The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-13
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Penitentiary Board In Session-Super-
intendent Goree Telegraphs Them.
The Case Of Hanks, Former Dallasite,
to BE- Investigated.
Inquiry TO be Made into the Alleged
Ill Treatment
or Convlcts at Huntsville When the
State Resumes.
The Houston 4 Texas Central and tho
Comptroller.
Verillcatlou Of Ex. x.Comptroller Browns
Account About Completed.
Departmental, Local and General Nstes.

AUSTIN, May l2-ISpecial. THE Home
Land colony, Honey Grove, filed a charter
to-day; object, locating colony In western
or southwestern Texas; ,noorporators--
Louis N. Harbect, l., II, Harrall, John s.
Ballinger.
The penitentiary board met to-day and
approved the bonds OF the superintendent
and financial agent.
A telegram from Superintendent Goree,
asking that advertisements for bids be held
up, was received, and letter produced ex-
planatory. ltsaid that John X. Wiley
called on him at Huntsville, and stated he
had made arrangements with Seiligson &
and Mckempner, of Galveston, to furnish
capital and enter into contract for the
wagon and cabinet shops of Hunts.
vile prison, and that they would be willing
to pay 70 cents per day for each convict,
the contract to commence about the 18th
OF July. They would want 100 men or
more to commence with, and would in.
crease the number as they get the shops
more thoroughly organized. They would
like to contract for seven or eight years.
The superintendent also said that ne
thought q contract could be made with
W,sH,ns olnhPsoh LOT maohihe.shops
y, W'.n iVv conviets, anu recommenued that
oeuone Mi.hou' .ne rouois ~ auVertis-
,hs o'us' Us ne a'so reconlnenueu tne pur,
a..;s .aasu " .S. ,a.'s nea .un,svnlt' anu
",a "uJ's.u s shas hemoe.s NJ W. .uo ooatu Visit
o,,,' auu .a",o ,h tnu ,. sar & no ooaru took no
n aos,on gu ,ue 'e..eI ou. 3ruersa auVertise-
pear In the HERALD,
"a Nctter was Ieau Irom hev. w. y. Doty,
,;,ia .; ie,nsssee e ea'',ns a.ent,on 70 Tue con
u,s''i vi nan.s, o9"nneu in the pemtehti-
NY o' na'u mhuu, l!t,lmating tnat ne y
,nsanc, ,., anu ashl"S .na. h's case oe looked
.u,v. ,'h., ' S uoS'. ~ umeNs.u tno PenHeutlsry
p.s ,', sUa"u ~. anu SUPERINTENDENT W inquire
nm NJ .he matter.
a ano pvaIu i, ues,reu .hs sSgre!ary 10 al
uress ietter 70 Du9'ey W. Wooten, stating
'hat the ooa,o neh,a iew Gays ago that he
satea tnat mr.. SUI, whlie IN the city, had
.0sia sai. .ha. snc eonv'c.s ~ tne huntsville
Pr'son % were pauiy 'teated anu required TO
nu.A mom tTcN1 w .ni..een hours eacn
in writing I % With what % Ii he had 'ne bsmrS Uosr
,hat Una I'm, the % noard may take steps to correct
'"e d;a"rnaJ d;ms ,u,J',uu ,,,,,i ~, rx, r,s
s,a,a resnm.s a aon,roi % -. uvsasy, ,s when tns
n'aie ai 'esuhes sun s sVn.o, or tne prisons ana
r'.oS I,' s mn". sv''vn. ~, , WIN tne iessees.
IN reference 70 tne ietef 10 Wooten, he
say' nu ms o.n' n.o,h"uou 'na. the cohVicts
nv S,u.iy ~, uea,vu anu Mhi FURNISH the
'vS,u Sa,na a., whn inotavm hava ~n.os; ne nus;
- o1ne a WIZ % ma,o p,Ic puIIonaseo large oouies
aia u, ,anu III III" 'p.yu'a.ors p.. arc pecomlng
ona as ~ ,ha I rraiaPy ~ a question roni
J"u ,",, 10 y Wy Jiouav.c onec. oI ,ne recent
40" f.,s ,v ar so ,anu ""u" .ne comnissioh'
on ., y, LII uann ~ oniH. ;a,l s uo h3t thlhk any.
o omo w." - 20 u,e'uiveu W sa'u iaw unless IL
na na,ro,. os ~H,'. .n". = no,uai irauI was per
i'anca c's "a ~ % 'me u pu,uu"se, ,,a, s.ch, ior IN
names os f",;,inns o" norsons r's "nv s,sn,ng tne
rasl nersons wi,hou, suo nrn'a VI sme names oI
do M, sS;"L "" ,ha, ao,,,s p'yPsr y "u,no.ly. 1
au ,,l..i nv 'uas 10. aqua. Pu,ohnsers VINO
rbe co% iae nn;oa rS ,erH ~ Zee, uneasy
,a,, a. y, ~, ,n,a,,' I, ,r WY EoVerhor to'
., wsy % has ar,ni,aa M ~ ~ roa"s Hen.sai ran
a., m' .nd m Iu a,.a;n s :" sne pay ymens o, inter
Hss Ios, anu a, s,nh,nk ivnus nue the state ior
% roaa ,rnn, ,ho w soh smo W"snns"r county rail-
,."i, ,.o r.a Nd ,nS sGS, W ,uun ine me mrs, de-
amos~ts, ~nS ;niaras, .on 1lo. ,1,v' anu now
s''' ss oao h1Afies'' S-V'o' SINKING iuhds'
W 20. u,r
o.n",ai ,h.. - iiVnmHu Wr',ss @ the auJuIant-
ae;,, EenerM .nat nii % quiet IN Mneeler county.
tsa on',; ,oss ~, tnG aanSei 'orce mas ceased;
Wy Tbo S .orn porte' Vcins .,. ,u,.
f,nni,.r Ton Sosan Vi paeparlng vouchers ior
nou.rn,n, Wu, u.suse ~ W preseh. 10 the general
suae,mvh' usaa. ,rai 10 ,1ry .ouotesome, out pro.
n,ossus well IS IS,e oon onan probable that
%I will NJ, Sp sonoUt VI sh"V'o pay expense
VIII Tha nVt ,i,le ge su,no,eh.' s,
me ''tie papers 10 .he Alamo we're found
Sorreot' anu lo-uay the state paid $D,OO
. ,or sne propuI.y "nM VIII take possession as
s1on s as posnnie: Lne chiei book-keeper OF
ne c1Ginp.Ioiier il once, ana captain Sneed,
,a.e vnle, cierks, n are ABOUT through verify.
.ns aocounts oI comptroller Brown ana all
nTs,e,S n"h,n Persa,,'ing s. thereto VIII DC made