The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-26
STATE CAPITOL.
NEwsY NOTES PICKED UP IN TIE
STATE DEPARTMENTS
YESTERDAY.
Items Of Interest for the People and Official
Figures and Opinions for
County officials.

From Saturdays Daily.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Gov. Ross yesterday received the
following letter from Senator Coke
WASHINGTON, December IA, 1885,
Dear Governor-Yours addressed to
myself and colleague, Judge Reagan,
with enclosures, being statements in
reference to incarceration of Mr.. Rob
ert G. Work in Mexico, and the failure
or refusal of the authorities there to
fairly investigate the charges against
him, has been received.
l will go with Judge Reagan today
and lay the facts before Secretary of
State Mr.. Blaine and ask his inter
vention in behalf of fair and Just
trial for Mr.. Work. During last sum-
mer l received communication from
Mr.. Work on the same subject and
enclosed it to Minister Ryan at the
City of Mexico asking his interven-
ton and good Office in the way of
procuring a fair aand speedy
trial, with which request
he promised to comply. He subse-
quently wrote to me detailing the
steps he had taken in Mr.. Works be-
half and expressed the desire that the
end would be accomplished. l have
no doubt of Mr.. Ryan's ability to do
all that can be done for Mr.. Work,
and think that communication from
the secretary of state would be the
proper basis for such action as he
might find necessary.
Very truly, RICHARD COKE.
CoMPTROLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday, for
the board of education, purchased
$4,000 of Brewster county funding
bonds.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following charters were filed in
the office of the secretary of state yes
terday:
The Panhandle Machinery and I'M
provement company of Wisconsin;
capital stock $4,000.
The Four Brothers Hardware COM
pany of Arkansas; capital stock $780,
600.
The North Texas Grain, Milling
and Elevator company, of Fort Worth;
capital stock, 100000. Incorporat-
ors: George l.. Hurley, Stephen J.
Memory and Walter S. Hurley.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
The superintendent association
convenes in this city on Friday and
Saturday, December 81 and %.
The following is the programme:
MORNING sEssIoN-FRIDAY, DEC. 81.
10 A. MI. Music.
2. Invocation.
8. Address of welcome.
4. Response.
5. Presidents address.
6. Appointment of committees; enroll
ment.
7. General business.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-FRIDAY, DEC. 81.
Up, M.-"Course of study for country
schoole," I. j. Witt, of Bell county. 20.
Discussion opened by Joseph Adamson of
Grayson. General discussion.
3p. m.-2. "How may school superin-
tendents have influence with politicians
without themselves becoming politicians?"
B. R: Abernethy, Gonzales county, 20. Dis
cussion opened by w. D. Love, Navarro
county. General discussion, 40.
p. m.-3. "Institute conductors" ].
Baldwin, of Huntsville, 20. Discussion
opened by Mrs. w. ID. House, Waco. Gen
eral discussion, 40.
5p. M. "The school house problem"
s. p. Skinner, of Ellis county. Discussion
opened by ]. K. Palmer, of Dallas county.
General discussion.
EVENING sEssIoN-FRIDAY, DEC. q, s. P. NJ.
"What should the Superintendent of
Texas do to make Educational Sentiment
what it should be?" ]. E. Smith, of San
Antonio.
Discussion opened by E. F. Comegys, of
Denton.
General discussion.
MORNING sEssIeN--sATURDAY, DEC. %, 9:30A.M.
l. "The need of Additional Normal
Schools" s. J. Jones, of Huntsville. 20.
Discussion opened by ]. w. Brannon, Of
Parker county.
General discussion. 40.
1880 a. m.-2 Estate certificates and
diplomas" j. Bickler of Galveston, 20.
Discussion opened by J. G. baltimore of
Falls county. General discussion.
11:30 a. m.-3 1.-THE community SYSTEM"
G. R. Dunn of Robertson county. Dis
cussion opened by E. r. Kone of Hays
county.
General discussion.
Afternoon session, Saturday, December
2Sth.
2 p. MI "Civil training in county
schools" T. J. Pain of Calvert, 20. Dis
cnssion opened by P. V. Pennybacker of
Tyler. General discussion.
3P. M. County judges as ex-oficio
superintendent of schools, ]. L. Dupree, of
Victoria county, 20. Discussion opened by
A. r. Barry, of Bosque county. General
discussion
3. Business.
4. Election of officers.
5. Installation of officers.
6. Adjournment.
From Fridays Daily.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.