Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 15, 1900 Page: 4 of 6
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HUNTINGTON WILL
1TWAS FILED FOR PROBATE
NEW YORK YESTERDAY
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utate officers
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XwnTlilrdj of the Southern raclllc Stock
lltin to Mm UuntluEton OnoThlrd to
II l HuntlMSli > polUiH of Ilo
uialnitof of the K tate
New York Ait 2 O v Hunt
estons will was Med In the surro-
gates office yostcrilay The value of
the estate was not given The will
wus executed March ID 1517 It
makes no specific mention of nny of
the Huntington enterprises or proper-
ties except the Southern Iaclile ami
his Fifth avenue resilience In 11
case of the Southern lichle arilcie
8 of the will gives Mrs Huntington
twothirds and 11 13 IltmUutstou onc
thlrd of all Southern Pacific slock he
longing to Ml Huntington tit tlio time
of his death subject to the condition
that such shares khiill not as a whole
nor lu part be Sold diirlnjf the Ul-
timo of elllier Mis lluutinuion or 11
K Huntington except Willi the con-
sent of both such legatees or the sur-
vivor of them The Fifth avenue res
Ideuco goes to Mrs Huntington for
lite afterward Jo Archer M Hunting-
ton hissin for life afterwards to
the lawful Jssmf Of Archer M Hum
Ingion or In denult of lsstij to Vale
college The furnltuie pilutlngf
plato jewelry etc gues to Mrs Hunt-
ington for life then to A M Hunting
Victor life then ti the Metropolitan
V = fs ilib I
lnmleimiyajiercl laced
Union iliist company f 00C
with
000 111 trust
foi Mrs Huntington for fife after-
wards for A M lluiitlngtm for life
and 1 upon tlielmdeath to the issue of
A jil Huntington The Union Triat
coirpuny receives 250000 In trust for
A U Huntington for life the sum
subsUjpeutly golugto hisIssue The
HHTiust c0nfpmiy receives 1000
flfffoffruJtfor Princess Ilittzfelllt
Tferupou herdeath the capltiih
j VCS t4 her Issue t l
ile 0 f
jQtgSSs
du
luA
Mi
f the estate to Uunflncton
> sho should norsurvlve hlm to
riluntlngr6u and Jn easeWltliort
Huntington nor X It Hunting
foiKhould survive him to the lawful
issue 0f5A MjIluntlngrQii > Jj
S
ctSMnlttea that did not read
Hoggs amendments Much laiiga
B F Frymler tho aulhoroftheres
oloTlon spoke In Its support explain-
ing that the Trinity q nd Brazos havo
beeri partially provided for and con-
tended that there should be no objec-
tion to his resolution
The amendment to Include the Braz
os river was defeated by viva voce vote
and a second later the report and
amendment were declared lost after
two yva vqco votes tho chair being
unable to decide tho first tlmo
Bailey demanded an aye and no
but finally stated he would be
corhefcted with a rising vote which
was tjiken and announced as 273 for
168bialristi thus the committee report
was adopted
Ajtrlslng vote of thanks was ten
derlfa Mies Ralney for her two vocal
selections
Mr Smith presented another resolu-
tion which was proposed by the State
Medical association providing for tho
creation of a state board of health
V W Orubba of Hunt county stated
ho was opposed to the resolution
whereupon Delegate Boyd of Johnson
moved to table the resolution
Tho author of the resolution Dr It
H Harrison of Columbus chairman of
the legislative committee No 2 of the
Texas Medical association stated that
the health conditions of the state de-
manded Its adoption
The motion to table was put and de-
clared lost am the question recurring
on the adoption of the resolution a
viva voco wf > was taken but was so
close thattChaliman Prince could not
declare th0 result and a rising voto
was taken resulting In 247 votes In
the affirmative aiid 225 In the negative
jjtius adopting the resolution
The chair declared that the next or-
der of business was the nomination of
Nominations for governor were de
clared In order Congressman Lanharq
was recognized iind nominated Gov
Sayers
John W ParKor of Williamson sec-
onded the nomination of Joseph D
Sayers
The nomination was made by aclam
atlon and John V Parks Don A BlUs
