Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Bolton is 10 have daily paper u
called the News. Bolton Is an en-
terprising go-ahead town.
THE assessment rolls of the =
whole state show the average taxa
BILE value of lands increased l6 I
cents an acre last year.
! The Austin Statesman seems to
regard Comptroller SWANS candi-
dacy favorably, although it does
not formally endorse him.
The Hampstead Farmers Advo- /
cate says the longer the farmers /
deter starting an alliance the
poorer they will become. l
The Bastrop Advertisers tavors b
letting the old AlcaIde rest. Very
many of the papers IN Texas agree
with the Advertiser. +
TEE Bastrop Advertiser prints
Hon. !. D Sayers' speech in con-
grcss on the bill providing for the :,
retirement OF certain naval Off Il
GERS.
2 TIE GatcsviIic Advance and Sun S
have consolidated. 1t is under L
tstood that DR.. Cranfil will control
the management of the consolidated
papers. y
/ COMPTROLLER SWAIN believes that y
tho masses Of the people of Texas
have some rights which the cattle t
men, who are paying no rent, are e
bound TO respect. :
THE cigar makers have been on
a strike in New York for some d
, time and many OF them are begin 5
ing TO suffer severely for lack of n
N onoy to buy supplies. 4
HOUSTON joins Galveston IN the
effo. It to secure deep water and the l
Post says: Houston ought to be II
happy now. The Galveston News a
is saying nice things about it.
TIE L custom Post remarks that :
the kr cke RS of its town are getting il
along first, rate. They have kicked s
RepuGh can candIdate-Col.
Tracy--for m ayor into the field. o
CHINANEN ~ being run out of a
Seattle, Oregon and shipped TO
San Francisco by steamer. Fears
OF serious riot are entertained s
and troops have be-. n teIegraphed cl
for 10 Vancouver barracks. e'
A FRANKLIN correspondent of
tho News says that Gen. Ross has -
largo following in Robertson v
county, and that Seth Shepard, of NJ
Dallas, has moro than q few ad- 81
mirers who think that he would hi
do for governor.
TIRE Fort Worth Gazette says W
the boycotters are riding a high cI
horse, but 1t is dangerous animal. "a
Before long 1t Will buck and land w
them in the mud. Public opinion
will not tolerate everything In the h,
sacred name of liberty. fly
The Mallory boycott at Calves lie
toe is at stand-still. Master Work. ~ ~
man Golden, of the knights OF La tb
Dor returned to Galveston on Mon I'll
day. All efforts to pump him re-
garding the intentions of the es
knights proved unavalIing. gi
Col. DEMoRsE, of the Clarks- Ia
Vile Standard, in the last issue OF an
that paper has an old.timo leader of
It-occupies nearly two columns of Is
the paper. Col. DeMorse is an
old-time editor, he having COM Al
menced his editorial career early o.
in the fortles. e.;
A MAN named Henshaw was az tw
rested near Eufala, l. T., the other 49,
day for peddling whiskey. he
tried to escape and WAS shot in the ~.
arm before he surrendered. Hen sri
shaw has already served two terms izi
in the penitcntiary for selling tic
whiskey to the Indians, SIC
OF
The Fort Worth Gazette says try
with plain, practical people who ed
believe that public servants should
manage public trusts as private IN ST.
dividuals manage private business "a
the sterling sense and practical i1'
knowledge of Comptroller Swain fri
Is now at premium. a
THE Bastrop Advertiser has the cal
champion subscriber, Mr.. K. H. an
Harbee, of McDade, has been of
subscriber for "nIgh on to thirty
years." and always pays his suo-
scription in advnce. The Adver- ~ -
tiser would like to have several to,
thousand of the same kind. Co
The News at Dallas has inter- to
viewed acknowledgement GIBBS Ga
with reference to the state canvass. be-
He takes strong grounds IN defense 20 ",
of the "Kid" Legislature as the last a. "a,
one is called, and says they ac-
many deslreable re- rrb
forms, especially in the land policy. tn,
,r,onr on,.,.o,t ~ 0t.o,o on
cb:
Kas., that the Knights of Labor Wi
are boycotting the state militia est
mere and at other points through Tn
out the state. Several firms have D! Pa
been warned against employing bir
militia men. Popular feeling, ii nv
is said, condemns the attempted nv
boycott.
Convict FISH, late president OF Sn s
the defunct Marine bank. now -,
to spend good deal of bat
time IN New York where he lives for