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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
DIS TRICT COURT.
Final Orders Before Adjournment-The
Minutes Ready to be Signed.

Final Orders Before Adjournment-The
Minutes Ready to be Signed.
The fall term of the Washing
ton county district court which
convened September 9Th is draw
ing to close. In fact the finish
ing touches have already been
made and nothing remains to be
done further than the formal
signing of the minutes by Judge
Ed. R. Sinks.
These orders were entered on
the various dockets Wednesday /:
Geo. Schwartz ct al VS.. Jas.
Whitfield, judgment by default
for plaintiff with foreclosure of
vendors lien.
Geo. H. Swartz VS.. J. F. Whit
field, judgment by agreement for
$500 with foreclosure of vendor
lien note.
Divorces were granted Jennie
Johnson from Charley and Laura
johnson from Ed. johnson.
Motions for new trials were
overruled in the cases of William
lick VS.. City of Brennan; Henry
Oliver VS.. ]. W. Earlywine; Geo.
H. McFadden VS.. John Carlisle,
and Carl Wiede VS.. Elias Fer
guson.
The motion for a new trial in
the case of julius Busse VS.. H.
BRYAN eft al was withdrawn
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SPEAKING of cotton, Macy C
Pendleton of New York say
Liverpool stock is only 297, 600
bale, of which POT, O00is American
Last year it was 412, 900 and 300,
600 bales American. Their mark
ct and ours continues dull and
sluggish and unsatisfactory and
holders are compelled to exhibit
patience under circumstances of
unusual apparent difficulties and
their only comforts is about
the strongest statistical state
ment of foreign and domestic
features that was ever known.
Doubtless the bulk Of cotton crop
will be picked by October Is,
now only week ahead, and the
date of frosts in the cotton belt
varies from October S forward.
The investor in cotton therefore
has comparatively a short time
to wait for improved conditions.
The property in the meantime is
as good as a corner lot in a
growing town"
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1t All Depends.

The Austin correspondent OF
the San Antonio Express sends
the following:
Hon. Heber Stone of Brennan
was in the city today on his way
to San Antonio. When asked if
he would be candidate for Con-
gress to succeed Major Sayers,
he replied that just now he was
paying more attention to the
work of getting manufactures
for Brennan than he was to con-
gressional races. Continuing,
Mr.. Stone said:
Gas to whether nor not l will
be a candidate for Congress, it
all depends. l have business to
attend to and don't see how I
can very well look after business
and open a political campaign
thirteen months beforehand.
From this you can draw your
own conclusions"
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Good Pure Air.

Prof. Belouie says: Don't be
afraid to go out of doors be-
cause it is little colder than
usual. The cold air will moi
hurt you if you are properly pro-
tected and take exercise enough
to keep the circulation active.
On the contrary, it will do you
good. 1t will purify your blood,
it will strengthen your lungs, il
will improve your digestion, il
will afford a healthy, natural
stimulus to your torpid circula-
ton, and strengthen and ener-
gize your whole system. The
injury which often results from
going into a cold atmosphere is
oecasioned by a lack of protec-
ton to some part of the body,
exposure to strong draughts, or
from breathing through the
mouth. Avoid these, and you
are safe. Don't be afraid to
sleep in a cold room at night
with the window a little open.
Cold air, if pure, will not hurt
you at night any more than in
the day, if you are protected by
sufficient clothing, and by
breathing through the nostrils.
If you do not breathe thus, ac-
quire the habit as soon as posi-
BILE. If you wish to be subject to
colds, coughs, and fevers, shut
yourself in close, hot rooms day
and night. If you wish to be
free from their companionship,
always have plenty of pure air to
breathe night and day, take
daily out door exercise, regard
less of the weather, except as to
clothing protection.
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A Barbecue.

