The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-11

other has been dead some years. Com
missioner Walsh will probably institute
proceedings to declare the certificates null
and void or take steps to have the patriotic
applicants indicted for perjury, if they
do not bring some very strong evidence
to show that they really were soldiers and
bore arms in the war of Texas indepen-
dence.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The governor yesterday received let
ter from prominent stockman
in Runnels county, calling
attention to depradations by fence
cutters, and to the fact that the district
court will meet about the
Goth for the trial of such offenders against
whom indictments have been found. The
letter suggests that rangers be sent to
Runnels, as precautionary measure to
keep down disturbances, and the matter
was referred to the acknowledgement.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT..
Adjutant- General King has gone to
Sulphur Springs, to be absent several
days.
Capt. SEEKER, acting adjutant-general,
ASIoibo Oh HuiCu uhC DOloOls buu
some fence cutting in Runnels county,
where, few nights ago, six miles of fence
were destroyed. The letter, alluded to
under executive department. as having
been received by the governor, was re-
ferred to Capt. SEEKER, and he has or
dered detachment of rangers, now scout
ing i'll Concho county, to proceed to Run
nels and remain there until court is over.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
This department was busy on yesterday
with reports from several of the state in
surance companies all of which indicate
a very poor business for the year, the
losses of the companies being much
greater than usual.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Some two or three thousand dollars
worth of warrants were registered yester-
day. The number of the first revenue
warrant registered after the collapse of
the treasury, 3948, and the number of the
first school warrant, 459.
RESUMPTION OF PAYMENT.
AS will be seen by an advertisement i'll
another column, available school fund
Wal uliUo, lCSl olOlOu huillbOlo w Wv, WAL
be paid at the state treasury upon pre-
sentation. Attention is directed to the
class of warrants mentioned.
GENERAL NOTES.
Capt. SEEKER yesterday reported all quiet
along the Mexican frontier.
The state land board received the usual
number of letters making inquiries about
Texas lands. The remittances were light
There was nothing of public Importance
in the attorney generals office.
Hon. B. NJ Baker returned from Tay
lor yesterday.
The insurance department was busy
with correspondence.
There was nothing outside of routine
work in the attorney generals Office.
There was nothing of public interest il
the department of education yesterday
The usual package of applications fol
pardons was received at the executive
Office.
At the executive office, the usual mai
and applications for pardons were re
ceived.
Reports to the military department in
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frontier.
The acknowledgement reports all quie
on the Mexican border, and up in tn,
Panhandle.
The insurance department had mas
of routine work yesterday, but nothing o
general interest.
The attorney generals nor the comp
troller's Offices had anything of public in
terest yesterday.
The attorney generals office yesterda.
was very quiet, nothing at all of public
interest transporting.
The executive department received thu
usual, and always expected, batch of ap
plications for pardon.
The attorney generals office was very
quiet, only routine work occupying the at
tention of the department
Secretary Laurence, of the State LAND
board, turned in several hundred dollars
yesterday to the credit of the free school
fund.