Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-26
EVENTS OF EvERYwHERE.

dSSlSleu galveston.
The New York Herald contributed
$500 to the Galveston relief fund.
Flowing for wheat sowing has com
menced in some counties.
Army worms have appeared in the
Brookston neighborhood, Lamar coun-
Z ty.
An arbitration agreement has been
signed with Russia on 100000 claims
for seizure of American sealing vessels.
A child saved an express train at
Boundbrook, N. j., removing an OBJ
struction from the track, but lost both
hands.
All the London morning papers con-
tain editorials expressing sympathy
with the United States in the Galveston
disaster.
A bill has been prepared by the
Prussian government providing heavy
penalties for breach of contract for
rural laborers.
The city of Strassburg, Germany,
whose public debt amounts to 1906
731 marks seeks further loan of T.
100000 marks.
Archbishop Williams of the diocese
of Massachusetts has sustained Rev.
Father Brosanhan's ruling that women
can not appear in church hatless.
The Ohio Republicans formally open
ed their campaign at youngstown with
a speech by Senator Foraker. Mark
Hanna spoke briefly.
The Honduran commission on the
indemnity claim for the murder OF
Pears, holds the Honduras govern
ment responsible.
Maj. Marchand of Fashoda fame left
sede meal at their pens west of the
city. The steers go to meal in fine
shape, having had fine grass.
The Porto Rico Labor union has
sent notice to this country that the
military authorities there have impris-
cned 100 of their officers.
Prussia has begun negotiations with
the rest of the German states to ex-
tend the reduction of the railway tariff
on foreign coal uniformly throughout
the empire.
Kid Mccoy denies the alleged state
ments of his wife and Mrs. Corbett that
the fight between himself and James ].
Corbett was fake, and says he was
whipped fairly and suuareIy by the
Californian.
Frank r. Carmcdy was arrested at
Fargo, N. D. charged with blowing the
cafe of the Mexican Electric company
in the City of Mexico March 21, secur-
ing $4,000. Carmody has been work.
ing at Fargo since May.
When the news was received at New
York OF the Galveston disaster the daily
papers got out hourly extras and the
excitement was of the most intense
kind. 1t was the almost universal topic
OF discussion all over that great city.
Ex- President Cleveland has declined
the presidents appointment as a mem
tration under The Hague treaty, Ex-
President Harrison has accepted the
appointment
The United States monitor Wyoming
was unnecessarily launched at San
francisco from the shipyard of 1.-The
Union lronworks in the presence of
thousands of enthusiastic spectators.
The event may be made feature OF
the semi-centennial admission of Cali
fornia to the Union.
The awful disaster in the south Tex
as coast country particularly the
Wholesale destruction of life at Gal
weston, has focused the thought of all
. sections of the United States on that
section and money, food and clothing
have unstintedly been sent to those
who usrvive.
AT meeting convened by the lord
mayor of Liverpool, England, it was
decided to open relief fund for the
sufferers from the Galveston disaster
and 1900 pounds sterling was immed-
lately subscribed, exclusive OF over
$500 raised by the cotton association.
Dixie Brown, colpred woman, was
lodged in jail at Ardmore, I. It. The
warrant charges her with killing her
mother. The deed is alleged to have
been committed with an ak. The de-
PENDANT is raving maniac. The crime
occurred east OF there.
King Leopold Of Belgium. who has
been a lifelong patron of gardening.
has donated the whole of his real es-
tate in that country for parks and