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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01

Nearly all of the disturbances
and casualties occurring on Christ
mas this year were caused by neg
roes.. Here are a few of them:
SHOOTING AT NEW ULM.
New Ulm, Tex. Dec. 25.-In a
shooting which occurred here today
about II O'clock between Roy
Wilkes and a negro section hand
TnasiaGu ySnhrley sipifnnns, Wilksl
using a shotgun and the negro a
ipistol, the negro was killed. A by
stander named Claude Fowler was
shot in the leg by a bullet from the
pistol. E. q. Rudolph, deputy
sheriff, placed Mr.. Wilkes under
arrest and Judge Sohucany was
sent for to hold the inquest and
determine the bond.
= THREE KILLINGS.
Austin, Tex. Dec. PA report
reached here tonight from Bertram
announcing the killing oil H. Wright
a farmer, near there.
Lon Baker, u farmer, was killed
, at Red Rock today and Henry
jackson, colored, aged IA years
was killed near Austin this after
noon by white man.
sTABBING AT VICTORIA.
Victoria, Tex. Dec. 25.-Las
night about 10 o'clock, at a saloon
Anton Bauer was very seriously
stabbed just abeve the heart. Loui'
Ernst has been arrested, Both are
railroad men. Doubts are enter
, tanned as to Bauer's recovery.
NEGRO KILLED AT BAsTRoP.
Bastrop, Tex. Dec. 25.-Johr
: Majors, negro, was killed neal
: Che freight depot this morning abou
2 o'clock, his head was badly cut unc
beaten. Several men were present
Tom Veal is in Jail. Veal was sho
also, but not seriously hurt,
NEGRO KILLING AT DALLAS.
Dallas, Tex. Dec. 25-- HAM
! Nelson was shot and killed nnal
> the fair grounds last night. JOSEPH
I Jones was arrested and placed ii
!. jeil. Both parties are colored.
i KILLED WITH A KNIFE
! Bertram. Tex. Dec. 25.- Harwoot
Wright WAS killed last night on
raad With knife. Charley Reet
: was arrested.
TWO MEN SHOT AT GONZALES.
Gonzales, Tex. Dec. 25.-Abou
$3.50 this evening near the SoGtherr
: Pacific depot, J. H. Artery and
! negro named Albert Mathews wer
both seriously shot.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01

Winter louri- rates 10 Marlin,
effective Oct sli roaudgrp lickeIe
Yoahnm 20 Marlin $ z %, tu MooIoa
Well Sf 80
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01

THE negroes and whites are
clashing up in New York and a
race war is imminent. Who is to
blame for this, Roosevelt or Booker
Washington !?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01
ScHLEY'a sisselA at the openins

ScHLEYs aissaaA W the opening
q the battle Of. Santiago !
low the Flag" and, Of coursS h
meant the Brooklyn, not vde New
York. This should prove conc!us
iyeiy that Schley was in command
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01
Two MEN sHor Ar GONZALES.

Gonzales, Tex. Dec. 25.-About
$3.50 this evening near the SoGthern
Pacific depot, J. H, Artery and a
negro named Albert Mathews were
both seriously shot.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01

For q nioe.shsya 50 70 A. G.
Koegee's'
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01

Bertram. Tex Dec. 25.- HARDWOOD
Wright was killed last night on a
raad With knife. Charley Reed
was arrested.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-01
CHRISTMAS KILLINGS.

Nearly all of the disturbances
and casualties occurring on Christ
mas this year were caused by neg
roes. Here are few of them:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
MONEY IN rHE CITY BUSINESS
How the Product of the Illicit Stills Is Co
to the Consumers.

