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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
UNITY WANTED.

The Denison Gazetteer says,
"raIk up your town. Do not sit
down and cry hard times, for DIS
pondency always makes the pic
ture gloomier than it really is.
Every citizen should resolve to
talk up the interests of his own
town. Show strangers its advan-
tages and endeavor to attract now
capital and new enterprises. Live
men make a prosperous place.
Let US be awake and endeavor to
to advertise our advantages, This
advice is by no means new, but it
is good and cannot be too often re-
peated if people will only act upon
it. Every prominent citizen of a
town should always speak well OF
it; there should be no grumblIng
and all hands should work together
for the common good. Every en-
terprfse, big or little, calculated to
improve the town ought to be fos-
tered and encouraged,..as one enter
prise brings another. The great
est drawback encountered in most
Texas towns is the opposition that
a few mon always make to any
thing in the way ofpublic enter
prise or improvement some do
this because they are honestly OPP
posed to modern innovations and
others because they want to be con-
trary. 1t is this spirit that acts as
a drawback and which keeps many
towns that are admirably located
from developing and becoming I'M
portant business centers. Brennan
is as good town as there is in the
state of Texas she is spIendIdIy
located at the junction of two of
the most important railways in
Texas and is surrounded by as fine
and as productive an agricultural
county as there is anywhere in the
state, and all that is needed is
unity on the part of our people in
the matter of building good roads
or tramwaY to bring trade to the
city. Let tramway be built TO
Independence and then extended
up the Brazos and large trade
will be drawn here that now seeks
other markets.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

The cases of nine strikers on the
Texas Pacific railroad, who were
caught masked and interfering with
the operation OF said road, for
contempt of court, were tried at
FL Paso in the federal court, Judge
Turner presiding. Several of the
parties plead guilty and were SEN
fenced to Imprisonment in the
county Jail at FL Paso for terms of
sixty and ninety days. The Judge
In passing sentence delivered some
timely remarks. He told the men
they had suffered themselves to be
mlsled by what they called their
superiors that the majesty of the
law would be upheld if 1t required
the whole power of the govern
ment TO do SO. The punishment
e these smen will probably deter
others rom interfering with rail
roads in tho hands of United States
courts.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

A SERIOUS riot occurred in La
redo on the afternoon of the 18th
inst. growing out of the city cleo
ton held on the preceding day.
Mobs representing the two fac
tions met and shooting began. The
result was five men killed and
three wounded; all those killed
are Mexicans but one. A young
American named Brecker, and
Poncho Garcia were the only
names learned. Mr.. Poggenpohl,
a prominent citizen, was danger
ously wounded by stray bullet.
The United States troops were
called IN from Fort Mcintosh and
their presence at once restored
order.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

The New York Tribune of Mon.
day publishes an interview with
Jay Gould IN which he says the
strike will break down of its own
weight; that the labor organlza-
tons by their boycotts and strikes
will make themselves SO unpopular
that public opinion will no longer
support them, and their power will
be gone. Mr.. Gould, referring to
his interview wit. Powderly quotes
him as saying OF Dlstric"t assembly
lOl: "TheY are lawless, they are
one of the worst set of men l ever
saw. They have broken the laws
of the order; they have began a
strike without authority"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

d. c. Smith, tho newly elected
mayor of Houston, was sworn in
Tuesday and has entered upon the
discharge of his official duties.
Emile Ducart, q Frenchman,
doing business as a mattress maker
in Dallas, suicided by swallowing
two ounces of chlorofOrm.
On Tuesday morning the third
story of Terrell & Walkers stone
building on Congress avenue, Aus
tin was considerably damaged by
fire.
"A large number of German
and English emIgrants arrived at
Scguin and San Antonio from the
old country the other night.
Hons. A. W. Terrell and Ham
nibal Moore have accepted invita-
tions TO tho. Hampstead May fest
on the 5th prozlmo. Both gentle
men will ''orate."
Tho Diamond King, quack
doctor died not long since in San
Antonio, but it now seems that
there is still another Diamond
King above the turf. He was ar
rested at Waxahachie and fined
500 tor practicing MEDICINE Wlth-
out o Incense.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THE Galveston News says Texas
has been deeply Inundated by the
late murder of officers at Fort
Worth, which might have been pre-
vented If the State authorities had
boon active. Railroad companies
are preparing to advance freight
rates to makes good loses sustain
ed by reason of the strike.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

