Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-04-01
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

Three miners were killed by run@
way coal cars at South Fork. Pa.
President Palmo of Cuba is pleased
with the ratification Of the Cuban
treaty.
The Oklahoma city National bank
has been authorized with a capital
stock of 100000.
Government officials will not allow
boxing matches to take place in the
Indian Territory.
President Gompers Of the Labor Fed.
Grafton has demanded protection for
labor organizations at Tampa, Fla.
The mercantile establishment Of Will
iiams & Hopkins was destroyed by fire
at Hugo. l, T. Loss $4,000. insurance
$4,000.
Chancellor Won Buelow scores the
daily press of America for false state
ments against Germany in the venezu.
elan case.
Eight men have been indicted at
wynne, Ark, in connection with the
murder of John H. Brown, whose home
was in Memphis,
Gov. Ferguson Of Oklahoma has been
notified that If he signs the cattle
quarantine bill he will invalidate leases
in otoe and Ponca reservations.
Republicans have nominated ex-Gov.
Barnes for mayor of Guthrie and the
Democrats have named Charles e. Bill.
Kingsley for the same position.
Mrs. James strowbrIdge Of Guayano-
ga, N. Y, killed her daughter, aged
twenty.six years, her mother, aged
eighty years, and set fre to the house,
entered 1t and persisted in the flames,
The carelessness of Alex Kemperty.
in smoking pipe near a can of pow.
der at a quarry in West Rutland, Vt,
caused an explosion which cost him his
life and injured seven others
The president has rendered the 20.
siHon OF director OF the census % 8. N.
D. North. formerly chief statistioisn OF
manufacturers of the census bureau %
succeed Director Merriam, resigneA
Dr. North accepted and will enter up.
on his duties some time in May,
oren Root, Jr., who has been made
general manager Of the Metropolitan
railway of New York, the greatest
street railway system in the world, is
20 years old. Mr., Root worked as 4
motorman, grlpman. conductor. an
Inspector, car starter, an all-around
man in the barns and power houses,
Thirty-four graves are to be opened
at Philadelphia and the corpses ex'
amined for traces OF poison. as 1t Il
believed that Geo. Hoosey, the negro
"herb doctor" was responsible fos
their deaths.
The Missouri Legislature has passed
bill carrying an appropriation OF
$4,000 to establish a binding twinO
factory to be operated by the State
with penitentary labor. The Kansas
factory. 1t is claimed. is a great sue
cess.
DR.. A. B. Mckee and his brother,
Charles w. Mckee. of Edwardsville,
H., committed suicide at the doctof'a
home one day last week by taking NOR.
phine. When found the doctor was
cold in death. and Charles died HOOa
after.
Secretary Root has announced thai
he would meet the president in 81.
Louis April 80, on the occasion of the
dedicatory exercises of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. He will deliver
an address at Columbus, O., May 4.
A negro. after being Identified in the
Texas and Pacific paycar at Marshal
Monday, gave the paymaster the name
Of another negro and drew his check
for $2S45. when he had nothing due
him. The officers arrested the frut
negro.
simultaneously with the ratification
Of the Panama treaty word comes that
The initial steps are being taken in
The Organization of the worlds largest
construction syndicate. which viii bid
Tor tho contract for building the canal
Judge Mcpherson of the United
States eircuit court, has named D
Btunrt Robinson and VIM. s. Furst tc