How the Product OF the Illicit Stllls Is LOT
to the Consumers.
The New York moonshiner is just
as ingenious in hiding his still as the
shrewdest of his ilk in the mountains
of Tennessee or South Carolina. Some
times he tries to deceive by pretending
not tO conceal. but more often he hides
his diStillery where even the clever
federal detectives can find no trace
of it for months. During these months
he has sometimes one. but more fire.
uuently twin" diStillerieS industrious
ly at work. turning out whisky that
costs not more than 20 cents gallon,
but whicT brings about 81. 30, and up
on whics the federal government tax
of 81 y saved. The output of this
mill mn be anywhere from 100 to
LOCO gallons each day. SO it is seen
that the profit is neat one.
4 tickliSh piece of business is the
diSpoSing of moOnShine whisky. Sa-
loonkeepers are pretty shy of handling
il. and won't enter into negotiations
unless they are sure of their men.
During the past few months moon
sinners and saloon men have employed
peddlerS who sell the product. Some
firms are known to have had n dozen
or twenty men thus employed. They
and sweatshops with the liquor in un-
us-lOOkiug cans. These are sold
at very low figure, considering that
they contain whisky In some OF
the larger and more prosperous apart
ment houses the stuff is delivered in
five-gallon milk cans. Some of the un-
scrupuIous saloonkeepers sell it over
their bars.
The SaloonkeeperS who sell this
wildcat" whisky smuggle ii into
their places in various ways. During
the past few months the New York
revenue officials have found several
instances where women have played
prominent parts in the manufacture of
Illicit whisky. OftentimeS women are
kept about the place as blind, as
was the case in One Hundred and
Ninetieth street. in the borough of the
Bronx. when Colonel Thompson and
his men raided Il still located in a
dwelling house. An innocent appear
ing woman and her three children
lived in the house. The still was turn
ing out liquor in the basement.
Frequently women engage in moon
shining ION their own hook" The New
York officials have caught six or eight
women in the business recently. One
of them returned to her Illicit still
after she had served one sentence and
was caught second time. Probably
the most useful purpose to which the
women can be put by operators of IL
licit stills is in dispOsing of the pro-
duct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
MUST HAVE AN EXTRA
So Many Ohio Laws Are Involved
That the SoIons Must
Try Again.

Columbus, O., June 27.-An extra
session of the Ohio legislature now
seems certain. The supreme court
during the present week has held
number of important laws to he in
valid. Decisions handed down yester-
day held that the Cleveland city gov
ernment to be unconstitutional, and
also Il special law enacted for the city
of Toledo, taking the control of the
police out of Mayor Jones hands. The
court in the Trauger case directs Gov.
Nash to appoint Il lieutenant govern
or. Lieutenant Governor Nippert was
appointed probate judge OF Hymilton
county and president pro TEN. of the
senate was supposed to succeed the
lieutenant governor. The contention
of Tauger that vacancy exists in
the office is sustained.
The court sustained the validity of
the Roger act, which limits the juris-
dictiOn of the supreme court to Il GER
tain class of cases and takes away %
per cent. of its jurisdiction in appeal
cases. On Tuesday the court held a
special salary law for county officers
to be unconstitutional so that things
in the city's name, as well as I'm forty
two of the eiShty-eight counties are
left in Il chaotic state. 1t is the opin-
ion of state officials that an extra ses-
sion of the legislature will have to be
called to straiShten out these matters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
SHE WAS MEMORABLE
Woman Who Would Not Make Up
With Husband She
Had Left.

Bay City, Mich. June 21.-Alfred
Daily was i'm police court charged with
malicious injury to dwelling, it Ire
ing alleged that he broke down a door
OF his mother-in-law's house. Daily
said that he was married two years
ago and that everything went along
happily until Il child was born. Then
their differences began and the couple
separated. His wife went to her
mothers home and denied him the
privilege of seeing the little one. He
told the court that he smashed the
door. as he wanted to get into the
house and see the child.
The judge took the husband and
wife into his private office for the pur-
pose of bringing them together. He
discovered that their domestic differ
enceS were brought about by religious
heliefs. The. wife and mother re-
fused to return to the husband and
father. although he promised faith
fully to do all in his power to make
her good home. The father begged
for permission to see his child, but
the mother was immOvable, and when
the conference ended the couple was
as far apart as ever. The judge re-
leases Daily on suspended sentence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
BLISS RENOMINATED
Michigan Governor Has No Trouble
I'm Getting His Party's
Endorsement.

