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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11
THE SOUTHElS N PACIFIC
WRECK.

A bad wreck occurred last Wed,
neaday on the Southern Pacific rail
road near Alleyton, Colorado county.
The west bound Pacific coast special
Jumped the track at dump, about
ten feet high The engine turned
completely over and faced east The
tender jumped thirty feet from the
track, The baggage and express
cars were completely demolished
The first passenger coach climbed
upon the engine the bottom Of the
coach was knocked out and the pas
sengers in the negro compartment
were badly soalded by escaping
steam, two Of the negro passengers
fell on the engine and were burned
to death Tie ffeman aud engineer
were seriously but not fatally in
jured The passengers in The rear
coaches were badly shaken up, but
not injured to any extent.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11
Two BnIs by PAnIns.

BY Paulus- Proyidingthat where
there Is no public waigher, parties
weighing cotton, etc, must give
bond. judiciary No. o
BY Misunderstanding punish
inent for weighers who give wrong
samples incorrect weights. lud'
icialy No. 2.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE El Campo News is marvel
for country weekly. 1t came out
last week with sixteen pages all
home print and we'll filled with
good advertisements. Eel Campo
must be a good town to support a
paper of that class.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE Colima volcano in Mexico
continues to erupt and throw out
smoke, flame and ashes. The earth
around the volcano continues to
tremble aud the people of Tuxpan
are fleeing to the mountains.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

FAILURES are some sometimes
beneficial. They serve to point the
way to future success.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

The move for q constitutional
convention for Texas has been de-
feated in the Legislature,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

Now Mrs. Maybrick is to be re-
leased-and now she isn't.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE man who has never made
any mistakes is not born yet.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

CONGRESS- has closed and the negro
Crum failed of confirmation. Now
what will Roosevelt do Reappoint
him, perhaps.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

The Yoakum Herald does not
belivee il christian science,and this
is the way ii Expresses itself.
Some Of the states are having a
warm time over the presence of
Christian science people. There is
not a bigger humbug on earth than
Christian science faith cure and
several other cures which are being
practised, but still they are a good
thing for the weak minded individ-
,ual, just SO long Us he is not really
sick. But after thatitis dangerous.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

PoPE LEO XIII is ninety-three
years old and it is predicted that he
will live to be a hundred.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

AND now Waller county has gone
dry. Well, well, what next7
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

One man may lead a horse TO
water, hut ten men can't make hin,
drink. With man it is different.
One man can lead him where the
drink ia and make him drink q
dozen times, though he don't wani
it, by merely saying: well, let's
take something. Alice Sun.
Don't no man have ter lead ut
where it is; all he needs ter do ie
ter tell u.s. Alkeli Eye.
It would go hard with the Eye
man, should Houston pass local
option law.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE cotton market took tumble
in New York last Thursday, drop
ping from II 10 81 points. 1t is
said 100000 bales changed hands
during the day.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE interpreting little city of
Floresville is considering propo-
sition to issue bonds for waterworks.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE total appropriation Of the
fifty-seventh congress foots up ST.
554,108,514. Whew ! We are a
wealthy nation.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

F1eHTTNa has commenced in Mac
edonia between the Turks and the
Bulgarions and heavy Losses are re-
ported on both sides.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THIEVES in Houston are now re-
sorting to dark stairways and halls
for the purpose Of assaulting and
robbing people,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

FLAToNIA has commenced to ad-
yertize heratreet fair. Isn'titabout
time Sinner was getting a move on
her in the same line.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

T. r. McGoMMoN shipped solid
car load Of cabbage to Beaumont
last week Flatonia has been max
ing great strides in truck farming
during the last few years.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

wednesday, March Al, 1908.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

HERR GusrAv lIocH, Of Berlin,
proposes to construct boat that
will be able to Fly. We may yet
see the words Of the old song come
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

There's something In d flying horse.
There's something in o big balloon,
But thro' the clouds I'll never float,
Until l have q little boat
Whose shape is Ike the crescent
NOON
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

