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they are almost entirely on the side
whose interests the proposed meas
ure is intended to secure, and it is
natural that their view of thinking
should be biased by this considera-
ton. The BANNER is in receipt OF a
letter from Mr.. Alfred F. Fielder,
president of the Washington county
farmers alliance, presenting his ar,
gument in favor of the proposed
measure. And as nothing has ap-
peared in these columns anent the
matter, we give synopsis OF his
reasoning for the benefit OF the
readers of the paper. On the ques-
ton of the constitutionality of the
subtreasury bill Mr.. Fielder reasons
as follows: Government is invested
with power to coin money. Money
is coined for its usefulness as a
medium of exchange for products.
Production precedes and necessitates
the coinage of money. Therefore,
the power to give or loan money
necessarily follows from the express
" granted power to coin money,
'and to make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper to carry into
execution the foregoing powers and
all other powers vested by the con
stitution in the government OF the
United States, or in any department
or offices thereof Hence, what
more natural or proper mode OF is
suing money direct to the people
than upon their staple productions
Again, it is asserted that the value
of money depends upon the quantity
in circulation as a medium OF e1
change of products, and that the
price of products depends upon the
quantity of money: that price IN
creases or decreases according t.
quantity, and, therefore, it was made
the special duty of congress to regu
late the value thereof. This power
has been delegated by congress tc
the national banks and by contraction
and expansion of the currency by
concert of action they manipulate
and control the price Of products a
will. Our statesmen admit such tt
be the fact in regard to the nationa
banks. This has given rise to thu
subtreasury bill. But, as Mr.. Feldel
observes, the bill has been rejected
by statesmen as measure OF pro
posed relief with great unanlmit..
and the weight of authority is agains
it. The measure is beautiful IL
theory and abstractly considered l
would be fine thing to deprive tn
national banks of their power, bu
when the warehouse feature, tn
paternalism and other hateful an,
despisable features about the BIZ
are considered it deserves to b
pigeon-holed until the dust OF age
!: buries is out of sight.
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Citation.
THE STATE OF TEXAS

To TIE SHERIFF OR ANY CONSTABLE
OF WASHINGTON COUNTY GREETING: You
are hereby commanded to summon August
Rogas by making publication of this citation
once in each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof in some
newspaper published in your county, If there
be newspaper published therein, but if not,
then in any newspaper published in the 2lst
Judicial District, to appear at the next regu-
lar term of the District court of Washington
county, to be holden at the courthouse
thereof, in the City of Brennan, on the first
Monday IN September, 1890, the same being
the first day of September 1890, then and
there to answer a petition filed IN SAID
court on the 18th day of August, 1890, In
suit numbered on the docket of said court
1924, wherein Emile Rogas is plaintiff and
August Rogas is defendant, said petition
alleging the nature of plaintiffs demand to
be as follows: That plaintiff is an actual
bona fde resident of Washington county,
Texas, and has been for more than six
months next, preceding the filing of this suit.
That the residence of defendant is unknown.
That on the Goth day of April 1886, plaintiff
and defendant were legally married and lived
together as husband and wife until the 10th
day of November, 1886, when the defendant
wiliully and without provocation abandoned
the plaintiff with the expressed and avowed
intention of abandonment and defendant has
lived separate and apart from plaintiff con-
tinuslly for q period of more than three
years. That plaintiff ever demeaned herself
as a loving and dutiful wife, always
discharged her duties as faithful wife, but
defendant disregarding his marital vows
cruelty and unjustifably abandoned the
plaintiff as aforesaid and has hitherto since
said abandonment failed and refused to con-
tribute anything toward her maintenance
and support.
HEREIN FAIL Nor, but have you then and
there before said court, on the First Day of
the next term thereof, on to-wit: the list day
of September, 1890, this writ, with your re-
turn thereon, showing how you have executed
the same.
~ WITNESS, c. F. Herbst Clerk of
TO-, the District Court OF Washington
0eal County. Given under my hand and
~ the seal of said court, at Office, in
the city of of BRENNAN, this the 18th day Of
August, A, D. 1890.
) IF. HERBsT,
Clerk of District Court Washington County
A true copy of the original and order the
same to bepublished in the BRENNAN Banner
N. E. DEvER,
Sheriff of Washington Co
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TWO MICH SANITARY ZEAL.
If society should submit to all I'll

