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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

New York, August 31.--A special to
the Herald from Washington says;
All arrangements have been practical
lyperfected by the Taft commission for
commencing its duties in connection
with the establishment of a govern
ment in thezPhllippines. The commits
sion wilIaassume, on September 1, all
the functions which properly belong to
the legislative branch of the govern
ment. 1t will not be proposed that 1t
shall be in supreme control. Major
General Macarthur will be the execu-
tive of the islands, and the commission
viii be coordinate with him, just as
the executive and legislative branches
in the United States are on the same
plane.
Civil government will not be estab-
llshed except in those towns where
the military authorities are satisfied
there is no danger of Instruction.
The commission and the military will
work together to protect the natives
and induce them to return to their
peaceful avocations. For the suppress
sion of those insurgents who continue
in arms it is understood measures will
be taken as soon as the dry season be.
gins.
General Macarthur will have a force
Of nearly 10000 effective men, who
will be used to destroy the lnsurgent
organizations when operations can be-
| gin,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

London, September IA Queens
town dispatch describes the dramatic
capture of General olivier during the
Boer attack at Winberg Eight
Queenstown volunteers SORTED from
the town and took up a position in a
donga through which the road passed
and behind the Boer position. AS the
Beers retired through the donga in
single file they were captured one by
one and put under charge OF couple
of men out Of sight until the eolonials
had captured twenty-eight, including
General Olivier and his thee sons.
AS 200 Beers were found in close or
der the colonials then began hard vol
ley firing, with the result that they
killed six Beers and frightened off the
others. who had no idea OF the actual
nuraber IL the donga.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05
Building NJ Marlin.

Marlin, Texas, September 1.-Work
commenced today on two more new
brick business buildings in Marlin.
The contracts were let Saturday One
of the building will be 4jx67 IL two
stories, being erected by DR.. j. w.
Williamson on Live Oak street and
the public square. The other will be
25x7o two stories being erected by
Mr., Jack Roberts of Bremond, on Live
Oak street and adjcent to the building
Of Dr.. williamson Each will have
plate glass fronts and will be modern
in all respects. Twelve business build
ings have either been built or are in
course of erection in Marlin during
the past year and all are of the mod
ern pattern. a great deal of sidewalk
and street Improvement has also been
done A number of business houses
have been remodelel and given an APP
pearance corresponding with the style
of the present day.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Galveston, Texas, August 31,-Cap-
tain @. IS. Richie, United States engi-
neer, forwarded his report to Wash
ington yesterday recommending sur
vey of the Brazos river, with view
of making it navigable from its mouth
to Waco When the Brazos river nav
igation committee met here recently
to confer with Captain Richie and to
endeavor to get him to make the
above recommendation, they expressed
themselves as having no doubt that
when the survey was made and the
benefits to be derived and the cost
were compared the appropriation for
the work could be secured. The mat
ter Of the effect on railroad rates be-
ing an important feature, the decision
of Captain Richie in regard to the pro-
ject has been delayed awaiting fur
Their information on this subject. The
information has arrived and the re-
port recommending the survey was
immediately forwarded. The esti-
I,mQtsd cost of the survey is about
NM
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05
MINERS DEMANDS.
BIG STRIKE CONTEMPLATED BY
LABORERS IN Pennsylvania.
Il Is Likely to Involve 100000 Men who
Have Formulated Demands for an In
crease in Wages, and Resist Certain
Working Conditions.

Indianonolis. Ind. sentember l.
"ln NV oninion there win be n strike
in the anthracite region of pennsyl-
yania and it will be the biggest the
United STATES has ever known" said
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers today. Mr.. Mitchell
has lust returned from trlp East.
during which he was present at the
conventions of the miners at Hazel
ton, Pa.
"Of course. a strike must be ordered
by the executive council of the or
ganizatlon." he continued "but all in
dicutioms point to u big tieup. The
situation in a nutshell is simply this:
We have formulated our demands for
an advance of about 20 per cent in
wages and the removal of certain
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

