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

GAINESVILLE lex. TO AleAduueI, Lid |
H. jameson, of Floresville had
his arm torn to shreds in a gin Mon
day.
Hays county raises the cry of
too much water and asks suspension
of the downpour.
The cotton worms are reported
to be devasting the crops IN Nc
Lehman county.
Reports from Beckville say the
cotton has been damaged 20 per
cent by the heavy rains.
-Glenn-rose Texas has just had
its first rain since June z, but re-
ports the cotton crop as fair.
At Nacona A. K. Swami was
nominated for the legislature from
the 44th representative district.
Ell Paso is to have another rail
road backed by an English syndicate.
1t will run from San Diego, Cal, to
Ell Paso.
The grand jury of Ft. Worth
had Mrs. Pendleton No. 2, nee
Miss Addie Cullen before them a
few days ago.
AT Iredell, a day Or two ago a
little 4-year-old boy of S. F. Mar
shall was accidentally shot with
pistol in the hands of his brother.
The charges of plagiarism
against Prof. Tallichett, of Austin,
we're not sustained on Investigation
by the school board; he was exhoner-
ated.
Base Carefeld has been arrested
as the suspected murderer OF Bot
Lee, of Daily Springs. He was ar
rested at Bonham and jailed at Tex
arkana.
1 Henry Whitney fifteen mile!
south of Texarkana was knocked of
his horse while going home anc
horribly beaten by unknown as
sailant.
The university regents at Austin
reelected DR.. Alexander Macfarlan'
associate professor of the chair o
physical science. He has held tn
chair for the last five years.
The foreman of the Ft. Wortl
Gazette had to tender his resigna
ton because he differed with tn
J Union about the number of workins
days in a week. He wanted t.
work seven.
j Governor Ross has pardone,
A. ". Reese, of Wichita county
g who was convicted on the charge Q
t forgery in two cases, and convicte
for two years in each case, he havin
t served out one term.
; The Agricultural and Mechan
. cal College is enjoying boom rs
: students already enrolled, and e1
pecting as many more. Its il
creased prosperity is thought b
! due to Gov. Ross election to tn
presidency.
The Marble Falls Co-operativ
, aud Manufacturing Alliance held
meeting at Marble Falls and selecte
a site on which to build their factor,
They will build a cotton baggin
!, factory and commence at once clea
r. ing the site and erecting the built
e ing, which is to be of stone, so as t
d be able to supply the demand, ft
n next falls crop. Water power wi
n be used for running the machiner.
Lieutenant Scott, commander
: Of the cadets at the State Agricultl
: raj and Mechanical college, havin
. been directed to return to his con
I mand, Lieutenant Moss of San Al
70 tonic and Lieutenant Kendall
- Louisiana are suggested for tt
u place. 1t IS thought that Governt
Ross as president elect of the colleG
Sc and a majority of the board of ma
n. ayers favor Lieutenant Moss.
a Governor Ross has received
letter from K. NJ. Van Zandt, pres
r, dent of the Fort Worth Chamber
ID Commerce, requesting him to ca
II the attention of people to the Sta
L. convention to be held in Fort Wort
', on September "a, relative to takin
"a "a some action to bring capital
0' Texas. and soliciting his aid in
general way. Governor Ross i
dorses the work and will help
4 along all he can.
d, Mrs James Whitley, a marie
to woman, who resides three mil
an south of Austin was found Dies
les Tuesday afternoon by her husba1
he She had been picking cotton in Il
err field, and when Mr.. Whitley four
/, her, the poor creatures skull W
no crushed in as if it had been dol
ne with rock, and an examination
he her person showed that the assa