The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-27
STATE CAPITOL.
NEwSY NOTES PICKED UP IN TIE
STATE DEPARTMENTS YES.
TERDAY.
Items of Interest for the People and
Ohicials-Figures and Opinions
for County Officials.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.


the Interstate immigration conven-
ton at Asheville, N. c., Dec. II:
r. L. Ragsdale, San Marcos; A. ].
Evans, Alba; B. X. Carson, w. H.
Pool, R. A. Cameron, Fort Worth; j.
A. Matthews, Lindale; w. A. Evans,
Bonham; R. B. Cooley, Dallas; G. H.
McCarty, Wichita Falls; J. d. Ford,
Decatur; B. P. Laugford, Wichita J..
A. Cox, Wichita; G. G. Culton,
Springtown; Ralph Beaten, w. F.
Scale, j. H. Stout, Corsicana; j. NJ.
Boroughs, u. T. Fillmore, F. B. Chill
ton, Austin.
The governor pardoned John Har-
ris OF Harris county, sent up for MUIR
der for two years, also Ben Kirby of
Jones county, convicted in 1887 of
murder and sentenced to twenty-three
years, committed to ten years.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following charters were filed
yesterday in the Office of secretary of
state;
Central National Building and Loan
association of Nebraska; capital stock,
$27, 100000.
Hapgood Plow company of Illinois;
capital stock, $150,000.
Uvalde Real Estate and Building
company; capital stock, $4,000.
The Waco, Lampasas and Llano
Railway company. The charter of
this company, having been approved
by the attorney general, was filed with
the secretary of state yesterday
Capital, 81 100000. Incorporators :
Melville G. Wolfe, Wolfe City; Chas.
A. Gilchrist, Fort Madison; John G.
Moore, Manhattan, Ks. Geo. II. Ma.
lone, Lampasas; f. M. Mcclure, Will
ston, o.; VIM. Ginnuth, Lampasas ;
Melvin A. Mclaughlin, Fort Worth /;
w. A. H. Miller, Llano; Chas e. Long
cope, Philadelphia; r. Wooley Jr.,
San Antonio; F. J. Semple, Brown
wood, Tex; Henry Exall, Dallas; Sell
dom Duncan, Llano; w. A. Pattison,
Lampasas; Il. w. Kellogg, Llano, w.
s. Dorland, Llano.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
The total valuation of property in
the state foots up SITS, 100000, an in
crease Of $50, 100000 over last year.
The comptroller refused to register
$4,000 school house bonds of the town
of Eagle Lake on the ground of over
issue.
The rolls of JEFF Davis county shows
decrease of $221,67S
The comptroller deposited $9578 in
the state treasury and purchased &c.
800 Travis county bridge bonds, also
$4,000 OF Hardeman county bonds.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Col. Cook is hard at work preparing
the report of the agricultural branch,
and has completed it up to Karnes
county; most of the copy being now
in the hand of the printer. Assessed
values OF railroads show considerable
increase, and farm products will show
up satisfactorily.
NOTES.
Mr.. A. Deffenbaugh, janitor at the
capitol, was one of the founders of
The STATESMAN, and like all news
paper men he is faithful to duty and
an efficient officer.
A young man from the country &C
costed officer DefIenbaugh yesterday
saying he wanted to see the top OF the
capitol
Every well" said Mr., Deffenbaugh,
take that stairway there and keep on
going till you come to fine, portly,
beautiful woman you will see standing
in the upper part OF the DOME"
Gosh |" replied the cowboy, "I'll
spake to her if have to break me
lariat."
But he come back acknowledging
he did not make the acquaintance OF
the bronze Goddess Of Liberty.