The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

s.capital stock is $4,000, and
D. "a. Crenshaw, w, B. Sam
AND Il. y McMurtney are named
rjorators.
lccsPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Assessment rolls of Callahan,
AkeF and Waeeler counties were
feeived yesterday. Callahan and
az ker SHOW an increase in value of
bout S3jo, 600 each. Wheeler will
roisfbly show over million dollars
acrease.
The Gul :. Colorado & Santa Fe rail-
bad company paid $475.45 as one-half
Il one per cent tax due the state on
eeiE passenger earnings for the last
3aarter ending June 30.
.-;feT RAILS DEPARTMENT.
"a ,erl1teae Denton, OF the luna
= glut M addressed the follow
lss-ss,s set,s.sIi al toss6ion to the attorney
sneTsSl in accordance with previous
ss1if,on OF the board OF managers:
~. AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. IL, 1888.
IS ~ -ohn .. Templeton, Attorney General:
III ir.-)n the 2Ist day of February, |
1888, q contract was made and entered
q Unto by and between the state of Tex
! rs, FIRST party, acting by and through |
'Nsts governor, John ireland; y. L. lyle |
- art, president OF the board Of mana |
2ys of ,LAe state lunatic asylum; Il. !
= 4s " gen, president OF Che board |
z. % ,y5 of the deaf and dumb |
5 asy md pph Lee and II. L. Norton,
LOT The capitol building commission,
and Asbbel Smith, president Of the |
hoard of regents OF the state BniveT- |
ssessity, and the CITY Water company, a |
ssthOdy corporate acting by and through |
PTS president, Nj. y. Mather, party of |
THE second part,
g In order Chat we may be properly |
as to the terms and con
ens of the contract, | hand you |
3 9Th printed copy Of the same. |
object OF this communication !
~ 10 respectfully request that you !
~ enCer an official opinion as to whether |!
M aid contract is still in force, OF for |
&3tited by reason of the failure of the |
accompany TO comply with the stipu- |
4tioas and agreements set forth IL |
ne contract.
80 The company has failed to comply
"a 18th the terms of the contract ii the
Acllowiag particulars, with reference
M she water supply of the state
.stic asylum:
sTst, the company failed to throw
.iiee streams 100 feet high from
- tss77se ydrauds erected by the state
the grounds of this asylum;
the company failed to furnish
s. tfsTsfeeded supply of water for do
Y sRc5tic or other purposes on the 30th
and 3ist days OF August and on the
!. f,t, I'd, 4th, 9th, 9th 10th, 18th, 18th
Saad 18th of September, and on many
other days; third, that on the blank
~ of August, 1888, about the hour
III IL o'clock p. M. a fire did actually
- ,ccur In one of the asylum build
ags and no water could be obtained
IA from the stand pipes within the build
~ ipgS.
81 In consequence of the failure of
j said company to furnish water for the
use of the asylum at the times above
mentioned, and at various and sundry
other times the institution has suffered
On account of the withdrawal of its
accustomed water supply; alI OF which
is susceptible of proof. Very respect
fully, A. N. DENTON,
Superintendent.
The Encouragement has not yet
given his opinion.
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
The following students matricu-
itlted yesterday, in the order named,
nR taking eighty-three registered to
iise, including eighteen young ladies:
J. j. Hedrick, law department, Sher-
man, Texas.
IL c. Randolph, law department,
Coleman City.
J. ID. Cotton, academic department,
Austin.
Il. ID. Hovenkadp, law department,
Dirdyille.
J. G. Baldwin, law department,
Dodds postoflice.
j. H Caldwell, academic depart
laent, Webberyille.
j. IL. Carpenter, academic depart
fnent, Austin.
Z. Pessels, academic department,
Austin.
Miss Lily Hollingsworth, academic
department, Austin.
w. 3. Corwin, academic depart
lnent, Austin.
b. 3. Getzendauer, academic depart
snent, Fort Worth.
II. K. White, academic department,
AYRelder
j. S. Chester, Jr., academic depart
ment, Georgetown.
Miss Matte Nash, academic depart
ment, Crawford.
w. G. Wear, law depart ent, Hills
boro.
ID. II. Hotchkins, academic depart
ment, Austin.
Miss Il. Hutchins, academic depart
ment, Austin.
; Tyler C. Williams, academic depart
ment San Antonio.
s. NJ. Staniforth, law department,
Austin.
Miss A. G. Baker, academic depart
nlent, Austin
Miss M. l.. afford, academic de-
I pArtaaent, Austin.
Miss NJ l.. Baker, academic depart
3nent, Austin.
w. b. Gibson, academic department,
Austin.
w. NJ. Blanks, academic depart
lnent. LoelShart.
Miss NJ. 9. Muth, academic depart
ment, Galveston.
Miss A. Il. Croker, academic de-
partment, Galveston,
About 200 more were waiting to be
natriculated. So the university viii
open with over 100 students.
A regular meeting of the board of
regents YVES appointed for yesterday,
but up 20 a late hour no quorum was
obtained.
QUARANTINE MATTERS.
In regard to the removal of DIR.
Wolff rs quarantine officer on the
Rio Grande, by the Mexican autheri-
ties, We have the following explana-
ton from reliable source
Col. Aguirre, of the Mexican army.
went aboard of vessel in quarantine
and attempted to go back to Matamo-
raS. DIR. Wolff telegraphed the fact to
Gen. Gomez, commander of MataIno-
Ias and Gen, Gomez Immediately or
dered the colonel under arrest. quar-
antining him.
Col. Aguirre, it is stated, wrote a
most intlammatory letter to Ell Chro-
nista, which was published, and it
created tempest of passion, so bitter
that the municipal authorities were
compelled to rem wed.
The consul and municipal authori-
ties of Matamoras were notified. They
said there was no intention to rescind
their promises, but the populace
wanted Mexican doctor at Bagdad.
Z In the meantime Gen. Ceoller tele-
graphed his previously expressed as
silranee OF keeping up a strict quar-
antine, by the bayonet, If necessary.