Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-04-06
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.


has prevailed in Now York for some
time is abating.
A man in quarantine at Lewlsvllle
with the smallpox broke the quaran-
tine Friday night and left the county.
Sam Saba has gone into the prohibit
ton column, having given decisive
pro majority at the election Thursday.
Buck weeds. poisonous plant that
rs immune from other insects, have
been found full of young and lively
boll weevils in Smith County
A movement to appoint another
committee to investigate alleged pos
tai Irregularities was voted down in
the House last week
Porch climbers at Chicago relieved
the residence of T. Jeffrey, president
Of Denver and Rio Grande Railway of
$4,000 worth of diamonds,
The organization of concessionaires
At the Worlds Fair has asked the Ex-
position officials to reduce the price of
admission one half after O'clock dur.
Ing the Exposition period.
Four costly fires have occurred re-
Gently in saw mills and planning mills
around Lake Charles, La, the losses
aggregating $4,000. Labor troubles
are said to be the cause.
A number Of Filipinos en- route to
the ST. Louis Worlds Fair we're much
troubled to their guide, as they In
sisted on discarding clothing, and dash.
ing out of the coaches entirely nude.
The Eiks Of Waco have set for the
formal opening and dedication of their
new and elegant home April II. At
this time there will be a grand ball
and other forms of entertainment.
Brainard Howell, a well known rail-
road man, formerly general Eastern
freight agent of the West shore line,
is dead at Tenalfy, N. j. He was
deputy surveyor of the port of New
York under General Grants admins.
tration.
Gen Nicholas Aras, an insurgent
leader, who gave the firing order
which resulted in the death of Mach
mist nc johnson on the American
gunboat Yankee February /, at Santa
Domingo, has been recaptured After
a drumhead courtmartlal he was SEN
fenced to death and Immediately shot.
Several hundred beef luggers and
pork butchers at the Union Stock
Yards, Chicago, have gone on strike.
The luggers demand that one of their
discharged comrades be reinstated and
the pork butchers demand overtime
pay, which they claim.
Mrs. s. A. Irwin, great-grand-daugh-
ter of Alexander James Dallas, is dead
at her home in Philadelphia. She was
born on November IA, 1916.
The beautiful snow is in many re
spects white sepulchre.
Representative Burleson introduced
concurrent resolution for the &C
ceptance Of the statutes of Sam Hous
ton and Stephen F. Austin. They
we're made by Elizabeth Ney and are
expected to arrive In Washington
about the first of May.
Two negroes engaged in duel witt
double-barreled shotguns In the darl
at Texarkana. One of them, named
Toler Thornton. received several buck
shot in the face and is very painfully
but not dangerously wounded Th'
other negro escaped
Col Vincent Marmaduke OF st
Louis died at Marshall, Mo-, Friday
aged 10 years He was a Confederate
and was member of the Knights O
the Golden Circle during the Civil
Wer
j. II. Roper, Itasca Texas: "A few
farmers are complaining about tn
green bugs in their winter oats. bu
seems to be in spots in the east EN-
OF the county No complaint regard
ing wheat"
Fire caused by lightning in Jone
Bros mammoth retail dry goods stor
at Kansas City caused loss estimate
at $4,000. fully insured OF the los
$4,000 was on stock and 100000 O
building.