WE beg to remind the solons at
Austin that this great State Of Texas
is badly in need Of a good road law,
an anti-trust law that will stick and
a boil weeyil appropriation.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

y lGhIiNO iAuD bcA1 luOnSod Al N1e>S
elonia between the Turks and the
Bulgarions and heavy losses are re-
ported on both sides.
FLAroNIA has commenced to ad-
yertize her street fair. Isn'titabout
time Sinner was getting move on
her in the same line.
THE cotton market took a tumble
in New York last Thursday, drop
ping from II 10 81 points. 1t is
said 100000 bales changed hands
during the day,
T. T. McGoMMoN shipped solid
car load Of cabbage to Beaumont
last week Flatonia has been max
ing great strides. in truck farming
during the last few years.
----
WE beg to remind the solons at
Austin that this great State Of Texas
lie badly in need Of good road law,
an antitrust law that will stick and
boil weeyil appropriation.
THa President has made good his
threat aud called an extra session
of the Senate to meet on March 5,
in order to force action on the Pan
anna canal and Cuban reciprocity
bills.
THE democrats in the House OF
Representatives at Washington, at
the close Of the session, refused to
support a resolution thanking re-
firing Speaker Henderson for offic-
ial fairness
SENATOR GoRMAN was elected
chairman of the democratic caucus.
Later he announced steering com
mlttee, and Joe Bailey, Of Texas, is
one ofthe members. Joe will make
q good one.
ADvIcEs from all over tire State
tell Of constant rains, swollen
etreams, impossible roads and the
entire Suspension Of farm work.
The railroads are also suffering in
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE President has made good his
threat aud called an extra session
of the Senate to meet on March 5,
in order to force action on the Pan
anna canal and Cuban reciprocity
hills
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

ADvicEs nom al over Gre State
tell Of constant rains, swollen
streams, impossible roads and the
eniHa suspension Of farm work.
The railroads are also suffering in
oalculabla damage
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

THE democrats in the House of
Representatives at Washington, at
tho close Of the session, refused to
support resolution thanking re-
firing Speaker Henderson for ofiic-
ial fairness.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-11

SENATOR GoRMAN was elected
chairman of the democratic caucus.
Later he announced steering COM
mittee, and Joe Bailey, Of Texas, is
one ofthe members. Joe will make
good one
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
Attacked by a Wildcat.

Cripple Creek. Colo, June 7.-Filius
Franks, ranchman residing near Mar
igold. in the southern part of the coun-
ty. had an exciting but unpleasant ad-
venture with wildcat yesterday af-
ternoon. Franks was coming to town
for medicine for a sick child. He was
making shortcut, taking the trail over
the hills. At one point the trail is so
steep that the ranchman dismounted
and was leading his horse when he
spied a young kitten on the path in
front of him. He kicked it out of the
road. when the infuriated mother. who
was crouching in some rocks nearby,
sprang at him.
Franks was unarmed and had to
fight the beast off with his fists, which
he finally succeeded in doing. He was
badly scratched about the face and
hands and his coat was torn to rib
bons.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
EXPLAINS NEW MILITIA LAW

nate in the maneuvers or operations do
so for the purpose of improving their
discipline and efficiency, and that In
such participation they act under the
orders of their respective governors
While so engaged the several organiza-
tions OF the national guard. he says. re-
main under the control of their several
commanders-in-ch and not having
been called forth" in the manner pre-
scribed in the constitution. do not pass
under the command and control OF the
President as commander-in-chief OF the
land and naval forces OF the United
States.
He holds that the enlisted men OF the
national guard are not entitled to in
creased pay in virtue OF previous SER
vice in the militia, but says that OIL
GERS who have served five years in the
militia are entitled under the law to
the same ten per cent. Increase In pay
that is provided for officers OF the
army.
The judge advocate general says that
in applying section IS. the drills and en-
campments which took place In any
state or territory during the year ended
December 81, 1902. should be consid-
cred in determining the right OF the
state or territory to participate in the
benefit conferred by previous and pres
ent laws.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
Game wardens AppoIntee.

