Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23
FROM AUSTIN.
The Gazette's Weekly Compilation
from the State Capital.

from the State Capital.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 15.--One OF the
maniacs in the Lunatie Asylum named
Stevenson, from Williamson county, es-
capped today. He came into the city and
seeing the Governors mansion was q
very Dig house entered the yard and asked
Mrs. Ross for something to eat. The lady
discerning the mans condition telephoned
the Superintendent Of the asylum and
meanwhile the lunatic escaped.
The Kimble County Cooperative As
ISOLATION OF Junction City, capital
S2o, 600, filed charter in the Office OF the
Secretary Of State. The incorporators
are J. NJ. Prude, A. ]. Cloud, J. NJ. Bow
land, A. Ford, E. Boyce, James D. Arm
strong, John Griffith and others.
Miss Bette Brewster, acting State IL
sursDce Commissioner, to-day furnished
THB GAZETTE msn the GLOWING figures,
showing the business Of the insurance
companies in Texas last year: Texas COM
panies-Losses incurred, S74 ,2S6; losses
paid, $50, 045; premiums received, Sll3,-
4l2; risks written, S4,2s6,0l4. Com.
| panies Of other states-LOs-es Incurred,
$685., 075; Losses paid, 1913, 7s1 premiums
received, $1,sS4 .S9s; risks written, ST.
447,l55. Foreign compsnIes-Losses
incurred, S47s,l43; losses paid,
S4SS 526; premiums received,
STl, 1872; risks written, 81 ,403,6 76. Total
losses incurred, Sl,62l 1904; losses paid,
81 ,445, 1903; premiums received, $780,
1913; risks writer, Sl23, 1864 Marine
companies of other ststes-Losses in
cured, sos; losses psid, S556S; pre-
miums received $27,773; risks written,
o., 075, 22l. Foreign companies -Losses
incurred, S2l, 250; losses paid, s23. $50;
premiums received, $4,000; risks writ
ten, Gil 469, 1863. Total losses Incurred,
| s9l50; losses psid, S29, 5I9; premiums
received, S121, 776; risks written, $751;
644 500.
AUSTIN, Tx, March 10.
The t:llo6ing charters were fled TO-
day:
Amendment to the Aransas City In
provement CODpapy, increasing the cap
itsl stock from $3.50. goo to $3.50 ,0O0. The
TFxss Loan Agency Of CorsicsDa, capital
stock, $500, 600; incorporstcrs ". 3
Bright, II. c. Damon, Sd. T. johnson,
T. N. Drsne, NJ. Dress, S. D. Curtis and
R o Elliott. TIE Winshlp M.nufsctur-
ing Company Of Corsicana filed an amend
ment changing the name to the Corsicana
Manufacturing Company. The Dallas
Rsnnld Transis Company. capital stock
Slo0, 900; object: 10 build street rail
way and telegraph line to the fair
| grounds; incorporaiors--J. G. HeDder-
SOD, Luther Reese, Henry Exsll, Alexan-
der B. Blsnkenshjp. W. II. GssIon,
Walter A. Runker, Oliver P. Dickinson,
j. L. Trezsvant and T. T. s. Miller.
| University of San Antonio: IncorporR-
tors-George W Breckenridge, Il. B.
Andrews, d 9. z A Stumbling, A. C..
SchrieVsr, DR.. F. HeIf, E. q. Terrell,
Albert Maverick, j. S. Thornton, z. II
SabiD, W. j. B. Patterson, Frederick
| Gross, DR.. Amos Graves, ]. S. Lock
wood, Charles e. GiddiDgs.
| Mr.. W. G. Parish, financial agent Of
the penitentisriss, made his report for
the month OF February. It shows the
tUtsl receipts at Rusk and Huntsville
penitertisries during that month SS3, 1882,
and disbursements $50, 1876, leaving q bal
ance Of S63, 435. The funds on hand are
deposited in The state banks Of Houston
and Austin, and with Ball, Hutchings
& Co.
AUSTIN, Tex, March 21-.The Gov
ernor committed the sentence of Josh
Shire of Tyler county to Imprisonment for
life. Shire is colored man ard was TO
have been hung on April 6. There are
many grave doubts as to his guilt, and
had he not escaped from prison pending
an appeal 1t is more than likely he would
have gone free. In escaping
he forfeited his right to
appeal and it WAS dismissed. The prin-
cipsl witness against him WAS his alleged
victim, crazy negro woman. The
county officials and over $50 Of the eitl-
zsns of Tyler Including many Of her best
and most prominent citizens asked the
! Governor to commute the sentence. i!
is stated on good authority that the luna
tical character Of the woman ws5 IN
known TO the jury at the time.
| Comptroller Mccall made the following
deposits: Permanent school fund, $500;
availsbie school fund, 1880; general rev.
enue, $4,000.
The following charters were filed in
the office OF the Secretary of State to-
day: The McDade Cooperative Associa-
ton, Patrons of Husbandry, McDaae;
capital stock, $4,000; incorporators:
a. o. Black, William Shepard, J. L
Floyd, W. <. Benson, and others.
The Dallas Branch Cooperative Manu-
featuring Alliance; capital stock, $780,
900. Incorporstors-M. v. Cole, W. Y.
Griffith, L. G. Heare, A. B. Warren, G. B,
Patrick, E. A. Daniel, d. B. Furber, j. T.
Holland, W. &. Farmer, 3. j. Sledge, B
J. Hendrick.
The Turner's United Society Of Jack
son Colony, Grimes county. LHcorporat
ors-C. v. Vinson, T. 81. Behan, 81. Il
Storey. Peter Jackson and s. NJ. Moore
The Indications of oil On Onion creek
near Austin, are excellent. With the dia
mond drill they have gone down 175 fee
and struck three strata OF Oil, but not II
tpsying quantities. The company, which
Is from Indians. has q capital Of $780,
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