The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
Special kilograms.

DALLAS, August 14.-John Pale
man, who, a few weeks ago, swindled
j. Loundon, of this city, out of several
hundred dollars, has been captured at
Hearne. An officer left Dallas to get
him this evening.
The Texas state grange met in
annual session this morning. Up
wards of one hundred delegates are
present, representing sixty counties.
Grand Master A. j. Rose, of Bell
county, delivered a very lengthy an
nual address, embodying statistics
and data, of interest mainly to men,
beers of the order.
w. A. Smith. OF Harrison county,
E. w. Smith, of Davis county, F. B.
Edom, of Frio county, and S. B. Ellis,
of Madison county, were appointed
committee on credentials, and the
meeting adjourned till p. M, when
it re.assembled and went into secret
session. At the evening session.
which was opened at o'clock, j. n.
Nash, of Dallas county, delivered the
address of welcome to the state
grange, and was responded TO by VIM.
Hodges, OF Caldwell county. The
grange will remain in session four
days.
James H. Britton, the new state
railroad engineer, is on his first tour of
inspection. The Missouri Pacific sys-
tenn north from Tyler is occupying
his attention. He finds the line all o.
X. and satisfactory as far as he has
gone.
The vote on the constitutional
amendments is very light in Dallas
and north Texas generally as far as
heard from. The polling in this city
will not reach one-half the full vote.
1t is believed the amendments are in
the lead in the city, but the country
vote will likely be the other way, and
the result in the country will be close.
1t is impossible to state tonight
what two out of the twelve candidates
are elected public weighers. One hun
dred of the voters refused to vote on
the constitutional amendments at all,
as the propositions were so compli-
Gated they said they could not under
stand them.
The question of an inadequate water
supply for Dallas has for two years
past engaged the most serious atten-
tion of the city council of any matter
of domestic economy. The city
NClOOA NOIhC dlO NldoA w OhN
present requirements and will be still
less capable as the amount of con-
sumers increase through the growth
of population. Many schemes have
been advised to solve the problem, the
latest Of which and the one promising
the most successful outcome, was ap-
propos, submitted by Messrs. Sickles
d Elliott, to develop a new source of
supply by utilizing the water from the
alleged copious and living springs a
mile west of the city, for which the
city was to pay them $1,000 per year
and have the privilege of purchasing
for $4,000 any time after the first
year. The test was set for
| to-day, and Messrs. Elliott
IL Sickles felt certain their
large reservoir, filled with water for
the experiment test, could not be eX-
hausted by a fire engine under full
play. that the water would tiff in as
| fast as the engine could diminish the
supply. This afternoon the mayor,
city council, the superintendent of
the water works, chief of the fire de-
partment and the water commission
ers, accompanied by a steamer from
the departments went to the new
1 WINS, O11lf-fn JuOb C1CNCh
from-the time of starting operations
the steamer exhausted the supply of
water from the reservoir very much
like thirsty man would dispose of
a summer lemonade from glass with
two straws, and the question of the
source of water supply for Dallas is
as far from solution as ever. Inter-
| views tonight by your correspondent
with city official and others show
that the only known feasible plan is
| ing the water of the Trinity river by
a system of pumps, reservoirs and fit
| tering apparatus. The contract with
Messrs. Sickles & Elliott expires to-
morrow. The city officials manifest
no sentiment favorable to renewal
GEORGETOWN, August 14.-On yes
| terday morning, as an extra freight
train was distributing ties along the
road between here and Round Rock,
Conductor Pagan fell from the top OF
box car to the ground. He was
picked up insensible and was found to
be badly bruised, but no bones were
broken. He Is getting along nicely
now and will be well in few days.
Some excitement is being created
here by the report that some prospec-
tors had struck oil. Through the
kindness of Capt. Envy Taylor, our
popular banker, your correspondent
was driven out to the prospecting
hole. The place certainly looks like
oil might be found if they bore deep
enough for it. Mr. James Kincaid, an
old Pennsylvania oil man, says he
never saw better surface Indications
The owners intend to put drill on
the work and sink down until they
strike it.
The water works company had a
meeting and decided to wait a few days
before taking action in regard to fin
ishing its work.
The election took place to-day and
very liberal vote was polled. The
vote stands as follows: For amend
ment to section 6, article Z, Sc;
against, 81. For amendment to Sec
ton 9. article 8, 40; against, rs. For
amendment to section 3, article Z, Al !;
against. 81. For amendment to article
3, 70; against, AZ. There was no in
terest taken in the election.
| WACO, August 14.-Five wards in
the city and one county precinct. give
L. ]. Cranberry, white, 381 majority
over Steve Huston, negro candidate,
for public weigher. The same returns
show that the amendment to section 4,
article Z, of the constitution, were
carried by 146 majority. The amend
ment to section 8, article 8, by 475;
section 3, article Z, carried by 1896; the
amendment to article was defeated
by 125. There are no returns from
/ other nrAcinctS vet in