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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10
The rellnrIdn rronhles.

Denver, Colo, July 5-The latest
news from Telluride, Colo. in regard
to trouble at Smuggler Union Mine is
that no further bloodshed is feared,
as the company has agreed to with
draw all men from the mine except
a few watchmen, and make no effort
to resume work until the strike is am
icably settled. officers declare three
men were killed and at least ten
wounded in the battle which occurred
Wednesday between $50 armed men
and force of miners and deputies at
the mines. The officials of the miners
union denounced the action Of We'd
nesday, which they declare entirely
without the sanction of the union.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10
Now wlre outtInr 1pstrnment.

San Antonio. Texas. July 5.-Thir-
teen wires of the Southwestern Tele-
phone company were cut yesterday in
broad daylight, the implement Used
to cut being S2-caliber rife, which
was fired from a window across the
street at the cable. Five bullets
struck the cable and cut thir' zen wires
An arrest has been maue and the party
lodged in jail.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10

Checotah, 1. T., July ga tragedy
was enacted near Checotah last night,
resulting in the death of d. r. Proud
foot and the serious wounding of ]. j.
Stell, both prominent farmers and
brothers-in-law In an alteration
Saturday Stell was shot in the arm
with small target rife. Monday they
were in town and friends effected a
truce between them, but late yesterday
evening they met. After Proudfoot
was shot he took the Winchester away
from his antagonist and struck him
over the head several times, fracturing
the skull. He then walked a quarter
of mile to his home and dropped
dead just as he entered the door Dep
uty Marshall Frank Jones arrested
Stell and lodged him in jail at Mus
kogee. He is in critical condition.
Stell's family are prominent in North
Texas.
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Cxclnne at valley Mills.

Fort Worth. Texas, July S.-The
southbound passenger on the Santa
Fe ran into cyclone yesterday just
before noon near Valley Mills. The
train was stopped before it was fairly
struck by the fun force of the storm.
Mrs. Charles Murdoch of this city
was on the train and today advised
her husband of her narrow escape.
Several houses were blown down and
badly wrecked Three or four per-
sons were badly injured. One young
woman was complete stripped of her
wearing apparel She was taken
aboard the train and carried to VAL
lev Mills.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10

Eagle Lake, Texas, July 5.--While-
firing a salute yesterday at Camp
Eagle Pass the premature d ,scharge Of
a gun carried away the right arm and
destroyed the sight Of Levi Wander
brook, Twelfth company, Coast artil-
lery Vanderbrook passed through the
Galveston storm, during which he is
reported to have done gallant service
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10
Murdered HIS wife.

New York, July s.-Edward Luthy,
40 years of age. bookmaker who
lived here with his wife, Abbie L. Lu-
thy, and four of her children by a
former husband. killed his wife by
shooting her in the head yesterday
evening after she had taken refuge on
fire escape. Then he shot himself.
Dozens Of pedestrians on Park avenue.
opposite the house where the Luthys
lived, saw the woman killed and saw
her body fall from one landing of the
fire escape to the one below. Jealousy
and quarrel growing out of de-
layed dinner is supposed to have been
the cause of the shooting, Luthy is
in hospital and though his wound is
serious it may not prove fatal. He
says his wife tried to shoot him first.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10
AMERICAN EXPORT.
TOTAL VALUE FOR LAST YEAR
AMOUNTED TO $s44, SIG, $50.

Great Britain Our Best Customer, But
All the Nations or Europe Paid Tribute
to Our Products--The Year Was quite
Phenomenal One.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10

The total in 1896 was 1914, 39s,264.
About half of the trade in bread
stuffs in 1900 went to the United
Kingdom, with Germany next with
s92 100000.
OF the raw cotton. $9O,26O,OOO went
to the United Kingdom, $64,395,O 900
to Germany and s27,776,OOO to France.
OF meat products $1O7 ,621, 900 went
to the United Kingdom and 1872, 70S, 600
of live animals went to the same
country
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10

Washington, July s. The value of
the agricultural exports of the Unit
ed States for 1900 was as follows:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-07-10

