Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-02
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Report of illc superintendent Of tn,
Texas Peniicn,inries.
Return of Acknowledgement King-The
Fence Cutting Problem.
special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
Austin, November 1.-The peniten-
tiary board met this evening aud re-
ceived the report of superintendent
GOree for the months of August and
September. The August report shows
an undue proportion Of deaths and es-
capes, which IL says seem TO be neces-
sary accompanying evils of outside
labor. A large proportion of the es-
capes were from farms, which is
rather unusual. The total number OF
prisoners is = ,3I5; received during the
month, twenty-two; recaptured TWO;
discharged foriy-one; escaped seven
teen; pardoned thirteen, deaths seven,
During September there We're also a
large number of escapes, principally
| from the railroad trains. Prisoners
received iifty-tour; recaptured seven;
| discharged sixty; pardoned five; es-
capped twenty-siX; death six. Total
number on hand October lst,
1900; nearly evenly divided
| between the prisons. Plans
were submitted for residence at
Rusk TOR the superintendent, but ac-
ton was deferred ut present. a COM
munication from Dr.. Jamison, health
officer ut Rusll, touching certain neces
sary sanitary regulations, was referred
to Major Goree, who promised that
the evil complained of should be rem
edied. The Brush Electric Light Co.
of Houston submitted an estimate
for lighting both pcnitentiaries, with
fifteen lights at Rusls and ten mt
Huntsville. The plans would cost
SG,UOO not including motive power,
which both places already have. The
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steam heating was discussed, and the
superintendent instrutcd to secure an
estimate OF cost. To-day was adver-
tised as the time of opening bids for
convict labor, but none were received.
Gen. w. r. Handy of Tennessee is
here, and 1t is understood he will
in u bid tomorrow for a number of
convicts.
jutant-General King returned to-
day rom his Western tour. He re-
ports the fence cutting trouble Us be-
coming quoted. He says he held
meetings in Coleman and five or six
other counties, which were attended
by the most prominent citizens, who
assured him OF their support of the
law. The people every where await
with great anxiety the action of the
extra session. II is feared that ii il
fails to give relief, the storm will
burst forth with renewed fury.
Treasury receipts for October were:
General revenue, Ss97 ,00i; miscellan
eous, S44,0l9; bonds from the invest
ment of the permanent school fund,
S625, 99S; university bonds, $500. The
land office receipts for October We're
5000. Paid into the general revenue
fund to-day, $4,000.
Responding to the inquiry of a
county Judge, the Encouragement
ruled that non-residents of II county,
even If they own property
there, cannot.becomc sureities on the
official bonds of its county officers.
The governor will probably issue
Thanksgiving proclamation in conso-
nance with that from the president.
y young man named Gross, son of
the former land commissioner, re-
ceived an appointment to n clerkship
in the comptroller's Office to-day.
The comptroller's reports are being
revised and will go TO the governor
Monday. The figures will not vary
much from those contained in the
GAZETrEs interview of the 10th with
the comptroller.
; Attorney General Templeton re-
covers but slowly from his bruises re-
Gently received in n runaway