The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-09
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.

tiles at Paris II regard 20 the Smith
case:
AUSTIN, Feb. !, 1893
To County Attorney, Paris Texas:
luur cJnducG in having Smith ar
re-. ted deserves sOecial cOmmenda.
itUn. See that he has fair trial in
the courts 10 the end that he may be
leg ally punished. Take all STEPS nee
essay to protect him from mob viz
ien"e lni5 is due to your commu-
nity and state.
J. s. HoGG, Governor.
AUSTIN, Feb. l, 1893
To the Sheriff, Paris Texas:
Use all lawful means to zee that
Henry Smith is protected from mob
violence, and is brought to trial ton
his crime before the lawful aGthOgi.
ties. Mobs must not be- permitted to
try prisoners ia Texas.
J. 5. HOGG, Governor.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. l, 1893.
To the Sheriff, Texarkana, Tex:
Use all lawful means to see that
Henry smith is protectei from mob
u
crime before the lawful authorities,
Mobs must not be permitted to try
prisoners in Texas
j. ). HoGG, Governor.
PARIS, Feb. l.
Gov. J. s. Hogg, AUSTIN
Officers helpless. An eDraged pub
lie stands waiting. PrisOuo" expect.
ed at O'Clock. ED A. McCATSICN,
Assistant Attorney
AUSTIN, Feb. l.
To- D.A. McCast!on, Assistant Attorney, Paris,
Tex:
" ire those in charge of prisoner
not to bring him to Paris. Guard his
safety and use every effort to prevent
mob from reaching him.
j ). HOGG, Governor.
He also instructed the sheriff:
AUSTIN, Feb. l.
To D. T. Hammond, Sheriff of Lamar County
Pais, Tex.
II you need help call for it, BY
all means protect the majesty of the
law aud the hDnOr OF Texas aud your
people from committing murder.
j. 5 HOGG, Governor
In reply to the above IT $50 the
governor received the following:
PARIS, Feb l.
To Jas. S. Hogg Austin:
Henry Smith has arrived and is in
charge of from 5000 to 10 900 enranged
citizens. am utterly helpless to pro-
tect him. ID. 5. HAMMOND,
sheriff
PARIS, Feb. l, 1888.
To J. s. Hogg, Austin, Tex:
All is over. Death by hot iron tor
ture. A diabolical affair.
ED MCCAsTIoN,
Assistant attorney
To the Sheriff of Lamar county Paris. Tex:
Discharge your sworn duty as au
officer of :he State faithfully End fear
lessly. Promptly make complaint be
lore the proper officers against every
per- on known to have engaged in the
lypching OF the negro Henry smith AT
Paris Oh yesterday, and report the
nam g of all witnesses 60 the district
and county attorneys, to the end mat
all the guilty persons may be etferU-
lively prosecuted. }. :. HOGG,
Governor OF lexas
ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Colonel VIM Won Rosenberg yes
to, day resigned the cot0nelGy of the
First Texas Cavalry regiment, to take
effect at once.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following charters were filed
yesterday:
J. o. Wright Tobacco Company Of
Fort Worth. Capital stock, $780, 900;
directors, j. o. Wright, II. G. Howell,
Y. Y. Wright, w. n. Bowers and j.
|. Wright, all residents of Fort
Worth.
Yoakum Oil Mill and Manufacture
ing company. Capital stock, $4,000;
directors, Jim Banks, Oscar Rous, b.
p Stephenson, J. A. Youugkin and
Dan I. Price, all residents of
Yoakum.
The Street Railway Benevolent as
ISOLATION of Fort Worth. Estimated
value of its assets, $l20; directo 9, w.
Stripping, j. b. Hoskins, E. Holt, rOm
Wilson and VIM. Blevins, all resi-
dents of Fort Worth.
CoMPrRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The direct tax board at a meeting
yesterday, passed resolution that
they would consider no more claims
on the fund until the bill now pending
before the Legislature setting out the
manner of distributing the money is
passed or otherwise disposed of. The
resolution does not prohibit the filing
of any more claims, simply that the
board will pay out no more money for
the present.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Chartered-Mineral Springs Mining
and Development company with
headquarters at Navasota, Capital
stock also 600. Directors: H. Schu.