The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-27

{ cities ard towns; and also, those of Tn
/ local option law, in each of which tn
manner of repeating the laws is expressl
5 pointed out while III the case of a city as
Stunning the control of its schools, no sue
r provision is made.
: From the premises stated, he conclude
that any town or city abandoning sue
: control, after lawfully acquired, can b
compelled by mandamus to administe
the schools.
The encouragement has returned t,
the state superintendent written opinion
upon the following question: The hold
ing is, that in a case where city council
has tnrned over the control of the publ,
schools TO a board of trustees appointed
by itself, and that board has appointed {
city superintendent of schools for the fol
lowing scholastic year, and the city coun
Gil dlsmisses the board of trustees and re
sumes control of the schools itself, the
contract between the dismissed board anG
the superintendent cannot be enforced
The assessors abstract of the scholastic
census of Cameron county for the year
beginning September |, 1886, is as fol
white females, 1900: total, both sexes,
1920. Last years report established the
total of 1854, gain of 56. The num-
Der of children who are unable to read Is
2,O1o-a disparaging ratio which is to be
| accounted for only by calling to mind the
immense preponderance of half Ameri-
canized MeXicans, who do not compel the
attendance of their children in the public
schools.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
The pplementary deposition of Major
Joe II. Stewart, containing the additional
interrogatories flied, and the answers
thereto, were received from the clerks
office, and opened by the attorney
general yesterday.
The encouragement has also received
letter from Messrs. Leon d H. Blum, of
Galveston, to whom the four certificates
In controversy were sold by Messrs. Stew
art Habicht, stating that they had re-
turned the certificates to Messrs. Stewart
d Habicht, through Mr.. Tom Jones, jr.
The monthly report of Capt. s. A. Nc
Murray, commanding company 3D." From
tier battalion, was received at the adju-
tant-general's office yesterday. The
company is at Harold, the portion of it
sent to Fort Worth to aid the civil au-
thorities having been withdrawn.
The attorney general has prepared and
returned an exhaustive opinion to the land
board, on the question of the boards
power to extend time of payment of the
installments of interest on purchases of
land by actual settlers. The particular
question arose out of an application for
such extension from settlers OF Viii
barger county. submitted through County
Attorney d. R. Britt. Attorney General
Templeton holds in the opinion that
there is neither power in the board. nor
in the Legislature itself, to grant such re-
lief, it being inhibited by the constitu- |
ton. So that the organic law must be |
before the relief sought can be |
extended. Section 4, OF article :, state
reads as follows:
The lands herein set apart to the pub
lie free school fund she'll be sold under
such regulations, at such times and on
such terms as may be prescribed by law;
and the legislature shall not have power
TO grant any relief to the purchasers
thereof"
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The following charters of incorpora-
ton were filed i'll the Office of the secre-
tary of state yesterday:
The Bryan Telephone company, CAPT
5al stock $4,000. This line is to run from
Bryan to jacksonville, Leona, lola, Nava
'ota, Hearne, Minnford and Caldwell.
The incorporators are thirty-one we'll
Known citizens.
The Castroville Printing and Publishing
company also filed its charter, fixing its
apital stock at $4,000, with the follow
ng board of directors: August Kempf,
/. @. Heitig, j. p. Wernette, Joseph Con
ad and A. H. Tuos.
The following is the endorsement of
he governor on the application of VIM
fagenfuhr for pardon, the endorsement
nd accompanying papers being now on
lie in the Office of the secretary of state:
"There seems to be some doubt about
lis mans sanity, and as the matter was
OF submitted to jury, and for other !
'asons to be found in these papers, he is
ardoped. I
(Signed) John IRELAND,
Governor"
hhiOuS tilo pdpeIS Iol5rreu 10, upon
hich the governor bass his action, are {
petition signed by forty-eight citizens !
Austin, another signed by twenty-four
tizens of San Antonio, several affidavits
n the question of sanity, previous good
anding, etc. District Attorney Robert d
IN, District Clerk Hart and Chief of Po-
ce Lucy are among the Austin signers. {
ADJUTANr-GENERAL's OFFICE. \
Adjutant General King received a tele- 8
hone message from Liberty Hill yester- y
ny morning, Private Ira Aten, company n
, frontier battalion, sending the message :
} the effect that he (Aten) had, in attempt =
g to arrest man named Collier, the P
opposed murderer of old man Branna- y
an, at Fredericksburg killed Collier, y
lille forcibly resisting arrest. 1t will be
membered that Aten was in the city two
eeks ago and gave to The STATESMAN an
'count of former attempt to arrest this q y
an, resulting in an exchange of shots
Id the loss of his pistol by Collier. Since -,
rs attempt, Aten has been following N
cry trace he could find which promised
lead to the arrest of Collier, having been
'ecially detailed for that purpose. Capt. 4
'iker went up yesterday to investigate G
Id report the facts to the adjutant-gen- l
ais office. N
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. I
The comptroller, Yesterday. began I,