Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-17
A GENERAL BREVIARY.
A FULL AND COMPREHENSIVE REWew,'


Federal Judge Ross of Los Angeles,
CAL, has decided that section 4 Of the
Geary act, providing for imprison-
ment at hard labor, 10 in contrayen-,
ton of the constitution of the United
States, and an unjust and infamous
punishment where no crime is COM
mitted. He held that the remainder
of the act is valid. j
Suit for $4,000 has been COM
menced in the United STATES court at
Topeka Kan, sgainst the Rock Is-i
land hallway by e. S. Stanley, of Hor-
ton, who GLAZING damages to that
amount by reason of injury to his
spine while in the employ Of the COM
pany 4
Peter Madison, = Mormon bishop,
of Salt Lake, Utah, had a hearing be-
fore Commissioner Dudley on the
charge Of unlawful eohabitation and
was bonnd over to the grand jury in
5000 bail The alleged plural wife,
Anna Madison, who Is the principal
witness, held in 5000 bond.
Mrs. Cora Best OF Canton, ILL.,, has
brought suit for $4,000 againt j. u.
Smith, saloonkeeper Of that place,
for alleged damages. A year ago,
Andrew Warfeld killed Best aud il
was said Warfeld was drunk and had
procured his liquor at Smith saloon
At a recent execution for murder in
Austria, the victim was strung up
side of post. The rope did not work
good and the executioner, after q
time, put one hand over the victims
mouth and choked him TO death with
the other. ,
heavy rainstorm, lasting fifteen
minutes, fell at Leavenworth, Kas., (
recently. The curious feature OF the
storm was that the rain fell from a
clear sky, and the stars from "horizon
to horizon were in view all the while.
Gov. Lewelling of Kansas, has par
doned Frank Durein, the joint keeper
who fled from Topeka leaving fines
and forfeitures amounting to $4,000
unpaid. Durein has settled all money
claims of the state against him.
The Kansas commissioner OF labor,
has notified the state board of public
works that hereafter contractors must
be duly notified that their employees.
must not work to exceed eight hours
per day on any state work.
4 3 coloted wcAan named PARKER.
died near Emmit, |. T.. recently. I'm.
mediately after death her body began
to turn white in spots. By evening
when tho burial took place, the re-
mains were almost white
All the southern counties OF Eng
land are almost in panic over the
plague of wasps. Millions of the in
sects, Matched by the hot, dry season,
attack animals and men, as well as all
/ exposed food.
A colored boy 10 year old lost his
life at Topeka, Kan, in attempting to
win wager of 10 cents that he could
board moving train. He succeeded
in getting on car, but was killed in
J getting of
At San Francisco, Cal, Judge Levy
has decided that Christopher b. Ryer,
> an alleged son OF the late DR.. Wash
ington Ryer, is an interloper and en-
titled to none Of the estate valued at
$1,250, 900,
At Kansas City, Mo-, Coroner
Langsdale has commenced an inquest
:, into the death OF Henay S. Gilmore,
who died July "a His son suspects
, foul play, and suspicion rests on Mrs.
Elmore.
= The Christian Endeavors of Nova
Il Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince
Edward Island, held a three day 5
convention at Halifax recently.
There were 400 delegates present.
= The Tennessee penitentiary com
Q mission has selected the property OF
II the Brushy Mountain Coal company
e at Hartman as its site for the new
J., state prison and the coal mines.
n One of the agricultural phenomena
of Kansas this year is blooming sweet
3 potato vines, which are reported from
Il various sections of the state.
Michael Forsham has left Water
town, N. Y, to walk to Los Angeles,
Cal. He expects to reach his destf
= nation in about six months.
II At Atlanta, Mo-, few days ago
y would-be train robbers tore up rail
o but the station agent tagged the trair
u and prevented an accident.
. Title Markoe, the Pennington, N
y j., young woman who attempted sui
" eide by drinking London purple in I
cup of tea, is out of danger.
Turnips over two feet in circumfer
y ence and weighing five pounds are I
g prominent feature OF the landscape il
A. ST. Clair county, Missouri
" The Oklahoma tomato crop is yer.
IS lnrpa this Nanr. and II Ia eXneoteI