The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

:. Springs, having dS d pdTGllcE III III
g land business Mr.. Tom Andrews
{ county attorney of Howard County
. and claims to have left Big Spring:
: the day before the issuance of thu
, forged papers.
Additional scholastic census re
turns:
Jones county 239, last year, 14S.
The annual report of the city OF
Ennis shows nine months term, and
an attendance of 80 per cent of the
scholastic population.
DIR. G. w. Pierce, the homeopathic
physician, arrested at Dallas for COM
plicity in the land frauds in Howard
county, November last, recently I'M
earthed by the land boad, was brought
in yesterday, but declines to talk. The
Doctor was originally from Chicago,
but has lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas,
since the war. lie came 70 Texas.
and at the time of the frauds, was
living at Big Springs.
WAMPLER TALKS.
L. M. Wampler, who was arrested
on July Bird, at Pratt, Wisconsin, by
Captain McMurray of the ranger SER
vice, was lawyer, land age-E and
notary public at Big Springs, ward
county, county attorney Andrews be-
| ing his partner in the land business.
He claims TO have left Big Springs on
the day previous to the date of the
| forged document
He says he made several legitimate
filings for DR.. Pierce, but does not
hesitate to pronounce as forgeries
those upon which the charges of fraud
are based, stating mostemphatically
that no such parties as those
mentioned in the forged
papers live in Howard county.
| Wampler acknowledges the
genuineness of his own signature to
| forged document. but claims that the
jurat attached is a glaring forgery.
He explains his signature by saying
1t was his custom to leave lot of
filing blanks already signed in his
desk, to be filled out and certified to.
That as long as the jurat was not at
tached his signature was of no force
The forgeries are dated Nov. 10Th,
1888, and Wampler claims to have left
Big Springs for Galveston, enroute to
Mexico, on Nov, Is. In Mexico he
had charge of train on the Mexican
Central road up to the removal of
district superintendent Garner. AT
the time of his arrest, he was
in the employ of the Chicago,
Minneapolis and Omaha railroad.
His whereabouts were no secret. Up
on leaving Big Springs, his business
has been transferred to his partner,
county attorney Andrews. and young
man named Barlow. Upon arrival
here Wampler announced his readi-
ness for trial. A preliminary exami-
nation will be had before Justice Won
Rosenberg as soon as witnesses can
arrive.
b CHARTERS FILED.
Charters filed yesterday: The |
COPYRIGHT Detective agency, of Fort |
Worth. Incorporators-T. j. Court |
right, A. N. Woodey. James Maddox,
Jas. Il. Gillett, John Price.
Pecos City Bridge company, of Pc
cos, capital stock $4,000. Incorpora-
tors-William M. Dunn, Alf. H. To |
lar. J. Il. Harness and Samuel Geddes. |
Lyons Thomas Hardware company, |
of Paris; capital stock, $4,000. In |
corporators-J. d. Thomas, Joseph |
Lyons, w. +. Dulaney.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
The comptroller's estimate of the |
available school fund for the coming
scholastic year is $1.947, 0O0- This will |
give about $4.75 per capita, for the en-
tire scholastic population ES-
timating an attendance of IS per cent.
OF the entire scholastic popula-
ton, upon the public chools, there
will be insured six months term |
from the state apportionment alone.
Additional scholastic returns have
been received from two counties, leav-
ing only Ell PaSo county, and Ell Paso
city to be heard from.
Maverick county, al; Last year.. GA
Fort Bend. 1878; Last year........2,4ls
The large decrease in Maverick
county is attributable to the fact that
the city of Eagle Pass has assumed |
control of its own schools.
Estimating the returns from Ell
Paso county and city at 1000, the to-
tai scholastic population of Texas is
407 $3.50, against 81 ,0S3 last year-an
increase of 96,606 in a twelve month.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Captains Shelly and Seikel, of the
ranger service came in yesterday from
southwest Texas. where they report
everything exceedingly dry.
Gen. King will remove Capt. Seikel
from Menard county down to the |
Sunset road, and Capt. Shelly from
La Sale to Medina, to cover more of
the cattle and horse theiving district.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Governor Ireland has information
that agents of the federal government
are ejecting settlers from Greer coun-
ty, and has begun cores
pondence with the secretary of |
state of the United States govern
ment, on the subject. 1t would seem
that the secretary of war, acting I'M
der the statutes of 1882 making it OBJ
hgatOry to eject intruders from the |
Indian reservation, and presuming |
that this land is the property |
of the national government, has in
structed his subordinateS accord |
ingly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Col. Stagner, of Luling, was in to
see the governor.
The Matador Cattle Company holds
lea Sc upon 216,447 acres of land.
Thirty thousand dollars was yester-
day deposited to the credit of the
general revenue fund, and $4,000 to
several especial funds. The latter
amount included the payment of
interest on the Bexar county bonds
held by the school fund.
Waco Athletic club, of Waco; cap
ital stock 81 500. Incorporators: WI
ley Jones, jr., E. N. Stephenson and
Edward Toby. jr.
Wheeler Salt company, of Colorado
City; capital stock 100000. Incor-
porators: T. b. Wheeler, VIM. M.
Dunn and b. G. Ware.
Collector w. ii. Rand, of Cass coun-
ty, settled with the comptroller.
Registered yesterday: $4,000 of
water works bonds of the city of
Cleburne.
Deposited to the general revenue
fund, $4,000.
| To available school fund, $1,000.
| Additional scholastic returns have
been received from the town of Kauff-
man, which reports 1913.
The educational department is pre-
pairing to send out about $50 pounds
of blanks for school purposes in maxi
ing reports during the next scholastic
year.
Kendall county's assessor reports
by postal to the comptroller an
increase in taxable values of the coun-
ty, of S242, $3.50 over 1888.
Atascosa county reports an advance
of 100000, partly estimated.
Medina county shows an increase OF
S166,139
If this proportion of increase is
maintained throughout all the cOun