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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17
SAVING CARBoN1C ACID.

A waste that has attracted little
attention is that of carbonic acid, of
which the English breweries are
estimated to produce annually $780,
100000 pounds, or 25,OOO,O00 gal
Ions. Recent experiments show that
most of this may be utilized. In
Dublin the gas has been liquefed at
a cost of about one-sixteenth of that
of the carbonic acid prepared at
soda water works, while the brewery
product is more certain to be pure
than that obtained from mineral
sources. The uses of liquid car
bonic acid, as Sir Charles A. Gamer
on reports, are numerous, important
and increasing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17
FORGED VOUCHERS.
\ Prominent Negro School Teacher, j. X
kolbert Gone Wrong.

- SCIOOI 1tacnBr, - IA
Koibert Gone Wrong.
When it became known Thursday
morning that j. K. Kolbert, Of
Watrousville, but recently principal
of the colored school at Gay Hill,
had been arrested and incarcerated
in the county jail on charge Of
forging school vouchers and col.
Letting money from the county
treasury, it created no little surprise
among the white people who had
regarded him as straightforward
negro, and was sensation among
the people of his own race.
The amount of his forgeries could
not be ascertained Thursday. He
was arrested on an Indictment re,
turned by the grand jury now in
session.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17

One of the effects of the alien
land law is to make many of the for
eign residents of Washington couD-
tY who have acquired land here,
come in and take out naturalization
papers. District Clerk Krug Thurs
day issued final naturalization pa
pers to six persons. making them
full fedged American citizens, resi-
dents of the best county in the
best State in the Union.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17
FOLLOWING AN ELECTRIC DISCHARGE.


In the electrical works of johann
Friedrich Hartmann, published in
Hanover in 1859, 1854 and 1766, Mr..
P. F. Mottelay finds an account of
several very curious experiments.
One of the most interesting demon
strates the progressive motion of
the electrical discharge. When the
shock was passed through a great
number of cannon balls sometimes
as many as forty place upon small
drinking gobelts close by one an
other, all the sparks and all the
cracklings were heard at the same
moment; but when eggs preferably
ten or twelve) were substituted for
the balls, the progress of the ex-
plosion was visible, every two giving
a flash and report separately.
AN AUTOMATIC INSTRUMENTATION.
An ingenious apparatus for aiding
the postman, by carrying letters or
packages to each story or tenant of
building, has been invented by Nj.
j. Golaz-Senac, of Geneva A little
elevator at the entrance has res
ceptable for the letters and parcels
of each tenant. When anything is
placed in this elevator, an electric
circuit is closed, opening the cock
of water-reservoir at the top of the
building and thus filling cylinder,
which, acting as a counterpoise,
raises the elevator At each floor OF
place arranged, the contents of the
proper division are deposited, by a
simple mechanism, in a fixed box,
when an electric bell sounds to
warn the person to whom the mat
ter is addressed. AS the fixed boxes
are locked, their contents are safely
held during the absence of their
owners. When the elevator reaches
the top of the building, the cylinder
is automatically emptied of its wa
ter, and the elevator returns to the
ground floor.
DRY DENUDATION.
In spite of its dryness, according
to Prof. Johannes Walther, the
African desert is by no means free
from the changes produced by de-
mutation. Rains, though rare, are
nowhere absolutely unknown, and
are always so heavy as to produce
considerable effect. The changes in
temperature have still greater infu
ence. The daily range may be 600
Fahrenheit, while the annual range
may be not less than 1850 and the
contraction and expansion due to
these variations is constantly split
ting up the rocks, which are not, as
in moist climates, protected by veg
citation. Many examples could be
given to show how the roek-masses
in the desert are being destroyed by
heat and cold, wind and drifting
sand. The surfaces of old walls are
corroded: strata of different hard
ness in the face of a cliff are worn
back unequally; masses of rock are
isolated, and the blocks and pillars
are carved into strange forms, and
especially into fiat-topped hills. De
mutation, in short, seems to pro
gress as rapidly in the desert as
elsewhere, and along very similar
lines
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02

