Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-12-17

IOr neaVy damages against DOJ1 Une
New York World and the Indianap-
oils News.
Barr, Vt.-The Reverend Francis
A. Poole, pastor of the First Con-
gregationai Church, has quadrupled
his congregation by advertising in
the newspapers of his district. The
Reverend Poole states that he firm
ly believes that advertising methods
are as applicable to church matters
as to business affairs.
Wasbington.-A new Counterfeit
IS bill has been discovered by the
secret service officials. The bill is
of the Indian head series and. is
printed on genuine Government pa
per procured by bleaching smaller
notes
| Washington. H. d. Long
street, widow of General Longstreet,
has received the appointment as post
mistress at Gainesville, Florida.
spolzane.-More than 100000
worth of gold bearing ore has been
uncovered in the slopes of the old
Republic near Republic, Washington.
This mine was formerly operated
with a cyanide plant but owing to
change in the ore, failed and went
into the hands of a receiver,
New York.-It has been learned
that among the creditors of the de-
funct Fidelity Funding Company,
are number of Catholic. fnstitu-
lions to which the Company's books
show an Indebtedness amounting to
$4,000,000
Union, City, Tenn.-Owing to the
Investigations being conducted by
the Grand Jury on the night rider
outrages, there is much bitter feel
ing throughout this section and the
majority of the citizens are going
armed. Several indictments have
been acknowledgement night riders
and the charge to the Jury, on this
subject, by Judge Jones, was very
strong and called for. the suppress
sion of all forms of lawlessness.
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Washington Owing to call for
Investigation of the Panama scan
dal by the Democrats, resolution
|is introduced in the House direct
ing the Speaker to appoint COM
mittee of five to ascertain how much
of the $40,UU0,000 purchase money
was paid to the French company,
and how much, if any, was paid
to private American citizens.
Washington.-List among the
appropriations for Texas for the
fiscal year are $4,000 for construc-
ton work at Fort Sam Houston and
$4,000 for the purchase of land
adjoining the Fort to be used as a.
rife range. The sum of $1,000 is
devoted to the creation of Nation-
al cemetery at San Antonio.
New York.-Under cross exami-.
nation in the Standard Oil case,
John D. Archbold admits that the
Continental Oil Company, branch
of the Standard Oil Company, has
made lis per cent for the stock
holders on their original investment,
in seven years.
Washington. Senator Carter, of
Montana, and Reed Smoot, of
Utah, have emphatically declared
themselves for tariff protection ON
hides and promise to cooperate with
Texas movement in that matter.
Omaha. Charles e, Davis is ac-
quilted of the Killing of DR.. Fred
erick Rustin. The jury was out
thirteen hours and it required nine
teen ballots to reach a verdict
Washington. President Roosevelt
Estates that he will have the origin
lators of the Panama canal scandal
story prosecuted for criminal libel.
New Brunswick. -John D. Rookie
Teller donated five cents to a waiter
in restaurant here and advised him
to put it in savings bank.
San Francisco. -Abraham Ruef,
once the all powerful political boss
of San Francisco, is convicted of
bribery after long and sensational
trial. His punishment will be fixed
today.
Pine Bluff.-The Arkansas River
lis receding and all danger from flood
is passed.
i Westinghouse the direct re-
suit of the Southern Commercial
Congress, a $1,OO0,000 corporation
is formed to exploit the resources
of the South.
Memphis.--A short argument in
connection with game of Craps"
results in the killing of four Negroes
and the wounding of three bystand-
ers.