Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-05

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JOIN F. WErBuscH, Burton, Texas.
F. NJ. GRIFFIN, Lyons, Texas.
TO MIKEsKI, Wesley, Texas.
PAUL C. STREcKERT, Caldwell. Texas
A BIG snow storm is reported
from Mississippi.
The national house passed the
direct house tax bill Tuesday.
Only ten jurors have been sworn
in New Orleans On the Hennesy
trial.
THERE seems to be too many OBJ
stacles in the way of uniform text
books.
THz consideration of the railroad
commission bill has begun in the
House.
ONLY two bodies have been recoy-
cred from the wreck of the ship
Elizabeth.
TIE Illinois Joint assembly failed
to vote for senator Tuesday. Far
well is to be brought out again.
The national senate discussed the
sundry civil bill Tuesday, and cut
down the Worlds fair appropria-
lions.
Az official decree published at
Lisbon Tuesday suppresses all Re
publican clubs in the kingdom of
Portugal.
TIE Elder railroad bill reducing
fare from 3 to q cents per mile has
passed the House in the Kansas
Legislature.
liz the contest in the joint assem-
bly, for the United States Senator
ship from Illinois, it is said that c..
B. Farwell will again be brought
forward.
TIE secretary of the interior mott
fes the public to keep out of the
Cherokee strip until it is formally
opened by the government, but
thousands have already gone in.
JAS. DoUeHERTY, the insane lover
of Mary Anderson, who shot and
killed Dr.. Lloyd, physician at Flat
bush insane asylum, was Tuesday
sentenced to Sing Sing prison for
life.
THE Confederate home bill as it
finally passed the legislature We'd
nesday gives $4,000 for the i'm
provement of the home and $4,000
per annum for two years for its
support.
THE Hawaiian cabinet members
refuse to resign and the new queen
will be compelled to bring suit
against them. 1t is needless to say
that most of the members are ma
tive Americans.
Some smart "Aleckr tries to take
Mr.. Cleveland out of the race for the
Presidency, but he is not out by any
means and will not be until the close
of the'campaign, and he will then be
President.
Rev W. R. Covert, of Findlay,
of Ohio, has retained counsel to
press the claim of himself and Mrs
General John G. Fremont to the
ownership of Bird island II San
Francisco bay.
CHICAGO papers are complaining
of the suffering from cold that the
passengers in street cars'are sub
jected to in that city. 1t sounds
strange here where people are hunt
ing for their summer clothes.
THERE is an exodus of negroes
from Arkansas to Oklahoma. Six
hundred have made arrangements to
go there from one county. Negroes
seem to be the principle part of the
immigrants into Oklahoma just now.
As the end of the present session
Of congress approaches there is con-
siderable gossip as to who will be
the next speaker of the House
Hon. R. Q. Mills seems to be in the
lead, with Crisp of Georgia a close
second.
Mrs. JNo. a. LOGAN takes hand
in the fight for the Illinois Senator
ship and advises the Republicans to
stand firm. If we are not mistaken
the whole business has been staod-
ing firm, until the fight seems to be
of confirmed standing.
Gov. HoeG's recommendation for
the investment of the public school