LINCOLN Neb,, Feb. Especial to The
BEE. The legislature performed more labor
and disposed gilmore business on Saturday
than on any Saturday in the history of the
state.
Wild, impracticable and visionary schemes
have about had their day. The sober, COM
mon sense of the conservative alliance MEM
bers Is beginning to assert it's sway.
Mr.. Newbcrrys little maximum tariff bill
is the joke Of the legislature, but 1t becomes
much more serious question to tho taxpay-
er5 The printing of 800 copies of that big
bill OF liz pages cost the people goodly sum.
II every independent member should make as
bad n break the expense of this session would
sum up to 100000.
y big Indian from the Omaha reservation
came in to the house begging yesterday, and
saying with an inquriug look at each mem
ber, GLOW, how Some wag took the cue,
and leading the brawny redSkin over to the
gentleman from Nemahan introduced him
TO the man he appeared to be looking after
Church Howe. The Indian seemed to be ex-
trenely well pleased with the leader OF the
independents, and went away with shining
coin in his hand.
MIR Hiukle of Sarpy proposes to extirmi-
nate wild animals in Nebraska. He has IN
troduced bill fixing the bounty on the scalp
OF a cayote, wolf or wild cat at s.. 90 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02
COLONEL MORROW DEAD.
The Commander OF the Twenty-First
Infantry Pnsaea AMnY.


News from Hot Springs, Ark, announces
the death of Colonel Henry A. Morrow of the
Twenty first infantry, stationed at Sidney,
Neb.
Colonel Morrow was man OF those pecu-
liar personal qualities that won many friends
among all ranks and conditions of men. His
death Will create profound regret among all
who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
lie was born in Virginia aud first entered
the military service for his country from
Mchigan as colonel Of the Twenty-fourth
Michigan volunteers in August 1862. His
command ieined the army of the Potomac in
September of the same year and engaged in
the battles of fredericksburg, Fitzhugh
Crossing, Charlottesville, Gettysburg
the Wilderness and Dafney's Mills.
0"' the battle 0rFGT oi otsvsbuyS weunaaS Sd n n
the Wilderness aud Dafney's Mills.
In the last named engagement he was Sc
verely wounded. In 1863 he commanded an
expedition to Port Royal and also to West
noreland court house. He commanded a
brigade in the Army of the Potomac under
General Grant and was assigned to duty ac-
cOrding TO his rank as brigudier. general
OF Unite1 States volunteers. Ho was given
the rank of brevet major general United
States volunteers for gallant and meritorious
services at the battle Of Dafnoy's Mills and
in 1885 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel of the Thirty sixth infantry. He was
transferred in 1869 TO the Thirteenth in
fantry and in $50 was made colonel of the
Twenty irst infantry.
Colonel Morrow was stationed for three
years at New Orleans prior to his transfer to
the departments of the Platte in 1856. Since
1886 he has been stationed at Sidney and has
great many friends and ac-
quaintances throughout the State and
in Omahs. His son, Henry M. Morrow,
is prominent young lawyer of this city.
The immediate cause of Colonel Morrow's
death has not yet been learned here, but it
was dou ubtless the result OF some of the in
jures during his long and gallant services in
the army and from which he mas suffered a
good deal more than he ever complained
about, for ho was naturally of n cheerful dis
Dosition
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02
Cr, ightOn.

Ex-County Judge James A. Cooley is So
journing in Chicago
a. A. Logan is spending the week in Lin
coin taking in the Legislature.
II. G. Corell made a two weeks trip
through western South Dakota and south
eastern Wyoming
Mrs Mary Il. Owen. matron of the state
asylum for the insane at Norfolk, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. III. l.. Owen, this week.
William Coleman, the venerable father-in-
law of our postmaster. George Jameson, re-
turned to his home at Rushvillc, Ncb.. Tues
day morning. His friends, numbering about
twenty couple, congregated at the home at
which he was visiting, and an oyster supper
and general good time had on the eve of his
departure.
Merchants, travellers and shippers along
the Creighton branch of the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley railway have disc ~
cred the reason why we have not had and
never could succeed in getting better train
service than mixed train running twelve
miles an hour, leaving before daylight in
winter and getting in after dark. 1t seems
that the managers of the railway company
give leather medal, Il chrome, or something
or the kind to the superin tendent whose di-
vision shows the least expense according to
the business done. The Creighton branch
has been a bonanza to the division superin-
tendents at Norfolk and they have in years
past stored up medals against rainy day.
The grievance OF a town receiving and ship
ping, over 1000 loaded cars an
nually. besides hundreds of thou
sands of pounds of way freight; that
ships each year more solid trains of
live stock than some of their stations do sin
gle cars, must transact its business with the
railway company before daylight on frosty
mornings and have only one train day, be-
cause, forsooth, the division superintendent
at Norfolk would revel in medals and
chrOmOS,
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02

