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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-07-01

the State Of Texas:
Section / That Section IS, Ar
ticle 5, of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be amended so as to
hereafter read as follows:
Each organized county In the State,
now or hereafter existing, shall be di-
vided from time to time, for the con-
venience of the people, into justice
precincts, not less than four and not
more than twelve. The present county
courts shall make the first division.
Subsequent divisions shall be made
by the commissioners court provided
for by this Constitution. In each such
precinct there shall be elected at each
biennial election, one justice of the
peace and one constable, each of
whom shall hold his office for two
years, and until his successor shall be
elected and qualified; provided that
in any precinct in which there may
be city of eight thousand or more
inhabitants there shall be elected two
justices of the peace. Each county
shall, in like manner, and in the first
instance be divided into four com
missioners precincts, in each of
which there shall be elected by the
qualltled voters thereon one county
commissioner, who shall hold his
office for two years, and until his sue
cessor shall be elected and qualified.
Subsequent divisions of "a county into
commissioners precincts shall be
made as is now or hereafter provided
by law. The county commissioners so
chosen, with the county judge as pre-
siding officer, shall compose the
county commissioners court, which
shall exercise such powers and juris-
diction over all county business as is
conferred by this Constitution and
the laws of the State, or as may be
hereafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. That the sum of one thou
sand C$1,000) dollars is hereby ap-
propriated out of the State Treasury
not otherwise appropriated for the
purpose of dfraying tn ncssadgkq
purpose of defraying the necessary
expense of submitting the above pro-
posed amendment to the people of the
Sto-- the next general or special
election, in the manner required by
law, by the Governor of the State.
CA true copy.)
w. r. DAVE,
SecrntarV Of State
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-07-01

'bNef~A ~ NAAt@AAe3O JOeA = OOOANt- eNAA
l. o. U. from the treasury. AT
the hotels and oyster cellars it is
the same thing, Call for a glass
of brandy and water and the
change is fifteen tickets, each
good for one glass of brandy
and water At an oyster shop /,
eat a plate of oysters and you
have in return seven tickets,
good for one plate of oysters
each.
at is the same everywhere.
The BARRIERS give you tickets
good for so many shaves, and
were there beggars in the street
| presume they would give you
tickets in change, good for so
much philanthropy. Dealers in
general give out their own bank
notes, or, as they are called here,
shin pIasteS, which are good for
one dollar and from that down
to two and half cents, all of
which are redeemable only upon
a general return to cash pay
ments.
Hence arises another variety
of exchange in Wall street.
" Tom, do you want any avs
tiers for lunch today?
eyes
"'Then here's ticket, and
give me two shGUes in return.
Commenting on the reason for
the financial difficulties of those
days, Captain Marryat says: IF
any one will look back upon the
commercial history of these last
fifty years he will perceive that
the system of credit is always at
tended with a periodical bloa0
up; in England perhaps one in
twenty years; in Aemica once in
from seven to ten. This arises
from there being no safety valve
no check which can be put to
1T by mutual consent of all par
ties.
1.-The most prominent cause of
this convulsion has already been
laid before the English public,
but there is one-that of specu-
lating in land-which has not
been sufficiently dwelt upon,
nor has the Importance been
given to it which it deserves,
as, perhaps next to the losses oc-
casioned by the great fire, it led,
more than any other species of
Misrepresentation and overtrad-
ing, to the distress which has
ensued.
"Not but that the event must
have taken place in the usual
course of things. Cash pay
ments produce sure but small re-
turns, but no commerce can be
carried on by this means on any
extended scale. Credit, as long
as it is good, is so much extra
capital, In itself nominal and
nonresident, but producing real
returns"
In spite of the example of dis
aster incident to the use of cred
it, Captain Marryat does not,
on that account, go to the eX-
IRENE of condemnlng the system.
"The facility of credit" ne ex-
plains, enables those who OBJ
tain it to embark in other specu-
lations, foreign to their business,
for credit thus becomes extra
capital, which they do not know
how to employ. Such has bene
the case in the present instance,
but this is no reason for the
credit system not being contin-
ued. These occasional eXplo-
sions act as warnings, and, for
the time, people are more eau
tious; they stop for a while to
repair damages and recover
from their CONSERVATION, and
when they go ahead again it is
not quite so fast.
"The loss is severely felt, be-
cause people are not prepared to
meet it, but if all the profits of
the years of healthy credit were
) added up and the balance struck
between that and the loss at the
! , g, !; ];
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-07-01
w. r. DAVE,
Secretary of State.


