Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-05-07


San Francisco had a slight earth
quake shake.
Deadwood, S. D., had two-foot fall
OF snow on the 23d.
general investigation of the samar
campaign has been ordered.
James d. Brunette was killed by
switch engine at St. Charles, Mo.
Mrs William G. Scott, who recently
died at Richmond, Ind, left 100000
estate
Sales of fruit, candies, and flow
ers are to be stopped on the Sabbath
at Boston.
During the two months smallpox
epidemic at Louisville, ILL.,, there were
106 cases.
The Vincennes apartment hotel at
Chicago burned. The guests ESCAPED
LOSS s15o,OOO.
Otis Langle, is years old, attempted
suicide at OTTO Pass, ILL.,, by taking
rough-on-rats.
Twenty dwellings, saloon, black
smith shop and a dozen barns burned
at Indianapolis, Ind.
Edward G. Burles, colored, for TWEEN
ty-nine years a letter carrier at St
Louis, dropped dead.
A man named Carr was found in
refrigerator car near Hutchinson,
Kan, nearly famished.
James A Marshall, the second heav.
lest taxpayer in Cooper county Mis-
souri,, died from blood poisoning.
While dancing at ball in Leaven.
worth, Kan, Miss Dona Jordan fell
down cellar stairway and was badly
injured.
and southern Formosa has assumed
such grave proportions that the natives
are praying daily in the temples foI
moisture.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Benjamin F. Barnes OF New Jersey as
sistant secretary to succeer o. L. Pru-
den, deceaseds
Maj. Rathbone, under ten years sen,
tence at Havana for alleged misappro
priation OF postoffice funds, has been
released on 100000 bond.
The interstate commerce commits
sion decided that it is unlawful fol
railroads to deny to shippers the
choice of established routes and rates
Mrs. James Baxter was seized by
threeSmen at Brazil. Ind. and carried
200 yards. The thugs cut off her cloth
ing and secured a purse containing
$500.
s, H. Finch dropped dead at Tuscola
Ill, On his person, sewed up securely
in his clothing, was found $500, and
concealed about his premises was $780,
900 more
Judge w. w. Ireland, IS years old
and Mrs. Anna Berry. 80, were welded
at Evansville, Ind. The groom, who is
a leading Indiana attorney, had recent
ly secured a divorce for his bride.
Rusk Wilson, died at Litchfield, Ill.
aged rs years. He had been a resident
of that city since 1856 and for thirty
five years was sexton for the Elmwoot
Cemetery association of that city.
After controversy between the dis
trict superintendent OF the miners re-
union and the operators of the Con
solidated mine east of Coulterville
Ill, the men walked out.
Perry G. Knight, veteran OF tn,
Civil War, was run over and killed by
a train at Leavenworth, Kan. He wal
walking on the track. but did not heet
the whistle. He served in the Eigh
teenth Indiana volunteers with credit
julius Kahn and his wife were badl,
burned at Atchison, Kan. by the ex
plosion of a gasoline stove The Skin
on the mans face was SO badly burned
that It hung in shreds. He is 70 years
of age.
David Rosenbecker, 13 years old
pleaded guilty at Toledo, o., to having
killed his playmate, Arthur shanteau
years old The jury sentenced th'
lad to twenty years in the state peni
teutiary.
Presbyterian women from twelve
different states met at Omaha, Neb.
for the annual gathering of the Pres
byterian board of missions. Ther'
was a large attendance and the bust