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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
EASILY SOLVED.

Compilations quite interesting to the
persons Immediately concerned are likely to
arise from the adoption of the Judiciary
amendment. There, for instance, is the
Hon. G. @. Garrett. He was Judge of the
2lst judicial district and resigned it to ac-
cept an appointment as one of the judges of
the State Commission of Appeals. By the
adoption of the judiciary amendment the
State commission of appeals ceases to exist,
and Judge Garrett ceases, of course, to be q
Judge. He could, we suppose have held the
district judgeship indefinitely. But Judge
Beauregard Bryan, who was district attorney
of that district resigned that Office to accept
the position on the bench that Judge Gar
rett had vacated; and, if he now has to sur
render the judgeship to Judge Garrett it
will leave him out of place entirely
Houston Age.
The Ages proposition that when
the judiciary amendment is adopted
the Commission of Appeals ceases is
an erroneous one. The Legislature
will first have to declare it a law.
However, when they do that and
the State Commission of Appeals
ceases to exist the court of civil APP
peals will be organized, and in all
probability Judge Garrett will be
provided for with a place in that,
which is a better one than the present
position, but in the event he should
not receive this appointment, which
is not probable, as he perhaps sup.
posed that the Judiciary amendment
would be adopted when he accepted
a place on the commission of APP
peals, it does not follow that he
would be a candidate for the Dis
trict Judgeship, for he is an able
lawyer and could return to the prac-
t1ce and earn a good salary. Reason
ing upon the same hypothesis of the
Age that Judge Bryan would be left
out of a job by Judge Garrett
again running for the District judge
ship, why not follow the same logi-
cal deductions to the end of the
line, instead of stopping as soon as
Judge Bryan was reasoned out.
Why not say that Judge Bryan
would again become a candidate for
District Attorney and that District
Attorney King would go back to
the Legislature, and that Mr.. Rags
dale would be out. This is the con-
clusion forced by the Ages reason
ing on refrigeration, but none of it
will work out that way, we trust.
Gov. Hogg has already recognized
Judge CARROTS eminent fitness for
the Judiciary and will not let him go
out on so short a term as he has
served on the State commission of
appeals, when a similar place is to
be filed in the organization of the
court of civil appeals.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
CRIME

There has always been good peo-
pie and bad ones; it takes all kinds
to make world, and as long as the
world exists good people and bad
people will exist in it. The cry is
frequently heard that crime is fear
fully on the increase. It may well
be asked, is it so? Those who
claim that crime is increasing APP.
parently overlook the very import
ant fact that our population is rap
idly increasing, and il is doubtful
whether, population considered,
there is more crime now than there
was twenty years ago. However,
whether crime be actually on the in
crease or not will be definitely de-
termined by the census report,
which will show the percentage of
criminals. In the absence of the
figures to the contrary there is real
lY nothing to warrant the assump-
ton that crime is increasing. TWEEN
tyhve or thirty years ago we did
not have as many railroads and tele-
graph lines as we have at this time;
nor as many newspapers, while
news gathering, as a science, was in
its infancy. Many crimes commit
ted in those days were never heard
of outside of the immediate locality
in which they occurred Neverthe-
less, there is now entirely too much
crime, but as the world grows older
and the masses of the people be-
come more enlightened crime will
undoubtedly decrease. The laws
for the punishment of crime are am
pie throughout the entire country,
and as all laws are made by the PEG
pie and for the people, it is the PEG
PIES own fault if the laws are not
enforced.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
MIR. rRENckmAN,s sALurAroRY.

