Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 52, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 6, 1895 Page: 6 of 8
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The Gazette
rablliliAcl V.wttr Thunday bj
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C W. WARD
Editor and Publish-
SU13KCR11T10K KATES.
One Year postpaid i 1 04
Entered at tho Kliluer Tor. Postofflce i
i- itvs uiattftr.
ALU OVER THE STATU.
iBtfirmtln? Cullltiji on Varlom Subject
Tnkea from thn Dally l'rest.
A man who recently arrived ut
(.'rockutt from tho Nochos rlvor twen-
ty ITvo miles oust of thcro tell:) t
horrible story lie says two younjj
wmto men mimes unknown accom-
panied In the mother of one of them
uamo from C'heiukco county on a tlsh-
in? expedition While tlahlnjj from a
canoe in the middle of the rler they
w re attacki-d by three alligators the
f anoe was broken up and tho young
men v.ero torn to pieces by tho brutes
lIic woman standing on the banii and
w.t'ioising the awful sight.
Tho Dallas commercial olnb declare
thut "ai1 cording to the ofllelal reports
cotton is tfhlpp''d from St. Louis to
N -v. York about 10UQ miles and
irom New York to Liverpool -'.SUU
null's rehanalod In Now York com-
pi i-is i hurgos included for $'i per
bait and from north To.as to dtil-v-ton
it costs :i to tfl per bale Tho
i net is that grain and cotton are
snipped from it. Louis to Liverpool
for 1U--3 than it costs us for transpor-
tation to Galveston on the same product-
'
In the county court of DoWitt
t ounty recently In a milt by a widow
iu!y to recover tho sum of sfflOJ llqul-
oaii'U Uamagt'9 from a etiloou keeper
iui allowing her miner child to re-
main in tnu saloon County Judgo Kd
Kui-nig held that tho part of section
' ui'iuit) 1'2'Jti of tho civil statutes
tii.it ius tho amount of damages
wh unconstitutional and sustained
ut iiuirri-a to that ellcct. The plaln-
i. y:ac notu'o of appeal and it will
oe tt it- d in the higher courts.
l'ue cQinmls'iionfirs1 court of Kd
warns county hus tovoked a former
is-- H of so u jail bunds und mado a
new order for same amount to con-
form tochnifally to the point of deli-
cti ucy raised by tho attorney general.
Ti e treasurer's report shows a cash
oatance of bomnHUOO County script
was. redeemed tj tno amount of fciyuu
This action of tho court assures u
upteuy approval of tho bonds und Im-
mediate work thereafter on tho now
jiui.
It is stated on high authority at
tViai.n that lion. John II. Keaguu
wiu soon t-OBign from the railroad
commission. This statement has bet
the tongues of tho politicians to wag
ging and tho prediction Is freely
made that ho will enter tho Hold
against all comers early in next year
Of course this is merely a speculation
ho far as tho moth as prompting Judge
Ucagan to take this step are con
cerned.
The state department of education
ha. on an appeal from Victoria
county rulod that nuns cannot teach
In tho public schools of 'J ox as und
thut everything of a soctarlan uaturo
must be absolutely eliminated from
the public schools. Catholic nuns
have baen conducting free schools in
bouthwest Texas and this decision
puts an end to it.
J. II Uadberry and H. C Kmcrson
who claim llockwall a-j their home
weio arrested recently at Terrell
charged with passing counterfeit
mouoy. When arrested nlno fl
counterfeit plocos were recovered
from the person of one of them and
six .fl pieces and two 2o-cent pieces
from the other. They were taken to
Dallas.
Tho meeting of tho trustees of tho
Tort Worth university recently re-
sulted In a decision to double the ca-
pacity of tho medical department of
the institution and also to erect some
additional und much needed buildings.
Hev. Dr. V A. Quaylo of Kansas
City concluded tho commencement
exercises with an eloquont address.
