Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-03-25
STATE NEWS.

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sympathy.
Three strikers were arrested
at Palestine Friday night for car
ryIng pistols.
The boycott against the NAL
lory line Is to be vigorously en-
forced at San Antonio.
The Houston Daily News is
the smallest paper in Texas. 1t is
a sure enough SXl2 paper.
AT Denison the Knights are
boycottInG merchants who signed
the petition that was sent to Mr..
HoXie.
Harry Watkins, Cincinnati
clothing drummer, lectured at
Coperas Cove the other night or
evils of intcmperance.
All the lodges of the Knights
of Labor at Dallas were in session
Sunday night. The call was made
by chalk signs on the sidewalks.
The commissioners court of
Austin county has approved the
plans for the new courthouse, and
next month they will advertise for
bids.
Capt. l.. J. Latham, an old
citizen of Houston and one of the
best known business mon of that
city, died last Saturday.
The equinox has been passed
without any equinoxial distur-
bance whatever, and all indications
port to continued favorable
weather.
The following covers an inch
and a half in the Houston Age:
This space formerly occupied by
Matt and Henry was killed by the
Knights of Labor"
"A young lawyer named Tom
Harrison, who lives IN San An
tonic, is in Jail in that city charged
with swindling. His crookedness
was in real estate.
The ice factory at Navasota
has accepted the agency of st.
Louis brewery and will furnish
the ice necessary to keep the beer
cool.
The Journal saws there was
great rejoicing In Bolton over the
decision of the Supreme court in
the Santa Fe railway suits. The
decision was against the railway.
Some parties were put on trial
In Hampstead for throwing high
dice. 1t was proven that the game
played was not high dice but poker
dice. The defendant was dis
charged.
So far nothing new has been
developed as to the origin of the
fire in the ollhOuse at Big Springs.
Several clews has been followed
but nothing definite has been dis
covered.
The superintendent of the In
ternational and Great Northern
railway has requested the express
agents at San Antonio not TO re-
ceive any liquors for shipment
over the Missouri Pacific.
AT citizens meeting held at
Denton resolutions were unani-
mously passed condemning the
burning OF . railway bridge on
Elm creek, and calling upon thu
officers to ferret out the incendiar-
les.
The Houston Post alleges that
the late city Democratic convention
was packed the Herald says it
was not and offers reward of 800
for proof to the contrary. As this
is not our fight we have nothing to
say.
Last Saturday night about 9
O'Clock four men entered Towards
store IL miles west of Pleasanton
and attempted robbery. Howard
heard them and began firing on
them. Two of the robbers were
shot. All four of the robbers
were arrested.
The Bell county Farmers AL
lance is asking bids for trade. The |
Bolton merchants think that COM
petition makes prices about as low |
as possible and while inclined to
be courteous TO the alliance they
are not diSpos ed TO bid for trade. |
The Austin Statcsman of Sun.
day says, number of fishing par
ties left town yesterday. The in
ference is that q considerable num-
Der of Austin people put in Sun
day fishing instead OF staying in
town and gong to church.
Col. Thatcher, of Hampstead,
died last Sunday night of ppeumo-
mia, He had reached the ripe old
age of so years. The colonel was
one of the original settlers of
county and was always a
prominent citizen.
Tho Whitney Messenger re-
ports that machinery has been Or
dered for a fruit canning factory
and that it is expected large guam
titles of fruit and vegetables will
be canned during the season. At
present all the canned goods used
in Texas come from the north.
On Friday afternoon a serious
accident occurred on the Texas
Pacific near Iona, IA miles west of
Fort Worth, Tho pilot OF the en-
CINE struck something and the
shock throwing the fire box out of
position caused the boiler to ex-
plode. Engineer Metoalf and fire.
man Clark were both killed.
AT Abilene at 7:15 Sunday
evening fire was discovered in the
oil-bouse and paint shop of the
Texas and Pacific railway. The
building and contents were burned;
loss on material estimated at $4,000
and on building at $500, It was
with difficulty that the round
house and locomotives were saved.
1t is said positively TO have been
the work of an incendiary.
"A young man named Gould
was killed in the west end of Col
weston on Sunday while engaged
in opening an old bumshell. tex
ploded In his hands tearing him to
pieces. A number of old shells :
are being found In tho neighbor-