W
Joint Resolution amending Section 3
Article q of the Constitution of |
the State of Texas, increasing the |
amount of tax that may be voted |
on school districts, and providing |
for majority vote of the property |
taxpaying voters of such district to |
vote such tax.
Section l. Be it resolved by the |
Legislature of the State of Texas:
That Section 8 of Article z, of the |
Constitution of the State of Texas
be so amended as to hereafter read |
as follows: ~
Section g. One-fourth of the reve-
nue. derived from the State occupation
taxes and poll tax of 81 on every
male inhabitant xnbis State between
the ages of 81 an1y60 years shall bel
set apart annually for the benefit of
the public free schools, and in addi-
ton thereto there shall be levied and
collected an annual ad valorem State
tax of such an amount, not to exceed
20 cents on the 500 valuation, as,
with the available school fund aris-
ing from all other sources, will be
sufficient to maintain and support
the public free schools of this State
for a period of not less than six
months in each year, and the Legis
lature may also provide for the for
nation of school districts within all
or any of the counties of this State
by general or special law, without the
local notice required in other cases of
special legislation, and may author
ize an additional ad valorem tax to be
| levied and collected within such
school districts for the further main
| tenance of public free schools and
| the erection and equipment of school
buildings therein; provided that ma
| jority of the qualified property tax
| paying voters of the district, voting
at an election to be held for that
purpose, shall vote such tax not to
exceed in any one year SO cents on
the 500 valuation of the property
subject to taxation in such district,
but the limitation upon the amount
| of district tax herein authorized shall
not apply to incorporated cities or
towns constituting separate and in
dependent school districts.
Sec. 2. The Governor of the State
of Texas shall be, and is hereby, di
rected to issue the necessary procla-
nation for the submission of this
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State of Texas at the next gen.
eral election, or at special election
called by the Governor, and the sum
of four thousand ($4,000) dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated out of any
money not otherwise appropriated to
defray the expenses of publication
of such proclamation. At such cleo
ton the qualified electors voting and
favoring said amendments shall have
,lwritten or printed on the battlot as
Sllows: "For amendment to Section
'Aicle Z, of the Constitution of the
ID8ating to public free schools, !"
Il p & & ,2,sanI< nbtQ said amendment
: H f. s 3. | AIcle Z, of the
y, relating to
\. h r Mate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Earlham College Wednesday in it's
iemi-centennial exercises, conferred the
degree of bachelor of science on Wilbur
md Orville Wright, who received their
9arly education there.
Former Vice President Charles w.
Fairbanks was deliberately entertained
by the governor Of kioto while Ell.
route to Kobe He will sail Thursda,
for Korea.
A class of III received the bachelors
legree at the 12nd annual Commence
nent of Mt. Holyoke College Wcdnes
lay. while four received the master':-
iegrec. President Woolley announced
that friend of the college had given
100000 toward the new music building.
which has been erected. but had not
yet been fully paid for.
Forty thousand dollars is missing from
Jefferson Bank. small private institu-
ton in New York City, whose teller, Paul
EEdemann, disappeared several days ago.
Endmann was arrested in Brooklyn
Wednesday and was arraigned in police
court on charge of larceny. He was
held in $4,000 for examination Friday.
Believing it inadvisable for the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad to
assume control of trolley lines at this
time, the Massachusetts legislative com
mittees of railroads and street railways.
sitting jointly. reported reference to the
next General Court on the petition to per-
nit the New Haven road to own stock
in the Berkshire Street Railway Three
members of the committee dissented from
the report. Action by the committees on
the so-called Berkshire bill was delayed
pending the settlement of the fate of the
holding company bill. If the report made
Wednesday is accepted it Is expected that
the Legislature will be prorogued on Sat
urday.
Morgan, Harjes & Co. of Paris deny
emphatically that the project to list
the common shares OF the United States
Steel Corporation on the Paris BOurse
has fallen through. The firm Wednes-
day issued the following statement:
1.-THE reports published in the morning
papers of Paris relative to the legal
and technical difficulties in the way Of
the accomplishment of this project are
erroneous. The delicate negotiations
which the new special features Of the
operation involve, although of necessity
slow, are proceeding as satisfactorily
as could be expected under the cir
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
A SPLENDID SHOWING
Made by American Horses at lntcrna
tional Horse Show, London.

