Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-16
STATE NEWS.

-Abeline has about raised hel
bonus for the north and south trunE
line; which is now assured.
Fort Worth is talking of raising
an emergency fund to start manu-
factories in that enterprising city.
The nineteenth annual session
of the State Baptist Association be,
gins at Houston next Wednesday.
The new school building at
. Peaster, Parker county, is being put
up by joint stock company, and
will cost $1,000.
THE Womans' Missionary socie-
ty of North Texas met in confer
ence at Greenville last week, and
was well attended.
The troubles on the Houston
and Texas Central over the employ
ment of negro switchman has not
been settled yet.
The First National bank of
Arkansas Pass, at Arkansas Pass Tex,
capital stock 100000, has been au-
thorized to do business.
-Upham and Pitzlin are in active
training for their fight at Galverton
on the "a before the Athletic Associa-
ton for purse of 800.
1t is now thought that ex-Mayor
Pendleton, who is in New York, is
insane. and it is said that he is not
likely to urite book.
The prospectors and home-seek-
ers still continue to visit Randall
county with satisfactory resultes to-
both county and prospector.
There was strike of conduc-
tors at Yoakum Thursday, but the
difficulty was settled the same day
and all the trainmen resumed work.
Wednesday at Del Rio the
largest cattle trade of the season was
consummated, Keys Fawcett buying
the stock of Sol Morris for $4,000.
"A colored man Gray Bright, As
years old raised in Navarro county
about Is miles from Ennis is slowly
turning white. He is full blooded
African.
Miss Elizabeth Ney, grand niece
of Marshal Ney of French history,
will probably open up a studio at
Austin for study and instruction
in sculpture.
"A man named Callahan has been
captured in New Mexico and brought
TO Abeline. He is wanted in Jones
county where he escaped while un-
der arrest for horse stealing.
The threatened trouble on the
Houston & Texas Central has been
settled. The company will not ac-
cede to the demand of the switch
men to discharge negro employees.
Eagle Pass is kicking about the |
effect of the McKinly bill, which it
says is already felt on the frontier, |
wing to the clause placing a tax of
bl0 per head upon imported horses. |
Montague county is receiving |
large number of immigrants and |
entertains them to their satisfaction.
The lands are being taking up rapid
", but there is room for plenty
more.
The geological survey of Harris
on county recently made by W.
Kennedy shows that the county
abounds in good iron ore and clay
for fire brick drain tiles and
pottery.
&c. W. Cook, printer, died in
iaIl at Burnet Monday. He was
.lano, and has friends and rel
1t Brownwood. He was
for being drunk and died
gestive chill.
NuIeU, FARMER living
ald, Cal, was arrested
10 ON the charge of MUIR
killed H. B. Woodward
county Tex, seventeen
'ustin board of trade We'd
ted the following officers:
ldridge, president; Paul
vice president; E. c.
Pw, secretary; Walter Tips,
hey Gen. Miller writes U.
4 Dickinson that he will al
such extravaganza as the
hing of 1000 witnesses for
erm of the court at Paris, in
Eh there are some 400 cases.
1.-The damage by the wreck of
luo freight trims that collided near
Columbus Thursday derailing TWEEN
5y-fYe cars and bursting several,
scattering their contents over the [
rack is estimated at S35, 900 or S40,- &
300. h