GA feast of reason and a flow
of soul" occurred at Giese's pas
ture Wednesday evening COM
pIimentary to the district court
officials and a dozen or so of
their SATELLITES. Mr.. E. G. Lang
hammer acted in the capacity of
chief cook extraordinary while
Mr.. R. E. L. Wright did the bot
tie holder plenepotentiary act to
the queens taste. Perhaps the
average reader doesn't known
what a ''feast of reason and a
flow of soul'' looks like. In case
he doesn't, the first thing he
needs to learn is that fthe best
of life is but intoxication." When
this is accomplished the balance
will be easy.
A least OF reason and a How
of SOUP is-its a conglomeration
of barbecue and beer, a COM
bination of pith and punch, a
mixture of song and soda water,
a connection of repartee and
roast. a minplinp of conoenial
companions and convivial spirits
with other spirits not necessary
herein after to enumerate. Yes,
its all this and more. Its a
revival of song and story, a re-
turn to primitive instincts and a
general rejuvination. Its place
where they roast potatoes, pork
and beef like they ought to be
roasted, and ''play the game Ike
it ought to be played"
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The Blessings of the Soil.

There is joy on the prairies,
where the corn is rich and high.
There is joy within the cities, as
the thought of good times nigh !;
for the earth is rich with fruit
age, from the fields the tidings
come, while the swelling of the
anthems fills the hearts of every
one. He has blessed us with the
giving, we are rich in grain and
gold; Aeven dry spots on the
prairies have been fruitful, as of
old and the railroads groan with
burdens, as they hurry to the sea,
while the grain they strive to
handle grows in value as they
flee. While we slept he knew
our burdens had been heavy as a
pail, and he touched the land in
pity; then came sunlight over
all. The night winds took the
message from the grain field to
the mill. When morn came
smokestacks heard it, and with
smoke began to fill. Work shops
opened as by magic, men again
began to toll, and the long dead
lock is broken, through the bless
ing of the soil.-PackeI
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An October Rush.

Two months business in one
month is what the Harrison Dry
Goods company propose doing.
They propose to force an October
rush in order to make up for a
September shortage, occasioned
by cheap cotton, quarantine and
other causes. To do this they
are offering some of the greatest
inducements to purchasers ever
before known. Consult their
large ''ad' on the first page for
further particulars.
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ARE NOT ONE.
AtfLeast the TWAIN Can't Ride on a
Single Ticket.

SAnSLe 4lCASl.
The public have had surfeit
ofquarantine stories of late from
travellers Inconvenience by
health certificates and other bars
to freedom. For a change a
Santa Fe conductor tells the fol-
lowing story, which, barring the
names, he declares to be the
whole truth:
'sWhere is the lady's ticket?'
asked the conductor, who had
taken Mr.. Perkasie's ticket and
punched it.
.'Oh, she doesn't need a ticket,
conductor replied Mr.. Per-
kasie.
"Why doesn'tshe?'
Because she is my wife. We
were married this morning"
"That has nothing to do with
it. She can't travel without a
ticket, unless somebody pays her
fare in cash.
'tBut, conductor, I've always
heard that man and wife were
one. That is what the parson
said when he married us, and if
we were one then we are one now,
on the train or anywhere else. I"
The conductor was not parti-
cularly busy on that run, as
passengers were not numerous,
so he decided to argue the ques-
lion out with Mr.. Perkasie in
stead of resorting to extreme
measures, demanding fare and
putting the delinquent off the
train in the event of refusal to
pay, 80 he said.
"Your contention that a man
and his wife are one is all right,
but you didn't tell the ticket
seller that you wanted a ticket
for both of you to travel on, did
your
"Of course not
Well that is where you made
your mistake, and so you will
have to pay the lady's fare this
time. You bought a single
ticket when you should have
asked the agent for married
ticket. Three dollars please"
The money was handed over.
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THERE was an informal gather
ing at Germania hall Wednesday
night in honor of German Day,
and several pleasant hours were
spent in the enjoyment of the
different amusements for which
that well known resort is justly
celebrated. Aside from this
gathering the day passed unno-
ticed from a local standpoint.
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A TENANT house on the prem
ises of Mr.. L. F. Harris at Green
vine was destroyed by fire We'd
nesday. A small quantity OF
seed cotton was consumed with
the building. No insurance.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE progressive citizens of
Caldwell have built a telephone
line to Nearpoint. Caldwell is a
local option town and 'Near-
point" is the nearest saloon.
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LOCAL NEWS

A NEW sidewalk is being laid in
front OF the jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE Misses Shelburne, of Bell
vile, spent yesterday in the city.
the guests of Mrs. A. o. Cole
man
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

