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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
THE ANTI-SUB-TREA AND ANTI
THIRD PARTY PLATFORM.


TIE anti-sub-treasury and anti
third party convention which con-
venened in Fort Worth last week
adopted the following sensible plat
form which takes the alliance back
to its days OF primeval purity Be it
resolved, that we denounce the sub
treasury and land-loan schemes and
governmental ownership of railroads
as violations Of the first principals
of good government, as paternal in
their character, as centralizing IN
their tendencies, and if enacted into
law would create such a horde of
national oficeholders as would fasten
the clutches of the party in power
upon the Threats of the people so
strongly that the voices of honest
patriotic citizens would no longer
be heard in the control of govern
mental affairs.
We further denounce these meas
ures as being a violation of the con-
stitution of our beloved order.
That we denounce g. ". McCune
and his corrupt methods, together
with the acts of his tools and bench
men, as being a disgrace to the
order and a stencil in the nostrils
of all honest men who know of their
corruption and villainy, and thus
point out to the order by continuing
such men as this in power they are
enabled by betraYing us and our in
terests to most efiectually chain US
tc the Juggernaut cars of monopoly.
We further demand that those
men who are not farmers be removed
from the national and state offices of
our order and that none but those
who have their interest in farming
be allowed to fill such places, to the
end that the Legislatures of our
government may know thot when
the Alliance speaks it is the voice of
the farmers and laborers of our land,
instead of the wish of some paid
tool of monopoly and corruption.
We now appeal to all honest mem
bers of the Alliance through the
United States in behalf of the poor
and oppressed of our and whom
these base men have BETRAYED in the
meme of our wives and children who
must be relieved, if at all, by the
united action of the farmers of this
country, in the name of good govern
ment, to unite with us IN putting
down this common enemy and dis
grace of our order To this end we
most earnestly>recommend that the
brother Alliance men of the United
States would meet in national con-
vention at st. Louis on the third
Tuesday of September, 1891
A national committee on finance
transportation and arrangement for
the national inter-stat convention
to be held in st. Lotus, the third
Tuesday in September 1891.
The course of Hon. I. S. Hall
was Endorsed in refusing to white
wash c. VI. Macune at Ocala.
The action of Evan Jones in APP
pointing a Legislative committee was
condemned, and the committee was
condemned for sending from Waco
lecturers who were unanimously in
favor of the sub treasury scheme.
They condemned as high handed |
outrage the action OF Evan Jones in |
suspending the RaynUr Alliance, /
whose only sin was the exposure of
a fraud.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
Thursday, July I6, 1891.

THE BANNER is the only weekly
paper published in Texas that is
made up with solid matter-the leads
all being taken out in order to make
room for reading matter.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A RECEIVER has been appointed
for the Cherokee Strip Live Stock
Association on application of the
Cherokee Nation which claims to be
a creditor of the association for
100000 lease money.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16
THE REMOVAL OF sTONEwALL JACK
SON.

From the Lexington, (Va.) Ga
zette we Gull the following account
of the removal of the remains OF
Gen. Jackson, which has been done
preparatory to the unwilling of the
monument to his memory on July
21st under the supervision of a mem
orial committee, beneath which the
remains we're placed in a crypt pre-
pared for them:
"At 5 p. N. the heavy iron casket
was raised from the grave. The
earth had lain loose about it. The
roots of the surrounding trees had
entwined themselves about it and
between it and the surface. The
box into which it had been lowered
had rotted away, and except in the
case of a few frail fragments was
hard to distinguish from the earth,
which originally surrounded it. The
casket was earth colored and heavily
rusted but otherwise well preserved,
the handles apparently having their
original strength, though they had
been there since 1863.
Before the casket was sealed in
the crypt 1t was opened and the re-
mains inspected that the fact that
they had remained undisturbed
might never be questioned. The
plate which covered the face was re-
moved, and lying below was the
skull revealing the fine shaped
head. The teeth were perfectly
preserved, two were missing, one on
each side, but they were removed in
life. The hair and beard had fallen
away and the latter lay upon the
uniform over the breast. The text
ure of the cloth was apparently pre-
served but it had turned in color
from grey to blue.
The remains of Mary Graham,
Gen. Jackson's infant daughter, who
was buried May 25, 1868, were also
taken up and placed in the crypt be-
side her father. A heavy limestone
slab was placed in position in front
of the crypt and sealed. The vault
consists of two rooms of erypts one
above the other, each row contain
ing three crypts 26x4O inches, all
beneath the earth's surface. The
one in which Gen. Jackson's re-
mains and those of his daughter
were placed was the center one in
the lower row.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

