The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-02
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

BUTTE, Mont.-NIrs. William A. Clark,
Jr., died at 430 o'clock Thursday morning.
ALBANY, ~ Y.--Governor b r. Odell,
Jr., was. inaugurated for his second term
as the chief executive Of New York Thurs
day. The occasion was an unusually brill
liant one.
NEW YoRK.--Geueral Francis V. Greene
has assumed the office Of commissioner
Of police, succeeding Colonel Partridge.
The new commissioner appointed Inspector
Cartwright chief inspector. General Greene
suspended without pay Inspector Donald
Grant and the captains who are under in
dictment on charges.
DRESDEN, Tenn.-1rma Hawks, aged 13
years, subject to epileptic fits, while alone
in a room fell into fire and was literally
burned to crisp
CLEVELAND, ohlo.-The Iron Trade Re.
view this week says: The new year opens
up strong In the iron trade and sentiment
Is generally optimistic. The prospect that
producing capacity will expand as the new
year advances Is an important factor in
the attitude of buyers toward future com
mltments.
NEW YORK;. T Morgan & Co, as
has been their custom for several years,
presented each of their 100 employees with
n bonus of loo per cent OF his yearly
salary. i Is. estimated that the total
amount Of gifts and Increases of salary
would foot up about 100000
GUTHRIE, o. Arthur n. Daniels,
AZ years old, formerly speaker of the Ter.
ritorial legislature of Oklahoma, died
Thursday. He was native OF Gales
burg, ILL.,, graduate of Knox college and
once member of the Minnesota legislature.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan Henry Hagner,
a travelling man for the Mccormick Hard
ware company, on his way TO be married,
was fatally wounded by footpads, and his
body placed on the Santa Fe tracks and
further mutilated by train.
WASHINGTON. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt entertained a number of friends
at dinner Thursday evening. After the
dinner the guests were given q box party
by Miss Alice Roosevelt
NEW YORK. Mayor Low has appoint
ed as commissioners Of election Charles
cans, and John Il. Voorhees, and James
Mcguire, democrats. Mr.. Voorhees, Is n
Tammany man. All are reappointed save
MIR. Fuller, who succeeds Colonel Michael
G. Dady of Brooklyn.
PENSACOLA, Fla.--Miss Clara Sweeting
was shot and instantly killed at Pine Bar
rem near here, by Paul Lambert, boy.
The shooting was accidental.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa--C. j. Sherman and
John Hanfeldt OF Williams, Iowa, reeov-
cred S24S0 in suit against Archbishop
KeAn of Dubuque, brought on an agree
ment to build church at Williams pro-
viding a priest speaking two languages
would be appointed. II is contended the
church did not keep its part of the con-
tract.
CARBoNDALE, nl.-w. II. Fox, who be-
came assistant general manger OF the Ten
nessee Central road, with headquarters at
Nashville, Is succeeded as trainmaster Of
the Illinois Central here by V. L. Powell
OF Waterloo. Iowa.
SYRACUSE. n. Y.--Mrs Maud Kiehl and
her mother, Mrs Addie Fenny, were ar
rested at their home Ia south onondaga by
the sheriff Of Cortland county, on coroners
warrants, charging them with tho murder
Of William Kiehl, husband of Mrs Kichl
SAN FRANCISCo.-T transport Sheri-
dan sailed for Manila Thursday. She car
ried lis passengers and large quantities Of
army supplies.
HoPEvILLE, Ark.-Dr. John James.
proprietor OF a Mississippi river trading
boat, shot and probably fatally wounded
George Il, Francis, former employe on
the boat James lad recently discharged
Francis
BOSTON. Negroes Of Boston in Faneuil
hall observed the fortieth anniversary Of
the emancipation proclamation.
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd.-The Sigma M
fraternity Is still in session IN this city.
One OF the most important matters 10 come
mp during the session Is the question OF
redistricting
RICHMOND, Va.--James Christian Lamb,
former judge OF the chancery court. and
prominent citizen and lawyer OF Richmond,
died here Thursday. aged so.
WILLIAMSON, W, Va In a saloon hght
here James Adams was shot aud killed by
Ben Adams and the latter was seriously
wounded.
LONDON. The Central News announces
the claim OF May Yohe for s45, 1000 against
the estate OF Lord Francis Hope has been
settled amicabiy. The terms OF the set
Element have not been published.
PANAMA, Colombia. Or. Facundo Nuts
Duran has received eablegram from Pres
ident Marroquin, appointing him governor
OF Panama 10 succession 70 General sala-
zar.
VIENNA, Count Lamsdorff, Russian
minister Of foreign affairs, left here Thuru,
daJ evening for g. Petersburg.