If society should submit to all the
AMI requirements of SAM
tarians. there would be no time or
energy left to do anything else' OBJ
serves the Milwaukee Sentinel, es-
pecialIy since the mad hunt for NIL
crobes has engaged the Ugor OF
every man who owns a microscope.
There are great possibilities IN the
microbe field, but there should be
some discretion about the pubIlca-
ton of the results of the microbe
hunts. We sympathize little with
the Brahmin in India, to whom an
English microscope fend revealed
the infnitesimal living creatures IN
the drinking water. Till now" he
said, Il have drunk my water in calm
contentment, but now that you have
shown me what it contains, [ shall
drink it with reluctance and dis
gust"
There are some things we are not
able to do without, and there are
many precautions we cannot afford
to take, because life has its limit Of
time and energy; therefore it is not
important that we should be hound
ed about the possible dangers in do
ing things we are bound to do. The
microbe hunters have turned then
lenses on the habitations of men
and the new order of sanitary duties
does not limit itself to the questions
of ventilation, heating, dryness O.
foundation, and the like, but applies
to all internal arrangements as well
For one thing we are warned tina
the water with which the plaster il
prepared may contain vicious germs
of disease; that the woodwork, un
less subjected to a disinfectant
may contain disease microbes; tina
the wallpaper is a favorte resort TO
germs; that the porous stone usec
for building may be full of bacilli
that the books iD bookcase ma,
harbor the gams of fatal diseases
and so Oh eaSlessiy. If We shoult
pay attention to all these things, iii
would become a burden.
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WINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS.

At a time when the tendency of
labor is to cooperate, when trades
union are joining forces and the So
called sympathetic strike sbecom-
ing more common than ever, says the
Brooklyn Eagle, the words of Chief
Arthur, addressed to the Brother
heod of Locomotive Engineers at
their convention in New Haven,
possess marked significance. Our
policy, in plain English, gentlemen,
is to mind our own business, main
tanning sobriety, truthfulness and
morality, and not seeking to inter
fere with the affairs of our nighbors."
No body of men stands in higherpub-
lie estimation than that of which Mr..
Arthur is the chief, and it owes its
enviable position to close adherence
to the principle which he enunciates.
To which the New Yord Star sensi-
bly, adds: "It will, indeed, be a
happy day for the American working
man when he learns that he can best
show kindly feeling towards his fell
lows by strictly attending to his own
concerns, for it is Obvious that only
by this course can he have it in his
power to extend material support to
those who really have grievance
power which he would not possess
if he stood by with his hands in his
pockets, because some ether class OF
workmen was dissatisfied with the
conditions imposed by the employers
The assumption that the interests Of
all manual workers are identical, anc
that an injury to one should be re
scented by the whole number, is
fallacy the absurdity of which blttel
experience is almost every day bring
into clearer relief.
Particularly should the working
man be on his guard against windl.
demagogues and self-seeking agit;.
tors who, in the garb @, leaders,
are constantly striving to fomen
differences, in the prolongation o
which they not frequently have direc
pecuriarY interest. The tendency o
the times is to increase the privilege
. and enlarge the liberties of the work
t ing classes, and this tendency vii
grow in proportion to adherence t
such common sense and eminentl.
5 practical suggestions as those throw
out at the New Haven convention.
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THE FORCE BILL.