PowDERLY, the General Master
Workman says that he is not pre-
pairing any statement of tho SOUTH
western troubles for publication.
He says the general executive
board has done everything posi-
BILE for settlement of the difficult
ty and inc responsibility for what
follows rests entirely upon others
and that matters will have TO take
their own course unless arbitration
is consented to. He says nothing
about the killing of engines, the
destruction of property and the in
timidatiou of men who want TO
work; the murder of officers and
the burning of railway property.
The executive board having failed
to make any settlement it is diff
cult to tell where Powderly shifts
tho responsibility, is it upon the
managers of the Gould roads or
upon the managers of the strikers
IN the southwest Arbitration is u
good plan to settle differences, but
strike first and arbitrate afterward
seem to have proved failure in
the present instance.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
NOTICE IN PROBATE.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Washi

he 81 n r Of IEAAS.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Washing
ton COMMUNICATING:
You are commanded TO cause TO be pub
lishcd for at least twenty days in the BREN-
HAM BANNER, newspaper printed in the
county OF Washington, the following notice
The STATE Of TEXAS.
To all persons interested in the estate If F.
Rcddikcr, deceased:
{. Wcide, executor of the estate of +. Red
dikcr, deceased, has filed in the County Court
Of Washington county his final account with
the estate of F. Reddikcr, deceased, and
an application for final discharge from
the administration thereof, which will
be heard at the next term of the county
court Of said county, commencing on
the Third Monday in May, 1886, at the
courthouse thereof, in the city Of Brcn-
ham, Mt which time all persons interested
IN said estate may appear and contest said
application and account if they see proper
Herein fail not, under penalty of the law,
and of this writ make due return. Issued the
18th day of April, 1886.
WITNESS, II. NJ. Lewis, clerk of said court,
l.. ). and seal thereof, at office in the city
of Brenham, 18th day of April, 1886.
II. NJ. LEWIS,
Clerk of County Court, Washington county.
l hereby certify that the above and fore
going is u true and correct copy of the origi-
nal citation, now in highlands.
n. Z. DEvER, Sheriff Washington Co.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
Az Austin last week ex-Gov

AT Austin last week ex-Gover-
nor Roberts was presented with a
walking stick made from an oak
tree which grew on the public
square at Athens, Henderson coun-
ty, and under which the ex-gover-
nor, then judge, held the first term
of the district court for that county
in the fall of 1850.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

EIGHT persons in all were killed
by the deputy sheriffs who fred on
the mob IN East st. Louis on FRI
day afternoon. 1t would appear
from the evidence before the cor
oner's jury that the firing might
have been avoided, but still the
provocatlon was great.
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CO-OPERATION.

