Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-01-25
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

WOTlNS.
The widow of the late Caesar Young
murdered while in a cab with Nan Pat
terson, an actress, in New York, will
move to San Francisco.
Harriet Charge Demund Baldwin,
great granddaughter of Miles standlsh,
is dead at her home in Brooklyn. She
was eighty-one years old.
The President has appointed Yes
plan Warner to be Commissioner of
Pensions. Mr.. Warner is now a mem,
Der of Congress from Illinois
The receipts of the waxahachie
postoflce for the year ending Dec. 81,
1904, was s1S,G94,57 as against $12,-
4o624 for the year 1903, an increase OF
sl,1GS.SS.
Thursday night fire originating in
the opera house at Whitney destroyed
three general stocks, one grocery store
and several other smaller businesses,
at loss of about $25, 900.
James Dean was hanged at Licking.
ton, Miss, Friday for the murder Of
Wash and Corr Honey on Dec. 1S, 1908.
Dean maintained his innocence to the
last. The execution was private.
The authorities have decided that
the great Brooklyn Bridge will have
to be practically rebuilt, which will
require two years time and the ex.
pendlture of about 100000.
Work will be commenced on the 49,
900 girls dormltory at the Polytechnic
College at Fort Worth as soon as the
weather Will permit was the statement
made by President H. A. Boaz.
Reports are that in the vicinity Of
Frisco rabbits by the hundreds were
eating the wheat down to the roots,
and that large hunting parties were
being formed to kill the destroyers.
fused a writ Of error in the case Of ex-
Mayor Mccue Of Charlottesville. Va,
convicted Of wife murder and sentenc.
"a o.haag % tho 10th d this month
Witnesses for the defense In the
Smoot case testified that polygamy IS
dying out in Utah SO rapidly that there
is no need Of prosecutions. 1t was
declared that the younger Mormons
are all opposed to polygamy.
Joseph l.. Bristow, Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General has rendered his
resignation as an official of the postal
service, to take effect on the goth inst.
By an executive order President Roos.
evelt designated Mr.. Bristow as a spe-
cial commissioner to make an lnvesti-
cation into the present trade condi-
tions across this Isthmus of Panama.
Sissy, the 5-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Martin g. Sawyer, living in
the Irish Ridge community near Ter
rell was burned OF death. The child's
clothing caught fire while the family
were not with it.
The last official act of retiring Gov
Winfield T. Durbin, Of Indiana, was
the unconditional parole Of William e,
IIinshaw, minister, convicted of the
murder Of his wife, Thurza Hinshaw
It Belliville, Ind, ten years ago.
Harvey Grosvenor Forbes Curtis, Q
well-known character comedian, who
two years ago married Louisa Cutler
Francis, niece of the late Ward Nc
AIester, is dead at st. Lukes hospital
New York, from heart trouble
The Colorado Senate by party yot'
seated James B. Dick in place Of Sena
tor Robert M. Born. Dick was unseat
ed by the Democratic majority dur
ing the contest over the election Q
United States Senator two years ago.
In wreck on the Rock Island pas
senger train, at Ell Paso, when the Ell
CINE turned over and caught fire Il
mace Paderewsh, the worlds famou
pianist had a close call, as the engin
rolled over within few feet Of hi
private car
The japanese armored cruiser "
kiwa captured in the Sea Of Japan o
January II the British steamer Ros
ley. Captain Robertson, from Barr
November II, for Shanghai, loade
with coal consigned to VladIyestok.
It is stated at the lola Portland G
ments Works general Offices that r
mors regarding the intention TO tran