A QUARTER of an acre in extent
and twelve feet deep is the size of
the great Treasury vault at Wash
ington. As there's nothing in it
now, says the Philadelphia Times,
those curious in the matter may
confirm these measurements.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The man who builds up the pros
perity of the country. is not the
alien land owners, but the small
farmer.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

AT the last reunion the three
brigades, Ross. Grandburry's and
Ector's. consolidated at Marshall.
Fort Worth was selected as the next
place of meeting, on the second
Tuesday and Wednesday al and
12th) of August. All the old sol.
diers of these brigades are requested
to attend. Halt rates over all rail-
roads will be extended.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

TIE decision to move the army
headquarters from st. Louis is final
and irrevocable The commissary
department viii remain as at pres
ent.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

THR New York Sun suggests that
the best plan for Tammany to de-
eide upon its choice for 80 is to
weigh the candidates, those exceed
ing a certain heft to be barred. in
this way" says the Sun, ''the Dem
ocracy could ascertain the dead
weight OF the various aspirants. !"
But in the opinion OF the Sun is
there "dead weight" in the list
except one? Wherefore then the
bother of weighing?
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

a CYNICAL newspaper man who,
perhaps, speaks from experience,
says "a newspaper can say nice
and pleasant things about a man
and his whole family for two long
years, and then incur their lifetime
enmity in one short week by a SEEM
ing slight Yes its the fact; and
you can hurrah for q candidate. back
his friends, cuss his enemies and
make darned fool Of yourself all
the way through, without a thank in
the end, to find when you are a can
didate that be is ''out o politics
But there is one man that don't for
got you, and that's the man you OPP
posed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

The Light says San Antonio is
the. model city OF Texas. That may
be so, but she can't raise money
enough to engineer an international
fair, nor pay premiums in spot cash.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

IT will do no harm to watch the
bushwhackers, says the Rockdale
Messenger, who are epidemic just
now, gong about abusing the dem
ocratic party, and telling that it is
responsible for the present condition
Of affairs. In nine cases out of ten,
if you inquire, you will find that they
themselves have been instrumental
in bringing about this condition by
helping the republican party to keep
out democratic government.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

Vol. 1. No. 1, of the Collin Coun-
ty News, published at Farmersville,
Collin county, by Albert G. Stewart,
has been received at this Office. 1t
is handsomely printed paper, pro:
fusely illustrated with pictures OF
the leading business men and busl-
ness houses and is printed on splen-
did book paper. Its subscription
price is only 81 per aDnum.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

WANAMAKER, the innocent, now
claims to know nothing of the 5000
shares of stock to his credit in the
keystone bank. Don't blame him:
it's not very becoming in cabinet
officer to be a stakeholder in a
sNational bank" But, then yon
know-people will falkland it is
this constant talk that is dis
turbing Wanny's peace of mind just
at this time.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-16

GEORGE FRANoIs TRAIN arrived at
New York Wednesday forenoon on
his trip around the world, 81 days
out. He will likely reach his start
ing point on Tuesday next, which
will fix the new round-the-world re-
cord at about 81 and one-half days,
little less than two days better than
his first trip, and ten days faster
than the time made by Nellie Bly,.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-31
Both Sides in Recent Skagit
County Battle Accused.
AFFiDAvITs AGAINST BAIRD.
Government Officer Says Holden Has
Been Swallowed for Months.
Was Holden on the Battlefield TERRY
VIII Plead Guilty The Cinnamon
Make No Defense-Fnneral of Deputy
Sheriff Poor-Press Opinion.

