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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-11-13

LORD Coleridge, chief justice of
the crowns court in England, is
dangerously i'll.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-11-13

The result of Colorado's election
can not yet be learned. Both par
ties are claiming result.
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W. Il. CorrRELL, ex-mayor of Key
West, Fla, was killed in Montgom-
cry, Ala, Thursday by the city mar
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THERE is considerable complaint
about the high salaries to be paid to
employees at the Chicago Exposition.
This complaint however does not
come from any of the successful ap.
plicants for positions there.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-11-13

A FIRE in Truckee, Cal, Thursday
destroyed property to the amount
of 100000.
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IMPORTATION from Pierre. S. D.
has been received that a big crowd
of Sioux Indians are camping up on
Bad river and few days ago held a
big pow-wow. An emisary from the
Stand Rock agency is among them.
having called them together for the
purpose of instructing them on the
coming of the new Messiah.
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SENATOR FARwELL of Illinois con-
cedes the probable election of Gen
eral Palmer as his successor.
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The Nashville American is urging
Hon, Benton Mcmillan for the next
speakership.
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The New York Times figures out
a Democratic majority in the House
of IL The World 70. The Herald
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The New York legislature will be
democratic on joint ballot and will
elect q successor to Senator Evarts.
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CONGRESSMAN Roger Q. Mills
thinks Grover Cleveland the most
popular American.
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The Texas cotton crop is estimated
at 100000 bales.
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PRESIDENT HARRISON will not be in
terviewed on the election.
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COFFEE is advancing in price.
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PHILADELPHIA has new co-opera-
tive order that is the liveliest thing
out since the days of the short
lived and swindling marriage insur-
ance. The new scheme is known as
the Universal Order of Cooperation
and it works like an endless chain.
Here is the way it operates:
Briefly stated, the scheme is for
every member who joins the order
to pledge himself to bring in two
other members within two weeks of
his admission. These, in turn, bring
in two other new members each, and
so the membership keeps growing
constantly. The original member
pays in S13 for an initiation fee and
expenses and 81 week for seven
teen weeks or $50 in all. Then he
draws out S100-clearing $40. In
case he fails to bring in two other
members he is fined $50 in addition
to his payment of $50, so that he
only makes $40. His certificate runs
out in four months, at the end of
which time he can try his luck again,
if so disposed. The 500 which he
draws out comes, according to the
scheme of the order, from his own
$50 and the $50 contributed by his
two friends, the remaining SO be-
ing made up by lapses and fines.
These fines are imposed for not pay
ing promptly. The plan of the order
paying out 500 to a man who has
only paid in $50, is not of kind to
promise prolonged existence after
those who got in first have pocketed
their profit of $40"
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MR. SANDY THAxToy, presented
the BANNER with a Sweet Potato in
lmitetion of snake coiled up.
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POSTMASTER WANAMAKER thinks
there will be no extra session of
Congress.
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MAUDE GRANGER is now en- route
East after brilliant three weeks
season in San Francisco. Her en-
gagement at the Bush Street Thea
ter was the next largest in point of
receipts to that of Mr.. Cranes in
"The Senator Her new play In.
herited' by Richard Davey and
Mrs. Lucy Hooper, made a strong
impression On Frisco theatre goers
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OTR AGENTS.