Detroit, Mich, June Ex-Governor
Bliss was renominated by the Repub-
lican state convention here on the first
ballot The vote was as follows: Bliss,
S11; Stearns. pa; Patton, %; Horton,
40: Gilchrist, 3. a motion to make the
nomination unanimous was defeated
by the objection of Editor NJ. L. Cook,
of Hastings, who had waged Il bitter
fight against Governor Bliss through
out the campaign. Following is the
balance of the ticket: Lieutenant gov
ernOr. Alexander Maitland, of Mar
quette; secretary of state, Fred NJ.
Warner. of Pennington; treasurer,
Daniel Mccoy, of Grand Rapids; audi
tor. Perry T. Powers, of Cadillac; at
tOrney general. Charles y. Blair, of
Jackson; state land commissioner. Ed
win \. Wildey. of Paw Paw; superin-
tendent of public instruction, DelOs y.
Fall. of Albion; state board of educa-
ton. Patrick II. Kelly. of Detroit, and
l.. L. Wright, of IronwoOd.
The platform begins with an express
sion of sorrow at the tragic death Of
President Mckinley and the death of
Ex-Governor HaZen $. Pingree. 1t then
indorses ROOsevelt's administration.
approves the record of the Michigan
delegation in congreSs-especially in
it's work in behalf of Michigan indus
tries. reaffirms the national platform
of 1900, and declares we have kept our
pledge to Cuba to the letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
RIGHT IN CITIES
Moonshiners Give Government
More Trouble Than in
Mountains.
TREMENDOUS BUSINESS IS DONE
Much Illicit Tanglefoot Disposed of
With Great Ingenuity
Women in Work.

New York, Junee 27.-With stories
of mOonshining one naturally asso-
ciates dark forests and ingeniouSly
concealed caves, rOugh-dressed and
gruff speaking mountaineerS who
would fight to the death in defense of
their highly priced .'stills." and an oc-
casiOnal lovely daughter who acts the
role of spy, warning her parent of the
approach of strangers who might in
terfere with his Illicit business. But
it is moOnshininS under these condi-
tionS that troubles the government
least. The mountaineer has but Il
small market for his product. and that
is difficult to reach; consequently he
finds the need of Il distillery of but
small capacity. His stealings are not
large. i'll fact they are almost incon-
sequential, comparatively speaking.
City MoOnshiner Most Troublesome.
1t is in the heart of New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia. st. Louis and 9TH
er large cities where watchfulneSs on
the part of the federal authorities is
Il thousand fold more necessary, be-
cause the metropolitan moOnShiner
now is the most active as well as the
most cunning defaulter of the govern
ment that operates in his lip There
is nothing romantic about sSOur city
diStiller, unless there is something rO-
mantle in Il woman carrying five gal
Ions of wildcat whisky in Il belt
strapped around her body and dOling
the liquor out to patrons through Il
cleverly hidden spigot; in the transpor-
tation through the city streets every
day of large quantities of the illicit
product in tomato and milk cans, and
in the unsupported conversion of Il
modern. handsomely furnished. 100000
dwelling in the heart of Il respectable
neighborhoOd into Il diStillery with Il
capacity of 1000 gallons Il day.
City Crook Owns to Inequality"
Your mountain diStiller cOnceals his
still in the depths of Il cave that is al
most inacceSSiblc Distilling he con-
siderS one of his vested rights. The
person who breaks it is looked upon
as his natural enemy. His compeer i'll
the city seems TO be willing to own
that he is violating the law. y local
agent says that several mOonshiners
who have operated in New York city
and suburbs have been caught in the
act two or three times. One notorious
wildcat diStiller has been in the tolls
five times, and will return to his old
tricks as soon as his present sentence is
served
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27

Spanish war; nad run away. he de-
TOunced as foul Slander. AS many
Democrats, he said, had fought in the
Spanish war as Republicans. Dewey,
Schley democratic applausel. old
Joe Wheeler democratic applausel l..
and HobSon, said he, AL wrote their
names high, and there were other
Democratic heroes, more obscure, on
land and sea.
There was 10 politics in the Span
ish war-none in its inceptA>u, none
in its progress. 1t was only upon its
conclusion that politics entered when
Il mean conspiracy tried to rob Schley
of the credit that waS his due. But
the American people would not have it.
They wrote his name with John Paul
Jones. Perry, Farragut, on the list of
naval heroes"
Proceeding he said Landis could not
shoulder the responsibility of the pres
ent situation in the Philippines upon
destiny. He asserted that he believed
in God" said Clark. lit would be in
teresting to know whether God be-
lieves i'm him. Laughter. | had rath-
or take as the Lords exponent Jesus
Christ, who said DO unto others as
you would have them do unto YOU,
which is assuredly not what we are
doing in the Philippines
Landis charge that the Democrats had
run away was true. He said it was no
answer to assert that some Democrats
had achieved glory in the war. 1t was
Democratic statesmen he was speak
ing of. But. he said, he desired TO do
Justice to the Democrats. They did
pot all start TO run away. When it
tame to the appropriation of S2O.OOO.-
600 to carry out the provisions of the
Paris treaty, which Democrats since
had said was for the purchase of TO-
100000 people at 81 Il head, sixty-four
Democrats voted for the appropriation.
"Was not Mr.. Reed, of Maine, the
author of that statement about the
purchase of people at 81 headE
asked Shackleford of Missouri.
''It does not make any difference
who started it, replied Littlefield;
1.-THE Democrats adopted it, Laugh
ter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
CAN CANCEL LEASES
Court Decision Won BY Farmers
Who Own Oil
Lands.

