Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1888-01-05
THr Hoosier democracy haven't


: sent Gov. Gray's claims before tn
: national convention as candidat
for vice-president, and are workini
like beavers for him.
SINCE Barlow left Waco Cranfl
seems to be at loss what to do o
say. Like Othello, his occupation
which consisted Of spewing the bit
terest gall and worst billingsgat,
ever uttered, is gone.
WHERE are the Henry George, tn,
United Labor, the Labor Reform
the Union Labor, the Central Reform
Labor and all the other great par
ties that were recently organized t.
be the Moses of the people?
Mas GROVER CLEVELAND now tins
the beam at 10 pounds, but she has
such strong hold upon the affec
tons of the newspaper correspond
ents that they continue to write hel
up as being issome and willowy.
| The Dallas Times and the Herald
have gone intoa hypenated business.
Pity that they couldn't find some
means of observing the rule of the
survival of the fttest. It is awfully
tedious to use hyphenated names.
The st. Johns New Brunwick.
Globe comes out openly and strong
ly in favor of annexation to the Uni
ted States, and owing to its proprie-
tor being member of parliament he
is receiving a great deal of denuncia-
ton.
SENATOR REAGAN is loading him
self for his maiden speech, and is
announced to deliver six-hours
one on the Blair bill right after the
holidays. He has written to State
Land Commissioner Hall for school
statistics.
NINA Van ZANDr pretends to hate
the newspaper men and to dislike
notoriety, but nevertheless is forev-
er conhiving to get into print by
some word or act. She is reported
as having called her mother ',iab-
bering idiot"
The Tribute paid the late Secreta-
~ Manning when his remains were
consigned to their last resting
place was a touching one. Few
more distinguished men were ever
gathered together in this country as
mourners at funeral.
CONGRESSMAN Mason, of Illinois,
has taken step in the right direc-
ton. He wants congress to investi-
gate the workings of the pool and
''trust" combinations. They should
be outlawed if there is any method
by which they can be got at.
An esteemed contempory up in
North Texas just received informs
us that congress has adjourned to
January 9Th" With such bright
and wide-awake exchanges to sharp
en- its wits against, the BANNER ex
poets in time to distance the field.
NOBODY seems to have thought of
The possibility of an interposition of
The presidential veto in case the
Blair educational bill passes both
houses Of congress. Probably it is
because nobody seriously thinks
here is any danger of it becoming
aw.
HENRY HENN1NG, one of the five
strikers who lay in ambush
md fired into a coal train with Win
,hesters near Fort Worth, killing
one of the officers employed to
guard the train, has a lifetime now
20 reflect behind the walls of the
oenitentiary.
If the national democratic con
-ention should be held in New
York it will not be upon invitation
lor at the bidding of Tammany.
The democrats in the country at
arge love Tammany like Gen.
Bragg, Of Wisconsin, loved State
Senator Grady.
CONGRESS has enacted law pro
the employment of convict
abor on public works, and no
loubt before great while the farm
ng out of such labor, or employment
If it by the government, will be re-
'tricted by stringent laws in the
several states. The convict should
De kept within the walls of the
)enitentiary.