AT Prairie Hill Messrs. VIM.
Ehlert and c. C. Meyer are both
very low, and it is thought
neither can survive longer that a
few days.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THERE is a good deal of corn
on the market with As cents as
the ruling price.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THERE was one plain drunk up
for adjudication before Mayor
Wilkins Wednesday morning for
which Jas. Stewart paid the reg
ulation $3.50.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE. team drawing Fischer
Bros. ice wagon ran away on
Day street Wednesday morning.
When the Santa Fe railroad was
reached the vehicle was over
turned and considerably battered
by a collision with telegraph
post. -
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE examining, trial of the
young men charged with stab
bling the Klatt brothers at
Latium recently will come up
before Justice Ewing this morn
ing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

TEXAS plains are now basking
In the lovely haze of Indian sum-
mer, when all nature seems wrapt
in dreamy contemplation and
peace and content brood over the
land.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

Mr.. R. r. ANDERSON, one of
Navasota's progressive mer-
chants, was in the city yesterday
and left an order for the old re-
liable Weekly BANNER to be sent
to his address.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

son, as was apparent from the fact that
they did not depend upon it, but subse-
quently again sought Mr. Albaugh.
tits denied by Mr.. Hay that he advisedthe
actor to lock himself in his dressing room
until after midnight, or that Mr.. Mansfield
had left the thcater in disguise. He had no
information that Mr. Mansfield had left the
theater until informed 10y Doorkeeper G A.
La Sale, and the affidavit of Mr.. La Sale
corroborates the assertion.
All these contradictions, in the face of
the sworn statements Of the two officers
and a Mr.. Helm led to an argument, which
was participated in by Mr.. Mckenney for
Col Hay, and MT. Colbert for Miss Doug
lass. Mr.. McKenney contended that there
had been no contempt of court, and when
he concluded. Col. Hay addressed the court.
Mr. Colbert replied and referred to the
night escape of Mansfield with bass
viol under his arm.
Col. Hay interrupted with statement
that such remark was absurd.
LEV eryone can unders tand that Mr..
Mansfield could not have carried big bass
fiddle case under his little arm, he said
Judge Cole thought the matter dis
agreeable one. in which there was much
doubt as to law and fact, and dismissed the
rule, thereby exonerating both Mr.. Al
baugh and Col. Hay.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
THE BEARS LESS AGGRESSIVE.
As a Consequence Sugar Was Stead
ier and Rallied a Little.

New York, Feb. 6.-The stock market
this morning was quiet and tame. London
was a seller Of Louisville and Nashville and
St Paul, and cables reported American Sc
curities rather weak at that center. This
had some influence on the local trading,
and the prominent issues as a rule scored
fractional Iosse s-after the opening.
Sugar was steadier and rallied 1-2 per
cent to ia The bears were less ag-
gressive, and have evidently abandoned
their efforts to disIodge the block of stock
alleged to be carried by weak operator.
Northern Pacific securities held firm,
but business in them was smaller than on
any previous morning of the week.
The changes in the grangeTs, South
westerns, Trunk Lines and Manhattan were
merely nominal. In the indUStTials Leather
preferred was inclined to weakness, owing
to reports of unsatisfactory trade condi-
tions General Electric and Chicago Gas
were steady Speculation at IL O'Clock
was dull and firm.
Stocks after IL O'Clock were quiet and
strong Sugar, Leather, preferred. Della
ware and Hudson and American Spirits
were notably firm. The last-named adj
vanced 7-Sa1 4 per cent to rs for the
common, and 33 for the preferred. The
best figures OF the week Lackawanna
ran off 2 per cent to 1 SO 12 on Albany
advices to the effect that the leased lines
of the company for the December quarter
showed q surplus of only $63S, ,641, against
81 .2O9 ,O89 for the corresponding period
last year. In the inactive issues Lake
Erie and western, preferred, fell 1-2 to
G7 and Long Island, "a to 4S IA.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
SILER HAS NO OPINION.
At Least He VIII Express None on
the Big Fight

