Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-13
Thursday, March IL. 1890.

thursday, March los IoJV-
The English papers are engaged
in heated discussion as to whether
ladies should ride man fashion.
To THE Dallas News: Please let u!
know when you get that appropria
ton for a million-dollar federal build
ing.
TIE city elections in various
towns of the state are approaching
nearer and nearer, but appear to b.
exciting very little interest.
The car of Russia is believed tt
be the largest individual Landowner
in the world. He recently pur
chased single tract of land larger
than Texas.
GEORGE Francis TRAIN proposes
to make the trip around the world II
sixty days. For goodness sake GIVE
him all the rope he wants, and dom
anybody try to head him off.
EFFORTS are being made by the
friends of E. L. Harper, presidenf
of the ''busted" Fidelity bank, O.
Cincinnati, to have his sentence re
duced from ten to five years.
The BANNER is in receipt of thu
thirteenth annual report of the pro
ceedings of the American Humane
association, held at Louisville. The
next meeting will be held at Nash
vile, Tenn.
TIE Texas Farmer comes down
Hat-footed in opposition to Hon
Jonathan Lane, of Fayette, for lieu
tenant-governor. It is "agin'' him
on account of his anti-railway com
mission record.
NAcoGDooHEs CHRONICLE: The
heightened and dignifed country edi-
tor looks upon the dog-eat-dog style
of controversy now carried on be
tween the News and Post with SUI
preme disgust.
IT Is only question of time when
the United States senators will be
elected by a direct vote of the PEG.
pie. Gen. John NJ. Palmer proposes
to stump Illinois and make direct
appeal to the people in his candidacy
for United States senator.
The final interment of the remains
of Hon. George Il. Pendleton, late
minister to Germany, took place in
Ohio last week and was attended
with imposing ceremonies. The
deceased was one of the purest and
best men in the democratic party
The legislatures of twelve states
to be elected this fall will elect Uni
ted States senators. The entire
dozen are at present represented by
republicans, and there is more than
a bare possibility that the democrats
may capture enough to change the
complexion of the upper house in
congress.
CALHOUN county in the state of
Illinois is said to be the banner
county of the union. There isn't a
mile of railway or telegraph lines in
the county, nor bank or express
Office. Moreover, the county jail
hasn't had an inmate for five years,
and the courts scarcely ever have any
lawsuits to settle.
The list of Harrison kin is exhaus-
ted but the Offices are still kept in
the presidents official family.
Robert G. Blaine, brother of the
secretary ef state, has been appoint
ed by Uncle Jerry Rusk, secretary
of the garden seed department, as
superintendent of quarantine station
under the bureau of animal industry.
THERE is trouble brewing between
the trustees of the public schools at
Tyler and some of the patrons. The
trustees held a meeting and disband-
ed the schools to give the children
an opportunity to attend Rev. Sam
Jones meetings. Such action was
plainly unauthorized, and the state
superintendent of public instruction
has been notified.