At San Antonio recontly an un-
identified American about 35 years
old. and In tho last stages of consump
tlon entered a pawnshop and asked
to bo shown a pistol. Upon getting
the loaded weapon ho deliberately
placed the muzzle to hla forehoad and
tired a bullet through his bralu. Ho
was destitute.
At Center Point Korr county a few
days since tho most terrific storm of
hall wind and rain known In twonty-
tive years fell. Crops In tho path of
the atorm wero utterly ruined. Tho
hail was followed by a very haavy
rain ralslnir the Guadalupe river
twenty-two Ceot.
Mr. Joseph Senior ono of Victo
rla county's oldest und most rc-
spocted German citizens dropped
doad of heart disease at his home re-
cently just after returning from his
day's work In tho field.
Torty cak loads of gravel havo been
'eceived ut Greenville shipped from
Arkansas over tho Cotton Holt to bo
used In graveling drives and walks in
tho grounds of tho Cotton-llclt Mid
land union depot.
At Havana Hidalgo county dreg
3rio Chapa a prominent young ranch-
nan committed sulcldo by shooting
llmsclf in the forehead ono morning
recently. Mckness and trouble wcru
ibo cause.
At Copovllle. Collin county re-
:ently burglars pried open the back
door to J. I). Jones &. Sons store and
carried off about WO worth of pocket-
niivcs and silk handkerchiefs.
Near Goodrich Polk county re-
:cntly two meteors collided making
i great report and shaking tho sur
-oundlng country.
Hon. Lvun Jones president of tho
Uato Alliance Is lecturing and or
ranlinrj now Alliances In Kills und
filll counties.
Two convicts recently overpowered
;heir guard In Hopkins county and
made their escape but wero soon
:apturcd.
No country under tho Biin Is hotter
adapted to tho growth of tho liner
grades of tobacco than is southwest
loxas.
Any erring girl can find a homo by
joitig to the Dallas lloscuo homo 300
loabody avenue. Chosnut Hill Dallas.
Mo3o Dawson recently shot and
tilled Muck 1'urrls at Waxahuchic
urrondered himself and went to jail.
Thcro is talk of putting up a tele
phone line from Bryan lltazos county
o Mudibonvlltc Madison county.
A fow days since Casey llros. shipped
teven carloads of cornfed beeves to
Kansas City Mo. from Hillsboro.
Tho elocttio light and gas men of
tho stato consumatod a stuto organl-
Mtlon at Houston the other day
r. V. Derow u .Medina county
farmer claims that his Irish potato
rop will net him $100 per acre.
Tho btato executive committee of
the People's party mot at ' r'ort
Worth on tho 1'Sth.
A guat of wind overturned a church
ulldiug at Kl Camno Wharton
jounty recently.
DonUon Is improving tho main
thoroughfare Main street is being
macadamized.
Uurglars havo boon giving tholr at-
tention of lute to residences at Knnls
Kills county.
Work on tho oil mill at McGregor
McLennan county is progressing sat-
isfactorily. Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease of Kansas is
coming to Texas to mako 'some
speeches. -''
Plenty of rain in Webb Kails La-
vaca Washington und Guadalupe
counties.
In many portions of Texas hogs
get fat enough fur tho smokohousn on
acorns.
J. A. Ocheltreo dealer In hardware
at Wcathorford has filed a de6d of
trust.
The Fifth National bank of San An-
tonio has gone into voluntary liquida
tion.
Very destructive rains at Victoria
Now liraunsfols Kockdalo and Pales
tine.
1'ort Worth is atraln disturbed by
the noiseless movements of tho burglar.
Wncoans are already talking about
a monster Fourth of July celebration.
Local optloulsts are petitioning for
an election in Anderson county.
Local option Is now in force in one-
fourth of tho area of tho eta to.
A "WOMAN DROWNED
WHILE HUNDnBDS LOOK ON
NEQLICENTLY.
