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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26
-MadisOnville has q bank.

-BeevilIe is to have electric
lights.
Ten passenger trains pass
Taylor daily.
Fort Worth Touring mills
are paying 50 cents bushel for
wheat.
Taylor paid 500 premium on
the first bale of new cotton re-
ceived there.
-Drouth is injuring the to-
bacco crop in Montgomery
county.
Chambers county is rapidly
settling up with thrifty and de-
sirable set of immigrants.
Mrs. Hugh Dodge, wife OF
the editor of the CollinsvlIle
Times, was struck by lightning a
few days ago but has recovered.
-Prad Williams was shot and
killed last Saturday night over a
10-cent beef steak on the Null
drew plantation, near Richmond.
Both parties negroes.
H. Dewitt, a gambler, was
shot and killed at Alvin on the
18th inst. by F. Marin, another
gambler. A shot gun was the
weapon used. An old feud the
cause.
The Texas and New Orleans
Railroad company has brought
suit against O'Connor, Laing &
Smoot for S11,0S8 claiming that
amount demurrage is due on cars
delivered to the jetty firm.
AS a result of the murder of
Earl Meadows by negroes at
Leonard, in Fannin county, all
negroes residing in that section
Of the county have been notified
to leave instanter, and they are
fleeing into Bonham, the county
site, in large numbers.
The executive committee of
the Texas Bankers association
at a recent meeting in Austin dis
cussed the matter of express
charges on money orders and
took action to bring the matter
before the railroad commission.
The bankers claim the express
companies have been steadily
raising money order rates for the
past few years.
"A car containing seventeen
boxes of human bones, weight
$40 pounds, passed through
Temple last Saturday en- route to
San Antonio. 1t is said they
were the remains of former
United States soldiers who had
died at the old Fort, near San
Angelo, and were being taken to
San Antonio for e-interment.
Three thousand old soldiers
attended the Confederate reunion
at Hillsboro on the 18th inst.
Speeches were made by ex-Gov.
Hubbard and Senator Mills.
Parsons brigade reunion met in
the afternoon. Hon. Dave Der
den delivered the address of well
come, which was responded to
by Lieut.. W. H. Getzendana of
Waxahachie. There were be-
tween forty and fifty members
present. Officers elected were:
John P. Cox, commander; D. C.
Warnett, secretary; W. H. Getz-
endana, treasurer.
The Express says the city of
San Antonio's share of the State
public school fund this year will be
S5O,6O8. The State appropriates
this year 81 for every school
child in Texas, and the payment
to various counties, cities and
school districts is based on the
number of school children shown
by the school census which is
taken yearly. The census taken
a few months ago shows the
scholastic population of San An
tonic to be 1862. This is an in
crease of 100 over last year,
which r,,aonO +bo+ tho o;tIy will
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26

SECRETARY SHERMAN appears
to be afflicted with a treacherous
memory.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26
Perfect Health

Can be enjoyed but by keeping the d.
gestive organs regular; constipation and
indigestion is the main cause OF many
diseases.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26

THE silver sentiment has lost
none of its prestige in Illinois,
but continues to register a steady
gain.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26

BUT little is being said by the
papers concerning Buzzard' S
Bay or its ponderous occupant.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26

IT'S about time your Uncle
Russell Sage was making another
Esprab" of some kind.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26
The Weekly Banner .

JOHN G. RANEIN, Editor and Proprietor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-26

BRENNAN. Thursday, August 10. 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26

