Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-05-20

newspaper correspondents
TEXAS is nicely fixed in the way
OF leading daily papers. The Aus
TIN Statesman says there is nine
ty-six of 'em, but this must be an
error. there is not that many daiIies
in Texas yet.
THE number of new publications
Is almost beyond belief. There is
hardly a day that the BANNER does
not receive new one from same
where, and nearly every one has
an axe TO grind.
A LARGE distlllcry at Pekin, ILL.,,
was set on fire by incendiarles on
Sunday last, and completely de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
upwards of 100000. The whiskey
pool had attempted to boycott the
owners of the dlstillery,
THE Houston Post published a
very nice report of the Brennan
Mai-fest. The Galveston News
also he'd an interesting report.
When it comes square down to
getting ont good report of any
kind "Sioux" holds his own.
THE Austin Statesman wants Il
practical remedy for for tho labor
troubles, and it blames the Calves
ton News for not suggesting one.
Now is the time for the Statesman
to come out and mako both fame
and reputation by offering solu-
ton of the question.
The Houston Post says some
editors in Texas arc very glib
about calling people liars-on pa
per, and at a great distance. They
know that long range fight is
not dangerous, and another thing
Is that no really respectable paper
lndulges in any such language.
THE manager of the Bell Tele-
phone company at Austin sends
out a circular letter TO the effect
that the company cannot maintain
exchanges in Texas at less rate
than is now charged. The tele-
phone is certainly great conven-
lence and as such ought 10 be sup
ported.
JUDGE RoeERs, OF Chicago, IN
his charge TO the grand jury in the
case of the anarchists, said that a
serious mistake had been made in
regard to what constitutes freedom
of speech. There is no cOnsutu-
tional right for men TO assemble
and engage in wild harrangue and
Incendlary speech. If men arc in
cited to riot and unlawful acts, they
are responsible:
THE BANNER is in receipt OF a
marked copy ofa Chicago paper
advocating the unrestricted manu-
facture and sale of oleomargorinc,
the most vlllianous compound that
ever entered the stomach of this
free and enlightened people. The
article is half a column long and
endcavcrs 10 show that stockmen
are more interested than any other
class in the margarine factories.
FHE Brenham and Brazos rail
way company. TO build from Brcn-
ham 10 Waco, through Washington,
Bur'eson, Milan, Brazos, Robert
son, Falls, and McLennan counties.
has been chartered by the State.
The incorporators and directors
are D. C. Giddings, F. A. Engelke,
Heber stone, ?. EIdridge, Thomas
Smith, Henry Hodde, I. a. Low,
J. n. Brown, and J. T. Swearen-
gea, gIl we'll we'll known and
prominent citizens Qi Brenham.
The capital stock of the company
is s1OO.OO5.
SAM JONES has created The usual
sensation among church members
at Baltimore by roughly denounc-
ing church members for playing
earas apa attending charity b. 2:s lie
An Episcopal minister PUSHES into
print to tongue-Iash Jones and de-
fend his members from the charge
Of impurity ani HRgodliness. He
asks: "Who gave the people wno
make these charges the right TO sit
in the Judgment seat of tho eternal
snd condemn to hell-fre hundreds
Of the purest, mast noble, most
scIf-sacrifclng women on the face
of the earth"
FRANK BOILING, of Cherokee
X ansas, threw himself on feather
bed that lay on The floor during
a thunder storm. He neglected
to draw up his legs and his feet
were touching the hoor, when the
lighting struck the house and
played about his feet burning
them and knocking himself sense.
less. The part of his body that
was on the bed was not hurt, and a
child lying by his side was unin-
jured. All Of which may be used
to show that feather beds are good
places of refuge in thunder storms.