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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1902
Page
2
The Texas press reports a $5500 fire in Childress county, all Sherman saloons ordered closed on Sundays, a 26 percent dividend at Stephenville oil mill, and a burglarized LaGrange Southern Pacific depot taking $275. Other notes include droughts, baptist revival conversions, salt strata found in Liberty county, a fatal stabbing in Dallas, and civic visits and tax matters.
In Havana President Palma and General Gomez denied any scheme to have Gomez withdraw from Cuba’s presidential race in exchange for a US bribe. The story, reported in New York, claims a $25,000 offer, with Palma defending Gomez and condemning the insinuation as a challenge to their integrity. The piece notes possible shifts toward Britain if US reciprocity bills stall.
A 27-year-old well dressed man leapt from a Brooklyn car tonight at the bridge rail into the river below. Policeman Dorn pursued after him as the man cried goodbye and warned not to touch him. The body was not recovered after hours of search.
A Mexican man about 25 years old named Frank Williams was brought to Halletsville Texas for medical aid after being shot with bird shot while resting by the roadside en route from Sublime. He was employed to work on city water mains and the wound in his right side and breast is serious. Officers are investigating the case.
Bryan city council approves Sam M. Winters for an electric light plant to create a second power company. The council donates a Carnegie library site and places it in the city park at the heart of Bryan.
In League City Texas at 2 40 a m the safe at the Galveston Houston and Henderson station was blown open and somewhat over 200 dollars was taken by an unknown thief authorities said the incident occurred early on a June morning.
Report circulated among Filipinos in Manila claims five Fifth Cavalry soldiers captured May 30 by insurgents were boloed to death near Teresa Morong. American authorities have not confirmed. Twenty five insurgents who swore allegiance after capture to the United States were released. four were killed in the engagement.
Irene Baker a 19 year old resident of San Antonio died from hydrophobia after a rabid dog bite three weeks earlier. Despite prompt cauterization and treatment, rabies developed Friday and she worsened until death this morning, marking the third hydro phobia fatality in four months in the city.
Louisville Kentucky shares details of a derecho like downpour with gusts at sixty miles per hour and 1.18 inches of rain including 0.25 inch in five minutes breaking the city record. The Evansville Packet steamer Tarascon broke from moorings and was towed to the wharf with life saver help.
In Granbury Texas on June 16 the district court acquitted Dr Ed R Lancaster for shooting Kvan Kraen and Gaston Cogdell for shooting Clay Hudgins with self defense argued in both cases. John Smith was convicted of fence cutting and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
Leonard White, a well known local resident, was robbed by three masked men as he returned home in Texarkana Texas last night at 11 o clock. In the struggle he was shot three times. one bullet shattered his wrist and two others inflicted flesh wounds. The attackers fled the scene.
Beaumont Texas June 14 The safety committee via Secretary A D Childress releases resolutions uniting Lone Acre Oil and the committee avoiding litigation and allowing tankage in line with safeguards. The plan includes steel tanks with earthen levees and gas tight design, plus underground tanks with protections. Southern Pacific seals a large oil contract with Palestine Beaumont for immediate delivery of thirty cars daily, rising to seventy once capacity doubles, with current output twelve cars a day.
The House approved the irrigation bill 146 to 55 after several amendments. It creates a reclamation fund from public lands sales in Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Utah Washington and Wyoming for irrigation works and maintenance minus local land office payments and five percent for education.
A welcome dinner was hosted in London for General Joseph Wheeler Henry Clay Evans new consul general and Indiana congressman English. The event drew numerous American and English guests with Lindsey Russell as originator and organizer.
Washington June 14. The rivers and harbors bill was signed after cabinet adjournment. It provides 3 275 000 for Texas projects and includes twice as many new Texas items as any other state. Representative Ball led the Texas effort securing 1 000 000 for Buffalo Bayou and backing other Texas projects.
John Jenkins was found guilty of complicity in the 1899 murder of Mrs. Jane Barber in Atascosa County. The 80 year old victim and her two sons were killed to seize about $10,000 in property. a confession tied to B Qualls aided the case. the death penalty was imposed.
Miss Mary Curtis Lee daughter of Col. Robt. E. Lee was arrested in Alexandria on a Jim Crow law charge aboard a Washington and Mount Vernon railroad car. Conductor Chauncey filed the charge. officers Bettis and Sherwood arrested her as crowds gathered. mayor decided she could be released to await police court action if the railroad pursues prosecution.
The Denison flour mill once run by Edward Heely of Louisville Kentucky, closed for a year, has been purchased by the Denison Mill and Elevator Company and will reopen by July 1.
In Cooper Texas on June 14 the district court jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of the State versus Marvin Thomas charged with the murder of Allan Brashear at Sulphur Springs in September 1900. The trial was moved to this county on change of venue after two prior trials. The case drew highly prominent Texas lawyers.
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