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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

Houston is to have a new
corn and flour mill.
"A grand celebration will take
place at Beaumont today.
The courts of criminal appeals
have adjourned until October.
Large quantities of hay are
being marketed at Waxahachie.
1t is reported that the Aran-
sas Pass railway has an idea of
adopting the gate system.
Melons are now being ship
ped daily in car load lots from
Sealy to st. Louis, Kansas City
and points in Colorado.
AT Sherman last Saturday
Harry Keys was given 25 years
in the penitentiary for the murder
of Harry Tulley, of Denison.
The handsome residence OF
H. C. Woodward in Oak Cliff,
near Dallas, was burned last SAT-
urday night. Loss, about SIS, 600;
insurance not given.
Over 5000 Masons and Odd
Fellows participated in the dedi-
cation ceremonies of the new
Masonic and Odd Fellows temple
at Galand, in Dallas county, last
Saturday.
Mr.. Lebeda, who stands
charged with the murder of his
son-in-law near Weimar few
days ago, has been admitted to
bail in the Sum of $1,000; the
States evidence being purely
circumstantial.
Near Bellville late last Sat-
urday evening a 10-year-old me-
gro boy named Morgan killed a
colored girl aged IA years. The
boy claims that he was attacked
by the girl and two other women,
and that he committed the act In
self defense.
Senator Mills owns about
100 acres of land near Cor
sicana, portion of which is be-
iewed to be in the oil belt, and it
S said that the Senator con-
templates taking lively interest
n the oil industry upon his re-
urn home in August.
During the rain storm at
3eeville last Saturday lightning
struck an electric light wire in
he vicinity of the Nations hotel,
an down the wire into the build
ng, bursted the switch board in
o smithereens, jumped from an
ncandescent light in the hall to
he floor, ran through the dining
DOM and into the kitchen, where
he affrighted cooks say it disap-
,eared through the wall. After
the wire it appeared to
orm into a ball of fire and pur-
ued a zig-zag course across the
loor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08
Hon. TRAVIS DAsHIELL is t

Hon. TRAVIS DAsHIELL is the
possessor now of a beautiful gold
watch, which was presented to
him by members of the House of
Representatives of the Texas
legislature as a testimony of
their appreciation of the able
manner in which he discharged
the duties of speaker.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

A NEGRO named Tom Mosely
killed John Strong near Chrystal
Springs, Miss, a few days ago,
while en- route home, and robbed
him of eight dollars in money.
The people of that section turned
out, took the prisoner from the
officers and hanged him until
dead.
DON'T stop your advertising
because times are dull for that
will make them duller. Besides,
the more competitors that leave
the field temporarily the better is
it for you during their absence.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08
,rAPDY PROSPERITY.

Ex-senator Ingalls, in an in
terview in a Washington paper
last week said:
"Since the election in NOvem-
Der l have been in all parts Of
the country, from San Francisco
to Boston, from Montreal to At
lanta, and it is the concurrent
testimony that times have never
been harder nor money scarcer
than now. Every branch of in
dustry languishes. Rent, in
comes, interests and profits have
dwindled. Prices of land, farm
products, and general commod-
tiles have sunk lower, till in
many localities the most val
liable improved farms in rich
regions are absolutely unstable.
Nature has been beneficient;
harvest abundant; there has
been the early and the late rain;
the Mississippi valley is burdened
with cribbed corn; crop pros
poets were never better; skilled
and crude labor is plenty; the
equipment of machinery is I'M
rivaled; we have all the condi-
tons for good times, but they
linger. Possibly they are coming,
but they are not here. Many
will not be able to wait much
longer for their arrival. Multi
tudes have already fell from
affluence to need, and many other
multitudes have sunk from COM
fort to penury and want of daily
bread" The people are patient.
They are rational. They don't
expect miracles, but they are
tired of adversely. They are not
looking for the miraculous
draught of fishes or the change
of water into wine, but they want
to see credit and business raised
from the dead. They would like
to have idle men who are willing
to work earning wages. 1t does
not console them to be told that
there is surplus of money in
banks to loan at small interest. |
They don't want to borrow
but to sell corn. The
man who mortgaged his farm
i've years ago for a fourth of its
value would like to have it sell
;or enough at least to pay the
lebt. They will give the repub-
lean party a fair chance, as they
gave the democrats four years
ago. Should we fail to secure
public revenue and restore pros
oerity they are likely to try some
)ther experiment. Sometimes a
lick man who has found no re-
ief from the regular physician
Buys a bottle of patent medicine,
IT consults a faith doctor, and
gets well. International bimetal-
Ism is a sonorous phrase, but
When it is mentioned to the
Lverage citizen he stops talking
Ind winks, or smiles, and asks
bout the prize fight or Cuba or
he Greek war, or whether the
:olored shirts and tax shoes are
likely to be worn much this
ummer.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

