Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-10-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN EPlToME OF THE MOST IN.
PoRTANT' EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully oleestsd and Condensed
Compilation Of Current News
ltems, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A special train carrying soldiers
bound fgr Cuba ran into the rear end of
a regular passenger train on the Bos
ton & Maine railroad, at Lansingburg
N. Y, wrecking two Pullmans and kill
ing five passengers and injuring 20.
Among the dead are Mr.. f. L. Block
a merchant of Peoria, ILL.,, and Mrs. ].
W. Dacey, of Boston, bride of "a
hours.
Seismographs at Goettingen, Prus
sla, Sydney, N. S. and on the Isle of
Wight recorded powerful earthquake
at the same hour. AS no part of the
world accessible to tne telegraph has
reported a disturbance, it is believed
that some vast unidentified region has
been shaken. probably around the
poles, or in Africa or Central Asia.
William Weston. pioneer. who in
his life held many municipal offices,
died in Kansas City, Mo, aged 10.
At Harrisburg, Pa, the president de.
livered the Grafton at the dedication of
the beautiful new state capitol, which
has just been completed at a cost of
S13,00O,000, to take the place of the
old statehouse destroyed by fire in
1897.
ITO exercise constantly increas-
ing and constantly more efficient SUI
pervislon and control over the great
common carriers of the country pre-
vents all necessity for seriously con
sidering such proposition as the gov
eminent ownership of railroads.
policy which would be evil in it's re-
suits from every standpoint. "-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, at Harrisburg, Pa.
A telegram from Bluefield, w. Va.
says that an order for 60 collins has
been received there from the Poca
hontas mines. This is supposed to
indicate the number killed in the ex
plosion in the mines.
- Six alleged Mexican revolutionists
were taken from Tucson, Ariz., to No.
gales and forced across the border
by the immigration authorities. A
force of Mexican rurales in waiting
arrested them the moment they
crossed the line The men were hand.
cuffed together and taken to the Mex.
ican prison.
The emigrant steamer Charter
house, voyaging between Heihow and
Hongkong, China. foundered off Hal
nan Head September so. Capt. Clifton
and 60 passengers were lost.
Correspondence diseloses the Palma
regime in Cuba planned to force in
PREVENTION months ago by resigning
their posts and begging for United
States troops.
John d. Rockefeller, in Cleveland
interview, declares French people hate
Americans and would crush them ii
they could.
Colorado Springs, Col. experienced
Est finrst snowstorm OF the season.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana,
speaking at Lincoln, Neb.. declares
Bryan would have been greater
preacher than Beecher.
The nineteen sailors sentenced to
death for participation in the mutlny
of last August, at Cronstadt, Russia,
have been executed.
The state and municipal ownership
party has nominated full state
ticket in New York
This year is the first time in 1G
years that the popuhsts are not rep
resented on the official ballot in Tex
as.
Hartman and Gould have entered
into lively contest for an all-rail in
let to San Francisco via Dumbarton
Point
The interstate commerce commits
sion announces that it will pursue a
lenient policy for the present In the
exercise of discretionary powers un-
der the new law.
Speaker Cannon declares that Cuba
will be annexed IL necessary
Senator Beveridge fears revolt will
again rend Cuba, and the United States
flag must then go to stay. he de-
clares.
The Mexican supreme court has
handed down n decision affirming the
death sentence in the cases OF Dr. c.
s. Harle. Leslie e. Hurlburt. alias
Richardson. and William Mitchell
alias Mason. the New York Life Insur
ance Co. swindlers. They are Amerl
cans. ANA they are charged with in
surfing men and numbering them
They win be- taken ou7 and shot.
Refused an increase In vases from
$3.50 to s4.50, 1900 MIN men in Ala
media county California, have walked
out,