The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-20
rItE srArE cApIrAL.

Ctnr crs Who Have Qualified WIN Get Free
hooks-W Woman Accidentally Stabbed.
Austin rcxas, February lq.-Thc score.
tury Of state has begun the distribution Of
the new Revised Statutes, which 10 free
60 the various county. district and judicial
officers On the STATE. as do the acts OF the
legislature, hu. such officers as have not
complied with the law in the matter of
al piyiue FOR ana obtaining their commits
slous VIII b" ignored Ia thls Instance The
HN, Wtloa, Toy the way. has never been
q forced. requires every official elective
ana apluiuuvc 20 take ont "a commission.
thc failure to do which deprives him Ci
ne privilege of Obtaining state puhllca-
lions without cost. As the Ice FOR n COM
state has boeu losing about 5000 per year
through me disregard OF This law.
torian university of Taylor: no capital
stceH.
Tho attorney general today approved Il
Sit"N issue Of Colungsworth county court
house irfundinE bonds. $1,000 issue of the
SAN" county bridge rofunding bonds, and
a S2l@l issue OF Bonham city water works
bonds
Insurance company occupation taxes
amounting 70 S9igO were received by the
state treasurer TO-DAY.
RESOLUTIONS or COINCIDENCE.
Al a s,llci meeting of tho Brownson
Literary society of st. Edwards college.
the following resolution Of sympathy with
Mr. Francis IL. Grain, formerly president
Of the society. and his brothers James
and Henry, their fellow members on the
sudden and unexpected death OF their
father, were unanimously passed.
Whereas, 1t has pleased God to call VIM.
a. Grain, ST, from his earthly sphere
Whereas. This sudden bereavement has
been moot painful event to his loving
AMI devoted family ana to the pubic
Whereas. By tho death Of VIM. II, Grain
Francis. James and Henry have lost a
most beloved and devoted father there
itesolysd, That we. the members Of the
lrowugon Literary society, do sincerely
/ IS, mpathl5e with them IN their painful
bereavement; therefore he il further
Resolved That a copy of these resolu-
tl0ns be sent to the family of Nr cram
and also that n copy he sent for rn,A-
! cation to the Galveston News, the Dallas
News the san Antonio ENnre'S. The
Houston Post tho Cucro star, the Cuero
Bulletin. the Deutchc Rundschan and tho
| Texas NorWaerts
MISTAKEN FOR a BURGLAR.
| Mrs e. NJ. Puryear. who runs a board
ing house In West Eighth street, was
I stabbed IN the breast eariy this morniup
! hy John crow. who had come to her house
/ with his family on tho midnight train.
/ crow IS an unsophisticRtcd Georgian whu
! has Uist landed In Texas and when Mis-
Furvcar attempted to enter his room, no
/ koowing that It was occupied, he at
tackled her with a dirk. thinking, she was
I "a burglar. He was taken 20 the police
station INT aftcrwarl liberated. the facts
l tending to acquit him Of criminal intent
/ Mrs Purvcar IL painfully wounded, bu'
! will got well.
! CAPITAL NOTES,
The Chicago, Rock Island and TeNa'
! railway paid It's quarterly passenger taN
! today, amounting TO $lQS.S6.
| H. g. Glidur. promoter Of the Austin
! cotton mill. returned from New York to-
| day and will at once resume the work
! OF completing tho subscription list necCs