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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

LAST Wednesday evening at hide
pendence'whil Dr.. H. j. Morgan
was standing in front Of Pages
store there was a sudden intense
flash of binding lightning, which
caused the doctor to drop to his
knees and Jingle with a peculiar sen
sation in his limbs. His arms were
deadened and he was almost com
pletely stunned for the moment.
There were other bystanders who
were caught in the edge of the cleo
trical current, but none of them re-
ceived such shock as DR.. Morgan.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Never mind about "tempering the
wind to the shorn lamb" what the
shorn lamb is after is some way to
raise the wind.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Every family should subscribe to
The Tfmes-Democrat, of New Orleans.
1t is the greatest paper in the South
Daily and Weekly. 1t has the largest
circulation.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

A PARTY named Blum came in Sat
urdaY and claimed the saddle found
in possession Of Henry Williams at
the time he was arrested for horse
theft.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

The cutting ants have commenced
getting in their work on the court
house yard, and Mr.. Heine, the
janitor, has time of it fighting and
trying to suppress them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

AARON Nicely, colored, had horse
killed Wednesday night by train
on the Central track rear West Mill
creek, and came to town to make
affidavit Thursday preparatory to
proving loss.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Susan B. Anthony's latest hobby
is temperance or prohibition tenn
pie to be erected in Washington to
the memory of Mrs. Hayes.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

SOME of the veterans who went
from here to the reunion at Fort
Worth expressed themselves in ia
vor of disbanding the organization,
partly because the members are get
ting too old to travel, and principal
ly on account of the worry which
they have to go through every year
with the railroads to obtain free
transportation or special rates. The
question of disbanding will be
brought up at the reunion.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

THERE is to be a big celebration
of some kind at Bellville on June
18th and they are figuring on get
ting the Brennan Field Artillery
and Light Guard down there.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

It stands the test-Chieken Pow
der in tin cans put up by C. +.
Jensen d Co.. Burton, Texas,
makes hens lay, prevents and cures
all diseases, Guaranteed, 25 cents
o box.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

If you want good fresh goods
that will give satisfaction, we have
got them. We keep no trash or
cheap goods. SLOAN & HoDDE.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24
Merchants Exchange Saloon.

noted and renowned all over the
State of Texas for Pure Old Straight
Whiskey, Wines of all kinds and CT
gars Primo Buffo. Shall be happy
to SEQ you when in Brennan to test
the superior quality of my Whiskey
and truth of this assertion.
W. Il. MURPHY,
cor. Courthouse Square.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

On Friday night some thief went
to Mr.. L. Durr's residence on South
Ant street, across from the residence
of Postmaster Dryer, and stole his
horse and set of harness. Shortly
before dinner Saturday the horse
returned home and late in the even
ing the harness were found lying in
the back yard of house in Hell's
Half Acre. Evidently somebody
stole the horse and harness to work
to buggy, but found the horse
wouldn't work and turned him loose.
Mr.. DUR says that for the past few
his horse has taken to balk-
ing and refuses to travel.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

John A. Davis, defaulting treas
urer of Rochester, n. Y, plead guilty
to 100000 embezzlement, and gets
five years in the state prison.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

4 French physician has been sue
cessful with much larger percen-
tage of vaccination on the leg than
on the arm.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

"Meet your wife with smile
on your lips, says an exchange.
Better wait until the odor of the
smile has abated somewhat,
though.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

The spring term of the district
court adjourned Saturday evening.
Only one case was disposed of, in
which divorce was granted. The
parties were colored.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

DURING the term of the district
court just closed the fines and for
FIXTURES imposed and collected will
pay the expenses of the grand jury
and petty juries-in other words
the court has become self-sustaining.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

THERE is talk Of pleasure party
of ladies and gentlemen of Brenham
being made up to spend week or
two down at Corpus Christi.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

SHERIFF DEvER collected over $500
taxes against the National bank
stock Saturday, and $3.50 in fines
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Mrs, Birchell, vile of the alleged
murderer of the Englishman Ben
well, has been released under 81, 600
bonds.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

We guarantee all goods and ask
you to return them if not good and
get your money back. We purchase
our goods the same way.
SLOAN & HoDDE.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Save your Chickens by feeding
them Jensen's Chicken Powder.
Warranted.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

CAPT. SLOAN reports that the Bren-
ham Field Artillery received lot of
blank cartridges on Saturday by ex-
press.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24
Bees.