John Hembloom is dangerously ill.,
Mrs Jennie Douglas of York visited in
town Sunday.
Editor S. c. Woodruff and wife visited in
OSceola Sunday.
ID. Ford and b. S. Peck visited Lincoln the
first of the week.
Rev. Olin Swanson is in Holdregc assisting
in protracted meeting.
Mrs G.. A. Hoffman visited with her pa
rents in Osceola Sunday.
Mrs Nels Alfred, who lives six miles north.
west Of town, is dangerously sick.
l.. ID DonelSon and wife of Oscoola visited
with the family of G.. s. Osborne Sunday.
Rev. r. N. Sweder is very low with con-
sumption, his death being expected at any
moment.
Edward Cushman, legal light of Bassott,
arrived here today to arrange for Il perIna-
nent location.
w. Il. Nickel and wife will begin keeping
house this week in the residence of II. Il,
McCouauEhey
Mrs. Minnie Burlk, who has been visiting
her parents here, returned 10 her home at
Lincoln Monday.
DIR. s, II. McGavern was called this week
to the bedside of his sick mother at her home
at Missouri Valley, Ia.
A box of clothing for the western sufferers
was collected by the Woman's Christian Ten.
perauco union OF Stromsburg.
Rev A. Arlander of Hamilton county spent
the past week here assisting in series of
meetings at the First Baptist church.
NJ NJ. Ford of Galva, ILL.,, father of Dyer
Ford ana Mrs. DIR. S. Il. Peck, arrived
Wednesday for visit with his children.
Rev. G. NJ, Morey of the American Meth.
odst Episcopal church, assisted by j. w.
Selby Of Frontier county, began Il prOtractcd
meeting Thursday evening.
Another petition, to the state legislature
was circulated this week, asking for lady
sgncrs. The petition asks that women be
allowed to vote and hold Office.
A. G. Momiil returned from visit to his
fathers at Lincoln Monday He says his
father has purchased residence property
and will reside there permanently.
Conductor j. McDermott who was trans
forred from the Fairbury and Valparaiso di
vision to the Columbus and Lincoln division
few weeks ago, was given his old run this
week.
j. A. Chapman of Kansas who has beel
here for a few weeks visiting his son, ID, B
Chairman, died Saturday of Brights disease
and was buried Monday in the Stroms6urG
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02

ID. M. Butler, editor of the David City
Tribune, was at Osceola last Sabbath.
II. G. Kaufman and wife from Lincoln are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Makcover.
Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Kepnern gave an
friends on Monday afternoon.
II. II. Campbell, editor of the Osceola
Record, took the train for Beatrice on Thurs
day, to be present at the editorial meeting.
Rev. A. M. Tanner has closed the meetings
at the Presbyterian church and has gone east
to Cedar Rapids and Rock Island on business
The order of the Eastern Star conferred
the degrees on Tuesday evening, after which
refreshments were served to about sixty
brothers and sisters and they say they had a
very pleas ant time.
Miss Matte Anderson gave a pleasant
birthday party on Monday night. She enter
taincd her young friends III an elegant man
ner. Refreshments were served and the
hours happily spent.
Mrs DIR. Shaw gave a delightful afternoon
tea at her residence on State street in honor
OF Mrs ID. NJ Butter of David City. There
was large attendance, including many of
Osceoa's leading society people.
On Tuesday forenoon the pretty and ac-
compshed daughter of Mr. anu Mrs j. X.
Kannan was married to w. G.. Catlett. The
ceremony was performed at the residence of
the brides parents, by Rev. j. w. SoaDrOok,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church.
1t was quiet wedding, and after the cere-
mony a wedding dinner was served. After a
trip to Omaha Lincoln and other parts Mr..
aud Mrs Catlctt will take up their residence
here.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02
STATE SOCIETY NEWS.
Fairnont.

