Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-04-13
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

now In charge Of affairs.
Mrs. Lauro Casey, OF Laredo. acci-
dentally drank cup of water that had
been poisoned to kill rats, and died
irom the poison.
The National Civil Liberty party,
negro organization, has called meet
ing to take place at St. Louis July
Q. for the purpose of nominating
candidate for president.
The Morria County National Bank OF
Naples, Tex, has been authorized to
begin business with $3.50 capital ]
H. Matthews IS president D. A. Cook
cashier.
Ground will be broken in May for
theatre on the site Of the Ferris
Wheel Park, Chicago. TO cost $4,000
1t will be known as LaIeview Theatre
and win seat 1895 people.
James Colgate, member Of the
New York Stock Exchange, has taken
out an insurance policy for $1,000, 900.
This is said to be the largest single
risk ever accepted on a human life.
The sully collapse is etill engaging
attention in the speculative circles. No
settlement has been made, but mat
ters are drawing down to focus that
will bring about an adjustment soon.
The Seattle Trade Register says
that orders have been placed with To-
cal dealers in the LIST few days for
225.O00 cases of Alaska salmon for
shipment to Japan for US by the army.
The Railroad Commission has APP
proved the interlocking plalt at Ca
ruth, north of Dallas. protecting the
crossing OF the Houston and Texas
Central and Missouri, Kansas and Tex
rs Railroads.
Viceroy Alexieff arrived at Port Ar
thur Thursday and was received by
Vice Admiral Makaroff and other Of
fcials. He inspected the ships and
went on board the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Slim. which distinguished her
self IN Die latest attack by the Jap
anese.
Private advices received from Wash
ington state that the President has de-
termined to establish protectorate
over the island Of San Domingo, which
will be such In effect If not In name.
The Union Trust Company of Bos-
ton has closed doors The nominal as.
sets are nbout sl.OOO.OOO with liabili-
ties of an equal sum.
The Federal Trust Company Of Gle
veland, has assigned. 1t Is understood
that it will turn over about 81 1000, OOO
deposits to the assignee. Its total as
sets win be about 100000. The Fed
eral Trust Company has capital
stock of s1,5OOOOO Its surplus fund is
$4,000 and 1t has about $4,000 un
divided profits. According to the last
report It had s2,2SS,S6 in loans and
discounts, $4,000 in real estate loans
and owned $729,OOO bonds and mortg
ages. Its last statement showed in
dividual deposits of 1885, 1925 One o.
its prominent officials is said to have
suddenly disappeared.
The worlds automobile records have
been broken at Nice. M Rigolly, driv
ing 1O0-horse power car for the in
ternationaI cup race covered a mile
standing starr, in SO s-s seconds II
the kilometre (S2SO feet race for til,
Rothschild cup, with flying start
Rigolly covered the distance in % 81
seconds.
Boil weevii was discovered at Mont
gomery, La. near Alexandria. TIL
pest was brought to New Orleans b,
a country editor A native of Texa
examined it and pronounced it tn
genuine weeyil
Dispatches say thta Russia ha
bought the Fuerst Bismarck. and tina
the price paid was 100000
The Krum Min and Elevator Con
)any OF Denton has amended its chai
or by increasing It's capital stock fror
100000 TO $4,000.
The Frisco mint has undoubtedl
broken all records for gold coinag
since the use Of money logan in civ
lization, the amount coined Marc
reaching s3s,11s,5OO an average
more than s1.OOO,OOO Gay.
The New York Automobile Club Ina
arranged 10 make many tours froI
That nlfv ~ ihn ST Inina Ear