State Game and Fish Commissioner
j. M. Woodland has appointed five chief
game wardens. as follows: w. d. Will
son. Creede; Thomas G. Higgins,
Grand Junction: Fred A. Gordon,
Glenwood Springs; Henry Lehman,
Steamboat Springs; ]. L. Nightingale,
Fort Collins.
Seventy-two special game wardens.
distributed all over the state, have
also been commissioned. All of these
special wardens serve without pay, but
under the new law they will be enti-
tied to one-third of the fines and costs
collected by them. The fine fer mis-
demeanor is from s25 to $500, and the
maximum $1,000 (the latter for Staying
buffalo or bison). Former Commits
sioner Harris had in the neighborhood
of 400 special wardens. but Commis-
sioner Boodard will probably not have
more than 150 when all are appointed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
IMMENSE LOSS INFLICTED BY
SOUTH CAROLINA CLOUDBURST

Following is the summary Of the
damage to the cotton mills:
Pacolet Nos. and 2. totally de-
stroyed; Pacolet No. 3, badly damaged.
These mills operated 10000 spindles
and 10000 looms. Clifton mill No. 3.
at Converse, 81 900 spindles, totally de-
stroyed.
Dexter mills. 80, 500 spindles. half de-
stroyed; Clifton mills, 27.500 spindles.
half destroyed; Glendale mills. badly
damaged; Pacolet warehouse. totally
destroyed, $500 bales of cotton and
1900 bales of yarn swept down stream.
At Pacolet a Presbyterian church.
hotel and number of mill cottages
were entirely demolished. The prop
erty damage is in the neighborhoGd of
$500. 900.
The mayor of Charlotte to-day issued
an official call for relief. About $500
has already been raised here by private
subscription.
The flood was due to a mighty cloud
burst along the headwaters of the
Pacolet river. in Polk county. North
Carolina. The crest of the flood when
1t reached Pacolet was sixty feet high.
The mills were located along the
banks of the stream in deep valley
and they caught the full force of the
flood.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11

Columbia, S. c.. June Though
the great flood of water is passing on
to the ocean laden with debris of ev-
cry description and the swollen
streams are subsiding in the Piedmont
region. the losses of life and property
are increasing and a conservative es-
innate tonight places the property loss
at not less than s3.500.oOo. The most
conservative estimate of the dead is
eighty. At Clifton alone 100 mill op-
eratives are missing from the village,
and all are believed to have been lost.
To-day's development in the devas-
tated mill settlements at Pacolet and
Clifton, on the Pacolet river in South
Carolina. magnify the horrors of the
situation. there.
The town of Union. South Carolina,
is to-day totally isolated.
At Converse thirteen dead are re-
ported and forty-one at Clifton No. 2
mill. At Clifton No. 2 twenty-six
homes are destroyed. thirteen at Cliff
ton No. 1 and twenty at Clifton No. 3.
The loss at Clifton's three mills will
approximate S2,000.000. At Pacolet the
loss Is near 100000. The greatest
want among the survivors is at Clifton.
where 500 are destitute.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
Coal by Trolley Cars.

The I>eyden Coal Company has be-
gun operations this week as an active
rival Of other companies doing business
in the Denver market. The company
is owned by the same interests which
control the Denver Tramway and the
Denver & Northwestern Railroad Com
pany, and has the advantage of their
electric lines in reaching local markets
with its product.
A second shaft has been driven at
the Leyden mine and the machinery
has been put in operation. The COM
pany is prepared to deliver a largs
daily output. Big coal yards have been
established opposite Elitch's Gardens
on the land adjoining the old West
End power house. Several additional
side tracks have been put in and the ia
cilities are now available for any
amount of traffic.
Thirty OF the fifteen-ton Ingoldsby
dump cars. delivered some time ago to
the Tramway and Denver & North
western, have been fitted with electric
motors and trolleys. and are now IN
use hauling coal from the Leyden mine
to the West End yards. Coal is also
hauled direct to the various Tramway
power houses over the electric lines,
saving much expense for carriage
The system of hauling the coal to
the city. as now adopted in supplying
the Tramway power houses. Is this:
An Ingoldsby patent dump car. fitted
with four powerful motors. is used as
the motor car for train OF six Of these
dump cars and proves powerful enough
to pull the load easily over the grades
from Leyden TO the city. This train
is run up on the elevated track at the
power house and the automatic dump
ing apparatus quickly deposits the coal
in the bins below. II the Tramway
company is permitted to run these
trains over Its city tracks. 1t is expect
ed that the same system will be used
to supply various retail coal yards and
branch depots may be established in
various parts of the city, from which
neighborhoods can be supplied With
fuel at small carriage cost.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11

