Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

CAMPBELL s chances of success in
Ohio grow brighter as the time for
the election approaches.
The wife of Allen &. Thurman, of
Ohio, is dead. She was victim of
la grippe last winter and never re-
covered.
FLORIDA, at Its recent Worlds
Fair convention, decided to raise
100000 for its representation at
Chicago in 1898.
The alien land law has been de-
clared unconstitutional by several
small Judges, but who knows wheth-
er it is or not now.
SENATOR VOORHEES, is confident of
Democratic success i'll '92. Moth
ing but its own biunders can beat
the Democratic party next year, .he
is quoted as saying.
The yield of grain in Ohio is the
largest that has been produced in
that State for many years. Doubt
less the Republican orators will
soon be heard from, claiming that it
s entirely due to the workings of
he Mckinley bill.
The new Mexican tariff, which is
in the nature of a Mckinley bill,
goes into effect on Nov. 1, and the
scenes enacted of rushing goods
into this country just before the Nc
Kinley law went into effect are be-
ing repeated in that country.
Gov CAMPBELL uttered a very
wise thing the other day when he
said: IF 1 had my way I would
put a prohibitive tariff upon some
things and the first thing would be
upon the alien who comes here with
out the intention of becoming an
American citizen"
STOCKS of rye show a net increase
of $4,000 bushels. There were in
crosses of $4,000 bushels on the
Iokes, 100000 bushels at New York
and $4,000 bushels IN the canal,
while the larger decreases were 1885,
900 bushels at Chicago and $1,000
bushels at Buffalo.
The sub-treasury is on the decline
Some time since every time there
was a meeting of the Alliance their
was sub treasury Endorsement res
olution, but now when it is attempt
ed there is a howl raised and a.
wrangle which ends it the defeat of
such resolution.
A PROJECT is on foot to build a |
tower at the Worlds Fair that will
be higher than the celebrated one
built by Nj. Eiftel at Paris. We
suppose this will be done in order
to give people an opportunity to
look over the tops of the new build
ings that Chicagoans are now erect
ing.
CARDS are out for the marriage of
Mr. George Byrne, managing editor
of the Waco Day, and Miss Lula c.
Haynie of the Central city. The
ceremony will be performed at the
Presbyterian church in Waco, Octo-
Der 20, after which Dir. and Mrs. |
Byrne will visit New Orleans and
other cities.
MAoUSEs sub-treasury idea of in
creasing the price of cotton by stor-
ing it in warehouses wouldn't work,
for as soon as they commenced turn
ing loose the decline would follow
inevitably. The only way to in
crease the price Of cotton is to limit
The supply until there is not enough
for consumption.
BETWEEN $40 and $50 men are EN-
ployed in perfecting the landscape
features of the Exposition site. 1t
is the intention to make the grounds
exceedingly beautiful by walks,
drives. lawns, terraces, fountains,
and flowers. Several hun
dred thousands dollars are to be ex-
pended for this purpose.
The Texas Farmer says: A news
paper report says a burglar entered
the sleeping apartment of Hon. R.
L. Miner at Henderson and secured
a gold watch and SIS. This is a
most important announcement-be-
ing the first recorded case where a
burglar got away from a newspaper
man without being robbed.
MoSDAY's Washington dispatches
were headed Cleveland the strong
est man in the party, likely to be
for President by the
Democrats. Cleveland has been
the strongest all the while, and the
BANNER has never weakened in its
belief that he would receive the
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