Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22
GENERAL NEWS.
A Brief Summary of Happenings
in the State, the Nation and
the World.

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STATE.
El Paso.--Reports from Bisbee,
Arizona, to the effect that over ST.
100000 worth of property is de-
stroyed by fire which started at the
Grand Hotel on Main street. This
is the second time in two years that
immense property damage has oc-
Cured in Bisbee from the ravages
of fire. The fire department was
Inadequate to fight the flames and
dynamite was resorted to in order
to control the fire. 1t was not un-
til the flames had eaten their way
to the mountains back of the town
that the fire was gotten under con-
troll. The town is one mass of
smouldering embers and ruined
homes.
Brownwood.---The Howard Payne
College football team is defeated by
the Daniel Baker eleven in one of
the most exciting games ever wit
messed at Brentwood The score
was Is to 0 and the rivalry which
is known to exist between the two
colleges induced large crowd to
attend.
Beaumont.-The twenty-sixth an
nual meeting of the Grand Chapter
of the Eastern Star, of Texas, takes
p'o"e with a large and enthusiastic
attendance. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. Fannie V. Ward
of Big Springs, grand matron; DR..
G. H. Thorne of Brownsville, grand
patron; Mrs. Carrie B. Lane of
Ransford Chapter, OF Houston, as
sociate grand matron. For the Of
flee of associate grand patron, M.
T. Bell of Waco. Mrs. Cassie HUI
velle of Dallas, treasurer; Mrs.
Edith Findlater of San Angelo,
grand conductress; for associate
grand conductress,a Mrs. Seaman of
Gainesville. P. s. Parks and Mrs.
M. E. Smith of Cumby were elected
grand trustees, the last succeeding
Mrs. Huvelle- of Dallas, who became
grand treasurer.
SmithvilIe.-A deleec ION from
Smithville, consisting of Roger
Byrne, W. R. Searcy and w. M
Cobb, attend meeting of the Rail
road Commission and ask that the
INaly Ood NC tOhlpCAlCu W
new depot in their city 1t was
ordered that the road in question
Immediately submit plans to the
Commission for the construction of
depot adequate to handle the bus
mess of Smithville.
Beaumont, Textile Grand En-
.campment of Odd Fellows takes
place with an attendance which is
very satisfactory and demonstrates
the strength OF this popular organi-
cation. A very effective program
was carried out and the many Wis
iting members of the organization
were entertained in royal manner.
TempIe.-Clav Bell, shoots and
kills his stepfather, H. G. Woods. a
prominent farmer of Crawford. Bell
surrendered after the shooting.
DOMESTIC.
Kansas City.-Gov Haskell has
given his attorneys instructions to
file suit for libel against William
r. Hearst. The suit is one which
includes voluminous charges against
the New York editor in which he
is charged with every variety of IL
bel and damage possible to imagine
from defamation of character to
taking away the peace of mind of
the said Governor Haskell. The
case grows out of the Standard Oil
stories which were published in the
Hearst papers and in which the
Governor was handled without
gloves.
New York.-W. S. Bennett, of
New York is appointed as chairman
of the National Speakerss Bureau,
in place of Mr.. Dupont, who lately
resigned.
New Major Carmele Castro
of Venezuela, and brother to Presi-
dent Castro, is visiting New York. Ma
jor Castro states most emphatically
that the President of Venezuela
feels very friendly toward the
United States and is only defend
ing the interests of his own coun-
try in matters in which he thinks
that it is his duty to do so as a
patriot.
St. Louis, Mo.-In order to allow
Judges vanderventer, Hook and AID
ans, of the Federal Court, time to
consider the merits of the suit for
injunction brought by fifty-six rail
roads against the proposed lower
ing of the tariff rates on cattle ship
ments, time for the rates to become
effective has Nbeen extended, by the
commission, uStil November 1.
,Washington.AA motion to dis
miss the appea tpf the Waters
Pierce Oil OsmpaSY of st. Louis
from the decisionN 6of the Texas