j. G. McFaddcn has moved to Lincoln.
Mrs. Henry Bcecher of University place is
visiting old-time friends III this city.
The outing club spent very pleasant even
ing with Mrs. =. H. Ashby last Thursday.
Lawrence Scarles Of Denver was in the
city the fore part of the week visiting
his parents.
Rev. T. w. Coles youngest child has beer
very sick the past two weeks from pneumonia
but is now considered out of danger.
A. l.. Batchloy, formerly of the roller
mills of this city, was calling on old friends
last Wednesday. Mr.. Blatchley is located at
Steele City.
Mrs. Paulna Brannan of PecatOnica, ILL.,,
who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. e.
f. Wells, the past six weeks, returned homo
last Monday,
Last Tuesday was little Fred Curtiss'
pleasant surprise for him by having his school
class entertain for few hours in the even
ing.
Three score of Mrs. j. w. Patterson's
warm friends surprised her last Tuesday
evening that being the anniversary OF her
birth. A very pleasant evening was had in
the parlors and dining room Of the Pacific
hotel, ana many hearts made lighter by the
occasion.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Blue
Ribbon club, which was to have been held in
the opera house last Sunday evening, was
postponed on account of tho sickness OF the
speaker The programme for the next meet
ing will be furnished by the ladies OF the
WOman's Christian Temperance union.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02
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Fed ON THE TRAIN.
Passengers on the Elkhorn Pass a
TEDIOUS sabbath.

O'NEmL, Neb., Feb Especial Telegram
TO THE BEE. The west-bouud passenger on
the Fremont, Elkhorn 81 Missouri Valley
railroad was delayed three hours at Meadow
Grove, waiting for the clearing of the track
of a wreck caused by the snow plow engine
which went up from Norfolk to opeHe up the
track. The eastbound passenger was from
Ii o. clock a. m. to clock p. m. getting from
Oakdale to Meadow Grove. The passengers
were fed by the trainmen, who went to Til
den and secured meat and cooked it on the
cars. 1t was tiresomc day for all on board.
The passengers, however, were highly en-
tertained by some good stories.
The engine that was off the track was not
injured very much, but it took two engines to
pull 1T back on. The snow is very heavy
from Fremont to Parkdale, but beyond that
point it is comparatively light, no drifts in
terfering with the progress Of the trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02
Divorce sharksnt Sing Sing.

New YoRK, Feb. 1.-William d. Hughes
and William II. Buttnor, the divorce sharks,
began their imprisonment at Sing Sing
yesterday. On the way to the Grand Cen
tral depot the sharks made up their differ
ences and became friends. They had been
enemies for years, and each side had aided in
getting the other into iall Buttner was
boisterous as usual, One OF the passengers
in the car angered the deputy who escorted
the prisoners aud offered to fight him,
"Thump him, Whalen,n shouted Buttner
"Pll lick him myself with one punch If any
one will take this bracelet of, Let me at the
curn' The passenger had been blufling, and
when the deputy,i backed by ButtneT W no
used to be prize fighter before he became q
lawyer, called the bluff, he subsidized. Butt
ner once fought thirty-three rounds with
Jack Reynolds ont in Nebraska, and whipped
him. The prize was something more than
500. This was before he joined Muldoon's
combination and ,exhihited himself as a
fighter and wrestler 1t was from Muldoon's
combination that Bpttner graduated to the
legal profession. This Information was given
by Buttner himself, on the way to Sing
Sing.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02

been o suffragist for twenty years. and IN
1881 had cast tue only vote In his precinct Tor
John p. st John FOR president. tCheers.
Stevens Of Fuinas on whose motion the
bill providing for recount of the votes on
the amendment was indefinitely postponed,
defended his action. He said that prohibi-
tiuniss only desired to keep up the agitation;
that thcy knew as well as he did that re-
cou mt could not possibly change the result
aud would entail a heavy eN pense upon the
state The Independents" SAID he, have
not come down here to enact prohibition in
tho teeth Of $4,000 adverse majority, and
neither could they permit women suffrage to
be saddlcd upon them" However, his own
vote upon the measure was in the control OF
his wife, and IL they wanted his support to
write to Mrs. John stevens.
Bishop Skinner thought 1t was about time
to adjourn, but Representative Nichols
dnd.) of Buffalo arose and said
accusations hcaped upon his party.
For one he did not believe the women wanted
to vote and when they did it would be time
to consider this question He said further
that the independent party had come up
through great trials aud tribulation," to
power in the legislature, and had enough to
do TO battle with its enemies, and could not
take up discarded issues to which large
majority OF both men and women were
strongly opposed.
Mrs King got in question here and as
to vote, and was met by flat contradiction
by the speaker. Finally she asked, why do
you conf upon men the right Of suffrageW
Nichols replied. "Bocauso they want it,"
and sat down amid laundering cheer from
the audience.
Maxwell attempted to get in another lick
at the independents and was re-cnforced by
Wolfon barger, who endeavored to prove that
tho trilling change of 81, 900 votes would have
Carried the amendment
At this point the meeting broke up and the
indepcnde pulled on their overcoats and
departed.
So far not single Independent who was
not formerly third party prohibitionist has
declared himself in favor Of municipal s@f-
irage. Another meeting will be held tonight
fn the opera house aud vain effort made to
cnthuse tho members with the idea that
women suffrage is the universal cure a il for
the body polite
A fairly well attended meeting in the inter-
est of municipal suffrage for women was held
at the opera house tonight. Lengthy speeches
were made by II. II. Wilson and Chancellor
Creighton of this city, and M. l.. Wheat, state
lecturer of the Knights Of Labor Of Iowa.
Their arguments were the same as are usually
heard at such meetings.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02
LOOK NC T0 TIE END.
A Good Deal Of Work to BE Don @

