The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-07

rHn GALVESTON ARrrII.ERy DEFY
run STATE.
Refuse 90 Recognize the order Dis
banding the company ana Defy
the Acjnseat Generals Author-
tty--Hmisrnnt Feund Dead.

Galveston. Texas. December e.--The an
nuai encarnpment Of tho State militi,
was held in Austin last July Ever,
company In the state is expected 10 at
tend the encsmpments unless they hav,
IN excellent excuse
This year the Galveston Artiiiery iai!rt
10 attend They gave So an excuse ths
absence from the city Of number oi
their members. the difhculty OF reaching
Austin with the railroad facilities and n
number OF minor reasons.
The matter was taken up immediately
after the encampment and AdJutant GEN
arpl Atabry decided the excuses were IN
sufficient and ordered the commission Of
the Galveston ARTILLERY eanceled
1t has been thought all along that the
matter would DO adjusted in some way
and the company allowed to retain the
equipments belonging TO the state.
This seems to have been mistaken
idea, however. as the following letter re-
eeiyed by sherir Herman will show,
To tho Sheriff Of, Galveston County,
/ AaIutant Generals once, state Of
/ Texas, Austin. Texas December 2.-Slr;
| Under article ssF6 and cri o Revised
| Statutes, the governor directs that you
take immedia, e possession Of al o.dnance
and ordnance stores. the proper a. The
state OF Texas. now 10 the hands Of the
Galveston Artillery company, Captain 81
L. Crawford commanding
The armament consists OF two ten
pound Parrot guns two three-ineh rifles,
with their carriages. ceissons, limbers,
harness. equipments, saprsA. etc IL
the company refuses tc--sive It up with
out the use Of force yoa- win SO notify
this office
Shipping directions VIII be given you
as soon as / am notified that you have
complied with the governors instrue-
tions herein contained. Respectfully. I,
w H. Mabry,
AdJutant General.
Sheriff Ticrnan notified Captain craw,-
ford Of hts Instructions this morning and.
asked that he be shown such goods. etc,
as belonged to tho state. NJ. c. McBe-
more, Jr,, was detailed to look after the
mater and, with the snerifr, went to the
amnory and turned over tho two discard
ed brass Nspoleons, twelye-poanders; the
case u sabres, which have not been used
for ten years ana come dilapidated ,aar-
ness the company HAD no use for.
He then informed the pherin that the
company did not propose to be relieved
Of It's armament by the adiutant general
Mr.. McLemors was asked regarding tho
matter and said
'srhe Galveston Artillery company un-
der is charter. whien was granted it ~
Inc Republic OF Texas, is authorized 10
demand and receive from the safe such
.lrllis. eQalpments and ammunition as it
may need, and to keep the same ais long
as they remain serviceahIe.
This power ana authority the conipuny
propose TO assert and II General Mabry
gets anything from the company it viii
20 by decree or the court
irhs trouble between General Mabry
and the artillery company arosa some
slnie back. when the company was or
dered to report at the sncampment or to
suner for breach OF discipline as Gem
esal AIabry SAW III 70 iniilel The cont
many rgfas.ud 10 attend and gene-s1 Ms
Dry issued gen raj order purporting to
disband the artillery coupas.y
Ills attention was duly called to the
fact That tns adjuplnt generli could MT
eempsi ne 2, srsllleFy company % asteaa
~ a,snand me cntnnenS insts.5
$3.50, ,,..s,.srs 5,s.,4i,r1 X tist s.,,.s
Mi pSttting H. galveston Artillery com
~ ~, IN =, r,gh+ NM hef,,,, ma ,xo1.lt
p ,, ,, IN zed In Ms nav aSIian II
4,,p lie Iatrsr IL th sacrefnfv ~ mo el,rh
i,snss ,inss iatfs, Nv, ,,ti s,,,e.t 4, e4s1a
lnai the people Of pexas VINO have A.
MAYS taken tae gIeatsst interest mn n the
IN tT8sy f6at e w.s mi he artl,erv
company VINO were q. fault
lie aqjutant general took umbrage ut
the publication OF MS letter, and Ia his
attempt To take away the guns Of the ar
tiAery company he seeks to get even
You are authorized TO sag that the
Galveston Artillery company N Is tht
tpnt 70 the tinlsh, with right ana iustice
~ rs senunas and II VIII NOT only keep
tho guns il now has. bnt will recover tne
fsnsignr rtlu which pcas bnrgnxyad fra,ya n
last Jsily and which has not Vel beer, re-
s---- - 49, -