Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-20
THE STATE CAPITAL BUDGET
THE work OF TINE FAMOUS rrox-
rrnn BATTALION.


Austin, Tex, Oct f9.-The Calves
ton and Western railroad today nlea
its annual report showing operations
during the year ending October |. 1894.
The Denlson and Wichita yanev
railroad also filed Its annual report
showing its operations for the same
time.
Captain Wheatley OF the adiutant-
Generals ofilce has just complied mo
report showing the operations OF the
Frontier battalion for the month OF
September 1891, which elbows the fol-
lowing resul,s Total arrests, Ga;
scouts, AZ; attempts Mt arrests not Ell
fected, q; assistance to civil and other
authorities, 20: stock recovered and re-
turned to owners, two horses and one
saddle; miles Travelled during month.
6g9i
Adjutant-General Mabry Is some
what put out at present by ntelll-
gence he has received from Washlng-
ton relative 10 the now guns that are
TO be introduced into the regular army.
The gun In question Is both magazine
and rifle gun and was patented last
spring, The United States army adopt
ed 1t Immediately and Az soon as
General Mabry saw Il he concluded T.
Introduce II into the ranks Of tina
leN4s volunteer Guard In lieu OF tho
regulation rinc now in use, The news
he has just received from Washing
Ton IL to the effect that II viii take
the manufacturers OF this new gun
over year 10 III the government or
der for guns, This win seriously in
iertere with the arrangements OF Gem
eial Mabry The Texas Volunteer
Guard IL sadly In need OF new guns
az many places and II has been the
Intention Of General Mahry 10 secure
TINS new mako of gun and issue II to
me companies In place OF the guns
now IN use. But this viii be inpoA-
Hlble under the present circumstances.
us the TeXns companies cannot AFFORD
TO walt one and maybe two yenrs for
guns IL u very evident that General
Mapry VIII have to uae the old guns
for at least Two years longer, although
ne fondly anticipated having the new
ana Improved gun by the next state
enchmpment next summer.
Since the registering OF state war
iants was begun last May there have
been ll,flS warrants Registered. OF
this number $500 have been cnlled in.
900. The warrants still outstanding
represent about 1905, 900 Money Is CONF
lng IN slowly at present and every
Indication points TO the fact that tho
next legislature Will be called upon to
face whaling big deficiency.
There was delegation OF Indians
AZ the state capital building this morn
lnk, the personnel of which party are
old acquaintancos, The party cons
sisted OF no less u parsonage than Bil,
jim, the chief of the Shawnee Indiana
one of his braves and white lntcr-
lfrtter named Alexander. II viii
doubuesa be remembered that Bl,
jim and trio of HIS men were here
last spring looking up some old land
grants they claimed had been given
thom by General Houston when this
state was republic. when Blg Jiin
was here lnst spring he could nnd
nothing IN any OF the state depart
ments that would back up his claim
but he stlll insists that the land be-
longs TO him and he wants the state
10 give II TO him. When he went
back to his home In the Indian Terri
tory he said he would return here this
fall for the purpose OF gathering data
to present his claim TO the legislature
and true TO bis promise he 10 on hand.
lie called at the executive office this
morning and IN the absence OF Gov
crnor Hogg Secretary Levy did the
honora and extended the old chief the
run of the capitol. Secretary OF State
Smith, the historical departments and
other departments win give the old
fellow every assistance possible 10
his claim. but at best 10
10 q Wild goose chase.
The land that he claims was given
him lies somewhere Ia tho neighbor-
hood OF Fort Bend county. When Big
Jim was hero last year every effort
was made TO establish his right TO the
land claimed, but there were no docu-
ments TO be found that would back
up his claim, He has letter FROM
General Houston granting him the
land in question ana there is one docu-
ment here Ia the secretary OF states
office making some slight reference 10
having given land TO some
Indians, but that treaty OF HouBtons
was never ratified by the Texas con-
greas. Big Jim says he Is confident
hat somewhere in the biz wigwaln
capitol there are some papers that
VIII substnntiate his claim and that
Is what he Is seeking for now. He
viii be assisted by the state authority
la far as they are able but II IL the
general opinion that Big Jim Is on
,old trail this time