Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-09-11

/ HE w EEKLY DANNER
j. G. RANKIN, Proprietor.
Thursday, Sept. IL, 1890.
SENATE refuses to place salt on the
free list and permits rebate for ex-
porters of meats.
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The enlargement of our trade
area, not annexation, is the Blaine
idea as set forth in his Maine speech.
NPennsylvania heprohibitionists
held a state convention at Harris
burg and nominated candidate fol-
governor.
THE republican platform demands
the maintance of the free dublic
schools the full limited time gua1an'
teed by the constitution.
The democracy of the new state
of Idaho demands that United States
senators be elected by the direct
vote of the people.
EDMUNDs bill for a reassembling
of congress in November is not gen
orally favored. Congress is expected
to remain i'll session until some time
in October.
MCKINLEY the author of the tariff
bill says he expects to be elected I
a district, having Democratic ma
jor1ty of 1000. Such faith but few
men hath.
L1EUTENAT Governorship was of
fered to Chas. W. Ogden, of Bextar,
but he declined and the nomination
was then given to W. K. Makemsor
of Williamson.
CENTRAL AMERICA is at peace and
an election of presiding officer will
take place in Guatemala; San Sal
vador's vice-president will be the
head of that government.
AT Wheeling, West Virginia,
wave of moral reform has sweep
over the city and cigar stores, news
stands, barber shops and all other
places are closed ON the Sabbath.
HENRY GEORGE is going to visit
Texas in November, and deliver
lecture at the following place Corsi-
cana, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston
San Antonio, and perhaps Marshall.
WEBSTER FLANAGAN, of Henderson
captured the nomination for first
place on the Republican ticket, but
the nomination is all he will ever
got. He's on the wrong road to the
Governorship.
THERE is strong tendency to-
wards woman suffrage, and if it's
the hand that rocks the cradle that
moves the world, it does seem I'M
fair to make her go so far round,
when the same end could be at
tanned by the short cut, through
paths political.
Two young men, Mullens and
Miller, were arrested in Fannin
county for stealing cotton. Each
had wagon and team and were
making a success of the business.
Mullens, while passing through
creek bottom in charge of officers,
made break and escaped.
The commercial and industrial
outlook throughout the State was
never more encouraging. Capital
continues to pour into the State and
finds safe and profitable investments
in every field, furnishing employ
to all who desire work at fair and
remunerative wages.
AMONG the demand of the State
Alliance, as formulated the other
day at Dallas, is this, that the state
shall establish manufactures within
the penitentiary walls for the pur-
pose of making bagging for wrap
ping cotton, and thus relieve the
farmer from the burdensome
charges of monopolists.
THERE are nearly a quarter mil
schoolmistresses in the Union, and
yet at teachers conventions they let
the few men do nearly all the talking
make the rules and hold the offices.
In Massachusetts there are ninety
women teachers to one of the other
sex. In Germany the proportion is
exactly opposite, and there are
ninety men teachers to one woman.
The farmers are said to be less in
debt than any year since the war,
and will this year taking them as
whole, raise more cotton than anv
previous year, and while the cotton