Anderson, Ind. June 2T.-.Iudge
Mcclure. of the circuit court. has rem
dered Il decision that means Il victory
for farmers in the northern part of
Madison county against the Consum-
ers' Gas Trust company, of Indianapo-
lis. Joel Jones, Il farmer, had cam
celed gas leases of the company on
his land and leased the tract to another
company. The Consumers company
sought an injunction against Jones
and the company to which he had
given new lease.
The court ruled that a farmer could
cancel lease on his farm at the eX-
piration of any year. by simply notify
ing the company of his intention not
TO accept further payment. Many
farmers have been waiting for the de-
ciSiOn and say they will cancel leases
that foreign gas companies hold. Lo-
cal companies. they say. pay more rem
tai for leases. The action will be Sc
rious to the indianapolis and Chicago
companies. The companies have not
indicated whether they will appeal the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
CORRUPTION AT ST. PAUL
All That He Knows of It Told by NOrbecL
to the Grand Jury.

TO the
Minneapolis, June 27.-ChriStOpher
c. NOrbeck, whose fight in the midst
of his trial for bribery, and whose re-
capture. are matters of recent history,
went before the grand jury yesterday
and made clean breast of all he knew
about police corruption in this city. He
volunteered nothing, but answered all
questions fully and frankly, implicat-
ing besides himself many of his former
friends and associates. His humble
and even cringing demeanOr was in
marked contrast to the air of bravado
with which he appeared before the
same body fortnight ago.
He explained that while he did not
like to give his friends away he was
forced TO do so because they had all
deserted him i'll his troubles. He de-
clared that the evidence of Billy Ed
wards. the big mitt king" ON the
stand had been exactly true in every
detail so far as bis own knowledge
extended. The most pregnant admis-
sion he made was that Mayor AmeS
had told him that he was TO take or
derS from Special Officer Irwin Gard
ner, now under sentence of six years
in the penitentiary for bribery. Gard
ner, according to the evidence of Ed
wards, claimed to be. authorized to
handle the graft from the big mitt
men and the houses of ill-fame.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
SCORES AGUINALDO
Admiral Dewey Declares Filipino
Leaders Purpose Was for
Loot and Gain.

Washington, June 27.-Admiral
Dewey continued his testimony be-
fore the senate committee on the
Philippines today, and explained fur
ther the negotiations entered into
with the governor general of the
Philippines regarding the surrender.
When asked his opinion of Aguinaldo,
Dewey replied: since you ask my
opinion. ! will say l believe Aguin-
aldo was there for loot. for gain, for
money; that independence never en-
tered his head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
In STRIKING CONTRAST
Are London Streets With What 1t is Ex-
pected They Would Be
Today.
THE GREAT METROPOLIS is DESERTED
People Take Advantage of Holiday to Leave
TOWn---Hoboes Have
Sway
THE GREAT METROPOLIS is DESERTED

London. June 27.-What was to
have gone down i'm history as process
sion day, when it was expected there
would be the greatest crush ever wit
messed in the streets of London, finds
the city practically deserted. \
bank holiday was proclaimed for to-
day, Paralyzing business. The mass
es either cleared out to the country
or else stayed at home. The provin-
cial ''hoboes" in several minor
towns deprived of their expected
feasts indulged in demonstrations
against the local authorities who had
postponed the public dinners and fes-
tNities. Smashing windows was the
favorite form of protest. The most
serious disturbances occurred at
Watford. - miles from London.
Mob OverpOwers Police.
Early this morning a mob over
powered the police. wrecked several
shops and set fire TO store owned
by the chairman of the town coun-
ell. Special constabIes were sworn
in. and the disturbances quieted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
HOPKINS is
CHAIRMAN
Chicagoan Reelected as
Head of Democratic
State Committee.
THE OTHER OFFICERS
All Are Chosen With
Practically No Oppo-
Sition.

