Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

vestigation.
FINANCE Minister NJ. Dubclan died
at the City of Mexico Sundy.
THERE is much speculation as to
the successor of Mexico's dead
finance minister.
The Behring sea bill was read for
the second time in the House of
Commons Of England Monday.
PRESIDENT TcHsEoA, OF Brazil, is
quite sick and the city Of Rio JaDeiro
Is IN Z great state Ct excitement.
CoEoRzsss-2z slsot Watson, OF
Georgia, is opposed to Crisp fer
Speaker and layers ILLS Of Iexng.
IT is said shat the Gar of Rusia
is considerably frightened ever the
discovery Of numerous plots q the
nihilists to xii him.
JOHN Ryan's Sons, Of Atlanta, GA.
the largest dry goods house N the
South Atlautic stztas, was closed by
the sheriff yesterday.
Sic Joux MCDouAID. the Canadi.
an premier has been stricken with
paralysis and MS death is only a
question OF q very short time.
4 MN named Cummings has just
done Trinidad, Col, citizens for
$60,000 by locating coal lands, they
paying for entry and Development.
TzE Chinese are indignant at the
reception their countrymen receive
il the United States and are raising
against foreigners IN the Flowory
Kingdom.
INT latest move against Russian
Hebrews is to compel Hebrews 10
observe the orthodox Sabbath and
to keep their stores open on the
Hebrew Sabbath.
The restriction Of immigration is
not confined to the creed OF any
party and it is to De hoped that all
political faiths viii unite on a wise
plan for its restriction.
The death, which is hourerly ex-
pected, OF Sir Jno. Mcdonald, the
great Premier of Canada, who for
years has been the dictator of Cana
dian politics, will be great loss to
the dominant part there.
That the feminine population are
fast approaching, step by step, the
time when they will literally 'wear
the breaches, is evidenced by the
recent addition of suspenders. The
fashion started in Washington.
Mrs. ADELE PRINCE who was raised
in Chappell Hill, Texas, says the
New Birmingham Times, and for
years resident of Galveston is ad-
vancing to the top rung N legiti-
mata drama on the American stage.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN EwARTs of North
Carolina thinks that by reason of
the farmers movement the Democrats
will carry several western states
heretofore Republican, and that
Cleveland will be the next president
whether New York is for him or not.
The inter state commerce dodge
for sending original packages of
liquor into prohibition states don't
work any more. The supreme
court of the United States afirms
the constitutionality of the original
package law as passed by congress.
DECORATION Day was pretty gen
orally observed throughout the
country last Saturday. The Presi-
dent, Secretary Proctor Secretary
Tracy, Postmaster General Wanna
maker and private Secretary Halford
participating in the exercises at
Philadelphia,
The Fort Worth Gazette says
while there was never any hope of
the Charleston overhauling the
[tata, it is matter of congratula-
lion to know that the q. S. navy
mas .. ship that can go that far with
out being locked in sand, or get
ing foul of another craft.
A REPORT is current that upon
5he retirement of Secretary Proctor
rom the cabinet that Robert T. |
Lincoln is it be appointed secretary
Of war. If Mr.. Harrison don't want |
L formidable opponent in Lincoln
Tor the presidential nomination he
mad better keep him in England.
The supreme court of the United |
States recently affirmed a decision
BY the supreme court of Pennsy-
wanna upholding the constitution
Atty of law imposing a tax on
Pullman sleeping cars running in
hat state. This decision makes
new subject of taxation in Texas.
The Appeal-Avalanche says Con-
gresham Mcmillan will prove
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