The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-11
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION.
The Old Quarantine Line Established
To Protect Texas.
JOHN NEFF DIES By Ills OWN HAND,
Body-Colou,l stacey Wins the
Gold Mednl-Sof

| TO look into cattle quarantine affairs. |
| They fixed the line virtually as Ii was he
fore, which protects the unlnfected portion
OF the state from tho infected portion and
| also from Mexico and the Territory.
! The governor promised the commission
| to do everything in his power 10 enforce
| ths regulations and viii place rangers
along the line to prevent the crossing Of
| cattle against the quarantine rules The
| governor Will also request Secretary Nor
| ton TO adopt the line decided on by the
| Texas commission and there a good roas-
on to believe that the request VIII be
I granted. From the very start the COVER
! nor has man Tested the greatest interest IN
! this quarantine matter. for which he was
I rendered "a vote Of thanks by the commits
{ sion
The ruling of the commission gocs INTO
! effect February II and VIII continue until
the i5th af November.
Tine mwission advises all siockmen
not TO attempt to cross thu quarantine line
fntt.r the l5th Of this month. as IT ia of tho
greatest Importance to the cattle industry
of Tie stat that this line he respected,
Otherwise tho entire state viii remain
quarantinod as It now IS
SCHOOL LAND FORFEITED
state Treasurer workman toiuy sent
Ia0d canmi ssioncr Baker lst OF sonic
6f purchases of school land under the act
of february 49, 1883 made prior TO Feb
!
duo January l. 1885 has not boon paid
These Inrchas are forfeitablt without
judicial ascertaiument MIR. Workman has
! ulao furnished tho attorney general with
a list of about 20p1 purchases unler the
nat of i>.3 mndo after I,ebrte,.,. i0 49,
ON which the interest due January /, 1925.
has not hpen uaid and ihe accounts Of
/ vaish remain omen on the 1,drers Of his
d-uarifre7,t Thls latter. raf also i,,o,,1ee
a number OF accounts forfeited without
miioId ascertairmrnt for non. nav,nant Of
Interest dino r.ru,r,, tQot .r1 ,,ior
,a,i., T'hrro Is Some oi's.tioi, IN ,'ic,y A.
r,rn;,tinq curt o,,irions ma a.,,,,,,,,,e,t
,-itl,,os as 10 Inc noyyr,. az H., iani com.
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na1er tbe net Of INA n55n oftsr I,Shrnar.,
=. ,.,- - ~, ,.,,i,,,.t,i 80 w..
a .i,,,.,,,,,. T., t,,,, ,,',,,r,,l W. E - -,
AZ ''na - ii'.' Nv ,ue u,
"1."'' 10 'n"'le MN TO Pfo'een W.
m,io since Fei,r.,,or,, ~ tee5 i, casa he
Should he Of the opinion that the failure
10 pay interest does not ipso facto work n
forfeiture
The State treasurer will next proceed to
| picnqrs "a liet Of lolinoucut ,,,i,,, hasse nm
der the acis of lS7oSt
,,, ~ ou,>- r>,D
''N->''
iohn Men KILLED himsalf accidentally this
evening. pistol which ne was cleaning
was lying IN the hoor Mt his house dead
WA me hlood ooZ'ng from wound In the
. nh. Wv. Neit hnd been a resilient OF
austin since lSO' coming here from Nas-
tr ~ lie was f9r many years member
or me ranger force and was for a time In
I. tho hotel and saloon business, being tho
PROPRIETOR ~ INC tamoNs iron 'FRONT.'
rte was netnher OF many secret societies
ava vas known far and wide for MS
d bounalnH charifY
~ the coronors inqueFt held tonight VI
t ~. ,bo I'n' y, WAS ,l' IN ,Wo p'aceS,
, Instance being madr bv bullets Of different
calihar Three pistols. which he had evil
3 IDENTIFY boon cleaning wore found I'm tho
room, tv,n o, tho ton or a covarad ba u,
tub ana one ON tho floor Tho coroner
verdict will he thnt he came 10 his death
by piet1i shots from his own hand. hut
60 that II Is unasrertainablc whether they
, we've accidental or not
THE MILITARY MEDAL.
The gold modal offered 10 the officer of
b. Texas Volunteer Guard who shot,ld write
4 the hest essay on tho military onerations
g necessary to ria a CITY Of 10 On6 inhabitanl.
Q of a violent mob has been awarded to tn,
% commander If tho second reuln,.nt. colo
20 mel ". H. stacey = tlIs city Inv tho hoar,
Of United states army officers to hvhtcl
a the mnuer was loo for determlnatian
mere were tN-'ith contestants M"Jol
u I,Ar'W' or ,hr curtin rcNlment' g0t secon.
plac'' ana nusanl 'r General Smythe thrd
ne hFpotneural case submitted 10 th,
i, G' l,'' Eu'.u upS, W ,..,
II what caused the furry last summer. whci
Dallas was trying to make the Corhett
n Fitzsimmons ught CO. It having become
D current ihat th" a!inant Eene.fl wa
go sending nut mans ~ Dallas with accom-
" panNhs INSTRUCTIONS 10 militia OFFICERS u
~, W. I'M Wy ea"s Guy
40 90. r'N' ~''''' '''' ~ '"''''
SCHOOL FUND SUIT.
The TRIAL ~ the suit NJ tho State O.
Texas vs. tho Houston and Texas Contra
" and galveston H1rrishnre and san An
tonio hnHNaN companies FOR the recover!
y OF huahccS ALLEGED In he due the schoo
iund ny tooin was resumed anu con'luar'
X ana INC 'n-e ken under odVisemont To-
~ '.a,,tt t,5a,. ''' '''''
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Nh fl'NN'hiSH TAN NOTICES
II The secretary ~ state today conclude
ii the work Of sending out Franchise tar