of Orayson and Congrestman Cooper
were appointed a committee to escort
MaJ Sajlcra to tho stand
right With Outlaws
SI Taso Texas August 25 De-
tails of a fearful battle between a-
lone ranchman and four outlaws
reached here today As the result of
thij engagement Jose Alvereze n w l
known ranchman Is dead anil Ma ens
Medlno and Antonio Kscoutrlllo two
of the bandits are In Jail The affali
occurred on Alverezes ranch tltteen
miles fiom 131 1aso Alvarez Was
riding over hlss lunch when ho eu
cunlvrcJ the itithiws dnsstng a b ef
One of the party Marcus Mediuo
threw his guit on Alvarez who beg-
ged for his life Medlno showed no
mercy ami shotAlvurey lu the stom
ach He fell from his horse and
gaining a clump of bushes opened the
on the gang with his revolver He
stood them off till night then crawled
to the road where lie was picked up
by a passing freight wagois ami taken
home where he died at 0 oclock this
morning Sheriff llooue anil posse
weil out last night and captured Me
dlno and Kscttntrlllo two of the out-
laws and are In pursuit of the others
Alvarezgave the uunes and descrip-
tions of the men before he dledMe
dluo Is a iluted imtlaw ami is charged
m several counties In New Mexico
with cattle theft
The Situation hi Illna
Washington August 2 The cabi-
net was In session yesterday until
nearly 2 o clock Ati Itsylose the mem-
bers were more reticent linn usual as
to what transpired It can bo stated
however that this government has so
far received no otllclal or well autlicu
tlcdled Informationthat tlioiltiitisluh
government lias declined war on Chhiii
or that It isUS Immediate purpose lo
do bo The published reports thatIt
nctmilly has taken this step undoubt-
edly are Disturbing to the atlmliil
stliitlou Inasmuch as such aetljfii
j > ould gl eatly complicate tlio sltif
Hon mid probably paralyze the prc <
dents vn or fs to brills about anearly
peaep tids nlniShaisU nlll so
lasT jt1uU < MerrM uflll8i
regarded as not altogether lmlijsslblo
in
yIwviOf heS1ip1li Qtf tlic Civilian
ulsier atid > Thb recent roporteiVjU
iriliil
terances
INCltlEN
Ncgrog
as a Keluli
resulted7 5G voteVfor Story419 for
Curtls SOfor Morris and 31 riot voting
total 1030
MrjCurtls was called for and he pro-
posed to make iStore ys nomination
unanimous which was sec6ndld b y Dr
Oliver of Cass county The motion pre-
vailed i
Judge Storey respbnded to calls and
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred <
j
Nominations were declared In order
for chairman of the state Democratic
executive committee
Congressman Thomas H Ball placed
the name ot Hon James B Wells ot
Brownsville before the convention
Judge John M Duncan ot Smith
county seconded Mr Wells nomina-
tion and upon motion he was elected
by acclamation
Judke Wells expressed his gratltudo
for the honor andpledged his untiring
and best efforts in behalfof the party
The usual resolutions of thanks were
voted to the officers ot the convention
and to the citizens of Waco
Next in order was the selection ot
the state executive committee for the
next two years
The senatorial districts announced
their committeemen as ioIIowb
1 A C Oliver Cass county
2 H B Henderson Hopkins
3 H L Stuart Cooke
5 W Y Carver Collin
G Joseph E Cockrejl Dallas
7 John S Splnks Van Zandt
8 W E Ross Panola
9 James R Young Kaufman
10 W C Morrow Hill
11 John H Brlckett Mllom >
13 W B OQuInn Angelina 5
14 June C Harris Nacogdoches i
15 W h Dean Malson jij
1G John M Moore Fort Bend g
17 A P Norman Galveston jt
18 C F Le hman Lavaca m
19 D O Glddlngs Washington JS
20
21 ThomaB II Spooner Gonzales
22 A J Bell Karnes
23 E A Stevens Aransas
12 W T Bartholomew Robertson
21 Frank H Bushfck Bexar
25 John N Garnr Uvalde
26 Eugene Moore Erath
27 A Matthews Coryelf
28 J U Stephenson Taylor
29 W T Andrews Throckmorton
30 George W Armstrong Tarrant
31 Storllng Straughan Montague
Tho names of the committee wore
RACE jj OUnuFT
i i by ukttin
ImillyflL
husplfi 1
two bl
attaelijd
beaten
Slfl
ocks if
a similar oxihuIoh
SHOOTlNCI OFj
Negrocsiyere Attack
Several
Heads Wiril
Bald to II <
tine n negro vhMw