Washington, June s.-Judge Advo-
cate General Davis has sent to the sec
retary of war an opinion relative TO
various disputed matters of construc-
tion of the new militia law. One point
raised was whether section IA OF the
militia act, relating TO expenditure of
money for the militia, was not in con-
fiict with the federal constitution. the
contention being that 1t would take the
militia from the control of the states.
General Davis points out that the new
militia law does not DIFFER materially
from the present law. and that all that
will be necessary is change in the
forms for accounting to be made to
the Treasury Department.
A more important point raised con-
Germs section 10. which provides for
the participation of the militia Of the
several states in maneuvers and field
instructions of the regular army. but
with further proviso that the COM
mand of a military post or camp and
of the officers and troops of the United
States stationed where such maneuvers
occur shall remain with the regular
command Of the post, without regard
TO the rank of the commanding or
other officers OF the militia temt ora
rily encamped there.
General Davis holds that such por-
tons of the national guard as partici-
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
Water supply Inspection.

Enos A. Mills. special deputy OF
State Engineer Carpenter. returned to
Denver June 4th from an inspection of
the water supply OF the state gener-
ally. although he paid special atten-
to the headwaters of the Platte. The
trip occupied six days. and during this
time Mr.. Mills walked 100 miles over
snow-covered mountain ranges and
passes. Several times he was caught in
severe snow storms. and. as he was
he was forced to stay in the mountains
were spent by camp fire. but with
out covering
Mr.. Mills lives at Estes Park. He
started on his tour of inspection from
Leadville. where he went by train. and
walked from that place across the Mos
quito range. to Alma. distance Of
twenty miles. He rode up Buekslsin
gulch as far rs possible and found the
snow above timber line for some dis
tance.
He walked through Hoosier and Bo-
reas passes and from Jefferson post
office he walked to timber line to view
the headwaters of the Michigan. He
walked on top of the range two miles
each way. Afterwards he visited the
headwaters of Jefferson creek and
Geneva creek. From the summit.
where the headwaters of Geneva creek
lie, he walked ten miles to the south
west. Passing over Mosquito pass he
encountered a severe snowstorm at an
altitude of 1900 feet. During the trip
he saw bands OF elk and deer and two
bears.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
OF THE
ST. LOUIS FLOOD

st. Louis. June Sword has been
received here at l O'Clock that levee
near Madison on which gangs of men
were working gave way and fifteen
men, employees of the American Car
and Foundry works, lost their lives.
About $50 men. 1t is reported, are i'm
prisoned on a section of the levee that
is slowly crumbling, and all means Of
escape has been cut Off Word has
been sent to the st. Louis side to rush
the private yacht Annie Russell, to
the rescue. The Annie Russell started
to Black Walnut this afternoon, but
could not force her way against the
current. 1t is feared she cannot make
her way to Madison.
A small steamer from st. Charles
succeeded in reaching Black Walnut
tonight and the 200 imperilled people.
terrified and in great distress for food
and shelter. were taken from the ISL
and in safety. All were rescued.
st. Louis, June Like a millrace
the swollen Mississippi is surging past
st. Louis with a stage of 36.9 feet at
O'Clock tonight, making rise OF one
and one-half feet since the same hour
last night.
All Venice, Madison, portions of
Granite City and $1,000 acres of rich
bottom farming land are in the grip
of the flood north of East St Louis.
Houses have been swept from their
foundations. and sent adrift- The dam
age already done is enormous and the
flood hourly reaches further inland,
more and more Gripping railroad traf-
fic and engulfng additional homes,
farms and factories. The east approach
TO Merchants bridge is reported to be
severely damaged.
All the farm houses and barns occu-
pying the lowlands across the river
from st. Charles have been swept away
with but few exceptions. Three women
in one farm house refused to leave utt-
til they had ripped a new carpet from
the floor. They could not be again
reached
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
Grand Recorder Commits Suicide.

