Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-09
AUSTIN.
A saiiroal Letter From the Pen Of o
Texan TO the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs.
A Ray Of Hope That the Lone Star State
May Yet Fave Capitol Built Out
Of Massive Granite.

redskins now on lt5 way 10 the powers
that be at Washington:
AUSTIN, TEX, June7, 1885,
To the Hon. Commissioners OF Indian Affairs,
Washington. ID. O.
"5ir: 1 hope you will pardon
this liberty Of an humble citizen TO
call the attention of the proper author
titles TO the importance Of immediate
inquiry into the matter Of ammuni-
ton Furnished the indiana, with
which 10 prosecute, with efficiency
and continued success, their allotted
duties In numbering white citizens of
New Mexico and Texas. No doubt
the Apaches are comfortably clad and
fed, and otherwise well cared for by
our benevolent government, and
are probably well supplied
with guns; but the fact
that Texas, formerly profitable and
well-cultivated field for the work In
which we have them engaged, has
been entirely neglected by them for
the last few years, while their work
has been confined mainly TO New Mex
ico suggests that probably we don't
furnish them a sufficient quantity OF
ammunition.
owing to favorable seasons and
good crops for the last few years, the
northwestern frontier of Texas Is In a
thriving condition, and the citizens in
that region fronting on the Apache
and Comanche reservations are now
prosperous, healthy, fat, and every way
in fine condition TO slaughter; and the
utter neglect of those Indians OF such
opportunities and inducements, while
being maintained, paid and equipped
by our government lin effect for this
service, should not be permitted to
continue for want OF ammunition.
This eplstle Ia prompted by the re-
cent reports OF very elective service
bling rendered by them In New Mex
leo, where they have recently expend-
ed an unusual quantity OF their allow
ance OF cartridges, and, consequently,
their present supply may be running
short. Hence, II seems important to
look iEto the matter without delay.
up. A. BOOKER"
IN FAVOR OF GRANITE.
Peniteutiary Commissioners Tips
and Dibrell have returned from q trip
To Huntsville. They are In hearty
sympathy with the ideas OF the gov
ernor In regard to the use OF convicts
IN the granite quarrles, II In this
way an agreement can be made with
the contractors to use granite In the
new capitol.
The complications that have arisen
in regard TO the new capitol building
are still the chief topic OF interest here
A new hope In beginning TO bud that
perhaps after all there Is chance for
granite, and as member of the board
rnf aplyaH m IaU lNfIihn dalaxv Of ha
building year or two Ia AS nothing
compared with the necessity of secur-
ing the best possible material In it's
construction. hs there Is good deal
OF talk about what the commissioners
aud contractors may and may not do,
the salient features of the contract are
appended:
The building must be completed by
January /, 1883, aud for each day that
II remains unfinished beyond that the
contractors are to pay TO the state the
sum Of 5000.
The capitol commissioners nave from
one to sixty days after any work IL
done upon or material placed in the
building to reject or condemn IL.
Should any dispute or controversy
arise IA to the character, kind or quail
ity OF any OF the work executed or the
material furnished or as to the man
ner, style sud method OF any of the
work performed decision In each case
shall be based only on the requirement
that the material shall not differ from
the samples aud the work shall be per.
formed only In the most skillful
and workmanlike manner, style and
method, according TO the plans and
specifications, and that which may be
considered rs customary or usual In
the construction OF other buildings, In
regard to materials used or work per-
formed, shall In nowise inter into con
alteration In any deciaion whatever,
The commissioners are given the
power to discharge incompetent work
men.
No land Is to be conveyed to the
contractors until they have paid oil In
full every laborer, mechanic, artisan
or material man having any claim FOL
work or labor done or material fur
nished.
The contractors are to receive tn,
land In thirty-tive installments, rang
ing from TO per cent, with TIN
exception OF the last which Ia 10 pei
cent, being reserve fnnd TO give al
dltlonal security TO the state.
In case OF indefinite suspension o
work or failure TO rectify defectiv,
work or material on the part OF tn,
contractors the commissioners have tn,
power, with the approval of the board
TO annul and relet the contract.
The contract can only be assigned
with the assent OF the board and com
mlssionefs.
THE STATE UNIV ERsITY.
The expenses yet to be paid on thi
session OF the etate university will az
gregste about $4,000, reducing m
available fund TO $Si 900. 1t was $50,
600 on the lat OF April. This woul,
seem TO indicate that II will hardl,
survive the next session.
CLERK or THE SUPREME COURT.
The supreme court elects new
clerk at the October term The oandi
dates are Ed j. Hammer Of Galveston
and Chas, A. Morse. the present in
cumbent.
BUSINESS FAILURES.
John Thompson n CO.. hardwar
and machinery dealers, were attache,
by the City National bank and Charlie
Wolf for $1,000