For sale at one dollar per stand.
Enquire Of J. S. NORTON.
Must be sold at once.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Two travelling artists have been
doing the city teaching portrait
painting.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

MIR. AUGUST Voss has just about
completed new dancing platform
in Fritz Harms pasture, six miles
south of town.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

After diphtheria, scarlet fever, Or pneumo-
mia, Hoods Sarsap&rilla will give strength to
the system, and ex7el all poi,on from the
blood.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24
LOCAL NE VS.

SATURDAY was justice court day at
Washington, but went by default.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

An Episcopal Sunday school has
been organized at Independence and
the hall over Stewards store has been
rented for conducting it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24
For Pure MIik-ShaSe

and Lemonade, GO to
E. PITscH3IANN & Co.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Try Fairbanks White Clover leaf
lard, for sale by II. FISHER.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Millet, Cats, Bran.
One car load of each lust re.
ceived and for sale by
81. FISHER.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Later reports show Dom Pedro''
condition improved.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Save your Anlmal-G1ve Jen.
sens Bots and Collie Specific
Never fails.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

LUNCH of all kind at the Santa Fe
Saloon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

An ex-confederate camp is to be
established in New York city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Eat Nudavene Flakes Pearl
Wheat and Crushed Oats at
SLOAN & HoDDE.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Get your Horses and Mules in
good shape by using .Jensen's Con-
dition Powders.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

TEE BANNER mentioned several
days ago that the farmers of the
Chappell Hill neighborhood were
making up purse to buy the dis
eased stock of tenant on Mr.. VIM.
MERGERS place and to kill them in
order to stamp out the CHAMBERS. It
is since learned that the purse was
not made up, that the stock were
not killed and that the disease is
spreading to other places among 9TH
er stock. What has become of the
city councils resolution to appoint a
committee to investigate the matter
for the protection of stock in town?
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Mr.. G. W. WINKELMANN, of this
city, went down to the Island City
the other day and succeeded in run
ming up against the interviewing
man of the News, who reported him
as saying: "The boom has reached
Brennan, and real estate has taken
a jump upward. I think the deep
water prospects in Galveston,
coupled with the prosperous condi-
ton of the people brought about by
good crops, accounts for the boom
in Brennan. Property has advanced
nearly or quite so per cent, but it
/ does not abate the activity in sales.
The people of BRENNAN are deeply
interested in deep water at this
point
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-24
DEATH OF WALKER BLAINE
La Grippe DevelOpes into Case of
Acute Pneumonia.
Death Claims Him After But a Few
Days Illness.
The Cold Contracted at the Reception
Monday Night.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15-Walker Blaine,
examiner of claims of the state depart
ment. and the eldest son of J. q. Blaine,
secretary of state, died at the family resi-
dence at $40 o'clock this evening of acute
pneumonia, superinduced by an attack of
la grippe. He had been i'll only few
days and his death is sudden and severe
shock to his unusually large circle of
friends VINO were not aware he was dan
gerously i'll until this morning, while the
family aIe PROSTATE with grief. He was
not feeling well all last week and Friday
he became much worse and compelled to
take to his bed. The secretary gave a
dinner party Monday night to a number
of people, prominent In official So
ciety and Walker Blaine was
then feeling so much better that he sat up
for some time chatting with the guests and
afterwards walked about the house He
contracted additional cold which settled
on the lungs and developed into acute
pneumonia last night. This morning his
condition was so alarming that all the i'm
mediate relatives of the family were hast
lily summoned home by telegraph. He
was deliri0us most of the day, with eX-
ceedingly high temperature and painfully
labored respiration.
The President and Mrs. Harrison called
very soon after Mr. Blaines death, and
the Vice President and Mrs. Morton came
soon afterwards. Justice Harlan and
Justice Gray of the supreme court
and most of the members of the Maine
delegation. Representative Hit and many
others well known in official and social
life also called. No arrangements for the
funeral will be made until tomorrow.
Walker Blaine graduated from Yale
college in 1876, and studying law, received
his diploma from Columbia college, n. Y.
in 1878. In 1881, while Garfield was on
his death bed he sent for Walker Blaine
and appointed him third assistant secre-
tary Of state, saving he appreciated his
ability and desired to show it,
After serving in this capacity very
acceptably for nearly year he was ap-
pointed on the Alabama claims commits
sion where he served with great credit
from 1882 to 1885. On the advent of the
present administration he was appointed
solicitor of the state department position
which he has also filed with great credit
and ability.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-24
COOKING IN BRAZIL.
The Coffee is DeIiciuus~--The Hotels Are
Wretched Places.

