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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1891
Page
6
A miscellaneous digest notes Count von Moltke’s death and European gold demand, New England silver certificate legality, and Republican ballot law concerns in Tennessee. It also cites congressional extravagance, a Jackson Mississippi incident, wage levels under a new regime, and a Pennsylvania Legislature bill on insanity trials.
General H B Stoddard reports the Texas Volunteer Guard seeks a permanent camp site by offering a sealed bid for eighty acres located near a railroad and with ample water. Offers must be filed in the adjutant general's office by May 9, 1891, 12 o'clock. Brenham battles rivals for the site, promising payoff to the chosen locality.
In Paris a clash at a Latin Quarter cafe left American artist Peterson and Italian journalist Prevalti exchanging blows after a tense exchange. Peterson, bold and agile, knocked Prevalti to the floor amid shattered glasses with quick punches and a swift boxing style as patrons fled. Prevalti ended with blackened eyes and blood streaming from his face.
The Missouri State Treasurer asked ex President Cleveland if he would veto a free coinage bill. Cleveland replied a 1894 decision is possible and that current measures, though radical, have benefited the country. He favored universal financial legislation and warned free coinage could push gold from circulation. He noted global silver handling will be decided by 1892.
The May 19 gathering in Denver aims to unite people west of the Mississippi on commerce transportation waterway ports irrigation and land development issues. It will tackle money markets manufacturing and Indian lands among other topics. A Dallas firm wins the Galveston jetty contract for 3 468 000.
Hon A W Terrell describes an Alamo monument at the Texas Capitol with four granite columns and inscribed names of Travis Bowie Bonham and Crockett plus privates. He imagines an equestrian Houston statue facing south and a memorial to the avengers of the Alamo. Waller Grimes Brazos and Washington counties form a Watermelon Association at Hempstead to promote the crop. Exotaxp reports the British envoy in the Gambia incident and three gunboats sent. Hay shortages raise prices and farmers urged to make and save hay. Coke region unrest in Pennsylvania linked to imported Slavic laborers and state tensions threaten peace. The American people should heed recent lessons.
The flag carried by Texans at the battle of San Jacinto was presented by Newport Kentucky ladies to Captain Sidney Sherman’s unit. Sherman's later rank earned him a Texas congress honor, and the flag was sent to his wife and now owned by his surviving children, with Secretary of War Rusk’s autograph letter in possession.
A collage of aphorisms and notices from a historical page includes adages on debt, poetry, commerce, and social norms. It features comments on luck and punishment, a note about Lawrence Barrett, and a tidbit about copper in drains. Also mentions earth distance from the sun on July 6 and Austria's trade stance toward Russian Jews.
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