Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 16, 1901 Page: 2 of 8
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SHINER TEXAS
LONE STAR LINE3
Moxla Is to havo anotlior bank
All Texas celebrated New Years
Five business houses burned at Skid
more
TV A Scott a Franklin merchant
died suddenly
Greenville Is to have a lodge ot lo-
comotive firemen
Work on the Hlllsboro cotton mill
has been resumed
Mrs Ike Nichols was seriously burn-
ed at Corpus Chrlstl
J W Hamilton died at Italy from
an overdose of morphine
A national bank with a capital of
25000 Is to be established at Italy
Peter Starske a Bohemian died from
exposure In a pasture near La Orange
There were 1246 marriage licenses Is-
sued by Dallas countys clerk during
1900The
The county clerks office of Tarrant
county Issued C51 marriage licenses
last year
A meeting will bo held at Dallas on
the 12th for the purpose of organizing
a Texas baseball league
W It Crockett editor of the Long-
view Dally Leader and a wellknown
newspaper man Is dead
Cov Bayers has reappointed Judge
Allen judge ot the criminal courts of
Galveston and Harris counties
The Waxahachle cotton mill has near-
ly 700 bales to commence operation on
and over 31000 has been paid In on
the capital stock
Elder O A Farls of McKlnney hat
acsumed the editorship of the Chris-
tian Courier published at Dallas
About 1000000 feet ot lumber were
destroyed by Are In the sawmill yards
of Uzzcll Giles near Apolonla The
flro was thought to be of Incendiary
origin i
The halls of the Trades Assembly
and Electrical Workers union In San
i Antonio were burglarized and all the
rccotsipertainlng td both bodies
Contracts were let at Corslcana for
a number of oil wells la undefined ter-
ritory This Is a result of the recent1
advances In the prlco of crude oil
which In two weeks jumped from 85c
o 95c a barrel
District Judge IMce Maxoy of Sher-
man Is disqualified to sit as trial judge
In the case of William It Gaines Ho
has made arrangements to exchange
benches with Judge Russell ot Tyler
when the Gainesville case is called
Feb E
Elder Larlmorc who came all the
way from Alabama to hold a series of
meetings at Houstan Street Christian
church Sherman had to call the meet-
ing off on account ot his extreme
hoarseness from a cold contracted
while en route to that city
It C McEwln agent of the Santa Fo-
nt Alvarado has received a check for
1E0 from the company as third prize
offered by the traffic department for
the office showing tho greatest per-
cent ot Increase In business
Tho negro King convicted of the
killing of Policeman Mitchell at Wa
co will have anothor trial Judge
Scott before whom King was tried
has sustained a motion tor a new tdlal
because that thero was no negro on
the grand jury which Indicted King
Tho printed copies of the biennial
report of Adjutant General Thomas
Scurry have been received from the
printers It makes a considerable vol-
ume and contains a large amount o
Information concerning the work of
the department during the past two
years
The department of education sent out
notices to county treusurers and treas
urers of independent districts that they
could draw through coupon No 5 30c
per capita for each of their scholastic
population
Myrtle McLennon nged 4 years
daughter of Laura McLennan a color-
ed woman died at Waco Tho childs
clothes Ignited while she was warm-
ing her hands at the fire place and
before she could be rescued the little
child had suffered fatal Injury
The national tanks ot Sherman
thero are no private banking Inter-
ests here made statements on the 1st
ot the status ot their business The
Individual deposits aggregate 1077
2428
wiJrsl w w trfl
Governor Sayers incBsage to tllr
Twentyseventh legislature is a lengthy
document covering dctnils in ovcry de-
partment and repleto with facta and
figures Tho messngo begins thus
It is indeed gratifying that you have
convened under circumstances so auspi-
cious Excepting not moro than 15 of
tho 243 counties organized and unor-
ganized into which tho stato is divided
prosperity provnih in them all to an ox
tent not exceeded in nuy year of their
history Abundant crops with remun
erative markets havo well rewarded tho
huhbnmlman and nover boforo has tho
demand for labor skilled and unskilled
been so great and universal or tho com-
pensation of wage earners more satis
factory Tho cattle und sheop indus
tries aro prosperous railwny construo
tlon has been octlvoly renewed and
manufacturing enterprises of many kinds
aro being inaugurated Money has bo
como more plentiful nud its circulation
moro general resulting in a marked de-
cline of interest rate
A desirable immigration is being at
tracted in largo numbers through the
hcalthfulness of our climate tho fertil
ity and freshness of our lands and the
many opportunities that here await in
dnstry economy and thrift
iThe resources of the state in all their
variety wealth and abundance are nn
known even to ourselves but with tho
continuance of present conditions
