The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
STATE CAPITOL.
NEwsY NOTES PICKED UP IN THE
STATE DEPARTMENTS
YESTERDAY.
ems Of Interest for the People and Official
Figures and Opinions for
County Officials.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

Governor Ross and his secretary
didn't take much holiday yesterday.
They were too busy with pardons and
other routine duties.
coMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The following collectors settled
yesterday:
G. w. Cunningham, Mills county
n. A. Perry, Brown county; Henry
Harron, Shackelford county; h. j..
Tarvalle, Sherman county; G. Lanig-
hamer, Austin county; w. r. Smith,
Caldwell county.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed in
the office of the secretary of state
yesterday;
The San Antonio Union and Stock
Yards and Abattoir; capital stock,
100000. Incorporators: j. III.
Presmall, G. w. Saunders, ]. r.
Blocker and J. E. Price.
coMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
La Sale county yesterday paid
$1,000 interest due the public school
fund.
The collectors of Ellis, Bandera,
Parker andECherokee counties settled
their accounts with the State yester-
day.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed
with the secretary of state yesterday :
The Fort Worth Packing company,
capital stock 100000. Incorporators,
John r. Hoxie, E. B. Harold, j. P.
Smith. ]. G. Mccarthy, M. G. Ellis,
A. ]. By ers and r. HI. Sellers.
The Great New Discovery, social
organization, of Groveton, Trinity
county.
The Sheboygan chair factory, of
Wisconsin, capital stock 100000.
The American Building and Loan
association, of Corsicana, capital
stock $4,000. Incorporators, H. G..
Damon, S. D. Curtis and W. r. Bright,
The Abilene Hotel company, capt.
tai stock $4,000. Incorporators,
George P. Phillip, James G. Lawton
Stephen F. Steere. Theodore Heyck
and James Radford.
Wichita Valley Mill and Elevator
company, capital stock 100000. In
corporators Frank Evans, E. w. Tay-
lor and ]. Grant of Tarrant county,
Robert E. Huff and Joseph Kemp of
Wichita county.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
The governor yesterday pardoned
ore Boyett, sent to the penitentiary
for life from Nolan county some years
ago. He was indicted jointly with
another party and was convicted,
while his alleged partner, on the
very same evidence, was let go scott
free. The governor pardoned him be-
cause there is very grave doubts about
his guilt, and for the further reason
that all the officers of Nolan and
many officers of other counties adj
joining and hundreds of citizens,
asked him to do so. His pardon was
also recommended by the prison off.
Gals, who testify to his good conduct
as convict. By the way; it will not
be amiss to state that article 1854 of
the Statutes of Texas makes it the
duty OF the governor to commute or
pardon convict when recommended
by the prison officials because OF good
conduct and undoubted evidence of
reformation of character.
The governor yesterday in compli-
ance with the act Of congress pro-
viding for worlds fair, appointed his
late opponent for the governorship,
Hon. Arch Cochran of Dallas, to be
the Republican commissioner to repre-
sent Texas at the fair, and he has tel
egraphed his acceptance. The Demo
cratic commissioner will be appointed
in few days.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
Prof. Dumble hopes to have his re-
port out within two weeks, and it is
going to be an interesting and val
liable
ATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed in
tt e Office of the secretary OF state yes
terday:
The Santa Fe Improvement and
Loan company; capital stock, $780,
600. Incorporators: G. M. Kemp,
Gus Schultz. w. H. Taylor, ]. w.
Terry, w. H. Master, w. H. Prowse
and s. S. Morris.
The Fort Worth Improvement and
Loan company filed an amendment
increasing the capital stock to $780,
600.
The Texas Roofing and Paint COM
pany of Dallas; capital stock, $4,000.
Incorporators: T. q. T. Kendall, w.
Reeves and Sidney Smith, Jr.