Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-10-10
EVENTS OF EvERYwHERn.
Earl Howe of England is dead.


Marshal Arsenic Martinez Campos
died at zaraus, near San Sebastian,
Spain.
Mrs Mussey, president and counsel
FOR the Red Cross society, says Calves.
ton ought to have $5.OOOOOO.
S. w. Hanover, United States vice
consul general at Frankfort, Ger
many, has opened subscription for
the Galveston sufferers.
The National Prison association, in
session at Cleveland. o. elected John
Scott of Concord, N. H.. president
Fire partially destroyed the large
grain warehouses and elevators on the
Atlantic dock, Brooklyn, causing a
loss of 500, 900 on buildings and con
tents.
The census bureau announces that
the population of Savannah, Ga. Is
5l,224, as against 491S9 in 1890. This
is an increase Of 11,O55, or $3.50 per
cent
The grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons met at Cincinnati. J. w. Tay-
Tor of Lutherville, Ga. was elected
grand high priest.
George F. Duke, the first Democratic
governor of Florida since the civil war,
died at Jacksonville, aged 20. Two
hours before his demise his wife pass
ed away.
Harry G. Rouse, the pioneer bicycle
manufacturer of the west, and late Of
the firm of Rouse. Hazard & Co.. at
Peoria, ILL.,, died of typhoid fever,
aged 40
The postoffice department has prac-
ticaly completed arrangements for the
handling or oriental mail from this
country by by the establishment of
station at Nagasaki, Japan, and at
1aku and Tien Tsin, China.
The United Typotheta, in session at
Kansas City, will vigorously fight the
placing of the Typographical union la
bel on city printing, and an emergency
fund will be raised.
DR.. Nansen and the Duke of Abruzzi,
according to dispatch from Chris
tiana. Norway, have, agreed to under
take joint expedition into north
polar regions.
British patrols have reached the
Portuguese frontier Beers continue to
cross above and below the portion held
by the British. The riding horses OF
the Beers are in a terrible condition.
Prince Henry of Prussia is now COM
mander-in-chief of the First German
squadron, succeeding Vice Admiral
Hoffman, who has been relieved from
the post.
The Spanish War Veterans convened
at Washington. Gen. Miles was elect
ed commander-in-chief and Col. j. H.
Tillman of South Carolina senior vice
commander-in-chief Miss Clara Bar
ton is sponsor.
The benefit performance given by
the Casino Grip company at Shaft
bury theater, London. Saturday, to aid
the Galveston sufferers has resulted
in the handsome sum of 750 pounds.
An elevator in the Fisher building
at the corner of Dearborn and Van
Buren, streets, Chicago. fell from the
fourth story to the basement. Eight
people were injured by the fall. none
of them fatally.
Considerable excitement has been
caused among Venezuelan refugees at
Port au Spain by the receipt of intel
ligence that President Castro has
caused the arrest of thirty politicians
in Guieria, Venezuela, for intriguing.
At johnson City, ILL.,, Il Chicago and
Eastern Illinois freight train. pulled
by heavy engine, exploded It's Doll
ers, killing A. F. Padgett of Chicago
engineer. and Hardin Raines of West
Frankfort, fireman.
The official report of the Mexican
presidential election was made public
in the chamber of deputies by the re-
vising board of reterns, and it appears
that the elections resulted in the unan-
imous choice of President Diaz, the
oumber of electors voting 1901.
A large coal deal has been complet
ed by the purchase of Coleman & Lig'
gett, real estate brokers, representing
Pittsburg, Pa, capitalists, of $500 acres
of coal lands at Houstonville, Pa, OIL