Chicago, Feb. 6.-The Tribune this morn
ing publishes letter from George Siler,
who is to referee the FitZsimmOns- -Corbett
fight, in which he says, among other things:
The fight will take place, ana consider
1t truly the fight OF the century. The stand
ing OF tie principals, the repeated efforts
to bring them together and the chances OF
a final accounting between the pair make
tie contest the most important in years, if
not in the history of the ring
Il have been deluged with requests for
my opinion on the outcome ofthe battle and
from all over the country, by men who
do not appear to appreciate the ethics OF
the ring. l have no idea but that these
questions were put to me in good faith,
with fixed notion that 1 would immedi-
ately sit down and write them in answer
all l know, thought, or guess about the
result.
1T is hardly the province of a man Sc
lectedto referee 50 important a fight as the
approaching one, to make forecasts or
representations on the result, and my
fool friends woulu, serve me by allaying
their anxiety in 50 far as / am concerned.
/ shall endeavor to tell them all about it
after winner has been returned, but until
then / shall be compelled to maintain a
discreet, If not a dignified silence. The
big fight is a fixture. The men will meet
and in all human probability winner and
a loser Will result from the meeting Stuart
has the affair in hand, and he will see to
it that the best ne mas in the shop will be
served up TO those who attend the mill"
The evening times., 1897-02-06
EiSenlan Bros,
Corner 9TH and e Streets N. w.
No Branch store In Washington.
A STREET-CAR LINE PLAN
Mai. HarrieS Is i'm a Deal TO Give
Louisville Three Cent Fares.
The MetropOIItan's President Owns
stock i'm the Kentucky Con-
cern-His Statement.

Major George II Harries, president OF
the Metropolitan street car line, is re
ported to be at the head Of a movement
TO give 3-cent street car fares, tut rot
in this city where his lire is piling up
profits. He is said to be reaching out his
hand 10 Louisville, Ky. There he is re
puted to be engineering deal by which
the consolidated lines, which control all
the franchises and are rolling up big
fortunes, will he showed off the field,
and Ma or HaTies and his associates viii
take possession.
In exchange for the privileges sought
the new company proposes to replace
the trolley system, which runs over a
number OF the principal streets, with the
underground system successfully in opera
ton here, and to put fares down TO 3
cents. In addition, conductors are prom
ised on several little side lines that are
still running "lob tails" But il is the
3-oent fare that interests Washington.
Maj Harries was caught toy telephone
this morning and asked about the matter.
"Oh,' he said, I'm just a stockholder N
the Company out there. Thy'Te got it
exactly upside down. I'm only an in
finiteSinal part OF the movement" "
We'll" confined the major, I'm not
the head. at all: that's Judge HarEiS, of
Louisville He is about the only man /
know OF the persons named in the connec-
ton"
None ofthe men named as associ aUed with
Judge Hargis are noted for their wealth,
though prominent and wei to do. On the
otter hand, they are attackinga very strong
monopoly that has been gradually absorb
ing an street car interests at Louisville
for fifteen years Among its manager are
eX-Congrcssinan Tom L. johnson, Of Cleve-
land, who got his start in Louisville; Col.
St John Boyle, talked or for senator from
Kentucky and representative OF the Penn
sylvania cOmpany at Louisville. 3. Du Pont.
a cousin Of tie Delaware Du Points, owner
Of extensive coal mines in tie Cumberland
VALLEY and on Green River and several times
o millionaire.
These gentlemen are closely allied with
tie great syndicate which controls the
trolley patents throughout the country;
in fact, they are considered to be a very
integral and essential pant OF that organ
iZation. The fight at Louisville seems to
he the beginning OF an irTepreSSble con-
fIcit between the overhead and the under
ground electric systems OF propulsion
Major Harries, at the head OF one Of
the most successful underground lines in
the country, naturally is a leading factor
in the fight.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
THE GREAT CYCLE SHOW.
1t VIII Open Tonight at the Grand
Central Palace, New York.

New York, Feb. 6.-At the Grand Cen
tral Palace preparations for the big cycle
show are being pushed forward at q rapid
rate. The manufacturers are taking adj
vantage of the extra time given for the
arrangement of exhibits, ard in all likeli-
hood the opening tonight VIII be the most
auspicious in the history OF cycle shows.
The subject of souve enirs, which is some
thing that interests the younger element
very much, has received the careful con
sideration of the exhibitors, and some very
desirable trophies of a useful a well as
ornamental nature can be expected by the
patrons. 1t is rot generally known Just
what form the more valuable of the sou
venirs viii take; but it rs likely that
number Will be similar in many respects
10 those presented at the previous show
On that occasion the souvenirs most sought
after " ere sterling silver after-dinner Office
spoons, golG-plated scarf pins, memorandum
looks, pOcket-knives, miniature wrenches,
etc.
With the exception of tomorrow the show
will run through seven days and nights
opening tonight at 8 ocluck and closing
next Saturday evening at IL. The gen.
eral public will be admitted between the
hours of 2 and 1 p. m, and the agents
and others connected with the trade will
have sessions daily from to i O'Clock.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
MR.. COLMAN Is CONFIDENT.

