The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-11

and invested fully 100000 in the brewing
business IN that city. Too much praise
cannot be given to our worthy governor
Tor acting III this case in lust and
business-like manner.
The governor yesterday appointed 7.
M. Harwood, of Gonzales. and w 6
Deiany, of Columbus, special Judges to
try the case of NJ. E. d S. W. Miller VS..
the Calf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad
company, now pending In the supreme
court, Judges Willie and Robertson dis
qualified,
Inc governor yesterday issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
Whereas; Oh the first day of March. A.
D., 1856, upon the requisition of the gov
ernor of Illinois, issued an extradition
warrant for'one Javoslar B. Belorasdkv,
charged with embezzlement in the comfy
OF COOK, IN said state of Illinois; and
Whereas, 1t has been satisfactorily
shown to me by the affidavits of the
sheriff of Bexar county, and his deputy,
that said warrant has been issued i'm
properly and in contravention to the true
object and intention of the extradition
law of the United States, and of the state
OF Texas, l. e., for the purpose of col
Letting an alleged debt.
Now, therefore, l, John Ireland, gov
ernor of the state of Texas, by
virtue of the authority yes
ted in me by the constitution
and laws of the state, do hereby revoke
said warrant, and direct that it be not ex-
ecuied by any official of this state.
In testimony whereof l have hereuuto
signed my name and have caused to be
impressed thereon the seal of the state, at
Austin, Texas, this the 4th day of March.
A. ID. 1856. JNo. IRELAND,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
j. w. BAINEs, Secretary of State.
Messrs A. N. Mills and NJ. Kleberg, ap-
pointed special judges by the governor to
try cause in the supreme court-M. C. Il
S. W. Miller VS.. Gulf, Colorado d Santa Fe
railway company-in place of Judges
Willie and Robertson, disqualified. ten
dered their designations as such special
Judges, finding upon examination of the
case that they were disqualified.
STATE LAND BoaGD.
The land board was in session yester-
dpy to consider the report of Grass Com
missioner Gass, in the case of Charles
Goodnight and others, who propose to
mandamus him in court TO accept $4,000
for lands which they propose to purchase
under the seven section act. The board
determined to secure the services of Hon.
j. N. Browning, of Mobeeiie to represent
he state in the matter, and he was tele-
graphed to last night.
The state land board met in regular
monthly session, with Chairman Lubbock,
Acknowledgement Templeton and Land
Commissioner Walsh present.
Bids for leasing 120 sections were con-
sidered, and "a Sc ,tions out of the num-
Der awarded while the balance were re-
jected because of previous lease at cents
per acre.
WHERE SITUATED.
The lands leased are situated as follows:
Borden county, section; Burnett county,
l section; GAIA county, IA sections; Hale
and Lamb counties, 2 sections Lubbock
county, 10 sections; Lynn county, 27
sections; Preside county, 6 sections;
Uvalde county, IL sections; Wharton
county, 2 sections.
One or two contests between actual set
tiers were disposed of.
Mr.. Newton Walton was on hand with
$4,000 in cash, and a bid at four cents,
for ninetytwo sections of land, situated
i'll Deaf Smith county, but the board in
continently sat down upon and crushed
the whole business, before Mr.. Walton's
musical voice succeeded in fully reading
biS rs IN Ua CTffi-
cient for the board to promptly and Wig
or0usly act upon, and it acted.
Hon. w. L, Wurzback, of San Antonio,
was over, and also appeared before the
board with proposition to lease, at four
cents. a certain number of sections in Me-
dina county but he met with the same
fate that did Mr.. Walton. Mr.. Wurz-
back, however, will change mis- bid to the
regulation price-six cents per acre.
Tomorrow the board will convene to
consider the matter of pending contests
between actual settlers, and to examine
and approve of the lease made to Pea
cock Bros. by the university regents.
This lease will be approved, as it should
be, rumors to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. The regents think they will be able
to lease at least 100000 acres during
the next three or four months, and it is
consummation devoutedly to be wished
for.
PROSPECTIVE LITIGATION.
On the adjournment of the land board
the clerks will make up list of all lessees
who have failed to pay the amounts due
for lands leased from the state, and it will
be turned over to the attorney general
who will institute proceedings to collect
the same as required by law.
The state land board had a short session
to decide between conflicting claims for
school lands set up by actual settlers.
Three or four cases were decided. In one
case section of dry land which had been
leased was applied for by an actual settler
purchaser, but the lessee having built a
tank upon it and procured permanent
stock water under the boards resolution
withdrawing watered lands from sale, the
application to purchase was rejected.
The land board held meeting yester-
day in the attorney generals office to
consider the recent lease made by the uni
versity regents to Peacock Bros. After
some discussion it was decided that the
lease was irregular, in that it did not pass
through the hands of the county surveyor
and because the lands were not put up at
competition, as required by the rules OF
the board. The bids will be returned to
the county surveyors and by them re-