Tendon. June 16.-The predomnance of
American and British horses in the In
ternational Horse show which came to a
close yesterday. was very evident
throughout the 10 days of judging at
Olympia. and it has been further empha-
sized by the complete prize lists that
now are available. AS was inevitable in
view Of the fact that the show was held
in this country, British owners headed
the list of prize winners in point of num-
bers but a comparison of the number of
winners to entries gives the Americans
by far the best average In the cham
p,cnshiD list. the chief goal of all ex-
hibitors America showed a still better
average, taking eight cups against Great
Britain's II out of a total of u OF the
two remaining one went to Canada and
the other to France. A summary of the
awards follows:
Great Britain. 50 firsts. "a seconds. 81
thirds. SO fourths. so ffths. II sixths. 4s
reserves and 81 commended: America, "a
firsts. "A seconds. % thirds. % fourths. Is
hfths. sixths. IS reserves and II COM
meEded; Italy firsts. 5 seconds. . thirds,
! sixth. 1 reserve and commended: Bel
GUM. first. seconds. third. 1 fourth,
| fifth. reserves and commended: Can
ada. l first. , seconds. , fourths and , re-
serves: Argentina. 1 first. . seconds. 1
third. l fifth and commended Norway.
l fifth and , commended Holland. third
and 1 fifth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
AMERICAN DOMINATION
Will Not Be Tolerated by Canadian
Coal Trade Managers.

Sydney, N. S., June 16.--In an inter-
Dominion Coal Co., who is visiting
Cape Breton, discussing the labor sit
uation expressed his pleasure at the
visit of President Lewis of the United
Mine Workers OF America and that a
man Of his experience had been sent so
the people were against domination by
American organizations. The only OBJ
ject l can see is that the Americans
are attempting to capture the Cana
dian coal trade.
II may say that the Coal Company d.
rcctors have given their most earnest
consideration to the question of recOgni
ton of the mine workers and have made
the most searching inquiries into the con-
diticns ruling in the United States and
their unanimous conclusion is that they
will stand by this resolution that they
will not be controlled by an American
union which controls the soft coal trade
of the United States. Consequently it
might have led to a misunderstanding of
our position had any of our officials met
Mr.. Lewis. and it is much better that we
should now state publicly our views on
the situation so that there can be no
manner of doubt as to how the Dominion
Coal Co. stands on the question of the
recognition of a union that controls the
trade of our opponents in the United
States"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
New Orleans Times Democrat Says
Outbreak is Imminent in Honduras.

New Orleans, June 16.-The Times
Democrat today says: Events are
marching on toward revolution in Hon
duras, according to dispatches received
yesterday by the local business houses
engaged in Central American trade.
The country faces a most dangerous
crisis, probably the most serious since
the fall of General Manuel Bonilla in
1906. The dispatches say that Laceiha
and the northern coast provinces of the
unsettled country are in open revolt
and have sent emissaries to New Or
leans to persuade Bonilla to return and
take possession of the government.
President Davila has appealed to the
state department of the United States
and The United States gunboat Padu-
cab is parolling Ceiba harbor to pre-
vent sanguinary outbreaks.
General Bonilla is in New Orleans
and ii was stated yesterday that he
had secured his passage to Belize, Hon.
duras. for next Thursday, on the
steamer M. r. lingo, as had also Fauste
Davila, a step-brother of President
Davila. They stoutly deny, however,
that there is anything significant in
their departure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
New v Haven Road May
BaIk Holding Co, Plan.
Acceptance Of Governor ORA
per's Plan In Doubt.
Company Not Anxious 10 Take Con.
troll Of the Boston Z Maine.

