Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-30
A GENERAL BREVIARY.
A FULL AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW,



Dt September 20, when an attempt |
was mado to rob the express car and
the robbers were driven off by the |
crew, $500 of stock in the road and
solid gold medal OF Maltese cross pat
tern on solid gold bar Above the
medal proper is engraved "For yalor.n
On the face side is inscribed From
the Illinois Central Railroad and
Express Companies" The
reverse side is: ''For defending train
No. 8 on the night of September 20,
1898, at Centralia, H., against train
robbers
Near Centralia, Ill, twelve years
ago father and son, two farmers,
and have never been
heard from. A few days since a
farmer who now owns the farm they
lived on, concluded to drain off pond
on the premises. At the bottom of
this pond by two stumps appeared to
be grave at each stump EXamina-
ton proved it to be two skeletons
weighted down with stones, the feet
tied to stobs and the heads to the
stumps respectively. 1t is mystery,
and while an investigation is going on,
there is no clue.
Charlie Willis ~ years old, was &C
cidentally shot and killed at Spring
field, H., recently while being ini-
tiated into a secret society composed
of youngsters whose ages run from
~ to 10 years. The society is called
the Seven Secret Silent Shades. -
The boys minds had evidently be-
come infamed by blood and thunder
literature. They had cave in the
outskirts OF the city, the walls OF
which were hung with pistols, old
muskets, II few swords and other war
like arrangements.
As the Rio Grande and Western
train pulled into Ogden, Utah, recent
ly, Express Messenger Sayers failed
to open his car. The door was forced
and the messenger was found on the
floor dead with q bullet through
his heart and a pistol under
him. 1t is supposed that he was lock-
ing the safe when the pistol was acct
dentally discharged His books and
money are intact and there is no sus-
picion OF foul play.
During q recent storm in the English
chanel a schooner stranded at Withern-
sea. tits supposed that the crew all
persisted. The Glasgo river steamer
/ Garry was wrecked at Dunbar. Five
officers and sixteen seamen persisted.
A. Xn,,nNntb tho DAMAGE 6Nna the
fishing boats already amounts to oven
800, 900. Many fishermen have been
/ drowned,
A tidy little sum has been paid out
by the government in premiums tC
the builders OF naval vessels during
the present year. BY exceeding the
speed required the Bancroft netted
her contractors $40, 900, the Detroit
$50, 600, the New York $780, 900 ant
the Machias $40, 900, total of $440,'
900. This amount is likely to be in
creased
Attorney-General Maloney OF Hin
oils, has rendered an opinion that minC
owners or operators must provide I
manager for each mine. Heretofore
it was and still is the custom for
companies owning several shafts tC
have a single manager.
j. A. jenkins was found unconscious
on his wife's grave in cemetery nea
Nashville, Tenn, recently, and dice
shortly afterwards. An empty vial o
morphine that lay by him told thu
cause OF his death. His wife die
about month ago.
Dr. A. r. Booth has returned t,
his home at Shreveport, La, from
Brunswick, Ca, where he rendered
free service to more than 200 yellow
fever patients, besides being active il
providing and soliciting help for tn
poor.
Two negro murderers and robbers
Mansfield Washington and Dav
johnson, have been arrested and arr
in jail at Baton Rouse, La. Wash
ington has confessed to their having
murdered and robbed two white men
: The railway and express office a
| Marthaville, La, on the New Orleau
Pacific road was robbed of over $3.50
and the night agent, W. j. Dickson
relieved OF 5000 few days since
The burglars escaped with their booty
At night recently Deputy Sheri
George Davidson was shot and kille
while raiding a house Of i'll fame a
Trout Creek, Mich. Alex Renos, VIII
runs the place, the supposed mur
dvrer, has been arrested and jailed.
At Springfield, Mo-, recently Waite
and Jasper Cross, two boys, were play
ing with gun heavily charged wit
: powder, but no shot. The gun wen
of and the explosion OF powder ble'
tha Anr, Of NNnlAnria hand of