TACOMA, July 30.-[Special. "A govern
ment official well acquainted with all the
movements of Officer Holden, which re-
suited in the shooting of Deputy Sheriff
Poor, while in this city today gave the fol-
lowing in explanation of why Baird and
Buchanan were at Wooley and proceeded
as they did. In the first place, he says.
Holden has for several months been
shadowed by government officials, and it
would seem that Holden was aware of the
distrust of his actions entertained by his
superiors. He could not be detected in
any wrong doing. although absenting him.
self on various occasions ostensibly for
the purpose of making a big seizure,
which, however, never happened.
Finally it is said Special Agent of the
Treasury Mulkey and Customs Inspector
Coblentz were designated to set a trap for
Holden, and accordingly put Cinnamon at
Vancouver in the way of Terry, who re-
ceived $50 each for bringing them into the
state. Baird and Buchanan were then
put on the case.
When Baird and Buchanan, in hiding,
saw the men leading the Cinnamon turn
from the railroad and take the corduroy
road to Sumas City, they were convinced
that an attempt was being made to make
away with the Cinnamon, and Baird and
Buchanan ran ahead to bend in the road
to head them off. Then the shooting be-
gan, and the third man, supposed to be
Holden, disappeared and later was ar
rested by Baird, followed by the incidents
already published in detail
Further, it is said, from the position of
the third man and the ground marks of
the bullets that he.certainly used 41-cali-
Der revolver, that being a popularity of
Holden's gun.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-31
HaIf-Breeds Declare to Be Citizens.

ST. PAUL, July 30.A Pierre, s. D., special to
the Pioneer Press says: "Much comment has
been aroused by the decision of the United
States court in regard TO the status of children
born OF an Indian woman and a white or citizen
husband. The case was that of the United
States VS.. Ward, on charge Of selling liquor TO
q halfbreed. The evidence was that the half
breed in question had negro father, who was
citizen, and an Indian mother. The decision Of
the court is that the children follow the status
of their father, and hence are citizens OF the
United States and amenable to its laws. IL the
decision holds good il viii affect the ownership
of the greater part of the lands taken up in the
vicinity of Fort Pierre and Stanley, across the
river from Pierre as ii is nearly all held by
souawmen's children or their wives"
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The wooIey killing.


