Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-06
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Newspaper interviewer Sqnelched
by the Old Alcalde.
Basen Effrontery of Shameless Bohe
milan Journalists,
Gov. Ireland and STAFF on for III,
Interstate Drill.

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Gov. Ireland and STAFF or for the
Interstate Drill.
The following letter appeared In the
Capital this evening:
AUSTIN, May 5, 1884.
To the Editor Of the Daily Capitals:
Dear Sir-I see in your
headed "The Old Alca!de for Ireland"
In which YOU quote and give credit to
as correct and authentic what pur-
ports TO be an interview
OF cx-Gov. Roberts by the
Austin correspondent of the San An
tonic Times, which is said to
have taken place on the
morning of the LIST, in which
IL is stated that Gov. Roberts
made use of these words: I'VE can
not get better man for the place than
Ireland. The administration has
been prudent, patriotic and states
manlike, and / have not n
very high opinion of any leading Dem
ocrat in Texas who would oppose our
present governor in the present
struggle and more in the
!, same strain. Now, assert
that there was no such conversation
then or at any other time; that new
| er used such language as Is attributed
! to me, nor anything like
any other person, and that it Is false
fabrication from beginning to end.
Having lately been governor myself,
, am not engaged In the endeavor
by such interviews or otherwise
a to dictate to the people of
. Texas who they should elect as COVER
i nor. Such presumption on my part
+ would likely do the party indicated
more harm than good. Respectfully
4 yours, .. nj. ROBERTS,
a The correspondent of the San Anto-
Mo Times says emphatically that the
interview was manufactured olt
of the whole cloth. 1t was
done purposely, and II was
unworthy of decent respectable jour
nalists. 1t will hurt no one; II was
simply piece of brazen eilrontery, on
s a par with the shameless impudence
= that manufactures fictitious specials.
VI William Cossin offered $1,000 on n 4
70 cent lease in Pecos county, which was
le refused. iNt
10 Several small leases are being paid
daily. The only large lease that is due
|
he company,
lie The following order was issued to-
o. day:
ADJT.-GENERAL's OFFICE,
e State of Texas, Austin, May 8, 1884. ]
J. General order No II. All military
g companies from, any stat,
IF in the Union, or from any foreign
J. country, desiring to attend the inter
-e state drill at Houston, Tex, on
1t May S, are hereby authorized
IF to enter and pass through
Texas armed and equipped for the pur
pose named.
r BY command of Gov. John Ireland
IN commander-in-chief
ce w. H. KING, Adjutant-General.
IN The following charters were filed to
We day: The Texas Savings, Real Estat
Id and Investment association of Hous
q. ton. Capital stock 5000, 900; the Nortl
I'd Texas Land and Timber company @
OF Cass county.
4 The encouragement Is in receipt q
Is a letter from District Attorney JohI
he +. Brill. who reports that Distric
II Judge Williams has dismisse
On ali he land fraud cases filed in the dis
is trict court of Thr0ckmorton county
ed heca,,-e the state did not ten
nd der back in the petitions th
IL purchase money and notes for cancels
I'D ton. The Encouragement has not
in fed Mr.. Brill to Jake up the cas-
OF TO the supreme court by wri
of of error. The land comprises abou
as eight sections, covered by about thre
suits.
The following places have made al
N. plication for summer normal school
ed for whites: Homer, Angelina count,
Corpus Christi; Woodville, lyle
county, and Galveston. For coloret
Crockett.
The assessor of Menard count
IN makes his abstract scholastic report Z
ey white male and female children, tw
m hundred and one, and one cOlored f
ns male.
en- The comptroller registered to-da
$i5 900, worth OF Victoria city WI
ter company bonds, six-iorties. !,
nd w, ID. johnson, for the Mngnoll
or Land and Cattle company paid ~ On
he for leased lands In Borden county.
ng The CITY council met this afternoo
ini and authorized the mayor and finant
committee TO sell the $40 900 worth
@ per cent. bonds for 0s cents TO A.
Woodbridge, If better offer is M
made in weeks time.
c;- A special train left tonight at
are O'Clock for Houston, with the Au
ris tin Greys and visitors TO Il
,en drill. In special car we
al. Gov ireland ,commander In chief. vii
his staff officers, Gen. King, Coils.
MELVIN, Proctor and Dickinson, Bril-
=. Glen. A. s. Roberts and stal
.ia- co.'s. Gaines and DeNormandie al
'he Mai. Gresh. Several ladies and &c
I Ihe tIemen accompanied the party. ~
10 Travis artillery escorted VI
10. ~ Crews TO the train and fir
ne salute before their departur
az Al least i thousand people were ut u
train, and cheered them as they LEI
VIM. Spence, press correspondent,
ar. still very sick, and confined to his be
,Ial