The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-28
Adiutaut General Mabry Says Toughs
We're Numerous.
70 COLOMBO SOUTH TEXAS LANDS,
Northern Capitalists Intercsted-Comp'
troller Fin cy Has Not Ordered Any
Raise In Tax Assossments.

there than he ever wants to cast his OPP
ties on again and that he had 1t straight
from as high authority as the district
Judge that the fight would have been
attempted on so-called disputed territory
within the borders of III Paso county If
the Rangers had not shown up. He was
also told by citizens of El Pclso that If
the frontier guard could some way get
lost in the shuttle FitZsimmons and Maher
and the others might tight in the El Paso
opera house without molestation. Furth r
than this. he learned from some of the
newspaper correspondents that Dan Stu
art attempted to establish Il censorship
over the press dispatches relative to the
fight sent out prior TO its pulling off aud
threatened to cut off all newspaper rep
rescntatiVes from seeing II who didn't
color their reports of the condition OF
AFFAIRS to suit him.
Tho best citizens of III Paso were with
the Rangers and the law. however, but
the sporty" element continually roasted
both
From several swindlers arrested during
his stay there he learned that they had
been promis immunity from the law
but they refused to tell him who made
the promise However, 1t was noticeable
that g n'eman who made it point
to abuse General Mabry and the Rangers
on every occasion went their bond
cral says that when that redoutable gen
tlcman sized M the situation he con-
cmdel to Law low and maintain an un-
conspicuous attitude.
ACTOR MORRISON THANKED.
The students Of the university attended
the opera house in body tonight to see
Mr' MORRISON IN F!ust ana M the end
Of tho second act Mr. Morris Sheppard
OF the senior law class arose in his seat
we'll chosen words. thanked Mr. Morrison
for the gift OF two diamond medals which
he presented several years ago to be COM
petcd for in oratorical contests by Texas
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a. Wn9 ue",irP" nne suur oissr, %,
Judge John r sheppard Of the Texarkana
district and noted for his eloquence.
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'"'Nihs up 'Ah' aa'a ana visiting the DC
partments. Mr. Doncy is one OF the Bra
2oriA Land ami Cattle company. which is
| Interested I'M The dryclonment of Alvin,
and Mr.. BoarIman is a prominent Iowa
Ivnu65 no So E30m inins IN 5tEaS
ardson a noted horse , raiser, an extensive
asricuitnrirt. both of Iowa, and together
| lney ropose 10 coionlze large tracts oil
! south Texas land
Mr.. Boardman left for the North to-
! might cXpecting to return in about six
/ agents viii be- nut in the field by himself
aid Irionds t. attragi settlers IN TINS di
/ bring down several train leads Of excur-
/ souists 10 look over tho field
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/ nted by tho 'equisite fee of 81 IN each case
/ have recn pouring Nm ON the secretary. of
state from county officials s'nco he called
attention to the law which provides that
the revised statutes. ctc., unless thcy have
aiken out such commissions Letters are
being received also from notar4os public.
who "ilto that they have ohtalned com
In5SiogS rom The clerks Of their counties.
rIr IINi,g "ncanrr lhsE must eet another
'oitii nm, from tne state because they
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