Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-27

10 MIkEsKI, Wesley, Texas.
The State Alliance declared in IA
vor of the alien land law. This was
not unexpected.
A GILLIAN special indicates bat
tie. The insurgent feet, with TO-
600 well armed men left at Caldora
to attack the fort of Valparaiso and
fierce fight is expected.
The 9th annual session of the ex-
confederates association of Missouri
is in progress at Kansas City with
1900 veterans assembled. Con
gresham Hatch was the orator of
the day.
THE election returns are not all in
in from the 240 counties of Texas
vet and it is hard to tell the fate
of the amendments, but it is gener-
ally conceded that all of them have
been adopted.
The State Alliance sentiment
against the anti-sub-treasury men
grows stronger, and there seems no
doubt but that the Alliance are still
in the saddle and the sub-treasury
scheme is their hobby-horse.
The civil service Investigating
committee has about completed
its report on the eleventh census,
on which it is understood the Gen.
sus in seriously discredited. 1t will
be ready for publication in week
or two.
TIE Pennsylvania Republican con-
vention strongly indorses Blaine for
the Presidency, but some OF them
deeming it unwise to make it part
of the platform, the resolution was
reconsidered and the Blaine plank
left out.
IT is said that lot of AIinneapo-
lis spectators are urging the ALI
ance lecturers on in their efforts to
get the farmers of the West and
Northwest to hold their wheat until
they can unload 100000 bushels,
they are holding for a rise in the
prices.
OVER sixty people were killed by
a cyclone in one of the French West
India Islands that swept over Mar
Unique, and the number of vessels
lost is over twenty. Numerous SUI
gar, coffee, cotton and cocoa planta-
tions were utterly destroyed and
the loss is stupendous.
The annual encampment of the
state colored militia began Wednes-
day at Pickman park, San Antonio,
with four companies present from
Bryan, Austin, Galveston and San
Antonio. The Seguin company got
in late in pretty bad shape. They
will probably be disbanded.
The Centennial anniversary of the
admission of Vermont as state and
the unwilling of the Bennington
battle monument was being celebra-
ted with great enthusiasm Wednes-
day. President Harrison, number
of ex-governors and many other dis
tinguished persons participated.
The Cherokees have tumbled to
scheme to beat the law against rent
ing their pasture lands to non-resi-
dents. They will take individual
bills of sale of the cattle and then
when they are ready for market
transfer them back to the cattle
men at price just sufficient to
cover the price of grazing them.
The collector of customs in New
Orleans has received instructions to
submit to the United States district
attorney the question of the liability
of the Morgan steamship Hutchin-
son for aiding in the immigration of
a Chinaman named Woo Lee, who
came from Havana. Lee had natu-
ralization papers and claimed citi-
zenshIp, bringing witnesses who
periured themselves.
The laboring and working men
ought to stand square up to the
alien act, says the Austin News. Re
member Texas lands which pass
into the possession of foreign cor
porations, ike that controlling the
capitol syndicate lands equal to
small state), are probably forever be-
yond the reach of the poor man, the
honest settler, or the working man
who wants to put up a home for his
family.
Regarding the Chinese situation
acting Secretary of State, Wharton
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