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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18
ANTI-LAW LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE
IN HOUSTON.

In Houston Saturday night about
5000 people assembled, most of
whom were said to be spectators, to
attend what was expected to turn
out to be an anti-law and order
league, but the speeches were con-
sentative. W. ?. Hamblen was the
principle promoter of the meeting
and spoke at length, but far from it,
he was not opposed to law and or
der, but took the ground that a law
and order league was an unneces,
sary reflection upon the law abiding
people of Houston and Harris coun-
ty which he claimed was not as
lawless as the Law and Order
League had led the country to sup
pose, and that its existence was cal
culated to place the city in a false
light as confessed law-brakers to the
injury of the city's commercial inter
est. 1t was also resolved that a
copy OF the resolution passed by the
meeting the substance of which the
above is a synopsis, be sent to quite
number of papers one of which
was the BANNER, but our space will
not permit the publication of the
entire resolution
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The Knights Of Honor will hold
their anniversary at Rockdale, June
80, and four days after there will be
a grand democratic rally in Cam
eron.
&C. Taylor, of company G, 23rd
infantry, stationed at Fl. Mcintosh,
adjoining Laredo, shot and killed
Dick Mosely, a negro hack driver,
who had carried him to a house of
ill-fame. He fired four shots, three
Of which took effect, and was subse-
quently arrested and placed in Jail.
The Picketts, the only Texas
company at Richmond, have decided
to try their fortunes at Indianapolis,
and have entered team of twenty
five men for the maiden interstate
drill medal and prize. They leave
on the 29th, and will work hard at
tactics and things until then.
Two comrades near Del Rio
were killed in short time of each
other. Pat McGraw fell over if-
teen foot bluff and broke his neck.
Thomas Sullivan started across the
high Pecos bridge, wavered and fell
into the river and was never again
seen.
The railway commissions have
chosen the following secretaries and
clerks: J. I. Arthur, secretary, form
erIy in the employ OF the Inter-
national at Palestine. The clerks
are John 7. Esten and A. H. Willie,
Jr. The first is an employee of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas at Bel
ton, and the second, who is to be
stenographic and corresponding
clerk, is son of Judge Willie, OF
Galveston.
Rob Clarke a young mulatto
under arrest at Bristol for ravishipg
Mrs. John Warren, was given pre-
liminary investigation Saturday and
the evidence was wholly circum-
stantial It is known that lie had
been trying to effect an entrance in
to the room of young ladies for a
month. At 1 o'clock a mob 1000
strong took Clarke from the city
jail and carried him to the outskirts
of town and hung him with trace
chain to tree.
An Arkansas colored man by
the name of Bushevey, at Sherman
has just discovered that he has been
ruined by an exodus scheme in
which he was urged to sell his farm
and deposit the money with an indi-
vidual who promised to send it to
Sherman. When he went there and
called, not cent was there to his
credit and he realized that "slick
white folks" had accomplished his
financial I lin.
Governor Hogg expresses his
willingness to Cooperate in any
legitimate movement to give Texas
proper representation at the world 5
fair. Ex-Governor Lubbock declares
that his heart is in the good work.
State Superintendent of Education
Pritchett will enter heartily into the
childrens' day project. A day in
November will be designated for the
school children of the state to chip
in their mites to help along the
worlds fair fund.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

FEARLESS and independentnewspa-
per work was triumphant few days
ago in Utica, New York, when in a
suit brought by Myron ". Van
Auken, lawyer, against the OBJ
server of that city decision was
rendered dismissing the action on
the ground that 1.-The truth is no
libel"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

