Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-04-02

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BOB F1rzs1AMoNs and jim Hall
are. matched to fight to a finish tor
a $1,000 purse.
HoN. R. Q. Mills has been invited
to address the Texas Legislature
upon the political issues OF the day
A PLANK has been sawed in Cal
ifornia sixteen feet wide. Wonder
which party most needs it worst for
a platform?
THE Times Democrat is making
war on the authorities for not pro-
hibiting the mllkmen from selling
watered milk.
TIE German legislative news W Ill
assume a new interest if Bisms Irk
becomes the leader of the opposition
in the Reichstag.
Gov. Hogg has vetoed the new
Austin charter, but another Will be
presented to the Legislature more
in conformity to his views.
BEE county is turning its atten-
ton to truck farming, and with sue
cess. Truck farming will yet be
one of South Texas chief industries.
AUSTIN CoRBlN, the railroader, is
endeavoring to inaugurate scheme
whereby vessels will make the trip
across the Atlantic inside of FIVE
days.
A PARIs widow has married 43
men and swindles all of them in
three hours after the ceremony, de-
serting them to hunt up another
victim under different name each
time
The Houston Post put on its
handsome new spring dress about a
month ago, but waited until Easter
for its new head dress. In its en-
tire new dress it is a belle and no
mistake.
IT is said that the Indians at the
Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies
are getting uneasy. If the report
is correct it is more than probable
that the white people who live in
that section of the country are ex-
periencing the same feeling.
ITALY has borrowed 100000
pounds. If she decides to chastise
Uncle Sam or his daughter, Louisi-
ana, for the alleged lynching of her
subjects she will need the money
and more besides before the con-
tract is completed.
The Congress of the Western States
that is to assemble IN Kansas City
on April Is and is expected to be in
session for an entire week is one
that cannot fail to have far-reaching
consequences as well for US here in
the South as for the West.
Gov EAGLE, of Arkansas, has APP
proved the joint resolution, asking
Arkansas representatives in con-
gress to use their influence to secure
an amendment to the constitution,
providing for the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
Rev. FATHER CRAFT, the Indian
missionary, who predicted the In
iian outbreak and who was wounded
himself at Wounded Knee Agency,
says there is danger of more serious
;roubles, unless the Indians are
placed under the control of the war
department.
The results of the experiments of
DR.. Koch's lymph in San Antonio
nave been quite satisfactory. Ninety
eight patients have been treated by
Dr.. Jenkins and twelve claim to
nave been cured. Some of the cures
have been merely of APPEAL tuber-
culosis and others have been of con-
sumption in an advanced stage.
The New Orleans New Delta has
recently put on a new head dress
which gives it much more metro
politan appearance, and is more In
keeping with its get up. The New
Delta is one of the ablest editorial
dailies in New Orleans, its editorial
columns sparkling with crisp COM
.nent and bright sayings as well as
able leaders
ITALIANS continue to hold meet
ings in various sections of the
country for the purpose of denoun-
cling the New Orleans lynching.
They do not confne themselves to
expressions of sympathy but call
loudly for King Hubert to send
iron clads to the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, They do not ask reprea-
ton of the authorities at New