Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-04-10
tits stated that when the Morri


son bill comes up in the House the
Republicans will maintain a digni-
ged silence and let the Democrats
do all the talking and quarreling,
so that the country may see the
exact position they occupy. 1t
will also force Randall to the front
as an mti-Morrison leader. If the
Democrats are shrewd they will
not be trapped by the Republi-
cans.
The San Antonio Times publish
cs column communication in IA
vor of the Sunday law. At this
particular time the Sunday law is
about to be put in force in San
Antonio. EditorialIy the Times
says it is opposed to the Sunday
law and doesn't care who knows
it, but the only way to get rid of
it is to secure its repeal by the
legislature, which ought to be done
at the next session of that body.
MARION MARTIN does not boom
as a gubernatorial candidate; the
Galveston News introduced him in
his new rule, but so far the press
has not taken kindly TO him. The
Fort Worth Gazette douces him
with barrel of cold water; the
Austin Statesman does not fancy
him and if any paper outside of his
own county are in his favor we
have not seen them. 1t won't do
to bring out a candidate too soon.
JACK EVANS is now in Washing
ton to confer with the department
fjustice and TO explain the char
ges against the Corpus Christi col
lector. While there he will look
INTO the chances tor appointment
to the chief justiceship of New
Mexico. 1t is not likely that the
people ofTexas will enterprise any
objection to Mr.. Evans going to
New Mexico to hold Office, but
they are thankful that he did not
get on the bench in this state.
A LITTLE Rock special to the
News says band of horse thieves
has been discovered I'm Southern
Arkansas, the chain extending
from Mississippi to Texas, and the
thieves are located along the line
within one nights travel of each
other, so that stolen horses are
passed along the line and taken
completely out of the reach of
their owners. One of the thieves
was caught near Center Point in
Arkansas, near the Texas border.
JUDGE CROSBY, of Houston, was
in Marshall the other day and in
formed the News reporter that he
would make arrangements and let
contracts for building the narrow
gauge road from Shreveport TO
Logansport on Sabine river, where
it will join Bremond's road build
ing from Nacogdoehes. The judge
says the stock is all taken and
money deposited in Shreveport for
work on that end, and that work
will begin at once and be pushed
rapidly.
The Corsicana Observer, publish
ed in the county where Hon. Mar
ion Martin lives, referring to his
candidacy for the governship says:
"We like Capt. Martin very much
socially and personally, but we
CANNOT see why the people of Pex-
as should turn out so good q gov
ernor as Ireland just to satisfy the
ambition of our friend and crafty
the spleen of the Galveston News"
This is fair sample of the en-
enlargement that Captain Martin
is getting from the press.
Col. JoHN NJ: CLAIBORNE, chair
man of the State Executive COM
mittee, has issued Q circular to the
chairman of the executive commit
tees of the various counties in the
state asking that county conven-
tions meet on Saturday, May oath
to choose delegates to the Fort
Worth convention which meets
June 18th to elect delegates to the
national convention. Another call
will be made fnr county conven-
tons to elect delegates to the
state nominating convention.
ABOUT $50 sections of school
lands in Tom Green county were
leased by the county surveyor on
Saturday last. Most of the land
was leased at the minimum price
set by the board, but competition
ELECTED some very high figures,
from 25 to 40 cents being given
for watered lands and from 10 to
20 cents for dry lands / one parcel
of land was leased at ~ IA cents
an acre. The prices obtained show
that there is an active demand for
grazing lands and at good prices.
The Bolton Journal, a most ex-
cellent newspaper, is conducted on
strict business principles. 1t de-
sircs to add as many names as pos
sible to its subscription list. 1t
makes no reduction in price and
gives no chromos to new subscrib-
ers. The paper is presented on
its merits at 80 per year. No good
reason can be gwen why a paper
should be worth less when a politi-
cal campaign is going on than in
off years, when there are no poll