Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

were instructed unanimously for
Swain for governor.
THE State university has granted
diplomas TO twenty-eight law stu
dents for the session Just closed.
JOE CoBuRN, n famous prize
fighter years ago, was caught in
the act of stealing IS worth OF CT
gars.
THE Hampstead Courier thinks
that Breckenridge is the best man
for governor that is now before the
people.
The San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railroad is now completed
nInety-six miles south of San An
tonic and is opon TO traffic.
JUpGE TERRELL is having his
mulo groomed and will soon start
out on a trip to Houston, Corsi-
cana, Terrell and other points.
A WHOLE class of cadets gradual
ed at West Point military academy
on Saturday last. Secretary Endi-
colt handed out the diplomas.
The Advertiser says that Bas-
trop is getting on n boom. Proper
ty is on the rise in Bastrop and its
future looks bright and cheering.
CHAIRMAN BARRY has discovered
that there are number of aspir-
ing politicians who want to be
lieutenant governor besides him.
self.
WIN. BoYD, a negro, who murder
ed n white man was hanged at
Bellevue, La, last Friday. He
said he was going straight 10
heaven.
The Joint boundary commission
to determine the boundary of Greer
county is in session at Austin with
closed doors. Tho decision is ex-
pected soon.
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN, the bruiser
will soon move from Boston to
New York. Boston will lose moth
ing and New York will gain moth
ing by the move.
A NUMBER of the victims of the
Belfast riots were buried on Satur-
day. The routes to the different
cemeteries were strongly guarded
by the police and soldiers.
The eight hour movement has
proved one of the most gigantic
failures of modern times. The
nOiseyest advocates of it now are
heartily disguised with it,
THE Railway Register predicts a
total collapse of the Knights of La
Dor in the not distant future, and
II supplements the prediction by
saying tho loss wall not be felt,
The Houston Post says If Ter
reli should not be the United
States senator from Texas, the
signs of the times are very detciv-
ing. The Post will see that the
signs are deoeIving.
From all accounts it would seem
that justice will not suffer if Col.
Plato is pardoned. Tho people of
southwestern Texas feel that his
offense was the result of indiScre-
ton rather than dishonesty.
The anarchists of Chicago are
still holding meetings under the
name of Brothers of the Red Gross.
Several incendlnry speeches wero
made. Next thing the Chicago
police will be making arrests
THE Temple Times says there is
no jcalouly existing between Tom
pie and Bolton, that there is plen-
ty of room for both places and that
a healthy rivalry exists. which has
the effect of stimulating each place
to removed exertions.
BRADsTREET's has not a very ex-
allied opinion of the fnanciers of
the Knights of Labor; their ideas
of finance are crude and visionary.
1t says: Plainly the clear-headed
men among the knights should
have moro to do with tho resolu-
ton making.
WINFIELD L. THOMPSON and wife
of Kansas City, young married
couple, engaged q room at the
Sturtevant house, New York. On
Tuesday he shot and killed his
wife and then shot himself through
the head. lie will probably die.
No cause is assigned.
THE secretary of state is in receipt
of information that the English
government does not approve of
the course of the Canadian author
tues in seizing American fishing
vessels, and also that there is every
prospect of satisfactory adjust
ment Of the pending complications
IT will be some time before the
appellate court hears the last Of
that comma" decision in the en-
CINE killing cases. The court may
like Il certain candidate once did
say! damn the newspapers"
But il the court IS roligiously in
clined it will not use "cuss words"
AT Vincennes, Indiana, last
week eight sweet girl graduates of
the high school packed up their
essays and walked out because the
superintendent had announced
that a colored girl, an advanced
pupil in the colored school, would