JOHN F. WEIBUsCH, Burton, Texas.
F. NJ. GRIFFIN, Lyons, Texas.
10 MIKEsKI, Wesley, Texas.
PAUL c. STRECKERT, Caldwell. Texas
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An effort is being made to prohibit
bull-fghting in the Federal District
at the City of Mexico. The bar
barous custom should be prohibited
III all of Mexico and she would then
take her place in the rank of civil
lized countries.
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The Brennan Banner.
(PUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY
Weekly, 81 6, year, in advance.
TERMs.-Legal and transient advertise
ments inserted 81 one dollar per square Of
one inch for first insertion, and fifty cents
per square for each subsequent insertion.
Obituary notices and tributes Of respect in
serted at half price.
OUR AGENTS.
JOHN F. WEIBUsCH, Burton, Texas.
F. NJ. GRIFFIN, Lyons, Texas.
10 MIKEsKI, Wesley, Texas.
PAUL c. STREcKERT, Caldwell. Texas
COFFEE is advancing in price.
The Texas cotton crop is estimated
at 100000 bales.
THE next house of Pennsylvania
will be republican.
TIE president of the trunk lines
are in session in New York.
LANGsToN, the colored member
from VIRGINIA. has been defeated.
PRESIDENT HARRISON will not be in
terviewed on the election.
POSTMASTER WANAMAKER thinks
there will be no extra session of
Congress.
A FIRE in Truckee, Cal, Thursday
destroyed property to the amount
of 100000.
LORD Coleridge, chief justice of
the crowns court in England, is
dangerously i'll.
The Nashville American is urging
Hon. Benton Mcmillan for the next
speakership.
CONGRESSMAN Roger Q. Mills
thinks Grover Cleveland the most
popular American.
The result of Colorado's election
can not yet be learned. Both par
ties are claiming result.
PROFESSOR Koch, of the Berlin
university, claims to have discovered
a cure for consumption.
SENATOR FARBELL of Illinois con-
cedes the probable election of Gen
eral Palmer as his successor.
The New York legislature will be
democratic on joint ballot and will
elect q successor to Senator Evarts.
W. Il. CorrRELL, ex-mayor of Key
West, Fla, was killed in Montgom-
cry, Ala, Thursday by the city mar
shall. II
The New York Times figures out
a Democratic majority in the House
of II. The World 70. The Herald
40.
CONGRESSMAN GRAIN was reelected {
by Can Overwhelming majority. '
Spohn scarcely knows he was in the i
race. Il
HENRY n. STANLEY and party ar :
rived in New York Thursday. He :
was warmly greeted by his old :
friends. =
EDITOR PRICE of Houstonia, Mo-. i
was shot and fatally wounded T
Thursday. He is a grandson of the o
ate General Sterling Price. p
The Waco Day seems to have i
'un on patent medicine advertise
nents, its issue of the 4th inst. con-
aiming about eight columns of :,
'ltrotyped patent medicine ads. -
CONGRESSMAN BYNUM, of Indiana, g
Hatch, Of Missouri, and Blount. of s.
Georgia, have announced themselves Il
S candidates for the speakership of \ Z
he next house. d
The state delegation in congress VI
rom Iowa will stand six republicans W
nd five democrats 1t is generally v
bought that the next house viii W
tand, democrats 300, republicans VI
OIL.
THERE is considerable complaint 4,
bout the high salaries to be paid to Of
mployes at the Chicago Exposition. n,
his complaint however does not cC
ONE from any of the successful ap- fl
lIcants for positions there. ci
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
EUGENE FIELD IN TRAINING.

Tho Poet Journalist of the West Prac-
ticing on Comic opera Verses.
Eugene Field, the poet jou nalist OF @
West, whom dame rumor not long ago con-
nected with Sir Arthur Sullivan in the
operate partnership that used to exist
between Gilbert and Sullivan, is still in
England, where he went nearly wear
ago. He is sojourning on the banks of
the Rhine, and sending a column of verse
a dav to the Chicago NelUS, with which
paper he has long been connected. The
verses are all Sweet and melodious, and,
although thoroughly original and clever,
SAVIOR sligA tly of the comic opera air which
is recalled even by the reading of Gilbert's
poems. The New York friends of Mr.. Field
suggest that he is in training for future
efforts IN behalf of the stage. For instance,
here is a s0mple of his recent efforts:
THE THEE TA1LoRs
I shall tell you in rhyme how. once on a time.
Three tailors tramped up TO the inn Inglehem
On the Rhine-lovelv RHINE;
They were broke, but, the worst of it all, they
were curst
With that malady common TO taors-a thirst
For wine-lots of wine,
Sweet host" quoth the three, we're hard up
can be,
On the Rhine-genial Rhine;
And we pled-e you we viii impart you that
skill
Right gu ckly and fully, providing you'll fill
Us with wine -coolln wine,
But that host shook his head, and he warily
Though cunning be good we take money in
On the Rhine thrifty line;
II We fancy We may without pelt have your
way
You'll lind there's both host aud the devil to
pay
For your wine costly wine,''
Then the first knavish wight took his needle so
bright
And threaded it's eye with wee ray of light
And in such def way patched mirror that
day
That where it was mended no expert could
Done SO fine twas for wineL
The second theraa at spied a poor little gnat
Go tolIIny alon on his nose br iad ani Hat
Toward the Rhna-plea ant Rbine:s
Aha. tiny friend, | should hate 70 offend
But your stockings need daruug," which seine
dill he mend.
All Tor wine-soothing wine,
And mex. there occurred what youn deem quite
His needle a space in the wall thrus, t., third.
bt tA- lthlnc-wCn .Fuus kn.u'.
ANA then, al so sD-y, h leap thrlug the eve
OF that tnln cambria needle nay think you I'd
lie
About wine' Not FOR wine
The landlord allowed with smile he we're
proud
To do the fair thing by that talented crowd
DH he kllne-gDneg8Is Rhlnef
- thiulls 90 - be a. "a ~ could be-.
DnIA Tong and dring hearty ny Jolly guests
three.
~ my vine filling Rlnsf''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31