New York, September 1.-The Mail
and Express which is generally be-
lieyed to have accurate information
concerning Vanderbilt plans, contains
In part, the following to day: ut
was said in Wall street today that
the presidency Of the Southern Pa
cific railway would be offered to
President NJ Il. ingalls, of the Big
-Four road who is Vanderbilt ally
No one could be found who would
positively confirm or deny the Ingalls,
rumor. The interests that are bring
Ing the name of Mr.. ingalls, to the
front control majority of the stock
and could have dethroned Mr. Hunt
ington at any time within the last
few years, but they believed that he
had earned the position he held and
declined to humillate him.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Cincinnati, Ohio, September l.
David Sinton died here yesterday,
aged SO years. His ancestors were
Scotch-Irish. ut the age of years
he was brought to this country by
his parents who settled in Pittsburg,
In the Hanging Rock iron region, in
Southern Ohio. he laid the foundation
of his large fortune. estimated at $780,
100000. He had large holdings of real
estate in Chicago, Cleveland and New
York, as well as here, and owned big
cattle ranches in Texas. His gifts to
institutions in Cincinnati were mum.
ficent.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Fort Worth, Texas. September Il
1t Is reported here that Morgan Jones
of this city Is to become president of
a proposed new railway line. 1t is
projected from Salt Lake City through
the southern part OF Colorado through
New Mexico and Arizona to Los An
geles, thence to San Francisco. The
chief engineer has been in the city
several days making UP his corps.
Colonel Jones yesterday sold con-
trolling interest in the street car lines
here for handsome sum. 1t is also
said he has disposed of his zinc min
ing property at Joplin for million
dollars cash.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

New York, September 1.-Captain
William Smith of the steamship Porto
Rico, belonging to the New York and
Porto Rico Steamship company, was
served with summons from Deputy
1MIeeIor Phelps to appear and show
cause why he should not suffer for
fixture Of his vessel and her cargo.
The Porto Rico left Perth Amboy on
August IL, last, laden with coal for the
United States government and bound
to San Juan. From there she went to
Sanchez, San Domingo, where she took
on a load of bananas and returned.
The offense changed against Captain
Smith is that hefailed to make any
change of enrolment of license. as Is
required when vessel engages in for
eign trade, Any statement that Cap
tain Smith has to make will be for
warded to the secretary of the treas
ury at Washington for action.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05
coal FnmIne Threatened.

st. Johns, n. T., August 31.-A coal
famine now threatens the colony Of
Newfoundland The establishment Of
a large smelling enterprise at Sydney
asserts that the greater part of the
Cape Britain output and the failure
of Bell Reds mines leaves the colony
without any local production. sgd
ney coal has advanced 80 per cent, and
there is probably not enough to sup
ply the winters demand. Mr.. Ried.
the railway contractor, is likely to be
most affected. his trains and steamers
absorbing fully one-thlrd of the entire
colonial output.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Texas City, Galveston county, Tex
as, September 1,-During storm here
this morning two residences were
struck by lightning. One was that of
Mr.. Cooper Kinney, which had a por-
ton of the roof torn off and one of the
gables torn out. The other was that of
Mr.. John Seiber, in which case con
siderable of the roof was torn off.
No one was hurt.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

New York, August 31.-John Davis,
alias 'Lamplighter," the colored man
who on Saturday night shot and dan
gerously wounded John Brennan, over
which shooting several inciplent riots
broke out in this city, has been arrest
ed. He was found in tenement
house occupied by negroes, where he
was locked in one of the rooms. When
the police caught him he begged them
to see that he was not lynched, Being
taken before Brennan at the hospital,
the prisoner was identified by the
wounded man, who is not expected to
live many hours.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

New Orleans. La, September l.
About 10 O'Clock last night fire broke
out in the upper part of the building
at No GO4 Canal street, occupied by
the Fairbanks Scales company com
pletely destroying the building and
contents. The loss is estimated at
100000. Keifer Bros shoe factory,
adjoining, suffered loss of 100000,
and the Morris building, corner Canal
and Camp streets, sustained about
$4,000 damage, the upper stories be-
ing burned and the contents of the
various offices badly damaged. The
loss, it is believed, is fully covered
by insurance.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Laredo, Texas, September 1.-The
Rev. Mr.. McMurray, pastor Of the La
redo Presbyterian church at Laredo,
while standing near his parsonage to-
day was struck with a four-pound
hammer being used by the timers on
the roof, which fell thirty feet.
Though the blow was severe one,
owing to his strong constitution, no
serious results are feared.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

