The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-09
CUP DECLARED FORFEITED.
Adiutant General Mabry Orders 1t
To Be Surrendered.
TO BE DRILLED FOR AT SAVANNAH
Governors Guard To Begin Work Pre-
paratory To Attcndin the Eli
camrmcnt At Tyler.

Austin, TexaS, .Iay SHAVING receiver
uncontrovcrtable proof that the Thurston
Rifles of omaha were properly challenged
by the Morton Cadets of Washington TO
defend the Galveston cup at savannah,
Adjutant General Mabry issued the ioi-
loving today:
Adjutant Generals office, state Of
Texas. Austin, May s.--cireui1r.--l. INC
Thurston Rifles of omaha, Neu.. now
holders Of the Galveston semi-Centennial
Championship Cup" forfeit ihe!r lossrs-
don Of said cup. under paragraph 81 ii2
rules governing me possession OF sanit'
10y their refusal 10 lc rr,sout a. SAvan-
nah. Ga. and contest tor rs possession
at the Interstate drill to rc held in ina,
city May ii-id. isr5. rs required by circular
from the aljutunt general OF tho State OF
Texas. dated Aptil /, 1875.
. RY virtue If paragraph OF the same
rules vcsiirs the aijuiant general of inc
state of Texas with power anu authority
to obtain possession OF the cup whauoHeg
the stipulated rules have. IN has opinion,
that tho Galveston Scinl-ccntcnuiai Cham
pionshir cup be surrendered to the m
deisrnod. as trustee. to he delivered 70
The management of the interstate drill az
Savannah. On. to be competed for ard
h'ld IN accordance with rules governing
its possession.
the said cap for competition at the inter
state drill AT Savannah, Ga. l. h"rchN re
affirmed, and the smpany Winning the
same will he knowa as The "chnwpinn
Military organization of tho nicd
thu said vtir. " IA. Mtbry
Adin,ant General state OF Texas.
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
The governor issued the following to-
day:
Whereas the live stock sanitary COM
mission of Texas on the Soth day OF April,
A. - 1885. recommended the adoption OF
the following regulations.
"rhc live stock sanitary commission OF
The state If + Nas has bt,n reliably in
formed that some time between 'he 18th
Df February II Il the 95ln dnv of hTvlh
1856 nerds OF cattl, were moved from t'iat
portion q this State which Is .iiuat' q
sorth ana cast OF the present pulr@9tH"
line aEainst souiucrn or sil~utiir teNci
fixed by the United States depdrtm AT OF
agriculture on the LIST day pi ruhruai Y.
ls'N aud ad0uted hN THIS commits sion frh-
ruary 10. 1886. that 80 d herds . cattie
mt Tive territory 81 mated vest and north
Of an'i Quarantine linz. into the counties
OF Knox. King. Stonewall and Fish I, and
plii into Il pasture known ls itl-eh x
Iuriwool pasture. and d.scrhed rs fol-
lows. io-wit: EcSinnce ou f"'iion IL.
block Il. u y Y. c, RAM al; sMrvey in
king county, Texas. where Halls lis feTcu
joins the iigheo Land and Caitle com
y fnN'S fence. then southeast with Eiphec
'.and ana cnttie conpnnys ience 10
norlhwrs, corner of scctl n No. Il. block
l3, ". and T. g ita,irrad cpmIany in
KnQN county; thence west 10 Yonlhwesi
corner OF VIM. NJ. Smiths survey in stone
wall county; thence n rti with III wrst
line of said Smith's survey u north. asst
corner Of survey No. H. block so. !, N
Stone wall county Theme west with
north linz Of survey N. I. block No. !
q northeast corner " survey No 2. block
NJ. / thence west with north line Of sur