Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-28
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Election Ordered to Fill the Vacancy
In Representative LeO's District.
Taxable Values of the State Growing
Larger rs Reports Come In.
Total of the Drummers' Tax Mrs.
Roberts Expected 20 Die.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Austin, November 27.--The govern
or issued proclamation to-day order
ing an election to be had on the 2lth
day of December in the S3rd represent
tative district, composed of the coun-
ties OF Encinal, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb
and Xapata to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Hon. \. j. Leo.
Dudley Cole, a colored convict from
Fioresville, was pardoned to-day to re-
store him to citizenship, having served
a two years term for manslaughter.
The contracts for supplying the deaf
and dumb and blind ,lsylums with
provisions for the quarter ending the
2Sth of February, 1854, were awarded
to-day The amount of one is
about $4,000 and the other
about $l,2jO. a similar contract for
the lunatic asylum vii! be awarded to-
morrow, and bids have been received
from several Texas cities.
The number of drummer's licenses
issued to date is 2,O3S, which, at $50
each, gives a revenue OF $7l $3.50.
In making the report of taxable val
ues of the state, the increase in several
counties from which returns had not
been received was estimated Wichita
shows an increase of $780, 900 above
the estimate, and Maverick $4,000,
giving SOL 600 to be added to the tax
able value as shown by the comptrol-
ler's report. Other counties yet to be
heard from will swell the total increase
during the year u $4,000, 600.
Comptroller Swain has not returned
from Clarksvillc, it is believed on ac-
count of sickness.
Commissioner Walsh has received an
anonymous letter warning the land
board against frauds, which it is
claimed will be attempted in Tom
Green county in the purchase OF scho u
lands.
during the year was S47 ,000.
The Austin 81 Northwestern rail-
road paid Sl37 passenger tax to-day.
Mrs. Governor Roberts is very sick
with pneumonia, and is hourly eX-
pected to die.
Chartered: Sipe Springs, Conan
che county, Cooperative association,
Patrons of Husbandry; capital stock,
$500 Gulf city Street Railway d
Real Estate Co. of Galveston, capital
500 600, incorporators, Francis ID. AL
len, {. ID. Holmes, NJ. s,chram;
Tahoka Cattle Co. of Fort Worth, cap
ital 100000; incorporators, w. c.
Young &. o. Edwards, Jasper HAYS:
Hubbard Creek Live Stock Co. of AL
bany, capital $4,000 incorporators. :.
o. Bull, Robert f.. Watts, II. Houns-
field.
The Austin gun club will be reor-
gained next Tuesday, and it is antici-
pated that "A club will be formed which
will carry off the championship of the
state. Pigeon shooting will be among
the attractions for Christmas, and az
ter the April shoot" IN Fort Worth,
challenge will probably be issued to
contest for the championship.
The board of education purchased
yesterday $500 worth of Stephens
county six per cent. bonds.
The comptroller's report will show
that there have been Cancelled on ac-
count of errors in sales by tax collec-
tors to the state, titles to lands involv-
ing ~, S6i acres.
State Engineer Britton left for Sher-
man to-day On returning from his
present tour OF inspection. he will pre-
sent his annual report on the condition
of Texas railroads.