The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-17

Austin. Texas, December l6.-The A'berb
sydney Johnston monument board held n
meeting today to decide on the Character
o. INDICTMENT to be erected over the grave
Of the hero. but nothing Of definite nature
was determined.
Chartered
Austin. Texas. December IS. The fol.
lowing charters were Gled today:
Texas Big Four Oil aud Pipe Line com
paIy Of Galveston; capital stock $1,000
Purpose to prospect for oil. own aud oper
at pipe lines, etc. Directors; A. W. Fly.
W c, ogivy, c. II. Hughes, j. Lob;t.
j. &. stubbs. W. II Layton, G. NJ. Courts,
Ii l.. Zlegler and j S. Montgomery
capital stock SS0,0j0. incorporators: G.
D. Rein, A l.. Ford j. W. Lick. W. d,
Belts and L. Miller,
Enloe Hardware and Grocery company
~ Enloe. Delta county; capital stock $1O,-
COO. Incorporators. r. j. Record, IT, i.
Bettes and j. L. Goosby
The Elks' club of Austin; no capital
stock.
News Notes.
Austin, Texas. December 16.-The in.
surance department has been advised that
several insurance orders are doing busl.
ness In the State without license Let
tiers are being answered by the department
informing certain parties not to insure with
them.
State Purchasing Agent Dodge today re.
celved a carload of meal. grits and bominy
for the local eleemosynary institutions.
Authority to do business was granted to-
day by the secretary of state to the Guar.
antee oil and Mining company Of West
Virginia; capital stock 100000. Place Of
business will he in jefferson county.
The local tents Of Red Men win have a
big time here Friday night. The great in
cohonee Will be on baud. and he will he
royalty entertained Big preparations have
been in progress for some time.
The act OF congress under which pay is
allowed rejected men Of regiments OF vol.
uptcers organized by the governor Of Texas
| in the Spanish American war from dat
OF assembly TO the date Of their rejection
! bars all claims of this character that are
not filed In the office Of the auditor OF the
war department at Washington before Jan
uury /, 1902. AS there 4 no record In
he office q Adjutant General Scurry OF
rejected men, the adiutapt general eau
| forward only such claims as these mel
send him. Blank forms for making claims
! by rejected men Will be furnished on ap
! plicatlon by General Scurry. The last day
on which claims will be forwarded VII
be about December "a.
| Inc clerks IN the euucdilOnul depulltutH
/ are at work trying to find out the value
! OF school property In cities and towns \
the State This is quite a job and vii
not be finished until some time next Mnrch
State Treasurer Robbins has returned
| from the East Texas conference.
Superintendent LefeveT of the educationa
department has returned from business
visit to Bowie county.
Mr.. Chalmers city scavenger of Houston
| la here for q few days,
Mr.. Otto Pfeuffer Of Taylor is here 70
| few days.
The Terrell plumbing firm which had th
| contract TO pipe the Abilene epilepttc asy
lum has fcrfelted for noncompliance VIII
it's terms and the $3.50 II posted to holt
the contract goes into the State treasury
The BOARD Of education today awarde'
the contract for the building Of the south
west Texas normal school at san Marco
to Fischer & Lambie of this city, to cos
$50, 400. Work Is to begin as soon ms poss
BILE c-,..
| tomorrow night to attend the funeral o
the late George Sealy. He Will retur
to Houston and go from there 10 Brazor
CITY 'Scavenger Chalmers Of Houston wa
here today aud invited Governor Sayor
10 he present in Houston Jannors - I
attend celebration OF the Caledonia
society in memory of Robert Burns