The domestic cooking of urban Brazil
ians. as a rule, Is exquisite, says the New
York Times. There is a very large French
population in Rio. and French customs.
styles. and cuisine are in vogue. The
wines are superb and cheap. The OportO
claret, which comes from old estates IN
Portugal to relatives in Rio de Janeiro, is
delicioutly mellow, and unrivaled in flavor
Sherry and Madeira are likewise fine, but
of course Oporto is a specially. The red
wines are always good, even win ordinaire.
Fruits form principal part of the dessert.
and such fruits Fruit Of Conde, Per-
nambuco pineappIes, Bahia oranges, grapes
of PetrOpOlis - ah! the memory thereof
will last always. and tantalize one in
dreams! And the coffee. 1t is elixir-fit
for the gods!
But when one leaves the cities one bids
farewell to palatable cooking. Black beans,
charqui and farinha form the staple of ed
ibles, unless. indeed, one Is given ''toncin-
no. greasy pork, with black beans and
farinha. The mandioca root supplies the
staff of life to the Brazilians of the in
terror. Farinha is the coarse meal-the
grated juice-expressed. oven-dried mandi
oca. The raw mandioca Is poisonous, but
the poison, being very volatile, Is driven
on bE neat. OCGdElOUdlll one Hflus d IdlT
bottle of claret or some rare old port, but
usually the wine is sour, yillainous stuff.
The coffee Is always good. | speak now
of the vendas the common, the only
country inns IL one is thrown upon the
hospitality Of the priests. as often happens,
or the doors Of coffee planters '.bazen-
da' Is open by letters of Introduction, the
traveller fares sumptuously. But hospital
ity Is always the rule, and not the excep-
ton. Everywhere one Is made welcome,
even by the poorest. Even the yendas-
not often clean or conlfortable-have a
hospitable air until one comes TO pay the
reckoning.
The hotels throughout Brazil, even in Rio
de Janeiro, are wretched affairs. The Hotel
Estrangeiro Is the best, the rooms being
large and airy and the beds clean and com
fort able. The restaurants, a. a rule, are
poor, even ID Rio. The Globo Is fairly
good Butter comes in from the United
States and Sweden and Is to be avoided.
Milk. save for cafe au lait In the morning,
Is not in demand Families are served d.
rectly from the COW driven with calf at
heels to the door, and the modicum MIXED
while the black servant waits and gossips
with the milkman
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| SENATOR SHERMAN's antitrust bil
| has been favorably reported to the senate
ALLISON of Iowa. has again been re
elected to the United States Senate.
SENATOR MADERsON has introduced ;
bill to increase the limit of cost of the pub
lie building at Omaha to S2,OOO.OOO.
THE senate pension committee has or
| dered afavorable report on the dependen
pension bill.
A FAVORABLE report to the house has
been ordered on the bill making Min
neapolis a SUPPORT on delivery.
THE United States Senate has passed the
| bill increasing to $1,000, 900 the amount o
! cost for a public building at Milwaukee
| Wis.
WASHINGTON, d. ca heavy pur.
| chase of bonds during the past week
amounting to nearly $4,000. 900. resulted
| in the reduction of the available treasury
! surplus to about $4,000 600. The secrC
| tary of the treasury has therefore decided
to suspend the purchase of four per cent
bonds until further notice.
WAsHINGToN, The house com
mittee ON Indian affairs, has author
lied Il favorable report on Clifford's bill
to accept and ratify the agreement mad,
10y the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands o
Sioux Indians, and to grant the right o.
way to the Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Pau
railroad through the Lake Traverse reser
yation. South Dakota.
WAsuINGToN.-A delegation o
Oneida Indians from Northern Wiscon.
sin called at the Indian bureau anc
presented petition asking for the suSpen
| sion OF work allotting to the lands o
members VI their tribe until they can b,
| fully heard and the views of Indians oh
| tanned upon the allotment scheme. TIL,
| commissioner declined to order the suS
pension and expressed the opinion tina
the delegation represented only the non
| progressive members of the tribe
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-24
ECHOS OF THE BLIZZARD
Cattle Dying by Hundreds From Star
walton in Washington.
The Blockade Has Been Broken on the
Union Pacific.
The First Train For Week Arrived
at Portland, Oregon.