One of the most fruitful sources
of complaint among the wage
workers of this country Is what
they claim to be inadequate pay,
or in other words the proprietors
bio they individuals or corpor.
ations-ofm manufactures, railroads
and mines make moro than 4 Just
profit out of the labor of employees,
hence the dissatisfaction among
wage workers and tho consequent
strikes. Cooperation as a means
of improving the conditions under
which industry is carried on, and
especially as q means of clevating
the condition of tho working man,
has long been q fruitful theme
among economists. There has been
little question as to the desirable
ity of introducing some form of
cooperative production under
which the sense of an antagonism
of interes to between employers
and employees might be removed,
though there has been some dis
pute as to the feasibility Of the
system under present circum-
stances. Bradstreet's, a very re-
liable and well informed paper on
questions of finance and political
economy says, the most enthr si-
astic advocates of cooperation
have freely declared themselves of
the opinion that 1t contains the
only solution of the much DIS
cussed problem of the relations of
capital and labor. Others, less
sanguine, while admitting that at
some time in the future when the
industrial classes have become
more intelligent, cooperative pro-
duction on an extensive scale may
be practicable, do not see much
reason to hope for any very OK
tended application of the system
while the conditions of the indus
trial would remain as they arc.
Serious difficulties arc IN the way
of an immediate realization of the
principle of productive co-opera-
ton IN its complete form. It's as
serted byBradstroet's that the great
est difficulty is tho need of lntell-
igent management. Adminstra-
tive capacity counts for SO much
in the success of industrial enter
prises as at present managed as to
constitute 1t factor of the first
II would seem the
cooperation as applied TO large
nanufacting industries and the
management of railways has never
,een tried in this in this country. |
To mako such concerns successful
would necesitate giving the man.
Igers large powers, of maintaining
nifty and continuity in the man,
cement and of providing ample
capital. 1t would seem
hat at present the wage workers
re not IN a condition to comply
With the requirements set forth.
Iany of the great capitalists OF
he present time started in the
world as wage workers; the same
opportunities that they had are
till open to workingmen.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

The Dallas News says the boy
colt Is not a new invention. More
than a hundred years ago English
tea was boycottcd in Boston, and
the ladies ofthat town used willow
leaves instead. The patriots of
Boston would not even allow tea to
land, but threw a whole cargo
overheard.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THE Farmers Alliance and
Knights OF Labor of Alvarado held
a meeting and passed long string
of whereases, supplemented by a
still longer string of resolutions,
among the latter is one demanding
of congress that it remain in ses-
sion till they abolish the issue of
money by national banks, and issue
currency enough tor the transac-
tion of all the business of the coun-
try on cash basis. What the
Knights and Alliance do
not know about finances Is not
worth knowing. Congress will
tremble in its boots when it hears
of these resolutions.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

Mr.. PowDERLY is urging Con-
gresham Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
to insist upon the passage of a re-
solution to appoint committee to
investigate the troubles in the
southwest, as the public has right
to know who is to blame in the
mattar
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
Chief Arthur Talks

CLEVELAND, O., April 14.-Chiof
Arthur, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers has just re-
turned from the southwest and in
an interview, declined to so into
the question of the existing strike,
but SAID! 81 heartily indorso tho
sentiments of Powderly and if
his ideas are carried out no
serious difficulty would follow. /
think tho strike will ros,s,iit IN the
enactment OF . i l..w by tho Knights
W emit future trouble. In re-
gard to the report that L am op-
posed to the eight. hour law is 1t
untrue. l am IN favor of any law
that tends to promote the welfare
of workingmen /; in my opinion q
largo number would not profit by
the enactment of such law"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

AN Austin special to the Calves
ton News says the lawyers are
present in force attending the Su-
preme court. Some of these law
yers express the opinion that the
Old Alcalde is likely to be gov
ernor again,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THIRTY Dagos were arrested in
Cincinnati last Saturday for pass
ing counterfeit coins they were
engaged in selling fruit and gave
ont the counterfeit money In
obaUOa
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

The two Sans, Sam Jones and
Sam Small, wrestled with the wick
edncss of the wicked city of ChIca-
go for whole month, and, says
the Galveston News, wickedness
seems to be still doing the usual
business at the old stand. The two
Sans evidently wasted their sweet
ness in Chicago. The larger the
town the smaller the business dono
by evangelists.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THE Sunderland and Texas
Steamship line advertlses to main
tam twenty-five first-class light
draught steamers in regular trade
between Galveston, Liverpool,
Havre and Bremen. The ships
will begin business from Galveston
September l.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THE Governor of Illinois sent a
large number of State militia to
East st. Louis and virtually put
that city under martial law. Quiet
was completely restored.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
MONOPOLLES- DEMAGOGUES.