It is necessary to take some medicine
to tone up the system, and no other
medicine will do this as effectively as
Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps.
1t has most pleasant taste and once
used no family will be without 1t. It
has cured thousands of obstinate cases
OF Collie, Flatulency, Pains In the
Stomach and Bowels, and Is a specific
for all cases Of Kidney and Bladder
troubles. Ask your druggist for 1t. Re-
fuse worthless substitutes and insist
on having Wolfe's Schnapps.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Cheyenne Wyo,, August 81 The
Union Pacific passenger train was held
up by bandits half a mile west Of Tip
ton and flfty-eight miles west Of Raw
Inns last night at $50 O'CLOCK The ex-
press and baggage cars We're blown
open and the safe blown, to pieces.
The railway company says the loss was
nominal The baggage and express
cars were considerably damaged Uni
ted States Marshal Hadsell, who was
notified at RawIsns, raised a posse of
twenty-five men, with horses. and
went on a special train to the scene
of the bandits. No one was injured.
The Union Pacific officials havd offered
$1,000 reward for each bandit
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Frederick McMonnies, the Brooklyn
sculpture will be awarded the gold med
al Of honor for his exhibit at the Paris
exposition, which consists of seven
pleces-the historic "Bacchante," ''Sir
Henry Vane" shakespeare" venus
and Adonls," two groups Of horses and
4 marine and an army group.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05
The Best chm Tonic Known

Is YUCATAN CHILL TONIC dmproved). 1t
1t is superior To so-called tasteless tonics be-
cause 1t is a liquid with ingredients thoroughly
mixed, so that each dose contains the same pro
portions and Is always certain. 1t drives out
malaria, purihes the blood. strengthens the
nerves. and produces a hearty appetite. Accept
able to the most delicate stomach aud has q
pleasant taste. Formula: Quinine iron, pepsin.
cure guaranteed. Atall druggists. Price, SOC
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

The regular army of China is said to
consist of $4,000 men. Besides this.
the emperor's army, there is a national
army of $4,000 men. who are paid
about IS. month. The cavalry re-
celve about los. a month, feed their
own horses, and if they are lost or
killed are required to replace them out
of their pay.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

The Empire State Sugar company.
which is building large beet sugar
plant at Lyons. n. Y, has ordered ten
autotrucks of five tons capacity,
which are to be used to cart sugar
beets from farms to the refinery. The
company has $500 acres of land con-
tracted for.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05
Gold Medal Awarded walter Baker Z Co.

Paris. Aug. 20.-The judges at the
Paris Exposition have just awarded a
gold medal to Walter Baker & Co.,
Ltd. Dorchester. Mass, U, S. A., for
their preparations of cocoa and choco-
late. This famous company, now the
largest manufacturers of cocoa and
chocolate in the world, have received
the highest awards from the great in
ternational and other expositions in
Europe and America. This is the
third award from a Paris Exposition.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Loss of hair, which often mars the prettest face.
prevented by PARKERs HAIR BALsAM,
HIsDRRCoRNs. the best cure for corns. 15cS,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

Men respect women when women re-
spect themselves.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

What the average man would like
is holiday the day after holiday.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

PUTNAM FADELEsS DYES are
fast to sunlight, washing and rubbing.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

An interesting table of contents
that OF the dinner table.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

The more man contracts debts the
more they seem to increase.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST

