone was sufficient to cnnvinvt
Sthwah, says the Vienna correspondent OF
the World. Rudolf schWab. the alleged
rtFhtW Tas supporting wife and family
on 50 2 week
NEW YORK. The Canadian Pacific rail-
road has completed arrangements for build
log immense itcOmntlye ami car wouk- IN
the eas; end OF Montreal. says the Montreal
correspondent OF the Times. II Is eaid that
700O men viii be employed aud $50 acres
,of land has been acquired for the site
DRIVER. The prnyers Of the Methodist
cl'rgy for the success OF flsAop Warren's
! Eastern trip, on which NE hoped To raise
ricncy to pay the debt pauging oyei' Denver
/ university, awaited nothing. Only few
thousand dollars wOce contributed IN small
sums.
NEW YORK, 1T Is likely that American
capital VIII build. equip and operate tue
nrst electrical railroad IN China II has
hton learned chat prominent banking houses
Z IN thls ciG Interested IN local traction com
/ panes are preparing 60 Invade Shanghai.
ROSPON, -The Arey Maddox and Locke
| company, leather dealers, OF which George
I 4. Aloddnck is president, has assigned for
the benefit OF creditors, 70 5. h. Hamil-
ton.
( NEW YORK The Revolutionary steamer
Llaertador formerly the Banrigh, has sue
cessfully distributed arms along the coast
81 venezuela, cables the Port OF Spain,
| Trinidad, correspondent OF the Herald
NEW YORK .--EXperiments are being
made on a most elaborate scale IN Lon
( don, with modification OF Tesn's high
| frequency electrical currents, In the treat
ment or consumption.
| NEW YoRK-The British steamer Lady
! Armstrong from shields reports January
| j, latitude So north, longitude As so west,
| spoke tue German schooner Richard Hagen.
mound from ~ Guna, November s, for
| Harre. All well.
| CHICAG0,--The verdict OF the coroner's
Jury that Investigated the murder OF Rob.
| ert Mofetridre. the wealthy ice man, rec
| VNAh.tNAfu lnal hllllAm MNNCLflukd,
| brother OF the dead man. be held 10 the
! grand Jury.
! CHICAGo-The disappearance, supposed
| ~ " chicago. two years ago OF K, Sc
| nagaka, wealthy Ceylon tea merchant,
/ PISS been brought to the attention Of the
| central police.
| NEW YORK. Five complete shiploads
| o. American agricultural machinery wiz be
| forwarded from New York add Philad Slphia
70 the Black sea within the next six weeks.
NEW xoRK.--counsel for the New York
| pfodpce exchange are In cooperation with
| a committee from the exchange preparing
. bin for presentation to the legislature
dtsigned primarily 90 stop railroad dis.
elimination against the port OF New York.
! LEADYILLE, Celo.--A freight wreck ON
the Rio Grsnde railroad at Pando, twenty
niles west Of Leadvlie, resulted In the
Death Of Engineer J. r. Reddy and Fire
man Healy, both OF Sallda.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. fierce
nertheriy wind and snow Is sweeping over
this section OF the Straits OF Juan do Fuca.