Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-15

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j. G. RANKIN, Proprietor.
Thursday, October 10, 1891.
Mr.. and Mrs. HENRY NJ. STANLEY
and Mrs. Tenant have started on a
tour of Australia.
AT Norfolk, Va, fire destroyed
the Umstader block of buildings, en-
tailing loss of $4,000.
TIE birth of no girl perhaps, has
ever attracted so much notice as the
little hazel eyed daughter of Grover
Cleveland.
AT Ottawa, Ont, the lumbermen's
strike has collapsed, and by this
time all the strikers have resumed
their former positions in the mills.
IT is estimated that 100000
peasants in Russia are destitute,
and must be provided for ten
months, requiring 320,oeo,0OO
pounds Of grain.
AT New York city Saturday the
explosion of an oil stove set fire to
the clothing of Anna Hilkowsks.
She was burned to death before as
sistanue came.
The conflict between the two
Judges concerning the litigation of
the Arkansas Pass railway has been
amicably adjusted by Gov Hogg.
The mountain has dwindied to a
mole hill.
AT Cincinnati, Ohio, three sus-
picious fires occurred near midnight
Saturday night. One damaged the
Dixon furniture factor $4,000. An
other small stable, and the third
was trifing-
AT West Superior, Wis, the
Farmers Alliance of Minnesota will
build million .bushel elevator to be
ready for next seasons crop. A site
will be selected by commission
now there.
SETTLERS in the strip are suffering
from cold weather, and many of
them are sick, and some have died
from exposure on their claims, while
others have been carried to Guthrie
for medical aid.
VICTORIA Woodruff is going to
make another lecture tour of Amer
lea. She says she is unable to con-
tent herself with a life of ease and
luxury, and wants to die on the
lecture platform.
A YOUNG man giving the name of
Thomas Chancellor has been doing
a thriving business selling bibles,
photographs, etc., with bogus hand
writing and signatures of Stonewall
jackson. The police are looking for
him in some of the large cities of
Texas.
SOME boys saturated a cat with
coal oil and set it on fire in North
Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday
night. The cat ran into Mrs. Lind
avs house, setting it on fire and to-
tally destroying it. Mr.. RydelI's |
house adjoining was also DESTROYED. |
Total loss, S5000
SECRETARY F'osTEa has detailed |
Special Agent Williams to look after
the smugglers of ready-made cloth
ing. The Merchant tailor society
estimates that nearly $5OO,OOO worth
of English ready-made clothing is
struggled into this country in the
trunks of travellers yearly.
CONGRESSMAN MILLIKEN, OF Maine.
will no more drown his grlefs, how
ever much he may mediate upon
them, in the flowing bowl He has
been compelled by his constituents
to sign total abstinence pledge on
the penalty of being deirated at the
next congressional election.
TIE dispatches ANNOUNCING the
marriage of Mrs. Frank Leslie, the
Known publisher H. y lillian C.
1 80 Wilde, NJ d., London,
the eldest sou OF tne Sir Vii
liam Wilde, NJ. D., of y 'iln, omit,
ted to state that ,bs nom Is
brother of Oscar Wl6 Mrs. Les
lie is a native of Ne ans
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