IMITATION THUNDERCLoUD PHENOMENA.
The effect of an electrical discharge
upon the condensation of steam was
shown by Mr.. Shelford Bidwen at
the May meeting of the Royal
Meteorological Society, of London.
The usual shadow of small steam
Jet, cast upon white wall, is of
feeble intensity and neutral tint.
But when the steam is electrified.
the shadow at once become much
denser, and takes on a peculiar
orange brown hue. The electrical
discharge evidently promotes coales-
sence of the minute particles of
water in the jet, thus forming drops
that obstruct the more refrangible
rays of light The experiment may
help to explain the intense black
ness-often tempered by a lurid
yellow-of thunderclouds.
AMERICAN FORESTS.
Sir Dietrich Brands, f. r. s.,
states that North America has about
412species of forest trees, distributed
as follows: Atlantic region, 176;
Pacific region, LOG; common to both,
10; Rocky mountain region, 46;
Florida, tropical species, "a. Europe
has only 158 species. at least SIX
of the North American species are
also indigenous in Europe. The ex-
tremely rapid destruction of Ameril
can forests is not only an alarming
waste of resources, but has resulted
in great loss from the appalling
foods that are clearly traced TO re-
moval of the trees from the hillsides.
A system of Government forestry is
recommended as q preventive of
further increase of the evil.
MICROBES OF TIE STOMACH.
These conclusions are reached by
DR.. Kianouski: The empty stomach
of healthy man contains innumer-
able organisms. The gastric juice,
and principally the hydrochloric
acid, possesses microbicide proper
ties. The microbes take no active
part in digestion. Persons who, on
account of some affection, secrete
little hydrochloric acid, are easily
intoxicated, by means OF the micro
organisms in the stomach. There
fore, the stomach should not remain
in an empty condition for any length
of time, and during an epidemic
food should be taken at frequent in
tervils, and, if possible sterilized.
A YANKEE PLANE USED BY THE ROMANS.
A late Royal society exhibit in
Guided sixty Roman tools and uten-
sis found together in a pit in
Silchester, Hants. Among these
we're an anvil, pair of blacksmith's
tongs, hammer, axes, gouges, chisels,
AIDES, large carpenters plane, two
shoemaking anvils, two plough
coulters. standing lamp, gridiron,
and a bronze scale beam, Many,
articles showed striking resem
blance to those of modern make
The most remarkable of these was
plane--the only one of Roman
origin ever found in Britain entirely
of metal, aud very like the metal
plane of recent yankee introduction.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

"UNcLE" DANIEL of the Houston
Age never forgets friend, as shown
by notice of coincidence for a
friend who recently lost his mother
in Missouri, who he has not seen IL
40 YEARS.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

AT the coming meeting of the
delegates, the Australian government
will propose a large increase of the
military budget for new barracks,
and to increase the artillery in
Gallicia. The step is due to the
massing of of Russian troops on the
frontier.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

THE Mayor of Chicago says he
will not preside at the meeting OF
the council because it is distasteful
to him and the city council is a beer
garden. The city council have
asked him to resign.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

SIR WILLIAM GORDON CUNNING ca
bles the New York Herald, Lady
Gordon Cumming did not consult
any member of her family on the
subject of her engagement to me,
nor was there any necessity to do
So"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The postal service must be badly
demoralized, for even the Boston
papers are complaining. Postmaster
Hart, of Boston, has been in Wash
ington for same time TO make COM
plants and to show how the service
can be greatly improved if certain
things are done.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18
Thursday, June Is, 1891.

SENATOR GoRMAN, of Maryland, is
mentioned as democratic presiden-
tial possibility.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

THE railway commission met in
Austin recently and organized with
Judge Reagan as chairman.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18
GRAND Russian military maueuver

GRAND Russian military maneuvers
are projected for 1892, to take place
in the presence of the car. They
are to include the investment of
Moscow by an army corps, the occu-
patton of Volhynia and the repnlse
and pursuit of a corpse to the
frontier.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

An attempt is now being made to
erect monument to the memory
of Gen. Forrest, in Memphis, Ten
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

THE Memphis Appeal-Avalanche
thinks the farmers should strike at
the tariff instead of striking for the
national treasury.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

An extra session of the Legisla-
ture for the purpose Of re-distruct-
ing the State is the demand of the
people in favor of equal representa-
ton, and it is beIieved that it will
be called. It should be.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

MURAT HALsTEAD thinks that Sena-
tor PETERS remark that 1.-The peoples
party will sweep the country like a
cyclone" is bad smile for the lat
ter's interests, as these tornadoes
usually do more damage to farmers
and their property than to others.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The report has reached San Fran
cisco that agents have secured 3OO,-
600 negroes from Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Kansas to COLOMBO lower
California, and that the advance
guard will be on the ground in No
yember.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

BULLNG, a wife murder escaped
from the Savannah, Mo-, jail recently
and Pinkerton detectives captured
him but kept him on the quiet until
the reward was fixed and now an
nounce that be is in st. Louis await
ing requisition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The Southern Press Association
committee having in charge the rails
ing of funds for the erection of a
monument to the memory of the
South's great chieftain, Jefferson
Davis, are greatly encouraged with
the outlook. The appeal has met a
responsive chord throughout the
entire South with .indicahors that
there will be a very general effort
on the 18th. 1t is earnestly re-
ouested that contributions be sent
to Hon. G. c. Elmer, Charleston, S.
c., as the committee is meet in At
lanta on June Both, to take steps
for the building of the monument,
and it is very necessary to know the
amount realized.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

THIRTY years ago there was at
Springfield, Ohio, a mischievous
boy named LATTER. Recently a
number of old citizens of that place
have received sums of money aggre-
eating $500 from DR.. Lattler, of
Buffalo, to pay for property des-
troyed in his boyhood pranks.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

