Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-05-18
STATE HAPPENINGS.

with $1,000 capital.
Major f. B. Wilcox was elected King
of the Waco Karnival.
Ennis complimented her public school
teachers by re-electing them.
Dan Stuart, of prize fight fame, is So.
journing in the state for awhile.
Oscar Turley was bitten by a copper
head snake near Denison. No serious
results.
Tally Sanchez, on trial at Wharton
for the alleged murder of G. H. Wells,
was acquitted.
Comal county courthouse bonds, to
the value of $4,000, have been register
ed at Austin.
Aten-year-old boy named Ernest Linn
was killed by lightning at Joshua, John
son county, recently.
Prof. j. D. Robnett, professor o.
science in the Dallas high school, has
accepted position in the navy depart
ment at Washington.
n low lilOl hlAtS dSO IL III II dlht bu9l-
ness houses burned at Goliad. The
buildings were occupied ly general mer-
chants, and the loss will be fully $S,OOO
A fag-station on the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railway, few miles south
Of Sealy has been named Dewey, in
honor of the American commodore OF
that name.
Dick Homblett, six years of age, liv-
ing near Redwater, shot and instantly
killed his ten-yearold sister, Pearl, sew
eral days since. The children were
playing in room. A ga, supposedly
unloaded, was standing in a corner
Peck picked it up, aimed it at Pearl,
fired, and the girls head was blown
off
Some time ago it was stated in the
press dispatches that Gen Fitzhugh Lee
had been challenged to fight a duel by
Gen. Carranza, a Spanish officer. G. H.
Culp and S. H. Chenesy, young men or
Gainesville, notified Gen. Lee that
either one of them would represent him
on the field of honor They have re-
ceived a reply from the general thank
ing them for their profile, but stating
he had received no challenge.
The denizens of Louz region are
still exercised over the al
legged appearance of the holy virgin, of
which an account was given some time
ago. Louz ranch, the scene of this
supernatural vision, is daily visited by
large crowds of people, and from 200
to 800 are encamped there all the time.
Several cavalcades from Juenro have
passed through going to Louz, car
ryng persons afflicted with all manner
of infirmities, all hoping to be blessed
and healed by this Santa" (meaning
little female saint as they call the
mysterious visitor.
Last week the Sons CT Hermann held
three days session at Fort Worth,
transacting considerable business. Aus
tin got next years meeting, which con-
venes the first Monday in May. The
officers chosen are the following; Grand
president, c. F. Altermann, Dallas;
grand first vice president, F. A. Boett-
cher, Weimar; grand secretary, John
Sauer, San Antonio; treasurer G. Hell
Zig, La Grange; trustees, w. Olden-
burg, Galveston, and j. H. Rickelman,
| Sherman; guide, f. Kraft. Clear
Springs; inside guard, Ed Schultze,
Austin; outside guard, P. L. Windhau-
sen, Caldwell; deputy sisters lodge,
Alex. Hulin, San Antonio; member f.
nance committee, c. Ven Rosenberg, La
Grange.
Comptroller Finley makes the follow.
ing statement in reference to the avail.
able state school fund: "There has
been a marked improvement in our pub
lie free school finances during the pre-
sent fiscal year. The state apportioned
s3,106,44S for support of the free schools
for the present year. The school popu-
latton of the state now numbers 1862
school children, an increase of $4,000
over last year. l estimate that the
entire apportionment will be paid to
the several counties OF the state by the
first day of August. There has been
2679, 97924 paid to this date, leaving a
balance of s414,OOO, which, as above
stated, will be paid by the first OF
August, and the public schools will be
opened in September without the, EN-
barrassment of unpaid vouchers in the
hands Of the teachers"
While John Corte, young man, was
walking with lady friend at Dallas q
few nights ago, two strangers addressed