The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
Special kilograms.
DALLAS.
Especial to the statesman.l


who has been employed by H. NJ
Futren at Terrell, was discharged
yesterday and left town last night
coming to Dallas. A telegram wa
received at police headquarters to-day
to arrest him, as Mr.. Futrell had beer
robbed of $500 in gold. Easily wa:
arrested twice this evening, the last
time just as he was about to leave fol
the North on the Missouri Pacific
His trunk and other effects were
searched, but the money not found
and he was released. Mr.. Futrell ex
presses the belief that Easily is the
robber, but has securely secreted thu
money.
United States Attorney J. c. Big
ger tonight received notice from the
treasury department at Washington
that the site at the corner of Mair
and Ervay streets had been accepted
for the $4,000 federal building, anC
| that the titles were satisfactory, anC
also received $4,000 cash to pay fol
the same. 1t is presumed that work
on the building will begin at an early
date.
| Your correspondent has made special
efforts to ascertain the difference of
opinion ON the state constitutional
amendments, election to occur August
ID, and can see in the voters of Dallas
a decided changing of opinion against
adoption. Two weeks ago there ap-
parently was no opposition, but now
the sentiment appears to be more
against than for the amendments. In
vestigation is evidently leading
voters to believe there is danger in
the event of the adoption OF the
amendments the victorious party in
| the state, at some time in the early
future, may compromise and elect an
| administration and legislature favor
| able to their interest and secure the
passage of law under which corpO-
| rations may be compromised of all the
school and other funds, as the pro-
posed amendments give the legiSla-
ture power to invest them IN such
securities as it may see fit to provide,
and thus many millions of money be
| invested in securities OF doubtful
validity and of little value and the
state lose largely or have long
courses of litigation to protect its in
tereSt. This is the feeling that seems
to be obtaining on the public mind
here.
Judge j. A. Canal, of Denton, said
in an interview to-day:
From what limited expression OF
opinion l have heard, l think Denton
county will vote very largely against
the amendment. The people are not
thoroughly posted as to the effect OF
the adoption of the amendments and
for that reason will vote in the mega
tive. They will not vote for what
they do not understand. l do not
wish to be quoted as favoring or OPP
posing the amendments, as l have not
fully satisfied myself concerning
them"
Hon. E. G. Bower, ex-chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, said:
81 am decidedly opposed to the
amendments. L shall vote against
them, and hope the people will. do
not know what the popular sentiment
is on the subject, but nearly all the peo-
pie have spoken to say they will
vote against adoption"
Hon. c. b. Kilgone, YanZandt
county, speaking of East Texas, said !:
81. favor the adoption of the amend
ments and think the counties of Van
Zandt, Raines, Wood and Hen
derson will each give a ma
jority for the amendments. L
know it looks like the corporation
might possibly, in the event of the
adoption OF the amendments, get
possession of the state funds by enact
ments for that purpose, but that
would be no worse than at present,
as, for lack of power to make invest
ments, the majority of the counties
have their surplus moneys laid about
in such places that they are kept in a
safe which professional thief could
enter in five minutes and get away
with it. would sooner take the risks
of the legislature being honest than
to see things as they are"
A prominent gentleman from North
Texas, who does not want his name
published, gives it as his opinion that
Collin and GraySon, two of the heav-
lest voting counties in the state, will
vote a ainst the amendments. 1t is
evident that interest in the coming
election is beginning to be looked up.
NJ. Fuqua, of Ellis county, brought
in the first bale of cotton from North
Texas to the Dallas market to-day.
1t classed as middling and was sold at
auction at the Merchants Exchange
for Tx cents per pound to Bryan &
Bradshaw. The Pacific express COM
pany carry the bale free of charge to
st. Louis.
City Treasurer Godsbold to-day re-
ceived from the comptroller a warrant
for 1920, the prorata share of the
city of Dallas of the appropriation for
public free schools purposes from the
general school fund. 1t is to be used
exclusively for the pay of teachers.
The balance of the school moneys
is raised by special tax.
Stockholders in the cotton factory
are paying up promptly the first in
stallment Of 10 per CeQt on $125, 600.
Building will begin soon.
johnson s. Butler, the contractors,
to-day broke ground for the new mer-
chants exchange building, corner of
Lamar and Commerce streets, to cost
$4,000.
The school board. after long delibe-
ration and a number of meetings,
this morning settled the school books
question by the following resolution:
Resolved, by the board trustees of
the city of Dallas, That the revised
Eclectic series of school books be and
they are hereby adopted for use in the
white and colored free schools of the
city of Dallas for the term of three
years, and that the proposition sub
mitted by Van Antwerp, Bragg &
Co., publishers, through their agent,
Mr.. Savage, is hereby accepted as to
the exchange of books and also DIS to
the price, when books are to be pur-
chased during the time efe introduce
ton"
Walter Gresham, chief attorney and
Mr.. Banks, locating engineer, have
been in the city. 1t is generally be-
lieved their mission is in connection
with extending the road northeast
ward from Dallas, but they decline to
state anything positive to the news
paper men or others.
BURNETT.