arms who could be attached to the Com
mittee on Contested Elections Coon bs
then told me 10 get the signatures OF the
majority of the commitIee, which did.
L en- presented my application to Chair
man Kenyon, who took 1t TO Coombs, aud
h nyon then told me that Coombs said
that il he thought it necessary he could
have his permission 10 make the appoint
ment, which Kenyon did. went to San
Francisco with the committee on the
Hoey VS.. Power contest, and was paid Tor
serv ces from the 14th to tke 21st and have
served ever since at every meeting OF the
committee. Some few days o, after the
last contest was heard. and thinking the
committee would meet no more, | asked
Kenyon 10 sign that part which reads to
the effect that he had made the appoint
ment with the consent of the Speaker,
which he did. The assistant clerk noti-
fed the Controller and sergeaqt-at-erms,
and when the Controller stated that the
per diem had not been fix d | added 'S5
per diem, which was the amount l had
been previously paid.
There was no forgery for the whole
thing is written in my OWE handwriting
and in possession of the House for inspec-
ton. 1t is only another case of a chance
to discover mares nest.
II am ready for any kind of investiga-
ton, and if the Assembly can afford the
time and expense, l am just as anxious as
Mr.. Coombs."
The foregoing statement was given the
reporter In wiring by Mr.. Friedlander.
de added verbally: "l would like to
have al investigation, and if there is one
the newspapers will have plenty of good
won't go back TO Japan unless he goes as
an intarprater -
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26
STATE AUTHORIZATIONS
The Grand Total A.ked IL ALread,, Ore.
S16O 600 OOO


SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 25.-Either
the Legislature or the Governor will have
10 WELD the prunIng-knlfe with vigor on
measures appropr!ating money, or, from
the present outlook, the Stale tax lew
will need to be nearer 65 cents on the S1OO
than 80 cents. The latter limit has al
ready been passed, even though there is
surplus In the treasury of about $3.50. 600
from the last appropriations made.
The general appropriai ion bill, proyid-
ing means for the maintenance for two
years OF tho State Government, including
all State institutions. as introd uced in the
Assem- mbly, foots up $4,815, 776. To this
must be added the amount fixed by law
for schools for two years at the rate OF 81
for each census child, which is 81. 629. .926.
also $480,000, the 2-cent lax for tne Slate
University at Berkeley; $675, 600 Tor
orphans and half-orphans, and 1882. $40
for the interest and sinking fund This
makes a total of $40 S83. 572.
In addition TO these the Senate Finance
Committee has already reported fayorably
deficiency claims allowed bv the State
Board of Examiners and other appropria.
ttons amounting IN the aggregate to
81, 961, 222 1t will therefore be seen that
If all these measur pass, and most of
them have already passed the Assem- bly,
the State will have contracted liabilities
to the amount of $12, ,S44, 794.
This total does not include S125 900 re-
appropriated for the Affiliated Colleges
S2o0,oo0 reappropriated for impounding
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26

mining debris nor the 100000 for the
dredger scheme TO deepen the channel of
the Sacramento River, which has been
favorably reported unon by the Senate
Finance Com mittee. There must also be
taken into con sideration The coyote claims
bill appropriaing S2S7000, which is still
In the hands of the finance Committee
and will be favorably reported on, together
with other bills aggregating about 81, 0o0..
600, all of which are to be reported ad-
e,sely, but which may, nevertheless, be
passed by the LEGISLATURE.
In view of the fact that the general ap-
preparation bill reported to the Assembly
has made palpable short allowances for
public institutions, the amounts in some
cases being less than the actual cost of
subsistence for inmates, that appropria-
tion will have to be increased, it is esti-
mated, by at least $4,000. including ap-
propriauons for district agricultural socie-
ties, which have not been provided for at
all.
The following summary shows the vari-
Gus amounts that the LEGISLATURE may be
called upon to appropriate and the grand
total:
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26
$l.55.

ding aspect for the taxpayers of the State
had not the Finance Committee killed
many appropriation bills in their in
fancy and greatly curtaied the amounts
in others. Where the cutting is to be
done now is matter OF great perplexity,
but claims are likely to be the ones to
suffer first There may also be some cut
ting of the general appropriation bill on
provisions that do not apply to the main
tenance of public institutions. such as
asylums, State prisons and reform schools.
The tax levy bill will be the last measure
acted upon by the Legislature, and Chair
man VOORHEES, OF the Finance Committee
is of the opinion that matters will be so
arranged that it will not call for more than
a 50-cent lew.
That the Finance Committee has put
the knife in deep is shown by the following
statement of some OF the amounts asked Tor
to be applied to Improvements and repairs
in various State institutions and the
amouRts allowed:
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26

