Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-08-15
rExANErTEs.
ENNIS wants a railroad hospItal.

Elias Morgan was shot and killed at
San Antonio. Felix Ortix was jailed
Evan jackson was badly injured at
San Antonio by derrick falling on
him.
There was a cloud burst near Itaska.
Bridges and culverts were washed
away and other damage done.
The comptroller registered $4,000 OF
Buffalo school district bonds and $4,000
of jacksonville school district bonds.
"Teacake" Charley Allen, negro OF
Flatonia, was killed at Moulton. Frank
Blehunko was placed under $1,000 bond.
J. w. williams filed a suit in the
district court at Hillsboro against the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway
company for $4,000 alleged damages
Mr.. w. F. Kelly, charged with hav-
ing violated the alien contract labor
law, had an examining trial before the
United States commissioner at Eagle
Pass and was discharged.
f. T. kirkland, who recently resign
ed the secretaryship of the Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association, at
.Texarkana, owing to i'll health, died
at Canostota, N. Y.
Sheriff Minden and deputies returned
from Harleton to Marshall, having in
custody Robert Brown, negro charged
with the murder OF Robert Washington
at the latter's home near Harleton.
A newly married Polish woman, age
| 81, drank strychnine in the presence
of crowd at San Antonio. Emetics
were given and the woman will re-
cover.
The receipts Of the Sherman post
Office for the month of July, 1900, were
$2,1372O, against $1,711.s5 for the
month of July, 1899, an increase OF
s425.S5, or about 25 per. cent.
The S-year-old son OF Arthur Bruce
of Matagorda fell into the bay in front
of Port Lavaca from the deck of the
schooner Reliance and was drowned.
The boys parents were aboard, and
were to leave for Galveston.
Attorney General T. S. Smith is In
daily receipt of deluge of letters
from attorneys and business men gem
orally throughout the state congratu-
sraiiy" hirg6Su tHfh the tstte seoB2ga takAn
lating him on the stand he has taken
in the waters-Pierce Oil company case,
James L. Fitzgerald, paymaster in
the Office OF Treasurer H. e. Yarnell
Of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
was instantly killed by a
stroke of lightning during a terrific
storm at Little Rock, Ark
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
State Grand Temple and Tabernacle
OF Texas Jurisdiction of the Interna-
tional Order of Twelve of the Knights
and Daughters of Tabor (colored) was
held at Fort Worth.
Rev. w. P. Pledger who recently re-
signed the pastorate of Methodist
church at Beaumont on account of adj
verse criticism relative to his attend
ing bull fight, lectured at Athens on
that subject few nights ago. He is
to lecture regularly.
The grand chancellor of the knights
of Pythias has appointed Col George
p. Mann of Waco agent to secure a
rate and select route for the knights
of Pythias of Texas for the meeting Of
the supreme lodge and encampment
held in Detroit.
Deeds are now being made by the
merchants and farmers of Alexander
conveying to the American Cotton Com
press five lots in block is, on which the
company will erect $1,000 round bale
plant Work will begin at once and be
speedily pushed.
Sylvan M. Blum, stenographer and
private secretary to the president of
the Galveston Bagging and Cordage
company, aged %, died from the effects
a self-inficted wound. The deed was
done at the Harmony club.
A national bank with a capital Of
100000 was organized at Stamford
w. D. Reynolds Of Albany is president;
r. L. Penick of Stamford vice-presi-
dent; R. v. Colbert cashier; P. P. Ber-
thelot manager of the Townsite COM
pany assistant cashier
The attorney general approved the
preliminary orders and DEGREES rela-