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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Miss Hope Bassett, the popular
daughter of Major B. H. Bassett
met with painful but not serious
accident on Wednesday evening, and
fortunately she was more frightened
than hurt. Her father had sent
some champaign down to his home
and while she was handling it the
necks OF a couple of bottles broke
and exploded in her hands. One Of
her fingers was slightly cut and 6
fragment Of broken glass flew in hel
mouth just as she uttered an excla
nation of horror and inflicted 6
slight wound.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

HENRY WILLIAMS, a colored man
residing on Mr.. W. G. Busters
plantation seven miles east of town
who was indicted by the present
grand jury on the charge of theft,
was arrested on Sunday by Deputy
Constable Low Sails and lodged in
the county jail
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

CHANCELLOR Commander W. M.
Aven and Sir Knights W. H. Smell,
VIM. Lusk, Ben S. Rogers, W. E.
Sloan, G. W. Hess, R. E. GRADER, G..
B. Shepard, Jr., Beauregard Bryan,
F. W. Schuerenberg, aud Abe Har-
rison, who went to Bastrop Satur-
day to institute a new lodge of the
Knights of Pythias, returned Sun
day evening. They report that they
had an excellent time, although they
were up all night. The new lodge
was started with eighteen members.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

fRIDAY-Ihls was appearance day
In the court, but no judgments by
default were taken. The following
business was disposed Of:
Chas. E. Richards VS.. John
Fielder, trespass to try title, judg.
ment for plaintiff as per agreement
filed.
VIM. Meyer VS. Henry Davis, iudg-
ment for plaintiff as per agreement.
H. Hudgins VS.. H. Crecy and 7.
h. Masterson, and Mary Ann Ed
munds VS.. George Edmunds, suit
for divorce, continued for service.
Otto Rosentreter VS.. Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company, suit for
damages; jury demanded by the
plaintiff and postponed until Mon
day, March 10.
Mary E. Justice vs.. W. V. Hunt
ct al, suit for debt and foreclosure;
case settled and costs taxed to de-
PENDANT NJ. W. Mann.
VIM. Nolte ct al VS.. Henry Meyer
ct al; defendants demurrer and
special exceptions were overruled, to
which exception was taken, and the
special exception to pleading setting
up improvements was sustained.
In the case of Charley Baker VS..
Albert Veazey ct al, suit for parti-
ton ofproperty, the court appointed
P. H. Swearingen guardian ad Item
to represent the interests of the
minors, Albert, Matte and Amanda
Veazey.
Joseph Fischl VS.. Chas. Dilling-
ham, receiver of the Houston &
Texas Central road, was set for
Monday of the sixth week of the
term, and j. L. Bolton VS.. E. l..
Bridges was continued by consent.
Saturday.-This was the day set
apart to divorce business. and there
were two granted. Christoph
Schramm was granted divorce
from his wife, Henrietta Schramm,
and Harrison johnson was granted
a divorce from Fannie johnson.
The first couple are white and the
latter colored.
In the case of John Pickard VS..
A. q. Belo & Co., suit for damages,
exceptions to defendants answer
were argued and taken under adj
visement.
Monday.-The day was spent in
the trial of the damage suit of Ros-
entreter VS.. Western Union Tele-
graph company. Several months
ago while the plaintiff was in this
city telegram was sent to him at
eight o'clock in the morning from
Lyons, in Burleson county, announ-
cling the death of his niece. The
telegram was not delivered until 4
o'clock in the afternoon, too late for
him to attend the funeral. Hence
the damage suit. The case was
given into the hands of the jury
about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and
after failing to agree for a long
while, the jury finally awarded judg-
ment in favor of the plaintiff for one
thousand dollars.
Tuesday.-The only business dis
posed of was the hearing of a mo-
ton for a new trial in the above case
of Rosentreter VS.. ". U. T. Co.,
which was promptly overruled.
Whereupon Beauregard Bryan, Esq,
a practicing member of the bar,
arose and announced the death of
Hugh NJ. Lewis, county clerk of
Washington county, and his honor
directed the sheriff to adjourn court
until nine o'clock the following
morning out of respect to the mem
DRY Of the deceased.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

FRANK COLLINS has been indicted
by the grand jury for assault with
intent to murder Charley johnson,
the colored bootblack. He appear
ed in the district court Monday and
entered into recognizance with F.
Weis and G. G. Boyd in the sum of
$3.50.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The bad weather has interfered to
a considerable extent with the meet
ings of Revs. Abe Mulkey and Bur
nett, the evangelists.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The taxpayers of Washington
county will have to pay next to
nothing for jury fees at this term of
the district court.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

