Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

SlnpIy rulnor anu must pc taken
for what it is worth.
THE Galveston News estimates
the damage by the storm at Gal
weston at 100000, exclusive Of
damage TO railroads.
i THE Laredo Times gives Temple
ton credit for good sense in not
trying to get renominatcd for the
office of attorney general.
In Columbia, Tennessee, mules
arc now bought and sold by weight.
Tho latest quotations are Is cents
a pound for good average mules.
In Chicago tho anarchists and
socialists are trying to organize
labor union for the purpose of 60
ing into politics on grand scale.
AFTER tough fightin tho prima
ries Gibbs carried Dallas county by
about % majority which is enough
to make a great deal of dissatisfac-
ton.
ALABAMA. has just elected
Democratic governor by majori-
ty of 100000. Texas is expected
to do so per cent. better and elect
Ross by 10000.
The sudden abdication of Prince
Alexander, of Bulgaria, at the sup
.posed instance of the car of Rus
STA, may soon result in serious
European complications.
The Galveston News docs not
say so, but it intimates that Broth
er Briggs would make admirable
material for a Prohibition candi-
date for governor of Texas.
Mr.. J. II. WATSON, manager of
the Houston Post, was married to
Miss Matte c. Baker, ofCovington,
KY, on the 10Th inst. The BANNER
extends It's congratulations.
PARSONS, the convicted anarchist,
was former citizen of Texas, but
instead of getting any coincidence
from this state there is a general
desire that he may be hanged.
A CORRESPONDENT of the News
says that Galveston must have 4
sea wall to protect her against gulf
overnows. He estimates that such
wall can be built for 100000.
The latest style Of walking
adopted by extremely fashionable
y2ung ladies is known as the "ten-
mis- strut" 50 far az reported the
strut has not yet reached Texas.
PHE Tribune estimates the dam
age by the recent sq4all at CALVES
ton at Il much higher figure than
the News. Whatever may be the
correct figures they are high
enough.
O'DoNoYAN Rosa, the Irish agI-
tator, is Disguised because tho
National League convention at
Chicago adopted no dynamite rcso-
lutions, Rosa needs q dose Of
dynamite himself.
The condemned anarchists in
the Chicago jail act like craven
towards, which they unquestion-
ably arc. Capt. Black, their at
tOrney, says he will take the case
to the Supreme court of the United
States if necessary,
THE Galveston News gives the
prohlbitionIsts sop. 1t says they
are not amenable to any more Sc
rious charge than that of mIstak-
ing the means for the end E; but,
there is no worse or moro common
blunder.
CAPT. BLACK, the lawyer who de-
Tended the Chicago anarchists is
himself one of tho same sort. His
wife attends anarchist meetings
and associates with Mrs. Parsons,
a negro woman. the wife of anarch-
list Parsons. Capt. Black is q !
crank.
THE two-thirds rule may, if per-
sisted IN, be the means of giving
Texas one or two Republican con-
gresham, even in the face of over
wheIming Democratic majorities.
Running two Democratic candi-
dates in congressional district Is
IN elegant way of letting a Repub-
lican or Jackleg independent run
in.
In Cleveland the anarchists held |
an immense mass meeting on Sun
day. A prominent anarchist lead
or in Cleveland said TO a reporter
should the sentence be carried out, |
in the case of the convicted men in
Chicago, tho doomed mon will be |
considered martyrs to tho cause.
and a now impetus will be given to
anarchism by their execution. In
this case more rope will be found
TO hang more anarchists and 1t will
bO kept up until The raoo OF anarch-
lists is extinct.