The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
GOVERNMENTAL.
Matters Picked Up IN a Tour OF
the Departments.
Spicy Gossip and Political Points
Heard at the Capitol

From THURSDAYS Daily.
The governor yesterday commuted the
sentence of Josh Shire, of Tyler county.
! 20 impri-Onment for life. Shire l. a col
/ ored man. and was to have been hung for
ra pe on April s. There are very grave
! doubts a. to his gull, AVID had he not
! csc ped from prison, pc, ding an appeal.
/ it is more than likely that ne would have
gou- &C free. la escaping he forfeited
! hi. RICH, 20 appeal, and it was dismissed.
! The principal witness against him Wa hi
! alleged vicrlIn, crazy negro woman.
The county officials aud over $50 OF The
| citizens Of Tyler, including many Ut her
best and most prbmineut. ssseI tie gov
ernor TO commute tbs sentence.
coMprRoLLRR's DEPARTMENT..
Comptroller Mccall yesterday made the
following deposits: Permanent school
fund. $500 available school fund, $4j3O:
general revenue, $1,000.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed in the
office of the secretary of state yesterday:
The McDade Co operative association,
Patrons of Husbandry, McDade; capital
stock. $4,000. Iqcorporstors. \. o.
Black, A. Shepard, j. l.. Floyd, W. X. Ben
son and others.
The Dallas Branch Cooperative Manu-
featuring Alliance; capital stock, 100000
Iucorporators. NJ. V. Cole. W. Y. Griffith
l.. q. Heore, A. B. Worren, c. II. Patrick
L. A. Daniel, Il. B. Furbee, j. T. Holland
w. L. Farmer, Il. j. Sledge. B. j. Hen
drick.
The Farmers United Society, of Jack
son colony, Grimes county; incorporatorS
G. V. Vinson, L. H. Behap. H. H. Story,
| Peter jackson and S. Moore.
Prom Fridays Daily,
1t will be seen from the following that
the appropriation bill, containing the
amount of the Texas claim. has passed the
senate, and goes TO the president for his
! signature.
The amount of the claim as passed is
| 1927, 1000 from which must be deducted
about S4,50O, commissions paid Hon. W..
| II. Pope, the agent of the stale having
the matter in charge. Credit is given
to those whom it is due for the successful
prosecution of this claim in the editorial
columns of this paper.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March -, lSSS.
| l.. $ Ross, Governor, Austin, Tex.
Appropriation bill containing Texas
indemnity appropriation passed the SEN
ate and goes to the president.
RICHARD COKE.
In reply to the above the governor sent
! the following:
! Hon. Richard Coke and j. d. Savers, Washing
| ton d. {.
The people of Texas send their repre-
| -,
their efficient work in securing this long
| deferred indemnity. il. S. Ross
Governor.
The governor yesterday received an ap.
plication from Uvalde county, asking
him to send company of rangers there
to aid the civic officers in breaking up a
gang of cattle and horse thieves.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Putnam Farmers Alliance Cooper.
alive association filed charter yesterday
capital, $4,000. incorporates: P. $,
Norton, j. d. Upton, Jno. Surles, c.
Cummings, j. S. Burman, W. I. Station,
+, B. Willfong and others.
COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT.
Yesterday, Eastland county paid $500
interest due on her bonds held by the per.
maueut school fund.
Mills county also paid $3.50 interest on
her bond.
LAND OFFICE.
Application 10 purchase and lease
pubic school lands were received and filed
in the general land office yesterday a.
follow:
To purchase-One for $40 acres, watered
agricultural, in Hemphill county; offer, &
per acre. One for $40 acres, in Ceilings
worth county, 81 per acre. One for GAG
acres, in Kimble county, 81 per acre. One
for 60 acres, in Carson county. s. pei
acre. One for the purchase of l,2o(
acres of timber in Tyler county. s. % tC
$3.50 per acre, offered.
To lease-One for $50 acres in Mason
county. One for liza acres il San Saba
county.
VIM. NJ McCarmeIl. state agent anJ
classitier, filed his report on forty-:wc
surveys of 100 acres each IN Egstland
county. These lands, formerly purchased
have been forfeited for non payment OF
interest for 1855. and are classified as dry
and priced at 81 per acre, exclusive of i'm
provements made by origina! settlers.
From Saturdays Daily.
A. VIII Dt seen tlStNuGLS III tlliN paper
the governor has determined to call an
extra session of the legislature on April Is
He received yesterday an application
from Preside county for rangers to aid
the civil authorities.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
In the office of the secretary of stat s
yesterday the following charters were
| filed:
The Southwestern and Mexican Ore
syndicate, of Ell Paso; capital stock, 800,
600. Incorporators: j. j. krane, +. NJ
De Free, Geo. B. Zimpleman, c. c. Fitz
gerald Z. c. Roberts.
The Rock Hill institute, of Minden
Texas; capital stock, $4,000. Incopora
tors: j. A. H. WEIGH, r. R. Smith. Pau
Bettig, H. ]. FARRELL, W. H. H. Hays.
The Sociedad Mutualista Mexicana, OF
Eagle Pass, a social organization.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
Kaufman county redeemed two of hel
bonds, held By the permanent school fund
amounting to $4,000, paying interest on
same TO date 1910.
Guadalupe county paid her April inter-
est, 81 1850, and redeemed $4,000 of her
bonds.
Deposits yesterday were as follows
State revenue, S3,575.53; available school
| S2,4SS.S7.