The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
STATE DEPARTMENTS.

Hidalgo county borders on Mexico,
and the citizens down there have been
in a turmoil of trouble ever since the
election. iJs2ems that there are two
faction, one of which tried to bulldoze
the other from counting the votes.
This produced trouble, of course,
which resulted in the killing of one
man. Every thing is serene at last,
though no troops were ordered to the
sceneby Gov. Ireland, as reported. A
company of rangers, who have made
the aforesaid county their headquar
tiers for some time, are amply compe-
tent to keep down all further trouble.
Irelsnd's majority over Jones, from
the cotntles heard from to date-not
quite half-give the former a major
ity of nearly 10000 votes, and his total
majority will approximate 100000.
The Tow Valley Cooperative
associations, Patrons of .Husbandry,
Llano county, has filed charter, and
thelDeltoD Land and Cattle company
has amended its charter, changing its
headquarters to Dallas.
The eomptroller's annual report is
ready Tor the press, and contains a
very thorough exposition of the rather
unpromising Icondition of the state
finances. He assumes that the reven-
lie at the present rate of taxation is
not. sufficient for general purposes,
but it may be possible to increase the
revenue tax, and correspondingly re-
duce the school tax, so as to produce
sufficiat revenue for general and
school purposes, without increasing
the aggregate tax. The school tax, it
is SUPPOSED, may he reduced, as the
available school fund derived from
interest on land sales and on
bonds and leases of the lands is rapid
ly increasing. If, however, this
should not be found practicable, by
the time the legislature meets, it is
likely an issue of per cent. bonds to
meet deficiencies, would be better
than to increase the total of taxation
at time of such financial pressure,
which is likely to continue for the
next eighteen months. 1t is under
stood that the above, in substance,
corresponds with the forthcoming
accommodation of the comptroller.
The NDvelty Iron Bridge Works, of
Dallas, with charter of 5000, has
been chartered.
The annual report of the Rio
Grande railroad has been sent in!
Capital stock, $255,2OO; passenger
earnings, tS4,l44.85; freight earnings
S89, 1854. So. The Kansas Il Gulf Short
Line reports capital stock, 10000; pas.
senger earnings, 9,936:5O; freight
earnings, SlS,669 SO. The sum Of
1902 81 has been paid in by the Gulf
Colorado &Santa Fe, as tax on pas
senger earnings for the current
quarter.
A number of counties have sent in
returns to the secretary of state, and
a comparison OF the votes cast in his
former race shows that in nearly al
the countiesi heard from Jones vote
will not be more than half as great a:
it was two years ago. Ireland's ma
josity will probably be in the neigh
borhood of 10000 votes.
At meeting of the land board,
number of contests for ownership
were settled; bids for the lease OF n
sections in Wilbarger county wer'
rejected, as the award was made OF
Sunday, the LIST, instead of the Sd o.
November.
Treasury receipts, $1,000.
AO III b4OOul1l1S AOROAO VI
troller Swain will show an increaS
in the taxable wealth of the state, TO
1883, of S73,OO0OO0, which gives al
aggregate valuation of $6O3, OO0,00C
Part of this increase is due to the as
sessment of lands in unorganiZe'
counties at 500 instead of 80 cents
as they had formerly been rated.
The land board, after settling a few
more disputed claims, adjourned unit
its next regular meeting in Decembel
The annual report of Hon. Il. N
Baker promises to be of unusual in
terest. as a full table of all the pabii
school teachers in the state will az
pear, with their grade of certificate
sex, color, etc.
Major Ed De NormaDdie, Of Ga
i weston, formerly of this city, has jus
been commissioned by iiov. Irelan
assistant Inspector general. with ran
of major, in the first brigade of Texa
volunteer guards.
The following letter to Adjutan'
General King. from citizens il Chan
bers county, will prove of interest 8
serving to show tie necessity thu
still exists of maintaining the From
Ter Battalion ia certain sections {
, Texas;
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