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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

PHtsburg. Pa. August 6.-Out Of the
1000 strikers who camped at Turtle
creek last Saturday, barely 800 now re-
main at Camp Determination. In addi-
ton to the large number of men who
were turned out of camp and cut Off
from the free lunch distribution yester-
day. many were drafted to Plum creek,
where the great struggle for supremacy
between the strikers and the New YORK
and Cleveland Gas Coal company will
be carried out.
At Turtle creek and Sandy creek the
strikers have practically won. Turtle
creek mine, known as No 1, is closed as
tight rs the strikers can ever hope to
close it by their present peaceful means
of agitation 1t is true that few men
are still at work in the pit, but they
are not putting out any coal. The same
holds good at Sandy creek
Reports from Plum creek are CONTRA
llctory. Superintendent D'Armitt yes
terday claimed that 30 men were still
working, but the strikers say they
counted but thirty going into the pit
this morning.
The deputies at Plum creek are hay
ing Il hard time. They are complaining
of the amount of hard work eXacted,
and number have resigned. There Is
no such thing as uninterrupted rest for
the deputies. They are up from before
day until after the sun has set, and are
under constant strain, All the mines are
connected by private telegraph and tel
cphone wires, and every stranger or
body of strangers moving along the
highways is Immediately reported to
the nearest office by scouts and the
foremen on managers at all the pits. AT
the point upon which any march thus
reported seems to he directed, there Is
stir among the deputies, AS these
marches are matters of daily occurrence
both day and night in all directions,
the deputies are in state of apprehen-
sion and activity ut all times. The feed
ing and lodging facilities are limited,
and are not adequate to the demands
made upon them. Another thing which
adds to the deputies discomfort is the
fact that none of them are Injured to
hardship.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

Austin, Texas, August S.-The sccre
tary Of state is busy sending out the
general laws of the regular session Of
the last legislature. The price of these
avs is % cents at the department and
30 cents by mail Heretofore the gen.
eral laws have SOLD at 20 and - cents
per copy, bur owing to the book being
more vOluminous this year, the price
was advanced to 30 cents by mail
Lawyers and others desiring copies Of
the new session acts should remit 80
cents insreuo OF % cents as heretofore.
The state department expects to
have the special session laws ana spe
Gals laws of the regular session print
ed and ready for distribution the latter
part of this month. The price of these
laws will ne II cents for general laws
o the extra session and 20 cents or the
special laws the regular session.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

Waco Texas, August 0.-Colonel e.
S. Peters, president of the Texas Cot
ton Growers Protective association,
got letter from Henry s. Thomas of
Houston, in which Mr.. Thomas states
that substitute for the material now
in use for cotton bagging can be OBJ
tained from cotton stalks, provided
they are handled properly and kept
from too much exposure before being
used Mr.. Thomas says the stalks con
tain an excellent fiber, nearly equal to
iute. and would fully err the Dur
pose of cotton bagging.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11
Five Mcre Killed.

Chicago. August G.-Five lives were
lost in an explosion which took place
yesterday evening during fire in the
Northwestern grain elevator at Cook
ana West Water streets. Three of the
dead are firemen, the body of another
fireman is believed to be buried in the
ruins of the elevator. From the force
with which the explosion swept the
spot on which they were standing, it
is certain they must have been instant
ly killed.
Either the bursting of a boiler or the
explosion of mill dust caused the aw-
full havoc. The three firemen who
were killed by the falling walls of the
elevator were Jacob j. Schnur, John, j.
Cooghn and Jacob S. Stramer
Unidentified man, blown into the
river by explosion, body not recovered.
Late last night the body of Fireman
Jacob Strucllman was found under the
ruins. This makes five dead as the re-
suit of the fire.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

