Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-04-24
EVENTS or EvERYwHERr.

q. M. Fogg, a prominent capitalist
Of Nashville, Tenn, is dead.
Gen. Young says he is uncertain as
to the effect of Aguinaldo's capture.
Brigands destroyed three towns in
Thibet and tortured priest named
Mussot. t1ia1
The emperor of China is said to be
suffering from the effects of too much
tobacco.
Ex-Congressman Matt D. Logan OF
Louisiana died at New Orleans, aged
~ years.
A serious fire occurred in ottawa,
Canada, destroying hotel, theater
and several stores.
Gov. Allen is arranging for the bet
ter organization and arming of the
Porto Rican soldiery. dt.
Ex-Gov. Llewellyn Powers was elect
ed in Maine to succc ecd Hon. Chas.
A. Boutelle in congress.
Hon. Geo. w. Colvig OF Grants Pass.
Ore, has been appointed United States
consul at Barranquilla, Colombia.
The dry goods and department
store of Julis Myers Sons at Rich
mond, Va, burned. Loss s25O.0OO.
The slaughter of horses for food has
started up again in Portland, Ore.
Sweden and Norway are the best Gus
toners.
Senior Maxilano Chabart, one of
Mexico's commissioners to the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo, has
arrived there. fff11 pa
Tom Jenkins of Cleveland, Ohio, de-
feated Ernest Rober of New York in
a mixed style wrestling match for a
purse of $1,000. m
It is reported that John w. Gates,
John Lambert and |. L. Wood have
obtained control of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company. t
A raid was made on an illicit distil-
lery in New York city. One man and
four women were arrested and guam
tity Of liquor found. feasal
United States court of claims
awarded Admiral Sampson sS2,SSO'
bounty for engagements at Manzanillo
and Napa Bay in Cuba. 3'Ai
"A big Ndry goods combine has been
effected By John Claim of New York
with capital Of $4,000, OoOs and
financed by X P, Morgan. M
The United states transport Raw
T Inns caught fire and sunk at the foot
of Pacific street Brooklyn. She was
preparing to start for Havana. y
James M. Carr was elected vice.
president and general manager Of the
Seaboard Air Line railway at a d.
rectors' meeting in New York.
The first United States coaling sta
ton to be located on foreign soil has
just been completed at Picahilinqui,
on the west coast of Mexico, and the
collar Alexander is now taking on 5000
tons of coal at Baltimore to stock it.
Yellow fever has appeared at Port
Royal, Jamaica, the entrance to King
ston harbor. Two cases and one death
had been officially reported up to the
18th. The health authorities are talk
ing prompt measures to prevent the
spread of the dreaded disease. r
DR.. Morrison, wiring the London
Times from Pekin, urges the neces-
sity of withdrawing troops from there
before the hot rainy season sets in.
adding that if this is not done it will
be almost impossible to move them
before autumn.
w. B. Carrow, New York travel
ing salesman, suicided at Indianapolis.
He left this; II go to seek the here
after. Tell Carrie Nation that rum and
cigarettes are damnation. Potter's
field is good enough for me. Write T.
L. Carlow, New York" 'rfA t
M.F. Loughman ct al. have fled suit
against the Wells Fargo and Southern
Express company for 100000 alleged
damages. Violation of a contract.
Plaintiffs are liquidators of the late
Texas Express company.
Yin Lin. governor of HUI Pei prov
ince. has been appointed governor OF
Kwang 81 province in succession to
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