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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1891
Page
6
The issue notes a Turkish landing ban on Hebrews, a Niedringhaus mill strike compromise in St. Louis, and a fire in Renstes Switzerland affecting thirty homes. It reports rain expectations, artesian wells in South Dakota, election mood in Ohio, and political guesses about Campell and McKinley.
The governor warns mobs and pledges to pursue leaders and participants in the Linden burning of Lee Green, offering rewards and urging swift enforcement of constitutional rights. He condemns mebocracy and asserts mobs threaten law, order, and civil liberties, calling for trials before honest juries.
Forecasts from W I Foster of St Joseph Missouri predict warmer conditions November 11 to 20 than surrounding days. Expect clearing Pacific weather around November 2–3, stormier first half, cool center as storm crosses continent, frost in northern and southern latitudes, shrinking sunshine, and near-winter in northern states. St Louis Glob Democrats cotton report corroborates good weather and rising crop estimates.
The latest papers on Tuesday's elections show New York leaning Democratic by 15 000 to 20 000 with Roswell P Flower likely elected Governor. Ohio votes favored Republicans with MacNinley winning by 17 000 and both legislative chambers Republican. Massachusetts chose Democrat Russell over Allen, while Iowa backed Democrat Boies by a small margin. Republican gains noted in Nebraska and New Jersey mixed results in Colorado and Mississippi ballots use Australian system. Democratic dominance appears in Virginia and New Jersey with a broad Democratic legislature outlook for several states.
The speaker attacks emigration to Mexico or the West Indies and advocates sending African Americans to Africa. He proposes government steamships to Africa carrying 100000 to 500000 people to work out their destiny, citing past colonization attempts as failures and asserting the race’s need for governance and guidance.
About 200 mounted men from Tennessee mountains freed 200 convicts housed at Oliver Springs. Town residents learned of the raid at clock, finding the stockade burned. Most convicts escaped or were recaptured, with over four liberated since Friday. Governor visited Sunday, left for Nashville Monday. Rumors say miners may move to Tracy City to free more convicts.
The Trans-Mississippi Congress votes 105 to 147 in favor of free and unlimited coinage of American silver, excluding foreign product. Fort Worth Gazette argues limited free coinage could still raise circulation without harming domestic output, noting U.S. mines yield about 60 million dollars of silver annually, roughly 31 cents per person, with current mints coining about 30 million.
An imperious demand for reparation from Chile after outrages against Baltimore sailors was rejected. The piece notes London's criticism of U S actions, recalls Britain's 1860s Brazil incident, and claims Chile may relent when informed of the United States naval buildup with a new cruiser and powerful armament.
A war memory piece by Byers laments a Confederate southland defeat under elm shade. It recalls blood tears and ruin, condemns outrage and betrayal, and urges forgiveness through faith and charity as the poet envisions eternal mercy.
Secretsgy, noted for primeval boyhood manners, stays up rarely after 9. He rises at daybreak and eats dinner at noon with supper at 6. Fashion smiles, but he remains the most popular official in Washington.
Bares Tirsscums tried to build Turkish and Pennsylvania railroads but contracts collapsed. The Bethsenids backed him initially but withdrew after project failure. He then kept all profits and became a multiple millionaire.
Various items report cholera in Constantinople and a Boston bank failure. Poland honors Parnell with a wreath. Nebraska eight hour law upheld. U S paper money print volume noted. Arkansas bans Sunday theatres. Galicia politics. legal cases on immigrants and local elections in Austin. Trade and science notes on sanitation, chemists, and Wall Street. Ends with Wheat exports, anti-sub treasury alliance meeting in Dallas.
A Wisconsin man reports dramatic improvement from chronic catarrh after using Peruna. The letter traces a nine year struggle with lung involvement, steady gains through 1890 1891 and eventual full recovery, praising the medicine and inviting inquiry. The notice also claims Peruna cures various catarrhal afflictions and mentions a free Family Physician No.2 offer, from Columbus Ohio. A global note adds that five hundred theaters burned worldwide in a century with about four thousand lives lost.
An assortment of items includes Jensen's Chicken Powder touted as a cheap egg feed and remedy for chicken diseases at 25 cents a box, a note on potato markets in California, a claim about Froupa's Fort Marion replica for a World’s Fair, a beard incident in Mississippi, German Socialist shifts, a stray bear sighting in Michigan, and remarks on Congress activity and farming advisories.
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