Shiner Gazette from Shiner, Texas • Page 6

feJ ip proposition to creato a State guard of honor of the Confederate Veterans of tho Tlrst Texas Regiment Beaumont West of the West Lumber Company makes tho announcement that his company have secured the entire Btock and holdings of the Smith Lumber Company of McrryilIo The deal Involved 500000 and Included 149 000000 feet ot lumber Cleburne A meeting ot tho property owners on tho proposed route of the lnterurban line between Cleburne and Glen Rose lesults In enthusiastic offers ot support both In donations of work and money Tho project will bo placed on a working basis at an early date Athens Preparations are being made for ituo planting Jo a heavy cotton crop In Henderson County this season Tho disappearance ot tho boll weevil Is to a cortaln ox tent responsible for this move on tho part of the farmers who had practically raised no crop until last year owing to tho ravages or this Insect Lancaster Dlownlee a promlilOht and respected citizen of Lancaster dies from pneumonia The decedent waB GO years of age and had resided In the Iclnity for twentyolght years Kl Paso Owing to the rapid In crease bf business the Texas Pacific Railroad has found It necessary to put extra freight trains into operation In order to handlo the freight Cuero Tho Cuero Commercial Club holds a meeting for tho purpose of planning ways and means for tho securing of a Normal School for Cuero Arrangements are being made to put up a substantial bonus In nddltlon to furnishing a site for a school building Austin Thel American Book Co pays a flno of 15000 and costs and withdraws from tho State ot Texas Gahoston Tho Alamo Mallory lino steamer which was thought to iavo been wrecked during tho lato storm has arrled at Key West Btacketllle Tho stockmen of Kinney County aro preparing a petition urging the passage ot the scalp bounty law Tho petition will be placed in the hands of Senator Hudspeth El Pnso Heavy sand storm occurs in West Texas and considerable damage results to stock and property During tho high wind tho wagon storage house of Fassctt Kelly caught Are Tho building and contents were damaged to tho extent ot 8000 DOMESTIC Washington Tho Japanese question Is now the principal question before the administration and ne gotiations with Japan to restrict Japaneso Immigration are In dan ger owing to illodWsed utterances on tho part of prominent public men on tho Pacific CoaBt Birmingham Ala An explosion occurB in the Short Creek mine ot the Birmingham Coal Company which results In tho death of seventeen minors Hot Springs Art Secretary of State Ellhu Hoot takes a walk Into the rough country In the vlclnjty of Hot Springs and st for several bours tf ntM Tt liOenera News of flie Weei i A Brief Summary of Happenings in the State the Nation and the World STATE llouilon The citrus fruit Briers ot TotaB meet and pel feet an organization with A Smith of Beaumont as President Dallas Tho Court of Cilmlnal Appeals decides that bundny theatrical performances arc not In conflict with existing laws Jullns Promoter llougo Is convicted of fraudulent use of tho mails In tho United States court llougo Is tho promoter of a town called Irondalo In Anderson County and a railroad called tho Union Central Alpine A ricli find of both coal nndoll has bcenlmado on the Wedln ranch near Marathon Tho oil Is located on tho holdlhgB ot the Marathon Oil Development Company Austin At a meeting of thfl Live Stock Sanitary Commission II Wilson of Quanah chairman iakes tho announcement that ho is not a candidate for reappointment to that office Houston William Doherty traffic manager of tho St Louis Brownsville Railroad and Mrs Rob fft A Paltry are married Dallas Col It Daniel Btates that a petition will be presented to tho members of the Legislature ask ing a favorable decision on the Sacramento Oil Tho AntiAllen Bill Is rejected by tho California houso Tho reason glen for Its rejection Is that It would tend to drive foreign capital from tho State ami might nlso Jeopardise the present friendly relations with Japnn Washington Representative Mundcll ot Wyoming denounces tho Poiestry Bureau and calls it the most autocratic bureau of any Gov ernment outside of Russia Gutliilc Okla Hallock of Woodward County one of tho wealthiest men of tho btatc Is sentenced to pay a flno of 1000 and to seno six years In the penitentiary Tho chargo on which Mr Hallock was convicted was subor Inatlon of perjury In connection nlth the land fraud cases Tulsa Okla doldbearlng sand has been discovered in large