Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-09-18
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OuhuCtllDT NOn lotulOW VI OCA MANI
wants a colonial army
Edward Doherty, a noted animal
trainer, died at Kansas City.
Brewers will insist upon further
reduction in internal revenue taxation.
The first stake for the Louisiana Pnr-
chase exposition was driven at Forest
rark, st. Louis.
En- route to France the czar and
-zarina of Russia visited King Chris
uan of Denmark.
Two hundred negroes and whites had
fight at Indianapolis. Two white
men we're fatally shot
George w. Beasley, telegraph OPP
orator, was run over and killed by
train at Fort Smith, Ark
The Eighteenth infantry will leave
Manila for the United States on the
transport Kirkpatrick on the 10th.
The gold production of Cripple Creek
during August was $2,55S 900, the great
est single months record in the history
of Cripple Creek.
Maj. James Geddis of Nashville,
Tenn, has been made assistant general
manager of the Louisville end Nash
vile railroad system.
George P. McGrady of Chicago has
invented perpetual light" and a
company has been formed and the new
lamps will be manufactured.
A masked cyclist held up mail
coach near Sydney, New South Wales.
wounded passenger, secured the mails
and opals, valued at $1,000, and es-
capped.
Over thousand delegates were pres
ent at the twentieth annual convention
Of stationary engineers at Rochester.
N. Y.
The British bark Collesie, Capt. Aud.
from New Castle, N. S. W., July for
Valparaiso, has been lost off Coicoi
Point, Chile. Part of her crew were
saved.
Nicaraguan congress has approved
the Merry-Sanson commercial treaty
with the United States and adjourned.
1t will probably reassemble in the lat
ter part of January next.
Gen. Gillespie, chief Of engineers, ia
at work on his annual report, 1t is
understood that port 3 q the report
covering the rivers and harbors esti-
mates has been completed.
Two girls got into dispute at Pike
ton, o., and general fight followed.
Knives and six-shooters were -four
ished. One man was killed.
War department officials are deter
mined to break up the practice of sla-
very which is reported to exist in the
department of Mindanao and Jolo,
Philippine islands.
The second annual convention of the
United States National Association OF
Postal Clerks was held at Milwaukee.
One hundred and twenty delegates reg
istered at the opening.
At the close of business Aug. 81.
1901, the public debt less cash in the
treasury was s1.O36, S49,S66, decrease
for the month of $5.46O,597. The cash
balance was 1929. 971. 1856.
Rev. Moses Harvey, the renowned
historian and scientist and the discov-
erer OF the famous devil fish now in the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
died at st. Johns, N. F. He was born
, in 1920.
Jacob Sim, midget. aged 55 years.
was drowned while fishing in the Mis-
sissippi close to Canton, ILL.,, Many
years ago he travelled with Barnum's
: circus, and for awhile he kept saloon
in Quincy.
The destruction at Pittsburg, Pa,
of the Hotel Mckee, frame structure
resulted in the death from burns OF
Harry Mckee, boy injuries to four
others and the harrow escape OF many
more. All were employees of the hotel.
Andrew Carnegie has given G100
to each of the four miners who dis
played conspicuous bravery in the res
, cue OF their comrades at the time OF
, the recent colliery disaster in Perth
shire.
Joseph Hankins of Rush county, In
diana, did not care for his family as
some of his whitecap neignbors