The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned.
The French chamber of deputies IMAM
imously adopted Il vote of sympathy with
Mr.. Kruger.
The Manchester Guardian says it un-
destands Queen Victoria has decided tn
confer Il duSedonl ON Lord Roberts and
that parliament will be asked to vote him
f100,000
A terrible wreck of two trains on the
Mexican Central railway occurred on
Thursday by which more than score Of
persons were killed and GO injured, many
of them fatally.
The population of Russia was estimat-
ed ut about I5,00O,00O in 1861. the year
of the emancipation of the serfs. IT is
now calculated to be over 136000.000 ac-
cording to statement just published by
the ministry of finance.
The following dispatch has been re-
ccived from Colonel Willcocks, conl-
mandcr Of the British troops at Coomas
sic. Ashanti. dated Nov -: Tho cam
paign is ended The troops in cXces III
the garrison will leave here in few
days"
Oscar Wilde died on Friday in an OBJ
seurc house in the Latin quarter Of Paris
from meningitis and was received Ato
the Cathode church on his deathbcd.
Wilde. who was about Al years Of age
was hoIn in Dublin nnd was the son oi
Sir William MINIS Wilde, an eccentric
surgeon dentist who has been termed the
"crazy Doctor
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The report Of the isthmian canal com
mission, submitted by the president to
congress, gives as the unanimous conclu-
sion of chat body that "the most practical
and feasible route for an isthman canal
under the control management and own
egship of tie Unit d States is that known
as the Nicaragua route" The commits
sion estimates the cost of this route at
500. 100000 This estimate is much in
excess Of amy heretofore made and is due
TO increased dimensions and other fea-
lures not heretofore considered. The
commission also estimates the cost of Il
canal by the Panama route at $142,342.-
so according to one route OF S153.3TS,-
25S according to another route. As he
tween the Nicaragua and Panama routes
The commission sums mp Il number Of adj
vaniageS favorable TO the former It
states also ihat uadsr the concessions Civ
en- hy the government Of Colombia to the
Panama Canal cempauy that government
is not free 10 grant the necessary rights
10 She United States except upon condi-
ions made by the company.
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New ork, Dec. S.
FLOUR at and Nsa>,scl held higher aal
ruled genersia arm Nix 9omaHA mnleiaie; Ni4
nesola patents, s&an si Nintgr straixhts. S,illa
S.a5; winter gNNAs ,'Na290, winter IA, MS
IS. e0aS 90
WHEAT Strong and active on a big advance
in French cables, hroagcr speculative trade and
the strength Of corn; March, Staslhc; NAY s0lz
as0 Ollie.
RYE Steady state. JQa5lc, c. l. e. New York.
CARROTS; No. western, a5,ac., T., O. b.. af,ay
CORN--Strong and decidedly higher on nirthe,
covering by December shorts, higher cahtes ana
big clearanees; May, i2ssai2Mc
OATS Quiet, but firmer; track white state
2s1sas4e.; track, white, western, 2Sisa34c
PORK--Firm: mess, SEALS; family, $l553al6
LARD Firm; prime western steam, 755e
BUTTER-Firm; state dairy, l6a2ic; creamery
1sa26c
ClIEEsE-F Firm; large, late made, l0ssai0s4c.
small, late made, lie.
EGGS Strong; STATE and Pennsylvania, 2sa30c.
western, loss of, 2Jc
SUGAR. Raw firm fair refining. l5-16c. cen
trifugal 96 test, 716c.; refined steady; crushed
&C.. powdered 5.70c
TURpENrINE- Quiet at 42a421sc
MOLASSisS Steady; New Orleans, 42a5sc
RICE Steady domestic, 4ssa61kc.; Japan ~
a5c
TALLow Steady; city. 4&c; country. 4%a
6%c.
HAY Steady shipping, 77sAasOc; good to
choice s5a95c
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07

New York, Dee. 6.-Otto Wolff was
sentenced by Judge Hurd in part two of
the county court ia Brooklyn to 10 years
at hard labor in Sing Sing for the killing
of his wife Rosie on Sept 30 last in Mil
ton Knapp's residence in that borough,
where Mrs. Wolff was employed as do
nestle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07

