Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-22

looking with longing eyes upon
Secretary of War Proctor's position.
IHE United States is the first
nation in the worlds history to
have three cities of over 100000
each.
CONGRESSMAN CRISP, of Georgia,
has arrived in Washington and be-
gan his campaign for the Speaker
ship. His friends are getting un-
easy.
MONDAY was regular Justice Court
day at Gay Hill: and besides County
Attorney Rogers, Esqrs. S. 81. Good
lett and S. f. Styles, from this city,
attended.
BOYER and Nc Cammant, the Penn
sylvania officials who are accused of
malfeasance, put in a plea that Gov.
Pattison had no right to call a
special session to investigate them.
Mas. Thomas B. Throckmorton,
eommandant at Fort Schuyler, was
arrested and relieved of his COM
mand, charged with issuing worth
less checks ad duplicating pay
vouchers.
CONGRESSMAN LEE, of Virginia, is
dead. He was the second son of
Gen. R. E. Lee, and 81 years of
age. He had been in congress two
terms and member elect of the
next House.
THE schooner Daylight which col
lided with the steamship Circassia
off Fire island Saturday night arrived
in New York bay Monday morning
badly damaged about the bow and
leaking badly.
THE Tyler Democrat Reporter ven
lures the prediction. that the farmer
who makes a good, square living at
home will never have any use for
sub-treasurY schemes, or any other
such toohshness.
RUssIA's revenue receipts for the
six months ending with June last
show surplus of 16,60O,0O0 rubles
over expenditures. The.revenue re-
eeipts for the same period in 1890
show deficit of 100000 rubles.
The Egyptian cotton crop has
been seriously damaged by recent
cold and foggy weather. This will
undoubtedly cause the price of that
staple to appreciate, much to the
advantage of the American planter.
The Chicago papers are deter
mined that the people of the coun-
try shall not forget that the
Worlds fair is to be held in their
city. They certainly are doing their
whole duty in booming the EXPOSE
ton.
Ex-SENAToR INGALLS,, the Atchison
Globe says, "will not take cigar
to carry of; unless he feels like
smoking at the time he will refuse
treat of cigars. His favorite tipple
is soda pop, which he drinks out of
a bottle.
AT Rangoon, British Burmah,
great anxiety prevails on account
of reports that the Dacots are gath.
ering under Refugee Isawba and in
tend attacking the garrison at Wen
tho. Several small engagements
have taken place.
The Pan-American congress in
session at st. Louis, have appointed
an international committee repre-
senting Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala,
Nicarauga, British North America,
West Indies, Spanish West Indies,
Argentine Republic, Chill and Uru-
quay.
NEAR Marianne, Ark, William
Miller, who started Saturday to Join
the posse in pursuit of the fleeing
murderers in last Fridays riot, was
waYlaid and murdered. The riot
was the outcome of the negroes de-
mand for 81 hundred for cotton
picking.
Ii prayers avail, the Prince of
Wales ought to be very upright
and well-guarded man. The cratic
Mr.. Stead, the London editor, esti-
mates that more than 800,OOO,OOO
to the divine throne are
offered up every year for this heir
Ear Milwaukee, Wis, Barney Bald
win, q dime museum man with a i,
broken neck, attempted to commit l
suicide by poison. His wife, with =
i've children, ran away with a man : :
known as "Circus Jack and the
failure to get his children back led I