Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-25
4 MONSTER GODDESS.
Preparations for Hosting the Goddess
of iberiy to the Top Of the Dome
of the New Capitol.
Texas Claims Passed UpoR-Char6ers
Flied The Compir5lIsT'S Ruling
Regarding Lands SoId for Taxes.
Sams Doubt Expressed es to Whether the
City VIII Acsommod erS all the Wis
iroIs to tho May Drill
Special to the Gazette.


AUSTIN, Tx, Feb. 24.-Prepsrstions
were begun this afternoon for noistipg the
statue of the Goddess OF Liberty to the
top of the dome Of the new state capitol.
Il will take two or three days to set her
securely on her pins, so securely as to
weather any cyclone thst might wander
down this way. The goddess is made OF
white bronze. She is seventeen feet
high, fourteen feet in clrcuufer-
ence, four in diameter, has
sword in the right and star IN the left
hsud. 1t will take ten men TO put Der ir
position sud she will look TO the south.
One OF the building commissioners to-day
went inside Of the statue AID recon-
mended some CT the interior work
strengthened. She weighs 1900 pounds.
Congressman Sayers to-day telegrsp ed
Governor Ross that the Third Auditor
OF the Treasury had audited and passed
Texas claims amounting to 1921, 177.40.
Commission: r Foster had q lively run
for chmphor tree reed, and the supply
was soon exhausted.
The department has received s castor
oil beanstalk from Midland county which
measures about fifteen feet in height.
The following charters were fled to-
day: The Paris Foundry and Machine
Works; capital stock $50, 900. Incorpor-
StoIs, j. G.. Bates, II. L. Brennan, z. (.
Stone, r. j. Watson, Alfred Bsssne and
J. NJ. BYwGters.
The JO!Lt Agricultural Association OF
GuAdalogpe county; Capital stock $780,
coo. Incorporates, c. Ven Boockmanr,
". P. Foanei. A. J. Cook and I. A. Neil.
The Cross Town R.lTey Company OF
San Antonio, capital stock $50, 900, OBJ
iect to construct q street railway in taa
city Cf San Antonio; incoTporstors.
Charles Smith, Ed f. Brsder, D. NJ.
Alexander ana Leonardo GAIA.
IRE Liberty Cattle Company OF Fort
Worn. an amendment 10 Charter increas-
ing the capital stock to 100000.
The Farmers AliisDCs Cooperative
Mercantile Association Of Pamela county;
cspi 81 stock, $50 GOO; incoTporstors: J.
c. Pace, T. q. Adams, J. NJ. Langley,
Thomas Hull. Willie Watson, j. L.
Chadwick, E, Z. Davis, ]. N. Williamson,
7. Crawford, and S. S. Bsker.
Tee Comptroller in answer to frequent
Inquiries as to whether lands that nave
been sold to tie state forstsxe are liable
to assessment prior to the ssme
being redeemed, assessors ere in
structed to assess Gil such lands
IS usual on the roll Of lands as unknown
owners in case the same ere net rendered
by some party. The ennual assessments
will be made in the same manner IS
though the ssme had not been sold. By
t6i5 means an account is kepI
Of The sunuai taxes. Where
personal property, such as cattle
e1d hoFseP, range in moIe than one coun-
ty, the owner OF the same living Fear the
County line, he shall render to the ssses-
scr Of t5e county in which ne resides the
entire number owned; but 10 case ne has
= separate ranch in another county
he shall render this on 3 separate invsn-
tory to be forwarded to this ofice, and
the same will be sent to the assessor OF
the county in which said ranch is stu
sted.
Externally the finishing touches are be-
Ing put on the new capitol. AS soon as the
galvsniZ d iron was laid on the msgniA-
cent new dome, which looms up afsr like
pictures Of Turkish mosques in school
Biographies, g coat OF scarlet was laid
On its exterior, but it looked too red for
the soft and suhdued natural hue of the
granite walls, which might well suit the
Interior Of lsdy's boudoir. Another
md lighter coat OF red is being flashed
.o-daJ, but still it does not agree with the
red tiuge Of the Burnet granite.
Msssrs. Dickinson and Lawless of the
irill board are active IN bringing Into
shape preparations for tie grand event
If the year-tne interstate Grill and dedi-
'stion Of the Few capitol, May II to 10.
The drill and encampment grounds have
'een enclosed with high plank fence,
'elng situated east of the city
N the river. BY the way,
ears begin to be expressed that
leeping room cannot be found for the
immense multitude that will be here from
II parts Of the state and, in fact, from
he northern states and from Mexico.
there is very general expectation that
II citizens, high and low, will have 70
brow open their dwellings, and even
hen it is questionable If $4,000 strangers
an be accommodated. Some even put
he figures higher-at $4,000. It Is non
eEse to talz about the hotels taking
are OF all these folks.