Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1888-01-12

year promises TO beat that record.
Texas will in very short while rank
first of the states of the union as to
the number of miles of railroads and
value of rolling stock.
GEN. BRAGG, of Wisconsin, who
loved Cleveland for the enemies he.
made, is evidently booked for the
Mexican mission He deserves the
place and the president will have
done well. TWAS probably proper
not to appoint Texan, for in the
little border squabbles constantly
taking place On the Rio Grande he
might have been too quick to side
with the Texan and naturally exag
gerate their seriousness and impor
lance.
WHEN last heard of the Hon. Bat
ney Gibbs had just stopped long
enough in Victoria to tell the Gal
weston News reporter that he was
heading for jackson county to invest
In a stock ranch. In thus preparing
to bury himself away from society
and life's busy w-Lirl he only antici
pates things slightly, and in his
quiet seclusion deep down in the
vale he will best serve his country
and be free from the goadings ofthe
blockhead editors.
EUeENE HIeGINs, late appointment
clerk at Washington, seems to be
lett without a friend. When he
resigned his federal position his
friends at Baltimore set to work and
decided to make a place for him in
the state legislature as clerk of the
house. But number of indepen-
dent democrats declare that they
will disregard the action of the eau
Gus and vote openly against him if
he is nominated, He had to be,
therefore, sacrificed to party inter
est.
SENATOR PALMER Of Michigan says
hat the saloons are in politics To-
stay. It would seem so. A special
% the Galveston News states that
he saloon-keepers OF Fort Worth
leld secret meeting the other day
@ agree upon a candidate for mayor
n the coming election. When the
aloon-keepers elsewhere begin to
ollow the example of the Fort
Worth saloon-keepers the BANNER
I'LL align itself with the prohib;-
ionists and pray and work for their
uccess.
The Waco Day says that it has
nst leaked out that the american
olony at Paris has been scandaliz-
d, because, at a dinner given by
)r. Evans, Blaine was placed to the
ight of the host, at which Minister
IcLean took umbrage, claiming that
is official position entitled him to
ne post of homer. Had the Day
cad the BANNER closely it would
ave observed that the information
Inch it seeks to give its readers
leaked out through the BANNER at
asst six weeks ago.
A DISPATCH from Washington to
lie Galveston News states that
orrible conHagration with attending
was narrowly avoided
the White House by the wonder
i presence of mind of that most
markable of women. Mrs. Cleve-
nd. While pouring out tea for her
tests the fringe Of the napkin which
lie used in taking hold of the hot =
indie caught fre from spirit
mp, and with a presence CT mind
rely seen size threw it On the floor
ID stamped it out.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has announced
e committee appointments. The
'uth gets 30 chairmanships, while
e whole North and West only get j
!. Texas gets three, including
e leading one. Tie policy of the
eaker IN favoiiag his own sec
IN SO mucii above the North is ex
sdins,y doubtful, although the
'uth furnishes the strength and
aims of the democratic party in
ngless. At any rate it can be set
vn for fact that the bloody
mt shriekers Will call attention to
The Crown Prince has a new doc
r at work ON his throat, who en-
ely upsets the conclusions formed