The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-10
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
BUSINESS ~ TnE LAND DEPART
NEWT BRISK.
Colonel MeGauRbey Saving Large
sums OF Money BIZ savine Litisa-
tton-important notice TO Non-
observation-disclosures move.

Houston Post Bureau. Dristiil Hotel.
Austin, Texas, December GA Post man
made afcrmei cnl this morning upon ",
( y. Mecaushey. commissioner Of the gen
7 eral Land n4tce. There has BEEN a regular
ftrehsf0rhgtionsin the appeafHnce OF :he
old building on the hill that has always
looked 30 mach Ike q Bastilc. Paint and
mortar TO cover defects and MI up bad
places can work wonders II properly APP
Piled. The land uffice or today compared
with the land office OF year ago is like
the wrinlxled and pinchcd countcnance OF
ancient maidenhood compared with the
peach blush OF sweet sixteen.
Those horrible cdors. reminding one OF
the presence OF bats, which offended OIL
tactqrics nor necessarily delicate as soon
as the 'front.' door was entered, have gone
and the clean smell of fresh plaster has
taken their place.
The appearance OF the. colonel. with his
wcll trimmed slders and blcnchsd physi-
osnomy - u good keeping with his sur.
rgundings. Everybody says that Colonel
Aletiaugney Is a neas, nifable old gentle
man and he wea particularly cordial 10
the Post representative this morning.
Tome IN. sir, and take seat" said
ns: u am glni 70 see you. | Ike these
70 ask what we are doing IN the land or
nee We'll think we are doing mighty
Wei ~ facl our department IS doing
fpod deaf Of business and saving the state
lots Of money and trouble Some time
ago prepared letter which had mime
who had lost the title 10 their land bought
from the state under the act or 1881 bv
failure 70 pay their interest. In that letter
suggested TO them the prDprlety OF 4nalt-
Ing quit claim deed 10 the State IN order
70 save II the expense Of suit You see
Formerly, before the law was changed III
lesg, the land Office could ny IT'S own SOW
efegn act forfeit titles for the non-pay-
mfnt Of interest on the purchase price
~ the present law a suit must be insti-
tuted, This has been fully decided In the
case Of Berrendo Stock company VS. ID
AfoCarty
since ! have inaugurated this plan OF
nave recovered 10 the State seventy-hye
sections of land. The sum OF $40 IL saved
IN every case.
y haye, recently sent letter each TO the
New ork World, the ST. Louis Republic
and the Globe-Dernocrat emu to savprnt
large daiiles In the State In which notify
they Gun make quit claims to the State
and save both themselves and The State
an unnecessary expense"
The colonel complains that the confine-
nent or his office does not agree with him
anu tnat every day he saws wood. Not
metqphorically speaking. but lie takes d
handsaw and saws the wood that makes
MS fires about home
70 Judge from what the colonel said
on tt'is subject. there can be but one In
ference and that Is that he will han with
pleasure the day when he can lay aside
tne worry OF official life and mount his
Old Norman horse and ride over the hills
OF Wood county, unfettered by OFFICIAL
cares ana Indifferent TO all scrutiny and
eenspTlotisness.
The following speaks for isself. II viii
pc q intorest TO many out Of as well as
IN the State:
General Land Office Austin, Texas. De-
c',,ilpsr I. lS,i3.,-Nonce 10 purchAsers OF
sehool lands under oct Of July s. 1873 and
act ainendatory thereof OF April q 1881
IN sctiqn " Or Tho act Of July 3, 1870, pro-
y sl, that 4, upon the first day Of March
the interest on money due hes not been
paid 20 the State treasurer and his re-
cept tled with the commissioner 81 the
general land oftice, as provided In section
u Of this net, Il shall be the duty Of sud
commissioner TO notify the county or dis
land IL situated OF such failure. giving the
nnme Of the purchaser 10 FILLING Ia hid
poymcnta. with tho amounts and date 81
ntsreat due at the time Of such failure
and upon tho receipt Of such notice II Shall
oe the duty Of the county or district nj
moved on the purchaser or, Ia case OF bifs
ieatl, upon his heirs or legal represnnta-
tiyea, requring him Or them to slow
n from such land; and upon HE OF iheir
failure 70 show that tho annual INSTALL
nsnts q Interest have been paid as above
Judgment shall be rendered
against AIN CT them and writ cf Jsasaaa-
son SHAH be issued In favor OF the State,
IN compliance with the above section 70
I have prepared statements OF acrnuhts (
'n school lands sold under the aheve rs-
70 be forwarded 70 the county or 'tiistrici
attorneys Of the respective countfee after
lanuaiy 1, sva together NTH authority 10
10 avoid forfeiture and payment of costs 1
nridenf 20 said quits thu purchasers must <
Islse payment 81 the ntereht due To the K
STAGE treasurer before February T. fsa4
Should any OF these purchasers he un-i
,Dle or unwilling 10 pay the interest ard 4
70 t1a lni,a bltI wish e avoid payment (
lEainst lhein IN event tho larda were for- K
e,tcd py suit, they can do 50 ~ executing 4
siiupnlshments 70 the state OF thu SEQ +
ions or parts OF sections purchased BY
hem and Forwarding Sumo to ti,a com Y
% the general land oifiee bp
ere the last named aate Very respect
Commissioners
no GET THE sT'ATE IN.
II has lcalSed out IN some way ana Is "a
he shape OF a runior that the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Is endeavofing 10 Z
ring the State into the light going on
,etween It and tho International ana +
treat Northern ard that petitions are hc-
ne signed n localities where the MISSOURI.
sansns ana Texas runs. asking the attor-
'ubic. prominent railrond official "a
Tor the above report and he I
eeincu 70 tnink thift 8ucn "A desperate
fort 20 win us case IN the United
states court showed plainly that inc
fissouri Kansas and Tcxns Is afraid d
ely entirely upon the merits Of their
,lnims.
THEATRICAL.
Mr.. Il r, Graham produced his play.
After the Bail.f last night az the opera
iause and 10 Judge by the laughter ana
applause his company must have been en-
iraly satisfactory Graham Is good very
IKE 10 Emmett. and IN saying tubs there
} certainly no de,ractson when he por
rays the character OF the oVef-fed man.
chose stomach rebels at al kinds OF
God. however tempting. and y invited to
at lobster, which Ks ton much for hiH
'ntlence and with q pIteouH wai nxclaims.
lobster lobster, thai rnrc-tonRuea breed-
n of dypopfln," his huinor ~ irrtSlatihie
Mr, HnEh Quaries IS his treasurer Rud
5 the same gelnai fellow as when he llyed
o San Antonio and claimed Texas as his
PERSONALS.
nv s ~ Scott. an attorney Of Haskell
mid visit 20 the lDnd olfsce today He
i ca route from the Grand Lodge meet
az az fl1pston