Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-30

THE I.&G. N. REPORT
The Committeeman Say 1t is
Made Up, But Are Waiting.
whitaker BONNER LETTER.
The Committee Answer 1t, and Throw out
Friendly Tip, Which They Heed.
A Chief Clerk Resigns-Notice to Freight
Agents from the Commission-Work
of the Comm /, sion Yesterday.
Institutions Chartered.
WHITAKER = BONNER LETTER.
Special to the Gazette.

opcSIdI " tie GdZeIle.
AUSTIN, Ten, July 29-The situation
with respect to the framing OF its report by
the international and Great Northern in
vestigating committee, is not very materi-
ally changed from that OF yesterday. The
three committeeman say that :hry have
their report practically made Up, but are
now waiting for something else. Things
took new turn to-day that may lead to the
opening up of the case again a letter re
celyed last night from Whitaker Il Bon
ner of Tyler of 4 rather equivOcal and nom
commital character. caused Chairman Nc
Kinney 10 wire them that the committee
would report them 10 Jhe legislature Tor
contempt il they refused to testify yolun-
tarily. To-dag they wired the committee
asking it it would be in session tomorrow
A reply was sent saying that If they would
appear and testify the committee
WOULD HEAR THEN.
AT this hour no answer has been received
from them.
just wnat significance tn attach to their
inquiry about a sitting of the committee to-
morrow is and will be matter OF con-
lecture until further developments dis
close their purposes. If they are willing
the come forward and testify. which seems
doubtful, they viii be accommodated by
the committee, which will not close the
case until the other side has had show in
rebuttal, whether it be before or after
August !.
The committee declined to give any ink
ling of the nature of the report. GarwUod
wrote that he would come tonight, and
Gresham IS expected tomorrow, so they
say.
Judge Mckinney's trunk is still globe
trOtting. The judge is suffering great men
tai anguish, as well as the loss of
LINEN DOCUMENTS, ETC.
j. w. Crayton resigned to-day as chief
clerk in She Office of agriculture, history,
ETC. and will return to the newspaper bust
ness. Tbs cause of his resignation IS not
clearly known, as it seems his work was
well done. Phil Talin of Cleburne has been
appointed in his stead.
r NJ. Hahn of the Pivllwick club was
tried before United States Commissioner
Hart to-day for violating the internal rev.
enue law, and was bound over IN the sum of
$50
The railroad commission sent to-day the
following notice TO the general freight
agents of the roads named
- You will take notice that on Monday,
August 10, this commission will at its Office
in Austin, Tex, fix a rate ON baggirg and
ties from Galveston and Houston to all
points on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
in the state of Texas, and through joint
rates on said articles between SAID railroad
and the following connecting lines, viz:
The Houston and Texas Central Gulf, Col
orado and Santa t'e, Texas and Pacific, st.
Louis ana Southwestern, East Line and Red
River. International and Great Northern,
Fort Worth and Denver City, Southern Pa
citic, and San Antonio and AranSaS Pass
railroads. JOHN H REAGAN, Chairman.
RATES GRANTED.
The commission made the following
orders to-day: The San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass Is granted rates on melons and
vegetables from all stations ON its lines to
Weatherford 80 cents; to San Angelo, 81
cents; rates ON castor oil cake the same as
on cotton seed oil cake. The Houston,
East and West Texas and San Antonio and
Houston railroads are allowed to adopt the
rulings of the Western classification. The
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass is allowed
Il cent rate on cedar posts, carloads. from
Kerrville to Cotulla. The East Line is
granted a rate of IS cents on hay from sta
lions ON its line to stations on the Interna-
tional and Great Northern, Kountz to De-
vine inclusive.
CHARTERED YESTERDAY.
Chartered-The Leon & H. Blum land
company increased its capital to $1,000, 900;
Trinity River navigation and improvement
company, capital 500, 900, principal Office at
Dallas; incorpOrators. John H. Cochran, j.
P. Thomas, Hugh Blakeney, Sidney Smith,
B. Nj. Bond. c. +. Perry, James Arbucllle,
A. T. Watts. J. II. Webster, W II. Lellom
and others; Palestine real estate and in
vestment association, capital 100000, the
City railway company of Fort Worth, CAPT
tai 500. 000; directors for the first year,
Henry w. Tallant, William c. Winthrop
and =. u. Loaing of Newton, Mass. Dallas
investment company, capital 100000.