entire suit Of the palest heliotrope. The
und srgarmei Is Will b, Of the sane color, all
OF the dainies- silk, and trimmed with bill
lows of the finest valencieDne. Everything
is LeliorOpe. even the bouquet, wnlch will
be a BIZ, loose bunch o. those fragrant bios
SONS tied with a ri obOn q at matches them.
The ornameI Us wor with this unique wed
ding outfit will be all psle-colored amethyst,
even to tie slipper Buckles and garter clasps
Among the bridesmaids will be one in pink
and white. whose bouquet will he sweet-peas,
another in gold and green will lift no the
golden rod, the flower which Mrs. Harrison
wants for a national emblem, and which
Mrs. Cleveland declares is 'only a nasty
weed"
II one wishes TO see ali classes and condi-
tons Of men and women IN line at oncs, let
him 60 down to the pier on a race day and
watch the crowd that stands waiting for the
opening of the gates.
On the day Of the great race between Sal
vator and Tenny I noticed one group that
interested rue very much. Prominent in 1t
WAS the stalwart figure IF Murat Halstead
with his imoerial head and determined face;
beside him stood a lady Nth q rare sweet
face, jostling closely upon these two was
thtck-lipped negro with gorgeous necktie
and flaming rhi e stone, and not two
feet away was a grinning Chinanau. Thee
came one of the most noted lawyers in Phil
adelphia, with bis wife and daughter, and
tall individual who looked susp ciously like
a parson but who was pro ably book
maker. Truly at the ferry gates ''the rich
and the poor meet together bat whether
1.-The Lord is the maker of t1em all, one
feels almost inclined to question.
CARRIE CARELESS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
A SPIDER s PERSEVERANCE,.
Rebuilding His Web in the Face of
Rep Gated Failures.

From the NeD York Tribune.
The writer spent full hour few days
ago watching a spider managing his snares
and trap victima He was so deliberate,
calculating, cold-blooded aud merciless that
one could scarcely keep from shivering at
the hideous creatures lack of mercy And
yet his persistence and unfiagging energy
fascinated one. No matter how often his
net broke, he set to work industriously to
repair it again No matter how long it
took him to secure captive, he patiently
wound and wound his fragile thread until
the victim was bound fast and hard.
His meshes were stretched in a corner and
almost at the same moment a fly and a
miller became entangled in them. Instantly
the bandit insect lowered himself toward
the miller. When the miller saw her enemy
approaching she revolved furiously, beating
the air wildly with her light wings. The
spider was whirled on his web with light
ning-li rapidity, but he chung there stub
bornly until the miller stopped her struggles
for rest. Then cautiously the black villain
| approached nearer. Again the shadowy
wings whirled and again the spider flew in
small circles, but he did not retire. And so
inch by inch the passionlesS little savage
| closed with the terrified miller. At last ne
made spring. Around went the two in
| brown whirl and the spider shot up his life
line. He had fastened another line TO the
miller.
The spider went back to the fly and made
| its bonds more secure Again he fastened
! threads to the miller, each time working
| his way slowly to her, and then bouncing
| upon her to fasten hor in another thread
Once the miller almost freed herself and
| fell away from the web, hanging only by
| single fine thread Stubbornly the spider
| went to work to do all his task over again.
AT last, when it was seen that the miller
was hopelessly caught, the writer released
her 1t was found that all her legs We're
bound closely together, so careful had been
the spiders work
In tearing her away the writer had de-
stroyed the web, and while the miller'S feet
were being freed the indomitable spider
built him another trap, working sulenly
ami persistently. This done, he retired to
his corner, only to come forth like mid
night hIghwayman when his next victim
was trapped
Nothing could discourage the spider
| Twice great mosquito was fastened in the
meshes, and each time while the spider was
| trying to flsten him 50 that ne could not
escape, the mosquito broke away. Repairs
began at once, and soon the spider went
| back to his corner TO wait for another pris-
| oner.
The writer swept away the web entirely
and went away. Half an hour later when
he returned the untiring spider was re-
building mis- snare. His will and determine
ton this time conquered, for who does not
admire logged resolution that will not
| down2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
THE CAPTAINS REVENGE.
Flogged for Breaking Sabbath Rules
He Whips the Magistrates
Eror1 HoeeeINs Iooo ziua