Late advices from New York city
indicate very strong and decided
opposition to the passage OF the
Force Bill now pending before con.
gress. The leading merchants OF
that CITY. headed by F. B. Thurber
and John G. Threadwell, have Inau-
gurated a movement against this IN
cautious scheme that is likely to de-
feat its passage. Not sally are the
merchants of New York, but all over
the country, being fully aroused to
tbe full realization of the CONNER
cial devastation that would certainly
follow the enactment of the Lodge
bill. The gentlemen most proml-
nentIy connected with the move
ment in New York are F. B. Thur
Der, grocery; John Early, wooden
ware: c. S. Parsons, shoes; +. i.
Witte, hardware: John I. Treadwell,
groceries; Charles NJ. Martin, dairy
products and Joseph Hamblin, hotel
proprietor. Petitions are beng
sent to all large mercantile estaD-
lishments in the city, and the move.
ment proposes sending them to all
representative merchants in all parts
of the country. There is room on
the petition for about $50 sigma.
lures. On each petition is printed
evcentions taken to the force bill by
the business mems non-partlsan
committee, as the promptors of the
movement are more properly called
1. The petition asserts the enact
ment of the force bill unnecessary
and inexpedient, and calculated to
create discord between the North
South.
2. 1t will tend to renew the
smouldering members of the race
question, which time and education
are gradually extinguishing.
8. 1t would tend to destroy the
commercial relations existing be
tween the North and South, and
treat as of no importance the great
progress that has been made since
the termination of the late war.
4. Its introduction was prompted
solely from partisan motives, with
out taking into consideration thu
business interests of the country.
West Broadway wholesale mer
chants. both democrats and republi
cans. denounce the force bill as the
most outrageous measure that con
gress has attempted to thrust upol
the people in recent years.
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THE srBrHEAsTRy BILL.

The BANNER has paid but very lit
tie attention to what Is known as the
"Subtreasury Bill, which has been
introduced into congress exclusively
in the interest of the farmers. Our
reason for not paying any attention
to it was that the measure appeared
such an utterly absurd and prepos-
ferrous one, and SO extremely vision
airy and impracticab!e that We were
OF the opinion that ike other crazes
of the kind it would soon have its
day and run its course. There are,
however, few good men who be,
! lieye in the practicability, utility and
constitutionality Of the measure, but
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SOUND LOGIC.

AS there seems to be wide dit
ference of opinion among, not only
business men, but farmers, as to
the actual aims and objects of the
Farmers Alliance, a few remarks
from Mr.. Hall, the Farmers Alliance
lecturer, may not be entirely IN ap-
propriate just at this time. In con-
Guiding public lecture few days
since, Mr.. Hall said:
81 have no use for the
Demagogue who goes around
all over the country advocat-
ing the theory that the thieves are
in town and the honest men are all
in the country. The merchants are
not your enemies. Where there is
competition among country retail
merchants you will find no trusts to
take advantage of you. Everywhere
l have been 1 have found spirit OF
competition among retail merchants
cutting down prices and underbid-
ding each other through the col
umns of the newspapers and on
printed handbills bidding for your
trade. In IA counties 1 have tray
eled over 1 have failed to find q
combine among retail merchants
If we drive every store out OF town
but the one we patronize, we have
built up a trust. If we organize
over the country against men who
have not organized against us, we
are bidding instead of a trust
bleeding organization. Let US moi
make enemies of men who are en-
gagged in legitimate business, bu
keep after the trust, and all unit
for the welfare of our common
country"
That the utterances of MIR. Hal
contains words of wisdom AM
sound logic no well posted man Wi
deny. Honest competition is no
feared: it is the trusts and combine
that the Alliance is after.
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Mr.. 3. P. BRYAN furnishes the
Galveston News with the following
item concerning operations at the
mouth of the Brazos: The people
from all parts of the surrounding
country seem to take deep interest
in the matter of improving the Brazos
and getting deep water, and the little
town of Quintana is rapidly grow
ing. The east jetties which extends
out distance of 1900 feet has been
completed and work is now being
pushed forward rapidly on the jetty
on the west side, which is expected
to be finished in about two months.
Where there were only four and SIX
feet of water there are now twelve
and fourteen, which goes to show
that the work is some avail and the
effect is being felt. Those who have
the matter in hand, however, do not
propose to quit at these figures, but
will push on until there are thirty
feet of water on the Brazos bar
Since the jetties have been built out
the bar gradually decreases day by
day, until now it is only, 100 fee
across. and as the work progresses
will soon disappear.
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The Independent and Alliance
movement in Nebraska is said to
have caused the suspension OF the
Oman Republican, the oldest repub-
licap journal in that state.
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IT now begins to look seriously
as if Hon. J. ". Bailey would down
Hon. Silas G.. Hare in the congress
sional race.
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JUDGE Cook has at last gotten his
eyes open sufficient to see "tne hand
writing on the wall" and very wisely
retires from the race for the gov
ernorship. Ta-ta, Gus! Steer clear
of the breakers hereafter.
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CENSUS returns received at Wash
ington indicate population for the
whole country of about 65,OOO,OOU'
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IT is estimated that the railroads
of this country will need millions
tons of steel rails this year, which
will cost, delivered, S35,OO0,000.
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Thursday, August IL, 1890.

