Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-11

~ denied the statements contained in
the letter published in the New YORK.
World Tuesday morning written by
b. II. Hartman to Sidney Webster OF
New York in the latter part of De-
cember 1905. In Mr. Harriman's let
ter the statement is made that at the
request of President Roosevelt, he
(Harriman) assisted in raising fun
10000 to be used in carrying
New York for the republican party a.
the election which was then approach
ing,
All concessions previously offered to
trainmen and conductors on AZ west
ern railroads were withdrawn at Chi
cago by the committee. representing
the general managers of the roads,
after the trainmen, who have voted
to strike, offered to accept the rail-
roads proffer of an increase in wages
OF l-2 per cent, provided the work
day was reduced to nine hours.
Two great movements looking to the
solution OF the race problem in the
South, especially in Georgia, have been
launched and have gained the support
of some of the most prominent men in
the country, according to statement
made by a conference of the Atlanta
Evangelical Ministers association Mon
day one movement Being urged by
DIR. John Il. White, pastor of the First
Baptist church, who reported to the
conference that it is gaining great
Roadway.
E. II, Hartman was reelected pres
ident of the Morgan Louisiana Il Tex
as Railroad and Steamship Co. at
meeting of the board of directors OF
the road at New Orleans Monday
Thornwell Ray was elected vicepres'
ident.
motion for leave to intervene in
Volving the substitution oil duly APP
pointed trustees as plaintiffs in place
of the next friends was the answer
ot Mrs. Mary Baker &, Eddy, founder
Of the Christian Science religion made
through her counsel, IN the SUIT
brought to compel an accounting OF
her property. By deed OF trust, Mrs.
Eddy transferred practically her entlre
estate 10 three trustees, Henry M ba'
Kerr oil BOW; Archibald Mcclellan, Oh
Boston, ana JOSIAH H. fernald' Oh Con-
cord
When Mrs. Evelyn Thaw made her
daily visit TO her husband IN the
Tombs Monday she was met by pro-
cess server, who handed her sub
poena directing her to appear betora
the lunacy commission Tuesday Mrs
Thaw apparently had not anticipated
this move, and she appeared very
much disturbed when the nature OF
the paper was made known to her.
1t is reported that a band of Bulsa'
rians have attacked the old Servian
towns of Rudnik and Topolcha, burn
ing 80 houses killing seven men and
maltreating number of women and
children,
, Iron and steel men declare That the
, trade has been but little affected by
the slump in the security market and
the railroads retrenchment policy
New York banks issue surprisingly
good weekly statement the surplus re
. serve increasing more than $S,oOO,OO0
and the deposits $lIOOO,OOO.
! The property owners and taxpayers
, of Cuba want annexation by the Unit
) | -
. rate
, Canadians avoid service IN the reg
= ular army of the dominion and 1t Is
: found necessary to hunt abroad.
The executive council has elected
!, William Frank Willoughby treasul u
. of Porto Rico, to be Its president, IN
4 succession to Regis ii. Post VINO mas
been made governor OF the island.
The situation in Roumania appears
to be quoting down but large num-
6 bers OF refugees still continue TO make