Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-24
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

creased wages has commenced in Aus
tralia.
Andrew Carnegie will give San
Francisco $75O,OOO for a public library
on the usual conditions.
Because his father would not let him
use team Edward Windsor fatally
shot his parent at Milford, Del.
Al Laurel, Miss, James Wilmington
shot and killed Sam Hill, negro, and
MORALLY wounded his wife.
Guy Monet, an express company's
employee at Bucyrus, o., charged with
a shortage of $500, committed suicide.
Capt. A. F. Lucas, the oil man, has
gone to investigate the oil prospects
in Choctaw and Washington counties,
Alabama.
While body was being inferred in
cemetery at Kokomo, Ind, swarm
of bees forced the funeral party to
beat retreat
While swimming in the Arkansas
river at Fort Smith, Ark, Gus Weig-
and, IL years old, got beyond his depth
and was drowned.
Steven Kay, aged Is years, died
from the effects of drinking belladonna
at New Haven, Conn, and seven other
boys are dangerously i'll.
James G. Stowe, United States con.
sui general at Cape Town, has resign
ed owning to the utter inadequacy of
the salary of the position, which is
$4,000.
The report that the German emper-
OF had ordered an American yacht was
confirmed by Mr.. Barley of the firm
of Carey, Smith & Barley, architects
of New York.
Thomas Groves, manager of the
Grand and Peoples greenhouses in
Evansville, Ind. died. He was 60
years old. Groves was we'll known in
theatrical circles.
Harry Daley of New York, health
: seeker. and Julian Arias fought a duel
at Santa Fe, N NJ, with revolvers
in saloon. Both were killed. They
had quarreled over cards.
At Red River Landing, La, George
Wasiff shot and killed H. w. Warren,
negro. second negro later pro-
cured shotgun and attempted to kill
Wasiff, but was unsuccessful.
Prince Alexandrovitch Galitizin, de-
soendant of long line of Russian
mobiles, who died at Bloomingdale asy-
lum in New York, has been buried in
the Catholic cemetery at White Plains.
British military men are shaking
their heads over the disclosures of
bad management of the South African
war and they are discussing the dras-
tic measures adopted by Gen. Kitche-
ner.
The Chinese government, through
Minister WI Ting Fang, has filed
claim for indemnity to the amount of
100000 on account of alleged out
rageous treatment of Chinese at Butte,
Mount.
Frederick Wright, an aeronaut,
while making balloon ascension and
parachute leap at New Carlisle, Ind,
became entangled in the guide ropes
when $50 feet and fell. He was fatal
ly injured.
The American Library association,
in session at Washington, heard
number OF interesting papers read.
The report showed that Andrew Car
negie has given during the past year
81 ,219,500 to libraries.
The machinists' strike in the Trigg
shipyards at Richmond, Va, collapsed.
There were about 1870 strikers and all
for whom there were places returned
to work. They asked for a nine-hour
day but the concession was not made.
Director General Buchanan of the
Pan-American exposition gave a lunch
con In the Stadium restaurant at Buff
falo in honor of Col. Tentiente Mon
dragon, Capt. Victor Hernadez and
Senior T. ]. Narrevez of Mexico.
The state board of railway assessors
of Arkansas finds there are 31o5.S8
miles of railroad in that state. The
grand total valuation of railways, ex-
press, telegraph and sleeping car COM
panies is s2s ,Os1, against $25.1O5,-
900 in 1900.
A jury of twelve business men at
Little Rock returned verdict OF not
guilty in three cases of the state Va
Bob Furth. charged with violating an