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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1899
Page
7
The secretary of the treasury reports receiving from Gov. Sayers a refund of 45 125 dollars from Texas for an overpayment in the deficiency account of 1898. the original 7 750 000 dollar appropriation from 1855 paid Texas Republic creditors and settled claims for territory ceded and debts relinquished.
In Galveston on the 5th inst the Texas Standard Base Compress association organized with officers President John D. Rogers Galveston Vice President J A Adone Calvert and Secretary Treasurer J H W Steele Dallas The 24x54 inch bale box was adopted and about forty compresses were represented.
The squadron off Martinique is ordered to dispatch the cruiser Sfax to Dévil’s Island off French Guiana to seize Dreyfus and return him to France.
Governor Sayers informs Attorney General Smith who is absent from the state and designates Assistant Attorney General Morris to prosecute the alleged Henderson county lynchers. The examining trial is set for the 13th and the governor emphatically opposes lynching.
An intervention suit was filed in Galveston in the United States court against the Galveston La Porte and Houston Railway Company for alleged state and county taxes totaling $6181 due for 1896 1897 and 1898.
Denton sold bonds totaling 20000 dollars across city street and schoolhouse financing at par and accrued interest. The city preserves the right to take up one 500 dollar bond each year.
The Chambers County Irrigation company has acquired 12 317 acres of rice land in the county. The tract lies along the survey recently made by the company.
C. A. Beeler, tried in San Antonio for the embezzlement of $50,000 from Wells Fargo & Co. Express, was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison.
Gov. Sayers writes state governors and attorneys general proposing St. Louis as the convention site with September 20 as the meeting date for the anti trust gathering.
Lewis G Hastings formerly treasurer of the Rock Island Railway at Fort Worth shot himself fatally in Topeka Kansas. The death adds to a string of financial and corporate stress cases within midwestern rail operations.
Matthew Craig was sentenced at Muscogee I T to be hanged on August 25 for the killing of Deputy Marshal Heinrich. The case marks a high profile capital punishment in the territory with authorities pledging to carry out the sentence on the scheduled date.
Mrs R Greer died from burns sustained in a lamp explosion at Whitney. Her remains were shipped to Indiana for burial.
Banks Cole, a colored man, died during a disturbance in Washington, Texas. Details are sparse but authorities report a fatal incident occurred in the town. The case is under investigation by local law enforcement.
Governor Sayers ordered Capt. McDonald and the rangers to move from Columbus to Athens to assist Henderson county officials in locating and prosecuting all mob members charged in the lynching of James Humphreys and his two sons. Sheriffs Cabell, Allen, and Bell met with District Attorney Crook, County Attorney Faulk, and Assistant Attorney General Morris in Athens. The assistant AG says Henderson county officials will be helped by the state’s legal department to try the guilty parties.
At Fort Worth on the 6th the state Christian Missionary convention met in the First Christian church. President A S Henry of Waco urged reorganizing and backing Add Ran College. Henry said missionaries lack proper respect from churches. Judge Anson Rainey spoke for the state mission board. Secretary G D Smith reported pledges and collections totaling 3010.40 with disbursements 3014.49 and uncollected 448.83.
A posse led by Sheriff Hazen fought dynamiter robbers forty miles north of Casper in two battles, the second Tuesday. Hazen was mortally wounded and died after being taken to Casper. The outlaws escaped after the posse drove them from their stronghold. The first clash occurred on Sunday.
Hon D W Phillips of Lampasas says the Cotton Belt will extend from Leon station in Coryell county to Lampasas, connecting with the Burnet extension of the Austin and Northwestern road. The Lampasas-Leon distance is twenty eight miles. The Cotton Belt also plans an extension from Gatesville through Hamilton county to Goldthwaite in Mills county.
Mrs R H Hubbard was killed at Ealine station on the Memphis and Birmingham railway in Bibb county Alabama by two colored men who had been employed by Hubbard. Hubbard, a farmer, had discharged them and a dispute over pay followed. His wife answered a door shot, Hubbard wounded.
