Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-10-31


principal ailment lie said to be the
govt.
without the aid of gas Santos Du-
mont Bird Of Prey" few 1G5 feet,
in Paris, France, winning prize Of
$4,000 as the first successful mechan'
ical flying machine.
At East st, Louis, ILL.,, while in de-
lirium of fever, Samuel Blankenship
muttered words that resulted In his
arrest and return TO Huntington. W.
Va, on the charge Of manslaughter.
The Jap. schooner Suain Marus els
held at Victoria, R, c., for attempting
TO run number of Japanese into
Canada.
APPOINTMENT OF Charles II. Huttig,
of St Louis, on elastic currency COM
mission is regarded as settled by
tinanciers.
THE total immigration to the
United States may reach 100000
people this year" Secretary Metcalf
of the department of commerce and
labor is quoted as saying.
James w. Forsyth, major-genera,
U. s. A., retired, died at his home in
Columbus, O., of paralysis. He had
distinguished civil war record and
one as an Indian fighter.
Fear is expressed in some quarters
in Washington that persistence in the
anti-Japanese agitation on the Pa.
citic coast will result in anti-American
boycotting in Japan that will dwarf
in magnitude the injury inflicted on
American trade in the orient by the
boycotting IN China.
The statement made by Secretary
Of War Taft. on the eve or his de-
parture from Cuba, that he would put
all arms surrendered by the insur.
gents where they would do no further
harm, was verified when q company
Of the Cuban artillery spent an after
noon throwing these weapons into
the sea from the outer bastion OF
MORO castle.
Midshipman Kltigaki, Japanese,
has resigned from the United States
naval academy by order, 1t is said
of the Mikado This is indicated as
an Endorsement of the Ill feeling OF
the Japanese people against Ameri
cans, caused oy the exclusion of Jap
anese children from the public schools
attended by white children in San
Francisco, and the general anti-Japan
ese agitation ON the Pacific coast.
Former Senator Burton OF Kansas
is now in the Iron county (Mo.) Jail,
serving the six months sentence i'm
posed upon him for acting as attor
ney for a firm. while senator, against
which the government contemplated
proceedings.
me preSs aina issued n q prosi 2.
20, as afdayN OF Thanksgiving.
The wife OF the Siamese charge
d'affaires at Washington having died,
the remains will be cremated, accord
ing to Siamese custom, and the ashes
sent to Siam.
A statement has been issued from
the White House setting forth the
following contemplated changes in the
treasury, Hon George b. Cortelyou
postmastergeneral, Hon. George Won
L. Meyer; attorney-general, Hon.
Charles ]. Bonaparte; secretary of the
navy, Hon. Victor H. Metcalf; secIe-
tary of commerce and labor, Hon. Os-
car S. Straus. The appointment lot
Mr.. Straus win be the first time that
citizen of Hebrew faith has been
made cabinet member.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, on behalf of its switchmen, has
presented demands to all the rail-
roads centering in Chicago for an
eight-hour day.
The Standard Oil Co. OF Iowa has
transferred its holdings in California
to the Standard Oil Co. of California.
1t is understood that the consideration
amounted to several millions.
r. q. Short. OF Hugo, /. IT., was as
sassinated, being shot through the
window of his home In the presence
of his wife and three children. The
weapon used was shotgun loaded
with buckshot, and the shot was fired
at close range,
| Lord Aberdare has practically re-
nounced his son for marrying Camille
Clifford, an American actress. II is
said he told his son Lever to darken
his door again.
Apparently without cause, Mrs. May
Bremen, aged 20, Of Evansville. Ind,
took poison. while sitting at the side
of her 7-monthsold baby's crib, and
I died,
The biggest conflagration in the
history Of this city occurred early in the
morning says correspondent yelling
in. 2.
Three thousand negroes assemble
in front of Philadelphia opera house
and endeayor to prevent the produc-
ton OF play distasteful to them.
Sevonty-fiye policemen prevented vio-
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