A atnnliio or Frei'i'Otl. Iltlnol. Coinmlll
hulcldo by llurtilnc ller.clf to a Crl.J"
liiilinwny lltir.v l.cnpn Down a I'rcc-
Iplrc aatl Kill. Three l'eooie.
Atlantic Citv Jf. !.! 11110 St. The
llrs-t ili-owuimr nccklcntoiitho ljnllilii;'
"rounds for over n cnr occurred yc-
tenlny nfturnoou nt Iho loot of lllluola
avenue. Cbnrles II. Tlionipsou of
Clovelnud O. mill Jliss .Icmilo Groclo
of lMiilnleliihla wero li!itlilug; lieu tho
latter was ilrowueil. Tlionipsoii took
thcjouiig ivomau a ilnugcrous ills-
tauco out front tlie shore to give her
swimming lessons. They were caught
in a whirlpool near the boat jetty ami
hccomlug separated cried for help.
Thcro were scores of hathcrs on tho
ground but not ono started to tho
rescue and with n despairing cry the
gill sunk beneath the waCf while
several thousand peoplo stood on the
board walk and beach and looked on.
Kolcrt llrady a brother of Hath
llouso Keeper John llrady beard the
woman's last shriek and throwing off
his coat dashed to Thompson's assist-
ance reaching him as lie was sinking
for tho last time. The girl's body has
not been recovered.
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The. Cnlhiia IVicea.
Xi:w Voiik June 1. A special to
the World from tho City ol Mexico
sa8: Tho Colima eucountcied heavy
wcalthcr nil along the Jlexicau roast.
Great difficulty was encountered In
keeping olt'tbo rocks nt Isabella Is
land and i'eidra dc Mar. The pas
sengers ware in a constant reign of
terror which was augtimenteU when
having put oil' from San Illasa woman
passenger irom sail r rancn-co ueeaiue
crazed with tear and spent Iho entire
night on deck enlreatiug the officers
to put bulk ami praying lieaveu fur
dellverence. When the. ves-el struck
the pilots under direction of tho offi-
cers wero slccring straight toward
tho snow-capped summit of thevolcano
of Colima. Tho passcuers ruMic-d
from tholr berths to tho deck tci earn-
ing and praying as the ship beat her-
self to pieces. One woman named
ilrashley the onl) person who exhib-
ited composure passed among the
frenzied thioug oxhoniug them to
reason ilauvi despairing of secur
ing places In the boats. -lezed the life
buoys and east themselves- into tho
sea. Tim first boat to bo lowered with
its heavy burden of humanity succeed-
ed in clearing the ship's side but was
engulfed tK'o minutes latei. Of the
occupants of this boat only one a
sailor escaped. As the last boat was
lowered the Colima capsized. A con-
ductor who came in sajs that lll'tceu
Americans wero rescued. Tho peo-
ple of 3Iau?auillo are paule stricken.
Tho bodies drowned are being washed
ashore there in scores. Funeral ser-
vices will bo held nt ouco and as tho
digging of separate giaves is impossi-
ble tho unclaimed dead will bo burled
In long trenches. Tho jefo politico of
.Manimlllo has summoned nil the
mounted rural forces in tho district to
Mauzanlllo and soldiers havo been
placed on guard to prevent robbery of
the dead and to dig the trenches.
Several bodies havo bicn found a short
distance from ehoie stripped of all
valuables and dotuiug. Severe pun-
ishmcut will be given any offenders
wno may bo discovered at this work.
PartB of the wrecked ship havo reached
tho shore.
Toxas now has about 0000 miles ol
railroad and Is still building.
Mad dogs aro reported troublcsomo
near Ladonla l'annln county.
Crops in Lamar Uod Itlver Fan-
nin and Deltu aro promising.
A lodgo of colored Masons has just
been organized at Denison.
A luminous meteor wa9 seen re
cently In southwest Toxas.
Corn and cotton are fine at Gal-
Unas Atascosa county.
Throe divorce suits filed in odo day
at (Jreonvlllo recently.
