Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

. advocate of the claims OF Comp
: troller Swain for the gOvernorship
: WHEN banks can create none,
, they can monopolize money, yer!
: correctly remarks the Fort Wortl
, Mail.
THE DRUMMERs are power IN tn,
land and the Fort Worth Gazett,
says it is proud of their supper
and good will.
The Democratic senator's met II
caucus on Saturday, at Washing
ton, and resolved to stand by tn,
president in his contest with The
senate.
AT St. Louis the jury in the cas-,
OF ChIho Chock, the Chinaman
charged with murder, brought in {
verdict OF guilty OF murder in the
first degree.
GOVERNOR MARMADUKE, of Mis-,
sour. says the law making gamb'
ling a felony is i bIotch on the
statute books, but as it is the law
he will sec that it Is executed.
a BILL has been introduced in
the house to prohibit any person
from receiving u United States
liquor license until he shall have
secured both the state and county
license.
HousToN has done Its duty on
the deep water question says the
Post, and it now asks: What will
Grlveston do? Galveston certain
" ought DOW to do her whole duty
toward securing deep water.
The boycott OF the Mallory line
has peen Endorsed by the Galveston
committee OF the Knights of Labor.
The business men of that city will
be requested to withdraw their
patronage from tho Mallory line.
Mr.. ". C. HILL, of the Bellville
Times, has been appointed clerk OF
the House committee in banking
currency. Mr.. Hill leaves for
Washington this week and will be
absent during the present session
of congress.
THE WhItesboro News in recent
issue alleged that Sherman was a
dead town. The Sherman Even
ing Democrat denies 1t and shows
that about one-haif of the News
ADVERTISING patronage is from
Sherman merchants.
The suspension OF payment by
the state treasury is ample evil
dence that a mistake was made in
reducing the rate of taxation to
too low figure. The state should
levy . tax amply sufficient to sup
port the government.
4 HORRIBLE double murder was
at Cleveland. O., last
Saturday night. Alfred Smith, a
sailor, murdered his wife and Mrs.
by beating their heads with
4 hammer; no then cut his own
throat with a razor, but may live /
to be hanged:
THE Huntsville Item is now an
all home PRINT paper. 1t does this
IN order TO control its advertising
columns and bring the patent medi-
oine men to terms; they get adver-
Using III Co operati We papers at
over rates than any country pa
Der can afford to take them.
HoN. NELL S. Brown, ex-govern
II of Tennessee died at his resi-
ience in Nashville on the 3Oth ult.,
aged rs years. He was governor
If Tennessee in 1913. He was
brother of ex-governor john G.
Brown, the present receiver of the
Texas and Pacific railroad. +
THE assumption of the Senate
hat 1t has right to exercise SUI
oervisory authority over the presl-
lent in regard 10 suspensions from
office will doubtless cause an inter
,sting discussion in that body. 1t
S only the Republican majority in
he Senate that claim the privilege.
DALLAS gets the extension ofthe.
Santa Fe railway. The committee
endered a guarantee of $4,000
md right ofway through the ooun.
y, and the offer vas accepted by
iessrs Gresham and DAVIS on the :,
'art of the directory. This will
1--WE Dallas n large additional
'oom.
The Williamson County Sun c
avs: "At present Swain seems !!
D be leading in the gubernatoriaI !
ace, with Ross close upon him /
Well, yes; since VIC come to b
mink about it, Col. Swain has
Iways been considered one OF the t
EADERS in the Democratic ranks u
+ this state. Il
HE citizens Of Houston have gone G
work earnestly IN making prep a
rations for the appropriate cole I
ration of the bi-centennIaI OF the +
attic OF San Jacinto on the 2Ist Of |,
pril next. To say that the ceIe-
ration will DO q grand success is !,
toregone conclusion. Houston L
aver makes failure of anything ST
undertakes. n
LUTHER G. VOORHEES, has obtain il
verdict in the United States W
rcult court at Galveston against v
10 city of Houston for tho sim of u