n DcaI Oh W Ofk 10 Don q
Before Congress Adjourns.
WAsuINGToN, Feb 1.-The senate Is shap-
ing its business with a firm determination to
adjourn March 4, without leaving behind it
anything extra for an extra session. This
steering of the republican majority has al
ready arranged programme that would of
itself occupy the attention of the senate for
two weeks. This arrangement, however,
is not final as it must be formally approved
by the republican Caucus and is besides sub
ject to In interruption In its working by the ap-
propriation bill.
The fortifcation appropriation bill comes
up tomorrow as unfinished business and the
pension appropriation bills on tho calendar
and the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, soon to DO reported, will follow in
order. In the morning hours an effort will
be made to pass the Indian depreciation
cai ms bill, and sandwched between the
above named appropriation bills will prob
ably be the ciRht-hour bill and the copyright
bill. An attempt is also being made to Sc
cure action upon the house bankruptcy bill.
Although tho house has been en- gagged prac-
tically the whole past week IN consideration
of the regular annual appropriation bills,
these measures are still in an unusually
backward state and it is the intention of the
majority to permit substantially no legisla-
ton except the shipping bill to engage atten-
ton until the scene of action on the appro-
priations is very generally transferred from
the house to the senate wing Of
the capitol. II is the purpose of
the committee on merchant marine
to make an effort to call up the shipping
bill and press 1t to final vote as soon as the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
now under consideration is passed, but in
view of the determined opposition heretofore
made to the shipping bill there is some Ques-
ton as TO the ability of its friends to carry
out their expressed intention, especially as it
is almost certain to be antagonlzed by one or
more appropriation bills.
The Indian and legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills are on the caen-
dar, awaiting action, and will be called up at
the first favorable opportunity.
Bland and other silver men are growing
more restive at the failure of the coinage
committee to act on the silver bill and have
announced their determination, If the COM
mittee does not settle the matter at the regl-
lar meeting on Wednesday, to precipitate the
fight to the floor of the house, without wait
ing for a committee report
Only -four weeks and three days remain OF
the Fifty-hrst congress and not a single one OF
the thirteen annual appropriation bills hes
been finally passed by both branches oi
congress and sent TO the president But one
of these bills passed the senate, the army
bill.
While the present condition of the arpro
priatiOn bills is not encouraging as com parec
with their state of progress IN previous
! con crosses, no doubt is entertained by mem
| bers of the house or senate of the ability o
congress to completeit its necessary Legislation
| before March 1.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-02

"A RattlinG Gold Day Fight Witnessed
by Minnesota Sports.

ST.. PAUL, MIMI Feb. 1.--TSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. with the temperature
lowering about the zero point 100 St Paul
and Minneapolis sports went out to North
st. Paul and pitched a ring in the snow for 4
fight between Jack terty of EllenSburg,
Wash, and Joe Searlcs of Minneapolis. The
mill was under Marquis of Queensbury rules,
for purse OF $780, Herty weighing in at liz
pounds and Searles at 1S0.
Time was called at 10 10, Soarles leading
off with a scientific lefthander, which
reached Herty's nose and drew first blood
for the Minneapotan, and for five rounds
every thing went his way.
In the sixth and seventh, however, the
Pacific coast man landed blows with terrific
force and frequency, knocking his opponent
down three times.
In the eighth round Searles rallied and
drove Herty to bis corner, where the Wash
ingtonian turned sharply ana landed a blow
behind Searlcs' ear, which sent him down
for thirty seconds, whereupon Referee Nc
Carthy awarded the fight to Herty.