The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-22

DOratOrs: IL. 4. DeMOrse, A. j. hoffman
/. Deutschman, A. n. Halves, Dan T
Leary, A. j. Purcell, John S. Knox, W. A
Kelsey and w. H. Arnold.
Also, filed yesterday, the charter of the
Sonora Street Land com 2any, of FL Paso
Capital $1,000. Incorporators: H. NJ
Mundy, Geo. Berrott, j. p. Hague, George
| Look and j. NJ. Zallows.
The Sixty-fourth Texas reports of the
/ supreme court have been received from
the printer, and will be forwarded to sub
scribers and officers entitled to them.
MISCELLANEOUS
Superintendent Baker has made the
following additional selections of lOca-
tiOns for summer normal schools Beau
mont. NacOgdoches. Greenville, Jewett,
Willis, Mckinney, Seymour, Round Rock,
Pearsall, Fredericksburg, and Cisco.
The comptroller received %44l21 in
terest on bonds of Mcnard county, pur-
chased with school funds.
The Texas u st. Louis railway company
paid in S2lS.15, tax on passenger earnings
for the quarter.
Gov. Ireland considers that none of the
officials engaged in the Laredo riot are
worthy of Office, and advises that the peo-
pie must get rid of their services.
The governor will make an address to
the public at Bruggerhof April 2lst, San
JacintO day.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
The quarterly account of the collector
Of McLennan county, and sworn to as
correct. shows that he had collected up to
the date of the suspension of the state
treasury, cash payments: Revenue tax,
S1,G76A4; school tax. SS372G; poll tax,
S4G2; one-third of the poll tax being reve
nue. and the balance school fund.
1t has been stated in some of the papers
that he had $4,000 on hand at the time
treasury payments were stopped. 1t APP
pears, however, that he had only Sl,83044
less his commissions, in hand. He had
settled fully with the state up to January
1, 1886, and the above are his collections
since January to January 2S, 1886.
The superintendent of public instruc-
ton reports that all the places intended
have been selected for the summer normal
schools.
Adiutant- General King states that there
are twenty rangers at AlvaradO, and Fort
Worth, under command of Captain Nc
Murray.
Governor Ireland's address at Bruegger-
hof, on the 2lst inst, will doubtless at
tract a good many visitors from Austin to
hear him.
CoMpTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
In this department, yesterday, the final
settlement papers of collector W. I'll. Gra-
ham, of Dewitt county, were received. He
is the first to settle up in full for the taxes
Of 1885, and his exhibit is good one and
satisfactory to the department.
STATE LAND BOARD.
The state land board is receiving more
inquiry than usual relative to lease mat
Icrs and numerous requests are being
made for blank forms, indicating that
here is to be very marked increase in
he demand for land by stockmen desiring
70 lease.
On the 10Th 100000 fell due on leases
made, and up to yesterday
lbout 100000 of the amount had been re-
,eived. The balance is expected in few
lays.
THE LAREDO RIOTS.
The following is the report made by
General Roberts to Governor Ireland:
AUSTIN, April II, 1886.
70 Governor John Ireland, cOmmander-in-
chief, Texas Volunteer guards:
SIR-ln obedience to instructions re-
,eived from your Office, dated April 8,
1886, ordering me to Laredo to assume
command of any forces of the volunteer
guards there found, to disarm all persons
Who have not the right to carry them, and
~ nraSprva tho nno pa ouI on nrcn tha low
left Austin, accompanied by part of
my staff, on the first regular train for San
Nntonio, it being the one that left Austin
about $3.50 p. m, April s.
= Arriving at San Antonio, Captain How |
lrd with the Belknap rifles, thirty -four of
icers and men, Captain Badger with
The San Antonio rifles, thirty Off
GERS and men, Captain Schmidt |
Of the rangers, nine officers aud men, and |
Major j. b. Cresson, of my staff, reported |
for duty.
l had, before leaving Austin, made ar
with the Missouri Pacific |
Railway company for special train from
San Antonio to Laredo. This train |
found ready to start as soon rs the men |
could be got aboard.
reached Laredo about $3.50 o'clock Il. |
M, April .; was met at the depot by Lieu
tenant Buck, U. S. A., with message from |
Colonel Bernard, commander of Fort Nc
lntosh, rendering me camp grounds |
within the fort for my command Wishing
to have my men more centrally located, |
returned thanks to Colonel Bernard, and |
the command into the city, |
lnartering the men in the court house, |
and made arrangements for subsistence |
Mt the two hotels in the city.
l established my headquarters at the
Commercial hotel, and Immediately sum
moned the city aud county officials, and |
some of the most prominent citizens. to !
meet me, and to give me each his version |
of the trouble. After hearing all they had |
to say, and giving them permission to in
troduce any one of their respective par
ties whom they might wish me to see, |
came to the conclusion that both parties |
were to blame.
The Botas had elected their ticket, and !
wishing to celebrate their victory, organ
lied mock funeral of the Guaraches, !
their opponents at the polls. This flu
neral was advertised around town by
means of circulars, some of which were
sent to the leaders of the Guaraches party.
This was taken by the Guaraches as a
challenge.