Chicago, June 27.-The following
officers were chosen by the demo-
cratic state central committee:
Chairman-John p. Hopkins, Chi
cago.
Vice Chairman-Charles Boeschen-
stein, Edwardsville.
Secretary William Mounts. Carlin-
vile.
Recommendation b. Brinton, La
Sale
With the foregoing general officers
the democratic state central commit
tee will enter upon the campaign of
1902 and lay the groundwork for the
presidential campaign of 1904. The
reorganization of the state commit
tee was effected yesterday and re-
suited in complete victory for the
friends of Chairman John L. Hop
lIins, who, with Vice Chairman
Boeschenstein, Secretary Mounts and
Treasurer Brinton, was reelected
practically without opposition.
Chairman Hopkins received the sup
port of % out of the - committee
men present or represented by proxy.
The Harrison Burke combine was
Doherty. of the Third, and Thomas
Carey. of the Fourth district, were
absent. Ben r. Cable, committeeman
at large, in in Europe, and his proxy
was voted by II. +. Spangler. II. ).
Tanner. of Paris. was represented by
Robert L. McKinlay, of that city.
Executive Committee to BE Chosen.
The executive committee will be
chosen in couple of weeks, proba-
bly, on new basis. 1t is proposed to
create three subcommittees-fina
Legislative and organization-and to
let these three constitute the eXecu-
tive committee of 81. These sub
committees will embrace the officers
of the committee. and the other II
will be taken from this list: Hogan,
of Geneva; Hogan. of Taylorville;
Bowman. Meehan, Bering, Charles,
Cable. Murphy. Gahan, Novak, Devine,
Tanner. Harris, Schwartz. Haskins.
Robinson. Prill, Whitnel and Carey.
The committee does not expect to
open the campaign before the middle
of August.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
1srHMIAN CANAL BILL PASSES
House Accepts the SenatS,, Proposition n
the Best To BE I'D.

the Best To BE I'D.
The house did another important
piece of business yesterday, and did
it quickly, tOo-passed the senate 18TH
mian canal bill. The vote was 2J2 to
s, the nays being Ball of Texas, Bell
. of Colorado. Hay of Virginia, Jones of
Virginia, Claude Kitchin of North Car
olina, Loud of California, Neville of
Nebraska and Woods of California.
Hepburn. the author of the Nicaragua
canal bill, reported the senate meas
ure in Il conference report. and moved
it's adoption. Said he: In doing so L
desire to say that have not changed
in the slightest degree my belief i'll
the wisdom of the house of represent
atives on Jan. 8 last"
The Iowa statesman went on to say
that it was apparent to the house con-
ferrees that it was this bill or none.
He continued: Your conferrees found
no semblance of yielding by the advo-
Gates of the other route. 1t was this
bill or nothing, and being for an 18TH
mian canal above all, l agreed to this
report" That was the sentiment of
the other house conferrees, and the
tenor of the remarks by other repre-
sentatives was that it was Il step III
the direction of Il canal
In response To question Hepburn
expressed the opinion that the presi-
dent will find il impossible to secure
the Panama route under the senate
bill. and in the end he will have to
adopt the other. When the matter
reached the senate in the report of
that body's conferrees ii was promptly
adopted, and now goes to the presi-
dent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
SEBASTIAN'S NEW JOB
Becomes General Passenger Traffic
Manager of the Rock Island
Aliens Chance.

Chicago. June 27.-John Sebastian.
for many years general passenger
agent of the Rock Island railroad and
one of the best known officials in
the west. has been promoted to the
position of passenger traffic mana
ger. The appointment takes effect
Immediately. The office will remain
at Chicago. 1t is rumored that L. NJ.
Allen will succeed Mr.. Sebastian as
general passenger agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
Boxer Uprising Seems to Have Got Fresh
Start in One of the
Provinces.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH MISSIONS BURNED
And the Missionary Reported Murdered Gov
ernment in Beheadng
Business.

Pellin, June 27.-The viceroy of the
province of Sch Chuan has notified
the government that the American
and British mission buildings at Tien
Ku Chao have been destroyed by a
mob and the missionary has been
murdered. His name and nationality
are not reported.
An imperial edict just issued de-
prives the local magistrate of Tien
ku Chao of rank and orders the eX-
termination of the rioters
Several Ordered Beheaded.
Several leaders of the outbreak are
reported beheaded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
Postal Get. Penn.x1rania Llnes.

New York, June 2I.-W. II. Baker.
vice president and general manager of
the Postal Telegraph company, has
confirmed the report that contract
between his company and the Penn
sylvania Railway company has been
agreed upon by which the Postal takes
possession of all the telegraph lines on
the Pennsylvania system east of Pitts
burg and Erie.