The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-24
THE STATE CAPITAL.
INTEREST IN mo suIT Being
ARGuEp
The Governor Receives No Telegram
From me Anti.Lypening speioty--In-
dlans Claim valuable Lands 1ious-
ton school Band. invalid.

large audience was assembled w TIE sn-
prcfne court room Yesterday. The ahlest
legal taicni M san Antonio was engaged
on opposite sides % q suit to-wit3 VIII
lam Aubrey Oscar Bergstrom ami Colum-
bus Lpson, representing the plaintias in
error and a. W. and Reagan Houston,
the defendant Tho style Of the Euit was
J s. Alexander and n. H. Mccracken.
appellants, vs. W. I. Robertson, appelles.
The Bexnr county district court gave a
Judgment in favor OF Robertson for Sia.-
b22.5o, which Judgment was sustained by
the clvl court OF appeals sitting in san
Antonio
II seesis that j. s. Alexander and II.
H. McCracken entered into a written con-
tract with W. r. Robertson by which the
latter was to construct the roadbed Of a
protected railroad from Matamorcs, in the
state OF Tamaulipae, to I.lnares, in the
State OF Nueya Leon. and Matahuala,
In the State OF San Luis Potosi, in the
Republic OF Mexico.
The work was completed and the ques-
ton arose IN the settlement whether or
not Contractor Robertson had not done
work not speclned Ia the contract and for
which he demanded compensation. Roberts
son had the advantage OF having done
the work as advised by the engineer. u,
q. Trueheart. who represented Alexander
aud McCraeken. The attorneys did not
deny that tne engineer had so advised,
but they charged that nc WIS lnduceu 20
advise certain additional work IN excess
IA the renuiran1euts oil tie contract ny
some species OF jug8lery. Irueneast NJ
mltted In his evidence thht ne auNl@tu
the additional work under a misaHpre-
M main questions involved In the ar
gument were, What constitutes a fOlto-
bed" and how FAR the rphdDeI IstSpei
embraces the entire rlght of way ana now
tar lie the principal bound by tue acts Oh
his agentl ..., ,.,.,,..
sarily dry subject, hut the court room
x,,5.s fnit Of spectators and among them q
number Of law students from the stare
university. - 49,,
advocate has reached out 70 the iAr l...e,s.
c5ufines Of line state and those who ought
to know say that he has Few e4utia hiti
no superior In the state N NV Sl 49,.
usitipns. His argument Tor Us sliel't yen
teiriay was gem OF legal or'lt9ry. 49,.
In speaking thus Of Ar Aunreg tlg,
,ne,,ts n,ade ~ Mr.. Bergsirom and Col
orei X w Houston who entertained the
court aud spectators With speeches OF
nf pbe aupr pi, court has the question I'M
der Bdyisement
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Governor Hogg yes.erday appointed Al
her, Bower pilot commissioner for the
porl OF Velasco. vice MotcalE deceased.
1'sie Post correspondent inquired Of Cav
ernor H0Eg Z ne had recc.ved q teleeram
from an organisation known as the ANTI
Lynching League and signed JalAes -
C,5rrotAerz, secretary b reference e
threatened lynching Of the negro muir
dsrars az Bonldiu in Matagoria county.
SIC denied HAT be had received any hufl
8ig Jim. chief OF a Shawnee tribe Of
indiaus Ia Potowauainie cQuntN, 0hia,i
Short-iseg Joe a Shawnee ana ~ inter
prVtor, and Clnbber-eye Iate' 2 7ilA No.
etner bQGE thls morning ~. 49,
rived on the morning Tram rom 1h,a-
hoiu8 These Indians claim thaf the re
public Of Texas tbrolEn sam houston;
ceitft to the ssDRWnea TRIBE s. hett ~ iapn
twenty by forty miles w width ANA thAt
fhs land Hes In slebennah county me
u3hes INST joined VITA tne SgAlte5 ~
their wars against the Cotnancbts, GoY-
ernnr Bogg eptcrta ned thetn lllaialF,
henrd Their stoTy AID sent them oyer 70
into The merits Of their elafn could be
made. Gonrniss toner MriaRu8heS received
them and attef tearing Meir story e
told BY the Interpreter, S9ort-l@fs joe
sen tdein over to the Hecert;uy Of state
10 ind auloug the archives Il that depari-
inrht the necessary ln q and information
upon which TO predicate q ci1lm- u was.
"a thi5 department. that The Post reporter
iuent die rcd W,n and hft1 nm opportunity
20 oh serve them clascy. Big liin u
nne specimen ~ p man win race iNit
81 character ard rflyMc4 henufy II has
hair which IS half turned 10 snowy White-
nass md wears q lUt,e longer than
low the junction Of the neck and HiCuldcr.
lie had silver earrings Ia his ears ma
wore a neckiie something like she Stock
q revolutionary times " WAsnington,
man - striking appearance aud seemed
p be eenpiy "a earnest ~ las mission.
Ciahber-hge Jake WIS not rrsnosgessinF.
but had d surly look md was dressed ~
manner parlinly conventional and
somewhat peculiar. Tho INTERPRETER
,shdrt-l4ag Joe had hts hair shins'rd, hut II
had grown ont and had tlle appearance
az havlng been nhoWea be- no caves
Vefy lately. Mr.. Cur chief clerk 20 the
Nogli hpnt ~ the iptormation they
wanted bat troy word have to remain
In tho city several days 20 which propo-
slt'om lils I'M readily sssslted,
BEREAVEMENT Of STATE.
The following charters were teday fled
with the secretary OF state;
The Texas Cotton PFlace OF Waco with
"a capital stock Of $1,000 Tho following
gentlemen compose the board OF directors
for the irst year. >. ". higgins T. Ro-
tan. w. W. seley, J. HaDsei Wood, II. b.
Mistrot, Sam Sanger, j. s. AicLrndon.
s W. Slayden. James l. Moore, X. j.
Farrott II II, Shear G. Q. Fosgard
aud Tom Padgiti. THIS corporation IS
formed for tbs encouragement Of agrl.
culture ard horticnltuta and for the
maintenanee Of 4 public fair and exhibit
tiqf IT stock and farm products, etc.
Tho lawmoll Book company with an
authorized capital stock or s2Q,00 incor-
pnrttors; II. T.. n Ghmmeli Lansing 81
fontaine and a. w. Deilquist.
The TexHrkana DriyinE Park aHsocla-
ton. with q capital stock OF Sl2,0VQ.
The American District Telegraph com
nany 81 san Antonio, With capital stock
of 1000. The Elguers are " r. klngsloy,
G. NJ. Kingsley and G. X. Mead
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
DR. y 4. crannll or Waco Is Ia the city.
Little Miss Rlancc Wilson OF Brenham
returned home today
w. s. Patrick OF Martin, a well known
Attorney-ot-iaw. " in austin.
MI. John s. stewar, ana wife Of Hous-
ton are Registered At Salses hotel
Cen Rogers, ESQ. OF Brenham passed
through austin today en- route for home.