Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-03-18


ings are left standing. There is
the wounded and homeless. At
Little Rock. Governor Donaghey
sent a special message to the Sem
ate asking an appropriation of $10,-
600 for the Brinkley storm suffer-
ers. The bill was passed.
Houghton, Mich.-The largest is
land in fresh water in the world
has reverted to American ownership
through the diplomacy of business
men and without the knowledge of
Washington. Isle Royale, in Lake
Superior, in almost its entirety, has
| just been purchased by American
interests from the English syndi-
cate which owned it for many years.
New York.-Father Erasmus An
son, pastor of the Polish church
at Stanislaus, was shot and killed
by three unknown assassins. Mrs
Antonio Semerzytska, the priests
housekeeper, endeavored to block
| the escape of the assassins and in
| turn was shot and fatally wounded
No clew to the assassins, though the
former trustees of the church, dis
missed by the priest, have been ar
rested and are being held pending
investigation.
Albany, n. Y.=The establishment
of labor colonies for the education
and reform of habitual loafers,
drunkards and tramps, is proposed
in bill introduced by Senator Gra-
ton and has been advocated by a
large delegation, representing the
charitable societies and interests in
New York City. Those opposed to
the bill argued that if the bill be-
came law manv men ont of work
might suffer along with habitual
yaerants,
Little Rocky Easit5rfi.' Western
W Southern Arkansas were swept
by tornado, in which many livSS
were lost and great property dam
age entailed. The town of Brinkley
was visited by a destructive fire.
Union City, Tenn. Hirschel
lHogg. confessed member of the
band of night riders who murdered
Capt Quinten Rankin at Walnut
Lake in October escaped from jail
at Dresden and has not been recap
ltured.
Atlanta, Gait is evident that
the twelfth conference for educa-
tion in the South, which will be
held in Atlanta for three days be-
ginning April IA, is to be marked
by some notable features touching
education and rural development.
|
New York.-Wm. Loeb, Jr., has
assumed his duties as Collector of
the Port of New York, to which
he was appointed by President Taft.
wanted in New York on several
charges, including the killing of a
policeman. j. l.. Breaking, on Ellis
Island, for forgery and for bringing
young women from France in vio-
lation of the immigration laws, was
captured here by Secret Service Of
ficers and local detectives.
Chicago famous suit of the
Federal Government against the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
wherein the defendant company at
one time received fine of 500, 240,-
900 at the hands of Judge x. M.
Lands, on the charge of having ac-
cepted rebates on freight rates from
the Chicago G Alton Railroad, came
to an abrupt end by Judge A. B.
Anderson. before whom the case
was brought after reversal by the
United States Court of Appeals, in
Istructing the jury to find verdict
of not guilty and thus endeth an
other chapter.
Little Rock.-The Senate passed
Gam statutory Statewide Prohibi-
ton bill, which was amended by
that body, so that it was converted
into submission bill.
Washington. Senator Bailey was
a visitor at the White House, fol
the first time in six years
Lincoln. Ruth Bryan Leav
lit, daughter of VIM. j. Bryan, has
been granted a divorce from hel
husband, VIM. Homer Leavitt, whom
she married october 8, 1903.
New York.E"Never smoke Gig
arctic" This was the speech made
by Jim Jeffries to the little boys O
the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian
Home. The children of the home
had read about Jeffries's visit ant
We're anxious to see him. Jeffriel
went to the home, where the little
orphans demanded a speech But hi
is no speechmaker, and there wer'
only four words in his grafton.
McAlester, Okla. Walker ant
his 4-year-old child were struck b.
lightning. The bolt came down thu
chimney as they We're sitting by I
: stove. All the clothing was badl.
, torn from the mans body and HI
: was badly burned. The child wa