Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-08-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST
NEWS THAT is NEWS, WHEN 1T is
NEWS, FOR ALL.
DOINGS OF DAY AND WEEK
Happenings the Wide World over OF
Important Events Condensed to
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DOMESTIC.

As a result Oh cerebral hemOrrhage,
State Senator G. G. Stokes of the
Thirteenth District died In San Anto-
MO Friday. He was stricken at Aus
tin ten days ago and was rushed to
San Antonio for treatment. On reach
Ing there he was unconscious and re-
NAMED in that state until he died.
An arraignment OF President Thorn
as l.. Lewis, international organizer
and the executive board OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers, and complaint of
the disbursements of the funds, by
Frank Feehan, president of the Pitts
burg district, occupied most of Satur-
days session of the National Conven-
ton Of Mine Workers at Indianapolis.
Saturday thirty-seven members of
the Columbus, Ohio, police force fatty
refused to obey orders to serve as
guards on street cars. The other men
who finally accede to Mayor Marsh
all's demand and went on duty are
seriously disaffected. The mutineers
were not assigned to other duty and
Mayor Marshall said they would be
dismissed from the force.
Surprising even the success of the
pageant of last years cotton carni-
val, which was then pronounced one
Of the finest civic parades ever beheld
in the South, the civic parade Friday,
as 1t wound its way through avenues
filed with more than thirty thousand
people, was revelation of beauty and
structural detail to the citizens and
visitors of Galveston. About one hour
was consumed in passing given
point, and as creation after ceation
Of the brain and handiwork of man
came into view, the citizen felt justi-
fable pride in the pageant spread out
before the eyes Of his guests.
Lawyers expense accounts, running
as high az s2Nnn00 a SINGLE -fea.-al-
ready paid amounting to $750,000 and
contingent fees still pending that
would aggregate about $5,000,000 fig
ured in the investigation of the Indian
land affairs by the special committee
appointed by the house of representa-
tives at Sulphur, Oklahoma, Saturday.
Joseph Vending, who was returned
to Louisville Saturday after remark
able chase, to stand trial on the charge
of killing little Alma Kellner, is a pris-
oner of the commonwealth of Ken
lucky, for the jurisdiction of Chief Of
Detectives John p. Carney, who made
the long distance race for his prison
err, and Of the Louisville police, ceas-
ed when Jailer Phanzer received the
noted prisoner at the Jefferson Coun-
ty Jail.
With the selection of Denver for
the conclave of 1913 and the election
of officers, headed by William B. Me-
lish of Cincinnati as grand commander
the business of the thirty-first trien-
NAL conclave of the Knights Templar
was practically concluded at Chicago
Thursday. 1t required three ballots
to gain the coveted prize. First
Denver Ill, Los Angeles, LOG, New Or
leans 76. Some of the New Orleans
strength went to Denver on the sec
ond vote, which was Denver 1870, Los
Angeles 105, New Orleans As. On the
last ballot New Orleans withdrew in
favor OF the leader and the count
made Denver the winner, 100 to 100
for Los Angeles. -
Geenral Sebastian Salinas and DR..
Barrios, representatives at Washing
ton of the Madriz faction in Nicara-
qua, had an interview at the state de-
partment Saturday with Huntington
Wilson, acting secretary of state, and
presented formal representation,
which, If accepted, in their opinion
would bring about a settlement of the
troubles which have been seething in
the Central American republic
The fourth annual meeting of the
South Texas Gardeners commenced in
Brownsville Friday. Rev. ]. W. Row
land of the Methodist Church deliver
ed the invocation. Mayor Kowalski
followed with speech of welcome to
the gardeners. He spoke of the great
development of the valley brought
about by these thrifty gardeners. j.
II. Arbense of Sarita replied to the
mayors address, afteG which the pro.
gram was taken up.
The first bale of cotton to be raised
in Harris County was received in
Houston Wednesday, The bale weigh
ed SAG pounds and was raised by S.
D. Frazier at Alief and was classed
strictly middling.