The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Matters Picked Up in Our Tour of
the Departments.
From Thursdays Daily.l

Matters Picked Up in Our Tour Of
the Departments.
From Thursdays Daily.l
\ The governor yesterday commissioned
G. W. Grayson, of Oklahoma City, COM
missioner of deeds for the Indian Terri.
tory.
The governor yesterday issued a proc
lsmation Offering a reward of $50 for the
arrest and conviction of each of the per-
sons engaged in the cutting of the wire
fence of the State Agricultural and Me-
ehanicsl college.
The governor also offered a reward of
$500 for the arrest and return to any Jail
in this state of Pete Loggins, who COM
mitted a murder in Sabine county, in
1885. The arrest must be made within
six months.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT..
The following county tax collectors set
tied yesterday with the comptroller:
W. II. Jones of Val Verde, and q. f.
Nerron of Angelina.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Denton Building and Investment
company has filed its charter with the
secretary of state; capital, $4,000. Iu-
oorporators: j. p. Blount, D. Head, j. B.
Sohmitz, Robert Ham, OIL Poe, H. F.
Schweer, H. G. Ferguson, W. H. Benners
and S. p. Allison.
Under the law passed by the last legis-
lature, foreign corporations doing bus
mess in this state are required to file
their articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state, and in accordance with
this, the Hall Safe and Lock company,
chartered under the laws of Ohio, was re-
ceived yesterday at the Office of secretary
of state. This law goes into effect July 6.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Major Oarruth is holding down the edu-
cational department in good style, and to
the satisfaction of the newsgathers, during
the temporary absence of Superintendent
Cooper and Chief Clerk Thweatt, at Gal
weston.
The following scholastic census reports
were received at this department yester-
day: San Antonio, Lsvaca, Cherokee,
Walker, Whitesboro and Coke.
The Lavaca county report shows a
scholastic population of 1893, and
the report of the city of San
Antonio shows 1854. Coke county
was created by the last legislature,
and Judge Perryman, the county Judge of
the new county, writes that the people
are living in tents yet. His report shows
school population of 139.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
The following reports were received
yesterday by Commissioners Foster:
Orange, Limestone, Galveston and Frio.
The last legislature changed the law in
regard to the compensation allowed assess
ors for furnishing the agricultural report.
Under the old law the commissioners
court fixed il, but now the assessor is
allowed 10 cents for each name. To il
lustrate the difference between the effect
of the two, it will only be necessary to say
that last year Frio county paid $4,000
for this work and this year it cost the
county 1923.
The Galveston agricultural report gives
some interesting figures. 1t shows that
this county has 806 acres in watermelons,
valued at $20,S76; 3O3 acres in garden
truck, valued at $14,450; 208 acres in
sweet potatoes, valued at $13,S48.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Doctor Penrose has returned from east
Texas, whittier he went a few days ago
with Mr.. George W. Ladd, the geologist,
who has been assigned to that part of the
state. Mr.. Ladd is at present at work in
Anderson county, where he is mapping
out the iron districts.
THE CAPITOL BOARD.
There was a meeting of the capitol
board yesterday afternoon. 1t was de-
oided to wire permanently the second
flo nf ha hni Al,
first floor. Only part of the third floor
will be wired at present. 1t was declded
to put two sets of electric fixtures in the
house and one in the senate. A dynamo
is to be placed in the building, and that
and the electric fixtures are to be furnished
by the Thompson-Hou ton com pany of
Boston. The matter of the artesian we'll
was not decided upon.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The inside walls of the land office are
being touched up with whitewash.
The clerks and employees of the land
office have gotten up handsome testimo
nial of esteem of Mr.. John Hoffer, state
agent of the land Office in the Panhandle.
Mr.. Hoffsr was formerly in the land office
in this CITY, and is very popular with all.
u .ssa 90 From Fridays Daily.
The following charters we're filed yester-
day in the Office of the secretary OF state:
The First Congregational church OF
Dallas; assets, $4,000. Trustees: j. M.
Wendelker, II. f. Burt, L. M. Powell.
The Pecan Valley Fair association;
stock, $4,000. Incorporators: G. W. Hall,
s. p. Burns and others.
The governor yesterday issued proc
lamations restoring to citizenship the
following persons who have served out
their sentences in the penitentiary:
James L. Mattison, convicted of murder
in the second degree in the district c0urt
of Harris county in February, 1885, and
sentenced to five years.
Ed Van Wagner, convicted of burglary
in 1887 in the district court of Wise and
sentenced to two years in the penitentiar