Exports ranging in value from $5,
$4,000 down to more than dozen
different countries.
Our total exports of domestic farm
products to Cuba. Porto Rico, Hawaii
and the Philippines in 1900 had an
aggregate value of over $2O,OOO,O0O as
compared with $6200,000 in 1896.
South America is the only continent
to which our agricultural exports for
the past five years shows decline
from 81 $4,000 in 1896 to $9,452 900
in 1900.
The most striking gain was ia our
exports to Asia, rising from s5,735,-
900 in 1896 to nearly $23.OOO,OOO in
1900.
The principal part of our agricul-
tural exports in 1900 found a market
in Europe, sales to European coun-
tries having an aggregate value Of
$739,OO0,000. With the exception of
the phenomenal year of 1898, when
they reached $762 100000, these figures
are the largest on record. In 1896
they were $500 100000.
The ten principal items in our ag-
ricultural export trade for 1900 were:
Breadstuffs. ...... ....$262, 744,O7S
Cotton.. ..... 242,9SS,9IS
Meat products. -. -. 173,751 All
Live animals ..... -. 1885 OBJ
Tohaooo 90 400 III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-24
SPORTING NEWS.
Horse Which Wins $4,000 at
the Lexington Races
Was Purchased Three Years
Ago For a Meager $40.
PULLED SCHOOL CART.
Poor Country Teacher Drove
Him to and Fro.
Only Started to Train Dan Il.
This Season.
PULLED SCHOOL CART.

Anderson, Ind, Oct 24.-Dan R.. the
horse which eIes ted the big surprise at
the Lexington races, and made a big
killing. pulling down $4,000, was bought
three years ago for $45.
Mont Rudy, the owner, was a poor
country school teacher, and bought him
for the purpose of driving back and
forth to his school. He drove him one
winter and found that there was speed
in the animal. Last fall he gave the
horse some training, and in the spring
put him in the hands of Nick CASTOR,
who had him in the best of condition
the latter part of June. When he left
here the horse was without a record,
but could go in PIP.
Mr. Rudy said he would not return
until he had made a killing. He wanted
all summer for this opportunity, and in
two heats of the Lexington race back
ed his horse for all he had.
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HAS MEN ENOUGH.
It Is Believed That Chaffee Can Han
die the Philippine Trouble.

Washington, Oct 24-Secretary Root
has resumed his official duties at the war
department after an absence of several
weeks.
There is an enormous amount of work
awaiting Secretary Roots immediate con-
sideration. This includes several impor-
itary situation in the Philippines, the
Withdrawal Of troops from Cuba ana the the
establishment of the proposed war col
lege, the establishment Of permanent
troops of the regular army and national
guard and the preparation Of his annual
requiring his earliest attention relates to
the army in the Philippines: 1t is for him
requires that endorsements shall be sent
to General Chaffee or whether the army
While the officials of the war depart
ment are watching with keen interest the
developments in samar, they do not an
Gp s faae tn sar is the Wis Island WHICH
has never been under civil rule but has
Peen eontr s surrey ey bne IN zen
eral MacArthur's last report as being IN
such state as to require military super
that General Chaffee has ample force to
handle the insurgents in samas sr Th ERE
force in the Philippines beyond the ee num- n
the Philippines in the next month or two
will take the places of those whose terms
of enlistment have expired.
BY the expiration of enlistments within
the next few months the army in the
Philippines will be reduced by about TO-,
900 men. The officials of the war depart
this this deficiency by the transfer of troops
from the United States Final action in
the secretary of war. Troops and trans
ports are ready to start for the Philip
pines as soon as he gives the word 1t is
expected that the first expeditions will
start from San Francisco early next
month on the transports Grant and Meade
and that more troops will be forwa5rd .iea
later from New York by way OF the suez
The reductions will be gradual and WI
be met from time to time by fresh troops
as required. These arrangements are pre-
dicted the belief that it win be neces-
sary to maintain the Philippine army at
strength of about 10000 men for some time
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High Mas0ns to Have Three
Days of Reunion.
Fifty Candidates Will Be mi
tiated at WyandOtte.
BANQUET OCTOBER 81.
Will Be Attended by Many Visit
ing Guests.
Fine Programme Arranged With
Souvenirs.