nloiig In neither
ijrk Augus1
New
hiclplent rac0 rle E
day the direct cans
lug oujt attirdiiyvii
nan utv hlte messe 1
by John Davis alini
a negro lirennan i
of whites who tail
bullet from thul
lodged m his Btoiuil
is In ajihospltalandj
shooting was done
stieet j and becpinj
the ro i gli whifC jf
searclr out the nc
bleak Uils morij
colorei IjQkHTl
mnili At 000 gtJci
n cro d of w hltes
IMkv lU yearsol
stoij lendnieitb oii
cuplft by iiegrces
ptirpoio of clea uli
about demolished 1
liitiijiudilly cntck i
wlieiiMho pollco a
anotljer man wiiB
At Jo0p in To
Oiled hlshatjvlth
avenue He suci
scalp wounds ou
jf pollceulail clu
him oncer Clear
rest fbV > tJfeng s
soli a hpgro II
totijko Jits prlsoj
thrptigh Wysf
slreet bihyeeu
bterdam nvenuo
IloW and her
onlyUo the entire cou
as especially our senl
taxailonto the lowest
lie adjournment
fio of tho most
SSconventlonS In
ibcratlc party In
jjTlatform
form was sub
n Ball as fol
jthe American
inted by lssue3
will mark an
epubllc the De
fc onventlon as
Jnphaslzo Its In
arm of the1 party
ias City conven
triQt nd expo
n1 > ghteou3
questions In
e cooperatloU
citizenship In
amental prln
t as announced
pur people upon
rlparty of a man
tsplendld states
and who
4Sjvated America
tie to tho Demc
ijjfteen olecton
jfryan and Adlil
mend tno man
t ns voicing thil
freo people un
of a party bos
Sg iganlzed greed
1
nlted States seii
tiescities and towns to issuebonds
without authority frou a direct vote
of thepeople and the equipment up
pn the treasurers of
Ithln tho present year of ten compan
I s havlug a total capital stock
c < 950000 of authorized stock
lilch means an uplifting of the
tfrlce In this commodity and n
sneral Improvement of the con
Itlon of our agricultural and laboring
opulatlon the encouragement given
lo every form of Industrial enterprise
ivldenced by the Inauguration of enter
irlses of many kinds tho construction
if 146 miles of railroad during the first
halt of tho present year and the gener
aldevelopmentof our commercial In-
stitutions
8 Recognizing the existence of gross
InequalitiesIn our present tux system
I we favor such legislation ns will equal
lze taxation without Increasing Its
i burden and also securo tho complete
I rendition for taxation of all property
jof whatever description except such as
may be exempted by the constitution
and the prompt and certain payment
of all taxes imposed thereon to the
end that every Individual and every
Interest may be compelled to contri-
bute in Just proportion to the support
of tho governtncnL
9 The educational system of our
state conceived by the fathers of tho
lepubllc and fostered by Democratic
Statesmen has become the Just pride
of our people and we pledge our con-
tinued efforts to strengthen and main-
tain It in all Its branches and to keep
It clear from partisan politics To this
end we favor the Submission by the
legislature of a constitutional amend-
ment looking to the election of school
cted by a dlrefltrustees and appointment of the
instruct our del Members of the governing boards
o work for thef tho hjgher institutions of
itutlonal amend reaming for a term of six years
ln vlr aSL contemplated by the law and
t Texas Is the practiced by each administration un
the commerce of Mil declared unconstitutional by a re
states we com cent decision of the supreme court
d members ofFeeling a Just pride In tho usefulness
rnest efforts to of the university of Texas the agrl
I aid In deep cultural and mechanical college and its
improving out branch the Pralrlo View normal and
rgo them to use other educational Institutions wo
to further these favor such liberal appropriations by
I tho legislature for their support and
expectation thai maintenance as will secure their great
control of the
United States
ot great sub
er efficiency and advancement
10 Believing that the free pass sys
tem Is hurtful to the best Interests of
ent benefit ot
he aaseg w0 demand tIiatthe Demo
HS3 f T2il heKasses we demandthattheDemo <
9 cratic members of the next legislature
0ra auitapJ < S2 Unact
a lawprohlbting railways from