though for a few years only and with
n prudent and conservative administra-
tion of the public affairs inch develop-
ments may bo safely anticipated as will
not disappoint the most sanguine ex-
pectation
With the construction of the Isth
mian canal nothing except inoxcusablo
folly in matters of government will
prevent this commonwealth taking
within tho next two decades tho fore
most place nmoug tho states of tho
American union
It will also be gratifying to know
that tho administration of the state
government nos during tho past two
years given to tho peoplo tho best ser-
vice possible and it is confidently bo
lloved that a thorough and searching
inquiry into tho sdyeral branches of the
executive dopartm < int will show them
to havo hoen carefully economically
and efficiently conducted
3 A rigid and uuspijring examination
into themannef inSvhich eyery official
tho
performed dutieSJunposed nponhinV
by lav is most earnestly Insisted upon
to the end that the people may bo aoi
curately informod as to how their gov-
ernmental affairs have been managed
Information by the executive as to
tho operations of tho stato goverment
and also as to its existing condition no
oompaniod by such recommendations as
may bo deemed advisable being a con-
stitutional requirement the following
is theroforo submitted for the consid-
eration of the legislature
The tioneral Ilevenue
In his raossago of Jan 12 1899 my
immediate predecessor reported a cash
balance of 03853462 in tho treasury
on tho 10th day of that month to the
credit of tho general revenue after de-
ducting an estimated deficit made nec-
essary throiigh insufficient appropria-
tions Today Jan 8 1901 thero is in
tho treasury a cash balance to tho credit
of tho same fund amounting to 1015
17453 Taking therefrom the sum of
5413814 estimated by tho comptroller
as a deficiency for the two years ending
Feb 28 1901 in consequence of a fail-
ure to make noedod appropriations and
yet to bo providod for and thero re-
mains nn actal cash balance of 901036
88 to tho credit of the general revenue
and this notwithstanding appropria-
tions for greatly needod permanent im
provements and increased facilities at
tho several educational and eleemosyna-
ry institutions for Confederate pensions
for tho settlement of tho indebtedness
of tho stato to the permanent school
fund and for tho return to the fedoral
governinent of 4512558 which had
been improperly paid to tho state all of
which aggregate tho sum of 79880020
It should bo borne in mind in this
connection that the only receipts ox
cept about 20000 to this fund for tho
past two years have been through taxa-
tion and fees and that for the year be
ginning Sept 1 1000 and thereafter
the ad valorem tax rate will bo 10
cents on the 100 instead of 20 cents as
prior thereto
Tho comptroller estimates that the
receipts to accuo to tho account of the
onernl revenue under existing laws
during the two years ending Aug 31
1002 will reach tha sum of 005000
and that tho cosh balance for that date
will bo 104442101 providod that the
sum total of till appropriations and lia-
bilities Including tho oxponso inoidont
to a Bosnian of the legislature for the
two years ending Fob 28 1003 does not
exceed 5110101150 the sum total of
tho expenditures for tho fiscal yoars 1890
and 1000
In view of tho fact that tho ainonut
of ravoiuio to accrue during tlw time
stated Is only an estimate and in In a
great measure dependent nV0U
ossossment and collection of taxes as
vrtsll as on proiWiy alnos it is sub-
mitted that tho aggregate of all appro
priations and also lot nil liabilities of
whatever characterjEhat may bo incurred
in consequenco oftfrixther legislation
for tho two years named should not in
any event bo inoroltban 5250000 and
this to iucludo the
cost of a legislative
session To appropriate or legislate bo
yond this nmouutiwlthout an iucreaso
of taxation would bo hazardous to the
credit of tho Btato jmd would almost
certain send its warrants to disoount
A cash balancodoes not necessarily
imply a surplus au d it it should be
borno well in mind that tho receipts to
tho general revenues during January
February and March exceed by more
than onehalf all that accrues to that
fund during tho orWlrO fiscal year and
that thoso for Juno July August Sop
tombor and October nro noti by onehalf
equal to tho ordinary nud usual expen-
ditures of tho government during the
samo months andifurthcr that nt no
time should therbbo in thetrcasnryaud
to the credit of tho general revenue less
than 350000 for > a working balance
Theso suggestions are pertinent nndporr
haps nocessary because of tho general
belief that tho state has nowarebuudant
treasury Such is not tho caso Tho
finances however4are in good condition
and can be easily so maintained if
proper ocouomy bo observed
Tho aggregate of tho estimates by
the several departments and branches of
tho pnbllo sorvico appears to bo unduly
largo and much beyond the probable
under tho
receipts revenue
laws now in force and it is recommend-