SAYS the New York Journal of Fl
nance: The less popular and less
forceful succe ssors of Sir John Nc
Donald will not be able to stay the
tide demanding commercial union
between Canada and the United
States"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The rain of Thursday was God
send to this immediate section. It
renders the corn crop sure by and
peradyeLture, gave the farmers a
good chance to set out potato slips,
cooled the atmoshere, kept down the
rising dust of Brenham's usually
dusty streets oDd will be of inesti-
mable benefit to growing vegetation.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

A RESOLUTION was adopted by the
railroad officials of the State at their
recent meeting in Galveston tender
ing to the railway commission their
active cooperation and assistance in
ascertaining all facts or information
touching their rates, conditions and
also agreed to hold themselves in
readiness to meet the commissioners
at any time they desired, all of which
shows that the railroads are not 60
ing to antagonize the commission or
try to evade its requirements, but
give it fair trial with the least pos
sible trouble to the commission.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

A MAN in Sherman selling stencils
claims to be Jesus Christ and re-
fuses all money except gold and sill
ver.s There's where he gives HIM
self away or he would know that
Uncle Sam's promise to pay" GER
tifcates were Just as good and more
convenient to carry.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

II is said that Thayer, the usur-
ping governor of Nebraska, is tired
of the position he is holding. He
is not one-half as tired of it as a
majority of the citizens of that State
are of seeing him in it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

MANIFESTATION the 30th of
June, 1891, the town of BaIlinger,
in Runnels county, will celebrate its
fifth anniversary. Excursion rates
over the Santa Fe will be issued at 4
cents a mile for the round trip,
This will afford those desiring to
visit that section a fine opportunity
of doing SO at small cost. Our
thanks are due the invitation com
mittee for an invitation to be
present.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

GENIAL ALGER said recently, In
Seattle, Wash. IF Mr.. Blaine in
dicates to the Republican party that
he will be candidate for president.
I believe he would be nominated in
a moment. l believe he would be
the strongest man the Republicans
could place in nomination" This
would seem to indicate that if
Blame is a candidate the general
would be willing to accept second
place on the ticket with him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The Fort Worth Gazette says DIR.
McCune in his lectures has been
telling the people of Mississippi
that there were but SIS per capita
in circulation in this country. That
is but S315,O00,000-not much more
than the farmers of Texas lost
through their confidence in the Al
lance exchange.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

BISMARCK is suffering accutely
from rheumatism Of the spine.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

A CENSUS of Ireland shows that
the Methodists are the only religious
body that has not lost ground in the
past decade. The Catholics fell off
All, 146 and the Methodlsts gained
1896.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The prohibition party of Iowa
has nominated a full State ticket.
This destroys what little chance the
Republicans had of carrying that
State this fall.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

QUICKSILVER in paying quantities
has been found at the foot of the
Sierra Madra Mountains in Mexico.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The Iconclast is the name of a
paper to be started at Austin. W.
G. Braun, late of the Houston Post,
is its protector
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

The Peoples Party didn't say a
word in condemnation of the Nc
Kinley bill.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

Tue special immigration edition
of the Luling Herald is a neatly
printed eight-page paper. containing
extensive write ups of what ii
calls GODS country"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-18

TRE Navy Department will, in
few days, make one of the most ex-
haustive tests of armor plate ever
made in any country, the result of
which will determine the armor to
be used for our iron-clads, and
which will also largely settle the
guns and projectiles to be adopted
by US.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
kICKEH'S COLUMN.
Pubic Impr1re!ner erts.
INeHbcrrv Observer.

Our esteemed contemporary The
Herald and News said last Thursday
morning:
The citizens meeting should he
largely attended this afternoon. #
YOU have any kicking t" Go against
enterprise and progress on the l;trt OF
your town, now is The time TO q" it. y
Well, the kickers wer" ;here with
both feet. And they did some Very
lustv aud etItctual kicking 100.
They were kicking not against en-
terprlse and progress however, but
against 2 further assumption Of debt
and against All unnecessary increase OF
taxes.
1t is we'll enough that the meeting
was held. There has been good deal
of talk about electric lighis: but it has
been ola very desultory and vague
kind. The public meeting gave an OPP
portuni,y for the discussion OF ways
and means and tie presentation Of
facts and figures.
No doubt the citiZans would like to
have electric lights and water works
too; but whether they are willing to
incur the additional taX necessary to
secure these new improvements, is
another question.
The Observer does not believe that
municipal corporations ought 10 90 into
business enterprises, such as electric
lighting and water works. Whenever
there is sufficient demand for these
things stock companies will be organ
lied to furnish them. Town or city
corporations might properly, we think,
contract to take a certain portion OF
light or water per auLum, at fixed
price; but it ought not TO undertake to
conduct enterprises Of this sort, unless
it should become necessary-as 1t
might become in the case of water
works-for sanitary reasons. But there
is no such necessity as that at New
berry now, and will not be until the
population becomes a great deal larger
and denser:
Possibly tie stockholders of the oil
mill might see their Wa clear to rut in
an electric light plant Of sufficient ca
pacity to supply lights for the streets
and for business houses and private
residences. IfSo, We think the Town
authorities might afford to make lib
eral contract with them.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
NOW FOR BUSINESS.
he Senate will Abandon all Attempts to
Push the Cloture Rule and Force
E;ll.

