Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Press Excursion TO the New Orleans
Worlds Exposition.
The Inter State Drill at Houston-Gen'
King Set Right.
Local Items Of Interest and Notes From
The Department,
sneclnl TO the Gazette.

] Special TO the Gazette.
Austin, February 10. - DR.. VIM
Iandell, president of the Texas press
association, came in to-day from tflI
TO Tom Green county. He states tna'
press excursion was contemplated 70
the City of Mexico in May but that al
though his application for transporta,
ton was endorsed by Governor Ireland
and prominent railway officials OF the
state, managers of Mexican railroads
would only give half rates, therefore It
has been abandoned. In its stead,
an excursion will be arranged to the
inter state drill at Houston, one of the
grandest affairs Texas has ever known,
and perhaps over the Sunset through
the DEVILS river country. Big-hearted
Ben Mccullough, always the friend of
the bohemian, has rendered an excur-
sion to the New Orleans exposition in
January next, which, it is anticipated,
will have full attendance from the
press.
Mr.. II. b. Rice, superintendent of
the grand Interstate drill to he held at
Houston in May, is in lhe city max
ing certain arrangements connected
with the occasion. He says Mobile,
have already intimated their intention
to be present, aud many others are en-
pected, -,
The GAzETTE's editorial criticism OF
certain utterances attributed to auJu-
tant-general King does him an lnJr 4
tice, in that the interview rep' .rte<i
with him from Crockett county was .
complete fabrication. lie Is known
to he in entire accord with re govern
or on all questions of poll ~ in regard
to fence-cutting.
The land board IN session to-day
heard testimony in favor of alleged
actual settlers on section ., block ], in
Jones county, on which Arson, the
county seat, Is situated. The decision
was reserved until Monday. The case
involves the right of these parties to
the land under claim of actual settlers.
The adjutant gdneral Is concentrat-
ing Ranger forces in thecounties
of Mason, Menard, Brown, Coleman
aud McCullock, where fence-cutting
has tlourished to the greatest extent.
The companies of McMurray, Gillespie
and SEEKER have been ordered there and
the latter has already transferred his
men. Lieutenant Schmitt will take
the place of McMurray at Wichita
Falls, and Colonel Baylor succeeds
Gillespie in Presidio county.
General Walker, the new supervis.
ing architect of capitol construction,
when questioned to-day by the GA
ZErTE reporter regarding the concrete
work which has been so savagely inn
peached by the Stone. cutters assOcia-
ton, replied: God has made mighty
II al - 4.
men have succeeded in improving ON
it.n He will make an official report
soon in regard to the matter, sustain
ing the co.crete.
Secretary Baker of the board of ed
ucation received to-day 1000 from
the Peabody fund, making $1,000 in
all received from this source. or one
half the amount appropriated TO the
state. 1t is all to be applied to the
| Sam Houston Normal institute.
The following insurance companies
were authorized to continue business
| in the state for the current year: New
Orleans Insurance Association; Fire
Association of PhilaGelphia; Roya
Insurance Co and The London ant
Lancashire of Liverpool.
Chartered: Young Mems Building
and Loan Association of Lampasas
capital 100000.
Under recent meeting O
the board of education, student
who are especially fitted 70
the place may be admitted to the San
Houston normal school, although uu
der eighteen, the age required rs
qualification for admission. This II
verses former ruling, which mad
this qualification imperative.
No intelligence has been receive
here of any fence.cutting since the ne'
law went into effect. Reports indicat
that pasturemen will generally acqu
+ esce in the Enclosure law, and test I
its constitutionality in the courts is ne
anticipated.
1t is learned that violent cyclon
traversed n section of country tiftee
miles from here on Tuesday, sweepin
away everyth ng in its path. All tn
buildings on the Houston ranch wer
destroyed and much damage done t
other property, but no lives lost or pei
sons injured.
AS intimated yesterday, the fine il
the ease of Ben Thompson for assault
on Bowen, rendered in sealed vel
diet, was IS.
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