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 24.-Fifty can
didates will be initiated and a great deal
of other work will be accomplished at
the semi-annual reunion of the Scottish
Rite Masons of the valley of Kansas
City, Kan. which will commence in
Masonic hall next Tuesday morning.
When the new class is initiated. the
Scottish Rite consistory of Kansas City,
KAN. will have $50 members This will
make it the largest conSlStory in KAN
sas with the exception of Wichita, which.
with its 500 members, is the strongest
Scottish Rite body in the world.
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection was or
ganized three years ago. 1t began with
twenty charter members and has had
a wonderful growth. Two years ago it
was given a permanent charter by the
supreme council. as was Victory chap
ter, Rose Croix, another branch Of the
Scottish Rite. There are four Scottish
Rite bodies in Kansas City, Kan, the
other two being J. H. Brown council,
knights of kadosh, and Casweu con-
SistOry. These two organizations have
not received permanent charters, but
the supreme council, now in session in
Washington, D. c., will grant them, as
the committee to which the matter was
referred has recommended such action.
conSistory has been working on the
plans for next weeks work. The meet
ing Will last three days, concluding with
banquet in Masonic hall. The pro-
art Myron Waterman, who is a Scot
fish Rite Mason as well as an artist,
drew the pictures for this programme,
and it is one of the prettiest of Masonic
souvenirs.
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection will be-
gin the work Tuesday morning. Vic
tory chapter Rose Croix will have the
second day, and the third days session
will be divided between the knights OF
Kadosh and Caswell consistory- The
music for the three days meeting will
be especially interesting.
The banquet on the night of October
81 will be attended by most of the mem
bers of the local consistory, as we'll as
by many Out-Of-town Masons 1t is
expected that about 100 will come from
Atchison, Leavenworth, Topeka and
other Kansas cities. Melvin L. Hacker
will act as POSTMASTER and the prin-
cipal address will be delivered by
Thomas Wentworth Harrison, who will
respond to the toast, THE Supreme
Council" James Frank Getty will talk
on "Masonry-Its Relation to the
State" Other subjects will be: THE
Spirit of the Scottish Rite Masonry"
William Grattan Holt; York Rite
Scottish Rite John H. Atwood; Our
Country" William Warren Rose; 'Our
Youngest Brethren in the Rite" mem
berS of the new class.
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FAST MILE AT MEMPHIS.
Audubon Boy Breaks a Record-The
Abbot Goes a Mile.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 24.-The worlds
record for a half mile race with other
horses was broken Wednesday after
noon at Billings park when Audubon
Boy stepped half a mile in 1:00A. This
feat was accomplished in the first race,
a 2:20 class. pacing event, under what
is known as the Memphis Plan" The
first heat, at one mile, was won handily
by Audubon Boy, DIR. Monical securing
second place. Audubon Boy made his
own pace in the second heat. which
was at a mile and an eighth. and won
by two lengths from New Richmond
In the last heat, starting from the half
mile pole, the game son of ]. ]. Audu-
bon jumped to the front and won in the
easiest sort of fashion in 1:00H, break
ing the worlds pacing and trotting rec
ord
Gers brought The Abbot out for an
attempt to lower his record of 2:03A
After giving the horse easy exercise the
noted driver sent him away at a fast
clip, accompanied by two running
horses. The quarter was passed in 90
seconds, the half in 1903, the three-quar-
ter pole in 1:3215 and the wire was
reached in 2:04 fiat After dismounting
Geers announced that tie horse was
not at his best and that he would try
again on Saturday.
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CANNOT PLAY HASKELL.
Emporia Normal Football Eleven in
Bad Condition.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 24.-The Normal
football team seems to be having bad
luck They had to cancel one game
with the Haskell Indians, and will nov
have to cancel the second which was
to be PLAYED at Lawrence next Satur-
day. Huey, at right guard. and Nc
Farland, at half, have had carbuncles
and are under the doctors care Rich
ardson. at center. is also out. He re-
ceived a deep cut on the head Monday.
Fullback Turner is laid up with blood
poison and Captain Middlekauff is I'M
able to be around. the result of a
sprained ankle and a seriously sprain-
ed wrist, received in Mondays game
with the college. Coach Williams said
today that he doubted if the team
would be in condition to meet the Uni
versity Medics in Kansas City Novem-
her
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They Guarantee Smiths Green
Mountain Renovation.