sentativesj > congress are Requested Elvlng tree transportation except to
to give their amest uid nctlvejsu p heriffs constables marshals and their
part to suchneglsiatlorl as wlllaccom deputies or persons In the employ of
pllsh the purpose i a railroad and their Immediate faml
7 ° 3 WT1m S aI Ues We further demand a reduction
mlnlstru on of Gov Sayefs aPbelng n passenger fares corresponding to
wise patriotic and eco domical and we any Increase In passenger earnings by
especially approve tie enlargement j reason of the discontinuance of the
nnd the t maintenance of the statue Iree paS3 Eystem
eleemosym ry institutions putting n > We pedga to the peoplo an hon
them In the highest degree otcat economical and efficient adminls
the state eleemosynary Institutions tratou ot the public service In all of
putting tl em In the h gjiest degree of tB DrariCliea
efficiencyand enabling them to prop 12 We favor the enactment of a law
erly and iromptfymee every demand prohlbltlng the operation of double
thesuccefcsfulmariageiiientofthepen header traIna tmit l3 > two or mQre
al establishments tt e reduction of locomotive engines on one train
ate ot any state
any line of railway In this state ex
lmtho nlon save on i the energetic Qlvlsions
cepton where heavy grades
enforeciterit of the crl ninal laws gly
ntcessitate the use of two or mora
ingproectlon to lite and property iOCOmotlves to handle a reasonable
without regard to raC or condition
number o cars
the making of needed reformsIn the
13 We demand toat the next egU
method1 of purchasing
sluppllestorstateature
pasa a aw whereby the hrnK
Institutions theinhiSiltlori upbn coun I
of any perBon tQ electioneer
In the Interest ot any candidate seek-
ing a nomination at any primary
election held by authority of any poll
counijes cities tlcal party > BnaU bo ataoiutely pro
and towns to make arnuall reports ot
hibited
all bonded indebtednes i anj lotthe dls that each
position of tlie slhl Ing jtjinds
and that such law require
candidate at a primary
tnB election file with some proper officer
effort to tatalon
honest thelwlthln n glven tlmo after such prl
enactment of a law
a nddlscrimlnating by railroad s a fel
ony thereby thlslpernlclous
mary an itemized statement on oath
showing a complete account of all
his expenses connected with his can
for the firsttime his
practice lnjthe ddacy and that a vlolatlon o BUch
toify of American
any commonwealth aw be punlshed by such penalty as
hk ot land tUIes
quieting and provld
wU1 BeCure the enforcement thereof
ilng for tho issuance of patents to 14 We renew our indorsement of tho
homestead locatlfmsnrjia p eemptions principles gf reform in official fees
the settlement if tJ B deficiency due but recommend such changes In tho
ifhe permanent school fundjj and the rresent law as will correct any in
farge Increase ir tbeJ hvslSple fund qualities of compensation for services
l pi that experience may demonstarato to
through the recovery ofgnpneys due bo necessary a reasonable maximum
j or past Illegal olcunaicy ijjthe school to bo fixed where not now provided
lands and also throughShe lease ot 15 We favor the establishment by
additional land thepreseiS cash bal state of an Industrial rxhool for
nncejn treasury fcr neral
rev We demand a law llmlng tho
enue purboses of l2lp00W not withtourg pf daily service of laborers
standing tho heavy arid i much needed worklngmen and mechanics employed
appropriations by tho tWentyslxth leg upon public works of or work done
i 1 u < for the state of Texas to eight hours
lslature for theliptfia fitot the olee
mosynary institutions and of the ar
asylum and for tho
Confederate pensions
and enforcement
trust law the bull
torles resulting In
a day
17 We fayor a law creating a state
rlcultural and mechanical college andboard of arbitration or conciliation
for the construction pf nn epileptic vested with power to settle differences
ayment of between corporations and their em
the enactment 1 °
th8 enactment ot
rccommenQ
an BW deflnlpg clvl nbei thatwill be
