The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-25
White claim for damages against the
Mexican governments:

White claim for damages against the
Mexican governments:
WASHINGTON, July 16, 1899.
His Excellency, L. S. Ross, Governor of TIE as:
Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the oath ult.
relative to the claim of Mr.. Shadrach
White, of Texas, against the government
of Mexico, arising in consequence of his
shooting by party of Mexican soldiers
while engaged in the attempted kidnap-
ping of Atanacoo Luis, March 8, 1888.
Copies of these papers have been sent to
Mr.. Thomas Ryan, United States minister
at Mexico, with an instruction directing
his attention to the previous presentation
of this complaint and telling him to suita
bly, represent the facts herewith to the
Mexican government and ask for their
favorable consideration. have the honor
to be your excellency's obedient servant,
WILLIAM F. WHARTON,
Acting Secretary.
ooMPTRoLLERs DEPARTMENT.
In the comptroller's Office yesterday
$4,000 of the McKipn4y school house
bonds and $4,000 of Denton city scho oil
house bonds were registered. The fol.
lowing we're received for registra-
ton: $4,000 of school house bonds of the
city of Meridian; $4,000 of public i'm
provement bonds of the city of Browns
vile; $4,000 of school house bonds of the
city of Hillsboro.:
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
Commissioner Foster yesterday received
the following reports:
Agricultural report-Denton county.
Commercial and manufacturing reports
Fort Worth and Mckinney.
The Fort Worth report shows that ST.
1871 was expended during 1888 in build
ing operations and public improvements
in that city.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT..
Supt. Cooper left yesterday morning
for San Marcos. He will also visit Goliad
before he returns.
The following directions are being sent
out to candidates for certificates for the
various Summer Normal schools in the
state:
(Any violation of the promise you make
in answer to ID will be sufficient ground
to withhold your certifoate.)
Write O your name; (2) your age; (3)
your postoffice address; (4) where edu-
Gated; (5) number of terms you have
taught and what length of terms; (6) what
works on teaching and education you
have read; (7) what teachers paper you
tske; (8) have you seen this
list of questions before; (9) what
teachers' institutes you have attended
during the past year; 1O) how many GER.
tificates have you held; 1D where and by
whom have you been examined; 12) what
grade of certificate do You now hold; (13)
will you promise neither to give nor re-
ceive aid during this examination.
Please observe the following directions
/. Refrain from communicating with
others than the principal during the ex
animation. 2. Number the answers tc
correspond with the questions. g. Re
member that the quality of your work
will be considered as we'll as the quantity
4. Write plainly. 5. You need not copy
the question. 6. Your knowledge of gram.
mar and com position will be judged largely
by the accuracy shown in writing the work
of this examination. T. Use different
paper for each branch, and write the sub
ject at the head of each sheet. Do not
crowd your work. 8. Write only on one
side of your paper.