The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-31
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Matters and Things Picked Up in
Tour of the Departments.

Matters and Things Picked Up in
Tour of the Departments.
From THURSDAYS DAILY
Adjutant- General King yesterday issued
orders to Captain McMurray with a de-
tachment of rangers to report at once at
Hampstead, in consequence of the ex-
element arising from the assassination
Saturday last of Stephen Alchin by
Deputy Sheriff Dick Springfield and a
young farmer named Jack McDade.
Adjutant-genersl King also ordered the
detachment of rangers hitherto doinG
duty in Wharton county to Hampstead,
making in all about ten men.
Among the instructions to the
see that the good citizens of the town and
county are protected, and especially that
there shall be no intimidation of wit
nesses at the examining trial of the
ms, which comes off Monday next.
1t is understood that Adjutant- General
King during his visit to Hampstead
Tuesday morning found Sheriff McDade
and the prisoners, Springfield and Jack
McDade, barricaded ia the court
house; that General King sent word to
McDade to come aud see him; that Sheriff
McDade refused. The report that
Adjutant-General King sent McDade
word the prisoners must be put
in Jail either at Hampstead or somewhere
else; that the courthouse was not the
place to hold prisoners and should be free
of access to all citizens; that if he did not
vacate 1t with the prisoners he (McDade),
would be put out by force. The position
of the rangers will be that of force to
preserve the peace on all sides, ard pre-
vent intimidation of witnesses; in other
words, they have orders to break the
reign of terror and uphold the supremacy
of the law. Adjutaut General King says
he had interviews with leading citizens of
Hampstead and that there was evidently
no intention of resortiug to lynch law.
Their aim seemed to be TO remove Ill OBJ
stacles to the execution of the laws.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Following charter was filed yesterd, ":
The Clayton Cooperative Machine con-
parry, of Grayson county, for encourage
ment of agriculture and procuring farm
machinery. Capital $4,000; incorpora-
tors, W. d. L. Box, j. ]. johnson, g. B.
Polk, @. G. Bomberger and j. W. Pitt.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Governor Ross has offered $3.50 for ar
rest of Albert Whittier, who committed
murder in Madison county some time ago.
From Saturdays Daily.l
Attorney General Hogg has at his office
in the new capitol the answer filed by the
International and Great Northern railway
in the suit of the state now pending
against the company. The answer calls
attention to the fact of the annulment of
the lease of the road to the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas subsequent to COM
plants having been made by the state.
Following is an extract from the answer
Defendant says the said road and ap.
purtenances, rolling stock and all its cor
porate property are now in its own pos
session and under the exclusive control
and management of its own officers and
employees III like manner as before the
said lease, and its general Office is at Pal
estine and is now supplied with al depart
ments and heads of departments, books
and corps of clerks that it had there be-
fore the said lease"
The answer also calls attention to The
hoSU viz AOW NOPOpo uO AuSGlLS IylST
and Troupe were begun since the COM
plant made by the state in the suit insti-
tuted by Attorney General Hogg, and, as a
consequence thereof, several other minor
points are made in the answer.
Adjutant- General King, under instruc-
tions from the governor, has gone to
Hampstead to give personal attention to
the local troubles now disturbing the
peace of Waller county.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. BUT Mcdonald, young architect
OF Austin, has teen appointed supervising
architect of the new buildings to be erect
ed at the Terrell asylum for the insane.
EDUCATIONAL.
Superintendent Cooper has decided to
allow examinations for summer normal
teachers certificates at the various nor
mails this summer under conditions which
will be announced in a few days.
PENITENTIARY.
The following are the totals in the peni-
Tertiary financial report for April:
Balance on hand April 1. CALLS 63
Receipts at Huntsyile".. 330iS o.
Receipts at Rusk-.".. E. ............ 3121 13
1otal'... Sy3l7 81
DISBURSEMENTS.
uuteNle' 'F''''''''' "
hueK''..''.', .............. 5,6S2 IS
Expended for material ................. l6blO O6
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