Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-27
Penitentiary Board Considering
Proposition From a
RAILWAY BUILDING COMPANY.
The Proposed Line is TO be a Staudarj-Gua
10 be Built From Rusk.
An Opinion on the sunday Law Question.
Declaration by Land Commissioner
NcGaughey-The Painting, Sur
render of santa Anna.
sunday Sales.

/ Special TO the Gazette
AUSTIN. Ten, May 26.-Iu reply to an III
[ quiry from County Attorney Gibson of this
( county. Attorney-t,eucrdlC ulberSou reiter-
( ates the opinions Of Mr.. Hugg when attUi'-
/ ucy-general. to the effect that drug stlr res
may sell only drugs, medicines OF SUNDAY,
I restaurants, ordinary meals. Neither drug
stores or restaurants may sell liquors,
cigars. soda water milk shakes or the Ike
on SUNDAY
Ii IS rumorcd that T. L. Wren of this
city viii soon succeed Col DEGREES Us
postmaster.
LAND COMMISSIONER M'GAUGHEY
declared 10 Representative Owsley to-day,
is the latter says, that he viii issue no pat
entS on lands where the certificates were
issued wholly OF IN part for railroad sidings
or switches, not al least until the higher
court rules to the contrary MIR Owsley
had such certificate located on hand in
Denton county for which patent was re-
fused for the reason indicated.
Artist Huddle has added the picture OF
Moses Austin BRYAN to the painting called
the surrender of Santa Auna. aS required
by the legislature, which purchased the.
painting at the last session for $1,000
Land Commissioner MctiauShcy awarded
the contract to-day for hthograph maps Of
several counties IN the Panhandle and
Southern Texas to George d Barnard l.
Co, of St. Louis. The legislature at the
ltSL session slillt 'nrldLcu SstuU Tor Lfllt pur
pose for two years.
THE PENITENTIARY
board had meeting at the capitol to-day,
ut which the principal topic under dis
cusSion was the hiring Of couvictS as au-
thoriZed by an act of the last session of the
legislature, 10 Il company VINO would con
struct a standard gauge railroad from Rusx
TO interSect the International and Great
Northern at a point somewhere between
Palestine and Troupe
y number OF gentlemen from New Birm-
ingham, Palestine, Tyler and Rus6 were in
consultation with the board relative to the
plan of bIildin@ the proposed road with
convict labor, but without arriving at any
definite conclusion as to the matter. II was
proposed by the several parties seeking TO
hire the convicts that if allowed about two
hundred and fifty cCnvictS they would build
the road 10 whatever point may be decided
on, and allow 81 Il day per man for the labor
OF the cOnvicts. the state to
FURNISH GUARDS AND FEED THEM
while the work is under way; the state to
be reimbursed in the hauling of freight to
and from the penitentiary- The board was
not fully assured as to the number of con
victs that could be let for the purpose. but
signified its willingness if a good and SUI
hcicnt bond could be furnished guarantee
ing the building and maintenance of the
road, to enter d contract at some future
day for the letting of a sufficient number of
cOnvicts if it be found that they can be
spared. In the meantime the financial
agent will be consulted as 10 that matter
and
ANOTHER MEETING OF THE BOARD
will take place OIL July Is, al which tune de.
cisiye action will be taken. There is no
hurry in the matter, as the law under which
the convictS may be let does not go into eff
feet until July 13. The names of those who
We're in consultation with the board to-day
were w. D. SlossOn, of New Birmingham,
II. A. Barrett, d. c. Dickinson, Judge VIII
son, OF Rusk, John 0ieagher, secretary of
the board of trade of Tyler, G. w. Burkitt,
a. ". Gregg and G.. a. Wright, ]. W. Os.
ment, of Palestine, the latter being mayor,
Il. II. Powell aud G. w. Shaw, of Troupe,