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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1891
Page
4
A rapid-fire summary notes congressional adjournment at noon with no silver legislation, the Terrell railroad commission bill passage, and widespread distress from floods in Yuma Arizona. It also reports deaths in the Fifty‑first Congress, Waco’s bid for city prestige, calls for state penitentiary reforms, and plans for a city hospital in Waco.
The New York Tribune shifts to praising the South amid accusations of bias against the region. The New Orleans Times-Democrat denounces post office reforms as favoritism for black politicians. Pawtucket marks the centenary of water-powered cotton spinning with a memorial fund drive. A congressional silver bill minority report argues for a doubled standard and predicts world support if free coinage is adopted, asserting silver restoration would benefit the nation.
Debate over opening the Cherokee Strip for settlement describes harsh hardships for advance boomers and their families. The piece urges legislative bounds on migration and notes discussing potential opening dates while detailing weather and political tensions in the era. It also covers Mexican affairs and March storm predictions with climate speculation.
The piece argues Congress should refund the cotton tax despite the direct tax bill. It notes the direct tax favored northern states like Pennsylvania and Ohio while southern states would gain less, and contends the cotton tax was an unconstitutional burden on the South. It calls for justice and honesty by repaying the cotton levy to long suffering creditors.
Senator Gero Heanst of California died in Washington City at nine o'clock Saturday night. The direct tax bill passed the senate and goes to the President for signature. Provisions decare Treasury credit to states for all collections under the 1861 direct tax and remittance of funds due to the United States. An appropriation funds reimbursement to states and territories with six years to receive claims. Texans will receive 150,441.51 of the total 15,227,632.03 to be refunded.
The Dallas Times-Herald comments on Hill for president and discusses likely regional support. It notes predictions of Cleveland’s prospects and the possibility Grover Cleveland becoming president, mentioning groups named Philadelphians Brenhamites and Dallasites.
The piece reports on Chile's bloody revolution, port bombardments, and calls Balmaceda to grant a constitutional government. It notes widespread unrest across South American nations, plus a predicted Mississippi flood surge and levee concerns, with remarks on voter reform and jury ignorance. It also mentions Hevex Gaspenxerr’s novel Is This Your Son My Lord and Arena Publishing’s rapid sales.
Col Fley reports that earth emits water vapor at night and more by day, dew mainly from earth vapor, plants exhale moisture. Dr Sibley notes snake eggs hatch via a slit, with head first and young snakes hiss soon after. Lord Justice Fry argues turf mass structure shaped global history, moss preserved Britain’s forests and prevented floods.
The annual reunion of Green's Brigade survivors met at Brenham on the 21st with veterans describing the gathering as pleasant and enjoyable. Orange Tribune notes a largely attended reunion with stirring addresses, a grand ball, and plans for the next event on February 22, 1902.
The text describes a vast ice mountain lifting land by at least a quarter of a mile annually and pushing ice outward in wide circles, with glaciers extending toward the tropics and submerging lands now populated. It notes a great victory of sunbeams over snowflakes and mentions a French claim about cats spreading common diseases.
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