Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-10-05
A GENERAL BREVlARY.
A FULL AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW,



guilty in the second degree, fixing his |
punishment at twenty years in the
penitentiary. j. j. Winters, brother
OF Andrew, also charged with the
murder, was subsequently killed in
the court house by Thomas Jones, son
OF j. b. Jones.
The two Frenchmen who were ar
rested in the harbor at Kiel on Aug
ust %, on the charge OF being spies,
have been sent to Berlin for the first
stage of the judicial examination.
When arrested the men had in their
possession number OF drawings and
photographs of the Notifications of
Kiel
Secretary Carlisle has written a
letter to Acknowledgement Olney stat
ing in effect that the treasury will pay
all expenses incurred for deporting
Chinese under the Geary law as far as
its means will permit The execution
of the law is thrown upon the depart
ment of justice.
A 19.year-old boy, charged with
attempted criminal assault was pub
licly and severely logged by his
father near Clarkville, Tenn, re-
Gently. TIE punishment was the re-
suit Of an agreement made with the
father Of the injured party, who will
not prosecute.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana has intro
duced into the house a comprehensive
anti-corruption bill. 1t not only aims
to punish bribery at elections, but
also to prevent promises of appoint
ment to Office to be used as factors in
election campaigns.
1t is said in Ottawa that Gen. Her
bert, commander of the Canadian
militia has so sickened of the friction
between the militia department and
the executive office that he will resign
his position and return to England
Chief Clerk Jacobs, in charge of the
booths at the Cherokee strip, has re-
ported the opening pronounced sue
cess. He denies the reports of inehi-
cheney of the clerks and of the suffer-
ing of those awaiting entry.
- zd61ph Krug, the alleged default
ing city treasurer of Seattle, Wash,
was arrested at the union depot at st.
Paul, Mimi, few days since just as
he was about to take the east-bound
Omaha train for Chicago.
At Niagara Falls w. C. Woodward
has been arrested by United States
officers charged with fraudulent use
of the mails. His scheme was to eX-
tort money by means of bogus mat
rimonial advertisement.
The ministers of Allegheny, Pa,
have begun crusade against the
social evil and proceedings will be
entered against all persons who main
tain houses of i'll repute or rent houses
for immoral purposes.
The election commissioners of San
Francisco, Cal, have decided to
call special election on the first
Tuesday in April for the purpose of
selecting fifteen freeholders TO frame
a new city charter.
William P. Taylor OF Browning,
Mo-, cashier of the People Exchange
bank has been arrested for stealing
thirty head OF cattle from Warren
Mccullough OF the First National
bank of Milan, Mo.
j. w. Kellar of Ell Paso has on ex-
hibition some johnson grass grown on
his farm near that city, which meas
ures six feet one inch. This was
grown since the rain of July 5, and
without irrigation.
The 4-year-old child of William
Calvin, living near Caldwell, fell from
the gallery while holding a lighted
lamp. The lamp exploded, setting
fire to her clothing, and she was
burned to death.
A recent fire in Peed & Hazligg' s
livery stable, Owingsville, KY, de-
stroyed practically all the business
portion OF the town. The loss is esti-
mated at $3.50, 900. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The convention of train dispatchers
at their recent Chicago session re-
commended that applicants for train
dispatcher be required to furnish q
certificate from some competent ex-
aiming board.
Attorney General Culberson has
rendered an opinion to the effect that
the penitentiary board can not legally
take money belonging to the school
fund and buy farm on which to
work convicts.
An enterprising firm in Palestine
has sent circular to clergymen
throughout Great Britain, Offering
them water from the river Jordan sat
a moderate price, for use at bap-
tisms.
A Shelby county, Mo-, farmer re-
Gently sold fifty three head OF fat steers
tor s25o0.