Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-11-29
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.


has gone forward
The cross-country runner Ganese-
WORT was killed by breaking his neck
at the seventh jump in the steeple-
chase Monday at Baltimore. Jockey
Walcott was badly injured,
John II, McGraw has given up the
Idea of taking the Giants to Califor-
MIA for training this coming spring,
and has determined to go either to
Savannah or Memphis.
1t is publicly announced that Judge
Charles c. Parker had resigned the
office of United States Commissioner
at Durant. c. H. Citing of Caddo
succeeds him.
One sporadic case of yellow fever
was found in New Orleans Thursday,
after eight days of clear report Ca.
ses of this character may be expect
ed here and there succeeding an ep.
idemic of the disease.
Oak Cliff odd Fellows are arranging
to erect hall to cost $4,000, which
will be arranged for business uses
down stairs, Offices on second, and
lodge rooms in third floor.
T. M. Parkinson. a Kaufman coun-
ty farmer, is making speciality Of
raising Japanese persimmons, and has
exhibited specimens weighing a half
pound
Waco's tenth annual Chrysanthe.
mum Show was opened Wednesday
moning by the Waco Lodge Of Elks.
Hon. o. L. sniblng delivered the or
alton
A dispatch from San Francisco,
Cal, says: "Fitzsimmons and o'BrienI
signed articles the other day and the
third party to the agreement was Ed,
die Graneg. acting for Promoter
Croffcth, who IS stip in the East
A Fort Worth mule driver, Young
Yates was killed in Louisiana town
Sunday He purchased mules for the
government He leaves a wife and
children
Monday morning Tom Carter
fireman on the Mineola local. fell from
his train on a bridge near Dixon. He
was dead when found He leaves
wife and two children.
AT the A. oyerholt dlstillery at
Bradford, Pa. Sunday $4,000 gallons
of whisky furnished a spectacular fire,
entailing a loss OF s4,ooo,ooO. fully in
sured
An estimate OF s1G,OoO,O0O for CON
tinulng the work on the Panama Gun.
al has been semitic the treasury de.
rartment from the war department 70
be sent TO congress,
A movement is on foot to organize
New York City newsboys for better.
ing of the moral character and stand.
ing Of The "newsies.9 and for mutual
protection and material advancement
A cable has just been completed
by the Dutch company between Guam
zap and Shanghai, China. connecting
at the former island with the Com
mercial Pacific cable system. The
new cable obyiates the route via Ma
Mia for messages from this country
TO Chinese points.
q fireman on local freight T o.
Carter. fell from his engine close to
Lone Oaks. Monday morning, break.
his neck aud MASKING his face and
lead very badly. Deceased was &c
years old and leaves a wife and two
children.
The most terrible fire that has oc-
Cured in Great Britain in many years
broke out in Glasgow Sunday in a
cheap lodging house for men in Wall
son street and resulted in the loss Ct
thirty-nine lives.
The encampment OF the Texas Ma
tional Guard is slated to be held next
month The encampment viii be held
al Camp Mabry near Austin, and from
reports from that place 1t is beliyed
that a large number Of soldiers viii
be present
Governor W. L. Douglass Of Mass
acbusetts headed a delegation OF boot
and shoe and leather manufacturers
that called al The WHITE House IN he