The Baltimore Manufacturers
Record is bitterly opposed to rail
way commissions. 1t says if the
people of 4 state are so communis-
tic in their ideas as to insist upon
managing the property of others
whenever it invested in a railroad,
then let the state as state build
all the roads it needs, just as It
builds its public roads, and rot cX'
pect capitalists to put their money
into roads over which they can
have no control. Certainly it is 4
foolish man who would spend
money in building railroads in a
state which takes their manage
ment entirely out of his hands and
gives it to q commission of two or
three irresponsible and often in
competent men. Demasogucs al
WAYS come to the surface IN every
state Legislature, and during the
last few years numbers of speeches
have been made in Southern Icgis-
latures IN which the ruling idea
seems to be that the railways have
no rights which tho people arc
bound to respect; railways accord
ing to such speakers, are gigantic
evils, responsible tor all the bust
ness troubles of the country. They
are the Legitimate prey of tho poll
ticians who seek to arouse public
sentiment against the railways for
their own personal and political
advancement.
The fashion OF the present day
and time is TO cry monopoly in
every case where there is combina-
ton of capital to establish large
industry or to build railway.
Without combination of capital
1t would be impossible TO build n
railway of any length. The Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fc road
will soon extend its line to a con-
nection with our own Santa Fe
road. Tho gap is upwards of 400
1t costs about $4,000 to
build one mile of road, therefore
it will take q cash capitol of ST.
500, 1000 to build 800 miles. There
are many very rich men in the
United States, but it is safe to say
that no one of them could be found
who would undertake single-hand-
cd so gigantic an enterprise as the
the investment OF four or five mil
lion dollars in one line of railway.
This we think clearly demonstrates
The necessity of combinations Of
capital, and lar tGo frequently the
railroads do not prove to be pay
ing Investments. Monopolies I'M
ioubtedly exist, but in a majority
Of cases the monopoly is moro in
he imagination of designing donna
yorues than in reality.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

The Columbus Citizen being in
a measure out of the range of the
strike has but little say on that
subject, except that the interests
of the country demands an early
adjustment of the difficulties exist
Gnp.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

The Abilene Reporter prints u
list of papers supporting Ross for
governor. 1t puts the BANNER in
the list as Ross paper. This is
an error, the BANNER is not sup,
porting Ross or any other man tor
the governorshlp. 1t prefers Swain
to Ross and has so stated on sew
eraI occasions. 1t is well to trust
to the wisdom of the State conven-
ton IN nominating a gubcrnatorial
candidate,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
Deputy Sheriff Shot,

LITTLE Rock, April 8, Up. NJ
(SpeciaD Deputy sheriff Ham Will
liams, whllo guarding the st. Louis
and Iron Mountain machine shops
this morning, was approached by
n man who was followed by twenty
or thirty armed mon and told TO
leave the place he replied to the
leader, "I'll stay here if l die"
Some one in the crowd cried,
"Well die then" Immediately an
irregular shooting began one hun
dred shots were fired. Williams
was wounded MORALLY and at this
hour is dying.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THE amount asked of Gainesville
by the Gull, Colorado and Santa
Fe road has been guaranteed and
the right of way secured. Engin-
GERS are ready to go to work.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

ACCORDING to the San Antonio
Times the Light, a Republican pa
per of Its city thinks the Knights
OF Labor, the Farmers alliance,
negroes, Republicans and every
thing but the straight Democrats
will form a coalition and carry the
state election.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
The WEEKLY BANNER.
Thursday, April 10, 1886.

A RUMoR is prevalent at Shreve-
port that tho machine shops will
be removed from Marshall to that
city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
EStray Notice.