The following is Mr.. Trenckman's
salutatory of his German paper pub
lished in Bellville, which is taken
from the Standard:
To the readers of the Bellville
WochenbIatt:-The time of going
to press is almost at hand, and the
main thing Of every first issue, the
salutatory to the public, has not
been written. But the printer says
"don't make it too long, or there
won't be room for it, so make it
short and sweet.
What is the aim of the editor of
the Bellville Wochenblatt? He wants
to furnish for Austin county and
vicinity a weekly paper containing
a correct account of every occur
renee in this section of the state.
Competent reporters in all the Ger
man settlements will assist him. He
wants to tell his readers as much OF
the politics, the literature and the art
and sciences of this great world as
time and space permit, and for this
purpose will diligently make use OF
his scissors.
In regard to politics, he is a
Democrat, because he believes that
the underlying principles of the
Democratic party are indispensable
for the preservation of true Repub-
lie. However he does not consider
all Democratic politicians angels nor
all Republicans rascals. He thinks
that one of the primary duties of a
newspaper is to tell the truth in re-
gard to public concerns, not to cover
them up on account of party zeal.
He will express his opinion in regard
to political questions without any at,
tempt to conceal anything and glad
ly offers the use of his paper to any
and all persons not agreeing with
him. Above everything else, how
ever, his aim is to work for the pre-.
servation of the German language,
and German ideas of personal liberty.
Will he attain this end? He has met
with encouraging words from all
quarters. Expert business men show
by the liberal use of his advertising
columns that they have confidence
in this feature of the paper. The
want of such a paper is felt, and the
publisher is confident that it will be
his own fault if he fails to be sue
cessful, and therefore will do his
best to merit success.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
A TYPICAL PENSION CASE.

A specimen pension case is re-
ported from Baltimore, which is only
one of the thousand ways of fraud
resorted to rob tie government:
On Monday, six persons, answer
ing respectively to the names OF
Charles E. Garitee, Mamie Cole nee
Williams, George Philpot, DR.. Geo.
G. Brewer, Rev. Noah jackson and
Mrs. f. Miller, residing in the city
aforesaid were put under $500 bond
each to answer charge of conspir-
acy to defraud the Uaited Safes
government.
The conspiracy was this: About
two months ago, a colored veteran a
pensioner, by name John L. Cole,
aged seyenty-three years, was at the
point of death. While he lay in a
state of coma, about three hours
before dissolution, and was of course
both speechless and unconscious, a
cermony of marriage was performed
between him and Mamie Williams,
aged twenty-five, who forthwith as
sumed the moribund mans name
and the duties of his wife. The DR..
and the Rev, both colored, whose
names grace the list of alleged con-
spirators, enacted roles in the drama
that will readily be surmised; and
the other two, Philpot and Mrs.
Miller, were the witnesses to the
ceremony. Charles Il, Garitee is a
sort of lawyer in the pension claim
line, whose reputation, apparently.
in securing pensions for clients, had
been somewhat blown upon by the
questionable methods in which he
had achieved previous successes.
The dead man, Cole, had been IN
receipt for several years of pension
of SIS per month, aud little while
before his death ne had, it is alleged
at Garitee's suggestion, entered a
claim for ar increase of pension and
for arrears. Mamie Williams mar
ried him when he was pronounced
to be IN articulo morris, by and
with the advice and connivanee of
all the other FIVE comspirators, with
the sole object of securing to her
self the persion and the arrears
about to fall due and amounting to
$1,000. She would "dIvvy,' of course
with her partners in the abominable
fraud, as soon as she came into pos
session.
Comment on this typical case of
fraudulent pension claim, is unneces-
sary; it is the sort of practice that
has swelled the yearly pension list
to the enormous sum Of S125,0OO.-
0O0 and which causes the whole
pension system 10 have a more or
less evil odor in american nostrils.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
OFFICIAL DUTY,

