Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

can. Well that's about what every
individual is doing.
EVERY saloon and variety show in
the city of Houston closed at mid
night Saturday night and did not
open until Monday.
The distinguished statesman who
has guided the political destinies of
Canada for half century, Sir John
Mcdonald, died Saturday night.
SECRETARY FOSTER refuses to pay
Miss Phoebe Cousins salary until
the courts have decided whether
she is secretary of the Worlds fair
orsnot.
EVERY city of any consequence in
Texas is having an artesian well
bored. BRENNAN should not lag in
the procession. Brennan should
have an artesian well.
The red river overflow destroyed
hundreds of horses and other cattle,
together with houses. One man
lost SO horses says a Befcher special.
Great damage is reported all along
the river.
CANADA is in mourning over the
death of her Premier. Universal sor-
row is expressed over the death of Sir
John Mcdonald. The Canadian
Pacific railway is an enduring monu-
ment to his memory.
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ITALY has been visited by an
earthquake. A subteranean noise
was heard like the roar of artillery
which was followed by three severe
shocks. At Calvenir three persons
were killed, and seventeen injured
by falling houses.
Ex-senator FARwELL has theory
that rain may be produced at will
by exploding dynamite bombs drop
ped from balloons at high altitude.
The last Congress appropriated
twenty thousand dollars for the pur-
pose of making experiments in this
line, and the first one will be made
next week.
The collapse of the Barring Bros.
bank of England, was caused by
Chas. 81. Sanford, Yankee drum
mer, who gained the confidence of
Lord Reveistoke, head of the Barring
firm who allowed him to invest mil
lions of their gold in doubtful en-
terprises and securities in the Ar
gentine Republic.
HENRY Z1cKEL, the grand army
man who killed himself Sunday
while drunk on his pension money,
with a load he put in his musket
during the war, was perhaps one of
the fools who has not yet learned
that the war is over. Wonder how
many G. A. R. men still have their
muskets loaded?
The opponents of Senator Call, in
the Florida Legislature, have pc
titioned the Governor that the Ger
tificate of Mr.. Calls reelection be
withheld on the ground that
quorum of the Senate was not pre-
sent at the joint session. The
Governor las agreed to hear argu-
ment on the question.
The Houston Post with its char
acteristic enterprise has started
another voting contest this time, the
two most popular young ladies to
be given scholarships, including all
expenses, at the Hamilton Female
college, of Lexington, Ky. One of
the young ladies must live in Hous-
ton the other anywhere in the state.
IT has been officially announced
by the International Fair Directors
at San Antonio that no fair will be
held this year as the creditors will
not scale their claims, and it is i'm
possible to secure the funds. Poor
old poverty stricken San Antonio!
Go hide yourself after making this
shameful admission. The tamale
business is evidently on the decline
The closing scenes of the Penn
sylvania legislature after months of
sitting at the proceedings of which
everybody was thoroughly dis
gusted, even the members them
selves, wound up a few days ago
with a twenty-four hour session at
which they all ''tanked up" and
raised merry Cain 1t was the most
disgraceful affair of any such public
meeting.
The new school law which takes
effect now soon provides that a
board of examiners shall examine all
teachers in the public schools ana
issue certificates valid only in the
city in which they are issued, AID