Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

CEALANEOUS.
Long lines of people, estimated at
S. 500, many of them belonging to poor
err classes, stood for hours in the
streets waiting their turn to enter the
mansion of the late Baroness Burdett-
Coutts, in London, and take last look
at the dead
All British insurance companies
have repudiated their liabilities arts
ing from the earthquake at Valparaiso
The terms of the Valparaiso policies
differed from those Of San Francisco
VIII Harvey, negro, was hanged
at Mayorsville, Miss. three minutes
before notice that his sentence had
been commuted reached the sheriff
The articles of association of the
Polish National league have been
made made public rhey describe the
aim Of the league to be to unite all
the national resources for the restora
ton of the independence of Poland
Mines in the Bullfrog district OF
Nevada, valued by the owners at over
20,O00.O0O, have been awarded to Il.
A. Montgomery by Judge Seawell, at
-San Francisco, against the claims OF
c. B. Fleming, who had sued for hall
interest because Of dispute in
grub stake agreement.
During 1906 exactly 1,lss,4s4 per
sons arrived at New York from foreign
ports, according to statement made
public at Ellis island by the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
Maj.-Gen. Won Der Launitz, project
of police Of st. Petersburg, was shot
and killed by a young man. The
young terrorist coolly turned his re-
volyer against himself while falling
under the sabers Of the projects es-
cort His death was almost instanta-
neous
The last reports from missionaries
describe borrowing misery in the fam
ine-stricken districts of China Hun
dreds of persons are dying daily from
hunger and cold.
Missouri supreme court elected
James b. CAN'T chief justice.
President George Gould of the Mis-
souri, Pacific has been on tour of in
spection of the southern lines. He can
see nothing but prosperity ahead for
the. country.
Near darlington, KY, a large ard
fetal lake broke through its dam, de
stroying residences and flooding a rich
country There was no loss of life, as
people were notified by couriers and
telephones to flee to the hills
At Terra Gotta, station on the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, in the District
of Columbia, freight train going 60
miles an hour plunged into the rear
end of local passenger train. The
engine plowed through three coaches
heavily loaded with humanity SO
crowded the people were standing
in the aisles. Thirtyeight people were
killed and over GO injured Among the
injured several will die. The evening
was foggy and the engineer of the
freight says he did not see the danger
signals.
Baroness Burdett-Coutts, one of the
richest women in England, is dead,
aged 90. She had 4 remarkable his
WY ndNiub flOWu w llllnHi ~, anu
was present at the coronation Of Vic
toria- sne was a peeress in her own
right, and was greatly beloved for her
charity twenty-five years ago she
married William Ashmead Bartlett,
young man who was born in Massa-
chusetts. who took his wlfe's name.
and he is now member of the Brit
ish parliament
At Joplin Mo-, w. Troy shot and
killed his wife Ptosia, and was re
moved to the Carthage jail for future
security
Near Anderson, California, a Mrs.
Stewart, widow left her three small
children alone while she went ylIlt
Ing The house burned and the chill
dren perished, The distracted woman
tried 70 KIN herself