Living, as we do, under a Repub-
lican form of government, the gov
errors deriving their power from
the governed, the real authority be-
ing with the people, they owe it to
themselves to put representative
men at the head of the government
the rule being applicable from
President down to that of Consta-
BILE. AS our social system is con-
Quoted the masses of the people, as
a people, necessarily come directly
in contact with the lower class of Of
ficers-those with whom they meet
every day, and whom they look to
for a Just and reasonable execution
of the law. There are to-day in the
United States upwards of sixty mil
lions of people; of this vast number
comparatively few ever see the Pres
'ident and have but little interest in
him as an individual, but as the
chief executive of the government
every one feels indirectly interested.
The president is, and should be
held to q strict administration of
the laws of the government. Officers
are at best but the executors of the
law; the people make the laws and
the officers are expected to execute
them; the people are sovereign in
their capacity and very large ma
jority are law-abiding; were it not
so, we would have no law and a
state of anarchy would reign SUI
preme. Now the law-abiding ele-
ment being greatly in the majority
ought to assert their supremacy by
electing only representative men to
ofice-men who will conform strict
lY to the letter of the law. All Off
GERS should be law-abiding; they
should be strictly sober while on
duty, especially peace officers. 1t is
absolutely impossible to imagine
anything more disgraceful than a
drunken peace officer, fourishing a
SIX shooter and endangerIng the
lives of good peaceable citizens who
have been instrumental in placing
him in official position. Such an ac-
ton is so gross a betrayal of conf
dence as to merit instant removal.
The people have it in their power to
rebuke all such acts and it rests
with them to say whether they will
work a reform in this particular or
not. The evil complained of is gen
eral, not local. 1t is not confined
to Texas, but unfortunately is cock
tent with the entire land. It is
duty that the people owe to them
selves to hold officers of all kinds to
a strict account for their discharge
of official duty, and they should not
be the least bit dilatory in the en-
forcement of such demands.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
REPEALED TAXES.

SavayGri, correspondent of the
Louisville Courier journal, has been
looking into this matter a little, and
makes the following report of the
result: "Since the war the Republ1
can party repealed over S200,00O,000
of taxes; but what kind of taxes !?
Taxes paid by capital. It repealed
the internal taxes on the products
of manufacturers; it repealed the
taxes on the sale of stocks and
bonds; it repealed the taxes on in
comes. The Republican party has
put on the free list altar of roses
that costs dollar drop, end put
a tremendous tax on castor Oil. It
taxes at low rate silk stockings,
and taxes at high rate cotton
stockings. 1t taxed at low rate
diamonds. and at high rate horse
shoes. And so ON through. the list.
The Mckinley bill is rich mans
law and a poor mans tax. If every
farmer in this Union would get a
copy of the Mckinley bill, read it,
ponder it, digest it, at the next cleo
ton for president the Democratic
party would be put in complete con-
troll with orders to do absolutely
nothing until the tariff taxation
should be for revenue only. And 'un-
til tariff taxes are for revenue ouly
the farmers of America will get no
relief. Depend on that.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

The Southern farmers who went
into the Alliance as a social order or
a protective institution are learning
their mistake, and beginning to
realize that it has been prostituted
by demagogues into a political ma
chine; to grind out fat places for the
kid glove members of the Alliance
while the horny handed sons of
toll pay the expenses, and on the
promises of futurs relief which is al
ways just ahead-soon to be-but
never in sight, except through the
political horoscope of political farm
ers, whose harvest is the offices Of
the Alliance
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

SIN feet Of earth makes us all
Of one kin ' is verified il the fall Of
Balmaceds. eX-Fresideut Of Chill;
The most plebiaD subject OF his can
claim as much as was accorded him.
after being bounded ana driven to
suicide rather than face the rabble
that were thirsting for his blood
and mad with disappointment when
they learned that he bad cheated
them of the privilege of killing him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
Grand Free Barbecue!
st wesley, Texas, Oct. IS, 1891

Mr. Z. G. Langhammer viii sUperiutend
the barbecuing of the meats.
PEoGRANDH-Grand procession to the
Grounds at 10 o'ciocB. At II o'clock Judge
L. Kirk will deliver the welcome address
Dinner from 1890 to o. m. At 5 p. IN.
Hon. A. Haidushell, of LAGRANGE, viii adj
dress the citizens in Bohemian The Com
mittee is also endeavoring 70 get up joint
discussion on the sub-treasury question:
Target and Clay Pigeon shooting. Good
music and good order, Everybody cordially
invited to attend. THE COMMITTEE.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

TN years ago says the Ft. Worth
Gazette the cotton crop Of the South
was not more Than half of whatit is
row, and It sold for more tbsn the
enormous weld Of 1890 brought 10
cultivate. gather and market that
crop cost only half as much as when
the WELD was doubled. Tt follows.
then. that the shorter yield gave
twice the net profit of the larger
yield. II this is not a conclusive
argument in favor of less cotton in
the South, there Is nothing to be
said in favor of that proposition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

MEXICAN troops are still after the
revolutionists, and they are said to
be making for the Texas side of the
Rio Grande, near Brownsville.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

