Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30


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E%A dert spent some time In
.M2X the Office Of State Geolo.
.HE8 gist Dumble to-day and
EHMS was shown numerous
ESs$3 mineral specimens lstely
N vi sent in from West Texas.
IA w The ores cent in by Prof
III M4 Streeruwitz from the e
III INA Paso district have been
SA MlIHopened and arranged In
the geological museum.
They consist OF many beau
tiful specimens of lead, copper. silver
and geld, sgate specimens showing the
character OF rocks OF which the IN. I'M
tsins are formed and coal and iron. Lat
tiers from Prof Cummins state thst he
has about finished this section'Cf the coal
formation and starts north at once.
Mr.. Owens writes thai he sends
8 box CT specimens Of iron, coal and
other minerals from the counties Of Kin
ney, Edwards and Maverick, and starts
down the run to continue bis obserVa
tions. Colonel TAFT and Professor
Jeruny are working up the economic
minerals Of Southern Texts, while DR..
Penz6se is In East Texas examining the
1Snite iron and petroleum which are so
fs5undsnt there. He will also examine
and report on the immense quantity OF
rock salt which was reported from his
district q few days ago.
The following appointments hfve been
made by the sdju!ant-general and Will
be signed in few days
Dy the governor: John ". Russell, cap
'sin in Fannin GUARDS, vice Pace fe-
sjgred; John L. Sparger, first lieutenant
&Fannin Guards; j q Burton, second
z%utensnt in Fsnnin Guards; Henry
Rckel, second lieutenant In Boerne
NJ. D Kirkpatrick, second lieu
Hnsnt in Dewitt Guards; A B Dsvlds,
Mst lieutenant in Dewitt Guards; j. A.
G4Stip ghEn, captain in Dewitt Gusrds;
j BeHfBY, second lieutenant in Fayetse
Light Guard; Charles g Norton, frs,
lieutenant in Maverick Rifles; Chsrles
NJ. Leonard, captain in Maverick R.f8s;
ii, A. Young, second lie utersnt in
Maverick Rifles; E S. Essley, lieu
tenant. colonel in Fifth Regiment Of
Texas Volunteer Guards; R. ].
Hoese, colonel in Fifth Regiment
Texas Volunteer Guards; william Smith,
ssecopdsE lieutenant Abilene Light Infsntry;
JtkHA. Williams, first lieutenant in same;
L. Z. Wise, captain In same; A. L. Kruse,
second lieutenant, Wharton Southrons
J. A. Garrett. first liautensnt; j. z
Linn, captain; c 81. Winstead, second
lieutenant, in Jackson Guards.
FL NJ. Crews, first lieutenant; F. j.
De-, captain; John Booth, second lieu
tenant, Marshall Light Infantry.
Architect Miller, appointed by Governor
Ross to examine the new capital. IVES to-
day Inspecting the wood work en- the
second floor. he has competed
the examination Of the cooper
roof aud reports it is sufficient with
some changes. He is preparing his
report to be submitted TO the governor
and the capital board.
The official count Of the electoral vote
was begun in the office OF Secretary Of
State Moore o Gay, but will take several
days, The vote CT lac counties received
give ROSS msjority over Martin Of h.
S3l, with forty-six counties To hear from.
The counting Of the electoral vote IS
tedious. at the tins TIE GAZETTE re-
porter visited the secretary Of states
office only Attorney General Hogg, Sec
retsry of State Moore and the lstter's
chief clerk, Butts, were present. The
count had progressed IS Tar IS D!Iopit
comfy. It will take several days TO
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