Denver, June 7.-Rather than turn
over the records of his office, which
would show a shortage, Francis Ma
rion Roberts fred a bullet into his
brain yesterday morning and died in
stantly. The suicide occurred about 5
o'clock in the rear of No. 2010 Market
street, resort kept by Nellie Will
liams. The body was not found until
nearly 10 o'clock.
Roberts was grand recorder of the
Ancient Order of United Workmeii
and was to have turned over the rec
ords of the office to his successor yes
terday afternoon. A committee of the
order is now engaged in checking over
the accounts of the office and II Is
given out unofficially that the amount
of the shortage will be about $1,000.
Roberts had been missing since
Wednesday and committee had been
appointed to search the city for him.
The police were not asked to. aid in
the search. Where he has been dur
ing the past two days none of the
members of the lodge has been able
to find out.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
o. e. HEnENWAY
COMMITS SUICIDE

Denver, June IA Republican spe-
cial from Colorado Springs last night
says:
Lying dead in a pool of its own
blood, shot through the head and the
revolver a few inches from its right
hand, the body of Alvaro Hemenway
was found at 2:40 o'clock this after
noon by searching party in some
brush behind group of cottonwood
trees in the Fountain Creek flats. The
place is called the Portland pasture.
and the location of the body was about
$50 yards southwest of the Midland
bridge over Fountain creek and a quar-
ter OF mile east of the Portland mill.
William Myers. one of the searching
party employed by o. e. Hemenway,
son of the deceased. discovered the
body.
No inquest will be held. as the case
is clearly one of suicide. The bullet. a
3S-calibre. had entered the head one
inch above the tip of the right ear. and
had left the skull the same distance
above the left ear, but an inch farther
front.
Alvaro Hemenway had been missing
since Wednesday morning, and his
perturbance over business affairs. to-
gether with the fact that the revolver
was missing from its accustomed place
in the safe at the Hemenway grocery
store. led to the theory of suicide on
the part of Orin Il. Hemenway, the son.
The latter employed searching par
ties since Thursday. and the canons
and other neighboring points were be-
ing secured when the discovery was
made.
The deceased was one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of Colo
RADIO Springs. He came to this city
about twenty years ago, first conduct
ing a feed business on East Huerfano
street. About three years ago he sold
out, devoting all his attention to the
carriage business of A. H. Hemenway
& Co., which had gradually been in
creasing each year.
All his business interests flourished,
but II rs said that he lost heavily in
Cripple Creek mining. His estate is
now rated at about $4,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
pardoned After Twenty Years.

After serving full score of years
behind the bars of the penitentiary,
at Canon City, Jose Munez, Mexican.
the Oldest convict in point of imprison-
ment In that institution, was liberated
by the state board of pardons.
AT sixty-eight years. broken in
health and tottering with age. Munez
steps out to spend the remainder of his
days free man. No one but a convict
can have Felt full conception of the
meaning of twenty years Of penal SER
vitude. Munez has served two months
over that time. or period equivalent
in the eyes of the law TO term of
thirty-seven years and ten months,
which is equivalent to pardon. as it
lets HIN ont Immediately.
Jose Munez-"No. SS4," as he is
known to his keepers-was sentenced
for life from Conejos county, March 20,
1888. for murder OF late he has been
an inmate of the prison hospital. being
reported last October as entirely broken
down in health. His brother. a we'll
to-do Mexican, has agreed to provide a
home for him.
Judge c. ID. Hayt. who presided at
the trial. in 1899 recommended Glenn
ency. saying: "On general principles
! am in favor of an unconditional par
DON"
Joe Smith. Indian agent at Ignacio.
was sheriff of Conejos county at the
time of the crime. and in describing it
says Munez had been drinking with
other Mexicans in little Mexican town
of Ortez. The men left town when
Munea began shooting promiscuously.
firing over his shoulder and killing one
Doran. Manuel Duran. brother OF the
dead man. says he is not sure who fired
the fatal shot