Taken up by L. F. Harris on the LIST day OF
December, 1885, and oStrayed before c. G.
Campbell, Justice of the Peace Precinct No.
G, on the 18th day of January 1886, on horse
described as follows, to-wit: Chestnut sorrel,
about Is II hands high, three years old last
spring, has a star in the forehead and few
white hairs on the nose, no brands visible
Appraised at SO. Attest
Ii. NJ. LEWIS,
Clerk County Court Wash, Co.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
The :sOutnernBusiness University ranks

among the best Practical Sehoolsin the Uni
ted States. and is far superior to any in Texas.
Its faculty is the largest and best in the South.
Now and novel methods employed in teach
ing. Its graduates are holding the highest
positions. Equipped in handsome style.
Shorthand and Typewriting. Nine students
from La, last year. Expenses from $50 to
$50 less than other Schools. Ad., R. H. Hill.
Pres. Waco, Tex.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

NINE members of the Now York
board OF aldermen of 1884 were
arrested and locked up on Tues
pay. They are all charged with
accepting brides for their votes on
the Broadway railroad franchise.
There is only one alderman in the
city of the 1884 crowd who has not
been arrested.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THE Dallas News Is still heating
up the governor for his slow action
in sending the militia to Fort
Worth.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

A SOCIALIST and anarchist NAM
cd Sam Fielding, who has a negro
vito delivered q socialist speech at
Chicago on Sunday last.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

BRowEwooD now has a daily pa
per, the Bee, it is published by
MickIe Bros. and Is a model OF
typographical neatpess.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

HERE is a specimen of the chafI
which IS expected to influence
public opinion. Tho Abilene Re
porter says: Gov. Ross sounds
well; IT'S pleasing to tho Texas
car" Tho Texas ear must have a
peculiar formation to be pleased
with such baby talk.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
During the Week.
Fort Worth.

Fort Worth.
Fort WORTH, April 9.-[SpccIaI.
This morning the following
notice appeared, attached to pieces
of red ribbon:
ITO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC
CAS- Gould has denied organized laborthC
| right To arbitration in the present struggle
between labor and monopoly, youare hereby
warned not to sacrifice life and limb by
| travelling on his trains till he recognizes ar
bitration. COWBOYS"
Tho notice is regarded with fear
by the timid and with indifference
10y cool people.
n. NJ. LOvins, the imprisoned
Master Workman, was, this after
noon, allowed bail in the sum OF
$4,000; he is charged with compile
lty in the bloody tragedy OF last
Saturday.
Trains continue to arrive and
depart without molestation.
FoRT WORTH, April 13.-Evcry-
thing is quiet so far as the strike
is concerned; trains are all RUM
ing, but are somewhat irregular
with regard to time.
Officer John Cocker, of the city
police has been requested to re-
sign on charges preferred. He
refused TO fire into the strikers on
that memorable Saturday.
Thirty thousand dollars has been
subscribed for the Atchison, To-
pcka & Santa Fc extension. A
large mass meeting is beng held
tonight to discuss the subject OF
the eXtontion.
The Lumbermens' association
convened ut IL n. m. to-day.
Thrrty-fve members from all parts
of the state are in attendance. The
meeting is very enthusiastic.
Trouble in East st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April Q, 3;l6 p. m.
Especial. -Four deputies stationed
ut the Louisville and Nashville
railway yards, near Broadway in
East ST. Louis, fired into crowd
of about three hundred strikers, at
2:20 this afternoon. Five men and
one woman were shot; three of the
men wcro killed and the woman
was MORALLY wounded. The killed
are Pat Bristol, Oscar Washing
ton, and John Bohman; the
rs for rs known, are
Major Richman, shot in the head
and Mrs. Pfetfcr shot in the back,
both arc mortalIy wounded. After
the shooting the deputies fled. The
crowd ran up Broadway shouting
ITO Arms T' t'To Arms !' eve will
get guns and return the fire :"
The excitement is intense. The
deputies, eight in number, are in
custody at tho Four Courts i'll this
city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

Taken up by Drury Gee on February l,
1886, and cstrayed before w. P. Hill, ]. p,
Precinct No. 5, on the 18th day of March,
1856, one bay mare, branded s Y L on left
hip and Spanish brand on let thigh; about
II hands high; blind IN right eye; about s
years old. Appraised by Thos Ii. Lipscomb
and j. 5. Armand ut $50.
Attest: IL NJ. LEWIS. @ @ w @
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

THE San Antonio Times is surc
that A. W. Terrell will not ride up
TO the capitol feneo in Washington
and hitch his campaign mule.