Austin, Texas August G.-The writ
of Injunction temporarily restraining
the railroad commission from enforc-
ing its express tariff, and granted at
the instance of the Wells-Fargo. Paci-
tc and American Express companies
by Judge Mccormick reached here
yesterday and copcs-of same will be
served on the commissioners and the
attorney general today.
The commissioners are commanded
TO appear in the Federal court mt the
next Austin term thereof, which begins
i'm February, 1898. to show cause why
they should not he perpetually cnjoined
from enforcing the proposed rates. De
PENDANTS are, however, granted permits
sion to apply to any Judge of said court
for an earlier settling of the case if
they SO desire.
The commission is confident of being
able to justify the rates sought to be
enioned none of them being. MS has
been asserted, lower than the railroad
rates on the same commodities. The
tariff applies TO pel'shable goods solely
to none of which tirS6-class freight rates
apply and many of which are moved by
the railroad on special rates granted
by the commission. 1t is probable that
in view of these injunction suits, and
owing othe fact that great stress is
laid upon the fact that the express
companies give up mt least one-half of
their earnings to the railroad for the
privilege of running over their lines,
the commission will next undertake to
regulate the charge to be made by rail
roads for carrying express matter, its
authority to do so being as unquestlon-
able as its authority to regulate divis-
ions of rate for hauling freight over
two or more lines. Furthermore. it is
understood that the railroads are large
owners of express company stock, and
everything affecting express rates from
the railroad side of the question is con
sidered within the commissions juris-
diction.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

san Francisco, Cal, August G.-News
that Hawaii has virtually excluded the
Chinese is confirmed by Honolulu ad.
vices brought by the Australia When
he annexation proposition was brought
10 the United States. one of che prlncl.
pal clauses was that Chinese immlgra.
ion should cease.
AS start in this direction the Ha-
Waiian government has decided to issue
no more six months residence permits
10 Chinese or execute any bonds for con.
ract laborors to arrive.
Planters do not fear the labor prob,
lem. In fact, they are already solving it.
ana at that to the detrlment of the Jap
anese. Recently there have been devel
0pments regarding plans for the colonl
alton of the American plHntanon ne
;ro in Hawaii, to gradually replace the
coolies in the cane fields I'D ON coffee
md cotton plantations.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

Galveston, Texas, August 6.-"Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway com
pany VS.. Walter C. Jones ct al, injunc-
ton. the writ of injunction prayed for
in the bill is refused. and the writ not
granted. to which refusal the plaintiff
excerpts"
That Is the entry made on the dis
trict court docket yesterday by Judge
sLW. ~. Stewart iU- the eose~of tiIeHiig'hi=
for the possession of Mechanic street.
The case has been watched with much
interest. as it really is a struggle of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa l'e to pre-
vent the Galveston. Houston and Hen
derson from extending its terminals.
In delivering his opinion the Judge
said he had grave doubts originally as
to the proper decision of the questions
involved in the case, but upon mature
reflection he had concluded that the in
junction asked for by the Gulf, Color
ado AID Santa I'e restraining the city
from interfering with the construction
of tie track should be refused. He
stated that in his Judgment the failure
for eighteen years of the railrond com
pany to use the license granted to II
clearly indicated an abandonment of
whatever right it might have had.
This conclusion was strengthened by
the fact that in 1885, the city council
passed an ordinance revolling all un
used grants to railroad companies, and
that such act on the part of the cit!
was notice to the company of the inter-
ton of the city to resume control of lis
streets. Subsequent TO that date the
city paved this portion of Mechanl,
street not then in use by the railroad
company. If the failure to use the
grant for eighteen years was not sutli
cicnt to amount to an Abandonment no
lapse of time could bring about this ic-
suit. and Il railroad company Nigh,
want fifty or even 100 years before
awaiting itself Of II license, and claim.
that il had not been abandoned. This
he did not conceive could be the law.
lie stated that the injunction would
be refused and the parties left to their
rights under the law.
lie further stated, that in his opinion
the preliminary injunction was i'm
properly laid on the street, and the city
was entitled to resume its control of
the street.
City Attorney Smith asked for an or
der for the Santa Fe to take up the
track. The judge said that was mat
ter he could not act on in a preliminary
application for an injunction.
While the decision of the district
court judge gives black eye to the
Santa Fee, it does not knock it out. l..
j. Polk is absent and ]. Wharton Terry
refused to talk for publication.
There is no appeal from an lnterloeu-
tory decision, such MS that rendered by
Judge Stewart, refusing to grant a pre-
llminaly injunction, but if any effort is
made TO remove the temporary track in
Mechanic street, it is likely that the
Santa lie will get irro action in some
way.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11
ATexan in KlondiIse.