ot cotton fac fajr nnd Just both to the public and
Incorporation the press
TEXANETTES
Ennts wants a railroad hospital
A newlyborn baby was found in a
ditch at San Antonio
Ellas Morgan was Bhot and killed at
San Antonio Felix Ortlx was Jailed
Evan Jackson was badly Injured At
San Antonio by a derrick falling on
him
There was a cloud burst near Itaska
Bridges and culverts were washed
away and other damage dpne
Tho comptroller registered J2400 of
Buffalo school district bonds and 3900
of Madlsonville school district bonds
Tcacake Charley Allen a negro of
Flatonla was killed at Moulton Frank
Blehunko was placed tinder 1000 bond
J W Williams filed a suit In the
district court at Hlllaboro against tho
Missouri Kansas and Texas railway
company for 15000 alleged damages
Mr W F Kelly charged with hav-
ing violated the alien contract labor
law had an examining trial before the
United States commissioner at Eagle
Pass and was discharged
F T Klrkland who recently resign-
ed the secretaryship ot the Railroad
Young Mens Christian Association at
Texarkana owing to ill health died
at Canostota N Y
Sheriff Mlnden and deputies returned
from Harleton to Marshall having in
custody Robert Brown a negrocharged
with the murder of Rebert Washington
at tho latters home near Harleton
A newly married Polish woman age
21 drank strychnine In the presenco
of a crowd at San Antonio Emetics
were given and the woman will re-
cover
The receipts of the Sherman post
office for the month of July 1900 were
243720 against 171185 for the
month of July 1899 an Increase of
42535 or about 25 percent
Tho 8yearold son of Arthur Bruce
of Matagorda fell Into the bay in front
of Port Lavaca from the deck of the
schooner Reliance and was drowned
Tho boys parents were aboard and
were to leave for Galveston
Attorney General T S Smith Is In
dally receipt of a delugo of letters
from attorneys and business men gen-
erally throughout thestate congratu
latins htm on the stand he has taken
In the WatersPierce Oil company case
James L Fitzgerald paymaster In
the office of Treasurer H E Yarnell
of the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gull
railroad was Instantly killed by a
stroke of lightning during a terrific
storm at Little Rock Ark
The thirteenth annual meeting of ths
State Grand Temple and Tabernacle
of Toxas Jurisdiction of the Interna-
tional Order of Twelve of the JCulShts
and Daughters ot Tabor colored was
held at Fort Worth
Rev W P Pledger who recently re-
signed the pastorate of a Methodist
church at Beaumont on account of ad
verso criticism relative to his attend-
ing a bull fight lectured at Athens on
that subject a fow nights ago He la
to lecture rogularly
The grand chancellor of the Knlghta
ot Pythias has appointed Col George
P Mann ot Waco agent to secure a
rate and select route for the Knlghta
of Pythias of Texas for the meeting of
the supreme lodge and encampment
held In Detroit
Deeds pre now being made by the
merchants and farmers of Alexander
conveying to the American Cotton Com-
press five lots In block 15 on which the
company will erect a 7000 round bale
plant Work will begin at once and be
speedily pushed
Sylvan M Blum stenographer and
private secretary to the president of
the Galveston Bagging and Cordage
company aged 23 died from the effects
a selfinflicted wpuiid Tho deed was
done at the Harmony club
A national bank with a capital ot
100000 was organized at Stamford
W D Reynolds of Albany Is president
R L Penlck of Stamford vicepresi
dent R V Colbert cashier P P Ber
thelpt manager of tho Toyrnslte com-
pany assistant cashier
The attorney general approved tho
preliminary orders and decrees rela-
tive to tbo Issuance ot the 150000
city of Dallas bonds and upon present
atlon of the lithograph bonds In pro-
per form they will be approved
An eastbound car on Broadway Gal-
veston ran over and killed Instantl
an Unknown man at tlio Intersection
with Bath avenue He was a largo man
apparently between 35 and 40 years old
and had the appearance of being a
railroad rr n
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