Plenty of rain In Hays county and
tho farmers rojolco.
La Grange Is a pretty little city and
is growing rapidly.
Crop prospects aro flattering In
Smith county.
Smith county votes on local option
June 11.
An abundance of rain In Kendall
county.
Crockett is tp be lighted by elec-
tricity. Ten now sub-alliances In Hell county-
Comancho has an ico storage house.
Uooltdule Is improving very rapidly
Corn Is In lassie in Comal county
Greenville is steadily Improving.
Splendid rain in Wilson county.
Good rain la Uvalde county.
IMnnluf-'x Hulfhlft.
Kij-swoktii Kan. June :i Mrs
William lrvlug of Freeporl III who
lor several months lias been Jiving
with her lather a prominent citizen
named Leavctt committed suicide last
night in a shocking manner. She was
iusano and had been carefully watched
but during tho evening she eluded the
vlgllauco of her watchers and stole
Into the cellar. Thero sho saturated
with gasoline aud applied a match.
When found shy was burned to a crisp.
connected la New York nud St. Louis
jumped into the river from the Anchor
Line company wiiart at the foot ot
Lnlon street aud was drowned. II-
Hams was tho brother-in-law of T. F
Willis of St. Louis n banker nud
director of the Anchor Line. Wil
liams through tho inlllicnco of his
brother-in-law was put upon tho
steamer City of lllckmau which left
St. Louis as clerk. From tho begin-
ning of the trip he wos very nielon-
rholv aud by the time Cairo was
K ached he had developed pronouueed
svmntoms of Insanity lie becamo so
violent that tho captain locked him in
his stateroom. Ills hallucination was
that n mob was after lilin. It was
said that Williams was implicated in
tho murder ot.a mau named Lauguon
nt Dallas Texas but was provcu to be
innocent. Ho mnuo his cscapo irom
tho City ot Hickman when tho boat
readied Memphis. Itcturaing to tho
wharf yesterday altcruoon his notions
aroused suspicion nud threo negroes
wero sent to wntch him but hu got
away aud plunged into the water Tho
ncfe'roes followed in a skiff aud twice
hod hold ot his arm. Kach linio lie
wrenched it out of their grasp aud
!!uall sauk to the bottom. Ills body
had liot been recovered nt n late hour
last night. Williams' parents live iu
New York where his father Is en-
gaged In the life Insurance business.
A llllhltl'H HlliUlen Ie4th.
iNMAXAroi.is I ud. May 31. Louis
Sberesfsky Jewish rabbi in charge of
tho Shnrah Tctills was stricken with
death just after liulshlug his sermon
aud id's wlfo becamo a raving mnulao
The rnbbl had complained of not bo
lug well belorc he entered the pulpit
nud the weather was intensely hot
which added to his indisposition. Ho
labored hard hi his sermon hesitating
iu his speech painfully and occaslon-
allv stopping altogether no then
sank to a chair completely exhausted.
Alter dilnkiug a little water ho
started to walk home readied his
homo and died iu a tew luiuutes. Ills
wife during the church sen ice was
miul-teriug to tho needs ot sick peo
aud did not get to church. Just as
she was entered her door a neighbor
told her the terrible news. With a
cry she rushed into the house and
threw herselt upon her hushaud. In
endeariug terms she pleaded with him
to speni; to her torn the clothing from
his body raised Ids eyelids aud dinted
lils hands and then ensued a terrible
steuc; sho completely lost her reason
and became a raving maniac broke
tho chair? demolished a lot of filml-
and smashed the dishes. All tho
women were frightened and ran from
the house. It took several men to
overpower tho uufortiinato woman
aud remove her to a bospltnl.
1'aclfln Mall hteuiuer HunU.
