Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-08-08
GLOBE uLEANINos.
All eyeg are d!re e. c5Iraward.

Magazine and book publishers have
formed an association.
No coal will be allowed TO leave En-
gland for war purposes.
William Barnle, the wel.-known
baseball manager, is dead.
Great Britain has spent eStOOO,OOO
on the South African war.
Eureka Springs, Ark, is entertaining
several parties of excursio.. lists.
The negro race conference at Mont
gomery, Ala, was largely attended.
Arle Latham, the roted Baseball
player, has been signed by the Cincln-
natl club to coach.
The eighth annual meeting of the
United States Lesgue Building and
Loan associations was held at Indian
apolis, Ind,
or less injured, in many cases the am
putation of legs being necessary. There
were 600 passengers en- boar1 the two
vessels
Hon. L. E. Chittendon, register of
the treasury during che Lincoln ad-
ministration, died at Burlington, VT,
aged n years.
The government of Nicaragua has
addressed a communication to the di-
rectors of the American exhibit
ton, declining to participate.
In collision off Belfast, Ireland, be-
tween the passenger steamers Drome-
dairy and Alligator, five passengers
were killed and more than fifty more
In the Monticello hotel at Norfolk.
Va, G. A. Brown of Baltimore suicided
by taking morphine, and his compan-
ion, M. w. Mass!e, tried twice but
failed.
The ST. Paul (Minn.) Cold Storage
and Warehouse company's large ware
house was destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at S750OOO, with an in
surance of $55O,OOO.
The Christian Missionary alliance
received $4,000 for foreign miss. ons.
Judge Robert Pleasant Trippe, a
member of the Confederate congress
and at one time Judge Of the supreme
eoiiEsr III Asaf5ige 5lfel Il, \ ttiifnlislta
Acting Gov Ackers Of Arizona is
sued an answer to the request of the
Texas officers for c,emency in the case
of the Laldeman brothers, refusing to
grant Communication of sentence to
hang Aug. 10 at Tombstone.
Charles Hoyt, the noted playwright,
anthor of "a Texas Steer, "a Bunch
of Keys" "a Trip to Chinatown" "a
Hole in the Ground" "a Contented
Woman" "a Milk White Flag" ETC.,
is reported insane and in a retreat.
The government has arranged to pro-
vide American soldiers in the field in
China with a postal service similar to
that "a operation during the Spanish
American war. Mailn OF the troops in
the Chinese service as well as from
here will be forwarded.
The troubles in China have prevent
ed rubber and coffee companies in
Mexico having contracts for Chinese
laborers from securing workmen from
the far east and they are endeavoring
to secure native laborers. ,rs, -
A committee of Cincinnati citizens
arranged big benefit for Harry M.
Weldon, the sporting editor of the En-
quirer, who in February was stricken
with paralysis. The benefit will con-
sist Of sporting events and will take
place on Oct. 6. Weldon can never re-
cover.
Eighteen ties were piled on the rail-
road tracks five miles south of Three
Lakes, Wis Alex. Swan, laborer,
coming to town removed the obstruc-
tion just in time to prevent passenger
train from striking it.
The first bale of cotton WIS sold at
the New York cotton exchange to Fer
ME, Wilson & Co. The price was 16 1-2
cents a pound and the bale weighed
541 pounds. The proceeds go to non
sectarian charitable institution. The
cotton was from Texas.
A Persian imperial ukase orders
that a state of siege be proclaimed in
the military districts of Siberia, Tur-