The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
GOVERNMENTAL.
WHAT Is GOING OK IN THE
DEPARTMENTS.
AN EPITOME OF WHAT WAS
LEARNED AT THE CAPITOL
EsTERDAG.

sinking fund.
The Panhandle Stock association, of
Texas. filed an amended charter. The
amendment consists in looping off from
its corporate name the words "of Texas"
its designation, hereafter, to be the Pan
handle Stock association.
The HillsborO District Alliance Trans
portation com pany filed its charter, with
q. C. Orr, w. ID. Ballard, w. Hunt, 7. j.
Breeding, and p. A. Youngblood, as in
,orporators. It's capital stock is $4,000.
No business of Importance was trans
acted in the other departments.
LAND BOARD.
At the meeting of the land board yes
terday, sixty-nine sections of school land
and 9,7SG acres Of public domain were
leased.
An application for the lease of thirty
sections of university lands was received,
and its consideration postponed.
Applications for lease of eight sections
in Childress county were rejected because
the same are watered lands. For like
reason, application for G,4OO acres of va
cant public domain was rejected.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
The Geographic message received from
citizen of Preside county by General
King, published in yesterdays issue, was
the theme of conversation during the half
hour spent by The STATEsMANs represen-
tative in the adjutant generals Office yes
terday. The acknowledgement feels indig-
nant at the spoilations and outrages to
which the settlers on the Rio Grande are
constantly subjected, and all the more
keenly that the state has not the power to
follow and punish marauders. The gen
eral thinks this state of things will con
thu Ga long rs the Rio Grande, stream
fordable almost anywhere for ten months
of the year, is the dividing line. He
thought that it would end in the border
being pushed back to the Sierra Madre
mountains by the military power of the
general government not because the ter
ritory thus gained would be desirable in
itself but for the reason that this natural
line would afford a more efrectual barrier
agtiHst forays, such as that just com
p ..l IT, The border was sparsely
7 .l., q, he said, and would continue so
uu 'a government afforded stockmen
ai psriculturists more eirectual protec
uOu.
The name of Frank Jones, recently pro-
NOTED to the captaincy of his ranger com
pany, was enormously given ms Frank
Taylor.
cOMPTRoLLERs DEPARTMENT.
Treasurer Lubbocks eyes must have
fairly danced with delight yesterday morn
ing, when Comptroller Swain enriched his
Golfers with 100000. This was the only
business of special note that engaged the
attention of either department outside the
regular routine.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Governor ireland has already embodied
the dispatch from Preside county in a
dispatch to Secretary Bayard, and only
awaits the documentary proofs to forward
a formal application for redress. The
governor thinks the troops OF the United
States are improperly disposed for ade
auate protection, If, for example, he
SAID the troops stationed at San Antonio
and other interior posts were properly
stationed along the Rio Grande, Mexican
depredations would be less frequent The
government had not only failed to give
the state that measure of protection guar
antecd by the constitution, but had falt-
cred and dallied with us when we asked to
be reimbursed for what we had spent in
protecting ourselves.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Routine business chiefly occupied this
department yesterday. At the request of
the parties, W. j. Crocker and G. A. Bry-
ant heretofore assigned to the normal in
stitutes at Bryan and Jackboro, respec-
lively, were granted leave to exchange
their posts of labor.
Superintendent Baker has issued certi-
iicates of election TO the following trustees
of public schools in their school districts
Dublin-A. W. Townsend, president W.
j. Davis secretary; w, Y Miller, treasurer;
w. ID. Holland, collector, and j. c. Davis,
assessor,
Stephenville w. IL. Fooshie, president:
ID. l.. Orr secretary; John A. Frey, treas
urer; Jas, Collins collector, and Thos b.
King, assessor.
Dutfau-J. r. Powell, president; j. j.
Bennett, secretary; 7. W. Wilkerson, trea
surer; j. NJ. Robertson, collector, and J. ii.
Burnett, assessor.
Alexander. ID. st. Clair, PRESIDENT;
$. Keith, seCretHry;J. O. Toliver, treasurer;
Thos. Mason, assessor, and c. c. Oliver,
collector.
The following is the total number of
teachers, outside of the cities and towns
which have assumed control of their own
schools; White male teachers in l56
counties, 4,2l0 white female teachers in
$50 counties, l,6iS: colored male teach
ers in l04 counties, l,S03; colored female
teachers in % counties, 429; grand total
in 15S counties, 1866.
Total number of school-houses belong
ing to the state in "a counties. 1,7l9; built
during the year, S22; number of frame
houses belonging to the state, l,464; num-
Der of brick, 229; number of stone, Ill;
number in good condition, 1922; number
in Indifferent condition. --.
CoMPrRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
This office paid into the treasury yester-
day the snug sum of $4,000, to be depos-
tied to the credit of general revenue The
state will not go broke for yet a
while.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Sherman Lodge No. IL, l. o. o. F., of
Henderson, Rusk county, filed its charter
of incorporation with the secretary of
state yesterday.
LAND BOARD.
The land board received bids to lease
the following lands in the counties
named;