Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-11-08
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

Potemkine) has been destroyed by in
cendiaries, 49, ~t'e r'T1i-l-r
It Is fumored that General Jose Mi,
guel Gomez is buying 10000 rifles in
New York to be shipped to Cuba for
use in a rebellion. The report receives
no credence in official circles.
The first heavy gale of the season
swept over Norfolk last Thursday
night. There was little damage done,
because official warnings were care.
fully needed.
Reports have It that John D. Rookie
Teller has become interested in the au-
tomobile as a means of sport and is
learning to run and care for the ma
chine.
Graders are at work between Ros-
well, l. T., and Atoka on the proposed
Oklahoma Central Railroad, which is
to be built from Atoka to Paris, Tex,
via Boswell.
The New York Central railroad has
placed orders with several manufac-
turing companies for total of $4,000
freight cars calling for the expendi-
ture of about s2,5OO,OOO.
The Transportation and Shipping
Workers Alliance of Chicago, was
organized at meeting of freight
handlers and teamsters last week.
The alliance will have a membership
of more than 10000.
One year ago Friday the New York
subway was opened to the public. A
hundred and six million passengers
have since paid a nickel apiece to
ride in it. 1t has realized the wishes
of those who for years had waited for
railroad that would send them ito
Harlem in fifteen minutes"
The Rev. Father Joseph Ricard, the
Santa Clara college astronomer, an
nounces that the group of sun spots
under observation for the past few
weeks have disappeared.
According to New York morning
paper Terry McGovern and Battling
Nelson have been matched to fight six
rounds, probably before Philadel-
phia club about the middle of Deem
Der.
The Government has discovered a
new animal in Guatemala, called the
Kelep, which is very destructive of
boil weevils. The Guatemalan ant
proved to be a mere farce.
The negroes of Waco have organic
ed a Business Mems Club, and are
seeking an enlargement of business.
Texas State Association of Station
AIRY Engineers of the National Assc-
citation will hold its third annual con
vention at Dallas on Friday and Sat
urday, Nov. 10 and IL.
Secretary Taft left Saturday for
Panama, where he expects to remain
SONS ten days, inspecting conditions
there. He intends reaching Washing
ton, on his return trip, about Novem-
Der 18th.
1t is expected that Congress at the
coming session will carefully go over
the insurance situation, and may pass
some laws regulating insurance com
panies.
Friday was the 47th anniversary OF
the birthday of President Theodore
Roosevelt. Owing to his absence
from Washington there was no obser
vance of the occasion here.
William Travers Jerome has beer
nominated for District Attorney o.
New York by the Republican county
convention.
A disastrous prairie fire swept owe
portion of Canadian County, Okla.
south OF El Reno and destroyed w,
600 worth Of property belonging tc
Lee r. Patterson, farmer.
The election for $4,000 Of bper CEN
thirty-year waterworks bonds at Da
Wis, ]. IT,, carried with but one dissent
ing vote. After the polls closed thu
one man asked to have his vote
changed in order to make it unani
nous. fIil
The emperor Of Japan invited 2Ool
naval officers to luncheon at ShibI