Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-13
FROM AUSTIN.
The Gazette's Weekly Compilation
from the State Capital.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 81

AUSTIN, TEX, March 81.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, April 9.-To-dsy MsioI
Holmes, the accommodating and gentle
manly private secretary OF Governor Rose
sitting st his desk in the executive office
asked TIE GAZETTE scribe whether be
Che ecribeJ had ever had 81 900, 900 in
his hsnd. -
Not by jug full nor sny otsel
newspaper msn," replied The GAZETTE
msn.
"WeIl here, hold this momeus" said
MsJor Holmes, who placed in theseOrres-
pondents hsnd nine checks OF Sf6e, 600
each,ssnd one for $4,000, drawn b9the
Treasurer Of the UGited Ststes On SSs
suo-TressurY al New York, and psYaole to
the order OF the Governor Of Texas.
"a big pile of money, sin't i.?" said
Holmes.
81 should SMILE" said the correspond
sut.
So the million dallETs due Texas for
rontfer claims By U2cls Sim Is now ali
STE in the state treasury.
The state treasury will psy school war-
rants to and including registered No. 200
Attorney General H0gg received let
ter to-day from prominent merchsut In
small town Of North Texas, saving
Texas and Pacifl; ofIlcial had passed eagl
leaving blank s1ii iavits sad petitions 70
be signed by business men, asserting the
usefulness OF the Texas Traffic Associs-
ton, and that lis dissolution would work
an iolury to the small towns while tend
Ing 70 build up the larger ones.
o. the two million acres belonging to
the State University, over one hundred
tn usand have been lately leased at four
cents sn acre as follows: Anderson cour-
y,S3 800 acres; Crockett 81, 400; Callahan
$50; Pecos $3.50; Tom Green 1880;
Shackleford 100.
Much of the land wss leased under
threats Of Commissioner HslI to prose-
cute illegal occupants.
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX April 1.-THE Grand
Annual State Encsmpment Of the Grand
Army OF the r public opens here to-day,
many members having come in on the
morning trains. At IL O'Clock the mems
bers of the Grand Encampment were es'
corted to the hsll of the Ancient Order Of
Untted Workmen. corner of Ninth street
and Congress avenue, which hsd
been artistically decorated for the
occasion. Three magnificent Uaited
States figs OF heroic proportions fes-
TONED the wslls, waile portraits Of scenes
of the late war were suspended from
them. The following members OF the
State EnCampmeEt were present this
morning; others are expected 20
reach the city tonight: COL
"nel W. q. Sinclair of Gslvagton,
department commander; A. J. Leffel OF
Dallas, junior vice commander; Colonel
". Il. Griflll of Galveston, adiutant gen
eral; A. K. Taylor Of Houston, quarter
MASTER general; DR.. C. B Sloddard Of
Austin, medical director; David Perkins
of Houston, chaplain; ". D. Wylie
Of Dallas, judge advocate; r. B. Baer,
A. Homer, OF Galveston; D S. Brown,
Samuel Emerson and ]. N Dyihl Of Fort
Worth; g. A. Knight, j. C. Bigger.
william Long, A. G. MslIoy snd J.
NJ. Foss OF Dallas; Capt. Buckley
of gainesville; ]. II. Prstt
and j. NJ. Eledge OF Fort Clark; ".
Weber and Herman Krsuse OF L.mpasss;
G. 5. Slade OF Ell Psso; r L. Ferguson Of
Temple; G. G Brewster of Laredo; ]. W.
Burke, D. Friedman, G B S.oddard, ].
j. Anderson and ]. c. DEGREES of Austin.
The Encampment was convened at
1850 O'Clock by Commander Sinclair,
when Comrsde J. c. Bigger, W. q. Web
Der and R. B. Bser were appointed rs
committee on credentials, and the En-
took recess until O'Clock.
At that hour they met again and the an
Lual adore IS Of Commander Sinclair WAS
read and other business pertaining to the
We lfare OF the organization traDss cted. |
a communication was read from San Au-
tonic inviting the G. a. r. to be present
st the ex-Confederste reunion in that
city at an early day.
The following delegates we're elected to |
the annual convention at Columbus, Ohio, |
September Is: J. C. Bigger Of Dallas, |
9. G. Brewster Of Laredo and DR.. C. B. |
Stoddsrd Of Austin. ". II. Griffin Of |
Galveston is alternate.
Fort Worth was elected the place for |
holding the next annual eucsmpment.
The following officers were elected for |
he ensuing year: Gel. J. c. DeGress of |
Austin, commander; r. B. Baer OF Hous-
ON, senior vice commander; S. Emerson
II Fort Worth. junior vice commander;
D. Perkins OF Houston, chsplain; Dr.. c.
8. Stoddard Of Austin, medical director.
The following council Of administration
we're elected: D. S. Brown of Fort Worth,
NJ. Foss OF Dsllas, J. K. Pratt CT Fort
Clark, G. S. Sade Of Ell Psso, J. j. An
ierson Of Austin.
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