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

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Official Journal of Green's Brigade Association
Entered at the postofflce at Brennan, Texas
as second-class mail matter.
OUR AGENTS.
JOHN F. WEIBUsCH, Burton, Texas.
+. III. GRIFFIN, Lyons, Texas.
TO MIKEsKI, Wesley, Texas.
PAUL C. STREcKERT, Caldwell. Texas
THE hope of the farmer lies not in
the third party move, but with
Democracy,
An umbrella trust is the last. 1t
embraces New York, Philadelphia
and Boston.
TaE schooner Thomas Hume is
believed to have gone down on Lake
Michigan with all on board
THE death of Congressman Houk,
of Tennessee, removes one of the
most prominent figures in the re-
publican ranks of Tennessee.
IT is said that Secretary Blaine's
i'll health may cause a cabinet vacan-
cy. His retirement would take him
out of the list of presidential posi-
bilities.
HoN. D B. CULBERsoN was to speak
at Bonham Saturday on the sub
treasury scheme, and the Alliance
was TO have man present to an
swer his argument.
THE Presbyterian Assembly Is in
session at Birmingham, Ala, with a
large delegation, and have transacted
a good deal of work for the benefit
of their denomination.
JUDGE BRECKENRIDGE, OF st. Louis,
dropped dead at the conclusion of a
speech on the subject OF the,
charges of heresy against DR..
Briggs in the Presbyterian assembly
at Detroit.
BLAINE's condition is causing con-
siderable anxiety at Washington
where the President has to act as
Secretary of State. 1t is rumored
that Blaine is a physical wreck and
that his mind is wandering.
RAILWAY Commissioner Foster has
returned from two weeks trip to
Georgia and Alabama, where he
went to study the effects of a rail
way commission, where they know
what it is and appreciate it.
THERE will be bill introduced in
the House of Commons Monday
which viii prevent British subjects
from catching seals in Behring sea
for a period the extent of which will
be stated when the bill is brought |
forward.
SIR JNo. MCDONALD, of Ottowa,
Ont, is suffering with indigestion,
and Blaine has the govt. Being
great does not exempt one from an
noying physical ills, but too much
ease and indulgence is rather con-
ducive to such ailments.
NOTWITHSTANDING the favorable ev-
idence adduced to show that con-
spiracy had been formed to murder
Jno. 7. Rankin, prior to his killing
at La Grange: the court
refused him bail. The habeas cor
pus case has been appealed.
Ben CLARK had made all his al
engagements and had a pass via the
rope route straight to Heaven ex-
pecting to leave Houston Friday,
but was greatly disappointed by the
interference of Gov. Hogg, who
committed his sentence to imprison.
meut for life.
CoRpus Christi has six news
papers and Arkansas Pass has two or
three with prospects of several
more IL the near future. In speak
ing of this fact the Caller says:
'ERockport is the next place to be
over-run with newspapers. Our
sympathies in advance"
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