Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-03-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
z. 8. Dratton was nominated by the
Republicans FOR congress from tie Fifth
Arkansas district
The Republican state convention OF
Alabama will meet at Montgomery on
apr 10.
Charles HUMPHREYS, negro, was shot
10 death at Phoenix City, Ala, for at
tempted assault
Two sons of Eugene Forrin, aged 0
snd years, burned to death at Alfred,
NY.
]. 5. Mills was killed near Eagle Pass,
Tex, while coupling cars. Mills lived
g. Jopcsboro, Tex.
Henry Faust was killed by we'll
eayinS in on him at Dcming, n. M.
r.. NJ. Means of Wbitesboro resigned
Is secretary Of tho Texas State Epworth
league, and o. K. Ragsdido of Dallas,
was appointed III his place.
The Texas Central railroad has boon
extended from Albany to Stamford in
jones county.
a milling and elevator company has
been chartered at Lott, Tex.
Temple, Tex. has now compress
company. Capital stock $50, 900.
J. w. Purcell of Mckinney, Tex, sold
to the Donison cotton mills $40 bales of
cotton at o i-5 cents.
Tho. cornerstone of the now Baptist
church at Famersville, Tex, was laid
By Masons.
The Mcthodists at Terrell, Tex, has
jat the contract to build church for
$4,000.
AT Laredo, Tex. $4,000 will he spent
III improving the telephone system there.
Mrs. Lila Greycrnft, tho largest wom-
IN III Indiana, died at Kokomo. She
weighed $50 pounds and was 81 years
old.
Judge Walter l.. Miller, the distin-
guished jurist, died at Abbevillc,S. @.
The unvciling of tho Vance statue at
Raleigh, N. c., heon postponed from
May 20 to July 4.
A colony of 400 Missouri farmers will
settle on the Concho river in the state of
chihuahua, Mexico.
Andrew Boltcr, the noted entomolo-
gst, is dead at Chicago, Ills.
The Academy Of Music, the leading
theater of Quebec, Canada, was destroyed
by fire.
In friendly boxing bout Mt Santa
Cruz GAL, Frank Cuss was killed.
DR.. w. II. Temple who was shot at
Jnwrenceville, Va, by Rev. J. e. Rod.
dick, is dead.
The peach crop was partially injured
IN Georgia by tho last cold spell.
@. P: Huntington has purchased more
property at Galveston, Tex, FOR his rail
road and steamship lines. For three
blocks he gave Sll2,500.
Travellers Protective association will
meet at Austin, Tex, on April o.
One case of blacklcg has occurred in q
herd of cattle near Denton, Tex.
Judge b. L. Willis, pioneer Nilsson
ri lawyer, died at Kansas City.
A negro was taken from jail mt Mari.
eta. Ca, and fatally shot by mob.
Work on the new cotton mill at Cor
Sicana, Texas, will begin AS soon rs the
directors select site.
There is movement on foot TO estab
fish n knit g mill 1T Denison, Tex.
The new sauitarium at Mnrlin. Tex.
Das been finished an1 turned over to the
owners.
Tho citizens of Marlin. Tex, have con
tsacted for railroad to that place from
Calvert.
Kansas will have big exposition in
1904 in celebration of the fftieth ami
Versary. 1t will probably be located al
Topeka.
Oil has been found in paying quaint
ties i'll Mexico.
The Port Gibson compress and 200t
bales of cotton burned at Port Gibson
Miss.
Joe Beaver, years old, was burned
70 death in his fathers barn near Wael
dear, Tex. 1t is supposed he set fire te
the barn.
Thomas Pooley shot to death Thoma!
rlttlejohn, his son-in-law, at Butte
NIon., and an accidental shot killed Lit
lAejoon s wife.
More deaths from the bubonic plague
lave occurred in New South Wales ant
australia.
Deocher's Sister Dead.
Hartford, March 16.-Mrs. Perkins
sister of. Henry Ward Beecher, Is dead
His Historic GnveI TOO Delicate.
Speaker Henderson does not use the