THE wife of Franz Fischer, a ten
ant on Fritz Somers' place out on
Rocky, died on last Thursday night
suddenly, aged AZ years. She had
been sick only one day and died of
heart disease. The funeral took
place Friday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Ben GEHRMANN, whose bakery was
robbed on Tuesday night, found two
or three boxes of sardines, a cork
screw and one or two other articles
taken from the store, secreted in
Rolf & Miller's shop at the rear of
the bakery.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Mr.. DAN KIBER, of Corsicana, who
arrived in the city on Sunday night,
reports the sudden death of Miss
Mamie Goodman a lady who for
merly lived in this city, and was
related to Mrs. A. NJ. Krug and
Misses May and Rosa Williams.
Miss Goodman had, married since
size left Brennan, and at the time of
her death was returning to her home
in Corsicana from visit to Tyler.
Her death occurred on Sunday NOR
ming. She was suffering from tooth
ache and at one of the stations on the
road purchased drug to relieve it..
Soon after applying it she became
deathly sick and died on the train.
The drug is supposed to have con-
tanned poison.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

MAMIE HUNT and Mary Simpson,
two dusky damsels. were arrested
Monday afternoon by Constable
Boyd on capias pro fine and
lodged in the county jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

AT a meeting OF the Hebrew
Benevolent Society on Sunday the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: A. Simon, prssi-.
dent; N. J. Joeob, vice-president; h.
Harrison, treasurer; J. Fischl, R.
Gross and NJ. J. Jacob, trustees.
The society is going to have its
cemetery laid off and the grounds
put in nice condition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

IT doesn't seem to be settled
fact THAI the fruit crop is killed. Mr..
August Lindemann says he has ex-
amined his peach trees and the bios
SONS do not seem to have been
killed. DR.. W. A. Lockett says that
only Seeding trees are hurt, and
not all of them. He says it is rare
thing that fruit is killed in Febru-
airy, and that March and April are
the months to be dreaded. The
freezing of buds hardly ever des-
troys fruit, but the danger is after
the young fruit appears.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Rev. Mr.. Dunn, of La Grange,
who is attending the Mulkey-B
nett meetings., preached at the
Methodist church Tuesday after
noon. The Salvation Army women
were present and took part in the
service.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The lecture by Mr.. Burnett at the
tent meeting for men only on Mon
day night was pronounced by many
to be the best thing of the kind ever
delivered in the city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

CHARLEY JOHNSON, the colored
bootblack whose skull proved bull
let-proof, now admits that the shoot
ing of him by Frank Collins was ac-
cidental.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The Knights Templar had a well
attended and interesting meeting on
Thursday evening, at which degrees
were conferred and a banquet was
served. As stated elsewhere, there
were some distinguished visitors
present.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The city and country were visited
with a >heayy rain on Tuesday, which
lasted the greater portion of the
day. The farmers say it doesn't
hurt anything, but will do good.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

A PRIVATE letter to members of his
family convey the information that
DIR. John P. Darlington, of Merle,
Burleson county, formerly of Bren-
ham, has taken unto himself a wife.
The name of the lady was not
learned.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

SUNDAYS Galveston News gives
some statistics about the growth and
present population of some Texas
cities. Brennan is put down as
possessing a population of zoos.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Mr.. FRITZ RIEBE, well known
farmer who resides a few miles
north of town, doesn't appear much
set back Or discouraged by the
freeze. He predicts that the pres
ent will be a splendid crop year.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The county assessor and his depu-
ties are still engaged in taking
assessments of real and personal
property in the different precincts.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13
LOCAL NE VS.

The criminal docket will be taken
up in the district court on next
Monday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

New YEARS creek was reported
out of banks late Tuesday after
noon from the heavy rain.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Mr.. J. r. BALDR1DaE has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Graball, &C
cording to dispatch to the Calves
ton News from Washington.
Thought MIR. Balridge lived in Nav
asota.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

DAME RUMoR says that an attor-
ney of this city has fallen victim 10
the smiles of q fair GARNER who
lives at the state capital and that he
will lead her to the altar before
many days.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The "Our Crowd club had an en-
joyable party at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Murphy last Friday
evening
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The Santa Fe railroad company
has for some time been trying to
purchase the property of Messrs. J.
N. Brown and Abe Harrison
adjoining the track. For what
purpose is not known.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

THERE are at present five prison
ers and four lunatics confined in the
county Jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Mr. Jas. Matson, Jr., is i'll town
from Hill county.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

o. B. POTTER, former citizen of
BRENNAN. whose illness was men
toned in the BANNER, died at Dallas
last Friday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Deputy Sheriff Dick Robertson and
Constable John Ewing came in yes
terday with some attached Witness
es before the grand jury, which re-
convened in the morning.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