The witness said he was not aware that
the price of coal was increased 81 a ton
since the conference. He said, to the
great astonishment of the members of the
com mittee, that he did not know the
present price OF coal.
Francis H. Keening of st. Louis, a
wholesale grocer, said he refused to sign
factors agreement with the American
sugar Refining Company and that he had,
consequently, TO pay more for sugar than
those who had factors agreement.
The witness said that the American
Sugar Refining Company had attempted
to exclude the Louisiana planters sugar
from mpetition.
From the testimony of the witness it
deyeloDed that the American Sugar Rein
ing Company during the grinding season
during which the southern crop of the
country is being produced, lowered the
price OF sugar in St. Louis and lmmedi-
ateIy after the grinding season caused the
price OF its product to be increased.
Clinton w. Wisner of Walden, n Y,
vice. president OF the Stevens Coal Com
pany, testified that his company sold coal
to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
and that it received go per cent OF what
the product brought at tide water, and
that the remainder was paid to the rail-
road com pany. Witness said the price of
stove coal per ton at tide water was SO 81,
and, therefore, his company received 81 81
for ton and the railroad company 81 50.
John B. Dickerson, sales agent Tor the
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
Company, said that the sales agents had
nothing TO do with fixing the price OF coal
and declared that the law of supply ana
demand alone fixed it.
Sales Agent Heilner of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company was next ex.
amined. His testimony was unimpor ant.
At its conclusion Mr.. Lexow announced
that the committee had concluded its in
vestigation, unless it was found necessary
to meet again.
An executive session was held by the
committee after the proceed ings closed.
Chairman Lexow at its termination said
1--WE are gong to apply 10 the Legislature.
in view OF the testimony taken being so
large and the impor ance of the subject so
great, for an extension of time until March
8 in which to submit our report.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26
COAL TRUST NOW
ON THE RACK
Railroads and Mines Divide
the Price at Tide
Water.
Ignorance of the Erie's President
Greatly Astonishei the
Committee.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb 25.-The Joint
legislative committee resumed its inyesti-
CATION this morning, taking up the coal
trust, with President Samuel Sloan of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road as the first witness.
President Sloan said meeting of the
presidents off the various coal roads was
held last year for the purpose of deciding
the question OF handling coal, and an
agreement was made as to the percentage
of coal the roads represented were to carry.
President Thomas of the Erie road was
next sworn. He said he was at the con-
ference of the presidents OF the various
coal carriers last year and the Erie re-
ceived 4-per-cent allotment
Senator Lexow then read the various
allotments and the witness admitted that
they were correct. He said that his COM
pacy did not live up to the agreement.
Witness had no knowledge of meetings of
the sales agents.
Mr.. Lexow ordered subpenas to be is
sued for the agents.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26

fore them TO learn what light he could
throw upon the alleged frauds In connec-
tion with the coyote-scalp claims.
When be informed them that IN order
to make proper investigation of the mat
ter 1t would be necessary TO trace all the
claims back to the original 1900 or more
claimants and hear the testimony OF each
one of these, the commit m metaphori-
caliy speaking, threw up its hands In
despair and quickly came to the decision
to report tue bill favorably, and leave the
matter of investigation to the Board OF
Examiners
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26
No Time to Investigate.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Feb. 25.-There
will be no investigation by the Finance
Committee of the Senate in reference to
the coyote scalp claims bill. which calls
for an appropriation of $287. 900, and the
same will be reported favorably to the
Senate tomorrow.
When the memb bers of the committee
undertook to hold the proposed investiga-
ton they did not have clear conce ption
OF the immense amount of labor and time
that would be required to carry out their
purpos'.
Thls they discovered when, by virtue OF
the power that had been granted them by
the State, they subpenaed Secretary Mark
ley OF the State Board of Examiners be-
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26

From this amount should be deduc; ed
$50. 900 remaining in the treasury. This
would leave somewhat in excess of SIS
$50 600 TO be appropriated by the Legisla-
ture.
The total assessed valuation OF the prop
erty in the State is estimated at 81 200 OO0.-
600, ana to raise SIS, 250, 900 for The ex-
penses of the State for two years would
require an annual lax levy of about IS cen is
per 500. A levy OF so cents per $lOO per
annum would return but $12, 600, 600.
Matters would have even more forbid.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26

Only six Institutions, It will be noticed.
got all they asked for. If the report of
the Finance Committee is adopted, and
there is.every reason to believe it will be,
San Francisco will get $40. 600 for State
leper hospital. but nothing for a State
building. and the future Governors of
California will be as far as ever from hav-
ing the State supply them with an official
residence at Sacramento.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03
Cuban Agriculture in Florida.