quan titiesIn tho vicinity of Tulsa Experts state that the sand carries splendid values and that develop ment will pay PliiKiilx Ariz A bill providing for tho abolishment of the Arizona Ringers passes tho State Senate It is authoritatively stated that the Governor will veto tho bill Xnslnlllc Temi Governor Pat terson vetoes tho bill prohibiting the manufacture of liquor In Tcn nesseo The reasons given by the Governor for his action aro that the bill deprives the State of roy enuo without corresponding benefit and destrojs property of citizens without remuneration Washington President Rooso vclt Is In receipt of a letter from Mrs Elizabeth Rhodes who Btates that her daughter emphatically denies that President Roose velt struck her horso during the much tnlked of meeting In Washington Park last Thanksgiving day Washington Grant Schley in his testimony before the Senate committee gives details of tho in formation of a syndicate for the purpose ot controlling the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company and disclosed later negotiations for the sale of tho stock of that comppany to tho United States Steel and Iron corporation St Louis Mott attorney for tho Creek Nation states that there Is no truth In the report that William Hearst Is responsible for starting the land fraud suits Mr Mott docs not hcsltato to charge Governor Haskell with fraud In an open letter Washington Ono of the most remarkable operations of modern surgery Is successfully completed at the Georgetown University when tho knee cap of a dead man Is grafted to a living patient by the name of Georgo A Kelly The operation Is successful In every particular Pittsburg Many women are as saulted by Idle and vicious Negroes The City IS being heavily patrolled anil public sentiment Is aroused to such an extent that racial troubles are feared Indianapolis Tho convention ot tho United Mlno Wot Iters of America Is a scene of turmoil and confusion owingto tho bickerings of delegates and presiding officers iiaiiiATii rilduy Houso Inyltes Mr Bryan to speak Opposition develops to compulsory education and School for Incorrlglbles and measures aro posttponed at request of authors Iteprosentatlvo Bryno announces Governor told hlui ho would veto any bill providing for exemption of Railroad Commissioners exem ployes of railroads or newspapers from provisions ot antipass law Many minor measures passed Bill Introduced to create Jim Hogg County Senato heard speeches by Messrs Thomas Wclnert and Sturgeon on Submission Finally passed Senator Brians bill to creato Sixty eighth Judicial JJlstrlct Bailey controversy revived In Committee on Stato Affairs Saturday Houso passed finally Senato bill to create a new judicial district In tho Midland country Passed to bo engrossed Houso bills creating new Judicial district In Panhandle creating Criminal District Court for Harris County and reprganlzlng Galveston courts making burglary of resldenco at night a capital offense prohibiting blacklisting providing for codlflca1 tlon ot State laws Defeated Mr Worthams resolution for Joint committee to codify Insurnnce laws but same may bo revived Committees report favorably on bills to roqUlro Court of Criminal Apcpals to sit at Austin only and to establish two additional experiment stations and unfaorably upon bill to put husband nnd wife on tho same basis In divorce suits Senato was not In session Roosevelt Derided By CommitteeRoom Poet Sonnet Pinned on a Mirror llefcis to tho President ns a lecilsli Won Washington eb 2 The House committeeman Appropriations which has led in a fight against President Roosevelt is rejoicing at the approach of March 4 Pinned on a looking glass in the committee room near a cal endar consulted by membors of the committee today was the following sonnet expressing the feelings of tho committee The authorship of the sonnet is unknown the writer carefully hid ing his identity Look In tho glass and ere you turn away 1 Consult this number hero from day to day It shows In faBhlon brief nnd man ner curti Tho leaden paislng of these days that hurt1 It says each mom as writ In red or blue i Youll Boon be through with him nnd he with you And though tho minutes seem llko dragging days Each nears oh sweetest thought tho parting ways When wo Will speed him from the haunts ot men With Heaven bless you till we meet again But softly murmur as we give our ribs a prod A peovlsh lion Is the noblest work of God Tho sonnet was finally removed from the glass Save 2750 FULL 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