The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-01
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the Latest State Papers.
A contract ror ground to erect a mem
moth mill and grain elevator in Fort
Worth was signed Tuesday last.
The Beach hotel at Galveston was form
ally opened Thursday, and is now ready
fer guests. Under the new lease this hotel
will be kept open both winter aud sum
mer.
Washington's birthday was not noticed
in Eagle Pass, Notwithstanding the fact
that the hearest living descendant of the
great George is said to be resident OF
Piedras Negra5.
Val Verde is backward with her immi-
grafton move. Stock raiseIs do not want
close neighbors, and rs the range Is occu-
pied, there is not much to offer newcom-
ers outside of irrigated lands.
Henman's engineer corps of the Arkansas
Pass railroad have received orders to start
| Monday morning to make the prellml-
nary survey of the exte sion of the Aran-
sas Pass road to Natchez, Miss.
The Houston Light Infantry have
changed their name to that of the ELLIS
Rifles" They are after another captain,
and propose at once to begin drill work
in order to be ready tor the great encamp-
ment here in May.
Corpus Christi has entered into the i'm
migration movement with admiraDle
spirit, and has issued circular calculated
| to elicit all the information concerning
Nueces county that any intending immi-
grant could wish to know.
Hon. A. L. McLane, president of The I'm
migration society Of Laredo, has been
offered the sum of 81 500 for the twenty
blocks recently donated to the society by
the city for the purpose of advertising
Laredo, Webb and Encinal counties.
The authorities at Brownsville have cap
tured two of gang of cattle thieves that
have for the past three or four months
been committing depredatiOns in that
quarter of the state. B Jth thieves were
Mexicans. A third made good his es-
cape.
At Fort Worth the first installment of
the fund subscribed for immigration pur-
poses was paid to the county committee
by subscribers last Tuesday. Itamounttd
to $3.50, and this much will be aid by the
same subscribers every month for one
year. The committee will at once go to
work and begin advertising Tarrant
county and Fort Worth.
Six or seven miles east of Whitewright,
last Sunday, a farmer found a dead buzz
card lying in the field, and on examining
it he found that 1t had a small chain
around its neck and attache to the chain
was a small bell. The bell had the follow
ing Inscription on: madrid, 1860" This
is supposed TO be the same bird that has
been seen i'll different parts OF the state.
The AUSTIN STATESMAN strongly en-
dorses the appoin meht of Judge Walker
To be associate Justice of the supreme
court. The Express publishes elsewhere
its notice Of the distinguished jurist.
San Antonio, of course, WAS anxious that
the honor be conferred on member of
her own bar, but cannot say that the Sc
lection was not an eminently fit one
San Antonio e. press.
special from Terrell says: The i'm
migration matter is assuming larger pro.
portions as a movement. judge billiard
having failed to show the necessary actlv
ity In the matter, the Terrell executive
COMMITTEES WAS called upon by Chairman
Dougherty to do some hing. The com
mlttee Immediately act ed, and has called
county meeting at Terrell next Satrr-
day, February 20, to inaugurate a move
throughout the county.
Mayor Cavet, of Gonzales, has received
proposition from Urioh Lott, president
of the San ntOniO and Arausas Pass road. |
that if the citizens of GOnzal,s, GuaGa
iupe and tomal counties will furnish the
right OF way and depot grounds at Con.
zale1, Scguin aud NV Brauufe!s and
Sl,oOO Ill money per mile of road, the
company Will construct standard gauge
road from some point near Yuhkum
through Coz Z'les aud s gum to New
Braunfels, and complete the road and have
1t open TO traffic by the coming tall. This
distance Is about sixry-five miles. Com
mItees ! ave be, n appointed, and 1t is
thought the road will b. built.
Neither are GaIvestons municipal af.
fans running as smoothly as they might.
The News says:
From the prOct ediDgs of rhr CRY conn
ell 1t will be observed that that body has
finally resOluted Recorder Funtaiu. ont M
Office, and Instructed Mayor Fulton to as
sumo the position of recorde Recorder
FOntaine, however, can Urea he easy for a
lew dnys yet, as Mayor Fulton has sivni- |
ned HIS mention of veto ny the r,solu-
tion' The veto will be submitted to ,he
council al its next nesting "n Thursday,
Out III all Probability the resOu ion will
oe pas-eo over The veto; then the plot will
oe&ln to thicker. 1n the meantime En-,
Ease may be brought to focus in th.
courts, through au application for man.
damus."
The Texas Base Ball league is making
quite an tffort with the railroad. of the
state to secure u haIf-r4ie fare for tho
trsnsportati' n OF the various cub. in ,h.
league during th- Ginning season, and are
using every argument to ounyipcs the
le1aS Traffic association of the Justice