SAN I'kancisco Cal.r May 80. A
meager and unsatisfactory advice was
received hero yesterday regarding tho
fouuderlug of tho TacUlc Mall steamer
Colima at Mnuzauillo night beforo
last. Tho officials of the l'acillo Mail
persist iu the statemeut that they
havo no information of the wreck of
the steamer. Several dispatches havo
been received by the merchants'
change nud by privnto shipping linns
all coullrming the tale of thu oecnu
tragedy aud varying only In tho
mluulcn.ess of the information cou
veved. Captain Pitts- of the steamer
ban Junn telegraphed yesterday morn-
ing that ho picked up n boat contain-
ing nineteen persons fourteen ot
whom were passengers aud live mem-
bers of tho crew ot the Colima. Tho
rescued boatload were taken to Mnu-
zauillo aud tho steamer San Juan put
out again in search of tho other boats
Irom the Colima.
UntMIf tn til. Docs.
An unusual line ot buslnass fur-
nishes a living for a man iu Wash-
ington. Ho owns a lurgo mimboi' of
bulldogs which ho rents to tho own-
ors of houses who go away in tho
summer. Lach dog Is chained In tho
back yard and intruders aro glvon a
very cordial reception. Tho dogs
aro olTocthe guardians of tho prem-
ises Intrusted to tholr care Tho
rent of tho dog Is but t;J a month and
tho owner who is known as Hulldog
llouglass goes the rounds each day
and feeds tho animal. Up to tho
present tlmo no better way of pro-
tecting property In.tho absence of'tho
owner has been discovered. Private
and special policemen cut no (Iguro
In tho city whoro politicians itvo.
loo Much .hep.
Investigation has resulted In show-
ing that California is being flooded
with cheap Japanese labor evory
steamer from tho Orient Honolulu
and Victoria bringing them In largo
numbers in violation of tho t'nited
btatos contract labor laws. Within
tho past year about 10000 Japanese
have found employment on farms and
in vincyurds and whlto farm hands
aro idle by tho thousands. Jupan Is
on tojj now and Japs aro mado he-
rocs of and potted. Chinamen havo
been despised und assaulted in Cali-
fornia 'lhcy naturally want to bo
Japs and keep on with cheap labor.
He Lacked Ihe Neive
Urnn receipt of our address we n 111 inilll froo
a pnclctcpo el ucuintfuiWillciNtrtuCHlcratisparent
cards plcturlnc! and explaining just luiw und
why men Jrenucnlly suffer from nervous trou-
bles tbut prevent lliclr dolnic tho Itltilli tiuno
at the ICICJHTTIMB Kdltlon limited Address
menllonluc tbls rBler. Sterling Uomcdy Co
New ork Cltl or chlcuno.
Olfl !!r.
Several Kgyptlan harps have boon
reccored from tombs. In somo tho
strings aro intact and give forth dis-
tinct sounds after a silenco ot 3000
years.
-eel Tsoiimuii...
In somo parts of Japan at a wed-
ding the bride. u a sign of her sub-
jection kneels and washes tho feet
of tho brldegcoom alter ho has trod-
den upon raw eggs.
A Parsco sacred firo which Is burn-
ing In a temple at l.eigule is known
to have not been extinguished sinro
tho days of lluplboreth. who lived
twelvo centuries ago.
111
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The Cure3
Bv Hood's harsapalilla alu wonderful
but the explanation is simple. Hood'a
cursJimwiiu 'Mine.-
vitalizes unilenrichei
Iho blood and dis-
ease cannot resist its
powerful curut'ivo
powers. Head tills 1
My girl had hip dis-
ease when five jcars
old. She was con-
fined to her bed and
for six or seven weeks
tho doctor applied weights to the af-
fected limb. When she got up she
was unable to walk had lost all her
strength aud day by clay tho becamo
thinner. I road of a cure of a similar
case by Hood's Sarsaparltln. und decided
to give It to Lillian. When sho hud
taken ono bottle- It had effected so much
good that I kept on giving It to her
until she had taken three bottles. Her
appetite was then excellent and she
was well and strong. She bus. not used
crutches for eight montlis and walks to
school every uay. i cannot cay iuu
much for
Hood's Sarsapariila
It Is iv splendid medidno and I would
recommend it to any one." Mrs. G. A.