The CubanS, who for some years
tain cities by the manufacture Of to-
DaccO, seem anxious to carry their
enterprise into our agricultural sec
tons. During the past year they
have settled on the rich lands about
Fit. Meade, and are now cultiva ting
tobacco With every prospect of sue
that Cuban syndicate purchased
the ST. Cloud plantation and Sugar
Mill and will grow and manufacture
sugar on large scale. The planta-
tion contains 900 acres, and the
present mill has a daily capacity OF
200 tons of cane, but even before Mr.
Disston's death, neither plantation
nor mill was pushed to it's full capac-
ity Nor perhaps was either thu
growing or the manufacturing In eX
perienced hands. It is of great mo-
ment, therefore, that Cubans, accus-
toned to the sugar industry, will be
in charge of this rich body Of land.
1t has never yet been allowed to
show it's capacities. Should the en-
terprise prove a success, as we be-
lieve it Will, there is an abundance OF
like j.and ITO settle tens of thousands
of Cu'ban settlers.
South Florida has suffered a good
deal in reputation from the failure
of enterprises undertaken by money
ed men of no experience i'm the bust
ness they undertook. A management
of that kind is always expensive, and
an inexperienced owner, particularly
if a nonresident, is always subject
to fleeing by his local agents. Hence
the collapse of many an enterprise.
We understand that these Cuban
gentlemen will add other lands to
the p,an tation and will treble the
production of the mill. The outcome
of their purchase will be watched
with interest, and we firmly believe
it will lead ito great results for South
Florida Orlando Star.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03

could not procure his hearts desire.
They drove slowly and silently
home; and there they found the vii
lage lawyer, and he held the title
deeds to the Barnes estate, only
awaiting Harry's signature to make
lit his.
''That Loring fellow was here with
in a week after you came hOme,' he
said in explanation, with power OF
attorney to buy it for that English
cousin of yours; butt every one was
pledged to secrecy till you made
some move toward purchasing it,
What WAS he to do but accept q
Gift so gracefully presented, and
which he desired so much? But how
they had learned about it over there
he failed to understand, till he re-
membered that Mr.. Loring had been
i'm America some weeks, and that on
their voyage he had by NO means
been re'ticent.
Doctor Ross and his wife found
their half loaf not only better than
none, but more desirable than the
whole, under the circumstances But
the English lawyer never became
reconciled to that which he always
denominated "an un'heard of proceed
ing. "-Waverley Magazine.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03

IF the care of the hair were made
a part of lady's education, we
should not see so many gray heads,
and the use of Halls Hair Remover
would be unnecessary.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03

the First National Bank of Ocala,
has not yet been received by the
clerk of the United States court at
Jacksonville. Mr.. Agnew is out on
$4,000 bond, and in the meantime a
petition is being circulated for sig
natures, requesting the president to
pardon him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-05-07
ELECTRIC LIGHTING
Was Discussed by the City Council Last
Evening-The Mayor Appoints Of
1icers and Committees.