The spring fights have have open
ed up out in the country.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13
MEssns. ]. ]. PAGE and Jim Dale

MEssRs. J. J. PAGE and Jim Dale
had considerable set to at Indepegz
dence on Monday morning. The
difficulty occurred about debt.
Page met Daley and asked him to
pay "that little bill, you know"
Daley said he didn't owe him any
thing and Page told him he was a
id lie, or words to that effect. If
the expression was meant in Pick
wickian sense Daley didn't seem to
so regard 1t and proceeded to ego
for Mr.. Page. 1t was a fist-and-
skull arrangement, and while there
were no broken bones and no day
light shot through anybody, Mr..
Page looked like he had been down
to Oshkosh to have little fun with
the boys when the excitement was
over.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

THERE are now thirteen prisoners
in the county jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

NOBODY will revel in early garden
sass this year
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

1t stands the test-Chicken Pow
der in tin cans put up by c. F.
Jensen & Co.. Burton, Texas,
makes hens lay, prevents and cures
all diseases, Guaranteed, Is cents
q box.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

Get your Horses and Mules in
good shape by using Jensen's Con-
dition Powders.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

OK Friday morning early while
the colored carrier at the BANNER
Office was delivering the paper to
subscribers in the neighborhood of
the Santa Fe depot he was accosted
by a weather-beaten tramp, who
said he had just arrived in the city
after morning walk of six miles
before breakfast. He asked the car
rier for copy of the paper, and on
being refused, unless the accus-
toned nickel was forthcoming, the
tramp cursed him until the air was
filed with blue streaks and the at
mosphere smelt sulphurious, after
which he wound up with the re-
mark that he had fought to free him
and was sorry now that he did it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13
A Hop at Washington.

The editor of the BANNER is in re-
ceipt of an invitation to attend the
CLOSING hop of the season" by the
young men of Navosota and Wash
ington, which will be held in Dill's
hall at the old town Of Washington,
on the Brazos, Thursday evening,
March 18th. Following is a list of
the different committees who will
have charge of the affair: Committee
on Arrangements-R. R. Anderson,
". G. Wilson; Committee on invita-
tion-R. K. Lockett, E. +. Black
shear, R. L. Haynie, Ewing Nor
wood; floor committee J. Evans,
S. B. Rucker, J. G. Wilson and 7. B
Hurt; reception committee. ".
Wilson, Louis Chinski, 81. L. Roam
and Fl. 81. Smith.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13

evening.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-11-26

"HelOl Tom. Glad to see you, old fellow
It's almost ten years since we were married Sit
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I'm mean and she's tired OF saving and never
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down street, and she looked as happy as Rquceni"
- think she is and we are economical, toO.-
have to be. My wife can make little go further
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prising me with some dainty continuance that
and she's always merry as lark When ask
how she manages it, she always laughs and says:
oh that's my secret i But / think I've dis
covered her secret When we married. We both
knew we should have to be very careful, but she
made one condition: she would have her Magazine
And she was right wouldn't do without il my
self for double the subscription price. Mo read
ittogether, from the tifle-page to the last word
the stories keep our hearts young the synopsis
Of important events and scientific matters keeps
me posted so that can talk understandingly Of
what is going on my wife Is always trying sons
new idea from the household Department. she
makes all her dresses and those for the children.
and she gets ali her patterns for nothing, with the
Magazine and we saved Joe when he was so sick
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Sanitariau Department Rut can't tell Won haiffr
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and told her 1t was an extravagance-"
well my friend, that's where you made
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The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-11-26
YOUNG MEN COMING TO THE FRONT.

The nomination Of Mr.. Nathan Mat
theWs, Jr-, for Mayor Of Boston by the
Democrats Is another proof that the
young men are coming 20 the front in
that state. Mr. Matthews is Chairman Of
the Executive Committee of the Massa-
chusetts Democratic State Committee,
and during the past year he has been
practically in charge Of the State cam
paign. He was born in Boston in 1854,
was graduated from Harvard College with
honors In 1873 and studied two years in
Leipsic, making a special study Of politi-
cal economy and Jurisprudence. Hespent
two and one-half years at the Harvard
Law School, and was admitted TO the
Suffolk bar in 1880 BE is a trustee for a
great many estates, and, while himself
man Of moderate means,s as trustee OF
agent for various estates is one Of the
largest taxpayers ofthe city. He was one
Of the original members OF the Young
Mems Democratic Club Of Massachusetts,,
and was for two years one Of the Execu-
tive Committee. Ia 1883 he was Chair
man Of the Document Commute, and had
charge Of getting out, and practically
wrote, much Of the tariff distributed in
that campaign.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-11-26
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AS AN AZ
TER DINNER SPEAKER.

