Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
HAS RAISED IT'S wRINKLEp
FRONT AGAINST THE GOV.
GALVESTON ARTILLERY BOYS
Arc Hot Under the Collar aud WIN
Die BEFORE They Turn Their
Cannon over to
the state.


Special 10 me Gazette
Galveston, Tex. Dee. -Grin.yIsaged
war has raised his wriuklcl front In this
city aud the members Of the Galveston
artillery company, who would rather cap
ture smile from lady fair than a bull
let from an enemy, are In open rebellion
against their commandern-chlef, Gov.
James stephen Hogg. The cause of this
tempest in teapot Is the following COM
munigation received by Sheriff Herman
yesterday.
Acknowledgements Office, State q
Texas. Austin. Dee. 10 the Shonh
Of Galveston County, Sir; Under article
1850 and section q, revised statutes, tue
governor directs you 10 take Immediate
possession Of ordnance stores, the prop
erty of the State Of Texas, now In the
hands OF the Galveston artillery com
pany. Capt ), L. Crawford. commanding,
The armament consists Of two lOnund
Parrot gune, two 3-inch rides, with their
carriages, cassons, timhers, harness,
equipments, sahrcs, etc II the company
refuses to give IL up without the use OF
force YOU will 80 notify this Office ship
ping directions will be given You as soon
as ! am notified that you have complied
with the governors instructions herein
w. IL. MABBY,
Attomey-gencral.
sheriff Ticrnnn notified Captain Craw-
ford Of his instructions this morning,
aud asked that he be shown such goods,
etc, IN belonged to the state. NJ, G..
Mcl.emurc .lr, was detailed 10 look
after the matter, and with the sheriff
went 10 the arm0iy aud turned over The
two discarded brass Napoleon twelve
Founders, the c,se Of sahrcs which have
not been used for ten years, aud some
dilapidated harness the company had no
use for, He then informed tho sheriff
that tho company dd not propose TO hc
relieved Of It's armament by tho adjutunt.
general
Mr. McInmore further stated that the
Galveston artillery company was char
tered by the republic Of Texas, and under
that charter h authorized ~ demand und
receive from the state such arms. equip.
mcnts and ammunition as II may need.
and 10 keep the same as long as they may
remain srryiccahle. This power and All.
tlority The company propose to assert,
and II General Mahry gents anything
more from the company Il will b. by u
decree Of the court.
You are authorized 10 eny that the
Galveston artillery company II IN the
light To the flush with right aud Justice
as It's seconds. and II will not only keen
the guns u now hne, hut will recover
the gatling gun which was borrowed
from II last July, and which has not
yet been returned. Myself John u.
Fenrhako, and MORGAN Mann have the
matter In charge aud " any further at
tempt is made to take tho guns we will
institute. legal proceedings in order TO
retain them"
All this terrible state Of affairs which
thrcatons 70 disrupt the peace OF The
commonwealth grew ont OF tho non.
compliance Of the Galveston artilley COM
pany with The order u the ndiutnnt gem
| oral To attend the annual oncampmcni In
July last. The company vonchaafing The
iiimsy cSctse " the ahs0ncc OF number
Of ~ mHmhorn. the diiiruuy of
reaching Austin with The railway fneil.
lilies aud number Of other minor ca
cuses.
| The ahcriif has reported the matter 10
the adjutani general and the next move ~
awaited with abated breath. ~ the cOtu-
pany Is hot under the collar" and ia
| members have determinnti0n.to-dle-in
the-lasi'ditch-look about them that fore.
| bodies trouble.