The General Land Office Clerk Re
turned to His Desk.
Mr.. Hamilton F. COlman. Of the General
Land office. who was arrested in New
York for unla wfully havingin hispOssesSion
q quantity OF gUvernme mt periodical stamps
which turned out to he proofs. returned 10
the city last night. as stated exclusively
in The Morning Times today, and was at
the department this morning, although
not on duty.
He was greeted cordially by his asSoci-
ates and Friends and many Of them sought
an opportunity to chat with him and chaff
him ou his sudden leap into public notice.
He said he had no statement to make in
addition TO facts already published. He
didn't hear all the ringing done by a Times
reporter at his bell last night, but would
be glad TO be heard through The Times
when he had anything to make public.
A secret investigation wasin progress at
the office OF Chief Inspector Wheeler, over
which a young man, who came tothe door,
was so excited that he wouldn't tell when
A. would be over nor ask question of Col.
Wheeler He was said tob Col. Wheeler's
private secretary.
Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell,
who has general charge OF the matter, was
more accessible. He said he could make
nothing public now, but the case was, Of
course, still under consideration.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED
On Fifteen Applications Favorable
Action Was Taken.
The summer Garden Feature of the
Kozel Place on Fourteenth Street
Was Rejected.

The excise board disposed today of six
teen applications for license, the decision
in two having been already noted in The
Times. Those granted were:
Retail-Michael Dougherty, No. 1928 NJ
street northwest; John F. Dugan, No. 700
First street northwest; Charles J. Dietz,
No. 1924 N street northwest; James j.
Reed, No $500 NJ street northwest; Pat
rick j. Collins, No. / 800 Fifth street
northwest; Adolph Meinking, No. 507 @
street northwest; George F. KoZel, No.
1927 Fourteenth street northwest, for
barroom only, the summer garden feature
being rejected; Thomas Joyce, No. l03
Eighteenth street northwest; w. NJ. DrUry,
No. 100 Twentieth street northwe est;
Luke J. Kearney, No 1911 l. street north
west: Michael Leech, Nc. 1S47 L street
northwest.
In all the foregoing cases stipulations
were imposed. the prop6etors whose sa-
Icons are in the BLACK Belt" and ''Bos-
ton, being required to obligate themselves
to sell no spIrituous liquors 10 women to be
drunk on the premises. and to make no
sales t the bar to customers whocome with
pitchers. buckets or other vessels, all such
sales to be from side entrance.
These were also granted. no stipulation
being imposed: John Curtin, No. 1858
NJ street northwest; John Maher, No.
1904 Thirty-second street; Walter Nc
Evan, No 721 Eighth street southeast;
Arthur Appler, No. 3219 NJ street north
west Appler' 'slicense had been previously
rejected, but upon rehearing the matter
was reconsidered
Three applicants were rejected, all retail.
as follows Richard Hall. No 1854 NJ
street northwest; William II Harnedy, No.
32SS NJ street northwest; John O'Brien,
No 1713 Florida avenue, the last named
applicant having died since filing his
papers
The evening times., 1897-02-06
PROF. DANIELS FUNERAL.
Mount Vernon Church Filled With
Friends of the Dead Teacher.

Tie funeral services over the remains of
Prof. Joseph II. Daniels, for half cen
tury the popular instructor OF music in the
public schools Of this city, were held at
2.3O O'Clock this afternoon at the Mount
Vernon Place NJ E. Church, Central Lodge,
1. o. Q. F., having charge OF the same.
The church was filled with the friends of
tile deceased prominent among them being
scores of school children. The coffin was
embedded in a mass of floral offerings and
beautiful floral pieces were in evidence
along the front of the pulpit
Rev Isaac Canter, pastor Of the church,
made a brief address, eulogiZing the de-
ceased, touching upon his long cunnec-
ton with the public schools of this city,
and his consistency as man and Chris
tan.
The Apollo Quartet rendered Lead,
Kindly Light, '"Home, Sweet Home" and
Asleep in Jesus
The inferno ent was made at Glenwood
Cemetery.