Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-11-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN EPlToME OF THE MOST I'M.
PoRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully oieestAd and Condensed
Compilation Of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.

nave come to stay, as have organized
labor. Let us not condemn either,
but let us rather say that Il is Just
and right that they must obey the
laws of the land. What we are trying
to get at is the truth, and until we
get the truth shall make no charges
against the Standard Oil Co. Then
all the wealth in the country can not
stand against the law of the land"
BY agreement of Prosecuting Attor-
ney Rhoton, at Little Rock, Ark, and
attorneys representing five of the cot
ton oil companies doing business In
Pulaski county. orders were entered
ending the antitrust suits against
the companies. Four of the companies
paid fines OF S12500 each.
The monthly statement OF the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures
show that for October, 1906, the re-
celpts amounted to $57,241, 500 and the
expenditures $54.617,7SS, leaving a
surplus for the month of $2,624,211
against deficit for October, 1906, OF
over $4,000
Thomas j. Devin, brother-in-law
of the late President Benjamin Har>
rison, lied at Ottumwa, Ia, aged &C
years, H was married to Sarah Har
rison in 1859. Mrs. Devin and two
children survive.
The monthly circulation of the
comptroller of the currency shows
that at the close of business October
81, 1906, the total circulation of ma
tional bank notes was $5S3,171, 985
which is an increase as compared
with October 81, 1905, of s5S, 76S, 736.
and an increase for the month of So.
26S,877.
The accident bulletin issued by the
interstate commerce commission for
the three months ending June 80.
1906, shows the total number of cas-.
ualtiee to passengers and railway en-,
ployes to be 1927 The number Of
passengers and employees killed in
train accidents was 1874, as against 274
In the preceding quarter
Dr. Wiley says that farmers will
not distill alcohol. and must be con
tent with furnishing raw materials.
New York city jobbers' returns for
October show the largest volume OF
business ever done by them in thai
month.
Representative lockwood F.. Hoar,
OF Massachusetts, died at Worcester
He was son of the late Senator Hoar
Junlus Dana, only brother of the
late Charles A. Dana. led at Buckeye
Lake, near Newark, G. where he had
gone to hunt ducks. j. was interest
ed in a number of man featuring con.
Germs, and leaves large estate.
Judge Geary, who made national
reputation at the tine OF the anar-
chist trials in 1888, over which he
president, died in Chicago. AS the
presiding officer at the trial he was
repeatedly threatened with death by
anarchist sympathizers. He was
born in Potsdam, N Y, In
1921, was admitted to the bar in 1874,
and practiced at Springfield, Mo-, Las
Vegas, N NJ, and San Francisco, locat-
ing in Chicago in 1856. He was made
judge in 1868, and had been on the
bench continuously since that time.
Sensational charges are made in
by the Chttendent county, Vermont,
grand jury in connection with the al
legged sale of diseased cattle in the
state, and the sale OF which, accord
ing to the indictments, two former
members Of the state cattle commits
sion participated with full know
ledge that such cattle would be used
for food purposes.
DR.. John r. Thomas of New York,
an aernaut. became entangled in the
ropes of his balloon, at Atlanta, Ca,
and sailed away in the clouds. The
balloon made lick descent, and
dropped the doote over cotton field.
Acting upon the Recommendation
OF Surgeon General O'Reilly, Acting
Secretary of War, oliver has ordered
that hereafter Identification tags of
aluminium the size of silver half
dollar. stamped with the name, com
pany. regiment or corps of the wearer,
be suspended from the neck OF every
officer and soldier underneath the
clothing by cord or thong.
The German steamer Hermann,
from Ar rp Tor the Mediterranean,
wa the channel as result of
a c. si... Twenty three OF her
crew wero drowned.
At Atlanta, Ca, in the case against
George w. Blaokstocls. charged with
assault with Intent to murder a negro
woman, returned verdict OF guilty,
Sentence was deferred, nlaokatooit
waa declared 10 be thu loader OF the
mob o' sep'ember ~. whom several In,
noce Sroea were killed