Paris, Texas August 9.-Engineer
Jim King. who runs into Paris on the
Texas Midland railway Is probably
the best informed man In Texas on
matters concerning the new El Dor
ado in Alaska. In company with his
brother. Mr.. King spent three or four
months in the KlOndilie gold field dur
ing the early part of this year. They
returned home only short time ago
with a fair share of the profits of the
"trip in their belts. Mr.. King stated
that it was impossible to buy dogs, so
he and his brother had to pull the
sled containing 1000 pounds of bag
gage over the snow-covered passes for
miles and miles. Frequently the sled
would slip from their grasp and dash
down the slippery hill for 1000 feet or
more. On one occasion, Jim SAID,
when the sled broke away. 1t made
him so mad that he pulled his six
shooter and plugged away at it as long
as it was in sight; then he went down
and dragged it back up the hill again
He SAYS to all who contemplate going
to Klondike to remember that death
by accident, starvation or freezing
awaits a man on every hand About
one in fifty make enough to live on,
ana thousands of those now rushing
into that frozen country will die OF
starvation. The press SO far has told
almost wholly of the success that
awaits man. and has dealt lightly
with the appalling dangers to be en-
countered. He advises the man who
has been reared in the sunny South
to think twice about going to Klon'
dixie, and tken not go
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11
Crowd at Galveston.

Galveston. Texas, August 0.-The
city was crowded with eXcursionists
yesterday. They came in or the morn
ing trains and most of them left in the
evening, although n number will not
return until today. The beach was
the center of attraction. Olympia was
literally patronized and the Pagoda
did rushing business. Many of the
visitors went for sail on the bay and
quite a crowd attended the ball game.
Many Of the eXcurslonlsts came from
Houston.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

Madrid, August 0-La Correspondent
ella de Espana says that few days ago
an Important document emanating from
London was received here with refer
ence to plans prepared by English an
archists mt n meeting held in London,
in conjunction with foreign anarchists,
when accusations ana threats were
launched against Senior Canovas and
Senior Teiada de Valdeoser, minister of
justice probably the paper adds, with
the idea of revenglng their Barcelona
comrades.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11
To Make Vessels Invisible.

London, August 9.-AIuch int. est is
taken in French and naval circles at
the discovery of composition which is
alleged to have the marvellous property
of rendering vessels invisible beneath
the rays of electric searchlghts. 1t is
stated that at the naval maneuvers at
Fort sPrest torpedo boat No. 81, repre-
sentlng the enemy, succeeded in ira
yersing unseen the luminous zone pro-
duced by the electric protector, having
been coated with the new compound
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

Denver, Colo, August 6.-IIeayy rains
which have fallen every day this week,
have caused many thousaN of dollars
damage in and about the city. Several
Nridges across Cherry creek have been
washed away. Patrick Murray, Ia.
borer, was thrown into the creek by the
caving of bank on which he was
standing watching the flood, and was
drowned. An unknown man who at.
tempted to ford the creek on horseback
was also swept away.
Trains are much delayed on account
of damage to rondbeds, culverts and
bridges.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11
A Plot by Prisoners.

Waco, Texas, August 0.-.Tailor Ed.
Costley discovered plot in the Jail to
murder the guards, poison the blood
hounds and escape. One prisoner sur
rendered It club made from the leg of Il
bedsread ana lot of beef containing
poison. When the plot was discovered
the prisoners were in the run-around.
They were ordered to their cells and
SUBMITTED quietly
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

Seattle, Wash, August G.--The steam
slip Cleveland sails for st. Micnaels to.
lay, bearing 200 passengers and 1000
,ons of freight for the new gold region.
Among the passengers are Captain T..
NJ. Ray and Lieutenant Richardson. T..
$. A., who are to command troops order
cd from Fort Russell for duty in the
Youkon district. The officers will be
followed in the spring by sixty men.
The body of man believed to be VIII
liam Fl. Middleton, member of Cigar
Makers Union No. 26I of Knoxville,
Tenn, was found dead ON the Erie
-.clls at Cory, ia.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

\ report has reached Huntington, W.
Va, that Captain Hatfield, the notorl-
Gus outlaw. held for murder in two
cases, escaped from the Mingo Jail by
cutting his way out with Ratchet. y
,arge reward is offered for him.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11

]. $. Smith had his left leg crushed at
Denton while employed in beer vau,,
'he was near the end of Il chute ANA
block of ice weighing 300 porl - fell
on his ankle.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11
WRIT HAS ARRIVED,
THE EXPRESS TARIFF TO BE ADJ
JUSTED AT AUSTIN.