The Springfield Republican charac-
terizes Bill Chandler as very
bloody fighter in time of peace
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TIE Austin Statesman says: Gov
eInor Ross suggests that inasmuch
as the general revenue fund does not
need it, that the $4,000 indemnity
claim to be paid the State by the ma
tional government. be distributed to
the University, \. and u. college
and the Confederate home. The
suggestion Is a good one and should
be carried out. Very certain it is, it
would be placing the money where
it would do the most good"
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The annual catch of Goldfish is
said to fetch the Observation-Disclosures
from four million and five hundred
to six million dollars.
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CLUB RATES; 6 Tickets for $500
SPECIAL Rates ARRANGED With AGENTS,
AGENTS WANTED in iSs GXn iG%n states sR& and and

British America.
The payment of Prizes Is guaranteed by SIRE
ciaI dep0sit OF live hundred thousand dollars
$500 OtJ), with the Stale Governmsut, and APP
proved by Jesus Arechiga, Governor.
Drawing under the personal supervision OF
Lie HerInintu Arteaga whOis appointed by
the Government as Intervention.
"a CERTIFY shat VITA the state Treasurer az
necessary guarantees are deposited, assuring
mil payment of all prizes Of this Grawih,,
IIzRylSIo AItTEAeA, lDtervenior
IMPORTANT
Relnitances miIst be either by sew Or
DRAFT kylIre,s or Registered Letter. American
money. Collections eau he made by Express
Companies or Ranks. Ticket sent direc, 70
management will be paid BY drait Oh .NrH
| York. Montreal. st. raUl. Chicago. san tIan-
| cisco or City OF Mexico. For further IIS'rih4-
ton address ,.r -,
! Apartado 4S.
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MIR. R. B. HAwLEY declines to be-
come candidate for congress on
the republican ticket in opposition
to that sterling young democratic
statesman, Hon. William Henry
Grain.
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By a vote of Al to 7 the Republi-
can committee of Beaver county has
repudiated McDowelrs nomination
and demanded new convention
Mcdowell says he was fairly nomi
mated and that he will not withdraw,
and adds that if a nomination is
made free from bribery Beaver county
will have to keep out OF the con-
vention. The Republicans of the
Sixth Pennsylvania District are also
heaving bricks at each other and
telling a great deal of discreditable
truth about each other. The trouble
is that two patriots want to succeed
Mr.. Darlington.
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ADv1cEs from New Mexico indi-
cate the denomination and re-elec-
ton of Anthony Joseph, the present
democratic delegate to congress
from that territory. Anthony Jos
eph is very popular with his party,
and at the last election he beat
Otero, the Republican nominee, by
over 5000 votes. He is a man IN
the prime of life, a native Of the
Territory, born of Mexican parents,
and the largest landowner in Taos
| County. He is graduate OF st
Louis college, and is good English
and Spanish scholar, as well as s
fluent and graceful speaker.
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The Philadelphia Ledger calls
Reeds Congress "The Reckless Con
,gress.n "The Speakers rules" it
declares, "were adopted upon the
plea that they would facilitate bust
ness. How have they facilitated
business in any other sense than that
they had have facilitated bad bust
ness? They were adopted in order
to place the business of the House
under the control of the majority OF
the House-this is, the majority as
counted by the Speaker. Well, now
that that consummation has been
brought about, and the business is
under that control, has the House
anything to which the Republican
party will point with pride in 1892,
or even in 1892"
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HIGH RATES OF SPEED.

