The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-01
FROM The STATE CAPITAL.
Receipts for Dcce mber From Land
Sales and Leases.
NOTES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENTS,
Gail for Thirty Tn usand Dollars Of War
rants-L A. w. Track Under Com
ction- tered

Austin. Texas, December 31.--The re-
ceipts by the State treasury during thu
month OF December, 1885, from land sal
and leases were as follows; School lands.
lease ss,97isi; interest $50, 2764'; principal
sl6.6sl.Ss. University lands. lease, $3.50;
interest, si24.61; principal, 50 cents. Luna
tic asylum lands, interest sln42; princi-
pal, sl4So2. Blind asylum lands. interest,
s5i.7 principal. 81. Orphan asylum lands.
interest. 1880; principal. $500. Deaf and
dumb asylum lands. interest, s30326; prin-
cipal, s6S,70. Sale of public domain ac-
count w - le'9, s20S.65, account March
The receipts OF general revenue for the
month OF December Just closed amounted
to $212, $50 This Is considerably In excess
OF the receipts for the same month last
l.. A. w. BICYCLE TRACK.
An eighth OF mile track Is being erect.
ed at Hoo mask for the League OF Amerl-
can Wheelmcn bicycle meet. to be held
here next month under the management
OF Harry Harper the noted trek wheel
man. ard l.. y. Smith of this city. Com
Portable prizes are 20 be hung UP Tor
professionals and such famous, scorchers
aa the following are expected: lacka-
berry OF Fort Worth, champion of Texas
1remaine of Dallas, champion of the
southwest. the champion lady cyclist Of
inc tnltHu states. IRON lsochesteV, N. =
title MrAdams. the 4-year-old wonder
l3rd of Minneapolis, champion Of the
Northwestern States. the Culmore family
of Houston, and others of equal note.
CHARTERED.
The following charters were filed in the
department of state today:
The Battle Steam Baking company of
San Antonio; capital stock 100000 incor-
porators, James Baltic, william Bailie,
Henry Eckenroth.
Tie island City Lumber company of
Galveston; capital stock $40 600; incorpo-
rators. John Mckinnon, Angus Mckinnon
and W. j. Duhg.
Tie Christian church OF Alvin; assets
1920; ncorporators, w. II. Lee, Il. c. Abb
bodt and 4. Wilburn.
SAN ANTONIO REFUNDING BONDS.
The san Antonio city authorities are
getting anxious about the fate of a si2,O
issue of refunding bonds submitted to the
attorney general for approval several
weeks ago, as the bonds which said Issue
is to take up are due tomorrow. No ac-
ton viii be taken upon the new issue,
| however, until the issue which Is TO be
extingnished thereby, and which Is held
| In New York is brought here for cancel
LAND SALES AND LEASES.
The general land office reports the fol-
! lowing transactions for December; Sales
I Of school lands, l5o,33i acres sales of
! asylum lands. 2S0S acres; sales of timber.
/ $50 acres; free school land leased, 1875
acres.
! CALL FOR WARRANTS.
! A call of registered general revenue war
rants up to and including No 10000 and
aggregating s3S 900 was made by the treas
ury department today.
BONDS APPROVED.
! Tho attorney general this evening alp
! proved s24 coo issue of Palo Pinto county
I bridge bonds.
/ NOTES AND PERSONALS.
/ Mrs. W. Il. Harrison of Fort Worth Is
/ visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. \. Culber-
/ son. AT the executive mansion.
John r. Hart of Waco. f. C. Charbou-
/ neau OF Galveston and Milton III. HickoS
d c, ii. Langdeau, j. j. Carnes and 7. s
! Miller OF Dallas are at the Hotel Salgt
/ today.
! Mr.. o. N. Brown, formerly stenogra-
/ pher in the attorney generals department
/ and lately stenographer for the court OF
/ clerk of the secretary of states depart.
nent and arrived today to assume his
| new duties.
Senator Perry j. Lewis of San Antonio
| was in the city yesterday evening to Mt
Of state Although looked upon as
/ strong Twelfth district congressional pos
I slhility Mr.. Lewis does not talk like
/ man possessed OF an uncomfortable desire
4 to run for congress. In fact, from whal
I he says one might easily conclude thai
he would prefer to stay at home anC
nurse IL very lucrative law practice.