Hearing is Set For February Next-Com-
mission Has Authority to Regulate
Charges of Railroads In the Handling of
Express Matter.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-20
RURAL MISCELLANY.

Plan to grow more grass and clover.
Study the requirements of the soil
as we'll as of the market.
Select the crops with respect to their
adaptability to the farm.
1t is not only an item to increase
quantity but to improve the quality Of
the crops.
Colts should be trained to walk fast
before attempting to improve them in
aEy other gait.
On the farm. as in any other line of
business, it is an item TO save labor
and economic time.
Manure adds to the productiveness of
land as soon as it is applied, but all of
the substances will not be used uD III
one season.
The farm products should be put in
the form in which they will bring the
most money and yet leave the farm
in the most productive condition.
While the farm may not always show
large returns in the way of cash, yet
with good management the farmer NAV
be reasonably sure of good living.
Continuous cropping without making
all adequate return to the soil impover-
ishes the land and in the end will leave
an unproductiye farm on which to make
living.-Farmers' Union .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-20

to do is to tag, and the ewes should be
tagged before lambing time, at least
two weeks. The wool should be cut
clean. so that the droppings will not
touch it. This is hard to do with the
sleep lying on the floor or bench. We
have constructed a bench (see cut). so
that the holder can set the sheep wit
rump on the bench at 2. the holder sit
ting back on the bench at 5, with his
feet on the rung 1, holding the sheep
by the hind legs, so that it is in about
the same position as if it was standing
up. In this position we can tag them
perfectly. We have basket setting un-
der the end of the bench at .. to catch
the wool. The other end of the bench
can be fixed the same, so it will accom-
modate two taggers.
When turning out on grass we give
our sheep full feed OF hay in the
morning until they getused to the grass.
Turn them on the grass for few hours
the first day. and so on for few DAYS,
not giving them any salt to speak Of,
and they will soon go wholly on the
grass and not scour much The prin-
cipal care for the rest of the season is
watching them, to keep them clean.
BY so doing we outgeneral the flies and
maggots.-Onio Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-20
TURKEYS FOR MARKET.
Birds of Medium Size Always Sell n
a Satisfactory Price.

Birds of Medium Size Always Sell Mt
a Satisfactory Price.
We can offer pointer on marketing
turkeys that we discovered while buy
ing Christmas turkeys in the city mar
ket, and that is the superiority of the
medium-sized turkeys over 20 to "a
Founders, as sellers. People, as a rule.
do not want enough turkey at one time
to lay a banquet spread, and conse-
quently they pick for something small,
or not exceeding medium in size.
The hen turkeys always sell first,
simply because they are more suited in
size to the wants of the ordinary family
Then the smaller gobblers go. and lastly
the pride of the f1ock-the biggest tom
in the lot-and he usually goes at a dis
count of two or three cents pound less
than the lesser weights.
A turkey that weighs from ten to if
teen pounds dressed is plenty large
; enough. The people don't want a 1ur-
key as big as hog, but they do want
| fat turkey.
| It seems to us that there is a good
deal of room for improvement in breed
ing turkeys for the market. That a
| bird shorter in legs and neck and very
full in the breast would be more desira-
BILE. One that would be meaty and
plump. and capable of taking on great
deal of fat
The heavy weight, tall, rawboned
toms that weigh 25 to 10 pounds may be
suited to barbecue feast. but thew are
not the kind that the man with an or
dinary-sized market basket looks for
when he goes to the city market
There would be more demand and
better sale for turkeys all the year
through if they were grown more with
view to compact body. meat and fat,
than for large size and coarse structure.
H. &. Geer, in Midland Poultry Jour
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-20
WOMAN AND HOME.
CARE OF FOOTWEAR.

