The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-03

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Not all quarantine officers shall be
appointed by the governor" Article
1892, ne says, gives the correct view
of the governors power: In case any
town, county or city fails to establish
quarantine" etc. In that event the
governor shall have the power, and it
shall he his duty, to appoint health
officer.
Affirming that the governor has no
control over the matter, Mr.. John
cites the city charter that "the board
shall appoint a health physician for
the city, physician for the quaran-
tine The latter to be appointed by
the board of health, shall board every
vessel subject to quarantine on ar
rival"
The letter of Mr.. John concludes as
follows:
Now, sir, with these existing pow
ers conferred on the board of health
of this city under its charter, can any
patchwork legislation give you or the
state health officer (unless by usurpa-
tion) the supreme control and dicta-
ton over the port of Galveston? Is
it reasonable to assume that you and
the state health officer, residing in
Austin, are more competent to keep
out the dread scourge of yellow fever
from our city and the interior OF
the state than the combined wisdom
and presence of nine citizens on
the watch tower all the time
| consider the life of the czar in less
danger from the dynamite of the
Nihilists than our city and great state
are under the status claimed by you
and the state health officer.
In connection with the above Gov.
Ireland yesterday received the follow
ing telegram from Il prominent citi
zen of Galveston:
GALVESTON, May 1, 1888.
Gov. john Ireland;
The board OF health last night sal
down on Noah Johns letter to you
on his policy and his arrogance il
quarantine matters, and sustain tht
state health officer and the executive
John alone in the negative.
THE KILLING OF THE CONVICT WHITE
John w. Daniel, inspector of out
side convicts, informs the governor
that he has made a thorough investi
cation into the circumstances attend
ing the killing of the convict San
White, in Burleson county; that hi
finds the guard fully justified; tina
the killing was unavoidable, and thai
the local authorities upon investiga
ton exonorated the guard.
NEW BOARD FOR BLIND ASYLUM.
| Under the new law, changing tn,
power of appointment of officers O.
the asylum from the governor to tn,
board of trustees, the latter me-
Tuesday evening. The trustees fol
the next two years are Dr.. j. j. Tobin
DIR. r. E. Grant, J Judge z. T. Fillmore
Maj. l. G. Searcy and Col. E. w
Stands. The board organized by tn
election Of Col E. w. Stands presi
dent. DR.. Frank Rainey. for man,
years the very efficient superintend
ent, was re-appointed; and DIR. J. 7
, Mathis was also re-appointed as
, occulist for two years.
, The city water company under con
tract with the state, has just erectet
four fire hydrant siX-inch mains TO
fire protection, and will also place tW
(2) stand pipes in the building witt
adequate hose. These improvement
were demanded for the safety of tn
helpless inmates. Four hydrants
with hose at convenient points ada
cent to the builling, each with capaci
ty to throw stream one hundre
feet in height, and two stand pipe.
with hose in first, second and thir
stories, will afford the protection S
long needed.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Lieut.. j. L. Bulls, United State
army, yesterday filed in the land otiic
additional specimens of valuable mir
eral, collected from school lands i
Preside county. This is on
of the results of the lat
mineral land law, which law wi
doubtless encourage the work of de
q Yeloping the rich mineral resources c
! the state. One specimen assays $11e
2 and another $1170 silver ore to tn
: ton; another $48 silver and 81 gold.
TREASURER OFFICE.
The state treasurer has addresse
8 the following important letter of in
5 quiry to Attorney-G General TempIeto
6 touching the withdrawal of schoc
: lands from sale:
1 Sir.-Between the date when tn
law was passed Withdrawing Schot
o lands, and receipt of your opinion t
the effect that first payments shoul
not be received after the withdraw;
4 Of the land. sundry first payment
? were received in applications mad
: and recorded prior to date of act c
: withdrawal, and it is now proposed b
: some of the persons so paying, t
$ make full payment of both interes
E and principal, thereby procuring flu
: payment receipts for presentation {
I land office. In other words this depar
' ment prior to receipt of pour opinio
of did receive and receipt for fir:
payments in applications for schot
lands made and recorded prior to Eel
: Lruary 3, 1883, and some of the person
! to whom such receipts were issue
! now tender full principal and interes
and request their receipts.
y Your opinion as to whether or ne
such full payments should be receive
/ is respectfully requested; also is thel
f any reason why the state should r
f ceive any further payments whateve
r on lands on which first payments wei
made after February 3, 1883.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Paris Exchange bank, of Pari
: 1CAdo, yCoGClOJ il1cU tl dllouQ6u Cid
ter in the secretary of states offieo, r
ducing their capital stock from $24C
600 to 100000.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE.
: The books of this office show co
: lections, on account of the gener;
revenue fund. paid in yesterda
4 amounting to $731627.
DnADn OF 1SnIrC MON
There are five vacancies for Tex;
in the Peabody scholarships in tt
normal school at Nashville.
If Austin wants to secure norm;
teachers for summer normal school
it would be advisable for the author
ties to confer with Prof. Wynn, supe
I. intendent OF the city public school
!: about providing board for the teacl
I ers during the summer.
e Washed and Unwashed Butter.
| The difference between washed an
unwashed butter is analogous to tn
= difference between clarified and III
clarified sugar. The former consist
of pure saccharine matter, while tn
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