Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-30


cause of Gen. Bernardo Reyes, Gov
ernor of Nueya Leon, as a candidate
for the Presidency of Mexico.
City of Mexico "A party of five
Germans has left the city to climb
Gztaccihuatl the sister mountain of
Popocatepetl. This mountain has
never been climbed and the top is
constantly covered with snow.
TolSio.-At meeting of the bank
ers at Osaka, at which the chief trade
centers were represented, resolutions
were adopted asking the Government
to observe greater economy in the
consideration of financial matters.
City of Mexico.-E Extensive prep
arations are being made for the
flower parade, which takes place on
Sunday, April 26 Decorations ON
the streets have been going on all
the week.
Rome.-Threatening international
complications between Italy and Tur-
key were averted by Turkey acced-
ing to Italian demands in order to
avoid naval demonstration in Tur-
kish waters by the Italian fleet
which has been ordered to Turkey.
st. Petersburg -Lieutenant Cen
eral Linevitch, Aid de Camp to En-
peror Nicholas, and former Com
mander-in-C Chief of the Russian
Army in Manchuria, is critically i'll
with pneumonia, with little hopes
for recovery.
Guatemala.-An unsuccessful at
tempt was made upon the life of
President Cabrera while on his way
from his private residence to the
Palace to give audience to the recent
ly appointed American Minister,
when students fired at him. They
were Immediately surrounded by
troops and made prisoners.
Guadalajara, Mex.-The State of
Jalisco will engage in shoe manufac-
turing in the Penitentiary, using
American machinery for the produc-
ton of cheap shoes for the poorer
classes. If the experiment proves a
success they will be manufactured
on larger scale.
City of MeXico.=Two of the finest
saddles ever made in Mexico will be
sent to the Crystal Palace Exhibition
in London, the two costing approx
mately $4,000. One is decorated in
gold and silver and the other in sill
yer, Handicapped with scenes taken
from historical events.
Honolulu.-Govern Freare of
Hawaii sailed for San Francisco on
the steamer Alameda to attend the
Conference of Governors soon to be
held in Washington City.
London.-Sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman, former British Premier
has died after a lingering illness, at
the age of IL years Funeral serv-
ices will be held at Westminster Abb
hey at noon on April 81, after which
his remains will be laid to rest at
Meigle, Perthshire, beside the body
of Dir Henry's wife
City of Mexico.-Cadets of the
Military College of Mexico, Chapul-
tepec, engaged in relay foot race
of As miles, from Toluco to the City
of Mexico They were divided into
two teams of 60 men each, stationed
a1ittle over one kilometer apart, both
carrying message from the Gov
ernor.
Hong Kong.-The boycott against
Japan is going Justify on on account
of the Tatsu Maru incident Chinese
money changers refuse to accept Jap
anese bank notes, even at discount,
and the Druggist Guild has also join
ed the movement.
Saltillo, MeX.-The District Court
of Coahuila, has decided that a
small triangular tract of land known
as Barroteran, has passed from the
! jurisdiction of Coahuila to that of
Texas. The land has been in dis
pute for many years.
London.--It is announced that a
new discovery in connection with the
| turbine engines of the Dreadnaught
has resulted in great increase in
| speed, and that in a twelve hours
trial the battleship averaged twenty
and one-half knots.
Rio do Janeiro.AThe British
steamer Voltaire, while leaving the
port of Santos collided with the
French cruiser Republique, causing
considerable damage.
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Berlin.-The old historic Garrison
church in the New Friedrich Strasse
built in 1908, was completely de
stroyed by fire, together with mum
erous old shot-torn regimental flags
with which the interior was deco
rated.
Copenhagen.--The Government
franchise bill has been finally passed