customs inspector stationed at Seattle TO-
ceives q tip, from a stool pigeon, apparently,
that an attempt would be made at q certain time
to contrabandly land force of Cinnamon on
United States soil. He applies to his immediate
superior for permission to investigate the mat
ter. This permission is refused Then he goes
to the collector himself, who tells him to go
wherever he thinks he can be of service. He de-
clines TO take any of his brother inspectors into
his confidence. Although several stood ready to
aid him, he calls upon deputy sheriff OF King
to work in another county. Now deputy sheriffs
are seldom anxious to assist the custom officials
and despite the exceptionally high esteem in
which George w. Poor was universally held, tho
bearing that "Cowboy" Terry, the ex-police
officer, has with his side of the case, is bound
to prejudice it in the public eye. On the other
hand, Inspector Holden claims that conspir-
acy of other inspectors has for some time exist
ed to ruin hin, and he was determined to prove
to the collector of the district his great value IN
an officer He could not ask for assistance In
his Wooley trip from those in the service be-
cause they were none OF them his friends. In
spectors Baird and Buchanan, who fred the ia
tai shots, claim they did so under the impression
that Poor and Terry were professional snug
glers the former, it is stated, being disguised at
the time he met his death. II may be that
Baird, angry that territory which he considered
particularly his own, was being invaded by Hol-
den, shot first, with the intention OF thinking
of the consequences afterward. He is known to
be quick tempered and OF very nervous dispo-
sition. One thing is certain, crime has been
committed, but whether ii was murder or justI-
fable homicide, cannot at this time be stated
No matter in what color the facts are painted,
there is no doubt but that some one has been
guilty of criminal carelessness
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ing, and fully 800 people waited on the outside
until the services, which lasted two hours were
flushed. The body was taken by the pallbearers
from the residence, 3l5 Marion street, and car
ried to the church, near Fourth aud Cherry.
There 1t was deposited in front of the pulpit
Inc church soon filed up with sad friends Rev.
u j. Burcheti, pastor OF the church, opened the
services. scripture reading followed by Rev.
John r. Damon. Mr. Burchett then made an
eloquent address touching upon the bereaye-
nent OF the family and OF the friends of the late
Mr.. Poor, followed by Rev. Mr. Damon in the
same sympathetic strain.
AT the close of the service the people formed
In line and marched silently past the casket,
which was almost covered with flowers The
acting pallbearers were Masons, and were a.
follows: DR.. J. f. Plouf, Frank P. Lewis, W. b.
spencer, J. c. Peterson, L. W. Crager and George
Ilnto. The honorary pallbearers were Odd
Fellows They were: ID. L MCGOWAN, G.. N.
Stewart, \. B. Colt, 7. w. Mcpherson. D. Mich.
ell and c. p. Williams
The order of the procession was as follows:
First Regiment band, sheriff WooIey, deputies
and clerks OF the sheritfvs office; delegates from
Woodmen's lodge; members of Ridgsly Lodge,
No 6, Daughters of Rebekah; Mystic Lodge, No
81, Odd Fellows; Seattle Lodge. No. z. odd Fell
lows; Olive Branch, No. 4. Odd Fellows; Unity
Encampment, No. ,; st. Johns Lodge, No. 9.
Free and Accepted Mssons: hearse, accompanied
by twelve palibearers: carriages
At Lakeview cemetery the odd Fellows SER
vice was gone through with, George Meacham
acting as noble grand and Rev. Damon as chap
lain, followed by the Masonic burial service,
conducted by S. II. Wheeler, acting master Mr.
Robert Hamilton acted grand marshal, with
Mr.. Green as assistant
The floral decorations at the church. furnished
BY Louis Ziegler, the florist, were most elaborate
and varied. Floral embiems were contributed
n ha lp-rra
eortege, the whole front of the altar being COW
cred
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tention TO treat the Catholic Indian schools with
equity snd generosity. .The cardinal added
Archbishop Ireland, 'is personally satisfied that
Morgans assurances will lie carried out and that
ne ttne cardinail has every reason to believe
tnat the president and secretary of the interior
are benevoiently disposed toward the Catholic
Indian schools and Will treat them In just and
equitable manner.
WAsHISroS CITY. July S0-Archbishop Ire
land, OF St. Paul, called upon the commissioner
OF indian affairs today and had an interview,
during which the commissioner desired the
statement made that he has received satisfactory
assurances that no part of the money received
by the bureau Of Catholic Indian missions from
the government for the education of Indian
children had been used for the expenses of the
bureau, but the entire amount had been paid to
and used By the schools for which ii was in
tended
DULUTH, Ainn., July S0-Csptain Jack Craw-
ford has returned from trip to the northern
part OF Vermilion lake, and says that Frank
Porter, half-breed, and Mrs. Dempsen, of Still
water, Minn., have for three months past been
working among the Chippewa Indians on the
reservation and have converted nearly all to
Christianity. A few days ago the Indians
gathered all their idols in a big pile and burned
them
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-31
sunrerinss of Evicted Russian Jews.

BOSTON, July 30.--Russian Jews, who arrived
yesterday tell ptiful stories Of the cruelties of
Russian officers, who ordered all the inhabi-
tants of the town of Slabatky to leave their
homes. They became so enraged at the whole
sale injustice that they set their houses on fire,
destroying them. For this many were sent to
Siberia, aud others subjected to horrible cruel
ties One man was suspended by the wrists for
two hours.
Others told narrowing stories of the general
atrocities practiced upon their race by Russian
soldiers, and of the extremely unjust laws in
force against the Jews. Any Russian Christian,
who wishes to possess himself of the property
of a Jewish neighbor, can obtain it by paving
one tenth of its value to the mayor or govern
ment representative, who will thereupon give
him authority 70 expel the Jewish
owner and install himself as proprie-
tor. 1t Is an ordinary occurrence
for q Jews house to be burned over his head, or
q Jew to be stoned in the streets, and it has be-
come common saying in parts of Russia: "Kill
a Jew and pay 70 roubles (sl0)." No other pun
ishment is ever inflicted for the murder of q
Jew, and even this fine is seldom imposed. Some
Jewish soldiers in the Russian army wanted to
rebel because their families were maltreated by
Russian soldiers. The Jewish soldiers were all
placed under arrest
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-31
"CowBoY" TERRY's ARREST.
He Will Plead Guilty TO a Charge of
Smuggling.