TACOMA, Wash. Jan. 2l.-Several hui
man beings and thousands of cattle and
sheep periShed in the blizzard which be-
gan with the year, and ragged over Wash
lngton for Il week. Reports from the Col
vile Reservation are to the effect that cat
tie are dying by hundreds, from Starva-
tlon and thirst, and that the ground is
covered with over two feet of
snow on the level. and in some
places it is drifted mountains high.
TACOMA. Jan. 2l.-The Northern Pa
cihc Is suffering little from snow drifts as
compared with the more southern roads.
and there is no blockade Passenger
trains go throogh four to ten hours late.
Most of the trouble has been on the Idaho
division in the mountain passes. There
has been no Chicago and eastern mail for
eight days, but this matter is sent via
Portland and the Union Pacific. on which
roads there are many trains showed in at
various points.
AUsTin New Jan y. More snow has
fallen in this vicinity since Dec | than
was ever known before. The snow lies
three feet deep and the town Is cut off from
outside communication except 10y tele-
graph. The loss to stock is eNpecCed to be
very great. and one rancher has already
lost 1000 sheep. Several houses have
been crushed from the weight of the snow
PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 2l.-lhe first
through train for the past week ar
rived here this evening at ) o'clock over
the Union Pacific line from the east
About 250 passengers arrived ON the first
section, also a large quantity of baggage
and mail. Another train arrived at
o'clock with more passengers and mail
Two more trains are due in the morning.
The blockade is broken and unless the
storm follows the company will be able to
keep the road open. The blockade ON the
South Pacific remains unbrokCn.
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. q The body of
Samuel 7. McCord, an old and we'll known
citizen, was found to-day frozen stiff in a
corn field, few miles from town. He
went ON Il hunting trip Saturday. and ii is
supposed he perished from cold us no
marks of violence We're found ON the body
SAN FRANCIsCo, Jan. 2l.-'rhe pros
poets are that the great snow blockade will
be cleared tonight or tomorrow There
is now three feet Of snow
on the ground at Colfax. while
at Cisco the country is covered to depth
of over fifteen feet on level and in the
drifts the snow is three or four times us
deep.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-24
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.-Flour-Dull and unchanged
Wheat - Steady: 7G for seller January
I6la for seller February; sOas for seller May
Corn-Steady; 2S1S for seller January: 29la for
seller February; 31sa for seller May. Oats Steady;
2DIa: tor seller January; - for seller May.
Rye-44A for seller January. Barley-NOthng
doing, Prime timothy. .19Gl2O FlaXseed-l35
for seller cash. Whiskey-102. Pork-Firmer;
go for seller January; 10I7ll for seller May. Lard
Steady; 5s7la for seller January; 6I5
for seller May. Shoulders, 42OGl430; short clear,
4.gJl5.OO: short ribs, 5S2R for seller January
Butter-Quiet and unchanged. Cheese Quiet
full cream cheddars and flats, 9h@92l; young
Americas, 9h01OH. Eggs-Firm; fresh, l4@1fla.
Hides and talow-UHchanged
Flour-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 1900.
Wheat-Receipts, 1900; shipments, p Go.
Corn-Receipts, 1900: shipments 2g7, 900.
Oats-Receipts, 1l3 900; shipments, 5000
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-The Drovers' journal re-
ports: Cattle, receipts, 800; strong for best;
closing easier; beeyes 4sOq5.25; steers, 3OOlf.5O;
stockers and feeders. 2.15Q32O; Texas coru fed
steers, 2.2J03.75: Texas grass steers, 2.4OQE290
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; slow; ; to 10 cents lower;
mixed and light, 3.60g3s5; heavy, 3.6O03.s755
skips 3OOG3.J0. Sheep-Receipts, 400; strong
to shade higher; natives, 3JOg5.4O; western corn
fed, 4.7Oq,5.25; Texans. ,. .5OG14. 50.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-24
KILLED IN \ WREC X.
Collision of Suburban Trains at Omaha
Results Fatally.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 21.-There was "A
collision of suburban trains ON the Belt
Line division of the Missouri Pacific,
about s o'clock this morning, within the
city limits. William Boyle, local demo
cratic politician, was killed instantly, J.
Schwarick. deputy county treasurer, was
injured internally, and J A. Harvey ard
a man named Nendeventer were badly
crushed, probably fatally S. FRAZIER and
Frank Church had their legs broken; tive
brothers named MitZlatfs railroad shoI
boys. were very sersously injured; one hay
ing his skull fractured. Several other
passengers were more or less bruised. The
conductor. William Shields, had an arm
broken and was badly crushed.
The suburban train was twenty minute,
late but had orders to run ahead to Omaha
A freight train which had orders to follow
the passenger train into Omaha broke ii
two near Druid Hill. This being dis.
covered the engineer Immediately incrcas
ed his speed to keep out Of the way of the
rear portion. The suburban train had
stopped at a crossing and was just pull
ing out when the engineer discovered the
freight rapidly approaching. He opened
wide the throttle of his engine hoping to
get out of the way but the wheels slid
around on the track and in an instant the
freight dashed info the rear of the passen
ger train