The Proper Things to BE Done and
How to Do Them.
Take care of your shoes-a little care
costs nothing, is so easy, makes them
last longer and looks better. 1t pays
to have two pairs of shoes, and
wear each every other day-this way
they never become perspiration soaked
and they last much longer and the
wearer is healthier. If the feet per-
spire, sprinkle little powdered burnt
alum in the stocking. Precipitation
rots leather. Don't allow any acids or
calf liquids to touch your shoes
burns and salt rots the leather. When
the shoes are wet, dry 'em slowly
don't put 'em on the stove, in the oven,
on the register or radiator; don't put
'em near the heat-let them dry by
themselves; too much heat seams the
leather and cracks the life out OF it
the shoes will crack and crumble.
Sweet oil rubbed on shoes when dry
will soften the leather. If black shoes
have a reddish or musty color, apply
sweet oil and the color will soon come
back. When using dressing or black
ing use the least you can-you will have
more luster-the shoes wear longer.
Always keep the heels straight-this
relieves the strain and makes the shoe
1T the rubbers better and keeps the rub
Der from wearing out at the heel. Don t
let the sole become far gone before re-
pairing. Don't have stiff soles put on
because they are cheaper. The uppers
are not as good as new, and will not
stand the strain. When taking off the
shoes use the hand and not the foot
Cnlace shoes all the way down-there'il
be no taking OFF and putting on strain
Button shoes should be buttoned uE
whether on the foot or off-that keeps
the shape. When you put your shoes
away for next seasons wear stuff them
full of cotton batting, pressing it in as
hard as you can. That will keep them
from curling up. Don't put ruboers
er oil will blister the rubber. Patent
leather shoes will be kept in 4 warm
place. Don't put them on when they
are cold. In cold weather look out for
them. and don't go out doors until
they have been on Is minutes. Braids on
the bottom of the skirt wear out shoes
more than velveteen. Always have
shoes long enough-short ones hurt the
feet-throw the shoe out of shape
force the upper from the sole. When
buttoning a shoe, don't jerk the hook
over too quiekly-it may cut the but
ton-hole.-Boot and Shoe Recorder.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-20
Where to Keen the Flour.

Flour is one of the cooking materials
that often receive no thought as to
where they shall be kept. Many houses
are not provided with store closet, and
a barrel of -four is put in the corner of
the kitchen behind an outside door ito
have it out of the way and not fill up the
pantry" Dampness affects -four, max
ing it close and heavy; besides -four will
absorb the odor of many things as
quickly as butter, so if one wishes to be
sure of good and light bread and cakes
the first thing to do is to I'LL up the
pantry" Make feet of four small pieces
Of wood for the barrel to stand upon,
thus allowing the air to circulat tie around
all parts Of the barrel
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-20
TiLLAGE OF CROPS.
Deep Working Is Said to Serve
Good Purpose Whatever

Deep Working Is Said to Serve so
Good Purpose Whatever.
All .illage of crops should be shall
low. The time to go deep is when the
ground is plowed in the fall. Deen
tiliage of growing crop serves no good
purpose whatever. while it is very in
furious to the plants. 1t is folly to move
the soil in which the roots of a plant
are growing unless it is desired to check
the growth of the plant. What is needed
is intelligent shallow tillage. After
every rain the crust that forms on the
surface must be broken up, and any inn
plement that runs one or two inches
deep will accomplish that purpose.
During drought the surface of the soil
gradually packs and forms crust, and
hence surface or shallow cultivation is
as necessary as after shower. Shallow
cultivation will destroy weeds quite as
effectively as deep, while it can be done
with less than fourth of the labor.
The time to destroy weeds is just wnen
they appear above the surface. Thor
ough tillage includes the destruction
of all weeds as soon as they appear.
-'eithei "eeos HoI grass OF any SORT
should be allowed to rob the soil of one
atom of its fertility. This involves
watchfulness and labor, but not hard
labor if the right kind of tools are used
and used in time
Thorough is simply intelligent tillage.
\ man must know his soil and then till
II in the manner that experience aud
common sense show is best-Troy (N.
W Times.