To guarantee a N edicine is to have
unlimited confidence in it's power to dis
pei disease. When the big eastern con-
Germ appointed Mr. A. C. Khngaman.
120 East Sixth street. to act as sole
agent, they did SO knowing the merit of
the Renovation would be fully compre-
hended and that it would be guaranteed
to do all claimed for it. AS Mr.. King
aman remarked the other day. Il have
positive faith in this preparation. 1t
has no equal as a tonic for the blood
and nerves and as a cure for rheuma-
tism, and I guaranteed it to do what is
claimed for it,
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DERBY POOL ROOM HIT HARD.
a Delegation From st. Louis Wins
$1,000 at Kansas CITY

Kansas City, Oct 24.-The Derby pool
room was hit hard yesterday by a dele
cation of st. Louis sports, who plunged
on Tom Kingsley at 10 to l and found
themselves $1,000 to the good at the
close of the day.
The first bet made was $1,000 to $780,
The odds were then cut to 5 to 1, and
$500 was promptly placed at that fig
ure. A number of Kansas City men
were on and after the race nearly ev-
eryone in the place had a ticket to
cash.
Tom Kingsley was entered in the sec
ond race at Worth and was figured to
run last. His victory was a startling
reversal of form.
This is not the first raid the St. Louis
crowd has made on Kansas City pool
rooms. Three times before they have
turned the same trick Tt is estimated
that they are $4,000 ahead of the Kan
SaS CITY pool rooms
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FROM RocKEFELLER's FARM.
Parsons Man Gets a Valuable Bred
Animal.

Parsons, Kas, Oct. 24.-When w. c.
Moore was east last spring he spent a
day at the country home of Mr.. VIM.
Rockefeller, few miles up the Hudson
from New York city. While there he
closed a deal for a young Jersey bull
that he went to see. The calf has just
been shipped to the Sayda Polo farm
at Parsons. This youngster Financial
COUNT is one Of the best Jersey calves
in this country. Mr.. Rockefeller bred
this one for his own use, at a time
when he was unable to get a price on
the sire. This spring the sire was pur
chased by Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr..
Moore was fortunate enough to get the
first price the animal. Both sire
and dam are imported, the dam coming
over last year. Mr.. Rockefeller keeps
only a dozen or fifteen head of Jersey
cattle, but has a standing order on the
island of Jersey that calls each year
for the best COW or heifer that can be
bought worth the money. The price
cuts no figure, the only requirements
being that the animal be worth the
amount.
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ChaFee's Casualties.

Washington, Oct. A.-Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin has received the following
mail report from Gen Chaffee, giving
a list of the casualties in the Philip
pines reported to IN since his last
communication dated September 8: En-
gagement at Rio Katubig, Samar, July
10. 1901: JudsOn McGrew, private, B.
First infantry, right thigh, severe In
enga cement at Santa Tomas, Luzou,
August q: Tristram B. Bethea, private,
B, Twentieth infantry; left leg, mod
crate. James r. Murray, private, B,
Twentieth infantry; left arm, slight In
engagement at Sulat, Samar, August 1:
Harry o. Devol, private, D, First in
fantry, arm, shoulder, severe; William
7. Price, private, D, First infantry, left
forearm, severe: Charles F. Manley,
private, D. First infantry, left leg, Sc
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Holton ls; Hiawatha o.

Holton, Kan, Oct. 24.-Holton high
school defeated Hiawatha Wednesday
afternoon by a score of IS to O. The
features of the game were two end runs
by Captain Halst, the first one was one
of 80 yards for a touchdown after three
minutes of play. and a second one
when only two minutes of play re-
manned of 60 yards to Hiawatha's five
yard line. McKibbon also made good
end runs. All of the line men and Full
back Frances made good gains through
the line. Mcknight and Meisenhime-
each made a gain of about 20 yards by
q fake center buck play.
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TEMPERANCE PEOPLE WORK
The Convention of the Kansas W. @.
T. u. Attracted 200 Qalaoatas

Ottawa Kan, Oct. 24.-At least 200 visit
ing delegates are attending the annual
convention of the w. C. T. u, now in
session here. Among those present is Miss
Tingling of London, England who is as
ISOLATED with Lady Henry Somerset. Miss
Tingling will take parts assigned to Ma
tional President Lillian M Stevens, who
is i'll. The forenoon was taken up with
reports of district presidents. AT O'Clock
of Chicago, the worlds superintendent of
the Local Temperance legion addressed
dren attended the meeting. At the open
ing meeting several addresses of welcome
were made by Ottawa people and Miss
Madeline Southland of Winfield, Kan, re-
sponded. Miss Southland is known as one
of the women who assisted Mrs. Nation
in a joint smashing tour in Topeka.
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PORTS OF CALL.
San Diego and San Francisco Includ
ed by the Kosmos Company.

