Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-03-04
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OOMEolIO.
Cincinnati, Ohio.-William H, Taft
is officially notified of his nomina-
ton for the Presidency by the Re-
publican party. A large concourse at
tends the ceremony, which is held on
the lawn of Charles Taft's residence.
William H. Taft replies in lengthy !
speech, which is received with intense
enthusiasm by those present.
st. Paul, Minn.-An application
was made to Judge Vandeventer of |
the United States Circuit Court by !
attorneys representing the railroads |
operating in Arkansas for tempo
rary order restraining the State
Railroad Commission of Arkansas
from enforcing the rate laws of that
State until their validity can be tested
in the courts. The application was
made here because the United States
Circuit Court Judge of Arkansas was
not available. The Railroad Com
mission was not ready for a hearing,
and asked for a continuance of the
case. The court issued an order post
poning the hearing until August 90
chicago, IL eRS. i. HisgeAs
nominated for tRtFfl Rdency BY the
Independence party. John Temple
Graves was nominated for Vice Presi-
dent. The convention hall was
scene of wild enthusiasm when j. L.
Sheppard of Kansas nominated Bryan.
He was only saved by short mar
gin from personal violence.
Lenox, Mass.-Attorney General
Bonaparte is laying the foundation
for another great legal battle against
the Standard Oil Company. Frank
Kellogg of Minnesota has Joined
forces with Mr.. Bonaparte against
the defendant company
Enid, Okla.-Judge John Cottrell
of the Circuit Court issues an order
mer road, had raised $5,00O,OOO to
take up the work.
Chihuahua, Mex.-The trial of the
revolutionists brought from Casa
Grande will commence in a few DAYS.
Judge Lira y Lira, Judge of the Fed
eral district, will preside. The Judge
is the same whom the revolutionists
intended to kill by a plot whereby
the train on which he was riding on
the Rio Grande and Sierra Madre
Railroad was to have been wrecked
with dynamite. The plot miscarried
by one of the revolutionists weaken
ing and giving information which led
to the arrest OF the conspirators
Panama.--The Presidential cleo
tion passed off in very orderly
) manner. Senior Don Jose Domingo
, de Obaldia, formerly Minister to the
) United States and acting President
during the absence of President ANA
. dor was elected President.
Puerto Cortez, Honduras. -. The
fighting in Honduras is classed as a
: genuine revolution by those versed in
: the political life oflthat section. 1t Is
= thought that the present fighting is
Q a scheme to place Honduras, Mica
d the view of applying German methods
: for the alienation Of the condition o.
the working people of the grea
American cities.
a Berlin, Germany.-Count Zephelin
. the world-famed aeronaut, takes fiji
teen guests UP in a giant airship 70
twenty-four hours' test. The ex
1t pertinent is successful, and he claim
n he can travel 1000 miles in the al
lotted time under fairly favorable
conditions.
ty City of Mexico.--It has been dis
Is covered that the recent uprising i
at Mexico was melted by revolutionar
IN agents of the jnnta in tn Unite
ar States, who did their work while 1
the disguise of Baptist missionaries
The two emissarnes. Euladio Trevin
D. and Cosme Pena have been capture
r at Vanegas and a confession has bee
a. forced from them by the sweatin
st methods of the Mexican authoritie
ds Trevino was formerly president OF
ce revolutionary club IN San Antonio.