ed with emphasis that they bo care-
fully examined and that appropriations
bo made for snoh purposes only as aro
essential to an efficient administration
economically conducted and within the
limit designated
Permanent Vreo School lunil
On Sept 1 1808 thero belonged to
this fund 19729889 acres of land Sinco
then this acreage has been increased
through conccllatipn of sales and forfeit-
ure of purchases by 1000835 acres
Under tho acts of April 20 1899 and
Feb 23 1000 it received an additional
increase of 5870170 acres So that afyer
deducting 0052873 acres sold during
tho previous twoiyeara theie remained
on Sept 1 1900 to the permanent school
fund a bahince tt 201513627 acres The
fund has boon very materially impaired
through tho legislation of roceut years
Especially so in the reduction of tho
of land of the rate of in
terest and the extension of time pay
ments from 20to
The state Miface to faco witJi tho
problem pf luayitainlng an efficient ays
tcnl of pnblitwep schools for its rapidly
quired by th4jcon stitutibn
propositioa isnow and will continue to
bo whothor this important work canbe
accomplished without increasing the tax
rate It musljbo clear to everyone that
additional taxation can bo prevented
only through fui intelligent and watch-
ful administration of the fund
In addition to the lands the perma-
nent school fund on Deo 1 1000 own-
ed and held 3174722471 in cash and
in state county pity and railway bonds
and land notes The aggregate of such
holdings on Dec 1 1898 was 15897
57834 It will therefore be keen that
there has befcn a net gain in land to the
fund during the two years named of
893138 acres and in money bonds and
notes of 584901647
AvallablojSchool Funil
This fund now p consisting of land
rentals iutcrostOn bonds and notes be-
longing to the permanent fund and re-
ceipts through taxation for tho two
years onding Aug 81 1898 amounted
to 012083078 Un this amount how-
ever is includod334p7822 of tho prin-
cipal of tho permanent fund and also
12000060 tho sale of
receiptsfrom
timber growing pu lands belonging to
it For tho twq years ending Aug 81
1900 the available bchool fund aggre-
gated 040559075 being an increase qf
the latter two over tho former two
years of 30870597
The apportionment for the last schol
astic year wad disbursed by tho stato
treasurer during the year and the pnb
llo freo schools were therefore put
upon a cash basis They should nover
be otherwise It is worthy of note that
tho allotment for present year is 102
04325 greater than for the last
Tho governorgoes into details here of
the various departments of the stato
and takes up tho comptrollers report
first He rocomniends that the appro
priation year begin on Sept 1 and end
Aug 81 Ho concurs in tho report of
the comptroller that authority bo given
counties to refund whenever profitable
to do so all interest bearing indebted
ness cqntractedjprior to January 1001
Special stress is laid upon tho rapid
growth of tho treasury department and
recommends that more spaco should be
allowed tho department for improve-
ment of the main office and that tho
treasurer bo given two additional clorks
Tho gonoral land office tha governor
says is diminishing ovcry yearaudsoon
it will simply bean office of record as
all lands will bo disposed of Tho gov-
ernor urges thatilCKlBJatlou bo enacted
to protout tho mhiornl lands that tha
pormanaut boIwU fund van realUo some-
thing like thu trna vidua pf thq land
Ho rooqmmpudii the two ngouts bo re-
tained tq contiwut tho bearoh for illegal
occupants of public lundii
J
Recommendation Is made that tho at-
torney generals office bo enlarged to
bettor toko caro of tho increasing busi-
ness Ho nrgos tho adoption of the rec-
ommendations of tho uttornoy general
on corporation and autitrnst laws
Tho governor says the stato militia Is
fur superior to a year ago and is grad-
ually attaining perfection under the nd
jutnut general Ho recommends that
tho rangers bo given inoro l > owor in
making urrests and that they bo better
provided for than in tho past few years
Tho governor says tho lack of neces-
sary funds has eliminated the agricul-
tural feature from tho department of
agriculture insurance statistics and
history and that tho two last named
subjects do not get proper caro He in-
vites attention to this department
Tho governor urges that better pro-
tection bo provided for against infec-
tious diseases and that moro fctringuut
laws bo passed ns to quarantine vacci-
nation etc and that tho commissioners
court of every county should be empow-
ered so as to take steps to crush any
contagion
In the stato revenue agents report
the governor has found that nearly
double the number of liquor dealers
take out the federal tux to thoso of tho
state He asks that tho law ns to thu
collection of taxes from domestic corpo-
ration be amended to better socuro pay-
ment Ho says tho purchasing agent
for all tho eleemosynary institutions has
saved money to the state and should be
continued
The governor reviews tho schools of
