Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-06

The weekly Banner
j. G. RANKIN. Proprietor.
Thursday, August 6, 1891.
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DENVER is enforcing law and or
der.
CANADA does not want reciprocity
with the United States.
ARMS for the Insurgents in Chill
have been baled in hay and shipped
to California.
HOME rule has lost another advo.
cate in the English Parliament, Sir
Chas. Foster is dead. e..
Ex-PBEs1DENT CLEVELAND says he
has not been requested to make cam.
paign speeches IN Ohio.
THERE is GOODNESS between Rus
STA and France on account of the
failure of Russians to toast the re-
public of France.
TEXAS has decided to set apart q
spacious room in the exhibition
building for an exhibit by the color,
ed people of the state.
Your Uncle Jerry Simpson says
the Alliance men in the next con-
gress will have a candidate for
speaker in the next House.
GEN. Dan McCAUIEY, of Indiana,
has been rendered the office of chief
of the appointment division of the
treasury department vice Mr.. Moore
resigned.
The West Texas press association
has subscribed for five shares of the
stock in the Texas worlds fair asso-
citation. Wonder if 1t is to be paid
in advertising?
DIR. Koch, of lymph fame has left
to other physicians further research
in the cure of tuberculosis, and will
devote his time to the supervision
Of the Bacleriot institution.
DOES Austin now believe that the
encampment is worth $4,000 to that
city? Will she pay the $4,000 and
improve the permanent campground
or let it go wherever there is a place
that will arrange for it,
ST. PAUL has been made the head
quarters by the farmers alliance of
a gigantic wheat trust, which is to
include all farmers in the United
States as stockholders Spectators
and wheat buyers are to be squeez-
ed to the wall.
The Nebraska alliance and the
democrats will have candidates in
the field this fall, although the su.
preme court decreed that the gov
ernor holds over till next year, The
republicans will also place a cand1-
date in the field.
CHILLI has elected a new presi-
dent, Claude Vicuna. He will be
inaugurated the 18th of September
and his election is regarded as
pledge that honor, energy and pa
tliotlsm will mark the future con-
duct of the government.
PARNELL must pay the cost in the
O'Shea case or be declared bank
rupt. We don't know about his f.
nanees. but. his character has been
bankruptedand his reputation, which
was gilt edge exchanged for one of
which nobody envies HIM.
SAM JONES delivered his famous
lecture on character at Houston
Wednesday night, and got shower
of eggs, more. of which struck other
people than did the Rev. Samuel.
The Post condemns in no uncertain
terms the hoodlums who did it.
SENATOR HORACE Chiffon spoke to
a large audience at Bonham Tues
day. He attacked the sub-treasury
at every point, showing that its sup
posed benefits were entirely decep-
tive and that in final results it could
only end in disaster to the farming
interests. Senator Chiffon seems to
make good impression wherever
he speaks.
The al. Hayne monument fund is
to be used by the committee having
the raising of it in charge, to send
George Bowman to Paris, where he
can cultivate his latent genius as an
artist and use it in sculpturing a |
likeness of Al. Hayne far exceeding
in value the money proposed to be
expended in sending him. He
promises to furnish it by the time
the Chicago exposition opens where
it will be on exhibition before being