WAsHINGToS, January Ex-senator
AlIrich returned to Washington from
Rhode Island this morning. During
the morning hour he was busily en-
gagged consultinSa number of his Re-
publican colleagues upon the condition
of the business of the Senate, and the
prospects of a successful outcome Of
any further attempts to secure the
passage of the cloture rule and elections
bill.
AS already indicated in these dis
patches it was found there was pro-
nounced indisposition on the part Of
number of the Republican Senators
again, to enter on what they regarded
as a hopeless struggle in view of the
fact that the Republican "bolters" are
still presumably of the same mind as
they were when they voted to lay the
closure rule aside. Consequently may
be stated with positiveness that the
managers of the elections bill have
finally decided TO abandon the measure,
in the interest of the important public
business remaining to be acted on.
As result of this decision it is con-
ceded on both sides OF the chamber
that the necessity for an extra session
disappears. The decision has been
communicated to the Democratic Sena-
tors.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05

The New York Sun, together with
many other Northern papers, has
fought the Force Bill very vigorously.
The Sun describes it as follows in reply
to an inquiry from subscriber:
"The Force Bill, as passed by the
House and as under consideration in
the Senate, with changes and amend
ments, is a document Of one hundred
and ninety-two big prin-ed pages.
ut can be roughly described in less
than one hundred and ninety two letters
as 4 villanions measure designed to
keep the Republicans forever in power
by taking the control of the Congress
elections from the States and vtsting it
in General Returning Boards mainly
composed Of Republicans appointed for
life.n
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
The Alliance Bank.
Especial to News and Courier.

Especial to News and Courier
COLUMBIA, S. c., February "a
meeting of the Alliance Bank directors
was held here tonight and the few OBJ
stacles recently referred to in the News
and Courier were promptly and AMIGA
bly, removed. The charter will be OBJ
tanned at once. The capital stock will
be placed at $1,000 The whole cap
ital stock, less $1,000, necessary to or
gauize, has been subscribed and COM
mittee Of three, consisting OF Col. D. 7.
Duncan and Messrs. J. +. Tindall and
J. r. Duncan, has been appointed to
secure additional stock. This commit
tee also has charge of the other prelim-
mary matters, including the selection
of location for the bank.
DR.. Stokes left Columbia tonight for
Washington, where be goes on an i'm
portant mission for the State Alliance.
As the president of the organization in
this State be is a member Of the legis-
lative committee Of the National Alli-
ance. This committee will meet in a
few days at Washington to frame a
Congressional bill to carry out the de-
mands of the Alliance.
DR.. Stokes will also make selection
of speaker to address the Alliance
men Of this State at the spring meet
ings to be held in the several congress
sional districts.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05

The Alliance Store in Spartanburg
is said to have failed. 1t was managed
by Mr.. Zimmerman. Warrants of
attachments have been issued. The
case will have a hearing to-day. The
liability is fixed from $4,000 to 10000.
If the members of the alliance nave
this amount to make good it will like
ly injure the work Of the alliance in
Spartanburg.
At present the matter is in a rather
peculiar situation. The creditors claim
that the alliance is responsible, and
that Mr.. Zimmerman was only the
agent of the alliance, while the men,
bers Of the alliance claim they are not
responsible. The whole business will
likely get in the courts. Mr.. thinner
man has been the county business
agent and his acts bave been recog-
n!zed by the county alliance. What
the outcome will be remains to be
sen
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
The Alliance Record, a Georgia pa

The Alliance Record, Georgia pa
per, says:
"The editor of the Rome Tribue is
not a farmer, but school teacher. The
next thing you hear he will be advising
the farmers to plant billy goats near
the fence so their horns can run on the
rails"
No doubt there are some men editing
agricultural papers, and advising the
farmers what to do and how to plant
and cultivate their lands, who know
just about enough about farming, from
practical experience, as to give such
advice as the above. But the Rome
Tribune is not an agricultural paper. :