GLADSTONE is justly considered
one of the greatest statesmen the
world has ever produced, and the
omission of his name from the
program of the Queens jubilee
celebration was one of the
grandest mistakes ever made by
a crowned head.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

SENATOR TILLMAN continues to
WELD his pitchfork in an earnest
and effective manner when de-
Tending his constituents from
the onslaughts of republican
politicians and adventures.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

The popularity of a cork leg is
that apart from the name there
isn't vestige of cork about it.
The origin of the term comes
from the fact that nearly all the
great manufacturers of such
articles used to live in Cork
street, Piccadilly, London.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE Knights of Labor propose
to make the Fourth of July the
occasion for a great awakening
of the American people in behalf
of Cuba libre.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE Beeville Bee is responsible
for the assertion that all varieties
of grapes ripen in Southwest
Texas six weeks earlier than in
California, produce as prolific and
are about two thousand miles
nearer the eastern markets.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

AS the harvest season pro-
crosses a better feeling makes
itself manifest in business circles
and the outlook becomes brighter
and more encouraging.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

Col. WATTERsoN washes his
hands of the Kentucky situation
regularly once every twenty four
hours. He evidently uses a bad
article of soap, or an Internal
mean quality of liquor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE Mckinley administration
cannot turn upon the trusts and
combines without being consid-
cred as in ungrateful rebellion
against their creator and supper
fer.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

EFFORTS are being made to Sc
cure the pardon of Cole and Jim
Younger, the Missouri desperados
and train robbers, now confined
in the Minnesota penitentiary.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

The New York Telephone COM
pany has II, 500 subscribers from
which it receives in rentals about
S4,625, 600 per annum.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE gold brick sucker has
confidence in the assertions OF
the slick confidedce swindler,
but that doesn't change the
quality of the brick.-Belton
Journal,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

AND the farmers are gathering
in the golden sheaves. Nature
is certainly doing its part to still
the cry of hard times.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

KEEP Texas money in Texas,
says the Denison Herald, and it
will not be long until Texas viii
lead all the States of the Union.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE Santa Fe special flyer
covers the distance between
Houston and Galveston in one
hour and twenty minutes, dis
lance so miles.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

SOME of the more liberal pops
seem to think that the middle
of-the-road" fellows have shouI-
dered more than they can CON-
veniently carry.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE South has no use for
anarchists or socialists, and we
would advise Debbs to keep his
bowling mob up East, where
their general health will be better.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

JOHN L. SULLIVAN has gone to
White Plains, New York, to be-
gin a course of training for his
proposed meeting with Fitzsim-
mons a year hence.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08
USURPATION OF LAW.

of the restoration of silver were
defeated, and the Allison law was
passed, providing for the pur-
chase of silver by the United
States and its coinage. About
two months later, however, the
people-the interests other than
moneyed-triumphed by securing
the repeal of the law which was
to retire all the Government
paper money after January 1,
1879. This law of May 81, 1878,
declared that the legal tender
greenbacks should not be de-
stroyed, but that, as rapidly as
received by the Government,
they ''shall be paid out again
and be kept in circulation
This law is on the statute books
today, but it is disobeyed by the
present Executive Department of
the Government the same as it
was by the Gold Standard De-
mocracy, which was in control
up to March 4 of this year. Here
are the facts: The fight against
greenbacks. The 1916, 100000 of
greenbacks in circulation May
81, 1878, were, in pursuance of
the law of that date, kept in cir
culation by the Republican party
when in power, up to the last Ad-
ministration. The demands Of
the money-interests to retire the
national paper money had failed
up to 1896. In 1894, when Con-
gress assembled, the money
power made a furious onslaught
to retire the Government paper
money, and it was continued
during December, January and
February, resulting in their de-
feat. Then it was that the bank
ing fraternity ceased their raids
upon the gold reserve of the
United States Treasury and
started to build it up. A syndi-
cate enered into a contract with
the Executive Department of
the Government to purchase
bonds at S1.4-12 which were
worth S1.10. Over 100000, 900
of these bonds were sold. Shortly
previous to this time 100000, 900 |
in gold had been purchased by
the Government in exchange for
bonds, but it had all been drawn
out, through presenting green
backs-and thus it was that many |
greenbacks were temporarily re-
tired. Many of the greenbacks,
however, were paid out to meet !
the DEFICIENCIES in the revenues of
the Government, yet so great
we're the amounts of greenbacks
and Treasury notes turned in by |
bankers in exchange for gold |
that in March, 1895, Sos, 600, 900 !
Of them were in possession of the
Government, and thus kept out OF
,irculation-and this in the face
If the direct mandate of the peo-
Die that they "shall be paid out
again and kept in circulation"
1t is interesting to reflect upon
he methods employed by the
money power to thwart the ends
If justice. The Executive De-
,artment deliberately disobeys
he laws of Congress, which says
hat the greenbacks ''shall be
'aid out again and kept in circu-
ation," and worst of all, the men
Who compose the legislative de-
,artment have not checked this
lirect violation of law. Is not
his anarchy-doing away with
government? With this state of
Lffairs in existence may not we
.sk ourselves: els our republican
orm of government at an end?'
THE World says Velasco has on
he Brazos river vast supplies of
hard wood and soft wood
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