All members of the CITY council, old
and new, we're present at the regular
meeting last evening, and the council
was ~reorganized by the election OF A. f.
Ripe as president and w. II. Dempster
as vice president. Mayor Larkin then
made the following appointments:
Chief of police, j. A. McGovern;
auditor, VIM. Rae; superintendent OF
waterworks, Ed. Rafferty,; city attorney,
G. j. Porter; street commissioner, Chas.
Bingham; health officer, DR.. j. NJ.
Duff; city engineer, w. Il. Smythe;
pound master, S. Colgrove.
All the appointments were confirmed
The mayor also appointed committees
as follows.
Finance-Kundert, Schmidt, Demp-
ster.
Bylaws and Ord,nances-Dempster,
Waskey, Munson.
Fire and Police-Irish, Schmidt,
Fuller.
Streets and Al!eys-Schmidt, Kundert,
Ripe.
Health -Rippe, Munson, Fuller.
Waterworks-Waskey, Irish, Demp-
ster.
Acu.vert was ordeled over the ditch
west of Geo. Hicks place.
A resolution was passed placing all
moneys received from saloon Ii
cense for two years in the
light and fuel fund subject to no
other purpose than that Of establishing
an electric light plant for the city.
j. Leslie Thompson sent in a propo-
sition to sell to the city the engine, poles
and wires remaining Of the old electric
light plant for the sum OF $1,000.
The council passed q resolution TO
obtain expert testimony IN the value OF
the plant in hands of receiver of the
Citizens National bank, and the follow.
ing committee was appointed to secure
and confer with said expert: Mayor
Ii rkin, Aldermen Ripe and Dempster
The reports Of city treasurer, superin'
tendent Of waterworks and engineer
were read and accepted.
Apetition for watermains in west par,
of city, was read and referred to water
works committee.
The regular expense bills for the
month were allowed.
The salary ordinance was given it
first reading. 1t fixes the salaries sam,
as last year.
An ordinance in regard to %cleanin,
c~esspools and closets, providing that tn
same shall be cleaned between tn
hours of IL p. m. and 4 a. m. was givel
Its first reading.
The auditor was instructed to tint
cost of paving blocks suitable for stree
crossings and the waterworks committe
we're instructed to repair goose-nsck 70
filling street sprinkler.
Council adjourned to meet on the l3tl
inst.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-05-07
viii he n Journalist.

KANSAS CITY, May "A Star special
from Webster City, Ia, says it is stated
there that B. F. Merry, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Illinois
Central railroad, with headquarters III
Manchester, will soon resign his posi-
ton and take up journalistic work,
purchasing a Manchester publication.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-05-07
THE CITY.
LOCAL ~RREVITlES.

.. Billings returned west after a visit
with his family.
Mrs. o. o. Murray and little daughter,
Gladys, returned home this evening.
J.E. Turner took stage for Salem this
morning on his wav to visit his son at
Mitchell.
y Read j. A. Johnson's new advertise
ment. Attention is also called to change
in Morse Il Munro's advertisement.
Weather report: Local rains tonight
and Saturday. Cooler central and west
The Juvenile band disceursed fine
music while farading last evening and
made a very cred,table appearance in
every way.
DR.. O. 0. Sawyer Of Dell Rapids and
Rev. w. II. Jordan of Sioux Falls, Chau-
tauqua directors, left for home on the
east bound train. Rev, DIR. Shanafelt
returned by the north train for Huron.
J. p. Hanson of Bridgewater, ar or
dIIL u vi uUoIk Sul I ot1obS tAio
pupils OF the country schools, is in the
city to sec what he can do in the way Of
organizing a set OF contests in Lake
county.
A. NJ. Foster OF Orland brought 9
young wolves TO town this morning
which he had captured in the Shirley
n~eighborhood. He sold three to parties
in town and took the rest to the court
house where he is entitled to get $3.50
per head bounty.
Bishop Haro is expected in town to-
morrow to remain until Sunday noon,
He will preach and administer Confirm
alton at Grace church in the forenoon:
preach at the Leonard Jones school
house at 2 p. m.; and drive from there tc
Howard, where he will ~otiiciate in the
evening.
Flandresu Enterprise, 6: Arrange
nents are being made for a grand picnic
to be given under the auspices OF thu
Modern Woodmen OF America, in the
month OF June. Efforts are on foot tt
secure some prominent speakers iron
abroad. Further announcements viii
be made as to the arrangements for th'
days program and games.
The regular annual examination
OF teachers for state certificates and dl
plomas, will be held June l6 and II, a
Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Pierre and Brook
ings. Applicants holding first grad
county certificates will not be examine.
in American literature, drawing, physi
ology and hygiene or civil government
where the standing OF applicant in eac
of these br anches exceeds so.
The plans and specifications for tn
Smith Fitzgerald block arrived by thi
evenings express and will be open t
the inspection Of contractors at Meesr
Smith and Fitzgerald's stores. Tn
plans are also open for the inspection {
contractors in Minneapolis. Sioux FalI
and Sioux Oity. 1t is hoped by tn
projectors Of the new block to close tn
contract not later than the 22d inst.
Thirty years is . long time to fight {
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-05-07

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-05-07

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