the state tho university tho agricul-
tural and mechanical college Prairie
View stato normal nud industrial col
lego and tho Sam Houston normal insti-
tute and gives details as to tho number
of teachers and pupils and expenses
Ho makos no recommendation except as
to repairs for damage done tho Prairie
View normal and industrial college
which suffered by tho great storm iu
September
Tho governor is strongly in favor of
an industrial school for girls aud roc
ommends that the properties for normal
schools either at Denton or San Marcus
be utilized for that purposd
As to tho publicsohools tho governor
saysTho
Tho soholastio census upon which
tho nppoi tionment of the available
school fund is made aggregates 729445
children within tho schohtitio age for
tho year 1001 an excess of 22899 over
tho year 1900 Tha number of teachers
employed In tho publio frep Bchools for
tho year 1809 was 14999 of whom 5074
were whlto malo toachers 0175 whitei
female teachers 1825 colored malo
teachers and 1315 colored female
touchers It is estimated that the total
nnmberforlWVmllba nearlM 10000r
hp eTuriraTratfllBlntwOlJruicMl
dren cannotrhbwovcr bo reliod on aSa
correct ascertainmentofthoso entitled
fo the benefit of tho free sohool fund
Inorder to demonstrate beyond all
question tho entire reliability of the
soholastio census and its utter unfitness
to be a basis upon which to apportion
the fund it will only be necessary to
compare through a serios of years tho
nmubor of children ns Bhowu by tho cen-
sus with that of those actually enrolled
in tho schools For 1890 tho excess of
tho census return over the school enroll
ment was 103081 children for 1897
180901 for 1898 149000 and for 1899
71887
Tho governor urges that soino plan bo
adopted to correct the evil of a commu-
nity obtaining pay for threo times tho
number of pupils that attend school
Tho school census cost tho state 10
000 a year
Tho governor recommends that coun-
try districts bo allowed to eioct hchool
buildings the samo as towns and vil-
lages incorporated for school districts
Recommendation is mado that tho
laws governing publio schools bo revised
to as to afford better protection and en-
largement of schopl fnoilities
The govornor goes into lengthy detail
as tp the eleemosynary institutions of
the state Ho says appropriation should
bo made for additions to the Statp insane
asylum to accommodate 200 more col-
ored patients and to tho Southwestern
asylum for the accommodation of 400
whites
Tho governor recommends that tho
salaries of theiofilcers and helpers of the
various asylums bo readjusted so that
each may be justly compensated
The epiloptio asylum at Abilene has
been hold up by the governor because
the buildings could not be orectod for
the amount of money appropriated Tho
governor refers tho matter back to tha
legislature for action
Tho Confederate home shows inmates
tp tho number of 203 and Governor Say
trs asks that all aid possible bo given
tho old soldiers
Tho penitontiarlos como in for a largo
share of tho message and as a whole tho
officers aro praised for the efficient man
uer in whloh they have discharged their
duties Tho govornor says
Notwithstanding the heavy losses to
thto penltontlory system estimated by
thu superintendent at 33823520 and
occasioned by tho flro nt Ilimtsvillo on
Feb 13 1899 tho overflow of tho Brazos
river iu Jnly of tho samo year tho
Btorm pf Soptombor last and tha boll
weuvll thero will bo nq necessity for
any appropriations for Its mntutenauea
beyond thoso rnnda for tha past two
yenni and they are uxxiiuiuouilud
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Thero is more Catarrh In this section ot the
country than all other diseases put togother
and until tho last few years was supposed to ho
Incurable For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced Itn localdlscaseandprescrlbodlocal
remedies and by constantly fatllnff to euro
with local treatmont pronounced It Incurable
Sclonco has provon caturrh to bo a constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires consti-
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ufactured by r J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio
Is the only constitutional euro on the market
It is taken Internally In doses from 10 drops to
ft teaspoonful It acts directly upon tho blood
and mucous surfaces of tho system They offer
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Halls Famlbr Pills aro the best
A mlsdr is never contented until ha
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You Need Tonlni Up
you have let yourself run down Tho
best tonic is Wolfss Aromatic Schie
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of Malaria Fever and Ague Torpid
Liver general debility etc It Is the
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in addition to above complaints physi-
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Some female fools and their fath-
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