TEXAS splendid crops will be
the cause of a better and more
healthy feeling among our busl-
ness men in the course Of thirty
DAVIS.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE Maine populists are in full
accord with Tom Watson in his
advocacy of separate action and
Nopposition to fusion.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

AN army of $1,000 tramps is
said to be on the march in Kan
sas, moving westward.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

GEORGIA enjoys the reputation
of being the largest consumer OF
fertilizers of any State IN the
Union.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

SHREwD politicians affect to
believe that the "tariff racket
will yet serve as the reef upon
which the republican party VIII
be wrecked.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

FORTY experiment stations in
Wisconsin are cultivating the
sugar beet this season and viii
compare results in the fall.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

IN Chicago during May there
were 81 suicides, 100 deaths
from violence and a total of
Il, 100 deaths from all causes.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE World says Velasco has on
the Brazos river vast supplies of
valuable hard wood and soft wood
timbers which can be floated to
the city at small cost. No better
place can be found for wood
manufacturing business of any
kind. Velasco needs woodwork
ing factories and will encourage
them. Hard wood lumbers,
slaves bolts, hoops, hubs,
spokes, handles, wagons and
carriages, implements, furniture,
etc., can all be made here at the
lowest cost and shipped to any
part of the world.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

JOHN WANAMAKER keeps the
administration supporters guess
ing. He's a sly old coon any way
Won fix il.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE Times-Herald prints a
shattered thermometer as an ex-
position of Chicago temperature
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

LARGE numbers of stock are
reported dying on Calcasen river,
in Louisiana, from Charlton.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

CLAUS SPRECKLEs expects to
rake in cool million as the re-
suit of the annexation OF Hawaii.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

An Arkansas editor, after an
experience of 10 years, says he
has learned to ''Trust God only"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

McK1NLEY's sympathy for the
Cuban patriots is devlllsh thin
and of a very inferior quality.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

In Augusta county, Va, a
complete system of cheap tele-
phones has been introduced,
reaching to farms as well as Will
ages.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

WEIMAR has machine poet,
who grinds out dogerel to order,
by the yard.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-07-08

THE Queens jubilee is said to
have cost six million dollars.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
THE CUBAN CAMPAIGN
WeyIer Will Make Il Last Effort to
Q,eil the Revolution.

HAVANA, August 3.-The campaign
which General Weyler is contemplat
ing in Eastern Cuba will BE- the great
est military effort made by the Spanish
army in the island since the war began
A few days ago the Spanish prime
minister cabled to Weyler that it was
necessary ''to crush the revQlution, nc
matter W hat sacrifice of life Spain
knows that time is the greatest ally
of the patriots, as each day OF the wal
means $3.50, ,000 more of expense for the
Spanish treasury. If Wey ler should re-
main in active command dur ing the
balance of the summer, the prolonga-
tiOn of the struggle one year more
would be certain. In the face of this
dark prospect for Spain, Carovas has
evidently decided to throw the last
card. In Puerto Principe and SANTA
go de Cuba, where the summer is even
more trying than in the west, the sac
rifice of life'' of which the Spanish
prime minister speaks, will be really
terrib ble in the Spanish army.
Gen. Garcia is prepared to mcet the
Spaniards, and that he has declared
that every crime of the enemy, either
against the Cuban in arms or against
the paciicos, will be followed by ter
ri BILE retaliation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
A Passenger Train Wreck.

