The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-01
TEXAS BY MAIL.


A great deal of fruit planting has been
done in the vicinity of San Angelo this
year. One land owner alone has ordered
5000 different varieties of trees, which he
will set out on his property.
The people of Texas will be well pleased
with the elevation of Judge A. S. Walker
to the supreme bench. He is one of the
very best men in Texas, and one of the
ablest jurists as well.-Fort Worth Ga
| Eette.
Mr.. Mills should not blow hot and cold
at the same time. Tariff reform is tariff
reform, and the manufacturing barons OF
the east must expect to stand up to the
rack side by side with the sheepmen.-
Fort Worth Gazette.
Tragedians Booth and Barrett were
visitors at General Stanley's house on the
hill yesterday afternoon, and, after being
entertained by that courteous otficer tor
more than an hour, were shown about the
post and grounds Antonio Ilmes'
The city authorities of Fort Worth have
ordered the planting of fifty shade trees
on the grounds surrounding each pubic
school house in the city. This is wise
provision that might we'll be emulated by
the authorities of every city in the state
-Denison News.
1t seems to be pretty we'll settled in the
minds of the people of San Antonio, who
ought to know, that the agreement made
several months ago by the county and
city, to build joint county court house
and city hall on Military plaza, will be
productive of no result.
The city authorities of Hampstead
have offered all the land required to locate
new passenger depot on the public
square on condition that the Central Rail
way company place their contemplated
building thereon. The railway authorities
have made no answer yet.
The celebrated Quitequa ranch, located
in the Panhandle of Texas, has just been
bought by L. M. Moore, of Kansas City,
and Charles Goodnight, of Texas. The
whole ranch comprises $4,000 acres, all
under fence, and is stocked by 10000 head
of high grade cattle. The whole outfit
was bought for the sum of $706,00S.
Strange to say, there is no mill for the
manufacture of white paper east of the
Mississippi. There are only two of any
kind, and they are devoted to the manu-
facture of straw wrapping paper. The
projected mill at Denison, for the making
of book and news paper, will there
fore be the pioneer of the industry west
of that river.-Denison News.
In connection with the meager salaries
given by Texas to judges of its high
courts it is stated that Louisiana gives
$4,000 year to its supreme judge, and
$4,000 to each of his associates. No state
ought to be niggardly in paying for the
best talent for such places. Successful
lawyers cannot be expected to surrender
lucrative practice for the mere honor of a
high station.-Waco Day.
Reports continue to come in with refer
ence to the death of cattle in the farming
districts. The chief cause of this seems
to be that the rains washed the substance
out of the grass, and the farmers having
made no arrangements for feeding their
stock, the animals died of exposure and
insufficient food. Those that are still
living are very poor, and many of them
are liable to die before the grass gets up
enough to support them. There have
also been a great many deaths among
cornfed cattle that have had all they could
eat. Standing in the mud for so many
long weeks was enough to undermine the
of the toughest range steers.
As rule feeders in this section have not
done we'll at all, and the resdlt of the
feeding will be an immense outlay of prov
nder for small amount of beef.-Dallas
News.
The Dallas News has two squi5 edi-
torials to the following effect: "If Mr..
Cleveland would come to Texas on the
occasion of the dedication of the new cap
itol he could not be charged with junket-
ing for votes. Texas is solid for him
whether he comes or stays. But he does
himself an injustice in neglecting to look
upon the most prosperous and most
'brutally' democratic state in the union"
And again: "If Mr.. Cleveland will come
he need not prepare any speeches. There
are doz ems of Texans already preparing
speeches to besdelivered at the opening of
the capitol. The president has not only
the opportunity of seeing the most beau
tiful state in the union, but he can sample
exas eloquence. He will find it strong"