A correspondent of the Railway
Age gives it as his opinion that a
speed of 100 miles an hour by steam
locomotives is entirely practicable,
and believes it will yet be attained.
In recent lecture before scientific
club, Professor Elihu Thomson de-
clared that much higher speeds than
can now be obtained with steam
locomotives are to be expected by
means of electricity, and he consid-
cred from 100 to even $50 miles an
hour possible. While in the steam
locomotive there are reciprocatlng
parts that must be put in motion,
stopped, and reversed continually
in the electric locomotive We have
simply a rotary motion. which makes
it possible to run with economy at
much higher rates of speed. He be-
lieved that if we could come back
after another hundred years, we
would find $50 miles an hour to be
the speed of travelling, adding, 1T
simply depends upon finding the
necessary method Of applying suttl'
Gent power, and the locomotives to
suit, arrangements being adopted to
keep the cars on the track. One
hundred and fifty miles an hour may
be among the possible, but probably
most people nowadays would rather
leave to coming generations the en-
ioyment of whirling through space
at that frightful velocity.
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The democratic state convention
met at San Antonio on Tuesday and
was called to order by Chairman
Finley in a few brief, but well-timed
remarks. Hon. B. D. Carleton, of
Hill county. was elected temporary
chairman, jim Woods, of kaufman,
temporary reading clerk, and Sam
Il. Dixon, Of Dallas, temporary
secretary. with A. NJ. Kennedy, of
Limestone county, as assistant. A
committee on credentials, consisting
of one from each senatorial district,
was appointed and reported at $50
o'clock p. m. j. e. Hutchinson of
Harris, was elected permanent chair
man. and one Vice president from
each congressional district: Sam h.
Dixon, of Dallas, was elected secre-
tary, with six assistants. Sergeants
at arms: D. \. T. Walton, of Bee,
john S. Mcconnell, of Tarrant, J.
| E. Odom, Of johnson. After adopt
ing the report OF the committee on
organization the convention adjourn
ed until 8 o'clock Wednesday morn,
ing.
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The Philadelphia Times, an indie
pendent journal, charges wrecker
Reeds business Congress with hay
ing made the government default on
the bonds of the District of Columbia.
The appropriation has just passed;
the Presidents absence at Cape May
Point has prevented the approval OF
the bill. and the interest due on the
bill can't be paid for several days
yet. There's nothing like rules, max
ing the Speaker the whole congress,
to hasten public business.
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THE Springfield Republican makes
the bold assertion that ''the Repub-
lican party cannot hold its forces to-
gether on the Reed Mckinney plat
form. Every days Developments
are demonstrating the truth Of this
assertion
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The Tyler Democrat and Reporter
says the progressive steps being ia
ken by Tyler just at present are
knocking the moss backs off OF the
Christmas tree in perfect clusters,
and we do reckon they Will have to
get up and pull off the moss or pull
their freight.
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THE st. Louis Post-Dispatch
thinks that the West and conserva-
tive North are as deeply interested
in the defeat of the force bill as the
South. While the measure is aimed
directly at the control of Southern
Congressional elections, this will
mean in the end the control of Con-
gress by majority subservient to
boss dictation. The success of the
measure will be the triumph of
bossism and organized greed and the
South will merely be used as means
to that end.
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THE Buffalo Commercial remarks
"Our Farmers Alliances that mag
inc the secret of national prosperity
lies in the power of the government
to issue unlimited quantities OF pa
Der money should study the expert
ence of the Argentine Republic.
Paper money is as plenty as water
down there.
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The Greenville Banner says: Miss
Grace Danforth, NJ. D.. who IS one
of the few women physicians in Tex,
as, has been appointed assistant of
the medical department OF the IN
sane asylum at Terrell. She is a wo-
man of splendid mind and a thorough
graduate of leading medical college
OF Chicago. She has practiced he-
profession for several years in Texas
and will prove herself worthy OF her
new position.