The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16
THE STATE CAPITAL.

Houston Business League Chartered-No
More Peruvian Cotton Seed.
Austin. Texas. April 1.-THE following
charters were fled in the secretafy OF
states office this morning;
The Socedad Benefcenca de Senoras y
Seuoritas of Corpus Christi. no capital
stock. incorporators: Augustalna u. de
Cavazos, Josefa Menirogou and Amaio
Vavavos. The purposes Of the corpora
ton are the care for and nursing OF the
sick and the buryine Of the poor dead
The Crystal Ice and Fuel company of
Houston, Texas capital stock $1,000. In
corporators: Chas. A. Ziiker, Il IL Wills
n l.. Caspersen. The purposes of TINS
corporation are the purchase aud sale OF
goods. wares and merchandise and agii-
cultural and farm products.
| The Houston Business League of Hous-
tom no capital stock. lncorporators;
| Norman G. Kittrell, 5. W. Syduor John
| +. Garrett.
/ THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Copies of the following circular with &C
companylng petition blanks have been re-
celved here:
bear Sir: You are aware no doubt,
and measures of the house of representa-
tives. Hon. c. w stone chairman, mas
directed that favorable report be mao
10 the house of u bill making The use o.
the metric system obligatory IN the NJ
ted States after certain dates named IN
the bin, Tho bill reported IS u substitute
for Hon. ID. NJ. liurlcyS pil!. y COPY
of tho substitute bill is enclosed.
II is very important that all Interest
IN this bill should act promptly and vigor-
ously.
If you are In favor of the bill, sign the
enclosed petition and obtain on II the sig
natures OF friends In your neighpornooa.
Mall the signed petition, with a persona
letter. as soon as practicable TO your rrp,,
reseniatives in Washington. Kindly sent
the society IA postal card stating whcit
you sent the petition and the number OF
Tho society would be glad to know tho
condition OF feeling toward the m'tr
system in your vicinity yours respect
fuzzy. b. a. GuH'i.
j. X Rees, President
Secretary.
There + very little feeling Of any kina
towards the metric system IN this vicinity
for the very simple reason that no one
has Thought about it. People VINO Keel
up with such things AMI take an nie.ea,
In them, however. think that NE Siinlrc'
sho,ild be thoroughly discussed by and fol
the people before an attemp, is naje t'
make "A sudden an! railral cpailt" 81 UNI
| kind In the weights and measures OF tN'
(; coming dead letter would be excellen
i BECAUSE Of its radical features ana TN
non-conprehension Thereon by 'he ee"''l'
WANT PERUVIAN COTTON SEED.
The governors office Is being Hooded
with letters from farmers in the state
asking for some cotton seed recently r.
II ceivcd from the American consni In Peru
As previously announced al TINS seed ma
hecf distributed aud anyone wanting som
more OF this seed had better write
= the unit.d states consul AT Feru. I'm
Z governor has no more OF this seed ON nam
y DEPARTMENT. NOTES
y nm county today redeemed $500 wort
,, of bridge bonds
e The Texas Trunk railroad today pal
the comptrollet S2i A. the same being
- per cent tax on its gross p-ss"nger carr
4; ings of S24 0ij for the quarter ending Mar
rs 81. 1896.
1t The following counties today paid IN
Il" ,,oulrtrollcr interest due on their bond
Aprn 10: lIardeman county silio; Clh
county s2637. s'tonewall county. SlsSt,i
[, I'M county, sS22': ,
" Visiting lumbcimen worc given an 81
~ cursiun up the lake on the Zen lihr IN
st evening Music and refreshnents Wei
" provided In abundance and spiendid TN
- was had,
The following members of INC TwenV
fou,th legislature are here today; Sc
inv Of cameron. Beard Of smith, feyie
So Of Trinity and owsloy Of Denton, "
g. owslev snvs that he "a not a canilag
nj for recollection, bat may probably rum II
NJ, railroad commissioners
10 The following noiahles are here tod
AZ ,,,.ndiug thc Higher courts, looking aft
i ~rivn,e mntters and mixing with the lur
~ harnen; Judge n W. Finley, Mayor il'
~ 80 innd At L. Crawford A +. Woozencrh
he nnd {; w Foster 81 Dallas, Judge Heor
ay clark of Waco and Jonathan Lane