Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-09-25

THE WEEKLY BANNER
J. G, RANKIN, Proprietor.
Thursday, Sept. %, 1890.
A CONVENTION of real estate men
has been called to meet in Waco on
Monday October 18th.
VIcToR NJ. Rose has issued a call
for the meeting of Nanti-commission
Democrats" at Dallas on October LIST.
GAIvEsToN's blow out Saturday
night was immense. She has much
to rejoice for, and from all accounts
she fitingly reioiced.
MANUFACTURING industries insure
plenty of wage-earners. Wage-earn.
ers increase the demand for real
estate, and the'city booms.
The citizens of Beeville are taking
shares in a $4,000 school house
They propose to rustic the building
out of the people at $50 per share
kR~
The Parnellites claim that Dillon
and O'Brien were arrested to pre-
vent their coming to America, the
government fearing the effect Of
their speeches on the public.
The President has signed the
anti-lottery bill. 1t is now law. Nc
paper containing lottery advertise
ment can go through the mails, and
no letter addressed to the lottery.
IT is reported from Tyler thai
Col. R. j. Sledge and Prof. Milton
Park have purchased controlling
interest in the Southern Mercury
The Farmers Alliance organ OF Dial
las.
PRESIDENT R1BH and Bishop Don
aldson, mormon dignitaries, have
been arrested by the Uunited States
Marshal at Boise City, Iowa, on
charge of conspiracy in advising the
mormons to violate the election law.
Bishop Bulge was arrested on thu
same charge and other arrests are tx
follow.
TIE merchants have been remem
bered with day at the Fair, to b.
called merchants Day" 1t shoulc
attract those engaged in mercantile
pursuits from every section OF the
state. They represent one of thu
most important factors in the states
commerce and the compliment Ii
well bestowed by the Fair Associa
lion.
HERE is the man of figures" a
his weary work again: There are
over 3OO,0 people who walk about
the streets of London daily. and II
SO doing they wear away ton Of
leather particles from their boots
and shoes. This would in yea,
form leather belt six inches wild,
and one-fourth of an inch thicl
long enough to reach from London
to New York.
The Lewiston Journal has beef
figuring on Names summer visitor
and concludes that 100000 of then
this year have paid out $4,000, OOt
for entertainment and incidentals,
at the rate of 81 per day for eacl
person. Food is cheap in Maine
and that 81 must include a grea
deal of liquid fun that the prohibi
tory State government wouldn't ad
NIT as having existence.
The Galveston News yesterda
contained dispach from Washing
ton stating that the Sunday Chronicl
of Washington was refused at th
postofice because it contained lot
terry advertisement. On the thir
page of the News was the advertise
ment of two lotteries, and it cam
here through the mail. How is this
Is the News to be made an exceI
ton in the enforcement of the Law
In this country women are ei
franchised in some form in nor
than half of the States. The tel
dency is constantly in the directio
of still further expansion. Indee
the doctrine has been so widely a.
cepted that no person of general il
formation now doubts that I'll
United States will enfranchise wome
at no distant day.
The fifth annual entertainment {
the Texas State Fair and Dallas E
position Association begins Octob'
18Th and closes November 2nd. an