Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-01

SRNAroR CoLoU1TT, of Georgia, says
that no honest man can favor the sub
treasury bill. This is putting the
question pretty strongly.
The Mauser rife has been adopted
for the Spanish army and expert
ment will be made with smokeless
powder.
The Waltham watch company
announces reduction in wages of
about 900 employees from Is to 20
per cent.
SupER1NTENDENTs of the railway
mail service call for physical as
we'll as mental examination of
applicants.
EMPEROR William has appointed
the Grand Duke of Hese-D armstadt,
a general of infantry and field mar
shall of the empire.
The politician that ever closes his
gums upon the public teat, can no
more be beat off that bull yearling
calf from its mother, with broom
straw.
NATIVES of China attacked the
monks at Chansi and fears are enter
tanned for the safety of the monks
and the ninety inmates of the CHAM
or phanage.
TwENTY-EIGHr farms, cattle and
stores were destroyed by fire at
Kozieglow in Russian Poland. In
cendiaries cut the fire bell ropes to
delay the alarm.
HARRIsoN's friends in Indiana are
dissatisfied because he has not given
them more fat offices, andas a result,
there is strong anti-Harrison move
ment in the State.
The BANNER would like to see
Harrison renominated. He is de-
cidedly the easiest republican beat
that has shadow of chance for
the nomination.
IT is unbecom1ng in a great big
grown girl like Galveston to be ''cut-
ting" a younger sister like she does
Velasco. There is room on the
coast for both of them.
The fight on the alien land law
question is practically between the
cities and the country, the rich and
the poor The country and the poor
people are in favor of it.
TIE London Chronicle says that
the Prince of Wales has oil but de-
cided to go to Chicago to attend the
Exposition, and that he is likely to
be accompanied by Emperor VIII
liam of Germany.
OFFICIALS at Shanghai and in Pc
kin expect foreign governments to
continue their demand for redress
for outrages perpetrated on foreign
ers in China. Secret societies are
expecting such action and preparing
to act when the time comes.
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows in session at st. Louis Sat
urday voted against admission into
the order youths of is years of age,
and postponed for a year the con-
sideration of the liquor question.
The effect of which will be to let sa-
loon keepers be eligible for year to
come.
The New York Sun describes Mr..
Sheehan, the Democratic candidate
for Lieutenant Governor of New
York, as "a Democrat who carries
his head high, never hauls down his
party's flag, fights its battles, and
gets votes" That's no bad descrip-
ton, and if he comes up to it de-
serves the honor of an election to
the position to which he has been
nominated.
If the free pass system could be
abolished on all railroads it would
increase the passenger traffic suf-
fcient for railroads to reduce the
fare to two cent per mile 1t was
thought the Interstate Commerce
commission would abolish them, but
they can't he controlled inside of
the State aud in consequence of so
many dead heads those who pay
continue to pay 3 cents per mile.
In Chill there is said to be bit
ter anti-American feeling said to be
cauesd by the recent seizare OF the
Itata and cablegrams in cipher are
being received in Washington. Dis
patches to the New York Herald
are to the effect that three American
citizens have been arrested in Santi-