IRE banking world has been start
led by the robbery of the London
and Westminster bank Qimited) of
London of near S1,00G000.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

INGALLS, must have a gall to as
sert, as he does, that Harrison has
no opposition in his party.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
Thursday, September "a, 1891

The strikes in Milan, Rome, have
ended, and work has been resumed
in the factories.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

A WEST PoINT, Miss. Alliance has
surrendered its charter on account OF
the sub-treasury foolishness others
viii follow.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

BUT for the sub-treasury demands
of the Ocala platform of the ALI
ance the Democrats could easily
stand on the other planks of the
platform.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

"OUR GOLD" is returning from En-
rope, says an exchange. All right.
glad to hear it. Is it coming this
Ivav9
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

A BIRMINGHAM, Ala, woman, who
has been married about one year
has recently given birth to four
children, three boys and one girl.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

In referring to above card we ask for
liberal share of your business, both in Fire
and Life Insurance. Prompt attention to
oil business entrusted to our care.
KOLLMEY & EVERSBERCr.
Office in Old National Bank Building.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

The whiskey trust is now after
the Kentucky Bourbon distillers and
will make it warm for the Blue
Grass manufacturers unless they
come in out of the wet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

The great democratic Statesman
of Pennsylvania, Hon. W. L. Scott,
died at Newport, R. l. Sunday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

AT Council Bluffs, Iowa, Judge
Macy Wednesday dismissed the
cases of the hundred liquor dealers,
against whom injuhctions had been
taken and which cases had been
pending for some time.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
SPECIAL NOTICE.

This is to certify that I have sold my entire
Fire and Lite Insurance business to Kollmey
& Eversberg. and can recommend the above
firm to my friends and any one in need of
Insurance, as being both trustworthy and
reliable. L. DUR.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

The rain-makers at Ell Paso claim
that they were successful because
the barometer indicated damp in
stead of dry weather. Maybe some
body hung up black snake.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

TIE efforts of the rain makers at
Ell Paso was complete failure. It's
not easy to scare up a ram with dy-
Mantle on the aired border. 1t
takes natures best to rain two OF
three times a year up there.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

Tue extra session of the Ten
nessee general assembly has ad-
journed after 20 days sitting. There
was nothing done about the convict
lease system for which the legisla-
ture was convened.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

A CHIL1AN special says: Ex-Presi-
dent Balmaceda of Chill, shot him
self through the temple in his room
at the Argentine legation in San.
tiago at s a. m. Saturday. The PEG
pie brilliantly Illuminated the city
and indulged in great rejoicing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

IT is said in Chicago that the
widow of Diamond" Joe Reynolds,
who left fortune of some S15,000,-
600, viii in accordance with the
well-known wishes of her husband,
arrange for the founding of a
magnificent manual training school
IN that city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24
A. T. THREADCtLL.
j EW Ell ER.

"A. r. THREADcILL,
The leading JeWeIer,
This City,
Has recently
Received a large stock of
Everything in that line.
And is now offering
Diamonds, Watches, SiIverware at
Greater bargains than ever offered
In this section.
Largest stock of SiIverware.
Largest line of Wedding and Birth
day Presents.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

THE leaders Of the Farmers AL
lance party have been telling their
wants and estimating their strength.
They clirim to have in the next house
of representatives fifty five members,
this includes a number of Democ-
rats who were Endorsed by the All
lance and nominated in conventions
in the South, where the Alliance had
control. They also claim four
senators, Irby OF South Carolina,
Vance of North Carolina, and the
irrepressible PETER, with the mild
hammered Kyle. The sub-troasury
plan viii not be iutyoduced again
says a writer from Washin ton, but
IN Its. place p land loan bill some
thing on the style of that presented
by Senator Stanford. only the in
teTest viii be , per cent, and toHo
one owning more then go acres Of
land, half OF which must be in
cultivation. This would seem to be
a discrimination against the farmers
who have been able to accumulate
land in favor of those who have not
been.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