Saginaw. Mich, Dec. 6.In desperate
fight at the Standard coal mine near
here, between Poles and other miners
Silyesta Stancli, Pole, struck Pearle
Jenkins, % years old, on the head with
a club. crushing his skull and causing
death shortly after. jenkins came here
from Ohio Stanck, who is 50 years old
and has Il family, escaped and has not
been apprehended The trouble started
between two miners while at work in the
mine over a cart When the men got
ahove ground, the fight was lenewcd
l)clore Brown was badly injured, and
several Others were hurt
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07
40 cuRE 4 GOLD "a ONE nAY.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS AL
druggists refund the money il ii fails to cure
E. w. GROVES sigma nre Il on each box 25c
2I77
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eminent. He reports favorable progress
| toward paci6cation and the institution
of local government Instructions to the
| commission are embodied in full, and
the preliminary report, which has al
| ready been published, are cited as to the
improvements following the arrival of the
commission in Manila. Later reports
from the commission are said to show
| yet more encouraging advance toward
good government in the interests of hui
mainly and with the aim of building up
an enduring, self supporting and self adj
ministering community. Legislation
should be along these generous lines, in
the unselfish discharge of an uns0ught
trust, which the fortune of war has
thrown upon the nation Reiterating his
designation of the Filpinos as ''the
wards of the nation" the president says:
ut is our duty so to treat them that
our flag may be no less beloved in the
mountains of Luzon and the fertile zones
of Mindanao and Negros than it is at
home, that there, as here, it shall be the
revered symbol of liberty enlightenment
and progress in every avenue of develop
ment. The Filipinos are race quick to
learn and to profit by knowledge. He
would be rash who, with the teachings
of contemporaneous history in view,
would fix limit to the degree of culture
and advancement yet within the reach
of these people if our duty toward them
be faithfully performed"
Porto Rico and Cuba.
Legislation is recommended to confer
upon, the secretary of the interior super
vision over public lands in Porto Rico
with the duty to ascertain the location
and quantity of lands, the title to which
remained in the crown of Spain when
Porto Rico was coded
After reviewing the circumstances of
the constitutional convention in Cuba the
president announces that when the CON
vention concludes its labors he will trans
NIT to congress the constitution for such
action as he may deem advisable. The
necessity for Pacific cable between the
United States and Hawaii, with extern
sion to Manila. is urged anew.
Increased needs of the army by reason
of the new possessions. the country's
coast defenses and new army posts is
pointed out, and the necessity in the inn
mediate future of from $4,000 to 10000
men in the Philippines is stated. 1T
must be apparent" says the president,
that we will require an army of about
10000, and that during the present CON
ditions in Cuba and the Philippines the
president should have authority to in
crease the force to the present number of
100000. Included in this number au-
thority should be given to raise native
troops in the Philippines up to 1915,
which, the Taft commission believe, will
be more effective in detecting and sup
pressing gueIrillas, assassins and la
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six Injured nv Gns Exo,os,op

Wilkesbarre Pa, Dee 6.-While
number of men were driving plane in
the Maxwell mine Of the Lehigh and
Williesbarre Coal company at Ashley an
explosion of gas occurred, which burned
;iA men, two perhaps fatally, and dam
igcd the mine to some extent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07
our Merchant NIarine.

Immediate action is urged on measures
to promote American shipping and for
eign trade, and it is said 'the remarkable
growth Of our steel industries, the prog
ress of shipbuilding for the domestic
trade and our steadily maintained ex-
pcnditures for the navy have created an
opportunity to place the United States
in the first rank Of commercial maritime
powe9s."
The president calls attention to the
passage in his last annual message for
early action TO remedy such evils as
might be found to exist in connection
wih combinations Of capital organized
iita trusts, and he repeats the langua Sc
Of be previous message, adding Re
Sli3pt upon such combinations as are in.
js,isea and which are within federal
ri d;r,an should be promptly appiiea
III i congress"
tseai.MeEs Of the philippine ques.
s. largely Of a revi " ~ eye
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OPENS WITH READING OF PREsI.
DENTS MESSAGE.

Mr. Mckinley Explains His Chinese
and Philippine Policies = RecOm-
mends Nicaragua Canal. Antitrust
Legislation and Army Increase.