Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-10-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The loss of lite at Sabine Pass
and Johnson's bayou toots up
about 200.
THE cigar makers of Havana
struck and carried every point de-
mandcd by them.
EARTHQUAKE shocks still continue
in the vicinity Of Sommcrvillc,
South Carolina.
WIGGINs has not yet claimed any
credit for the tidal wave that dcs-
troycd Sabine Pass.
THE people on the storm-swcpt
coast will need all tho aid that can
be extended TO them.
THE destruction TO property in
and around SABINE Pass will az
grcgatc over 100000.
SAN J. TILDEN's ncphcws have
definitely made up their minds to
contest their uncIc's will.
CONTRIBUTIONS are pouring in for
the relief of the Sabine Pass and
Johnson's bayou sufferers.
THE knights of Labor general
assembly at Richmond is still busy
working on their new constitution.
The knights OF Labor conven-
ton at Richmond is about TO adj
lJourn. The proceedings were OF
course secret.
The Navasota Tablet has been
enlarged 10 y sIx-coIumn eight
page paper. Its press work might
be better.
THE pcnitcntiary report shows
that that institution is now being
run at less expense than the cur
rent earnings.
THE Knights of Labor general
assembly passed resolutions con-
dcmning convict labor, but sug-
gcstod no remedy.
MIKE McCooLE, a well known
pugillst, died at the Charity hospi-
tai IN New Orleans on the 18th
inst, aged As years.
The Fort Worth Gazette is
shouting again. Its shout is now,
on to Vernon, to Burlington, to
Kansas City, to Brentwood.
THE Navasota Tablet says a
newspaper which is constantly
changing propriotors and editors,
and its political principles deserves
no encouragement from reliable
people.
THE flood disaster at Johnson's
bayou, La, was far worse than at
first reported; one hundred and
thirty-six bodies have been re-
covered and buried. The greatest
destruction exists there.
The Mallory steamship San Mar
cos on her last trip from Galveston
to New York was caught in the
hurricane and came very near be-
ing foundcred. She had the rough
est passage on record,
The Houston Age says b. Rush
Plumly, one of the worst radicals
In Texas, has been nominated by
the Galveston Republicans for the
legislature. For some years Plum
ley has been out of politics.
THE state board of health at New
Orleans has received information
of the prevalence of fever at BIZ
loxi, Miss. The board will make
an investigation. In the meantime
quarantine has been declared.
A PRIVATE letter has lately been
received IN Washington from a
gentleman in Odessa, Russia, who
is in a position to know what is
gong on, stating that Il terrible
European war is incviLable-a war
which Russia will provoke,
TUE Columbus Citizen calls at
tcntion TO an evil of long standing
tho assessing Of property at far
under its value. 1t is seemingly
far castor TO point out an evil than
it is TO remedy 1t. Taxation to be
just should be equal; the lcgisla-
ture that succeeds in cqualizing
taxes will be called blessed.
Hon. II. Q. MILLS made a telling
speech at Cameron on Monday.
That town is y stronghold of local
option, yet his discussion of prohi-
ton was SO earnest and so candid
that he captured his audience, and
it is not believed he Will lose a
vote in Milan county because of
his prohibition views.
AFTER the striking packers at the
Union stockyards in Chicago had
hold meeting and agreed to
resume work, Mr.. Barry, delegate
of tho Knights of Labor appeared
before the meeting and read an or
der TO them to resume work at ten
hours a day. A howl went up at
The reading which could be heard
for blocks.
Tho city council of Sherman
will soon advertise for one hundred
street lamps.