New Haven Conn.,, June 16.-Inquiry
in New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad circles mere shows that the
acceptance by the company OF the bill
passed by the Massachusetts Legisla
ture for control of the Boston Il Maine
through holding company is involved
in considerable doubt. From the
railroad viewpoint the Massachusetts
bill Is believed to be a starting point,
rather than determinative, and it's ac-
Ceptance by the New Haven corpora
tion will depend somewhat upon new
conditions and possibly upon future
changes in the bill Another point
which is evidently shaping the posi-
ton of the company is the fact that
the financing of the proposed holding
corporation and afterward the i'm
prOvement of the Boston & Maine prop
erty would involve considerable eX-
penditure of money at a time when the
New Haven Co. is hardly earning it's
dividends.
In the present situation, the COM
pAny Is absolutely relieved from fin
ancial responsibility in the matter of
Boston & Maine. The moral effect,
however, in Massachusetts of the pass
age of the bill and the spirit of the
compromise is regarded as very favor
able to the company's interests. 1t is
stated positively that the action Of the
Massachusetts Legislature will have no
effect upon the so-called Billiard Co
bill now before the Connecticut Lcgis
1ature, which it is expected will pass
and then he made the basis Of any
future negotiations for the sale of the
Boston e Maine shares to the proposed
Massachusetts corporation. The Mas
sachusetts bill is not regarded as hav
ing any direct bearing upon the Massa-
chusetts trolley situation. nor on the
government suit against the New Hav-
en- Co, though upon the latter it may
possibly have some moral effect. This
attitude of the New Haven Co. pro-
duces some surprise here, as 1t was
supposed that the corporation was de
firitcly an asserting party to the
Massachusetts bill, as the measure was
drawn up after conference of Governor
Draper with President Mellen and 9TH
er New England railroad officials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
BUNKER HILL DAY
Will Be Celebrated With the Proper
Spirit Today in Charlestown.

Boston. June 16.-Although hundreds
of police officers were sent over to
Charlestown tonight to prevent dis
turbances of the peace before 4 A. NJ.
they were unable to suppress entirely
the holiday spirit which always pre-
Cedes the approach of the anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill Uune II,
1850. Thousands of young folks and
many who have reached mature years
crossed the Charlestown bridges to-
night and helped the residents of that
historic section Of the city of Boston
to warm up for the more elaborate
celebration of tomorrow.
Police Commissioner Stephen
OMeara and Superintendent william
II. Pierce has issued ironclad orders to
permit no discharging Of firecrackers
firearms or the blowing of horns until
4 O'Clock in the morning. and to en-
force the edict numerous battalions of
patrclmen marshalled along the main
thorougnfares of the celebration"
zone.
notwithstanding the police precau
tons, however, there were occasional
infractions and arrests in consequence.
The formal celebration of the ami
versary was opened by King Solomon
Lodge of Masons. which held memorial
exercises about the tall stone shaft
which stands on the summit of Bunker
Hill. The Catholic Literary Union fur
nished patriotic program at the
Waverly House. and in addition to
band concerts. the Charlestown Clubs
and other social organizations kept
open house.
An accidental explosion of fireworks
intended for the Bunker Hill day celc
bration occurred early this morning.
i'll the store of Alice Welch on Bunker
Hill street in Charlestown and sever
al persons had narrow escape from
Injury. The police rescued three wo-
men from the upper floor of the build
ing and rescued Miss Welch and her
sister from the store. The property
damage was only $2500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
MORSE is FREE.
Continued from Page One.)

record and the number and intricacy of
the questions presented in this appeal
the proper consideration of which will
require extended examination, we or
der ard direct that tine defendant be
released upon bail until the second
Monday in October upon filing bail
boEd in the sum of s125.OOO, executed by
responsible persons who shall state
that they have not received and will
not receive indemnity. the bond. to be
conditioned that the defendant shall
not leave the United States"
Morse was convicted of having mis-
appropriated the funds of his former
chief hank, the National Bank of North
America. in financial operations which
led to his being thrown into bank
ruptcy Carlv in 1908. He was sentenced
to II years in the Federal prison in
Atlanta. Ga. Since this conviction. he
has been in the Tomhs. Efforts to
have him admitted to bail have been
going on for seven months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17

