San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-25
FROM AUSTIN.
AUSTIN, June %, 1885.

| AUSTIN, June ~, 1900.
Ed. FREE PREss:- On my return
from business trip to st. Louis ant
Dallas, 1 find Austin exceedingly dull
The suspension Of work on the new
capitol has turned at least two hun
dred and fifty men out of employ
ment. Most of these men have fami
lies who are dependent upon them
for support. Tt leaves them in a de
plorable condition, and is q severe
financial blow to Austin. Whether
or not it is in the power of the Capt.,
toll Board to prevent longer delay, is
not known by me; but surely some
relief should be given. I met two
men on the streets yesterday-intelli.
gent and Industrious men---who came
here from long distance hoping to
find work on the new capitol. They
leave here Disguised with Texas and
Austin.
Driskill's Hotel is progressing fine,
ly. It will be a magnificent building
when completed. I have examined
the plans of it, and if I understand it,
which I think I do, the building will
make the finest hotel in the South.
The drought, it seems likely, will
be long and severe. I heard an old
Texan say yesterday that he had seen
five years such as the last two have
been, and as the present promises to
be-and these in Texas, too.
The closing exercises of the State
University were very interesting. The
speech of Judge Gustave Cooke was
very highly appreciated. 1t was out
of the usual style of addresses fol
such On occasion, but elected great
applause. I would like to see it il
pamphlet form. Judge A. W. Terrell
is having the speech he delivered tt
the Missouri State University bound
in pamphlet form for distribution. L
was a mastery effort, and establishes
the fact that Terrell is giant among
men. By the way, I want him in tn
United States senate. The people o
Texas would like to see him there
but the politicians would not; ant
they govern, in most cases.
Speaker Fosters course on the pro
hibition question has created grea
excitement here. It is rumored tina
he will head the prohibition move il
Texas. If he does, he will make
strong pull, and mighty one. Man.
here claim that his prominence in tn
democratic party and his popularit.
among the moral element of the stat,
would give his actions great power
It is also rumored that ex-speakel
Chas. Gibson Hon. Harry Haynes
Hon. e. L. DeHoney and senators
Blair and Holman have some plans il
their minds which will soon be devel
oped, and astonish the natives. There
is no denying that should these mel
put their heads together with q de
termination to win in the fight agains
corruption and mean whisky, there
will be such an uprising as never wa
known in Texas before. The person
who thinks that prohibition does no
mean something, is very much mis-
taken. The day of the whisky sellel
in Texas and in the United States il
near at an end. 1t does not require
q prophet to tell how soon, either
The spiriting away of the Yeage
bill of the last legislature is too fresl
in minds of the people of Texas. Hon
Chas. Gibson is hard at work trying
to trace it up. The calender clerk
books show that it was handed to tn,
enrolling clerk; but Mr.. Gibson vii
not stop here. The disappearance o
the bill was not discovered till re
Gently. Its failure to appear in The
laws of the 10th legislature was thu
first intimation of the crookedness
You will remember it regulated the
doctors in issuing certificates fol
whisky, etc. The bill was a good one
and its disappearance is to be regret
ted. But there is more than one way
of killing a cat" you know.
Where / have travelled, the pros
poets for crops are as good as l evel
saw; but rain is needed.
Do RIVERS.
The editor of the Lockhart Reg.