Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-03-25
General News Of the Week
A Brief Summary Of Happenings in the
State, the Nation and the World

Wisconsin Central Railroad and its
freight agents for rebating are af-
firmed to the amount of 10000,
the full fine imposed.
Atlanta, Ga.--A meeting of far
reaching Importance to the cotton
mill industry of the South is that
of the representatives of the various
textile associations of Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama which opened
Tuesday. Tariff revision, with ref
erence to it's effect upon cotton man
ufacturers, will be considered.
Little Rock, Ark.-Either remorse
or fear of capture caused e. M. Lake,
farmer aged 60 years, of Peach
Orchard, who shot and killed his
wife, Saturday night. TO commit sui
eide by poisoning himself. The
corpse was lying beside a tree at
Knoble when found.
New York-Tons of coffee are be-
ing rushed to New York from Bra
lillian ports for fear that Congress
will put tax on this berry, which
heretofore has entered this country
free of duty.
Philadelphia.-Jud George Dali
las, of the United States Circuit
Court for the Third Judicial circuit,
has rendered his resignation to
President Taft
Chicago. resumption of
Scent passenger rate in Missouri to
replace the present 2-cent. rate, de-
clared conflscatory by Judge Nc
Pherson, has been decided upon at
meeting of the executive commit
tee and traffic officials of the inter
ested roads.
Washington. - Speaker Cannon
has been reelected Speaker of the
sion was one of the stormiest in its
history. Amendments were voted
to the rules.
Boston. George Thorndike' An
gell, the friend of dumb animals"
and leader in the humane educa-
| tional movement in the United
States, is dead, aged sc years. He
had been in failing health for a
long time.
New Orleans.-Reports are being
circulated in this city that Sena-
tor Bailey had offered retiring Con-
gresham George K. Farrot of Louis
lana an opportunity to form a law
partnership with the Texan and To-
cate offices in New York. Judge
Farrot, however, will open offices
in this city.
Washington. President Taft
Tuesday sent to the Senate for con-
| frmation the nomination of r. b.
Creager, as Collector at Brownsville,
for the port of Brazos Santiago.
This was a recess appointment. No
nomination as yet has been made
for Postmaster at Brownsville, which
place is held by R. B. Rentfrow,
whose nomination has not yet been
confirmed by the Senate.
st. Louis.-The body of Enoch
Breeding, who died in this City
! Monday, was shipped to Fort Worth
Tuesday for burial. The deceased
at one time was engaged in bust
ness at Houston.
|
Washington.-Fr reports it APP
pears probable that Texas will OBJ
tain a trophy out of the Roosevelt
hunt in Africa. Jackson Elliott,
who has been detailed by the Asso-
ciated Press to accompany former
President Roosevelt into the Afri-
can Jungle has been commissioned
by Col. Cecil Lyon, the Republican
National Committeeman for Texas,
to bring back to this country gen
uine little pickaninny out of the
heart of the Mobassa country and
has made financial arrangements for
the requirement and transportation
of the wild child from Africa. Mr..
Elliott says he will attend to the
arrangement for Mr.. Lyon. The
idea was started as joke but ter
minated as a serious proposition.
| Chicago.-Hon. r. c. Keren OF
st. Louis will be the new American
Ambassador to Austria. The State
Department at Washington has
cabled to the Austrian Government
asking If he is persona grata. A re-
ply in the affirmative has been sent
Nashville. day passed
and no intimation of an agreement
came from the room in which the
twelve men are trying to decide
the fate of Col d. B. and Robir
Cooper and John d. Sharp for tn,
murder of former United States
Senator e. W. Carmack. This IL
the second day of suspense and tn,
feeling is generally growing tina
there will be a disagreement. Coun
sci on both sides, however, as wei
as the court, hold there will be {
verdict.