The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-17
Things that win So Men Thinking

Things that win So Mea Thinking.
Au,TN Feb. l6.-lS.,cit,l-SyorCtary
Baker to-day received 5000 from the Pea
body fund. magius $500 received 10 all,
which viii pr badly 80 60 the sam Houston
normal school, but tpis has not hten DELI
nitely settled
The Texas Republican Publishing com
pany, ot q WESTON, capita - ok so wv
hled a unarter to-day; object, 10 publish a
republican daily iu Galyr.tp u; ihcnrpoTn-
tors: David freeman, Joseph ii. Nisoh
and W. J. Phelps
The New Orleans Insurance company,
Fire Association OF Philhdt lnhisi hpyal ia,
snrsnco company, Ltysrpo. j. Lohuon hhu
LancAs hire Insurance company OF Liver
pool, to-day r,urwtd their application TO do
business 10 this state,
The Caoisieu Lumber company, capital
$25, goo, filed ChAr.e ta-inY,
Lieuieusr MoMu-ray's company OF ran
gers has been ordered 10 coleman county
The leulef ant thinks that ienc, cutters
now will not receive the great support they
have had aud that the eva viii be- sup
pressed,
Tho expense OF running the Deal aud
Dunno lustiu.e Tor the pass two months has
been .6ii7 II j. said much Installation
exitts iu aud around the institute, and II ID
Tn land boa,d to.day held ID long session
trying tn adiut the clsiW 20 n section OF
land IN Jones county %. snich t. tne town
OF Anson. Martin DIVA claims 100 acres
Me-. Briir s.r 49, aCrts >. Brduer, lIl
aores, ahd 4. T. Upp.o1 tbe whole section.
iYbe board die not reach conclusion, bu.
HYis uuders tlou aha. lipplo.'s claim q
be ignored ana that Duvu and Bedu,r Will
gel theirs. BrainRo, VII. get 800 acres.
Mr. s. 81. Stevenson, %. New York, was
before the huard tp make ar exl Ian lion
relative 90 two sections ol lali Doe BID ON,
and which were tutptlHr.. TIE descfip'
tion ct the land na sent ur classes It va.
tered, but Mr. beNrrsau tnnks lac eau
prove Il al error. lie oNr1 lIFg qnani-
ties of land surrounding which De wishes
TO enclose aHd is enNioua 10 secure lhe Two
section nau,td. Tho board hos made no
new n ling f.laiiye 10 The s.le OF Taiefed
sections undcf the new law, but Will do So
nt their next meeting. 800.
Geucr, revenue pad IN to-day, 5000.
The burlltrs on trial Tor several day
waived further examination today, ana
their bonds were fixed At 8 each.
Ben Thompson was fined - and costs for
ssssutiug ". A. Bowen. The jury fixed
the amount.
GU 10 number OF stocrmen will 20 from
here TO Dallas 10 attend the convention. II
is rumOred late this morning that the gov
ernor will attend.
The New Orleans ccmmissionership iE
still on the hands OF the governor, aud he Il
us ounb as drum with o hole In II.
Other Doings at the state Capital
AusriH, Feb. lG - fCcrsespondencel -
Austin Is rerres ireE Indifferent. about
acquiring the GA Follows temple. Ger
tsiuly she is u r't che oil the state
buidiugs end the university without cost
aud without p'ic.. Cert lfly something
was peid toward SECURING he university,
but tire honest dCbfs contract by her
during that memorable camp gni yet I'M
paid, would be interesting reading. OF
course the valiant and unctious committee
that manipulated the ropes during that
exciting time were careful 10 see that Aus-
tin lost nothing and 90; back O. II She paid
out II the Ola Fellows Of the state are
jutt dying to pay ten OF fifteen thousand
dollars for lot probably worth one.third
the amount and are anxious 20 pay the
bridge company q TAX OF one
dollar per 1000 brick for the privilege OF
using them In the construction OF theiI
temple, by ali means let them como 20 this
delectsble city.
By the way the bridge company and gas
company, controlled in part by the same
men. are squeezing this community for all
1t Is worth. An annual report OF the lat
ter, which fell into the hands Of your cor
respondent some time back, showed that
The net profits for the year exceeded their
entire investment, aud they are now en-
gagged in the royal pag,ime oftrying 10 extort
from the people the entire cost of the new
bridge within two years. The bridge compa-
ny absolutely prohibit children living solth
of the river rom attending the city schools,
and annually drive away trade amounting
10 thousands ofd0llars. They are not only
driving away tIade and levying a tax Of
one dollpr on every LOCO BRICK used in this
ctv but sre taxing nearly every gallon OF
milk used IN the town nud domineering
over the state i,silf. | costa tho state some
$500 or $500 snnuslly 10 visit and get sup
plies 10 the d at and dumb asylum. II the
Odd +, lows desire 10 get into the clutches
OF these corporations, let them come to
Austin the cid gas company has choked
oil at least for the time being. The new
company started leie some time ago, and
they will try and demolsh the electric
lights but In this they will be worsted.
Toe electric lights are giving more than
salts action ana ale growing Iapldly ia Ia
yor daily. 10 addition 10 the above pecu-
ii attractions. there is spell mark"
fakir den on a certain street over which q
city policeman presides nightly to keep
down trouble and prevent blowing" on
the institution by the victims who are
nePrpd therein.
The commissioner OF the land Office being
abort OF olsIks has been unable to desg-
nate on the map the additional million
acres OF land donated TO the university by
the regula ar session OF the eighteenth legis-
latuIe One or two OF the regents have
been disposed to raise a rumpus over the
matter, but es Il is pretty well seltled it
will do no good and as the labor Is about
completed they have bottled up their wrath
and are now patiently awaiting the com.
melton OF the work. It is the intention OF
the regents to lease the land II possible.
A prominent cattle man informed your
reporter that on Monday last he purchased
lot OF yearlinge Of sll that ten days
before he offered sl4 for and was refused
He predicts that within two weeks they
will drop SO more. He 10 OF the opinion
that the land enclosure aud stock grazing
law passed by the extra session will result
disastfously 10 the smh atOckmen and they
will have 30 sell out or leave the state.
He saws over 10 coo head OF cattle will be
moved from his aud al ad dining county to
Arizona as soon rs the grass riaes. Alto
gether the smell stockmen heresbouts are
not WI, II pleased with the legislation and
think IL would have been infinitely better
IL the eighteerth legislature had never been
called.
The Great sheep Raiser.
Mr.. Alfred Hay, of Boomanoomana, Aus
trslia. says that few applications OF ST.
Jacobs Oil, the great pan-reliever, cured
him of painful neuralgia.