Rev. S. A. Hayden was arrested in Dallas on four charges of criminal libel based on affidavits by Rev. J. B. Cranfill. Hayden was bound over on $200 bond for each charge.
The Terry’s Rangers held their thirteenth annual session in Victoria on the 6th and 7th with Gen Joseph Wheeler sending regrets. A three member committee to receive in Dallas the old flag Indiana will return was appointed. A monument fund of about 1500 dollars was on hand. Gonzales elected J F Miller and C Littlefield as president and first vice president. L M Kokernaut, F E Holcomb, and L Barna as vice presidents. T A Lubbock as secretary and W D Cleveland as treasurer. Gonzales chosen as next meeting place. A new group named Sons and Daughters of Terry’s Texas Rangers was approved, Gov Sayers and W D Sayers named members with a corresponding secretary. Rev H D Aves of Houston re elected chaplain.
The Fort Worth gathering reported to state evangelists: days employed 1853 sermons preached 1542 churches organized 11 Sunday schools 8 Christian Endeavors 3 weak churches aided 22 preachers located 6 places visited 90 additions by baptism 427 additions by relations and from denominations 501 total cash and pledges 2521.20 total salaries and expenses 1695.45 total additions 1012 churches in Texas 665 Active steps toward cancelling Add Ran college's debt to be taken.
The San Saba river flooded Menardville with seven feet of water on the main street and ten inches on the courthouse floor. Three houses in town and five outside were swept away. Smithville saw the Colorado river destroy an iron bridge under construction by the Indiana Bridge company and carry off a ferry boat. The company estimates losses at $12,000. Crops suffered in many locales. John Ernenky, a Bohemian, drowned near LaGrange.
Will Hill, accused of aiding his brother Aleck in the killing of Mrs. Hester Hubbard near Koline Alabama, was captured, confessed, and executed. He was hanged then cut down and shot in the head by a volley.
A carload of the year's first crop from Waco sold at St Louis on the seventh for 90 cents per bushel, 15 cents above cash wheat. The red winter wheat tested 61 pounds to the bushel.
L A Lam traveling from McGregor to Coryell county with a companion when a frightened horse caused the pair to be thrown. Lam sustained fatal injuries and died two hours later. The incident occurred near Oglesby as the team bolted in panic.
A Red Creek New Jersey merchant endorses Chamberlains Pain Bath as a splendid rheumatism liniment and household remedy. W J Cuyler praises its relief and value, noting his prominence in Red Creek and support from local editor W G Phippin. Available at all druggists.
W. M. Terry of Elkton Kentucky with twelve years in the business reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives better satisfaction than other cough medicines. He has sold hundreds of bottles and all druggists carry it.
A Fox eyes grapes high on a tree and tries to borrow a ladder from a neighbor but fails. He declares he did not want the grapes anyway and mocks the bystanders who expect him to call the fruit sour.
A Worchester Enterprise reader endorses Chamberlain’s remedy for colic and diarrhoea. W A Stroud of Popomoke City Maryland says one or two doses cure the worst cases in themselves or children. For sale by all druggists.
In St Louis Post Disc patch humor column, a scene shows a couple arguing loudly about a false impression of domestic trouble. Maria and a man trade lines while a neighbor overhears, prompting concern.
The newspaper notes Von Daub, once seen in a salon, now turning to a new income source. He reportedlydecorates billboards for a cigar company, signaling a prosperous shift in his career. The shift draws attention to his evolving public image and commercial work.
Fragments show public figures McFingle and Poor Broome in a clash over silence and marriage rumors. The text hints at a death question and a shift to a silent majority with unclear statements and questions.
A brief dialogue on marriage unfolds as a woman speaks of intellect and a husband replies that she would want a wife who sees him as a great man. The exchange highlights attitudes toward partnership and admiration within domestic life.
A late novel scene shows a man begging for ten dollars to prove love. The woman rejects him calling him a coward and tells him to leave forever. He departs with his head hung in shame.
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