LfAKUSK. uruvjuc vaiiiui"-.
Threo Were Killed.
Hin.MixuiiAM Ala. Juno S. Will-
iam C. Cowart a residence of Law-
reuco county was returning irom
church yesterday when the iiorso at-
tached to his carriage ran away while
going nlong a road ou the mountain
side nun. leaped lllty leet down
prsclplce Cowart ond his sou Johu
aged l'J wero lnstautiy Killed cow
crt's little daughter was fatally hurt
ami died fn n lew hours.
A Heapem-lt )sro Killed.
MiaiiiKitsox Ivy. May ill. .John
Swuuagau colored was killed yester-
day wlillo attempting to break jell.
A conspiracy to escape had been found
to exist between several of tho prison-
ers aud when thoy attempted to ac
complish it it resulted iu the death ot
tho leader. Swanngan was a power
ful lellow and before he was subdued
he whipped Jailer Kohl Deputy Jailer
hitehead ana three negro trusties.
Durlug the tight Whitehead received
a bite ou the arm which may prove
very serious. Ono ot the negro
trustees was also badly bitten. The
negro fought for his liberty uutll
dubbed to death by tho jail olllclols.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
exonerating Jailer Kohl and his assistants.
Hood's. Pills "iw."!! ji ujjMl. '-at
ASIC YOUR DRUQOIST POR
MPERIT
WW
IT IS
jSrTHE BEST
Wheat (Jrop llulnecl
IIiiNsnssuY Ok. May ill. Hot
winds and severo sandstorms the past
flirco days havo nearly destroyed tho
cliaiicos ot n fair oat crop in this vicin
ity. Wheat Is past ledeinptiou ; not
six busnels per acre will be realized
on the general average. Corn Is In
bettor condition ns most of it is late
being planted on ground where wheat
nan ueeu plowed up. uoourams irom
now on will insure a good crop.
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Jumped luto the litter
Mrainifs Tenu. May 80. F. Hay-
nioud Williams 24 years of age highly
'Nursing Mothers.Infants
JOHN CARLU & SONS New York
Another Kentueky l'eucl.
PiNiiViLLt: Ky. May 31. A battle
occiincd on Straight Creek ilfteeu
miles Irom here iu which LomrJohti
Hilton was killed and John lilcacher
aud Charles Johnson were badlv
wounded. Those on the other sldo
wero George Taylor Jim Taylor John
Arnctto aud n woman named Sarah
Griffith who cau haudlc a Winchester
viith tho best ol men. Tho Hilton
crowd was surrounded and fired upon
from ambush. They returned tho
lire nud somo ol tho Taylor crowd
wero wounded and carried to moun
tains. Tho battle grow out of n scries
of lawsuits and a controversy between
Johnson aud tho Taylors over tho
possession of some property.
i A SPEOIALTXS3S8S
flrlnrv lll.tlllll I'llKUN DormnnentiT
H cured In 14 toSS days. You can be troatod nt
:fl homo for euino price under mtnoffunrnu
3 ty. II you prefer to come hero wo wilicon-trncttonnTra1.ro&dfarcnndb'Cflltl.tannti
Bocbtnre.lf wo fall to cure. Itrou barolancn mer-
cury iodide put null und ailll bnve urlica und.
palDB.MiicoosViUtliolrinioiilh.NoroJIirnat.
I'iii.plflH Copper Colored Mnt J Irors on
any part of the Wly Hair or Kj ibrow fall In a
out l thla Secondary ilMMHJ 1'OIMJX
n&to cm.es and chullenne tho world fur A
cuHAvre cannot cure. Thla dheane hns always
baflleUthn aKUl of thomont eminent pliysl
citinn. tfl 00000 oup'tal behind our uncondL
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301 fllutonlo Temple CHICAGO ILL.
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