he Whips the Magistrates
From CdSselrs Magazine.
The following anecdote gives an interest.
ing insight into the prejudices common
among certain people in America in connec.
ton with the Sunday question many years
ago. The story is told as follows in the
Universal Magazine for IT'S: 'Some years
ago a commander of one OF His Maiesty's
ships of war stationed at Boston had orders
to cruise from time to time, in order to
protect our trade and distress the enemy. 1t
happened unlucklly that he returned from
one of his cruises on a Sunday, and as he
had left his lady st Boston the moment she
heard of the ships arrival she fastened
down TO the waters side in order to receive
MIN. The captain on landing embraced
her wit tenderness and affection. This. as
there were many spectators by, gave great
otfense, and was considered as an act of
lndecency and fragrant proclamation of the
Sabbath
Tine next day, therefore, he was sum-
moned before the mag strate, who, with
many severe rebukes and pious exhorta-
tions, ordered him to be publicly whipped.
The captain stit1ed his Indignation and
resentment as much as posi- Ole and as the
punishment, from the frequency of it, was
not attended with any great degree of
LtShOlilHy VI O!oeI aSeS uo lIAou WltQ Ll6 best
company, was well received by them, and
they were apparently good friends. At
length his time at the station expired and
he was recalled. he went therefore. with
seeming concern t. take leave of his worthy
friends, and that they might spend one
happy day together before their final
separation he invited the principal magis-
trateS ard selecGmen to dine with him
Oh board his snip upon the day Of his de-
parture. They accepted the invitation. and
o.hiug could be more joyous and cornwall
than the entertainment which he gave
them.
'At length the fatal moment arrived that
was to separate them the anchor was apeak.
the sails were unfurled and nothing more
vas wanting but the signal to get under
way. The captain, after taking an affec-
tlonate leave of his worthy friends. accom-
panied them upon deck, where the boat
swain and crew were in readiness to receiye
them. lie there thanked them afresh for
the civlllties they had shown him, Of which
be SAID he should retain an eternal remem-
brance, and to which be wished it had been
In his power to have made more adeouate
return. One point of civility only remained
70 be ad JuSted between them, which as if
was In his power, SO he meant most Justly TO
| recompense them. He then reminded them
of what had passed, and ordering the crew to
plnlon them had them brought one bv one
Co the gangway, where the boatswain. with
a cat o'-niGe-tais, laid on the back of each
forty stripes save one. They were then
amid tue shouts and acclamations of the
crew, showed into their boats, and the c,n-
tain Immediately getting under wav. they
sailed for E lgland.
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representation of labor At Dundee last
year a resolution embodying this view vas
carried unanimously, TO be Endorsed, Win
out doubt, at Liverpool At the present
time Mr.. John Burns seat in the 10 idoh
county council is in jeopardy, because ths
fund that was raj ed to provide MN WIN
a. income while he ss-t there instead OF
working in his shop is exhausted. Neverthe-
less Mr.. Burns is a parliamentary candidate
for Battersea. In his case the calIoer Oh tue
man will doubtless attract such sympathy
that the pecuniary difficulty VIII De over
come aud Honest John will sit In parlla-
ment as well as in the county council. but
the whole feeling Of trade unlonism In
England, despairlng of voluntary III ads, Is
now obviously IN favor of the state acung
as paymester.
1t Is on the question of the "eiEht-hour
day. that the interest of the Liverpool cou-
/ gress will eliminate. The defeat that the
socialists sustained on this question last
year was not so overwhelming that victory
now is quite hopeless. The Dundee dele
gates actually declared for an eight hour
/ bill applied only in favor OF GOLFERS.
Mr.. Hardie's resolution in favor OF the
| legislative enactment Of Gig hours as the
! maximum working day WIS rejected by -
votes to IS. A previous attempt to get
IA plebiscite Of the trades on the question
failed to elicit any dlstinc7 Response. O1ly
- unions representing ABOUT ltu.OD MEM
bers. made returns, aud of this number
there was a majority of $4,000 opposed 60
parliamentary Interference with the hours
of labor A much larger number Of dele
gates will assemble AT Liverpool than Dun
dee, ana there is reason to think that the
minority on this question will gain most
from the Increase.
l. is not yet safe to prophecy, but il all
the signs and porten's may be trusted the
trade unionism Of England is undergoing a
fundamental change. Socialism, pure and
simple, cut aud dried, will be secuted by
the Liverpool congress, but the socialistic
spirit will be found to permeate the dele
at DGndee. When, several years ago, the
congress passed a resolution in favor of
land naturalization the Times described it
as "a ca en- rope" Even so, the
"cltch rope" scarcely anticipated the
frame of the delegates minds
at the present day. According to the old
view of trade unions they are merely an
iufallible means to one end-the raising of
wages This view still prevails, and it is a
hopeful sign of the time that the English
socialist, unlike his continental brother,
recognizes the trade union as a useful and
necessary stepping stone to greater things.
To the old view must be added gro wing
faith that what the union cannot do tho
state must; when the power of combination
fails the force of law must succeed
FREDERICK DOLMAN.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
HIS ALCOHOLIC WHIsKaRs.
The Remarkable Accident That Hap
pened to a Miner from Butte City.

