The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-18
DEPARTMENT DOINGS.
RECORD OF YESTERDAYS TRANSAC
TIoNs AT THE CAPITOL.
How, Where and by Whom the Governmental
Affairs Of the People Of the Great
Commonwealth Of Texas Are
Being Administered.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.


Governor Hogg was making prep
aration for his trip to Houston, where
he went last night to witness the
doings of the convection there next
week.
The governor yesterday pardoned
Will Dixon of Gregg county in the
reformatory for burglary committed
last year.
He also issued pardon to Moore
Jernigan of Travis county, convicted
last year of burglarizing Travis county
treasury.
The governor yesterday issued the
following
PROCLAMATION
relative to the observance of Labor
Day in Texas:
Whereas, the laboring classes
throughout the civilized world have
united upon one day in each year as u
day of rest from toll, and to meet and
counsel together TOR their mutual in
terest; and
Whereas, said day is designated and
known as Labor Day, and is recog-
nized as holiday and day of thanks
giving, recreation and rest from labor,
Now, therefore, l, J. S. Hogg, gov
ernor of Texas, do, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the laws of
this state, hereby appoint Monday,
the fifth (5th) day Of September, A. D.
1899, the same being Labor Day, as
fall festival of general Thanksgiving
and rest from labor throughout this
state, and do earnestly request that
it be generally observed in the proper
spirit and as a re recognition of the dig
nifty and merit of labor and the just
influence of the laboring classes as a
factor in the civilization, government
and material prosperity of the world.
In testimony whereof L here
unto sign my name and cause
H. S. the seal of state to be affixed at
the city of Austin, this 18th day
of August A. d. 1892.
j. s. HoGG, Governor.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Prime Medicine company of
Tyler, Smith county, Texas filed
charter yesterday to compound and
manufacture medicines for the whole
sale trade with capital stock of $50, 1000.
Directors, H. HI. Rowland. H. G. Hug
gins, Chas. II. Bonner, Jules H. Smith |
and J. D. Moody of Tyler.
The "Texas Land News" news
paper to be published under the above
caption with principal Office at San
Antonio, Tex, was incorporated yes
ter day with $4,000 capital stock and
S. E. Els in, P. H. Tansey, G. P. Cur.
ley, A. j. Peeler, VIM. Miller, Joe
Trippil, r. H. Woods, j. M. Hoops,
w. HI. Baldwin of Arkansas county
and A. T. Mills of Bexar county,
J. M. Hoops, w. H. Bald
win and G. B Gurley are named as
directors for the first year.
BIDS FOR PRINTING.
There were five bids before the
printing board yesterday for 500
copies each of two revised digest of
laws of the state of Texas, to.wit:
Clarke & Courts of Galveston,
Dealy q Baker of Houston, Robert Il.
Bibb of Dallas, E. Won Boeckmann
and Ben G. Jones of Austin.
Clarke d Courts of Galveston were
the lowest bidders, and at their esti-
mate the cost of the work will amount
to about $500.
The text of volume SO of the SUI
preme court proceedings is completed
and Judge Walker, the reporter, is
now engaged on the index.
Volume "a is in press and will be
out in few days.
Volume 80 of the court of appeals
will be ready for distribution in few
days.
COMPTROLLER's OFFICE.
ASSESSMENT LIST.
The following counties sent in their
assessment lists yesterday for 1892,
which shows marked decrease over