Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-28

Erastus Wiman OF New York crty
has been found guilty OF forgery in
the second degree. The maximum
penalty for the olfense is ten years at
hard labor in the state prison. Under
the recent laws passed 10y the legisla-
ture the minimum penalty has been
abolished and Mr.. Wiman may be
sentenced to Il term of imprisonment
from one to ten years. The jury
recommended him to the mercy of the
cogrt He was sent to the tombs.
On July $, 100000 acres of land in
Choteau county, Mont, will be thrown
open for filing. The land is located
west of the Fort Belknap military
reservation, near the Bear Paws, and
is Il great stock country. For the
first sixty days after tho land is open
for filing the state has the call, but
after that time the public can step in.
OF course settlers on the land before
the plats were filed come in ahead of
every one, including the state.
George Apo, green goods man,
was before the LeXo investigation
committee at New York a few days
since. lie testified that the green
goods business is carried on with the
full knowledge and protection of the
New York police, and that there is
man in the postoice who looks after
green goods mail. He refused. how
ever, to give the names Of any of the
police officers in the pay Of the green
goods people.
A profound sensation has been cre-
ated in government and social circles
at the City ofMeXico by the secretary
of the treasury preferring charges
against fifty prominent officials of his
department The charges are of a
criminal nature, it being alleged the
employees wilfully destroyed certain
documents belonging to the depart
ment with view of concealing Il Sc
rious ofTense.
Seventeen hundred Chinese have
died of the plague at Hong Kong,
China, since its outbreak, May IA.
Despite previous reports to the con-
trary, the European population, up to
the present, has not been attacked by
the disease. Stringent precautionary
measures are the cause of their i'm
munity from sickness, The plague is
now disappearing in some localities.
While digging trench at Johns
town, Pa, recently, through cellar
that had been eXcavated and then
filed up by the flood OF 1889, work.
men unearthed parlor car that was
lost from the Inflated day express at
Conemaugh. 1t is believed that fur
Their search will unearth the bodies OF
the persons lost on the train.
The Anchor line steamer Ethiopia,
Capt Wilson, which left New York
June 2 for Glasgow, passedTory is
land, northwest of Ireland, a few days
since with her bow badly stove in.
The steamer had been in collision
with icebergs. Her water-tight bulk
heads saved her from sinking. All
on board we're well.
j. S. Coxey and Carl Browne of the
commonweal movement were granted
hearing by the senate committee on
education and labor few days ago
in advocacy of their good roads"
bill. They urged the passage OF the
bill on the ground that If passed il
would provide work for the idle men
OF the country.
The house committee on banking
and currency has selected five mem
bers to prepare currency and bank
ing measure to be reported June %,
viz: Messrs. Cox of Tennessee, Cobt
OF Missouri and Culberson OF Texas,
Democrats; Henderson of Illinois and
Haugen of Wisconsin, Republicans.
The Coxey bill for good roads and
non-interest bearing bonds, which
Senator PETER introduced in the sen
ate, has been introduced in the house
by Representative Geary of California
1t was done by request, and does mo-
signify that Mr.. Geary entertains the
CoXey theories,
Senator Blackburn, from the com
mittee on appropriations, has report
ed the postotiice appropriations bill
1t carried SS7, 296, 500, which is $4,000
less than the house bill, IS, 1862, SSi
less than the estimates and 81, 80S, So.
less than the estimated postal reven
,ues.
Terrible explosions occurred il
Franzieka and Johannes mines at Kar
win, Austrian Selisia, few days ago
Full details are not yet received, blu
it is believed 200 miners were killed
A rescue party which descended int
the mines was also killed,
Prendergast, the murderer of Mayo
Harrison, will soon be brought beor
Judge Payne and a date will, ne Sc
for his trial for insanity. The attoI
neys have agreed to let it so over ur
+, ill November ~.
, In the national house OF represents
tives bill setting aside 800, 900 froI