The Remarkable Accident That Hap
pened to Miner from Butte City.
From the Tacoma Ledger.
A peculiar, painful and extremely annoy
ing mishap befell William H. Harper of
Butte City last night Mr. Harper is a
miner who arrived in Tacoma yesterday
morning from the east, accompanied by au
abnormal appetite for strong drink and a
large, luxuriant beard, of which he is very
proud. After depositlng his baggage in a
South Railroad rect lodging house, Mr..
Harper started out to see the sights, taking
his appetite and beard along. During the
course of the day he took several drinks
which his rugged system craved, and would
have prolonged the festivities until far into
the night But at 8 O'clock a kindly dis
posed stranger steered the inebriated miner
to his lodging house aud put hin into his
room.
here Mr.. Harper tried to light the gas
The Jet was suspended from the ceiling 10 the
center OF the room, and in reaching up the
drunken man dropped the burning match
into his flowing whiskers, rendered highly
lniiamnaole by the liquor spilled into them
during the day. With a wild howl the
gentleman from Butte dashed out iuto the
hall with his face and beard blazing like a
campaign torch.
For Gods sake put me out" yelled the
dAAOA AhhANS Alidu as ut udsLeu DtCk anu
forth along the hall, clawing madly at the
flames with his bands, and nearly stuffed
A man in the next room heard the cries
and came flying out with rare presence of
mind and bowl of water, which he poured
on Mr.. Harper's head. An instant later the
hotel porter arrived with a la ge and very
dusty door mat, with which ne succeeded in
eifectualiy subduing the conhagration. Mr.
Harper was also quite 81 ldued for sucn a
hot-headed man, and wanted B. know if a.
alarm had been turned Ia before he realized
/ just what had happened. Instead OF send
/ Ing for the fire department a doctor was
| called IN, who anointed the sufferer, glori-
/ fed face with linsesd oil and lime water In
addition "a his aair and whisae 5, Mr. har-
/ per also lost liseYebroa and sew raj patches
81 sklu, besides one nights sleep that be paid
/ for ~ advance. but be Is la a fair way b. re-
/ cover and Will be all right ~ a few days.
! IL y SAID thai he viii Immediately return
% Butte CITY 70 Ta,ss "a new crop Of wits
! keIs.