The parents of Miss Mae Devne. who
was married to Bernard L. Tarbox in
Woonsocket. r. l.. have given out a let
Ter from the young woman, dated June
:. the day she was married According to
the letter it appears that Miss Devine
was IN Ignorance of the fact that Tar
box was already married. as she gave as
reason for the elopement alleged oppo-
sition by relatives of the groom William
j. Devine, father of the young woman
and his counsel. 4 rancis NJ Carroll, went
to Woonsocket Tuesday and applied for
a warrant for the arrest of Tarbox on the
charge of bigamy. They presented a GER
tilted copy of the certificates of marriage
between Tarbox and Miss Florence p.
Hathews at Bath. Me, dated Nov %,
1905. The penalty in Rhode Island for
bisamy is from one to five years in state
prison and fine of not more than $1,000.
Boston Herald
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17

Mrs. E. J. MaXcy entertained few
of hen friends Tuesday evening at her
home on Central street, the event be-
ing the celebration of her saith birthday.
Among the guests present We're her
sister, Mrs. J. X. Foye; her two sons.
]. S. and w. E. Maxcy and their
wives: her granddaughter, Miss Mary
Maxcy. and Miss Abbie e. BRIGHAM.
Mrs. Maxcy was in her usual good
spirits and enjoyed the occasion as
thoroughly as any of her guests. Dam
ty refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served. In the morning she re-
ceived letters from three of her sons.
who are living in the West.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
German and Russian Rulers
To Greet Each Other.
Meeting 10 Occur Near Scene
OF That Of 1906.
Various Questions Of Mutual In.
teYest Will Be Discussed.

st. Petersburg, June 16.-Premier
Stolypin, Foreign Minister Iswolsky.
Count Won Pourtales, the German am
bassaior, and the German military and
naval attaches. left here today on
board the Russian Imperial yacht Po-
lar Star to Join Emperor Nicholas in
Pitkipas bay, where the meeting be-
tween Emperor Nicholas and Emperor
William of Germany will occur tomor-
row. Emperor William already Is on
his way to the rendezvous.
Pitkipas is q small retired bay on the
south coast of Finland. about GO miles
from st. Petersburg. 1t has been chos-
Ell by Emperor Nicholas as his summer
yachting headquarters on account OF
it's climate, natural beauties and seclu-
sion, a few Finnish villagers being the
only inhabitants of the region. f'he
meeting of the two EmperOrs in 1906
occurred in this same vicinity. All the
conferences and festivities will be
held on board the yachts STANDARD and
Hohcnzollern, the former with the
Russian Emperor and the latter with
the German Emperor on board
AS already announced the import
ance Of the visit lies in the manifesto
ton that the friendly relations between
the two empires have not suffered by
the recent friction over the Balkan sit
uation. No change in the grouping OF
the powers or general lines of policy Is
contemplated and it may be stated that
the widely heralded menace of war,
with which Germany ended the Balkan
crisis really consisted in mediation. un-
dertaken at the initiative of Russia. to
prevent an Austro- Servian conflict.
1t is expected that the conversations
between the two Monarchs and their
ministers will touch upon number
of questions in which Russia and Ger
many are jointly interested. notably
the Polish problem and the ultimate
policy with regard to the Balkans and
Turkey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
A NOVEL DEFENCE.
Stole War Munitions in the Interest
OF Peace and the Federal Law.

New York. June ia New York
court began inquiry today in a coup
d'etat whereby $1,000 worth of fire
arms and ammunition purchased in
New York City for the alleged pur-
pose of upsetting the peace of Central
America was transferred between this
city and their tropical destination into
1000 cases Of harmless pine shavings
and sawdust. The defendant is James
d. Hallen. charged with grand larceny
because of the disappearance of the
munitions of war. which is as set forth
he contracted with an agent of the
Nicaraguan government in 1906 to de-
liver at their destination. He admits
that he shipped shavings and sawdust
IN place Of rifles and powder, but de.