When General Hancock was the can
dinate Of the Democratic party for the
presidency, the anti-Cleveland organ in
New York, damned him with faint
praise" by referring to him as a good man
weighing about go pounds. The same
paper and that class of politicians gen.
orally who affect to admire what Give
Democrat" should be, are in the habit OF
eisparaging Mr.. Cleveland by references
TO his avoirdupois, and suggestions that
his mental faculties, while undeniably
solid, lack the quickness and vivacity
which should characterize the funny man
of a political circus. Apart from the
fact that the American people are most
likely to prefer solidity and qualities Of
the solid kind in their Chief Magistrate,
there is abundant evidence to show that
Mr.. Cleveland is not lacking in any of
the accomplishments which 20 to make
up the necessary equipment OF public
man. The ability to make good speech
is one OF them. 1t 50 happens that with
in the past fortnight Mr.. Cleveland has
made two speeches-essentially different
in character and both remarkably good.
The faculty Of speaking well and happily
is a still rarer gift, and for the most part
possessed only by a few of natures
choicer spirits. Mr.. Cleveland has
demonstrated that he possesses this rare
gift also.
One of the speeches TO which We refer
is that which Mr.. Cleveland made at the
Thurman banquet at Columbus. No re-
cent utterances Of any public man have
gone SO straight to the popular heart and
intelligence as the remarks of Mr.. Cleve-
land on that occasion. 1t was no remark
able oratorical effort; it was the simple
appeal Of an earnest, thoughtful man to
the plain people of the land. 1t is safe to
say that it reached almost every home
stead and fireside in the land, and that
it found a sympathetic response in nearly
every American heart. Nothing could
have been more dignifed and effective
than his rebukeO of the shallow fiippaneies
Of President Harrison, Mckinley, Lodge
& Co., that cheapness means nastiness T;
that "cheap coats make cheap men and
women" and that frugality and simplici-
ty are not virtues to be cultivated, but
vices to be despised. Nothing could have
been finer OF more timely than bis ap-
peal to the memories and influences Of
innumerable humble American homes,
and to the lessons Of thrift and frugality
learned in them. Mr.. Cleveland's after
dinner speech at Columbus was full of
matter pregnant with instruction, every
way BETTING the occasion and the
speaker, and should be read by every
man and woman in the land.
Equally good in its way, although of
an entirely different character, was his
speech at the one hundred and twenty
econd annual dinner Of the New York
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-11-26
THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

We have been so busy with our own
affairs that the tremendous strike in Aus
tralia against the employment of non
union men by the shipping companies
has attracted but little notice. Yet it in
volved consequences so serious that the
government had to interpose to maintain
the peace. Trade in Melbourne was par
alyzed, the colonial coasting trade was ef-
fectually stopped for a considerable time,
and a bold attempt was made to check
supplies from reaching Melbourne from
the interior. To help the general strike
subscriptions, money was contributed by
the lockers who had won so striking a
victory in London and by a number Of
trades unions, although the sums sent to
the Australian strikers were far less in
the aggregate amount than they expected
OF during the long and persistent struggle
that they needed. Outside Of the union
it was the general opinion that the strik-
ems were in the wrong, but the feud be-
tween them and the employers was so
bitter and uncOmprOmising that no ap-
peal for arbitration was made, nor would
it have been listened to by either side.
1t was one Of those determined fights
which, though lasting for weeks, to the
great detriment of trade and commerce,
could have no end but by the complete
surrender Of one Of the parties to it. To
the people Of Melbourne it was of such
absorbing interest that they were finally
compelled to take part in the prOtracted
struggle. 1t became, in their opinion, a
paramount necessity to bring the strike
TO a close when the coal miners joined
the strikers and left the city almost bare
Of fuel, and the gas stokers joined them,
! leaving the city in darkness for several
nights and in danger Of being plundered
almost with IMMUNITY by the crowd OF
| lOafers and thieves, whose predatory in
stincts are sharpened whenever such OPP
pOrtunities are presented. Then It was
that all Melbourne rose to the height Of
| the occasion. Such non-union working
men as the shipping companies were able
to engage 'were protected by troops, and
volunteers from tire athletic associations,
the clubs, the universities and the clerks
Of mercantile houses offered their services
not only as militiamen, but as substitutes
for the striking laborers" 1t was this
general uprising Of the citizens that broke
the back Of the strike and forced the men
engaged in it to abandon their demands
and resume their several occupations.
The point gained in this particular in
stance was the concession that any man
who is willing to work was not to be pre-
vented by any combination against him.