The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

'Iy men. On the contrary, the attack
is IS party was altogether composed
IS Mexicans from San Vacus, and [
=, dance was for all sorts. classes a
M m, colcrs, and a very low vile pla
Ct The proprietor, Davis, carries
dty continual war, so to 81
" with the Mexicans, and
actions are not in the least counte
ne anced by the law abiding citizens
,6 Del Rio, nor by any of the officers
Id Kinney county. AS regards the ext:
Of ence OF a secret society in the town
n n Del Rio for the protection of tho
g people, whom it it said prosecute Il
$ Mexicans at Del Rio, must say TIL
i II the trial and acquital of Thomi
d Leakey for killing Perez comes und,
I that head, then the district Judge, di
= trlct attorney, county attorney, sheri
: and Jurymen, and in fact ali the goo
: citizens of this county, belong to th
! SO called secret society, Relative t
J, the bold assertion made by M
; Drouoz about the authorities not tax
ing steps to bring about peace, be
cause, as he says, they are afraid to,
l will state that Mr.. Dronoz is wei
known to the majority of the inhabi
tants OF this section of the country
and he must not judge lest he b,
Judged, for no brave man should
make such charge without proof t.
SubStantiate his statements, and a.
Ior the Mexican families emigrating
from the Del Rio to the other side OF
the Bravo, it is altogether uncalled fol-
and unnecessary, as life and property
are entirely secure to all Mexicans at
Del Rio and all over the country. as
TO all Americans, unless they seek the
company of those, and affiliate with
them in a place like Davis dance
house, where no honest, good. law
abiding citizen, either Mexican or
American, should frequent.
As to the burning down of the
'"JackaP' in which Rector formerly
had this saloon, and which belonged
to Albino Perez, we have been unable
to find out anything definite, but l
think when the next grand jury of
This county meets l shall find clue
to theright parties. THERE'S no good,
honest Mexican at Del Rio, am posi-
tive, will assert that he is afraid of in
jury to his life and property at Del
Rio. OF course l do not mean the
frequenters of Davis saloon. But one
thing is certain, the good Mexican
citizens, living at Del Rio become
very much alarmed at the continued
threats of those Mexicaus who say
they intend to kill and plunder all of
Del Rio at most any time, nay even to
reduce the place to ashes, and fearing
the consequences, leave Or emigrate to
other parts.
The foregoing is correct state
ment of the facts, as they exist now,
and as they took place.
r. KRAFT, County Attorney.
The assessment rolls of Duval
county received yesterday show
1896, 1876 increases in the taxable values
of the county.
Ed Wordsworth, tax collector of
Matagorda county settled his accounts
with the comptroller.
The entire scholastic population and |
school apportionment for the state are |
as follows:
POPULATION. AMOUNTS. PER CAPITA.
Jities: ..... :56,687 2S3,435 SIS.
Jounties, .a49,sS7 1,749,4a5 So.
Total. :. 4Oe,57l 2,oa2,87o
,eived and will send to the New
Orleans exposition rattle-snake skin
light feet in length. Some doubt the
of sending such ungracious
pecimenS, hut others contend 1t to be
air to J.: the world know everything
bout T.X:is.
Adjuiant-General King, who has
)een quite ind6fatis able in having the
lalmS IF the state against the general
'rVeTnm Mt for frontier defense PROV
q ua, IS 5 :ri.rised at the technical de
avs r.;iss5.i at Washin4 ton. 1t will
" Remembered that some time ago he
fro;e Secretary Folgvr to detail a
u!I pvtent person, ii he would, and
end here at the expense OF the state,
0 advise with him in the preparation
+ the papers, so they could be present.
d in such shape as the federal au-
horities required. He did not ask
hat the expert should assist in getting
p the documents or proof against
he United States, which could not be
expected Of him, but merely direct
ne proper mode to prepare the proof
lter it had been collected. Secretary
'olger, however, must have regarded
bis as rather helping to fix things
gainst Uucle Sammie, or, at all
vents, after four months delay in ]
wrote in effect that the
apartment did not propose to send
xperts to assist in getting up claims
gainst the government, General
ing having next prepared mass of
evidence and sent to /
Washington, with view to facilitate
ne work of the department there, l
olonel Dorm is sent back
-ithj it, with instructions that
he originals of vouchers instead
f copies must he produced there and
lrther that the entire claims must be
roved up and presented before the
Tar Office at Washington will proceed
, examine them. This is another de-
~ not anticipated as Gen. King had
opposed that the department would S
roceed with their examination of the
atch of papers which were for
,arded (about Is pounds of doom
lents) and afterwards additional
ocuments when produced without &
squiring the whole evidence to be
resented in body: and that I
hey would finally report upon the
hole matter. He naturally supposed
ne department would like to have the
ocumen is forwarded to be examined
l instalments, rather than have the
immense work on hand all at once.
hat, however, does not seem to be
Tncle Sans way, as contended for by
Ir. Folger. So the whole business
as to be finished and originals fur
ished in place of the copies. And
hen the federal government finally
oncludes to act, as it may when
cleveland is president, Texas may be
eimbursed upon some sort OF basis, to
ONE extent, of her expenditures in
diving claims against the United
tates amounting to over $2,OOO,OOO.
ZEN. King contends that there is moth
1g in the act of congress requiring
he original documents instead OF
opies.
The charter of the Fort Worth
priukling company, capital $4,000,
vas gled yesterday.
The comptroller yesterday paid $780,
90 into the state treasury, collections
rom tax collectors. The counties
which settled balances are Lavacca,
Iouston, Grayson, San Saba, Brazos
nd Brazoria.
New assessment rolls show the fol-
owing increase in taxable values.
lee county. SGS'H3
colorado county --:.......-.-. SSe'9.o
Toward county. ........''..- 52p,99,
iockwal county. .....-..- 1920
Total. ............ .........-.' Sz'oSS.oO0
Tax collector Morris, of Travis
.o,ntv vastardav receiptod to Asses