Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

nlght to whip negro. The man on
whose place the negro lived heard of
their coming and started to the scene.
Meeting them he opened fire killing
one instantly and and peppering an
other with $50 bird shot.
The New York Journal of Finance
says that "there is no field for in
vestment which is more cert ain
to assure good returns than real
estate. The returns are not always
to be had at once, but there are a
lew E3ho invest their money in this
direction who fail to assure them
selves ample profit upon the sums
invested
The meeting of the law and order
league in Houston Tuesday night
gns large and enthusiastic one,
and il was resolved that the Yarie-
ties must go, that the saloons and
stores mast close on Sunday, that
the house OF ill-fame must go, and
hundreds pledged themselves to
help enforce the laws and uphold
the, officers in the discharge of thor
duty.
The Gibbs banking system, his
substitute for the sub treasury
scheme, has set the State to talking
and the political economists to
thinking. While his scheme is not
endorsed it is admitted that it would
increase the volume of currency,
and having set the politicians and
people to thinking perhaps some
other scheme may be evolved that
will be acceptable.
ANGNT Secretary Blaine's illness
and the political gossip about his
resigning, Senator Sherman, Jno. ".
Foster, Of Indiana and Senator Ed
munds are being talked about as his
successor. But all this we believe
is mere gossip for Blaine will not
resign. The vacancy will only occur
by bis death for the appointment of
any Of these gentlemen.
The Navy Department has received
its first news of the Charleston since
she left Acapulco, Mex, the first of
last week in pursuit of the Itata.
Her arrival is announced at the
Peruvian port of Callao. The Charles
ton will join the squsdroon under
Admiral Mccain, in CHILEAN waters
and the announcement is expected
OF. the peaceful surrender, of the
Itata which the United States will
libel and forfeit for violation of our
laws.
The Worlds Fair Commission is
beginning to move as though its
members meant business. In order
to insure a full foreign representa-
ton, a commission, consisting of not
less than three men, will start for a
tour of the principal cities of
Europe, early in June, for the pur-
pose of giving authentic information
the Exposition. The COM
will be gone six weeks, and
will visit London, Paris, Berlin and
toher European capitals.
BANKER SULLIVAN has compro-
missed his case against l.. Paiget, |
the trusted manager of his ranch, |
who sold out $4,000 worth Of his
stock and skipped q Halifax. Eff
forts to extradite hi proved futile
and the whole proce ings dropped
by his paying over s15,OOO. His
partner in this cr&ae was Miss
Louise La Broohe who ill-adVisably
returned to San Antonio and was
,lapped in jail. 1t is not known
what will be done with her.
EX-SENATOR REAGAN is in Wash
ngton and in an interview says that
when the Texas delegation goes to
the next Democratic nominating
it will want a western
nan for President. In answer to
5he question who they desired, he
said that was not settled, but that
Gray, of Indiana, would be a good
nan, or Morrison or Don Dickinson.
He says that Texas, and Arkansas
ire the only states WHIST of the Miss
ssippi that Cleveland can carry.
WHATEVER may be said of the
Denver Congress it was all right
Upon the silver question, and voiced
he sentiment of the West and
South. Upon the silver question it
asks: "That the Congress of the
United States be petitioned to
'epeal all laws which, in their effect
work dishonor upon, or in the least
the sovereignty of the
silver dollar as an absolute measure
If value, and to restore to silver the
place given it as perfect money by
he trainers of our Government"
IT is said that the persecution of
he Jews in Russia has been greatly
and though this may be
i. :