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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1891
Page
4
From the Weekly Banner dated August 27 1891 reports on the National Grange gathering in San Francisco starting November 13. It notes political maneuvering around Mills election prospects and comments on tariffs free trade and party splits with varied regional views.
Ohio politics center on the McKinley tariff bill as the main issue for next year’s presidential election. Republicans seek victory in Ohio to endorse McKinley and restore the state to its GOP alignment, while Democrats face internal divisions and concern over local dissent threatening their prospects. Economic lobbying and a potential corruption fund are noted as factors shaping the outcome.
The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche estimates current cotton marketed at about 6,760,000 bales with a similar expected crop next year. Market impact hinges on global trade strength. farmers debate reducing acreage to raise prices, though shifting to other crops may follow. A strong European wheat shortfall boosts US wheat prospects and could revive demand for cotton if prices rise.
Col. John Willett asserts he has secured enough land to attract capital for a Padre Island harbor project. A surveying party is mapping the harbor approaches while land accessions finalize. He expects two years of work, a company reorganization, and stock invites to nearby counties to boost investor confidence.
A political alliance convened in Richmond Virginia keeping reporters from attending. Officials cited security and protocol for the exclusion while describing the meeting as private and closed to press observation.
The article reports a pivotal Chilean conflict with insurgents landing near Valparaiso and Balmaceda moving south. Valparaiso is under assault while government forces resist, with 20 000 troops opposing about 7 000 insurgents. Casualties run high as the battle rages to decide the Republics fate.
The Manufacturers' Record notes a busy fall and winter with large grain crops and strong foreign demand boosting southern prosperity. Abundant wheat and corn offset low cotton prices, while railroads, iron mining, steel works, and cotton mills are set for active construction, signaling broad industrial expansion in the region.
The Times finds good harvest prospects for English and American farmers while Russia and India face famine deficits. America should yield a large, high quality crop to feed Europe, and British farmers also show strong prospects with likely high prices.
John Howard of Texas defends the alien land law in the Ft. Worth Gazette, arguing it will benefit Texas towns and state overall. He offers to back opponents who travel 200 miles with him and admit the law’s potential advantages, while acknowledging some farmers may face hardship.
Reports say Valparaiso remains the focal point with both sides resting to bury dead and fortify lines for a final clash. Rebels clash with Balmaceda's forces while artillery and rifles exact heavy toll. Darkness pauses fighting and a naval gun crew suffers a fatal accident amid ongoing bombardment.
Lee county authorities plan new vaults as Washington county stores records in a fire proof facility. Builder W H Garrettson, famed vault maker, offered a contract but the matter was deferred to the next term. Preservation of records is vital to avoid costly litigation and loss.
The article argues farmers should shift from cotton to diverse crops next year. By making cotton the surplus and growing corn meat and other staples on the farm, the cotton crop would drop under seven million bales and prices of ten cents or more could prevail.
Rev Sid Williams writes from Orange after resting due to throat trouble at Brenham He notes a Mississippi State convention gathering and high church growth Dentons of over 130 uniting with Crane church and over 100 with Brenham church in three months He calls for more true conversion and warns against focusing on numbers over souls.
Eustorjio Ramore surrounded by about 50 desperadoes pays a visit to Texas. At a Camargo fandango he wounds a man with a six shooter and flees as pursuing Mexican soldiers and a Camargo policeman are shot at. One soldier killed, another wounded, and the officer stabbed. Ramore retreat to the Mexican mountains while Texas braces for another raid.
Beaumont Journal reports a general withdrawal of members of the Southern Lumbermen Manufacturers association west of the Mississippi. Beaumont Orange and Lake Charles lumbermen have sent resignations and many other millmen plan to follow. The move stems from debate over a new gauge system, which proponents say will cost the South thousands of dollars.
An 18 year old party from a well known Louisville family was declared a lunatic by a city court after a jury found insanity linked to tobacco use and other excesses. He has homicidal or suicidal threats and has endangered his mother, with Dr. Pusey and others testifying.
J H Stevens advises on harvesting and storage of Irish potatoes. Dig early to avoid light and heat. Bank in a dark cool room using prairie hay or straw in alternating layers to keep out rain and sun. If room is scarce use straw or dry sand as an insulating layer.
J T Clayton, ally of W S Bolton in the Davitt murder case, has been sentenced to death by the supreme court of Chihuahua following last year’s Juarez killing.
A collage of brief items notes Farpanxs’s retirement, Sam Jones aiding prohibitionists, steamship lines shrinking from Galveston, and U S Behring commissioners returning to Nanaimo. Reports mention Berlin gloom, wheat substitution in the army, a Burlington and Quincy freight strike, and bank officers jailed for insolvent deposits. Also covered are a New York explosion, Virginia death, Rome and papal politics, and a secret Brooklyn marriage ending in death.
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