Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-02

series of torpedo boats with mini
mum speed of u knots.
Frank Armstrong of Bridgeport,
Conn, who died recently, left $4,000
to the Bridgeport hospital and $1,000
each to the Boys club and the Bridge
port orphan asylum.
At Kenova, KY, few nights since.
and mortally wounded Harry Smith.
Murray escaped. The cause of the
quarrel is unknown.
Dick Tate, who for twenty-five
years was treasurer Of Kentucky, has
just been arrested. He is dafaulter
in the sum of 500, 200, and has been
at large since 1883.
The North Atlantic Trident line oh
steamers between Great Britain and
the United States will be absorbed by
a new Philadelphia shipping company.
At Baraboo, Wis, T. r. Brewster
of the defunct Baraboo savings bank,
has been indicted for receiving de-
posits when the bank was insolvent.
Auburn theological seminary has
received $4,000 from Mrs. Maria
Brooks and her daughter as memo
rial to Rev. Lemuel Brooks.
A report from Washington says
that the $50, O00, 900 of silver bullion,
held in the treasury as seigniorage
will be coined and paid out.
Pullman palace car stockholders
have reelected the old board of de
rectors. The annual statement showed
handsome profit
At Lemars, Ia, recently fire in q
livery stable consumed forty head of
horses and destroyed 100000 worth
OF other property.
Reductions in rates are said in the
case of the Chicago and Alton road
to show loss on travel from short
distance points.
The cruiser Marblehead, sister ship
OF the Montgomery and Detroit, is to
have her preliminary trial trip in
the near future.
Samuel w. Dorsey. OF Washington,
Pa, member of the city council,
was killed and robbed by highway
men recently.
1t may mot be generally known that
/ the Southern states take care Of ~
211 ex. Confederate soldiers at cost
of 81 100 $3.50.
Mr. Cogswcll, of Massachusetts, in
troduced bill in congress appropri-
ating 100000 to eXtcrminatc the
gypsy moth
The campaign in Ohio, the issue
being the tariff, grows more Interest,"
ing as the vigorously waged battle
progresses
The annual reunion of the Twenty
first Illinois, Gen. Grants old regi-
ment, was held at Mattoon H., few
days since.
In the event OF Attorney General Oh
ney $ resignation, it is said Governor
Russell, of Massachusetts, will be his
successor
The flour output of the northwest
has again increased. The daily aver
age for one week recently was 7,7SS
barrels.
Sixty prominent citizens of Baxter
county, Arkansas, have been indicted
under the old Law for swearing in
public.
e. w. Wells, OF Saginaw, Mich, a
capitalist, was drowned from canoe
while hunting near Duluth, MIMI re-
Gently.
Costa Rica will levy an export ta'
of 81. 80 per hundred pounds on coffee
to raise revenue to pay her foreign
debt.
A movement is in progress lookinG
to the uniting of all labor orders anC
unions under central authority.
: Revenue officers in Kentucky re
1 Gently made an important capture o
an Illicit still in Taylor county.
A large number of cannon are sai'
/ to have been purchased in New Yorl
| for South American country.
An Illinois couple were married il
y the Ferris wheel, 250 feet up, at thu
worlds fair few days ago
L, d. WEIGH was recently found a
a Oklahoma, Ok, with bullet hole be
low his left ear. No clew.
Bridgeport, Conn, has suicid
club. All of the charter member
have already suicided.
q Free wool, it is said, will be tn
4. basis of the new tariff bill, which
Il rapidly taking shape.
/. There is a large amount of counter
h felt silver in circulation in West Win
n ginia.
$ Kansas churches give chicken pi
0 sncials for the purpose OF raisin