Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-11


and half million copies of the official
gazette announcing it distributed gratis.
The prince will be christened Wilhelm
August IL.
Secretary of State Elihu Root ac-
companied by Mrs. Root, his son Ed
ward and his daughter, Miss Edith,
have started on the cruiser Charleston
for the trip to Brazil and other South
American republics
Americans abroad, as is their wont,
celebrated Independence day. Recep-
tions and banquets were held at the
American embassies in London, Paris,
Vienna and Rome; the visiting Nor
wegtan-Americans celebrated in Chris.
tiana the merican colony and tour
lists did likewise in Copenhagen; the
Americans in Berlin got up a game of
baseball, and at Guayquil, Eucuador,
the foreign consulates hoisted flags
and military band serenaded the
American consulate.
Harry Kendall Thaw, learning that
the women and boys confined in the
Tombs prison in New York had been
treated to ice cream and cake on the
Fourth of July, and that the men were
overlooked, promptly ordered supply
of the dellcacies for his fellow male
prisoners. 1t took 46 quarts of cream
and 30 dozen cakes to go round.
In duel on horseback at PittlSin,
Col, George Campbell was shot and
killed by Frank Vader, a ranchman
vader says Campbell stole horse
from him.
The Welcome" arch at Denver, Col,
erected opposite the union station at a
cost of $4,000, raised by voluntary
contributions, which, on special occa-
sions, will carry 1900 electric lights,
was dedicated on the Fourth.
Prof Henry A. Ward, of Chicago,
well-known naturalist, was struck by
an automobile in Buffalo, N. Y, and
killed.
Admiral Rojestvensky, in an effort
to save the surviving members of his
staff and other officers who surren.
dered the gunboat Bedovi to the Jap
anese, endeavored to shoulder the en-.
tire blame at the court-martial, but the
court insisted upon taking evidence.
The London Times correspondent
at Toxic declares that the reports that
japan is striving to GUST British trade
and shipping from the far east by Sc
cret government grants and hostile tar.
IFS are absolutely unfounded.
President Roosevelt delivered his
Fourth of July address at Oyster Bay
in downpour of rain and he and his
auditors got thorough wetting. There
was high links and fireworks at Saga
more HjII al night.
James Sloan. chief of the presi
dents secret service corps at oyster
Bay. has been arrested charged with
agaaulting Clarence Legendre. a New
York photographer. who insisted on
taking a SNAPSHOT of the president on
his arrival at oyster Bay.
1t is said that In the face of the ter
rible accident at Salisbury, England
the people of that city displayed o
stolidity that would lead one to be
| lieye that such disasters were of daily
occurrence.
r. S. Critchell, of CHICAGO, one OF
the more seriously injured In the Eng.
lish railroad wreck, was at last ac.
counts in such critical condition. in
the hospital at Salisbury, that little
hope was entertained for his recov-
ery.
The assessed value of the real and
personal estates In the city of New
York is placed at sc, 305. 794. 1855, an in.
crease of $3.50, 649,95s as compared
with the valuation year ago.
Leonard Boat, his wife and six chill
dren were drowned while attempting
to ford the Animas river near Cedar
Hill. N. NJ, on their way to Durango,
Col, to attend a street carnival.