Deputy United States Marshal Harry Bigelow
returned from Sedro yesterday with J. f. Terry,
alias Cowboy" Terry, whom he arrested on
warrant sworn out by Collector OF Customs
bradshaw. charging him with aiding and abet-
ting the unlawful entry into the United States
OF Cinnamon. Terry still walks with clutches,
and the four bullets which entered his body
make 1t unpleasant for him; but he 10 rapidly
getting well.
William Woolery who was acting as jailer
yesterday when Terry was brought in to be
locked up, accosted the prisoner: "Hello,
Jakel And you're not dead yet? You must be
pretty toughr'
.'I'm good for long time yet" responded
Jake as he hobbled into a cell
When asked regarding his arrest and the
charges that are against him, Terry said: "rm
not complaining al all, Bradshaw did right
when he swore out the warrant for my arrest I
will plead guilty to charge of smuggling and
stand my chances OF being let down easy"
AT Sedro in the morning, before they started,
Baird happened to pass near Terry. Terry made
savage lunge at Baird, and had he had
any weapon would undoubtedly have severely
injured him. Terry had not seen Baird since
the shooting until that meeting.
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Civil Service in po.sof,ce Department.

petitive examination for promotions in the post
Office department under the postmaster generals
recent change took place today. The postmaster
general was present at the examination, and
made a brief address TO the clerks in which be
spoke encouragingly of the prospects opened up
to employees in the department by the new de-
psrsure, and gave them assurance that hereafter
advance in the department viii depend solely
upon the results of these examinations and their
Office records. Hitherto he said the person that
obtained q place in the department landed at
the foot of the staircase and stayed there until
"strong backing or powerful influence"
pushed them upward. And he assured them
that such q custom should no longer prevail
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-31
THE MISSOURI CHANGES CHANNEL.
Causing Real Estate Movement at Pierr

Causing Real Estate Movement at Pierre,
5. Dad Storm at Williamsport.
ST. PAUL, July 30.-A special dispatch from
Pierre, s. D., says: There was lively time at
Fort Pierre yesterday, caused by a sudden
change in the channel of the Missouri river,
which washed away a strip of bank eighty feet
wide and quarter of mile long. There were
several frame buildings on the strip, but by en-
ergetic work they have been saved from top
pling over into the flood.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, July 3o-A violent wind
and rain storm occurred here this afternoon.
Portions OF the town were flooded two or three
feet deep. The storm did much damage. On
the south side thirty-ive houses were wholly or
partially blown off their foundations At least
one house collapsed before the inmates were
able to get out, and Mrs. Fred Tracy was proba-
bly, fatally injured.
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Do Customs omcials smugrIes
Portland oregonian.

IOfbAduu OEtBOHthu.
There is some kind of story back OF that
mysterious shooting up in Skagit county, which
viii make interesting reading If II ever comes
out. There is a deal of smuggling going on In
that wild eountry-smuggling Of everything
movable from opium TO live Cinnamon. IL is
current gossip, occasionally confirmed by un-
toward legal proceedings, that the officials whose
duty il il to prevent smuggling are not all
ayerse to putting money in their purse by per-
mitting or engaging in it, This gossip, en-
balmed in memory of observers of the curious.
seems to throw light on the otherwise astonish-
ing fact that two separate bodies OF officials one
state and the other federal, met in the forest
primeval and engaged in pitched battle, which
produced returns in every category OF killed,
wounded and prisoners. There are several
minor mysteries in the case, but tho mystery in
chief 10 which party were the smugglsrs and
which the representatives Of the law. 1t will
probably take judicial investigation to deter.
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