W1TH1x the next thirty days the
publication of The New South, " at
Richmond, Va, will commence. 1t
will be a sixteen-page weekly, de-
voted to immigration into the South
ern States. Progressive Agriculture
and Industrial Development. It is
proposed to issue a journal that
home-seekers, prospectors and others
may refer to for reliable information
concerning lands, investments, bust
ness opportunities, and openings in
the various. professions throughout
the entire South. Great benefits
are to be derived from such 4 Journal
ana The BANNER trusts the enter
prise will receive encouragement in
Its effort to promote immigration and
and material development.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-24

HE Posts London financial ar
ticle says: The Bank of England
to-day shipped 24O, 600 pounds in
gold to the United States and 169,
600 pounds to Germany. 1t receiv-
ed $4,000 pounds from Australia
Americans opened dull, but closed
strono.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-16
Death of Hannah shipioy.

Hannah Shipley died at her late resi-
dence. Sixteenth street. between King
and French, yesterday afternoon about
4. Is O'Clock at the ripe old age Of near
ly 81 years, she having been born IN
this city in May, 1901. She has al
ways been blessed with good health,
until several weeks baforegher death,
when tho weight of years began to tell
upon her constitution, and an attack
OF the grip following. her enfeebled
system could 10 longer stand the
strain. Miss Shipley was the represen-
tative of an illustrious family in the
history OF Wilmington. She was the
great granddaughter OF William Ship
ley. who is credited with being the
virtual founder of Wilmington. He
was preacher in the Society Of
Friends. lived at Ridley, Pa, and
moved to Wilmington In 17S5.
Ills wife was Elizabeth Shipley, who
in passing from ridley to meeting of
Friends along the Old Kings road /,
looked over tho site of Wilmington
and recognized the land of her dreams
and she was 50 impressed with the
site that she induced her husband to
remove to Wilmington, then called
| Wilmington Here William Shipley
became the pioneer of the mlllers on
the Bfandywlne. hannah Shlplcy'S
parents were Joseph and Mary Shipley.
Joseph inherited large mill prop
erty and lived In the house where his
daughter hns Just died This has al
ways been her home, and lived there
when she did not live at "Rockwoud'
in Brandywlne Hundred. Her brother
J Joseph Shiploy WINS a prominent and
most remarkably successful man. He
| wnS born in this city In Decem her 7p5,
and while quite young man went TO
| England where he founded the firm of
Brown, Shirley Il Company, which
still exists in the same name.
Returning 10 this city he built
'Rockwood." one OF he finest resi-.
dences in the State. Hannah Stipley
led quiet and uneventful life. Hei
purse was always open to assist In
every good and charitable work. Due
announcement of the funeral will be
| made.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-16
reierraphers, Banquet.

Wilmington Division, No. 5S, Order
OF Railroad Telegraphers, enjoyed
their fourth annual banquet last night
at the Hotel Willls. The large dining
room was beautifully decorated for
the occasion. and flowers In profusion
adorned the we'll spread board.
As course after course was served
the operators enllvened the occasion
by telling stories incident to their call
ing. Amongst those present from
this city were: William j. Laokey, w.
o. Merricl, W. L. Frasher, ]. j. Shan.
non, J. z. Lloyd, i. X. Frazer, W. ].
Holton, w. o. Stock. George A. Wentz,
j. ii. Burnham, J. w. Bastinn, j. ii.
McClaferty, d. s. Smith, J. b. Hutch.
inson, uperlptendent Maryland d.
vision, p. W. u b.; ]. 4. Burnett,
chief clerk; ]. N, Hatch, division
operator, J. +. Casperson, general
freight agent; @. H. Cantwell, yard
master; w. A. Deisem, yard master
G. Fosnocht, dispenser, W. X. N. rail
road; Il. l.. Hudson, yard master W. u
N. railroad; Wi liam Rodmile, Frank
Pagan, L. Sewell WEIGH, J. H.
Wariield; j. b. Cook, assistant
train master: II. F. Smith. division
operator Delaware division; W. S. Col
pits, of Clayton; ]. b. Finnan, chiei
operator, and ]. /. Dure. assistant. o
Baltimore;J. j. Nolan, train despatche
b. & 0. railroad, Phlladelphia; A. d
Thurston. Nmton, Iowa; L. W. Cole
man, Paterson, N. J.;S. A. Campbell
Elizabeth, n j.