The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-24
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

| FRIARSPOINT, Nfiss.-A Taylor was
| hanged here for the murder last spring
| of James Lucas. a young man aud deputy
| shcriG Of this place.
/ CHICAGO Judge Peter s Groscup and
/ John NJ. Clark have been appointed by
| Judge Tuley rs the trustees of tho fund
/ now amounting TO nearly $4,000 left 10y
John Crerar for the erection Of q statue Of
Abraham Lincoln.
| O.-Announcement is made Of
| large Investments In the Commercial Ma
/ tional bank Of Chicago bank stock 10y
4 prominent New York hnauciers The gen.
! Hill, Daniel S. Lamont. George T.. Blkar,
I president Of the First National bank:
James r. Woodward, president Of the Han
over National
NEW ORLEANS. -Mcssrs. Allen l..
Shields and Howard SHIELDS Of Cleveland,
ohio, have purchased 10000 acres of s
ton land near Eid2Ha, La The purchase
Includes, some. Of the best cotton lands ga
Coucordia parish,
NEW YoRK..-A provisional agreement
( has been siguUd whereby the Imperial in
suraucc company llmitedl Alliance As
surluce company and Imperial Life Insm.
anee company arc 70 be amalgamatcd.
DENVER. Colo.-Men employed in the
Basement Of the new city hall have dis
covered what may prove placer gold
bonanza.
CRAWFoRnsvILLE, Ind Relatives of
America Stlpe an aged spinster who died
this week. have since her death uncovered
q rich treasure IN her kitchen pantry In
r. ola canister surrounded by 'rok,n
dishes and battered tnware, they found
Eol1 ana hank notes to the amount OF uear-
DUBLIN, Ind.-Pbnlp ycldelburg az Mad
isou county undoubtedly holds the record
IN Indiana for marriages. He is 5S yeals
9Id and has been married twelve times. He
Is the father of thirty-two children.
NEW YORK. Presdcn5 McKlulcy's
1rthIay, January ~ has been chosen by
me New 1ord board Of trade and trans
porlation for lis annual banquet.
NEW YORK-The American Sugar Re
ming company and the Independent sugar
reuners advanced all grades of refined SUI
gars 10 points
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind committee
nvGStigate charges preferred by Miss
Mollie Meredith agains President Mitchell
ana Secretary Treasurer Wilson has re
ported that there Is no foundation in fact
for the charges.
TRENTON, y. THE republican can.
Gus to select candidate for United states
senator to succeed the late General SeweU
selected on the nineteenth nalot John r.
dryden OF Newark, pres SFrt Of the Pm.
dental Insurance comnauS John W.
Gricgs was among those defeated
Observation-Disclosures IL the Interstate
commerce commission have arrived hers
and begun making preparations for inves
ugeting the Northwestern railway merger
j. j Hin will 10 present.
RoME.--king Victor Emmanuel has con.
ferrcd the order of ST. Maurice and st.
Lazarus upon William Marconi,
DUBLIN, Timothy c. Harrington. mem.
Der Of parliament for tho harbor division
Of his city, has been reelected Lord mayor
Of Dublin
VICTORIA. b. C.-There is no news OF
the British sloop of war Condor and naval
men are considerably worried The cruiser
Phacton is due az Astoria for orders and
the Egcria viii probaly be ordered 10 sea
to search for the missing craft.
VIENNA Tho Archduchess Elizabeth.
granddaughter Of Emperor Francis-Joseph'
was married to Prince Ohio Won Wind
isChich-Graez ut the chapel~lf the Hofburc
in the presence Of Emperor FrancIs-Joseph