DENVER, August 3.-The regular
passenger train on the Kansas Pacific,
from Kansas City due in Denver at
4:05 this morning, plunged into cul-
vert at $3.50 q. N. killing two men and
seriously injuring six passengers. The
dead are: Engineer Ward and Express
Messenger Harm gtOn. Another man
whose name is unknown will proba bly,
die before help can reach the wreck.
The disaster occurred at p small juno
tion tx miles west of Byers. The train
was running slightly behind time.
Rains last night are spOnsible for the
washOut in Il small, deep, calvert which
was spanned by a high bridge. The
locomotive plunged into the abyss be-
fore the brakes could be applied, drag
ging after IL the baggage car and first
were piled Ooe on top auother. En-
gineer Ward was instantly killed
the death being "a fearful one beneath
an exploded engine boiler. The ex-
press messenger was crushed instantly
to pulp as the baggage car fell over
the tender. The train dispatchers at
Denver were notified at Ouce The
chair car was badly mashed and may
be tomb for several more who are
badly injured before the wrecking
train sent from Denver can reach
RuarS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
THE MILITIA IN READINESS.
Will Quell Any Disturbance in the
Mining Reg iOnSs,

HARRISBURG, Pa, August 3.-Gov.
Hastings this morning is in direct
communication with the sheriffs of
western Pennsylvania who assure him
the situation is critical and troops will
prob .bly be needed to maintain order.
The governor has ordered the adjutant
general to prepare for quick action,
but thus far the troops have not been
called out. Gen. Snowden thinks it
will not be necessary.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Angus 3.-Presi-
dent Faras, of Ohio miners, is here in
conference with President Raschford
having just come from West Virginia
He does not speak very hopeful of th e
prospect there, Notwithstanding the
great effort being made by the miners.
There are still great many mines in
operation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
TOntlne-What is it?

If you KNOW, that's all right. But
if you only THINK you know, then ask
Newman about it He sells tontint $,
and he will apply the tOntine feature
to any kind of policy you want.
Some people ike tontipe policies; some
don't. Suit yourself. j. don't cost a
cent to AID rho tOn'ine feature. You
pay your money and you take your
choice-tontine or non-ton tine, the
premium is the same
No use dealing with novices or pa
trouiziDg second-rate com panies while
Newman is here representing the old
est and Gest. Other companies may b.
GOOD: everybody knows the Mutual
Life is tue BEST It costs just the
same 10 insure IN Tue Mutual Life as
IN other companies, as all charge the
same rate. Then why not choose THE
BEST? Think Of it.
NEWM Life.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Will Disfranchise Civil servicers.

LONDON, August 3.-I5 is reported on
reliable authority that during the re-
cess of parliament the cabinet will
take into serious consid GRAFTON the de-
STABILITY of Introducing a measure
at the next session disfran nchis civil
service employees throughout the coun-
try. This extraordinary move, ard
which is certain to provoke storm of
Indignation throughout the country,
was recently foreshadowed in a
speech by one of the government
leaders. 1t appears that the govern
ment is highly incensed at the pres
sure which has been brought to bear
upon members of the houses of lords
and commons by employees of the post
office and telegraph departments in
connection with the recent reorganiza-
tion of these branches of the service
and the further threats that they will
campaign against tory candidates at
future elections.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Hot Days in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, August 3.-The
weather bureau announces tempe ra-
ture here of over 100 degrees for the
past four days-breaking the record for
this city. Terrible hot winds have
swept through Kansas, leaving scared
paths of parched and dead vegetation
behind. AT Larned as the result of
one days wind, fruit appears to be
blistered aud cooked on the trees.
Throughout the vast belts of grazing
land in western Kansas, Nebraska and
Oklahoma the ground is parched and
for some time the ranges have been
hurrying live stock to the shipping
points.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
News From kIandyke.

JUNEAU, Alaska, via San Francisco.
August 3-News from Klondyke
brought by agents of local companies,
is not encouraging to newcomers.
There are now 1000 persons in the
field and half are new arrivals. The
best diggings were all staked out be-
fore they came and they have had to
prospect in new territory. Some push
ed out into thu interior and returned
with stories of being chased by bears
and nearly devoured by mosquitoes,
with but very little pay dirt. Old
claims show no signs of exhaustion. 1t
is estimated that four millions in gold
dust will be shipped down the Yukon
for the next San Francisco steamer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03
Won With a, Knife

FIT. WORTH, Texas, August 3.-Jas-
per ROdman, living in Erath county
was accused of having made some dero-
gatory remarks concerning young
woman, a friend of y. B. Freeman and
Bob Kelly. The latter two went from
Stevensvil'e to Ricky school house
Sunday and they found Rodman, and
after quarrel they fought, Freeman
and Kelly with pistols, and Rodmau
with a knife. The first two are dead
hurt
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-03

The Ell Paso Times seems to be in
about the same fix as q stray chicken
in farm yard-all the home birds
start in to make his life pleasant. The
Times is accused of publishing the de-
tails of dirty reports and scandals.
When paper deseends to such prac-
tices as catering to the depraved
tastes of the lower classes in order to
maintain a precarious existence, it
should be dropped by all decent people
who have any desire to bring up their
families so that they may become use
full members of society. -Chihuahua
Enterprise.