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 24.-Capt- w. w.
Diehlenberg, of the KosmoS Liner
Rameses, says that San Diego and San
Francisco are to be made ports of call
for the Hamburg-American line of
steamers and that the steamers of that
line are under instructions to take car
go for these ports from all the southern
and Central American ports.
Asked as to the rela tions between the
Kosmos and the Hamburg-American
lines, the captain replied that all bust
ness would be done in the name of the
kosmos company, but that for the
present, two distinct lines would be
m aintained and that this arrangement
would be continued SO long as business
warrants
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City to Own Waterworks.

Abilene, Oct 24-The Abilene city
council has called on the waterworks
company for a statement of the cost of
the plant with a view of buying the
plant by the city at the expiration of
the 20 year franchise which occurs next
week. The plant has been greatly ex-
tended since the franchise was given
and now supplies pure spring water
from Sand Springs, four miles west of
town, which are ample for a city of 50,-
900 people.
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VALENTINE DYING.
President of Wells Fargo a VIC
tim of Heart Disease.

Oakland, Cal. Oct. 24.-John J. VAL
entine, president of the Wells Fargo
express is lying dangerously i'll at his
residence in East Oakland. Ever since
last July he has been suffering from
acute heart trouble but not until a
month ago was his condition considered
serious.
A short trip to the springs at Paso
Robes did not do the capitalist any
good and on October IA, he returned to
his home and has been confined to his
bed ever since.
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Federation of Women at Abilene.

Abilene, Oct. 24.-The Fifth district
federation of women's club will open a
two day session here today. Among
the distinguished club women to attend
are Mrs. James Humphrey, Mrs. E. F.
Ware, Mrs. w. E. Stanley, Mrs. Noble
Prentis, Mrs. C. c. Goddard. Mrs. G..
W. Hurd will give an elaborate recep-
ton to the visitors at her home Thurs
day evening.
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Courtship of Thirty Years.

Atchison, Oct. 2f-After a courtship
lasting over 25 years, Tony Kenton, "a
railroad machinist of this city. and Miss
Mary Ann O'Brien, of New Bedford,
Mass, will be married next week at the
home of the latter. Kenton left for
Massa chusetts today. Miss O'Brien has
been his sweetheart since his youth.
Kenton has lived in Kansas two years.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Oct 24.-These pensions
were granted Kansans today: Increase,
Charles Page, Lincoln, $12; Jacob Bla-
ger, Mcclure, $12: Alanson Reese, Gyp-
sum City, ST; Isaac Moore, Mound Val
ley, $12; Harrison Parknan, Emporia,
IS; William Stewart, .Leavenworth, $40;
Samuel Taylor, Onaga, $12; Charles
Cowley, Leona, IS; Joseph Brown, Ken
sington s12: Thomas Raymer, Cotton
wood, IS; Charles Massey, Eureka, $17.
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SHIPPED 90 LOADED CARS.
lola Cement Company Made Record
Breaker Last Saturday

lola, Kas., Oct. 24-The lola Portland
cement plant last Saturday shipped out
twenty-nine cars loaded with lola
cement The Missouri Pacific took six
teen of these and the Santa Fe took
thirteen The cars were unusually large
or the nWnber would have been greater,
as there We're 3.642 barrels of cement
in the whole days Shipment
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Whitnev BUYS aSmoke.,

New York, Oct 24-W. c. Whitney
has added another good mare to his
stable in Smoke, which he bought to-
day. 1t is said that he paid $1,000 for
her to Mr.. Showalter. She has some
royal blood running in her veins, being
by Order-Alfalfa. Terminus, said to be
so seriously injured that he would be
destroyed, was taken in charge by Dr.
Miller. He discovered that the colt has
a fractured coronet, and that there are
chances of his recovery sufficiently to
place him in the stud.
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BUYS American Horses.

Lexington. KY, Oct 24.-As a nucleus
for stud to be established in Denmark,
S. Julius Paion of Copenhagen today pur-
chased of Bowerman Brothers the 9-year-
old bay mare Alice PRINCETON, by Prince
ton, dam by Robert McGregOr. with colt
at side by Clay King and Winoga, by
Hernanda- dam Guinea, 2:3s. with colt at
side by Potential. The consideration was
$1,000. He also paid W. F. Dickerson 81 900
for the 3-year-old filly. Mamie Embry, by
Ashland Wilkes, dam by Warlock. He is
now negotiating for a stallion to place at
the head of his stud.